our transportation reporter brianne carter has details. brianne: along the orange and the silver lines. rider are dealing with the safetrack single tracking. come next summer all riders will be adjusting to the new operating hours. >> it's a concern. these operating hours with the weekday closings at 11:30 a.m. weekend service stopping at 1:00 a.m. trains on sunday running from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. >> this is ludicrous. for people who drink and on the weekend, people want to have a life. it's silly to close down early. brianne: metro staff say they received an unprecedented number of comments with the 45% of the folks weighing in. choosing 1:00 a.m. as a preferred option. >> there are that are cost effective for people. in the d.m.v. area. brianne: d.c. leadership is hoping that the system will return to the 3:00 a.m. closing. saying that the recommendation falls short. adding quote we need a metro system that works for everyone. residents, worker, employees and visitors to have a metro to stays open late as the region continues to grow.

let's begin with transportationer reporter brianne carter. brianne: happening right now we want to warn anyone who might be coming here to pick someone up or dropped off at the union station, expect delays along the northeast corridor. outside delaware where a train struck an individual on the track. this is as we start to see many crowds here tonight for the great get away. the wednesday holiday get-away is underway with the folks traveling near and far. she and her family took the train to a busy union station. >> more than what i expected. i expected it to be r thanksgiving. brianne: near the gates, police and security are highly visible. including the new security screening tool. according to the manufacturer's website, it screens the large crowds as they pass by and able to detect objects concealed under clothing. there is a security presence at the area airports as well, expecting a long security line, they got to reagan

brianne carter is live on the national mall to talk to voters about the investigation's impact on their ballot choice. what are voters saying tonight? brianne: kimberly, this is a copy of that letter, late this afternoon, sent to members of congress. now voters weighing in on this. last laps of the marathon campaign season, and now this latest decision from the fbi. fbi director james comey saying the fbi had concluded a review of the newly discovered e-mails related to hillary clinton. they came to the same conclusion as earlier this year. clinton's campaign weighing in, saying they were confident nothing new would come out of this latest investigation. on the campaign trail, vice responding, saying mishandling classified information is a crime. we wanted to know what voters think. do they think this ultimately has an impact? >> basically i think that the voters who are reasonable voters who have already thought about the issues. >> i think it hurt some of the senate race. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accur

brianne carter is live in arlington, getting ready for thanksgiving this morning. you to think about giving back with toys for tots. join us for a toy drive at national harbor next sard collecting toys between eleven a-m and three p-m. montgomery county executive ike leggett is raising concerns about a proposed minimum wage increase. the bill would raise the minimum wage to 15 dollars by 20-20. leggett sent a memo to montgomery county council president nacncy floreen urging her to re-consider the increase and ultimately how it will put the county at an economic disadvantage. in july of 2017 the county is expected to increase minimum wage from $10.75 to proposed bill isn't expected until 2017. the d-c police department will be wearing body cameras in less than a month. starting december 17th, all officers and sergeants on patrol will be equiopped with a camera. currently only some officers wear them. the goal - is to increase transparency between the public- and the police. stormwatch seven tracking winter weather here and abroad. two different systems bringing snow

reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. so to recap this terrible crash for you in baltimore. the first emergency call came before 7:00 this morning. that something was horribly wrong. that was the initial report. in all six people were killed. the school bus driver and five people aboard the m.t .a. bus. the time. ten survivors were taken to the hospital. one is in critical condition. another in serious as she mentioned. the ntsb has a team heading to baltimore to investigate. jonathan: more breaking news on the roads. jamie sullivan? this is loudon county. jamie: skytrak7 overhead. step out so you can see. this is some activity. you can see slowing traffic. that is going to be on the westbound stretch of the road. talk about what we have going on. closure in place. this is a fatal accident. if you live in leesburg or loudon county it may affect you. eastbound route 7 blocked off at route nine. the solid red line of slowing. traffic diverted to dry mill road. westbound is not affected but we will keep you updated to let yo

brianne carter is at the night of columbus this morning. it has been going on for quite a while now. brianne: larry, they are making me hungry. it is delicious and here, and here is john o'neill. this is a family tradition for your family. john: that is correct. it started years ago, and my son was here for his first year. i started this about the same age he is now. brianne: he is working hard on the cranberry sauce. we have 1400 meals going out, and he will be responsible for some of them. >> that's correct. sauce. brianne: what does it mean for you to have him alongside here to carry on this tradition. >> we are going to get out only 3000 meals today for the less fortunate people in the county. my grandfather taught me that giving back is a huge part of thanksgiving, so that is why we are here. we will be here every year and continuing the tradition. brianne: he was up before you early this morning. going strong. it has been an effort to get those little cups filled with cranberry sauce. as one of the trimmings we have to have on thanksgi

reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. michelle: gobble up all the then the turkeys that are pardoned before thanksgiving go on to live a sweet life. jonathan: we wondered where do they end up? for the past three years, the park in leesburg taken in the turkeys. cheryl conner tells us why this year's presidential pardons will get a new homes. >> while the friends are basking in the 350-degree temperatures the birds enjoy freedom in leesburg and the visitors who walk away from the dinner table. >> a >> he exercises through the park. he knows all about abe who received a presidential pardon last year. now they are gobbling up the attention and the comforts for a house made just for them at >> the public can walk up and get a glimpse of the turkeys. but when it's cold outside they prefer to be inside. the program costs $25,000 when they pay for the vet time and the food. so this y pardoned will find a new home at virginia tech. the guys weigh 30 pounds. because they are older what ends up on the dinner table is only six month

scott abraham introduces us to jonathan: we are back and brianne carter has a look at the delays. brianne: a heads fun you department of transportation will be doing work to repair the pedestrian bridge over kenilworth avenue at douglas street northeast. ddot says drivers should expect moderate to heavy delays. all thanks to the lane closures that will happen as a result of this. now traffic controls will be in place to warn drivers the work expected to last until december 5. now with a check of how tonight's traffic is flowing, let's check in with jamie sullivan. jamie: what we are seeing now is the traffic that is lighter for you. one spot is the trouble spot. that is 270. as you head southbound on the spur, it's slow. once you get to the capital beltway, chevy volume on the -- heavy volume on the outer loop from maryland to virginia. mainly seeing it near river road. you clear out getting to the american legion bridge. the big picture look, seeing mostly green. on friday we see the lighter volume but of course because of the holiday. we have a lot more green than in the district

brianne carter is live with why metro is pulling train cars. brianne: happening, right now they are pulling allt series from the metro system. you can see where it said the number of cars. that is where the folks look to see the elevator outage to see if it is an six or an eight-car train. impact to the riders. they will see the fewer eight-car train on the system. eunderstand in the last hour metro telling us they are pulling the 4000 series rail cars amid safety concern with the automatic train control system on the cars. another. failure of the system can potentially lead to a collision. metro says the risk of that is small. tonight the general manager saying it's a risk he is not willing to take knowing that safety is the top priority. what does it mean for riders? starting at 3:30 they started to pull the trains and it will take several hours to do so. fewer eight-car trains will be noticed. over the next couple of days. what you may see is the 4,000 of a train. they say this issue is caused when it's the lead car in a train. so how many o

let's head to brianne carter in virginia. brianne: we are seeing the same thing. a calm before the storm. a short line starting to develop in the last five minutes. a few folks waiting in line to cast the ballot at george c. marshall high school in falls church. earlier this morning the officials at the polling place say it was 45 minutes folks ballot. they are making sure everyone has a photo i.d. out before they get in there to speed this up. they are expecting as we get closer to the closing time at 7:00 that we will start to see many more voters showing up. fairfax county saying 45% cast a ballot in addition to 20% of the absentee done prior to today. if you know someone or you are someone coming out tonight between now and when the polls they say you should expect the lines will grow. if you are in line tonight you can still vote. brianne carter, abc7 news. alison: overall, they are monitoring 28 states, including virginia but a federal judge quashed trouble brewing in one state. saying the polls were kept open two hours later than they were supposed to and a

today brianne carter checked back in with him on the agenda. >> it has been 365 days since metro. >> it includes shutting down the system twice. firing employees. launching safetrack. all hammering home the message to the employees and the riders that safety trumps service. now with safety still top of mind, the focus shifts to the riders experience and the responsibility. metro employees are accountable for improving the service through the measures of success. this is all part of the back wednesday which calls for cutting unplanned track delays by 50%. to do that, metro is saying they plan to have all of these, the 1,000 and the 4,000 series. the oldest and the least reliability off the system by the end of 2017. further communication, metro plans cell service along the eastern side of the red line and on the underground sections of the orange and the all of this is part of a larger effort to increase the reliability to turn plummeting ridership numbers around. >> if you knew then what you know now would you have taken this job? [laughter] >> uh, no, uh -- i have to look at my wife

reporting live, brianne carter, check on the roads with richard reeve. richard: well, brianne carter, it's a weird commute. off the exit from the inner loop. stopped on the inner loop. we are not moving at all. we stopped completely. some of this is the holiday traffic. 44 million people in the cars across the country. just an impressive number. lack behind us. wow! minutes ago we were closer to virginia and the outer loop. stopped completely. think about the folks driving for hundreds of miles. we talk to a lady named pines florida. she is driving 1,049 miles for 15 hours in the car. we example her to visit six people. >> it's cramped because there are six of us but it's good. the car we respected is family trend. richard: again this is the inner loop, near the langely area. we are going 4 miles per hour. jamie sullivan with the traffic. jamie: you are in a slow s spots earlier in the everything. gorgeous shot. slowing from the skytrak7. this is the mixing bowl. of course, getting through here is not too bad. but the stretch on 3395 as well as the capit

brianne carter spoke to jack evans. why is he sounding the alarm. brianne: this comes from the editri this isn't the first time we have heard of a federal takeover suggestion. it's not the first time we have heard evans say the way of metro's board currently structured needs to change. in response to the editorial board post, time to consider a federal takeover. evans says while he supports change he says he would recommend something similar to the control board that took over d.c. council in the 1990's. he said metro needs a board with what he calls extraordinary powers. to deal with contracts and the fiduciary responsibility to the board and the jurisdiction they represent. he said he has been frustrated getting nowhere trying to work with others on the current financial situation at metro. >> we have to get rid of the governing structure and set something up new. realistically it is never going to happen. but again in response to the editorial today that is my view. brianne: in response to all of this, metro's largest union statement late this aft

brianne carter is out and about in falls church. seeing? brianne: this is the calm before the storm. we are at george c. marshall high school in falls church. this has been a steady stream of voters coming through the doors here to cast a ballot. the folks waited up to 45 minutes to be able to vote. they are expecting to get closer to the closing time of 7:00. they expect to see a crush of people coming in waiting to vote. this is as they are all righting reporting 45% in terms of the number of registered voters and those showing up a in the polls. on top of the 230% absentee ballots already cast ahead of today. but there will be a rush outside the beltway. in the last ten minutes we spoke to officials at the polling place asking about the problems. so far today they have not seen any here specifically. we'll know more as it gets closer. brianne carter, abc7 news. alison: we are deploying our team throughout the region. we'll have breaking results and the speeches right here on abc7. on wjla.com and our sister station jonathan: -- sister sta

reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. alison: thank you. terry mcauliffe announced today that the group i-66 express mobility partners will contract the i-62 high occupancy toll lane project. the proposal beat out the one from express partners. the i-66 project between the beltway and gainesville will contain two hot lanes and the direction. it will be completed by 2022. larry: every day a thousand vehicles use key bridge between arlington and georgetown. there could be a new option. gondola. a public hearing starts in a few minutes. we look at the plan. >> the key bridge has new attract detention. >> you like it? ia. >> it would be a gondola hovering above the potomac river from the rosslyn metro station to the exxon station on m street in georgetown. >> we need alternatives. >> according to a just released feasibility study it's doable. aday. >> we want to ask do we want to build the georgetown metro station that eluded us in the 1960's? if we do, this is a reasonable way to go. >> the gondola ride would take four minutes. we will see how

reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. alison: thank you very much. now we turn to a developing story out of stafford county. where four people were found dead in a hope there. larry: this happened happened ie county where stephen tschida is live. what have you found out since we last talked to you an hour ago? stephen: larry, we have been working the story all day. 20 minutes ago we heard investigators have determined this to be a murder-suicide. now neighbors tell us six people lived in this home. older couple, their adult son, his wife and the younger couple's two children. the bodies identified as a man and woman in the 30s and -year-old and 18-month-old, girls. investigators will say only they responded to the scene this morning. inside the upscale home in the windsor forest subdivision of stafford county, they discovered four bodies. >> i'm in shock. i'm in shock. stephen: neighbors reacted with sur and grief to the deaths -- with surprise and grief to the death. friends say an older couple, home. they often saw the woman with her horse or stepp

brianne carter was there. brianne: a volunteer-filled assembly line. all for a good cause. for the 32nd year, the knights of columbus in arlington is preparing meals for folks who otherwise may not have a turkey dinner this holiday. >> almost 400 turkeys donated this year. they are going out, about 1700 are going out on meals on wheels. >> the planning begins in months in knights and the volunteers worked around the clock to make sure pies are sliced and the potatoes are whipped. >> it's down to melments to get 3,000 -- measurements to get 3,000 meals out the the folks. this year, the knights of columbus saying that the need is greater. >> there is a need for people >> my grandfather. i'm a third generation night at the club. brianne: his son was up before the sun filling every cup with cranberries following the lead of the men who have come before him. in arlington, brianne carter, abc7 news. horace: heads up as we enter the holiday season. think about showing generosity with toys for tots. join us for a toy drive at national harbor next saturday december 3. we will be out

as brianne carter explains some fear a new proposal can make it easier for the predatory tow truck companies to flourish. brianne: d.j. parked for five minutes to find his car towed. >> it's i understand parking for a long period of time. a couple hours. an hour. but you know, literally, you know, it's a public parking lot. you park and turn around and the car is gone already. brianne: according to the county data the number is up from last year. it could bring more people to the parking lot in the county. the proposal before the board storage lot could be from the county line by a quarter mile. a car could not be tow from maryland to d.c. they are trying to bring competition and not adding unreasonable distance that folks have to travel to pick up the car. they are discussing more signs inside the parking lot. the signs have to be posted at the entrance of the parking lot. the companies have picture of the condition before it's towed. they provide protection to the vehicle owners and balance the needs of the property owners and their customers. the county is expected to have a public hearin

hundreds of volunteers are serving up and giving carter has more from the knights of columbus. brianne: it is an assembly line offer a good cause. for this 30 -- 32nd year the knights of columbus are preparing meals for those who may otherwise might not have a meal. >> almost 400 turkeys donated and they are going out about 1700 on meals on wheels. volunteers have worked around-the-clock to make sure the pies are sliced and the potatoes with. it is down to exact measurements to make sure you get 3000 meals out and this year the knights of columbus are saying the need is even greater. >> we're a very affluent area but there is a need for people who are failing to thrive. that is why we are coming in and helping. brianne: for john in as a family tradition. >> i am a third-generation night at the club. brianne: his son was up filling cups with cranberries. in arlington, brianne carter. >> taking a live look at our nation's capital on this thanksgiving thursday. eileen whelan is here with a look at our forecast. warming up nicely. 50 in gaithersburg in ashburn. hagerstown checking in at 49

in chantilly, brianne carter, abc7 news. maureen: if you know there is a red light camera ahead does it make you show down, or feel safer? advocates say they "n.f.l. live"s." kimberly suiters looks at whether they help or hurt. that is tonight at 11:00. jonathan: thanksgiving air could get messier than usual. here is why i say that. 5,000 union airport workers are threatening to go on strike next week. the workers including baggage handlers, wheelchair attendants and the janitors and cabin cleaners. they want $15 an hour wage. union says it won't shut down the airport but it will slow things down. maureen: these are incredible pictures. it looks like snow but it is not. this is the san jose airport. foam covering more than a suppression system. fire control. the system malfunction is blamed for filling an entire hangar and spilling out onto to the roadways. one person on a bicycle as you can see found out the hard way that the foam can be irritating. >> it's not like it's christmas. it has chemicals in it, you know? not the

in southeast, brianne carter, abc7. jonathan: a gift you will find under the tree is a you want to be careful when you receive yours. tonight at 11:00, a "7 on your side" warning about the cards. has that gift card you received been cloned? a growing problem this time of year. they'ves are sucking money out of the gift cards. troubleshooter horace holmes brings us a story of the arlington woman shocked when she received a near empty card and her fight to get the money due her. card cloning, important information on what you can do michelle: next on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the expansion of hope in northeast d.c. i'm kellye lynn to take you to the new campus after an adult public cha fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 g internet for the holidays. in the 3.7 seconds it takes we're wired differently. gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...while his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder. get 150 meg internet with equal upload and download speeds, tv

brianne carter has reaction now from congregations in the d.c. area. brianne: pope francis is giving priests to forgive abortion indefinitely. >> i'm gla and i'm glad he is a type of pope we have and can serve. brianne: the holy father granted the power for priests for the duration of the holy year that ended sunday. the announcement to continue the practice came in an letter that said there is no sin god's mercy cannot wipe away when it finds a heart pope francis said the stance on abortion has not change and writing in letter abortion is a grave sin since it puts an tornado an innocent life. catholics say this continues to open doors to many in the church who may have felt pushed away. >> i believe they would say back to the church. brianne: dino anders believes the pope is continuing the message in the basis of forgiveness and love. in northwest washington, brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: again, want to show you something now. this is a television from tokyo keeping an eye on the harbor near fukushima. we understand there has been a 7.3 earthqua

brianne carter joins us live with more on the battle going on and how it could affect the holiday travel. we hear the workers say they cannot afford to pay the rent. brianne: many of the workers here at the reagan national airport, those that help yo tarmac say they aren't making enough to live. tonight saying that breaking something they are keeping on the table. >> workers rights -- >> brian: fighting for $15. airport workers marched alongside union organizers and the faith-based leaders at the reagan national airport demanding the airport >> it is about the money but it's about better living for us. >> he is living paycheck and paycheck. >> i have to get a second job to help out. >> some employees are working two or three airport jobs. >> if i made $15 an hour i would only have one job. they join the fight for 20 airports where strike. it will consider hearing views of the stagedholders -- airport authority. this includes job at the airport. unarmed security and the custodians. jonathan: in a week they will vote on paid family leave plan. if it is passed it could be the most generous

brianne carter is live at the east falls church station with the details. brianne: we are here. you see a few folks here outside the station. it could be a similar scene come 1:00 a.m. at all metro stations. if this rec decides to move forward with. again, this is the recommendation from the staff at metro. to the board. based on what they have compiled. from all the information from public hearings and online surveys from riders and the region. as you may recall, there were four different proposals put forward to the board for them to consider. this was the third of those proposals. look at. close 1:00 on friday and saturday and 11:00 p.m. sunday night. the metro staff and the general manager said reduced operating hours are needed to begin with additional maintenance on the system. the metro riders have mixed reaction on it all. >> i feel like you could get metro in the times. >> not on the weekend. 1:00 is too early. people get where they are going around that time. >> the officials have returned to the 3:00 a.m. closing to return since talking about readjusting the hours. la

what we are talking about here is transportation reporter brianne carter show us how some are turning away from the track in favor of two tires. trading the train for two wheels. >> yeah. it's hard to ride the bike around d.c. brianne: this is turning in big business for local bike shops. the bike shop in arlington has been open less than a year. located along the orange line, they say just over the past few months they have seen uptick in the number of the people purchasing >> we have seen 20% increase in sales. is there focus for new commuters wanting to pedal to work is reliability. >> you know what you are getting. the same travel time to and from work. >> they say it's not just new sales that they are seeing an increase. they say maintenance is also up for those folks who are using their bike more to and running to accommodate their trip to work? are they on paved surfaces or gravel surfaces? >> according to the department of transportation over the last two months the number of people using capitol bike share increased. just in october alone the bike share rentals are up more th

our transportation reporter, brianne carter, will be at the meeting today. she will have more coming up dozens dead, only six survivors from the plane crash in colombia . right now, the search for what went wrong. >> at that point i made the decision to use lethal force. mr. scott never stopped. jummy: emotional testimony in charleston, south carolina. why the officer charged with the fatal shooting death of michael scott says he felt threatened. road rage? it was all caught on camera. jamie: we do not have any huge issues this afternoon, but we do have the rain. roads are wet, especially traveling this afternoon. not as may people on the road, which you may think this is the time to travel at a high-speed because not many people are out there. but we really need to be cautious. slowing third street tunnel due directions. on connecticut avenue, a car spun out, so the avenue connecting connecticut avenue is slow. the beltway not a terrible ride at all. we are mostly in the green. inner loop, a little heavy approaching the wilson bridge. you can see some activ

reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. maureen: thank you. now this safety move by metro came hours after a startling admission from the system's general manager. >> november 30, when i know now, i would started safetrack november 30. maureen: wiedefeld said he has seen too many instances of deteriorating track and rail ties. you can learn more about the delays caused by the metro safetrack work going to wjla.com. search safetrack. nightmare. a car spun out of control and ended up in a lake. father with his daughter in the car. as jeff goldberg explains they were saved by a mother who was the right person this the right place at the right time. beth was driving her daughter the car slide off the avenue. >> i came down and i realizedded the car had gone into the lake. >> it was sinking fast. the driver a 45-year-old man managed to get out and so did the 7-year-old daughter. but the driver was yelling he couldn't swim. they both needed help fast. >> i went in and i helped. if they needed help, no time to waste. >> 15-year-old boy rushed in the

brianne carter has the latest of elements and reactions from both campaigns. did anyone say they expected this? brianne: many were not surprised. this was the letter from fbi director james comey to congress today, and since then reaction from both sides pouring in. during the final laps of this marathon cam announcement from the fbi. in his letter to the congress, fbi director james comey says charges will not be filed against hillary clinton, the letter coming after late last month he announced a renewed investigation into clinton's e-mails. well crisscrossing states that i, clinton's camp reacting to the latest of elements. >> it sounds like the fbi directors conclusion is as we thought it would be. voters to deliver justice. >> hillary clinton is guilty. and now it's up to the american people to deliver justice at the ballot box on november 8. brianne: before heading to the polls, voters are weighing in. >> i don't think they should be brought back up. they did, but i don't think many people are concerned about it. brianne: they are concerned it could have

our transportation reporter brianne carter will be at this morning's budget meeting. stay with abc seven and wjla dot com for updates as soon coming up - a fight to the finish. five days before the election - and a new poll is out with numbers in key battleground states. where hillary clinton and donald trump stand. and leave that coat at home. another summer like day that could break records. how hot it will get today, coming up next. time. you're right on time. as promised, to install fios and set up the wi-fi that janet, jamie, jenny, jemma and jasmine need on their birthday. thank you. for all their new devices. you want a piece of cake? you can't break me. switching to fios is easier than ever. now get 100 meg internet, plus tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. hurry, this is the final week to get our best offer ever. - dry & mild for election day today: am patchy fog. partly to mostly cloudy. breezy and warm. stray afternoon shower possible. highs: 71-81 winds: sw to nw 10-15 g 30 mph tonight: partly cloudy. cool and breezy. lows: 49-54 winds: nw 10-15

in arlington, brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: still ahead, emus on the lam. look at quick-thinking police officers who managed to get the birds to safety. >> it looks like a tool on the police crime dramas on tv. prince george's camera tv will start using black lights amends forensic science to track down criminals. i'm mike carter-conneen. coming up how the technology works. maureen: next a food truck where the investigators are focused in the search for a cause. doug: skies are clearing now. for the next couple of days temperatures will climb way up and drop way down. i have numbers in the ten-day maureen: a food truck selling falafel burst into flames at one of them critically. no customers or students were hurt. no word yet on a cause but it appears that the fire started near the truck's generator. jonathan: well, a change coming to congressional leadership. senate democrats picked chuck schumer as the minority leader. he was just elected to his fourth tem representing new york. on the other side of the aisle republicans re-elected mitch mcconnell as thei

our transportation reporter brianne carter will be at the budget meeting tomorrow. stay with abc seven and wjla dot com for updates as soon as we get them. a three year old d-c boy comes to school found in his backpack that led to an arrest. and a wednesday warm up. temperautes heading to record levels, before anoter drop. the big change later today & tomorrow - few showers, gusty storm, pm thursday - beautiful 1st weekend of november - dry and comfortable for election day today: mostly sunny. unseasonably warm. highs: 74-81 winds: sw 5 mph tonight: partly cloudy. mild. lows: 53-60 winds: sw 5-10 mph thursday: partly becoming mostly cloudy, warm, and breezy. pm showers, gusty thunderstorm, possible. highs: 71-81 (cooler north, warmer south) winds: sw to nw 10-15 breaking right now.. new video just coming in from from scene, next. suzanne live kidd live tease fios is not cable. we're wired differently. we guarantee to make switching easier. we' show up on time. janet, jamie, jenny, jemma and jasmine need on their birthday. thank you. for all their new devices. you wa

brianne carter? brianne: the steady work continues. they say rescuers have been able to talk to the man throughout this. he is hooked up to a heart monitor. the workers continue. they shored up the area around where the man is trapped. it is near one of the buckets where they working in the trench. the man is as good spirits as he can be considering the >> ma'am, what is going on? >> he is waving his hands. >> 911 call from the scene of a fiery crash in california. hyundai trying to pass the slower traffic and slam head on to another car. the two people were killed in the hyundai. the driver of the v.w. was alive but collapsed. they pulled the driver out of the wreckage. alison: shoe deal gone wrong. police searching for three suspects who robbed a man at gunpoint. the suspect met up to buy shoes. after examining the shoes a suspect reaches in a pocket and pulled out a gun. the victim smacked the man's hand away and ran. the suspect continued to fire away. larry: "7 on your side" to stay informed about crime in alison: coming up at 5:0

brianne carter has more. brianne: this is new basic economy fair offered by united airlines. under the new cheaper fair you will still get food and drink on the flight but you won't get a seat assignment until there is no guarantee you will sit together. if you choose a basic fare you are only allowed a carry-on of a personal item, purse, backpack or briefcase. you won't be allowed to bring a carry-on suitcase. there is one exception. certain reward members will be allowed the full-size carry on bag. they say it will simplifying the boarding process. if you choose a c middle seat with the laptop. back to you. larry: thank you. don't be startled if you see or hear low-flying planes late tonight and tomorrow morning. norad is planning training larry: there are loud booms and there was a gun battery that was practicing at the cemetery. it happens on tuesday but people tend to hear it in the falls when leaves that buffer the found fall off the trees. let's talk about the weather. >> a matter of time before we get the temperature will go up nicely. time lapse from the belle haven

with the transportation reporter brianne carter who is live at reagan national airport. brianne? that's tonight. look at reagan national airport. you can see the amount of heavy volume we have already lining up. this comes as many say the holiday get-away is wednesday through sunday. some are already getting out of town. >> the holiday travel rush. kicking into high gear. >> i figured the middle of the day in the week before the crowds would pay off. >> this year a.a.a. projects 1 milln to last year will be heading somewhere for the long holiday weekend. for many, that means taking the friendly skies. >> a lot of them may be the first time travelers or people traveling once or twice a year. brianne: today, abc7 got a look at how jetblue keeps it on track. >> thanksgiving holiday between the boston airport for jetblue, we are looking at putting 53,000 customers brianne: that is an increase. they have assigned team of four to each flight to manage everything from the refueling to resetting the cabin in as little as 35 minutes. >> around this time of the year you are seeing more che

brianne carter is live at the airport with a loo push there. brianne: we had a march of hundreds here at reagan national airport. it is a fight for $15 an hour. some say they are making half of this. it's in the enough to take care of themselveses or the families. today, hundreds came here to taking a petition demanding change. many are already working two or three jobs within the airport to try to make ends meet. now a big push across the country that happened today. asking for more money and what they call a living wage. >> there are record profits that the airport industry has made, billions of dollars. they had to share some of that with the workers to make the airlines fly every the airport says it depends on the job at the airport. based on the money and the contract set out for the living wage. some employees are making $14.27 an hour. more on that and also a personal story of a man who says he is trying to take care jonathan: a loging ad reads senior citizen seeks employment. 20 hours per week. able to clean, light gardening, do it yours

brianne carter will be there and she will let you know everything that comes out of today's meeting. autria: a fond farewell to a police officer, retiring after 61 years on the job. the lieutenant's turning in his tour of duty with the department today. he joined the force as a rookie back in 1955. he served the montgomery county pd his entire career. he says he isn't done, that he plans to take tomorrow and friday off and come back next week as part of the volunteer corps. congratulations. larry: that's dedication the missing pieces of his cabinet being named. a sitdown dinner could provide the biggest clue as to who gets the big spot next. the fog and what comes after it, veronica: well, november from 30th is the official end of the atlantic hurricane season. seven of which became hurricanes , including matthew, which left us on our toes. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration classified this year as near to slightly above normal for the season. now here we go into meteorological winter starting tomorrow. so get ready. we talking about moisture across the area if it's

. >> brianne carter, abc7 news. alison: all right. get a check of the roadways on friday with jamie sullivan on traffic watch. hey, jamie. jamie: we have seen two crashes on the capital beltway. we are going to start off in virginia. if you are heading northbound from tysons. this shows you how much volume we have. this time this is in maryland. 42 minutes from route 4 to closer to route 50. extra one thing we have is something that we won't have at monday. the sun glare. keep in mind. we have it this evening but things are changing. we change the clocks clocks this weekend. look at traffic. jonathan: breaking news. coming to us from the new york city where the police say a new york city police sergeant shot this afternoon has now died. stay with us on updates throughout the evening. alison: back at home, 13-year-old at the school for the gifted students may have found the cure for cancer. alec mosaic made a presentation as the seventh grade science project now. a team of scientists are working after his his grandfather died from canc

jonathan: brianne carter is just getting set up on a scene. they had a barricade situation that came to an end in fort washington area. see if we can go to her to get an update on what is happening. can you hear us? michelle: we are having trouble with the sho let's move on. jonathan: borrowing to buy a home is getting more expensive because u.s. mortgage rates rising if for second straight week. this time last year it was closer to 4%. it's still low. popular networking site linkedin may be locked out of broke a law that required personal data on the russian citizens to be soared on servers within russia? this case was brought by the russian state telecommunications regulator. as this afternoon the site is still available in the country but a representative says it soon could be blocked and as early as next week. michelle: the rockefeller tree has been selected. the 80-foot norway spruce will be the rockefeller center christmas tree this year. this brings us back to we want you to weigh in. we want you to weigh in. jonathan: in fairness to th

brianne carter live with more. >> reporter: we are here at the knights of columbus. is a lot of work going on. right now, focusing on the vegetables, the side additio meal. today, they will serve about 3,000 meals for those in need here in this community. you can see it is not just, of course, the sizes. what would thanksgiving be without a turkey? it's all carved, keeping warm, ready to go. 1400 off these meals will be packaged up and delivered to those across this community to make sure that everyone here has a hot meal on this thanksgiving day. back to you. >> anchor: all right. here isic. >> reporter: on this thanksgiving, cloudy aside. a few showers through 11:00 a.m. this morning, then mostly cloudy, highs in the middle 50s. black friday shopping, warmer by the afternoon. we're into the upper 50s. then headed into the weekend lot brighter. more sunshine, 52 degrees both days. breezy saturday with winds gusting to about 25 miles an hour. >> reporter: good morning. looks like we're checking out cameras on the roadways. we'll start with the crash reported on lock

abc brianne carter will be there and bring you all the developments. rain and fog making for a tough commute. here is veronica johnson. >> reporter: on this final day of november, unusually warm. racking at strong storms coming through the area because of it all including the dense fog this morning. weather alert for 7 storm watch. rain for the morning, isolated strong storms for the afternoon hours. we'll get heavy rain, maybe an inch and high winds with those storms. rain ends late tonight. today, 71. drier, in the 50s. the weekend under 50 degrees with a chance of rain late sunday. >> reporter: we are tracking an accident southbound i270, pretty sure the wet roadways and dense fog contributing to the accident activity. gridlock all the way from hyatts town, headed into german town and continuing through gaithersburg. interstate 66, you're looking at to the capital beltway. inside, crash cleanup on canal road, fox hall road inbound with delays. >> anchor: thank you. you can get more news, weather and traffic on good morning washington on news channel