in the weather. bill kelly is tracking it all for us. >> you mention the mild. today is 11 in a row with the temperatures that above normal. we average a high of 62. you will feel the change. it's been so far above it will drop back down. frederick you pick up the yellow. and 66 now. it will continue to the west. there is more to come. it will come to an end.

michelle: stay ahead of whatever mother nature brings by downloading free weather app. michelle: developing now a frantic race to save lives and homes. this is what the firefighters deal with as the tens of thousands ordered to leave. >> we need to get out of here as soon as possible. >> we are seeing the scenes across ventura county. people packing what they can to race out of the fire's path.

>> this year's wildfires scorched a million acres. >> a massive overnight fire is tomorrowing holidays. ten ups trucks to go out for delivery caught fire. we are joined now from the facility in frederick. does ups know how many packages burned? >> bar code you would imagine it does. but the atlanta-based company telling us very little this evening. take a quick glance, though, at one of the sered trucks. all the indication is very little was salvageable. >> the firefighters delivered thousands of gallons of water to ups in frederick.

one stocked with packages. a burnt book and a box filled with cigars. >> there are packages lost. hopefully none are mine. >> gene used to work for ups and wonders how many holiday gifts went up in smoke. >> i talked to the girls sign id. they -- girls inside. they are not saying what caused it. >> historically this is the busiest month for shippers like ups due to christmas and hanukkah. a spokesperson wouldn't tell us how many packages were damaged or destroyed in the overnight blaze. but explains they will cover $100 per package in the declared value. customers ups suggest will have to wait for a reshipment. assuming no package contained priceless heirlooms or momentos. >> the packageses got lost. bad time of year to happen. that is the main thing, nobody

>> here are a few more of the scorched trucks in the facility rear lot. sprinkle system helped keep the fire taking hold of the building. the cause is still under investigation. >> the video from the grounder showing damage to the other homes as well. it appears that no one was hurt. firefighters are still on the scene searching through the debris to try to figure out what caused the explosion. >> a man was found bound and beaten in an apartment that was on fire. the man is in critical condition. neighbors call it shocking. five other families were forced from the home.

arrest. >> new tonight a police shooting that spurred weeks of protest ruled up justified. >> september of last year an officer shot terrence sterling and raced to perform c.p.r. stephen tschida reports that calls are now growing for the officer to be fired. >> the police shooting of an unarmed man. today the police chief peter newsham announced the findings. >> chief newsham: in this case, they determined the policy was violated. the shooting was unjustified. >> he was racing through d.c. on the morning in 2016. brian trainer attempted to block his path and get out of the

the u.s. attorney's office did not find enough evidence to move forward with charges but the interim review found trainer did not follow policy. >> it's handed off to thedy -- disciplinary review office. they have a proposed a verse action with recommendation for termination. >> trainer does have the opportunity to appeal that firing. chief newsham says he does expect the matter to wrap up in the next couple of months. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. >> they are working to see if a shooting was gistfied. officer -- justified. todd archer soft the man when he responded to a call of some one ramming another vehicle. officer archer remains on paid

leave. >> michigan governor will call a special election to fill the house seat left vacant by john conyers who has resigned amid sexual misconduct allegations from former staffers. two members of the conyers family are among those to run for the seat. he endorsed the candidacy of his son, his nephew also plans to run. massage envy unveiled its plans to combat sexual abuse in the spa. last month we reported 180 people came forward to say the massage therapists sexually assaulted them. that includes a case in northeast d.c. it includes stronger background check and more cooperation with police. >> three popular burger joints shut down and why d.c. says it had to shut down the five guys locations. michelle: and armed men rob a cell phone store in broad daylight

crime alert in washington. this is caught on video. this happened before noon on sunday. they come in and order everyone down. they start to fill it up with the phones and accessories. the men put bags in the boxes.

the police in prince george's county and d.c. fear it's a matter of time before someone gets hurt after a string of the convenience store robberies. investigators are looking for the two men caught in the surveillance pictures. the duo is suspected of robbing seven 7-eleven stores. that is a look at the get-away car. >> they have suspended operation. they owe $500,000 in sales tax they collected but never paid. look here. the closed restaurants near the mcpherson square, the noma-gallaudet university station and l'enfant plaza. abc7 reached out to the corporate office for a response but we have not heard back. >> just ahead for us a big surprise in a red kettle. the acts of the generosity

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michelle: update on the i-team investigation faking the grade. d.c. mayor is reacting to the decision to change the principals at ballou high school. that is after we revealed students who skipped school more often than attended were able to graduate. nathan baca talked to the mayor about what comes next. >> this includes the deputy mayor, deputy chancellor and the new outside groove. >> she needed help and she wanted a firm to arrest the department. >> they alerted the administrators about the allegations they were pressured to give the students grades they didn't deserve. just to graduate seniors with over 100 unexpected

>> were they really about the graduation? i'm not sure. >> we have a firm that knows how to get to the bottom of the questions like this. >> she wants the investigation to determine if the administration knew about the problems before "7 on your side" recent report and didn't take action. >> when did we get them and the action were taken and what form did they come in. >> the d.c. public schools expect the findings to be complete with report of the city council on december 15. nathan baca, abc7 news. michelle: "7 on your side" will continue to push answers on this. you can play a role as well. if you see

school let us know about it. alison: now the opioid crisis. nancy: montana is the 12th state to sue drug company for the role in the crisis. but it's not just state us going after big pharma. so are hospitals in alabama and mississippi. >> they are struggling because of the huge burden dumped on them. nancy: it targets a dozen drug manufacturers to accuse them of deceptive marketing and selling highly addictive dangerous opioids. the companies deny they have done anything wrong and work ing to help those districted. >> a push for the emergency funds to fight the opioid epidemic. woodbridge supervisor is asking for $200,000 in funding. he says that the money is desperately needed to boost the treatment for those

michelle: a washington state couple has a memorable story to tell about the engagement. the couple on the way home after the happy moment. when they saw a building on fire. the groom-to-be a volunteer firefighter jumped into action. >> we both looked at each other and said station 84 is there. we don't see the lights on. no movement. michelle: the lights were off because of a look of volunteers in funding so he unlocked the door, grabbed the truck and raced to the scene by himself. slowing the fire spread until backup arrived. that is how you know you got the right one. nancy: absolutely! never off-duty there. a big surprise. someone dropped a gold coin to a red kettle worth $1,300. they found it last week.

>> it took time to present it. you can see the hole is not that big. nancy: that is more than the standard penny. the man remaining anonymous for now and the salvation army says it comes at a great time because the donations are down 13% m michelle: that is great to see. you see surprises this time of year and it warms your heart. alison: absolutely. bill: good stuff. we have a change in the weather. wednesday was 70 degrees. nancy: it felt nice! bill: i agree. a look at the capital wheel in the national harbor. this weekend is beautiful. toys for tots drive, thank you for coming out to that. 57 is the current temperature. that is well above normal for this time

andrews is at 61. mid-60's to fredericksburg now. the numbers are going to stay roughly where they are. the next couple of hours. fluctuating a little bit here and there. it extends west to the ohio border and it runs southeast. this ahead of the cold front. the cold front is behind this. pushing it in the area. the mod doing a great job. picking up the rain. let me stop you at 9:00. there is rain all night long to 2:00 or 3:00.

hear the rain. early tomorrow it will move east. morning drive, a few clouds hanging out. mix of sun and cloud throughout the day. notice how dry we will be. tomorrow around the region. farther north. more sunshine you will have. mild day. upper 40's to 50. the winds will switch around. 35 to 42 around the region. the christmas tree lighting at 5:00. that is dry. cover up for the carols or bundle up for that. there is a wintery mix west of the metro. by the weekend we are in the upper

cool front for thursday to

wizards will be back on the court today. sh

47 points last night in utah. that matches the lowest points scored this season. it needs to change tonight in portland. >> hopefully we can regroup and play better. we will need to. they punched us. punched us again and again. surprisingly we didn't fight back. >> the steelers linebacker is in the hospital after suffering a spine injury against the bengals. the hope was he would travel to pittsburgh today but it could be 24 to 48 hours. he can't move his lower extremities here. there is a lot of swelling. steelers say he won't need surgery and

the lower body today so that is good news. then awkward moment for the caps in the victory over the sharks. he scores to make it 3-1. cuzzi puts out fist to get a fist pump and he doesn't see it. ahh. i'll just give myself one. i am going to try that next time. we have all been left hanging like that before. ioc banned russia from the upcoming 2018 winter olympics for their failure to apply with the anti-doping standard. michelle: let's test it. erin: okay. [laughter] good move! michelle: there we go. nancy: on that note. all right. bill: raining out there tonight. end by tomorrow. 49 for the high temperature. 47 on thursday. couple of cold fronts in there. the numbers will drop a little more and more. remember that 70 we had. michelle: memory lane. erin: left me hanging! oh!

michelle: "world news tonight" with david muir coming up next.

tonight, as we come on the air, the state of emergency. multiple out-of-control infernos in the west. not far from los angeles. tonight, we fly you right over the scene. also tonight, president trump and his former national security adviser michael flynn. our reporter asking the president, are you preparing to pardon flynn? the president's phone calls today rattling some world leaders, is the president now preparing to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. tonight, the u.s. military preparing for any