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rose fallout. plus the ikea warning to all parents and the fix that could save children's lives. look closely. for the first time in 20 years there is something new added to the iwo jima memorial. from abc7 news, this is a breaking news alert. jonathan: we are following president trump speaking out about roy moore and the sexual misconduct allegations gwen him. for the first time the president saying, "we don't need a liberal person in there. meaning the senate. then this. >> do you believe roy moore's accusers? president trump: he denies this. if you look at what is really going on and all the things that happened in the last 48 hours he totally denies it. he said it didn't happen. you have to listen to him also. youry sag he said 40 years ago this did not happen. jonathan: a stunning development as roy moore denies the allegations from seve
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he has struggled in the polls since this news broke. alison: this comes as allegation of harassment against prominent men in entertainment, news and politics swirl. charlie rose just fired by cbs. nancy: pbs severing ties the the long-time anchor and host of his own interview show. michelle marsh at the "live desk" with the breaking fall out of the sexual harassment claims. michelle: that is right. rose is off the air entirely. he owns the syndicated program "the charlie rose show." a memo went out to cbs news saying in part that rose's journalistic contributions are important but nothing is more important than a safe and professional workplace. we have seen the high profile allegations of sexual harassment. we are asking you. do you trust your workplace to do the right thing if sexual harassment is reported? go to wjla.com/votenow
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up the news app to participate to vote on the question. as you weigh in, elizabeth hur has a closer look at the accusations that ultimately led to charlie rose's dismissal. elizabeth: amid sexual assault and harassment allegations that rock the media world, pbs and greenberg announcing they terminated the relationship with charlie rose. cbs news confirmed the firing effective immediately. in a memo to staff, cbs news president david rose explaining despite charlie's important journalistic contribution to the division, there is nothing more important than ensuring a safe, professional workplace. the move is coming hours after they condemn the misconduct. >> let me be very clear. there is no excuse for the alleged behavior. >> charlie does not get a pass here. >> the explosive allegations first stemming from the exclusive "washington post" report alleging eight women
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involved groping, nudity and harassing phone calls. one accuser saying in a drive rose put her hand on the mid-think adding, "i tensioned up. i didn't move his hand off but i moved my legs to the other side of the car. i tried to never get in a car again." according to the "washington post" the women worked for rose or tried to work for him at the "chorally rose show." >> so for them trying to move forward and move on from the show, i think there would be a tremendous risk to speaking out against the behavior if he were possibly worried about getting a job in media. >> rose has yet to respond on the news of his firing. but earlier apologized to the women in a statement writing he accepts responsibility for behaving insensitively at times. michelle: charlie rose is one of several high profile men accused of sexual harassment.
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it includes john conyers now from michigan. a settlement reached with a former aide who says she was fired after denying sexual advancement. he denies that. a fellow democrat says the ethics investigation should be open. that is the latest from the "live desk." i'm michelle marsh, back to you. jonathan: thanks. new at 4:00, an arrest has been made following a series of burglaries in loudoun county. robert williams dixon is the man who got in the home using garage door openers in unlocked vehicles. 11 homes targeting in the county. neighboring police department including fairfax county looking into williams he is their man in similar crimes. it locks like a polite tap on the window when you see the video. look closely. the guy on the neighboring car, this is a carjacking caught on camera. this is not an isolated incident, the police say. stephen tschida with the manhunt and a warning
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stephen: we got word of more carjackings. we worked all day and an hour ago we got confirmation. four carjackings in the past ten days. three this last weekend. the d.c. police will not say conclusively that all four are related but they acknowledge striking similarities. saturday morning at north east d.c. this crime went down on kenilworth avenue. the suspect approaches the driver, gun in hand. this carjacking, a couple hours after a similar one took place across town. >> i don't know what is going on. stephen: the earlier incident in northwest also at a b.p. gas station. this time the victim got out to put air in the tires when two suspects approached. as in the later incident, one of the suspects pulled a gun.
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in both cases, they made off with mercedes. some here think there is a simple explanation. >> it's cold. they don't want to walk. stephen: not necessarily the most likely education. the two carjackings we talk about took place saturday morning. there is another one in northeast d.c. one 11 days ago or ten days ago was in southeast d.c. in none of the cases was the victim injured. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. jonathan: take a good look at the video. we will post this on the wjla news app. you can watch it and maybe share it help police find the guy. alison: the great get-away is underway. peak drive time begins in half an hour. we have team coverage today with the chief meteorologist bill kelly who has the travel forecast and a behind the scenes look
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operation throughout the evening. we are also checking in on the roads, too. right now we begin with bill. you say it will be nice out there. bill: i love the travel forecast. this time of year can be dicey. good afternoon. showing you around the d.c. metro. few clouds. a nice day. warm. warmer than it was. this is a cold front. we will track that and work through tonight and tomorrow morning. so we have a little bit of the shower activity with it. there are no travel problems for you. the only place to watch it is if you have early travel plans tomorrow, in new york or boston or north east. it's all in. it's not bad at all.
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we look at thanksgiving a little bit. so this is the busiest for the air travel as well. sam sweeney is live with a look behind the scenes. >> 28 million people fake on the the skies. the numbers are higher than ever. look at the traffic. wherever you look there are cars. this year the wednesday before thanksgiving is no longer the busiest travel day of the year. >> it's a myth that think wednesday is the busiest day of the year. but that wednesday is a typical summer day here in the operations. >> for united airlines the busiest day at dulles was last friday. for american airlines this sunday will be the biggest day. system wide, they will use 2.8 million passengers and 500,000 checked bags. united says 90% of the seats will be full. the goal is to get 100% of the flights out and
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with a staff of ten meteorologists and good weather it looks light they may be in luck -- looks like they may be in luck. the reason so many people are traveling this year, air fares are way down. 23% lower than they were last year. the average round-trip just $167. reporting live at reagan national airport i'm sam sweeney, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. on the roads, mobiletrak7 in the tysons area. live look driving along the inner look of the beltway. driving is a loose term because the commute is missing with the getaway. all the folks getting out of town. the a.a.a. peak driving time is today through 4:45 and 6:00 tonight. so get ready for that. now to a "7 on your side" consumer alert. eighth child has died after a tragic -- tragic tipover accident involving a dresser. nancy: kimberly suiters joins us live.
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dressers? kimberly: you are right. this is a reannouncement of the recall from a year ago. the families said they didn't know about it and the consequences have been dire. for eight families now. the latest victim is a 2-year-old boy from california. of the other seven toddlers who died. one was from woodbridge and another from mount vernon. the ikea dressers if not anchored down can tip over and crush a child. we are talking about 17 million dressers. to date eight children died. the company received 144 reports of injuries to kids. 300 reports of the tipovers. you should contact ikea to choose a refund or repair. and make sure no matter what product you buy you fill out the little white card and send it back to the company so you never miss a recall. i'm consumer investigator, kimberly suiters. back to you. nancy: thank you very much. meantime, president trump spending more than an hour on the phone with russian
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today. the main topics are syria, iran, north korea and ukraine. the call comes after putin met with the syrian president bashar al-assad. the two also coordinated anti-terror efforts in afghanistan. that is according to the kremlin. jonathan: how about this? ohio man spending time in prison for attack against the state of the union but he wants the case overturned saying the f.b.i. took advantage of his weakened mental state to entrapment. but they arrested him after he bought guns around ammunition and he pled guilty to a number of different charges. they camped outside the store for days for a set of nike shoes only to be sold you have to go home. because they were going to call off the sale. they weren't going to open the doors. imagine that. you wait a few days and nothing happens. but the worry is there were just too many people outside. waiting for the air macs.
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nationwide but not until march. many thought they'd get a pair of them early perhaps for the holidays. nancy: the president pardoning a pair of turkeys. his joke about former president obama's past pardons. jonathan: a new engraving at the marine corps memorial. the first in two decades. >> it memorializes the sacrifice of 1,481 marines. jonathan: honoring the men and women who made the ultimate sackry rice for our country in the most -- sacrifice for our country in the most recent conflict. alison: a car slams in a police cruiser. the driver facing d.u.i. charges. you won't believe what they found inside the car and they believe the driver was doing. nancy: the complication of tax reform. those who support a plan that they previously disagreed with
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since early october four people have been gunned down. most recent a week ago. jonathan: for the first time in 20 years new engraving on the marine corps memorial marking the recent conflicts overseas. tom roussey shows us how this tribute is different from others already there. >> this memorial is truly a landmark. >> the u.s. marine corps war memorial known as iwo jima recently got a very high-tech wash and wax. it also got something else added to it. >> you see the day behind me the names of two campaigns. neither afghanistan or iraq have end date yet. >> it honors and memorialized the sacrifice of 1,481 marines who gave the last full measure in the conflict. >> a ceremony included the secretary of the
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david rubenstein who has given millions to this and other projects such alaska the washington mon men repairs. his hope -- >> to make sure people come here every year remember that the people gave their lives on behalf of the country. >> there is other rehab work expected to be done and it will cost a little over $5 million. nancy: police department in maine warning about the black market butter ball turkeys. officers in maine saying that the supermarket had to throw out frozen turkeys that thawed when a freezer failed but someone collected them from the trash bin with the idea of selling them. no. jonathan: no, no, no. nancy: you do not want one of those. jonathan: no. nancy: no dad joes
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turkey pardon at the white house. alison: instead president trump joked about overturning his former president obama's pardons. president trump: as many of you know, i have been very active in overturning a number of executive actions by my predecessor. however, i have been informed by the white house counsel's office that tater and tot's pardons cannot be revoked. jonathan: we can breathe easy. he would have done it if he could have. alison: drumstick and wishbone will join them at the enclosure which sat virginia tech. nancy: one big happy family. bill: they all sound delicious. nancy: they don't know how lucky they are. they are beautiful animals. bill: yes. i don't know if that is how a ton of
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jonathan: these lay low on thursday. bill: yeah, they do. absolutely right. this is how it looked this morning. how nice is that. are you hitting the links? jonathan: heck, yes! bill: silly questions. i know. look at the numbers. 61. you only have 45 minutes of daylight left but 61 in manassas currently. a nice sunset at 4:50. here is the bigger picture. there are no problems in the area. if you are hitting the road outside of the traffic.
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to speak of. a cold front that is working through illinois, indiana and michigan. this is crossing the area late tonight and tomorrow morning. let me show you the timing of that with the future cast. tonight we stop it at 11:00. by the time we get in the late overnight hours. we'll see showers develop mainly south. mainly to the east of our area. i will pause this at 3:00. while sleeping you may hear the sound of the rain working through. especially if you are east of the d.c. metro. the farther east you go. the better that chance will be. it will tap in the moisture from the south. so by :00. if you are traveling east tomorrow morning, have your windshield wipers ready to go. otherwise that will clear out of here. tomorrow is cooler than today. i expect dry and fair amount of sunshine for the day tomorrow. if you are traveling other than the morning you shouldn't have any problems. thanksgiving day is cool but drive. 45 by midday. 2:00 in the afternoon. by this time in the 40's. it will be
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dress in layers for block friday. 6:00 a.m. at 45. 2:00 is warmer than thanksgiving but still below normal. no problems for you on thanksgiving or black friday. really tomorrow as well outside of those early morning showers. by the weekend we have taken the chance of the showers low in the forecast. stray showers. not looking to an organized weather system. next week we have 40's and 50's. it's not out of control for this time of year. nancy: bill kelly, thank you very much. tax reform taking compromise on the hill that will be complicated when the balance of the senate could be up for grabs in 2018. the complicated gives and process next. alison: at 4:30, crashing in a cruiser. d.u.i. arrest. what the
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live at the capitol hill bureau to explain this. this is not a problem a lot of us have to deal with but an issue congress does. >> the tax bills come down to the arguments over who leaves they will benefit the most versus who will suffer. but it's not so clear. party lines included. these are turbulent times on capitol hill. with tempers flaring over tax reform. >> i resent everybody saying i'm doing this for the rich. give me a break. >> with all due respect i get sick and tired of rich getting richer and richer. >> regular order. scott: one flash point a measure that could lower taxes for those who own or lease private jets. in 2011, the ohio brown railed against the appearance of the tax cuts for jet owners. saying that the g.o.p. was only hurting itself while helping the wealthy. >> they draw the line in the sand on
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they will see most of america walk across the line from the other side. >> brown sponsored a measure in this current tax bill that some argue is a break for the rich. the hill reports it would exempt the jet owners from paying taxes on certain costs related to upkeep and maintenance. the private owners already pay a higher fuel tax than commercial airlines do and some say should about also have to pay so-called ticket tax. especially since the they don't issue tickets. senator brown's office says it in no way cut taxes for private jet owners. the "wall street journal" further writing the amendment is bipartisan. and backed by brown's fellow buckeye congressman rob portman. also points out that ohio is home to two private jet companies implying that this may be more about state loyalty than anything else. is there could b
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jonathan: thanks. coming up here, meet the man who police say was sipping beer in the middle of the traffic stop. see the damage he left behind still ahead. nancy: black friday shopping. is it worth it? you have heard everything on whether you can find the best deals or not. "7 on your side" is now looking over the option. alison: new at 5:00, trouble in toyland. "7 on your side" with toys that you should know about before you shop for the kids this holiday seas - [announcer] presenting the shark ionflex 2x, the freestanding, cord-free vacuum that can live anywhere because it has two rechargeable batteries. that means you can always be charging, even while you're cleaning. welcome to hassle-free runtime with shark.
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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. nancy: a few days away from the stampede to the malls and the big box store for black friday sales. michelle: this year may be like a small herd of shoppers in the cold. jonathan: is black friday worth it? "7 on your side" troubleshooter horace holmes has a surprising answer for us horace: we have all either been in one of the black friday lines or we have seen them on tv. >> i kind of go to black friday shopping to watch people shop. horace: thousands of consumer have to catch the sale of the
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the store fly open. according to accenture, more than 60% of consumers say they will shop black friday or preblack friday sales. no question some of the sales and the savings are real but is it worth it? kevin of the consumer checkbook says the stores figure -- >> we can sell this computer for $200 instead of $50 and we will lose money off of that sale but the free pub lig -- publicity we'll generate will make it worth it. horace: most of the brands selling for super low door buster prices you never heard of. and even those fly off the shelves shortly after the stores open. it's a strategy to get you in the store to spend more money on items that aren't on sale. >> just waste of time. >> regardless there is something we like about the quest to get the deal of the
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>> the rush of shopping and standing in the line and trying to get there first and i'm not going -- i enjoy that. not the fighting but rush. [laughter] horace: ah, the rush. experts say cyber monday isn't any different. there are some legitimate savings but you have to get to the front of the line before the deals are gone. some items like toys you can get cheaper the closer you get to christmas. if you are planning to shop this week, we have posted the special hours of the big retailers online. just download the wjla abc7 app. the best thing to do is shop around. i'm horace holmes. abc7 news. >> we are out here live in mobiletrak7. we are in mclean approaching the maryland state line. but we are not approaching it quickly. check out what the traffic looks like on the inner loop of the beltway. this is always bad this time of day.
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the reason why, you have the thanksgiving traffic mixed with the normal rush hour traffic. it's not a good combination here. i got to tell you, for the next several hours if you avoid this section of the area i would advise you to do so. 95 south looking really bad in virginia right now. as well. the absolute worst time to travel according to a.a.a. for the whole thanksgiving holiday that is starting in a few minutes here 4:45 p.m. an lasting until 6:00. but already the traffic is bad in this area and it is getting worse. on the beltway and the other interstates throughout the area as well. reporting live in mclean, mobiletrak7, tom roussey, abc7 news. michelle: now we turn to skytrak7. team coverage here. this is over the beltway and 95 split in college park. live look there. traffic moving okay right now. the worst of it is expected in the next 15 hints through -- 15 minutes through 6:00 tonight. be aware of that. weather wise
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travel, not bad. bill: it could be worse if it were pouring rain or windy. looking around the region. we don't have anything to speak of until you get to the west. that is what we are tracking tonight and tomorrow morning. bring it here to the harbor and capital wheel. it's beautiful. the sunset going on in is a minutes or so. we are at 61 degrees. that so far in the high temperature on the day. above normal. beautiful afternoon. this is how it breaks down. 58 at 5:00. by 7:00 we are not moving much. 55. the numbers continue to tick down a little bit. 55 by 9:00. if you are going out tonight, a light jacket. maybe at best. we don't need much. it is looking good. talk about the next couple of days. tonight we have a few showers tonight and tomorrow morning but the day tomorrow is dry. cooler than today. but we are looking at 52.
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turkey and all. 45. it will be a relatively cool thanksgiving day. i don't expect problems for you on that or the black friday when they are in the low 50-degree range with lot of sunshine. we have sun icon there. by and large a nice forecast relative to what it could be for this time of year. we look ahead of the weekend. jonathan: looking forward to it. a case of the milwaukee best beer provided manassas family with a dangerous level. >> left in the wake two wrecked police cars. michelle: only on 7, they explain this isn't the man's first run-in with law enforcement. >> montgomery county police hope the case reminds people not to drive drunk or high in the holiday season. a gaithersburg called police reporting a suspicious man parked in a reserve spot outside the town home. officer responded and said that
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schoth -- bloodshot eyes and casually drank from a can of milwaukee's best beer in the traffic stop. >> he is trying to drive away. >> that was the moment martin allegedly reversed into a cop car and sped off. he led police on a pursuit which ended when he crashed into a second cop car. the heavy front end damage to one squad. significant wheel well damage to the other. this woman witnessed the start of it all. >> the car back in the cop car. look like it's trying to hit the officer. the officer dover toward the car. >> this could s been worse. we could have two severely injured officers on the hand. >> he recently left a job at papa john's and living at his mother's damascus home. police tell us this is his third d.u.i. he is locked up in part
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told them he didn't plan to show up for court. montgomery county police headquarters, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: this is a sad story. pennsylvania family met officer shaw a few weeks ago when he showed off the toy handcuff. but the brief interaction led to a friendship cut short friday when shaw was shot and killed during a traffic stop. after hearing an officer had been shot, kneeler tested shaw to ask if he was okay. >> it still has a pit, the knot that the message is unread. he never got to see it or think or know i was thinking about him. >> she hadn't told her 3-year-old son what happened but is thankful that the toy handcuffs led him to a real hero. the man suspected of shooting shaw is behind bars. he was arrested this morning. three others were taken into custody and including the gunman's mother accused of helping him after the
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shooting. nancy: decades after congress banned tobacco ads they are back on television. but rather than selling cigarettes they are highlighting the danger of smoking. the ads were delayed while the big tobacco appealed. michelle: it looks like a tent with colonel sanders on top. k.f.c.'s latest ploy and what they want you to do inside. jonathan: how to start thanksgiving eve off on abc7. >> tonger -- tomorrow on "good morning washington" we are tracking the big swing of temperatures temperatures in the holiday weekend. >> why a local woman spending millions to help thousands overcome life obstacles. and one thing she is asking for in return. >> wake up with us at 6:00 a.m. for traffic and weather every ten
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out there is about 70 miles per hour. extremely expensive it's looking to open up to the more potential buyers. $150,000. nancy: how about this? colonel sanders of k.f.c. wants to give you a big hug and block you from the internet. there is an idea. the latest gimmick is what is cammed an internet escape pod. you will see the people happy inside eating fried chicken. you can buy this. there is only one. it only costs $10,000. it's available cyber monday. the idea here is get off your phone and enjoy the family time this holiday season. eat fried chicken. smile. michelle: waste $10,000. nancy: turn your phone off. safe the money -- save the money. michelle: what began as a small competition in 1992 is a holiday tradition inaville, north carolina -- as
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gingerbread competition is nationally known. engineers from the four age categories enter the contest. all the winners are on display until january 4. so beautiful. you don't want to eat them. jonathan: amazing. michelle: the 25th season of dancing with the stars coming to the end. the final three couples dancing for the trophy. who has the inside track? in a me view from l.a. next. kimberly: i'm consumer investigator kimberly suiters. coming up, "7 on your side" goes inside the government engineering laboratory to sh
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menu. choose any two for just five bucks. they did it! unbelievable! ♪ let me get a mcpick 2 okay, as of a minute ago we hit what is predicted to be the worst travel time for the thanksgiving holiday. it feels accurate. as you notice at the moment we are not moving at all. inner loop of the beltway. inner loop of the beltway. we crossed the maryland state line. in the bethesda area not far from the river road. you can see it's terrible. if you can avoid traveling for several hours that is certainly a good idea. reporting live from
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abc7 news. michelle: thank you. it's down to jordan and lindsey, frankie and whitney and lindsey and march. jonathan: the 25th season of "dancing with the stars" -- can you imagine? it will come to an end tonight on abc7. nancy: the big question. which couple takes home the trophy. danya bacchus is joining us live from the red carpet in los angeles. big night out there. danya: absolutely big night. good evening to you,. it's down to three couples. tonight will be a christmas spectacular as the final three give it their all one last time. it started with 13 stars and now only the top three remain. jordan fisher, "hamilton" and the "grease live" actor going in the finale at the top of the leaderboard. >> it was so full on, full of energy. danya: despite him and h
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partner lindsey being injured. >> i have an aberration, it's better than yesterday. >> the only woman left, the acclaimed violinist beating the odds, battling an almost season ending rib injury. >> i can't even rehearse because i'm in so much pain. >> to make it to the finals. >> i will use a word i never use. awesome. >> frankie munoz showing he is more than "malcolm in the middle." the child actor remained top competitor and the judges love the fox trot. >> great flair. >> tonight the couples will leave it all on the floor performing two dances. the favorite dance from the season and the new routine as part of the 24-hour fusion. >> i have no clue who will win. fantastic competition. >> tonight after the three couples dance
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five-minute window to vote for your favorite online at abc.com and the "dancing with the stars" facebook page. reporting live, danya bacchus, abc7 news. >> before you go, do you have a favorite? >> i put my money on jordan. >> frankie has the fans. every time frankie comes out the women are screaming so you never know. jonathan: jordan dances like he is a pro. he is fantastic. michelle: we will see tonight. thank you. the champion will be crowned tonight as we mentioned. "dancing with the stars" at 9:00 after the middle and the abc7 news at 11:00 after the finale. lars i'm larry smith -- larry: i'm larry smith at the "live desk." what is new tonight? travel, travel,
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we track gas prices. and where the emergency work is already causing a problem. plus -- >> 28.5 million americans expected to take to the skies for the thanksgiving holiday. how do airlines keep one the increase demand? i'm sam sweeney. i will take you behind the scenes to show you all the things the passengers never see coming up. larry: this is all tonight when we join you at 5:00. jonathan: we'll be watching. breaking news. we are following from northwest d.c. where a teenager was shot near dunbar high school. this happened before 4:00 on n street northwest. we are told that the teen is conscious and breathing. the police are looking for the people responsible in the shooting. michelle: police station is a sank rare for the religious -- sanctuary for religious leaders. they went training with the prince william county police and cheryl conner opens up the bible on safety. >> there are no crosses or bibles. badges are in front of the earelious lead worse the real
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it's when you need more than prayer to save your life. worship watch training gone for years. but there is more interest after a gunman killed 26 people in a small town church in texas. >> i would fight. >> to escape, don't walk or run in a straight line. place an object in front of you if you can. the usher at the temple in dumfries, target of racist graffiti in august and says small churches have a tough time keeping up with security. >> they need someone to patrol the parking lot more. >> incident like the one in texas often start in the parking lot. the crime prevention specialist sets the focus on the doors. >> we need to lock our do
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everybody in the church shouldn't have access. >> sanctuaries are not safe from the outside world. >> it can occur in a church like it can anywhere else. >> the worship watch is now so popular there is a wait list of at least 80 people. >> i know how i should react instead of being surprised. >> manassas, cheryl conner, abc7 news. >> talking about how nice the weather has been out there the last couple of days. michelle: great time to decorate. nancy: already? bill: there were lights on the other day. it is that time! you got the radio station playing the christmas music out there. but you have seens like this. it doesn't -- nancy: gorgeous. bill: it doesn't feel like christmas. it's beginning to feel like it. jonathan: or look like it. we can do the look part getting the lights up. bill: exactly. get them up right now. it's nice. 59 degrees in reston. 61 in d.c. it's tough when you go out and it's
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woodbridge are 62. the numbers are above normal. 60 at andrews right now. so the this evening's forecast is looking great. 55 all the way through 7:00 8:00, 9:00. probably at 49 or 50 by tomorrow morning. we are not going to drop much. the forecast. the travel planner tomorrow no weather related problems. it's breezy. if you are driving tomorrow you want sunglasses with you. early morning showers. they should be gone by 8:00. the rest of the day is looking dry. thanksgiving day forecast is dry as well. cooler with the air behind the front. 45 degrees. friday check it out. the reston town center. parade and the tree lighting. no problems for that either. 52 at 2:00. layer up by the evening. we are in 40's. look at the weekend. stray shower or two on saturday. sunday is cooler. no
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michelle: kimberly suiters takes unside a government lab in a story you will see first on 7. the one on the left, the well watered tree. the one on the right had five weeks to dry and took seconds to burn. let's back up to show where "7 on your side" is. on the campus. >> this is an experimental lab facility. >> hence the hard hat and the safety glasses. the chief of the fire research division. >> is did it contain the smoke? >> no. it has a heat release race but this contained that. >> explain the setup. the tiny ignition source. camera with a har
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and the go pro camera worked well until it also burned up. >> i'm awed by how fast the fire spread. >> we were awedded that the well watered try did not catch fire at all. not to say it wouldn't catch on fire if you put open flame to it? >> it would be more difficult to ignite the wet tree. >> a live tree is a hazard i'm unwilling to expose the family to. >> kimberly suiters, abc7 news. >> charlie does not get a pass here. >> trump weighing in on a sexual assault
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his party. the emotional reunion between doctor and the people they save. alison: in the past few hours, cbs, pbs and bloomberg cut ties with charlie rose. larry: this is after he confirmed allegation of sexual misconduct by several women are true. and jonathan elias has more. jonathan: this is the deal. the women said that rose groped them, walked around naked in front of them. he hosted cbs sunday for five years and the co-host responding to the allegation. >> let me be clear. there is no excuse for the alleged behavior. >> charlie does not get a pass here or from anyone in this room. >> the 75-year-old says he is deeply embarrassed and apologized for his behavior. another press conference by roy moore today denying the allegations leveled against
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president trump speaking out about the accusations. listen. president trump: i can tell you one thing for sure. we don't need a liberal person in there. a democrat. jones. i looked at the record. he is terrible on crime. terrible on the border. terrible on the military. roy moore denies it. that is all i can say. edenies it. jonathan: on the hill, committee looking into sexual harassment claim against the michigan democrat. he confirms he settled complaint with former staffer but he denies touching her inappropriately. larry: that comes as group of women who work with now senator al franken on "saturday night live" signed a letter supporting him. last week a woman accused the democrat of forcibly kissing her and another said he grabbed her from behind in 2010. alison: the list of
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