jonathan: we are following two major breaking news i vents. several people killed when a truck plows through a christmas market in berlin, germany. alison: hours after a russian ambassador in turkey because assassinated. it was caught on camera. lindsey mastis following the breaking news from the abc7 satellite center. lindsey: a truck rammed in a huge crowd of people in a christmas market. at least nine people are dead and 50 people are injured. german police call it a terrorist attack and they have apprehended the driver. to turkey, the ambassador to the russian ambassador to turkey was assassinated as he spoke in ankara. we are not showing the moments he was gun gunned doing. but the gunman

opened fire and he spoke in turkish and arabic. the police killed the shooter in a 15-minute gun battle. that shooter has been identified as member of the anchor ra riot -- ankara riot police squad. back to you. jonathan: joining us on the phone, chief political correspondent it scott thuman in moscow now. scott, how is this news being received there by the russians? scott: well, jonathan, i was actually in the living room of a member, foreign member of the foreign ministry here when this broke. he was shot. before we knew that ambassador karlov was dead. now that that is out, it is wall-to-wall coverage here as you can imagine in moscow. russia is saying is this a foreignist ac

not win, we will fight it decisively. you heard from vladimir putin who has called this provocation designed to interrupt the syrian peace process. why does it all matter? why is it happening? the relationship between turkey and russia has been strained but recently bridged. last year turkey shot down a russian fighter jet that strayed in the air space from syria. that put a lot of tension between the nations. president erdely tried to -- president erderan called putin to explain the latest. they are trying to figure out what they need to do. but this complicates the syrianition in so many ways. they have upset many of the

aggression in response to bombings perhaps. alison: i want to ask you because you can give us perspective on breaking news out of berlin. this time last year you were at a market similar to this right there in berlin. if you could describe what it is like for people watching at home. alison: i was down the street from the christmas market, i was at another one a year ago covering terror-related stories in berlin, germany. an unfortunate coincidence that this is another location. these markets are kind of different than what we are used to in the united states. we don't see them in a large format where the masses gather and they walk around the vendors at the outdoor event. people enjoy this fes five time of year -- festive time of year. it's a celebrated

the united states state department issued a warning for travelers going to europe specifically saying that holiday vents, festivals and the markets could be a target. this is in line by the magazines by isis says use cars and knives. they are more readily accessible than guns. remember in east france and then weeks ago at ohio state university with that suspect using the car to ram the students and get out with a knife. this appears to be another incident of the nature. so not only in moscow are they talking about what happened with the ambassador in turkey, but also there is chatter about what is going on in berlin. all of these major national capitals are having to lock down or be prepared for another attack. jonathan: sc

russia. thank you. we can tell you the attack in berlin the german police are saying they arrested the driver and that it was an attack. alison: scott mentioned syria. cease-fire resumed in aleppo as dozens for evacuated this morning. turkish based islamic n.g.o. reported that 20 bus -- buses carrying 1,500 people arrived in a neighborhood there. evacuations were suspended friday amid issues there. don't miss a breaking news update. sign up for the text alerts at wjla.com/text. you will get alerts sent to your phone from the newsroom. jonathan: breaking news locally. this wreck, car off the road slamming in a speed camera. this is in upper marlboro, maryland. this happened a half or ago. one person had to be pulled

unclear at this point. abc7 is staying on the story. whether he have an update as soon as soon new comes in the newsroom. jonathan: "7 on your side" now with a health alert. pediatric intensive care units are full. alison: in fact, a child was turned away from the multiple hospitals over the weekend. the reason is r.s.v. a virus that spreads really fast. jonathan: more children get this when they are young. it's treatable. but it can be very dangerous and contagious. alison: richard reeve is live with a health alert. this is a scramble to find treatment for the infants and the toddlers. richard: yeah, that is right. friday night a doctor frantically trying to find i.c.u. for his parents. but step back a little bit to tell you what happened. this r.s.v. infection as we have been saying is an issue every year but a real headache for a lot of hospitals around here. they just don't have the i.c.u. bed for the young patients. now the facility where we ar

pediatric e.r. at vens healthcare, shady grove medical center. they have 18 e.r. beds here. they don't come to the level of an i.c.u. friday night, the doctor we mentioned, had a young r.s.v. patient who he felt needed intensive care. he called children's hospital. he called inova fairfax and georgetown university. all he said were fill up as of friday night. this is no laughing matter for some of the patients. it affects the respiratory system. you said of the patients under 2 years old. for most there is no problems but in a few cases it can lead to pneumonia and serious situations. finally the doctor found a place at john hopkins university hospital in baltimore and he would like to see more resources in cases like this. >> you have o

the box where do i usually send the patients if they are sick enough to need pediatric care and the local i.c.u.'s are full. i have to ensure they can get the best care they can. coming up 5:00, what is this r.s.v. virus and why it's treated so seriouslily. -- seriously. richard reeve, abc7 news. alison: thank you. almost all children will get an r.s.v. infection in some form by the time they turn 2. it's responsible for 2 million outpatient for children. a common illness. jonathan: let's talk about what everybody is talking about. there is a big football game tonight at fedex. these teams are squaring off. alison: skins and panthers with playoff implications. a wins keep the skins on the

will the weather be a factor? jonathan: you better bundle up. stormwatch7's chief meteorologist doug hill is as tough as any football player. saturday with the ice you were one of many to take a tumble. doug: yep. alison: oh, man. doug: got my attention. the weather, i think. aing the fan and the concession -- affecting the fans and the concessionieres. we have high clouds and quiet weather. comfortable temperatures around the region. it's before in reagan national. it's 34 in largo. not far from fedex field. the temperatures will fall this evening. what we are thinking at kickoff time the temperature is probably around 31, 32 degrees. but again, the light winds the temperatures will drop in the upper 20's. extra layers. don't miss it. it will be a good one. ton of information and the changes on the pattern that is

leading to christmas eve and christmas day. that's coming up here. jonathan: glad to see you are okay. this is election day part two. this is the electoral college. it is official today. the electors, it's their turn to vote. in the days and the weeks following the election this is how the electoral count stood. alison: donald trump winning, of course. he lost the popular vote. jonathan: it's not a first, but it has us questioning whether we still need the electoral college. you can head to electoral vote if you want to weigh -- wjla.com/votenow. alison: here are your chances -- jonathan: maryland bureau chief is in annapolis where the voters had to work through some protests tocast -- to cast their vote. brad? brad: this time of year it's virtually empty except for those coming to sea the christmas decorations. people don't usually pay attention to what the electoral college does but today it

protesters greeted maryland's ten electors as they arrived at the statehouse. clinton and sanders' supporters who want the electoral college scrapped. >> donald trump is not a legitimate president. he was not elected by a majority of the people in this country. >> the demonstration moved inside the capitol building as the group sat outside the governor ceremonial room set up for the electoral vote. >> ♪ america ♪ america brad: police asked the crowd to be quiet and they were not allowed in. by law, the ten people selected by the democratic party to cast their vote for the winner of maryland general election, hillary clinton. if donald trump won maryland, the electors would have been republican. it has been done mostly this way since 1789. the maryland elecker toes wrote washington's name in the state ledger called "the old

today there was no surprises as the vote was called. >> it's a great privilege and honor for me to cast my vote for hillary rodham clinton. brad: among electors themselves a difference of opinion whether or not it's time to do away with the task. >> i can't answer that question. it has worked the right way for the past couple hundred years. >> i don't know if this is still a good thing. if it would be different she would have won. brad: maryland is proud of the history with the electoral college. they believe the founding fathers were inspired with how maryland elected senators here by using an electoral college. for the only unanimous votes for president. this guy. george washington, twice lechted by the electoral college -- elected by the electoral college unanimously. brad bell, abc7 news. alison: thank you, brad. coming up at 5:00 and 6:00 we will take you to richmond, virginia, where

their vote. there were protesters there outside before they went in to cast the official vote. hillary clinton won that state. jonathan: coming up next at 4:00 for us, the deadly accident serving as a reminder to watch where you play in the snow this winter. alison: next at 4:00, a firefight on the castile -- firefight on the anacostia river. >> heading to the post office today to ship out christmas gifts? this is what you have to look forward to. long lines. it's peak monday. i'm q mccray. i will show you exactly what it means in a live report. steve: i'm steve rudin live at fedex field. they are gearing up for a big-time football game tonight. how to dress an

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alison: abc7 continues to follow the breaking news coming today from berlin, germany. a truck crowded through a crowd -- a truck plowed through a crowded christmas market in berlin. at least nine people are dead and others are injured. police believe this was an attack. it's recommend -- recommend -- reminiscent of bastille day in nice.

ongoing for some time. jonathan: they're so crowded this time of year. hundreds of people doing shopping and walking around. alison: going to vendors there. jonathan: in other news, if you are heading to the post office, and a lot of us are, pack your patience. alison: of course, this is the busiest mail day of the year today. so we sent q mccray out. he is at the post office in maryville, virginia. hey, q. jonathan: having a good time? q: hey, guys. yeah, a great time. on the regular day this is the busiest peeves in northern virginia. now -- busiest post office in northern virginia. but now you add chistmas and there are a bunch of people in line. it goes out the door. they call this the down period. they are expecting it to pick back up. they are expecting things to pick back up a little after everybody gets off of work around 5:30, 6:00. here is how it looked around lunchtime. long

paddling the load. the distribution center is packed with people and packages. >> have you seen it this busy before? >> not quite this much fun. >> pretty long. i have only been in here five minutes. >> today is what the usps calls "peak monday." the busiest mailing day of the year. why today? >> trying to get caught up. we haven't had the opportunity until this weekend. we are here with everybody else. q: christmas gifts are the number one item shipping out. >> some bills, some cards, gifts we are sending to friends of ours. >> we have packages going to florida, pages to michigan. we got cards. we got it all. q: it takes a full staff to get the job done from helping customers to making sure the sorting stations are working well. the letters are at light speed. packages are checked twice before being sent on their

christmas may be on their way but the packages have five days to get to the destination. any worry it may not get there in time? >> i'm not concerned. >> santa has a way to make things happen. q: here are the deadlines you knead to know if you have the christmas gifts to ship out. tomorrow is the deadline for the first class mail. the day after that wednesday december 21 is the deadline for priorities mail. priority shipment, that is two or three day shipping. when it comes to the next day shipping that is december 23rd. that is priority for the first class express. you have until the 23rd to ship those out. back out here live. the lines for the tellers and the line for the kiosk as well. so if you are heading to the post office, this is what you can expect. live from maryville, q mccray, abc7 news. jonathan: it's like a deadline for tax return. thank you very much. abc7 on traffic watch. jamie sullivan has a look at the roads for us. a lot of fede

a lot of folks are getting out there. it opens in minutes. jamie: just about 11 minutes the gates will open. we will start out with a live look at the beltway. this is the opposite side from where fedex field is. both directions there is volume building in. happy to report no crashes right now. but 10 miles per hour is your average on the inner loop in the northwest corner. in d.c., not bad. heavy traffic on the freeway. a little on kenilworth avenue. bottom of the beltway, outer loop to alexandria. the inner loop is not bad at all but the outer loop slows again approaching branch avenue. focus in here on 242. 41 miles per hour is the average. we mentioned at 4:30 they will open up the gates. the kickoff tonight at 8:30. you can expect the congestion this avenue. so we are talking about traffic. steve rudin is talking food, weather. he gets to be there in the fun of it all. steve?

steve: yeah, you know, they opened the parking lot a little bit early. it's a little bit quiet out here right now but beginning to fill up right now. redskins biggest fan. drew, who are they going to do tonight? >> redskins are going to win. steve: awesome! they are going to the super bowl, right? >> they are going to the super bowl. my favorite is number 8. steve: number 8. >> that's kirk cousins. steve: awesome! thank you, drew. hopefully kirk cousins will do well. a lot of people are keeping warm. you can use propane heat. how long does it last for? >> all game long. steve: all game. >> good to go. steve: not too cold for you? >> not yet. steve: give it time. if you don't have the propane go next door where they are burning wood. is this keeping you warm enough? >> very much so. steve: ready for the cold tonight? >> not really but i have to be. steve: they will win, right? >> they will

steve: that is all that matters. make sure you bundle up. the temperatures will fall in the upper 20 to the lower 30's. a few clouds here and there. sun goes down in 20, 25 minutes. the temperatures are going to start to fall. so make sure you have the hats, the gloves, the scarf, a thick coat. they will win tonight. let's get a check of what is going onment to and tomorrow and into next week. a busy travel week with the chief meteorologist doug hill. doug: it's quiet in the short-term. warming trend. right now we are 32 in laurel. the winds are nice and light. no strong wind gusts. what little wind there is, is out of the north. eventually northeast. it will be 30's in the area. the values are 10 degrees below average. but it's not the bitterly cold air. and the moderation is going to happen. take a look at the temperatures through the evening here. it's light winds

freezing. just below by 8:00 tonight. later tonight when you wake up temperatures in the teens. in the western zones. a lot of areas near 40 degrees. in the metro we will wake up to the lower to the middle 20's across the region. cold start. the winds will be light. then we get about the busy of warming things up a bit. going through tomorrow, near 40 with the sunshine. wednesday is 49. a weak frontal system comes through thursday. there could be an isolated shower or so thursday with the system. 55 degrees. steady weather. we will have maybe a late evening shower and 41. it's 53 on christmas day. another chance of the showers late christmas night or monday morning. but the systems are weak. i won't be much of a disruption. there are the numbers coming up. 55 on thursday. 50 on saturday. 53 on sunday. a brief warmup to 63 on

think in the 40's and turn chillier as we head through new year's eve and new year's day. alison: thank you. coming up next at 4:00 -- a decades old institution and destroyed by a fire. the complication the firefighters found when they arrived and tried to battle the fire coming up. jonathan: we also continue to monitor breaking news out of berlin, germany. at least nine people killed when a truck plowed through a christmas market of mostly shoppers. dozens more injured. many as 40 or 50 people hurt. abc7 is staying on top of the story all evening for you. if we get any new updates about what took place there we will have it for you. we have more at 4:30.

jonathan: they are trying to figure out what started the blaze. this is the district yacht club. it happened overnight. sam sweeney has the latest on the developing story. sam: good afternoon. mayor muriel bowser said she was devastated by the overnight news of the fire at the district yacht club. investigators from the a.t.f. are on the scene trying to figure out what started this fire, destroying the historic yacht club. flames burst fro

three buildings on the property. this afternoon there is little left to salvage. officials calling it a complete loss. firefighters were stalled by a lack of water access and the low water pressure. eventually fire boats arrived. members rushed and were simply shocked after hearing the news this morning. >> earlier today we hosted a christmas party for the kids. that is everything. the clubhouse, the bar and the workshop where we have all of our tools and the expensive equipment we use. we service our own boats. steve: the club has been in existence for 60 years. sam: it will be a long road ahead. they still can't say how it started.

i'm sam sweeney. back to you. alison: next at 4:00, we have an update on the breaking situation in berlin. at least nine people are dead after a truck plowed through a busy christmas market. dozens of people were injured. we are working to have an update after the break. erin: still ahead. a critical game for the reds wait, does this mean you're going to have to get a jobnow. where you like, tuck in your shirt? and carpool to work with people who are all like, "good morning"? and go to meetings where you pitch brilliant ideas and win the respect of your peers? and have to try to fix that annoying copy machine? dude! did you check your credit score? yeah, i signed up for credit karma. see. but i was thinking... if we both work on our credit, we could by our own record shop. so down! so down. credit karma. give yourself some credit.

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announcer: from abc7 news this is a breaking news alert. lindsey: i'm lindsey mastis in the satellite center. we are following breaking news out of germany now. a truck plows through a busy christmas market in berlin. i killed at least nine -- it killed at least nine people and injured at least 50. it's being investigated as an act of terrorism. we are still waiting to determine if it was an attack or an accident. the driver has been apprehended. according to cnn a passenger in the vehicle is dead. as soon as we learn more we will let you know on air, online and social media. back to you. alison: thank you. keep us up to date. don't miss a breaking news update. sign up for the text alerts right now at wjla.com/text. you will get alerts sent to your phone from the

the redskins are in the thick of the wild card race. >> they have to win out. if the playoffs started now, they'd be in. but they have three more games left. erin hawksworth is at fedex field. the skins are in the position thanks to of all teams the cowboys. erin: can you believe it? redskins fans wanted to take a shower after having to root for the cowboys. this the biggest game for the redskins tonight so far this season. not just because it's the next game but they really do have to win each of the games if they want to make the playoffs this year. the redskins now control their own playoff destiny thanks to the cowboys. they now how important this is if they want to make the playoffs t

>> every game is a playoff game. this is a big game for us. each week is the biggest game of the year because of the situation we are in, being in the hunt. we have to win out and win one game at a time. we have to win. erin: catch redskins-panthers on abc7. our coverage starts at 7:30. kickoff is at 8:30. in 15 minutes, head to facebook. abc7's facebook. i'm going to do a facebook live. we want to hear your questions or the feedback. do you think the redskins will win? do you think they will make the playoffs? head to facebook. facebook live in 15 minutes. back to you. alison: thanks. we will see you in a little bit. meanwhile, the coverage of the game tonight means if you want to watch "jeopardy" you need to head to the sister station. newschannel8. it will be there at 7:30. if you are excited a

"great christmas light fight" finale, you have to set your d.v.r. it will be on at 1:30 a.m. right here on abc7. well, turning to other news now. this weekend, a fuel tanker skidded off 95 in baltimore highway and exploded. it triggered a deadly 55- vehicle pime-up. -- pile-up. our transportation reporter brianne carter tells us why it could take months to complete an investigation. brianne: it could be weeks or months before the investigation in this fiery tanker crash is complete. the crash that claimed two lives happened saturday morning in the treacherous icy conditions along interstate 95 in baltimore. >> the amount of the pure accidents and metal entangled on the interstate was substantial. brianne: nearly two dozen people were injured in a crash that involved more than 60 cars after the tanker fell from the i

made up of doctors and nursers were on the scene providing hospital-level care on the highway before patients were ever transported. >> it's icy. there is the fire. we are trying to get people out. brianne: the go team says the conditions became the most difficult part of the day. >> everything that is simple, like taking a patient to an ambulance is a challenge. brianne: three are in critical condition. two in serious conditions. two others in fair condition. tonight, maryland transit authority police say there are still a number of unclaimed vehicles. they are asking anyone involved or any witnesses to the crash to give police a call. in the newsroom, brianne carter, abc7 news. alison: thank you. "7 on your side" with a consumer alert. hours left now to sign up for the healthcare coverage beginning january 12. -- january 1. the time is just b

jonathan: we are a few nights away from the start of hanukkah so there is a reminder of a menorah recall from target. the reason, they can melt as the candles eat up. there are eight reports of the melting menorahs but no fires. we have more information on the website. go to wjla.com to find out the models that are affected. target is offering a full refund for the melting menorahs. alison: still ahead at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- ryan, an aspiring rapper, convicted of killing his procedureer. how soon he could be out of prison as his mother explains the behavior following the crime. that's coming up. >> get out of the car. it's smoking. jonathan: we will tell you more about the rescue a

alison: now to a dangerous scene out of florida. a driver suffers from a seizure behind the wheel on the highway. you can see it here it was all caught on video. jonathan: the car weaverring in around out of traffic. and it did not stop. a motorcycle and the other drivers following him closely to get him off the

>> you need to stop. jonathan: the wild ride coming to an end. nearly a dozen good samaritans rushing in to help the drivers, including a nurse. alison: good to see all the people helping. they made sure he got to the hospital safely. the man who recorded the video how says that the other man, the victim there is recovering at home. jonathan: how scary is that? good to see so many people rushing to help him. alison: no question. jonathan: coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- anger, sadness and a desperate manhunt in little rock after a 3-year-old boy was murdered in what appears to be a case of road rage. >> this is probably one of the most frustrating things that you will encounter in your career. jonaç?than: again, the apparent motive for the shooting discovered in and the vehicle police are looking for next. >> at least you could have acknowledged to us that he was sorry. that he did this. he didn't say a thing. jonathan: a grieving grand mother upset with a christian rap ar

alison: now a look at what is our "good morning washington" team is looking on for tuesday wakeup call. >> thanks, alison. tomorrow on "good morning washington" is the final countdown to finish your last-minute holiday shopping. we will tell you about the hottest items you can score the biggest deals on if you wait until after christmas. >> plus, michael winters is here to talk about the star role. >> stay with us for every ten minutes tomorrow starting at 4:25 a.m. on "good

jonathan: abc7 continues to follow breaking news from berlin, germany. lifer pictures from the left of the screen. that was until a few hours ago a busy, crowded, outdoor market where people were doing christmas shopping and what have you. when the big truck right there you see in the picture plowed into the crowd. we know nine people have been killed. more than 30 or 40 others have been injured as a result of this. this is reminiscent of the bastille day attack in nice, july 14 where dozens of people were killed ove

situation under control. the driver has been taken into custody. there may have been a passenger that may have been killed by police. there is information unfolding but the police are quick to say this was an attack. we have an update at 5:00. alison: now another terrible story. this developing in little rock. desperate manhunt for the driver who shot and killed a 3-year-old boy. in an apparent road rage attack. it happened over the weekend. a grand mother taking the children shopping when they came to a stop sign. the driver behind them honked the horn because she was driving slowly. she honked back. the driver behind them shot in the car and hit her 3-year-old grandson. >> this is the second time in less than a month that an infant child has been shot while traveling in a vehicle in our

that is frustrating to the police station and the community. alison: the 3-year-old only noticed he had been shot when they got to a parking lot. he died at the hospital. they believe the killer wisconsin driving 2003 black heavy impala. jonathan: judgment day for an aspiring christian raper that lost his temper and ran down his music producer. the september 2015 fight left william mcdaniel dead outside of his clarksburg home. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis explains why mcdaniel's family is so upset. >> he took my grandson. he was supposed to become a police officer. kevin: standing in court, guilty of breaking a key commandment, christian rapper ryan "ry money" salandy claimed stress and anxiety plowed him to plow down his -- anxiety caused him to plow down his music producer. >> not once did he apologize to the family. >> mcd

jobs including private security dreamed of becoming a k7 police officer. >> he is gone forever. he can't get married. he can't have a girl. hi will have no babies. nothing. kevin: on the fateful day, salandy hit the gas. 45-mile-per-hour. no brakes. no swerving. just impact. the damage to his saab hood, roof and windshield convey the deadly consequence. >> he hunted him down that day. kevin: mcdaniel's dad believes that salandy intended to kill his son. a text sent one day before the murder reading, "i'm going to blank you up when i see you." >> one of our plans was to go to west virginia. take a road trip for a couple of days, just us two. kevin: a judge sentenced ryan "ry money" salandy to 18 years in prison. but with good behavior he

9. he will also have to take anger management classes before driving a car again. in rockville, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: we have an update on a cruise accident in baltimore this summer. coast guard officials say the captain of the spirit of baltimore that crashed into a pier last august dozed often at the controls with 400 people on board. investigators say the captain who has since been fired worked three days on his boat. the ship collided with two other boats and caused some $100,000 in damage to the pier. jonathan: move over, soccer moms. this van doesn't need a driver. look at the new project from the google self-driving cars program. it's called waymo. like way more? i don't know. it hall sensors on the roof and the corners. it has tasted the early prototype of the van even in ext

the pacifica vans will hit public roads in 20137. in -- 2017. no driver needed. alison: i can't imagine. jonathan: i wouldn't put anybody in it. alison: not yet. local athletes competed on the world's stage to win olympic medals and today they are honored at home. ike leggett is holding a ceremony for the winners and the ceremony is tonight at the silver spring pacific building at veterans place. jonathan: a must-win game for the skins tonight. no question about it. alison: if you are going out, you have to layer up. stormwatch7 meteorologist steve rudin at fedex field. this is definitely december football weather. steve: it is december football. a lot of people i think are holding off and coming here extra early because it's so cold. but once you get out here it's not so bad. it feels good out here. a lo

tailgating. you're ready for the game, right? >> yeah. let's go, skins. steve: they are ready to go. if you turn the camera around, you can see there are parking spaces up. they opened up the parking lot early. we have panther fans getting ready for the big game. big story tonight is the cold weather. let's talk about the forecast. bundle up. hats, gloves, thick jackets. the nighttime temperatures will fall in the teens, upper to lower teens in the suburbs. middle to upper 20's closer to downtown d.c. the next few days is looking good out there. we are here at the end of december, tuesday, tomorrow, a high of 40 degrees. slightly below average for this time of year. rebound to upper 40's to near 50 by wednesday. thursday, a busy, busy travel day across the east coast. we will see the temperatures around 55 degrees. let's talk about the upcoming weekend. it's christmas. christmas

by christmas day, temperatures around 53 degrees. a bit of sunshine to enjoy. we are back at fedex field. the parking lot is filling up. smell of smoke, we have a lot of fires to keep people warm. swing around quickly. i want to show you one thing. right back there, you can see the traffic. it's beginning to build and increase. on that note we head back inside to jamie sullivan who will give us the latest. jamie? jamie: the beltway is slow, the roads slow. we are seeing the congestion, steve, as you are trying to get in the area closer to the arena. i want to begin on the opposite side of the capital beltway. this is near seven locks road where we have a lot of heavy traffic. right now it's averaging 7 miles per hour. if you're on the top side of the beltway, a crash 95 in maryland to take out the left lanes. the solid red line from 270

the stretch at an average of 10 miles per hour. nearing college park we start to clear out. southbound b.w. parkway is very heavy. if you're heading closer to the beltway, 95 is a better option if you are heading south to get closer here, route 202. the gates are now officially open. and the game starts at 8:30. central avenue, 202 and arena drive congested. back to you. alison: thank you. coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- can hackers remotely hack into your credit card? "7 on your side" to put protective sleeves to the test before heading out for the last-minute holiday shopping. jonathan: coming up next at 5:00 -- >> if you don't think illegal dumping in washington, d.c. isn't a huge problem, i'm about to shock you. take a look at this. i'm scott taylor. coming up, exclusive investigation with the environmental crime unit of the d.c. police department.

down to christmas. can you believe it? less than a week away.

john: as you use your credit or debit card hundreds of times at the d.c. holiday stores this season it would be nice to have extra protection from theft. we wanted to know if

promising protect is worth considering. she walked in bed, bath, beyond and picked up stocking stuffers she thought her family would love. >> it's a product that is supposed to protect your credit card if the identity theft. it has a frequency metal alloy. john: it's a r.f.i.d. credit card internet sleeve. you might have seen how they can capture your credit card number. but maureen wonders it does anything. >> it looks like aluminum foil on the inside. john: the idea behind this is simple. the credit card inside a basic wallet has no protective against a radio frequency card reader. we don't to an internet security expert to find out if the foil sleeves are a good idea. >> possibly yes. probably no. >> garcia says they do what they promise. block r.f.

in most cases you don't need them. because the strip in most cards is not r.f. chip. it can't be read by proximity. >> those that are the r.f.i.d. capability is small. less than 1%. >> r.f. card has what looks like a wi-fi symbol on it. hotel keys are an example and could be vulnerable. but it's like protection from a meteor attack but it could happen but probably won't. >> so do they make good stocking stuffers? sure they do. but many security experts say it is doubtful you will be hacked this way. it's helpful info to know so you don't waste your money. i'm john matarese. abc7 news. jonathan: tonight, breaking news out of berlin. a truck plows into crowds at a christmas market. police say it's an attack. virus in intenseive care unit and what parents need to know about. then --

>> dumping in the district. the exclusive i-team report. announcer: from abc7 news, this is a breaking news alert. alison: that breaking news is out of germany where police are investigating a deadly crash at a christmas market. a busy market as a potential act of terrorism. brianne carter at the "live desk" with the latest. what have you learned now? brianne: web -- we know at least nine people are dead and numerous others are injured after the truck ran into the crowd at the christmas market. according to reports the suspect believed to be the driver has been arrested. the passenger of the truck we understand died. what we are working to find out at this moment whether or not this was a deliberate about. this comes less than a month after they called for caution at european markets. we are in russia working on assignment and was working on berlin this time last year. we spoke with them in the

hour about this possibly being investigated as a possible act of terror. >> keep in mind that this is in line with the threats that we have seen that were essentially ordered or encouraged by online magazines of isis that has said use cars and use knives. they are more readily accessible than guns and they can make a big statement. brianne: right now we do know that facebook currently added to its system the check-in availability so those who are there or visiting or live in that area are able to check in online and show people they are safe. now we continue to monitor the developments there. we have more coming up throughout the hour. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. alison: thank you. breaking today, right now the hunt is on for a gunman. who opened fire outside an islamic center in switzerland. it happened in zurich. that country's largest city. police there say at least three people have been hurt. it's unclear right now what