. >> right now, a twist in the case bethesda.say a woman was caught on camera using his credit card. >> disturbing details in the death of a yoga teacher. what we're learning from court documents about her murder. >> and local churches on alert how they're stepping up security for new year. "fox5 local news" starts rights now. >>> and thanks for joining us tonight i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm jim lokay. >> sarah and tony are off tonight. new information about a missing montgomery county man. john was seen earlier this month at the home of a family member. >> they have released a video of a woman using his credit card. marina morocco has more. >> this beauty supply behind me here is last known connection it a missing man from bethesda. 36-year-old john donnaho went missing from his parents home onel more lane december 12 and here in hyattsville his credit card was used a went missing this woman walking into the store with a young boy is who police wants to speak would it see how she gotta hold of his card. >> what's not normal is his

i live in bethesda, maryland. i take the subway to work. about once a week. about three years ago i did that. i drive to the bethesda hiatt, park in the public parking garage, and i take the red line into d.c. i did that three years ago. worked, get my car. time stamp ticket. got to the booth and the ticket, looks at it and looks at me and says i know who you are. great. he said i read your column. i said great. i said i don't always agree. i thought, get me out of here. but i said, well, that means you have to check. and i drove off. a week later took my weekly drip tripp into d.c., back, car, time stamp ticket. cashier's booth. same guy. this time he says, mr. friedman, i have my own blog. would you read my blog? i thought, oh, my god. the parking guy is now my competitor. what just happened? i said write it down for me. he wrote it down. on a piece of receipt. i went home. he was ethiopian. wrote about ethiopian politics. i thought about him, and said this is a sign from god. i should actually pause and interact with this guy. but i didn't have his email.

the beltway through bethesda. you guessed it. heavy on the outer loop coming from bethesda to river road here where we had an accident blocking the two right lanes for a while. you can keep the snail's pace making their way from maryland to virginia on the beltway. another issue for you. closer to silver spring. this is a disabled vehicle on the outer loop after georgia avenue. it does block a left lane. heavy volume delays but the folks are moving here from colesville to the incident at georgia. last report on the inner loop in georgia avenue we had a crash there on the ramp to join northbound georgia avenue from the b.w. parkway is where we are seeing delays. southbound with an accident involving four cars. currently blocking a right lane. after 1396. the delay -- 197. heavy from 198. 95 northbound is a better option at this hour. brake lights to northbound 32. if your ride takes you to baltimore, the volume is lighter on 95 than the b.w. parkway at this hour. back to you in studio. alison: okay, thank you. the holiday weekend

i'm jackie benson in bethesda.e the story. >>> if you're traveling tomorrow or on christmas, there roads will be dry but some rain in the forecast on saturday. i'll have the latest timing >>> a police officer is on restrictive duty after the release of this video that has been viewed more than 2 million times. >> seen arresting a woman and her teenage daughters. chris lawrence shows us what went down in ft. worth. >> reporter: the woman screaming at the officer is the one who called police. a neighbor accused her 7-year-old son of littering and physically assaulted him. but after speaking with that neighbor, the officer starts questioning craig's parenting. son littered. it doesn't matter -- >> reporter: that set craig off. >> if you keep yelling -- >> reporter: it it escalates into a physical struggle with the officer grabbing craig's 15-year-old daughter and her other 19-year-old daughter is the one shooting this video until the officer takes her phone. >> it's recording. >> reporter: the video cuts out in a few

the hack of the dnc and the hack of john bethesda. >> also, one agency held a conference call and what we have heard from homeland security department is that there was no cyber activity that affected voting machines or the count on election day. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> joining us now a kelly file power panel, david wahl, and pablo manriquez. welcome. >> thank you. >> so there are democrats who are saying the president should have dealt with russia before. we knew in 2014, 2015 there are repeated attacking interference with state department and pentagon, white house, and why not the outrage back then? the president apparently in meetings was fully briefed and knew what is going on. why now? >> they should is been tougher, it's not enough to tell vladimir putin to cut it out. we need more action on these kinds of things and one thing we could have done is strengthened some sanctions not against the russian people, but against putin's inner circle. in the city of london, financial markets there, as a lot of them do. so there are things we could have done that would have been

that family was heading to a school play in bethesda when the man slammed into their car. today, he received a 30-year sentence with all but 12 years suspended. chris gordon is live from the crash scene with more on today's sentencing. chris. standing beside pile road leading up to wittman. this is where the fatal accident occurred in february. three members of a family died, only their teenage daughter survived. now, in august, the young driver who hit their car pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter, and today, he was sentenced to prison. the defense lawyer called it a horrible tragedy, saying that this was the reckless, careless act of a young man who thought he was invincible. prosecutors say 21-year-old was driving his father's turbo charged bmw like a bullet. >> he was traveling at 115 miles per hour. only seconds before this crash. >> the evening of saturday, february 27th, the bmw plowed into the side of the chevy volt that was crossing river road to pyle. the family inside was heading to a school. the driver michael and his wife alasandra were killed on the scen

chris gordon is in bethesda with the message prosecutors want parents and especially young drivers to hear. chris. >> well, we're reporting tonight from the scene of the fatal accident. river road, turning on to pyle road. and the message prosecutors want this 12-year sentence to be sent to the community is that parents need to take responsibility. this young driver had a record of speeding violations and arrests. and they say despite his recklessness, he always was given the family car keys. prosecutors say he was driving his father's turbo charges bmw at 115 miles per hour just seconds before the crash. 21-year-old smashed into the side of the chevy volt crossing river to pyle road, with a family heading to walt whitman high school on a saturday evening in february. >> i think the message is to parents, be a parent. you know, and take the -- make the tough decision. i think that the weapon of choice, this was a bullet. this was a missile going down the street. >> michael and alessandra were killed on the scene along with their 18-year-old son thomas. only 16-year-old helena survived

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. >> straight ahead at 7 o'clock a bethesda man missing butis foh somebody useesdda m hisis credic in prince george's county.nce police are trying figure outingi what was was. we'll have a liveghterau carrie fisher. eain staainta passesafter a strok stroke. life and legacy and how'sowhe'st being remembered in hollywood.ho >> punishing russia.>>unis we could learn today how the hoe white house plans to respond to those reports that thehat the kremlin interfered in the u.s. s elections and it could drive another wedge between theher we president and his successor. sus >> life look outside on thisn thursday morning. thfie got weather and traffic coming up on the 5s at 7:05. 7:0 good morning to you. y thank you very much for joining us i'm wisdom martinn in for allison seymour.mour. >> and i'm steve chenevey. i'mte welcome to fox5 news morning. m. this morning we're following the very latest devningelopments in the search for a missing mis bethesda man.. 36-year-old john patrickhn patck donahoe last seen earlier this t month at his parents' home.e. >> it's 17 days later and the investigat

a ton of delays for bethesda. you can expect a slow ride. look at the live cameras now. 395 north. crash cleared. that was blocking the right lane here a few moments ago. this has a chance to die down. capital beltway below the baltimore parkway. a factor between college park and the landover. this will continue to look bad. look at the outer look here. the outer loop is struggling across the legion bridge. you can see that continuing in to virginia past george washington parkway as well. that is all there the traffic desk. q? q: the world's tallest bridge is open to this is part of a highway that is linking two provinces in china. look at that. construction began in 2013. the cost is the equivalent of $150 million. if you are afraid of heights forget about it. michelle: i would stay on the other side of the bridge. >> next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- tracking terror suspects in the wake of berlin and what can be done to prevent a wanted man from crossing borders next. michelle: new at 5:00 -- sketches offering a glimpse in the future. how hamson plans to use the blimps like these to

bethesda's swimming sensation katie ledecky finishing second. biles took the rio olympics by storm with a record tying four gold medals and one bronze. she becomes the fifth gymnast to win the award earning gabby douglas and mary lou ret on to. she received 31 out of the 59 votes. katie ledecky finished second with 20 votes, third place was a tie between serena williams and brianna stewart. katie currently on break. and she was even tweeting pictures with santa this weekend. no doubt she was on the nice list. >> she's a sweetheart for sure. >> congratulations to her. thank you so much. >>> there's a special bond now between a police officer and a young man from sumter, south carolina. >> they met this fall. the offi brought up boards and kept up good behavior. we can show you here both officer glen bon and a shan ta kept up their ends of the deal. he brought the skateboard over yesterday morning and helped put it together. the mom was in on the arrangement. >> happy story. >>> russia has ruled out terrorism in a crash that killed 92 people. now

john donohoe left his parents' home in bethesda on december 13th, and hasn't been seen since. police are starting to notice signs that are unusual. and they're asking anyone with information to contact them. officer rick gooddale says on december 22nd, a woman charged about 700 dollars worth of items to donohoe's credit shows her entering a store, making a purchase, and then leaving. donohoe's 20-11 chevy equinox is still missing. we now know who the biggest box office draw of 20-16 is.. it's scarlett johansson! "forbes" magazine has named her the top grossing actor of the year. her movies brought in one-point-two billion dollars at global ticketing booths. "captain america: civil war" was the bulk of that. it grossed more than one-point-15 billion dollars. johansson narrowly beat out co-stars chris evans and robert downey junior who play "captain america" and "iron man". she starred in several additional movies, that put her over the top. at xx time for weather. toss to eileen winter weather advisory in effect until 6am for counties nw. some snow/s of slick road conditions po

major changes coming to a bethesda intersection where a cyclist was struck and killed by a car a few months ago. >> if you would like the best and safest car, truck or suv out there, there is a new list out. there, there is a new list out. fios is not ca we're wired differently. there, there is a new list out. ble. l sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... ...while his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just $79.99 per month online for the first year. >>> these are chopper 4 live pictures. there it is. that's the mgm national harbor. it will be opening in a few hours. and we are expecting a lot of traffic to be a problem there in the area in the coming days. we'll see. it is certainly au >> right now we are just probably looking at a normal rush hour. as we get closer to the 11:00 hour you will see all the people descending on the area for the big opening. casinos make a big difference in every community they are in. i went back to my hometow

a special kind of lighting er s ceremony to mark the sixth night of hanukkah in bethesda.ck it out. when a group of people built what they are call iing a bagel nora, this is made out of bagels. there's an event planned in bethesda with bagelbagels. >> a lot of carbs right there. >>> new information about a little girl and her great grandmother missing for a a few days. a lot of you talking about this on social media. they were driving from new jersey to north carolina. we now know what happened to them and how they survived for four days. that story is next on news 4 at 5:00. >>> authorities are trying to piece together how a 71-year-old woman and her great granddaughter got lost in virginia. she vanished on a trip to north carolina. four day its past with no sign of the two. now we're learning how they managed to survive in the woods. our sister station in richmond reports. >> reporter: our prayers have been answered. that's the message from barbara's family after the pair were rescued from a remote, wooded area wednesday night. family members who took part in the search

that long, winding stretch out of bethesda -- if you travel at area, you know that once the pavement gets what we have a number of accidents. now the possibility of a wintry mix could cause some problems. keep that in mind for sao tome. -- keep that in mind for saturday. northbound i-95, not much of a delay northbound getting out of stafford because of an accident. an earlier power problem outside west falls church, so an additional amount of time needed on the origin silver line. tonight we have been talking men are in-- boyz 2 town. early0 -- you want to get that you want to get there early. the circulator could help you out as far as parking goes. keep in mind the alexandria water taxi is available for you guys coming out of virginia. in the next 10 minutes we will update the ride on the roads and the rails. autria: a suspect is on the run after two people are found shot in their car in montgomery county. 911n and a woman called after they had been attacked. they are in the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. police and prince george's county are trying to figure out what

people who work at the oakville grille and wine bar in bethesda are especially proud of one of their co-workers. on december 10th, a customer started choking on a piece of steak. bartender darko stankovic rushed over to him. stang'-kuh-vic is a former lifeguard. and he saved the man's life.. by using the heimlich maneuver. the customer who was saved wanted to express his gratitutde. stang'-kuh-wic a christmas card with a check made out for a generous amount. the customer wrote.. he's happy he's having one more christmas with his family. now to a story you dont want to miss... just in time for the holidays--- a story of giving back, and paying it forward. a dc homeless man now has a place to live, thanks to the genorosity of 2 strangers. sam sweeney shares the story with a great ending. trt= 1:38 oc= have in life it's 5 still plenty more ahead on good morning washington. but lets go to on good morning washington. but lets go to alison starling with a preview of stories you wont want to miss tonight on abc 7 news at 5. - rain for part of christmas eve - sunny & seasonable - rain for pa

three degree windchill in bethesda. , may be nine degrees in spots. this is what we have seen coming. the only surprise is the wind was not strong this morning. kept slamming in. it is going to be windy and cold. these are feels-like temperatures across the board. five degree windchill in frederick. zero is the chill in hagerstown. blue ridge and west, higher elevations. it drives the windchill even lower. satellite and radar, these are streamers across the great lakes. lots of lake-effect snow. don't expect anything other than sunshine, gusty wind, and will temperature. as we look ahead, there will be changes. lose the strong winds. highs will reach 26. be as bad. before sunrise, we might see rain or snow or a. 54.hanges to rain as we hit it looks to be breezy, turning colder in the afternoon. futurecast shows our story through friday night. cloudiness increases across the area. precipitation does not move in until saturday morning. a couple of showers and more makes to the north. a different story. temperatures fall and it looks like the moisture wi

it was unveiled at the church he attended in bethesda. maryland chris van holland spearheaded the effort. >> people will remember those who sacrificed for all of us remember alex for his dedication to our community and our country. >> van hollen petitioned the department of transportation to dedicate the bridge in the sergeant's memory. >>> interested in the new national museum of african-american history, so high, they're chaejing how they hand out tickets. admission is free, but you need a reservation. all advance passes now through march are gone. if you're looking for advance pass force april, this ale be available on january 4th starting at 9:00 a.m. but that doesn't mean you have to wait until spring. starting monday, the museum will offer same day reservations online. in a limited number of walk-up passes will be available weekdays in 1:00 in the afternoon. groups of ten or more people can schedule up to a year in advance. >>> your smartphone is probably within reach, you may be looking at it. >> i have mine er but how much is too

. >>> we have breaking news out of bethesda now, montgomery county police are on the scene of a bethesda. an elderly woman was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. chopper 4 over the scene where the vehicle ran into a tree and overturned. watch the nbc washington app for updates on this story. >>> and images mean everything in the world of advertising, but the images that typically sell a product are now changing. jolynn kent explains how one mom is working to break barriers. >> all mothers think their babies are beautiful. but mom megan about 16-month-old asher. >> when asher was little, we realized he really likes the camera he loves the attention. >> and the camera loves him. >> when nash spotted a casting call for carter's clothing. she decided to submit asher's head shots to a modeling agency in atlanta. it never occurred to her that asher's down's syndrome would prevent him from even being considered. >> the agency emailed me and submitting him because the criteria didn't specify they were looking for a baby with special needs. >> did you feel angry at all? >> i did, yes. w

tomorrow morning, heading to the mall, taking it walking around the block, 35 degrees bethesda, 36 upperlboro, middle 30's woodbridge. as we move into the day tomorrow, highs in the upper 40's, just about 50 degrees. mostly cloudy skies, but a little clearing towards the end of the afternoon. futurecast, a better idea of what to expect. need for sunglasses, but a warm jacket as you start the day. clouds break apart a bit midday. later in the afternoon, we will see a little bit of the sunset, and then not much longer the clouds move in. early tuesday morning, scattered showers likely across the area. heavy,ecting anything but notice the wind arrows moving from the south, southwest, ushering in warmer air, talking daytime highs tuesday in the middle 60's. 63 downtown d.c., cooler off to the north and west. the highy outlook, 50 tomorrow, lower 60's tuesday. scattered showers early in the day. cooler wednesday, 46. 52 thursday. year, ring in the new about 40 degrees. and the first day of 2017, 51. upper 40's monday, near 50 tuesday -- not next week, the week after. and look at the warm-up.

so i actually live -- although i work for "the new york times"es, some of you know i live in bethesda, maryland, and about once a week i take the sub to work. so for me, that means driving down bradley boulevard, and i park in the public parking garage beneath the bethesda hyatt. and i did that almost three years ago now when i started this project. i park there, i take the red line in to d.c. i come back, get in my car. i've got my time-stamped ticket. i drive to the cashier's booth, i give the ticket to the cashier, he looked at it, looked at me and said, i know who you are. i said, great. he said, i realize your column. -- read your column. i said, great. he said, i don't always agree. i thought, get me out of here. [laughter] i actually said, well, that's good, it means you always have to check, you know? and we both had a laugh, and i drove off. a week later i took my weekly subway ride, red line in to d.c., back, car, time-stamped ticket. cashier's booth, same guy's there. this time he says, mr. friedman, i have my own blog. would you read my blog? [laughter] i thought, oh, my g

. >> news4's justin finch is in bethesda where he's been talking to drivers, how is it looking? >> so far, i want to say leaving early is the best bet. so far on river road cars are moving on both sides at a good clip. that could change in a matter of hours as aaa expects a large surge of cars to hit the roads soon. in what could be a record-breaking holiday travel season. >> even before you pull onto the beltway, rows of red lights may await you and none from rudolph's shining nose. from now to january 2nd, aaa expects upwards of two million people from the washington metro area to drive 50 miles or more to their celebration. and nationwide, the agency predicts roughly 93 million americans will do the same. numbers that could make 2016 a record-breaker for year-end holiday travelers. >> i know it's going to be a lot of traffic. i'm a limo driver. i know how the traffic is. >> with coffee in hand, this road-tested driver is ready. >> do you have any back roads you rely on? any tricks? >> of course, yes. >> you can't tell us what they are? >> no. >> on this christmas eve eve, man

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he works as a web designer and he lives alone in a bethesda apartment. his family tells us he lives a simple life and he never disappeared before. >> what is not normal is his credit card has been used. we haven't seen him since the 13th. the credit card has been used. michelle: his black survivor have maryland tags read out 2ak8853. if you have any information you are urged to contact the police. michelle: the places in the d.c. area with the most ride-share dropoff throughout the year. jonathan: also next, what you need to have to get in the m year's eve. and this -- q: remember this scene? it's dry but what is done to prevent the flooding from jonathan: breaking news from hollywood. we told you yesterday carrie fisher died. tonight tmz is reporting her mother debbie reynolds might have had a stroke and was rushed to the hospital. we don't know her condition as we speak. but in the meantime, tributes are pouring in remembering the life and the work of carrie fisher. the funeral arrangements are being planned and her daughter is planning that. they are

some reports of sleet closer to bethesda and alexandria. not out of the question. sleet comes down, it is warm enough that it will melt. we could see things collect a bit near pennsylvania where it will be slick. that is right along the spine of the blue ridge. that pink color is a wintry mix. the higher elevations are part of this winter weather advisory that goes until 6 a.m. tomorrow morning. us, not an issue, but if you are crossing the mountains early tomorrow morning, something to be careful of. take your time. most of us will knock it down to freezing. in the morning, right about 39 degrees at the bus stop. a lot more sunshine moves in. overall, a nice afternoon. enjoy the sunshine monday because the rain moves back in tuesday. we will talk about that in the first real taste of winter at the end of the week. district are piecing together the details of make out exceeding this afternoon that started with a report of a gun man entering a restaurant. now there is a twist to the case. it's different from your typical crime story. anna-lysa gayle has more. anna-l

come in through the rush-hour and later tonight when the system pulls away. 39 degrees, live in bethesda at congressional country club. low-to-mid 40's. again for the rush, 3:00 to 7:00, the heaviest impact with the rain, an inch. heavier development's to the south and west. this will to the northeast tonight, and that will fit in with our timing of heavier rain. the computer outlook uses air temperatures to indicate some icy possibilities at the higher elevations. we checked surface conditions, d some flex mixed -- some flakes mixed in with freezing rain. it is a large picture. as it moves out of the picture, the rain will in end. we will get a nice day tomorrow, but than the bottom will fall that a cold blasts on friday. melanie: thanks, doug. d.c. mayor muriel bowser just left a meeting with president-elect donald trump at trump tower. that meeting came at mayor bowser's request. city and has more on this meeting. sam, what do we know? sam: melanie, we are in front of trump tower. this was the theme of the that's this was the scene of the mayor pause meeting with donald trump. it star

[laughter] so he asked that we meet near his office at the coffee house in bethesda and i presented him with a six page memo and he told me his life story. it was the first time i ever put all this together. i once taught a course at my daughter's college but we reflected what it was about. it was the political exile but they were too slow so he decided to start his own and now i feel empowered. what an amazing world that he can get his voice out there that way. we went over it three times, three different sessions. i explained to him the news story is meant to inform. the column is meant to provoke. either that heating business where the lighting business, that's what i do. if i do both i will produce one of several reactions. i never looked at it that way, i never connected those things. it was what i felt the difference don't have to say. any of these reactions. to produce heat or light i explained to him requires a chemical reaction. you have to combine three chemicals. the first is what is your value set. what is the worldview that you are trying to promote, neoliberal, libertarian

bethesda, washington, notice the lighter green. heavier rain through d.c. right now and lighter rain making its way across our region. we'll continue to see that off and on this evening. as i mentioned, there's the first round of heavier rain. we got another round to the south. yet another one even farther down to the south. even a little light. i'll zoom in on this guy and see wh towards parts of southern maryland. a little lightning just to the east of richmond. how about that? that shows you how dynamic of a system we're dealing with. any time you get lightning with temperatures like this and you think, wow, that's just amazing. 41 in elkins. 42 in d.c. 45, richmond. on the other side, a little warmer, 60 degrees towards virginia beach. hagerstown, only at 38. coming up in just a minute, lauryn ricketts with more on not this week. it is really cold. it gets even colder next week. possibly near record. we'll talk about it coming up. >> it's going to get worse. thank you, doug. >>> new today, police are being concerned about drowsy drivers for a while now

. >> john was last seen at his family's bethesda area home and he left seen him since. he dves a chevy equinox like this one. with a mystery woman using his credit card his father wearing the worry heavily. >> we don't know where john is. he's been missing since december 13th and we need to know whether or not the credit card missing is going to help determine where his whereabouts is. >> reporter: he is single, he lives in an apartment in bethesda. he works as a web designer at the university of maryland university college. if you've seen him or you know who the lady is with that child in that surveillance video police contact montgomery county police as quickly as you can. reporting live in montgomery county, scott broom, wusa 9. >> we need all eyes open on this one. thank you. he's a graduate of gone gonezaga. >>> tens of thousands of people lost power in north dakota because of the know. in wisconsin gusted topped 80 miles per hour. in north dakota neighbors are helping each other shovel out the snow. >> we are moving the snow or helping people get unstuck and just

the bad news was first reported in bethesda magazine. but they -- they do say new shipment is supposed to come in and some items may not be on the shelves in time for the holiday. >>> there's one thing there's not a short of tonight is bagels county. -- bagels. >> this menorah is 10 feet tall and made out of roughly 400 bagels, they call it a goal nora. -- bagel nora honecker is a religious holiday that commemorates jewish resistance. it is also a time for fun. for presents, for family >> it's part of the tradition of family. we are a mixed family. i'm a christian and my wife is jewish. we come out here and do this together. >> in hebrew, hanukkah means dedication. and this is certainly not. in the cold and the wind, over 200 people stood side-by-side to light a menorah to -- menorah you cannot possibly buy they used over 400 donated bagels to put this together, and share with the community. >> it's the world's largest bagel menorah. >> regardless of their faith >> you don't beat darkness back with a broomstick, you shine a little light.

it is an unpleasant evening and it was an unpleasant day with sleet as far south as bethesda. here's the radar over the last hour. so some good news here. the heaviest rain is moving away from the metro area and precipitation isen the east side of i-81. bad news if you're headed into southern maryland, this is where the heaviest rain is. just south of bwi. especially into charles county and st. mary's county. this is some heavy rain. anywhere down route 5 is going to be a slow go. everything should be out of here by about 10:00. rain and showers ending well before midnight. bus stop temperatures. 33 to 43. that's about average. morning clouds then boom, arctic air on thursday with the rain or snow shower possible. future cast. 10:00 want to. just some leftover showers. nothing crazy heavy. low to mid40s. by morning, a lot of clouds. dry in the morning. still 45 downtown. 41 in leesburg and about 37 or so in fairfax. and about 39 in silver spring. so temperatures above freezing overnight. so day planner, 40s to start. nice by 1:00 with full sun. so thursday, here comes the arct

the leaders of major military contractors including the leaders of lockheed martin based here in bethesda. jennifer johnson joins us with the latest on this from capitol hill. jennifer? >> reporter: very busy day for donald trump. he does not take over the white house for another 30 days but today his focus was very much on that german terror attack. president-elect donald trump met with military leaders at his florida estate today, two days after the isis truck attack in berlin. >> an attack on humanity, what's that it is. it's an attack on humanity and it's got to be stopped. >> reporter: and now adding fuel to trump's plan for a possible ban on muslim immigrants or a registry. >> you know my plan all along, and i'm proven to be right. >> reporter: trump's pick for national security adviser generali this as the state department tried to assure americans today that isis is getting weaker. >> make no mistake, this is a group not anywhere near the capability it was even just a couple years ago. >> reporter: trump and flynn vowed to stop isis, but for now president obama is still running th

wusa9's evan koslov is live this morning in bethesda which is already open for shoppers. evan. >> reporter: hey, there, yeah, good morning. that seemed directed a the me. yes, i am a lifelong procrastinator. my whole life i've procrastinated on getting those gifts. this year i did pretty well. i still have a couple of openings. we're here at the mall. all the shops are starting to open up because it's right after 7 a.m. a lot of excitement, not too many customers in just yet because after all they just people who work here at the mall. good morning. >> hi, good morning. >> what are you guys expecting for today? >> a lot of families trying to get their last minute shopping in, a lot of procrastinators and a lot of traffic. >> what about you guys, are you guys procrastinators? >> no, not really. i did all my shopping two weeks ago. i'm good. everything's good. >> i actually did my wrapping already also with those gifts. this is crazy for me. >> as far as people, any sales you guys are doing, any big deals? >> we definitely have a lot of good deals like 50% percent off a lot

before john donahoe left his parents' bethesda , everything seemed normal, but two weeks later the policeoticing signs that are not usual. >> his credit card has been used. >> we are very concerned right now. anna-lysa: they say since donahoe was reported missing, a woman has charged roughly $700 worth of items. surveillance video captured in the store shows are entering, making a purchase, then leaving. donahoe's 2011 chevy equinox is still missing. >> his credit card was used by a female at a beauty supply store in hyattsville. it was also used at various retail stores. anna-lysa: the family has been working with detective since his disappearance. >> we need to find him, wherever he is. >> detectives don't have any reason to believe the use of the card is an associate of mr. donahoe or the family. anna-lysa: university of maryland university college. >> detectives are actively investigating every case until its conclusion. we hope this has a successful one and a happy ending. anna-lysa: a spokesperson for working withy are detectives to figure out where john donahoe is located. they are

this reunion is unlike any other into started with panic at a restaurant in bethesda and it is endingith joy and gratitude. we go live to explain this one. anna-lysa? saveder: the man that was is asking to remain anonymous. he is also asking us not to disclose the amount of money he gave to the bartender, but i can tell you, it is enough to buy some really nice gifts in time for christmas. he said if it was not for the bartender here, he would not be alive today. reporter: at the oakville wine bar. some say they witnessed a christmas miracle. >> should know. reporter: it started with a customer in need of help when a piece of steak got stuck in his throat. >> he was turning blue. reporter: that is when the bartender rushed over to the choking man and performed the heimlich remover -- maneuver. >> we were calling 911 and it was a moment where you are making a decision and running to try to help someone. reporter: after a short time, his use of the technique was successful and he was able to stop the choking. >> there is something, it should be something you are doing and not thinking a

bethesda just around freezing, 31 degrees fairfax. this is ahead of the cold front that arrives late morning, mid afternoon. once the frontal system moves through, we will see a little clearing. some sunshine in the forecast, then the skies begin nuclear out by 5:00 in the evening. that is when the wind kicks up -- then the skies begin to clear out by 5:00 in the evening. will have windchill factors in the teens and 20's early friday morning. the futurecast, from stormwatch 7, could have some wet snowflakes along with scattered showers tomorrow morning, mainly south of d.c. once this moves out, skies clear midday. westerly wind should bump up the temperatures into the middle 40's to just about 50 degrees. don't be fooled. behind the cold front, the coldest air of the season on the way friday through saturday. futurecast, in terms of the windchill factors, waking up early friday morning in the lower teens, to the west only about 23 -- inside the capital beltway only about 23. the 10 day outlook from the stormwatch 7, cold front and sat