[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> "good morning washington" on your side -- we begin with a breaking news alert. adrianna: what crews are telling us right now from the scene of a deadly fire. have students are now coping in class today. autria: the tolls on i-66? you better get used to them. adrianna:

football when you can barely see through the snow. up to a foot of lake-effect snow in buffalo, new york. i don't even know how these guys are doing it. crazy. you don't even have traction. veronica: julie was talking about how it was a little bit of padding when you fall. adrianna: i guess. thee: aaron rodgers said football is like a rock out there. autria: i cannot even tell if that field goal was good or not. adrianna: how can they tell what yard line they are on or not? [laughter] autria: how are things looking for us? veronica: the next chance of a little bit of snow for us comes at the end of the work week. this weekend, it occurred on the weekend. drive for today. we are getting started quiet and calm. an

the week. we get some snow showers toward the end of the work week on thursday and friday. this morning, a few snow showers. those are already well east. the cloud cover will clear out and we will get sunshine. tomorrow morning, this time could be some icy patches. this morning, we are below freezing. to 45 degrees43 with a relatively light wind. we will have sunshine and dry conditions for the hot 99.5 jingle ball. right now, julie has you covered on area roads. julie: unfortunately, covered with brake lights. northbound on the bw parkway as you push northbound headed off toward greenbelt, this is where we have the stalled bus after 410. only one lane getting by.

heads of northbound coming out of d.c. approaching calvert, this is the gas main break. southbound, lanes are open. metro's red line single tracking. this area was suspended for the last two weeks. this morning, they tell as it is late-clearing track work causing single tracking and delays. that is our traffic watch. back in the next 10 minutes with another update in greenbelt. adrianna: breaking right now, new were just in in the last hour, a house fire in loudoun county is no deadly. fire marshals told john gonzalez that one person has been found dead inside that house. john is on the scene getting new details from crews still hosing down hotspots. we will check in with john when we get m

autria: a search for a missing teenager ending in tragedy this morning. suzanne kennedy is live in bethesda with what happened. suzanne: good morning. it has been a difficult month for students at walt whitman high school. earlier this month, there was a suicide of a young woman, a sophomore here, and now the death of a 17-year-old senior. he had been missing since around 11:30 on saturday night. montgomery county police conducted a search on sunday afternoon. his body was discovered in the 6500-block of lavrock lane. friends gathered where he was found. some lit candles as they remember the young man. it is unclear how he died, an conducted.l be it appears this was an accident. the principle of walt whitman high school sent out an

notifying the community of the death. grief counselors will be on hand to help students process this loss. reporting live in bethesda, suzanne kennedy. autria: we now know what started the fire that forced three people and two of their pets out of their home. a gas fireplace is to blame for this scene. the fire spread to the walls and the ceiling around 10:30 last night. adrianna: breaking overnight, the thomas fire in southern california only getting bigger. it is now the fifth largest in california's history, burning an area larger than new york city. firefighters announced a setback late last night. they are losing containment, 15% down to 10%. the fire has destroyed 800 buildings and threatens thousands more. some good news for your ride

into work. crews have patched up a water main break the force 50 homes to evacuate. we always send out traffic alerts about these types of incidents. be sure to sign up for them at wjla.com/text. autria: jury selection resumes today in the trial of the metro transit officer charged in a terror case. he is accused of trying to support isis. he was arrested last year in a government sting after buying nearly $250 in gift cards he intended for the islamic state group. he is the first u.s. law enforcement officer ever to be charged with the terror offense. former trump -- president trump's former campaign manager paul manafort and his deputy rick gates are due back in federal court today. they were indicted in october in special counsel mueller's russia probe. they each pleaded not guilty. adrianna: just over 24 hours until voters in alabama head to the polls

special election. has been-- roy moore repeatedly hammered by sexual misconduct allegations. he denies those claims. while the republican party initially distanced itself from moore, voters are now getting robo calls from president trump endorsing him. moore is ahead of doug jones by nearly four points. autria: here is what doug jones had to say. >> just like senator shelby today, i believe those women. it is just like senator shelby said today, when there is smoke, there is some fire and there is some fire in there. autria: he referred to senator richard shelby's remarks saying alabama can do better than electing roy moore for the race. he said he wrote in the name of another republican. adrianna:

close eye on everything happening alabama. stay up to speed with their free news app. in just about two hours, we will learn who is nominated for this year's golden globe awards. seth meyers will host that ceremony on january 7. "the post" and christopher nolan's "dunkirk" are among the most popular movies. "the handmaid's tale," and "big little lies" could be in for a big morning. autria: simone biles is adding a pair of red boots to her trophy case. those legendary ones worn by the houston texans cheerleaders. she made her debut as the first-ever honorary cheerleader for the team this weekend. don't expect her to stay on the sidelines. the 2020 are just around the corner in tokyo. not too much to cheer about if you are a redskins fan.

west coast coming up. what comes next after that massive building fire in london? spirit airlines defending itself. why the company says it did nothing wron

saturday's snow still has everyone talking. we have a great photo gallery up on her website if you want to check out some of the best pictures. search "no."m and -- "snow." veronica: it was a very relaxing snow over the weekend. first of december snowfall in four yeraars. now you are dealing with the coal behind the snow. --

36, partly cloudy behind -- at the bus stop. 43 degrees by 2:00 today. you can see our high temperatures midweek and thursday only in the 30's. we're still talking about the commute coming out of greenbelt this morning. extremely slow traffic north on the bw parkway. 23-minute ride headed back up toward 495. we have a crash blocking the far left lane. traveling to and from the beltway, 50 is your better alternate. repairs continue northbound on the gas main break at calvert street. the red line single tracking between fort totten in silver spring -- and silver spring.

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>> you are watching "good morning washington," on your side. autria: new developments this morning after the deadly high-rise fire in london. adrianna: sam sweeney is following the latest from the live desk. sam: the fire was six months ago and it killed more than 70 people and hundreds lost homes. only 42 families have been resettled so far. 166 families are still living in temporary shelter. two days of public hearings are said to get underway. after the fire, british officials promised change, but experts say dozens of buildings in britain are constructed with that ultra-flammable tear real and remain occupied. officials will hear two days of comment.

resettlement attempts because resentments run so deep. extremely flammable insulation is linked to the cause of that fire. autria: 7 is on your side with a warning for homeowners in the area. fire investigators warning about the importance of chimney investigations -- inspections. chimney anded in a the homeowner was able to get out safely, but the fire has caused about $200,000 worth of damage. >> it appeared that a break, a fire brick from inside the firebox of the fireplace, had fallen out of place at some point while the homeowner was burning a fire in the fireplace. autria: there are three different levels of chimney inspection and the homeowner did actually get her chimney inspected this year, but it might not have been the right kind. if the home is 50 years old, it may need a higher level inspection.

recommend a proper level for you. it is a tough morning to be a redskins fan. how many times have we said that? they were eliminated from playoff contention on sunday. they were facing the red-hot chargers out in california as they got steamrolled. the final score, 30-13. philip rivers threw 319 yards and two touchdowns. the redskins are now 5-8. adrianna: if you are a ravens fan, you are not feeling that much better after a tough loss to the steelers in pittsburgh. baltimore was one minute away from pulling off a come back when, but big ben and the steelers had other plans. he connected with antonio brown late in the fourth quarter to set up this game winning field goal. the steelers took this one by one point. the ravens are still alive in the hunt for a playoff spot, so it is not all bad. autria: you know who was waking up happy this morning?

adrianna: i knew it. [laughter] autria: julie has on her cowboys' blue this monday. this motivation monday has us up and moving. adrianna: kidd o'shea is tackling boot camp at 6:18. good for you. kidd: i'm not tackling it, but the people inside our. we are at barry's boot camp that has finally arrived in d.c. if you have ever wondered where some of hollywood's biggest names workout and get ready for their movies, they go to barry's. this is generally, how are you? >> good, how are you? the first monday berries is open. it is here. kidd: i want to warn everybody there is -- that it is very loud in here and people are very motivated this morning. what is interesting about this is there are two different processes. they go on the treadmill and they workout down here. >> they go back and forth from running and

doing the strength training on the floor. it is a perfect fat burning, muscle building exercise. kidd: the lighting in here, you can kind of get lost. workout, but it is also one-on-one. >> what is great about the studio is you can kind of disappear in the background. you don't have to be a hero. everybody does their own thing. it is inspiring. kidd: barry's is in d.c. because d.c. people requested it to come here. >> absolutely. it is a type a kind of workout and this is a type a kind of society. let's go work out! [laughter] autria: bless his heart. veronica: at least he is trying. autria: those five pound

get very heavy. veronica: they look bigger on tv. it is too cold to run outside. veronica: and i see in spots. atlanta, georgia picked up the snow. we had anywhere between one an inches of snowur across the area. i want to show you the little snow chances for us. this is early tomorrow morning around d.c., some sprinkles possible. as we get into the work week toward the end, the next time period to watch his early thursday morning between 6:00 a.m. :00 the next time. -- the next time period for us is late friday, 4:00

week unfolds. some sunshine for you, a few clouds. the high today, 45 degrees. it is going to feel and look nice. look at midweek to read temperatures under freezing wednesday. with any wind thrown in, it will feel like the single-digit to teens. julie, i like next weekend, 44 to 50 degrees. we will have your travel forecast for tomorrow coming up. julie: right now on the highways, we are looking at some delays northbound on the bw parkway. this is where we have the slowdowns for those coming from d.c. toward the beltway. sky track7 above the scene. what remains of an accident has been confined to the shoulder. it is now on the gh

stick with 50 as a workaround. back over to the maps and we will show you the gas main break northbound wisconsin avenue after calvert street. back in the next 10 minutes, we will take a look at your ride on 28 and virginia. autria: a monster that has everyone talking. the questionable decision that could reshape the safety discussion in the nfl after this monster hit. z2nhxz zi0z y2nhxy yi0y

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>> now, "good morning washington" on your side. autria: breaking overnight, a fire burning its way into the history books. what just changed about that massive inferno in california. adrianna: tech arctic blast has left thousands without power, cars flipped on their sides -- what comes next for the millions stuck in winter's way? we won't have it that bad, but we are stuck in somebody's way with these temperatures. autria: blustery will be the word you are using in the week ahead. veronica johnson getting us started. veronica: someone opened the freezer door and it is going to

there is the possibility that we could see some icy patches. 29 degrees by 7:00 a.m. later today, we will top out at 44. the wind is relatively light out of the west today. it is going to be blustery come tomorrow and the day after. for tomorrow, there is going to be this little system coming through. you will see a little bit of green showing up on the map. by midweek, we are called across the area. not just locally, but all the way down to virginia, north carolina. quiet midweek, definitely cold. i'm back in a few minutes to talk about the flurry snow chances for the end of the workweek. how are we looking on the bw parkway?

it is going to cost you time from greenbelt pushing northbound toward the beltway. in virginia, we have problems along 28. the accident here tying up the far right lane. then the gas main break. that is tying up the far right lane near calvert street. we will update your ride on 95 in virginia in the next 10 minutes. adrianna: remembering a classmate. autria: grief counselors heading to a montgomery county high school after a tragic ending to the search for a missing high school student. suzanne kennedy is live in bethesda. suzanne: good morning to both of you. it has been a rough month for students at walt whitman high school. a sophomore took her own life, not the death of a 17-year-old senior. he had been missing around 10:30 -- excuse me, 11:30 on saturday night. montgomery county police conducted a searchnd

teen's body was discovered on lane.ck lane -- lavrock a vigil then occurred. an autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death, but it is believed to have been an accident. sent out an email notifying the community of his death. grief counselors will be on hand to help students once again process the loss of a classmate. reporting live in bethesda, suzanne kennedy. in the freeags state flying at half staff today, the new word coming down this morning to remember a firefighter and an fbi agent, the two were killed in a series of crashes on friday night. picking overnight, the thomas fire burning in southern california only getting bigger.

california's history, burning an area larger than new york city. firefighters say they are losing ground with containment dropping overnight. 10% the fire has damaged or destroyed 800 buildings so far and is threatening thousands more. 2017 is a record-breaking year for the american red cross disaster relief operations. volunteers have responded to more aide requests than the yearsus four combined. the three back-to-back hurricanes were followed by the deadliest week of wildfires in california history. onria: one week after tolls i-66 made national headlines, it looks as though they are here to stay. sam: this had everybody talking. senators and delegates called for an immediate suspension of those goals.

secretary says that is not going to happen. they said the tolls are working exactly as promised. he says the infamous $40 tolls only lasted six minutes and 39 cars paid that price. he said the average driver paid $14 and $.60 -- $14.60. he says a reduction would only increase toll prices. tollks vdot to review the algorithm, but says it is irresponsible to suspend told after a few days of data. adrianna: spirit airlines defending its decision to kick a woman and her two-year-old son and her parents off a flight. she said she was breast-feeding a child and asked for a few more minutes to finish. flight attendants told her to put her baby in his seat. moments later, they were told to leave. he said it is a safety requirement that all passengers stay seated and buckled during takeoff and land

the bottom of my heart and from the bottom of your heart? autria: most eight-year-old's have a list for santa, but this new jersey boy wants toys for children in puerto rico, who have lost so much. he got so many donations that his basement looks like santa's workshop. >> giving is good, god will bless you a lot. autria: an incredible message from an eight-year-old. adrianna: you have three more days to donate to our toys for tots toy drive. we will do the rest for you. we are accepting donations through the end of wednesday. autria: we are giving away two tickets to one of the hottest shows in town. val, and peta: live on tour." the number to

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autria: it is the video taking d.c. by storm. in on camera having a blast saturday's snow. even the pandas enjoy the snow. veronica: it is adorable. you can watch it over and over again. a little snow may be to roll around in for the end of the work week. we are tracking another chance by thursday and friday. part of the reason is

here again. midweek, your high temperature around freezing we will enjoy temperatures in the mid to upper 40's. here is a look across the area this morning. 30 degrees at joint base andrews. your hourly forecast for today, lower to mid 40's. not too bad because it is going to be sunny and the wind relatively light. overnight, you could see a bit in the way of snow showers or sprinkles. we will see temperatures drop to 36 degrees. icy patches possible early tomorrow morning. the sun's of tomorrow morning at 7:17. the wind chills will be awfully low. we will talk about the snow chance for the end of the work week and the meteor showers, too, before the end of the work week. julie: on the roads, we are talking about a gas main break

avenue near the russian embassy and calvert street. we do have video from the scene. these are ongoing repairs happening right now. this is north on wisconsin avenue toward calvert street, the right side is blocked and will be closed until further notice. as the delays start to form, it is better to stick with massachusetts avenue as a workaround. over to the maps, updating your ride elsewhere, a 20-minute commute out of landmark pushing north. all lanes are open. 270, within the hour, it is going to be the same, still looking at a 36-minute ride. back in the next 10 minutes, we will take a look at the ride in northeast. autria: today, taking steps against president trump. the group of women speaking out and their message for congress. breaking news in loudoun county. john gonzalez is

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>> you are watching "good morning washington" on your side. adrianna: an overnight house fire in loudoun county. autria: crews confirming that this has turned deadly. john gonzalez has been on the story since it broke and he is live with the latest. john: good morning. fire investigators are still in a bit of a search mode as they continue to carefully go through the property on taylor's town .oad this is a very rural area in lovettsville. they are still searching to determine if anyone else was in the house and they have confirmed one fatality. this fire ignited shortly after 8:00 last night. frederick firefighters from across the river came over to assist loudoun.

this hour, but a unit with a handful of firefighters staying here on the scene monitoring hot embers, hotspots, and flareups. you can see fire investigators coming down the hill here. crews have not been able to fully enter the structure because it is too unstable. the cause is still unknown. from where we are standing at the foot of the driveway, we can see a lot of firewood near the home. there is a fireplace. still unclear what caused the fire. reporting live, john gonzalez. >> all you could hear is crack, crack, crack, boom. >> we were moving around to keep peopledy safe. autria: to the north and south dealing with the after effects of the storm. the storm left 40,000 without power from alabama to new jersey. air force one was delayed in jackson,

not experienced that much snowfall in three decades. adrianna: the much-anticipated special election seat for the u.s. senate seat in alabama is 24 hours away. ,oy moore keeping a low profile his only appearance being a pretaped interview. >> these allegations are completely false. i did not date underaged women. i did not molest anyone. >> roy moore is the guy we need to pass our make america great again agenda. adrianna: voters are getting robo calls like the one you heard there from president trump endorsing moore. the polling average shows moore ahead of doug jones by nearly four percentage points. if jones wins, he will be the first democratic senator in alabama in two decades. we are keeping a close eye on everything coming out of alabama. stay up-to-date with our free abc 7 news app.

appeared -- will appear together to call for a congressional investigation, uniting to share their experiences -- the president denies their allegations, but one member of his allegations -- administration says the women should be heard. >> the women who accuse anyone should be heard and they should be dealt with. we heard from them prior to the election and i think any woman who has felt violated or felt mistreated in any way, they have every right to speak up. autria: a new poll finds 70% of americans believe congress should investigate claims of sexual harassment by the president. a heartbreaking story capturing the nation's attention this morning. sam sweeney following the viral video from the live desk. sam: hold the tears. one one million people have watched -- 21 million people have watched the viral video of the

the experiences. the experiences. >> [indiscernible] >>awareness to stop bullying. sam: his mom picked him up from school because he was afraid to go to lunch. athletes to a-list celebrities are reaching out to keaton on twitter. bullying is taking place at the school. check this tweet out -- "avengers" star tweeted this -- a crowdsourcing page is set up for

costs and it has already brought in nearly $2000. adrianna: two brutal injuries from sunday's nfl action. take a look at this. texans quarterback tom savage takes a big hit and here's the scary part. his hands start shaking moments after that hit. he did stay in the game briefly, but then was rolled out with a concussion. , this oneilly fans really hurt. star quarterback carson once injures his -- wentz injures his knee on this touchdown dive. he will have an mri done this morning to determine the extent of the injury. the eagles are in first place in the nfc and had been favorites to reach the super bowl. some white out conditions at the bills game often -- up in buffalo. take a look at t

there. a big chill on the way for a huge part of the country. you would think that would make the game more fun. veronica: let's see what happens. adrianna: they need skis on or something. snowshoes. [laughter] autria: it is only going to get worse, as far as the temperatures go, in the area. veronica: it is going to be our coldest week of the season so far. thursday and friday, another chance of some snow showers. too early to tell how much we are going to get. we are going to monitor it for thursday and friday. let's get you out the door this morning. reagan national, cold. look at some of the locations around detroit, some light snow showers, also around chicago o'hare. new york city, also light snow showers at

we will have a little burst of snow, but it does not give us anything additional. quiet across the northeast right now. degrees. 39 degrees. the low temperatures coming our way this work week -- today will be one of our best days. early tomorrow morning, these are the locations we are monitoring. bit icyuld be a little spots. will be down into the single-digit by early wednesday morning. julie, we will have more on that on news channel 8. julie: we have a lot of traffic because of a couple early problems. eastbound 66 at business 234

, this could be squeezing the left lane. 37-minute ride out of manassas. ride,kway, a 17-minute the earlier crash gone. repairs continue on the gas main break, wisconsin avenue at calvert. the right lane is still blocked and will be for some time. plan on using massachusetts as a workaround. that is our traffic watch. it is cold outside. i need somebody to keep me warm! how about screech from the washington nationals? 80 days until pitchers and catchers report. we have something going on this weekend that is going to be so much fun for nats fans. winter fest is happening this weekend! it is always such a fun event. you get to hang out. woohoo! i'm all in. put me in, coach. put me in. [laughter] julie:

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when you show up, you have the support, the camaraderie, it is fun. the music is blasting. if you are scared, you can disappear into the dark. kidd: that's me. >> kidd killed it. [laughter] kidd: these are incredible treadmills. >> exactly. kidd: the best thing besides running outside, this is the place to go. let's take you outside of very -- barry's. the 7:00 is about to begin. you also have the fuel bar. >> we have amazing amenities. the best locker rooms and showers. this is our fuel bar, which has basically any kind of nutrition you are looking for that helps you bulk up, lose fat, reach your goals. kidd: awesome. we will be here after 7:00 and i'm going to try a little bit more of a workout. it is time for your 60-second express. >> ts

vote or roy moore. -- i said iaid i can't vote for roy moore. john: a loudoun county tanker is moving away. this is a fatal fire investigation now. this is a rural section. it has been a difficult month for students at walt whitman high school. a senior missing since saturday night. it is unclear how he died. an autopsy will be conducted. sam: the middle school student describing relentless bullying he received at school. >> if you get made fun of, don't let it bother you. "i stand lovato says, with

good morning, america. new winter storm alert. 18 million bracing for a major winter blast as snow blankets the northeast unbelievable. you can't see from one end of the field to the other. >> and now the coldest temperatures of the season on the way. windchills below zero in the midwest moving east. the new watches and warnings from indiana to marla this morning. fight to the finish. on the eve of that heated become budget senate race -- >> hi, this is president donald trump and i need alabama to go vote for roy moore. >> president trump's last-minute push for roy moore. >> standing up for keaton. the