good morning washington. today - coldest in more than a week fog & showers for saturday christmas - chance morning light rain to flurries today: lots of sun, but cool winter solstice: 11:28 am highs: mid 40s winds: variable 5 mph overnight: partly cloudy, cold lows: 25-32 winds: northwest 5-10 mph friday: mostly cloudy, mild highs: lower 50s

day makes. what a difference a day makes. just hours after celebrating a huge victory on tax reform-- the president and congress now back in the middle of a budget battle. and now-- a government shutdown is looming. abc's arlette saenz has more from northwest. the new tax reform bill-- is especially

they are about to get a holiday bonus. the phone company says it will give more than 200-thousand u-s workers a one-thousand dollar bonus. it was actually announced a week ago. the republican tax plan slashes the tax rate on corporations. a-t & t's c-e-o says the savings will create more good-paying jobs. in virginia-- a tightly contested delegate race ends in a tie! it looks like a name drawn out of a glass bowl will determine the winner of virginia's 94th district delegate race.

one vote victory. but republicans challenged it, and won. it's not clear when the candidates' names will be drawn. developing now.. an unexpected move -- the d.c. school board delaying a vote on a resolution calling for an independent investigation into city schools. seven on your side found at least 26 ballou high school students graduated with more than 100 unexcused absences. that finding led some school board members to call for an independent probe into data and accountability practices. board member laura wilson phelan requested that the vote be delayed. the office of the state superintendent of education is conducting its own investigation. that probe is

completed next month. a new date for a vote on an independent investigation has not been announced. seven on your side -- wants to hear from you. email us about issues in d-c schools at tips at w-j-l-a-dot-com. or call 703-340-3170. four days from christmas-- and police are still trying to track down a real-life grinch stealing christmas decorations. she was caught on camera taking items from tina carter's porch and yard, in southeast d.c. after realizing some decorations were missing, tina and her husband checked their surveillance video. and they were stunned at what they saw. the camera captured the woman taking items on three different occasions. taking items on three different occasions. on her third attempt, a neighbor caught her. police released the surveillance video, but they haven't made an arrest. tina did get her decorations back -- she found them piled in a heap, with some other people's. she believes the woman just wants to ruin christmas

coming up-- a tour bus crash in mexico-- creating a holiday tragedy in virginia. what we are learning about the people onboard. plus, the roads are empty now but we are hours away from one of the busiest holiday travel days of the year. what you need to know-- to avoid the rush, coming up.

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today - coldest in more than a week fog & showers for saturday christmas - chance morning light rain to flurries today: lots of sun, but cool winter solstice: 11:28 am highs: mid 40s winds: variable 5 mph overnight: partly cloudy, cold lows: 25-32 winds: northwest 5-10 mph friday: mostly cloudy, mild highs: lower 50s coming up--

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31 passengers from two royal caribbean ships were on-board. an update on the florida police officer dragged by a car for a half mile.. at speeds of more than 60 miles an hour. pembroke pines police officer jon cusack was released from the hospital, one day after tuesday's incident. he's expected to make a full recovery! on tuesday, officer cusack reached into a car to stop a suspected drugged driver from fleeing. the driver accelerated, dragging the officer. he was rushed to the hospital with serious road rash. the driver is now in jail, charged with attempted murder. the t-s-a is rolling out new automated screening lanes at 12 airports across the country.. including boston's logan airport. the bins are 25-percent larger, and are dispensed automatically. the t-s-a says the new lanes can improve efficiency

multiple passengers can also load their items into bins simultaneously. passengers who were interviewed confirm, the new system "is" quicker." they say it was a nice surprise, during the height of the busy holiday travel season. the new lanes are also available in atlanta and l-a as well as chicago's o'hare, newark and j-f-k in new york. this next story went viral on social media wendesday. biscuit the dog, missing from a home in southeast. d-c police, and even mayor muriel bowser using the hashtag - "find biscuit". and last night-- our cameras were there when this story came to a happy ending. jay korff - has more on the reunion you'll see only on 7. at xx time for weather.

today - coldest in more than a week fog & showers for saturday christmas - chance morning light rain to flurries today: lots of sun, but cool winter solstice: 11:28 am highs: mid 40s winds: variable 5 mph overnight: partly cloudy, cold lows: 25-32 winds: northwest 5-10 mph friday: mostly cloudy, mild highs: lower 50s shocking new video of a traffic stop in

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now he's suing the city. it was november when officers pulled up behind 21-year old christopher ballew at a gas station. they questioned him about a missing front license plate. then you see officers wrestle bellew to the ground, and try restraining him using batons. ballew says the footage shows he was beaten. the city, says he resisted arrest. ballew ended up with a broken leg. he was eventually arrested -- charged with assaulting a police officer with a arrested -- charged with assaulting a police officer with a deadly weapon. the officers involved are still on active duty during the investigation. right now -- the search is on for the gunmen who stormed an armored truck last friday in beltsville. take a look at the incredible video -- the cash couriers - restocking an a-t-m on baltimore avenue. the workers - forced to the ground. the thieves escaped with nearly a quarter-million dollars! the gunmen ditched their getaway car a

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australia: a car plowing through a crowd of christmas shoppers. the incident police are calling a deliberate act. spreading the wealth. republicans passing a major tax reform bill - and overnight companines are promising to share some of the savings. when thousands of workers are getting bonuses.