announcer: now "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: we begin with this. donald trump held the first press conference in a while. testy. wow! trump firing back against reports and reporters today. michelle: for the first time he says he believes russia was responsible for hacking before the election. jonathan: it was a wild hour. president-elect fielding questions on all subjects. michelle: tonight, we want to hear from you. did you get the answers you were looking for in the first news conference since the election? head to wjla.com/votenow to have your say. we want to go to q mccray from the "live desk" with more from trump. q: this was trump's first news conference in six months so most people expected fireworks. with his claims of being the greatest job producer god created a shouting match with the reporter and his claims of fake news out and about, he didn't disappoint. >> if putin likes donald trump, guess what, fol

liability. i don't know that i am going to get along with vladimir putin. i hope i do. but there is a good chance i won't. q: president-elect donald trump didn't mince words when it came to russia, especially with the allegation about russia hacking the 2016 election came up. for the first tame, mr. trump admitted he believes the reports. >> as far as hacking, i think it was russia but i think we also get hacked by other countries and other people. q: for trump's campaign dealing with russia as reported tuesday by digital media outlet buzz feed and the full unverified dossier of allegation it published, trump trashed the site calling it garbage and called the findings -- >> nonsense that was released by maybe the intelligence agencies. who knows? but maybe the intelligence agencies which would be a tremendous blot on their record if they in fact did that.

the goal here of this news conference was to deal with trump not wanting to release his tax filings. that topic came up once today, brought up by a reporter. it doesn't look like he plans to release them soon. he told the crowd the average voter isn't worried about his tax returns. from the "live desk," q mccray, back to you. jonathan: thanks. the main topic of the news conference was originally supposed to be the president-elect plan to separate himself from business. that was laid out. see the envelopes on the tablep? they were stacked that high and across the table. all his business. trump maintains he could still run the companies and the country if he wanted to but he will allow the sons to take over the family business. >> as a president i could run the trump organization, great, great company and i could run the country. i'd do a very good job. i don't want to do it. >> it would be impossible to find a institutional trustee competent to run the trump

mapping out how the business would be separated from him running the country. the sons will take over the business while he is in the office. ethics adviser will be appointed to make sure there are no conflicts of interest. there will be no foreign deals in the presidency. pending deals will now be terminated. michelle: one of the other highlights donald trump and cnn jim acosta going back and forth. trump accusing cnn of running the full detail of the unverified account with trump's relationship with russia. cnn said it never did. here is the heated exchange. >> go ahead. >> since you are attacking the news organization -- >> not you. not you. your organization is terrible. your organization is terrible. >> give us a chance to ask a question, sir. >> quiet, quiet. go ahead. he is asking a question. don't be rude. >> can you give us a -- >> don't be rude. >> can you give us a question? >> i'm not giving you a question. you are fake news. >> sir, can you say

mr. president elect, that is not appropriate. michelle: wow! you can stay involved in the conversation online. check out our social media pages. we carry the news conference on facebook live to rewatch it there. to see at which point fellow viewers reacted with likes, laughter or anger. on the hill today. confirmation hearings continuing. donald trump's picks for secretary of state and transportation grilled while colleagues of attorney general nominee senator jeff sessions testified against him. lana zak wraps up a busy day in committee on the hill. >> it's a rare rebuke. but he says he followed his conscience. >> the record indicates we can't count on him to support state and the national effort

justice system. >> senator booker was not alone joined by icon john lewis. >> it doesn't matter how senator sessions may smile. we need someone who is going to stand up. speak up and speak out for the people that need help. >> sessions had defenders, too. >> the examination found that several aspects senator sessions' record unfortunately have been mischaracterized. >> former exxon-mobil c.e.o. rex tillerson, president-elect trump's choice for secretary of state was grilled with some of the toughest questions from republicans. >> is vladimir putin a war criminal? >> i would not use that term. >> the performance of mr. trump's nominees in the contentious albeit genial hearing won praise from the president-elect. >> it's interesting how it is going. they are doing very, very well. >> in contrast to the protester osposing tillerson

tillerson and sessions there is less drama for norm chow. the wife to republican majority leader mitch mcconnell. >> i will learn to lock in majority leader support over dinner. >> tillerson faced the harsher grilling. in a testier exchange with tim kaine he was asked if he didn't have the knowledge or he was refusing to answer the question on climate change. tillerson responded, "a little of both." at the capitol, lana zak. jonathan: we have had a mild afternoon but we may pay for it. chief meteorologist doug hill has the timing of the first system that will blow through here and potentially a nasty saturday on tap. doug: a warm front coming through to bring rain to the area. it will slow down tomorrow night and head south as a cold front.

a wintry mix on saturday. we have rain to the west. the steadier rain will stay northwestern part of the viewing area. rite now between romney and west of winchester there is moderate rainfall. it's all rain. it's too warm for anything else. the big picture shows the rain and it is moving northeast. i think the washington metro area will get a little bit of rain at times when the majority will stay north and west. look at the temperatures rising in a few places later tonight. tonight most of the rain is north of the metro area. the temperatures are rising overnight but it could lead to areas of dense fog. warmer air up here and cold ground down there. recipe for fog. we will talk about the weekend and beyond coming up in nine minutes. john? jonathan: thanks. reminder when you see the wintery weather, send it to us. head to burst.com/wjla. upload picture and share it with us and the video. watch us and perhaps you will see it on

a fire is out at the watergate. fortunately nobody was hurt. a lot of smoke. spread to several floors on the waterfront. a lot of people walked by and saw the smoke and called 911. michelle: it is back to work for the maryland state lawmakers but today it is under a cloud of controversy. the prince george's county liquor board bribery allegations the buzz in annapolis. maryland bureau chief brad bell is there. this will have a significant impact on session for 2017. >> you know what? it will be there. it's a cloud. and we are hearing it from delegates. normally the opening day is ceremonial. the house chooses a speaker and that side the senate, and the president. but today, drama and tension. maryland house of delegates opened the 2017 session to a glaring absence and

delegation. just before the opening gavel, delegate michael vaughn submitted his resignation citing health concerns. however, it's widely believed vaughn has been implicated in the growing p.g. bribery scandal which has already seen five arrests. here is senate president mike miller. >> michael vaughn has resigned. apparently they will charge him. brad: federal court documents unsealed after a series of raids and arrests last week included language describing a delegate that took bribes and served on a committee and cast a certain vote. i seemed to be vaughn. additionally this scrap-yard affiliated with vaughn was searched by the f.b.i. rushern baker said it plim me vated that -- implicated vaughn did the right thing. >> you should resign and step down if you violated the public trust. that is the honorable thing to do. brad: when we come back we hear from larry hg

concerns that it will go on and on. hear what he has to say at 5:00. in annapolis. brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. coming up today at 4:30 we will take you to richmond. that is when the legislative session opened. the governor terry mcauliffe last as the leader of the commonwealth. attorney general loretta lynch will be in baltimore tomorrow to discuss community policing. the justice department opened an investigation in the city police department two years ago over the death of freddie gray. city and the federal leaders reached an agreement over policing moving toward after pervasive civil rights violations were found. coming up next at 4:00, airlines no offering -- i should say one free wi-fi from gate to gate. michelle: this is good. also this -- >> meet your sister! so many emotions. twin sisters separated at birthan

families reunited for the first time. the incredible story how the families found each other ahead. jonathan: later, police searching for the guy who obviously has a thing for, of all things leotards. i'm not making it up. the unusual break-in and the odd items he stole from a dance store. wait until you hear the story. >> a mall murder so violent blood was found scattered on the ceiling. i'm kevin lewis with

rex tillerson put exxon's interests before america's.. i'm not here to represent the us government's interest. instead, tillerson sided with putin. with billions in russian oil deals... he opposed us sanctions on russia... ...for war crimes forced to pay hundreds of millions for toxic pollution... ...putting profits ahead of our kid's health. tell your senators to reject rex tillerson. and protect american interests not corporate interests.

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jonathan: developing now. the hunt is on for person who stab and killed two people at the westfield wheaton mall. abc7 news was on the story 24 hours ago. police stormed the mall and stopped trains across the redline but the leads are tough to come back. kevin lewis spoke with people who saw the aftermath. it was kind of crazy at the mall. chaotic. kevin: yes. a midday stabbing that turned into a double murder. no doubt. police identified the first victim of 22-year-old angel pineda-gomez of silver spring. police have not identified the second murder victim. this all happened around 3:10 in the afternoon. police called out to the westfield wheaton in front of the hollister store. two men stabbed and a number of eyewitnessed. police rushed to the security office where they reviewed surveillance video of the

announced look out for a man around 5'10er"'wearing black sneakers and left the mall in exit 11 near the vay can't ruby tuesday. he had a long-bladed knife in his hand. they distributed the images to metro, ride on and taxi and they shut down the wheaton station but the man managed to get away. today there was a noticeable uptick in mall security. dental office where one of the victims ran and then collapsed was closed for business today. >> there was blood. they are whying to clean it up. take evidence. they were painting the ceiling because there was blood on the ceiling as well. >> i'm glad i didn't see that

you know. how can anybody do that? kevin: one thing that is not clear is a motive. we don't know if the murder knew who he killed or they exchanged words leading up to the stabbing or a total random incident. a lot of people curious and concerned today. live in wheaton, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. former daily show host john stewart taking on a cause that has nothing to do with cracking jokes about politicians. he and his wife received approval to open an mare sanctuary in new jersey. the 45-acre farm will be home for animals saved from the slaughter houses, road side and live markets and it will include after-school programs and be open for student trips and lectures for adults. jonathan: the force is apparently strong in los angeles. it beat out san francisco to be the future site of the lucas museum of art.

art collections that has thousands of painting and illustration from noted artist and memorabilia from the "star wars" franchise. it will cost $1 billion and be in the los angeles exposition park. michelle: i love the shape. cool. jonathan: this has everybody talking. when you see it crying. a pair of 10-year-old chinese twin sisters met for the first time and happened on "good morning america. " michelle: they shed tears of joy as they gave each other a long awaited hug. brianne carter with the story and the emotional reunion. >> stand right here. brianne: a moment ten years in the making. twin sisters gracie and audrey finally met in person. the twins both overcome by emotion. >> excited. happy. it's very overwhelming. >> the two 10-year-olds originally from china were adopted by separate families on opposit

country. audrey living in wisconsin, gracie in washington state. both girls were born with a heart condition and last month audrey's mother became curious about her daughter's past. with the help of the chinese ceremonyer, she discovered this photo that shows audrey on her chinese foster mother's knee with another baby that looks just like her. >> as san as i had the picture i was desperate to find out who the other child was. >> with the help of the social media, the families connected. >> it was so crazy to be looking at what looked like gracie but knowing that it wasn't gracie. yeah, surreal. brianne: now a decade later the girls reunitednited in a face-to-face meeting. >> i felt like there was something missing. now it's complete. brianne: brianne carter, abc7 news. michelle: they handled it so well. they are so young. so much attention. they are on national tv.

meeting your other half. jonathan: there are so many parts of the story that tup you. one, they haven't seen each other. you know how twins are. they have a special connection. the second part is the power of social media. the mom wanting to find out health issues with the daughter and finds the twin. very cool. great thing. all right. i don't know how you segue. go from greatness to not so great on the roads and traffic watch. jamie is great! there is that. jamie: thank you! i'm with you. the traffic is not so great, especially not if you are trying to get in to d.c. this is 395 northbound trying to cross a 14th street bridge but it look like a parking lot. the reason is because of an accident just paz the point. it's past the case bridge closer to the third street tunnel. it's before that point with the left lane blocked. because of that you drop down to 11 miles per hour. completely clear. but the problem is trying to get past it. we pull out and we have other

crash cleared on interloop near joint base andrews. the normal slowing we have. clear on 66 inside the beltway. g.w. parkway and 3795 look good. take -- 395 look good. look outside. the stretch past the occoquan is dark. i saw on the camera the roads are wet but it's not impacting us yet. doug: but wait a little longer because rain will move in. the best news, it looks like most of the rain. the steady heavier rain will stay north and west of the metro. live look at the national harbor. cloudy skies in place all day. winds not strong. temperatures are warmer. 50. the areas still with the snow around, rapidly melting away. southerly winds to thank for that and bring in warmer air. this is what we have this evening. chance of ain at times moving through the evening, the mideverything and the late night hours. the better chance of rain. some areas see the

evening. this is a warm front coming through. rain moving in the western suburbs. the steadier heavier rain by the yellow and the orange patches will continue to stay we think north and west of the metro area. future cast shows temperatures continuing to hold in the 50-degree range. we head through the evening, they don't drop much at all. the rain continues to move north and west. this is a couple of hours from now that shows everything shifting north and west of the metro washington. area of rain through 6:00 to 8:30 or 9:00. it races northeast. the winds continue out of the south increase a little bit. the temperatures mig come up a little bit overnight. that will create the areas of fog. the reason is the warmer air moving over cold ground. that could produce fog. but tomorrow morning it will go away and skies clear. we head to 60's with a breeze and partly sunny skies. warm front south of the cold front to bring colder air from eastern canada a

nasty mix of snow, freezing rain on saturday. tomorrow, fog in the morning. partly sunny and breezy. 64. we look ahead to the weekend beyond with 60% chance of the wintery mix at times that is likely on saturday. highs only 34. 40 degrees on sunday. still a chance of a shower. dr. martin luther king day on monday, mid-40's. 40% of the shower and possibly in parade time. tuesday and wednesday we will warm up back to 60 on wednesday. right now is inauguration day next friday is partly cloudy with the highs in the mid-50's. michelle? michelle: thank you. next at 4:00, you have seen high-tech security equipment ready for next week's inauguration. still ahead how the horses will play a role i

michelle: d.c. police and mayor muriel bowser believe they have a good strategy when it comes to improve accountability across all districts. stephen tschida has a look at the patrolling plan announced this morning. stephen: violent crime festers in the nation's capital but today, words of encouragement from the top cop. >> crime is down in the district of columbia. crime is down. stephen: how far down? in 2016, the city saw a 10% decline in violent crime. 13% reduction in robbery. 17% drop in homicide. >> with all of that

community partnerships resulted in a 70% closure rate for homicides last year. >> to keep the crime trend moving in the desired direction, peter newsham announced a new command. a single chain of command in section of patrol districts, aged for growing future department leaders. >> it's a real good thing. >> she takes comfort in the latest statistics but worries about the safety in d.c. >> i don't see that much of a difference. to me it seems like the same city to me. it doesn't seem that much safer. >> we heard specifics and the statistics. there was a vague area that surfaced when the mayor was asked about the interim chief new policing strategy. whether it bode well for the chance for permanent police chief. she did not offer a definitive answer. stephen tschida, abc7

jonathan: coming up next at 4:00, you have seen the high-tech security equipment for the inugh ration. that is a big day. but next how the horses will play a role if it gets out of control. president-elect trump: if putin likes trump i consider that an asset, not a possibility. michelle: we go to new york and the key take away from what was a true event at trump tower next. >> this video created by students in montgomery county attracting interest from around the world. i'm kellye lynn in montgomery village. i'll tell y

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. president-elect trump: i read what was release and it's a disgrace. i have no dealing with russia and no deals in russia. if putin likes donald trump, i can that an asset not a liability. jonathan: russia dominated the conversation. nine days away from the inauguration. that was a fairy press conference today. we want to -- fiery press conference today. we want to know did president-elect donald trump give the answers you want to hear? go to wjla.com/votenow. weigh in if you like. go to elizabeth

at trump tower. what was the main take-away from the press conference? watching it from our end was fiery. something we have never seen before. elizabeth: perhaps the main take-away here is moving forward expect the press conferences to be wild. more of what we have seen in the campaigning months. he doesn't like working off scripts. today coming in, we are didn't know what to expect. he certainly didn't work off any script. he answered most of the questions from reporters but he actually refused to answer some. even going as far as calling out one cable news outlet, calling them fake news. so yes, he will have no problem calling out a few news outlet, answering the questions he wants to. i think the main take-away here is his press conferences will be wild and anything but dull. jonathan: that is a fair comment. let me ask you, t

do we know what russia's reaction to what was said at the press conference? elizabeth: their reaction remains what they have said all along that no, they had nothing to do with hacking in the democratic party. as far as this latest allegations are concerned that they have incriminating information to be used against trump. they say absolutely false. and the reports should be used as humor but the democrats are not taking it likely. they are calling for a full investigation. russia saying they had nothing to do with anything we're reporting on. jonathan: we appreciate it. thank you. michelle: when president barack obama gave his farewell speech so one was notably absent. his youngest daughter. that sent twitter on a frenzy to search for answers using the

among theories on an elite terrorism mission. that is wild. the truth was that she missed the speech because she had an exam this morning. studies come first. even if you are the first daughter. all right. abc7 on storm watch. we have a lot of weather moving in. doug: rain starting now. the northern and the western suburbs are getting the rain. i appears in the next six or seven hours the rain coming through. most heavy rain will stay north of the viewing areas. that is for planning purposes. big screen picture for you. this rain is ahead of the warm front. this continues to point that the heaviest rain is going to stay northwest and knot of the washington metro. showers are passing through tonight at 7:30 to 8:00. on this image we stop at 7:30. most rain getting closer to the pennsylvania line. by 11:00, 11:30 the rain is out of here totally. fog ma

watch for it late tonight and tomorrow. mild in if 50's. highs to 64. it's going to be a very mild day. the colder air will go south. we jump to saturday night. wintery mix could be the story for saturday. it could be nasty. highs in the mid-30's. challenge of rain, snow, mix. freezing rain. we talk about more in 15 minutes. jonathan: today, general assembly descended on congress. and jeff goldberg is in richmond with the 2017 ag

>> this is the final legislative session for terry mcauliffe whose term will end because of the term limit. how successful can governor mcauliffe be this year? the government does not want politics to play a part in the session. he is optimistic to say he is feeling strong of day one of the session. he wants to focus on mental health and the opioid and the heroin epidemic in virginia and transportation and the budget. bread and budget issues. the state is dealing with deficit. that will get attention this year. tonight he will deliver the final state of the commonwealth address and perhaps have an eye on the legacy. >> he will refer to the legacy. he wants to do what is best for the commonwealth of virginia. people are happy in the commonwealth because they see us working together and get things

this session could provide chances for the lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. one standing both the rest. we have more coming up. jeff goldberg, abc7 news. michelle: tonight "spotlight on education" focuses on a video having an impact around the world. kellye lynn reports that the fourth graders created the video to stamp out stereotypes. >> black -- >> they are statements familiar to many of us. painful generalizations, the elementary school students hope to end. >> a message born out of a classroom discussion that evolved in a poetry presentation. and then a video known as the lie. >> we didn't anticipate that the world would be viewing this. >> 74,000 views from places as far away as africa, us a vailia, new

>> david kennedy was so touched by the video he incorporated it to employee diversity training. he and his colleagues now serve as mentors to students at steadwick. >> be here every week. classroom, recess, participate in the process. >> one of the positive changes that have come out of "the lie." >> i used to be a bully, too. but i change because i know how it feels. >> changing behavior by exposing lies. in montgomery village, kellye lynn, abc7 news. jonathan: from the mouth of babes. look at this. looks l

system from a lot of vehicles. right? behind they found several rounds of ammunition and these are tactical styles. people are now safe after getting off a roller coaster. it is summer down there. summer down under. mid-90's stuck up there. that is never fun. this came a few months after an accident on a neighboring ride that killed four people. michelle: i think i'll skip that. jonathan: i'm not going on rides. michelle: still ahead for us at 4:00, look at this. this is taco bell's newest item. it actually looks good. we take a closer look there. the shell, we will tell yo

you can get it. >> we will take you inside the operations to prepare for the huge crowds arriving a week from this friday. >> speaking of, a look in front of the capitol. nine days to go until inauguration day. the stage is taking shape. more from trump this everything on "abc7 news at

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jonathan: when you have a huge crowd of people like next week it's nice to have horses. i puts you way above everybody standing around. michelle: a great vantage point. they trained for different scenarios for inauguration day. cheryl conner has more on the horses that will be on patrol. cheryl: making noise and trying to distract the

before inauguration day. d.c. could look like this. f the crowd gets, of control. so mounted officers with the u.s. park police and the maryland national capitol park police and prince george's and montgomery county train together for the worst case scenarios. >> this is a visor and a face shield. cheryl: this is the commander of the horse mounted patrol for the park police. she and louie are working on crowd management, the inaugurations parade and any possible disturbance. >> you have a greater capacity to see 360 degrees around you. cheryl: there will be 45 mounted patrols between the agencies. >> this is zoro and the inauguration is not his first rodeo. he and many horses participated in large-scale events including the baltimore riots. >> we allow protesters to

going down particular streets. cheryl: the horses are between the age of 5-20. the workout sharpens their skills. >> you can cross pretty much any terrain including small bodies of water, go up hills easily. cheryl: they are suited up but there is no horsing around when thousands of people are expected to'er to see the nation's 45th president take the oath of office. in upper marlboro, cheryl conner, abc7 news. jonathan: to the war on terror and a dubious anniversary. this was this day 15 years ago in 2012. the first terror prisoners were actually brought to the prison at guantanamo bay. today, 55 are jailed there with 19 clear for release. it is unclear what will happen in guantanamo bay in the upcoming administration. michelle: jetblue expanding the in-flight high-speed internet. they announced it

it's offered from gate to gate. so ma manes you can cap in the signal as soon as you sit down. you will also have access to am zone video streaming. jonathan: free? michelle: free. jonathan: another alert. honda recalling 3 million vehicles related to the takata air bag defect. the new vehicle added are the acura 2005 and 2006 m.d.x. and 2005-212 r.l. vehicles. on the honda, accord from 2008-2012sick from 2006 to 2011. the smaller fit from 2007 to 2012 and the eight -- insight from 2010-2012. this is part of the recall expansion. i know there are a lot of vehicles named. they are on wjla.com. michelle: caught on video in missouri. twinkle toes bandit. look. a man broke in the dance studio take everything from a safe to clothing.

michelle: here is where it gets unusual. the crime takes odd twist. you see what he has on there? the man returned to the store. this time wearing tights and a body suit that he stole. four dance studios in the area have been broken into in the past month. >> i would love to see him caught. jonathan: with could have done without the bending over shot. michelle: maybe he had past experience as a -- jonathan: i can't unsee that now. michelle: if the man's outfit doesn't make him stick out, a security camera taptured a tattoo on a back visible through the leotard. michelle: we'll make that your screen saver. the rain in california is not the only wild weather they are

ice storms hitting the midwest josh knight shows us. >> slamming the west coast. flash flood prompting high water rescues. this is already the biggest rain event in a decade. the russian river expected to credit above 35 feet tonight. >> by the time i got back it was under water. >> ordering mandatory evacuations. days of the torrential rain leaving much of california saturated. >> in san francisco jaup rooted trees crashing down. farther north white-out for truckee. highway patrol forced to shut down 80.

triller the scenes like this. avalanche came barreling through the house. a pileup in washington closed highways in both directions. in the midwest, a wintry mess. a messy commute in nebraska to turn the street in an ice rink. steve: temperature we move through the evening hours for 40's. rain will develop later on. the winds out of the southwest 5 too 10. tomorrow is fantastic. hypes in the middling 60's. we are likely to sea the wind gel 25 to 30 miles per hour. the temperatures are in the middle 60's.

mix on the way. this is going to bring cooler air overhead. saturday we could look at the freezing rain and snow. then much colder temperatures. the daytime high in the 40's. we will rebound to 40 on sunday. a lot of folks have the day off on monday. the roads are okay monday morning. the temperatures are well above freezing. daytime highs to make it to the middle 40's. this is not a bad looking day. ten-day outlook. 50 to 60. next week. the ain russian day could be one of the milder with the temperatures in the lower to middle 50's. with a check on the rush hour commute, jamie sullivan. >> it's slow to get in the city. leaving is heavy. trying to c

inching along. the reason because of an accident. once you get past it, you clear out. if you are heading inbound get ready for the delays. there is an earlier accident. the delays clear. there is heavy traffic for the inner and the outer loop. i want to switch gears to move further south. 95. look how slow we are past the occoquan. it's wet so be careful. jonathan: thank you. still ahead for us coming up at 4:00, the five things cost less in 2017 compared to last year. and the one thing you are going to pay more in the coming year. we have it coming up. michelle: new at 5:00, meet the local high school student

to the glitz and glamer of the golden globes. jonathan: a look at what is coming up whatone you wake one "good morning washington" tomorrow morning. >> thank you. tomorrow on "good morning washington" we are live with a sneak peek of the president obama new neighborhood. don't miss the interview with the neighbors on what it might will like to have them next door. >> how proprotect yourself and know the difference of the symptom of the flu and the common cold. >> stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minute starting at 4:25 a.m. on "good morning washington."

jonathan: get ready to save money. john matarese has surprise price drops in the store. so you don't waste your money. john: prices are up on so many things, drug prices or car repair but some things we buy in d.c. scores every day are dropping in price this new year. you will find good news in gressry store in if new year. according to a report in business insider. prices on beef, eggs, avocado and coffee are down as the shortages ease of the kitchen favorites. egg prices are down 40% from a year ago in bird flu panic. cheaper are small cars that are not selling well in days of the cheap gas.

if you don't mind waiting to check-in to get a seat assign ment. from the doesn't that stink file, the one price hype to wipe out the savings, prescription drug prices. the government expects them to jump another 12% in 2017. after an 11% rise in 2016. dozen that stink? bottom line when the consumer prices are up 2% they are not lying. unfortunately they are not looking at your prescription bills that are probably higher. don't waste your money. john matarese. abc7 news. larry: tonight, the russians. the wall. severing misties. combative donald trump fields questions and goes toe to toe. a double stabbing at a crowded mall and the suspect is still out there. abc7 is tracking the manhunt. plus seniors in need

it wasn't stolen. "7 on your side" getting them back on the road. announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". larry: for the first time in six months donald trump walked up to the podium and took presses from reporters. it lasted an hour and it covered everything from how the business will be handled to the hacking that may have help had had imget there. today's abc7 instapoll is asking if the president-elect gave you the answers you were looking for in the press conference. vote at wjla.com/votenow. we have team coverage starting with elizabeth hur who is live at trump tower in new york. elizabeth? elizabeth: good evening. donald trump today covered a number of topics but his relationship with russia dominated the hour-long press conference. with him pulling the new allegations -- calling the new allegations a political witch hunt. in his first news