announcer: from abc 7 news, this is a breaking news alert. adrianna: we begin with the breaking news from new york city. an improvised explosive device going off under the port authority bus terminal during morning rush-hour. one person is in custody. that person has been identified as 27 year old akayed ullah, from bangladesh. he has lived here

address. police say there were only minor injuries. let's take you to some live pictures from new york city where you can see there is still presence.lice this explosion just months after the deadly terror attack in manhattan. we go live for more on this situation. >> still a heavy police presence here on 8th avenue just outside port authority where four people were injured, including the suspect, when an explosion went off in the middle of the rush hour and the middle of this busy holiday season right here in port authority in what the new york city mayor is calling and attempted terror attack. during the height of morning evacuating thece bus terminal at port authority after an explosion below ground at to the world's busiest and the nati'

subway station. it's one of our worst nightmares. in custody,n is four people injured, including the suspect. anor deblasio: this was attempted terror attack. >> the suspect is a 27-year-old fromamed akayed ullah bangladesh. he has been living in the u.s. for the last seven years. he was wearing the device when it went off. he is alive but seriously injured. he is now in the hospital. an investigation is being conducted by the joint terrorist task force. is a major authority location in the middle of manhattan. all trains topect be up and running again by the evening rush. >> we are not going to allow

that is exactly what they want. that is exactly what they are not going to get. onthis incident was caught transit system video. authorities are now reviewing the tape. linda lopez, abc news. adrianna: we are continuing to update you on the explosion in new york city. for up to the second updates, download the free abc 7 news app. group ofat noon, a women coming together to talk about their claims of sexual harassment against president trump. sam sweeney has more on what they had to say. sam: we have heard from these women individually before, but now they are joining forces, foring out president trump what they say were inappropriate sexual advances. one woman says it happened decades ago on an airplane and she told dozens of people about it. >>

i am hoping that this will come forward and produce enough to address congress this. othery have investigated congress members. i think it is only fair he be investigated as well. sam: the white house has denied allegations, saying the women are lying. over the weekend, u.n. ambassador nikki haley said all the women deserve to be heard. adrianna: new developments involving paul manafort, the former trump campaign chairman and his business associate rick dates. they are back in federal court this morning. urging manafort to tread lightly, the judge decided not to penalize him for an op ed he ghost wrote for a newspaper

dozens of charges from conspiracy to money laundering. we are one day away from the alabama senate race. right now, polls show a tight race between roy moore and doug jones. roy moore still denying allegations of sexual misconduct. the president is supporting him. former president barack obama is urging voters to reject him. alabama candidates with very different campaign styles. on the campaign trail this weekend, roy moore was nowhere to be seen. >> stay out of the limelight and don't make any more errors is his only strategy. >> doug jones is crisscrossing the state. >> we are out here talking to people as if we were behind 50 points. roy moore faces allegations of sexual assault when he

his 30's and some of the women were in their teens. he has denied the allegations. arehese allegations completely false. i did not date underage women. i did not molest anyone. weekend, roy moore received a big boost from president trump. mr. trump: get out and vote for roy moore. >> and this robo call. the guyp: roy moore is we need to pass our make america great again agenda. >> doug jones is getting help from former president barack obama, telling voters in part, this one is serious, you can't sit it out. >> this is donald trump on trial in alabama. 's senior republican senator says he would not be swayed. >>

can do better. shows doug jones leading by 10 points, but another poll shows wrote a more debt shows roy moore ahead by six points. -- but a new poll shows roy moore ahead by six points. adrianna: now to the weather. steve: here we are in the middle of december, and we do have much cooler air on the way tomorrow. the good news, it is only going to stick around for about a day and a half. inside, this is our camera -- 46 degrees reagan national. 44 in fredericksburg. 45 annapolis. woodbridge, 47. mainly clear skies at this time.

evening rush-hour commute. our forecast does show temperatures in the mid-40's. we will see a bump i couple of degrees -- by a couple degrees tomorrow. looking ahead to your weekend shopping outlook, the holidays moving closer and closer, more on that in a few minutes. adrianna: an elderly man and his dog both killed after flames ripped through their home overnight. the fire caused so much damage, firefighters could not get to each part of the home. we explain where this all started. here inastating fire virginia. all morning long, there has been activity at the home. new units have arrived. an animal services crew here on the scene and plenty of fire investigators. there are still working to

and where we are. we can see a couple vehicles belonging to the property, including a pickup truck. there you see the home, a total loss. a flag-waving near the front door, but you can see the damage is extensive. there is one fatality. they are still in search mode, searching to determine if anyone else was inside the home at the time. this fire started shortly after 8:00. this fire is now under control, here all of been morning long monitoring hot spots that have been flaring up. >> joyful, i was cracking jokes. -- always cracking jokes. he lost his wife about a year ago. >> we are told by this gentleman that the man lived here alone i

his 70's. he had two dogs. one got out. the other did night. fire investigators are having a hard time getting into the structure because it is so unstable, that it appears the fire started in the kitchen. the exact cause is undetermined. tragic developments out of montgomery county. schoolwhitman high student found dead on sunday. the body of navid sepehri was sound. he was last seen alive around 7:30 p.m. sunday night. it is still unclear how he died. he was a senior at whitman. soming up, raging inferno still burning out of control in southern california, one of them making history. we will tell you had. and the race to find a serial shooter terrorizing detroit

but first, a quick check on our traffic with eric smith. indeed quick check because it is a fairly quiet ride out there. the right lane, to write lanes blocked for a work zone. ght lanes blocked for a work zone. as you head past spring street toward downtown silver spring, northbound also losing the left lane for that work is zone. they are here on most every day this point, but be aware of the issue. i to 70 is in great shape. -- 2

adrianna: we are keeping an eye on the wildfire still burning in southern california. groundhters are losing on the largest fire, the thomas fire. we go to santa barbara county with more on the firefight. >> and out-of-control wildfire making history, the thomas fire is now the fifth largest ever to burn in the state. >> it is terrifying. >> the wildfire charring another 50,000 acres on sunday alone, leaping over fire lines. watch this time lapse video showing a plume of smoke rising like a mushroom cloud over ventura county and santa barbara in 30

exactly a week ago and engulfing tens of thousands of acres in a matter of hours. just over the past 24 hours, the fire consuming an area the size of washington, d.c. we have been watching this fire move along this ridge all day long. the good news for firefighters is that the wind has subsided. there is so much dry brush, the fire keeps moving relentlessly. >> over 700 structures destroyed. some residents returning home to ashes. >> oh, my god. >> tens of thousands of residents still evacuated. more evacuated overnight. >> i am ready to go. among them is actor rob low, who lives in santa barbara, sharing his experiences on instagram. >>

everybody is getting out safely. we are. >> oprah winfrey taking to , peace, beiting still. containment dropped to 10%. developing now, police and detroit have closed sections of two major interstates as they look for evidence in a shooting. >> on 94, i heard a big bang. doctors say the injured driver will recover. withinotings took place 20 minutes and 10 miles of each other last thursday. better luck next year for the re

laminated from playoff contention. they were facing the chargers and they got steamrolled. the final score, 40-13. the redskins are now five and eight. of whiteoutis video conditions of the bills game in buffalo, new york. effect snow on the way for a huge stretch of the country, including our area. this is the video taking d.c. by storm. cut on camera having a blast at the national zoo. lot of for toas a keep her warm. ur to keep her warm. steve: unlike the football players. adrianna: exactly. i

exposed and throwing and catching the ball that's rockhard. for really,ou ready really cold air? adrianna: no, but do i have to deal with it, yes. steve: here we are on monday. let's go to delaware where there is still a little bit of snow on the ground from the weekend snow that moved across the mid-atlantic. to butchers are chilly, 46 at reagan national, two degrees -- temperatures are chilly, 46 at reagan national, two degrees cooler at dulles. maryland at 32 degrees. on stormwatch 7, it is quiet and dry. it is going to stay that way for the afternoon. to central ohio and the great lakes, upstate new york. a nice mix of sun and clouds. it will stay dry for the evening rush-hour commute. temperatures

30's by about 7:00. tonight, cloudy and cold, 30-36. that is your temperature spread. d.c., snowest of possible. here is your futurecast. 10:00, dry. system moves into the west of us. allegheny county may see a little bit of snow. nothing like that for the metro area. clearing things out for the day and tomorrow. then the floodgates open for cold air. highs tomorrow, upper 40's early afternoon. the winds begin to kick up, gusty at times into the day on wednesday. notice the windchill as we head through the late hours of tomorrow. by fourke middle 20's or 5:00 in the afternoon. late tomorrow evening, single digits for the feels-like temperature's, and it

morning. for feels-like temperature's in manassas. we are going to keep the cold air and windy conditions in place, but at least the winds late wednesdayse and thursday. temperatures will moderate. highs around 36. the weekend looking much better. 44 on saturday. 50 on sunday. upper 40's monday of next week and then back in the lower 50's. -- the coldestxt of the next days will be wednesday. windchill factor in your brain is an amazing thing. but as you get older, it naturally begins to change, causing a lack of sharpness, or even trouble with recall. thankfully, the breakthrough in prevagen helps your brain and actually improves memory. the secret is an ingredient originally discovered...

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theanna: back now with movement to support keeton jones. his a video about bullying has gone viral. he has even gotten backing from hollywood stars. >> why do they bully? what is the point? enjoy taking innocent people and finding a way to be mean to them? it's not ok. keaton jones pouring his heart out on a video on facebook that millions of people have now seen. he was afraid to go to lunch because of bullies. >> what did they say to you? make fun of my nose. they say i'm ugly. they say i have no friends. >> what do they do to you at lunch? >>

pour milk on me and throw food on me. how does that make you feel? >> it's not ok. people are different. it's not their fault. he was through his pain, able to offering courage meant to others. >> if you are -- offer encouragement to others. >> if you are made fun of, don't let it bother you. stay strong. it's hard. but it will probably get a better one day. >> his mom posted the video and in four days, it got 21 million views. this morning, celebrities like justin bieber are weighing in. is all time, he is a legend. check him out. his name is keaton. >> chris e

-- stay strong, keaton. how would you and your mom like to come to the avengers premier in l.a.? the snow is gone but the cold is here to stay. stick with us.

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and the windchill. upper 40's today and tomorrow. windy conditions on wednesday. air temperatures around 30. .indchill in the single digits the upcoming weekend looking brighter and dry. and then next week, a hole hole stretch. a green christmas. adrianna:

announcer: you are watching abc seven news at new -- on your side. a 27 euros man is in custody after what the mayor of new york is calling eight -- 27 is in custody after what the mayor of new york is calling a terror attack.

port authority -- an explosion in the port authority bus terminal. police have arrested akayed ullah. he is from bangladesh but came to the u.s. seven years ago. we are keeping you up to date on this story. download the abc seven news apps for free. in montgomery county, a teenager found dead in the woods after being reported missing. police are trying to figure out how 17-year-old navid sepehri died. walts a senior at wal whitman high school, where another are grieving death of one of their classmates. >> the second death in a month. dead sepehri was found sunday. he was last seen sunday at 7:30 p.m. his body was discovered and crisis counselors were on

they arrived at school. they will be here all day. many students are struggling with the fact that two young lives have been lost in such a short time. >> it's a lot. talk about in to school. keep them in mind during the day. it's sad that people our age are dying. it's horrible. to think about death at such a young age. >> it is unclear how the quitman senior died. and not will be performed to determine the cause of death. authority -- it is unclear how the whitman senior died. toautopsy will be performed determine the cause of death. 70-year-old man and his

a fire at his home last night. fire crews were unable to enter the house because it was too unstable. because of the fire is still under investigation. happening now, alabama senate candidate roy moore is back on the campaign trail ahead of tomorrow's vote. polls show a tight race between him and democrat doug jones. sexual misconduct allegations still hover around roy moore. of twolabama, a tale very different campaigns. roy moore disappearing from the trail, no public appearances last tuesday.nce democrat doug jones tearing through the state, campaigning all weekend. >> we are going after votes across the state. they are not. they are in hiding and they have a segment of the population that is the only population they care about. roy moore is battling allegations of

misconduct, including sexual assault on teenage girls. these allegations are completely false. ageid not date under women. i did not molest anyone. him asident trump gave major push, first at a rally in florida.nsacola, mr. trump: get out and vote for roy moore. do it. the president also recording this robo call obtained by abc news. this is donald trump and i need alabama to vote for roy moore. it is so important. we are already making america great again. says a his own campaign vote for roy moore is really a vote for trump. trials is donald trump on in alabama. if the people of alabama vote for thili

jones, they are voting against the president they put in office at the highest level. still, as some republicans find him toxic. including a senior senator. moore.d not vote for roy i would not vote for roy moore. i think the republican party can do better. >> a democrat has not been elected in alabama in 25 years ore won't bemo easy. conservatives plan on voting for him despite the allegations. >> it is my belief that it's god's will. the 16 women who have accused president trump of sexual assault have demanded an investigation into their allegations. some shared their stories a short time ago. ago as a young receptionist at trump tower, i was forcibly kissed by mr. trump during our introduction. he repeatedly ki

and ultimately my lips in an encounter that has since impacted my life well beyond the initial occurrence. adrianna: the president has denied every allegation in the official white house position is that the women are lying. the east coast is getting its first taste of weather. wintry conditions in hamburg, new york. we got snow here, but nothing like this. at home, clear and cold. here is steve with the forecast. steve: not nearly as cold as it is going to be tomorrow afternoon, tamara night, and into the day on wednesday. the country club looking good. hardly any cloud cover to worry about. wind out of the south at nine miles per hour. the feels-like temperature at 41. that's just the beginning of feels-like temperature's that are going to plummet at this time tomorrow. looking outside,

plenty of sunshine for the afternoon. daytime highs will make it into the middle to upper 40's. clearing skies as we move into hours.ly evening coming up, a cold front and wind chill factor in the single digits. more on that in a few minutes. adrianna: today, jury selection begins in the case of a metro withit officer charged trying to support isis. prosecutors say he bought nearly 200 $50 in gift cards he intended for the islamic state group. he is the first law enforcement officer ever to be charged with a terror offense. now to new taunts from an admitted serial killer behind bars. a former south carolina real estate brokers said he has killed more people. we have the disturbing details. >> it was a case that riveted the nation. kayla brown discovered

alive after she was chained up for two months by the ankle and the and held in a shipping container. deadoyfriend later found in a shallow grave nearby. police arrested this man, who was later found guilty of killing seven people. this morning, he is taunting police and the fbi from behind bars, telling them there are even more victims. in an eight page letter, he says there are more than seven. saying his killing spree may have crossed state lines and even borders, writing, at this point, i really don't see reasons to give numbers or locations. we told him we would be happy to speak with him about any past crimes he could tell us of. he said he had none. being released, bro

murdering a number of people. >> how many did he tell you he killed? was near the three digit mark, almost 100. describe thatto yes, there are more than seven, and did not go into a lot more detail other than that. adrianna: wow. well, coming up at noon, alexa or google? which device should you put on your christmas list? plus, one little boy love for reading going above and

adrianna: back now with a consumer alert for you. retailers are promising huge savings for the holidays. one of the top sellers though far this year is a home voice assistants. >> hey, google. >> alexa, how do i set you up? >> alexa and google home are battling to be your digital assistant. which should you choose? it depends on you. is, areit comes down to you in the google ecosystem with all their services? how many smart devices do you want to control? hey, google, what is the golden state warriors record right now? >> if search

-- >> they are in second place in the western conference with 20 wins and six losses. >> we know google has the best search. >> next, media. >> this is on youtube. here you go. good choice if you own an android phone, have an account with google and use chrome cast for streaming. are in the google world and use their products for chrome cast, email, you have to go google home. google home is good for folks who already have all their accounts with google and mainly plan to use it as a search system. now, echo. believer, by imagine dragons. 90 million people are already prime subscribers, and many use prime music. speaking of prime --

thef you want the most for best price, go amazon. >> if you want to control your smart home by voice, google is ramping up fast, but -- >> reset the temperature by five degrees. amazon.ave to go they have the most devices. have smart devices, are tied into the amazon world of music and plan to shop live voice, go echo. voice controlled no matter which product you use. adrianna: oh boy. some people don't read 100 books in a lifetime, but a chicago boy he read that many in one day. his parents were so proud, they streamed his accomplishment on facebook live. every time he finished a book, he did a little dance. >> that's a lot of books.

to kind of talk him down a little bit. but he was like no, i want to read 100. when i am 22, i want to be an astronaut. when i am 23, i want to be a ninja turtle. caleb said his favorite books are about dogs and of course, ninja turtles. he's got it covered. steve: that's a lot of books. that's cool. adrianna: good for him. for theo, we are ready cold air. it's the middle of december. a taste of winter this weekend. put you bit of snow to in the holiday spirit. clouds here and

going to amount to a whole lot. it is going to stay chilly out there today. we may add a degree or two downtown. 44 in dulles, 43 over martinsburg. right at freezing over maryland. talking about clear skies, sunshine this afternoon. doing holiday shopping, make sure you have sunglasses and a warm jacket and gloves. it is going to be chilly out there, especially when the sun goes down. , mostly sunny skies as we head through the evening rush-hour commute. moving into the middle 40's by by about 7:00. clouds increase tonight. overnight, 36, a light wintry town.rth and west of

mountains, nothing in the immediate metro. early tomorrow morning, just to the west of us, a little light snow at higher elevations. around the metro area, not a lot. it is going to stay dry, although colder air is on the way along with gusty, gusty wind. amateurs tomorrow, upper 40's. a good time -- temperatures tomorrow, upper 40's. a good time to download the stormwatch weather app. this is a good idea of how cold it is going to get around here as we move into the day on wednesday. feels-like temperature's around 4:00 tomorrow around 25 degrees. winds kick up to 30 miles per hour late marne night. mara night, feels-like temperature's in single digits and lower to middle teens. it stays very cold early wednesday morning. outsidere going to be

the coldest day of the season by far. it is going to be bone chilling with gusty wind. it looks a lot better toward the end of the week and into the upcoming weekend. highs on saturday around 44. sunday, 50. our 10 day you to outlook. once we get to the upcoming weekend, temperatures in the upper 40's on monday. lower 50's on tuesday. , closer to christmas around 44ristmas day, degrees. nighttime lows ranged from the 20's into the middle to lower 30's. the countdownto for star wars: the last jedi. everyone gets to see it later the first reviews are coming into los angeles. we have

on a film sure to break box office records. >> standing ovations inside the theater. hefty praise online. "in saintly good," "total joy ride." >> you will find i'm full of surprises. excitement on the red carpet. i am like a six-year-old child right now. i have been doing a bad job of pretending i'm not nervous. caught in aa guy snowstorm barely made it to l.a. >> conditions are not keeping this man from this. says in the film, this is not going to go the way you think, and that's exactly how i felt. >>

you a be invested in a unique way. >> are you doing that silent thing? >> yes. >> may be than avoiding spoilers.

adrianna: this weekend's concert by the national children's choruse will be held. >> we are at the national city christian church in thomas circle behind me. they have been rehearsing all morning for a big show this weekend. >> they

it showcases different levels from beginning or -- beginner to advanced. >> the chorus has traveled all , but they areld going to be in new york prior to the show. 2:00, they areat performing at lincoln center along with students from los angeles and new york. >> and if parents are watching and they want to get their kids involved, how can they do that? in the falluditions and in the spring. right now, we are holding applications for the spring. the application is available at schorus.com.dren >> and you are going to perform silent night for us. thank you so much. ♪ silent night, holy

is calm, all is bright, round n virgin, mother and child, holy infant so tender and mild, sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace ♪

adrianna: you made me laugh right before we came on air. steve: sorry. it's going to be called, supercold, not today, not tomorrow, but wednesday. cold and windy with windchill factors in single digits. thursday, the winds diminish a bit. same on friday. moderate temperatures saturday and sunday. next week, homestretch to christmas, relatively quiet conditions.

oh. it's frigid out. winter is the absolute worst! >> i'm so sick of the cold! you know, frostbite is not a good look on me. >> guys, wait a second. cheer up! it might be really chilly out there, but things are about to heat up in here because we're having a christmas luau! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> announcer: let's get tropical! pack a bag because we're whisking you away to paradise with "the chew's" christmas luau. clinty claus is back and he's kicking off a week of incredible crafts you won't want to miss. then, michael's showing you how to make an island classic in your very own home. plus, the social media stars you love from