record to the f.b.i. now similar problems date back for decades. >> joining us with the how widespread it is. >> the former service members could have bought guns. one did! killed dozens. >> the prison sentence for devin kelley made him ineligible to buy a gun but he did because they never told the f.b.i. about the conviction. >> gross negligence to provide this important information. >> maryland u.s. senator chris van hollen. >> there was a report that came out last

>> they sent conviction to law enforcement. 600 bad conduct discharges each year. it's unknown how many military conflicts illegally bought guns. for van hollen, stopping that look of oversight isn't enough. >> we need to look more broadly. even if that had been done in texas. this individual could have gone right down the street. and purchased that same high powered semi-automatic assault weapon. at a gun show in texas. in maryland we have essentially required that the gun shows also do criminal background checks. >> texas senator john cornyn announced today he is introducing a bill requiring all federal departments including the defense to upload all conviction records to nation

bases. >> all right, thank you. senator van hollen joining the other senator ben cardin and dianne feinstein to call for the assault weapons ban. larry: 26 crosses in sutherland springs, each in memory of a shooting victim. >> sutherland springs walked through the fire. >> d.c. police seized 38 illegal weapons in the past week. that includes this cache in northeast d.c. including ak-47 and the ar-15 style rifle and the 50 caliber rifle and a

the weapons to see if they were involved in any murders. >> now the other big story we are following closely. a blue wave that swept across virginia and other part of the country at the poll. >> the democrats swept virginia big three offices last night. the state house now, the race there, too close to call with the democrats teetering on the edge of taking control. among those democrats elected is the danica roem from prince william county. the first openly transgender person elected to governor in virginia. and ralph northam says this is a rebuttal of trump and the policies. >> it was a message from the commonwealth of virginia from the voters they appreciate what we stand for. in virginia. >> it's important to me as we move forward we promote diversity.

>> despite the big night for the democrats, there is someone tried to suppress minority voters. stephen tschida has more on where it stands tonight. steves outrage across prince william county, fairfax county. a lot of people demanding an investigation. to determine where they originated and who sent the phone calls, the robo calls and text. >> the election is over. controversy about the live and the robo calls and the texts steering voters to the wrong polling places continues. >> this is part of a partisan game where one party is seeking to lock out voters from another party. >> voting rights activist are trying to determine how many people in northern virginia, prince william and fairfax county receive these bogus calls and texts.

and why. >> that is of course. >> the intention is keep them getting out to exercise the franchise and vote. >> now is time for the law enforcement to investigate, to trace the source of the calls. to figure out where they are coming from. who funded them. how many people were targeted. >> they are looking into this but in some cases tracking down bogus robo call or a text message tracking down the origin of it. finding out who is responsible can be difficult. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. >> liberty university president jerry falwell not a fan of last night's results. he tweeted out this morning that d.c. should annex northern virginia. northern virginia traditionally a stronghold for democrats.

you can get big story on election and results on the free abc7 news app. if you want politics type in political. >> race through the capitol rotunda. look at him go. must-see video of the congressman wounded in an attack. five months ago. racing through the halls of congress. act of forgiveness that brought a judge to tears in a murder trial next at 6:00. bill: good evening. we are tracking cooler conditions as we look ahead to the coming days right now. it's drier and clearer up to the northern areas. cool time lapse to show you. you will see a little bit of that coming

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everything you want in a bed, in a box. announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. michelle: a powerful image from kentucky. that is a father hugging his son's killer who he says he forgives. it happened at the end of an emotional trial that included confession and apology. testimony even brought the judge to tears. >> maybe this is a good time to take a break. thank you. the victim was a pizza delivery driver and the killer will spend 30 years

>> a laurel man accused of murdering his wife and stepdaughter will spend the rest of his life in prison. >> he admitted to the crime in 2013. >> i killed my wife and my daughter and i shot at my son and i intended to kill myself. >> he claims his wife was cheating on him. a bank robber who is patient. take a look at this guy. hi is sitting there patiently to read maggie: outside the capital one bank. once the elderly woman in front of him finishes her business, he walks in and hands the teller a note to get cash. leaves. if you recognize him, that is a good picture of him, the police would lake to hear from

new video of the wounded congressman steve scalise racing through the capital. this is cool. the house majority whip challenged sam johnson to a race through the rotunda. as for the outcome of the race, congressman johnson won. it wasn't very close. i have a feeling there will be a rematch. >> we need to get him a helmet. michelle: yes. all right. still ahead for us the major mess on one local roadway that has left the drivers cringing for months. what is done about it. larry: first, the local company trying to turn a picture like this, check it out from being science fiction in a military reality.

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bethesda based lockheed martin working on a laser system called lance. the lasers wouldn't be primary weapons but instead a way to defend against the incoming missiles or the drones. they want to have a live fire test by 2021. look at this. flames on a runway out of a hawaiian airlines flight that caught fire at sea-tac. the fire sparked while the jet was taxiing. the crew members were the only members on board. everybody got out safely. that certainly would get your attention. michelle: for sure. if you plan to visit cuba you will face travel restrictions. the trump administration unveiling new rules rolling back the efforts to improve relations between the u.s. and cuba. now off-limits to u.s. citizens are the dozens of the cuban hotels, shops, tour companies and the other businesses with the links to the cuba military. americans will once again be

heavily regulated tour groups. >> how about this? another local police department stepping in to help with the crisis playing out in the caribbean. prince william county sending eight police officers to puerto rico for the next two weeks. two dozen officers help relief work. look at the pictures we are getting in. puerto rico is struggling to recover from the monster storm. half the island is without power. this is seven weeks after hurricane maria blew over the top of this. >> wow! >> caught on video, a wild police chase ends with a path of the destruction and the gunfire. >> this is no normal car. vehicle refused to stop. a.a.a. tow truck stolen. michelle: y

a.a.a. tow struck folks. look what the tow truck left behind. more than a dozen cars wrecked in the path. this ends with the police firing through the windshield to hit the thief. he was shot but survived. jonathan: drives ready to hit the brakes in the area construction going on. amy aubert shows us what is going on. >> going to hit the hill on massachusetts avenue northeast. >> working at the seventh day adventist church.

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michelle: mike pence alongside greg abbott at the scene of sunday's church massacre. you are looking at the live video there. the vice president is meeting with the first responders to speak at a memorial service later on tonight. bills switching gears i want to show you time lapse. this is cumberland. it starts at of:30 or so. hold on. hold on. stand by. it started at 6:30. a lot of clouds. then the clouds broke. look at the beautiful colors. if you are from metro area and the areas south, pretty much overcast all day long. a bit of a difference around the region. temperature wise for the most part everybody in the mid-40's. 46 in dulles. 49, warmer

luray at 43. not much wind out there currently but enough when you get to the temperatures that are the mid-to-low 40's and cooler you will feel effect of the wind chills. it's due to evaporative cooling. warmth on the skin is blown away. 42 at dulles. there is the 41. it's just chilly by itself. so we have clouds around. you can see north here. a lot of the map on the green is the ground clutter. not precip coming down. the farther south you go the more clouds. the thicker the clouds are and the more the shower potential is there. north is beautiful clear skies. everybody is chilly. but we will be colder looking ahead to the forecast. for this evening, hagerstown, northern section here. western section of the maryland is probably clear for good part of

possibility of pop-up shower in the afternoon and the early everything. where we get the rain is spotty at best. 40's for the lows and the 50's for the high. chilly day for november. it will get colder. potential of the showers is a cold front to knock numbers down to the low 40's on friday. 43 on friday afternoon is mid-january. we drop to 37. the first freeze and we are flirting with the record which is 26. michelle: i don't want to flirt. jonathan: we don't even want to look their way. michelle: the cold having impacts on the wizards. jonathan: they were ice c

robert: bad. a bad loss. probably the worst lot of the season so far. and what jay gruden says about josh doctson. his surprise receiver after a big cat

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robert: so i think it's time to come down from the season-saving win in seattle and focus on minnot

north. the redskins have to pull off another huge win. you have to make more plays like this. 38-yard catch by josh doctson that led to the winning touchdown against seattle. doctson, a guy who couldn't get off the bench at first now making a name for himself. >> a confident young player. he is waiting for an opportunity to break out. he is doing great things. we excited to have him. he is quiet. he is starting the receiver in the nfl. pretty high. from a statistical standpoint, people are waiting to have a ten-catch and 200-yard performance and three touchdowns. the days are coming. >> bad loss for the wizards last night. losing to the dallas mavericks. the worst team in the nba. record of 1-10. tomorrow night lonzo ball and lakers are at capital one. ball was at shoot-around to get ready for the match-up with the celtics and this happened. miles simon now an

nailed it from half court. lonzo ball was impressed. simon still has got it. he used to play for the lakers and the celtics. he will never hit that shot again. finally the red rid sign form -- redskins sign reynolds who joins the practice squad. michelle: ball wall trash talking? >> i haven't seen anything yesterday but i'm sure it's under the radar. jonathan: prove it on the court. michelle: get it done. builds quick look at the -- bill: quick look at the forecast. 55 tomorrow. scattered showers here and there. cold front, though. friday is 43 for the high. we drop below freezing. not a game anymore. it's not. jonathan: that is not fun. bill: 26 is the record saturday morning. we are going 27. i wouldn't be surprised to see the outlying communities low 20's. hard freeze. if you have not take an hose off the outdoor spigot -- jonathan: wrap it up. bill:

with david muir up next. jonathan:

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tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. the tearful mother in front of the cameras. a former tv anchor with new allegations against kevin spacey, saying spacey sexually assaulted her son. she describes what her son told her. they have now gone to police. also, at this hour, the urgent manhunt under way right now. three escaped prisoners breaking free. one wanted for homicide. on the most wanted list. tense moments in texas late today. texas rangers who were at the scene of that mass shooting scrambling just moments ago to answer a call in a neighboring community of shots fired. our reporter now on the scene, just as the vice president arrives in sutherld