about president obama's demand to expel the operatives from the u.s. >> this is a strong slap on the wrist but i don't know if it will make a difference. >> the white house order retaliation for the amounted efforts to interfere with the presidential election hacking the american political site and the e-mail accounts. >> not much happens in russia without vladimir putin. >> putin con dimming the u.s. actions but not retaliating by expelling the u.s. diplomats from moscow. trump not agreeing with the hacking assertions by 17 intelligence agencies. >> computers complicated lives greatly. >> something is wrong with the system of the united states. th

united states. >> donald trump tweeting out this afternoon great move on the delay by v. putin. i knew he was smart. there will be pushback on capitol hill from both sides of the aisle. with hearings starting next week. reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. michelle: president obama plans to huddle on the hill next week in an attempt to protect his signature affordable care act. it's setting a stage for one of the more contentious presidential transition we have seen. he is trying to disregard president o statement and roadblocks. john kerry accused if prime minister of preventing peace in the middle

israel. yesterday president obama proposed unprecedented sanction against russia for the meddling in the 2016 election. in a tweet today trump called vladimir putin smart for delaying any retaliation. jonathan: we are getting our first look at the participants in the trump inaugust parade. the tragedys saytant marching unit from arlington is among the high school and the college bands and the other organizations participating. for the full list and coverage of the inauguration, go to our website wjla.com. jonathan: "7 on your side" getting results after a family reached out to us with a serious problem. the house way -- they were living was listed as vacant. they couldn't get it changed to having someone living there. until they called chris papst. he is joining us in the

newsroom. went well? chris: as of now they are. the properties that are listed vacant have higher property tax as those as occupied. the family we will introduce you to have been trying to get it changed from vacant to occupied for 14 months now and nothing happened until they called "7 on your side." one they will live in when they are married. they bought the duplex in october of 2015. at the time d.c. classified it as vacant. it is still listed as vacant. they are paying thousands more in yearly property taxes. >> frustrating because we live

we are d.c. residents legally. we have done all we can to prove it to them. nothing was happen. chris: the i-team contacted the consumer and the regulatory affairs asking why the home was still listed as vay can't. in a few hours it was changed to occupied. they gave us this statement -- we learned they will refund money for the extra property taxes that she and her fiance never should have paid. >> without now nothing happened. nobody else was willing to help. "7 on your side" is on my side. it helped us a great

michelle: talk about the weather. pop-up sno swept the area earlier today. check out the images. a snow globe effect at the university of maryland at college park. this was the view of mckel don mall. snowshowers caused a near white-out along the beltway at route 'in maryland. people woke up to the snow in harpers ferry as well. nice healthy flakes. >> don't get surprised of the we'll be right backry weather. get instant update and alerts on the apple app store and google play. jonathan: most of the snowshowers have come to an end. steve: we are looking forward to ring in the new year. what to expect. plus the first two days of 2017. we have a warmup on the way. more on the full forecast coming up. jonathan: see you then. preparing to party from baltimore to old t

checking on the preparations for family friendly celebrations to ring in 2017. >> and an unusual fight against pornfy. why a local lawmaker want it declared public health hazard next. jonathan: one year to the day, bill cosby indicted for sexual assault. his lawyers are filing a new motion.

jonathan: is pornography a public hazard? we have poll right now. weigh in at wjla.com/votenow. but one lawmaker thinks so. marshall wants them to take a stand when it convenes next month. he has a resolution to state that pornography leads to many social problems. it objectifies women, propech waits -- perpetuates sexually toxic environment. he doesn't want them to ban pornography but wants them to make a statement. >> we are just asking the members of the general assembly representing the people of virginia to say yes, this is a problem. jonathan: the head of the virginia aclu said she hasn't seen the specifics of marshall's proposal but she did caution against anything that would lead to censorship. michelle: new developments today in a recent string of armed robberies in the a

$5,000 reward for information. police are looking for three men who held up eight convenience stores one hotel between november 1 and last thursday. the police want your help to identify this man who is a person of interest in deadly shooting in southeast washington this week. he died after being shot several times. this happened on the 800 of kenya street. call police if you recognize the man or know anything about the shooting. jonathan: bill cosby's lawyers want to have a change of

venue. his lawyers say cosby cannot get a fair trial because of the local news coverage of the case. he was indicted from 2004 complaint. michelle: we are counting down to 2017. they are putting finishing touches on the big new year eve gathering on the potomac and on the baltimore inner harbor. coming up, a sneak peek of festivities. jonathan: pluswarming up after chilly friday. steve will tell us whether it's dry to party in the new year. we will explain why the huskies don't mind b

jonathan: the mayor is going to lead the countdown to midnight and the events are all free of charge. back in our backyard, the fireworks are the centerpiece of the family-friendly celebration going on in old town. michelle: lindsey mastis is live in old town with the first night alexandria preview. hey. lindsey: families can expect the closed roads to keep you safe. alexandria's police department said they are prepared. they won't go into detail but if they are concerned they can call the nonemergency number. a mother i spoke with says because of what happened in germany for example she is concerned. but others not so much.

>> i have never felt fearful here. i have been to the big gatherings. nothing to fear. lindsey: because this is a yearly event police are convinced they know what to expect. i'm live in old town alexandria. michelle: metro stays open until 3:00 on new year's new ye. at midnight the rides are free. use your metro pass. so hold on to your card. on new year's eve taxi rides up to $30 are free between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. new year's day. jonathan: if you don't feel like venturing out, no problem. stay on your couch and watch the ball drop in times square on the dick clark new year's rocking eve at 8:00 on abc7. ryan seacrest and fergie are back at hosts with 5-1/2 hours of performances from artists like mariah carey, john legend

zone. you can have the party in your living room. steve: a few snowshowers remain but most of the action is coming to an end. it's moving east. snowshowers north and west. it's 38 in quantico. temperatures are going to cool tonight. the further north and the west you go we are looking at the wakeup temperatures that will be in the 20's. not going to stay there long tomorrow morning. it will be a cold start to saturday. 26 in fairfax. nice sunshine in leesburg. the future cast shows added clouds. not in the morning hours but moving toward the lunchtime hour, partly to mostly cloudy skies. the winds will be out

south. moving to dinnertime folks going to the party. you won't need rain gear. dry. winds out of the south. we look at the partly to the mostly cloudy skies with the temperatures in the upper 30al's to 40 -- 30's to 40's. it will stay dry. more clouds in the afternoon hours and then we ring in the new year to look at the temperatures are upper 30's to 40. the first day of 2017 sounds weird to say it already, around 50 degrees. we will see partly cloudy skies in the midday hours. the redskins game starts at 4:45 at fedex field. it starts out dry but we look for better chance of showers afte

if you see showers it will feel cool and damp. the foecast, ten day oulook. better chance of showers monday near 50. around 60 on tuesday. wednesday next week is around 50. colder air will settle across the midatlantic. middle to upper 30's for friday and saturday and we could see a wintery mix. more on that in the coming days. it's something to look forward to as we move in the month of january. michelle: thank you. hopefully 2017 will mean good news for the redskins. jonathan: i would be shocked if the giants put their starters in. wouldn't you? >> it would be a mistake. they have nothing to play for. they are the five seed if they win or lose. i would

starters play more than a half in the game. redskins just have to take care of business. heading in the regular season finale the redskins control their own destiny to make the playoffs. or do they? we will explain the highly unlikely scenario of a skins win over the giants and still they would get out of the postseason. sports is next. stay with us. michelle: tonight on newschannel8 at 10:00, hundreds of workers denied over $1 million in wages. all of it happening right on capitol hill. the result of that federal investigation and what the department of labor is doing in response. join me, jonathan and steve rudin tonight at 10:00 over on newschannel8.

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scott: ticktock, ticktock. less than 48 hours away from the redskins game at fedexfield. they are there a win and get in situation. but there is a hitch. if green bay and detroit play to a tie, they will make the playoffs and the redskins don't. washington played in one of the two ties this season and no nfl season has had three since overtime rules were changed in

with that in mind the skins are focused on the business. that is beating the giants. >> i jocked around about it. that would be something else. we are the first game. we control what we can control. alabama is going to face washington in the peach bowl. the crimson tide is favored in the match-up with the huskies but don't say it to the players from seattle. they plan to relish the underdog role. >> the whole season we are doing the same thing. it doesn't matter who we play.

the closing second of the third, the hoyas is down eight. marquette with several chances to score inside. the pass will go to yents who drains a three at the buzzer to put the golden eagles up 11. georgetown goes on to lose 84-77. the washington wizards back on the court tonight at the verizon center hosting brooklyn. the whi.z won seven in a row. they are playing good basketball in the nation's capital now. jonathan: we need the capitals to catch what they got. winning. michelle: this is a live look now. happening now. it's a matter of time until we see the first of two eaglets. they are waiting to hatch in florida in fort myers. a live look at the motor harriet. she is keeping the eggs warm. waiting to see it

jonathan: the first of the eggs is starting to crack. they crack the egg. watch it online when you would like. it's on the website wjla.com. we had the first lady, the eaglets. we put it online. people went nuts. they would watch it the whole time. they hatched. it was cool. they come out teeny and then in no time they are big. michelle: once you start watching -- jonathan: you get hooked. michelle: you can't stop. steve: snow flurries out of the way and now we can usher in the new year with no problems at all. tomorrow is dry, the mostly cloudy skies. later in the day, in the middle 40's. 50 on sunday. betters than for the showers for the redskins game later in the afternoon and the everything hours. near 50 on monday. around 60 on tuesday. a lot of questions about friday and saturday of next week. we have something on the website wjla.com. check it out. michelle: "world news tonight" with david muir up next.

tonight, president-elect trump praising vladimir putin. calling him, quote, "very smart." this, just one day after president obama sanctioned russia over those election hacks. diplomats expelled. two russian compounds being closed. putin refusing to retaliate. >> missing plane. the private jet vanishing without a trace over lake erie. two families onboard. the frantic search tonight. winter blast. up to two feet of snow. 100,000 customers without power. temperatures dropping. your new year's eve forecast on the way. abc news exclusive. todd fisher speaking out for the first time abo