the height of the morning rush in a tunnel that connected the port authority 57 the time square subway station. the suspect in cust by -- custody. a 27-year-old from bangladesh and this was an act of terror. >> thank god they did not achieve the goal. >> you hear about a bomb that is one of the worst nightmares. >> the man was wearing a explosive device but it didn't detonate fully so he is the only one that suffered serious injuries. that brings us to increased focus in the capital. stephen tschida has more on the impact in d.c. >> you can see at a christmas

a lot of people there is concern after what happened today in new york. a failed terrorist attack in "new york times." >> the -- failed terror attack in new york city. there is increased concern about a looming attack here. >> it will happen at some point. it's too easy. >> the front lines in the battle against terrorism acknowledge washington, d.c. is a tantalizing target for would-be terrorists. >> there are few options. >> if you are willing to die, that really takes it off the charts. >> the city is crowded with the visitors but they won't let an attack deter them. >> anybody is vulnerable but you can't sto

despite the concerns the local authorities say they know of no credible threat here in the nation's capital. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. >> you can get breaking news by signing up to text alerts at wjla.com/text. michelle: "7 on your side" with a crime alert after a woman says she was attacked by a man she thought was a driver for hire. this happened yesterday. the woman says the woman pulled the car over and he attacked her when she screamed for help. they are working to confirm details including

used an app to call for the ride. alison: group of women who accused president trump of the sexual harassment and assault are calling for a congressional investigation. the women shared the stories today. and the white house responded. >> he is all over me 689 >> i was shocked. devastated. it happened so fast. >> the president has addressed the accusations directly and denied the allegations. >> at least 16 women accused the president of abuse and harassment. >> the voters head to the polls tomorrow. roy moore is staying out of the spotlight. democrat doug jones is

president obama and vice president biden. you can count on abc7 to follow the race all day tomorrow. alison: flags were at half staff across maryland today. to honor f.b.i. agent carlos wolff and sander cohen a deputy chief state fire marshal. both killed in a tragic accident along i-270 friday night. kevin lewis joins us with how they are remembered this everything. kevin? kevin: the two men were standing in the emergency lane when a car swerved and hit them. this fire house responded to the call, the same fire house that sander cohen volunteered. >> it's tough. they are remembering sander cohen. >> he was an upand coming officer in the

>> friday, he was driving to the airport where he worked as a snowplow driver. he stopped to help a stranger who had gotten in a crash. the driver an f.b.i. agent named carlos wolff. waiting for help another motorist hit and killed both men. to get a phone call that a line officer has been killed he graduated from high school in bethesda. last month he post an image on facebook in memory of the murdered baltimore police detective. now weeks later the colleagues created a similar memorial visual in cohen's name. >> at the end i take solace to know he did what

he stopped to help the individual. that is what he was. he liked to help people. >> sander cohen's funeral is scheduled for this thursday at 11:00 a.m. it is open to the public. alison: still to come here, shocking statistic as the wildfires continue to rage. michelle: the biggest one now larger than new york city. thousands of firefighters working to fight the flames any way they can. we get an update on the effort. alison: a plane crashes from the sky. right into a home. then goes up in flames. what kept this from being a bigger tragedy. >> we had snow on saturday and this is the bethesda country club. there is still snow on the ground at 7:00. watch as we went into if day.

beautiful skies. warm and boy will it get cold. we talk about the numbers in a few minutes.

michelle: an investigation underway in frederick after a deadlyco

school. skytrak7 over the scene at the sugar loaf likes. set to open for the 2018-2019 school year. a contractor with us killed when the scaffolding collapsed. another worker was hurt. alison: huge clouds of smoke in the california skies. look at that. five wildfires continue to burn out there. they have now coveraged an area larger than new york city -- scorched an area larger than new york city, boston combine. the worst is the thomas fire. it is threatening hundreds of homes including property owned by ellen degeneres and oprah winfrey. a community in san diego is in shock after this. a single engine plane crashed in a home. two people were killed but the house that the plane crashed into was empty at

michelle: still to come, honoring the heroes. how the brave men and women first on the scene of the summer's congressional baseball shooting are thanked by the community. >> in takoma park, someone is vandalizing christmas decorations. the grinch is afoot in at least two neighborhoods and police are looking for answers. the latest coming

michelle: new at 6:00, state police in maryland want to know if you saw something the could help in a teen hit by a car in road rage incident. these are if cars involved on the afternoon of november 28. we are told a man in the gray b.m.w. that we showed you stopped behind a red honda civic on 198 east in laurel. the teen got out. alison: there is a grinch out there. he is tearing apart

neighborhoods and minutes apart. the police urge residents to consider joining a surveillance camera program. this festive front yard is a welcome holiday edition along grant avenue. but saturday night, a grinch came to the takoma park neighborhood. >> it was stepped on, squashed and ripped apart. she came home to find decorations in ruins. >> it was broken. >> ten minutes before they found decorative lights pulled downed and the electrical cords cut. the vandals paid no attention to the warning signs. >> we rarely have things like that. >> margaret says two years ago her car parked in the grand avenue driveway broken into.

they don't even know how old suspects are. >> they are trying to expand a watchdog camera program. >> if something happens you say look at the video and we can look to identify people. >> that means purchasing a surveillance system. residents will be extra watchful in the holiday season. >> look at this. a family in baltimore says saturday night the thieves stole passenger doors off the camry. wires were cut to avoid setting off the alarm and nothing else was taken including the wheelchair. >> people break in cars but i have nev

stolen. the police officer said he had never seen it before. alison: they believe they needed the doors for another car. there is a go fund me page that is set up to help the family buy security cameras for the home. michelle: we have seen it all. alison: virginia governor taking steps to address the growing shortage of the teachers in the commonwealth. governor mcauliffe announcing he signed a new executive directive. >> we need new teachers. >> one of the biggest changes in the undergraduate major in education at the virginia university. until now the option didn't exist.

alison: some commuters were ned up over the cost. aubrey lane says he will not suspend the new measures but he will ask vdoto to review the algorithm. alexandria continue to honor the lives of those who risked their lives. michelle: proclamation will be read at the beginning of the city council meeting tomorrow including the u.s. capitol police, alexandria police, alexandria fire and sheriff office.

this is special for a few reasons. >> it is important for the officers, the troopers and the 911 center employees to be reminded that people out there appreciate what they do. we hear the negative thing about the law enforcement and public service. the city council meeting begins at 7:00. alison: switch gears to talk about the weather. >> it will make the weekend look balmy. you have the winds kicking up. alison: tes?

maybe even single digits. there is a beautiful night. 44 is the temperature. we are not far off the normal. the nowhere hall high is 48. we got to 49. let's talk about the snow. it was significant for a couple of reasons. this is at reagan and it broke the record for the day. we talk about the specific two-inch snowfall we got. the last time we had more than two inches of snow, it was in 2007. it has been ten year since a snowfall this much. not a ton. for most

45 in leesburg. 47 around wint. we are tracking a cold front to the west working its way in the area. there is snow over the mountains to the west. this will come through tomorrow. we get to the 40's at 12:00 noon. 41 by 3:00. this time tomorrow many of you will be at or below freezing and it will continue to drop in the night. wednesday is 33 degrees. it's nowhere near freezing when you look at wind child. but we warm up to

with snowflakes around. erin: i don't know if i have been excited to hear 33. michelle: what is going on in sports? >> bryce harper is said to be a free agent the end of next season. if you want bryce harper to stay in washington you might be in luck. what stanton signing with the yankees could mean for harper

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erin: nationals fans might be excited after stanton was traded to the yankees and introduced today. with stanton now in new york it could impact bryce harper's future in washington. dave has been the national manager for six weeks but is ready to lobby for him to stay in d.c. the skipper spoke at the winter meetings and hopes harper stays in washington as long as possible. >> can i lobby now?

>> anyone would want him on the team but right now he is a washington national. looking forward to working with him. >> the eagles confirm today that quarterback carson wentz will miss the rest of the season and the playoffs with a torn a.c.l. nick folles will take his place. capitals look to make it five consecutive wins tonight. >> let's hope! rolling. alison: yea! all right. awesome stuff for weather? bill: i think so. tonight is a good night to check out the lights and do whatever you want for the holiday. tomorrow 50 degrees is misleading. once we hit the afternoon. we are barely at freezing. >> there you

"world news tonight" is up next.

tonight, the attempted terror attack here in new york city. the subway bomb explosion that detonated right dur sh rush hour, caught on surveillance. the bomb going off early than planned. abc news now learning officials say the suspect had been wearing it the whole time. as he changed trains. tonight, he's alive. how he built the bomb using christmas lights. president trump's accusers speak out. pressing congress to act. accused by at least 16 women, tonight some of them before the cameras. saying that as the country holds men accountable for sexual misconduct, they say the president should not be immune. tonight, how the white house responds. less than 24 hours now until voters go to the