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rockville. when you analyze the details, it's frightening. tom: it is, jonathan, and this couple contacted the police and the city of rockville and tonight they are investigating this is a hate crime. >> the anxiety is so familiar. it's also just upsetting. tom: sonya was born in the former soviet union. her family came to montgomery county when she was nine to get away from anti-semitism. >> we came to this country with a promise it will not happen here. this black lives matter banner in her neighborhood as a show of support. she took it down friday after the neighborhood co-op said personal banners were not allowed. the next morning, somebody had to weather papered the front of the apartment building, egg to their car, and left a letter. most of it is

criticizing black lives matter as racist and then says, "we would like to award you a gold star," and includes a yellow star of david that jewish people under nazi occupation were supposed to wear during world war ii. >> the fact they knew we were jewish somehow. tom: she says in some ways it was more concerning than if it was a swastika. >> it is so much more we don't like the thing that you have done, so we have this extra way of making you feel afraid. tom: the police and rockville have indicated this could have been done by one suspect or multiple suspects. they are asking anyone with information to please call. live in rockville, montgomery county, tom roussey, abc 7 news. effort tonight to use love to overpower messages of hate in arlington.

messages appeared this weekend on a dumpster. the police are investigating. bombrd on the source of threats that prompted the evacuation of jewish community centers in several areas, including maryland. this is video of children being evacuated from a school in miami. the jewish community center was evacuated. coats, gloves, scarves, these are all essential items as we push through another night of it are cold and windy weather. we do have some school closings, but first, we have light at the end of the tunnel with steve rudin. soonerit will be here than later, but tonight, crank up the heat and the fireplace. 23 at reagan national come in the teens winchester, and luray now 25

morning, 23 degrees. a good deal of cloudiness for the day. daytime highs only in the middle to upper 30's, near 40, but a warm-up, near 65 degrees. i will tell you when, plus looking ahead to the weekend in just a few minutes. jonathan: because of lingering ice issues, spotsylvania county schools will be closed again tomorrow. schools's county and cowart county schools will be open but on a two-hour delay. -- calvert county schools will be open but on a two-hour delay. just sign up for text alerts at alerts./text for text michelle: one of washington's famed landmarks went dark for a second time in a week. this time it was not just the lights on the washington monument that turned off, it was even the critical lights at the top that warning airplanes.

hour. richard reeve joins us live from the national mall with reaction and the search for answers for what happened tonight. rich? richard: michelle, they are calling it a ground fault, a gap in the power system that affected not only the wires at the bottom of the washington monument that illuminate the monument itself, but all the way feet to the aviation lights. they were so concerned that they alerted the faa. this hiking group was on the national mall when it happened. >> i said what is going on. that is super bizarre. richard: the washington monument shrouded in darkness. new aviation lights, no spotlights. >> we turn to admire the monument and it was gone. the national park service electricians determined

the iconic structure. that is a different problem from last tuesday, when the lighting system clock went out of sync, causing the spotlights to go out. >> the view from the lincoln monument across the mall, and the capital. it's one of my favorite views in the city, so i was disappointed. richard: the monument is closed until 2019 because of repairs and troubles with the elevator system. lights were back on in just a couple hours. we were at the jefferson and we saw the lights on again. tvhard: we did a little magic. it took a full minute for the lights to come up, but how and why this happened, the park service is looking for answers. richard reeve, abc 7 news. michelle:

ongoing elevator problems, it was not long ago the monument when a top to bottom makeover after the 2012 earthquake. the price tag for that work, $15 million. the scaffolding came down about two and half years ago. at 11:00, misplaced fireplace ashes are being blamed for a fire that destroyed a silver spring home. more than 75 firefighters were called to put out the flames. the only person inside escaped unharmed. the damage is estimated at more than $300,000. jonathan: a former secret service officer is expected to plead guilty of 16 while on duty at the white house. robert morris has been charged with sending explicit messages to a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl. they were actually going to undercover delaware state police officers. he

messages to underaged girls. he faces separate charges on that and producing child pornography. fromlle: just hours away the start of confirmation hearings for the first of president-elect donald trump's cabinet nominees, the attorney general nominee senator jeff sessions will appear before the senate judiciary committee in the morning. -- retiredollow general john kelly has a hearing .n the afternoon for democrat >> that's not right to have five major confirmation hearings on the same day. we have members of the senate on more than one committee, how can they possibly spend the attention they need. named his today,trump son-in-law as a senior advisor. the transition team says that anti-defamation laws do not apply because he will not take a salary. jonathan:

to ensure safety at the inauguration. among the devices showed off today, a device to dismantle items, a robot bthat can scan, and heavy-duty gas masks. what then addition to bureau normally has for an all hands on deck event. michelle: a manhunt for a cop killer in orlando. she is a hero and she gave her life protecting the community that she loves. we will bring this turned back to justice. michelle: orlando police have been going door to door, looking for this man accused of killing a 17-year police veteran as she chased him at a walmart. the man was already wanted in the murder of his ex-girlfriend. a deputy officer died in the hunt for lloyd when their motorcycle collided with a minivan.

60,000 on the reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. jonathan: the man accused of killing five people at the shooting spree at fort lauderdale airport has been ordered held without bond. esteban santiago faces charges including murder. and chilling new video a merging showing what investigators say is santiago opening fire in the package claim area, not saying a word, reaching into his pants, pulls out his gun, opens fire. the police say he has contested -- confessed to the crime but his motive remains a mystery. there is an effort tonight to bring some joy to a little girl who had to run for her life. this teddy bear on the chair is rufus. was lost during the airport evacuation friday. the girl's mother and the sheriff's department has launched a social media campaign to bring the bear home. big changes finally coming to a local mall coming up. michelle:

jay: big changes in immigration policy in the nation's capital. first, a bizarre scene in north carolina. an suv ended up[ in

jonathan: take a look at your tv. that is not an optical illusion. that is a healthy sized suv parked in an above ground pool. the suv slid down the driveway, into thee deck come above ground pool without damaging the side of the pool. michelle: a major milestone in the anniversary of the vietnam veterans memorial. the fund that oversees the wall has collected the 50,000th picture of a name on the wall. they are working

pictures for each of the names on the wall. all were killed fighting in vietnam. the pictures are already part of a virtual wall and will be part of a museum being planned near the memorial. withhan: parking meters red tops were first set up in the district five years ago. those are for drivers with only handicapped placards or tags. there is a catch, disabled drivers are no longer able to park for free there or at any other meters. >> people who are engaging in fraud because they don't want to by fraudulently behaving this way, will not have that incentive. >> i have lived here 40 years and i've never paid for parking. my parking has always been free. jonathan: the changes will go into effect this month. the new policy only applies to the mete

those in residential neighborhoods. pastlle: reflecting on the to plan the future. that is d.c. mayor muriel bowser's goal in an accountability report. jay korff has the report and the city status. jay: that's right, the mayor talked a lot about the encouragement of her administration since she took office a couple years ago. she also talked about the presidential administration. mayor bowser: we have a lot to be proud of in the two years we have been working together. jay: mayor muriel bowser released their second annual accountability report which showed progress made on priorities identified early in her tenure as the leader. wages and population growing and unemployment dropping. >> district finances are in great shape. jay: while crime is down in graduation rates are

focus is continued commitment to more affordable housing. can builder: we affordable housing, but if you don't have a job you won't be able to get it. if you don't have good credit, you will not be up to buy it. jay: the mayor announced a half-million dollar investment in programs for illegal immigrants in d.c. who feare deportation. uses could include the cost of a legal hearing or help preparing an asylum application. servebowser: we have to all d.c. residents, no matter their immigration status. that did not change on election day. asked if she could possibly get some pushback from the new presidential administration about this position she is taking, mayor bowser simply said, no. jay korff, abc 7 news. jonathan:

count of criminal abuse for losing track of his patient who had autism. montgomery county authorities say he was working in a gym instead of taking care of his patient. he left them in the car to wait for him while he worked out. when he came out the guy was gone. when he started looking for the guy, it took him three hours, they say, before he contacted authorities to get help to find him. they found him, four miles away, walking in the dark alongside the road. he faces five years in prison if convicted, the caregiver does. cloudy skies right now, not amounting to a whole lot, but it will be cold, so be prepared early tomorrow morning. if you have anywhere to go early on, make sure that you bundle up will stop the wider view, the next weather maker moving to the north of us. winter weather advisory is for pennsylvania, a wind advisory

through the day. if you have travel plans that takeou to the north or north and west, you are likely to run into travel delays, but nothing like that around immediate metro. middle teens,, middle 20's, partly cloudy, the wind at 5 to 10. tomorrow when it, mainly in the teens and low 20's with mostly cloudy skies. not a lot of sunshine tomorrow, highs only in the middle to upper 30's, some may see 40 degrees. don't count on it. i promise warmer weather is on the way. the futurecast, through the daytime hours wednesday, the wind will change direction out of the south and west. a warm front moves overhead. daytime highs eventually into the 50's. thursday we are talking daytime highs in the middle 60's for the d.c. metro area. middle 60's for one

day, and then we cool off for the weekend. futurecast, rain showers on the way late tomorrow night. this moves out by early morning rush-hour commute wednesday. another round of shower activities late wednesday into early thursday morning. and we are looking at rain showers, no snow, because the temperatures will be well above freezing. the 10-day outlook, 52 wednesday, thursday near 65 degrees. we cool things off a little bit as we move into the daytime hours friday. and saturday looking at temperatures in the middle 30's, low 40's sunday, back into the 50's next week. jonathan: we will get that mic fixed, i promise. michelle: up next, landmark

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>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: starting with hockey, the caps going for their sixth straight win tonight in montréal against the canadiens. the offense was on. attack, leaving the canadiens speechless. 3-1 caps. later, this one what seal it. alex ovechkin on the power play, scores with a flip of the wrist. that is his99th career point.] caops win

looking for their first big win of the season. defense will do it. up 10 after the slam. then rodney pryor, straight out of chicago for the steel. two-handed up pitch. hoyas win 83-55. the redskins interviewed a long time nfl coach for defensive coordinator. he served as the browns head coach for two losing seasons. before cleveland, he was the defensive coordinator for the bills and jets. todayx scherzer revealed he has a stress fracture on his knuckle come his right ring finger, and he should be ready for spring training, but he will not pitch this year in the world baseball classic. jonathan:

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