52 degrees. the longer that it stays warm and the air is above freezing it could lesson the impact a bit. we expect precipitation early. starting with the snow to make transition in the morning to the freezing rain and the sleet. plain rain later on. worst driving issues are 7:00 in the morning to 3:00 in the afternoon. we'll complete the weekend forecast in 15 minutes. that is it. jonathan: you the stay connected with the storm watch weather team on wjla.com or social media. or act now to get alerts sent to your phone. maureen: this is just in the newsroom. attorney for d.c. serial sniper lee boyd

life sentence tossed out. he 'cuz con d -- he was convict odd the sniper -- convicted of the sniper units. he shot 13 people and killed ten. he was executed for role in the shooting. malvo got a live sentence because he was 17 at the time of the crime. it was illegal to sentence him to life for supreme court ruling because the juveniles can't get life sentences. >> it's a week from the presidential inauguration. we are getting behind the scenes look at how the secret service plan to keep hundreds of the thousands expected on the mall save. the hub of it all is here. this is the m.a.c.c., the mac. this is where the crews will coordinate the 28,000 law enforcement officers working around the clock.

can expect to see the police, military, barricades and heavy trucks. alison: congress approved the first step to repeal the affordable care act also known as obamacare. lawmakers approved a budget resolution that allows the repeal process to begin and prevents the democrats using a filibuster to block it. >> the american people have spoken. they don't want the obama violating healthcare system. >> paul ryan and trump says they plan to have replacement approved before it's repealed. no matter what the future of the affordable care ac

people who get coverage by february 1 only have until sunday night to register on healthcare.gov. anyone who goes without a month of coverage could face penalties. jonathan: the attorney general making a push to fight back against the hate crime. he finished a virginia-visit to northern virginia mossk to push for the tougher laws. jeff goldberg is joining us live with what is on the table. what are we talking about here? jeff: well, we are here at the mosque. he is concerned that the new immigration will not aggressively pursue the hate crimes so he wants to take a bigger role. part of the effort will take up legislation in dethe bait at the capitol in richmond --

richmond -- capitol in richmond. the mosque there is concern. >> there are people who are more than concerned. they are scared. they fear for their safety and the family safety. >> the fear is over the hate crimes. today the attorney general announcing new legislation to help investigate and prosecute hate crime in virginia. changing the definition to include the disability, gender and sexual orientation. >> we will leave no doubt that we do not tolerate hate crimes in virginia. >> according to the f.b.i. the hate crimes increased 6% in 2015. including 76% jump in the hate crimes against muslim-americans. since the elections hundreds have been reported across the country including the r

>> the leaders believe it's action against hate and those feeling the pain. >> we indicate all people and humanity has to be treated equal. >> they are launching a new website no hate v.a..com. to provide resources for those who want to report or those who are victim of hate crimes in virginia. jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. right now the police are looking for a student who shot a classmate outside of suitland high school this afternoon. police say group of students left the school property to go fight. the school was on lockdown. the teenager shot is expected to recover. they have not arrested the shooter in the case. maure

information but still questions questions in the devastating fire in a ballmore home that killed six children. one of the children that survived was released from the hospital. the other two and the mother are still in critical condition. the workers finished demolishing the remains of the home and the last 36 hours have been heartbreaking. >> they did what they had to do to get them out of there. it was so tough watching them. toys, bicycles, doll babies. i seen all of that. they had a big doll house in the back. i took it to the dump. a lot to remind you. maureen: investigators are looking whether a space heater is to blame for the fire. still ahead at 6:00,

police to find a girl who was kidnapped after a few hours old. >> thousands of pink hats are mailed from all around the world. i'm ryan hughes. i will tell you what they will be used for coming up. >> first, though, the criminal charge in the takata air bag scandal. the plea deal worked out and the massive fine for the company that made millions of potentially deadly air bags.

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maureen: the takata corporation plans to plead guilty in deadly air bag defect and will pay $1 million in fines and restitution. car-makers recalled 42 million vehicles equipped with the takata air bag inflators. this is the largest automotive recall ever. one death and injuries were caused when air bags exploded. jonathan: a woman who was the search of 18-year search has been found alive. the woman who abducted her behind bars. a woman took a newborn from a jacksonville florida in 1998. police say gloria williams took the girl to south carolina and raised her as her own and tried to forge

documents. a tip led police to arrest williams and d.n.a. test was conducted to confirm the identity. her father looking forward to meeting his baby girl who is all grown up. >> williams is facing kidnapping and other charges and she could face life in prison if convicted. >> head for us, the video have to see of a snowplow off 300-foot cliff. maureen: women around the globe spending hours knitting pink hats by the thousands. now they are in reston. where you will see them ahead. jonathan: and doug hill tells us who could face morning of snow and ice. maureen: first, larry smith as a look at what is coming up monday at "good morning washington." >> thank

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jonathan: toby keith is going to be headline the welcome celebration on thursday at the lincoln memorial. it's free. maureen: there are signs that a protest one day after the inauguration could rival the inauguration in site. women's march on washington has a permit for 200,000 people to rally on capitol hill on saturday january 21.

more women will come. they have 200 buses for the inauguration day. but for the day of the march 1200 buses permits. no matter how many show up they will have a gift ready for each of them. ryan hughes shows us the women making pink hats by the thousands. >> the boxes are spilling out on the grounds. they are filling up in reston that turned into a hat headquarters. trash bag cover the floor. they are filling them up. >> each bag will go to a distribution site. >> they are organizing the pink hat process. they are planning to crochet the hats to hand them out and wear them in the

on washington the day after the inauguration. >> we want them to have a sign of solidarity. and make a statement. this was sparked by comments that president-elect trump made in "access hollywood" tape that surfaced in the campaign. >> we are forhim and we hope the best for the presidency but this is a way to say that his comments weren't appreciated. >> to give you an idea of how many hats are coming in. this box came in this afternoon. >> from australia, u.k., brussels. >> each hat has a note. >> thank you for marching i wish i could gin you. >> they are coming from many women who can't make the march but want to show their support

jonathan: check out this video. snowplow going down highway when a tractor trailer runs it off the road and it will go through the guardrail and down 300 foot embankment. the driver survived. he will recover. if a snowplow is in front of you let it do its job. i can't imagine what will happen to if semi driver. scary. >> trying to scare it was the video. jonathan: no. the video spoke for itself. you see that, you know what? stay away. maureen: you are not scaring us. doug: i'm a nice old granddad. i wouldn't scare anybody. maureen: sure. doug: no major storm at all but we do have the be cautious because once temperatures drop to freezing in the day we will have the snow and the sleet and the freezing rain there

are patchy spot. after midnight is the morning low. they dropped in spots. 43 and the 128 are the averages. if you compare this to that it is crazy. southern maryland, stafford, spotsylvania, the northern neck not included in the winter weather advisory. the roadway temperatures are all in the 40's to low 50's. that is very good news. the trend is unmistakable. trend is unmistakable. the winds pouring in from the north as the moisture will surge from the west. that will override the surface.

the computer models, the snow in the area. minor accumulations of slushy wet snow. at the time it starts the temperature should be involve freezing. most area is at or below freezing. if we are involve freezing like south and east of washington it's no problem. sloppy. but in the areas that is at or below freezing the problems will continue. that is why the advisory is in effect for 6:00 tomorrow everything. most precipitation should end by sunset and shortly thereafter. slight chance of the precipitation sunday morning. but i wouldn't worry about that. we will head to 40 or 42 in the afternoon. the ice accumulations are a trace. a little more in the higher elevations to the west. 34, a remarkable change tomorrow. then sunday is 44 wi

dr. martin luther king day on monday, mostly cloudy. 30% chance of wet snow and rain drops. highs of 40. warms up dramatically tuesday, wednesday, thursday. the shower chances are like 20%. we see it now. otherwise is a partly cloudy to the mostly cloudy day for inauguration day. look how warm temperatures remain. winter will make a come back. i can't tell you when after this weekend. maureen: don't tell us. thank you. jonathan: if you want ice go play hockey. robert: yeah, go to phone booth. winter weather. right there. you won't get it outside. blackhawks at the phone booth tonight. that is a big deal. how big is it really? jeff williams will tell us. we heard this before. more money for bryce harper. hey, have you done your taxes yet? ugh. can i do an interpretive dance to show you how i feel about filing taxes? uh... ♪ okay you're using a website to fill out your taxes. you're going to get a refund!

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robert: the caps game on sunday moved to 1:00 p.m. from 12:30. tonight, big one. blackhawks winner o four straight. but the caps won seven straight. it's nhl royalty tonight. blackhawk have won the stanley cup three times in the last seven years. the caps fans only see blackhawks once. justin williams knows it is a big nigt.

long time. i have a lot of battles and they know what it's about. last year both teams seem to be in the upper tier of the league. it's a good test. aren't: in baseball, more money, more money, more money. bryce harper and the washington nationals avoid arbitration and agree to $13.6 million deal for the year 2017. harper made $5 million last year. not a great season. it was a drop off in the 2015 m.v.p. season where he had 42 open evidences with 99 r.b.i. john wall sat out and had tests on the pinkie. tomorrow they will host sixers. wall is a game time

and the redskins coordinator sean mcvay is a head coach at 30 years old. he was formally introduced yesterday. he is 2 youngest head coach. the steelers-chiefs is pushed back to sunday night for 8:20. you have to wait. >> players on the team will be older than him. >> isn't that weird? >> that is unusual. weird. >> we have schools that have closed. all the activity for the weather. >> err on the side of caution. snow, sleet, freezing rain. i will watch steve rudin at 11:00 to get update on the wintry mix and the warming trend at 11:00. maureen: warming trend, that's nice. "world news tonight" with david muir up next. jonathan: thank you for watching. see you tonight at 11:00. have a good night.

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tonight, the state of emergen emergency. the deadly ice storm hitting right now. treacherous driving across several states. authorities warning families to stay off the roads. also breaking, the president-elect, and his pick for national security adviser. tonight, word that retired general michael flynn was on the phone with the russians, the same day president obama sanctioned them for the hacking. tonight, the explanation for that call. john karl standing by. and breaking now, congressman john lewis, saying mr. trump is not a legitimate president. found alive. the baby stolen 18 years ago. tonight, the young woman discovered. the blistering federal report on the chicago police department tonight. the feds reporting excessive force and racial bias. a hidden america. what it're