♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ kellye: coming up, grappling with grief, the community steps up to help howard county students dealing with the tragic loss of classmates. a 16-year-old girl shot and killed in her bedroom. and the mediated action president donald trump plans to take in the oval office.

redskins cannot defeat the giants and miss the playoffs. one couple still came away from fedex field with a win. thanks so much for joining us. i'm kellye lynn, alongside josh knight. or may need your umbrella extra time if you are heading to work or school tomorrow. josh: it will be a tough day, being off so long, and the weather is not cooperating. seew places could actually a slim chance of ice tonight and early tomorrow morning, not many of us. the temperatures right now further to the west of d.c., winchester 41, 31 hagerstown, frederick 32 degrees. most places are above freezing. the will be these neighborhoods, pockets where the temperatures

as the rain moves in, where it's closer to freezing, there could be a little bit of ice. that will not be an issue for most of us throughout d.c. and the majority of the area, well above freezing. closer to about 40 degrees. frederick county, as we get further to the west from there, we have this freezing rain a.m.,ry in effect until 9 10 a.m. foremost of us come especially around the district, about 32, light rain from 5:00 until 7 up., and then we get to about 43 degrees by about 10 a.m. we have more on cold air coming up. kellye: stay connected with the stormwatch 7 weather app. there is instant forecasts online and on facebook and twitter, and download the stormwatch app.

waiting as howard county high school students head back to class tomorrow. their classmate was killed overnight. she was shot to death in her ellicott city home earlier this morning. anna-lysa gayle reports on how the community is stepping up to help. anna-lysa: on social media, students are asking classmates monday as theyn mourn the loss of 16-year-old charlotte. are findingmbers ways to reach young people who are having a difficult time with coping with their loss. showommunity continues to assistance for the family following a deadly attack inside their home new year's day. it all started at about 2 a.m. heard a mother scuffle inside of the bedroom. the gun man shot himself, charlotte, and her mother.

many say she will be missed. also herturity and genuine caring. anna-lysa: charlotte's mother suffered non-life-threatening injuries. unidentifiedld suspect is in critical condition at the hospital. it is not clear if he had any connection to the victim. >> i think just a state of shock. you never think that it will happen in your county, your high school. member of megan is a an organization dedicated to helping young people who suffer from depression and anxiety. they will create bracelets handed out to howard high school students this week, the school where charlotte was a sophomore. >> just saying it, hey, somebody is here for you. anna-lysa: some of the bracelets will feature kind words. >> i think right now,

we are trying to help. that is where lines of love really started. counselors will be available at howard high school monday. anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. kellye: new tonight, a two alarm fire forced dozens from a high-rise in falls church. before 8started just p.m. on a 25th floor apartment on george mason drive. to findters arrived flames on the balcony and residents being evacuated. the fire spread to a unit on the 26th floor before it was put out. no injuries reported and no word on the cause. it was not the outcome redskins fans were hoping for today. robert burton has more on the loss to the giants that is keeping the redskins out of the playoffs. you will read about this one. robert: you know the saying, it's not how you start, it's how you finish. more win

redskins would be going to the playoffs, barring a tie between the packers and lyons. that did not happen. fourth quarter, cousins funds jordan reed for the one yard score, tied. too many mistakes cost the redskins. 13-10n the fourth, redskins, cousins picked off. that is the backbreaker. the redskins lose 19-10, playoff hopes gone, finishing the season 8-7-1. never, oh,n it is man, i'm proud to be 8-7-1. we are very disappointed in the outcome. we feel like we have the personnel to win the game. it's on my shoulders and we have to do better jobs as coaches to get it done. robert: much more coming up, later in sports. next up

for the redskins is -- i don't have anything for the redskins.

last year, the sheer. cheryl: the redskins have not advanced to the playoffs in back-to-back years since the early 1990's. the giants secured a postseason spot before the final regular-season game. dan said he will hold onto his season tickets to keep the family experience going. >> because of the tailgating. beste with my father and friend. as long as we are doing that, we will keep coming back. he gave her a loaner from his mom in the meantime because the ring was hung up in the mail. >> it's hard for me not to be smiling. cheryl: cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kellye: developing now common airplane filled with dozens of russian officials and their families arrived in moscow tonight.

airport this morning. president obama sent the diplomats home in response to hacking the u.s. says influence the presidential election. members of congress are calling for additional punishment. >> we will be working for much tougher sanctions against russia for the attack on the united states of america, the hacking was an attack, and it should be treated as such. kellye: president-elect donald trump says he does not believe u.s. intelligence that russia was behind the hacking. he claims to have information no one else has and will reveal the details later this week. incoming white house press secretary sean spicer says that trump will do quite a bit on his first a an office. >> he will sign a series of executive orders to appeal a lot of the regulations and actions taken by this administration over the last eight years affecting both economic growth and job creation and do the same on a forward thinking thing. kellye:

that is going on, more than 100 white house staff members will be moving the obamas out of the white house and the trumps into the white house. the well choreographed move should take about six hours. >> it is more like organized chaos. one truck on the south lawn that belongs to the outgoing president, and the incoming truck facing north towards the white house. goes according to schedule, the move will be complete by the time the trumps arrive for the inaugural parade on the north lawn. the d.c. council will be sworn in tomorrow. at least one familiar face is part of the group, former mayor vincent gray. other faces include alisa silverman. what does this 70-inch flatscre

with a chainsaw? how they are connected to the holiday travel season. plus, reflecting on 2016.

kellye: 2016 was an eventful year in our area. now, tom roussey shares the top five events. tom: number five, murder spree arrest. a man allegedly terrorized the maryland suburbs for two days, after he killed his life gladys in the high point high school parking lot. the next day he allegedly shot at montgomery and akilling two people woman at an aspen hill shopping center before being arrested. number four, ellicott city flood. july 24, six inches of rain hit ellicott

killing two people and devastating main street. as the new year begins, the town is still hurting but coming back. number three, apartment explosion. august 10, seven people died after a natural gas explosion. it happened at the flower branch apartments in silver spring. more than 20 people were injured, dozens losing their homes. residents have filed lawsuits against the complex and washington gas. number two, the blizzard. it had not been a bad winter, but that changed january 22. snow pummeled the area with many places getting well over two feet. in some ways, things were actually worse two nights before the blizzard when a dusting of snow turned to ice and it took some commuters eight-plus hours to get home. number 1 -- >> it is a mess. tom: the metro. it is a

all electrical arcing fires, a one day emergency rail shut down, not to mention a derailment after inspectors allegedly lied on safety reports. then there was safetrack, desperately needing track work to begin in june that brought shutdowns and single tracking. plus, an earlier closing time on weekends. for its many issues that affected many commuters, metro is our top story of the year. tom roussey, abc 7 news. kellye: one comforting thought, much of that is behind us now. josh: some carries over into the new year, but at least metro was nice last night, letting peopleride. kellye: free, in some cases. bad winterr as the weather, looking back, it looks like things are still quiet as we get into the beginning of 2017. that, maybe a dusting of snow this week. i will tell you when coming up for

big spread. just a few neighborhoods will drop near 32. this is happening now for some places. most of frederick county, maryland, that is a spot where we are looking for a little ice, but for most of us, as the rain moves in, it is bringing warmer air. not really looking for freezing rain an issue for most of us. it will just be this small area closer to frederick, maryland. the rain continues to move in, so keep the umbrella handy on monday and tuesday. the stormwatch 7 futurecast, 11:30, i think it is a little bit behind, the rain ahead of this, but foremost of us not a big difference for stop it is moving in around 2 a.m., 3:00 a.m., and still with us in the morning. 7:00 a.m., relatively spotty, some of us starting off dry, but the chance of rain sticks around pretty much all day.

a nuisance. highscloudy and cool, the topping out in the 40's. we get a break monday evening and monday night. it will be back here tuesday morning, 7:00 a.m., a lot more yellow and orange. that is heavier rain moving in, especially midmorning tuesday, probably between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. the good news here is it breaks down as we head into tuesday afternoon, evening. 4:00 p.m., while the drive to work tuesday morning might be a mess, i expect by the time the kids are on their way home tuesday things will be better and we should be drying out. tomorrow, 45 degrees the high. cloudy and cool, the rain likely. heavy enough that you will need the umbrella, but not a washout. it will steady, light rain through the day. tuesday, heavier, 80% chance.

is a disturbance moving through that could bring snowflakes, may be dusting thursday night into friday morning. 20%, 30%, that is the low end, but this is the next time frame we are watching closely. monday and tuesday, definitely slow go, especially in the morning. we stay mild wednesday, 54 degrees. then we drop into the 30's as we go thursday, friday. next weekend will be cold, highs in the mid 30's. we take that into early next week. the chance thursday and friday is small, but something to stay ahead of through the week. chance thursday and friday is small, but something to stay ahead of through the week. kellye: what are your thoughts about the redskins? robert: please, let us know. josh: sadness. i try not to get wrapped up too much just in case. robert: it is how you start and finish. might bringss

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>> and analogy toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. had to all the redskins do was be the giants and they were playoff bound. as long as the packers and lions did not tie. that's not happening. third quarter, kirk cousins funds jordan reed for the one yard score. just like that, tied at 10-10. but too many mistakes cost the redskins. fourth quarter, cousins picked off by dominique rodgers-cromartie, a backbreaker. the red skins lose 19-10, the playoff hopes gone. they finished the season 8-7-1. >> we've got

be better. we've got to give them something to cheer for. er next to be bett year and do a better freaking job. coach gruden: it's disappointing to see it end, but that's the way it is and we have to learn from it and grow from it. capitals andy, senators tonight. justin williams on the breakaway, denied. tied at 1-1. moving to the third, still tied, taylor geordie fires one from the point. he scores. 2-1 caps. they win by that score. and make sure that you stay up with us for abc 7 "sports sunday ." 106.7 the fan is with us. -- mark gray is with us. that is 11:35, right here on abc 7.

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bags. inside the lost and found at denver international airport, there are wallets ,i.d.'s, jewelry, phones, and -- >> somebody left behind a chainsaw, a 70-inch widescreen tv, a hoverboard. kellye: if you leave something behind, file a claim with your airline and the airport right away. call the airport lost and found directly, and remember the more details that you can provide, the better. three weekends on top of the box office for "rogue one," raking in $425 million since it opened. the first stand-alone "star wars" film is 2016's second-highest grossing movie. only "finding dory" made more money. cumberbatch is relat

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kellye: a new year's reveler in wisconsin was arrested after doing a running bellyflop underway police car. the officer's camera was rolling when he threw himself onto the car, breaking the windshield and scampering off. no surprise the police say the 25-year-old man had been drinking. you think? robert: really? josh: "scampered off.