breaking news alert. >> as we come on the air, a minor miracle playing out on a highway. after a plane crashes to a busy road. adult, two children escape unharmed. believe it or not. skytrak7 over the scene as the sun set minutes ago. the crews remove the main piece of the fuselage, what is left of it from the ramp southbound interstate 97 to route 655. kevin lewis on the scene with what the pilot just said before crashing that plane. >> this took off around 3:00 this afternoon. shortly after taking off the plane which belongs to a flight school lost the thrust. the pilot tried to land at the closest airport but couldn't make it. crashed to the onramp and veered down the grassy embankment where i stand now and left

guardrail. the pilot declared an emergency moments before. this was the conversation with the air traffic control courtsy of live htc.net. >> make an emergency landing. >> say again? >> declaring an emergency. >> what is the nature of your emergency? >> declare emergency. >> that pilot plus two children on board not only able to walk away from the crash alive but uninjured. remarkable. live in anne arundel county, i'm kevin lewis. abc7 news. nancy: miracle. thank you. in the other big story tonight, dangerous cold weather sweeping through the area. jonathan: if you have been outside you know it's chilly. it will get colder.

winter blast. exactly how low is this going to go? bill: 26 officially which is the record for tomorrow. some of the outlying spots are low 20's in the teens. the number you want to dress for is feels like temperature because it's still breezy outside. the ten to the 20-mile-per-hour winds knocking the number down below freezing. this is one of the warmer spots. that is reagan national. if you look at the other temperatures, the air temperature, not the wind chill. down to 30 at winchester. culpeper is 35. quantico at 38. with the wind chill values considerably less than that. how about a 25 out near chantilly, dulles, frederick at 29. baltimore at 27. the numbers are staying that way in terms of the wind chill factor. the evening forecast then, next few hours, skies are clear. you don't worry about the rain or snow. but you do have to layer up big-time.

freeze warning in effect and we talk about the next weather maker coming up. jonathan: that is a great scene. high fives and hugs. two solemn acts of remembrance. the national mall is buzzing with the tributes to those who served on the eve of veterans day. nancy: this is ahead of veterans day tomorrow. sam sweeney joins us live on the national mall. you talk with veterans who say they have wounds that will never fully heal. sam: yeah, emotional moment. i motional day. no matter where you look, the memorials and the monuments surrounded with the vets and those here to honor them. we caught up with the honor flight group from kansas. they came on the flight and they were paired with the high school students. they shared

>> thank you. >> the homecoming celebration many of the veterans never had. >> when i came back it wasn't like this. didn't have anybody greeting you. >> he waited his whole life for the day. >> i'm tinkled pink. >> he is here with high school senior erica. they are paired for the honor flight and teaching each other powerful lessons. >> good for the veterans to see the future is sound and secure. >> i served in vietnam. i got wounded. i had a guy on each side of me die instantly. >> i see one of them there. >> it's good to see them on the law. >> through the weekend, 58,000 names will be read allowed. >> good to spend time that lived and breathed it. >> they all served proudly and this is their day and moment. >> but they are humble.

a hero. >> they are the ones that are the heroes. they gave their all. i just got wounded. it wasn't my time. >> it makes you feel like a hero. i am not a hero. >> i am just one of us. >> they will continue to read the names in the morning at 5:00 a.m. through midnight saturday. i am sam sweeney. jonathan: the honor flights are great. we thank veterans for the service. you can help us do that. share pictures of veterans in your life on the wjla news app. just tap on "see it, send it." nancy: meantime, caught on video. incredible video of a robbery where the victims

the women behind the counter. they all come together and they hang on to it. >> this is the latest crime fighting tool. stafford county sheriff department. they are using a drone to chase down people who are wanted criminals. q mccray shows us how it is working. q: the stafford county deputies took to the sky this morning using a drone to find a suspect on the run. >> the suspect was wanted on a felony probation violation. >> the deputies say around 2:00 this morning they noticed the suspect inside this 7-eleven. they say he made a run for it. cross the street here and ran behind the businesses near the intersection of arrowhead and garrisonville. that is when they called in

drones. each one costs $2,000. once they add thermal imaging and the other programs, they are worth $20,000. >> it serves as the eye in the sky. it can see what the officers on the ground do not. >> the agency started the drone program in the spring. since then, they have helped in arresting three suspects and finding a missing mountain view high school student in september. there are rules to follow. according to virginia law unless they are searching for a missing person, law enforcement must have a warrant to use drones to look for suspects. >> to nick fog cut the search short and the suspect is still on the loose. stafford, q mccray, abc7 news. [honking] jonathan: you can't make this up. high-speed chase streaming live from

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>> i would like to bring awareness to other parents and the children, but also other school systems. >> a smokesperson said they can't -- spokesperson said they can't comment on the investigation. nancy: we are getting a look at what they go through in a crisis. they are called to sutherland springs sunday morning to say they arrived to find a member of the own team lost a loved one. >> we are prepared but nobody is prepared for this. >> the e.m.s. team visiting the church to support each other to honor the victims.

coming up, the $1,000 phone meets his match. what could have the iphone x freezing up? >> hey, send me on a high-speed chase? >> that is the guy driving the stolen truck on a high speed chase. that is him. wild chase. ending off the hook as well. want some inspirational stories for a change? you gotta check out the american dream. saturdays, 1pm, newschannel8

angling over to southeast 8edth. jonathan: must-see video of a wild chase in oklahoma. for more than two hours the police chase a stolen truck, on road, offroad and even the driver was on facebook live. >> hey! >> at one point the driver jumped out and pulls a tool box out of the back of his truck to lighten the load. some unknown guy pulls up in a small car and tries to box them in. as he is getting away in the truck, the other driver pulls a gun and opens fire. shooting out a tire. that didn't end it. at one point the driver jumps out and rips out the shirt and sits in a standoff with the police for an hour. then when the police try to

truck over a fence. but eventually crashes backwards into a pond. he then jumps out and he runs for it, as if he would get away. the officer close enough. one gets in the range with a stun gun to let him have it. the next time we see the guy is when he goes on trial. nancy: shocking moments caught on camera in seattle where a man in a pickup truck becomes a victim of a biker gang's rage. >> the group surrounded the man's pickup truck. when he got out to confront them, they started beating him. that lasted a minute before the group sped off in the different directions. this happened in august, but the police have not identified the bikers because they were wearing helmets. >> this is just in. mistrial after the jury deadlocked in the first trial from the shocking texas biker shootout. nine people in all killed in 2015. a huge gunfight.

of directing the criminal activity that ended with the two rival gangs clashes in waco. startling scene outside of berlin brandenburg gate. three buses stood on the front end with the tails facing the sky. this is not aftermath of a bizarre crash but an art installation to bring attention to the civil war in syria. people in aleppo made barriers from buses to protect themselves against the snipers. the artist said the symbolism made a powerful backdrop. as we head to thed coest air of the season so far we are learning a major problem for the user of the apple newest and the most expensive phone. nancy: the iphone x not standing up to the bitter cold. kevin lewis has what you need to know in the "7 on your side" consumer alert. jonathan: imagine

grand only to have a phone stop working in the cold. >> it takes two seconds to go outdoors and the screen stops being responseive. in hours, hundreds of similar replies. >> i read it on the web. >> i got mine on relief day. >> he has been lucky. so far. >> i haven't had the problem. it's cold out. >> apple is aware of the problem. it doesn't believe to be hardware related. >> i'm going to check it out. >> but it still could cost apple william's business. >> they had steve jobs really taking the lead. making phones. computers that were out of this world. now you have a c.e.o. who knows how to run the business but the products don't

>> apple does recommend ios devices kept in the environment between 32 and 95 degrees. a worthwhile reminder with the temps expected to drop to 22 overnight. jonathan: hold the phone here. you spend $1,000 on a phone and it's chilly so it shuts off. really? nancy: it happens to most iphones. jonathan: i don't have one. i went samsung. bill: you are lucky. jonathan: it doesn't get chilly. nancy: we're all chilly right now. bill: exactly right. that is the story here. start outside at the capital wheel. national harbor. 34 degrees. we are dropping quickly. that is the temperature without the wind chills. the northwest winds still 5 to 15 if not 10 to 20. the air is very, very dry. skin might s

chapped. the lips because the air in terms of the dew point temperature is low. we have 32 in martinsburg. winchester at 30 degrees. 34 in manassas. the way it feels we are down in the 20's. friday night football game, jackets, hats, gloves. you want them all. my theory is you can shed that stuff. if you don't have enough you will be cold. it feels like the 20's and maybe even teens out there this evening. we have a freeze warning in effect. this is essentially starting next hour and goes through 10:00 in the morning. it's not just here in the d.c. metro. this will go down to part of south carolina. a wide area that has freeze warning in effect. we have calm winds that will calm overnight. that is a recipe for the temperatures to job drop down. a big dome of the high pressure in place. at 11:00, you will notice how quiet. i did post a s

firing up the snow makers out there. cool to look at that to see the snow blowing around. one benefit if you are a winter lover of colder temperatures. tomorrow morning you head outside. frigid conditions but it's beautiful. you want your sunglasses as well as the jacket. hats and gloves. we will get into tomorrow evening with a mostly sunny day. we have clouds filling in. if you are heading out on sunday i don't expect the weather related problems. heading to the game this weekend, it should be good. but prepare for the cool conditions. so 44 is the high tomorrow. 50 is the high temperature on sunday. hop to monday and that is next weather maker. chance of showers here and there. the remainder of the week looking dry. nothing at least overwhelmingly strong in terms of looking at shower or storms which have this time of year. but it will feel f

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scott: hello, everybody. i'm scott abraham live at hayfield high school in alexandria, virginia. it is cold, it is breezy. this is playoff football, my friends. take a look. we have hayfield warming up. they are the abc7 high school game of the week. the hawks ready to take on hilton tonight. go on the opposite side of the field. hilton in the golden helmets looking like notre dame out here. let me tell you, if you like offense. this is the game to watch. the regular season hawks average 39 points a game and bulldogs had 48 points per game. defense might be optional in this one. both teams playing good football right now.

>> the stools are excited -- the schools are excited. it is going to be a lot of fun. >> truck meet tonight? >> possibly. things will happen fast. >> what is the message for the team? >> play fast and confident. do things we have done all year. this isn't anything special. this is playoff ball. everybody is good. but we're good, too. >> it's frigid. if you come to the game, bundle up. it will get colder as the night progresses. we have highlights tonight at 11:00. right here on abc7. back to you in the warm, studio. nancy: yeah. it looks hard to see that winter hat out there. jonathan: i know. bill: that is what you need when you go out if you want to be comfortable. for sure. jonathan: be like that this

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tonight several break stori stories. the senate candidate under fire. known as the ten commandments judge roy moore answering the allegations involving a then 14-year-old girl. late today he is asked do you remember dating girls that young at the time? how he answers. also tonight, 24 hours after allegations involving comedian louis c.k. he says it's true and what he goes on to say tonight. major questions this evenings. a deadly shoot outon a highway in the northeast. a man shot dead inside, a woman injured as well. it was not the suspect they were originally after. the