back to that cold snap hitting our area

snap hitting our area temperatures at or below freezing could last for up to 10 days. the record number of days with the temperature not getting above freezing.. was 12. that happened back in 1895.. and again in 1936. people here have mixed responses to the freezing weather. " since it's going to remain cold through next week, you may want to wear a lot of layers when you go outside. also, make sure your pets are protected from the cold weather. people in much of the midwest and northeast are also dealing with frigid temperatures. some areas have record-breaking snow, which is creating hazardous driving conditions. serena marshall has more. do not get caught unprepared for the elements. download the

weather app to get updates and alerts based on your location. it's on google play and the app store. president trump today still at his mar-a-lago resort in florida the fourth day of his "working vacation." trump spent yesterday on the golf course, but before hitting the links... the president took to twitter. there he responded to a fox news segment -- calling the f-b-i "tainted" ... it's the latest in a series of attacks lobbied by the president during his holiday trip to florida. president trump also took the chance to make a lofty prediction for 20-18 saying both parties will come together an develop a great new healthcare plan. some say that is doubtful.

the president still has about a week left in florida. when he returns, focus will surround new sanctions announced yesterday against two north korean senior officials for their involvement in the state's ballistic missile program. new fallout after leaked emails... revealed crude and demeaning comments, about miss america contestants -- reportedly sent by the organization's c-e-o! 2013 "miss america" mallory hagan, a target of many of those e-mails, is speaking out against the pageant. saying she felt belittled about her love life and weight. the organization's top leaders have resigned. former c-e-o sam haskell says -- those emails were published out of context.

this morning, a pro-president trump singer is now accusing former campaign manager corey lewandowski of what amounts to misdemeanor sexual assault. joy villa tweeted this photo out yesterday -- alleging it was seconds before lewandowski slapped her behind. it was taken at a party at the trump international hotel last month. vlla said she told him to stop and warned him that she could report the behavior. villa said lewandowski dismissed her comment and did it a second time. the alleged incident is being investigated in d-c. new developments in two contested elections in virginia! the first one.. the random drawing to settle a tied race for the state house delayed. it was scheduled for today.... no replacement date has been picked. at issue is the disputed last vote counted, which came after republicans argued it should be included. the democrat wants the vote thrown out -- giving her the win-- and an even split in richmond. in addition... democrat joshua cole won't contest his loss to republican bob thomas in the 28th district.

by 73 votes. some stafford and fredericksburg area voters were given the wrong ballot. three big cities suing the department of defense... over failures in updates for the national background check system when it comes to gun purchases. new york city, san francisco and philadelphia say many service members who aren't allowed to own guns -- weren't added to the database. one devastating oversight: the disgraced airman allowed to buy a high-powered rifle and kill 26 in that texas church massacre earlier this year. 4:xx and still ahead on good morning washington. we check back in with the mount vernon antique center that burst into flames yesterday morning. next... hear from the devastated dealers involved.

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montgomery, and loudoun counties - isolated early morning slick spots with flurries/light snow showers (nothing falling as of this writing -- very dry air to overcome) - cold is the big weather or

- arctic blast to ring in new year's (sub-freezing temperatures!) today: isolated flurries, snow showers early. clouds give way to sun. cold and breezy. highs: 29-33 winds: nw 5-15 mph tonight: mainly clear and cold. lows: 12-18 winds: nw 5-15 mph thursday: partly cloudy. unseasonably cold. highs: 25-29 winds: nw 5-10 mph still ahead on good morning washington, scary moments on washington, scary moments on

headed to japan... find out why offcials were forced to turn it around mid-flight plus a devastating discovery in new york... four bodies found inside a basement apartment -- we'll tell you what we know.

overnight.... a flight from los angeles bound to japan forced to make a u-turn because of an "unauthorized person" on board. police say the return is due to a mix up and was eventually straightened out. model chrissy tiegen and husband john legend were on board the flight live tweeting the whole thing. she tweeted "a flying first for me: 4 hours into an 11 hour flight and we are turning around because we have a passenger who isn't supposed to be on this plane. why...why do we all gotta go back, i do not know,"" the flight has been re-scheduled to depart later today. new this morning.. police in troy, new york are investigating what appears to be a quadruple homicide. a property manager found four bodies yesterday afternoon.. in a basement apartment. police have not released any details about the victims. state police are assisting in the investigation. they've sent

and computer crime specialists to the scene.. to help city police. developing now.. investigators will return this morning to the scene of that horrific fire at the mount vernon antique center. the fire on christmas night gutted the building. it was home to about 30 antique dealers. devastated customers and vendors came by yesterday.. to take a look at the damage. no one was injured in the fire. no one was injured in the fire. it's still unclear what caused it. but investigators believe it started on the second floor.. near the back of the building. an update now on the horse and buggy incident in saint mary's county. today the man

remains at the hospital clinging to life. still no word on any potential charges for the man who police say was driving... they took off but came back later that night. only on seven --- today warning signs for a silver spring neighborhood. this after two purple line construction workers were held at gunpoint inside a vacant home by m-s-13 gang members. police say four of those gang members used the home as a crash pad. the house has since been demolished but there are now warning signs... telling workers that the "buddy system" is required for entry. thankfully, neither purple line workers were hurt. our web team has posted the exclusive story online... you can access that through the w-j-l-a abc 7 news app. happening today, a funeral for the lorton mother and son killed last week when their bus crashed in mexico. anna behhar and her son daniel will be laito

rodef shalom in falls church. proceedings begin at 12:30 former beatles drummer, ringo star -- may be knighted this new year's. that's according to british tabloid reports. starr's bandmate, sir paul mccartney earned the distinction in 1977. at xx time for weather. toss to josh

montgomery, and loudoun counties - isolated early morning slick spots with flurries/light snow showers (nothing falling as of this writing -- very dry air to overcome) - cold is the big weather story across much of the country; including the dmv - arctic blast to ring in new year's (sub-freezing temperatures!) today: isolated flurries, snow showers early. clouds give way to sun. cold and breezy. highs: 29-33 winds: nw 5-15 mph tonight: mainly clear and cold. lows: 12-18 winds: nw 5-15 mph thursday: partly cloudy. unseasonably cold. highs: 25-29 winds: nw 5-10 mph

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year with a sales drop. shares for the tech-giant fell 2-and-a-half percent after several market analysts forcasted lower than expected demand for the i-phone x. some reports are citing the high price of the phone as the reason for low demand. holiday retail sales rose this year by almost five percent. online sales also increased rising more than 18-percent when compared to last year. over all, consumer spending this holiday set a record for dollars spent....the most profitable days for retailers. black friday -- followed by the saturday before christmas. take a look at this, rapper t-i spreading some christmas cheer over the weekend. the rapper posted this video on social media entering an atlanta-area target on sunday. he calls for all single-mothers to follow him... then

the bill was roughly 20-thousand dollars. 4:55 --- there is still much more coming up on good morning washington. we'll be right back.

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alert in effect-- freezing temperatures outside right now-- and later, it will be even colder. our stormwatch weather team tracking the bitter cold, and checking conditions as you hit the road. good morning washington. i'm larry smith. and i'm adrianna hopkins, in for autria godfrey. toss to eileen winter weather advisory until 11am for frederick, montgomery, and loudoun counties - isolated early morning slick spots with flurries/light snow showers (nothing falling as of this writing -- very dry air to overcome) - cold is the big weather story across much of the country; including the dmv - arctic blast to ring in new year's (sub-freezing temperatures!) today: isolated flurries, snow showers early. clouds give way to sun. cold and breezy. highs: 29-33