coming up next , > you may be dreaming of a white christmas but we could get that cold without the snow. >> and christmas is just hours away but people are starting -- shopping in falls church. you'rr live report is coming up. >> with nothing left to lose, the red six actually -- the redskins actually win. abc7 news starts right now. >> this is a breaking news alert. >> that breaking news out of loudoun county where two

sheriff's deputies are recovering after being shot. it happened an hour and half ago. not far from dominion high school. investigators tell us those deputies are in serious but stable condition and should be fine. they were responding to a domestic situation when they were shot. one person is in custody and we have a crew on the way to the scene. we will get you an update as soon as they arrive. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> snow giving the midwest a white christmas are we next?steve rudin in the stormwatch 7 weather center has the answer. thinking.hful not looking at snow around here. is on thehe cold air way. temperature forecast as we move through the evening hours, falling through the lower 40's, eventually into the 30's and even the 20's. we do have a wind advisory set to go into effect that starts at 3:00 in the morning. for the district and closed in areas along the 81

goes into effect at 8:00 tonight. we could see gusts upwards of 45 miles an hour by early tomorrow morning. this is what it looks like on futurecast as we head through the evening hours we will see a few showers, very widely scattered and also the west of us a few snowflakes. day, the wind will die down and as we head to the end of the upcoming week and the weekend, all of that in your seven day outlook when stormwatch 7 in a few minutes. kelly: thank you so much cared and make sure that you download the storm watch weather app, so you can stay abreast of the changing conditions. your options,to they are dwindling for those of you who are last-minute christmas shoppers. most stores closed in the last half hour. but a handful are still open right now and q mccrea is outside one of them. he is actually inside the target in falls church.

just walked in and let me tell you this place is puzzling. we had some people in the toy section. this is the busiest section in this target. to fit what they can those last-minute needs. everything from buying toys. it looks like bill lading here has a lightning mcqueen. like this lady has a lightning mcqueen. they are not just buying toys. we met people buying last-minute deals for dinner tomorrow. take a listen. >> we ran out of cream cheese and i needed a tablecloth. you go to target you think of other things you need and one thing turns into another and you are at target on christmas eve. >> this is the first time i started. q: you're going to start wrapping presents today? >> i'm done, that's it. in and out.

see, she is not alone. people are still out here right now, a little after 6:30, and are still buying gifts. here is the thing -- time is running out literally not just for christmas but in stores close. target closes at 10:00. if you still have to do some shopping, hurry yourself up. that is the latest live from falls church. abc 7 news. kellye lynn: so, what are the most popular presence this year? malls ands, hatcher board games in anything star wars topped the list when it comes to toys. number ones are the house gadget and for electronics, it is apple watches, the latest iphone and nintendo switches and the super nes classic that are getting plenty of attention. new information tonight in the search for someone caught on camera stealing packages right off of porches

we first told you about this friday night. now someone living in the bar cross neighborhood is offering up to a $500 reward for an arrest. video alsoin this stole packages offer delivery truck. developing right now, a d.c. teacher claimed she was bumped from first to make room for a member of congress. ryan hughes at the live desk after just speaking with that woman. i spoke to the teacher and she was heading to mass. she says this entire situation has added a lot of stress to her holiday. airliness that united her first class c2 congresswoman sheila jackson lee of texas. it was flight 788 from houston to d.c. last monday. the gate attendant scanned her ticket and told her she was not in the system. she later learned she was actually wiped from the system. the teacher snapped a photo of jackson lee in the seat

she paid for in claims united thread to take her off the plaintiff she was going to be a problem. the congresswoman responded in a statement on facebook, "since of mine not any fault the way the individual continue to act appear to be up on reflection because i was an african-american woman, seemingly in easy target along with the african-american flight attendant who was very, very nice." there are two mary different sides to this story. we will get you more information -- there are two very different sides to this story. kellye lynn: in beltsville, police are trying to find a man who broke into a woman's house and sexually assaulted her yesterday morning and the 10,000 block of lime tree way. police only have a vabu description-- vague of a suspect. take a look moment to look at your screen to bring this man home for the holidays. he was last seen

jacketwearing a khaki and a red plaid shirt and driving a great toyota four-door sedan with a license plate vhm-220. if you see him or the car, call police. montgomery county lawmakers plan to hold a special session as soon as the holiday weekend is over. they will meet on tuesday to talk about a bill that would let residents play their 2018 property taxes early. some tax advisers are telling people to prepay this year to take advantage of certain deductions that change with the tax reform bill the president signed last friday. and the president spent part of his christmas eve on the links. ago, withhis mar-a-l his family -- compound with his family. he also made some calls on behalf of the north american aerospace defense command as a track santa. santa.t tracks ♪ th

pope celebrated christmas mass at st. peter's basilica at the vatican. the faithful that this simple story of jesus birth changed our history forever, everything that night became a source of hope. midnight mass has already been held at saint catherine church in bethlehem. 7d this just into the abc newsroom, the president of all of all us essential american country will move its embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. this comes just weeks after president trump did the same, sparking protests and outrage across the globe. the united nations voted to not recognize jerusalem as the capital just this past week. dis fromad at 6:30, a the skins for their fans. >> we have no idea what -- and why. kellye lynn:

first, looking for answers more than on monday after our young man was shot and killed after being chased by u.s. park police.

kellye lynn: getting back to breaking news we told you about at the top of the newscast. two deputies shot in sterling virginia. ryan hughes just arrived at the scene. tell us what you know. a violent, night on this christmas eve. loudoun county sheriff's office not releasing too many details but let me show you this is still a very active scene in the large response from multiple police agencies. now you can see the police tape. we just got pushed back. this investigation happening in the 46,000 block of hollow mountain place. loudoun county sheriff's office tells us that two deputies were responding to a domestic related inde

right now we're told their injuries are serious but not life-threatening. they have been taken to the hospital. we are not sure if they were responding to this incident or in some type of holiday get-together. this is a nice neighborhood with large, single family homes. we are being told the sheriff. at the hospital first. the pio is en route to the scene, trying to get you more information. two deputies were shot, their injuries called serious but not life-threatening. this investigation very fresh. we will follow closely and bring you any updates as soon as we learn more. and tonight investigators are trying to figure out if fog played a role in the crash of a small plane near temple. -- near tampa. died when the plane went down. in the last hour police have identified the five people

peter worthington a baltimore. her father, sister and a family friend were also killed in the crash. the family of a young man shot and killed by u.s. park park police want to know why more than a months later they are still waiting for answers about what happened. who shot my know brother. i want the officer's name and i want justice for my brother. i want answers as to why they shot him. and i want to be assured that the people who shot my brother who are sitting at home enjoying their christmas, no matter what the answer is it is not justified. kellye lynn: the 25-year-old died after leading officers on a chase that ended with the crash and fairfax county. police have said that one of their officers captured video of the incident. the fbi is investigating and not commenting on the ongoing investigation. coming up next, steve is

for christmas but will it bring any snow? we will tell

take a close look, it is santa who made a stop in alexandria to do some water skiing on the potomac before taking his trip around the world to deliver all those present. despite the weather, santa wanted to keep his christmas eve tradition. santa really gets around to it steve: the grinch was out there, also. there he is, the grinch. kellye lynn: not slowing santa down to steve: even though it is cloudy and old town alexandria, the spirit is out there and if you have there been to old town during christmastime you're missing. it is really, really pretty. if you by chance, take a look in that area. let's take a look at

over to national harbor. a lot of folks around the boardwalk on this christmas eve. 2017. where did the year go already? my goodness. reagan national, wins at seven miles at all. temperatures across the area for the most part or in the middle to upper 30's to lower 40's as you get closer inside the capital beltway. theou're looking for colder air, it is often the north and west, 20's in detroit, the same in chicago. this is what is on the way behind the strong cold front that moves through in a matter of hours. look at the windchill -- teens, minneapoliss and in and chicago, it is going to get colder out here. by this time tomorrow, we will look at temperatures only in the upper 30's and windchill factors that are in the 20's. here is stormwatch 7's satellite and radar. if you're looking for snow showers, head north of the mason-dixon line into pennsylvania. a lot of what you see on radar not reaching

few raindrops on your windchill if you're out and about -- win h shield this evening. low's 27-35, showers and maybe a few flurries in toward the tail end. as our skies begin to clear. on top of that, for the immediate metro area we have a winter wind advisory. could see wind gust tomorrow morning and tomorrow afternoon around 35-45 miles an hour. that wind advisory starts earlier off the i-81 corridor. here is our futurecast from stormwatch 7. notice how the showers and snow showers exit the area moving through the early morning hours and then are skies begin to clear early tomorrow morning. midday hours, wake-up temperatures in the 20's to middle 30's and our future wind gusts will be around 35, 45 miles an hour. moving through the morning hours and those wins will begin to

highs tomorrow, upper 30's, lots of sunshine on christmas day. let me take a look at the seven day outlook. cool things down by the middle of the week, highs in the 20's and all eyes are focused on friday and saturday of the upcoming week. could be looking at a coastal storm. however, little early to tell how much we will see an whether or not we will see anything at all. keep that in the back of your mind. we will watch it right here on abc 7. kellye lynn: the redskins came through for their fans. >> a very good christmas eve for the redskins. one more to go. no, they got more to go. good day against the broncos. highlights and reaction coming

> now the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealer. >> one dollar one to go for the redskins. still alive. we started off slow. they get things going in the second. ryan kerrigan. fumbles and it is recovered. ths skins are in business. ive, kirksuing dr cousins goes over the middle to jamison crowder for the 15 yard score. that was good. redskins led 10-3 after that. more defense before the break. he's pressure. picked off by d.j. skins led heading into the. half so, third quarter, skins would march right down the field, but trouble strikes. cousins forces one to the end zone. picked off by iwlwill parks. washington would come up empty. but the defense kept them in it.

today. the second sack of the game. the broncos could do absolutely nothing on offense. then in the fourth, look at cousins come a throws to the wide-open josh doctson. he can practically walk in for the touchdown. the redskins now up 20-3. then later in the fourth, the dagger. cousins throws off his back foot to the ageless wonder vernon davis. 31 yards for the score. redskins improving to 7-8. the final, 27-11. cousins in his christmas best. >> it means a great deal to me and that is where our focus is is get to 8-8. it is not a losing season. i want this brand, this organization to be associated with winning. >> that's the goal. we are who wwe are.

we have to make the best of our opportunities. day to day. and hopefully we put another one together. >> everybody wrote us off and question the character and quitting and i knew it would not happen. guys stepped up and played their tails off. there is less to play for, len the division rival on the road. i think these guys will be fired up and try to get back to 8-8. a three game win streak at the end of the which is important. >> cousins took an l with that suit. tom brady makes a rare mistake. he springs to his feet and takes a back 19 yards for the touchdown. bills smelling and upset here. but tommy terrific, as always, brings his team back fourth quarter. pass to dion lewis. he finds the end zone, 12 yard touchdown since the patriots up 14 to win 37-16, holding on to the stop spot in th -- the top spot in the

to my, we will talk with j lynn rose and preview the was his christmas day measure because the celtics tonight at 11:35 on sports sunday. remember, you can watch that game right here on abc 7. tip-off is at 5:30. big imagine for the wizards. if they can win this game, it will say a lot for this team. kellye lynn: i thought kirk looks nice. i like the suit. give him credit. merry christmas. >> you're right. merry christmas,

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