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>> both people have died. >> we are talking to a man that saw it happen and tried to help. >> from what you have told us so far, the community is truly heartbroken. >> oh, yeah. the officials tell us that the fire broke out in the home's basement. >> two people, two people, two people. a wheelchair bound woman in her 80's and her adult son is stuck inside. >> i could hear him. trying to get her out. >> the neighbor happened to be driving by. the scorching heat insurmountable obstacle. >> i went up to the porch. i tried to
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>> i stepped inside because the door was open. it was all aflame. >> this firefighter grabbed a ladder. others stormed inside only to find the mother and her son not breaking without a pulse. they died at the hospital. >> the firefighters offered free smoke detectors to people in the neighborhood. >> sorry for the loss. tried to get them out. >> this week alone five people died in fires across maryland. the state fire marshal saying each was
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>> police are searching for a cop killer. sean suiter died after being shot while working leads in a murder case. >> the killer shot and killed suiter. >> suiter was investigating a murder and he was shot. he was an 18-year police veteran and married with five children. governor hogan ordered flags flown at the half staff. michelle: tonight a teacher is on leave pending investigation in the allegation he pulled off a student's hijab. >> it was wrong for the teacher to take it
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he pulled the holdie down and the hijab came off. >> mere you see a student and they pull it off the head and she cries. they compliment the hair. in that case the teacher was fire and the school apologized to the young girl and the family. >> groping allegations against a senator that many wanted hillary clinton to pick as a running mate. >> she this happened when they
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franken wrote. >> he put his hand on the back of my head. this happed so fast. he mashes the lips against my face. he stuck his tongue in my mouth so fast. >> franken apologized in a lengthy statement saying that in part, i respect women, i don't respect men who don't and the fact my own actions given people a good reason to doubt that makes me feel ashamed. >> the response came rapidly from both sides. we are joined from the capitol hill reaction. >> this is supposed to be dominated by the talk of the republicans get tax reform bill through the house but much of the chatter is about the revelations regarding al franken and in the conversation with what happened with the potential senator roy moore
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alabama. you heard from al franken quickly to get in front of it as much as he could after it was revealed saying he would welcome the ethics investigation. many people say it's what should take place. >> there should be investigation. >> the senate is looking into that, which they should. it's appropriate action. >> it's very distressing. >> so complaints from both sides of the aisle that says let's proceed with the ethics investigation. we have not got any indication that senator franken is considering stepping down but this is what is s
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capitol hill. many wonder what is the next shoe to drop? we heard from barbara comstock who said there were other members of the congress, lawmakers accused of the inappropriate behavior. a lot is happening on the hill and people wonder if another name will surface in the next 24 hours. we don't know. jonathan: it seems every day we have a new name. roy moore refusing to answer questions as more women come forward to say that he sexually abused them when they were teenagers. >> let him speak for himself. >> you are running for senate. speak, please. >> do you have a question about an issue? >> that is the issue. >> that is the senate candidate walking away not answering questions. moore finished the campaign
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the women are lying and he is a victim roff a conspiracy. the voters should decide if they believe moore or the accusers. michelle: a woman breaking in mcdonald's. only on 7, how her husband explains the bizarre crime. jonathan: how the thieves pulled this off. >> the highs in the mid-60's. we go back down but there is another shot of cool air. we'll break down specifics coming up.
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updating a story we brought you first. a day after someone broke in a half dozen cars in ashburn, 12 more are hit. they believe they are using marbles and the slingshot to get in the cars. >> for the second time in two days a running gun battle ended in a crash on area roads. then they were called to 2002 in
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in the other car, no one, the three men inside jumped out and ran. at this hour they are still on the loose. jonathan: there is news to tell you about the deadly clash in charlottesville. a woman was killed when a white nationalists ran her down with the car. the report says that the state and the local police have separate response plans that should have been unified. is there ahead for us the dramatic home for a father's labor of love. >> the jewelry height in the area and the distraction they used is n
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michelle: must-see video of a jewelry height in falls church. several women walking in the store. one carrying a
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she crawling under the partition and seconds later she is stuffing jewelry in her skirt. there is a $5,000 reward. jonathan: remember this video? the howard county mcburglar has been caught. she was turning herself in when the police arrested her. she was helping herself with a drink and she got the food and money. but then he says his wife doesn't remember doing this. >> he ventured out. this happened. trying to make sense of it.
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herself in. >> he says they have been married for three years and may have a drinking problem. >> now a crime to leave you red in the face. outrage after a man targets a red kettle donation sites. he turnses he back and he snatches the kettle. this is unclear how much money in the kettle but the bottom line is the donations are for people in need this time of year. they hope this will help them track down the thief. jonathan: the karma is messed up now. the dog's name is lucky david. they
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and left for dead. the vet treating him said he is lucky because they can get him back. >> this is our life. they say he will be 100%. >> now an update to a story we brought you a couple of years ago. we introduced you to a man who built the ice skating rink. the county ordered them to shut it down. >> they have transformed it and he welcomed the neighbors and the str
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in the yard. named mel's rink in memory of his late stepdaughter melanie, avid hockey fan. >> i have to pinch myself in the morning saying i can't believe mel's rink on the top of the watergate. >> because the county had ordered him to dismantle the rink, last winter he found a temporary home in rockville. partners with the jewish community center there. this winter he decided to aim high. he sent e-mails to the different d.c. hotels with the rooftop balls. >> i got a call an hour later saying can you come for a meeting tomorrow? let's talk. >> this is not ice. it a slippy top coat filled with ice. >> think of this as a huge cutting boa
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>> the walk-ins are welcome but the reservations are encouraged. it's $20. $10 for kids and the portion will raise funds for the foundation to help him with the dream to open indoor rink for disable and the able-bodied children. >> you know that is one of the best views of the city. >> a man that is making a huge difference. >> we know how mild it was. you fill it with the water and let it freeze. they sat and waited. >> this winter will they put it to use? the trend is we are not going to see dramatically cold
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do what she wants so we'll report on it as we go. outside now. temperature wise not bad. the computer is frozen. there we go. there is nothing that i can do about that. can you switch the map for me? he is working on it. fun when that happens. we got to 64 today. we keep them in the 60's before it will drop down in the next hour or two. then the temperatures are in the 30's. there is not much i can do. as exciting as the capital wheel is. we won't look at it for three minutes. i just got a computer die. we have a cold front tonight and we'll talk about the seven-day forecast. see if we get it up and running but tomorrow, 51. the next chance doesn't come in until.
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>> we learn today that jordan reed suffered a setback with his hamstring injury. reed did not
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he is a game time decision. terrell pryor will have an mri on the ankle. spencer long and williams did not practice. the titans and the steelers running a color rush uniforms but some hate them because they say they look like smurfs but others say they like the all baby blue look. what do you think? jonathan: they look like smurfs. >> sometimes you never know what you will get in the nick saban press conference. he saw someone wearing rip jeans about he opened up the presser on the fashion trend. >> i just walked by some jeans, wore-out jeans. holes in them. all cut up. i remember being a kid in west virginia, i was ashamed to go to school because my jeans were wore out. only because we didn't have any better.
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how did we get here? >> dedoesn't w to see how much twant to see how much they cost either. caps wrap up a road trip in colas. $300 for ripped jeans! jonathan: he doesn't get out much. >> now let's talk weather. >> maybe. never excited to see the 53 degree number on the map. this is a nice day. we have a cold front that scooted through and it's well east. behind it not much for the way of problems. you will want the sunglasses tomorrow. but we will go below normal temperatures. didn't i
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>> it did. >> tomorrow we are fine. sunny throughout the day. clouds tomorrow. we'll track that. for this everything, cool and dry. temperatures in the 40's. sunshine is breezy as well. 51 degrees. extended outlook including your thanksgiving day, the only thing is your saturday. it will warm up and be windy over the weekend. that is the only thing we see. we hop to next week and the traveling forecast looks great. friend and family for tuesday, wednesday, thursday all good. everyone beyond that. drying trend after saturday. jonathan: how nice. saturday. one day where the high to 60. it's perfect! i love how you did that. >> i am working very hard, jonathan. >> if only you had that power. michelle: "world news tonight" coming up. >> thank you for being with us. we are always online at wjla.com.
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