>> it was the only one of the state. kellye: irregularities in a race for virginia house of delegates seat. seeminglyndidate who lost says he is not walking away without a fight.

prince george's county, the pilot's quick thinking that saved lives. hear from him tonight. >> she was gone. kellye: heartbreak over the flow. why your flu shot may not hold up against this season's strain. 11:00, onc 7 news at your side. woman: breaking news, a hit by a car in prince george's county. she was taken to the hospital in critical condition. we are told the car stayed at the scene. this happened in laurel off of contee road and laurel-bowie road. we have a crew the way to scene. a third virginia candidate for the virginia house of delegates has filed for a recount. he ran in the

28th district and lost to the republican rob thompson by 82 votes. melissa dipane is at the live desk. what did cole have to say? melissa: he said he is fighting to make the voice of the voters heard whether they intended to vote for him or not. before vote counting could take place, the candidates for the virginia house of delegates 20th district joshua cole knew that something was wrong. >> i had volunteers with me who had been knocking on doors throughout the campaign, at the polling location, and they texted or called and said we just want to vote for you but they give us the wrong ballot. they were told to vote regardless. melissa: he said the issue was brought to the registrar's office in fredericksburg. at issue, a technical area. 88th districts are affected.

two of matters worse, the candidates share the same last name, mark: of 80th district and joshua cole of the 28th, which could have cost joshua cole the election by 82 votes. so many mistakes that joshua cole says it is almost unreal. >> i honestly don't know how to feel. and sayith my friends this is like "house of cards." melissa: the campaign filed for a recount in stafford county circuit court and filed a restraining order and circuit court to keep the state board of elections from certifying the race until the issue is resolved , but the race was certified anyway. >> whether we win or lose, that is not the issue. the issue is making sure that peoples voices are heard and votes are counted. melissa: cole is still attendin

for the day he may become the delegate from the 20th district. a big reminder tonight for drivers, toll lanes of i-66 go live tomorrow morning. you have to have an e-z pass or e-z pass flex. whether you are driving alone or with somebody, you have to pay up, but those with two or more people can ride for free with e-z pass flex. find out more information about the new tolls by downloading the abc 7 news app. if you missed tonight's super moon, brian has some amazing photos. brian: this is from our photojournalist, bill walker. this is an airplane taking off from reagan national. kellye: can you imagine being on that plane? brian: this is another awesome shot, bill english from

canou don't catch it, you still see gets that i, but may not be as brilliant as it was near the horizon. overnight we continue to drop back. towards dawn tomorrow, mid 30's downtown, waldorf 32, la plata ashburn nearity, 30 degrees. definitely a cool start. a couple of 20's in the mix. a cool start to the morning, 30's in the burbs. through the afternoon we warm nicely. tomorrow, plenty of sunshine, light breeze, mid and upper 50's. tuesday is the warmest day of the week, and some showers and blustery air moves in. the forecast coming up. kellye: sounds good, brian, thank you. the search is on for robbers who stole from

in prince of his county, the other in dcu investigators are trying to figure out if there is a link. -- a cell phone store in prince george's county, the other in d.c. >> there is a lot of traffic here. that takes a lot. kellye: the first half men at a t-mobile on silver hill road in district heights. they ordered to customers and to employees into a stock room. they stole bluetooth speakers and a cell phone. then an at&t store was hit in southeast. nobody was injured in either hold up. new video coming up of the car jumped a curb and plowed into pedestrians in new york city. one person was killed, five injured. the motive for all of this? the authorities say the driver was angry about parking. >> people getting hit and stabbed over a parking space? that is ridiculous.

somebodypassed, lost their lives. kellye: the driver is in custody after leaving the scene of the crash. a heavy police presence at the white house this afternoon as white supremacist richard spencer and counterprotesters clashed. spencer and alt-right supporters were protesting a verdict in a case. she was shot on a san francisco pier. per accused killer was found not guilty last week. the protesters were separated by the police. president trump taking aim at fbi leadership, saying the agency's reputation is in tatters. a tweet followed up. his former national security adviser pled guilty to lying to the fbi. tromp again denied asking fbi director james comey to not investig

could make for a case of obstruction of justice against trump. there have been questions as to whether the president's tweets are helpful or harmful. the cia says that the tweets provide an edge for u.s. adversaries. real-world impact on our capacity to understand what is going on in the world. responses to's those tweets is helpful come to understand command-and-control issues to messages, how the messages are resonating. kellye: virginia senator mark warner is weighing in on the possible collusion of russia in the election. he said there has not been this much outreach to a foreign government throughout a campaign or transition in modern american history. he says the gop senate tax bill is the poster child for backroom deals in d.c. >>

day. as somebody who wanted to be part of tax reform and realizes profits,o bring back three things about this process just plain stunk. kellye: those three things include a proposal to give tax-exempt status to religious college in michigan that has ties to education secretary that seed of us, an idea that was eventually cut for them the deal. bi wouldsaid the increasel thel national debt and he believes would send some companies overseas. a fighter jet pilot with the air national guard fought to save his life and many others when his f-16 went down in april in clinton. today he was honored for his work. cheryl: getting to this day is but a dream for the pilot, captain jonathan

moment that led to his f-16 crashing in the woods. >> i feel and see i have uncontrolled acceleration in my jet and i start trying to troubleshoot. as soon as i start troubleshooting, my engine gives out. cheryl: his airplane had one engine, on fire. today we are hearing from captain morgan, how his quick thinking was anything but clouded. just missed the open field but fortunately landed in an open area and i parachuted down. is withcaptain morgan the dca or national guard. he was on a training mission april 5 when trouble started just six miles from joint base andrews. >> i'm about to eject. i remember saying, i love you ,katey. katey is my wife. who knows if i make it out of there or not. cheryl:

morning, captain morgan and the maintenance crew were recognized at an annual ceremony. we were there moments after the crash. neighbors were thankful for the pilot. >> he was cool, calm, and collected. the first thing he said was, or all the houses ok, is anybody hurt? toryl: he gave a shout out the team for having the right equipment on board that saved his life and many others. cheryl conner, abc 7 news. coming up on abc seven news at 11:00, a new health alert regarding the flu. scary.as really parentsa warning for about the hottest toys on your child's christmas list.

kellye: a 7 on your side consumer alert come a warning for parents. one of the hottest holiday toys they share. one mom

package arrived -- >> there was miss wording on the package, the product inside was not secured. the color was leeching off the product onto their hands. kellye: turns out the toys were fake, sold through a third-party on walmart's site. the company refunded her. more than a billion dollars of counterfeit goods were seized last year. express a lookout for misspellings or suspicious prices and make sure that any website that you order from has safeguards. other consumer news come a massive deal could shake up the health care industry. cvs pharmacy is buying health insurance giant aetna for $69 billion. the buyout is not a done deal yet. it has to be approved by regulators. and a health alert tonight -- we could be in for a very dangerous flu season they share. health officials are warning

tonight a new flu warning. doctors fearing the virus is hitting faster with some cases already spiking in some regions. the cdc reporting louisiana, mississippi, and south carolina are showing high levels of flu activity compared to this time last year. the national institutes of health warning this season's vaccine mailman be 10% effective against the severe strain of the flu, a grim reality for this family. >> never in a million years would we have thought we would have lost her. kellye: the 20-year-old mother of two was perfectly healthy until she got sick last week. >> it is not at all like a bad cold. people are hospitalized and die of applications. kellye: the cdc is reporting hundreds of new

week, and fears that the numbers could climb through the holidays. experts recommend that you wash your hands often to help prevent yourself and getting sick, something we cannot stress enough, the importance of hand washing. brian: especially with little kids come something we talk about often in the house. a cold night ahead. tomorrow a mild day. monday and tuesday mild. then a big arctic blast coming in and it will be cold quite some time. thefive-day temperature, average high drops to about 50. monday and tuesday above average. solid for the early portion of the week. wednesday is when things start to change. an arctic front comes through tuesday night into wednesday, first bringing beneficial rain. we are super dry, so we could use it. backthe temperatures drop

today was nice, high of 57. the average 51. 60 in call center. right now -- 60 in culpeper. right now near freezing. luray 1t 32. ,omorrow morning, 26 to 36 sunrise tomorrow morning at 7:11. the afternoon will be much like today, warming into the mid-50's. the cool air from the northwest and upper canada is dropping in. the cold air starting to sneak in by the time we get to tuesday. we get the last warm day tuesday, and then the cooler air moves in. a nice monday, tuesday still pleasant, but there will be some clouds, could have a couple sprinkles. the bulk of the day is dry in the morning. later in the evening showers push through. behind tha

spills in, arriving thursday and friday. better in the week, some models will to bring some moisture from the coast, could have a snow shower or two. it is something to watch. we will be cool enough to get a little snow, but at this point just a little more conversational than anything. rain late tuesday night, wednesday moving up, then temperatures dropping like a rock. the numbers are well below average through the extended forecast. the temperatures after we get through tuesday will be on the cool side. ,e'll have to get used to it more of a winter like feel around here, maybe a few chances of a passing snow shower friday and saturday. stay on top of everything by downloading the stormwatch app and we will keep you on top of things anytime. erin: snow for christmas? kellye:

erin: i never want to hear about snow, but i like a white christmas. the ravens finally got rolling today against the lions, and the terps are in a must win situation. what do you think? hey, think ben will like it? yeah, was i the only one hearing the angelic music? i'm serious, i never know what to get him. just tell me you got him fios too. sigh. mrs. layne, fios is a 100% fiber-optic network. that, plus this sick console, he'll be like whaaaaaattt. your new tech is best on the 100% fiber optic network. so get fios. now just $79.99 per month with a 2-year price guarantee with a 2-year agreement.

>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. erin: the ravens finally got some offense going. joe flacco and company seem to have found a rhythm, winning at home today against the lions. second quarter, 3-0 ravens. handoff, firese deep, mike wallace makes the catch, fights his way to the 1, leading to a touchdown. the half.led 20-0 at the lions cut the lead to 20-1

again. the ravens go on to win, 44-20. stay with us after the news. we have more sports. ander nfl linebacker anacostia high school star joins me in studio. we get his thoughts on the redskins as they get ready for the chargers. playand continues big ten against illinois tonight, just a few days into december. a very important game for the terps. it was a thriller. they came to play. closing seconds of the game, kevin herder's shot is no good, but it is tipped in by the freshman, bruno fernando. over time, tied at 75-75. terps up two. tied again. anthony cowan drives, fouled with .6 to go.

misses the second. and that is the ballgame. marilyn survives, 92-921. , gametown-coppin state two of the bb&t classic. the nice spin move, the basket and the foul. hoyas led by 10 at half. in the second, the hoyas up 12. pickett with the layout. patrick ewing's hoyas improved to 6-0 with the win. g.w. beat temple, but george mason fell to auburn. the terps pulled it out.

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a woman was 9:15 hit in the road, found unconscious, taken to the hospital in critical condition. we know that the driver stayed on the scene. prince george's county police have been out here for over two hours. we will bring you the very latest online at wjla.com.

kellye: plenty of excitement for the 40th annual kennedy center honors ceremony. people who helped shape pop culture have been awarded. >> where no man has gone before. kellye: one of the members of the legendary rap group run dmc. ll cool j is the first hip-hop artist to receive this honor.