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palestinian president mahmoud abbas saying from this point forward -- palestinians won't accept any role for the u-s in the mid-east peace process. the announcement comes less than a week after president donald trump recognized jerusalem as the capital of israel. the city is hotly contested in the region -- with past discussions of possibly splitting it into two as part of the peace process between palestinians and israel. roy moore - defiant last night as the roy moore - defiant last night as the votes came in. but with 99-percent of precincts reporting, moore's opponent doug jones has a nearly 21-thousand vote lead. still moore is not conceding and vowing to fight on. abc's maggie rulli is breaking it down for us this morning in montgomery, alabama. later in the d

ahead.. minnesota governor mark dayton says he'll announce his choice to replace outgoing senator al franken. senator franken announced his resignation last week after he being accused of improper conduct toward more than half a dozen women. today's announcement will will end days of speculation about whom dayton would send to washington and also whether the person intends to run for the office or be

special election in november 2018. right now another headache shaping up along metro's red line. after track work that saw weeks of delays and closures... riders were finally ready for some relief. but now -- as tom roussey shows us -- a broken communications cable... is going to cause more trouble when the system opens in about half an hour. :32-:35 a man in police

morning after a bizarre traffic backup along route 28 near the dulles toll road tuesday evening. come take a look at this video from a man who was stuck in traffic. police say another man who was involved in a crash got out of his car -- attacked another driver -- and then started stripping!! once naked, he jumped on another passing vehicle and rode on top for a while before eventually running away. police, able to catch up with him

him. developing now-- president trump's legal team now pushing the attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor-- to investigate the special prosecutor. this comes after new revelations concerning agents involved who had been working for special prosecutor, robert mueller. one special agent who mueller removed from his team over the summer-- allegedly sent anti-trump text messages during the campaign. the president's lawyers say that's just one of several "obvious conflicts of interest". democrats say the president is questioning the fbi's integrity because mueller's team has been stepping up its pressure. happening now.. less than 2 weeks before christmas-- experts say

packages to get to their destinations on time. and you can blame the booming economy. for the first time ever, online holiday sales are expected to top 100-billion dollars. that's putting a strain on the postal service.. and delivery companies, including u-p-s. crucial deadlines coming up. december 19th-- that's the deadline many retailers say you must order by to guarantee standard delivery by christmas. u-p-s is going a step farther. they say customers need to get those packages in the mail by tomorrow! coming up-- major developments in california where crews are battling huge wildfires. the latest on the progress.. and the damage. plus, what the heck is that smell? a woman seeks professional help to cure a stinky car. and you won't believe what they found. thats coming up.

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a "beer rage" incident. the violent theft happened inside a liquor store in santa ana, california. a man brought a 12-pack of corona to the clerk. but when the clerk asked for money, the man tried to steal the beer. the two men got into a tug of war. that's when the suspect began throwing cans of beer at the clerk. the clerk told another customer to call 9-1-1, then ran after the suspect. the man got away, but police now have video and photos of him. they're asking the public to help find him. the clerk is recovering from minor injuries. new developments in southern california... and those wildfires burning near los angeles. investigators say -- the fire that destroyed homes in bel air... was sparked by a cooking fire at a homeless camp.

those flames destroyed 6 homes and damaged a dozen more last week. it's still burning right now but is said to be about 85-percent contained. this is one of several fires buring in southern california, driven by strong winds. he's referring to the city of carpinteria - and other communities along the coast - impacted by the "thomas fire". it's the fifth largest wildfire in the state's history -- having charred an area larger than new york city. the first responders who helped save lives during the alexandria ballpark shooting are being honored for their bravery. the alexandria city council paid tribute to them during a ceremony last night. and it honored the six agencies that helped on that chaotic june morning. the shooter who opened fire on the

baseball practice was killed. the four people he shot survived, including congressman steve scalise and two capitol police officers. despite the cold -- plenty of holiday cheer on the ellipse for the lighting of the national menorah! the celebration included menorah kits, dreidels -- and of course, the traditional latkes and donuts. former president jimmy carter lit the first national menorah in 19-79. a word of caution now-- this next story may not go well with your breakfast. a woman in arizona can finally drive her car again, after mechanics finally figure out what was causing a horrible odor. judi miller says the problem started a while ago and became worse over time. eventually she went looking for the source, and

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the votes in -- doug jones is the projected winner of the senate race in jones is the projected winner of the senate race in alabama! but embattled candidate roy moore says it's not over yet. we'll explain why. plus, a weather alert right now as the temperatures tumble.