get warmer temperatures? doug: yes. it happenses now and then because the cold air is lagging behind the surface cold front. before that even happens we are going to turn warmer on our own. have a warm front tonight. it's not what you see too commonly. it happens. it's been cloudy all day in alexandria to give you a time lapse from the belle haven country club. it's light but all things considered a pleasant day. through the need time hours, the temperatures you expect to drop. no, they hold steady. then they will rise. rise another 10 degrees or so in the metro by the morning. 44 in aspen hill. in the late everything hours it will climb and hold the 40's. overnight we launch ourselves

morning 5:00 or 6:00 or 7:00 to 9:00, we could see the scattered showers. the front will come through and see the skies clear. it will get colder, too. we'll talk about that coming up. larry: the traffic here is mild, it's anything but. lindsey: in the great plains the blizzard condition shut down the highway from utah to the dakotas. some wind gusts hitting 70 miles per hour. a struggle for anyone wanting to leave the house or the work place. >> i was in shock. how am i getting out of here. >> there are hundreds of flights

a day of delays on the area road. it's a case of too many cars on the road. q mccray joins us live alongside i-95 in lorton. it looks like the traffic is moving okay right now. q: not so much. this is along the i-95 corridor. pan right. what do you see? red lights. brake lights. this is the case from 4:30 or 5:00. if we were to pan left, off in the distance, you will see the white lights. that is how it looks on the

southbound side. we were stuck in the southbound side traffic from the mixing bowl to radiobridge. it took us an hour. i was a mess. people are tired of this. >> 95 is still southbound. it's terrible. i shouldn't have gone out. >> you got to suck it up. the holidays. right? >> yeah. >> we need six lanes. it's horrible out there. >> six lanes would do the chick right now but there are only four on the northbound side. if you are traveling here, bring your patience. i'm q mccray. back to you. >> thank you. a man was hit by a tractor trailer along

this happened in woodbridge. virginia state police say isaac salgado was walking to get fuel after his s.u.v. ran out of the of gas. he was hit a half mile south of the disabled vehicle. two other people were with him but weren't hurt. police are investigating the crash. there is a diss tushing discovery in a steak house where a man was found dead inside a restroom. a cleaning crew found his body at the ruth chris steak house. there are no obvious signs of foul play. >> president elect donald trump is putting out fires with less than hour weeks to go before the inauguration. the big zest the risk with the current administration. the president-evidence lecht criticized the obama -- president-elect criticized obama administration for not

blocking united nations resolution against the west bank settlement. and the prime minister said he looks forward to trump inauguration because of the move. if ticket scalpers are looking to cash in for the inauguration on january 20. the inauguration tickets are supposed to be free. they are going for thousands of dollars online. chris papst joins us now with that they found online. is this legal? they are supposed to be free. >> there is resolution in the senate to make it illegal. if you have inauguration tickets and you don't want to go you can sell them for thousands of dollars online. there are websites that

there are ethical issues involved. ebay and stub hubs, we couldn't find any on the website but some is greatseats.com. they sell concert and the sporting vents. they have one tab here for the inauguration. some websites don't have it. this one does. tickets are available by request through the offices of the individual congressional representatives. you can contract your congresswoman and say you want one and they can get it for you. come back here and click on the swearing-in ceremony. $14,700. to view the swearing-in ceremony. they were issued

there is a lot of money to be made. if you want to sell your tickets or find them, they are online. for now, live in the newsroom. chris papst, abc7 news. lindsey: transforming the -- michelle: transforming the box your gift came in into a donation for free. how to do it without leaving your house. packed stores and the stories of return. how people reacted to unwanted gift and a tackty to make sure not to offend the gift-giver. first, why a crash that left a woman dead in laurel is bringing unanswered questions.

michelle: in summerwind circle the police are investigating a crash. neighbors and the investigators are calling the crash unusual. imagine you are preparing dinner and a car comes through and hits the tree.

sure what led to the crash but they are looking into several causes. >> he tells the police he was going in a neighborhood and a car honked at him. then moments later the same car pulled alongside him and fired seven shots in the car. the driver and neither the passenger were hurt. but a ward four councilmember says it was reported as road rage. the d.c. body cameras getting the first big chase after an officer shot and killed a man on christmas day. the investigators say they shot 29-year-old gerald hall when he refused to drop a knife.

>> the stories of return and the best and the gracious ways that people kindly accepted a gift before heading to the store to return it. in weather we are headed for a temperature roller coaster. ready for this? storm watch 7 chief meteorologist doug hill will guiled us through it and have a look at what the new year will look like ahead. rob: i'm roberts. there is hope for the redskins. and what will get them in the postseason next in sports.

lindsey: stores around the area are a scene of organized chaos. people hit the stores to either gobble up the post christmas sales or return unwanted gifts. northern virginia bureau chief went to tysons mall to find

returns. >> giving gifts is done with the best of intention. >> i say smile and return them. >> today marks the start of the gift return season. >> spending more money. >> making the economy great. >> this is filled with more than a few awkward moments. >> i lost the receipt. >> they were nice. >> who did her best to show enthusiasm. >> they're great. no, no, no it's fine. no, they have to go back. >> there is this tactic from claire. >> i usually just say i'm returning it for a different color but i still like it. >> i loved it. this is not my best color. >> brenda of alexandria knows the wrong collar trick well -- color trick as well. but yesterday t

daughter a pair that someone gave her first. >> someone stole m thunder. >> estimated 20% of all the returns happen this week. no surprise as you look at the folks here at the mall. $60 billion in merchandise. the different stores have different rules to return the items so check the rules of the store where you are going before coming out to get in the middle of the traffic. michelle: as you clean up after the holiday, amazon is asking you not to toss out the boxes. you can donate them. go to givebackbox.com and print a shipping label for free and they will be delivered where they are needed.

most businesses are closed today but the smithsonian was open. look at the lines. it's stretched out the door. during the holidays, memories are made at the dinner table. help us set a table at the table for those who have sacrificed so much by nominating a veteran to win a dining room set valued at $3,000. go to wjla.com/7salutes. nominations are accepted through december 128. >> the zoo lights up tonight. wind is not a feature at all. th

tonight. it will push the temperatures from the 40's where they are now and mid-50's by the time you wake up tomorrow morning. luray is 50. 43 in baltimore. 46 at joint base andrews and 4 in fredericksburg. we get through the night we see the interesting change in temperatures with winds ahead of a cold front as we are steadily climbing through the 50's. it's probably 56 by early tomorrow morning. at the same time we are tracking the cold front that is moving in from the west. this is one computer model version of it. this is not heavy rain. the skies will cleared the sun will be back.

another cold front comes in thursday. but until then it's nice through the rush hour. we have a day that will feature the sunshine. we have a five-day temperature trend. 61, 46, 52, 44. that is just through saturday. then they take another drop next week. speaking of next week look at the weekend. 44 highs on saturday. a chance of rain on sunday. beyond that we have temperatures that are turning colder through the middle and the end of next week. 61 tomorrow. milder on th

arved the everything showers with a cold front. the wind chills are upper 20 on friday. we hope the rain holds off. showers will linger monday but then it will turn colder and feel like january. what a crazy thing that is. feeling like january. michelle: what do you know. cray-cray. this season for the redskins and the possibilities. we are mapping this out. >> we have to root for the cowboys tonight. that could get dicey. the redskins have a chance to get to the playoffs. we'll go over the scenarios. the terp in a bowl game. the b oh, how was the open house? so good! look. 800 square feet, 1 bedroom, hardwood floors, 15 minute ride to work. dude! dude!

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robert: college football. after finishing 3-9 last season the terps are moving in the right direction this year to make it to a bowl game. the quick lane bowl today against boston college. when start second quarter. 16-0 b.c. johnson gets the hasn't quaff and runs it up -- handoff and runs its up the gut. the terps get on the board. down 16-7

the game. check out the tricky. double reverse. back to the quarterback. the terps finish at 6-7. well, there is still a chance the redskins can make the playoffs. but they need help. from none other than the cowboys. if dallas beats the lions tonight the redskins control their own destiny again. if it doesn't happen, they will still have a chance. the lions beat the packers the redskins will have to beat giants. it has been a wild ride. >> it's been a roller coaster but i like where we are. we have to keep grinding and try to finish better than year at 9-6-1, 4462 in

division which would be good. we have a lot to play for. robert: in hoops the wiz need redemption. they lost to the bucks by 27. no answer for the greek freak. he had 379. they have a chance to get them back and they host the bucks. kelly oubrej. hopes the win tonight could turn the season around. >> it's on our mind. a loss like that you can't forget. but we play them today. the second game in a row against a same team. this should be exciting game tonight. robert: final note for howardups. howard faces v.c.u. in richmond. the greek freak. that is the nickname. michelle: memorable. thank you. doug: josh knight in for steve to talk about the morning rain and look ahead to new

as we come on the air tonight, extreme weather colliding with holiday travel. the blizzard on one of the year's busiest travel days. airport delays stacking up tonight. passengers stranded. highways shut down. and the northeast facing treacherous driving conditions right now. george michael's mysterious death. tributes pouring in for the pop star, found dead on christmas. the new questions tonight about his final days. trump versus obama. the war of words tonight. donald trump firing back after president obama suggests he could have won the election. state of emergency. the dangerous sink hole swallowing an american neighborhood. residents forced to evacuate in the middle of a holiday. and go ahead. make my christmas. th