years old who was gunned down playing basketball. the $220 jordans were missing from feet after he was shot before 6:00 p.m. on monday. his mom told us she bought shoes as an early christmas gift because red was his favorite color. james was a sophomore. the murder was the 110th homicide in the district. now tonight the mom is telling us that she wants to get out the word she is looking for justice in this case. larry: a busy weekend. so many are out and about. others hit the

>> this is a quiet night. you can leave the coat at home. the bigger peckture south. it does cool to the north. new york city, philadelphia. the mid-to-upper 40's now. everybody is way far from freezing mark. there is no snow on this map. green. that is rain in the area. there are light showers to the western part of virginia. areas west of that. that will move in the region tonight. i don't expect the bulk of that until late in the overnight hours to the early morning tomorrow. for the rest of the night. notice the numbers in the low 50's. clouds many if forecast. the sun down for an hour. if you are going out tomorrow, a little rain in the morning and again in the afternoon. break down timing of that for you. plus look ahead to the all important christmas eve and

christmas day. >> q mccray is live with the interview only on 7. >> as you know i had a long talk with her today. she told me that she is outraged by the allegations against her. when it comes to grade fixing. she has done nothing wrong. especially when it comes to pressuring the teachers to pass failing students. >> i decided to move to d.c. i knew i wanted one type of school. i wanted to work in the school that had the african-american students who needed to see possiblies for the future. >> ballou high school fits the bill.

her. >> she reinvigorated southeast. now there is pride in the school. opportunities are excited. >> she was recently reassigned. the "7 on your side" i-team discovered several inconsistencies with the 2017 graduating class. >> i want to note that the whistle blowers are not the current teachers. i am disappointed that this is the narrative that is given about the school and the work. >> some accuse her of forcing them to fix the grades of failing students. >> i don't have, i have not, i will not pressure teachers around changing grades. >> there are allegations that the seniors could abuse the credit recovery program. allowing students to take the grade improving classes at the same time. as the student

>> if you have a school with a third of the students offtrack for a promotion, you want any educator to be innovative and think outside the box. >> attendance. a growth area for us. we have improved attendance and we were up 3% this year compared to last year. >> many of the graduates missed dozens of school days and got a diploma. she blames the 80/20 attendance rule. >> this is how it works. if she misses 20% of the glass they miss the entire school day. >> it's not unusual for students to miss a few minutes in the first period. stay in class for the rest of

>> there are three investigations into to the policies. the chancellor, mayor's office with the interviews and the witnesses. this is the "7 on your side" watchdog nathan baca. nathan: they have one of the highest rate of teacher turnover. she was an english teacher and she spoke to us about the experiences at ballou. >> i started in january and i didn't see the kids. i did not do for months. i remember there was one young lady that missed a quarter. only came the first and the last of the quarter. able to graduate. >> he was a visual arts teacher until terminated last

spring. if there were no art teachers left who gave students passing grades. >> if it was urgent, april 13. the teachers have to get out of here. what happened to the students grades. >> the students who passed the courses and disgraduate to my understanding there is no substitute in my room. >> we asked who is to blame? >> everybody has a higher up nowhere. >> if you are the prince ball, you -- if you're the principal, you are the principal. >> there are grade fixing allegations at the d.c. schools. if you have seen something that you think is wrong or suspicious at the school, do let us know. e-mail us or call the tip line. larry: new at 6:00, take a look at this. a remindser to not drink

drive. it skidded off the road to grassy areas. what the officers attempted to pull the car over and the driver kept going. he stopped and was arrested for d.u.i. kimberly: update on if breaking news from 4:00. the federal investigators foiled a terror plot planned for christmas day. the f.b.i. says it was to shoot people at pier 39. they arrested a man identified as everett aaron jamison, a former marine with a sharp shooter rifle rating. jamison discussed the plot with an undercover agent and posted the pro isis content on facebook. larry: back at home, a man arrested for allegedly stealing from a teacher at a bladensburg school. nakym sheffield accused of stealing credit cards from schools in the area. he was charged for stim incidents in montgomery county. christmas services are

canceled at capitol heights church. the car crashed in the church on benning road and this is the second time it happened in a month. the silver lining is the church services are held at a building next door. >> picking out a film canister? in virginia this is happening. we explain in a report coming up. kimberly: the woman known for giving. now warning people about a fake giveaway. what you need to watch out for

larry: next week, determined by a random drawing using film canisters and some container. kimberly: we talk this all week. when can't believe this is how it will get done. the last time they did it in virginia is 1971. is this the best way? richard reeve is breaking down the process. >> it's surreal, bizarre.

>> it's a tie-breaker in the hotly contested. >> i'm on pin and needles. >> between democrat shelly simonds and the g.o.p. incumbent david yancey. >> they will put each in the film canisters like these. >> this sounds like a gamepy children would play. >> it's the general assembly of the best way to pick the

>> it makes me wonder what the verdict will be. stay tuned and keep listening. in falls church, richard reeve, abc7 news. larry: okay. >> i can't get over it. i can't. >> maybe to share power. or have another election? >> i guess this is a cheaper way to do it. >> true. >> beats a coin flip. in maryland, governor hogan had a unique holiday message for the marylanders today. >> his team gave a whistle and away they flew. like mike miller for making redistricting reform official.

kimberly: close your eyes if you're having dinner. details on the filling that want some inspirational stories for a change? you gotta check out the american dream. saturdays, 1pm, newschannel8

hi, everybody, i want you to know that somebody out there is trying to scam you using my name and my avatar on social media. asking for money if you sign up on instagram. kimberly: you know that is oprah. if you see social media account in her name advertising a free cash giveaway stay away. it's a scam. one claim to give $5,000 the first 100,000 people to follow her on own network christmas

page. >> one person i wouldn't impersonate is oprah. he would come back to slap me real hard. >> hopefully you are not eating dinner. the next story will have you thinking twice before biting into a piece of chocolate. family in nebraska opened a fresh box of chocolate balls they got from wal-mart. but before taking a bite, before, they noticed a lot of them were bitten into by tiny caterpillars. some were seen falling out of the chocolate. the insects are harmless. bill: protein. larry: give you protein. wal-mart has not commented on the incident. kimberly: extra crunch. so gross. can we get off this video now? larry: the chocolate tastes funny. now get ready for a whole lot of cuteness on your screen. kimberly: our mike carter-conneen will have his own

holiday. they are officially parents of finalizing the adoption of drew. drew was born on memorial day. nearly seven months old and the newest addition on the holiday. >> there is more photos than that. happy baby! kimberly: beautiful! >> wow! >> take you outside. we are in the mid-50's. all in. this is a great night for this time of the year. a couple of days to get the final shopping done. maybe you are going out to dinner. 45 at leesburg. 45 at gaithersburg.

grab a light coat. you are good to go. we have the rain to the west. little effect on temperatures. go to huntington. 56. 50 around bristol. the overall big picture is the rain. not in our area yet but you can see the direction moving from the west to the east. this is what we will keep an eyes on going through the night. here we are at 8:00. not out of the question for a stray light shower or two. but we are looking at the bulk of this late overnight and the morning. i pause this at 4:00. you might be woken up to the rain. the roads are wet. then a bit of a lull from the d.c. metro south. the farther north the less you

will have. look at the heavy rain. and the possibility of thunderstorm or two. that will work in the d.c. metro. a wave in the morning and then tomorrow late in the day. once we get to the evening, that will move on out of there. dry for remainder of saturday and christmas eve day. i want to show you. we start at 8:00 tonight. i run it through. one forecast model total rainfall from now until tomorrow at 11:00. we get a half an inch to up to an inch in the district. to the west one to two inches not out of the question. straight to the forecast. warm as well. 62 tomorrow. mild. not record level. those are in the 70's. 46 on sunday. 20% chance for late sunday night.

for light snow flakes. i don't see a chance of a white christmas. next week is chilly. arctic air blast with possibility of snow later in the week. you are watching ab

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robert: a big matchup on chrisrobert: a big matchup on christmas day. the boston celtics who have become the unofficial rival to the wizards if you will. it's always been physical or just jaw-jacking. i supposed to jalen rose -- spoke to jalen rose. you watched this series last year. eastern conference semis. the games were heated. every time they met up, heated matchup. the celtics have a different team. different players. kyrie irving is there now. does the rivalry carry over at all? >> without isaiah thomas, the wizards have to show they can play with the celtics, not the other way around. they added kyrie irving and they haven't missed a beat. so it's up to the

and play to their level. to get off to a slow start i was disappointed in the wizards. obviously john wall dealt with injury. i love how bradley beal has come on. finish at the hoop and show he is clutch. looking forward to celtics defensive matchups. virginia in particular backcourt of the wizards. robert: redskins pro bowl tackle trent williams placed on injured reserve. big game on christmas. hope it's not a flop. kimberly: right. check the forecast. bill: good indoor day. christmas day a lot of us spend time inside. 37. slight chance of early morning flurries. next week is a cold week on wednesday to go through the new year's eve weekend with the potential for snow late. there >> robert said we have santa in all of this. this guy anchoring every show we have today! [applause]

robert: merry

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tonight, holiday travel warning. more than 100 million americans traveling for christmas. some facing dangerous drives, the fiery crash on the highway. and the scare forcing a crowded terminal to evacuate. plus, we're tracking a major storm affecting 15 states where it's hitting and when. the christmas terror plot. the former marine with an alleged plan to blow up a major tourist spot on christmas day. signed, sealed, delivered. inside the oval office for president trump's first major legislative victory, the tax overhaul and what he says is next on his agenda. also, the miss america scandal.