kimberly: straight ahead, a winter wonderland, snow in the midwest and the great lakes, causing travel nightmares on the road and in the year. here, it is bitter cold, but tomorrow you will need the rain ghear. ryan is tracking what could be a messy morning commute.

red as thearbor fa casino celebrated its opening weekend. and the redskins react after sweeping their division rivals to keep their playoff hopes alive. 11:00, onc 7 news at your side. kimberly: good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm kimberly suiters. parts of the midwest and great lakes digging out from snow. a cold we can for us, we stayed try, but that is about to change. let's get the forecast from ryan miller. ryan: good evening from the weather center. we have temperatures in the upper 30's and we will not hit below freezing, the good news during the evening and through the overnight. to the northwest, dealing with precipitation, western maryland right now saying m

of northern virginia into west virginia. we are dealing with areas that can see freezing rain overnight. the temperatures will be critical. we are holding in the mid and upper 30's. to the west, where the temperatures are lower, those are the areas that are vulnerable that could see freezing rain. we have freezing rain advisories for the areas in pink. this part of maryland under an ice storm warning. 30's for all of us. rain after midnight, staying ,bove freezing by the beltway and lots of rain for the morning commute. we will talk about the arctic last coming our way in a few minutes. than 100 75re million people across the country are facing freezing temperatures tonight. -- more than 175 million people. reports, chicago was taking the brunt of it.

weathering the storm? the windy city expecting a weekend snowfall up to 10 inches. >> we will be out all might long. it will be a normal school start. richard: millions from illinois to massachusetts are waking up to weather alerts in 17 states. this was a familiar noise in much of the country. in detroit, more ominous sounds. >> we just went into the grass. richard: this flight skidded off the runway after landing as the snow came down. all 70 aboard are safe. after an emergency evacuation from the rear hatch. airline schedules took a delay, stranding would be travelers. dose.t night was the last i need to get back to washington today.

in michigan, on i-75, they spent hours cleaning up a massive crash, 33 cars. >> we were spun around, facing the opposite direction. richard: amazingly, no major injuries reported. ask, isnt the public to this trip necessary before you leave the house. richard: there are some who enjoyed the snow. >> you can make ice cream out of it. kimberly: whether it is rain, snow, or snow cones, stay connected with the stormwatch 7 weather team with alerts at your fingertips. visit wjla.com, and follow us on facebook and twitter. the new mgm national harbor was the spot this weekend, the casino reaching capacity at least three times since thursday's opening night. it has been a bit of a gamble for businesses around the

cheryl conner is live there tonight with more. what are businesses saying, cheryl? cheryl: kimberly, it depends on who you talk to. the businesses that have been here at national harbor for at least a few years now are also hoping to win with the casino opening. drivinglose to mgm, there from the shop, it is about a mile away. like inside, they are some winners and perhaps some losers on this first weekend. >> this is a diamond ring. cheryl: this person is living her dream inside, just like the message on her bag, doing what she loves. now that mgm is her neighbor, she hopes more people enjoy her passion. >> we did not see increased traffic compared with the average weekend. cheryl: located in the national harbor two years ago, she is banking on mgm bringing more traffic

roads the first few nights. the first weekend went against her wishes. >> i think once it settles a little bit, people will venture over here. down,: a few storefronts the walrus alehouse is giving credit to mgm for shocking more oysters and pouring more drinks saturday night. >> we saw an abnormal push in business. abnormal,eaking of traffic getting it to mgm thursday and the following nights lit up like the national harbor christmas tree. people were turned away after reaching capacity, but sunday night mgm tweeted they were expecting guests. >> the excitement has gone up. cheryl: the williams family has decided to stay away for now. >> wait until it calls down, maybe january. cheryl:

traffic alert at 9:00 tonight. they say they are still expecting -- accepting guests. driving around the property earlier tonight, we had no tieups. cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kimberly: new developments from alexandria. fairfax county fire investigators say that a mechanical failure and a furnace caused a fire that forced dozens to spend yet another night in red cross-provided shelters. the fire started saturday evening in the woodlawn garden apartments. video shows flames shooting through the roof. most of the damage was contained to the third floor. that is the good news. the bad news, tonight nobody is allowed to return because power remains off. >> i feel sad knowing we cannot be in our house, opening our presence. but i'm a little bit happy i spend time with my family. >> i'm happy i'm safe in here. kimberly:

will keep the shelter open until everyone who was displaced has a safe place to stay. county firegeorge's crews, one of two men rescued from an apartment fire in hyattsville remains hospitalized in critical condition. the fire started last night at the dean manor apartments. the other man who was rescued is doing fine tonight. the head of foreign affairs committee in russian parliament is praising the nomination of rex tillerson for secretary of state. the president-elect could nominate the exxon ceo as america's top lit diplomat -- top diplomat as soon as tomorrow. donald says that to listen is very much qualified. >> his oil company has pretty much doubled the size of its nearest competitor. it has been a company that has been unbelievable. to me, a great advantage is

called allegations that russian influence the election ridiculous. a growing number of lawmakers are demanding an investigation, with a new congress convening agenda were. >> this issue is too important. a fundamental of a democracy is a free and fair election. russia is not our friend. they are very much trying to undermine america. regime and wet need to stand strong. talking about are the assessment by the cia which concluded russian hacking and other activities were designed to benefit trump. other intelligence agencies reached similar conclusions. honoring those lost. orlando honors the victims in the pulse nightclub shooting.

controversy, solving a jogger's disappearance and the way detectives plan to track down the killer under review. and a sneak preview of monday's "gmw." >> thanks, kimberly. from thee are live null girl christmas village. they are getting into the christmas spirit at this one of a kind experience. >> plus the arctic blast. plus, stay with

kimberly: in just a few hours, orlando will mark the six-month anniversary of the pulse nightclub massacre. tomorrow morning, at 2:20, survivors, staff, and family members will gather outside of pulse for a moment of silence and a reading of all the victims names -- at 2:02.

the nightclub at that hour. that was the worst mass shooting in modern u.s. history. we told you last night one of the candidates in the virginia's governor's race is giving away an ar-15. republican cory stewart says it is part of his republican platform, but some feel that he is being insensitive considering the anniversary of the sandy hook school shooting is this week. that same type of gun was used in that shooting. anna-lysa gayle has more. former virginia campaign chair for donald trump is running for governor or a virginia. as part of his campaign, he is running a contest to win an ar-15. >> i will be rolling out a bill for constitutional carry. carryysa: constitutional means gun ne

allowed to carry concealed weapons without a permit. >> it's terrifying. anna-lysa: the brady campaign to prevent gun violence says the raffle is an appropriate, as we approach the anniversary of the mass shooting in newtown, connecticut, which left 20 students and six adults dead. >> that gun was in ar-15 style, automatic assault weapon. i feel this is highly insensitive and highly responsible of mr. stewart. toa-lysa: what do you say critics who worry this may be putting weapons into hands that may be dangerous? citizensalready, already have the right to have these. anna-lysa: stewart will ensure that the person who wins the weapon is legally allowed to own it. >> we will make sure that all state and federal laws are followed. some remainlin

>> for someone who is hoping to lead all of virginia, to have a giveaway of a military weapon is worrisome. developments in new york where the family of a murder jogger hopes that a dna test leads the police to her killer. joggingkilled while back in august. investigators developed the dna profile from a sample from underneath her fingernails and on her nweck. unable to find a match in state and federal databases, authorities want to use dna to see if the killer's relatives are the system. >> all of oregon investigative avenues have an exhausted. --s is the next logical move all logical investigative avenues have been exhausted. this is the next logical move. >> it invades upon the family's privacy. kimberly: new york

is reviewing the district attorney's request to do the dna search with a decision likely to come this week. it has been three days but firefighters are still at an incinerator plant in montgomery county. the two alarm fire at the resource facility started thursday night in a large pile of trash inside of the shipping room, were trucks drop off waste. fire is contained that continues to generate smoke. that will takey several more days before it is fully extinct. time to check on the weather. the rain should be kicking up any hour. ryan: it is already in the western suburbs. in the next few hours we will start to see some rainfall, but just rain in washington. further north and west you go, the better chance you may see some freezing rain, causing travel troubles. no concerns of slick roads, just a wet mess

early morning commute. doppler radar in washington, to the north and west, heading into northern virginia, west virginia, we are watching precipitation and moisture. the air temperatures in the western maryland, upper 20's and 30's. as the rain falls it freezes on contact as freezing rain. that will be an issue in couldtown, morgantown, 81 have pockets of freezing rain through the overnight and a lot of moisture from the system. the cold front right across chicago right now, the moisture streaming with wind out of the southwest across ohio. that will work eastward the next several hours bringing plenty of rain inside of the beltway. it will be a wet start to the week. the futurecast, the temperatures stay above freezing inside the beltway, and for most of us, looks like 99% of us will have temperatures above freezing or a little higher. no concerns with freezing rain.

hagerstown, pockets near winchester, because of the terrain and the cold air, we could be dealing with freezing rain overnight, and eventually it will change over to rain. we will not have any issues through the morning hours tomorrow. heavy rainbout 6:30, across southern maryland, andrews, leonardtown, and then we dry out. through the afternoon we will see some sunshine, and air temperatures tomorrow, lower 50's. 53 towards 2:00. a dramatically different day from morning to afternoon monday. cold air also coming in thursday and friday. but tonight, dealing with freezing rain in the area shaded advisory,reezing rain garrett county, the air temperatures will be significantly colder and the ice accumulation will be colder.

the 40's, dry at recess, and dropping off in the afternoon. a fewxt seven days, flurries possible wednesday. cold air coming right back to town thursday and friday with thursday near freezing and friday. the cold air sticking around giving us know saturday. -- giving us snow saturday. and you are still calling for shovel-able snow saturday? ryan: yes, we could be dealing with some. kimberly: the redskins are still in it. erin: that's right. robert hurt and have a philadelphia report next. -- robert i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder whether i should seek treatment. i am ready. because today there's harvoni. a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c.

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