just when you need it. the recall you shouldn't ignore. >> will you marry me? >> and a world series champ with a question to ask. and two rings in the spotlight. "abc7 news at 4:00" starts right now. alison: a 3-year-old was found beaten to death in his bedroom. jonathan: ultimately his mother was charged with his murder. her trial was this week. nancy: prosecutors say she did it. her attorney says it was her ex-boyfriend. d.c. bureau chief sam ford has the bombshell developments from court as the ex took the stand here. sam? sam: yes, nancy, well this trial started on monday. today the mother's ex-boyfriend testified that he first found out what happened by watching -- rather by looking at the channel 7 website. and then learning what happened, fearing street justice he fled d.c. getting as far away as nebraska. at the trial today where many of the mother's

family, her ex-boyfriend testified today that one of her friends put out on facebook a flyer of him saying he killed the child. he ran, he said, and marshals quickly caught him. it was june of 2014 when 3-year-old xavier was found dead on his room on pomeroy road. on trial for his murder is his mother. now 28-year-old frances lyles who has two other children. xavier was beaten so severely he died of internal injuries. left so long rig -- rigmortis set in. the defense attorney is arguing that belt did it. with belt on the stand, they played phone recordings of belt in a prison stay asking the mother each time about the child and hearing belt was on the phone, the child begging to talk to him. the same calls the mother could be heard ye

children and telling belt about how she had beaten him. the defense raised the question whether belt was on p.c.p. he denied it was the case. and insisted he didn't beat anybody's children including five of his own. it's raised the issue of young mother cursing and beating their children of child abuse. the prosecutor cynthia wright said at one point of lyles she loved her son but she was cruel and atrocious. reporting live from d.c. superior court, i'm sam ford abc7 news. jonathan: you can see the original reporting through the investigation and the trial online by downloading the wjla abc7 news app. you will find it on google play and the app store. a deadly fire still burning this morning. the home was supposed to be empty. inside two bodies were found. fire, a.t.f. investigators are sorting through what is left of the house trying to figure out how the fire started.

maryland bureau chief brad bell is in seat pleasant with the developing story. brad? brad: that is one mystery, how it started. the other one is who was inside. look at this. this house is gutted. what is unusual if you look through the windows there is nothing in there. no furniture, no nothing. this was a vacant home. two people down dead upstairs. in the predawn hours the fire grew big before anyone could call 911. the next door neighbor boone was stunned how fast it spread. >> i reacted to fast it didn't see how bad it was. the firefighters thought it would be a quick job until they found two bodies upstairs. that's when

they realized, that the homeless people they had seen coming and going were inside. >> it hurts. i don't agree with sleeping in houses but people need somewhere to sleep. brad: back live you can see the crew in the neighborhood. they are going door to door to remind people to check smoke detectors. the law has change and you have to have a ten-year life battery smoke detectors. it's january 1, january 1 of this year. i'm checking. january 1 of this year you have to have a ten-year smoke detectors. when we come back at 5:00, there is another mystery. this is not the only fire they have had here. there are others with even worse outcomes. we will tell you about that when we come back. in seat pleasant, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: from the "live desk," i'm michelle marsh. i

ordered former trump campaign chairman paul manafort and a business associate to remain under house arrest. the judge also set a tentative trial date in april for manafort and rick gates. the two pled not guilty to a 12-count indictment on monday in connection to the special counsel's russia investigation. another hearing is scheduled for monday. jonathan: a military judge is deciding how to punish bowe bergdahl who walked off the post in afghanistan in 2009. he apologized to the service members injured trying to find him. nancy: "7 on your side" breaking down the house g.o.p. tax plan. some will pay less and others more. the standard child tax credit

dual income families and the upper middle class would be bumped into a higher tax bracket losing deduction on mortgage interest deductions. corporate tax rates would be slash and the alternative minimum in the state taxes would go away for the wealthy. the cost is whopping $1.5 trillion adivision to the nation's debt in the next decade. nancy: new developments from silver spring after a man was accused of hiding a spy camera in the bathroom of a maryland gymnastics center. they are look for information about this man, father involved in summer camp. active in the neighborhood pool which is in somerset. he is now banned from the properties. so far they have not found additional hidden devices. jonathan: update to a breaking news story we told you about yesterday. the man accused of trying to kill his wife before taking his

we are learning he attacked his wife with an axe. she is expected to survive. he was found with injuries he caused to himself with a chainsaw. he later died. neighbors witnessed all of this. >> spilled out in the front yard. people heard screaming. they called the emergency. [audio interruption] jonathan: they don't know what caused this man to go on the attack. nancy: a second arrest in the case of a pregnant woman set on fire. jonathan miller was taken into custody accused of working with laquinn phillips who is also charged in this case. mikeandrea grinage-parks was burned severely and

birth to a baby 7 weeks early and the baby went home. miller is charged with attempted murder. nancy: on alert now in new york. two days after the terror attack that killed eight, maggie rulli is in new york where the man who was captured alive is admitting to it all. >> in the aftermath of the terror attack, the city is still shaken. >> it's scary to think that happened near the school. >> the suspect barreling down a well-used bike path in lower manhattan. neighborhood filled with families and schools. the community is determined to be resilient. >> we decided to wear black and show support of the community. we'll get through it. >> the schools are back in session. this is the high school and right here less than 50 yards away that bike path where many students say they saw the terror unfolding firsthand. the city's mayor stopped by the school today to offer his support for the

the fact that new yorkers were undeterred. the message that came through loud and clear here is that everyone had each other's backs. >> the city got a visit from attorney general jeff sessions making sure that new york knows they are not alone. >> we are all in it together. maggie: for the first time we are getting a look at the former life of 29-year-old sayfullo saipov in uzbekistan. where he lived before moving to the u.s. in 2010. most recently saipov was living in new jersey with his life and three children. saipov is charged with terrorism. authorities say he has given a full confession. the city seems determined to show its resilience. the memorial here continues to grow. we have even learned that one of the students who is injured in this attack made it a point to be back at school the next day. in new york, maggie rulli, abc7 news. jonathan: new today an arrest in what appears to be a random and a deadly shooting at a wal-mart north of denver.

at an apartment complex a few hours ago. he is accused of walking in the store, taking out a gun and shooting three people. investigators don't at this point have any idea what the motive was. alison: back at home now, abc7 getting you ready for the big virginia gube the moral election. it's -- gubernatorial election. it's five days away. we told you about the voter anny but it does not stop big money flowing in the campaign. richard reeve takes us to the podium and is following the money. >> thank you for being here. richard democrat northam north, republican ed gillespie. >> their vision for the future of virginia is. richard: both campaigning and raising big bucks. >> it's expensive to run for governor. richard: $11 million by northam and $10 million by gillespie. >> no average joe could just get the money. richard: a necessary evil in a battleground state in a close race. >> money matters in a state

large number of big cities and you have to reach a lot of voters. richard: this is the stuff that fuels most political campaigns. for months, all last summer, northam had a huge financial advantage over gillespie, 2-to-1 at some point. but now pretty much it's even money. northam with $1.7 million left in the campaign coffers. gillespie, $1.4 million. >> with numbers like that, that is coming from big, big donors. not individual donors. richard: he's right. the virginia public access process, campaign watchdog group says northam's three biggest donors are a political action committee, conservative voters group and planned parenthood. totaling $5.4 million. gillespie's top there are a g.o.p. governor association pac, the association itself, and the state republican party. total of $8.8 million. >> we will probably set a record f

richard: millions at stake in a crucial contest. richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: we are sitting down with both gubernatorial candidates. you can hear what they both have to say about the race and the future of virginia starting today. we start with ed gillespie at "abc7 news at 5:00". nancy: coming up at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the fairy tail ending to the world series. you probably saw it. plenty of reasons that champagne was flowing in the houston clubhouse. nancy: plus an alert about fire exfingers. alison: 100 models recalled and why millions might not work when you need them most. >> boy, oh, boy, is this nice outside. look at some of the numbers. some of you guys are knocking on the door of 80 degrees. it's 6 in the district now. right around d.c. 76 in manassas. luray is 75. nice, going to get another day. but then things change. we talk about that in minutes.

independent press says they're false. fear mongering. absurd. ralph northam nt to vmi and was an army doctor for eight years. in richmond, dr. northam helped pass longer sentences for gang members and mandatory life sentences for violent sexual predators. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad because i'm a pediatrician, and for ed gillespie to say i would tolerate anyone hurting a child is despicable.

alison: "7 on your side" consumer alert. 40 million of the kidd brand fire extinguishers were recalled today because they may fail in an emergency. the consumer product safety commission says the device can become clogged and not activated when needed. it spanned four decades. check your model at home. today's recall raises an

devices can fail even if they are not part of a recall. >> the main thing is we would want you to check for is making sure that the pin is still in the handle. the gauge is in the green zone. if it's not, you have to buy a new one. alison: if the canister is dropped or dented or you see sign of corrosion on the thread around the connection, the extinguisher can lose pressure and make it ineffective in an emergency. check the gauge regularly. go to wjla.com. click "7 on your side." we have details on the recall. jonathan: skytrak7 over frederick county where a car hit and killed two people in a townhome community. the driver bailed out of the car. police were able to catch up with him moments later. kevin lewis has the latest on the double murder. kevin joins us now.

her cigarette and the other taking her dog out for a walk when they heard cries for help. 5:00 in the frederick neighborhood. police got here and two people were on the ground in the parking lot. blood was everywhere. we are told that the male suspect hit both victims and crashed the car on a grass island 50 feet away. the man bolted. the officers did catch him nearby. he is now at central booking. neighbors tell us the man is related to a couple who lives on the street. the police have not released the names of anyone involved or a motive. the scene so grisly frederick county used a street sweeper and tanker truck to clean the roadway. >> he got out of the car. he started like walking around a little bit. threw his hands up like that. and ran that way. >> bo

i feel sorry for the families. kevin: we saw the father of one victim leaving the scene in tears. we are told investigators found blood inside of a town home. how that relates to this hit-and-run we are not sure. we are waiting for an update from frederick county authorities. send it back to you inside. nancy: kevin, thank you very much. enough development about the director and producer brett ratner accused of sexual misconduct and reports today that warner brothers which works with ratner's production group is now cutting ties. there was a first look deal with the studio allowing warner brothers a first crack at ratner production. meanwhile, step back for gender equality in the united states. the united states sliding four spots to 49th place in the world. this is according to the latest world economic forum report. that is out of 144 nations that are ranked. this is the first retreat since bein

the rankings are based on gender imbalances in education, politics, health and the workplace. top country is iceland. alison: all right. switch gears for a second. for houston astros fans last night was a fairy tale ending. >> it's a ground ball. that could do it. the houston astros are world champions. alison: it doesn't get any better unless you are the star player carlos correa. >> you make me the happiest man in the world. will you marry me? will you marry me? >> oh, my god. alison: right. nancy: yes, yes? alison: she was holding him tight. he is like let me put the ring on your finger. that happened after the game. they have

they are a happy group. nancy: he is lucky she said yes. jonathan: that could have gone awkward fast. we salute the wounded warriors. we were there as a she received the new harley david motorcycle. it's part of the mission thank you, which thanks service member for the service. she served two service in kuwait and iraq in 15 years in the army. that is a good looking bike. >> my husband, my wonderful husband must have written something. he loves me, so he wrote something. jonathan: she received a lifetime hog membership and a harley davidson academy pass. seven other bikes delivered to vets around the country. that is a great time. good for her. congratulations. alison: big smile on her face. bill: a great day to take the bike out. we got another two hours

i encourage you to get out and take a look at this shot. beautiful one. alison: it warmed up a lot. bill: we are at 76. what month is this? 76 degrees on the 2nd of november. winds out of the south. that is one of the reasons the temperatures are so warm for this time of year. it's not just here in the d.c. metro. all spots are relatively warm. we have 73 in martinsburg. folks up around baltimore. you are at 76. watching us up there via the satellite. oakland is cooler at 59. cumberland is in the upper 60's. 25 degrees warmer in leesburg than this time last night. manassas at 19 degrees warmer. that leads us to the high today. 76. i want to show you this. the normal is 63. so we are way above that. we

normal. we have yet another day like that tomorrow. in terms of clouds, we are dry around the area. the showers, there are a few of them well north. the evening planner tonight is looking great. future cast showing you a few clouds floating on by. little bit of a breeze out of the south. it will keep things mild throughout the evening hours. great to fire up the grill. just getting home. spend time outside. the day tomorrow, we have the sunshine in the morning. mild to get you going in the morning. maybe a sweatshirt. that should be it. a few clouds start to increase in the afternoon. it's still very nice. we have 30% chance of a shower popping up in the everything time. with the everything football games or grilling, there is a chance. only a chance. we'll track it tomorrow night. look at the numbers for this everything. 70 by 6:00. 69 at 7:00. then tomorrow the high temperature is knocking on the door of

but then mother nature will turn around to give you a smack in the face. on saturday, 60 degrees. we drop back down with a chance of rain throughout the day going into the day on saturday. by sunday, we will rebound and it should be dry. if you are planning something for the weekend, sunday is a better day. nancy: big smack in the face. i like the description. still ahead on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- crime alert to tell you about. muggings on the rise after halloween. the holiday shopping warning ahead. jonathan: she is rising in the ranks on one of the best baseball teams. you meet the team pl

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nancy: today's team player is one of the best basketball players. alison: but she didn't always want to be a basketball player. ernest has the story. erin: she hopes to lead the charge for maryland this season. >> looking forward to the competition. the erin: kayla is a prince george's county native who played high school hoops at riverdale baptist. >> gives an opportunity to play for maryland where i'm from. and represent this wonderful state across my chest every game, doing what i love is a blessing. erin: as one of only two returning starters for the terps this season, head coach brenda freeze expects quite a bit from the

>> she is one of our dominant leaders. she wants the ball. she wants the pressure. you see how explosive she is. she is a matchup nightmare. erin: she didn't always want to play basketball. >> at first i wanted to be a gymnast. my siblings started to do basketball. i was like let me try it. i made the school team when i didn't expect to make it. after that i fell in love with the game. erin: now she hopes to turn that passion into a career. >> i definitely want to pursue my goals of playing professionally and hopefully make it to the wnba and go overseas. a big goal of mine. i want to achieve it. erin: congratulations, kayla charles, you are this week's team player. >> it gets more scary after halloween. i'm stephen tschida. in a moment, i'll tell you why. >> wheel of fortune! >> in town tonight and we will tell you how to make it on the

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: d.c. streets get scarier after halloween. nancy: the number of muggings usually increases the closer

day. michelle: they don't just happen late at night. stephen tschida has the crime alert. stephen: a group of teenagers suspected of mugging a woman after 8:00 p.m. last weekend in the heart of dupont circle. they made off with the laptop, camera and cash. muggings tend to increase and become more brazen as we approach the holidays. >> a definite uptick in muggings, purse snatchings, personal property crimes. >> michelle stewart works in downtown d.c. and she herself has been the victim of a holiday season crime. >> canceled the credit card and by the time i got to macy's, five or ten minutes later he had spent $800. >> the suspects robbed the woman on church street, held a knife to her. she wasn't hurt. this is the suspect who robbed a woman yesterday morning 9:30. he made off with the cell phe.

the surroundings and do what they can to not be a target. >> to why there is a spike in muggings around christmas. analysts say the victims in the cases very often have let their guard down. more likely to have cash and valuables on them. stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: in the weather center with bill kelly. yesterday i had on the seat warmer and today i have on the a.c. bill: it's balancing back and forth of the temperature. this is a gorgeous shot for you. keep it that way tomorrow as well. let me show you what is going on. i have a cool backdrop at the beach. a lot of folks enjoying as well. we will use it to show you the number is 76 outside. of course, that is around the region. not a record yet. i wouldn't expect it to be a record today. that is 85. we won't hit that. we are closer to it than the normal

luray is 75. cumberland at 68 right now. the rest of the everything looks like this. if you are heading out, you don't need a coat. keep it in the low 70's at 5:00. by 7:00 in the upper 60's. clear skies through 9:00 and 11:00 tonight. temperatures are hanging out to the mid-60's. we are looking at another beautiful day in my opinion tomorrow with change. we will talk about it there. mother nature will turn around and force you to put the seat warmers on again. we have that and more in a few minutes. jonathan: thank you. you want to be on america's game show? "wheel of fortune." michelle: we love that. it airs here at 7:00. jonathan: "good morning washington's" kidd o'shea shows us how to audition to spin the wheel. i want to say -- "wheel of fortune!" kidd: ready for c

auditions will start tonight at 5:30. again at 7:00 and 8:30. they just got applications. this is the process to go through. you will fill out a piece of paper and you will go inside the theater to play. >> crowds have been watching for 50 years? >> since it's been on the air. i've been watching it. okay. >> is this your first time auditioning? >> it is. they will say tell us about yourself. what do you tell them? >> i am a retired d.c. public school teacher. i graduated from here. i am 80 years old. i love it. i'm blessed to be here. i have been waiting for "wheel of fortune"

washington, d.c. for a long time. kidd: i'm glad you are here. you see pat and vanna. what is the first thing you say? >> god bless you. thank you for having me a safe trip there and back. kidd: okay. good luck. she is one of the many people here right now getting ready to audition. coming up after 5:00 on abc7 news we will take you inside to show you the stage all the people are playing on later tonight. back to you. jonathan: all right. thank you very much. a lot of folks are out there. good crowd. one more shot. google is partnering with the auto nation. it's to push the sales of self-driving cars they will provide repairs. >> now facebook's profits are soaring surrounding the controversy of posting ads in the presidential election. the soc

billion in the profit in the third quarter. earnings report comes as zuckerberg promised that the company will invest more in security. even if it means smaller profits. jonathan: people are having a heyday today on papa john's. michelle: the pizza company is blaming the dwindling sales on how nfl leadership handling the controversy of the players taking a knee in the national anthem. nancy: they are a national sponsor and lindsey mastis has more on what people are saying on this on social media. >> they are speaking out. others are taking jabs as well. they say us, sales up. them, sales down. then it says better pizza, better sales. a lot of pizza eaters are weighing in. look at the tweet. let it will known i will not eat more papa john's.

making it hard for me to want to buy anything from him. he sounds insensitive and backwards. there are also tweets like this. i will be having papa john's pizza tonight. for the first time in two years for pulling away from the nfl. thank you for honoring our flag, vets and country. many are simply trashing the pizza itself. how is papa john's become embroiled in a partisan fight? i thought there was consensus across the aisle the pizza was disgusting. a lot of the conversation is how it tastes. a lot of people don't like it in general. michelle: there are so many options. jonathan: pizza is subjective. some people love it. michelle: thin crust, thick. nancy: give me cheese and tomato sauce, i'm in. jonathan: thank you very much. new discovery inside one of the seven wonders of the world. the great pyramid of giza. you won't believe wh

the first in a hundred years of work. michelle: this is huge. the "lion king" revamp. we know who will voice the favorite characters and when it will come out. my favorite part. the star studded cast next. nancy: first look at how to start your friday with "good morning washington" on abc7. >> thanks, guys. tomorrow on "good morning washington," how your car could be exposing your private information to thieves. what you need to know to protect yourself. >> plus, watch for your chance to spin to win up to $200. >> traffic and weather every ten minutes to

ralcandidate for'm governor,rtham, and i sponsored this ad. rrator: they call him enron ed.rtham, because washington, dc lobbyist ed gillespie represented the worst of the worst. lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. corporations sending jobs overseas.

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nancy: new discovery in one of the seven wonders of the world. pyramid of giza. the scientists found a hidden chamber. the first discovery since the 19th century. the article published chronicles the find just above the grand gallery. they don't know why it was built. it was done on purpose. but they found it using cosmic rate imaging which is an x-ray of the rock. i think arguably we have seen enough movies to know you should not open this chamber. jonathan: i know what happens when you do that. things come alive. >> exactly. >> bad deal. you are haunted for the rest of the days. something you might find, probably not if you cra

her i have's bar -- her ishey bar. this is the gold bar and goes on sale december 1. caramelized -- here i go. i can do the commercial voice. caramelized cream bar with salty pretzel within. it's the last new one that was introduced in 1995. the original chocolate bar went on sale in 1900's. it's still good today. michelle: it is. why mess with what you have going that is good? speaking of reinventing itself. how about this? disney reveals the live action and the c.g. reinvention of the classic we love "the lion king." beyoncé is voicing nalla. donald glove is sinba and james earl jones returns as mufassa. others are seth rogan and billy eigner lending their voice. the director of the updated "jungle boo

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wrong for virginia. michelle: a white university expelled for putting bodily fluids on her roommate's back pack and tooth brush. she has now been charged with the hate crime. it shocked the connecticut campus. in a few hours they will have a community meeting. >> we are still in a culture to allow this to be done. >> she wanted her roommate

the victim has taken to facebook saying the university should have acted prior to the arrest last week. jonathan: tomorrow, president trump will visit the headquarters of the navy specific command in honolulu. it comes as the new reports find deadly collisions involving two american destroyers in the western pacific were avoidable. 17 killed on the fitzgerald and john mccain. the naver i have de -- navy detailed the findings. >> if we take our eye off the fundamentals we are vulnerable to mistakes at all level of command. jonathan: north korea looking to advance the ballistic missile program and working to improve the range to include the united states

this is days before president trump leaves for a 12-day trip across asia. north korea will dominant the discussion. nancy: tokyo police created elite squad of all female officers to protect the first lady and ivanka trump while in japan. she will address the japanese government world assembly of the women conference ahead of the father's arrival on sunday. >> the next chairman of the federal reserve will be jerome powell. he would replace janet yellen a democrat. jonathan: let's go to larry smith and what he is working on for the 5:00. >> tonight at 5:00, chilly 9/11 calls released at a shooting in maryland. panic unfolding as the officers ran to the scene. and fire extinguishers are

but it cost a man his. the red flags to watch out for. backbone of our country. now the nation's veterans are getting jobs with the top employers. that and more when alison and i join you in studio at 5:00. jonathan: see you then. thanks. when the dog runs away, you make flyers, post on social media, call the neighbors. scary question. no question. a drone pilot saw a wisconsin's couple's pope. the dog ran in the woods so flying the drone he was able to cover 360 acres in the span of hours. he did this for a couple of days. wouldn't you know it -- >> he saved him. no two way about it. he is the reason we have him. >> he looks perfect. so surprised how good he looks. >> you can tell how happy he is. talk about finding a needle in

look at the coloring and the woods. the dog was spotted in the wildlife area spanning 6,500 acres. he barked when he saw the drone so they heard him and then they followed the sound. that is a reason to put them under the christmas tree. michelle: after several years of criticism and the controversy over design, construction will begin on the memorial to president dwight d. eisenhower near the national mall. mike carter-conneen attended the ground breaking. >> ready, set, dig. >> the eisenhower family and members of congress celebrated the start of the eisenhower memorial project that for years was delayed by a bitter back and forth after the design from the renowned architect. >> the joy of all of us being together as a family and being on the same page, a miracle. wonderful. >> we came up with a plan that worked for everybody. it is going to come to fruition. >> the final design reflects the legacy

and the supreme commander in europe. on behalf of the family eisenhower granddaughter thanked them for the flexibility and made light of the design controversy. >> f.d.r. memorial took 4 years so we're ahead -- 44 years so we're ahead of the timeline. mike: it will be built here across the street from the air and the space museum. with multiple statues and a giant tapestry depicting d day at normandy. >> he was so humble. on the surrender of the german army the message to washington said, "mission accomplished." world war ii veterans attended the ground breaking. and floyd is also from kansas like eisenhower. >> it's an honor to be here. >> estimated cost up to $150 million. they hope to open the memorial on may 8, 2020.

carter-conneen, abc7 news. nancy: the biggest mall in the country is saying no thanks to the business on thanksgiving. that is because it's closing again on the holiday. but get this. on black friday, the 1200 employees who work for the mall itself will get holiday pay. jonathan: have you ever been there? >> roller coaster. >> i took my kids when they were really little on the log jammer and the roller coaster inside the mall. only because it's 20 below outside. michelle: great for vacation. so much to do. jonathan: everything is in there. >> it's half the size of the newsroom at abc7. jonathan: exactly. >> behind the curtain stuff. very large newsroom. jonathan: we need roller coasters. nancy: suggestion. jonathan: it feels like that. bill: look at this. a beautiful shot in cumberland. we still have the colors out there. by the way as a side bar. if y

that is the color of the leaves themselves. they are always green in the summer. they are eating and having a good time. when it goes away and the true colors are revealed that is the color of the leaf of the tree. then they die off. 76 is the temperature outside at reagan. stanton is 72. we have temperatures in the 70's around the area. they will stay there for the next couple of hours. showers well north. future cast. we added a front. i want to show what is going on. first this evening forecast. 69 at 7:00. 67 by 8:00. 56 by 9:00. i didn't put the map in the show. that is fine. 7:00 tomorrow morning 58 is the temperature. temperatures in the mid-to-the upper 70's way above normal for this time of the year which is low 60's. by

working in. showers tomorrow evening about this time. the drive times. football game that type of thing. then saturday, more of that. drop it to 60 before warming it back up on sunday. back to you. michelle: i'm take it. thank you. booking the puerto rico vacation has been anything but a honeymoon. next, "7 on your side." three guarantees to look for in a vacation insurance policy before you

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inside. firefighters made discovery after putting out what was a massive fire. during a search they were stunned to find two bodies in vacant home. while the medical examiner will have to determine i.d., the belief is they were homeless men. neighbors say the house had become a shelter for squatters. >> what do you expect a homeless guy to do if he gets cold? >> he will go in there. >> it hurts. i don't agree to sleeping in houses but people need somewhere to sleep. >> i'm sad that this is the result of it. >> fire investigators spent the day looking for clues inside the home. arson dogs sniffed for gasoline. they even took a birds eye look from high above. looking to answer the question of what set the fire. one mystery likely to go unsolved. why the tragedy keep hitting this street? in the last 16 years foote street has been the scene of multiple house