a fire underin, in >> abc 7 news at 11:00 starts with breaking news. alison: breaking news from southeast washington, where the police tell us that a fire is suspicious and is under investigation. michelle:

southeast. was anyone hurt? indeed, the visible condition of the elderly man who lived in the lower loft is why we are here according to authorities. d.c. fire says the fire started on the ground floor and the man inside was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. a witness tells me the man's hands were tied behind his back when he was brought out of the building. the police say the calls of the fire appears to be suspicious. all of those things added up, a short time ago, atf arrived on the scene. thankfully, the building residents were safely evacuated. >> there was a considerable amount of smoke. we escorted several residents out. notewe should

hands were tied was -- [audio lost] alison: that was jay korff reporting. meantime, surveillance video showing masked men robbing and at&t store on pennsylvania avenue in southeast. and then they, forced an employee to lay down on the floor. they got away with a bag full of phones, but nobody was hurt. michelle: the other big story we are watching tonight, the i-team investigation into ballou high school. alison: as of this evening, the principle is outcome of this after we uncovered accusations of grade fixing and dismal attendance. i-team reporter nathan bok a is live in the newsroom with the latest. about: we first reported the allegations at ballou high school with major attendance problems. since then, those have grown to include grade

let the school principal is out. dr. reeves is out. she was replaced by another high school principal. the d.c. school chancellor said come "we take this issue seriously and we know that policies must be implemented with fidelity. investigation will restore integrity to this process." the chancellor said far different words last wednesday. >> i certainly believe that principle reeves should be renewed based on my visits to the school and what we are learning from our team and based on my time with her. nathan: allegations of grade inflation and poor attendance ballou.hit josh the d.c. task force is considering making it easier for high school seniors to gradually come including not requiring algebra two, u.s. history two,

and the like which requirement could be reduced from two years to one. the state superintendent of education hired a business consulting firm to audit the allegations at ballou high school. michelle: charges filed against two elementary school teachers accused of having marijuana on school grounds. they were both arrested friday. both taught at the elementary school in arlington. the police searched both the school and a car parked on school property. both teachers have been suspended pending the outcome of the investigation. i meteorologist josh knight and we are tracking a cold front that will be bringing rain tomorrow. for that happens, about 60 degrees. quiet right now, but there is the cold front. the rain and thunderstorms further to the west. this will fill-in tomorrow and we will have rain in the afternoon. tomorrow

a little on the cool side, but not too bad this time of year. low 40's fairfax and largo. a few places starting in the 30's but warming quickly. 56 by noon, and then the rain moves in. we will time it out on futurecast coming up. alison: josh, thank you. prosecutors want paul manafort's revoked. special counsel prosecutors say that he was ghost writing an editorial about his political work in the ukraine but was working for the russians with ties to russian intelligence, and he was doing it as recently as last week. rt faces felony charges related to his work in the ukraine. and the supreme court ruled the latest version of the travel ban effect, placing limits on travel from six majority-muslim countries, north korea, and venezuela. michelle:

she was sexually harassed by donald trump is telling her story. year's campaign, at least 13 women accused then-candidate trump of sexual harassment. one of them said despite the new focus on sexual misconduct, she feels relieved. >> i'm so thankful that women are coming forward, but yes, i do feel forgotten. you cannot help but wonder why people are not talking about trump. michelle: billy bush is reaffirming it was president trump's voice on the infamous "access hollywood" video that surfaced during the campaign. president trump has reportedly raised doubts about the authenticity, despite apologizing for his language last year. alison: mitt romney slammed alabama senate candidate roy moore. he tweeted, "no majority is worth losing our honor, our integrity."

moore, but refused to answer a question about it in utah. >> he of course denies it. it is up to the people of alabama now. once the people of alabama make a decision, if roy moore wins he will be seated. alison: eight women have accused moore of sexual misconduct towards him when he was in his 30's and they were teenagers. voters in alabama head to the polls a week from tomorrow. michelle: a former producer at fox news filed a lawsuit against bill o'reilly and the network andbreach of contract harassment. she said that bill o'reilly called her a liar and extortionist. bill o'reilly was fired after the lawsuits. alison:

the new reality of northern virginia. 7 on your side captured these estimates this morning. the first day of the new told program on i-66 inside the beltway. $34. tom roussey spoke to drivers. what was the reaction? alison, absolute shock how expensive things got in drivers were definitely not happy. that said, it turns out the drivers who were in those lanes heading towards d.c. this paid a lot more than the drivers heading out of town tonight. during evening rush-hour, the told to go nine miles west inside the beltway mostly hovered between six dollars and 12.50,ollars, peeking at but in the morning eastbound it peaked at $35. >> that a sustainable. tom: they are creating a system where if i'm wealthy

traffic? >> the lanes provide a new choice for drivers traveling alone. tom: vdot says the tolls will go towards improvements like a new bus line. another change, extended hours. this line of winning cars used to get on at 6:30 p.m. now they have to wait until 7 p.m. if they don't want to be charged. carpoolers can still ride for free and they say that change benefits them. >> normally that time of the evening it would be packed. the commute was pretty smooth. tom: crumpling benefit you? >> it is, as long as they have hov-2, but eventually they will move it to hov-3. we have a few years still. tom: this is a major change compared to halide has been, but according to vdot only about 37% of the folks on the highway this morning were carpooling. live from arlington, tom roussey, abc 7 news. michelle: n

information in the deadly shooting of a mclean man by u.s. park police. nancy chen joins us from the newsroom with more. nancy: we're learning that a video inside of a police cruiser captured the shooting. sean geiser was shot by the u.s. park police november 17 after ae police say that he hit vehicle and led officers on a chase. the fairfax county police he wants the video released once the fbi is finished investigating the shooting but would not elaborate on what he saw on the video. in theve released videos past as chief of police and i believe this video needs to be released. i have done so for fairfax county and other jurisdictions have done so. nancy: while the shooting happened in fairfax county, the chief said he is deferring to the fbi on this. nancy chen, abc 7 news. michelle: we have all heard about babies born on the

highway, the side of the road, or the back of an ambulance, but this time the person who delivered the baby is making headlines. alison: dan helsell is celebrating his 42nd birthday. 42 years ago today he was born in the back of nab once and for the first time in his career he decided to come to work on his birthday. -- he was born in the back of an ambulance. his first call was for a woman in labor. >> as soon as we started to move, the baby's had started coming out. i think it came out before we got out of the parking lot. alison: as you see in this happy picture, mother and baby girl zoey are doing just fine. michelle: a big happy birthday from all of us. alison: a new friend. they are one of the hottest toys of the season and criminals are taking note. and tensions rise in

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charlottesville. shocking,e images violent protests over taking the streets of charlottesville. was it was over, one person dead, dozens injured, and many were left asking how this could have happened. as anna-lysa gayle shows us, that led to a heated meeting tonight. >> you cannot apologize to me! angryysa: monday night, residents and students packed charlottesville hall to listen to researchers as they detailed what were wrong august 12 one hi there high or -- when heather heyer was killed in the white nationalist rally. two other troopers died in the chaos. >> some of the chaos was from historic racism in the city. >> nothing that was in this report surprised me in the least. anna-lysa: researchers say the charlottesville police department did not provide adequate training to officers.

ask for emergency management and did not provide adequate information to the public about plans for the event, and officers failed to intervene and did not respond to calls for assistance. >> ya' need to do something abot the police departmentall. michelle: a former south carolina police officer pled the 2015 charges in shooting death of an unarmed black man. video shows during the traffic the suspect ran away and after a chase the officer fired eight times, killing scott. he faces the possibility of life in prison. aison: the family of minnesota teenager has reached a $2 million settlement with a dentist they accuse of deadly malpractice. the 17-year-old died in 2016 after going into cardiac arrest wh

anesthesiology to have her wisdom teeth out. the dental association is reminding parents it's ok to ask questions like whether the child will be conscious during the procedure and to find out if the person administering the indus these he has up-to-date training in emergency resuscitation -- the person administering anesthesiology. michelle: cvs plans to purchase health insurance at no. there are reports that amazon is looking to get into the pharmacy business. the deal forcvs and eatna must aetna must be approved by regulators. alison: the demolition of the silverdome was finished today. the first implosion attempt failed. michelle: new information about the future of "house of cards."

kevinl happen without spacey. at the end of october, a person came for accusing spacey of sexual misconduct. the person was 14 at the time, space in his 20's. the final season will begin filming in 2018 and have just eight episodes. movie fans will not have to stay up as late to see who wins best picture at next year's academy awards. the oscars will begin earlier, kicking off at 8 p.m. jimmy kimmel will return as host. critics have complained about the previous telecasts running too long, with last year's ending after midnight. catch the ask her's at its new time, right here on abc 7. and that means the news will start earlier, which is good for all of us. josh: that is immediately what i thought. 38 to 46

we will probably hit the lowest the next couple hours and then we warm back up. will pump and mild temperatures but extra moisture. that means a few very early morning showers. before six, popping up around d.c. i think it is more likely closer to the bay. looking good through most of the morning, the bus stop not a problem, just a little breezy and warmer than you may expect. in the afternoon, 2:00 p.m., the rain showing up towards i-81. fast-forward a few more hours, montgomery county in d.c. metro. starting about 4 p.m. is the prime time for this begin to fall closer to the district. the later we get into the evening, the more likely we are dealing with rain. you will not need the umbrella in the morning, but it is worth grabbing running out the door because there. is a chance you will need it later in the day

sunshine, than the clouds really build in. behind the rain, that is worthy colder air really starts to move in. tomorrow morning, not too much going on. through the day, the chance of rain continues to climb. the peak time will be between about 4 p.m. and about 9 p.m. 46 in the morning, topping out near 60 degrees d.c. , 66ss the area fredericksburg. wherer north and west, the rain arrives earlier, that is where will be cooler. we are now three weeks away from christmas, 16 days away from the start of winter. we are talking about these temperatures really dropping, working down to the highs in the 40's. along with that, friday and saturday we can actually see some snowflakes. not looking for anything to change plans for, but maybe a few flurries friday

low 40's, sinnott looking for much to stick come up in just a site -- low 40's, so not looking for much of the snow to stick, but a sign that we are in winter. alison: josh, thank you. if you have kids come you have heard of fingerlings, one of the hottest toys of the season. michelle: criminals are taking advantage of this. how's it going down there? that's good. lica misses you. i'm over it though. (laughter) that's fine. i miss her more than you anyway. ♪ ♪ hey, my window is closing. yeah that's okay. alright miles. i love you.

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accounts. as of now it is only available through apple. alison: 7 on your side with a consumer alert about a toy that is probably on your child's wish list. , and called the fingerling it is an interactive toy that can look like a monkey, unicorn, or sloth. but they are in short supply, with dozens of fakes popping up online. the better business bureau says that it has hundreds of complaints about this. the toymaker has secured injunctions against 165 companies selling counterfeits. michelle: you said your girls play with them? alison: some friends gave them to them and they love them. i think they are cute. what's going on tonight? erin: alex ovechkin achieved another milestone. his latest achievement when

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>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. erin: the capitals remain hot, winning six of their last eight. alex ovechkin has been spectacular. nhl-leading 20th goal and assisted on another tenant as the caps most of the sharks. in the second, the caps up

is the ovie show, breakaway, backhand, scores. he moves up to 20th on the all-time goals list. in the third, the caps up 3-1. caps win 4-1. the wizards in utah. there was nothing good about this game for the wizards, just being honest. the jazz up 13. it gets worse. bradley beal's lazy passes stolen come in this is how you pass, for the alley-opp. the jazz were as impressive as the wizards were embarrassing, 116-69. ugh, forget about that one. knicks-

pacers, or you could call this the lance stephenson show. doing his best globetrotter impression, through the legs, drives, spins, and the scoop shot. fancy skills. taking them to school. n.cers win, 115 and rob gronkowski has been suspended one game for a late hit. michelle: hopefully the wizards got that out of their system.

alison: what is in store tomorrow? josh: dry tomorrow morning, but the rain will move in late in the afternoon and through the evening. we hit 60 degrees. that is probably the last time

snowflakes thursday and friday. michelle: thank you for joining us.

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