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>> two weeks ago after sean suiter was murdered in the vacant lot the killer is at large. in this community, the conspiracy theories are running wide. >> we don't believe it's nobody in the neighborhood. it's impossible. >> fueling that belief the revelation he was scheduled to testify against the fellow officers in a federal corruption case. >> there is a $215,000 reward has not led to suspect i.d. >> there is no honor anymore. so far kevin davis rejects the theory and says it is a struggle between an officer and man to question about a prior murder. >> this say peers to be
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witness of a man behaving suspiciously. and spontaneous decision to investigate the conduct. >> i just finished a new conversation with the police commissioner. he wants to get the case right and does not want to make the announcement to be quick. he wants to talk about the detective stressing this man gave his life to the community service. he served in the army before he became a police officer. jonathan: we are breaking news from potomac. we are over the b.b.&t bank on seven locks road. we are told a man walked in the bank and demanded money and may have explosive with him. then he took off. there was
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robbery. they don't know if the two robberies are connected. michelle: the largest chain of message is facing charges now. tara woodley says a therapist at one of the locations assaulted her in a session in september. >> i covered myself and i shouted, "what?" he kept saying, "i'm sorry. please don't tell anybody, tara, please, tara." i kept saying, "please get out. we are done here." >> they arrested the therapist. three other women in the area say they were assaulted by the same man. massage envy is working with the franchises to prevent similar incidents in the future. woodley is now suing the company for $25 million. jonathan: massage parlors are a topic on the hill tonight. lawmakers are considering a bill requiring the owners and the employees of the massage parlors to report the suspected abuse
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congress dealing with its own allegation of sexual misconduct. al franken speaking publicly since several wiem said he touched them inappropriately. >> i am a long way back. a long way back to win back the trust of the people of minnesota. i let people down. my friends, supporters, staff, my family down. >> they will vote to require the anti-harassment and the antidiscrimination training for all members and the staff. >> two directors and one agency. met with senators on capitol hill. mick mulvaney imposed 30-day hiring freeze at the consumer financial protection bureau. president trump tasked the budget director to serve as acting director of the cfpb but the deputy director english filed a lawsuit arguing the 2010 law that created bureau puts her in
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confirms a permanent director. meanwhile, the virginia board of election certified the results of two outstanding house of the delegate races. democrats hoped for a delay arguing 147 people in fredericksburg and stafford county voted in the wrong district. they can still seek recount or file challenges with the general assembly. as it sounds now, republicans will have a two-seat majority in the chamber. before election day it was 32-seat majority. jonathan: you still have six hours to get in on the cyber monday deals but these days it seems like every day there is a deal to be had out there. today we got to look inside amazon busy distribution center in baltimore. if you have never seen it, it's wild that goes on in there. they are getting ready to be shipped out. now that the items are bought and purchased and on their way we have a "7 on your side" consumer alert for you.
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avoid the porch pirates. there are videos like this. stephen tschida will show how to keep it from happening to you. >> the crime on camera. >> two very large furniture size packages. >> package theft increases. no one is there to receive an item they often drop it off. that is when they strike. have your package delivered to an office or have someone take it in for you. tent
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the packages for the neighbors and doing a brisk business. >> if you inform the delivery company or the manufacturer you will often get item replaced. >> it can be a hassle. >> now i have to find the package. >> despite the package theft and the warnings we saw the delivery people across d.c. dropping the packages off on the doorsteps like this. for some people when they got home the packages were gone. >> if you want to see more porch pirate video and the "7 on your side" reporting on keeping the thieves at bay, you can download the abc7 app for the smart phone or tablet. >> bobcat in a precarious situation. >> an amazing surprise. jonathan: yeah. the royal family
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jonathan: back to the breaking news. skytrak7 over the scene. the police cars around the bank there. this is the second bank robbery that took place. this is on shady grove road. the first was on seven locks road before this one. no word if they are connected but the investigators are doing all they can to track down whoever is responsible. the guy walked in and said he had a bomb or an explosive. michelle: tens of thousands of tourists trapped in bali. tens of thousands left their homes. this is rare treat. this is still going. >> the president was cracking a joke that did not go over well. he called the massachusetts democratic senator elizabeth warren
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thank you. you are very special people. you were here long before any of us were here. although we have a representative in congress they say was here a long time ago. they call her pocahontas. jonathan: that was the joke but consider who he was telling that in front of. you see the three gentleman there? those are the gentleman code talkers, the navajo indians had a code to help win world war ii. they were there at the white house and were getting recognition for the code talkers that played a significant role in war. they helped the marine corps break a code that was never broken in the war and there to be celebrated and that is when he made the comment. michelle: it was inside the oval office. prince harry getting hitched the lucky lady is american actress meghan markle. they got engaged earlier in month and made the
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it's very romantic now but they talked about what is ahead. >> it's not easy for anybody. but i know at the end of the day she chooses me and i choose her. whatever we tackle together we will be together. >> they are supportive and a spring 2018 wedding in the works. they plan to live in london after they are married. jonathan: congratulations to them. bobcat cap chured after taking a wild ride on a virginiam with's car. >> he -- front grill of a car. he is chilling behind us. >> there are people double parking in district and creating more problems for the traffic congestion.
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tv. it's a bobcat. survived 50-mile trip after being trapped on the grill of the car. a woman said she hit something on the way to work and she saw the bobcat stuck in the grill of the prius. he was just fine. a little freaked out. they sedated the animal before pulling it out of the grill. it only had a minor cut on the back and will be back in the wild soon. he has a tale to tell. michelle: a tough cat! that is incredible. a big problem. the ride share drivers blocking the road to pick up customers. jonathan: a new program changes that. not everybody will be happy. sam sweeney is live with the details. when they stop in the middle of the road it holds up traffic every which way. >> that is one-third of the traffic congestion problem in the district. we have all been driving along and the four-way hazard ligh
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the traffic was so bad they had to put up signs saying there is no more parking between 10:00 and 7:00 because of the people coming out of the clubs looking for ride shares. now they want the spots here to be open for the people to get picked up. >> the solution when it comes to the ride share -- >> one or two parking spot. >> one-third of the city congestion is caused by the double parking. lyft working closely to fix the problems. it says the curb space is the new
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>> this is a new place to innovate. >> i think this is an amazing concept. i'm glad that what they are doing is piloting it here and gathering data and gathering the information and studying it. >> ddot will continue to analyze all the information over the next year. if it's successful, they will roll it out city wide. michelle: the time honored tradition is the christmas theme at the white house. melania trump showed off the decor that highlights 800 pair of the white house holiday. >> the first family was in florida for
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>> they are traveling for weeks from montana. up along with the decorations in the next few days. the lighting ceremony is planned for next wednesday. mark the calendar. it's beautiful. jonathan: something is nice at the white house we haven't seen in the years past if you look at the white house, you will see the wreaths in every window with the ribbons. it looks nice. bill: that is interesting. a beautiful sunrise. i know you were both up and about with the marathon you will be in. training for it. triathlon. michelle: the ironman. bill: here is what it looked like throughout the day. high level clouds moving through. >> i hope you got out and enjoyed it. if you have pictures let me know. 52 degrees outside. 45 in winchester.
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we have 412 in luray. 44 from manassas and hagerstown at 52. >> we have clear skies and the light winds and the dry air. there are a few high clouds to the west. that is it. that is not just here in the d.c. metro. >> so let's talk about the future cast in the overnight hours. it will stay dry and not just the look of the rain but the cloud cover. up and down the eastern seaboard. this is a look at 7:00 in morning. if you have flight plans, it's reagan or dulles or baltimore. you are going to go fly around and just see the beautiful conditions. you
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on the plane. it's going to be very bright. there you go. going in the day tomorrow we will be fine. we will track the weather system that could bring us showers on late thursday and friday. that is the next weather maker. the national zoo every night 5:00 to 9:00 through january 1. bring a light coat. it's a beautiful everything. tomorrow is a dress in layers day. you will need to shed. coat in the morning. mostly sunny in the afternoon. after we get past thursday night and friday. it does not look like anything aggressive. bring in some nuisance, dirty -- dirtiness i was going to say to therca. it's monday. i'm tired already. 62 on wednesday. we go to thursday and friday. we will draw it out by the weekend.
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next week we warm things up. michelle: it will be a long week. jonathan: the next part just do it in english. but we should just let you keep going. this is getting fun. we don't know what is coming out of you. michelle: you mentioned the white house. >> that is a nice touch. >> people never forget this day. ten years ago on the day redskins lost a star. the redskins player that tries to emulate sean taylor to
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robert: ten years ago today redskins lost a star. sean taylor gone too soon. he fell victim to a home invasion. today the players both professional and the amateur try to emulate taylor. that includes the current redskins corner back josh norman. >> catching the football. up in the air, it's his. >> there are family and the loved ones. a living legend here.
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>> jamison crowder's number. there were seven catches and 141 yards. is there another break-out game on the way for jamison? >> he is doing a great job. starting to show what he is all about. now he is starting to become a feature guy. jonathan: the skins could make the playoffs? robert: there is always a possibly. that is all i'll say. jonathan: glass is half full. >> fun to watch the
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tonight, the global headline today. the american princess. prince harry asks the young woman he met from the u.s. to be his wife. the history made. the first american who will now officially join the royal family. her father, white, her mother, black. and the ring with diamonds from diana. also tonight, president trump, igniting outrage with native american heroes from world war ii standing behind him at the white house. what he said today. senator al franken returning to the hill and his message to the women. but will his apology be enough? and roy moore tonight. will the president campaign for him? the russia investigation. abc news tonight learning of a meetin b
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