reporting live, sam sweeney. back to you guys. autria: donald trump tweeting he wrote -- just had a very open and successful presidential election, now protesters incited by the media, are protesting. very unfair. covering every transition into the white house, the new international response this morning after news of his election sent markets tanking. larry: people in critical condition after they were shot multiple times. all of this happening on stanton road about three hours ago. possible suspect. in northeast, another deadly shooting in front of thomas elementary school last night. it will give you on top -- keep you posted on both of these incidents as soon as we learn more. autria: police at the university of maryland are trying to track down a student who has gone missing. caitlin george was last seen at allegheny hall yesterday. larry: as we celebrate veterans day, changes on the road that you need to know about. autria: seven is saluting service members on this veterans day. we want to thank colonel hamilton. keep sendin

reporting live, sam sweeney, back to you guys in the studio. autria: let's get to breaking news out of california. scores of anti-trump protesters are flooding the streets of oakland. footage from the scene shows enraged group setting trash cans on fire. there are unconfirmed reports of cars being flipped. blocking traffic. widespread property destruction has also been reported. all available officers have been called in to help troll the situation. larry: to some local election results, a ballot referendum was approved seeking statehood for the nation's capital. eleanor holmes norton seeking a statement saying that the over-the-top majority signals that d.c. recognizes that congress needs a kick in the pants when it comes to jumpstarting a drive for statehood. muriel bowser the republicans retaining control of congress, the measure could be a tough sell. autria: a big political comeback for vincent gray. he easily won the d.c. ward seven council race. remember, he was ousted from the mayor's office after losing the democratic primary to muriel

autria: sam sweeney is following this one. sam: the races is on to find out how many people were exposed to tuberculosis in a charles county, maryland, school. autria: first, a big brother being called a hero. remember this video yesterday? unbelievable catch by a nine-year-old. announcer: you are watching "good morning washington," on your side. autria: a home security camera catches the moment a baby falls off a changing table, and his big brother runs in to the rescue. >> in this morning's "gma first look," an amazing act of brotherly love caught on camera. watch as tina langley turns her back for just a moment, -- as just a moment, leaving her baby on the changing table. first the baby dangles his leg on the edge, then tumbles over. but the 30 pound infant is miraculously caught his older brother, joseph. >> i just ran and caught him, but i cannot even carry him, so i do not know how that happened. >> falling is one of the leading causes of infant injury, and it can happen anywhere. >> it was something that happened in a k

sam sweeney. back to you in the studio. jummy: happening right now, police and prince george's county are investigating a homicide. they tell us the victim is an adult male who was found in the middle of the road. john gonzalez has more on the investigation. john: prince george's county police have another homicide on their hands this afternoon. this road, crittenden street, has been hours. investigators are trying to stay one step ahead of this fast-moving storm trying to collect clues as quickly as the rainwater is running down the street. we understand that at around 6:45 this morning, police got a call about a man lying on the street when -- lying on the street. when police arrived, they found him unresponsive, unconscious, as trauma to the upper body and very suspicious. right now they do not have any strong leads or any arrests. it is unclear if this man was killed here on crittenden street , or if he was left to die from somewhere else. that is part of the investigation, and of course the dense fog and heavy rain is

our sam sweeney is there talking to police right now. we'll have a live report from the breaking just in the last two hours - a double shooting.. this one in the district near the howard university this one in the district near the howard university campus. it happened on fairmont street northwest at the intersection with georgia avenue. police say both victims were treated for non life-threatening injuries. happening right now - a sexual predator on the loose in stafford come take a look at your screen. the county sheriff's office says the man in this sketch assaulted a woman for hours. police say it all started with a car accident. while the woman help, the man pulled the victim out of her car and attacked her. authorities are looking for a dark-colored s-u-v that might have orange paint and damage on the front passenger side. montgomery county police are investigating a second possible hate crime at a school in the past two weeks. over the weekend, someone spray-painted swastikas, along with male genetalia on burning tree elementary s

sam sweeney. back to you in the studio. jummy: tsa officers arrested two men in four days for attempting to pass through bwi airport checkpoints with loaded guns. one man was caught thursday. pending. this is no joke. another man was caught trying to get this fax through a checkpoint. also at bwi. the acts was confiscated. -- the ax was confiscated. tonight a meeting will be held at flower elementary school. 21-year-old roll ramos -- raul week. he is a counselor in the after-hours program. he has been fired. concerned parents are urged to attend tonight's meeting, beginning at 7:00. we want to talk about the forecast, a live look at the capital -- at the capital, pennsylvania avenue. doug hill is here with a look at the forecast. doug: after a lot of sunshine and a spectacular weekend, off the coast of north carolina moving northward. we have rain moving into fredericksburg. we will see more of this. here is the area of low pressure developing. you see the rain spreading northward. you see the rain going into two separate b

sam sweeney is live at reagan natioaln airport.. sam? here in the d-c area.. travelers will go by plane. but 91 percent will the best time to leave to beat the rush - before ten a-m today.. so get moving! and if you want to avoid traffic getting home, it will have to be a quick visit. the best return time, is about this time friday morning. some breaking news from montgomery county.. three people are displaced, after a car crashed into a townhouse. it happened late last night.. at a home on keymar way, in gaithersburg. the car smashed right through the wall, and ended up inside, on the first floor of the townhouse. the people inside wern taken to the hospital. there's still no word on the driver's condition. investigators are trying to find out what caused the crash. police in rockville are investigating a serious crash involving two buses. sky trak 7 flew over the scene on parklawn drive and wilkens avenue last night. police say several cars were involved- including 2 buses full of people. we saw a metro bus at the scene- but metro says its vehicles were not

reporting live, sam sweeney. autria: breaking right now, house in prince george's county is up in flames. larry: at least one person pulled from the burning home. condition this morning? john: that's right, a 74-year-old woman, a homeowner who has lived here a long time. she and her daughter are actually in the hospital. still an active scene. significant damage to the home. the fire started just after 4:30 this morning. the adult daughter was able to get out of the house, she ran out without herself -- with her cell phone -- without her cell so she was out here in the street yelling to neighbors for help. firefighters had to go into rescue her elderly mother. wheelchair-bound, she was not able to get out of the home. that elderly woman is now in critical condition. the fire chief telling us that significant burns and smoke inhalation. this woman being stretchered , firefighters finally convinced her to get checked out. but it doesn't seem she has many injuries at all. it's the elderly woman that the focus is on

reporting live in northeast, sam sweeney. larry: thanks, sam. canceling an amber alert for a missing child. annabel richardson and her captor have been found. we don't know where they found them or the condition of the child, but the amber alert is now more breaking news coming in from overseas. the russian defense minister says that the air force of his country has launched a major offensive in syria. more details, coming up as we learn them here. autria? autria: president obama is now on the ground in greece for will be his final foreign tour as president. with the prime minister of the country to stress the need for economic reform and government transparency. in that she is greece until thursday. leaders from france, britain, italy, and spain will be in berlin on friday to discuss the fight against isis. turning to the trump transition now, the president-elect is set to make with mike pence today to discuss possible nominees for key positions. donald trump is reportedly considering senator jeff general. rudy giuliani and john bolton are each

sam sweeney is there with the latest. sam: we have learned that at least 300 students and staff members here at la plata high school in charlestown to will be tested for tuberculosis. the school district and the health department are working to see if it even more people may have been exposed. say if it is a student or staff member infected. trials county health department says generally it is spread through sneezing and coughing and it must be prolonged exposure. you don't contract the disease by sharing utensils or simply being in the cafeteria together. anyone who may be at risk will receive a letter by mail and e-mail and will be tested on december 5. you don't receive a letter, you don't need to be tested. tuberculosis is easily curable with antibiotics. anyone with concerns for a student or family member, you are asked to contact the charles county health department. i am sam sweeney. back to you. jummy: lebron james is making a donation fit for a king. he is contributing it $2.5 ali exhibit at the national museum o

baltimore, sam sweeney. larry: thanks for that, sam. a disturbing story out of southeast d.c., suzanne kennedy is live with this developing story. suzanne: most school-aged children carry a backpack to school every single day. but it is what was found inside of one here at the elementary school in southeast washington three-year-old was being dropped off for the before school and after school program here, a security guard looked inside the backpack and he found a loaded handgun. specifically a nine millimeter glock semiautomatic. the child's father walked into school. authorities immediately took him into custody and arrested him. he faces charges. three of them. carrying a pistol without a license. po ammunition. reckless endangerment of a child. it's not clear why the handgun was in the backpack or why the security guard looked inside of it, but think goodness he did. suzanne kennedy, "good morning washington." larry: a funeral set today for a young victim of gun violence. alyssa banks killed on prince play it -- place -- prince plac

sam sweeney is at the ntsb hanker at the hangar at the airport. sam: they are on the ground in chattanooga, where they will spend the next seven to 10 days doing a thorough investigation trying to figure out what led to the crash that killed five small children. less than 24 hours after this tree, the 24-year-old driver faces five counts of vehicular homicide. >> we have executed a search warrant for his blood. the investigation will let us know if there is any outside influence on his ability to drive a car, a vehicle. we do not know at this time. what we do know now is that his behavior was to the of recklessness. sam: members of the ntsb go team have arrived on the scene at chattanooga. >> one of the first challenges is to get all perishable evidence before it disappears. sam: about three dozen children were on board, many taken to hospitals. others leaving the scene in a daze. early indicators to speed as a possible factor. the ntsb will be digging into the background of the driver, the company that operated the bus, and looking for possible s

our sam sweeney has more. sam: as you drive a clay sure avenue in capitol heights, you cannot miss the colors. >> it is very vibrant, and it reminds the world of how nishant e and chloe were. same school that she worked up before she was killed as she buckled her two-year-old daughter into the car seat. the killer turned the gun on two-year-old chloe green davis. the child was the father later admitted to pulling the trucker -- the child's father later admitted to pulling the trigger. >> this is the case we will not forget. sam: the leading cause of murder killed in the last two years. >> that ought to astonish all of us. it is the work we have to do together. this is a community issue, it is not a police issue or a courthouse issue, it is an issue that has to be in the city. sam: it is a reminder. >> we encourage people to come ou there are services, counseling services, we can assist individuals who want to leave dangerous situations. sam: chloe davis would have turned three years old today. her dad is behin

sam sweeney has the details. sam: no matter where you go and how you get there, police want you to arrive alive. right now enforcement is as tough as it has ever been. >> seatbelt underneath my arm and basically being in the middle of the intersection and for failing to turn on a red light signal. sam: she was one of the first to be ticketed. her message for other drivers -- >> the seatbelt is $75. the red light is $150. sam: traffic crashes involving pedestrians spiked in december, into december. as part of this two-month-long streetsmart campaign, police are not just targeting drivers. >> they give pedestrians and bicyclists tickets down on 14th street. they will do some activations there. sam: in the district one of the targeted areas is outside georgetown university hospital center. if you go across this crosswalk while the arrow is red, the fine will reporting in northwest washington, sam sweeney. back to you in the studio. jummy: coming up on "abc 7 news at noon," it happened in an instant. a baby boy rolls

i'm sam sweeney in capitol hill heights. i will tell you what larry: plus, two more police officers ambushed and shot. one of them is dead tonight. what we are learning about the man who pulled the trigger. alison: then, a little later, trump hotel blocks from the white house is becoming a real magnet for protesters. what does it mean for the people trying to work and and ad i'm afraid you're suffering from fobo. fobo? fobo. fobo... fear of better options. cure fobo with black friday savings now. up to 40% off, 24-months special financing, and free delivery. richard: we are surrounded by the buildings in now the trump administration is talk about a hiring freeze and that is not a popular idea. donald trump announced plans for a hiring freeze in gettysburg, pennsylvania, in october. it's a top priority in contract for the american voter program. the plan would reduce the federal workforce through attrition. not replacing people who leave government service. that idea goes further than most g.o.p. spending plans. for years rep

i am sam sweeney. jummy, back inside to you. jummy: right now we want to take a live look outside over arlington and the pentagon. another nice day, even though we had rain earlier today. doug hill is here with a look at the forecast. any more rainout there? doug: there is a chance of a few the wind has turned to the northwest at 12 miles per hour. the cold front has moved through the area, but we haven't upper-level disturbance -- but we haven't upper-level disturbance spinning through the area. some fairly moderate showers across the pennsylvania line. we think some of these showers will hit frederick shortly, then eventually 106 two gaithersburg -- 1:06 in reston. that should be the end of the storms. a cold front moving offshore, and this is the upper-level low associated with it. this will rotate through the area over the next three or four hours. there will be clearing skies and gusty wind enveloping later this afternoon. getting a quick look at the futurecast, this is noontime, with showers indicated by a computer model.

sam sweeney is live in the newsroom with how abc-7 and "you" can help give back to the community. as you get into the saturday as we collect toys for tots. we'll be at national harbor from eleven a-m until three p-m. go to wjla dot com slash toys for more information on how you can help. time now for - much needed rain today & tomorrow - unseasonably warm to end november - cooler & drier for the first few days of december today: cloudy, warm, and breezy with periods of rain. steadiest rain through early afternoon. patchy fog and low clouds. highs: 60-67 winds: s 10-15 g 20 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. stray shower. patchy, dense fog. lows: 50-59 wednesday: cloudy with rain. isolated thunderstorms possible. warm & breezy. highs: 68-73 fact. than with tylenol pm. advil pm combines the number one pain reliever with the number one sleep aid. gentle, non-habit forming advil pm. for a healing night's sleep. what makes thermacare different? two words: it heals. how? with heat. unlike creams and rubs that mask the pain, thermacare has patented heat cells that penetrate deep to increase cir

steve sweeney had a press release and said first thing we'll do is build the light rail. the argument of the crumbling infrastructure. >> that was an unfortunate comment. the use of proceeds of this money has not been determined. to make a leap of faith that it is going to go to, light rail projects, people have said that but it is not something -- the president of the senate said that. >> but the decision on how it is going to be spent is with the department of transportation. >> let me ask about that. the decision and prioritization we have heard will come from a four person panel appointed by this is governor. >> absolutely. there's going to be a very political group of four people. it needs soviet style, 100% approval which really brings in some concerns about what this group is about. you will have four people overwriting the legislature. >> the bottom line which is irrefutable is that if you vote yes, the money is dedicated to the transportation infrastructure. you vote no, the money goes to the general fund. if you take nothing else from this take that away. >> rem

sam sweeney is live at reagan national airport to continue our team coverage. and happening today-- president obama will continue his to fill out his white house transition team. the president-elect landed in palm beach last night to begin his thanksgiving holiday wi meeting yesterday with the new york times, where reporters say he tempered some of his most extreme campaign promises, dropping his vow to jail hillary clinton, and pledging to have an open mind about climate change. but before the president-elect may have made a big decision. south carolina governer nikki haley has reportedly been tapped to be the next u-s ambassador to the united nations. that's according to the the post and courier newspaper, which cites several sources close to the matter. haley, who would succeed samantha power, would still need approval from president elect trump is also denouncing white nationalists after this shocking video was recorded over the weekend by "the atlantic". during a convention in d-c, a white nationalist group praised trump with nazi salutes. the anti-defamat

highs: 60-65 winds: nw 10-15 g 25 we are following some breaking news sam sweeney is live on the scene. what have you learned, sam.. chaotic as demonstrators set several trash fires in the street. police say as many as 2 thousand people took blocked part of a major highway. here in the district-- hundreds of anti-trump protesters marched near the white house. police made at least one arrest. many protesters against trump's rhetoric held up signs and chanted "not our president". the transition to the new administration gets underway today. president-elect donald trump is headed to the white house to meet with president obama.. this as tens of thousands of anti-trump protesters hit the streets across the country to express their outrage. 28-39 51-55 119-end young voters ages 18 to 25 voted trump. so it should be no surprise that some of the strongest reactions to his upset victory is happening on college campuses. at american university wednesday one student burned an american flag in protest of the president elect. now some students on both sides say are hoping the the university releas

sam sweeney live from the scene, he will have another up shortly. this little fender bender on the prince william parkway was quickly pulled over to the shoulder. back in 10 minutes to give you an update on that ride. larry: talk to you soon. new this morning, a former student arrested. that forced prince george's county police to act. very: donald trump, out on the town. what did he say beforehand? it made the family dinner night a bit suspicious. john: we have all filled out luggage tags at the airport. what if an airline is adding a >> you are watching "good morning washington," on your side. autria: right now, "good morning washington," counting down to the holiday crush. expected to travel next thursday. how could you save some cash this year? autria: john gonzalez is live at reagan national airport. john: some people might be getting a head start. there's already a good crowd traveling here this morning. like you said, in a week many of us will be going somewhere for thanksgiving. aaa predicts 49 million holiday weekend. that is the most since

sam sweeney, back to you in the studio. autria: breaking overnight, protests across the nation following the election of donald trump. weston open, california, nearly 7000 people swarm the streets. some of those protests were peaceful but others turned the downtown area, setting objects on fire and breaking windows. two police officers were injured and two patrol cars were burned. 30 people were arrested. similar scene in boston as thousands expressed her anger over trump being elected. protesters chanted "not my president" while carrying signs "he will never be my president." in chicago, over 2000 people marched through downtown and gathered outside the trump night in the district as well. hundreds marched in protest of trump's election. many gathered outside the white house and others outside the trump international hotel. one was arrested near the white house. this morning, police have set up more barriers outside the trump hotel as a precaution. happening today, historic meeting on pennsylvania avenue. larry: donald tru

sam sweeney is live northwest with reaction.. reaction not limited continuing coverage of what became an election morning. saturday today: showers, steadiest through 9am. scattered showers possible through evening. mostly cloudy, breezy, and cooler. highs: 57-62 winds: nw 10-15 tonight: mainly clear and still breezy. lows: 37-43 thursday: mostly sunny and seasonable. highs: 60-63 winds: w 5 mph the 45th president of the united states defeating hillary clinton. it's a victory that came as a shock to some - and a triump just about three hours ago.. adrienne bankert joins us from the trump camp in new york city. trump 11-19 q&a 1. other talking points did truck touch on during his victory speech? to concede -- but so far, no statement to her supporters. instead -- this was the defining moment at her campaign hq in manhattan. take a listen. campaign chair john podesta, stunning announcement -- many leaving the javits center in tears. we're expecting to hear from hillary clinton sometime this morning. donald trump claimed victory than

(christine sweeney/us voter) i sort of saw it as a warning you know that something like this could happen. u flew off the presses with news of trump's surge (rylee carlson/cbs news/london) every step of this election has been watched around the world and american voters here in london say this is a finale they just couldn't miss. soundup - (man dressed as trump)"it's bigly, big news, this is bigly." but for many clinton supporters at this party in london - early excitement nat sot - guy cheering... lessened as the night wore on nats....bells markets around the globe plummeted as trump won state souvenirs are already being sold. rylee carlson, cbs news, london. ((kirsten joyce)) >> germany's defense minister called trump's victory a huge shock. ((brian loftus)) >> french far-right leader marine le pen sent a tweet congratulating him./// >>> we'll be right back......../// (donald trump/president elect) >> and it's tough...so i want to thank my family very much...really fantastic. thank you all. thank you all."/// ((brian loftus)) >>> thanks for joining us on 8 news now good day, the valley'

sam sweeney is on the way to the scene. you can get the latest updates available at news 8 and also on website, wjla.com. now a look at the forecast, here is veronica johnson. >> reporter: like yesterday, today's temperatures will top out in the lower 60s across the area. now, we already have cloud cover moving in, mostly cloudy day for us. not needing sun glasses, just a jacket headed out door. tomorrow's temperature, mid 70s. upper 70s thursday. the work week, the brightest, warmest. rain on thursday, probably after about 4, 5:00 and wraps up 11:00 p.m. blustery and chilly for friday. weekend back to cool. >> reporter: on the roads, major traffic problems as melanie mentioned in b with the closure on 55, frederick avenue. 355 here closer to home, rock vil pike. we're still with the that is causing a major problem not only on 355, but other roads that people are trying to get around this closure between randolph and twin brook parkway. wires are down across the road way. interstate 66, heavy volume delays toward the beltwa

paul sweeney, our bloomberg intelligence analyst in new york. usnk you all for helping create the week. and tuen ine in to bloomberg for complete election coverage, starting 7:00 p.m. in new york. tune in. still to come firyee shares on a tear. we will talk to the new ceo about the company's improving forecast and the rise of election hackers this election season, ♪ next. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: we are watching fireeye shares come up more than 20%. the company said a four year loss would not be as bad as the guidance laid out a few months ago. also, the painful process of job cuts paid out. 's ceo, us now, fireeye kevin mandia. this is our first time speaking since he became ceo. fireeye made its name investigating high-profile cyber attacks. but it struggled more with the shift to the cloud. what do you see your strategy relying on more, products or services? >> i think you have to do both. services are strategically important. we own that moment when there is a security breach. we get to see firsthand how attackers circumvent safeguards. t

sam sweeney is live at a safeway in alexandria. for long. sam: that is what they tell me. they expect a rush this afternoon not just for thanksgiving, but also for the big game. one observation -- who do you think is in the supermarket this morning doing last-minute shopping? i will give you a clue. it is the same person who goes out and looks for gifts on christmas eve. it is the men, coming out to do last minute shopping. i do not know if it is because if their wives kicked them out the door to get that last-minute dressing. more than 151 million americans are expected to hit the grocery store. are you ready for this? the average amount of calories that the american will consume today -- 4500 calories julie wright was saying a lot of people go to mcdonald's on black friday. i do nothing you want to go there after eating 4500 calories. one more -- we will call it a useless fact -ho are on the average cranberry sauce? 17. we will have another report coming up right here on "good morning washington." back to you guys in the studio. jummy: developing now, montgomery county p

autria: sam sweeney has a special way to give back to the community today. sam: more than 700,000 people gave last year. this year we want to show you what we are passionate about. toys for tots, we are asking than ever. remember in years past you had to drop it off in a box around town? now all you have to do is go to our website, toys for tots, click the link and the toys the meter located right here on the amazon site. you purchase it and it sends it to our station and then it will be gifted to a child. if you still want to bring it in, you can, or you can meet the team out of the national harbor. i know that vijay and i mean be remiss if i didn't talk about my charity. it's an incredible organization that helps seniors in the district. if you want to help them out along with me, you can go to their website along with the night, they provide housing for seniors across the district. back upstairs to you guys. jummy: speaking of giving invited to yesterday for stacy stewart. we have been a long partner of the march of dimes, working with them every year for

from kensington, maryland, now to my colleague sam sweeney who is in d.c. sam: good afternoon. a lot of people were late to work and many are taking a longer lunch break because there is a heavy turnout here in the district of columbia. this is a live look at the a.m.e. church at 16th and n. this is the doorway and look at the line. to 16th street. but the i want to show you video from earlier this morning. this is time lapse video and you can see how long the line was around 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 this morning. it stretched more than a block down 16th street and at times it was more than two to two and a half hours but the people said this is their right and duty and it is worth waiting. let's listen. this is what we do. yes, we exercise our vote. >> this is longer than you have ever seen before and i voted for obama the first time and second and never been there long. >> the lines are long everywhere. georgetown. dupont. around a couple of blocks. great turnout. sam: we visited several different precincts and many of them the lines were very long and others there were maybe or so

we begin our team covarage with sam sweeney, live at reagan national airport. sam toss to from a distance it looks like a reality longtime allies, and t-v executives -- all parading in front of cameras at trump tower in new york. but they weren't there to be fired -- they were there hoping to be hired. president-elect donald trump is interviewing them for jobs in his administration. among monday's candidates -- ex-texas governor rick perry and former house speaker newt gingrich. it's unclear whether any appointments will be announced before thanksgiving. meanwhile -- trump is also laying out trump is vowing to withdraw from the transpacific partnership and cancel restrictions on american energy. but -- trump is also backing off one of his key campaign promises -- to build a wall along the u-s border with mexico. happening today.. d-c mayor muriel bowser will discuss her next steps for improving educ capital. there are reports she could name the city's new schools chancellor. the washington post reports that person is antwan wilson - current superintendent of oa

sam sweeney is live on the scene with more on this! and take a look at this .. the use of tasers by focus of a meeting. police chief thomas manger and county council members will discuss a "baltimore sun" report that was published in march. it said montgomery county police were involved in four of 11 fatal taser cases in maryland since 2009. at today's meeting, procedures regarding sex assault also be discussed. today the district is kicking off it's fourth round of repairs to city alleys. dubbed alleypalooza four-point-oh - the goal is to spruce up dozens of side streets. the program started in 20-15. since then, more than 300 alleys have been upgraded. d-c mayor muriel bowser will help break ground at 11 this morning in the alley off waterside drive in northwest. coming up at six - but seven on your side investigates how safe from indentify theft you really are. plus - monday night football heads south of the the border. the health hazard to players at the mexican stadium, coming up at six. what goes better with thanksgiving turkey than a little football? on t

sam sweeney, back to you in the studio. michelle: abc7 is on your side. helping you avoid big backups. head to wjla.com/text to sign up for the breaking traffic alerts. the great turkey day get-away is only matched by the great rk jonathan: guaranteed, every year, someone forgets the trimmings and they say i'll go to market to get it. everybody has the same thought. last-minute shoppers now and some might be jumping off the couch and going to the market. q mccray in alexandria. plenty of procrastinators are getting to know each other. they are hitting the same store at the same time. q: they do. "plenty" is the right word to use. take a look for yourself. this place is packed. wegman's here in alexandria. this place is packed full of people looking for the last item to make sure that tomorrow's feast is perfect. what would a thanksgiving feast be without dessert and maybe a beautiful apple pie? i think the crumbled ones, too. they have everything you need here. we passed by sames club. safeway. trader joe's. they are all packed just like this. wegman's is

sam sweeney is at the live desk crash. sam: 75 people aboard have been confirmed dead. the pilot circled the airport a number of times before attempting to land. investigators must now figure out what went wrong. tragedy for a brazilian soccer team after a plane carrying the team went down in a rural area in income and whether in colombia. -- in inclement weather in colombia. local officials we it is a regrettable situation, and we can confirm the plane that was carrying the players. sam: the team was traveling to face a colombian team for a continental tournament. compounding the tragedy, the team's lesser-known in brazil but had just found success and the greater following. officials are vowing to do everything they can for the so do their families, their friends, their countries. it is sad, regrettable. sam: the team twitter feed logo changed to black. investigators are looking at factors such as an onboard power loss and the possibility that the plane ran out of fuel. the team manager's son posted on facebook that he missed the flight with his dad because he forgot

sam sweeney is live at the glenmont metro station.. happening today.. we'll learn new georgetown and rosslyn. tonight, the firim hired to conduct a feasibility study will release it's findings at a public meeting. the gondolas would run above the set for six o'clock at the georgetown theater on wisconsin avenue. seven is on your side helping new or soon to be new moms. tonight, we'll have a panel of medical experts here to answer any questions you have about childbirth, women's health, postpartum support, and pediatric care. expert advice and it's all free to you. tune in to abc-seven news at 4 p-m to find out more about how you can participate in our seven on your side phone bank. while the cubs and the indians were battling it different kind of show in nashville last night. it was a star-studded 50th anniversary celebration of the country music awards, with yes, beyonce. we'll have a live report from music fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house th 100 meg internet. which means in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour

we begin with sam sweeney, live at the scene with the latest. like a bomb exploded on bowed -- on board this bus. it started right here with this mustang. this school bus was traveling eased on frederick avenue in baltimore. it slammed into the back of this ford mustang, but it does not stop, it keeps going. it hit the concrete piling several hundred yards down. like a pinball, it bounces and continues across the street oncoming traffic. that is when it hit the mta bus, killing six people instantly. five people were on the mta bus, and the driver of the school bus was killed. no students were on the bus at the time, but there was a school bus aid among the injured. that person played a crucial role. in total, 10 people where taken to the hospital, their injuries critical. as of the 11:00 hour, rescuers had not made it all the way through that city bus, leaving the possibilities that there are still more victims inside. >> it literally looks like a bomb exploded in the bus. it is catastrophic damage. this was a major incident, and some seasoned i

sam sweeney, northwest -- northeast d.c.. back to you in the studio. the project --jummy: a project three years in the making is finally complete. the capitol dome restoration project was completed today. this morning, the architect of the capitol gave tours of the newly renovated building. repairing more than 1000 >>, and removing -- cracks and removing light-based paint. a soggy start to the day -- looking at the white house. the sun is out, different in your day started. let's get to doug hill. doug: a soggy start, but the concert to clear out around 9:00, 10:00 a.m. over most areas. beautiful right now. bethesda. 60 degrees. maybe into the weekend, a couple of showers. his is what we have this afternoon -- temperatures already in the lower 60's. clearing skies. a pleasant afternoon. our by hour, lower-60's, and after sunset, we start dropping the other way. 46 degrees by 8:00 tonight. you will see a drop off. as far as the forecast overnight those, it will be chilly --clear to partly cloudy, when will be like, as like as you plan for tomorrow morni

sam sweeney takes a look. more than 151 million people will head to supermarkets this week alone and this is the section. most people have all of their shopping done except for a few last edit items and this is the section they are coming to, to get another box of stuffing, another thing of gravy. people want to come in and get out the supermarket. a lot of people do not want to talk to us. you can see down the aisles, lots of men out here this morning. them out or why they waited until the last minute but we have seen lots of men. the good news is, take a look at the checkout lines. you can see there is not many people in line, except for one man. there he is waving at us. what did you get? >> a couple extra items for my seafood stuffing. i needed scallops and then you safely would have them. out here, why? >> if you did not get it before now, your wife told you to go get it and you did. sam: that is the exact notion. this is the 395th thanksgiving. the first one was in 1621 in plymouth, massachusetts. autria

sam sweeney is at the live desk with the latest. sam: within the last hour, baltimore police released their names, ranging in age from 32 to 67. one person has not been identified. you can see the full list on your screen. all of baltimore community tries to make sense of the last 24 hours. before the sun came up this morning, baltimore residents begin showing up to a makeshift memorial to pay their respects to the six people killed. >> i wanted to pay my respects because i walk through here every morning between 6:45 and 7:30. sam: most people did not personally know the victims but when you throw a rock in the water, it travels all the way back. sam: 24 hours after the first 911 calls came in, we do not know why the school bus did not try to stop you are the ntsb is working alongside baltimore police to figure that out. the first victim identified, 33-year-old mta bus driver ebonee baker, a mother and a friend. >> she was always full of sam: the memorial is expected to continue to grow throughout the coming days. once full, organi

sam sweeney has more with what voters are saying at the polls. sam: good afternoon. the clock is ticking. you have until 8:00 to get your vote in for early voting. voting well underway. there has been a steady crowd for much of the day. that is the story, really, across the state. more than 300 thousand people have participated in early-voting this year, compared to 2012. we should mention in 2012 we were dealing with superstorm sandy, and election officials say three times as many democrats have come out so far, versus republicans. we have the u.s. senate re, the baltimore city council, and then, of course, the presidential race. we reached out to voters here in forest bill to hear what brought them out for early voting. >> it was wonderful. this is so much easier than waiting for the regular voting day, and i wanted to make sure my vote is counted. >> i usually vote on election day, but this time i was not sure i would be able to make it. >> i did not want to fight the crowds, even though there is a do what you got to do. sam: remember, the polls closed tonight at

sam sweeney is live on the scene with what we know. - am clouds, pm sun today weekend into early next week shower early. pm sunshine. highs: 58-62 winds: nw 5 mph tonight: partly cloudy. lows: 33-42 winds: w 5 mph wednesday: morning sun, becoming mostly cloudy. highs: 60-63 county, virginia. police say a 4-year-old girl has been abducted. there's a search for annabelle richardson. the child is believed to be in extreme danger. police believe she was taken by dylan richardson - and they may be in a 1995 burgundy chevy van with virginia licese if you have any information -- call police right away. new developments in a disturbing incident at a restaurant in ashburn. overnight - "elevation burger" released a statement after one of their employees was accused of following little girls into a bathroom - and assaulting them. 20-year-old luis ore is charged with abduction and sexual assault of someone under 13 years old. ore is on the sex offender registry. elevation burger says ore has now been terminated and they are for how he was hired. an effort is underway to reassure parents, after la

here is sam sweeney. sam: news. two lanes on the beltway at georgetown pike have just reopened, but this is the second accident that has shut down the beltway for hours. if you are a parent with a child, this is not the place you want to be. some people told us they were trapped for more than three hours. >> it is a traffic nightmare. sam: on one of the busiest travel days of the year, a >> this is the most brutal thing i have ever seen. i am trying to get to work. sam: this morning a ryder truck flipped over, creating a hazmat situation. the crash shut the outer loop of the beltway down at the american legion bridge for hours. the traffic in both directions stretch seven miles. five vehicles were involved. >> i got held up for the i was sitting there for two hours, and i get close to my job and the road is shut down again. it has been three hours so far. sam: and another accident happened just passed georgetown pike, again shutting down the beltway. at about 11:00 this morning, this was the scene. >> then i get so

sam sweeney is live in baltimore with more. happening today... attorneys for the explosion in silver spring are promising to make a major announcement. you can see it here. last august -- an inferno engulfing the flowerbranch apartments killed seven residents -- at least 30 others were injured. and 84 families were displaced. an investigation revealed a gas leak triggered the explosion. attorneys say they are seeking justice for the victims. people are continuing to mourn the loss of two teens killed in a weekend shooting in capitol heights. friends and family held a vigil last night for one of the victims, 14-year-old todd webb. he was an honor roll student at suitland high school. police say shots were fired early sunday morning, he was walking home when a bullet struck him. at last night's vigil, a community activist made a plea to young people. 18-year-old brian davis of northwest d.c. was also killed, and four others were wounded. 22-year-old bravon freeman is in custody, charged in webb's death. police are still looking for davis' killer. a

sam sweeney is live there in northwest. and new this morning - protests for the first time. in a tweet late thursday, trump said quote "just had a very open and successful election. now professional protesters, incited by the media are protesting. very unfair!" stay with a-b-c seven for continuing coverage of the trump transition into the white house. coming up at 5:30 - a look at trump's big day in washington. right now - university of maryland police are looking for a missing student. 21 year old kaitlyn george was last seen on campus at allegany hall around four p-m 121 pounds and has blonde hair. anyone with information about kaitlyn may be should contact u-m-d police. today is veterans day, a federal holiday - which means you can expect some changes on your way to work. roads with reversible lanes will remain in weekend mode all day, with no extra lanes for rush hour. some of those roads include rock creek parkway, canal road, and connecticut avenue. regular h-o-v restrictions will be lifted on all highways across the region, except for u.s. 50 in maryland. drivers won'

tommy sweeney snags it in the back of the end zone and boston college back on top by a field goal. forest with the chance to tie it. 1:30 to go. boston college guaranteed the win improving to 6 and 6 on the year. 2 and 6 in the atlantic post conference play. they host the lightning tomorrow and one they'll be without is chara mising a third straight game with that undisclosed injury and that's after taking the shot off the knee. the bruins really just comes to their offense as of late and these are struggling to score. just 4 goals during this 3 game span. and going with 12 goals and 16 games this season and failing to produce. >> going to put this together and find the point. >> celtics practicing in walham today before heading to miami for the monday night match up with the heat. the 3?game winning streak is done. snapping by the spurs on friday and the learning curve continues. that third overall pick and it patient and putting in the work. >> it is that notch to increase and part of you wants to get up and show it and have to take your time and be patient with it and let things

andrew wilhite and carol sweeney are still in jail after there was 3 pounds of meth found. deputies said they also found several guns including an ak-47. documents show both admitted to trafficking meth. >>> the florida state student accused of killing two people is facing partial charges. 18-year-old austin harrouff has been charged with two first- degree murder charges and attempted murder. deputies say he attacked the jupiter couple in the garage help. with the upgraded charges, prosecutors could seek the death penalty. >>> still ahead, your votes paving the way for medical marijuana to become legal in florida and the reason families still have a long way to go before they can get the drag. >>> to the naked eye this jeep looks like an older used car but for one family, it means the first hope they have had >>> right now a live look at the washington monument. in a few months washington dc will become the new home of donald trump when he moves into the white house. he will pay a visit there tomorrow meeting with president barack obama to prepare for the transition ahead.

sam sweeney is live in nortehast d-c to explain.. sam? ruth pollar d/ sleep out particiap nt new developments in a home invasion we first told you about this three weeks ago. this morning -- these two men are waking up behind bars. montgomery county police say 20-year-old mohammed sirleaf and 19-year-old timario gregg shot and killed ronald lone inside his home on muncaster mill road. but detectives now say that home operation. authorities believe sirleaf shot and killed lone during a botched robbery attempt. gregg is facing firearms charges. sirleaf has been charged with murder. new developments after a food truck caught on fire on the george washington university campus. now: investigators say it was caused by operator error and the improper fueling of its generator. three people were injured when the falafel truck ignited. two remain in critical condition. happening today.. ice-skating season kicks off on the national mall. the national gallery of art's sculpture morning. to celebrate opening day - anyone who skates, gets a free cup of

sam sweeney is there with more. we are following breaking news in underway after police say at a gunman opened fire on a car full of people, including an infant. it happened last night near jacksonville. police say 4 people were shot, including that infant. three people died - two women and that infant. one man suffereded the gunfire also wounded another woman - who walked into the hospital a short time later. police say the shooting may be connected to a dispute involving the victims earlier in the day-- but they don't know for sure. a outpouring of support for the family of a sheriff's deputy who was shot and killed.. in stanislaus county, california.. a vigil was held last night.. in memory of deputy dennis wallace. he was shot twice in the head yesterday morning, after coming across a first responders and people throughout the community gathered to mourn his loss. the suspect, david machado, was caught hours later. authorities say he was arrested after carjacking a motorist, robbing a liquor store, and trying to

a lot of folks have been shopping for the best deal for a let's get over to sam sweeney. he has been following this story for us. sam: we are going to stick with the ohio state thing now. we want to talk about the facebook safety activation. if you know anyone at ohio state university, facebook has activated their safety check. we have seen some powerful pictures come out of this situation. this is a picture that was tweeted by someone from a classroom there. you can see all the desks piled against the door. "that is what we have been trained to do during these the crime scene, what it looked like as this whole situation unfolded. some pretty terrifying moments. now the players are starting to brennan -- to pour in for what happened on the campus of ohio state university. we are learning new details by the minute and we will keep watching what is happening here. in the meantime, more video continues to pour in across social media. businesses in the are open, asking people to come in, trying to move along. that is the latest from the newsroom. back upstairs to you. jummy:

a second atomic bomb dropped that day on the city of nagasaki from a b-29 flown by major charles sweeneythe estimates of casualties varied ranging from 35,000 to 70,000. the report that i received from the japanese embassy on august 18th stated that the casualties in nagasaki were 73,000 fatalities. on august 10th, 1945, the cabinet of the government of japan approved the emperor's decision to accept the pottsdam declarati declaration, with the understanding he would remain the country's sovereign ruler. the same day, august 10th, the united states and her allies were notified of japan's decision. the united states sought to make it clear that after the surrender the emperor would have to renounce his divinity. however he would allowed to retain his title of emper ror. on august 14th, 1945, japan finally agreed to accept the terms of the pottsdam declaration with the u.s. assurance that the emperor would be able to retain his title and function as a symbolic head of state. on august 15th, 1945, in a radio address to the nation, the emperor stated that the enemy has begun to employ a new

our sam sweeney just got the scene. we'll have a live report from him coming up in about fifteen minutes - witih the one clue at the scene police are focusing on. and we're following breaking news across the country. a night of unrest as anti- donald trump protests, erupted in about 20 cities. fires in oakland, california.. and farther south in downtown los angeles, people poured onto the 1-0-1 freeway overnight, blocking hours. police arrested more than a dozen demonstrators there. large crowds also rallied against trump's election in new york, chicago, dallas and seattle.... with police, making arrests in nearly every city. protests also broke out here in the district. one right outside the white house, another outside of trump hotel where some were caught attempting to break through a barrier. we want to take you to that chaotic scene outside the white house where secret service. the crowd filled with dozens of anti-trump protesters were then dispersed. meanwhile another massive crowd marched the streets of d-c holdi