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>> i drive a convertible. all of the cold weather coming on mines management. let's look at the beltway. traffic is moving very well
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. here we are on 66 as you head towards the capital beltway. be in goodks to shape at the moment. same for you guys coming on 270 through rockville. 95 heading through laurel, the ride between the capital beltway and washington in great shape. callsna: controversial leading to a change in the nfl. the new way this strain is spreading. wizards are giving back to families in
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adrianna: a spike in fluke cases across the country. sam: the cdc warning of influenza-like activity in 23 states. we may be approaching the peak of the flu season. is a 30%aying there chance it peaks next week. it is not too late to get your flu vaccine.
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the lot -- at the live desk, i am sam sweeney. adrianna: the nfl is changing concussion protocols. the most shocking display on december 10, when the texas quarterback is allowed to remain in the game after showing visible signs of a concussion. among the changes, a neurotrauma consultant will be stationed at the league command center for every game. larry: steph curry missing his --, but that did not stop the war years.
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wizards, a reason to celebrate, they got a win yesterday. adrianna: the wizards delivering a christmas win. as a special christmas tree, , advancedd a private " withing of "jumanji kevin hart. >> i wanted to have the opportunity to show these guys. adrianna: that is not all he did. them $1000 worth
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groceries, tickets to a wizards game, and he paid tuition for the twins' private school. that is amazing. i love stuff like this. larry: so many good stories that happened. she is pretty great, too. eileen whelan. a balmy 38 degrees. enjoy it. temperatures taking a nose dive. our high is 28. our average is 44, well below that. hopefully santa got you a new winter coat.
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post christmas shopping today, it is going to be dry. by 2:00 this afternoon. the wind will be light compared to yesterday. this arctic air settling in, single digit highs. out a few flurries. tomorrow, doing better than today. the low 30's. with the wind feeling like the teens and 20's tomorrow. 29 is the coldest day of the week. into our weekend, chances for some snow. lovers, it is not looking as impressive as it did earlier.
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monday, for new year's day, going to be cold. >> i am heading to mass and not noon i am heading to nasa -- massanutten, do you think it that way?ld up on the beltway or 60, free and clear. this is 66 inside the beltway. if you continue in towards the key bridge, it is fantastic. 270, a cleann ride. 95, it is in great shape between baltimore and washington. that is your traffic watch. coming up, miss america meltdown. the page
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larry: a deadly end to the christmas holiday. shot
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adrianna: trump takes to twitter over the holiday. issues he is taking on in 2018. a busy shopping season even busier. the rush to return. plus, we are on your side with ways to help you save. before we get you out the door, it is cold out there. just talking about how cold it is going to be around new year's. there is the possibility some could be stuck with highs in the teens and 20's. we are starting off in the upper 20's to low 30's. compared to this time yesterday, the wind is lighter. tracking some clouds, buno
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it is going to be dry today. our high temperature, only about 38 degrees. we will get late day sunshine. today is going to be able to day for travel. the big story to come for us locally is colder temperatures. here we are at the beltway. it looks great riding past 66. heading to the airports, it looks fantastic. along 270. ride frederick to the capital beltway, it is easy. here are some of your drive times. if you're heading from
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cost you six minutes. a clear ride from 66 to the airport. your traffic watch. more in 10 minutes. we stay on top of the breaking story out of hyattsville, where police are investigating a shooting. home shot someone on the outside of the home. the shooter called 911 and is cooperating with police. beenr, no one has arrested. the rush to return is on. shop, you have weeks to but when exchanging gifts, it is a much smaller window. >> good morning.
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to get ready through december brings so many back to the stores. target in falls church is opening early, at 7:00. today and tomorrow will be some of the busiest days inside stores. toyou plan on venturing out make a return, you should check the company's policy for a deadline to return a gift. the number of days very. vary. number of days if you wait a week, you should avoid the cloud -- the crowds. score at be able to major discount in the first few weeks of january. if you got a gift card, if you are not into the gift card, you could log t
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get that are out there and cash instead. you can get up to 90% of its value in cash. as you head to the stores, one of your best friends is a receipt. more likely to get the full value of the item. we are live in falls church. city leaders in d.c. want to see less people on the streets. columbia heights became the final location selected to set up family shelters for those who are homeless. we talked to the department of human services to find out what help will be provided to those who need it. one-bedroom apartment king go for more than $2000, homelessness
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than twice the national average. there are roughly 700 51 families who are homeless in d.c. a former marine knows what it is like to be without a home. unionied on the central mission as a means for shelter. are in the military, you are doing the same thing. you get in line, dinner, breakfast, lunch, dinner, you get in line. he owns a one-bedroom condo, which he is able to afford with a new job. >> you get knocked down, you get back up, you continue fighting. is trying to help hundreds of others who want to get on their feet. >>
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no more than 150 families in them. eight locations have been identified as those shelters. the final site selected will be on 14th street in northwest, scheduled to open in 2020. >> that shed a light on our community on the conditions that we were providing to families at that time of crisis. >> three shelters will be open by fall of 2018. would like to cdc general as a thing of the past. it is far too big and chaotic. the maintenance of the building is difficult. larry: tracking a
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christmas cold front. eileen: 38 degrees today. single digits in the midwest. i will let you know how low temperatures go after the break.
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eileen: hopefully you had a great christmas. a live look at the capital. we had gusty winds. it is pretty dry. most areas waking up to temperatures in the 20's. we rise to a high of 38 degrees. that is going to be the warmest day over the next 7. thursday will be the coldest day this week, where our air temperature will struggle to reach 30 degrees. , androw will feel colder we will have gusty breezes at times. tomorrow morning, feels-like temperatures will be in the teens to 20's.
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night, it will feel like this single digits. into the last weekend of 2017, the potential for snow. thank you. let's go to the roadways and see how things are rocking. the beltway is looking good. this is how easy it is. if you have to go to work like us, it is a good ride this morning. has been great this morning down to the lane divide. this is the ride through rockville. to 95 to theking district, it will cost you six minutes. you have some free and clear pavement out there. more on your traffic and 10 minutes. adrianna:
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patch of ice and sliding off the runway. the scare overnight in boston. >> a fire destroys an antique store in alexandria. it does not want to
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through: crews worked the night to put on a massive fire in alexandria. minutes after the flames broke hours,d now, nearly 10 firefighters are trying to put out hotspots. is on scene. john: the fight is still going on. more firefighters have arrived on scene. they were keeping a close eye on some of the hotspots. .ew flames here firefighters are trying to
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this is a popular business. the mount vernon antique center has been here for decades. of minutes, it was destroyed overnight. you can see the flames. they were intense overnight. dispatch got a call around 9:15 last night. a firefight, but minutes later, they had to withdraw because the walls and floor collapsed. we are told no one was parked in the parking lot. it does not appear anyone was inside. open until 5:00 p.m. christmas eve, closed on christmas day. will be searching this morning to find what caused the fire.
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out these flareups. gonzalez,live, john good morning washington. larry: a jetblue flights get off the runway in boston's logan airport. sweeney is at the live desk with more. sam: a plane coming in from georgia skid off the runway, fished -- fish tailed. the runway was shut down due to icy conditions. this is a new york, where four feet of snow blanketed parts of buffalo. historic snowfall. portland, oregon, seeing a white christmas for the first time in a decade. this is only the sixth time since 1884. nothing like
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back to you. two officers have been shot. loudoun county shares deputies are recovering after being shot. they were responding to a domestic dispute between a man and his 19-year-old daughter. when deputies tried to arrest the man, he pulled out a gun and shot them. neighbors are stunned. timeis is supposed to be a of happiness. it is unbelievable. larry: the deputies are expected to survive. the suspect was arrested and is being held without bond, charged with two counts of attempted capital murder. toianna: we are expected learn the name of a teenager killed in silver spring. to death around 6:30 on christmas eve.
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we will let you know when police have identified the victim. dead after ale is plane crash in florida. the plane went down after takeoff. it was going from bartow to the keys on christmas eve. there was fog, but there -- but it is not clear why the plane crashed. man who allegedly crashed into a horse and buggy in maryland is under arrest. the horse was killed in the crash. a person in the buggy was flown to the hospital with serious injuries. a hit and run.y when our crew arrived, police were arresting a man who returned to the scene. getting back to business, tweeting he will get back to work to
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make america great again. the first family spent christmas at the mar-a-lago resort in florida. the president wish a merry christmas to americans at home and abroad. >> i want to wish everybody a very merry christmas. we say christmas proudly. have a great year. be a busy year ahead. the president focusing his attention on infrastructure, his wall on the mexican border and immigration. adrianna: millions are celebrating the christmas holiday, but in bethlehem, arab christians observing a toned trump'siday after decision to recognize jerusalem as
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a different tone in london, where queen elizabeth's message struck a hopeful tone. strength ofthe london and manchester after terror attacks earlier this year. a newlso celebrated with member, american actress meghan markle, engaged to prince harry. larry: making a difference thanks to a porta potty. instead of getting mad, they decided to decorate it and called it the magic potty. people started stopping to take pictures with it. the jacksons set up a donation been to collect canned goods, coats, and money. >> i brought home a barrel from work and put a sign on it and it started filling up. >>
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barrel a day. the company came to retrieve it, but when they saw the good the family was doing, they agreed to let them keep it a bit longer. way to turn a bad situation to a positive one. eileen: i like it. glad to see they got in on the donations. a lot of people hitting the today. make sure you bundle up heading out. temperatures starting in the 20's. 30 degrees downtown. a little sliver of daylight. you are going to be heading out and about today, you want a warm coat and sunglasses. 37 degrees by 2:00.
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tonight, lows 19 to 28. could have a few flurries possible, ushering in a cooler mass for the day tomorrow. cold tomorrow, but breezy. wind chill values will be in the teens and 20's. thursday will be the coldest day this week. thursdayratures on will only be in the mid to upper 20's. cold air settling in as we round out 2017. make newe starting to year's eve plans, we are monitoring the potential for snow showers saturday. long-range guidance is not in agreement. for snow lovers, you want both of them to merge for a big snowstorm. that is something we
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continue to monitor. we will look at the seven day forecast. it will stay cold into the new year. time for heated seats in the car. it is looking good. .his is the ride along 270 the northbound side, you see an accident. you will get by it. hitting the green light there. on the southbound side, heading towards the capital beltway, that is in good shape. alabama avenue between fifth and sixth, a poll and wires are going to be down. interstate travel, we have problems on the northbound side. detouring traffic over to route oh any, you will have to take that northbound. this is the ride through the interchange.
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rides into work in 10 minutes. adrianna: sad news from hollywood. played luisa von trapp in "the sound of music" has passed away. she was just 68. is strong withe "the last jedi," it had the second-highest christmas day ever at the boston -- at the box office. it may just under $400 million domestically and his the 28th highest grossing film of all time. snow falling from seattle to maine. it was a white christmas. york could be buried under four feet of snow when this is done. >>
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merry christmas. at boston's airport, a flight from georgia was touching down when it hit a patch of ice, sending the plane sliding. >> firefighters remain on scene. antique centern has been here for decades. in a matter of minutes, it was destroyed. >> gift wrapped horse manure was delivered to steve mnuchin. >> no arrests have been made. checked the company's policy for the deadlines to return a gift.
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good morning, america. winter whiteout. as millions of americans head back home after the holiday, snow, rain and ice wreaking havoc on the roads. this plane slipping across the runway of a record-breaking white christmas. temperatures taking a deep dive. the bitter cold blast sweeping the nation right now. president trump back to work tweeting overnight after celebrating christmas in mar-a-lago going to church with his family and the first lady's holiday selfie, more on the president's agenda for the new year this morning. miss america meltdown. the scandal rocking the country's oldest pageant. derogato

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