jonathan: first, chaos at the ball, two people stabbed to death. michelle: this happened at the westfield wheaton mall, sending shoppers into a panic. richard reeve joins us with the investigation happening now. rich? richard: mall security is still on the scene. the police

are looking through surveillance video, interviewing witnesses, trying to locate a suspect in what is considered a double homicide. chaos and fear at the westfield wheaton mall. >> he came in unconscious, blood everywhere. richard: now a double homicide. >> they observedtwo male victims suffering from stab once. calls tuesday 911 afternoon. works nearn who live the food court saw one of the victims. >> i saw a person on the ground, getting help. the police came down here. richard: first responders evacuated the victims with life-threatening injuries. >> i think that's sad. richard: authorities began in emergency evacuation of part of the mall. >> we shut down the mall. richard: traffic

parking lots and veirs mill road, even the metro station shut down for a time. >> makes me a little nervous. both victims described only as adult males who died later at the hospital. the police are hoping that witnesses and surveillance video would lead them to the keller. >> every time you turn on the news, there is something no. -- there is something new. richard: the mall will reopen for normal hours tomorrow, the police still on the hunt, offering a 10,000 other reward for information. richard reeve, abc 7 news. michelle: breaking news right now, police investigating two suspicious deaths in greenbelt. a man and woman were found dead on springhill drive. the identities and cause of death have not been revealed at this time. we will bring you new information as soon as we get it. steve: good news through the

temperatures are actually beginning to move up. around hagerstown earlier this evening, a little bit of freezing rain leading to some slick spots. temperatures are 37 hagerstown, 39 leesburg. stormwatch 7 satellite and radar, the rain changing over to just all rain. washington county, frederick county, freezing rain at this time, but with the temperatures above freezing, the precipitation on the ground is no problem. freezing rain warning for frederick county in the panhandle of west virginia until 1 a.m. nothing for the immediate metro. the bus stop forecast, the temperatures tomorrow will be in the 40's. more about that, plus looking ahead to the weekend, the warm-up, and inauguration day. michelle: turn to the abc 7 stormwatch team whenever there is winter weather on the radar.

twitter, wjla.com, and download the stormwatch app. thethan: this just into newsroom, the fbi is looking into a number of ways they believe russia may have tried to impact our election. u.s. officials with direct knowledge of the briefing given to both the president and present elect told them a variety of ways they think the russians were trying to sway folks in the u.s. they are also looking into the claims that trump aides were involved in hacking the democratic party. fake news,ted this, " a total political witchhunt." for with abc 7 and wjla.com any and all updates. president obama: michelle and i have been so touched by all the well wishes we have received the past few weeks. tonight it's my turn to say thanks. michelle: gratitude,

and encouragement --positive words from president obama as he addressed the nation for the final time. the setting was his hometown of chicago in front of thousands. this was a closing chapter in what has been a tumultuous election in transition. jay korff joins us in the satellite center with the parting words. jay: president obama said goodbye to the nation as commander-in-chief. in the place where he launched his political career. over two terms in office, often defined by war, recession, political rancor, and the changing landscape, the president thanked americans for working together. president obama: you were the change. because of your hopes and because of you, by almost every measure america is a better, stronger place than it was when

the president insisted democracy will only succeed with economic equality and access to affordable health care. he challenged washington to improve upon his health care plan that some now vow to alter. president obama: if anybody can put together a plan that is better, that covered as many people at less cost, i will publicly supported. mr. obama believes there is more to be done in terms of race relations, social justice, and immigration policy. he said that science, reason, and facts matter when solving problems. he said while the greatest threats come from terrorists, fearing change can also be dangerous. person obama: just a -- mustdent obama: just as we remain vigilant against external aggression, we must guard against a weakening of the values that make us who we are. jay:

the president called on americans to participate more in the political process, to embrace the task of improving the nation and believe in their ability, not their leader possibility to make positive change. jay korff, abc 7 news. out and: the transition the work of the incoming administration. this is senator jeff sessions. he is the pic for attorney general. lawmakers on the hill spent hours questioning him today. lindsey mastis joins us from the live desk with some answers he gave. lindsey: he is a polarizing pic for attorney general and he spoke about everything from abortion to alleged russian hacking. one of the reasons he is getting backlash is because some accuse him of being a racist. senator sessions address that had on today. 1996 as accused in failure to protect the voting rights of african-americans. the vo

and of condemning civil rights organizations and advocates and offering sympathies for the kkk. these are false charges. lindsey: there were multiple protest today, including people dressed in kkk robes. the hearings will continue tomorrow. most political analysts say that the republicans have the votes they need to confirm sessions as attorney general. lindsey mastis, back to you. michelle: marine general john kelly sailed through his confirmation hearings. he split from the present elect by opposing waterboarding and a ban on muslims entering the country. he also questioned the effectiveness of building a wall of the border with mexico. jonathan: a jury recommended the death penalty for charleston church shooter dylann roof. roof killed nine people

forxpressed no apologies his actions. he will be formally sentenced tomorrow morning. >> this is a very hollow victory because my sister is still gone. verdict couldis have brought her back. roof told the judge he wants to file a motion for new lawyers tomorrow, but the judge said that is not likely to happen. roof represented himself during his trial. michelle: a tragic memory, the day that a gun man opened fire at the navy yard, killing 12 later,arly three years an internal investigation found the complex is still vulnerable to security threats. an investigation found unqualified security guards lacking basic knowledge of procedures. it also found laps

a munition. jonathan: new developments, a deepening corruption scandal in prince george's county. today, a former state delegate and tells him him or pled guilty to taking bribes. campos was on the council for 10 years and resigned in 2015. according to court documents, he was selling county money for bribes and admitted to taking $340,000. he is not the only person involved in the scandals. multiple elected leaders are under investigation by the federal government. fory with abc 7 and wjla.com updates. michelle: metro has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit related to the deadly smoke incident in 2015 at l'enfant plaza. metro says they have immunity in such cases and say they do not have a duty to evacuate passengers an emergency. at responsibility, according to metro, lies with d.c. fire and ems.

part, it is most unfortunate they continue to play the blame game, failing to take responsibility for incidents taking place on their public transportation system. mayor muriel bowser defended the department response as a relic at it -- as heroic. ofrsday is the anniversary the smoke incident. you took our school principal from us, so we are rallying in support. jonathan: a big crowd trying to save a school

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new, controversy loudoun county school district, a school principal paste on leave -- placed on leave, tied with a band loudounl district, a school principal paste on director excused in florida. a lot of people speaking o

what are they saying, tom? tom: there were so many people today, hundreds of people, the public speaking took four hours and most of them were coming out in support of the principle they do not want to lose. >> we are rallying in support of him. tom: a huge crowd describe a school principal who goes way beyond his job description for students and teacher. >> in the faculty lounge washing dirty dishes. brewer, the only school principal dominion high and sterling has ever had, was put on leave early last month. the district will not say why, but it is believed it is because recommendation that he gave to a school band director who went to florida accused of making

charged with a crime. there is concerned that loudoun county did not tell miami about the allegations come including allegations of alcohol to a student. supporters do not think that he knowingly did anything wrong. supporters say the superintendent is recommending he be fired, but the district will not say if that's true. it is not clear when a final decision will be made. >> bring him back, thank you. former and band director at the minion high school, authorities say new information came to light about his time in loudoun county, so now the loudoun county sheriffs office is investigating him. a florida newspaper is reporting there were other allegations against him during his time in loudoun county, but the allegations have not been made public. tom roussey, abc 7 news. jonathan: 7 on your side tonight, each day that goes

grows. many people like to keep the tree until the 12th day of christmas, which was last week. firefighters say even if the tree is well watered, it is time to take it down. and don't rely on fire retardant to keep you safe. >> people think it is sprayed with flame retardant and will not catch on fire. that's not the case. we tested live trees with and without the fire retardant. both went up in flames in less than a in it. fake trees pretreated tested better, but they also went up. michelle: the second winter storm in less than a week is pounding the west coast. blizzard warnings are in effect with some areas receiving 100 -- yes, 100 -- inches of snow by thursday. utah family is making the best of their winter weather. thomas

luge in his backyard, 300 feet long. one ride lasts 25 seconds. sounds like a lot of work, but not when you have felt. >> 15 kids, and they also lots and lots of snow. you know a lot of the dads in the neighborhood are not a big fan of him. this track six years ago but says he has been improving it ever since. steve: no snow like that in our future anytime soon. a little bit of freezing rain the last couple hours. is, the news temperatures are rebounding well above freezing, 37 frederick, hagerstown 37. the temperatures continue to increase through the overnight. satellite and radar from stormwatch 7, all of this moves to the east the next few hours. hagerstown finally beginning to

moderate rain towards the north and west. going to last very long, but be forewarned. wheaton, silver spring, olney, and gaithersburg, mainly reign as the temperatures are well above freezing, but the service right neare freezing, see you may run into some slick spots of driving or walking on sidewalks. advisory until 1 a.m. frederick county, washington county, the panhandle of west virginia. nothing for the immediate metro. the all clear has been signaled for loudoun county. patchy fog later tonight. otherwise, rain comes to an end. 40 overnight. tomorrow morning will be brighter, clouds midday. go. p.m., a slow

rain that may be heavy at times. the timing is just not going to work out for the rush-hour commute. things will slow down quite a bit. 4:00 a.m. tomorrow, the wind out of the south, dry driving to work or school tomorrow. about 5 p.m., clouds moving in, areas of rain developing at the height of the rush-hour commute. most of this is out of here, but the reward, warmer temperatures for the day thursday. talking daytime highs -- ready for this -- in the middle 60's. that only lasts one day. a cold front late thursday drops temperatures just in time for friday and the weekend. thursday, 50 and falling temperatures friday. much colder saturday, 35 degrees, sunshine sunday. a lot of folks have the day off monday, upper 40's. and towards the end of next week , inauguration day friday, looking at temperatures right now in the mide

chance of showers. jonathan: looks great, steve, thanks. classic board game "monopoly" is making a new move after 82 years.

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steve: it is really nice out there, tomorrow when the lower 50's. middle 60's thursday. then friday we will see a cool with temperatures falling to near 50 in the morning, into the 40's, much cooler saturday. upper 40's monday. and look what happens the middle of next week. we are in the middle to upper 50's daytime highs with a nighttime lows well above freezing. at this point, saturday may be a wintry mix but i don't think that is anything to worry about. jonathan: jimmy kimmel is next.

>> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- amy adams. from "moonlight," naomie harris. and music from blink-182. and now, here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you. very nice. appreciate that. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks for standing in the rain to be out here.