parliament approved measures to impose penalties against demonstrators who gather regularly at the court to try to disrupt weekly auctions of foreclosed homes. no one was hurt. police said the blast occurred before dawn, and that one of the attackers fired a shot at a police guard while escaping. good morning washington. today - overcast, cool & dry until late saturday - mild periods of shower monday- christmas early flurry, cold for all today: overcast, cool, temps 10 degrees above average winds: south 5-10 mph tonight: cloudy, "not" cold. showers develop around 10pm, foggy lows: 43-48 winds: sw 5 mph saturday: foggy early, periods of rain showers, mild highs: near 60 winds: south 5-15 mph

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ran out, congress passed a short term measure to avoid a government shutdown. the house and senate approved a package extending funding through january 19th, but they're also kicking the can down the road on tricky political issues - like health care and protections for the so-called dreamers. president trump is expected to sign the bill before funding runs out at midnight tonight. abc's arlette saenz has more from northwest. vice president mike pence in afghanistan today for a surprise visit. he arrived yesterday-- for his first trip to the country as vice president. he rallied u-s troops and met with top afghan officials. the visit makes pence the highest-ranking trump administration official to visit an active u-s combat zone. it comes four months after the president committed several thousand more u-s service members to the 16-year war

right now- investigators trying to figure out what sparked the fire that destroyed this house in germantown. firefighters discovered the single story home in flames- after receiving calls about smoke in the vice president mike pence in afghanistan today for a surprise

pence in afghanistan today for a surprise visit. he arrived yesterday-- for his first trip to the country as vice president. he rallied u-s troops and met with top afghan officials. the visit makes pence the highest-ranking trump administration official to visit an active u-s combat zone. it comes four months after the president committed several thousand more u-s service members to the 16-year war effort. right now- investigators trying to figure out what sparked the fire that destroyed this house in germantown. firefighters discovered the single story home in flames- after receiving calls about smoke in the area. crews say the home is in a "non-hydrant" area, which made it harder for them to fight. no one was hurt, but the home was destroyed. developing now-- the investigation into the man accused of intentionally running down pedestrians in melbourne, australia. police say that man told investigators he heard vo

shoppers. 19 people were injured. right now police are calling it a "deliberate act" - but not terrorism. new this morning. medical examiners releasing a new report on the shooting massacre in las vegas. the coroner says all 58 victims died of gunshot wounds. that ends speculation that some of them may have been trampled as thousands tried to escape the outdoor concert. police calling this the deadliest mass shooting in modern u-s history-- and all the deaths have been ruled homicides. that report also confirms that the gunman shot and killed himself moments before police reached his hotel room. developing now in the district-- two d-c public charter schools closing their middle schools. representatives with chavez parkside public charter school and seed public charter school sat before d-c's public charter school board this week-- asking them to reconsider. but the board says those schools did not meet academic goals and student achievement expectations. the schools will now gradually close the 6th, 7th and 8th grades over the next few years. that means they also won't be

students. this morning a capitol heights church - waiting to see if it will still be able to hold services on christmas. a car slammed into the "freedom way baptist church" on benning road thursday afternoon. inside the lobby... bent wood - exposed insulation and christmas pamphlets scattered. the minister tells us this is the second car to hit the church in the last month. the driver and passenger are expected to be okay - no one else was hurt. coming up-- three days left. and local stores are making changes to help out all of those last minute christmas shoppers. plus, a missing baby found safe in texas. where they found her-- and the latest on the criminal charges the person accused of taking her is facing.

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houston woman accused of killing a mother, and then kidnapping the woman's baby. a prosecutor says erika miranda alvarez wanted to co

that she'd recently had a miscarriage. investigators say alvarez used scissors to kill carolina flores miranda at her apartment on tuesday. alvarez is being held without bond. the baby is now in the care of relatives. police releasing new video of a shocking shooting that looked like a movie scene inside an ohio hospital. take a look at your screen. officers say the man walked in and drew two guns as he went through the metal detectors. he opened fire on an unarmed security guard, who fled the building. and when police officers arrived, he fired on them too before finally turning the gun on himself. police say hospital security protocols, likely saved lives. the security guard was shot twice, and is now in

condition. police say the shooter was a violent felon. but they have no idea why he targeted the hospital. right now.. governor jerry brown requesting a major disaster declaration from president trump, as wildfires tear through southern california. in october, mr. trump approved a similar declaration, to assist with the wildfires that ripped through northern california wine country. the thomas fire in southern california is now the second largest wildfire in state history. that fire is 60-percent contained. a seven on your side consumer alert.. just three days until christmas.. and the race is on for last-minute shoppers. as tom roussey reports -- some stores are staying open 24 hours a day, until christmas, to make it easier for you to get what you need. at xx time for

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