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blaze, flames burst through windows. authorities say the fire started just before 11:00 thursday night at you barclay friends senior living community. >> i looked out my back window and saw a big ball of orange. backed upoe's house against this facility. he and others in the neighborhood helped get the residents to safety. >> i think the medical staff said can you help us get the people up the hill? so we all -- our neighbors uphill. suzanne: seniors were brought out in 40 degree weather using walkers and wrapped in blankets. fortunately, no one was killed. but the impact has been made in this community. >> it is so sad. have been here for quite a while. 15, 18 years. a lot of people lost their homes.

time theoom around the fire started, but as of now, no cause has been determined. atf is on scene to assist authorities. in west chester, pennsylvania, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. adrianna: river to get updates on this developing story through the abc 7 news out. -- app. the man who pleaded guilty to killing a d.c. yoga and schecter christmas day will be sentenced. krista mcauley was reported missing when she did not show up for a holiday party. two days later, police found doing johnson driving her car with her body in the drop. right now, a frantic search for a cop killer in baltimore. 18 year veteran of active sean suiter was shot in the head while investigating a murder. suiter tried to stop a specific

moments later, that man shot suiter in the head. >> we are absolutely certain the community will step up and stand with the baltimore police department to bring this heartless, soulless killer to justice. arianna: suiter leaves behind wife and five children. there is a 150 thousand dollar reward for information leading to an arrest. the suiter has not set up a gofundme page, but there are fake ones set up. 7 on your side with the crime alert in fairfax county. police are warning you to lock your car doors at night after thieves used garage door openers in a string of burglaries. police are looking into a string of burglaries. all of the homes were in the reston area. in each case, a garage door opener was stolen from an unlocked car. police are looking for a man spotted inside three o

alert an expanding crime in loudoun county. 12 more smashing grabs reported -- smash and grabs reported in loudoun==== -- in ashburn. information on this coming should call police. have you ever been to a marijuana pop-up store? can are mobile events that pop up almost anywhere. 7 on your side investigator scott taylor is here to take us inside one of these. scott: i am told there are several across the district. took our in on one and hidden cameras along to show you what is going on inside these pop-up stores. the one we found was packed. some in the industry say pop-ups is a result of gray areas in the law. we found vendors selling weed laced gummy bears to what they called girl scout cookies. and gifting marijuana. >> really? how much? >>

scott: tonight, we will take you back inside. we also go into a grow house. people spending up to $10,000 for high-tech gear to grow their own. adrianna: thanks. right now, lawmakers are calling for an ethics investigation as sexual harassment allegation surfaced against senator al franken. the accuser -- radio host leeann tweeden. a jarring photo. al franken, before he was elected senator, pretending to grope radio host leeann tweeden while she was asleep. >> i was humiliated. that was never funny. also alleged frank enforcer to rehearse a kissing scene in a skit he wrote. >> he stuck his tongue in my mouth. >> the photo and were

worked together on a uso tour. should he resign? >> it needs to be looked into. >> franken says he does not member the personal as she does, but writing "the first and most important thing is i am sorry. " and "there is no excuse. it is not funny. it is completely inappropriate. wouldobvious how leann find it." >> 2006 is not 2017. >> trump has remained quiet about the multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against roy moore, but last night, he tweeted about senator franken, saying it is really that. meanwhile, senator franken is reporting -- supporting and ethics investigation about his be

of women in alabama showing support for embattled gop senate candidate roy moore. here's a live look at this gathering of the woman for moore. sayseader of the gathering they find the timing to be suspect. a new poll shows a drop in support for moore. moore is down eight points against democrat doug jones. the fox news quote is the first public survey since four women leveled the allegations against moore last week. since then, a number of other women have come forward, accusing him of unwanted sexual advances. overnight, a sleek out on the streets of d.c. out on the street of d.c. it is part of a national event, wi

attention to the issue of homelessness. nothing says the holidays quite like seeing santa cruising around 45. -- around 495. our sky track 7 caught the jolly fellow and his ride through fairfax. not quite north pole weather just yet. shaping up to be a cool and breezy friday. definitely not as warm as yesterday. molly: a live look outside. lots of sunshine, but temperature wise, low 50's for daytime highs. as we look at temperatures now, some of us still in the 40's. off to our west towards winchester and cumberland, breaking into the 50's towards quantico and fridges burke and the district. yesterday, we made it to 64 degrees. definitely enjoyed that warmth. northwesterly wi

mostly sunny skies. the temperature range between 51 and 53 degrees. night plans, make sure you add the extra layers. temperatures falling into the 40's by 11:00. we are tracking rain saturday, maybe early in the day north of lateistrict, and again saturday night. daytime highs back in the upper 50's. warm for saturday, but a big chain sunday. a cold front moves through late, responsible for some rain and gusty winds. could approach up to 40 must brouwer in spots. again on saturday, we are tracking wet weather. we have the thanksgiving parade in silver springs, notice mostly cloudy skies from 10:00 until noon. andll suggest a rain jacket may be the umbrella as we could track showers in the silver spring area. coming up, we will

look at what we can expect thanksgiving day. adrianna: thanks. a new attraction just opened near the national mall. you can visit the museum of the bible. our ryan hughes is in southwest with more on what you can expect from the building, rich with history and art. ryan: this bcm is massive. it is located three blocks from the u.s. capitol. the goal is to use leading edge technology to bring the bible to life. outside, the gutenberg gates flank the entrance. abc 7 got an inside look at the museum. its goal is to be the most technologically advanced museum in the world the inside is a huge digital ceiling, a world stage theater with 3-d digital mapping. on --are also exhibits from the vatican.

funded i the owners of hobby lobby. steve green says it is meant to educate, not evangelize, hoping to attract people of faith and also nonbelievers. some people remain skeptical. according to faith leaders --und the world >> we hope when guests come in, their first impression will be "wow." they can explain the history and narrative impact of the bible. ryan: the museum is free of charge. it officially opens to the public on saturday. in southwest, ryan hughes, abc 7 news. noon, bullets at flying at a gas station. the reason will leave you shaking your head. plus, a school bus driver out of a job. the reason he picked up kids from a wrecked bus.

traffic with eric smith. eric: good afternoon. it is friday. a lot of of early volume from a northbound crash on 95. this is northbound alone -- about worton road. heavy out through woodbridge. southbound to woodbridge, heavy pass 123, where lanes narrowed down. 66 westbound will be a little slow, heading out of vienna, with just volume. here's a look at the westbound southwest, southeast freeway. off the first street terminal -- tunnel, expect a jam. on the outer loop, kenilworth avenue, some work. expect a bit of a jam coming off of the baltimore-washington parkway. the mid their work zone is back on the southbound side of colesville road towards downtown silver spring. you

squeeze by heading past dale drive. same story past springs break -- spring street. that is all from the traffic center.

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taking kids to school on a crashed bus. bus drivingiced a sideways, so they followed and film. police say the driver crashed into a cement barrier about tintin new the route here the driver hit trashcan and narrowly missed cars along the drive. i just do not know what people are thinking. i do not get it. molly: clearly not. adrianna: but at least the kids were safe. so we are talking about our weather here. not as warm as yesterday. molly: no. adrianna: that is not raining, it is not snowing, the sun is out -- it will be all right. the sunshine but expect in cooler conditions today. already breaking into the low 50's today. definitely needing the sunglasses and the extra layer. heading to the

tonight, temperatures in the upper 30's as you go through 9:00, 10:00. we stage ride overnight. a look at our weekend forecast. earlier showers saturday morning. a break for the afternoon. study your rainfall late saturday. notice our daytime high. upper 50's. warm again tomorrow. a temperature crash sunday. back in the upper 40's and expecting gusty winds, but at least sunshine returns. a look at futurecast at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. namely showers to the northwest of the district. possibly getting through silver spring, back towards gaithersburg and baltimore -- gaithersburg, the thanksgiving parade from 10:00 until noon. ring the raingear. -- bring the raingear a at a cold front moving through late saturday night. this is a look at midnight. notice the shades of yellow and orange. also, behind this front, temperatures

but the wind picks up. it was a look at our future wind gust through saturday -- through sunday morning. approaching mid-30's to low 40's certainly very windy. no wind advisory in effect yet, but i would expect that through the rest of the weekend. here is a look at your thanksgiving day forecast. sunshine, drive skies, and temperature around 50 degrees. an area of high pressure sets up , so we are looking at a dry forecast. a look at your extended forecast into next week. cool sunday and monday, but temperatures get back to the mid-50's tuesday. looks like we stay dry. adrianna: thanks. having tonight -- happening is following20" the story of nathaniel newman. is strikingly similar to the character in the book "wonder."

are joined by elizabeth vargas. can you tell me about nathaniel's spirit? an amazing boy. it is incredible the courage she has to go through life. he was born just like the character in the book wonder -- "wonder." between nathaniel and the lead character in the are, august pullman, strikingly similar, to the point of being cosmic coincidence. nathaniel was born with a severe facial deformity. there is nothing to be done to fix it. he has needed 60 surgeries to be able to breathe properly, function, but other than that, he is a completely normal boy. of course, the boy does not react to him like that. we take you inside the story of his family. it is all a ap

parents, as we send kids into the world without us hovering, protecting them. we hope the world will be a kind place for them. these parents will pray a little harder for that. the world is often not kind for people who look different. tonight, you will get to meet a little boy and his parents and brothers who will give you a whole different perspective. it is a show for the whole family, especially those who read the book. adrianna: i was going to ask you if this is something the family should watch together. looks like it is. what do you hope kids take away from this story? >> we have found out through all of the stories and reporting's we do, we all know when you know somebody, when you can empathize with someone, you will be kinder to them. it is easy to vilify or to be cool or cutting when you do not know somebody. tonight am a by meetin

of what it is like to be him. what it is like to be a boy who looks this radically different. and what it is like to be his mother and father and little brother, who how -- who have their roles to play. their entire lives changed the second nathaniel newman was born. that is something a lot of parents may be faced with. we can all use a little dose of empathy and a lesson in being kind, especially right now, given the current temperature of the times. adrianna: those of the vargas your time. catch that "20/20" story tonight at 10:00 on abc 7.

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adrianna: lots of sunshine out there today. molly: plenty of sunshine, but cooler than this time yesterday. daytime highs in the 50's. adding in your rain chances tomorrow for the early half of saturday. following cooler sunday. also very windy. temperatures in the upper 40's. we stayed dry into the early half of the week. thanksgiving day looks quiet.

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senator al franken is facing a firestorm of criticism after radio host leeann tweeden accused him of forcefully kissing and groping her in 2006. has apologized that will likely face and ethics investigation. >> this is the photo of sending al franken's radiant -- senate career in a tailspin. the 2006 photo was taken as the two were on their way home from the this uso tour. leeann also claimed that the senator forced her to rehearse a kissing scene he wrote. jammed his tongue in my mouth. >>

has spoken out against trump. >> the group tape. that was bad. >> recently, he posted a slew of social media messages speaking -- supporting victims who spoke out. franken now apologizing for that picture. writing i look at it now and disgustedssed it -- with myself. it is obvious how leeann would feel violated by that picture. both parties want the ethics committee to investigate. >> sexual-harassment is inappropriate in every circumstance, in every way. >> should he resign? >> it needs to be looked into. adrianna: developing now, another sexual misconduct scandal involving roy moore. facing the media for the first wme since several

him of sexual misconduct, he had no problem speaking. >> does judge moore deny he dated teenage girls when he was in his 30's? can we hear him say it? >> you are the fake, lying news. adrianna: that question was from abc's tom llamas. re staying silent, dodging questions by escaping into a kitchen. his allies are outraged, as you see last met against reporters. >> does the president think roy moore should drop out of this race? >> the president believes these allegations are troubling and be takenat should seriously. he believes the people of alabama should make the decision on who their next senator should be. adrianna: more than half a dozen ofen have accused moore sexual misconduct. one woman says she was in her

school and asked them to pull her out so he could after on a date. a fox news poll found moore trailing democrat doug jones by eight points. before the scandal, he was up double-digit. another hollywood heavy hitters accused of sexual misconduct, this time after sylvester alone. a woman claims stallone and his bodyguard assaulted her when she was just 16 years old. she says there was no physical force involved, but she did feel intimidated into having sex with him and the bodyguard. a spokesperson for the actor calls the claims ridiculous and categorically false. .reaking news into our newsroom silver is activist jesse johnson -- civil rights activist jesse jackson has announced he has parkinson's disease. al

for what sparked a massive five alarm fire at a nursing home just outside of philadelphia. that fire began just before 11:00 at the berkeley senior living send -- center. people wereozen taken to area hospitals for non-life-threatening injuries. watch nelly, no one was killed. but the impact was felt throughout the entire community. >> it is scary. there are a lot of people who need help, and they are all out in the street and they need to be cap -- kept warm. >> we all hope everyone is safe. we are happy to be neighbors of berkeley -- barclay. they have always been good people to us. adrianna: right now, atf is on site to help assist local authorities in that investigation. now to a crime alert in fairfax county. police are searching

of burglaries in reston. and all of the incidents, the are -- garaget door openers stole from -- stole n from unlocked doors. from themilk went out condo association warning about these burglaries. they happen around 1:00 to 3:00 as people are sleeping. they wake up to loud noises and a stranger in their home. in each case, the suspect is able to get in through your door through unlocked doors, and, once inside, is able to snatch the garage door opener and simply walk inside your home. there have now been four of these burglaries in the last two days. police believe they are connected. two homes were broken into in the fair oaks area. another two homes here in reston, which were all a walking -- in walking distance from one another.

up and heard the suspect rummaging through their home. one woman saw the suspect in her kitchen. another victim woke up to the dogs barking. once approached, the man ran out and got away with either a wallet, a purse, or easy cash. one woman in the area says she will no longer let her daughter walked to the bus stop

alone. >> alone. >> a lot of fear. this has always been a welcoming neighborhood. a cool and breezy and to the week. here is meteorologist

molly cochran with a check of the forecast. molly: here's a look at temperatures right now. breaking into the 50's for a lot of us. enjoy lots of bright sunshine. we are much cooler compared to yesterday. make sure you grab the sunglasses and maybe the extra layer to play it safe. heading out to the friday night football game, temperatures in the 40's through about 11:00. we will stay dry. i think the blankets, maybe even -- lives, tracking showers for the early half of saturday. another round for steadier rainfall late saturday night. it is due to an approaching cold front. we are in the upper 50's tomorrow. a few degrees above average. by sunday, we dropped back into the upper 40's. it is also windy. p quinn gusts sunday could reach up to 40 miles per hour. --

reach up to 40 miles per hour. three evening, mostly cloudy. notice temperatures in the mid-50's. coming up, we will talk more about our rain chances. noon, actress at jennifer lewis is in the house thealk about her new book, "mother of black hollywood." here's what you will see tonight at 5:00. >> good afternoon. coming up today at 5:00, seven on your side's scott taylor takes us into the story of wheat. -- weed. >> that is a $40 donation. >> from big business to smalltime goers, our i-team cameras went undercover.

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announcer: you are watching abc 7 news at noon. on your side. adrianna: back now, we are joined by one of the stars of "lack --- "blackish." in entertainment for more than two decades. we are talking about "what's love got to do with it," "the fresh prince of bel-air." -- i could go on and on. here to talk more about her book, "the mother of black hollywood," the legendary jenifer lewis. you areryone's --

everyone's favorite auntie. what inspired you to write this book? >> i wanted to reach this new group of millennials that i have following me on the internet. i wanted to reach everybody with this story. woodt i owed -- knock on -- i have been so successful in my career. that is of course because i love what i do. but i felt i had to give back. i went to south africa. i saw where nelson mandela slept for 27 years. when i got back to the states, i pulled up in my garage -- i said, you know what? you owe. i owe to give back. we all owe. nexte to give back to the generation. we have made a mess of the world. now, they have got to clean it

so i wanted to give them my story. to stay yes, you can come through the fire. it is hard work and determination. adrianna: there are a lot of things revealed in this book that maybe people did not know about you. one of the main things as mental illness. this is something that, in the black community -- we do not talk about this. >> i am really happy that black churches are starting to have counseling for their members. that is a positive thing, moving fort about mental illness, because so many people are coming out. manywent on oprah winfrey years ago and told the world, yes, i suffered with this 33.rder until i was and, with aids epidemic and my father died of a massive heart attack, the grief was too much. they were dropping like flies, from aids, in the 1980's,

the government was not doing anything. we did not know how we could catch it. we were all just in a state of confusion. i had a nervous rate down. micro friend said something is wrong. so i was convinced to go and get help. then use those words. i want young kids to know, yes, you can. say the words. look in the mirror. i am in this dark room and eating myself to death, drinking myself to death -- just reach out. but i do warn people, if they are not ready to be helped, move on. it is too exhausting. so i lay everything on the slate. adrianna: i know you do. >> i told people do not come for me because of what i put in this book.

whole truth, and nothing but the truth as i felt it. as i tasted and smelled it. i laid it down for the next generation. i want them, now that they have laid down in front of the police barricades, i want them to get up now. stand up, stay up, and keep moving. there is a beat everybody misses. you got to feel it. you have to cry -- cry. you need to be angry, go somewhere and scream. but keep marching. keep resisting the forces that would take air to breathe from your great grandchildren. adrianna: i feel like i am in church. you are preaching. talk.s is just the way i i have had so many experiences. i have traveled around the world. i have gone all around the world. adrianna: i know your mother has

>> my mother was a no-nonsense -- those women back then, they were working three and for jobs. she did her best and she left the rest. she kept us fed, clothed, sheltered. we were going to be educated. my mother wanted more for us then she had. the classic story. from poverty to success. so i owe. this book took two years of my life, a lot of blood, sweat, and tears. relive death. we living being bipolar and not knowing it in my early 20's. -- when aidsction happened, it was like, i will put on the brakes. but when walter cronkite was like when

with -- think god i came through the fire. that is what this book is about. coming through the fire. at letting people know that yes, you can. yes, you can look at the mirror and say something is wrong and find the strength. mirrord in front of the to ours in makeup. stand there and say i love myself before you leave. i brush myself, i go like this and say -- go get them, tiger. then, i get out in the world, and i do my best. [laughter] adrianna: can you do a fabulous job. >> bring joy in this world. adrianna: so you have been to block -- tupac's mom, will smith's aunt. do you have a favorite role? >> whitney houston's mom, taraji --henson's mom

ask, why view always play the mother? i said for that kind of money, i would play the daddy. [laughter] i got into this business for the love of it. adrianna: you could not be in any other business. this larger-than-life personality. >> i called tammy ater. it was a show on lifetime television for women about women's health issues. i called her on the train, and she said, i am reading your book. she says, you know, it makes me want to live bigger. what a compliment. is writtend the book a very well. it is in my voice. i did the audiobook -- the audiobook is flying off the shelves. for some reason, people love to hear me just talk. i can say "good morning," and it gets 45 million views. i am like what is wrong with you? [laughter] ♪ i don't want

nobody messing with me in these streets ♪ lewis, thankifer you. the book is "the mother of black hollywood." want some inspirational stories for a change? you gotta check out the american dream. saturdays, 1pm, newschannel8

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for you. a 10-year-old boy in indiana is building wooden board -- wooden toys for the holidays. he is giving them away to other children in the area. glue the help of his grandfather, he turned his garage into santa's workshop. made 200 50 wooden toys in all to give to kids in need. very sweet. always love to see these stories of kids who recognize other kids may need more than they do. molly: and the holiday season is upon us. gearing up for shopping plans, it looks dry heading into thanksgiving day. 50'se topping out in the tomorrow. a little warmer compared to today. but also adding in rain early saturday and late saturday night . we fall cooler sunday. windy with temperatures back in the 40's. adrianna: thank you for joining us. have a great weekend.

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