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of your receipt. it happened to an ashburn waitress. she is rising above the hate. shares onent obama of the toughest decisions he ever had to make. >> now, abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. kimberly: thanks for joining us on this chilly january night. i'm kimberly suiters. bitter cold is sticking around another day. coverage, buteam we begin with meteorologist josh knight, with colder temperatures tomorrow? josh: that's right, colder than this morning, so bundle up. clear skies across the area, it's will allow the temperatures to drop. clouds off the atlantic and closer to the likes. the star shining brightly for us today. what it means is clear skies and the breeze will lessen up
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this is a heat wave. kevin thomas is from chicago and is trading for a marathon next month. the cold has led to some school closures and delays. st. mary's county public schools in maryland are closed. spotsylvania schools and king george county schools in virginia are closed. the same for calvert county schools in maryland. the stafford county public schools are on a two-hour delay. they may reassess in the watch "good morning washington" for the latest. district leaders are offering additional services to those who need it. d.c. has an overflow shelter on standby, available to help the homeless. some community members are stepping up to lend a hand. anna-lysa gayle is live at the mcpherson square metro station. anna-lysa? anna-lysa: kimberly,
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right now it is very difficult to even stand out here too long. i cannot imagine what it's like for people sleeping outside in the cold at the metro station. it has to be extremely painful. these are some of the individuals officials are concerned about. with temperatures dropping into the teens overnight, d.c. has plan,ted a cold emergency many extra services are available to help those living on the streets. >> i've never been this cold before in my life. anna-lysa: community members also noticed the need. on this cold sunday, across wilderness mission church brought more than just kind words to frequent square. -- franklin square. >> some hot chicken soup. even though the shelter is open, and some places they can go, a lot of people still outside. anna-lysa: the pastor says the concern is always for those out in the elent
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philippe a smith, who has been homeless almost a year and unable to find a job. he was lying down newspapers to sleep on near the metro station. pray that i don't get hypothermia. anna-lysa: despite the fears come he does not plan on going to a shelter. sleep onld rather the streets of washington, d.c. anna-lysa: another good deed about 20 minutes ago, they brought over blankets to add another layer so these people sleeping outside can be warm tonight. the city's emergency plan will remain in effect until about 7 p.m. tomorrow. anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. kimberly: i wonder if they were inspired to do that after seeing your report on news channel 8 tonight. stay connected and keep track
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the changing weather by downloading the stormwatch 7 app. you can also get updates on air and >> the street ate my car. >> my car was halfway in the hole. kimberly: a six inch water main broke at about 9 a.m., flooding homes. when crews arrived, the street opened up, creating a massive sinkhole that swallowed two cars. and nohen i have no heat water and no car. it's not something that you expect to see when you open your front door in a major city. the road just caved in. it's troubling. kimberly: at least she was not in it. a water department spokesman said they would work with everyone who suffered damage. outrage in ashburn tonight. a couple left a look all mexican restaurant without tip
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her service. then they left behind a racist message on the receipt. as mike carter-conneen reports, those customers are not getting the last word. >> "great service, but i don't tip like people." note scrawled the on the bottom of a bill at this mexican restaurant in ashburn saturday morning. with carter said they left no gratuity by 20-something white man and woman whom she served breakfast. >> i'm appalled. so disheartening. mike: her bosses that carter is a beloved employee and loved by her customers. >> we are very happy to have her. mike: they acted no differently, no would occasion were not happy with her. she said the female customer even complemented the food. >she did not ask for this attention. it was two
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outraged by the incident who posted the photo on facebook. onhas been shared nearly 900 times. the local chapter of the naacp is spreading the word. the restaurant's owner says customers are requesting carter as her server -- as their server or stopping by to give her hugs and money. >> they dropping by to give cash. mike: carter makes clear this does not bother her. >> he did not hurt me, he only hurt himself. he only makes us stronger. mike: and she said she would serve them again. >> just let them know they do not get the best of me. mike: mike carter-conneen, abc 7 news. kimberly: she will make a lot more in tips now. the outcome of a special election will determine control of the virginia senate. two of thes win three seats, they would take control of the chamber
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the tiebreaker. tuesday's election will replace lawmakers elected to congress in november. and the virginia general assembly convenes wednesday afternoon. it will be the last of governor terry mcauliffe's term. top of the agenda, filling the 1.5 l.a. another shortfall in the state's two-year budget. more than 1000 bills are expected to be filed before wednesday, including a bill banning hand-held cell phones while driving. maryland lawmakers also meet wednesday, filling the budget shortfall topping their agenda. they will consider proposals for mandatory paid sick leave and a ban or extended moratorium on fracking. governor larry hogan and democrats are expected to clash over proposed repeal of the so-called roadkill law that sets rules on funding transportation projects. a crime alert and prince george's county, a man was shot and a ho
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table hills and died at the hospital. that happened thinvestigators ag for evidence to find the gun man in the case. prince george's are also investigating a deadly stabbing in chillum. this happen on cyprus creek onight.hi crime iss believe the domestic related but there is no word on a suspect or motive. hundreds turned out to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the tucson shooting. six people died, 13 injured, including former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. tucson is building a per manent memorial to the victims. she and her husband, astronaut mark kelly, became activist for strict gun control in the wake of the shooting. pressure of the presidency.
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expect,: as you might president obama is reflecting on his presidency with only 12 days left in office. he said one of the toughest decisions over the past eight years was ordering 30,000 more troops into afghanistan after running on a platform to end a large troop presence overseas. president obama: that was the first time in which i looked out at a crowd of west point graduates and knew that some of them may not come back. kimberly:
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were 2,8 1,834 the result of hostile action. a little more than 20,000 american service members were wounded in action. transition, british foreign secretary boris johnson is in the u.s. to meet with advisersump's close and congressional leaders this week, focusing on u.s.-british relations and other foreign-policy matters. johnson was among the best-known brexit supporters before voting june.ve the e.u. omnin the ceo of general motors says its company has no plans to change his production plans d a threat foreete slapping a tax on importing cars from a to go. the ceo said capital
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advance. he is part of a group of ceos that will advise trump on economic issues. 7 on your side consumer alert -- the apple iphone is about to celebrate its 10th birthday. tomorrow will be exactly 10 years since the late steve jobs introduced the device to the world in san francisco. it took off quickly and anchored the age of the smartphone. iphone sales hit a wall last year. apple is set to deliver a new device in the fall. and what they really need to work on is the battery that does not die in the cold. josh: that is so true, it will be at 40%, step outside, on. especially for us. it makes it tough. cold is the weather story tonight into tomorrow morning. we will start off tomorrow in the single digits. here is the issue -- it will not be the
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actual temperature that will be so much lower than this morning. while the numbers from what it felt like this morning and the actual temperature tomorrow will be similar, the air is colder tomorrow morning. at reagan national right now, the wind at eight miles per hour, so it feels like 9. tomorrow morning, the wind will be just a few miles per hour, tops. that at least is breaking down. tomorrow morning, 16 degrees on the thermometer, 13 in leesburg, seven culpeper, nine winchester. getting ready for the bus stop tomorrow morning, which sure everybody is dressed very warm. through the day, cloud cover builds in, midmorning. at times it looks mostly cloudy. the good news is we bring in a lot of sunshine in the afternoon. the temperature still barely 30 degrees. we are stuck below freezing tomorrow. tuesday, aroundd.c., i don't expect anything for us, what thei
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corridor could see some snowflakes, a winter makes near hagerstown in frederick county. in the district, not looking for anything besides rain tuesday night. the majority of tuesday is dry, just showers further to the north and west. tomorrow morning, 15 degrees, very cold from about 5:00 to 7:00. is the high. than sunshine in the afternoon. 30 degrees the high temperature, still cold. turns out of the south and that be the big weather maker. we have this purple color, which is indicative of very cold air mass overhead. the highs have been below freezing, lows in the single digits. as this low-pressure system moves over the coast, as the warm front crosses tuesday night into wednesday, that finally allows the mild air to move in,
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>>ndow the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: the wizards trying to get back to .500 with another run against the bucks. wond quarter, 63-62, wiz the break. john wall, no look pass, smash. the wizards take the lead. later in the fourth, 104-101 w iz, the execution of this inbounds pass, perfect. the wizardswin 107-101. -- bradley beal finished with 26. gw colonials making it interesting. gw within single digits, down eight. less
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he is 77-70. nfc wild-card game, packers-giants. right before the half, aaron rodgers throws up a hail mary. somehow he is a master of this. catch in the back of the end zone. 42 yard touchdown. perfectly thrown ball. discount double check. giants 38-13.he and stay up with us after this. coming up, abc 7 "sports sunday ." lamont jordan is with us in studio. always a fun show. kimberly: that is cool. i want to hear super bowl productions from you guys. robert: i don't know if we have time of the show for that, so jampacked.
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even a jimmy fallon had to deal with a teleprompter blackout. land" wona big. ryan gosling, best motion picture actor. >> this is one of the best experiences i've ever had. reporter: and best actress, ms stone. -- emma stone. >> this is my first time here, guys. "atlanta" won best television series, comedy, or musical, and getting a nod for its star donald glover as best actor. >> wow. motionr: and best mos picture and drama. >> "moonlight." reporter: wrapping up the night -- >> "la la land." reporter:
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kimberly: it started in a galaxy far, far away, but ended up in this front yard, snow sculptures of "star wars" characters. leia andprincess r2-d2. the artist said he came up with the idea while playing with kids in the neighborhood. robert: it is still impressive. kimberly: that looks a little more like shrek, but nice effort. the snow sticks around?
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