the california inferno - while you slept winds picking up to near hurricane force... as firefighters warn the worst is yet to come. breaking now here at home - a townhouse going up in flames - and investigators say this was no accident. the arson investigation happening now. democrats turning on al franken. the senator set to make a major announcement today amid new calls for his resignation.. and another accuser coming forward. good morning washington im autria godfrey. and im adrianna hopkins. a traffic alert right now on a major commuter route.. let's get right to julie wright.

- cold start; seasonably cool finish - another cold push of air tomorrow through the - cold start; seasonably cool finish

tomorrow through the weekend - tracking a coastal system this weekend; little to no impact in the dmv - staying unseasonably cold next week today: partly to mostly sunny. breezy, at times. highs: 47-53 winds: nw 5-10+ mph tonight: mostly cloudy and cold. lows: 27-34 winds: nw 5 mph friday: partly to mostly cloudy. unseasonably cold. highs: 41-43 winds: nw to sw 5 mph breaking overnight.. a new round of winds fanning the flames in california. take a look at this unbelivable video - a new fire erupting near bel-air.. catching drivers by surprise. the flames engulfing interstate 4-0-5 - making for a hellish commute. that - just one of at least four major fires raging out of control.. scorching tens of thousands of acres -- shutting down

forcing mass evacuations. hundreds of homes already destoryed. at least seven firefighters were injured at the creek fire. the largest, the thomas fire, is now burning over more than 100 square miles. overnight - winds picking up to what firefighters are calling extreme conditions ... battling gusts up to 70 miles an hour. stay with abc seven for continuing coverage from california. we'll have a live report from the ground in ventura county, coming up at six o'clock. breaking news in montgomery county - a fire overnight on cedarwood driver in rockville.. let's get right to suzanne kennedy live on the scene.

breaking news in the district.. a man shot and

southwest. it happened around eleven p-m on forrester street. so far no word on a possible suspect. we're still working to get more information on exactly what happened. we'll update you as we learn more. new developments in the case of a d.c. woman killed eight years ago.

investigators will start searching for pamela butler's remains tomorrow.. near i-95 in stafford county. two months ago, her boyfriend, jose rodriguez-cruz, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. and he promised to show where her body is. in return, he was sentenced to only 12 years. support for senator al franken.. all but collapsing on the hill as he plans to make an announcement about his future in just a few hours. ryan hughes is at the live desk - despite reports saying senator franken has already decided to resign -- a tweet from his account says -- he is talking with his family at this time... and any reports of a final decision are inacccurate. all this, amid a chorus of calls from his fellow democratic senators who now say he must go. and it appears to be a coordinated effort - with at least 38 senators

media with calls for resignation. just hours earlier another woman had come forward, saying franken forcibly kissed her. she is now the eighth accuser. we'll be following the announcement closely. right now - the route 355 bridge in frederick county.. closed until further notice. this after - a truck crashed into the bridge's supports. sky trak seven video shows serious damage. this is the bridge over the monocacy river -- that some use as a way to avoid backups on nearby i-270, just south of frederick. right now - it's not clear how long the bridge will be closed.... but a local newspaper - says it could be days. coming up - the first lady goes on a burger run.. plus - royal family targeted.. the shocking plot against the royal family, revealed. tension in the middle east.. breaking right now - a terror group calling for an uprising after president trump recognizes jerusalem as israel's capital. eileen live tease

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as it comes into the abc7 newsroom. some breaking news.. out of the middle east where in the last hour hamas' leader called for an uprising against israel. overnight the saudi royal court condemned president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. the leaders of britain and france are also condemning the move. but israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is praising it. in 2008, then-presidential candidate obama called jerusalem the capital of israel. and in 2000, george w. bush promised to move the u.s. embassy to jerusalem, but didn't follow through. developing now - a terror plot against the royal family.. the target - 4-year-old prince george! ryan hughes is following this at the live desk.. the four-year-old prince is third in line to the throne...and now a british national accused in the terror plot targeting prince george...has pleaded not guilty. prosecutors say husnain rashid used a photo of the prince and posted it next to a silhouette of an isis militant warning "even the royal family will not be left alone."

address of prince george's school. rashid is also accused of providing information to would-be terrorists preparing attacks on potential targets in the united kingdom. he's due back in court in two weeks. today marks 76 years since the japanese attack on pearl harbor. the attack brought the u-s into world japanese attack on pearl harbor. the attack brought the u-s into world war two. two-thousand four-hundred and three americans were killed on december 7th, 19-41. the u-s-s arizona and remains of some of its crew are still at the bottom of the harbor as a memorial. today, the last living american to witness the japanese surrender that ended world war ii will lay a wreath at the u-s navy memorial here in dc. that ceremony is set for one this afternoon. 5:xx - and there's a new morning radio show here in washington that has a lot of people talking. kidd o'shea is live at the 97.1 wash fm studios... happening today - melania trump bringing holiday cheer t

bringing holiday cheer to children's national medical center. the first lady will read christmas books to kids there this afternoon. mrs. trump is back in washington after a quick visit to texas yesterday.. the first lady and second lady karen pence met with first responders more than three months after hurricane harvey. and on their way out of town.. the duo making a quick

they popped in for lunch at whataburger in corpus christi. the white house communications director tweeted this picture of the first lady staring at the menu... but we're not sure what she ordered.. whata burger, or whatta chicken sandwhich? time now for weather time now for weather time now for weather

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right now - four fires - devastating southern california. new overnight - winds strengthening to near hurricane force. and happening right

new tolls on i-66 taking effect.. as the chorus of commuter complaints grows louder. what some local lawmakers are pushing for, to ease the pain. good morning washington. toss to julie - cold start; seasonably

- another cold push of air tomorrow through the weekend - tracking a coastal system this weekend; little to no impact in the dmv - staying unseasonably cold next week today: partly to mostly sunny. breezy, at times. highs: 47-53 winds: nw 5-10+ mph tonight: mostly cloudy and cold. lows: 27-34 winds: nw 5 mph friday: partly to mostly cloudy. unseasonably cold. highs: 41-43 winds: nw to sw 5 mph we're following breaking news in montgomery county

a fire overnight on cedarwood driver in rockville.. let's get right to suzanne kennedy live on the scene. happening now - the battle over tolls on i-66, heating

tolls on i-66, heating up as those gantries open for day four just minutes ago. after days of sticker shock for commuters.. local leaders are taking thier fight to richmond this morning. on tuesday.. tolls hit 40 dollars for the ten-mile trip into d-c. one virginia

it highway robbery. hugo says he's drafting legislation that would cap prices and return drafting legislation that would cap prices and return hours to their original restrictions. other lawmakers have called for tolls to be suspended altogether. most of us are familiar with e-mail phishing scams: they typically say your bank account has been locked, to trick you into clicking on a dangerous link. but now high tech scammers are finding new ways to fool you. consumer reporter john matarese shows us the tricks, so you don't waste your money. still ahead on good morning washington -

new energy for a cold case in our area.. could police be close to bringing closure for a d-c family? and the mystery is over this morning.. the new owner of that 450 million dollar da vinci, now revealed. eileen live tease

tomorrow through the weekend - tracking a coastal system this weekend; little to no impact in the dmv - staying unseasonably cold next week today: partly to mostly sunny. breezy, at times. highs: 47-53 winds: nw 5-10+ mph tonight: mostly cloudy and cold. lows: 27-34 winds: nw 5 mph friday: partly to mostly cloudy. unseasonably cold. highs: 41-43 winds: nw to sw 5 mph kidd live

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live fearless. where 150-thousand people are now under a mandatory evacuation order. they're in the path of wildfires that have already burned more than 140 square miles -- and crews say they're nowhere near containing it. ryan hughes here now with the latest. the images are just unbelieveable... let's get you right to the video... look how close the flames came to the 405 freeway near bel air...as you can imagine this crippled the commute...but the road is back open this morning. so far...more than 110-thousand acres have burned as four major fires are raging out o

the largest is the thomas fire...exploding to more than 90-thousand acres. tens of thousands of people remain under mandatory evacuations with the fire heading northeast towards the town of ojai. guys- it's heartbreaking all those homes destroyed only two-and-a-half weeks before christmas. overnight - thsoe winds picking up in los angeles.. to near hurricane force winds. eileen whelan continues our team coverage - eileen? stay with abc seven for continuing coverage from

we'll have a live report from the ground in ventura county, coming up in about ten minutes.. at six o'clock. new developments this morning in the search for the remains of pamela butler. john gonzalez live outside d-c police headquarters to explain where investigators plan to start searching. this morning - the the family of a suitland boy

a neighbor is speaking out. the 11-year-old was being watched by the neighbor tuesday night when the man's gun

off. the man.. who is retired from the military.. then rushed the boy to the hospital. we're told the boy's parents consider this a tragic accident. in a statement, the family says quote: "we are currently still processing what has happened as our beloved family member remains in critical condition... we ask for everyone's prayers as he goes through these next 24 hours." so far no criminal these next 24 hours." so far no criminal charges have been filed. the man accused of killing an artist in d-c - has been indicted on murder charges. el-hadji toure is accused of breaking into corrina mehiel's capitol hill apartment... kidnapping and sexually assaulting her... then stabbing her to death last year meheil was from pennsylvania and was in d-c working on an art exhibit. happening tonight - a vigil to remember a mclean man shot and and killed by u-s park police. bijan ghaisar was shot by on november 17th.. after police say -- he hit another vehicle... and led officers on a chase, that ended along g-w parkway. just this week we learned that shooting was caught on dashcam

yet been released. the f-b-i is now leading the investigation. tonight's vigil is set for nine o'clock at the lincoln memorial. in just a few hours -- we should find out if al franken will be staying in the senate. the minnesota democrat expected to make an announcement about his future today. that after more than half-a-dozen women accused him of sexual assault or harassment -- and about three-dozen of his democratic colleagues called for him to step down. those calls for franken to resign come as harvey weinstein faces a lawsuit from six women. they say they represent "dozens, if not hundreds" of victims of the movie mogul. the lawsuit claims weinstein and his companies colluded to conceal sexual assaults -- which amounts to racketeering. weinstein denied all the accusations. as the clock ticks down - a government shut down averted... for now. the house is set to vote today on a short-term spending bill.. before funding runs out tomorrow at midnight. this comes as

parties head to the white house today in hopes of hammering out a long-term budget deal. activists upset about a plan to eliminate net neutrality rules are making their voices heard. they're planning protests today at verizon stores in 600 cities nationwide, including d.c. the f-c-c is expected to vote next thursday to gut net neutrality. opponents say the move would benefit big companies, but hurt consumers. and they say they want a free and open internet. one protest is set for 12:30 this afternoon.. at the metro center verizon store in downtown washington. it's 5: and time for a check on weather. - cold start; seasonably cool finish - another cold push of air tomorrow through the weekend - tracking a coastal system

impact in the dmv - staying unseasonably cold next week today: partly to mostly sunny. breezy, at times. highs: 47-53 winds: nw 5-10+ mph tonight: mostly cloudy and cold. lows: 27-34 winds: nw 5 mph friday: partly to mostly cloudy. unseasonably cold. highs: 41-43 winds: nw to sw 5 mph new details about the most expensive painting ever sold..

reports.. the mystery buyer of that da vinci painting sold last month.. is a saudi prince. he purchased da vinci's "salvador mundi" for more than 450-million dollars at a christie's auction. when it comes to christmas music in washington dc, 97.1 wash fm is the station everyone turns to.. and this morning we are behind the scenes with what it takes to put all that christmas cheer over the air coming at six - california inferno.

[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> now, "good morning washington," on your side. ,utria: on the air at 6:00 california in flames, homes turned to ash, and people running. the trouble still ahead today. adrianna: a fire investigation at a townhouse. the new questions in montgomery county. plus --