kimberly: we are following two top stories. first, record-breaking snow and below freezing temperatures. and remembering two officers killed on i-270

also a sign of life among the scary wildfires ravaging southern california. news at 11:00, on your side. kimberly: we begin tonight with the winter weather alert. good evening. i'm kimberly suiters. graaffi'm brian van de we had a record snow day. it is not that we had the biggest number ever, but for the state in the history books, we have not seen this much snow since 2005. inches, aller two of these records set. the snow is done, but the concern tonight is the icy spots. anything that is wet could be select. beautiful pictures shared on social media. we totally appreciate that. this is a shot from great falls,

trees and the rocks. a beautiful shot. in maryland, beautiful photography, just a pretty seen across the dmv. overnight, temperatures are slipping back. heading out the door tomorrow, 20 to 39 degrees downtown. coming up, we talk about the subfreezing temperatures in the impact for slick sidewalks and side roads. kimberly: as brian mentioned, we are at freezing right now and in some spots you may see the wet pavement turned to ice. tonight, takeving it easy, especially on bridges and overpasses. crews have spent much of the day trying to keep the roads clear. salt trucks were filling up less than an hour ago. a reminder tonight of how unpredictable and dangerous ice can be.

after jumping the curb and hitting a pole. amazingly, the driver was not hurt. >> somebody helped me climb out of the car. it's ok, just lost the car. kimberly: she said she was very fortunate area many drivers say they expect the conditions to be worse and they were grateful they were not. tonight, to the south, snow was on the ground after record amounts phil yesterday in places like mobile, alabama, where snow is rare and they saw up to 10 ages. boom.ck, crack, kimberly: operations at airports also frozen. more than 2000 flights canceled and another 3000 delayed. with the storm creeping up the east coast, the biggest problem seems to be power outages. with a heavy snow, hundreds of thousands are in the dark as far north as maine.

downloading our free weather app. tonight, and emotional perception for a state farm or shall trying to be another officer. both men were off duty when the available happened, hit and killed by a car. q mccray is live in rockville with the heartbreaking story. q? q: kim, it has been a heartbreaking 24 hours for the firefighters in rockville. at this time last night, they rushed to an accident scene on 270. 24 hours later, they are mourning the lives they try to save. [sirens] sirens sounded at rockville volunteer fire station for one of its own. lieutenant sander cohen. >> it is shocking. we deal every single day with accidents and

tragedies. very rarely does that tragedy hit right here at home. q: friday night come on his way home, sander cohen noticed a vehicle broken down on 270. being the firefighter he was come he stopped. >> he did not stop in a car that had lights or siren. he went to help somebody. q: the police say that cohen in the man he tried to help were hit by a honda accord that swerved to avoid their cars. it was fellow rockville volunteer firefighters who rushed to the scene. >> we had volunteers doing cpr on 270 in realized who he was. helped wasthat cohen fbi agent carlos wolff, who later died. >> he was assigned to the criminal investigative division at fbi headquarters. his loss will be felt by the entire fbi family. q: cohen

bunting now covers the station. >> we are honoring his passing. [sirens] q: this is footage of his procession, fellow firefighter shared with us. from baltimore to rockville. received a hero's salute. his brothers and sisters at the firehouse would have it no other way. >> he volunteered in the community and receive no pay. he did not have to be on the road. q: sander cohen was 33 years old. carlos wolff was 36. the police do not believe drugs or alcohol had anything to do with last night's fiddle accident. in rockville, q mccray, abc 7 news. kimberly: another deadly crash, this one in linthicum heights. a man was killed when he slammed into a parked hotel shuttle bus. both v

yet. now a serious crash involving a charter bus in california that overturned last night on the san francisco freeway, sending more than 20 people to the hospital. most passengers had to crawl out through broken windows. >> for some reason he lost control. struck the center divide and came back across the lane, and tipped on its side. kimberly: all victims are expected to full recovery. that is still under investigation. continuing to monitor the six wildfires in southern california tonight. more than 8000 firefighters are on the ground battling the blazes. over 175,000 acres have been scorched. and the thomas fire, which is the largest, grew about 31,000 acres in nine hours. that is nearly an acre per second.

vacuum, others are returning to find their homes reduced to ash. >> the whole house apart except the patio covered that i built. kimberly: best of all, their pet rooster was fine. >> there she is, right there. you dog! >> oh! >> that is neat. in situations like this, any sign of life can really touch your heart. coming up next, embattled senate candidate roy moore getting a ringing endorsement tonight from the president. and seven on your side with potential dangers in your home. a fire warning about holiday decorations.

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his endorsement official for embattled alabama senate candidate roy moore. he recorded a row ball call urging people to vote for him tuesday. the republican allegedly pursued relationships with teenage girls decades ago. two women say that moore assaulted them. he has to not all the allegations. the president endorsed him and at a rally yesterday. theident trump was at opening at the mississippi civil rights museum today. the visit sparked some backlash. >> we are standing in accord with what the ideals of the civil rights movement means. and that is why we choose not to share the stage with donald trump. kimberly: that is jackson's mayor, one of many who criticize the governor's invitation to the president. trump spoke to a private gathering of people rather than at the public opening ceremony. >>

the civil rights museum records the oppression, cruelty, and injustice inflicted on the african-american community, the fight to end slavery, to break down jim crow, to end segregation, to gain the right to vote, and to achieve the sacred birthright of equality. kimberly: the museum focuses on the years between 1945 in 1976 and has been under construction since 2014. mississippi state history museum also open today -- also opened today. fallout as israeli security forces crackdown on protesters. president trump declared jerusalem israel's capital city. they targeted several weapons warehouses after a rocket attack by the palestinian islamic group. at least two people were killed and several others injured. both pal

claim jerusalem as their capital. morepa is removing references to climate change from its website. in the strategic plan, climate change is now gone. links to climate change are also taken down. the site is being updated to reflect the epa's priorities under president trump. >> i think in the short term, to be up to more easily filter things they don't like without push back from the public. kimberly: in april, the agency scrubbed a page devoted to climate change. there is no inference that they are crossing any legal lines by removing the information from their website. certainly not extreme weather today, but unusual for december 9. brian: it was a record day. we usually have to wait until january to get the first no. the biggest concern

slick roadways. a couple more pictures, chairs on the deck. they got about four inches of snow. the values from the list, the national weather service and weather spotters, we have seen as much as 6.1 inches in oakland, five inches leesburg, .5, and we continue to see lots of snow. front royal about two inches. outside across the region, temperatures continue to drop. manassas, 31nd frederick, 30 culpeper, 29 hagerstown, 31 annapolis and pax river. these numbers continue to drop, skies are clear, the temperature dropping. a look at the snowpack on the ground and roadways, the biggest concern are the side streets and sidewalks. those of the areas to watch for slick spots overgh

sunday services early tomorrow morning, that is the concern. sunrise is not until 7:16. the temperatures below freezing, so slick spots early on. as the morning progresses, we will get near 40 degrees. however, tomorrow will be breezey. i think it will feel more like the upper 20's and low 30's with the windchill. plenty of sunshine, but it will be brisk, so bundle up. the wave of low pressure moving to the north and east. another system dropping through west virginia and to the west. this could bring snow showers to the western slopes of the mountains, a little catalyst kicking the storm to the north and east. as we head into the evening, skies are clearing. tomorrow morning, clear and cold come in the 20's.

40, breezy at times. another cold night monday. monday afternoon a little better, mid 40's. the next system rolls through monday night into tuesday. morning ofrly tuesday, we could have a mixture north and west of town. the next couple days, the drain time -- the daytime hours drier. we will be hard-pressed to get out of the 30's by wednesday. with the colder air, bits of energy will continue to pass through. we will have to watch for the potential of a passing snow shower later in the week, remaining below-average with temperatures. share your snow pictures with us by downloading the abc 7 news app and click on the "see it, sendd it" tab. kimberly:

journey into the snow? scott: not yet, but eventually soon, maybe a snow bunny will be on the way. busy saturday of college basketball. inh maryland and georgetown action, and the army-navy game has the spotlight. sports is next.

>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. scott: rivalries make college football special. known are better than army versus navy. it is truly america's game. second quarter, 7-3 army, malcolm perry calls his own number, chugs through the snow, 68 yard touchdown.

half. for the quarter, navy clinging to a 13-7 lead. army knocking on the door. bradshaw keeps it, the one yard go-ahead score. army up, 14-13. three seconds left in the game, the mids with a chance to win it with the field goal. the kicker pushes it to the left. for the second straight year, army beats navy, 14-13. john wall has missed seven straight games. the wizards have needed somebody to step up and carry the load. bradley beal has answered the call. tuesday he scored 51 points at portland. thursday he followed that with 34 points against phoenix. today bradley beal and the wizards visiting the clippers. less than 30 seconds to go in the game, beal gets the pass inside, hoop and harm. na

ing the basket, launches the three pointer, and it's good. the was earns lose a heartbreaker, 113-112. the maryland men's basketball team will not be going anywhere until january 4. they have five straight nonconference home games. today maryland battled gardner-webb, the first-ever meeting between the schools. got a huge performance from their freshman, driving the lane, throwing it down. he had a career-high 18. terps led at the half. in the second, michal cekovsky throws down the alley-oop. maryland cruises, 82-60. georgetown hosting north carolina a&t. the hoyas with the lead early. rim r

16-4 lead. second half, the hoyas out and running. dickerson with a sweet reverse layup. thehoyas improved to 8-0 on season, winning 83-74. george washington on the road, facing penn state. the nittany lions all over the colonials. gw down 48-19 at the break. not much better in the second half. penn state had a 26-point lead. gw falls, 74-52. a former walk on is now the best football player the country. oklahoma quarterback baker mayfield has won the heisman trophy. he put together one of the most impressive individual offensive seasons in the game's history and led the sooners to the college football playoffs for the second time in t

he is the first senior to win the heisman since ohio state's troy smith in 2006. and the new york yankees strike again. the yankees and marlins agreed to a trade that will send giancarlo stanton to the bronx. the trade has yet to become official as the reigning national league m.v.p. must first waive his no trade clause and pass a physical. this would be a huge addition for the yankees. they had a great year last year and looks like they will be a strong contender next year. kimberly: and the hoyas under coach ewing, 8-0. scott: impressive. they have not really played anybody yet. syracuse comes to town saturday and that's when it gets real. kimberly: still to come, decoration dangers.

kimberly: back now with a 7 on your side consumer alert come a fire warning about holiday decorations that could leave your home in flames. a tennessee family last week had outdoor lights sparking a house fire in the middle of the night. experts say one of the biggest dangers, trees and candles. this christmas tree when up in flames in less than 40 seconds, fire engulfing the room.

commission says there are hundreds of holiday-related fires every year, killing an average of 20 people and leading to more than $60 million in property damage. >> seeing your house in flames is the scariest thing to wake up to. kimberly: remember to keep trees away from heat sources. the fresher the better. it sure they are watered. if it is fake, make sure that it is flame resistant. do not leave candles unattended and inspect holiday lights for damage.

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