hours. missingfor >> there she was, taking her time. alison: a grinch at work and called on camera. the video the police hope leads to an arrest. and a

biscuit. >> biscuit! alison: the reunion is only on 7. >> i'm just glad! news at 11:00,. on your side jonathan: first, 7 on your side is getting you ready for the holidays. alison: aaa predicts that tomorrow will be the biggest travel holiday of the season. more than 7 million people are hitting the roads in the dmv. jonathan: and the worst times will be between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., with commute times perhaps doubling or tripling. bill kelly, what can we expect with the weather? sunnyit is bad when it is and 70 on a good day. around the country, not too bad. some areas of snow. locally, things will be pretty quiet.

to your commute, wherever you are heading tomorrow. the overall big picture, showers to the south. we have this high pressure cell building in. 3:00 p.m. to 6 p.m. timeframe, 3:00, if you have to drive at that time, nothing but sunshine. a gorgeous, sunny day. you have to go pretty far out of the area to find any bad weather that could affect travel. the temperatures, 3:00, to the south, warmer. north of the front will be cooler. 3:00, 40 at 6:00. the first day of winter tomorrow, but i think travel plans and the weather will be really good. the entire weekend and into christmas coming up. jonathan: stay ahead of the

available in the apple store and google play. a christmas crime alert, a real-life grinch caught on surveillance video. helping themselves to the christmas decorations. all the decorations gone from in front of a house in southeast. tom roussey is live after talking to the homeowner, who said this was not the first time this happened, and the story is weirder considering this is not her first time or first house. tom: she apparently was stealing decorations from multiple houses. she just walks up 25th street, comes onto the property, even though it is not hers, opens the gate, goes in, and start stealing christmas decorations. >> i noticed this area looked a little bare. tom: every year tina carter's husband fills the yard with christmas decorations. after realizing some were missing, they checked their surveillance vid

stunned to see this woman in her yard. >> like she lived here, doing it with care. we were flabbergasted. tom: this happened december 5. the settle the first trip woman stole christmas present decorations. the second time she took the elf. on the third attempt when the neighbor called her, she was trying to get rudolph. tom: she is the grinch that stole christmas decorations. >> she had the nerve to say, i don't know why you people get excited about christmas anyway. i would call that a grinch. tom: the woman has not been arrested but tina got her decorations back. they were found with other decorations. >> they were piled up like a trashy. she was getting rid of people's decorations. tom: and here are the gifts and the elves, safe and sound after they were stolen.

christmas so much and had 70 decorations, she could have just knocked on the door and her husband would have given her some. instead, she was helping herself, but she at this point has not been arrested. tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: tom, thank you. i teamormation in the tim investigation into grade fixing at d.c. public schools. board off the education want an independent review into some of the disturbing findings discovered by the 7 on your side team, showing some students graduated blue high school with many unexcused absences. anna-lysa gayle is live at the story that you will see only on 7. anna-lysa? anna-lysa: some members of the board of education say their decision tonight comes down to taxpayer dollars. this is the final public meeting of the year for the board of education, and some me

>> the motion on the table is approved. the d.c. state board of education decided not to vote on a resolution calling for an independent investigation into data and accountability practices at district schools. the requests comes after 7 on your side found at least 26 ballou high school students graduate with more than 100 unexcused absences. >> it is an open secret we have all these issues going on. board of edome members called for the independent investigation, separate from the one led by the office of the state superintendent of education. baxter represents ballou high school's ward. >> we have folks saying they want an independent voice on this issue. anna-lysa: they are concerned that they would wait for the independent investigation. >> why are they tabling the vote?

findings of the investigation underway as stewards of the taxpayer dollars and we have to be careful about the investigations we call for. >> working to secure the independent voice. anna-lysa: the office of the state superintendent of education investigation is expected to be completed in january. as soon as we know the findings, we will let you know. anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. alison: anna-lysa, thank you. and a reminder that 7 on your us about issues at d.c. schools at tips@wjla.com. 703--l is in chargewarner of the congressional probe into russia's election meddling. the president maintains he is not trying to push robert mueller out,

thinks that republicans are trying to undermine the investigation. >> any of the top brass involved in the investigation would not only call into question this , butistration's commitment also the most basic concept of rule of law. alison: senator warner warned the president not to issue any pardons related to the russian investigation. >> it means jobs. jobs, jobs, jobs. it will be a very special period of time. jonathan: the president is calling it a christmas gift for the mayor can people come his first major legislative act a recent's all trump has to do is now sign it. lindsey mastis has who will see the biggest cuts and when. lindsey: it may be january before he signs it area the white house says there is a process before it reaches his desk. in a scene that

not see very often, republican standing outside of the white house cheering. while the white house calls it a middle-class miracle, critics insist that it helps the wealthiest more. republicans say that it will result in pay raises for the middle class, tax cuts for individuals expiring and eight years, well corporate american cuts are permanent. a new study showing americans making less than $70,000 per year with see a tax increase in the next decade. president trump said the bill essentially repeals the affordable care act. jonathan: and right now we have a time. it looks like a name drawn from a glass ball will determine the winner of virginia's 94 the district delegate race. i'm not making this up. a recount originally gave the democrat a one-vote victory. republicans challenged it and won. >> it is not just flipping a district. it is making a difference with regard to who

jonathan: there is a lot riding on this. when they out of the votes come it is tied. the judges have certified the race as a tie. it is not clear when the candidates names will be drawn. if you are flying for christmas, you are not alone. millions took to the skies. 7 on your side with ways to make sure that you fly through security. 11 gymnast suing the organization that helped her reach her dream. the bombshell allegations in the lawsuit. >> and a local seven-year-old girl's beloved dog named biscuit goes missing. coming up, the exclu

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alison: a cold -- gold medal winner, mikayla maroni, claim she was repeatedly assaulted by former team dr. larry nassar. she said that she signed a confidential agreement with usa gymnastics late last year. the 21-year-old broke her silence on twitter

gymnastics usa admits they have admitted that he molested girls. he was allowed to stay in the treatment rooms and treated dozens and dozens of little girls. sar is in prison after pleading guilty to child pornography and sexual misconduct. he is being sued by more than 100 women. jonathan: fox news settled a lawsuit with a former contributor who sued the that work for sexual harassment, claiming her career stalled after she turned down the late fox news chief roger ailes. former fox news employees who settled harassment complaints are now suing fox news and bill o'reilly for defamation. and now a crime alert, the moment when masked gunman stormed a truck last friday. the cash couriers are

the atm on baltimore avenue. the workers were forced to the ground. an assault rifle and the thieves escaped with more than a quarter million dollars. >> this appears to be well-organized. that is certainly a concern. the gunman ditched their getaway car a couple blocks from the crime scene and vanished. nobody was hurt. the police are still looking for the thieves. alison: several women who left dangerous relationships for safe shelter in prince george's county say the shelter is dangerous as well. they say there is mold, no heat, and the county's only domestic violent shelter. the women did not want to be identified but shared photos showing the facility in rundown conditions. >> we are victimized, and that is a problem. there is mold, dust everywhere, food, some with mold on it.

nonprofit family crisis center. they have not returned our phone calls. an emergency inspection found many code violations. the county may provide alternate housing until repairs are complete. 7 on your side with a consumer alert. as you rush to finish last minute christmas shopping, be aware of a big scam this time of year, a fake email from the post office or a shipping company that says you have an undelivered package. it includes a link to click and pick it up. don't fall for it. the fake site could infect your computer and try to steal your credit card information. jonathan: millions are traveling this holiday season. tsa has warnings and advice to make your airport trip smoother. get to the airport early, and if you are flying with gifts, do this. >> we recommend that you not pack them in wrapping paper.

jonathan: this allows for quicker screening in case a present needs to be inspected. don't go to the trouble of wrapping it perfectly, and get that done when you get to where you are going. larger than as cell phone must be out for separate inspection. and toward guns in toy swords need to be a checked bags. any liquid over three or four ounces like a snow globe need to be checked in as well. alison: it is a story going viral on social media. this get the dog was missing from a home in southeast. d.c. police and even the mayor muriel bowser used #findb iscuit./ anight we have heartwarming update because biscuit is now home. jay korff has the story that you will see only on 7. this is fantastic. jay. jay:

the family heartbroken most of the day when biscuit went missing. now tears of joy. >> oh, my god. >> biscuit! >> biscuit! jay: to understand why seven-year-old reagan turner and her mother are crying tears of elation, we need to take you back several painful hours when their beloved dog biscuit ran off. >> i'm just frantic. out the lab redo it all got wednesday afternoon of the yard. several minutes later, he was gone. >> the world can be heartless sometimes. jay: home surveillance shows a man walking by. the man walks around the front, opens the gate, and out goes biscuit. >> it does not matter how cute they are. you cannot take a dog from their family. jay: it is especially meaningful for reagan because biscuit was her surprise christmas gift two years ago. >>

not be true this year. >> biscuit! biscuit! jay: as we were doing the strangers found biscuit wandering several blocks away, read the address on his tag, and escorted him home. >> i'm just glad they found him. >> i'm just so happy. i was like -- when i heard that bark, i knew it was biscuit immediately. jay: now what is christmas going to be like? >> merrier than ever! jay: so no word on who the person was that let this get out of the gate -- that let thi biscuit out of the gate. at this point the family does not care, they are just happy to have her home. jonathan: she is a smart little girl. good to see her back. alison:

see you tonight. how are you doing? bill: doing well. tomorrow, nicene travel conditions. many of you are traveling. there are some changes in the forecast. 40 degrees right now at reagan, the dew point low, feeling like 40 degrees, not much wind. --in manassas, war and tin warrenton 23 and winchester. away from the city it is much colder. 30 degrees colder in petersburg, 20 degrees colder in warrenton. there is no doubt the cold front has swept through and now we will be relatively cool. no clouds going on, generally clear through the night tonight. futurecast, tomorrow morning, here is new in, into the afternoon, early evening with the busy travel time.

weather related problems. the traffic will already be bad enough. fromrow night, 24 hours now, still looking really good, but that should be it until early friday morning. showers in ohio. otherwise, we remain dry. friday morning, a little change come a few clouds. new time friday still ok. evening,ternoon and that is when we start to watch the next weather maker come into the area. i do not expect rain between now and say friday evening. but friday night going into saturday, that is when things will change up. partly cloudy, mostly clear tonight, 25 to 32. about 45 tomorrow, much cooler than today. wind,he sunshine, light

are traveling, should be no problems. sunglasses will be the biggest concern if you are driving. late friday night into saturday rain. christmas eve, 37 degrees. a chance of a few showers and falling temperatures through the day. beyond the seven-day, it will be cooler the end of december, snow possible late next week.

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60 saturday, the potential of a little rain on christmas.

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