monitoring the roads. sam sweeney at the airport. larry: but it depends on the weather. bill: the weather is not going to play a role on the travel conditions. just the roads themselves are with the amount of people. 42 in d.c. herndon in 30's. that is it. no freezing temperatures out there now. all temperatures are above freezing. philly, new york city, to central p.a. the temperatures are also above freezing. thin the bigger picture take temperatures aside is there rain or snow? if you are heading anywhere tonight in a reasonable five or six-hour drive, seven hour you are fine. no problems. most of the day tomorrow as well. a little bit of change.

mid-to-upper 30's. 36 by 11:00. that is close to where we end up at. we will get down less than that before temperatures are back up by the morning. there is a little bit of change coming in tomorrow night. >> we have sent sam sweeney to the airport to see how everyone is dealing with the busy time. sam? sam: a good day here. it's a smooth day. all the flights have gone out. no cancellations on the american airlines. this is one of the busiest travel days of the season. but you wouldn't know it looking around. >> reagan national airport it's smooth sailing. american the airport largest carrier here plans to move 20,000 people today. planes are more than 90% full. you might not think that if you look around. >> it's fantastic. i have plans, extra time today. i walk in to check my

i'm through security. >> across the country more than 6.2 million people expect to fly between now and new year's. 97 million expected to drive. in total, 107 million americans will leave home for the holidays. >> i don't think it's snowy there. i hope there is a white christmas. >> at dulles, united airlines brought in the comfort dogs aimed at calming nerves. >> great way to release stress. >> at reagan, santa claus put smiles on faces. >> baby doll. >> what did you ask for? >> cars. sam: santa tells me he expects flight 1225 to be on time. reporting live at reagan national airport, sam sweeney, abc7 news. kimberly: president trump paid a visit to the wounded service members and families at walter reed medical center this afternoon. before leaving the white house mr. trump told reporters he was going to say hello to some of the braviest people anywhere in

mr. trump last went to walter reed in april when he visited wounded service members. under heavy security, vice president pence made surprise visit to the u.s. troops this afghanistan. his first visit to afghanistan. trump has not been there yet. pence met with the afghanistan president and the u.s. troops as well as the military leaders. larry: wednesday is the day virginia will break the tie between two state delegate candidates fighting to represent the newport news area. we now know that shelly simonds and david yancey names will be written on separate pieces of paper and placed in separate film canisters and put in a container that will be shaken. a canister will be drawn to determine a winner after a recount and a ballot challenge declared the race a tie. kimberly: hagerstown woman suing the national rifle association. she says her husband was swindled by the n.r.a. foundation attorneys into giving up his $500,000 in life savings.

otherwise. richard reeve has the story you will see only on 7. >> for stormy morris and her miles the holidays are bitter sweet. in january of 2012, morris' long-time live-in boyfriend committed suicide with a shotgun. >> i wasn't sure if he was going to die or i was going to die. >> the previous day after christmas police arrested taylor after an armed confrontation. >> he has a fully loaded hand gun pointed at me calling me an intruder. >> months before the death, taylor a gun enthusiast was asking mentally ill. after the death she was shocked to learn she was replaced as a beneficiary as an n.r.a. association. the foundation attorney had a secret meeting with tailor in august 2011.

to refer him for appropriate legal advice for medical and mental health consultation and treatment. >> they failed to do the fiduciary duty and check in to see if this man was stable, confident enough to make claims. >> but he says that he didn't want morris to receive a dime of the retirement plan and he loved freedom and what the n.r.a. stood for and there was no better place to leave his money. >> lawyers had no obligation to discuss the mental condition with anyone, they say. a previous court ruling makes clear he doesn't have a claim to the $400,000 in lifesaverrings. the third and -- life savings. if they don't win this case over for them. richard reeve, abc7 news. kimberly: we should note court documents say it was

not the other way around. ruling could come anytime in the next few weeks. larry: jury acquitted the first six defendants charged in connection with the violent protests on inauguration day. the defense attorneys say they were peacefully protesting and unfairly swept up when they cracked down on the rioters. it's unclear what it means for those waiting trial, the prosecutors suggest that the cases would continue. also today, two guilty pleas to this brawl outside the turkish embassy. both have been in jail since the arrest in june. the brawl started when two groups of the protesters clashed over the turkish president visit. kimberly: a former substitute teacher and basketball coach indicted on charges of child pornography and abuse.

he is accused of taking pictures of two juveniles, one in a school trip and the other in the basketball trip for ocean city. a brazen break-in at a liquor store. see where they head once they are inside. >> a boy giving thanks he survived an accidental shooting. still ahead t

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larry: as we have before talking about. holiday rush. this is a live picture from skytrak7. you can see the back of the traffic there at the american legion bridge. as everyone trying to get either home or get away as we get into the holiday weekend. kimberly: take a look at this video. barreling through the glass door. surveillance video of a liquor store robbery in german town. on bottom of the screen, you can see they jump

grab any bottles they can get their hand on. they just released this video from friday and there is a $10,000 reward for a tip leading to a conviction there. larry: as the investigators try to pinpoint what went wrong in the amtrak derail in the washington state incredible story of survival. man catching a few minutes of extra sleep when the train sped off the interstate below. he broke his back. the retired l.a. police officer crawled to help but from the hospital bed he says he is one of the lucky ones. >> i was flying around inside of the train. everything was mass confusion. suddenly silence. i look to the left of me. it was a real, railroad wheel from the car. suspended in the air which caused me to have major panic. larry: wow! he said a woman

safety and he never saw her again. three people died. the ntsb is looking into whether the train operator was distracted. kimberly: another story of survival. an 11-year-old prince george's county boy survived an accidental shooting. he spent many days in the hospital and tonight he is on the mend. back home and welcoming in special visitors. brad bell has his story. brad: it seems nothing short of a christmas miracle. >> today he was home to be showered by presents from the police officers. two and a half weeks ago he was shot in the chest by a close family friend. >> i was going crazy. >> his dad mark says prognosis was not good. the bullet hit his heart.

made us think he'd be here 15 days later. >> caleb says he remember what his dad taught him. >> he said no is not an answer. i can't do it is not a word. >> i can't means you are not willing to try. if you are not willing to try, how will you succeed? >> the little boy fought to live. he came home this week. the story inspiring the tough cops to soften up bring christmas early. >> and the neighbor will face no charges. it's an accident. he is still friends with caleb and his dad. >> i forgive him. my son is here. >> the

ravine. they are mon nowhered for the actions last friday. the p.e.t.a. is giving them a compassionate reward. the dog reunited with the owner and is doing fine. >> looks grateful. >> doesn't he? >> grateful face. thank you. >> no shortage of the good samaritans tonight. in the past six years the d.c. firefighters have donated more than 3,000 coats to the children in need. >> for many of the children the first time they had a new coat. seeing a smile on a child's face there is nothing to replace it with. >> because of the coat drive families spend limited resources on food and gifts. kimberly: the colors are great. larry: they stand out.

conditions. it's cooperating for the busiest travel day of the year. in the heart of it. it's 3:00 to 6:00 they said. larry: it's still backed up. >> we want to get a look at the travel forecast. send it to josh knight with a good look at that. how are you? >> i'm doing well. so is this map. if you are picking anybody up from the airport it's green for everybody. looking good. we zoom out and this is remarkable. the first day of winter. the airport is doing pretty well. as we zoom out i want to talk about weather that changes for tomorrow. we may be expecting winter weather. it's quiet for most of t

midatlantic. there is no snow. so getting around this evening and tomorrow it's looking pretty good. >> tomorrow and saturday is the next weather maker. 7:00. going out the door and you will likely see the rain showers around the region. it's in the form of rain and not snow. that is well back to the west. potentially a lull in mid-to-late morning. once we get in the afternoon and the everything we will fill that in. we are throwing 80% chance of the rain showers on saturday. greater chance than not for that. as you go out saturday everything, we still have a little bit of the lingering. saturday night it should kick out of here. on sunday it's the dry

if you looking for a dry day on saturday or sunday, sunday is the day. take you through the day. no problem. get to the christmas night, going out to the christmas services, or the christmas eve services. that is likely fine. christmas night to early christmas morning like late overnight when the santa is supposed to arrive. we have snowshowers. snow flurries possible around the region. cool at the front works through but christmas day looking dry. this is 46 on sunday. christmas eve. cooler air filtering in. christmas. 20% chance. looking ahead. notice the normal high. 45. next week in 30's. beyond the seven-day forecast there is another cold nap approaching the end of the year. we have the possibility, we are talking about days eight

this. the first big snow possible. that is something to keep an eye on. but all in the conditions now looking good.

robert: the question to finish 8-8 continues. when you thought the injury couldn't get worse for the redskins, you were wrong. more drama.

early with a groin injury he suffered in drills. we would like to ask jay gruden about the availability for sunday against the broncos. dr. gruden, what is the report? >> well, a bad experience trying to predict hamstring and groins and the calves. i won't attempt it. minor thing based on what i'm hearing so that is a good flexibility and movement. we held him out. >> look at the grim running back situation now. projected starter rob kelly on the injured reserve with the knee and the ankle injury. thompson, the best player on i.r. with the broken leg. marshall with the hamstring injury and keith marshall placed on the i.r. before the season begins. oh, boy. now this. kobe retired both of the jerseys monday. number 8, and the number 24. a.e.g. the company that owns the staples center, get this, made

merchandise that day. >> no. >> yes! according to the vice president sean ryan. what are the chances? college hoop the so-3 terps host -- 10-3 terps host dickerson. $824,000. kimberly: when is the snow coming? when is the snow coming? bill: get to it. there it is. most likely the seven-day forecast. that is what we're watching. a little flurry activity late christmas eve to monday. otherwise warm the next few days. see the temperatures drop on christmas day. but the odds of a white christmas pretty slim. it's certainly not far north of that. larry: white new year's. kimberly: great! larry: possible. kimberly: good point. larry: "world news tonight" with david ir

tonight, dangerous holiday driving right now. we're tracking the storm, moving across the country. just as tense of millions get on the road. from utah, straight across to massachusetts. blizzard-like conditions in some places. several major airports in the bulls eye. rain, ice and snow. the new security warning just out for this christmas. what authorities are saying about any potential threats from new york city to washington, d.c. to las vegas. the global headline tonight. the suv attack, plowing into shoppers. the discovery here at home after a six-week-old is stolen. the baby's mother killed, and what authorities are now revealed. the olympic scandal back in