kimberly: coming up on abc seven news at 11:00, crazy weather. we got to ditch the heavy coats for a few hours, but after a brief warm-up cold has returned. how to ease the headaches for the monday morning commute. eyes a lot of

when electoral college voters meet to finalize donald trump's election win. >> we want to see the community thrive again. and'tis the season. a local community benefiting from the kindness of strangers. 11:00, abc seven news at on your side. kimberly: good evening. i'm kimberly suiters. winter beginning just a few days, but we ran the gamut of at least three seasons. after nic start saturday, -- after an icy start saturday, we climbed into the 60's sunday, and now it is cold again. crew are prepping for what could be a dicey morning commute. would begin the weather coverage with meteorologist josh knight.

continue to filter in. everybody with this northerly breeze, dropping into the 30's for just about every body. these are at or below freezing, frederick, winchester, hagerstown. inwill take a little longer the district and southern maryland, still hanging in the mid 30's. tomorrow morning we are all in the mid 20's. if you have to take the dogs out later, we are looking for the wind to drive things out. i don't think we will see a lot of water left over, but where it is left over there could be patchy ice. hagerstown picked up almost .1 inches. not a lot of water to work with for the re-freeze. to the north and west is where we are more likely to run into patchy ice tomorrow. keep this in mind in the morning. the temperatures are cold enoh

be icy. the forecast coming up. kimberly: josh, thanks. the balmy weather we had turned to cold in just a few hours. for whatpreparing could be a church he morning commute. stephen tschida is live in dupont circle. we understand that the wind is unforgiving tonight. stephen colbert: it has really picked up through the evening -- upphen: it has really picked through the evening. one person described this day is very much like spring, but that changed quickly. as we have been standing here, we have an watching the temperature gauge drop. some people were caught i surprise when the wind came and the cold came racing back. >> this morning it felt good. stephen:

while traffic moved well through the city and i-95, trucks will be hitting northern virginia roadways this morning to sand and salt. temperatures are expected to drop will below freezing. >> right now, the cold start. stephen: some residents hope that the biting cold last weekend disappeared. the roller coaster temperatures have some of them stressed. >> it was pretty nice. i could go out in shorts. at this point, it's pretty cold. stephen: then there are those who think if it's going to be this cold, we could at least get a little snow, just for christmas. >> a little bit would be good. stephen: not everybody wants a little bit. i have to tell you that the temperature gauge has been dropping, getting very close to freezing. it

fairly soon. that is the latest from dupont circle. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. kimberly: a hospital spokesman said that seven people remained hospitalized after a fiery pileup near baltimore. they are being treated at ummc after the 60-vehicle pileup that lives.d two a gasoline tanker trucks get it the highway and exploded on pack. good morning washington is starting earlier, 4:00 a.m., to provide the weather and road conditions. 7 on your side with a consumer alert -- important dates to keep in mind to get christmas gifts to their final destination by christmas next sunday. tomorrow is the deadline for sending packages by first-class mail with the u.s. postal service. there are only a couple days left for second day options

from ups and fedex. for high tech solutions for procrastinators, you can still pick up items from certain stores and they will deliver them same day. amazon prime now service offers free two-hour delivery on orders placed before 9:45 p.m. christmas eve. holiday shoppers showing up in a place that really needs it the most. ellicott city was ravaged by floodwaters a few months ago. anna-lysa gayle went to see how the holiday season is shaping up with those businesses. 'tis the season for spreading cheerful stop one place that could use the cheer is downtown ellicott city. severe flooding in july left two people dead and businesses destroyed. with that in mind, this woman and her friends traveled from york, pennsylvania. >>

we decided to come down here. anna-lysa: locals are also lending their support. >> a scarf and also holiday lights. anna-lysa: this is a craft boutique. 40 volunteers helped get this place back to normal after the floods. today, they hosted their grand reopening celebration and thanked the volunteers for their hard work. sue taylor is the manager. >> it's been a lot of work. i'm amazed we have gotten to where we are. anna-lysa: these before and after photos show the progress. this holiday season, taylor says things are still not the same. although several businesses have reopened, there are still some boarded up. >> we were constantly busy with foot traffic before. the normal tour is a is not back yet -- the normal tri

back yet. hopefully over the next couple months, as the other places open up, we will get back to almost normal. anna-lysa: in ellicott city, anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. kimberly: members of the electoral college meet tomorrow in all 50 states and d.c. to cast their votes for president. undane eventually monday i that has brought added attention this year. celebrities were calling on some looked were college voters to vote for anyone other than donald trump. some have received death threats and others are demanding an intelligence briefing before they cast their votes. and thejohn mccain incoming senate minority leader chuck schumer are pushing for select committee to investigate russian hacking during the presidential campaign. senator

an effect we will need a political scientist to determine, but every american needs to know. is seriousain: this business. if they destroy the electoral process, they destroyed democracy. some republicans say existing committees can investigate russian actions. the president-elect cast doubt on russia's role in the outcome. >> if there is this conclusive opinion among all of these intelligence agencies, they should issue a report or stand in front of a camera and make a case. kimberly: friday, cia director john brennan sent an unclassified letter to its employees. it said that fbi director james comey and the director of national intelligence agreed with the assessment that russia was helping donald trump. ne

potentially affecting former frederick county students. the district says that names, social security numbers, and birth dates may have been accessed from the state department of education database. the breach occurred before 2010 and was only discovered in september after the information appeared on sale at foreign websites. the district is paying for identity protection and credit monitoring for the next year. the district is contacting anyone with information who may have been compromised. overcoming the delays. coming up, evacuations resume in aleppo. and redskins fans will show you why you really have no room to complain

kimberly: in syria, evacuations continued in aleppo after a frightening delay.

hold after several buses used to transport civilians out of the city were set on fire. the un security council will vote tomorrow on whether to monitor the evacuations. it is not clear if russia supports the syrian government's attacks in aleppo as they have blocked other resolutions. new york senator chuck schumer is fighting back against unsafe e-cigarettes. potentialing for recall on e-cigarette devices and batteries that have caught fire. time toschumer: it's take a hard look to recall certain brands. kimberly: there were dozens of reports that e-cigarette-related explosions in the past month alone have occurred. schumer says they will look at the brands that are the most volatile. a health matters alert --

will hit pharmacies this week. it helps people with life-threatening allergic reactions. in recent years, the drug company has hiked the price by more than 400%. that increase made the device unaffordable for many who need it t. the generic version is supposed to cost $300 for two pens. time is winding down to sign up for health insurance under the affordable health care act. the deadline is tomorrow night -- 11: 50 9 p.m. to enroll. president-elect donald trump has vowed to repeal partial mounts if not all of obamacare. a deep

of the country. more than a dozen deaths are sleet, andhe snow, ice. hundreds of highway accidents reported coast to coast. richard cantu takes us to some of the coldest spots tonight. 50 millionr americans, this is another brutal round of bone chilling, subzero wind and cold. >> it feels like i'm in the antarctic. richard: in indianapolis, this thermometer is frozen solid at minus two degrees. more than 3000 flights were grounded, stranding many trying to get home for the holidays. >> got through security, then my flight got canceled. thisrd: in chicago, airplane slid off the runway into the grass, but no injuries. in chicago,ed up denver, and kansas city. today, two game degrees at arrowhead stadium. these two

subzero sleeping gear to the homeless. >> smile on their faces. >> i'm thankful, man. this will help me out a lot today. richard: with millions digging out and whether related -- weather-related issues being fixed, the cold continues into monday. kimberly: in chicago, the windchill pushed the temperature below zero. that did not stop bears fans from tailgating before the game at soldier field. layers,ed on the cranked up the music, and turned on the heaters. look at the food and drinks. there.ighhtht, that is impressive chemistry. josh: if that is what you are relying on to keep you warm, that's not going to work. kimberly:

guacamole. when the redskins play the panthers tomorrow night, it would not be that cold. josh: the actual air temperature in chicago was negative five degrees. that cold air never makes it here, fortunately. it will not become bowl either. coldtomorrow morning, the air pushes in. we are still above freezing, but it will be getting colder. most of us settle into the 20's overnight. today, we went from the upper 50's at 11:00, hitting 67 as the high. then the cold front came through and temperatures tumbled from the 40's into the mid-30's, continuing to drop. overnight, d.c. 29 degrees. not too bad. the wind will not be howling tomorrow morning for stop winchester 22, woodstock 23, so the maryland close to the freezing mark -- southern maryland c

mark. a much colder start then this morning. clouds break down quickly. a good amount of sunshine tomorrow, but we will not were much. just to the mid 30's. treat tomorrow like a winter day and bundle up. tuesday morning, a colder start. most of us will be in the low-to-mid 20's, but we managed to squeeze out a few more degrees. we have sunshine through the day tuesday. the bus stop tomorrow, once we factor in the wind, most of us starting in the low 20's. by theecess, 31 degrees time the kids are on the way home. we don't warm up too much through the day. actual temperatures, most of us in the mid-30's, more sunshine the middle part of the day, but 36 is will below average this time of year. bundle up. if you are going to the game monday night, keep in mind the temperatures at 8:00 will be closer to 28 degrees.

closer to 20. layer up. not as bad as chicago, but it will be cold. degrees tuesday. close to 50 wednesday and thursday, a slight chance of showers thursday. the holiday weekend, the first day of hanukkah near 50, 51 christmas day. we are tracking a chance of a few light showers christmas day. something we will watch, and that chance lingers into monday. either way, the temperatures will not be a problem traveling close to home. kimberly: snowflakes to the west come in the mountains? josh: maybe, pretty far west. kimberly: are we talking basketball? robert: he said 20 degrees and i forgot about everything. i won't be there tomorrow night for stop that's the good news. we will have a preview of the mond

sports is coming up.

>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: monday night starts the three-game stretch. the redskins trying for the playoffs, with help from other teams. might as well win out, but easier said than done. dallas pulling tampa bay right now tonight. every game is do or die for the redskins from here on ful. >> you have a reason to play in december, and that is adrenaline in itself will stop each week will be the biggest game of the year because of the situation. we have to win out, win

one game at a time to control our destiny. --ert: a programming note the redskins-panthers will be right here on abc 7. kickoff atat 7:30, 8:00. hoops, the wizards hosting the clippers. bradley beal was on fire tonight. finished with 41 tonight. wiz trailed by one after three. fourth quarter, john wall with the oop. wiz on a nice run, winning five of their last six. and a final note, tonight at 11: 35, abc 7 "sports sunday." monday night's matchup with the panthers. lake lewis from "usa today" will join us. robert: just win out. robert: just do it.

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