alison: bitter cold settling in. >> abc 7 news at 11:00 starts with breaking news. alison: we have two big stories, but we begin with this. for the first time in more than

won the senate seat and about the senate seat in alabama, beating roy moore. let's listen in. >> in his about every one of you and your sons and daughters and all the volunteers who knocked on 300,000 doors. alison: once again, doug jones winnik. the big story gunshots shattering windows at a local montgomery county mcdonald's. with fulls happening coverage coming up. first, we are on storm watch as we prepare for temperatures to plummet. nancy: we are talking bitter cold and the wind making it feel like single digits. chief meteorologist bill kelly is here. bill: when you walk out, mother nature just

it is one thing to say it is envelope, but when it's this cold it downright dangerous and that is where we are tonight. the air temperature around the region, we are already chilly. 26 d.c., 23 frederick. by themselves, they are down there, 21 winchester. but look at the wind, moving out of the northwest anywhere basically 15, if not 30. leesburg, va gust of 35. pax river 40 mile-per-hour wind gust currently. when you look at the feels-like temperature, the windchill, that is the important number. as the air moves over your skin, it drops the heat of your body and this is what you need to plan for traveling. already single digits, 12 degrees d.c., 4 hagerstown.

feels like tomorrow morning, 3:00 a.m. tomorrow, going to the bus stop, the windchill will be widespread in the single digits and i can be dangerous in exposed areas. bare minimum, sit in the car with the kids at the bus stop, maybe call a friend and have them help. if you work outside, seriously layer. we are talking about the little snow potential and when we warm-up coming up. nancy: stay one step ahead as the temperatures drop. download the stormwatch 7 weather app for the latest forecast at your fingertips anytime. turning back to the breaking news from alabama, word within the last hour democrat doug jones was declared the winner in the hotly contested senate election. michelle marsh joins us with the results. michelle: a houston and alabama. it has been more than 20

-- a huge night in alabama. it has been more than 20 years since a democrat what to the senate in alabama. more than 95% of the votes counted, jones has received 50% of the vote, republican roy moore has 49% of the vote. let's listen into jones right now. fund that chip program! put it aside and let's do it for comeillions of kids including here in birmingham, alabama. it has been a long might come a long campaign. let me just say -- i know i have forgotten so many thank

yous and how we feel. before,'ve said it alabama is at a crossroads. we have been at a crossroads in the past. unfortunately, we have taken the past. fork in the bill: doug jones thanking supporters, those who went door to door to make the night possible. roy moore's candidacy was dogged by allegations of sexual girls.uct of teenaged no reaction from the white house. - michelle: with jones' victory, republicans will have just a two-seat majority in the senate. alison: michelle, thank you. and breaking news from a to come recounted that we told you about, gunshots ringing out just outside of mcdonald's during the dinner

breaking through the windows of the restaurant as families are inside. -- as families ate inside. tom rousey has been following this. tom: a very scary situation. the two men who were shot were outside, but the gunfire did not stop with them. overhear one of the bullets went straight through the window of the restaurant. folks were inside at the time. here is video from earlier :20 p.m. around 6;20 montgomery county police believe there were two suspects involved who fled the scene and got away. shot whenn who were inside the mcdonald's for help and were eventually taken to the hospital. saygomery county police there were people inside, both employees and customers, and is ve

worse than it was. >> just after 6 p.m., in the shopping center, at the restaurant, a busy time of day. we are fortunate more people were not hurt. tom: the latest update i have is , one of theuspects victims has nonlife threatening injuries and the other at last check with the police was still in surgery at the hospital. no description of the suspects who were involved who fled the scene. live in germantown, tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: tom, thank you. the white house denies a tweet about president trump towards kirsten gillibrand was a personal attack. the president said that gillibrand bag to the president for campaign contributions -- begged the president for campaign contributions years ago and "would do anything" for the. >>

issue, neither will the president who stood up yesterday, and the millions of women who have been marching to do not agree with this. the way talking about our system functions as it is, the politicians repeatedly beg for money. that is nothing new, and that comment is nothing new. among: gillibrand is several democratic senators who called on the president to reside over allegations of sexual misconduct. nancy: the department of justice is taking a maryland business to court after it fired one of its worker. the doj said the consulting firm fired a coast guard reservist who was deployed. violated the uniform services employment and reemployment rights act, which promises to hold the jobs of service members who are deployed. alison: a truly bizarre traffic accident on route 28 near the dulles toll road, during the evening commute. watch what

this video was taken by a man who was stuck in traffic. a man who was involved in a car crash got out of the car, attacked the other driver, and then started stripping down. he jumped on a passing vehicle and wrote on top of the vehicle for a while before eventually running away. the police captured him on dulles airport property. another headache along the metro red line, track work that saw weeks of delays enclosures, for relief,ly ready but a broken communications cable will cause more trouble on the tracks. >> the last two weeks were brutal. we were waking up in our ahead of time to get there safely. tom: these commuters in silver spring were hurting. track work shut down the red line between silver spring and fort totten,

buses. >> the last couple weeks i've been walking to fort totten. tom: this week things were supposed be back to normal. but not so fast. >> we have come to expect it at this point. a new problem that metro says is unrelated to the previous work involved a communication's cable that needs to be replaced. part of the red line from silver spring to rhode island avenue will shut down again this weekend. but now through friday, metro is limiting trains between stations, causing delays on the entire red line. things may be back to normal monday. at least this time the delays are not as bad as the last two weeks. >> it is only a 30 minute difference, but it is not what we expected after the service outage. nancy: a city says thank you, among the first on the scene when a gunman opened fire

members of congress practicing at the alexandria baseball diamond. tonight the first responders were honored for their heroic actions. tim barber was there as they were recognized by the city council and he is live tonight with their story. a well-deserved honor. tim: this is the proclamation from the mayor and the council for the first responders who rushed to the baseball field when the bullets were still flying. while a shooter opened fire on republican representatives on this alexandria baseball field, calls came pouring into 911. >> an overwhelming number of 911 calls. tim: he helped first responders rushed to the side of two capitol police officers in a firefight with the gunman. alexandria city leaders honored first responders and the leaders of six agencies who helped on the chaotic june morning. >> a morning with that will forever have a spo

the city council thank you for recognizing the work of our people. tim: the shooter who opened fire was killed, but the fourth victim's lives, including congressman steve scalise. these humble heroes say it is just part of their job. ing toare not expect be rewarded for it because that is what we do, but i'm glad they recognized the good job. tim: a lobbyist, congressional they'd come and capitol police officer were also injured. live in alexandria, tim barber, abc 7 news. alison: a serious warning and fairfax county tonight about coyotes. nancy: what you need to know to protect your family and pets. the season of deliveries, one million packages in the mail ahead of the holidays, but what is being done to make sure they make it there on time? alison: and it is cold and fl

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nancy: just in to the newsroom, response from the president after doug jones won the hotly contested senate race. he said, congratulations to doug jones on a hard-fought victory. a win is a win. the people of alabama are great and republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time. it never ends. cold, plentyte the of holiday cheer on the ellipse for the lighting of the national includedwhich traditional food. former president jimmy carter lit the very first national menorah in 1979. nancy:

more than a billion packages will make their way through the mail this season, but more packages means more of a chance for deliveries to be delayed. for the first time ever, online holiday sales are expected to top 100 million dollars. >> that means record numbers of packages. unfortunately, i would expect record numbers of delays. cyber after a blockbuster monday triggered 1, 2 day delays on ups items, the company offered drivers extra overtime to get back on schedule. walmart is back on track after a flood of orders thanksgiving weekend meant some deliveries took extra time. with less than two weeks to christmas, time is running out. ,> all the stress you may feel go for express shipping. or purchase online and pick up in person.

december 19, one week from today, is also the deadline many retailers say you have to order by to guarantee delivery by christmas. alison: almost here. in california, we are calling this a grinch on grinch crime. a family's security camera capture the moment two men swiped their christmas decorations. they took a life-sized wooden cutout of the grinch. hopefully their hearts will grow three sizes before christmas. home, a coyote warning and fairfax county. the police believe the wild animal killed a dog in annandale sunday and are now warning everyone to be on alert. our garbage and in animal proof container, don't feed pets --

outside or keep food outside. and never leave your pets unattended outside. nancy: 7 on your side with health matters. you have probably heard the term "man flu," men who seem to be exaggerating their symptoms when sick. alison: it turns out the man flu may be just a stair -- more than just a stereotype. that many meninds are susceptible to consultations from respiratory diseases than women and their immune systems may naturally be weaker. researchers say could also be due to hormonal differences. nancy: either way, it is time to stock up on tissues and chicken suit. bill: when we are the sick, we are the worst. alison: and now you have science. bill: here is what is going on outside. good evening to all of you

temperature is in the mid to low 20's around the region. when you factor in the windchill, 7 reston. inassas feeling like 9, 12 the district. 5 in winchester, elkins at 0 currently. these numbers continue to go down with the wind tonight. everybody for the most part is into the single digits. light snow bands to the north 68,ier, around 270, back to just hit and miss snow bands. nothing major. the big story by far is the cold air that has moved in behind the cold front. 16 currently pittsburgh. that is an air temperature, not windchill. you go down to surely come it is 35, knoxville freezing.

is 35. tonight we are generally clear outside of the isolated snow, but nothing of concern. tomorrow,e day beautiful inside looking out, lots of sunshine. the next weather system to the west, the bulk of the energy stays there. allre not above freezing at when you look at the windchill all day long. clausen the afternoon. as this rolls, through, there is a possibility of picking up a little snow. the models are saying less than an inch, some models considerably less, but early thursday, that's something that bears watching. the cold trend continues. that is itabout 33, for the high, windchill factors in the 20's. friday,42ay, 36 saturday. this is by far

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♪ nancy: or if they fantastic? the cold did not stop a fantastic concert, the gay men's chorus sang carols as people headed home. alison: they included a pajama drive for foster children in d.c.

d.c. police department stations through friday. you have to hand it to them for standing out in the cold like that and still carrying a tune so beautifully. robert: and they sounded good, too. no singing at the capitals game tonight. on the ice tonight, trying not to get buried by the avalanche. and still

>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: still no john wall for the wizards tonight, out with a knee injury. tonight, they needed him. less than a minute to go, the opening,finds drives hard for the bucket. he had 28 tonight. moments later, the nets strike back with the good look from straightaway, draining the three. the was earns come up short, 103-98. the capitals hosting the avalanche tonight. early in the first, the capitals on a three-on-two break, top shelf. 1-0 caps. in the second, the game tied at 1-1,

deflected, john carlson's slap shot gives the caps the lead. the final for this one, 5-2. terps against division iii catholic. they only led by three at the break, but turned up the pressure. 59.yland wins, 76- ravensns safety's work has been cleared by -- sua

alison: it is uncomfortably cold. bill: exactly, and we will be that way tonight and tomorrow. cold tomorrow night. thursday at 40 degrees. a few

and friday. no big deal at the moment. nancy: jim kimmel's next. alison: having tonight.

from hollywood, dwayne johnson, guillermo del toro, music from g-eazy. here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hi, everyone. thank you for watching. thanks for joining us on yet another