this is bruce johnson reporting from northeast washington fr our area well. beacon house, a nonprofit organization that provides academic and athletic programs for at risk, low income kids in d.c. >> we wish all those kids the best in florida and we'll let you know how they do over the week ahead. i argue they already won. so many of these kids, this may be the first trip for them out of the district. so, just to know they get to see what possibilities are there for them. it's fantastic. >> enjoy warmer weather, have some fun. fine. a standoff set to make history. what's about to happen here that hasn't happened in almost 100 years. >> for the love of a dog, wait until you see how long one local woman has been searching for her missing pet and how much money she spent. >> and imagine getting ready for a relaxing day at the spa and gwyneth paltrow rolls in to hook you up. why she's going under cover. >> santa comes knows when you're asleep and he knows what you're awake. if you're awake, he won't come, but if you're asleep, then he you love all-day breakfast.

. >>> dc mayor muriel bowser will donald trump tomorrow and bruce johnson reports the mayor requested the meeting which is scheduled for tomorrow morning at trump tower in new york city. they are expected to talk about dcs continued economic growth. you remember earlier this year when mayor bowser chose not to attend the grand opening of the trump hotels down the street from the white house on pennsylvania avenue. the ribbon-cutting was mor in the transition team. president-elect donald trump again the week by filling out another cabinet appointment. is formal rival dr. ben carson was named head of the depauw -- department of housing and urban development. he also met with former vice president al gore. >> i had a lengthy and productive session with the president-elect. it was a sincere search for areas of common ground. >> the president-elect appears to be expanding his search for former u.s. ambassador to china jon huntsman, democratic center joe manchin exxon mobil max heller's and. >>> a rainy start to the day and a yellow weather alert untapped tomorrow. look who's back. first al

i'm in for bruce johnson tonight, i'm adam longo. >> i'm leslie foster. >>> new documents say the rail inspectors of metro ignored track issues and it's happened before but never right before a congressional hearing. transportation reporter pete monteen is just back from capitol hill and it was a dooz send one, pete. >> reporter: this capped off a bad 24 hours for metro. it just came out that metro track inspectors were faking reports. the ntsb said that led to a derailment back in july. inspectors said the tracks are supposed to move didn't shift even this much. that gave a house oversight committee an opening miles wide to attack metro. >> do you swear -- >> for the second time this year metro's top brasss i in >> i'm tired of hearings and excuses. >> can these people be held accountable? >> lawmakers latched onto new findings by the national transportation safety board. in july a silver line train derailed outside of east falls church. in just released interviews employees practically admitted to not checking the distance between faulty rails. >> metro track inspectors were not cond

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our bruce johnson joins us now live from northeast washington where the players are starting to gather. hey, bruce. >> reporter: leslie and adam, we are as excited as all the parents and coaches and the players too. i have with me here house, donald robinson. we have gotten the money, over $70,000. >> yeah. >> reporter: okay. so all of the kids will be going. >> all of them will be going and all the coaches and people that we need to have there will be going . >> reporter: we are talking about three bus loads. >> yeah. we are taking over 105 people. >> reporter: what time do you leave? >> around 7:30 or 8:00. >> reporter: we will be 7:00. you worked for to dc government as a schoolteacher, the juvenile jail and you left that to start beacon house. you tell me that you're saving lives here. what are you talking about? >> we are saving lives. when i first got in this was one of the biggest drunk cultures in the country. kids were dropping out of school on the elementary level, junior high and high school level. they were not thinking about finishing high school. i sta community ministry

our bruce johnson spoke to hotel managers this evening. >> from our $320 million spend with the minority businesses, we look at the end county hires, promising 40%, coming in at 48%, and you know, it's really just exciting and dynamic. >> now the doors will open at 11:00, and we will be there live at mgm tomorrow night to bring you all latest. >>> we have everything you need to know. the traffic, the parking, navigating your way to mgm. download our free wusa 9 app before you go. >>> it was her first time calling 911, and firefighters said she saved four lives. a 9-year-old girl from montgomery county honored for her quick thinking today. >>> and the nation pauses on this day to remember the attack >>> it was 75 years that japanese fighter pilots attacked pearl harbor. >> this is the ceremony at the world war ii memorial. in the center, baton rouge, louisiana, and in the center, joint base pearl harbor. 93-year-old gilbert meyer is one of the survivors. >> reporter: how did you make it off the ship? >> i swam. i was sleeping down in the star board side. when the torpedoes hid? -- hit? >>

bruce johnson is off. we'll have a look back at bruce's interview with oprah. that's a look ahead.at with one of donald trump's advisors. trump came to make a couple quick remarks. among them, an announcement

he spoke to us tonight on off script with bruce johnson. >> we will not stop the protesters who come to express their 1st amendment rights. i think we will see a fair amount of folks doing that some may be for and some against the president, and others for other causes. we know it's the reality that is coming, and we will be ready. >> he said no agencies have forwarded any notice of a credible threat for inauguration day. they are bringing in 3,000 officers for across the country to supplement the local agencies. >>> metro started to sell a commemorative smart trip card for the inauguration it's good for unlimited trips on inauguration day. >>> this holiday season most 10- year-olds are asking their parents for toys, but one asked for money for her bus driver who is fighting ovarian cancer. ebb eastbound with her story. hi, ellison. >> reporter: olivia wheatrun started to raise money last week. she raised her goal and a whole lot more. >> thank you! you guys are amazing. >> these little girls with such big hearts, and i just tear up when i think about it, and there's just something h

. >>> hello i'm bruce johnson we're at beacon house in northeast washington. it was just under two we told you about the team's effort to raise some $70,000 so that all 104 of these players could go to orlando florida to compete in the national championships. this is the first time not one team, not two teams, but four of the youth teams from here in this northeast community, one regional titles and won the right to go to orlando to compete for national championships. is that right? >> that's correct. >> we're talking to the

bruce johnson... then police say johnson was cited for assault and unlawful display of a weapon in may 2015... while trying to buy medical marijuana at a store without a prescription. a judge sent johnson to anger management class... and ordered him to destroy his gun. investigators say multiple weapons were found inside the house after the standoff. the u-s senate unanimously approves a 10 year extension of the 1996 "iran sanctions act". the house passed the same bill the sanctions target iran's energy, military, and banking sectors. lawmakers are worried if the u-s doesn't keep existing sanction options on the books -- it will make it difficult to impose them if iran breaks the terms of last year's nuclear deal. the bill now goes to president obama... white house press secretary josh earnest called the bill "unnecessary" because the president already has enough authority to impose santions if he needs to. fox news... reporting new jersey governor chris christie has his chairman. christie has reported

bruce johnson again off tonight. just ahead, a local band serenading a star struck little girl.iral moment you don't want to miss the band's lead singer is here to

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i'm delighted to have the opportunity to join bruce johnson in welcoming you all to this the 13th forum. it's also my special privilege and honor to introduce you to a very special guest. our keynote speaker this evening. his ex len see the foreign minister of the arab -- he is well known in washington as is his wife. we're glad to have her join him this evening. he is one of the architects of the current u.s. egyptian relationship, having served as ambassador to the united states between 2008 and 2012. in those dramatic years, his steady hand, his wise judgment, and his diplomatic skills helped navigate the relationship through stormy seas. safe guarding and preserving the partnership between the united states and egypt. he left washington with the admiration and friendship of many people, including myself. during his long and distinguished career, he served as the permanent representative of egypt to the united nations in geneva and in many central roles in the ministry of foreign affairs in cairo. he is the very marvel of jip shun diplomatic. in 2014, president called minister out of

. >> i'm bruce johnson. donald trump scored another electoral win today but it came with less suspension. "time" magazine named the president-elect their person of the year. garrett joins us live. mr. trump continues to make news this afternoon. >> reporter: trump sat for a magazine to go with the cover but it was a short phone call to "the today show" that started off a day of newsmakeing. for the 8th time this year donald trump now appears on the cover of "time" magazine. this week's photo and headline kinder than previous issues. mr. trump told "the today show" he liked the cover but not the subheadline calling him the president-elect of the divided states of america. >> i is stocky. >> the president-elect told the show he was still seriously considering mitt romney for secretary of state and getting cabinet selection advice from an unlikesly source, his predecessor barack obama. >> i take his recommendations very seriously, there will be some people i will appoint, that he thought highly of. >> reporter:

i'm bruce johnson. >> i'm leslie foster. if you thought today was cold, wait until tomorrow. a question from linda smith on facebook. she wants to know how bad is it going to be. >> we had good news. going to search for good news. not windy tomorrow. that mean nos wind chills but temperatures -- mean nos wind -- means no wind chills but temperatures below freezing. this is as good as this map gets. this is great indication of tonight. temperature wise, it's down to 21 at national. that's low so far today. 18 in fredrick, 15 in hagerstown. now a factor in the wind. feels like 6 in hagerstown. feels like 1 me low in peters -- 1 feels like 24 degrees below 0. they're 1 below now with straight air temperature. tonight late, winds die down a little bit. still enough of a breeze to generate wind chills tonight and in some cases below 0 nine downtown, 2 martinsburg. 4 in cumberland. good news is winds subside tomorrow. we turn attention to next event. this is more of an ice storm. we have a winter storm watch for fredrick, maryland, grant, mineral hardy, all friends out in the mount

. >> i'm bruce johnson. >>> donald trump sell bate -- celebrating his first big win as president-elect. the carrier plant will stay hope after the president-elect negotiated a deal with the company's ceo. >> president-elect donald trump got a tour of the factory where he brokered a deal to keep 1,000 jobs in america and rallied with some of the wor a to leave the united states anymore without consequences. >> according to fortunate mr. trump called greg hayes, the ceo of carrier's parent company united technologies and promised corporate tax rate reductions that would dwarf the $65 million a company would have saved from out sourcing to mexico. >> carrier announced it was closing the plant in february. about carrier and pledged to make it harder for the company to leave if he became president. >> he stood up for us from the get go and made good on his promise. >> for the workers and their family the announcement is a big relief. >> how big of a deal is this for you that carrier is now staying here? >> it's very big. it's exciting news. you will i -- i mean, just last week we were sitti

. >> i'm bruce johnson. donald trump met with muriel bowser. garrett joins us live where the president-elect has just left. got to ask you first, where's he going? >> the president-elect is on his way to north carolina for a rally tonight. the security and the crowds out now. mayor bowser was supposed to be one of donald trump's first meetings today. he didn't even wait till that meeting to make news. donald trump's solo appearance in the lobby of trump tower caught the reporters camped out so off guard the president- elect asked us the first question. >> everything fine? great people coming in. >> including about this tweet mr. trump sent. >> you tweeted this morning about canceling the contract for the new air force one. is that something you're serious about trying to do? >> the plane is out of control. going to be over $4 billion for air force one program. i think it's ridiculous. i think boeing is doing a little bit of a number. we want boeing to make a lot of money but not that much money. >> news made, mr. trump returned to his office wh

good evening, i'm bruce johnson. >> and i'm lesli foster.he last name of a major appointee in donald trump's cabinet. the president-elect announced this morning he would nominate exxon mobile ceo rex tillerson to be the next secretary of state. it ends weeks of speculation around the pick. tillerson is not a sure thing to be >> tillerson runs one of the most profitable companies. he's been a long time republican donor and he's never worked a day in government. that's not what's going to cause problems. that's his long standing business ties to russia. donald trump ending the suspense around his secretary of state choice this morning with a tweet. in it he calls exxon mobile ceo rex tillerson one of the truly great business leaders in the world. but when he emerged in the trump tower lobby this morning, trump had nothing to say about the man he hopes will be his top diplomat. he left that duty to mike pence. >> we just couldn't be more grateful that someone of rex tillerson's proven leadership and accomplishments has been willing to step up.

i'm delighted to have the opportunity to join bruce johnson in welcoming you all to this the 13th forum. it's also my special privilege and honor to introduce you to a very special guest. our keynote speaker this evening. his ex len see the foreign minister of the arab -- he is well known in washington as is his wife. we're glad to have her join him this evening. he is one of the architects of the current u.s. egyptian relationship, having served as ambassador to the united states between 2008

. >> i'm bruce johnson.-elect donald trump is challenging the cia findings that the russian government interfered with u.s. elections to help him win. tonight hillary clinton's campaign calling on the obama administration to declassify information about russia's role in >> reporter: the cia has concluded russia elite hacked emails from the democratic party computers to help president-elect donald trump win the presidential election. but mr. trump believes the report is an attempt to discredit his victory. >> i think it's ridiculous. i think it's another excuse. i don't believe it. >> reporter: former gop rival carly fiorina was a trump tower monday and one of a number of visitors meeting with trump. >> we talked about hacking, whether it's chinese hacking or purported russian hacking. >> reporter: congress calls for a bipartisan investigation and republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said he supports the probe. >> we ought to approach all the issues on the assumption that the russians do not wish

. >> i'm bruce johnson. >>> we are get ing ting ready for what could be our first taste of snow thisn. topper shutt is tracking the cold air from the terrace. >> reporter: it depends on where you are. you folks in clarksberg had snow last week. yellow weather alert tomorrow for low wind chills. let's talk about temperatures. 35 tomorrow for the high. deceiving. that's going to occur at midnight so dress for the teens tomorrow. on saturday deceiving. 50, yes, but not until like midnight. we are going to see a mix changing to rain on saturday. good enough for another yellow weather alert. all right. let's talk about the wind chill s. wind chills are the big story. in fact, it's the coldest december air that we've seen in 6 years. by the time we get to tomorrow morning these are not temperatures but wind chills so that means gloves, cover up your skin, a hat, you kno 8 for a wind chill in gaithersburg, 9 in leesburg. only 5 in winchester. the thing is it gets colder through the day. now 3 in hagerstown, 13 downtown and by 6:00 p.m. the single digits. this time tomorrow morning is going

. >> i'm bruce johnson. >>> sleet and freeze ing ing rain expected to start falling over night. >> will of here in time for your saturday morning plans. >> topper shutt is tracking the storm out on the weather terrace. >> reporter: i would say a couple of cups of coffee tomorrow and delay your plans until late morning or early afternoon. it's worthy of a yellow weather alert. it's going to be a glaze everywhere tomorrow, that includes sidewalks. trees a little glaze. because it's going to be a light event we are not expecting power outages. a low impact for that. it's going to be very slick between 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. tomorrow everywhere across the metro area. in fact, we have advisories everywhere, we are looking at winter weather advisories, dc, prince george's county north, even down into southern maryland and the northern neck we have freezing rain advisories. so no one is going to escape at least a little bit of ice. again, this is not a snowstorm. it's an ice event. stay off the roads if you can until noon tomorrow. critical hours midnight to 9:00 a.m. all rain inside the belt

. >> i'm bruce johnson. >>> a reward of more than $100,000 u.s.who can help police find the man who drove through a crowded christmas market in berlin. he's been on the run for two days. >> europe's opener borders are under tighter control as officials hunt for the berlin christmas market attacker. police say a 25-year-old national is still on the his identification was found in the truck that mowed down dozens of people on monday night killing 12 and injuring 48. german authorities say he was born in tunisia in 1992 and used at least six different aliases and three different nationalties. >> he was deemed a possible terror threat and to be considered armed and dangerous. >> while authorities are stepping up security measures around germany, critics of the refugee program say it was only a matter of time until an attack like this took place. >> outside of government offices far right protesters rallied to call for chancellor merkel to step down. more than a million immigrants have come to germany in the past 2 years. >> at the scene of the attack