four arrested in an f-b-i raid at the prince george's county liquor board. among those now facing corruption charges-- director david son and commissioner anuj sud . federal investigators say the two took bribes in exchange for favorable votes on liquor board matters. officials say at least one state lawmaker is now working with the f-b-i in hopes of receiving a more lenient sentence. happening today in the district-- its the end of an era. just before noon-- michelle obama will deliver her final official remarks as first lady. mrs. obama is set to speak at a ceremony honoring the 2017 school counselor of the year. the event is is an

tradition started by the first lady in 2015. and - what's a goodbye without a party? tonight- president obama is throwing a final celebration. not many details have been released. but we know celebrities like oprah, bradley cooper, bruce springsteen, and samuel l. jackson will be there. beyonce and jay-z will perform. the event is described as-- low-key. the president told people magazine it'll be a "grown up" party. meanwhile-- we're getting a first look at the tickets to the upcoming inauguration ceremonies. they're color coded - and have high-tech security features to prevent counterfeiting. members of congress get to give out 250-thousand tickets for the swearing in on january 20th. stay with abc-7 for team coverage of the historic inauguration. coming up. a brutal attack-- streamed live online. and police say the suspects-- taunted the victims family as they searched for him. how police tracked them down.. coming up.

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tonight through saturday morning for st. mary's county - accumulations are nw (frederick, md, hillsboro & purcellville in loudoun county, carroll county) - snow is ending - another wave possible tomorrow morning (southern md) - cold weekend (chills in the single digits and teens) today: partly to mostly cloudy. cold. highs: 32-37 winds: nw 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy and cold. lows: 15-24 winds: n 5-10 mph saturday: am clouds, pm sun. cold & breezy. snow possible over southern md. few flurries possible in the dmv. highs: 27-32 winds: nw 5-15 g 20 mph don't be so sure

coming up. a big change from the president-elect... surrounding one of this biggest campaign promises. the details.. ahead. plus.. kicked off a plane- in the middle of a family tragedy. now these sisters are speaking out. what happened.. and what the airline is saying about the ordeal.

happening today. four people charged with kidnapping, and torturing a teen, while streaming the attack on facebook- are due in court. the crime called "terrible" by president obama. and now-- chicago police say the four suspects are now charged with a hate crime. abc's marci gonzalez has more. felony charges against the four people accused in this vicious

challenges - in chicago nats up: "look at him -- tied up." investigators - now calling it a hate crime... explaining the white victim was held captive for as long as two days -- bound, beaten, cut with a knife, forced to drink toilet water - and verbally abused by his four black captors...including with racial slurs, and even mentions of the president-elect. nat up "donald trump" exchange all while police say the suspects laughed and streamed the attack live on facebook sot supt. eddie johnson chicago police dept. " ... the actions in that video are reprehensible." this police report shows- the victim's parents reported him missing on monday... while authorities searched, they claim the parents began getting text messages from people claiming to be his captors... investigators then found this video...and discovered the victim wandering on a street- disoriented and alone. sot david boyd, victim brother-inlaw "he's doi w

the suspects: jordan hill, tesfaye cooper, along with brittany and tanishia covington -- face a list of charges including: hate crime and aggravated kidnapping... marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. it was one of the biggest promises president elect trump made on the campaign trail. now it looks like he will not get mexico to pay for that wall on america's southern border. president-elect trump's transition team is signaling that they're prepared to ask congress for the money. according to c-n-n, if mexico refuses to pay for the wall, house republicans would seek funding through an appropriations bill. doing so could force a showdown with democrats-- either use taxpayer money to fund the border wall -- or keep the government open. that bill would have to pass by late april to prevent a government shutdown. happening today-- an escaped prison inmate is due back court after he is caught in massachusetts. and he wasn't laying low-- police say james morales tried to rob two banks yesterday before he was caught after a foot chase. he left bo

morales broke out of a prison in rhode island earlier this week. he was in prison for stealing guns from the army- and was facing child rape charges. more bad news for one of america's most iconic retailers. sears says it is shutting down 150 stores. most of those brick-and-mortar stores will be k-marts. it's yet another sign of how tough it is for former retail giants to compete in a world now dominated by online shopping. the company did not say how many workers would be affected by the store closures. sears has already closed almost 280 stores over the last 2 years. at xx time for weather. toss to eileen winter weather advisory ends at 5am for counties nw

tonight through saturday morning for st. mary's county - accumulations are nw (frederick, md, hillsboro & purcellville in loudoun county, carroll county) - snow is ending - another wave possible tomorrow morning (southern md) - cold weekend (chills in the single digits and teens) today: partly to mostly cloudy. cold. highs: 32-37 winds: nw 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy and cold. lows: 15-24 winds: n 5-10 mph saturday: am clouds, pm sun. cold & breezy. snow possible over southern md. few flurries possible in the dmv. highs: 27-32 winds: nw 5-15 g 20 mph coming up-- ya' know-- it's never

working on that christmas list. and every gamer will be asking for this new laptop.. we'll tell you why.. when we come back.

an emotional account- from 2 sisters who say they missed the death of their father- beause they were kicked off a plane. their flight to see

when one of them got a text, that his hours were numbered. the woman says she reached over the aisle- and a flight attendant questioned her. that triggered a call to the captain -- who returned to the gate. the sisters were removed - and never made it from orlando to asheville before their father passed away. in a statement, allegiant airlines says it's investigating. it adds passengers should be treated with empathy and good judgement. a longtime fixture on the white house south lawn is getting a new home. the rainbow-brand swing set was a gift for the obama daughters back in 2009. sasha and malia were seven and ten-years-old at the time. the swing set was donated to a local charity. white house officials say the obama's offered to leave it for 10-year-old barron trump, but the president-elects family declined.

when it comes to playing video games-- you can never have too much screen space. and that's why this laptop is a dream come true for gamers. this laptop- has three built-in monitors. it was unveiled by razer at the consumer electronics show in las vegas. the two side monitors slide out of the main screen and adjust into place. razer says it's the most screen real estate ever assembled. you may want to ask santa for it. experts say that if it goes to market- it would cost about 6-thousand dollars.

wintry mix will complicate this morning commute. we have live stormwatch coverage.. coming up. and farther north-- a blanket of white, created a traffic nightmare in new york. winter weather

travel plans across the reagion. good morning i'm larry smith. and i'm jummy olbanji in for autria godfrey. we do have two school closings and delays to pass along. jefferson county west virginia schools are closed today. and west moreland county virginia schools are on a two hour dela. winter weather advisory ends at 5am for counties

this morning most of the country is under winter