>> now abc 7 news at noon -- on your side. adrianna: former "today show" host matt lauer apologizing in a statement about the sexual misconduct allegations that got him fired. aaron keturah ski breaks down what he had to say.

firing broke, matt lauer expresses regret for the pain he caused others. he goes on to say, repairing the damage will take a lot of time and soul-searching. full-time job. overnight, reaction to the scandal that brought down matt lauer, jimmy fallon addressing matt lauer in his monologue. >> if you are wondering where matt lauer is, he is probably at a bar with charlie rose. adrianna: hours later, new allegations coming to light. an explosive article, describing lower's pattern of lewd behavior. he once gave a colleague a sex toy as a present and included an explicit note. another female employee says lower -- lauer dropped his pants in his office. summoned says lauer her to his office in 2001 and had sex with her. she says she felt helpless because she didn't want to lose her job. >> we arhe

he had so much power, no one wanted to speak up. lauer claimed that some of what was said was untrue or mischaracterized. adrianna: new allegations coming from the world of music and business. deft jam cofounder russell simmons, stepping down from all of his companies after being accused of sexual assault. a guest column in "the hollywood reporter," jenni lou matt accused simmons of forcing her to have sex back in 2001. in a statement, simmons says he had a different recollection of the encounter, that he said, he had never been violent. regardingpments senate candidate roy moore. moore a speech wednesday, denied allegations he engaged in sexual misconduct with teenagers. moore told the church crowd that gays, lesbians, and socialists were spreading lies about him. >> they are liberals.

values. they are the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender who want to change our culture. adrianna: a heckler interrupted the speech, asking if all of moore's accusers are lying. in thes gaining ground polls, and the special election is december 12. we are following all of these allegations and stories for you, so keep up with the latest by downloading our free abc 7 news that. this just in, a plan is in the works to replace secretary of state rex tillerson with cia director mike pompeo. "the new york times" reports the move could happen in the next few weeks with arkansas senator tom khan taking over at langley. pompeo does have a close relationship with the president and gives him his daily security person. in a new poll finds nearly half of all americans oppose the gop tax bill making its way through the

mccain said he will vote for that bill. in addition to repealing the obamacare requirement that people have health insurance, that bill permanently cuts the corporate tax rate and lowers the personal rates for several years. to the's ambassador united states has issued a formal complaint about the president retreating anti-muslim videos. the complaint comes after british prime minister theresa may said the president was wrong to share the video of british hate groups. there are questions about the video's authenticity. right now, u.s. intelligence agencies have their hands tied assessing north korea's claim that it developed a dangerous type of missile capable of reaching as far as the u.s. mainland. the north released new images of the missile today. during an emergency meeting, members of the un security council condemned that test. caught on camera

the front door of a home and steals the package sitting on the porch. prince george's county police incidentsto avoid like this. they say, if possible, pick the item up at the store, or have a neighbor keep an eye out for you if you know you won't be home during the time of delivery. the act to a story you have only graden 7, allegations of fixing, and teachers say it was only a matter of time before the whole thing blew right open. ryan hughes is digging into the latest for us. ryan: seven on your the whistleblower, a former teacher with inside knowledge. she claims the school is passing students that are actually and our i-team obtained thousands of documents from ballou high school that show some surprising and shocking findings. the documents show at least 26 students graduating with more

181 teaching days in the school year. yesterday, during a news conference, d.c. chancellor adam wilson says his office is launching an internal review of ballou high school and other schools across the district should 7 on your side spoke with a former music teacher and union representative. she said she raised concerns in the past, but no one cared or did anything about it. >> at the end of the day, the situation that was going on, it was illegal and unethical, and it's doing a disservice to the kids. graduating, and they didn't meet the requirements. >> parents are concerned of their parents -- kids won't be prepared for college or the workforce. muriel bowser says the office of the deputy mayor is now leading a second investigation.

adrianna: a cyber attack cost anne arundel county public schools $57,000. according to "the capital gazette," thieves stole the money by redirecting the direct deposit pay of nearly three dozen employees. a spokesperson said it appears the employees fell victim to a phishing scam by clicking on an email scam. investigating -- seven is on your side with a heads up for drivers in virginia. wednesday is when those monitors will start forcing you to drive on i-66 inside the beltway. finding and e-zpass may be difficult to do. people have been showing up to stores and learning they have run out. alexandria store in is also stocked, but they are a hot item.

developing right now, american airlines is scrambling to find pilots to operate thousands of flights over the holiday season after a scheduling glitch of about 15,000 flights without a captain. onanne kennedy has details what happened and the search for a solution. suzanne: all of these air travelers are getting where they want to go, but that may not be the case in a couple of weeks. a computer failure allowed many of the carrier's pilots to take the day off. normally, time off is based on seniority. the airline says it is working with the pilots union to take care of both pilots and ensure it gets its customers to where they need to go.

will be worked out quickly. >> i think they need to go back and talk with their pilots and see if they can work out something. a lot of people are counting on the flights to get to their families. >> it is one of the busiest times of year and important for people to get to where they need to go for the holidays. >> if the flights are canceled, it could leave many passengers stranded and cost the airline millions of dollars in revenue. suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. adrianna: tonight, the redskins are in dallas with a huge showdown with the cowboys. the skins who sit in second place in the nfc east with a record of 5-6 need to win to keep their playoff hopes alive. 8:00 p.m..at a -- it sure does feel like football weather outside. upool down as we wrap november. steve rudin is here with a check on the forecast. steve:

we are looking at a quiet afternoon, a lot cooler than where we were the other day. 54, reagan national. winds have settled down. we are not dealing with any kind of wind chill factor. clouds are going to be on the increase. we are going to look for a better chance for a few showers later tonight. clouds, moving into western maryland. hourly forecast as we move through this afternoon, highs will make it into the mid 50's. clouds will be on the increase, but it will be dry for the big christmas tree lighting. the holiday shopping outlook, looking ok. more on that in a few minutes. adrianna: happening tonight, it is the 95th annual national tree lighting. john gonzalez has the final preparations for the big night. john:

christmas magic is starting to come together on the e lips. this is one of the more elegant, festive, and oldest traditions in our nation's capital, the lighting of the national tree, just hours away. final preparations are underway near the south lawn of the white house. there will be a dress rehearsal in just a little bit. big names include kathy lee gifford and team came as your hosts. there will be music from the beach boys, the texas tenors, and the navy band. this event is so popular, there was a lottery for tickets back in october. >> it is a great tradition. it's a tradition that brings us all together as a country. national parks are a common people.or our it doesn't matter where you live or where your political -- what your political party is. everybody loves our national parks. ahn: there is the headliner, 28-foot colorado blue spruce from

it will have 75,000 led lights, gold, silver, and white, and surrounding it, as usual, the pathway of peace with 56 smaller trees. this ornament will be on the d.c. tree created by the girl scouts. the president and first lady lady will be here to flip the switch tonight. john gonzalez, abc seven news. adrianna: a reminder for you about your chance to make the holidays bright for kids in need. we will host our big toys for tots drive at national harbor's this weekend, so join us this saturday from 11:00 to 3:00. coming up on abc seven news at, a child accused of stealing. the mastermind? his mom. plus, a tiny police car caught on camera taking over the sidewalks. wine investigation

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adrianna: caught on cameraadrianna:, a mother using her kid to steal from a jewelry store in arkansas. with no store clerks inside, the woman directed her son to crawl behind a display case and pick out which pieces of jewelry she wanted. in all, they got away with more than $30,000 in jewelry. >> it was only a matter of minutes. it is really detrimental, especially this time of year. this is something that really hurts us. adrianna: if and when they are caught, police say the mother will be charged

into the delinquency of a minor. from a little thief to little law enforcement, that's an nypd patrol officer driving his smart vehicle on the sidewalk. this was no laughing matter. as you can see, the car just missed hitting a man walking with his small child. we do not know the nature of the emergency or if there was a call at all. officials are looking into the matter. and man in handcuffs breaks away from police in west virginia but runs straight into the brick window of a biscuit baker. you can see that suspect sprinting across the parking lot , hands cuffed behind his back, and then he is tackled by the employee of a biscuit bakery who happened to be in the right place at the right time. >> at first, i didn't think he was coming my way because i wouldn't, but you know, different structure, different folks. he was feeling brave. so was i. adrianna: he seems like a big teddy

to run into him. it turns out this guy is a former high school football player, and his instincts kicked in. the runway suspect was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia. the men arrested and charged with the murder that terrorized a tampa, florida murder was in court and will be held without bond, this as investigators unravel new details about his past. here's victor a can do with the very latest. iiiow emanuel donaldson>> was captured tuesday after his bag,ker said he opened a revealing a gun. he has not admitted to committing any of the shootings. >> the gun is what we needed. >> police say donaldson's gun was used in all four murders. they say when they searched his car, they found clothes that matched items that the suspect is wearing in these surveillance videos.

possibly someplace in his computers, his phone, social media, or with friends or associates or coworkers. >> last january, donaldson a university in new york where he played for the basketball team. as for the florida community that has been on edge for weeks, now breathing a sigh of relief. >> it's like a weight has been lifted off of our shoulders. >> that was abc's victor a kendo. the destructive 2017 atlanta hurricane season finally comes to an end. this were 17 named storms year, 10 of which became hurricanes him and among them, the most notorious, harvey, irma, and maria. the property damage from those storms is estimated to cost about $206 billion. good day, last day of the hurricane season. this one was a monster. steve: those storms,

retire, so we are not going to hear about them anymore. that's it. colder weather out there today. it's pretty out there, but no one is enjoying the beach today because it's cold out. 54 degrees, reagan national. 50 degrees over at winchester. degrees,s now at 54 and college park, you are in the lower to middle 50's. let me show you what is going on in terms of our temperature change. the coldest or more significant temperature change, off to the ofth and west of us, upwards 14, 15, 16 degrees colder than where we were yesterday. the power of the week front that moved through, and now we have another one on the way tonight. clouds are beginning to roll in from the west. it will stay dry for this

hours. if you have lunch plans, dinner plans, we are not going to find any problems. forecast, lower to middle 50's for much of the afternoon. it's a good time to download your stormwatch 7 app. if you are going to the christmas tree lighting, temperatures are around 50 degrees. it will stay dry, but we can rule out the chance for a shower or 9:00.ter 8:00 for the lighting itself, it will be dry. once the sun goes down around 4:45, it's going to drop in terms of temperatures very quickly. 6:30, 7:00, still a ways off. the showers begin to break apart as they move closer towards us, and the best news of all, we are going to get this out of here by early tomorrow morning or the rush-hour commute for tomorrow, 8:00, no problems at all. here's our

through the overnight. temperatures were -- will fall to around 38, 44 degrees. tomorrow morning, temperatures will be in the upper 30's to lower 40's. it's going to be friday, closer to the weekend. take a look at our temperature forecast. day planner, just near average, but still, lots of sunshine. looking ahead to the upcoming weekend, toys for tots this saturday, we are going to be collecting toys in national harbor. we would love to see you out there between the hours of 11:00 and 3:00. 55 on sunday, warming it up. we will stay mild as we move into early next week. near 60 on tuesday. wednesday, we are looking at a cold front, and look what happens after that. it is going to feel a lot like december out here. we are looking at daytime

only in the lower to middle 40's by thursday, friday, and saturday of next week with nighttime lows in town around freezing. adrianna: you can't complain too much. steve: and it looks really pretty out there. the christmas lights are up, and everyone has that holiday spirit. adrianna: we have been spoiled for the end of november. coming up on abc seven news at new, tracking down a missing teenager.

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that show the two together in south carolina. >> police say these surveillance camera images show high school senior caitlin for singer with the 27-year-old boys soccer coach from her high school, ryan rodriguez. >> she is with a person who is 10 years her senior and was in a supervisory capacity over her as a coach. >> her parents say they think she climbed out of her bedroom window saturday night, leaving behind her cell phone, which she wiped clean. >> if you see this, we just want you to know that we love you, and we miss you. >> her father says he helped rodriguez get the coaching job. >> is a family friend. we have known him for several years through soccer and the school. >> police say the teen's think heart was last used sunday when she withdrew $200 from an atm in st. mary's, georgia. at 9:00 a.m. the same day, the

station at a rest stop in st. george, south carolina, caitlin wearing a sock cap. later that afternoon, rodriguez spotted on this surveillance camera, walking into a pond shop in fayetteville, north carolina. >> we are going to treat this until we find out that she is ok that she may be in harm's way. adrianna: a big swing in temperatures overnight steve is back after the break with an

adrianna: remember all these nice days we have had at the end of november? december is bringing colder air. steve: today feels more extreme because yesterday we were at 70 degrees. it's about 15 degrees colder. tomorrow will be in the lower 50's. was for tots this weekend, looking good, but notice the end bythe 10-day outlook -- 40 friday, 44 saturday, but still, no snow flakes. adrianna: stay with us. more abc 7 news at noon, coming up next.

>> from abc seven news, this is a breaking news alert. adrianna: that breaking news coming from landover where two people were shot near landover road and dodge park road. richard reeve just arrived. what can you tell us?

investigation. let's pan over and show you what is going on. you see detectives around a dodge charger. we are fall -- we are told two people were found shot in that dodge charger. those two people have been transported, and they are alive. this is not a homicide, at least not at this point. multiple police agencies, those shots ringing out at about 11:43 this morning. this is still very much a developing story, but i am told officers are looking in the area of kettering circle. there may have been some gunfire in that neighborhood, which is not far from here. very much a developing story. we know we have two people who have been shot and transported to the hospital. stay with us on abc seven

news for the latest. richard reeve, abc seven news. calls forwidespread the cancellation of president trump's a visit to the u.k. this comes after he and the british prime minister do it out on twitter after the president retweeted videos posted by an anti-islam grew. with more reaction, here is mollie hunter. molly: thursday, the calls for british prime minister theresa may to recent her invitation to the american president grew louder. >> action is needed now. not a slap on the wrist. cancel the state visit. molly: state visits to the u.k. are glamorous affairs, meaning the queen and arriving in royal style, but speaking in jordan thursday, theresa may says the invite stands. >> an invitation for a state visit has been extended and accepted. theresa may's comments follow if i recession in the parliament in response to president trump's anti-islam in cemetery ret

racist, incompetent, or on the thinking. molly: wednesday morning, president trump retweeted three videos shared by the deputy leader of the extreme right-wing group written first. she's been accused in the u.k. of religiously aggravated harassment. the prime minister reiterated her absolute opposition to his tweets. >> of britain first is a hateful organization. molly: she says, friends tell friends the truth. the fact that we work together does not mean we are afraid to say when we think the united states has got it wrong, and i am clear that retreating britain first was the wrong thing to do. molly: today, the british ambassador to the u.s. says he personally raised concerns with the white ho

adrianna: now to the latest in the russia investigation -- there is word that jared kushner met earlier this month with special counsel robert mueller's team. a source told the associated press that president trump's son-in-law was questioned about former national security advisor michael flynn. the source says the questioning took 90 minutes or less, and it was aimed at establishing whether kushner had any information on flynn that might be damaging. now, matt lauer says he is truly sorry to anyone he has heard by his words or actions. thissued this statement morning, and it is his first public comment since nbc fired him for inappropriate sexual behavior, and last night, to more employees came forward. one told "the new york times" that he summoned her to his office, locked the door, and assaulted her. just hours

another shocking departure. garrison keillor, fired from minnesota public radio. the former host of "a prairie home companion" says the incident was when he touched a woman's bareback while trying to console her. new at noon, deft jam cofounder russell simmons, reportedly stepping down from all the companies that he runs and owns after he was accused of sexual assault. in a guest column in "the writerod reporter," jenny lee mack accused simmons of forcing her to have sex in 1991. hea statement, simmons says had a different recollection of the encounter. he says in the past he'd never became violent, but he apologized for being thoughtless and insensitive in some relationships. sexual misconduct allegations, rocking the political world. senate candidate roy moore back on the campaign trail as one of his accusers issued an open letter.

has details on what he had to say in response. >> these are times that try the souls of men. tom: overnight, roy moore speaking at a baptist church just outside of mobile. the republican senate candidate, accused of molesting teenage supporters,ng christian culture is under attack by the washington establishment. >> they are liberals. they don't want conservative values. the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender who want to change our culture. tom: in the middle of his speech -- >> [indiscernible] tom: hecklers come interrupting moore. , accusing him of sexual assault. he hasdmitted last night had second thoughts about running for senate. >> if i would've known the lies, the deceits, the things i would

not have gotten into it probably, but when you get into something, you have no choice but to live these things out. adrianna: one of those accusers, lee korff men who says he molested her when she was 14, recently sent him a letter, asking him to stop calling her a liar. me wrote, what you did to when i was 14 years old should be revolting to everyone of good morals, but now you are attacking my honesty and integrity. where does your immorality end? adrianna: house minority leader nancy pelosi says michigan congressman john conyers should resign. a number of former staffers have accused the longest-serving current member of congress of sexual harassment. the 88-year-old spent last night in the hospital for stress. the house ethics committee is investigating the allegations against him. caught on camera, one of the worst fears this holidaythe 88-

watch as this man walks into the front door of a home in camp springs and steal a package. prince george's county police have tips to avoid a situation like this. they say, if possible, pick up that item at the store or have a neighbor keep an eye out for you if you know you won't be home during the time of delivery. tonight, the redskins are in dallas with a huge showdown with the cowboys. the skins who sit in second place in the nfc east with a record of 5-6 need to win to keep their playoff hopes alive. kickoff is at 8:25 at at&t stadium.today , chef hosea andres returned to d.c. to speak about his relief efforts in puerto rico. andres has been working with the government there to help feed those impacted by the storm. this past weekend, his group chefs for puerto rico served its 4 millionth meal. it is the last day of the month, and we have seen a drop in

meteorologist steve rudin is here with a check on the forecast. steve: we are looking at a much cooler afternoon around the dmv impaired to yesterday when we hit that 70-degree mark. 56 in fredericksburg. 55 at woodbridge. let's show you stormwatch 7. clouds are increasing just a bit from montgomery county into the district. southern maryland, more sunshine right now, but that sun is going to fade as we head through the afternoon hours. hourly forecast, looking at temperatures that will be in the middle 50's for daytime highs, and once the sun goes down this afternoon, we are going to look for those temperatures to drop. by the christmas tree lighting, a definite chill in the air. more on that, and we are looking ahead to the upcoming weekend, so much going on around here. comefor tots on saturday and then next week, a shot of much colder air. more on that is coming up in a few minutes.

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of the hall jumped out of the way to avoid him, and he eventually made it out to the wild. luckily, no one was hurt. now to a fight over christmas lights -- a connecticut family has been putting together a massive display every year for nearly two decades, but some neighbors say they are tired of it. jia bonita's explains why. connecticut small town, a big display of holiday cheer. 350,000 christmas lights the area. >> walking through the wonderland. >> look at this. this is unbelievable. you've got santas, and of course, lots of lights. gio: attracting people from all over. >> it's amazing. the amount of time and energy, incredible. gio: for 18 years, the hollow wall family has turned their home into a dazzling community event. donations go to the local children's hospital. how important is this for you and your family? >> it's everything.

neighbors have circulated this petition, asking the town and police to do something about the excessive traffic at the event, which they say brings constant noise and litter to nearby yards. been disappointed she didn't take the time to come to us and say, i've got a problem. gio: the police chief, stepping in to keep the peace. had their neighbors way, they would be happy if the police department could in some way stop this from occurring. gio: elaborate christmas displays are nothing new, and neither our neighborhood light fights. kandi came lane in woodland hills has been on the map for years with the whole neighborhood decorating their homes. >> a friend of mine had several things stolen from her yard. says itay, google maps is only open for four hours a day, but in

connecticut, a neighborly solution. police are helping to manage traffic, and the event ends earlier. how do you feel about this resolution? >> we are happy with it. it is working out right now. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. ♪ adrianna: in new york, it is already looking a lot like christmas. the rockefeller center christmas tree was lit for the first time last night. event features live performances from gwen rockettes, and many others p three will be on display through january 7, and then it will be donated to habitat for humanity. that always gets me in the spirit. steve: it's so big and so many lights. i was reading that to light a tree properly, you need 100 lights per every foot. that'

adrianna: i would imagine so. all of my trees come pre-lit. [laughter] steve: that's the easy way to do it. plug it in. a little bit cooler out there today, a lot cooler as we move through the upcoming weekend. the next week, we have several days in the 40's. don't forget toys for tots is this saturday. please bring a new unwrapped gift, and we will make sure it gets into the hands of a needy child. temperatures out there right now, much cooler compared to yesterday at this time. that 24-hour temperature change, anywhere from seven degrees in downtown d.c. to 16 d clouds are rolling in from the north and west, b

afternoon hours. a better chance for a few showers come later on tonight into the early morning hours friday, but other than that, no issues. temperatures warm up only into the mid-50's, slightly below average for this time of year, that it is going to feel cooler than where we were yesterday when we hit 70 degrees at reagan national airport. we are not going to see anything like that anytime soon around here. going to the national christmas tree lighting ceremony, looking good, although a bit on the chilly side. don't forget to download your stormwatch 7 weather app, even though we are not expecting anything severe in terms of storms. it's always fun to look at the temperatures out there as it gets colder when the sun sets at 4:45. 7:00 tonight, notice how it is dry around the beltway. you, wantsated for to bring a few showers in as we move towards that 9:00,

hour. it begins to break apart. by 11:00, most of the shower activity is out of here, and then our skies begin to clear. that means no problems at all for the rush-hour commute. if you are going to be out and about early for our friday morning, bring the sunglasses. temperatures, a definite chill in the air. 40's in's, lower fairfax and bethesda. a planner for tomorrow, highs in the lower 50's, and in the theend, always looking at weekend -- mid 50's on sunday. the 10-day outlook shows a milder air returns monday. upper 50's by tuesday. by wednesday, we are watching a cold front. look at those temperatures. by thursday, friday, saturday, daytime highs will only be in the 70's with nighttime lows near freezing. stay with us.

adrianna: an update on the case of a norfolk, va mother charged with a felony for hiding an audio recorder in her daughter's backpack to prove she was being bullied. as of this morning, all charges have been dropped. the norfolk commonwealth attorney's office requested that the charges be dismissed after thoroughly reviewing the case. >> this feeling i have been having in my chest for weeks now, it was just alleviated. excited andery happy for my daughter and for myself.

five years in prison. the los angeles auto show reopens tomorrow. there will be plenty of glitz and glam. candy,w is full of eye some in some-pop in color. suvs from budget to luxury will be presented, and bmw will push its future as a builder of vehicles that are easier on the planet. ofnow we enter the era electro-mobility. this year, we will sell more than 100,000 lecture five vehicles. show is paying tribute to the past with a collection of classic cars. chilly air is back, but how long will it last? a final check on the forecast

adrianna: an early christmas gift for superhero fans. "the avengers" are returning in the summers film that is expected to be bigger and better than ever, if you can imagine. >> ready? run from it. yes.nna: the new trailer for "avengers: infinity war" debuted yesterday. it features all of the marvel heroes and a big, bad villain p reduce say it went viral does not do it justice. the trailer has been viewed more than 40 million times

past 24 hours. steve: 40 million times? adrianna: i watched it over and over. steve: really? adrianna: 100%. steve: i wonder how many of the 40 million our new users. adrianna: i think it's people like me looking at it repeatedly. steve: very cool. i will have to check it out. temperature, 56 degrees. lower 50's tomorrow. toys for tots on saturday. 55 on sunday. mid-to-upper 50's for the beginning of next week but, i want to show you what comes by the middle of next week. we have a cold front that is going to bring us a better chance for showers thursday, friday, and saturday. this will be our first time seeing a stretch of daytime highs that are only in the 40's with nighttime lows inside the beltway just around freezing. adrianna: it is december, folks. steve: it's a most going to be snowmaking time. adrianna: are you excited? steve: i don't know. adrianna:

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