it's starts an hour-and-a-half from now at john champe high school in aldie. sam sweeney will ha 5:45.. to tell us what we can expect. loudoun county "students" head back to school august 24th. the new school year will be a lot brighter for some kids in our area -- thanks to our "stuff the bus" effort. good morning washington was there yesterday as the event kicked off at the safeway in southeast washington. members of d-c united-- greeting folks who donated school supplies. the united way will distribute those supplies to kids who otherwise might not have what they need. thank you to everyone who stopped by! the time now 5 xx.. and coming up next on good morning washington.. just unbelievable video coming out of texas. that's a car - taking a nose dive. how the driver surived this wild crash. plus.. speaking of dives.. a police officer taking a leap of faith..to save his own life. what was behind his daring jump. you can do endless move 201online researchnt, about the escalade. or, you can come in and have it all for less than you might imagine. don't wait. our 2017 mode

sam sweeney is at the live desk following this. johnewis is headed to the scene @0456- @pgpdnews we are on the scene of a fatal shooting in the 6200 block of sligo parkway. pio on the scene. the joy that santa claus brings to kids around the world... may have been needed more than ever... this christmas in storm-ravaged puerto rico. months after hurricane maria laid waste to the island --- its people are still suffering in the rico's children... thought saint nick might not make the trip, this year. but -- one man continued with his tradition -- of dressing up as santa... and passing out gifts. rivera says he still doesn't have water or power in his home, which was doesn't have water or power in his home, which was badly damaged. treasury secretary steve mnuchin received a dubious gift for christmas. now the man behind it- is speaking out. robby strong, of eagle rock california, admits he sent a gift-wrapped box of horse manure with a card after looking up the addresses for mnuchin's homes in bel-air and beverly hills. strong says he di

highs: 80-83 winds: n 5 mph eileen toss to john toss to traffic i'm sam sweeney at the live desk with the district - less than three hours ago in southeast. police say two men and a woman were shot on first street. this is right at the intersection with martin luther king junior avenue. all three victims were taken to the hospital conscious and breathing. no word yet on their conditions. police have only a vague description of a possible suspect right now. we'll update you as we learn more. a frightening scene over the weekend, as bullets fly on a metro train. a teen shot while riding the red line.. and this morning - a search for who pulled the trigger. suzanne kennedy is live at the takoma station with the pictures police want you to see. a rash of robberies in the district over the five incidents - all in the span of about 10 hours. police say the first happened saturday night on g street in northeast. a woman walking home from the grocery store was pushed to the ground... and a suspect made off with cash. the last happened early sunday morning. police do not believe the robberies

john? an update on that deadly tanker crash on i95 in baltimore. sam sweeney standing by with the very latest. authorities now say the driver had the required certification to 31-year-old clinton worrel also had a valid medical certification. he had been driving for that company for 2.5 years and was considered an outstanding employee. his truck slid on ice, slammed into a jersey wall and exploded. the trucked ended up falling off the bridge and landing on train tracks below. that tanker crash happened around the same time as a 68 car pile up that injured dozens more and st down the highway for hours. all of this happened during icy conditions. the tanker crash is being investigated as a separate incident from the pile up but the two are likely related. breaking overnight. a woman struck by a metro train on the orange line in landover. officials say the woman suffered non-life threatening injuries. crews had to remove her from underneath the train. witnesses told prince george's county fire crews that the woman intentionally moved in front of the train. right

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john gonzalez live in f as we just saw - frederick already snow. but depending on where you are- you could be waking up to a very different scene. let's check in with our sam sweeney farther east - in prince george's county. coming up - the winter whiplash continues. a live look at storm trak heading west towards hagerstown. we're checking snow totals - next. - winter storm warning remains in effect until 2pm for d.c. & counties west. - winter weather ad counties west. - winter weather advisory remains in effect until 2pm - wind advisory from 6am to 2pm for st. mary's & calvert counties - icy morning -- be safe on the roads, everyone! - steady rain/snow tapers off after 11am - windy today (very cold!) - long melt/refreeze cycle today: bulk of the rain and snow taper off by 11am. windy with snow showers and snow squalls possible through this evening. highs: 37-43 winds: ne to nw 10-20 g 30 mph tonight: mostly cloudy, breezy, and cold. watch out for refreezing. lows: 20-24 feels: single digits & teens winds: nw 10-15 g 25+ thursday: mostly cloudy. windy. flurries possible. highs: 29-34 feels: teens to low 20s winds: mw 15-25 g 40 mph right now we are feeling winter'

john gonzalez is live with the very latest. breaking news out of the district.. police investigating of the district.. police investigating a deadly shooting overnight in northwest. sam sweeney is live with more.. now to the trump transition.. transition.. president-elect donald trump plans to announce his secretary of state nominee this week. and several media reports say.. he's chosen exxon mobile chief rex tillerson. some, including senator john mccain, have reservations about tillerson. but trump says he'd be a great secretary of state. meanwhile, china is blasting trump over a comment he made yesterday. doesn't have to be bound by a "one china" policy" unless we make a deal with china having to do with other things, including trade. new this morning.. the washington redskins keep their playoff hopes alive.. with a huge win in philadelphia.. they came into the game on the outside looking in for a wild card spot with four games left. kirk cousins and desean jackson connect for an 80 yard touchdown in the third to give washington the lead. now to the fourth quarter, just over 20 seconds left in the game, philly needs a touchdown but ryan kerrigan has other plans. the strip

john mccains cancer diagnosis. developing now - troubling images from a baltimore police officer's body camera. the video - appearing to show an officer planting evidence, while others watched! sam sweeney is here with more - sam? know that evidence did lead to an arrest. but this morning, the video is raising doubts about that arrest and dozens of other cases he's been involved with. take a look - the video shows the officer walking down an alley, sifting through some trash and finding a bag of drugs inside a soup can. but body cameras automatically record 30 seconds of footage before it's activated.. and in those 30 seconds you can see the officer in that alley - appearing to plant the drugs! baltimore's police commissoner suggested the officers may have been reinacting the recovery of the drugs for the body camera... he didnt defend the action--say that action is also wrong. the officer is now suspended and two others are on limited duty as authorities investigate the video. prosecutors have also dropped the charges in this case and are now reviewing as many as 53 other active cases involving the officer. a big day for o.j. simpson today. and the country will be watching. his parole

john gonzalez is following the new developments this morning.. developing now - rouge, amid reports that may not happen in the shooting death of alton sterling. sam sweeneyhe new developments at the live desk. there are reports the justice department could announce as early as today- that it has decided not to bring charges against two white baton rouge police officers... who shot and killed sterling. last night, a vigil outside the convenience store -- where he died in july of last year. the 37-year-old was selling homemade cd's outside that convenience store at the time. the incident was captured on cellphone video and sparked protests in louisana -- and around the country. sterling's family is heartbroken over the news. a po saw the butt of a gun in one of sterling's pants pockets and saw him try to reach for it before he was shot. we do want to point out -- the governor of louisiana says his office has not been notified of any federal decision in this investigation. we're also closely watching new developments in dallas ... where a 15-year-old boy was shot and killed by a police officer over the weekend. this morning - police are changing thier story

john gonzalez is live with the very latest from police. we are staying on top of the aftermath of the today-- the president and first lady will head to texas. sam sweeney joins president obama cut short an international trip after learning of the shooting. today he and the first lady will head to dallas, to meet with grieving families. the president will attend an inter-faith service to honor those five fallen officers... killed during a peaceful black lives matter protest in downtown dallas five days ago. he will be joined by former president and texas native, george w. bush. in the wake of the bloodshed, president obama said obama that police and activists need to work together and "listen to each other" in order to mobilize real change in america. in addition to the inter faith service, the president and first lady will also meet privately with the families. this is the 11th time the president has had to meet with families after a mass shooting. autria jummy. as the nation mourns-- new details are emerging about the gunman behind that massacre in dallas. police now say micah johnson sang and laughed at responding officers- and explosives. investigat

sam sweeney is live on the scene with more: to the district now people injured in six different shootings yesterday. the weapon this time - a paintball gun. john gonzalez is live in southeast with the clue police hope will help them crack the case. . and this morning - a murder mystery in riverdale. help to catch a killer - and identify their victim. take a look. police released this sketch of a man found dead sunday along 60th avenue. his death has been ruled a homicide. there's a 25-thousand dollar reward for information about the victim and a possible suspect. parents and experts in charles county, maryland are focusing on sex assault awareness county: the case involving former teachers' aide and coach carlos bell. at a town hall meeting last night, people prayed for guidance. bell is accused of sexually abusing at least seven middle school boys, and creating child pornography. he revealed he's h-i-v positive. during the meeting, health professionals shared tips on how parents can keep their children safe. bell was arrested june 30th, and is being held without bond. june 30th, and is being held without bond. this morning - we know it took m

john gonzalez is live with the search going on right now... a big day on capitol hill- former acting attorney general testify today before congressional lawmakers-- about links between trump campaign officials, and russia. sam sweeney is at the live desk with more on today's testimony. autria...a high stakes showdown on capital hill today could make for very awkward day at the white house. sally yates expected to testify that she warned the white house beofre innuaguartion about michael flynns relationship with russia. saying specifically that flynn misled vice president pence about his conversations with the russian ambassador. something the white house has tried to downplay since yates was fired. the washington post reports sources close to investigation say yates warned the white house that flynn could be blackmailed or compromised by the russians. sally yates was fired by donald trump just 10 days into the administration. autr meanwhile-- the battle to repeal and replace the affordable care act now heads to the senate. this as house republicans push back against criticism of the plan that narrowly passed last week. trump administration officials and republican leaders on congress are brushing off accusations th

john toss to julie right now - preparing for his next battle. in less than two hours - he releases his first budget. overnight - we're learning new details about some deep cuts. sam sweeney is live in the newsroom to break it all down. president trump yesterday's ruling on his revised temporary travel ban. a federal judge in hawaii blocked the ban, hours before it was supposed to take effect. he says the ban unfairly targets muslims. at a rally in nashville, mr. trump called the decision "an unprecedented judicial overreach." and he suggested the oama-appointed judge issued the ruling for political reasons. the order would have temporarily banned people from six predominantly muslim nations from traveling to the u.s. the justice department notes.. those nations are home to fewer than nine-percent of the global muslim population. mr. trump says he'll take the case to the supreme court. no relief from the cold yet. another day of bitter cold.. and refreezing on the roads. stormwatch seven is tracking the first big melt.. melting; remaining unseasonably cool & still breezy - shower chances return tomorrow night through sunday am - no sign of any big warm up today: mostly su

senator john mccain will return to washington for the first time since his brain cancer diagnosis for a make or break vote. this - as the president continues to put on the pressure. sam sweeney is live more, sam? jared kushner will face more russia toda - this time - from a house panel. president trump's son-in-law and senior adviser met with senators behind closed doors monday...as part of an investigation into russian meddling. kushner also released an 11-page statement. in it, he denied any collusion with the russian government... or knowing of anyone in the trump campaign who did. kushner said had four meetings with russians last year, but insists he discussed nothing improper. a longtime fixture on d-c tv... honored on the house floor last night. d-c congresswoman eleanor holmes norton there remebering "jim vance". the broadcaster died saturday after a brief battle with cancer. he was 75-years-old. happening today - the heat wave is over! a bit of a cool down and dry skies. but more rain is on the way. veronica johnson is tracking our next soggy morning - in three minutes - not as hot & less humid - back to hot & humid thursday - rain likely friday - comfortable & dry w

john live tease >> now, "good morning washington," on your side. we begin with a breaking news alert. overnight, andg airplanes slamming into a shopping center overseas. americans are among the dead. larry: sam sweeneyolice have closed the road for police to investigate. sam: arrested and charged with dui on route 28. take a look behind me, it is shut down this morning at the split. that is where all traffic is being diverted this morning. it happened just after 2:00 this morning. we just got at update from the sheriff's office. one of those

john gonzalez is out in mobiletrak monitoring it all.. we'll check in with him, coming up at 5:15. breaking overnight 0 a suprsing win in a montana special election now under the national spotlight. sam sweeney is at the live desk with more. brianne.. republican greg gianforte won montana's only u.s. house seat last night despite being charged with assault on thursday. witnesses say he body slammed and punched a reporter the night before the special election. the technology entrepreneur defeated democrat rob quist to continue the gop's two-decade stronghold on the congressional seat. gianforte was a strong favorite throughout the campaign. montana does has early voting and two thirds of elgible voters submitted votes prior to this alleged smackdown. gianforte spoke to supporters last night-- apologizing to them and that reporter. gianforte is still charged with misdemeanor assault and must appear in court sometime before june 7th. he could face a fine or even jail time if convicted. happening today.. president trump is in siciliy for the g-7 economic meeting. it's the final leg of what's been a nine-day marathon trip that started in the middle east. in europe - trump faced a much cooler rece

john gonzalez is live in .. college park - where a manhunt is happening right now. also breaking this morning.. a car slamming into sam sweeney is at the live desk.. larry, brand new video just into our newsroom. talk about a wake up call. that car crashing in just feet from where three people were sleeping inside! more than half the car went right inside the home's basement. the car also hit a gas meter - and police on the scene tell us it's a incredible the place didn'e explode. officials say the car was speeding when it hit. right now we know the driver is in critical con was hurt... but you can bet they didnt go back to sleep! developing now on the hill.. it's the senate's turn to vote on a plan to repeal and replace obama-care. the house approved it thursday - but it still has a way to go before becoming law. new overnight some senate republicans speaking out against the bill. bob corker of tennesee says the legislation will not pass through the senate without major adjustments. the bill that did pass in the house... ends penalties for americans without insurance. it phases out the expansion of medicaid. and it lets stat