found dead in bethesda. we're on the scene tonight. a live report - in seconds. plus-- a fire warning - flames shooting into the sky. the cause... one out-of-place brick. how something so small-- could do all this damage. and th -

wildfire - roaring back to life in california. families - had very little warning to get out. the dramatic images coming in tonight. breaking news as we come on the air tonight - a missing teen - found dead in montgomery county. police - saying the 17-year-old boy was found in the woods. our q mccray - live now in bethesda - with developing details... and q- you're learning the teen's name? developing now in sterling - crews are on the

according to the montgomery county police department, they did not get a call until about noon today and they found his body in the late afternoon. that is when they rushed out here. we have some video of when they were out heret with severalh police cruiserse and medical examiner. cause of the death is still under investigation. when it comes to the

who are out here right now, saying prayers, reminiscing, they are in mourning. this is not what they expected. a of them more with him yesterday, as we see some of the friends walking into the woods where the body was found earlier today. we understand there will be grief counselors involved at the high school tomorrow to help these grieving students deal with this tragedy. again, we have confirmed the 17-year-old senior from walt whitman high school was found xt tohere in the woods ne the swim club in bethesda. that is the latest. q mccray. developing now in sterling, the police are the scene of this house fire. officials say that 17 people, including seven children have been displaced tonight.

out. nobody was hurt. fire marshals are investigating what caused the blaze. it is a cold night to be outside. we are talking about freezing temperatures. meteorologist brian van de graaff has what we can expect in the morning. brian: especially in the morning, bundle up. today, which 41 melted some of the snow, but lots of cold air across much of the nation. this is a live shot of the capital, a few scattered clouds. the temperatures right now across the dmv in the 30's. 34 manassas, 35 andrews, lower 30's in luray. these temperatures eventually drop back as we are anticipating clouds to dissipate. nowclouds overhead right insulate us somewhat, but as these clouds thin out, the temperatures will drop back. 20's are likely as you make your way out. a little bit of a warming

the next couple days. 41 tomorrow, 47 tuesday. in between, another arctic last and bitter numbers midweek. we will talk about that coming up. kimberly: at this hour we are learning more about a house fire that happened overnight in for washington. it started in the chimney. the officials are stressing the importance of chimney inspections. cheryl o'connor explains. -- cheryl conner explains. showl: pictures overnight the heavy flames in fort washington. we are learning a lesson about chimneys. >> a fire brick in the firebox of the fireplace had fallen out of place. cheryl: the battalion chief on scene said the homeowner likely let the fire burn o

fell asleep. 2:45 a loud noise will corrupt and she got out uninjured, but the missing brick allow the fire to spread into the home's walls and attic. chimneyowner had a inspection the sheer, but what many of us do not know is there are different levels. the house here is 50 years old, so it's possible that it needed a higher level inspection. >> a professional association. inspectorssaid the should be about to recommend the proper level of inspection and we should all try to sniff out trouble. >> if you smell smoke for longer time. warming up with a safer fireplace. cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kimberly: now to a very big fire out west. california's thomas fire already more than 270

that is bigger than all of chicago, and it is intensifying. of firefighters are working around the clock and new evacuations are underway. this massive inferno sent people scrambling. >> my neighbor pounded on my door, get out, pack your stuff and get out. >> in 10 seconds, we had the fire close to us, hundred feet high. kimberly: that man decided to stay put, a dangerous decision. the grab a hose to keep the fire from spreading and his efforts paid off. he was able to save several neighbors' homes. new video of the damage left behind after a car slammed into a business in rockville. glass shattered and customers were left to scramble inside. shelves were overturned. that happened at the kill bassa factory on rockville pike. the owner said it was a very busy

up and movebacked the truck and then she drove inn harder the second time destroyed the front of the store. kimberly: nobody was seriously hurt area it is not clear if the driver will face charges. an update about a water main break that forced 60 homes to evacuate in northeast. crews finished repairing it just a few months ago. it happened on south dakota avenue. the water was also shut off in the area. it is not clear what caused the break. royama senate candidate moore is keeping a low profile two days before a hotly contested election. kept to women's with limited public city, relying on social media to get his message out. eight women have accused him of sexual misconduct over the decades. the democratic candidate doug

women who came forward. sure when mymake granddaughters grow up, they do not have to go through the things those girls did and sit silent for 30, 40 years. i want to make sure that we send a message of who we are and what we are. kimberly: meantime, alabama voters are getting a robo call recorded by president trump, who says on the call that moore is a conservative he will help get the nation back on track. new developments come israel's prime minister said it is time to come to grips with jerusalem as israel's capital. this after the turkish president called israel a terrorist state. benjamin netanyahu wasted no time hitting back during a joint press conference with the french president. >> i am not used to receiving lectures about morality from a leader who bombs kurdish villagers in his native turkey,

go around international sanctions, attacks gaza, killing innocent people. kimberly: he says to give peace a chance. all of the aggression in the area has to stop come he says. there have been days of violent protests after president trump declared jerusalem the capital city of israel. the palestinian authority is refusing to meet with vice president mike pence, saying the u.s. is no longer part of the israeli-palestinian peace process. the un's secretary-general thinks the conflict with north korea can be resolved. an interview today, he expressed that it will take some meaningful dialogue, aside from twitter. >> i believe it is possible. china and other

to be engaged. but i still think these objectives are possible. kimberly: both the united nations and north korea agree that tension on the korean peninsula is a dangerous security issue for the world. news, ap on abc seven warning from the stars of a popular tv show. the scam that could cost thousands of dollars and the sneaky signs to watch out for. , somew tolls on i-66 calling them highway robbery. the response tonight from the virginia transportation officials. and spreading christmas cheer to families who need it most

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kimberly: now the latest on the i-66 tolls. virginia transportation leaders are responding to demands to suspend the tolls. it does not look like they are going away anytime soon, though. >> $40? that's ridiculous. reporter: when tolls hit $40 on i-66, some lawmakers demanded change. >> t

move people and cars more efficiently without making people have to get a part-time job. reporter: in a press conference thursday, many call for immediate toll suspensions, like the transportation secretary, sending a multipage letter, detailing the reasons why he will not suspend tolls. addressing the $40 tolls coming he said that was a brief time, six minutes according to vdot, and only 39 cars pay that price. $14.50.age driver paid when it comes to expanding hov hours, the secretary says reducing hours would result in higher tolls for everyone else. restrictions, they say allowing hybrids would also increase tolls. the more cars, the higher the toll. he points out that i-95 also does not allow hybrids. >> i think it is reducing congestion

somewhere, you get there. reporter: the transportation secretary says he will ask vdot to review their algorithms. he said after just four days of data, it would be irresponsible to make changes now. sam sweeney, abc 7 news. withrly: 7 on your side the consumer alert about a potential scam that could leave you burning a hole in your pocket. lisa hartman posted on a facebook page asking them to update her home for the hit home-improvement show. a man contacted her and claimed she won a home makeover. messagei first saw the i was really excited. kimberly: then she realized it was a scam. when the man asked for $27,000. a few red flags -- the wrong name of the application, asking for money up front, and blatant misspellingss.

holiday season. some hurricane harvey victims lost everything during the storm, including christmas decorations, so a group in texas came together to give families trees and ornaments and lights. one of those trees went to a family that said they would have celebrated christmas without lights theyis year. >> thank god, thank god, i got it. kimberly: about 100 harvey survivors were surprised with the christmas decorations. i have not put up my tree yet and it's making me crazy. it has to happen this week. let me take one of these from the studio. they are nice. brian: definitely gets you into the season. winter is just around the corner, christmas, and just two days away from the start of hanukkah. the countdown is on.

a sign of the season, in just a few days until the start of christmas around the corner, and 11 days away from the start of winter, christmas 15 days. and than seven days after that, the new year kicks off. things are happening quickly. outside right now, 30's, most of us mid and upper 30's. a few cooler spots in the valley, winchester 34, martinsburg 32. to-to-upper 30's quantico pax river, scattered clouds right now. i think the clouds will thin out. once they dissipate, the temperatures will drop back. a very light southwesterly wind at five. where we have the clouds, the radar is a little overzealous. could be a flurry possible, but not really seeing any reports of that. the

have flurries in pennsylvania through the night. andomorrow, the clouds exit tomorrow we are looking at a good deal of sunshine, low to mid 40's, still below average, but seeing some good sunshine. tomorrow night we are watching a clip system coming from the west. some early guidance says wintry weather. we will watch this. the latest trends, closer to state college. we watch that carefully. tuesday the front pushes through, breezy through the day. it will be milder through the middle of the day, but then the cold air really socks us by the afternoon. tomorrow morning, bundle up heading out the door, 20's and 30's. we are shooting for 40's monday and tuesday. both days will feature a wind chill. tuesday, upper 40's, but

like 30's. wednesday, 30 degrees with a feels-like temperature of 19, even in the afternoon. blustery air heading our way. tuesday into wednesday with the cold air moving in, flurries not out of the question. friday still in the 30's. we turned the corner for the milder, 40's and 50's, and milder the first half of next week. kimberly: at the caps game gear, wear caps nationals game, same thing. but the redskins game? crickets. scott: the fans have checked out and it looked like the team checked out. it is official, the redskins will not make the playoffs this season, a terrelle pryor

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desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. scott: the washington redskins are going in the wrong direction of the most important time of the season, losing four of their last six games, falling from the nfc playoff race. going into the game today against the chargers, the redskins had a 1% chance of making the playoffs. that 1% is now 0%. washington lost again on the road, second quarter the skins down 13-0, needing a spark. kirk cousins stepping up and finding vernon davis in the corner. that is a touchdown. washington only down 13-6. but the defense got the on several big plays. -- the defense got beat on several big plays. outrunning everybody for the 75 yard score. the chargers lead 20-6 at the half. in the third, a little razzle-dazzle,

rivers to allen, who also beats josh norman. the redskins are officially out of playoff contention, falling to the chargers 30-13. when you are a competitor and want to go to the playoffs and championships, you want the best for your team and your city, and we have let our fans down. players are disappointed, we are disappointed, but we still have three games to go and we will fight our way back to try to get to 6-8, 7-8, then 8-8. scott: we will have much more on the latest lost tonight on abc 7 "sports sunday." us in jordan will join studio to talk about the skins and other news across the nfl. the fun begins in about 10 minutes, right here on abc 7. virginia high school football,

bulldogs down 21-20, but not anymore. the 89 yard touchdown would prove to be the game-winner. westfield wins their third straight state championship, 28-21 over oscar smith. tuscaroratitle game, against highland springs. the great one-handed catch, 62 yards for the touchdown. it was not enough. highland springs wins its third 5-a state championship in a row. and virginia tech close-out maryland eastern shore, 93-40. on theies are now 9-1 season, but a big test this week taking on duke. kimberly: still to come, a boy

kimberly: new video showing an unusual phenomenon and awful low, new york, -- in buffalo, new york, thunder snow, and that is exactly what it sounded like.