adrianna: the i-66 tolls are live. .t was a smooth commute but some people paid up to $34 for a one way trip. suzanne kennedy has reactions from drivers on this first day of an era on 66. suzanne: we have seen tolls as high as $34 to travel this nine mile stretch of roadway that is now impacted by the new rules. the new

into effect at 5:30 this morning. betweenll be charged 5:30 and 9:30 in the morning, traveling eastbound for the evening rush. to 7:00 westbound. cars have to be equipped with an e-zpass to travel between the beltway and route 29 in rosslyn. motorists we talked to this morning are upset by the high cost of using this roadway. >> people are going to find ways around or through it. maybe they will cheat the system. i am telling you, at $22, people cannot afford that. >> it seems like a drastic change. -- it seems pretty ludicrous. >> we paid for that road. we have already paid for that road. how are you going to pay for it again? it's just bad. the traffic is worse out here, as if we need more traffic on these roads. >> they are charging you to go through the gantries. izanne: the e-zpass account

if you do not have an easy pass, you will be sent a bill in the mail, which will include a fine. on i-66, suzanne kennedy, abc 7. adrianna: let's talk about the weather, cool, calm, and a sunny start to the workweek. steve rudin is here with a check on the forecast. steve: a little bit of sunshine creeping out behind the fog that is beginning to clear. good news there. we will see brighter skies through the afternoon. temperatures are going to rebound nicely, now standing at 52 degrees at reagan national airport. winchester now in the lower to middle 40's. satellite and radar shows clouds beginning to break up west of corridor.i-81 still hanging on around the capital beltway. brighter skies are on the way later this afternoon. as far as temperatures go, we will see a bump in temperatures, around 56 degrees. once the sun goes down, where back to the upper 40's by 7:00

a mild couple of days ahead, and now a strong cold front. i will give you the timing on your 10 day holiday outlook, coming up. overnna: president trump the weekend responded to michael flynn's guilty plea and pledged to cooperate with special counsel robert mueller. took on the fbi, saying the reputation is in tatters. the president is outlining a potential new defense. serena marshall reports live from washington. serena: president trump responding to the guilty plea of former national security adviser and now convicted felon michael flynn. president trump: i feel very badly. serena: heading to utah, he tried to shift attention. president trump: hillary clinton led many times to the fbi. nothing happened to her. flynn lied, and they destroyed his life. serena: there is no evidence clinton ever lied to the fbi, and comey testified last year

the latest defense of flynn comes after a saturday tweet from the president's account, cleaning he fired flynn because he lied to the vp and the fbi. that is new, and critics charged it was an admission the president knew flynn line to the fbi before he allegedly asked comey to go easy on flynn. the president's lawyer, john dowd, later claiming he was the one who wrote the tweet, but sunday, more tweets, including, "i never asked comey to stop investigating flynn." now, the same trump lawyer saying the president cannot be guilty of obstruction of justice in his role, because he is the chief law enforcement officer of the united states. like i think if there is an obstruction case to be made, it is going to be a puzzle. the comey firing is going to be one piece of it. serena: a piece of the puzzle that is far from complete. democrats say this is the beginning of an obstruction of justice case. there is an agreement to work with the special counsel as a sign this is far from over. abc news, washington.

president trump was up early and tweeting, and one showed support for alabama senate candidate roy moore, who has been accused of sexual misconduct. there is an x the nation on why she -- why he is pushing for more. reporter: twice elected and twice to root for ethical violations by the alabama supreme court, and now these recent allegations of sexual misconduct. but republican roy moore said he will fight on, and it appears to be working. according to a recent poll, the republican is still winning, and president donald trump tweeting this morning in his support, saying this is why roy moore is the right man for the job. take a look at your screen. democrat refusal to give even one vote for massive tax cuts is why we need republican roy moore to win alabama. we need his boat on stopping crime, illegal immigration, border wall, pro-life, v.a.,

more. no to joe, the president says, a pelosi/schumer puppet. the once company commander in the vietnam war still holds a 49% to 43% lead over democrat doug jones, a 7% margin. alabama republicans say the allegations are false, they andeve created by the media democrats. mitch mcconnell, who once said he believes more should leave the race, backpedaling a bit this week, saying he is going to let the people of alabama make the call. election day is set for december 12. outside the white house, john gonzalez, abc 7. adrianna: former "access hollywood" host billy bush wrote an op-ed saying president trump did say the lewd comments caught on tape and released before the start of the 2016 election. from could be heard making lewd comments about women and bragging about sexual assault.

doubts on the authenticity of the tape, and told at least one senator he did not believe the voice was his. bush confirmed to "the new york times" that it was trump. a good candidate for the virginia house of delegates has filed for a recount. joshua poll ran in the 20th district, which includes fredericksburg and parts of stafford county. he lost to republican bob thomas by 82 votes. now, he says voters were given the wrong ballots, and that may have cost him the election. lose, thatwe win or is not the issue. the problem is making sure votes are counted, that voices are heard. adrianna: the campaign also filed a restraining order to keep the state board of elections from certifying the race until the issue was resolved. but the race was certified anyway. hold, current results republicans would have a 51-49 advantage in the chamber. what is next for the gop tax form plan?

merge their bills. bysident wants a done deal christmas, but there are major differences between the house and senate bill to negotiate. both would reduce the corporate differ ono 20%, but the timing of when the cut kicks in. the mortgage interest induction for new homes is capped at $500,000 in the house bill, $1 million in the senate bill. and the house bill repeals the medical expense deduction, but the senate bill expands it and makes the individual tax cut permanent, that they expire in seven years in the senate bill. lots of excitement for the 40th annual kennedy center honors ceremony. five people who helped shape pop culture were all awarded. >> to go where no man has gone before. adrianna: the words spoken from rap legend dmc about ll cool j, the first hip-hop artist to ever get this honor. alongside him, also being recognized, television producer norman lear

and choreographer, and sayers gloria s tavon and lionel richie. in your life point where all the honors -- they are great, but to have your kids finally realize what dad does for a living, you know? tonight is kind of special. adrianna: politics did not overshadow the big event. president trump did not attend, to allow the honorees to celebrate without political distraction. >> it is kind of tough to have things overshadow that moment. it is a special thing for each of us. it is kind of depressing when controversy and those kind of things take over the narrative of such a special thing. adrianna: the ceremony airs later this month. the silverdome still standing. find out why the planned demolition backfired. plus, not on her watch. a manny protecting a home after a po

wrench impression. the aftermath of a failed robbery attempt. here is a quick check on the traffic with eric smith. eric: good afternoon. it is going to be a mostly quiet ride, but we have a you rigs -- work zones to be where. this is heading to montrose park way. it is blocked off. you see the three lanes are blocked, with the left and the right turn lane open to get through that interchange. just the southbound ride is blocked. this is in silver spring. the midday works on is back. the two left lanes are shut down. the right lane does get by. for now, traffic is not affected too badly. further into downtown silver spring, past spring street, those are affected by the same area, but a different works on in the center of the roadway. , you see thetrose right through lane is shut

with shoulder work. to workso many lanes with. for now, traffic is looking fine, as we can see, back at montrose road. very smooth going toward the work zone. it is also clear down in virginia, looking eastbound into the beltway. nothing too heavy.

adrianna: all those booms, and detroit's silverdome is still standing. a charges were somehow disconnected and did not go off, living the

level intact. if it does not fall on its own, crews will try again. >> without them going, the structure was not going to fall. it would not allow the kickers to kick every comment -- every column in. the hole in the center is what that blew through. adrianna: no word on what might have cost the faulty wiring. if it does not fall on its own, they will try again. the silverdome was home to the detroit lions and they hosted the super bowl and wrestlemania. chased after and caught a porch pirate in washington state. the the thought she had it planned out. she walked to the home, stole a package, ran to the car, and the nanny caught up to the thief after getting her on the ground. she held onto her until police arrived to take her away. the frantic search for a missing florida teenager, gone for days with her soccer coach, is now over. the high school senior is back home, safe and sound, after she

bars on abduction charges. >> i am glad to have my daughter back where i know i can protect her and keep her safe, as a father always wants to do. lastnna: she disappeared sunday after erasing her phone and climbing out her bedroom window. she and rodriguez had not been seen since last monday. on friday, more than a thousand miles away from her hometown, police captured them during a traffic stop. now to a developing story out of north carolina. the man charged in the death of a three-year-old appeared in court. police arrested her mother's earlyend, a 32-year-old, friday, in connection to her disappearance. police found her remains in a creek saturday afternoon. his bond is now set at $1.1 million. a motive in this killing is still under investigation. and now to the latest in the ongoing case against michael slater, the police

pled guilty to federal civil rights charges in the shooting death of walter scott. that case caused national outrage when video showed a white police officer shooting a black man in the back as he ran away. maggie rulli has the latest. sentencing against today for the police officer in this video. the footage still tough to watch, more than the year later. slager seen shooting walter scott five times in the back as he was running away. >> we need police officers, but we need good police officers. we need for them to respect us as people. and what we saw on that video was not being respected. my brother was violated. was tried for murder last year, testify he believed scott was a threat. the jury deadlocked. the state struck a plea deal with slager,

dropping murder charges in exchange for him pleading guilty to federal civil rights charges. >> he has admitted in open court to using excessive force when he shot walter scott in the back five times, as he ran from a car stopped. unjust copsat the will not be tolerated anymore. maggie: the scott family reached a $6.5 million settlement with the city of charleston. sentencing could last several days, and those close to the case say which should -- say it manyd turn into a full trial. the prosecution is seeking life in prison. maggie rulli, new york. adrianna: an amazing site last night, the first and only superman of the year. nasa photographer bill ingalls captured the photog -- capture these photographs. superman's happen when a full moon aligns with the

earth and the sun. it appears to be brighter and appear larger than its usual size. the last superman happened in november of 2016. if you missed it last night, you will have chances in january. that is real news. it looks fake. those pictures look fake, but that israel. steve: a pretty moonrise. i went to bed around midnight. it was still really bright out there. i took my dog out to walk and it was nice. clouds are going to roll in later tonight. over with. supermoon now, we are going to see a cold front. adrianna: that is what i was afraid you were going to say. steve: it is on the way. another 24 to 36 hours, so enjoy the nice weather while we have it. over at national harbor, looking at temperatures of little bit on the cool side, at least for right now. we are set at 52 degrees, near average for this time of year. we are going to add about four degrees so that.

46, winchester. stormwatch 7, we need a bit of fog earlier. around the chesapeake bay, the fog finally can -- finally dissipating. is where our, that skies are beginning to clear. clearer skies will eventually make it to our area as we move through the midafternoon hours. brighter skies, not right now, but by 3:00, you are going to notice a difference. read the sunglasses as you head out the door. temperatures will rebound back to the middle 50's. a mix of sun and clouds. always a good time to download your stormwatch 7 weather app. tomorrow, a bit of a different story as the cold front approaches from the north and west. nighttime lows, mostly cloudy skies later on. winds will be out of the southeast at just around five mph. the winds are going to increase as you move through the day tomorrow. not so windy tomorrow morning, but still definitely chilly. 42 in fairfax.

. the wind gusts, as we move toward midafternoon hours and into the early evening -- wind gusts upward of 20 mph as the cold front advances in from the north and west. highs willw, eventually make it to the upper 50's. some of you might see close to 60 degrees. gravity umbrella for the day tomorrow, later afternoon into the evening hours. that is when the cold front begins to pick up steam as it moves our way. this is what it looks like. notice the time right over here. p.m. hour the 3:00 tomorrow. the heaviest rain to the west of us, but the cold front does not arrive here or across the immediate metro area until later tomorrow night. once that does happen, the colder air begins to funneling from the north and west. it is going to take a day or two before the core of really cold air gets there, and by friday, you are going to be saying to yourself, winter has finally arrived. here is

stormwatch 7, looking at the cold front tomorrow. notice how the temperatures go to the mid-50's today, 60 degrees tomorrow, upper 40's for the day on wednesday, and only around 40 degrees friday and saturday. we are going to keep things really cold for the day on sunday. if you have been putting off decorating your outdoor areas for the holidays, you probably should have done it this weekend, when it was pretty nice out there. a good amount of sunshine. there are the changes on the way. the coldest air of the season moves across the area as we move into later this week and the upcoming weekend. you know what? we are talking about the upcoming weekend. that is a plus. we were spoiled for november, so it is what it is. winter comes every year. coming up, the new and improved weight watcher system. find out how thi

adrianna: back with a revolution in the diet game. officials for weight watchers say it is now more active than ever, after making changes to its smart points system. adrian maggart has all the details. reporter: weight watchers is blowing it up again. oprah announced she has lost 40 pounds on the popular meal plan, and she is raving about the new program, called freestyle, saying, when i first heard about it, i thought it was too good to be true. the fish, beans, and corn and corn in my favorite tacos are now zero points. weight watchers assigns values to food, and you lose weight by limiting the number you consume. with the freestyle program, weight watchers is taking fo

costing precious points. >> it is not things like cookies, chips, and sodas. the idea is not that you can go for a free-for-all for all, or that it is free food, but choosing food you are not likely to overeat. reporter: weight watchers has always had zero point foods like items have been added including low-fat yogurt and eggs, adding freedom and flexibility. alexis has lost almost 95 pounds on weight watchers, and was part of an early group to test the program. alexis, you think, i cannot go out for dinner because i am not going to have options that will fit with my program. i am having things like chicken be zero points. you are able to eat the food you need to fill your body, and at the same time, get to eat the foods you want to indulge in. reporter: to counteract the calories people will be taking in, daily point totals go down, but there is a rollover system.

20 points today and you only consume 15. you roll the five over to the next day. on tuesday, you could save it up for something you want to indulge in later in the week. reporter: but zero points don't mean zero calories. >> it is still going to take work. you still have to balance your plate and think about which foods you are eating. you have to make sure you are having enough plants. you cannot have all your points come from cake and cookies and not move your body and not be mindful. you have it.re not outside. a perfect way to start the week. steve is back after the break.

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hollywood" host billy bush is really his silence after president trump question whether a tape of him making lewd comments about women israel. bush wrote an op-ed in "the new york times, saying it is. theilly bush is slamming president, confirming it was donald trump's voice on the infamous access hollywood tape that resurfaced last year in the final weeks of the presidential campaign. trump: i am automatically attracted to beautiful women. i just start kissing them. >> the tape cost bush's job. he has written an op-ed published sunday, entitled "yes, donald trump, you said that." present trump: you can do anything. grab them by the [bleep] >> trump can be heard making lewd comments about women and bragging about sexual assault. the new york times reported last week trump had cast doubts on the authenticity of

the tape, and told at least one senator he did not believe the voice with his. bush wrote the president "is currently indulging in some revisionist history, and this has hit a raw nerve in me." bush said down with robin roberts last spring and his first interview since being fired from nbc. early: i should have known better, absolutely. no question about that. i look act and i wish -- people say, you should've stopped him. but i did not have the strength of character to do that. i wish i did. >> last year, then-candidate trump said he never did the actions described on the tape, and dismissed his words as locker room talk. he said in the op-ed -- billy bush said seven other guys were in the best at the time -- in the bus at the time. ryan hughes, abc 7 news. morning, this president trump endorsing alabama senate candidate roy moore, despite sexual misconduct allegations against him. right now, moore is

in a tweet, the president said, the refusal to give even one vote for massive tax cuts is why we need roy moore to win. election day in alabama is next tuesday. president trump: i feel badly for general plan, very badly. he has led a very strong life, and i feel very badly. hillary clinton lied many times to the fbi. nothing happened to her. flynn lied, and they destroyed his life. i think it is a shame. hillary clinton, on the fourth of july weekend, went to the fbi, got under oath -- it was the most incredible thing anyone has ever seen. she lied many times. nothing happened to her. they lies, and it is like ruined his life. it is very unfair. adrianna: that was president trump coming to the defense of former national security adviser michael flynn, who pled guilty to charges of lying to the fbi. trump bashed hillary clinton and claimed she did the same thing. notjustice department did br

over her use of a private email server while she was secretary of eight. stick with us. we continue to follow this back and forth from the white house. for updates on the fbi probe, download our free news app. let's talk about the weather this afternoon, a great start to the work week. steve rudin is here with a check of the forecast. beach startedh with a little bit of fog. that fog is beginning to left. temperatures closer to home are a little on the cool side. lower 50's at reagan national. at 50. 50 four in fredericksburg. would >> looking at 52 degrees. -- woodridge looking at 52 degrees. don't forget the sunglasses, a light jacket. temperatures eventually will make it into the middle 50's. clouds later on tonight. always a good time to download your stormwatch 7 weather app. we

way tomorrow. we are tracking that tomorrow. the chances for rain. how cold will it get by the end of the weekend into the upcoming week? the answers coming up. teenager a florida back with her parents after being on the run for days with her soccer coach. today, her coach appeared in court on abduction charges. linzie janis is digging into the relationship between the two. linzie: the 17-year-old is back home in florida, reunited with her family after going missing with a soccer coach from her high school. >> we are just thrilled to death to be together again. 27-year-old ryan rodriguez now behind bars, awaiting charges. new details emerge about the lead up to the pair's disappearance. according to a police affidavit, friends of the teenager said she told them she hooked up with rodriguez and he wanted her to leave the coun

she did not know how to get out of it. the document also stating the school told police it have handled a rumor that kate and ryan were in a relationship in august, that concluded it to be false after the person who reported it took it back. last sundayred after erasing her phone and climbing out her bedroom window. she and rodriguez had not been seen since monday, when they were spotted at various gas stations and a pawn shop along the east coast. on friday, more than 1000 miles away from her hometown, police captured them during a traffic stop in upstate new york. about 106 to five miles from the canadian border. fbi and other investigators were able to take them at gunpoint. they were taken into custody without incident. he obviously knew we were looking for him. linzie: the family telling abc news we are seeking counseling to help work through things. >> i am glad to have my daughter back where i know i can protect her and keep her

adrianna: the toll lanes on i-66 went live this morning, and it is costing solo drivers a pretty penny to go a few miles. we saw it take up to $34 at one point during the morning commute. you will have to have an e-zpass if you are inside the beltway during rush hour. the new express lanes will be effective from 5:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. eastbound, and from 3:00 until 7:00 p.m. westbound, monday through friday. if you have a passenger, it is still a free ride for you. you can find out more information by downloading the abc seven news app. candidated a credit for the virginia house of delegates has filed for a recount. joshua cole ran in the district which includes fredericksburg and parts of stafford county, and lost to republican bob thomas by 82 votes. election officials say voters were given the wrong ballots and that might have cost him the election. >> whether we win or los

-- [indiscernible] adrianna: that prevents the board of elections from certifying the votes until the issue is resolved. that race was certified anyway. if the results do hold, republicans would have a 51-49 advantage in the chamber. parts of montgomery college and georgetown were evacuated after reports of a ghastly leak. hazmat crews are investigating, and a high gas line broke, causing a strong outdoor odor. so far, no reports of any injuries. noon, up on abc 7 news at a date is set for the next royal wedding, but how do prince harry and meghan markle managed to keep their engagemen

>> you are watching abc 7 news at noon. adrianna: back with more details on the royal engagement. the world is anxiously awaiting for prince harry and meghan markle to tie the knot. we are learning more about how the engagement happen under wraps. here is amy roebuck. amy: we are learning more about how the newest royal couple kept their relationship undercover for so long. >> keeping harry and meghan's relationship over -- under wraps was a cloak and dagger operation. "suits" andjob on could not fly around as much as harry could. he would jump on a plane and fly to toronto. they are in a huge city where there is nowhere to go on a restaurant date. it was up to the friends of meghan to open their doors for places they could actually hang out.

toronto and london. >> the other couple they often went on double dates with is his favorite cousin, princess eugenie, and her partner, jack. amy: part of the cloak and dagger operation -- quiet protection early on. >> she will also receive training to deal with a kidnap threat or if someone is following her. transitioning to royal life in the public eye, but a transition that has been in the making for some time. with meganll in love so incredibly quickly. it was confirmation to me that everything -- all the stars are aligned. everything was just perfect to rid it was this beautiful woman who literally tripped and fell into my life. i fell into her life. amy: prince harry picking the center diamond from botswana. >> two was something he planned several months before proposing. it was the trip to botswana in may of this year where he selected the diamond, and cap

much everyone around him. botswana is somewhere very important to prince harry. it was the place that he escaped to after the death of his mother. it was very early on in the relationship that he actually convinced her to come away to botswana with him, where they spent close to a week camping under the stars. amy: the ring glimmering with significance in more ways than one. harry: the ring is yellow gold, which is her favorite. the stone itself was sourced in botswana. the little diamonds on either side are from my mother's , so that shection can join us on this crazy journey together. there you have it. i don't know how he had the diamond for so long and -- it is burning a hole in your pocket. you can't tell anyone. you have to keep it a secret. steve: good to see them so happy, and not everybody chasing them around, although i am sure thats

steve: our weather. i don't know if you like it cold or warm. i personally like -- adrianna: medium. in between. steve: it is the season, the holiday season. a lot of folks are decorating. tomorrow is a good day to do it, at least early on. our skies are going to begin to cloud up. a cold front on the way late tomorrow. 50 over at dulles. 51, andrews. luray at 54 degrees. fredericksburg looking at a temperature of 64. temperatures are going to stay on the mild side at least for this afternoon. cool for tonight. while again tomorrow. that cold front set to move across the dmv. royal, you are looking at clearing skies. around the beltway, clouds are beginning to them. southern maryland hanging tough. those will go through in the later afternoon hours. temperatures today will make it into the middle 50's.

of year. tonight, it is going to be on the chilly side. clouds are going to decrease. it will be more difficult to see the bright moon out there. 48 degrees for an overnight low. temperatures waking up tomorrow -- you will need a light jacket early on. later in the day, you are going to need an umbrella. 44 degree wake up temperature. winds are going to kick up as you move through the daytime hours. the cold front approaches from the north and west. when will be out of the south. temperatures well into the upper 50's, to close to 60 degrees. even though temperatures are going to be on the mild side tomorrow, we head into the late afternoon hours, it could be a slow goal for tomorrow evening. the good news -- we will get the cold front out of here as we move into early wednesday morning. this is what it looks like on the futurecast. as we head to the next 48 hours, notice the mild

by 3:00, the cold front beginning to move into western maryland. garrett and allegheny county, you will be the first to see it. once we get this out of here, it will take about 24-48 hours to get the core of much colder air around the area, and you will feel it. 56 for a high today. 60 degrees tomorrow. once the cold front moves through, showers come to an end early wednesday. upper 40's for highs. we will be in the middle 40's on wednesday, lower 40's on friday. look at the weekend. have not had a cold weekend like this in a long time. temperatures to start the day will be in the upper 20's. we will see highs in the upper 30's to around 40 degrees. we will keep the chill in the air for next week. this will go on once we get through tomorrow. temperatures in the 30's and 40's, the longest prolonged. prolonged period of temperatures below average we have seen

months. adrianna: just get ready. that is all you can do. get everyone ready. steve: we will survive. a major medical breakthrough, the first american baby born from a uterus transplant. the successful birth has late -- has raised hopes for thousands of women. we have an incredible story. reporter: what you are watching is a medical milestone. [baby crying] reporter: for the first time any united states, -- in the united states, a woman has given birth with a uterus transplant. >> tears were in our eyes. >> it was beautiful to watch. reporter: the baby boy was delivered via c-section, after his mother, who was born without a uterus, received a transplant at baylor university medical center in dallas, part of baylor's clinical trial. she suffered from absolute infertility, a type of infertility affecting one in 500 womenwh

approximately one in every 4500 females in the u.s. are born without a uterus every year. >> it was very special to look in the eyes of the mother. she was told that when she was a teenager, that she would never experienced this moment. all of a sudden, you see this happening. you think of the meaning. therter: the little boy is ninth baby born in the world from a transmitted uterus, joining eight other babies successfully born in sweden. as part of the trial, there has completed a total of eight transplants, including the mother who just gave birth. while three have been unsuccessful, one woman is currently pregnant. the remaining women are in different stages of the process. >> the birth of this boy is giving hope to all of these females out there who have this tendency. it is truly amazing. adrianna: now to the massive deal that could shake up the health care industry. cv

insurance giant aetna for $69 billion. that buyout was announced yesterday. but it is not a done deal yet. that agreement has to be approved by regulators. legends immortalized. he

adrianna: last night, some of music and entertainment's a guest stars received kennedy center honors. kidd o'shea was here to find out what the night meant to all of them. to a popm a dance icon music icon, gloria estefan had a message for fans.

directly? thanks for listening, for offering love and support, for your prayers when i needed them. i broke my back 27 years ago. i am walking because of all of you, because i thought your prayers. thank you so much. the firstool j, hip-hop artist to be honored, says dreams do come true. ll: i believe in the dreams of power and in him -- and imagination. faith without works is staff. along with your imagine is asian and visualization, you have to take -- along with your imagination and visualization, you have to take action. says lionel simpson means a lot to d.c. >> this is proud of him. my closing song for so many years on my radio show was "jesus is love" by the commodores. we were hanging out friday night, me and lionel and my wife, and talking about what the song meant to this city. kidd: 1095 years old, tv icon normanea

producing tv shows. i asked him, what does it take to stay young? surprisehat is the big in caring about something? i would rather wake up to be asive and do something opposed to just waking up to be older. adrianna: a great start to the workweek outside. steve is back with a final check of the forecast after the break.

adrianna: for the weekend, we hit a milestone and technology. sunday marked 25 years since the first text message was sent. yes, texting is still fairly new. sentirst text message was on december 3, 1992. back then, they were called sms, or short message service. a british engineer sent the first text, from his computer to his cell phone. it was a two word message, merry christmas. steve: isn't it amazing to think you can send a video now? really, anything you want. you can live stream. iphone, the first one i bought -- they are heavy and small. adrianna: download the new system and see what happens. steve: [laughter] steve: 56 degrees for a high today. the bottom falls out in terms of temperatures. look at the weekend, upper 30's

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