as michael flynn goes to federal court in the district. >> before 11:00, the president's former national security adviser pleaded guilty admitting to lying to the f.b.i. it was about contacts with russia during the transition. >> it's the second plea deal in the mueller investigation. nancy: abc news reporting that flynn will cooperate and could testify that president trump directed him to communicate with russia. jonathan: that brings us to the abc7 instapoll. who do you believe? michael flynn, president trump or neither? go to wjla.com/votenow or open up the app and tap "vote" under explore tab. >> the results show up live as you vote. right now serena marshall has developments from federal court. >> former national security adviser michael flinn part of donald trump's inircircle in court today. pleading guilty to lying to the f.b.i. and promising full cooperation with the special counsel. a confidant of flynn tells abc news he i

as a candidate donald trump directed him to make contact with the russians. >> i hope general flynn will tell everything he knows. who directed him to have contacts. >> it stems from the russian ambassador sergey kislyak. obama administration imposed sanctions on russia for the election meddling. flynn confirms after being contacted by kislyak, the next day flynn coordinated with a senior official and other officials at mar-a-largo to discuss what if anything to communicate to the russian ambassador about u.s. sanctions. he says the transition team did not want them to escalate the russian investigation. two days later russia announced it would not issue retaliatory sanctions. the same day president-elect trump tweeted great move on delays by put

smart. >> there appears to be a lot of evidence that people around the president have had interactions with the russians. >> in a statement the white house says the false statements mirror the false statements to the white house officials that resulted in the resignation in february of this year and added nothing about the guilty plea or the charge implicates anyone other than mr. flynn. flynn faces up to five years in prison leaving the court -- >> lock him up! >> -- facing the same chant he once led against hillary clinton in the r.n.c. convention. a close confidant says that flynn feels abandoned by the president in recent weeks. he only planned take the plea deal in the past 24 hours. outside the district court, serena marshall, abc news. lisa: this has been rapidly developing since december. according to the charges documents flynn spoke to the russians on the 22th and then a week later. a month later that he was

national security adviser. just two days later the f.b.i. interviewedflip and that is when they say he lied to them. three weeks later he resigned and today he pleaded guilty. reaction from the hill. >> this guy was the national security adviser to the united states. >> him pleading guilty is because he is guilty. i always felt there are were so many investigations sooner or later the truth would come out. i have seen no evidence of collusion. >> how many more figures have to be brought to justice because of the ties with russia before we end up connecting the dots? jonathan: that was senator warner at the end of that. the intelligence committee is investigating the 2016 election. his republican colleague refused to comment. reaction pouring in online. lindsey mastis with one of the most important tweets of the day.

questions. this is one posted to the chief legal analyst. take a look. the question why is it a crime if they spoke to russia in i thought all transition teams spoke to foreign leaders? can you explain it to me? the reply. good question. good question. it's a crime if they lie about it or if anyone coordinated with the russians to hack or if there was a violation of election law. but there is no crime of colluding. only conspiracy. nancy: thank you. it's still not clear where it will lead but it is eliciting strong emotions from washington. stephen tschida continues the coverage. stephen: keep in mind washington, d.c. is deep blue territory. when news s

speculating about their hopes that flinn bring down the trump presidency. former national security adviser michael flynn en route to court. the white house now if not under attack, under expanding shadow of suspicion. something that many here in the nation's capital welcome. >> i think it shows that something serious happened. that everyone should be deeply suspicious. that somebody absolutely rotten happened between the trump team and russia during the election. >> the streets of d.c. today a buzz with the speculation about what michael flynn's guilty plea will lead to. >> i expect to hear more things that suggested a bigger issue than the administration would like us

stephen: they are not abundant but we did find trump supporters in the capital. none went on camera but they blame flynn's problem on the media. they are optimistic that not only will president trump survive this incident but that he will be re-elected. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. do not miss a breaking news update from the mueller investigation. download the wjla abc7 news app. breaking news update. it turns out there were no shots fired at 14th and i street northwest. the police were called to the area blocks blocks from the whie house. but they found no evidence that a gun went off and they say nobody was hurt. after the call came in a shelter in place order came out. all streets are open at this hour. again no shots fired. no injuries have been reported. jo

committee now launched a sweeping probe to the sexual harassment in congress. part of the investigation the committee is seeking records on all settlements involving current members and the staff. the move comes as the report of republican congressman blake of texas spent $84,000 in the taxpayers funds to settle a harassment claim brought on by a former spokesperson. lisa: the fix is in. good news. funding for the project announced a couple of hours ago. transportation reporter sam sweeney with when construction will start. sam? >> this is a great announcement. construction for the big project starts next fall. the bridge is so damaged they have to do emergency repairs this january before they can begin a major project. this is a lifeline to the area. 70,000 people use the bridge

the conditions deteriorated so fast. it's so bad that buses can't use it because they are overweight. the congressional delegation worked hander the clock to find funding for this. >> we are excited because it was scheduled to be done in two phases. by awarding it by a single contract we saved taxpayers $35 million. just adds importantly we are able to shave off a year and a half of time in the construction work needed. >> if they didn't start the project now they would have had to shut down the bridge in 2021. that is when the construction is now expected to be

during the construction project. reporting live on the side of the memorial bridge, i'm sam sweeney, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. a reminder on the interstate 66 the toll lane begins for the solo drivers. if you are car pooling and you activate the easy pass switch it's a ride that is free. if you are riding solo you will pay a fee. looking ahead to the weekend. this may be as perfect start as we have had. steve rudin has a forecast. this is a nice way to kick off the weekend. steve: there are might temperatures out there now. changes are on the way. look at that. 56 degrees at reagan national. 54 degrees at leesburg. this is quiet, dry, and stays

coming up we talk about the weekend and a strong cold front next week. i will give you timing in a few minutes. lisa: the washington teacher's union responding to the i-team investigation in the ballou high school attendance problem. "7 on your side" government watchdog nathan baca breaking news in the i-team faking the grade investigation all week long. he is live in southeast washington this afternoon. a number of them say they were compelled to give students grades they didn't deserve. this is the investigation in the grade irregularities and the attends dance high school. th

allegation they are pressured to improve the teacher evaluation scores. >> we talked several times since the story broke and we shared information with ballou with the previous administration before now with some of the same information you now have. however, nothing was done about it. coming up at 5:00, the i-team obtained new documents from ballou high school that show what one assistant principal knew about failing students. lisa: if you know about manipulating absentee information or grade information let us know. e-mail us at tips or call the hotline. jonathan: that story is blowing up. coming up next

at 4:00" -- this went viral for the wrong reasons. the officer trying to find the a.t.v. rider and falling on his face in the process. a man is in custody. we will show you which one. >> tomorrow right where i'm standing will be a giant toys for tots box. i'm amy aubert live at the national harbor with how you can join in on the fun coming up. >> thank you very much. merry christmas. [applause] merry christmas. happy new year. thank you. nancy: the president's pledge to bring "merry christmas" back but was it ever gone?

jonathan: baltimore's police commissioner asked the f.b.i. to take over the investigation in the murder of decktive sean suiter. commissioner kevin davis made the request in a letter to the f.b.i. director. suiter was set to testify the day after that he was gunned down to a federal grand jury looking into suspected police corruption. >> i am growing increasingly uncomfortable that my homicide detectives do not know all the facts known to f.b.i. or the u.s. attorney's office that could if revealed to us assist in furthering this murder investigation. jonathan: suiter was killed two weeks ago working another homicide. police believe he was shot with his own gun during some sort of

nancy: d.c. police arrested the driver who shot this video here. nasir wallace facing multiple charges includal resisting arrest. it shows an officer lunging from the bicycle to catch an a.t.v. rider in a chase sunday night. jonathan: two have seen that president trump is not shy about jumping in a controversial debate or starting them. lisa: the latest debate is focused on two words. "merry christmas." >> three, two, one. >> president trump says this is a day he look forward to all year. >> now as the both of the united states this is my honor to wish america and the world a very merry christmas. >> it's a popular topic among conservatives and in t

week, he rivaled up the crowd with the christmas complaint. >> you see happy new year and red and fe and all these things. you don't see merry christmas anymore. was it ever missing? obama said it many times. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas, everybody. >> still around the white house today most tourists said agreed with the current president that christmas trump holidays. >> it's christmas. we celebrate what holiday it is. >> we celebrate hanukkah. i would like to say happy holidays to all. >> say whatever you are comfortable

there are's plenty of events this month. including this. there are huge clouds waiting to get inside a modern igloo. at 5:00, we will take you inside. lisa: a small town in southern france claims to have the largest nativity scene. they built the french village and the 3,500 terra cotta figure figurines by hands. they hope to have it verified by the "guinness book of world records" in time for christmas. jonathan: virginia state owned liquor stores hold another lottery to buy one of the hardest to find bourbons. they report four-bottle collection for the pappy van winkle bourbons -- don't laugh. good stuff. sell for $999.99.

entries filled for a couple hundred bottles. nancy: prince harry and his now fiancée made the first public appearance since the engagement was announced. a lucky few got to meet them. >> this is my hand. and pretty cool. >> we americans absolutely adore the royal family the way it is. all over the news it's all about the royal family anytime anything happens. it's amazing. >> the royal wedding will be in may. i sympathize with the woman who says that her hand with the photo of prince harry. jonathan: the biggest royals fan here. she loves them. lisa: my mom feels that way about jimmy fallon. we all have our things. jonathan: there you go. this weekend is the an

national harbor. nancy: abc7 proud to be part of it this year. lisa: you will see many of us there. amy aubert getting ready for the big event. amy? amy: that is right. we are the the national harbor. take a look. they are goaling decked out for the holidays. take a look at the gorgeous tree. a little difficult to see at this point in the daylight. the wheel over there is blinking road and green. you can't get much more festive than that. there will be so much going on tomorrow. >> we love having you here. this the third year doing the toys for tots promotion. bring a toy. with every donation we will give you a free ride on the capital wheel.

>> awesome. is this a movie tomorrow? >> live entertainment at 1:00 and 2:00. >> what does it mean to be part of this? thinking about the the toys and what is needed. >> it's a tradition. we see the same families coming and showing their children how to donate and be part of their community. it's a nice feeling. to see the children get toys that need them. >> excellent. it's such a nice feeling. mentioned 11:00 to 3:00 tomorrow. we will have a whole slew of the team out here. come out tomorrow, join in on that fun.

>> a lot of fun. >> you must wear your channel 7 jackets. jonathan: even if you don't need it. steve: you must wear it. that is the rule. it's a nice day out there. last year was windy. i remember that one. not a cloud in the sky. the sun will set in 23 minutes. the high for the 50's. 56 degreesment winds out of the north and northwest at 7 miles per hour. morning temperature is 45 degrees. we start off today and we have warmed up with the sunshine. 55 in luray. cooler in oakland, maryland, where it's 37 degrees. show you the commute cast moving through the early everything hours and the mid-everything hours. temperatures fall through the 50's to the 40's. notice what is missing. no clos

we move through tonight. satellite and radar. high pressure is in control. clear skies for this everything. and for tonight. added clouds later today and tomorrow. upper 30's to the upper 20's to the north and the west of us. clouds increase from the west. it will stay dry. if you are dropping off a toy or running in the ugly sweater race tomorrow you will be find. the ugly christmas sweater race. the clouds dissipate a bit as you move in the day on sunday. tomorrow looking at temperatures. lower to the middle 50's. good sunshine with the added clouds in the afternoon. we move in the day on sunday looking good. a little bit warmer. a bit brighter out there. on the breezy side. but not terribly windy. temperatures are in the middle 50's by

dropping to the upper 40's by 7:00. look at the ten-day outlook shows milder air for the beginning of next week. middle to the upper 50's on monday. lower 60's on tuesday. followed by a strong cold front. this cold front will be bringing push of the coldest air of the season with the daytime highs in the 40's. starting wednesday next week. continuing for at least a week. jonathan: thank you. still ahead for us at abc7 news at 4:30 -- a new report in the violence of charlottesville. chaotic rally turned dead live in august. the blistering criticism of police department coming up. >> something illegal forever in maryland. now legal. we are outside with a lot of people looking to buy t - [announcer] es

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lisa: happening now a medical marijuana dispensary opening in maryland. some have been waiting for this for years. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is at the shop where people have been in line all afternoon. kevin? kevin: lisa, potomac holistics is the first medical marijuana dispensary to open in montgomery county. and one of if not the first here in the state of maryland. the line right now is 100 plus people long and wraps from the front door down a hallway and a stairwell.

to receive marijuana they must first register and be certified by a doctor. insurance including medicare and medicaid does not cover medical marijuana. cash is the only way to pay. pricing will fluctuate. we have a patient here to treat anxiety and insomnia. my doctors gave me medication for it. >> i used to get sick a lot until my buddy told me to try it. it's helped me a lot. >> i didn't know it would be this long. but to let you know there are a lot of people out here who need help. thank god we are getting it. >> that last man you heard from was a truck driver

he now has three herniated disks and is hoping that the medical marijuana will help him. the state of maryland limiting people to four ounces of flower every 30 days that is tracked electronically. live in rockville, kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: now an update on the michael flynn guilty plea up next. what he is admitting to and how hyin -- high in the administration it may go. lisa: violence in charlottesville. the deadly consequences of the two rallies that clash. some of the blame at the people who is keeping everybody safe. blistering report next. nancy: new at 5:00 -- >> i like her. what makes a friendship between the little girl and her pony so special. jonathan: that

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: the big story of the day is michael flynn pleading guilty. in a matter of minutes news broke that he was being charged with lying to the f.b.i. as part of the mueller investigation. he then pleaded guilty in federal court in d.c. before 11:00. abc news reports he may be willing to testify that donald trump instructed him to communicate with the russians during the

we know he lied while serving as the national security adviser to the president. lisa: a baltimore police officer shot and caught on one of his partner's body cameras. >> yelling. >> but earlier this week the officers were responding the 30-year-old policeman was shot in the hand. he is expected to be okay. he and the suspect struggled until the gun went off. that man now faced second-degree murder charges. >> this was charlotte'sville in august. alt-right marchers and counterprotesters getting in an all-out brawl and exploded with chaos. now they are showing how it you unfolding and highlights breaches in security. richard reeve has more. what does it say?

richard: a scathing report that said there were multiple reports from the city leaders to prepare and protect the public on a day three lives were lost. >> it spread like wildfire last august 12. amid clashes between the white nationalists and the counterprotesters 32-year-old heather heyer was struck by a car plowing in a crowd. 19 others were injured. report said an officer assigned to heyer's location allowed to leave for her own safety was never replaced. in the days before, little joint planning or coordination between the charlottesville police and the virginia state police. the two agencies couldn't communicate by radio because they were on different channels. many officers in the city force never trained or tried on the riot helmets or the shields. they were ordered not to intervene except for the most violent physical confrontation. >> they were in uniforms to encourage engagement but they were behind barricades. they weren't amongst the crowd interacting,

deescalating. they watched behind the barricades. >> they said the police chief told them to let them fight for a little. it will make them easier to declare unlawful asemiably. coming up at 6:00 is to have recommendations that this never happens again. lisa: happy to hear we have good weather. my christmas lights going up. steve: awesome. no excuses. dry. be safe on the ladder. temperatures on the 50's. a good weekend to decorate and a good weekend to buy a christmas tree or check out the forecast. let's go to rehoboth beach, delaware. a few people enjoying themselves right now though the beach is cool. is a et arety place to go -- this is a pretty place to go. 56 degrees around reagan national airport 5. 3234 reston.

clear and dry. beautiful sunset. in 12 minutes or so. this will go to the 40's by 8:00. lower 40's by 11:00. so if you are going to be out and about make sure you have something warm to wear. the hats and gloves. you will need it. but at least we are not dealing with a wind chill factor. overnight lows 28 to 35. mainly clear skies so chilly start to saturday. we are talking about the upcoming weekend. next week, next week we have a strong cold front that moves through. give you the timing on that. plus the next chance for rain around the d.m.v. jonathan: thanks. the hot debate on capitol hill. whether the senate bill will pass the tax bill. republican leaders made the changes to the tax bill to win enough votes to clear the senate. but still, the changes may not be enough to make taxpayers

happy. melissa dipane has taxpayer reaction. melissa: i got mixed reactions from the folks i talked to today. the changes were made because the republican senators were hesitant to get on board. changes include promise to enact legislation protecting dreamers as well as reinstating the property state deductions up to $10,000. there is a promise to give bigger tax breaks to the businesses on main street. folks have mix reaction. but they want to see tax breaks for others from the middle down. others say this is a spark for the smallest change. >> this is giving to the rich. taking away from the poor and the middle class. it will up the budget. the deficit. it takes away from things that are supporting people who are the ones need it the most. >> i am looking for the change. change will spurt th

changes. what is happening in the tax bill won't stay but disburse the need for other changes. >> the debate is ongoing. but the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says republicans have enough vote to pass the $1.25 trillion tax package. jonathan: thanks. this could be the next step to confront cancer. the f.d.a. approving a test to looker if mutation of hundreds of cancer jeans at once. this will open up testing for patients with widespread cases of canned and certain more patients might find and enroll in the studies testing the new drugs that target specific jeans. >> a convenience store rob are you caught at camera. what he reaches for next is something you have never seen before. jonathan: still ahead. the call offering money that could cost you big time. we will show you how this scam

>> now the first look at how to start next with "good morning washington" on abc7. >> thanks, guys. monday on "good morning washington," pay up. everything you need to know about the i-66 toll lanes inside the beltway. the cost, how you will pay and the impact on alternate routes for the morning rush. >> plus singer actress gloria ruben stop bis the studio for a special live performance. stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes monday morning at 4:25 on abc7 "good ( ♪ ) as a person who loves the finer things, this holiday season, i've asked for a luxurious new buick suv. ( ♪ ) fingers crossed. ( ♪ ) ring in the holidays with buick. get up to 20% below msrp on most 2017 luxury suv models. that's almost $7,400 on this buick enclave leather. experience the new buick this holiday season for remaining 2017s.

lisa: police in los angeles dubbed him the penny pincher bandit. jonathan: he pulls the gun out and orders money. he stole $80, cigarettes and all but one of the penny a take the penny leave a penny try. nobody was hurt. police release surveillance video. incredible video. a horse stuck in a cesspool. lisa: trying to calm the panicked and the stranded horse in new york. it took a team to pull him up and above ground. you can see everyone including the horse was exhausted at the end. jonathan: needed a bath badly. close shave literally. no shaver november is over. an

office finally facing -- facial hair free. the cause behind the beards. we will tell you up next. >> police accuse a man of using a look alike police car to commit a rape and now there is

lisa: update on controversial acquittal. the justice department is considering federal charges against an undocumented immigrant found not guilty in the murder of kate steinly. a jury in san francisco convicted him on the lesser charge being a felon in possession of a gun. he admitted to shooting her but claims the gun accidently went off when he picked it up. >> if we believe the verdict is a correct and an accurate reflection of the law. >> this is about the family. they have shown incredible resolve in the process. our hearts go out to them. >> it could include illegal re-enter in the u.s. and violating supervised release. any additional charges would delay the deportation to mexico after he is sentenced on the gun charge. jonathan: 60 years

for the former usa gymnastics doctor nasser. that is what they want. they built the case around the possession of child porn and trying to hide the evidence and they believe it's linked to the state charges that allege he abused girls and women in her care. 100 women say that he abused them. >> update to breaking gnaws from 24 hours ago. a man arrested and accused of impersonating the men who took him into custody. today due in court for the first time, brad bell with the new twist. brad? brad: this is a new twist. we told you yesterday about the man who wore a badge and hurked around the barking lot here using a look alike police car to convince people he was a lot allegedly convincing a rape. police were asked to look at the mug shot and picture of the car to see if there were more victims. we came to the community and showed the pictures around. what we found was

the real police say michael leon bell was an imposter, phony cop who used security guard bad and this car to trick a man in the community claiming he was police to get the man in the car where bell alleged to have committed a brutal rape. tonight there is fear. it's not the only time it has happened. >> there was evidence we found in his car that has us highly concerned about the potential of other victims. >> sources say the fear is bell may have been preying on the immigrant community. we showed people his photo. to some he was a stranger but others recognized his mugshot immediately. >> yeah, i know him. >> this man tells us that bell would stop people on the street and frisk them for no apparent reason with the badge around his neck. the detectives understand many in this community might not come forward. the

donelan siz they want to the bottom of the case. >> we have to bring it to the public now in case there are other victims. >> bell was in court. judge ordered him held without bond as the investigation continues. when we come back at 5:00, you will hear more from what the people in the community said about bell and what they observe him doing. brad bell, abc7 news. >> in sheriff office taking to clippers to no shave november. for more than 50 of the crew december is the first day of a new month they'll be beard-free. >> for lieutenant, this is the first close shave he has gotten in a month. >> this is the longest i have gone. >> no shave november was the longest stretch without shaving in 15 years he says. >> i wasn't gray then. >> it's for a good

office mixing razors in november to raise money for the virginia hospital center. >> i think everyone knows somebody that is battling cancer. i think it's something that we can do to help the community out. >> the it will directly support patients with cancer. >> it sends a message out we are one community and working together on behalf of the citizen of arlington. >> worked in arlington for 12 years. >> i have been doing this since i was a little kid. >> today he brought out his tools and is volunteering. >> this is a good thing. i want to be part of it. >> good thing that they hope grows for years to come. >> we will challenge maybe partners in blue next to get involved with us. doing this. >> amy aubert, abc7 news.

the victims of the las vegas massacre. the show billed as for vegas by vegas with the local rockers, imagine dragons and the killers. washington nationals star and vegas native bryce harper will be there with other vegas performers. jonathan: all right. self-driving cars for sale by 2019. general motors set the finish line for the new high-tech cars and they pledge to have the mass production of the fully autonomous electric vehicles by that point. used for a ride sharing service that could be bigger than selling cars to you in the future. you get in a car and no one is there. all right. we told you about, i don't know if you know about this. i'm chosed to hand these out. this is the first new her i have's bar since 1995. -- her ishey's bar since 1995. pretzel and peanuts. you are not allergic to peanuts? steve: i'm fine. jonathan:

to taste it. don't inspect it. >> this is butterscotch. >> i'm vegan. these are not vegan. steve: c'mon! jonathan: seriously? jonathan: i'm going to take a bite. >> did you try it? >> salty. reminds me of butterscotch. i'm not a butterscotch fan. >> it's okay. lisa: sounds like i'm missing out. jonathan: cool wrapper. but i like chocolate with peanuts. lisa: how is the weather? steve: all right. it's friday, everyone. national harbor. i knew what would happen if i ate that. jonathan: it would happen anyway. steve: drooly mouth. >> you get slobbery on friday. steve: the winds are out of the north/northwest at 7 miles per hour. chill out there. but considering the first day of

50 in winchester. zoo lights every night until january 1. go out there and you will find temperatures to fall in the 40's. skies are clear. if you have never been to the event this is really cool. the stormwatch7 satellite and radar. clear skies out there now. stay that way for the overnight. the temperatures will eventually fall to the mid-to-the upper 30's. downtown d.c. upper 20's lower 30's. north and the western suburbs. waking up early tomorrow morning. freezing at gaithersburg, fairfax. 33 degrees. woodbridge is around 32. clouds on the increase in the day form. so noontime hour the clouds increase. but it will stay dry. toys for tots is tomorrow morning in the afternoon hours. looks like a nice day for it. highs to lower 50's. sunday is looking

calling for temperatures in the lower 60's. strong cold front moving through on tuesday. look for what happens for the rest of next week. dropping to 40's for the daytime highs. jonathan: thanks, steve. scam warning. "7 on your side" with a call to offer you money and

john: if money is tight listen to anyone who says they can help you find more cash. who wouldn't want extra cash for christmas from the government? but a woman's sad story is a lesson to everyone in the d.c. area. renee smith struggles to pay the rent. so facebook postings about government grants gave her some hope. >> this is the number right here. john: she thought her prayers were answered. got an unexpected phone call from washington. >> picked my phone number and i won a federal grant. >> she qualified $9,000 grant for paying her taxes on time. to collect it -- >> i had to buy itunes gift cards. they wanted me to read the numbers off of them. >> after she bought $250 worth of cards -- >> now you have to pay $400 for taxes. i started crying. i don't have any more money. i don't have it. he said i'm about to be

was disconnected. >> your call cannot be completed as dialed. >> forgive me if you heard it before but a lot of people haven't. if someone tells you go to wal-mart, purchase gift cards and read them the number off the back, you are about to lose every dollar you just spent. this is the lassic grant scam -- classic grant scam. grants have a lengthy application process and they will never ask for a fee. the number was from washington state. not washington, d.c. >> they took my money and they didn't care. >> if scammer is long gone and moved on to the victims. so let the older relatives and the kids know the got is not handing out grants this holiday season. >> right now at 5:00 -- michael flynn pleads guilty. what is next for him a

a year's long fight pays off. how the livers will benefit. the shocking new information about the great investigation. now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. nancy: guilty plea from the former national security adviser. jonathan: in exchange, michaelflip says he will cooperate in the investigation of possible ties between president trump's campaign and russia. nancy: we have asking if you believe flynn, the president or neither. cast your vote through the news app. click explore to get to the abc7 vote. jonathan: kristen holmes has the latest. reporter: former trump national security adviser michael flynn to pleading guilty to willingly and knowingly making false statement to the f.b.i. saying that flynn lied regarding two meetings with the russian ambassador sergey kislyak in december of 2016. one of them involving dis

u.s. had imposed against russia. in court, the prosecutor explaining that on december 29, flynn called the trump transition team at mar-a-largo about the sanctions. one of many calls discussing conversations flynn had with kislyak where the u.s. policy and the russian response were being negotiated. flynn saying he accepts full responsibility. ranking member of the house intelligence committee saying the admission is significant. >> general flynn acknowledges he told the senior transition officials agent this. the people became part of the white house. it's not that easy for the white house to simp pli say nothing to see here. >> the white house reacting. trump la