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fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 different versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... ...while his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder, get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just 79.99 per month online for the first year. hurry offer ends january 21st. only from fios. the firstfirst, snowflakes of the season are now falling tonight. but weajor winter storm, could see some slick spots in the morning. the timeline get of when the snow will exit. here is meteorologist steve rudin. steve: given about another three hours and most if not all of this will be long gone. stormwatch
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satellite and radar around the d.c. metro, hardly anything at all. to the north and west, a different story. just over the montgomery county border into frederick and urbana , light snow falling the past three hours, accumulating on grassy surfaces. most of what we have seen so far, about 1.5 inches around frederick. in terms of the winter weather ies, they expire overnight. at 3er batch will go down a.m.. northern montgomery county and lot in county will go down at 5 as. if not before then most of the snowfall will have stopped. just around freezing and below hagerstown, winchester, and that is where we expect to see slick roadways tomorrow morning and slick sidewalks.
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coastal storm that will impact parts of the area friday night into saturday. more on that coming up. jonathan: we will see you then. some of the areas hit harder than others. in maryland, they saw some heavier snowfall. alison: tim barber is in snow joins us lived from fredericksburg to give us an idea of what's happening. what are you seeing out there? tim: it has been snowing the past couple hours. we have seen some snowplows out here. the good news is they don't need to be doing much work. and live look at roadways, the salt brine is working. there is a snow plow right there, not doing much work yet, most of the snow off to the right of the screen, in the grass, where we like it come off the roads. this is video from earlier, the snow falling at
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7:00 am 8:00, depending on where you were in frederick. most of the cars are driving slower than normal, she is good because things are getting slippery. montgomery county, we spotted plows can't doubt along the main roads. salt is covering roadways and parking lots. they have treated over 1000 lane miles in the operation center is open. the winter weather advisory is in effect until 3 a.m. here is what drivers had to say. >> it started earlier, then it stopped, and how it started again around 7:00. tim: is it worse now? >> the roads are clear, they started putting out salt early, so that's a good thing. tim: and we are about to get on 270 heading back towards d.c. not a lot of
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roads, but the roads are slick, so be careful of that. of course, follow west tomorrow morning for the morning commute, where you'll want to watch out. live in frederick, maryland, tim barber, abc 7 news. alison: tim, thanks. you mentioned heading into d.c., d.c. is prepared for the winter weather, too. these are live pictures from storm trak 7, a beautiful picture from the capital. they have been pretreating the roadways for the past 24 hours, just in case. after last year's blizzard, they have updated the winter maintenance plan for tracking systems for district snowplows and plows driven by contractors. >> our crews will be out all night. we have a full deployment at 3 p.m. this afternoon and crews will be out through the night to mature the morning commute is smooth. alison:
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department of public works reminds drivers to use caution when heading up tomorrow morning. jonathan: abc 7 as you cover tomorrow morning, "good morning washington" starting a half hour early at 4 a.m. with traffic and weather every 10 minutes. for updates on the go, download the stormwatch 7 app. alison: right now, an active investigation after a school bus crash in waldorf. the school bus ended up on its side. luckily, no one was seriously hurt. it happened on bryantown road. the boss was coming from benjamin stoddart medical school. the investigation continues. jonathan: developing now,four arrested in an fbi raid at the liquor board. among the charges, bribery and conspiracy. it is a growing scandal in prince george's county. anna-lysa gayle has the investigation going on now. a lot of folks are talking. anna-lysa:
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jonathan. federal investigators have been looking into the allegations for months now and it's not over yet. the liquor board behind me in landover is one of the businesses raided today. prince george's county is dealing with yet another scandal, this time involving officials in charge of the liquor board. that includes the director, david son. >> in 2015, son arranged bride payments approving sunday liquor sales and prince george's county. anna-lysa: and a commissioner, anuj sud. >> he allegedly took cash bribes in favor of favorable votes on licenses. anna-lysa: two more were arrested. the owners of the liquor stores are also charged in connection with the bribery schemes. >>
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arrested are the businessmen who paid the bribes, seeking the benefits of the liquor licenses. anna-lysa: prince george's county police believe that the county executives have denounced the alleged misconduct. >> those days are over in prince of this county, and we will hold them accountable. baker said, "i'm concerned of the developments and the perception will be aimed at the county government, setting us back in our fight against unethical and illegal behavior." like i said before, this is not over yet. we will learn more about two lawmakers believe to be connected to the bribery scheme. if they are convicted, they face five years in prison for bribery and up to 10 years in prison for conspiracy. live in prichard's county, anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. alison: uber has fired a
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awaited the trial for attempted rape. the former california tortilla manager is accused of grabbing a female worker and dragging her into the bathroom. he was immediately fired from the restaurant, but today abc 7 confirmed he had been driving for burke, that she had been driving for uber, despite the charges of attempted rape and assault. saids been fired and uber they take passengers safety seriously. jonathan: what exactly to do with this -- re= shaping rfk -- re-shaping rfk. been telling you about the possibilities of what to do, including a new stadium, waterpark, a beach on the anacostia river. jeff goldberg joins us with what is still being discussed. jeff? jeff: some interesting ideas. if you come down to rfk stadium, this is where you will see
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and acres of empty pavement. fence, old, rusty chain infrastructure that has look the same for years. and then the stadium itself. a bruised and battered stadium stands at the center of 190 acres of mostly vacant, lifeless land. things could change in a hurry. >> that's why i'm here. jeff: tonight at the washington convention center, events d.c. million grand90 plan that includes five major projects. c complex,nd re multipurpose sports fields -- >> new sports fields. jeff: three new pedestrian bridges over the anacostia river, a market offering groceries, fresh produce, and prepared foods -- >> that would drum up a lot of attention to the city itself. jeff: and a memorial to be
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it could become a reality in three to five years. >> we can activated quickly and do some things the community would like to see and still discussed the long-term plans. jeff: it still leaves open the possibility of a new nfl stadium or 20,000 seat arena being built on the property. >> i think it is long overdue for stop jeff: james has lived in anacostia for 35 years. >> now i see a bridge coming over to connect us after being disconnected. jeff: this nearly $500 million project will be paid for by a combination of public and private funding. project, bute speaking with city leaders, there seems to be a lot of optimism the project has momentum because of the near-unanimous belief something has to be done with rfk. live in northeast washington, jeff gol
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alison: thank you, jeff. we have breaking news from prince george's county. take a look at this, a fire burning at a home in clinton. this video is from springbrook lane. we had a few details other than what you see. crews are working, flames coming through the reef. -- through the roof. will have updates as soon as we get them. reporting u.s.is intelligence identified the go-betweens the russians used to provide hacked emails to wikileaks. they cited sources familiar with the intelligence briefings provided to president obama. president-elect trump will be briefed tomorrow. tweeted aboutmp the wikileaks founder's claim russia did not give him the hacked emails. and this just into the newsroom -- tonight president-elect trump cost transition team is
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ask congress to pay for the wall on the mexican border. according to cnn, if mexico refuses to pay for the walk-on house republicans would seek funding through an appropriations bill. pass byl what have to late april to prevent a government shutdown. doing so would force democrats to choose between funding a border wall or keeping the government open. jonathan: kicked off an airplane at one of life's most tragic moments. >> it was deplorable that everybody was in shock. jonathan: two sisters removed from a crucial flight. that story next and with the airline has to say.
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tying him up, torturing him, and beating him. >> these actions are reprehensible. that along with racism has absolutely no place in the city of chicago or anywhere else, for that matter, against anyone. jonathan: in the video the attackers also make a reference to donald trump. the victim was found wandering the streets and is now back with his family, recovering. facebook says it has removed the video and say they have a team monitoring reports of crimes going on around the clock so they can keep them off the facebook live. alison: meanwhile, another emotional account, this from two sisters who say they miss the death of their father because they were kicked off an airplane. their flight to see him was taking off when one of them got a text that said his hours were numbered. she said she reached over the aisle and the flight attendant started to question her.
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tell my sister we just found out my dad died. she said you need to keep your problems off this plane, and she said i'm doing my job. alison: this triggered a call to the captain, who returned to the gate and the sisters were removed. they never made it from orlando to where their father passed away. in a statement, allegiant airlines says it is investigating and says passengers should be treated with empathy and good judgment. withhan: 7 on your side the consumer alert about cyber security, specifically passwords. too manywe all have online passwords, and most of us have trouble remembering them or change them frequently to throw while hackers. a reston company says he can make passwords a thing of the past. the cyber security firm is using biometrics to secure online access through your smartphone. >> human factors that are uniquely
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your finger, the structure of your face, the tone of your voice. jonathan: the company says that technology is safe and is already being used by companies like usaa financial, with mastercard ready to offer to its customer sometime. this year a dream come true for gamers, a laptop with three monitors unveiled by razor at the consumer electronics show in las vegas. the monitor slide out of the main screen and adjust into place. they say it is the most screen real estate ever assembled for a game. the estimate if it goes to the market it will cost somewhere in the neighborhood of about $6,000. steve: all right, a little bit of snow for the next two, three hours, and then it is gone. a few snow showers overnight. light snow continues to fall, but
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inside the capital beltway. matter of fact, around trinidad. the further west, a little bit of light snow. we may end up with a trace in the district, heavier amounts to the north and west. winchester,h or two martinsburg looking at a little bit of snow right now. frederick, not much more snow to come. we are ready have a coating on the ground of the roadways have been well treated. the side streets at the sidewalks tomorrow morning, with temperatures below freezing, will be slick. there will be some delays. join "good morning washington" at 4 a.m. to get the start of the day. the winter weather advisory in effect now will come down in pieces as we move through the next few hours. 1:00 a.m., well to the west, 3:00 a.m. towards jefferson
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then loudoun county, frederick, and montgomery county coming down at 5 a.m. the snow will be out of here by about 4 a.m. 32 forecast overnight, 25 to degrees, snow showers end as we move through the late-night hours, into early morning. futurecast, with the snow showers, 2:00 a.m., most of it is exiting to the north and east. through 6 a.m., skies are clear. a nice sunrise tomorrow morning. grab the sunglasses, but also leave extra time because the roadways are likely to be a little slow, especially for the busy friday rush-hour commute. degrees, 35 the daytime highs, clouds late in the day. the big story tomorrow night into saturday is the big storm likely to impact atlanta, charlotte, raleigh, and parts of the delmarva with several inches of snow. it will come really close to our
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the heaviest of the snow to the south and east. ocean city could be looking at snow for the day saturday before finally clearing out. a cold weekend, upper 20's, near 30 degrees. uppere warm into the 40's, near 50 the end of next week. alison: all right, steve, thank you. true friendship comes in all shapes and sizes, and this precious pair is a prime example. that story next.
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could not care for them any longer. now there is hope they will find a forever home together because they are a matched set. >> he is a lot more mellow and laid-back and she is. they work so well together. jonathan: how happy they are to see people. healthy,ays both are ready to go to a home, and they are a listen to everybody that friendship comes in all shapes and sizes. alison: great shot, hanging out together. erin: so cute. as soon as i saw the picture of lady -- jonathan: she is a cutie. alison: you need two more dogs. erin: enough about my dog. sent theirs defensive coaching staff packing, and the capitals put the brakes on the blue jackets' race for the record books.
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score after he said that. in the first, the caps putting on the pressure, jay beagle denied on the doorsteps, but daniel finishes the job, 1-0 washington. thehe second, caps up 3-0, blue jackets turn it over. washington shuts out columbus, 5-0, to end their 16-game winning streak. awesome job. when a team does not make the playoffs, somebody takes the blame. as a result, the redskins decided today not to retain defensive coordinator joe barry and three other coaches. it is not clear who will replace him, but gus bradley, greg williams -- gregg williams, and others have been floated as ideas. the colonials on the move in the second half, goes up and gets the past.
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alison: the snow is moving out. steve: yes, the good news there. finally a little bit of light snow inside the capital beltway. it took a long time for it to arrive, so we may see a trace at reagan national airport. closer, cleveland park, trinidad, anacostia come a little bit of lights no. the heaviest of the light snow well to the north and west, frederick, urbana, towards hagerstown. the snow was out of here by about 3 a.m. jonathan: jimmy kimmel is next.
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>> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- mel gibson -- from "the crown," claire foy -- this week in unnecessary censorship -- and music from fantastic negrito. and now, before i forget, here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you very much. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for coming. thanks for braving the elements to be here. you are all
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