nancy: nancy: more than 100 absences and seniors still graduating. jonathan: gunned down by the police, but wasn't justified? nancy:

your pet every day, but could they be making them sec? the fda warning, next. details ofking new the missile launch by north korea. minutes ago, state media in the country reporting it as a new type of missile capable of reaching u.s. land. it was the highest and longest launch the regime has ever conducted. president trump says the united states is ready. >> we will take care of it. we have general mattis in the room with us and we had a discussion on it. it is a situation that we will handle. nancy: the launch of the missile that landed in the sea of japan thes just one week after president restated that the north korean country is a state sponsor of terrorism. schooln: ballou high

when all but one of their seniors received letters of acceptance to college. studentst some missed up to 75% of their senior year. .is correctrts that nathan gaps thate alarming some school board members are calling shocking. we cannot show the detailed documents because they contain personal information, but we can show a representative sample of what the documents show. there is 181 schooldays and the d.c. public school year. high school seniors missed 135, in, even as many as 151 days unexcused absences. from lasttion list year showed that all of those se

despite missing all those classes, internal school records show that the teachers would give them passing grades come even occasionally getting b's. ballou teachers were much more willing to give a's and b's than d's and f's despite flunking more students, in the standardized test that almost any other school in the district. state board of education leaders say this problem of low attending students still getting diplomas is not unique to ballou high school. is still working these numbers to discover what this means for you and your children. the d.c. schools chancellor will answer our questions tomorrow morning, so stick with 7 on your side for more on this developing story. jonathan: tonight we are learning more about the man who was shot and killed by u.s. park police 11 days ago. the police say that he led them on a chase down the gw parkway

, eventually forcing them to open fire, but that is all they have said about the incident. tonight the family and local lawmakers want to know more. jay korff is joining us from fairfax county with hopefully some answers. jay: virginia state senator is wondering why the man fled from u.s. park police and why, according to investigators, the pursuing officers shot and killed the 25-year-old accountant from mclean. while the state senator is sending this letter to the director of the fbi, asking they release more about the details. operating standard procedure of no comment is creating a lot more questions that are necessary. scanner audio of the shooting paints only part of the story. >> park police are firing shots. >> 10-1, copy, firing shots,

jay: his sister called for justice. it reads in part that he was "the best brother and friend, my only sibling, and the most beautiful soul i've ever known." for reasons unknown, he was shot three times in the head and killed. he was unarmed. nothing could ever justify this. this is not right. back to live at the scene of the incident, u.s. park police turned the investigation over to the fbi. are nots there elaborating, other than the basic details. tomorrow a final farewell for a police officer who made the ultimate sacrifice for his city. baltimore detective sean suiter will be laid to rest wednesday and the search for his killer continues.

leading to an arrest is now $250,000. >> did you assault a police officer? >> no. intensive manhunt and eventual arrest of a teenager accused of attacking a d.c. police officer. that teenager eventually captured on the roof of an apartment building. this is a first-hand view of what happened this afternoon, playing out with our reporter in the middle. tim barber has the story that you will see only on 7. tim: we blurred this teenager's face because he is a minor. he is accused of attacking a stranger in the morning and hill apartments and then an mpd officer. residents watched from their homes. >> it's exciting. usually there is not much going on here. the she led the officers to back of the complex, that construction workers saith

>> i can hear somebody's radio saying they spot the guy on the roof. tim: she could see the suspect and she let abc 7 inside to get this silhouetted shot. >> the next time i looked, there were three cops and somebody on the ground. taken awayspect was in an ambulance and tonight is in custody because of mpd and a little help from neighbors. tim barber, abc 7 news. nancy: this could be the bright in tampa the police are looking for, questing somebody in murders.to four they were acting on a tip when they confiscated a gun and arrested him at mcdonald's. developing now, the investigation into a crash along the inner loop. a lot of folks got stuck in this traffic.

killed by a tractor-trailer, leading to a miles long backup. the cause of the crash and why the person was on the interstate to begin with is still unknown. bill: good evening. what a beautiful day today. mid to low 60's, and now it is cool, but still fairly mild. leesburg 46,c., generally low and mid 40's much of the area, culpeper at 35. the wind is very calm, but it is still the southerly component to temperaturesing well above normal. the satellite radar, not much going on. generally clear skies, 49 at midday, 47 by 3:00. welln the beltway, we are north of freezing, not even in the 30's. another beautiful day, but tracking some rain coming up in a few minutes. nancy: a federal jury

a libyan militant on terrorism-related charges in connection with the 2012 attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. the same jury found the men guilty of the most serious charges against him, including murder. u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans died in the attack. jonathan: serious criminal charges against a man who volunteered as an athletic trainer at a pg county high school. colonel joseph is accused of sending a lewd photo to a teenaged girl. ofcarl joseph is accused sending a lewd photo point teenaged girl. anna-lysa gayle is live at the story tonight. anna-lysa? sentlysa: school officials a letter to parents about the naked photo that was sent to a student. parents say they are just grateful carl joseph will no longer be allowed on school grounds. need to do better background checks, other than

parents and students, gwen park al calledol's princip the arrest is heartening. he is accused of texting a full body nude photo to a student earlier this month. >> this is happening way too much in our committed a. anna-lysa: the principal went on to say due to the nature of the allegations, mr. joseph has been dismissed from volunteering for prince george's county public schools in any capacity. >> we all know what is wrong. for whatever reason he thought none of the kids with say anything. anna-lysa: school volunteers are required to complete a background check and received clearance from child protective services and complete training. joseph has only been with the school system since september. he is scheduled for court december 26. anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. nancy:

developments and growing claims of sexual misconduct against some of the country's most powerful men. accuses harvey and bob weinstein of using their production company to violate federal sex trafficking loss. on capitol hill, another staffer is accused fog resmed john conyers of assault. the is the lummis serving member of congress, but tonight his --mer deputy chief of staff is accused of assault. jonathan: a former white house adviser will be getting on the campaign trail. steve bannon will appear with roy moore next week. he is accused of sexually abusing teenaged girls decades ago, an accusation he denies. holiday season, metro and the archdiocese of washington are locked in a battle over three wise men? >>

else. why is that a problem? nancy: the rejected ad that has the diocese calling metro the grinch. jonathan: an ohio police officer taken out. tases tge he other, by

an ohio police officer may request a new partner after his current one accidentally tased him. the officers tried to get the man out of the car, one officer pulled his taser to subdue him, mrs. come and hits the other officer. the officer was stunned and taken to the hospital for head injuries but expected to be ok. jonathan: on the hill, president trump met with senate leaders to rally support for the latest tax bill. a tweet le

d democratic leaders to cancel their scheduled lunch meeting. >> unfortunately this morning, instead of leading, the president tweeted a blatantly inaccurate statement and then concluded "i don't see a deal." he says that three hours before the meeting. jonathan: the democratic leaders said they will work with republicans in congress to avoid a government shutdown, but if no deal is reached the government will run out of money december 8. stop democratso from overriding his veto of a paid sick leave bill and jay were a, maryland governor larry hogan proposed a compromise that would save sick leave over three years with businesses with 25 or more employees. democrats and the general assembly are confident they have enough votes to override the veto of the previous bill. jonathan: 7 on your side with a consumer alert at a serious warning about a product

could put four-legged members of our families in danger. the fda says certain types of bone treats have made at least 90 dogs sick and another 15 dogs have died. we are talking about the dried, processed, packaged treats across the country labeled hambone's, pork femur bones, rib bones, and smokey knuckle bones. if you want more information about what product to avoid, download the abc 7 news app. developing story for metro and the catholic archdiocese of washington suing the agency after it rejected the organization's christmas ad. atro argues by showing religious scene and promoting religion, it violates its advertising policies. the lawsuit filed in federal court today claims metro is violating its free-speech rights. the archdiocese says that it's ads meets metro's

guidelines. >> we were surprised that nothing with any religious symbolism was still rejected. nancy: the archdiocese is not the first religious organization to challenge metro's policy. it has also rejected ads from the aclu, peta, and other groups. jonathan: the consumer protection financial bureau is in the middle of a strange power struggle. the president could appoint mick mulvaney rather than the deputy director who took over when the previous agency had left. is d.c. chef jose andres trying to help workers unwind by offering free drinks. he offered employees this to they-- if they show proof work there, their first drink at any of his d.c. restaurants are on the house. and check this out, a unique look at the kennedy center, l

a head of the kennedy center honors this sunday. the celebration is in its 40th year. j, and s tavon, ll cool several others will receive the award this year -- gloria j amongand ll cool several others will receive the award this year. pictureis is a gorgeous around the capital, no filter attachments. no clouds in the sky. that i was inside the capitol and i wanted to take this picture in the senate area. this is the view they have of the national mall. this is a nice view. that is just looking down the mall, gorgeous stuff and a gorgeous day to boot. low 60's today, officially 61. if you have photos, i would love to see them, run them on the

d.c., very50 degrees mild. that is not too far off the normal high this time of day. we hit 61 today. 46 reston, woodbridge at 45. area,lly 40's around the 36 degrees right now and culpeper, one of the cooler spots, cumberland same thing, but everybody above freezing. i expect a lot of us to be above freezing by early in the morning as well. a huge dome of high pressure in play, keeping the area remarkably dry. not just lack of rain but lack of clouds. that trend continues. morning temperatures in the 30's and low 40's. a light jacket in the morning, but dress in layers. by lunchtime, a great day to eat outside, in the 60's, w

afternoon. clear skies, and the temperatures will drop back off tomorrow night. between 36nerally and 45, clear, starlit night, mild for this time of year. tomorrow, high of 64. thursday night as the next weather maker, but the national christmas tree lighting should be fine. outside of thursday night, into friday, we are going to be drive through the weekend, cooler. very festive, a high temperatures saturday of 51. nancy: a new mission for the u.s. ♪ ♪ think of your fellow man, ♪ lend him a helping hand, ♪ put a little love in your heart.♪ ♪ you'll see it's getting late, oh please don't hesitate...♪ ♪ put a little love in your heart.♪

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choose a ticket for one of the kids to grant their holiday wish. >> knowing there are so many people who need help, it's kind of sad, but knowing we are doing everything we can at the naval academy to help them helps bring some light to that. jonathan: they are collecting gifts until december 11 and then will distribute them to kids just in time for christmas. nancy: and a reminder of how you can give back this holiday season. we will hold the big toys for tots drive at the national harbor this weekend. join us this saturday from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. and donate a toy to brighten the holidays for a child in need. erin: the wizards gave fans a gift tonight. collection hit a jumper late in the game to seal the win for the wizards. sports is coming up.

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>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. erin: the wizards are still learning how to play without john wall who was expected to miss two weeks after receiving injections in his sore left knee. the wizards in minnesota today, the closing seconds of the first quarter, the three at the buzzer.

47. in tyhe fourth, less then 32 second, -- 30 to go, otto porter brings the longshot. it was her is when a tough 1, 92-89. capital one arena, georgetown hosting maine. caleb johnson led the hoyas with 18 points. he is filed under the basket. five players in double figures. georgetown wins easily. here is something we have never seen before -- lebron james ejected from an nba game. in the third quarter, the cavs blowing up the heat. james thought he was fouled, gives the ref and earful, the ref gives him two techs. he had to go to the showers. his first injection in his career.

giants will bench quarterback eli manning in favor of geno smith this weekend. his consecutive starting streak ends at 210. jonathan: what are they, 2-10? like it matters, really? ride the season out. see holiday tradition in a whole new light. like it matters, really? ride the season out.

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who could possibly be against that? well, the national debt is $20 trillion. as we keep adding to it, guess who pays the bill? him. and her. and her. congress, we should grow the economy. not the debt. ♪ nancy: fantastic weather tomorrow? bill: mid 60's come as a tomorrow is the doctor's orders. tomorrow, 56 thursday. rain showers thursday night into friday. jonathan: you are a scientist. bill:

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