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out late tonight or early in the morning, be ready for cold weather. chief meteorologist bill kelly starts us off. bill: just a few light showers in the area. temperatures are mild. this will be rain, no risk of freezing. the radar region, sweeping around, the leading edge of the rainfall in montgomery county, howard, gaithersburg light rain, 270 and 58. loudoun county, fauquier county, picking up heavier returns. rain over the blue ridge and shenandoah valley. but there is much more to come. back to the west, this is the leading edge. embedded within in parts of the south are thunderstorms. the storm protection center has this marginal risk of thunderstorms tonight. for us,

thunderstorm category. rain tonight, and tomorrow it will be off and on and not out of the question that we will have some thunder. 53 degrees right now at 11:00, considerably warmer than average. it will not last, because we will cool off. talking about that and the christmas forecast and looking ahead to the possibility of the next snow coming up. larry: the holiday rush is hitting its peak as millions of americans travel for the holiday. experts warning that it could take three times as long to get there. in new jersey, massive backups after this fiery crash. two people killed, six injured in a seven car pileup in which the vehicles were engulfed in flames. , heavy snowmaking a mess on the roadways, car spinning out. dangerous driving conditions. re

stormwatch 7 forecast and check travel conditions anytime, anywhere by downloading the free abc 7 news app. a brazen grinch caught on camera, swapping several packages in arlington. it is a big weekend for last-minute holiday deliveries. the police spotted the stolen items even thrown into the woods. tom roussey has the story. tom: larry, this is an important reminder especially this week and for a lot of folks receiving packages. what happened in arlington today, he stole packages off the porch, leaves the stuff he does not want over there. arlington county police carefully looked for evidence among evidence the porch pirate did not want and chucked into the woods. surveillance video shows him walking straight up to a home in barcroft in arlington. he swipes the package and walks away.

least six to eight packages were stolen from homes and a delivery truck. >> i have ordered everything online. tom: some neighbors were not sure if they were victims yet. >> there are about five packages i have been expecting. tom: after the theft, a photographer spotted with the porch pirate through into the woods and called arlington county police. >> that's ridiculous. tom: neighbors say he did this in broad daylight. >> the neighborhood seemed very safe and now there have been a couple incidents. tom: the police recommending requiring a signature or have somebody that you trust accepti ng for you. >> you have to check all the time and be vigilant to make sure that you are not leaving anything on your doorstep. tom: along the lines of what michelle said, arlington county

your packages on amazon. that way hopefully you will know as soon as they are at your front door to try to get it off your porch as soon as possible. live in the barcroft neighborhood, tom roussey, abc 7 news. larry: new details about the foiled terror plot planned in san francisco. the fbi says that a former marine everett jamison had several guns in his home and was charged with trying to give material support to isis. he also posted radical messages online. reporter say that he talked about the plot with an undercover agent. his plan was to shoot as many people as possible. tonight, remembering a 17-year-old killed on a basketball court just before christmas. the family believes the ballou high school student was shot over a disagreement. anna-lysa gayle was at the vigil tonight. anna-lysa: balloons and stuffed animals on this basketball court

where 17-year-old james smith was shot and killed. this holiday season his family is left heartbroken. >> i love my son. his father loved him as well. my son was a vibrant young man. he was an honest little boy. he was a child who never asked for nothing. anna-lysa: this christmas, she will be preparing for her 17-year-old son's funeral. shot at thewas douglas community center in southeast on the basketball court. his mother believes that he was murdered over and early christmas gift. >> he asked for those shoes. you understand? as an early christmas gift. and i gave it to him. anna-lysa: she said his $220 jordins were missing after he was killed. >> $220? that is not worth it. that w m

anna-lysa: friends and family prayed for peace as they wait for justice. >> my son was robbed of growing up to be a man, growing up to be famous. why? anna-lysa: james smith's murder is the city's 110th homicide. anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. larry: at this hour, a hot for answers after a shooting left two people dead and another injured in reston. the neighborhood is in shock. the police say that a man and woman were found shot this morning at their home. officers say they were killed by somebody they knew. >> i just went to sleep and my mom heard screaming. everybody is in shock. larry: a third person was injured and taken to the hospital. no word on their condition. the shooter

for, but the police have not said who it is. a fairfax county police officer opening up about a close call, a driver slimming into his crews are doing a traffic stop. jay korff has that story. ask any police officer and they will tell you, there is no such thing as a routine traffic stop. >> shocked at first. friday, fairfax county police officer seth masterson was on dui patrol, pulled over just blocks from the mount vernon police station when the unexpected unfolded. >> i exited my vehicle to return to the driver. then they started to turn and i saw the headlights coming from the same direction. jay: seconds later, the car smashed into his driver's-side door, missing the 10 year veteran by about a foot. >> i could feel the glass in the debris from the impact. jay:

nearly hit the officer was arrested for dui. jay: he did not move over or slow down at all for my vehicle. jay: officer masterson is grateful to have survived the close call so we can return to keeping the public safe this holiday season from those who lacked judgment. >> it is risky business out here with drunk drivers. i know firsthand it gets awfully close. jay: jay korff, abc 7 news. larry: christmas service canceled and a capitol heights church because of this, a car crashing into freedom baptist church on benning road. the driver and passenger taken to the hospital. both will be ok. nobody inside was hurt. the silver lining is church services will now be held next door. tonight, developments as part of the 7 on your side i-team investigation, faking the grade. we are hearing from ballou high school's

who resigned after her students graduating with too many absences. lindsey mastis has the latest. says she didand not do anything wrong and denies allegations of grade fixing. werer teachers said they pressured to change grades and attendance records. some said they were told to let students pass who they had never seen before. the school principal is fighting back. >> the allegations have been incredibly hurtful, outrageous, not true. i worked really hard throughout my entire career to support students and the school and i have integrity. the fact that is being called into question in the story is outrageous. lindsey: she wants to set the record straight about graduation rates. she said only 64% of seniors graduated, but all of them were excepted to college. larry:

i-team will continue pushing for answers. if you see something you think is wrong or suspicious in your child's school, email us or call the tip line. hackers waiting to strike this holiday season and a warning about smart devices that may be under your christmas tree. and getting pulled over is never fun, but one person was actually thinking officers. , dullese had to break international airport. >> i'm so excited, seriously. the best day ever. >> it's just amazing.

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from the white house, president's administration has approved a plan to supply lethal weapons to the ukraine, including antitank missiles. approve still needs to this. it is official, the federal tax code will undergo a massive overhaul as president trump signed the bill this morning. for a country,t great for the american people, thank you all. larry: the 1.5 billion dollar bill gives large tax breaks to corporations and the wealthy with more modernist breaks for lower income individuals. also today, signing of a bill to give the government running the next four weeks. next week the virginia house of delegates race will finally be decided by random drawing using, of all things, film canisters. the last time this was done was 1971. the candidates of the 94th

the names will be placed in canisters and one will be pulled from a bowl. the name inside will win the seat. >> i'm on pins and needles for the whole community. >> the process has gone very well and we will continue to follow the process. larry: the party that wins the district will control the house of delegates by a single seat. more breaking news and prince george's county, the police on the seating -- on the scene of a shooting. sky track 7 over the scene tonight. we have a crew headed to the scene and will get more information as soon as we can and bring you updates. another look at this reminder to not drink and drive. a traffic sign lodged into the windshield of a car, the vehicle skidding off the road into the grass in takoma park.

the car over, the driver kept going. he was eventually arrested for dwi. a 7 on your side consumer alert, iphone users from several states are suing apple after the tech giant confirmed it slows down phones -- older phones when the newer ones are released. the class-action lawsuits say the company should have told owner sooner. apple claims they do it to save battery life otherwise phones would crash or shut down. you can get a replacement battery for about $80. a warning tonight about some gifts under your tree. electronics that connect to the internet put you at risk. hackers are waiting to strike. the furby connect is one of them. used betweenol to the toy and phone are not secure and somebody could be hanging by your window with a phone or laptop and make the furby do whatever they

connect meets federal privacy requirements and specific requirements need to be met for the hack to work, but admit that internet connected devices are vulnerable. >> an lg box could literally scope out your house. hack happened the in a research environment and consumers were not at risk and it solved the issue with software updates. express recommend to do your research by googling devices plus the word "security" and see what pops up. if you can wait until after christmas, you could score a better deal. the best deals are the year-end sales between christmas and new year's. furniture, january's the biggest. jewelry, the best prices are after valentine's day. and the best deals on luggage are i

holidays, the last thing you want to do is be pulled over. in a town in wisconsin, getting stopped by the police is a good thing. >> aw, that is really kind. >> have a merry christmas. larry: officers handing out hams instead of tickets, thanks to a secret santa. an anonymous donor gave the police department money to hand out the hams. bill: that's very nice, but i don't know if that mitigates the stress of the blue lights. larry: the pins and needles, ok, ham. bill: it is better than a ticket. into the coming days, rain moving in. some of you have it, off and on through the morning. then we cool off, and tomorrow afternoon. then we cool back down. tomorrow will be mild, dry sunday. early mornin

possible christmas morning, i would not say likely but we are watching that. been a big pattern change with arctic air air moving in, snow possible late next week. that is what we will be watching as we look into the extended forecast. futurecast, rain showers now continue to work in, and there will be times when it is moderate. for the north and west is the greater chance of rain. 10:00 a.m., a little bit of a break. if you want to get activities done, shopping, mid to late morning will be the best time. in the afternoon is when we pick up more rain. it will not be a washout, but i see some very wet times, mainly morning and in the afternoon. tomorrow evening, that kicks out. we are dry sunday. i want to vance to sunday night, christmas eve into monday. notice the blue

could be a much better chance of snow over the mountains sunday night. not picking up anything around d.c. not out of the question to pick up flurries, but that is about it as the weak weather system passes by. remainder of christmas day will be dry. 52 tomorrow with rain on and off through the day, dry christmas eve sunday, sunshine and very nice. generally dry monday as well. just the overnight sunday into monday. the warmest day next week will be tuesday, 42 degrees. the end of the week, 31 friday with a possibility of showers. beyond the seven day, the arctic air remains with us through the weekend and snow is possible friday into saturday next week, could be our first decent snow of the season. larry: christmas came early for some children in fairfax. >> ho,

merry christmas!

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larry: as we count down to christmas, santa claus was busy. he flew into children's hospital in fairfax and spread holiday cheer. >> i had to give the reindeer some rest. larry: santa landed in a chopper, the elves bringing gifts and christmas magic. >> santa claus walks in, they completely forget about being sick. >> when you are a parent, you are happy if ty

larry: santa made his way into rooms, bringing smiles and cheers along the way. robert: the elves need a break once in a while. the wiz would take a week long vacation after tonight. the wizards get a lump of coal. sports is next. want some inspirational stories for a change

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>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: it is just not right what happened to the wizards tonight. we start this one in the second quarter come a joe harris misses nets fly in.t the from the corner misses the three, the wizards fall asleep again. nets up nine. it got worse. down the lane, the q slam. the wizards get embarrassed, 119-84. john wall does not just ball on the court, he d

as well, especially during the holidays, poking up his teammates with rolex. what is lebron working on, huh? 13th-ranked virginia hosting hampton tonight. scoring 12 of his game-high 14 points. 82-48. the cavs begin conference play 11-1. trent williams' season

larry: the update from prince george's county, the police on the scene of a shooting. a juvenile girl is dead. this happened on saint phillips road. as we get more

will put updates on the abc seven news app. thank you for joining us.

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