announcer: now, abc 7 news at noon, on your side. adrianna: shots fired on interstate 295, a man sitting in his car front with multiple gunshot wounds, and the gunman still on the run. suzanne kennedy is in prince george's county with the hunt for the person who fired these shots. suzanne: investigators in the

in northeast washington in the 7:00 hour. two scenes are being investigated, one in the 4200 block of east capital, and the second one here, now cleared. this was they seem a little while ago as authorities responded to a mercedes-benz on the on ramp to northbound 290 five. they say initially there were reports of shots fired in the 4200 block of east capitol street. also, there was a report of this mercedes that was here on this on-ramp. they are not sure at this point what role this mercedes played in the circumstance. authorities say the person in the mercedes went to a local hospital for treatment. his condition is unknown right now. police still trying to figure out what happened at the crime scenes. in northeast washington, suzanne kennedy, abc 7. adrianna: one man is dead after a mobile home in charles county burst into flames. ryan hughes has more on the investigatn

drawing a major response from firefighters and the charles county sharps department. that fire happening down this longer road, about 150 to 175 yards off the street. we are told this is a large farm with several different animals and homes in the front of the property, and mobile homes in the back of the property. that is where the fire started. gottrack 7 over the scene the call around 5:30 this morning. this is in the 1700 block of marshall hall road. the crews arrived. the mobile home was fully involved and completely engulfed by flames. firefighters made an aggressive attack, and they were soon able to get in through the front door. that is when they pulled a man out of the home. unfortunately, he did not survive and was pronounced dead on scene. we are told a dog was also killed in this fire. fire, ase home caught

no other injuries are reported out here. right now, the state fire marshal is working to determine what exactly caused this fire, and the major crimes unit is also on scene. right now, the name of that victim has not been released. in charles county, ryan hughes, abc 7 news. adrianna: new developments from prince george's county. filed againstuit the beyonce caraway, the school board, and the principle of an elementary school. of one ofed on behalf the caraway victims, nine years old at the time, and called the school and unchecked breeding ground for sexual abuse by caraway. the suit claims the principal and school board were aware of the inappropriate behavior, but no meaningful investigation or action was taken. and right now, new details surfacing about the gunman in the deadly shooting spree in northern california. the gunman of tempted get into an elementary school.

victims and the investigation into a motive. authorities are saying kevin neal is the man responsible for a deadly shooting spree in northern california. the individual, the shooter, was spent on engaging and killing people at random. maggie: or more than 45 minutes, the man shot at people with no rhyme or reason, across seven locations in town. at violent spree starting 7:52 a.m., when he shot someone in a home. the gunman drove, still shooting, to the local elementary school, where he fired at least 30 rounds. >> teachers came running out around the building. they said, there is a shooter coming. maggie: 15-year-old was shot and is expected to be ok. the plan was to get inside and kill as many students as possible, that it was sorted by a quick thinking principal who put the school into immediate lockdown. the gunman left and continued shooting arod

was shot by authorities. police say the shooter had multiple run-ins with the law, including a domestic violence dispute. he was facing prosecution for assault with a deadly weapon after stabbing one of his neighbors in january. authorities believe the neighbor may have been his original target. shooter's mother told the associated press that her son called her a few days before the killings and said, it is all over now. i am on a cliff, and there is nowhere to go. police say the shooter did not have a license to carry a gun, yet had three of them on him at the time of the shooting. abc news, new york. adrianna: the member to download the abc 7 news app to get the latest on the developing stories, free through the app store or google play. developing right now, republican senators are facing a growing crisis over alabama senate candidate roy moore. overnight, more was defiant about not dropping out of the race despite allegations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls. roy: obviously, i have made a

democrats and republicans. i seem to be opposed by both. adrianna: his comments come as many in his own party are calling for him to drop out after allegations surfaced that he sexually assaulted two teenage girls while he was a local prosecutor in the late 1970's. moore has denied accusations. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has vowed if he does win, the alabama senator will face an immediate ethics investigation. new developments this noon in the gop's efforts to reform the tax code. senate republicans will add a repeal of obamacare's insurance mandate to that bill. they say the money saved in federal subsidies would be used to lower tax rates for the middle class. democrats say that move would only help the rich at the expense of people who buy insurance on the individual market. let's talk about the weather today, a gorgeous fall

there. it is a little cool. steve rudin is here with a check of the forecast. steve: at least the sun is out right now. we are looking at temperatures a little below average for this time of year. at the country club, the grass is green. clouds are beginning to increase, but it will stay dry for the remainder of this afternoon and into the early evening hours. aperture at reagan national, we have cracked the 50 degree mark, now at 51. winds are out of the north/northeast. azil stay consistent through the afternoon. a light jacket is all you are going to need. sunglasses go, if you are watching in northern maryland, the clouds have already arrived. ,he immediate metro era -- area the sun beginning to fade as clouds build in from the west. widen the view just a bit. with the clouds, rain and showers on the way later tonight, early tomorrow morning. once we get that out of here, we are going to look for clearing through the day tomorrow. the hour-by-hour for

mainly in the lower 50's. temperatures by 7:00 tonight in the upper 40's. we will look ahead to the upcoming weekend. we have a cold front, a fairly strong one, on the way. that will bring another chance for rain. we are looking ahead to thanks giving travel monday, tuesday, wednesday. the big day on thursday. there is black friday next week for all the earlybird shoppers. more on that in a few minutes. adrianna: are you a big fan of red light cameras? maybe, maybe not. seven in your side -- seven on your side has an investigation that could end up with millions of dollars returned to drivers. scott, we all have a refund? scott: yeah, we do. i especially love refunds when they are big. we might be talking about that today. take a look. here is the issue. the red light cameras -- people love and hate them. there is 140 of them across the district, which handed

92,000 tickets last year. this might come back to a court battle to see if the district is ordered to hand over refunds to millions of drivers. the news team got with mid-atlantic aaa and discovered the amount of your red light camera ticket really comes down to, as soon as the cameras catch you going through that intersection. but if you were stopped by a police officer, there are options. it could mean the difference of paying a huge fine or a cheap ticket. seven on your side pointed it out to the district, and now policies could soon be changing. >> this is an amazing development, but a refund of millions of dollars they oh motorists they have systematically overcharged in the last five years. scott: if you got a red light camera over the last couple of years -- and i am talking about payback when they started. you might be entitled to a refund. i am

you won't want to miss it. scott taylor, abc 7. adrianna: next at noon -- >> when i looked at him, it was rage. when i say rage, i felt like i could punch a hole in his head. adrianna: actor terry crews speaking about his encounter with sexual harassment in hollywood. the big-time executive he says nearly pushed him over the edge. us, a woman doing her best hamburger impression. the drive-through robbery you have to see. first, a check of the traffic. >> it is going to be a little busy in a few spots today. i-66 eastbound after route 50, heading toward route 123, midday work zones adding to a jam on the eastbound ride. 95, virginia northbound through stafford county, a little slow through a work zone, on the right lane. expect a jam.

at the moment, looking at the beltway, near colesville road. the outer loop on occasion will slow down, but for now, things are already starting to improve a little bit. toward new hampshire avenue, it is not bad. prior to that, you have a work zone between kennewick and the greenbelt park metro area. that is the outer loop with the left lane shut down. you will be picking that up fairly soon, so be aware of those delays. looking at inbound colesville road, a work zone with two left all the way into downtown. that is all from t

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out this video. it shows the moment a british airways plane engine burst into flames just before takeoff. you see the huge plume of smoke billowing out. and then the inflatable popped out ands passengers slid down them. you can see them running for their lives. this happened back in 2015 at mccarran airport. >> i have never felt more emasculated, more objectified. i was horrified. i went over to adam right then and there, come get your boy. adrianna: that was actor terry crews speaking to abc news this morning about his own encounter with sexual harassment in hollywood. high-powered a hollywood executive, adam bennett, touched him inappropriately during a party. here is linsey davis with details of what he said happened thereafter. : he is known as a lovable sergeant in brooklyn 99. terry: i happen to be a great

ambulance. the former nfl player turned actor is taking on a new role as an advocate for victims of sexual harassment. the former star linebacker, one of the first male celebrities to join the chorus of those saying they have been harassed in tinseltown. says a high-level hollywood executive groped him at a party last year. he first told the story in a series of tweets which started out, this whole thing with harvey weinstein is giving the ptsd because this kind of thing happen to me. my wife and i were at a hollywood function last year when a high-level hollywood executive came over and groped my privates. that executive -- a talent agent at william morris endeavor. the company confirms that the agent has been suspended, following the internal investigation into the matter. is taking action. tmz captured him leaving an lapd

police report. >> why did you decide to file a report today? terry: people have to be held accountable. >> i understand that. are you planning to file a lawsuit as well? terry: yes, we are going to go all the way. likee: men in hollywood james vanderbeek and anthony edwards have since shared allegations about different men rews spokeward after c out. adrianna: there has been another death connected to a fraternity, this time at texas state university. a student was found dead at an off-campus party after attending an event for a frat he was pledging. investigators say alcohol may have played a role and arrests could be made if that victim was hazed. >> charges could range from furnishing alcohol to a minor, on the high-end, possibly manslaughter. adrianna: the university has shut down all greek life at the school. this year,

least three deaths involving fraternity pledges at universities around the country. earlier this week, new charges were filed in the death of a penn state student. three ucla basketball players accused of shoplifting in china are now back on american soil. walked out of l.a.x. late last night. the players were released without charges filed against them. it is kind of unclear what happened, but president trump asked the chinese president to intervene and help out in this case. and nobody wants to go to jail, especially this guy. watch as he takes off and runs away from a bailiff during a routine court hearing in kentucky. of course, he did not get very far. to make matters worse for him, a stun gun was used on him, and he had new charges added to the ones he is already facing. and then there is this must-see video out of howard county. that is a woman reaching

window, making herself a drink. she then decided to climb into the window, and she stole a box of food. she crawled back out of the window, this time with her shirt over her head. but police were able to catch this identifying marker on her backside. police are offering up to $500 for information leading to an arrest. i mean -- steve: i am afraid to comment on this. adrianna: as mri. i don't know. she stole some frozen hamburger patties? steve: and she slid through the window. she must not have been in her car. i think she walked up. adrianna: too much is happening. steve: if you find the tattoo, call police. a will appreciate it. there today,out but at least the sun is shining for most of us for right now. that is going to change as we move through the afternoon hours. looking at rehobeth beach, delaware, cloudy skies. h

the waves over there. those metal detectors looking for something special. treasure at the beach. otherwise, it is really quiet. temperatures this hour are on the cool side, but we did crack that 50 degree mark. 51, reagan national. manassas, 51. havee left of us, clouds arrived. if you are watching us in garrett county, strasburg, and comer land, you are looking at cloudy skies. southern maryland, clouds are beginning to increase a little bit, but we will see mostly cloudy skies later this afternoon. cloudy skies for this evening. eventually, those clouds will bring a round of wet weather later tonight. the weather is well to the west of us, just beginning to enter ohio, lower michigan, kentucky. otherwise, we stayed dry for the daytime hours. out to lunch this afternoon? looking good. a light jacket. sunglasses a good idea. temperatures in e

daytime highs today around 49 in berkeley spring. district, potomac, alexandria will be in the lower 50's. southern maryland looking good. just off to the south and west of us, temperatures range from degrees ino 53 culpeper, luray, and woodstock. the forecast for this evening, out and about the capital beltway, upper 40's, six :00 p.m. the clouds increase. around 50 degrees by 8:00 tonight. the temperatures will have a hard time falling terribly far because of the cloud cover. those will range from the 30's to lower 40's. here is our futurecast. it is dry for the rush-hour commute. showers approach from the west, 8:00, 9:00. by 11:00 tonight, around the i-81 corridor, we will see wet weather continue. most of the wet weather out of here by early tomorr

lower 40's. plenty of sunshine. warmer temperature. a bit on the breezy side. highs will be in the upper 50's to close to 60 degrees. we do have mild air on the way for the day on friday, south and west of us. that arrives for the day on saturday. this right here is the big push of colder air. it arrives late saturday. you are going to feel the difference on sunday, with highs that will only be in the 40's, and windchill factors in the 30's. get out the winter gear. you are going to need it for at least the first part of next week. the 10 day outlook for stormwatch 7 -- through the weekend, it is a cool start. a cold start monday of next week, upper 40's. a busy travel day, tuesday and wednesday. looking at temperatures upper 40's, lower 50's. as we look into turkey day -- a big day around here. around 44 degrees. i will be looking forward to black friday the big sales. evil

early. it will be cold. a lot of the stores are opening even earlier. i guess it would not be thanksgiving, but midnight black friday. adrianna: that is a no. steve: you are not going to be out there with a giant tv? adrianna: it is too cold. the tv is never worth it. but you have fun in the cold weather. noon, do you think your kid is too young to have a smart phone? later on, we will tell you about the group starting a new movement to have kids wait until they are older. but how old is old enough?

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adrianna: all right. it is cloudy-ish. going to get cloudier. steve: showers later tonight. if you are out and about this afternoon or this evening, you are going to be fine. look at the weekend. the first half looks good, around 60 degrees. colderay, a big push of air. the upper 40's into monday. the week is going to be quiet and relative

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announcer: you are watching abc 7 news at noon -- on your side. adrianna: five virginia volunteer firefighters are under investigation for allegedly raping a teenage girl. the incident reported and shared on snapchat. is in strasburg with the details. john: this small town in shenandoah county,

we now know that five volunteer firefighters here at the strasburg fire department are being investigated over allegations that a 17-year-old girl was raped, a gang rape that authorities say was recorded and then shared on the popular app snapchat. according to court records, the alleged crime occurred back in the spring. the teenager allegedly highly intoxicated, was taken to three different locations -- the firehouse, a home of one of the man, and a hotel. it was the mayor in town who raised red flags after receiving several reports from concerned citizens. >> very surprising. cannot say anything until the state police investigation concludes, and that is where we are. i have met them peripherally through work i do here, but i am not really involved in the social circles of the volunteer fire department. john: as of this afternoon, no one has been arrested. no charges have been filed.

have been issued. in strasburg, virginia, john, abc 7 news. new developments from prince george's county. a 72 page lawsuit filed against the young take care away -- on the deonte carraway, half of a victim who was just nine years old at the time. it calls the school and unchecked breeding ground for sexual abuse by carraway. it claims the principal and school board were aware of the inappropriate behavior, but no meaningful investigation or action was taken. happening right now, police in prince george's county are on the lookout for a gunman who shot a man multiple times along 295. the victim was inside their car on eastern avenue, the d.c./maryland border. the victim is still alive, but

condition and do not have any word on a suspect. also right now, firefighters are investigating a fatal fire in charles county. crews responded to a mobile home engulfed in flames. one man was pulled from inside the trailer, but died a short time later. there is no word on what caused the fire. the republican effort to dismantle the affordable care act continues, as janai norman explains. moverats say the latest could hike taxes and premiums for middle-class americans. taxes and health care -- two of republicans' biggest priorities coming together with the push to reform the tax code. senate republicans proposing repealing the volunteer mandate that all americans have health insurance. >> they obamacare mandate is not any tax. it is a terribly regressive tax that imposes harsh burdens on low and middle income taxpayers. janai: the plan couldav

10 years, that it is projected to leave and asked a mated 13 million more -- an estimated 13 million more americans uninsured. the effort has failed before, but has a new push from president trump, who tweeted that ending the mandate would reduce taxes even further. >> i always said if we can get it in there without imperiling the bill -- janai: democrats outraged, accusing the republicans of turning the tax bill into a health care bill. >> it is a backdoor attempt to get trumpcare back, and the american people do not want that, just like they do not want this bill which focuses its tax cuts on the wealthy. janai: the addition could create another hurdle for republicans hoping to reform taxes by the end of the year. at least one republican senator has expressed concerns about the potential impact on health care premiums. in a norman, abc news, washington. adrianna:

the weather outside a bit cloudy and cool. we may see some showers later today. meteorologist steve rudin is here with a check of the forecast. steve: showers are on the way into early tomorrow morning. are going for you a stroll for lunch, or if you are point to do anything this evening. at reagan national airport, pretty nice, but below average. 50 in reston. fredericksburg at 51, 49 annapolis, and lower 50's in woodbridge. the satellite and radar, if you are watching us in western maryland -- washington county toward hagerstown, the clouds are here for the day. sunglasses, you are not going to need them. however, inside the beltway, most of southern maryland, a good idea to have the sunglasses handy. we have a frontal system off to the north and west of us. th

rain and patchy fog after midnight into early tomorrow morning. was this moves out of here, we look at a brighter day tomorrow and temperatures that are going ofbe near average in terms daytime highs. here is our forecast moving through the day. lower 50's. that is it for highs. clouds are going to be on the increase. we will talk about the rest of the week. on arctic cold front arrives for the second half of the weekend. next week, a busy travel week for thanks giving holiday. adrianna: there is new trouble uber,uber come -- for accusing sexual misconduct after thousands of female passengers women came forward. amy: it is the rideshare apps marketed as a safe alternative way to get home. one florida woman says after a night of fun and drinking, she and her friend got into an uber.

things turned to the worse. >> he took me upstairs. he was dragging me at first. then, he took me over his shoulder. i could not walk. to distort asking us her voice and not show her face. she is one of two women filing a class action lawsuit, claiming they were sexually assaulted by drivers, accusing the act of leaving them honorable because of inadequate background checks and monitoring of drivers. >> my life is a mess. i cannot concentrate. amy: according to the police report for jane doe number one, the alleged suspect admitted to sexually assaulting her. his case currently pending in criminal court in miami. the second alleged victim, jane doe number two, speaking out about a ride she took earlier this year in los angeles. she also asked us to alter her voice and not show her face. >>

i do not know what happened during that time. i know i was assaulted. i was in the backseat, and i woke up, and he was in the backseat. i was not really in my right mind for like two weeks. then, i was so afraid. amy: the class-action lawsuit calling on uber to tighten background checks on drivers worldwide, alleging since the company launched, thousands of female passengers have endured unlawful conduct live -- by uber drivers including rape, physical violence, and harassment. >> we want the court to order that uber disclose how many reports it has received, and inn what has uber done response to these complaints. have any drivers been fired? what actually happens? and why should women feel safe to ride with uber? amy: overnight, a spokesperson said the received

today and are in the process of reviewing it. these allegations are important to us, and we take them very seriously. a new book detailing her life growing up in a family filled with stars. at first, a preview of what you can see tonight at 5:00. >> good afternoon. coming up tonight at 5:00, everyone already hates red light cameras, and now seven on your side and aaa discovered a loophole that could be costing local drivers millions. >> they have systematically overcharged. >> scott taylor wants you to know why you may deserve

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news at noon, on your side. 12: 41, i amk at joined by an actress, singer, and director, joe lee fisher, to discuss her new book. it details her life as part of a family filled with stars. great to talk to you this afternoon. >> thank you so much for having me. adrianna: for people who do not know, your dad's eddie fisher. your mom is connie stevens. you have been performing since you were young. what is it like growing up in a star-filled family? >> i call it growing up in the fishbowl, because i feel like -- and i recognized it very, very early on, that people were watching. i am not whining about it, because it is a profession i have chosen as well. it is interesting, just the humanity, that you want to see what people are seeing or doing or eating, and the internet has exacerbated that totally. but it was -- i

other life. this is my life. i have been giving this opportunity to tell these great stories, and i love it. i take everybody on a journey. i invite you in, in this book. adrianna: we just saw a picture of you and carry, your half-sister. her mother is debbie reynolds. there is a story about how you ended up growing up next door to debbie reynolds. joley: i mean, it is the craziest thing. we were moving out to the beach, moving out to malibu, and we went to look at this house. my mom looked next door and was like, who is the you know what who has a pool on the beach? giggle and stifled a said, debbie reynolds. of course, we bought the house, and my mom and debbie had an intense, it amazing friendship, coparent to these children, basically, where eddie was not around. it started us off on a wonderful sibling friendship. we did not know each other before that. that is how it worked. adrianna:

that you and your husband have decades,ied for two which in hollywood and entertainment -- two decades is a lifetime. what is the secret? i think they start building monuments. they should, after 10 years in hollywood. joley: i heard george harrison say in an interview, how do you stay married for that long? he says, you don't get divorced. we are crazy friends. we make each other laugh. we have five kids between us. i say in the book -- i make a joke, that is what happens when you do not marry eddie fisher, but it is so much more than that. my husband is a quietly strong, works hard, and lets me shine. we have a great little set up there. adrianna: thank you so much for your time. the book is called "growing up fisher," and we appreciate having you here. joley: thank you. adrianna: i also appreciate having you here, steve. steve:

news. adrianna: finally. steve: at least we had a little sunshine. the clouds are on the increase. i want to focus the television on next week area a lot of traveling by airplane, by car, and by train. have you ever been to d.c. for thanksgiving? they all vacate. i am one of them. just a one-day trip. the clouds are increasing over national harbor. if you look at wilson bridge and the capital, we have a little brightness in terms of the sun shining. it out and soak it in. maybe take a walk to grab a cup of coffee or go to a food truck. it may be to chile to eat outside. you need a nice jacket and maybe a hat. 50 over at dulles. 61 for andrews. on morere counting sunshine in western maryland, the panhandle of west virginia, i hate to say this, but the clouds are here to stay for the rest of the afternoon. latin county and

are approaching from the west. glimmers of sun at this hour, but fading quickly. a coldt step, we have front. as this advances toward the east, it will break apart. patchy fog later tonight into early tomorrow morning. out to lunch this afternoon, looking good. temperatures lower 50's by 2:00 p.m. zone forecast calls for chilly temperatures to the north and west of us. berkeley springs and charles town, around 49 degrees, 50 degrees. capital beltway itself, lower 50's not out of the question. clouds are going to increase rapidly over the next hour or two. 52 in college park. temperatures around 51 degrees. southern maryland, la plata, charlotte hall, leonardtown, around 52. pockets of cooler air. we will see temperatures

another couple of degrees. the rush-hour commute, it is going to stay dry. no weather-related issues for the drive. temperatures will be in the mid-to-upper 40's. we are not going to see a tremendous drop in temperatures for the overnight, due to the cloud we see that is arriving from the west. those showers are going to break apart, but they will be with us. 11:00 tonight, notice them coming ahead from the west. we will see the showers gradually come to an end by early tomorrow morning for the rush-hour commute. it should be mainly dry around here. overnight low out of the south. as we move into the day tomorrow, once we get the front out of your, daytime highs around 58 degrees. keep in mind, we are going to look for windy conditions, wind gusts upward of 30 mph. once we get through tomorrow, we are looking at a buildup in temperatures for the day on saturday, followed by a stronger cold front. that is set to arrive late saturday, with

look at sunday. arctic cold. highs in the 40's. wind chill in the 30's. the five day outlook looks like this. tomorrow, 58 degrees. 51 on friday. the weekend, a milder start, a cold and. next week, it is going to be dry. oryou are flying out of d.c. expecting visitors from out of town, middle 50's on tuesday. chilly for thanks giving day. if you are up bright and early for black friday, temperatures inside the beltway in the mid-to-upper to upper 30's. suburban locations, upper 20's to lower 30's. it is worth it to get the giant tv at a great price. some people think it is. you group up early, very cold. adrianna: coming up, should parents make their kids wait to get smartphones? we will hear from members of a movement sweeping across the country that say they should

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to every fearless question. carefirst medplus. live fearless. adrianna: we are back now with a big question for parents about smartphones. should you make your kids wait to have them? right now, a campaign is growing across the country to make children wait until eighth grade. paula faris has more on this. paula: the pressure is on for preteens to have smartphones. do you know any kids that do not have smartphones? >> no. paula: the pressure is also on for parents. is there one word you can give me to describe the thought of buying your kid a smartphone? >> dread. >> regret. >> frightening. paula: this pressure led an austin mom to start "wait until

not to get their child a smartphone before eighth grade. >> before the pledge, parents did not feel like they had a choice. he could give their kid a phone, because everyone had one, or they could be one of the only "mean moms" or dads that did not give the kid a phone. it felt isolating. paula: the movement is national, and more than 4300 parents from all 50 states have signed the wait until a pledge. >> texting. sharing photos. all of: this week, there was a screening of a documentary about the impact of screen time on a children'st elementary school outside of new york city. >> across the country, parents get together along with children and say, we are going to wait. >> i think the more people who can say we are going to delay this -- it is a powerful device, a computer with internet and camera. they are not ready to handle the pressure

depression that comes along with it. paula: a new study shows a link -- teenagers thinking about suicide are more likely to be users of social media. experts say there are real dangers to smartphones exposing children to cyber bullying, sex sexting, and predators. >> children with adhd are likely to use the devices in a way that gets negative feedback. they are at risk for getting depressed, for their grades to go down. : with movements spreading around the country, parents can take control. linda fisher is one of them. her eldest children have smartphones. do you regret getting them smartphones? linda: i do. my eight-year-old will not be getting one until he is 13. i signed the petition. it has become a crutch for them. it is easy access. it causes arguments.

would be like without your smartphone? >> better in most ways. paula: why? >> smartphones are a distraction during school. it leads to bad grades and bad study habits. and much worse things. adrianna: there you have it. stick with us for a final check of the forecast.

adrianna: christmas is coming

up, but sadly, you will have to scratch this off your wish list, this necklace featuring a 163 caret clear diamond, sold for nearly $34 million in geneva. took 1700 hrs to make. despite the high price tag, some jewelers say it should have sold for even more. the diamonds, the emerald -- it is beautiful. steve: i would love to see that in perspective on a neck. adrianna: probably the size of your fist. it is gorgeous. steve: it should be, for that much money. the weather is free today, and looking good, if you do not mind clouds later this afternoon. we are going to stay dry. tonight, showers on the way. in the lower 50's. upper 50's tomorrow. friday, around 50 degrees. milder on saturday, followed by a cold front, a strong one. that will drop temperatures to the upper 40's sunday and monday of n

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