adrianna: i am adrianna hopkins. going to be new year's eve, i guess you will have to have the longjohns on. eileen: as we ring in the new year, it will feel similar to right now. we have single-digit wind chills.

autria: let's start with adrianna hopkins.stion on everyone's mind -- is this a terror attack?

good morning, i'm autria godfrey, and i'm adrianna hopkins in for larry smith -- who will be calling our six o'clock hour of good morning washington to talk about all the chaos happening at that airport i let's start the half hour with a check on the weather. today: partly cloudy, milder highs: 50-56 winds: southwest 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy lows: 38-42 winds: light tuesday: partly sunny & mild highs: 56-62 winds: sw 5-10 breaking news this morning -- breaking news this morning --

adrianna hopkins is here to tell us what's going on. people across the country saw it on good morning america. did you? country saw it on good morning america. did you? that was it. that's all it took. robin roberts dropping a "bye felicia" after that interview with omarosa manigault newman -- the now-former fixture in the white house. our question for you this morning. was that unprofessional? join the conversation -- either on wjla.com/votenow -- or through our abc7 news app, under the "explore" tab -- and "abc7 votes". coming up -- o'clock hour here on good morning washington. new information involving celebrity chef mario batali and his sexual misconduct allegations. what a-b-c is now saying. and -- our toys for tots drive is a wrap. marines are live on good morning washington picking up those items. see how many toys you donated -- straight ahead. the long wait is over! "star wars: the last jedi" is now showing nationwide. excited fans showed up early last night in northwest to get good seats for the first showings. many of course,

autria: let's start with adrianna hopkins. adrianna: the question on everyone's mind -- is this a terror attack? they call it deliberate. white suved with a speeding into a crowd outside a busy melbourne shopping center. people were sprawled out on the road. 14 were hurt, several in serious serious condition. there were some explosions. facebook twitter and say a shopping center not far from that one in melbourne was evacuated after a series of detonations. they may have been makeshift bottle bombs. they tell local media there is no connection to that crashed in melbourne, and the all clear was given for people to return to the mall. larry: following breaking news where the race is on to save more than 200 people from a sinking ferry. the weather was fine when i left port but about two hours in, t passengers ran to one side. there isnd a time breaking news, you can be the first to know about it. .ownload our abcs seven news at today is the first day of winter. larry: we are not making the call just yet. not as bad as it could b

and i'm adrianna hopkins, in for autria godfrey. toss to eileen - cold remains the big weather story - light snow tonight -> saturday morning (less than 1"; slick travel possible) - feeling like the single digits to ring in the new year - coldest new year's in decades today: decreasing clouds. cold. highs: 32-37 winds: variable 5 mph tonight: cloudy and cold. light snow possible. lows: 20-27 winds: nw 5 mph saturday: cloudy and cold. morning snow. less than 1". icy roads possible. highs: 32-39 winds: se to w 5 mph right now.. at least 12 people horrific fire in the bronx. the victims include a one-year-old child -- after flames tore through an apartment building. todd ant has the latest. the f-b-i is weighing possible criminal charges in that eight-hour "flight to nowhere" earlier this week. investigators report -- a pair of brothers with nearly identical names - used a duplicate boarding pass to board the tokyo-bound plane out of los angeles. one had a legitimate ticket. but the other was booked on a different flight - with a diffe

i'm adrianna hopkins in for larry smith. and i'm autria godfrey. - mild start to the week - showers tomorrow; steadiest rain tomorrow night - cold by mid to late week - watching a coastal system this weekend today: partly to mostly sunny. mild. nice start to the week. highs: 54-59 winds: se 5 mph tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. not as cold. lows: 39-45 winds: se 5 mph tuesday: mostly cloudy. unseasonably mild and breezy. scattered showers. highs: 60-64 winds: s 5-15 mph another guilty plea another guilty plea mueller russia another guilty plea in the robert mueller russia meddling probe. this one-- is by far the biggest. president trump's former national security adviser michael flynn, pleading guilty, and now working with federal investigators. the white house playing defense over the weekend.. as president trump slams the fbi on twitter. abc's kenneth moton has more from nortwest. a-b-c news investigative reporter brian ross is suspended and the reporter brian ross is suspended and the network is apologizing after an inc

and im adrianna hopkins. a traffic alert right now on a major commuter route..et right to julie wright.

and i'm adrianna hopkins, in for autria godfrey.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

autria: adrianna hopkins has the latest. anna: i-5 south of seattle is still closed and blocked off with that train careened off a bridge and landed on the road below. that train was doing 80 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour section of track. three people are confirmed dead and more than 100 are hurt. we know that all of the victims were on the train. none of the drivers below were killed. with soon to be hours before the interstate new information is coming in from washington state by the minute. the abct the latest on news app. republican lawmakers in their final push to deliver their sweeping tax or form built a president trump. the vote in the senate is set to come later today or tomorrow. in the senate all voting republicans are expected to back the bill. this is the biggest reshaping of the u.s. tax code in three decades, permanently slashing the corporate tax rate from 35% down to 21% with the standard eduction and tax credit being doubled. the bill also repeals the obamacare individual mandate. hundreds of airport

adrianna: i am adrianna hopkins. cute fore going to be new year's eve, i guess you will have to have the longjohns on. eileen: as we ring in the new year, it will feel similar to right now. we have single-digit wind chills. it feels like one degree at reagan national, zero in gaithersburg. andrews, minus one wind chill. we still have a little bit of a breeze that is bringing us wind chills, wind out of the northwest at about five to 15 miles per hour. air temperatures are in the teens. probably want to allow a few extra minutes to warm that car up this morning. our high temperature today, only 27, the coldest day since january 7. feeling like the teens throughout the day. just nasty cold. we will talk more about what you can expect for that polar party for new year's. alison: we have nasty traffic to go with the nasty weather. straight to the beltway, left lanes taken away with an accident. sizable delays through here. they are starting to move that it is as the 270 spur, parking lot and extends beyond that. , outer

im autria godrey and im adrianna hopkins. that breaking inews in montgomery county. a mess on the roads in gaithersburg.. lets get right to julie wright.. - sunny & seasonable start to december (and meteorological winter) - sunny & seasonable start to december (and meteorological winter) for toys for tots tomorrow! - big changes coming next week today: mostly sunny. seasonable. breezy, at times. highs: 53-58 winds: n 5-10 mph tonight: mainly clear and cold. lows: 29-35 winds: n 5 mph saturday: partly cloudy. seasonable. highs: 50-54 winds: s 5 mph for the first time since his shocking firing from n-b-c for sexual misconduct allegations we are getting our first glimpse of matt lauer. and lauer's ex-wife is also speaking out. ryan hughes is at the live desk with the latest. matt lauer was seen for the first time leaving his estate on long island...after issuing an apology following his departure from the today show. lauer is seen here in photos by the daily mail dot com. we're told he met with lawyers who are reportedly now seeking to get the longtime anchor upwards of

adrianna hopkins is at the live desk with the details.ciated press investigation finding that russian hackers pursued journalists the same way they did u.s. politicians and intelligence figures. an analysis of data provided by cybersecurity firm -- secure works -- shows that the espionage group known as "fancy bear" tried to break into gmail inboxes of at least 200 reporters, publishers and bloggers from mid-2014 to just a few months ago. the data provides new evidence that "fancy bear" acted on behalf of the russian government when it intervened in the u.s. presidential election. the russian government has denied interfering in the election. larry, autria, back to you. on the hill -- one day before funding ran out, congress passed a short term measure to avoid a government shutdown. the house and senate approved a package extending funding through january 19th, but they're also kicking the can down the road on tricky political issues - like health care and protections for the so-called dreamers. abc's arlette saenz breaks it all down: vi

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 and cold. lows: 12-18 winds: nw 5-15 mph thursday: partly cloudy. unseasonably cold. highs: 25-29 winds: nw 5-10 mph this winter weather is not just delivering cold temperatures here. several states now dealing with historic snow and this winter weather is not just delivering cold temperatures here. several states now dealing with historic snow and icy roads-- just as millions travel home after christmas. abc's serena marshall continues our coverage, in nortwest. do not get caught unprepared for the elements. downloa

and im adrianna hopkins. a traffic alert right now on a major commuter route.. let's get right to julie wright. - cold start; seasonably cool finish - another cold push of air tomorrow through the - cold start; seasonably cool finish tomorrow through the weekend - tracking a coastal system this weekend; little to no impact in the dmv - staying unseasonably cold next week today: partly to mostly sunny. breezy, at times. highs: 47-53 winds: nw 5-10+ mph tonight: mostly cloudy and cold. lows: 27-34 winds: nw 5 mph friday: partly to mostly cloudy. unseasonably cold. highs: 41-43 winds: nw to sw 5 mph breaking overnight.. a new round of winds fanning the flames in california. take a look at this unbelivable video - a new fire erupting near bel-air.. catching drivers by surprise. the flames engulfing interstate 4-0-5 - making for a hellish commute. that - just one of at least four major fires raging out of control.. scorching tens of thousands of acres -- shutting down forcing mass evacuations. hundreds of homes already destoryed. at least seven firefighters were inju

i'm adrianna hopkins.. in for autria godfrey. and i'm larry smith. toss to eileen - cold remains the big weather story - light snow tonight -> saturday morning (less than 1"; slick travel possible) - feeling like the single digits to ring in the new year - coldest new year's in decades today: decreasing clouds. cold. highs: 32-37 winds: variable 5 mph tonight: cloudy and cold. light snow possible. lows: 20-27 winds: nw 5 mph saturday: cloudy and cold. morning snow. less than 1". icy roads possible. highs: 32-39 winds: se to w 5 mph it's 5:xx and we are news right now in new york. at least 12 people are dead in the bronx, where a fire ripped through an apartment building late last night. firefighters says the flames spread through all five floors in minutes. the chaotic scene playing out on the sidewalk with temperatures well below freezing. police tell us that a toddler is among the dead, and 4 other residents are in critical condition. about 170 firefighters worked in bone-chilling cold, to rescue people from the building. no word yet on what caused

adrianna hopkins is at the live desk with more.n national commmittee is once again backing moore.. despite allegations of sexual misconduct. the committee had pulled its financial support when the accusations surfaced. the new move follows trump's formal endorsement of moore. eight women have accused moore of a range of inappropriate behavior including sexual assault -- when they were teenagers. and now one accuser is providing new evidence of her relationship with moore. the washington post reports the woman recently discovered handwritten notes from moore, congratulating her on graduating from high school. she says she dated moore when she was 17 and he was an assistant district attorney. moore has denied all allegations from all of his accusers. today.. steve bannon will join moore on the campaign trail. now to a middle school choir - recently honored in virginia. kidd o'shea middle school for the arts and sciences with members of the group. it's 5: and time for a check on weather. movie fans won't have to stay up as 5:xx - a wh

isry: adrianna hopkins tracking the developments. rianna: it killed 29 people and injured 20 others. it happened at an apartment complex in south korea. most of the victims or women. about 20 people were rescued from the roof. others jumped from balconies onto inflatable mats. it took about two hours to ring the fire under control. he began in a parking lot and spread. fire officials are launching an investigation. are tracking developments out of greece after a massive explosion. in the last half hour, the justice minister announced someone shot at security guards outside the building. no one was injured in the so far, no group is claiming responsibility. investigators are trying to figure out what started a fire in germantown. larry: ryan is live with the latest. was a long night for firefighters and investigators. damaged before christmas. is a lot of water damage and smoke damage. firefighters were called for smoke in the area around 9:00 last night. --n they pulled up to the when they pulled up to a blank road, they found the fir

adrianna hopkins is standing by with more on the president's "closing reform..he president used a speech at the white house to amplify voices of americans he claims will directly benefit from the senate and house republican tax reform agreement. so far the house and senate have agreed on dropping the corporate tax rate from 35 to 21 percent. capping the mortgage interest deduction at 750-thousand dollars. repealing the obamacare individual mandate that requires all americans to have insurance and lowering the top individual tax rate from 39 to 37 percent. but democrats argue that the middle class will pay the price. democrats are pressing house leader mitch mcconnell to wait on a vote until the newly elected democratic senator from alabama - doug jones - is sworn in. gop lawmakers are aiming to vote on a final version next week. happening today - a controversial vote about the future of the internet. the f-c-c.. expected to repeal net neutrality regulations.. and that could mean slower service and higher bills for you. but what exactly is net neutrality and how

and i'm adrianna hopkins in for autria godfrey. you're waking up to brutal cold this morning!the big weather story - light snow tonight -> saturday morning (less than 1"; slick travel possible) - feeling like the single digits to ring in the new year - coldest new year's in decades today: decreasing clouds. cold. highs: 32-37 winds: variable 5 mph tonight: cloudy and cold. light snow possible. lows: 20-27 winds: nw 5 mph saturday: cloudy and cold. morning snow. less highs: 32-39 winds: se to w 5 mph developing now.. d.c. homicide detectives are discovery of a body that was inside a burning car. police and firefighters were called to an alley between ridge road and adrian street southeast last night. after the flames were put out, officers found the body in the burned-out sedan. "the washington post" reports, the body was in the trunk of the car. neighbors say arrived they heard gunshots, then a loud explosion. new overnight from montgomery county-- about 60 people forced out into the cold when fire tears through an aparmtent building in aspen hill. investigators now saying it

good morning washington i'm autria godfrey, and i'm adrianna hopkins, in for larry smith.to eileen - unseasonably cold today through the weekend - rain & snow chances increasing tonight/tomorrow - highest impacts to southern md (around 2" of snow possible) - cold & blustery sunday today: cloudy & cold. few showers over southern md. highs: 40-42 winds: n to s 5 mph tonight: cloudy & c lows: 29-34 winds: s 5 mph saturday: am rain/snow mix. any accumulation over southern md. clearing west to east. highs: 35-39 winds: ne to se 5 mph breaking news this morning -- gaithersburg city a late night home invasion. it happened shortly before midnight.. in a home on teachers way in gaithersburg. police say the attackers were armed -- and stole two guns as well as a laptop, wallet and cell phone. no one in the home was injured. so far.. no arrests. happening today -- police plan to search an area of stafford county for the body of pamela butler. her boyfriend, jose rodriguez cruz, claims that's where he buried her body about nine years ago. now -- we're hearing from butler's family abou

adrianna hopkins is at the live desk with the details. according to british intelligence officials, islamic to use an improvised explosive device to blow up the gates of downing street where prime minister theresa may lives. but authorities were able to arrest two men behind the plot last week before they were able to carry it out. both are charged with terror offenses and are scheduled to appear in court today. this was just one of 9 terror plots targeting london that were foiled in the past year. rumors of a deal between disney and 20th century fox are getting louder this morning. the movie giants have been talking about it for almost a month -- and now several media outlets are saying a deal could be finalized by next week. a lot questions about what this could mean for the movie industry. we'll keep you posted on what happens. coming up - the big surprise for a select group of sports stars. plus - steve bannon lashing out. the president's former advisor.. campaigning for roy moore. his tough talk aimed at mitt romney. eileen live teas

i'm adrianna hopkins in for larry smith.nd i'm autria godfrey. - mild start to the week - showers tomorrow; steadiest rain tomorrow night - cold by mid to late week - watching a coastal system this weekend today: partly to mostly sunny. mild. nice start to the week. highs: 54-59 winds: se 5 mph tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. not as cold. lows: 39-45 winds: se 5 mph tuesday: mostly cloudy. unseasonably mild and breezy. scattered showers. highs: 60-64 winds: s 5-15 mph

adrianna hopkins has more on this dramatic exit. sounds like a reality show. adrianna: reports of whether omarosa manigalt was fired and escorted out of the building or resigned, the statement was that she resigned and the secret service say they were not part of the process. her official last day is january 20, and the president tweeted overnight -- thank you for your service, i hope you have continued success. she was in the office of public liaison. later this morning, she is sitting down with michael strahan for an exclusive interview right here on abc seven. denieda congressman who sexually assau has apparently taken his own life, found dead of an apparent gunshot wound. he insisted that claims he assaulted a girl in the basement of his home are untrue. hours before his death, he posted a facebook message asking people to take care of his wife and wrote that ptsd is a sickness that will "take my life." to nab the.c. trying guy behind a possible hate crime . out of nowhere, he starts pepper spraying that woman on the left. she falls to the ground and the gu

alison: but first a look at what is coming up tonight -- larry: adrianna hopkins with a preview of tomorrow's "good morning washington." adrianna: thanks. tomorrow on "good morning washington," warning on a new e-mail phishing scam targeting ebay, paypal and amazon and how to avoid getting ripped off. creator of the thanks and giving campaign will talk about the strategy to give free cancer care to every child who needs it. >> wake up with us for traffic able weather every ten minutes starting at 4:25 a.m. on "good morning washi larry: hundreds of local students packed the library of congress for a celebrity book reading. as kellye lynn shows us in the "spotlight on education," the reader of the w.w.e. superstar. kellye: a thunderous reception as the star of wrestling and film took the stage. >> who is that? >> a w.w.e. wrestler. >> the 16-time world champion wasn't in d.c. to wrestle but to read. >> once upon a time in sp there was a boy named ferdinand. >> the wrestler turned actor is the voice behind the leading character. >> the message of the book is strong. be happy being yourself. >> w

adrianna: i am adrianna hopkins. autria: i am autria godfrey. we already have some trouble on the roads but we want to get started with a check on the forecast. veronica: it will be the coldest day out of the month so far, but our warmest day of the next 10. trending colder. by the way, the fires, absolutely amazing how many fires they -- acres they have burned. let's get you out the door this morning, because it is cold. a little more sunshine today, but you will need the coat. colder.y feel trending the possibility of seeing some flurries later today. we will move out of the 30's into the 40's for high we will stay really in the 40's for highs. it will be a cold day and breezy at times. at 6:00, 44 to 41 degrees by 9:00. to 34 tonight, 42 euros high for friday. friday, our first chance of seeing a flurry or two around the area. that will be primarily across southern maryland. a chance for some flurries on that cold front. we will have more on the dry conditions out west. southern california, nine months they have gone consecutively not seeing

adrianna: and i am adrianna hopkins. v.j., take it away. veronica: around 4:00 today, notice the difference. 5:00 --eratures by lower than this morning's breeding spirit upper 30's, lower 40's, mild this morning. you can see today, we have very quickly arrived. comfortable. we are fine for this morning's rush. we could get a little sprinkle, but i'm not worried about anything that is going to fall today. once we clear outcome of the wind will pick up. temperatures will start falling -- 39 degrees today with wind chills in the mid 30's. check of the windchills for tomorrow. this time, i'm not sure if i'm ready for this, guys, but a layer-up kind of a for your wednesday. 22 to 28 what it will feel like by 7:00 just like that. we will hit january tomorrow, julie. julie: all right, v.j. on the looking at big delays for those south on a out of white oak heading down to the four owners. sky track 7 -- four corners. sky track 7 on the scene of this crash. a pedestrian was struck with minor injuries. traffic is getting bites the left. you want to u

adrianna: and i'm adrianna hopkins, in for larry smith, who is caught up in this mess. autria: you ask yourself, what would i do? veronica: the weather cooperating, across the eastern storms,the country, no but things will be changing as we get closer to the holiday weekend. dulles, 37 degrees. gaithersburg, germantown. even 37 right now. fredericksburg, warrenton, just dipping below freezing over the last hour, warrenton included. highs 50's across the area. 46, that'sperature, why we say it will feel a bit like a spring day for us as far as cloud cover goes today. we have seen some jerking through with the weather system that came through just a few hours ago. there will be a few clouds later today and a few clouds tomorrow, but still looking very pretty. it's all part of your weather headlines getting out the door. the coldest day will be the winter solstice on thursday and then we will talk about the rain and the timing coming up. angela? angela: starting out and a great fashion on the weather side. a couple of hot spots, but for folks traveling on interstate 66, 1

larry: but first a look at what is coming up tonight on abc7 -- alison: adrianna hopkins has a preview of tomorrow's "good morning washington." adrianna: thank you. tomorrow on "good morning washington." most stations but before you swipe a warning why you could end up with a zero balance next time you fill up at the pump. >> watch for chance to call in to win tickets for the spectacular ice event. >> wake up from us for traffic and weather every ten mi what do you think? hey, think ben will like it? yeah, was i the only one hearing the angelic music? i'm serious, i never know what to get him. just tell me you got him fios too. sigh. mrs. layne, fios is a 100% fiber-optic network. that, plus this sick console, he'll be like whaaaaaattt. your new tech is best on the 100% fiber optic network. so get fios. now just $79.99 per month with a 2-year price guarantee with a 2-year agreement. ( ♪ ) as a person who loves the finer things, this holiday season, i've asked for a luxurious new buick suv. ( ♪ ) fingers crossed. ( ♪ ) ring in the holidays