jonathan: a marathon session on capitol hill. nancy: at the capital, lawmakers working into the night. republicans say they have the votes to pass the tax plan, but democrats say the bill is not even finished. >> what if they were targeting

construction workers targeted by criminals, a neighborhood on edge. >> we ain't leaving nobody behind. nancy: how he is helping students impacted in the district. abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. face ande gun in my they took my wallet and phone. jonathan: construction workers targeted in broad daylight and robbed at gunpoint. nancy: it's happened at least four times in the past week. tim barber is live with the story and the search for the criminals tonight. puttingestigators are more posters on the streets to protect these construction workers, find the robbers, and keep a lookout for their getaway car.

tonight, giovanni lopez is back on the job after he was robbed at gunpoint. >> put the gun in my face. tim: three other contractors were also targeted this week. in the middle of the day. >> he took my wallet and phone. tim: investigators want you to be on the lookout for the robbers'black sedan. >> it was a shock. tim: she heard the robbers shoot at workers who try to chase after the criminals. >> it is sickening. >> we are newlyweds looking to have a family. what if they see me working by myself outside? what if they targeted me? investigators say if you have workers at your house, call your local district and they will send extra cruisers with officers to protect them.

barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: new information in the i-team investigation into grade fixing a d.c. public schools. more than 100with absences allowed to graduate, but 98% of the students enrolled classesre in remedial ballou high school graduate is mchugh sure those kids are getting the chance they deserve. anna-lysa gayle is joining us with the details. bell is theay founder and ceo of the whole project in southeast. he has helped some young people access six-figure jobs in the information technology field without college degrees, and tonight he wants to continue being part of the solution and not the problem. school alumni radel is offering training and information technology to recent

your side investigation which found at least 26 students graduated with more than 100 unexcused absences last school year. >> it bothered me, and am a product of ballou. anna-lysa: mayor bowser said she is directing the superintendent of education to review districtwide policies that investigates the specific allegations. >> my concern is the young people who were part of the class of 2017. nobody has said anything about how we are going to help them. ona-lysa: he plans recruiting at least 25 students from the class of 2017 from ballou who will receive top-notch training and help with basic skills. >> they should not have to walk through the city unprepared to compete against highly educated workforces in washington metropolitan area. anna-lysa:

this program with his own money and planes on starting the information sessions about the program soon. if you would like more information, go to our website, wjla.com, or download the abc 7 news app. live in southeast, anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. nancy: tonight for the first time we are hearing from the washington teachers union. a spokesperson said that tochers felt pressured change student grades over fears they would be punished for the absences. >> we have had lots of teachers who are fearful of reporting such policies and practices in their schools because their impact performance score will take a dive. nancy: impact is the school district system for assessing and rewarding teacher performance. student achievement accounts for a lot of that score. 7 on your side wants to hear from you about grade

else that you may want to share orh us at tips@wjla.com, call the confidential tip line. jonathan: hopefully you are relaxing after a hard's week -- hard weeks work, but the senators are still working. this could be an all nighter at the u.s. capitol. the senate stalled out when it comes to a vote on tax reform. republican leaders claim they have enough votes to pass the plan. democrats say the final bill still has not been released. gop holdouts, susan collins and ron johnson, said they will support the bill after leaders make concessions on small businesses. and property tax deductions if passed, it will have to be reconciled with the version of the house bill that was passed last month. nancy: it seems there is a new data breach to be aware of every week. not handling those breaches correctly could glance a muddy in jail. /and would require --

not handling those breaches correctly could land somebody in jail. thatafter revelations executives at equifax concealed data breaches that impacted customers for months. steve: the skies are mainly clear right now. we are dropping into the upper 20's and lower 30's south and west of d.c., but still hanging in the middle 40's at reagan national airport. the forecast tomorrow, highs around 50 to 54. .louds in the afternoon i was a good time to download the stormwatch 7 weather app. the rest of the weekend and looking ahead to next week with a strong cold front coming up. nancy: this just in, a lot in county teacher accused of dragging out school. she was arrested at sterling elementary school after being charged with public intoxication and having an open container. she is in custody tonight. jonathan: the search is on for whoever was behind the wheel when

and killed in prince william county. the victim has been identified as bobby gerner. he was known for his big heart and the impact in his community. tom: he had a hard life, no surviving family, and was semi-homeless, but the triangle residents said that bobby had worked his way into all of their hearts. >> he was always happy. >> he was a friend of the neighborhood. tom: the past few days, folks have been coming by the barbershop to remember bobby. he spent his entire life on the road. >> he lived on the street and i guess died on the street. tom: wednesday night around8:45, the police found a bobby in the road after he was hit by a gray older model suv that never stopped. he was later pronounced dead. >> we grope together. tom: those who knew bobby say that he loved nascar and

redskins and they will never forget his personality and his laugh. >> he never hurt anybody, never bothered anybody. he did not deserve this. i hope the person who did this ous. and will come forward tom: the police bobby -- the police believe that bobby was not in the crosswalk and had that does not but make this right. tom roussey, abc 7 news. nancy: federal authorities issued an arrest worn for the man cleared of killing a woman on a san francisco p or yesterday. he was found not guilty of killing kate steinle. federal officials say he violated terms of release for an immigrant by being in possession of a gun. it is in such disrepair that it was as a risk -- at risk of closing, but

way for the arlington bridge. the money to fix the bridge has been secured. the bridge was already in line for him or to see repairs but the new money will fund a replacement that will look just like the original. >> we are particularly excited because this project was originally scheduled to be done in two different phases. a singleng it as contract, we were able to save the taxpayers $35 million. nancy: work is expected to be finished by 2021. at least three lanes will be open to traffic during construction. jonathan: when monday morning rolls around, interstate 66 inside the beltway becomes toll lanes for single drivers. you can still ride for free within ez-pass flex if you have ther person in the car with you. rates will depend on volume at any particular time. find

the tolls by downloading the abc 7 news app. nancy: 7 on your side with the consumer alert -- as you make your holiday travel plans, you may want to leave the new smart luggage at home. american airlines announcing new restrictions when it comes to luggage with charging capabilities built in because they use lithium-ion batteries. you will have to take the battery out to bring the bag on the plane. those restrictions going to affect january 15. martin us currently -- martin shkreli was convicted of fraud, but what does this have to do with the wu-tang clan? is blaming aman pro football player for his divorce and taking his wife to court. jonathan: and another guilty plea into russian election

>> lock her up! >> that's right. [shouting]

lock him up, they say, a strange role reversal for michael flynn. the former national security adviser who once called for hillary clinton to go to jail is now facing calls for him to be locked up. he left court this warning after pleading guilty to lying to the fbi in connection to the investigation into russian election meddling. lindsey mastis joins us with a closer look. lindsey: a confidant of flynn says he is prepared to testify that president-elect donald trump directed him to make contact with the russians. initially it was to correlate the fight against isis in syria. >> hopefully general flynn will tell everything that he knows about the contacts with the russians, who directed them. indsey: in court prosecutor said ann flynn confirmed

by the russian representative, the coordinate it with a senior official and other transition officials at mar-a-lago to discuss what to cumin akin to the russian ambassador about u.s. actions. flynn said the transition team did not want russia to escalate the situation and he immediately called the russian ambassador with that message. two days later russia announced it would not issue retaliatory sanctions. that same day president-elect from tweeted "great move on delay by the prudutin." >> there appears to be evidence people around the president had interactions with the russians. : the false statements resulted in his resignation in february of this year. the added nothing about guilty plea or the charge implicating anyone other than flynn. leaving the court -- >> lock him up! lindsey:

chants that he once led at the rnc. flynn said close to he felt abandoned by president and had recent weeks growing concerns about crippling legal fees. nancy: a former nsa developer from anne arundel county has pled guilty to keeping top-secret information at his home. harold martin worked for booz allen hamilton, the same company that edward stone and used to work for -- edward snowden used to work for. he stole 50 terabytes of information over the course of 20 years, stashing the materials at his car and his home. jonathan: after being convicted of defrauding investors, former pharmaceutical investor martin shkreli will have to pay up and that may include giving up a rare rap album. the government wants to see $7 million of assets, including a picasso painting, an

machine from world war ii, and a one-of-a-kind album from wu-tang clan. martin shkreli's lawyer says they are fighting the order. a north carolina man is taking an nfl star to court over claims that he is responsible for his marriage failing. he said that the philadelphia eagles defensive tackle fletcher cox had an affair with his wife while she was in pennsylvania on business. he is suing for what is called alienation of affection and is seeking $50,000. nancy: prince harry and his bride-to-be meghan markle made a public appearance today, people gathering for a chance to see the royals, and a lucky few struck it big and got to meet them. >> he stuck his tongue out at me. i think he is pretty cool. >> we absolutely adore the royal family. allve

about the royal family anytime anything happens, so it is absolutely amazing. nancy: they look so happy. the royal wedding will be in may at windsor castle. evening, and there is a definite chill in the air, 43 degrees at reagan national airport after a high today of 57. a lot colder right now. much colder to the west, manassas, 29 culpeper, 30 winchester and martinsburg. satellite and radar, the reason the temperatures drop this evening, high-pressure overhead, mainly clear skies. the moon will stick around and the temperatures continue to fall. low, 35 the overnight maybe a couple degrees cooler around manassas. mainly clear skies and the wind will be calm. tomorrow morning will be called.

the dog for a walk. we have the ugly christmas sweater walk at the national harbor, the temperature around freezing. clouds increase midday, filtered to the west.e sun late evening, the skies clear again, and that means a brighter day sunday along with temperatures that will be a little warmer, middle to upper 50's. saturday looking good. a christmas tree, the outlet malls, looking good, 50 to 54, cooler after sunset. sunday looks beautiful, breezy, but not windy, middle to upper 50's. upper 40's sunday evening. the 10 day outlook from stormwatch 7, monday 56 degrees, 63 degrees on tuesday. we have a cold front late tuesday afternoon. that will trigger showers. the temperatures wednesday only in the upper 40's. then w

today. that will probably be the coldest day so far this season, nighttime lows from the upper 20's to the lower 30's. winter, now december 1, so we are getting the atmosphere ready for snow. jonathan: take your time with that, give it a few weeks. tomorrow will be of the festive mood come helping you with a chance to donate to the holidays for kids who would otherwise go without. nancy: all three of us will be at national harbor collecting toys for toys for tots. come down between noon and 3:00 to donate. steve: and we will be live on news channel 8 throughout the afternoon. and you could donate at home, going to wjla.com/toysforall. jonathan: you could do both, too, show up and say hi and donate. steve: and take a picture with us. nancy: three

arlington are inspiring people across the country.

nancy: they have already inspired us come along with so many of you who saw the story. jonathan: now three brothers from arlington who are blind are inspiring the nation. they were featured tonight as david muir's persons of the week. thesest introduced you to three young men earning the rank of eagle scout in october, a major a couple schmidt. and their father also got a special honor, three eagle scout pins, one for each son. >> i wear these with pride because they made it to eagle

possible. nancy: i love that. is also blinder and adopted the three of them as babies. they are making such a new norm is impact tonight. i don't know how you can watch that and not be inspired. jonathan: huge inspiration. did we get any inspiration from the local sports teams? care ofe wizards took business against one of the best teams in the east. and a terps star continues to shine in a big ten matchup with purdue.

>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. posted theizards pistons, and head coach scott brooks said the third quarter was the best quarter of basketball the have played all season. second half, tim fraser to otto porter, drives, stops, spins, nails the fadeaway jumper. 17 for otto tonight. later in the game, the rebound, ahead to morris, two of his game-high 23. the wizards take care of detroit. the terps

against last season's league champions, purdue. the freshman steals the inbounds pass and takes it in for the jam. fired up. maryland down two. but isaac took over down the stretch. two of his 21. purdue gets past the terps, 80-75. according to multiple reports, the yankees will hire

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