monitoring this from the capitol hill bureau. you had been in paris in an aftermath of a similar scene, a bigger attack. what can you tell us about this? scott: you are right. i was even there two weeks ago to work on more stories how the current status of the terror investigations relates to what is happening in france politically. this is what we know. you have an officer dead. perhaps one other who is seriously wounded who may in the grave condition as well. possibly a third officer may have been shot. the asilliant in the case described as -- assailant in this case described as flagged by the french authorities as a possible terror suspect and someone of concern. he was killed in the shootout. in the past 20 minutes, the isis has claimed responsibility for this attack. that is unusually quick for the organization to come out with that claim. but that is what is reported now through the french police and the french media.

something that president trump said. he was about to enter the east room. when this was unfolding. he was asked about the report. this is what president trump had to say. trump: it's a terrible thing going on in the world today. it looks like another terror attack. what can you say? it never ends. we have to be strong and vigilant. scott: the state department issued warnings to monitor the news to make sure it is safe to move about if they are in paris. two other notes politically a sensitive time because they have elections in three days. sundays they elect a new president. odds are it will go through first round balloting and no one will get 50% plus one so there will be a second round of votes two weeks

but a lot of people wondering how it mate reflect on the leader, the candidate marine le pen who is very hard right wing against the jihadist effort. some believe it may propel her further in the polls. secondarily you have to look from the past attacks, the cafe attack, the "charlie hebdo" and the nice truck attack. we are reporting from capitol hill. scott thuman, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. paris has been a backdrop for a number of attacks. earlier this week, the french officials say they disrupted a planned attack in marseiile. we will continue to follow the breaking story. if anything should change we will let you know on air and online at wjla.com. michelle: also breaking, this is from the sister station in seattle. two officers shot. the bulletproof vests saved their lives. this is not terror. the seattle police say they were responding to a robbery. jonathan: be the first to know about breaking news by signing up for the abc7 text alerts. you will find them at wjla.com/text. michelle: this r

parking garage at the reagan building. that is by the trump hotel in northwest washington. part of the ceiling collapsed. a car was damaged. the fire department is out there now and they tell us that it's not that bad despite pictures, mostly cosmetic. a man charged with killing three people is expected to plead guilty in two killings next week as a plea deal. eulalio tordil will receive life in prison without parole. he will admit to killing winfeld outside the mall and molino outside a grocery store last may. the case involving his estranged wife gladys is still pending. jonathan: update for the armored truck robbery. we have surveillance video. they jump out of the vehicle with what looks like a.k. 47's. they held up a worker carrying a bag of cash to the truck outside check cashi

so far, no arrests have been made of the two armed men or the get-away driver. michelle: two teenagers are now charged in this daring smash-and-grab at a gunstore in florida. the 17-year-olds were arrested last night. they have recovered some of the stolen guns and expect to make more arrests soon. jonathan: u.s. capitol police arrested seven people outside the senate office building. they confiscated marijuana joints from the activist celebration. >> republicans in the house are growing they can vote on compromise before trump's 100 day mark. talks between the conservative and the moderate members continue in the two-week recess. today is the 91 z day in office for

rained a thunder that could head in the area. the day started with drizzle as well. >> rain activity this morning. we could see downpours around culpeper. what to expect moving through the day tomorrow and upcoming weekend? heavy rain in the upcoming weekend. i'll give you timing in a few minutes. michelle: maryland governor larry hogan cleared his schedule to be with his father after the elder hogan suffered a massive stroke. brad bell joins us from the state house. governor hogan talked often about hit father who is no stranger to marylanders. brad: no, not at all. the governor is extremely close to his father. it's a sad night at the state house and the governor's mansion.

inspired the governor's route to politics. he had a long distinguished career beginning as an f.b.i. agent. but it was this seat he gained fame on the judiciary committee. a member of congress from the fifth district he was the only republican to vote to impeach president richard nixon. a fact his son gary larry hogan jr. would -- governor larry hogan jr. would mention in the snowy inaugural address three years ago. governor hogan: a great maryland success story and a great marylander. brad: former governor has known and admired both men for years and said larry hogan's senior has been the current governor's role model. >> he is very proud of his son. a mutual love affair between the father and son. it's tough. they are very, very

>> a tough time from his father. it was stated that larry hogan senior was receiving professional care and governor hogan would be with him. brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks, brad. from bad to worse, a wrecked car, look at this. dragged by a semi down the road. why the driver said the trucker wouldn't stop.

michelle: we are back with an update to deadly shooting in paris. isis is claiming responsibility for the attack that left an officer dead and two others wounded. police say a lone gunman star getted the officer on the city's iconic champs élysees. the gunman was later killed in a shootout with police. it's believed that the attacker was tagged as an extremist. jonathan: this might be a reason to ditch exercise equip. check this out. something wrong with the treadmill started a massive house fire yesterday in resten. nobody was hurt. >> check out this fire. boat fire in virginia beach. it started while two men were working on the boat. one had

hospital. jonathan: people relaxing on the beach, this is in singer island florida, they were on the chairs. that washed ashore. it happened this morning. a big surprise. a barge washed up. it's not a ghost ship. michelle: now caught on the video. the sparks fly before a group of burglars find himself -- actually, one particular finds himself stuck up a creek. the thief broke in a chick-fi-la in houston. he ran and covered himself up with mud and a bush. k9 found him easily. jonathan: still ahead,

tractor trailer blocking the beltway. this is a mess. the brute force the highway workers use to get the commuter route open. michelle: a shocking scene, a semi dragging a car refusing to stop. the reason the driver gave after he was forced to put it in

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jonathan: a quick update on the attack that took place on the street of paris, france. specifically, the famed champs élysees. isis is now claiming responsibility for the attack. a police officer outside of a train station sitting his car was shot to death. two others were hurt. other police in the area opened fire killing the gunman who now we understand was looked at, as an extremist. he had been flagged by authorities. there is now a search going on for possible accomplices. this comes three days ahead of the french presidential election. michelle: surreal scene along a california highway. a tractor trailer dragging a car for almost a mile. you see it there. the car's driver rolled down the window frantically waving at the truck driver. all this as the other drivers blare their horns trying to get the truck driver to stop.

eventually a car gets in the truck's way to stop it. then a confrontation. >> i didn't know it. >> what do you mean you didn't know it, dude? he is on your truck. michelle: like if you don't know that is happening you probably shouldn't be driving. jonathan: houston, we have a problem. michelle: no one was hurt. police are investigating but say at this point it appears to be an accident. jonathan: how do you not know you are dragging a truck down the road? michelle: i don't know. all the people honking. jonathan: what it took to get the beltway back open after the tractor trailer crashed on the side. do you see it? the truck? we have the video. sped it up. shows highway truck pushing it out of the way. all said it took an hour at the beginning of the rush hour to get it out of the way and get it reopened. it was a mess. jonathan: a violent collision ends in a police chase. watch this. >> right there! jonathan: it is always the chopper pilots. they get worked up. the car thief slammed into a vehicle with a father and a

son inside. both ran to the scene to surround the guy. despite the force of the impact, this is a good thing, nobody was seriously hurt. michelle: wi know d.c. stands for "district of columbia" but not everybody does and that is prompting a change at the d.m.v. cheryl conner has more. cheryl: two lane, one meaning but only if you are local. >> i remember at one point people thought it was washington state. cheryl: eric held d.c. driver's sigh len for 30 years and know -- license for 30 years and know about the change. >> d.c. is the distinctive factor. chyles right now it says, "district of columbia" at the top but the d.m.v. is moving it back to washington, d.c., in june. >> it's just a way to ensure that our citizens

residents of the district of columbia are streeted fairly. they are not held up unnecessarily. cheryl: lucinda has seen complaints from people as they travel. >> we feel they have a better chance of knowing washington, d.c., versus district of columbia. >> craig holds a commercial license and drives across the country delivering cars. >> some people are ill literal to fact -- illiterate to the fact and you have to help those who don't know. cheryl: it was changed to "district of columbia" in 2013 when vincent gray was mayor. drivers can still use a district of columbia license while it is still valid. license is good in d.c. for eight years. clearing up confusion for those who don't know d.c. the district of columbia. in southwest washington, cheryl conner, abc7 news. michelle:

jonathan: glad we got that cleared up. michelle: yes. my gosh. steve: you know you go to the airports in different cities, some of the people don't necessarily know. michelle: they haven't seen it. jonathan: education for them. steve: exactly. we have nicer weather on the way. we have to wait until monday and tuesday. michelle: man! steve: we need the rain. so if you are suffering from theergies -- allergies it will help. look outside. weather bug network, national harbor. it's quiet and dry for right now but it will change moving through the overnight hours and in the day tomorrow. really in the weekend. 78 degrees at the airport at this hour. 82 in leesburg. 72 in winchester. looking good out there close in. out to the west of us, though, where they have had showers and the thunderstorms. temperatures have fallen in the 60's. 24-hour temperature change. 15 to degrees warmer than we were yesterday at this time. here are the showers, the thunderstorms beginning to pop .

head up to hagerstown. thunderstorms right now but nothing that has been warned on, south and west of us is stronger storms at this time. with a lot of lightning. heavier downpours around culpeper and stevensburg. but otherwise no warnings now. the storms are moving slowly to the east at 10 to 15 miles per hour. back home we go. around the d.c. metro. capital beltway, mostly to partly cloudy skies. clouds will stick around for the evening. with the temperatures fall in the 70's. scattered thunderstorms. overnight, 60 to 65. where we see the showers likely to see the patchy fog in the morning so as you head out the door grab the umbrella. have the sunglasses. mild start. you don't need a jacket because it will warm up quickly as we move through the mid-morning from the 60's to the 70's and lower 80's. the f

5:00 a.m. in the morning. dry around the beltway. moving through the midday hours, we may see a few passing showers. food truck friday, outdoor recess for the kids. looking good. at least dry. there are shower and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon south and east of d.c. in southern maryland. tomorrow lower 80's. better chance of storms later in the day. cooler on saturday with the highs only in the 60's. only making it to the 50's across garrett and algany counties in extreme western maryland. a look at the future cast as we head through the day on saturday. sand night through the morning, heavy rain could pick up an inch or so before the system moves out of here. the seven-day outlook, the first seven days will show the temperatures that are going to be on the cool side for the weekend. then we are going to warm it up for you as we move to middle to the end of next week. temperatures in the 70's and the 80's.

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we have to figure out how we have to play and do it for longer. erin: the nfl schedule will be released tonight. some of it has leaked out. the redskins fans, how do you feel about this. washington will host the new york football giants on thanksgiving night. spend time with your family. eat some turkey. pack up some leftovers. go to fedex field.

play at the giants again and that is last game of the season. so how about this? wizards, they are doing awesome. they have taken a 2-0 series lead over the hawks after the 109-101 win last night. the series now shifts to atlanta for game three saturday at 5:30. together, john wall and bradley beal scored 117 of the wizards 223 points. finally the nats go for the sweep against the braves but they have to do it without jason werth. he has an hip issue. jonathan: two grand slams. erin: so fun to watch. jonathan: they are on fire. michelle: thank you. tonight? steve: a few showers. thunderstorms in the afternoon. temperatures in the lower 80's. 63 for a high on saturday. upper 50's and the heavy rain sunday morning. ah. jonathan: we need it. steve: we

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tonight, breaking news. the apparent terror attack in paris. two officers targeted. isis claiming responsibility. just a short time ago. one officer, killed. one wounded. authorities swarming one of the most famous tourist locations in the world. our foreign correspondent standing by. the discovery in this country. the teacher accused of kidnapping his former student is under arrest tonight. the 15-year-old girl is found. authorities on the scene, where they discovered them more than 2,000 miles away. two officers, shot in seattle. authorities say a botched robbery. the manhunt right now for at least one suspect. we have new reporting on what could be a big payout at fox. after bill o'reilly is fired. tonight, reports he could be walking away with up to $25