carefirst blue cross blue shield. live fearless. much better pontiac silverdome, in michigan.s you can see-- the second round of explosives actually brought down part of the former home of the detroit lions. a lot of it still seems to be standing. the demolition went viral over the weekend - when the first implosion barely made a dent in it. seven's on your side with more a consumer alert about a multi-billion dollar deal... that could completely change the face of healthcare. c-v-s... offering to buy health insurer, aetna. it's a move that could make drastically change the way you get access to your medication. aaron katersky breaks down the deal, and it's possoble impact. it's being billed as the world's fastest the world's fastest s-u-v. and its a lamborghini. the italian car compay has unveiled its new vehicle, the "urus." the automaker says it can reach speeds of 190 miles per hour. and it can go from zero to 60 in less than four seconds. the urus costs only 200-thousand dollars. lamborghini expects to sell more of these s-u-v's than all its other cars combined! there is

carefirst blue cross blue shield. live fearless.arning that this year's flu season will be severe. the virus is hitting faster than usual. the c-d-c reports, louisiana, mississippi, and south carolina are now showing high levels of flu activity. that's compared to zero states this time last year. a 20-year-old mother from arizona died of the flu last monday. her family says she was perfectly healthy before becoming sick. another concern.. the national institutes of health says this season's flu vaccine may be only 10-percent there are going to be many happy families this holiday season, and it's thanks to you. abc-7 and newschannel-8 would like to thank our viewers for your donations at yesterday's "toys for tots" drive at the national harbor. the marine core will be able to make christmas dreams come true for a lot of local children. if you missed the drive, don't worry. you can still drop drive, don't worry. you can still drop off toys at our studio-- or donate online. look for the details on our free abc-7 news app. there is much

carefirst blue cross blue shield. live fearless. aspen hill. driver rushed to the hospital with life threatening injuries. the traffic alert right now on georgia avenue.. california inferno.. a race to save thousands of homes as flames sweep through overnight. why the worst may be yet to come.. and a cool down while you were asleep. temperatures dropping as much as ten degrees overnight and it's only going down from here. stormwatch seven tracking a winter blast on the way.. good morning washington.

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

carefirst blue cross blue shield.less. >>> this morning on "world news now," the massive wildfire emergency in southern california. >> crews are battling several wildfires right now. thousands of people forced from their homes. countless houses and structures burned to the ground. the scenes we're seeing overnight. and the winds are not helping matters. we have team coverage. >>> and president trump is expected to officially recognize jerusalem as the israeli capital. this would mark a change in american policy. the military is preparing for any possible violence. reaction is already pouring in. >>> and also new this morning. the plot to kill the british prime minister in an attack on 10 downing street. how the aas

carefirst blue cross blue shield.e fearless. >> police in fairfax county are still searching for the suspects in the mysterious stabbing death of a 24 year old man over the weekend. he's been identified as lewis beau any a. officers discovered his body while on patrol near the meadow woods apartment complex. he has no known enemies but he was spotted with two unknown men at a 7/eleven just hours earlier. police are investigating that tip. new video tonight of two suspects caught trying to break into a house in the middle of the day and the residents were inside when it happened. d.c. police want your help to identify these two men. they tried to break into the house in the 5100 block of east capital street northeast. last saturday they tried to open the door and the wipped on. they never did make it in. they ended up run ning off. anyone who recognizes these men are asked to call police. the parents of 24 year old howl donaldson who killed four people in the tampa bay area. donaldson was turned in by his co-worker at

carefirst blue cross blue shield. live fearless. morning happy tuesday to you. >> happy tuesday an a better story at the openp bell today and dow is great story. >> yes, the dow yesterday closed up 5 points and it's 64th record close of the year and in the middle of the day it did hit morethan a 300 point trading high. so that was a really good n news. although s&p 500 and nasdaq did fall yesterday. right now futures are mixed pointing to mixed opening. >> we'll wait for that bell. >> yes. >> so whenever i try to go to hot concert i always have to go to secondary market because mysteriously all the first run tickets at face value are sold and then i got to pay higher price. well it looks like some of the hottest toys may be following the same trend. but one law makeer is like no, we're not going to happen. nobody will be a grinch this holiday season. >> and this is really putting parents in a tough spot because these toy botr are going on line and buying up hottest toys this holiday season and then selling they will on secondary mar

carefirst blue cross blue shield.rless. >> ♪ >> i tell you what caitlin, we have had all great sunrises this week. we had a wonderful week of sunrises. >> yeah, very dramatic, too, all the sunrises and sun sets, too. it's been an awesome week which you don't always say that the last wk november. >> or ever. >> or ever . >> [laughter] >> it's like, what is that expression, it's like lightning in a bottle getting a perfect week around here because we're so transitory with our season and it goes back and forth so much but this is really a good one. >> it was a pretty week but it's about to end next week. >> unfortunately. it's still actually looks like we'll have some nice sunny days in the second half of the week it's just going feel a little different outside as, yes, we are still tracking some much colder air coming in next week but that's next week. as for today, it's a little breezy, a little bit cooler than yesterday but with lots of afternoon sunshine, it's going to feel beautiful. it's a nice end to the work week

cross and shield, obstacles... become openings. we'll continue to light the way. using our knowledge to create new healthcare solutions giving you the power to shine forward... to whatever awaits tomorrow. carefirst blue cross blue shield. live fearless. >>> i guess you can get in a little more detail on when you talk about the man in the marriage needs super sized respect is that because men are insecure are they needed to made to feel a certain way in their home. >> first, thanks for letting to talk about the topic. marriage is vital to the fabric of our community. one, i'd like to think of the principle that says the woman should root herself so much in god and the word that man has to seek god to find her. so if the woman is following biblical principles and following the lord, that man won't have the chance to be in her presence if she dent find the lord first. once you get into that per spect i have, i need to find god, search for god, get myself right with god, then the rest of the stuff falls in place of being in the arj too. i met my wife when i was 16-year-olds. i was a knuckle head fro fer droid. she walked across the ort and i knew that day, god told me this was going to be my wife. i was fortunate,

carefirst blue cross blue shield.e fearless. >> this is "fox5 news mor morning". >> quarter till 5 is the time now and 51 out there. let's take a welcome at stories we're following for you today, wednesday, dec december. several communities under siege in southern california and 55,000 acres already burned inventory and gusty wind feeding fires and 150 structures destroyed and 8,000 home evacuated and sun gabriel mountain foot hills 150,000 are under mandatory evacuation orders. after being hit a stray bullet in apartment complex in suitland, maryland the tre bullet hit the boil and the plan rushed the boy to the hospital traffic, erin como, good morning. >> michael thomas, good morning to you. >> good morning, >> showers came through last night gli was expecting more. >> rain. >> we were expecting light rain to come through. >> we'll have to go back to video. and if there's any showers left from it it may be light and drizzle and leopard town and lexington park and california maryland maybe just light drizzle. we're

carefirst blue cross blue shield.. >>> this morning on "world news now," the high stakes negotiations overnight in washington. the republicans' original tax cuts are now possibly scaled back over concerns of how much they'll add to the deficit. we have a status report just ahead. >>> and there is a rex it strategy for secretary of state rex tillerson to move him from his post. the conflicting reports that president trump wants him out. mean while, a diplomatic mess is brewing with america's closest ally. british parliament members unleashing anger over the president's tweets. >>> and a late night craving led a man to a waffle house. when he got there, everyone was sleeping.

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carefirst blue cross blue shield. live fearless. >> right now on matter of fact.. capitol hill forced their own... after allegations of sexual harassment pile up on the politically powerful. >> this conduct is unbecoming a member of congress >> hidden payments to victims -- millions in taxpayer money. >> one of the other things we don't know. were any of thd out for a repeat offender? >> do you trust congress to police its own? >> plus, tens of thousands of children facing deportation. appearing in court on their own. >> for an 8 year old who doesn't speak english, it simply can't happen. >> jessica gomez reports on their plight and the lawyers offering to help for free. and, the genius theory. einstein. twain. zuckerberg. what do they have in common? hear our theory of creativity. >> i'm soledad o'brien. welcom to matter of fact. a pressure packed december on capitol hill. the republican congress, pushing tax reform. driving toward a deal with democrats to prevent a government shutdown. hammered by requests for more disaster relief funding. add to it, allegations

carefirst blue cross blue shield. live fearless.race against time as six wildfires burn out of control. the images look apocalyptic. flames jumping highways - burning dozens of homes and thousands of acres. the latest wildfire erupted just north of san diego. so far at least 141-thousand acres have burned. and things won't get any easier for firefighters as winds help spread the flames. crews fear these flames could burn through christmas. stay with abc seven for continuing coverage from california. we'll have a live report from the ground in ventura county, coming up in about 15 minutes.. at six o'clock. in just a few hours police plan to search an area of stafford county for the body of pamela butler. her boyfriend, jose rodriguez cruz, claims that's where he buried her body about nine years ago. two months ago.. butler's boyfriend jose rodriguez-cruz, pleaded guilty to second- degree murder. he promised to show police where her body is... for a 12 year sentence. the search is happening near i-95 and garrisonville road. virginia s

carefirst blue cross blue shield.ive fearless. ♪ ♪ >> so that schoolhouse rock teaching kids about the importance of the heroic zero. >> zeros are important too. >> yes, that's what i tell the ladies all the time. it's okay that i'm a zero. now the number's back in the headlines. >> no, you're not. did i take too long with the response? weight-watchers has just added 200 foods to its zero points, eat as much as y category, but is there a catch? here's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: weight-watchers is blowing it up again. oprah announced she has lost 40 pounds and is raving about "freesty "freestyle". the fish tacos are zero points. members lose weight by limiting the number they consume. weight watchers is taking food that will fill people up without costing them precious points. >> it's not thing like cake, cookies, chips and soda. th their idea is not that you request can go on a free-for-all but choosing foods that you are not likely to overeat. >> reporter: 200 more items have been added to the menu, including low

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carefirst blue cross blue shield.earless. >> ♪ >> the next shakeup at the white house could be on the horizon reports that secretary of state rex tillerson would be out by the end of the year. sources inside and outside the administration tell fox news plans are being made for the possible departure of tillerson that could happen in late january. the most likely scenario to replace him, current cia director mike pompeo and then replace pompeo with arkansas senator tom cotton who has been one of the president's most reliable supporters on capitol hill. the white house and state department quickly pushed back on the notion that tillerson was being forced out. chief of staff john kelly called the state department yesterday and said the rumors are simply not true. we'll wait and see. >> representative john conyers is recovering from stress in a michigan hospital this morning as calls for him to step down and resign continue here in washington. house minority leader nancy pelosi officially calling on the democrat to step d

carefirst blue cross blue shield. >> ♪ >> well, today will resume the search of the remains of a d.c.l years ago. >> pamela butler vanished from her northwest d.c. home in february of 2009. earlier this year her boyfriend josÉ rodriguez cruz admitted to killing her. revealing where her body was buried that was part of the plea deal. hence the search today. annie yu is live in stafford county where things should be getting under way. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, to you holly and erin, that's right. in just a few hours a massive search is going to take place somewhere in this area along the i-95 corridor. this is close to the garrisonville exit. that's going to happen closer to 10 o'clock this morning. as you mentioned, pamela butler went missing in she was killed. she worked for the environmental protection agency and her boyfriend at the time, josÉ rodriguez cruz he admitted to killing her, to strangling her in the basement of her home back in february and then he drove her body somewhere in this wooded area along 95. part of this plea deal, he was sentenced to 10 y

carefirst blue cross blue shield. live fearless. >> right now on matter of fact..rced their own... after allegations of sexual harassment pile up on the politically powerful. >> this conduct is unbecoming a member of congress >> hidden payments to victims -- millions in taxpayer money. >> one of the other things we don't know. were any of thd out for a repeat offender? >> do you trust congress to police its own? >> plus, tens of thousands of children facing deportation. appearing in court on their own. >> for an 8 year old who doesn't speak english, it simply can't happen. >> jessica gomez reports on their plight and the lawyers offering to help for free. and, the genius theory. einstein. twain. zuckerberg. what do they have in common?

carefirst blue cross blue shield. live fearless. announcer: you are watching "good morning washington," on your side. adrianna: a home invasion in montgomery county. autria: firearms involved. let's get to suzanne kennedy at the live desk. this taking place near gaithersburg middle school. 2 guns,d suspects stole a laptop, wallet, and cell phone. we don't know if the suspects were wielding one in the break-in. no one was injured. today is the third and final day of rage in the middle east. it is unlikely anger will die down any time soon. they called for three days of uprising to protest trump recognizing jerusalem as israel' israel is talking with more countries about recognizing jerusalem as its capital. >> do you rumor these moments? acceptable.s, a lasting peace agreement. some people latching on to those odd speech patterns, some questioning his health. his throat was dry. nothing more than that. he has a physical scheduled for the first part of next year. itria: the white house says will take place at walter reed in january. a

carefirst blue cross blue shield. live fearless.ncer: today on "tmz" -- harvey: got to love jay-z and beyonce. they can have fun, mock the famous elevator video. >> happy birthday, jay, for real. >> he allowed for a photo-op to happen. they held the door as it kept trying to close. harvey: oh, my god. >> she should have mimicked solange. harvey: beyonce didn't do that. >> beyonce's doing the same thing in this picture that she did in the video, absolutely nothing. [laughter] >> rita ora, conor mcgregor cozying up with each other, and rita ora actually said date night with conor mcgregor. she's getting killed on social media right now because conor mcgregor has a baby -- had a baby in may. harvey: why is that on her? >> people are like you have a steak at home. why go with hamburger? [laughter] >> meghan markle

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carefirst blue cross blue shield. live fearless.ood morning washington, on your side. is callingckerberg out alaska airlines. the sister of mark zuckerberg sharing her email to the airline, detailing and experience aboard a recent flight from los angeles. it left her feeling disgusted and the grated. describing how the passenger next to her repeatedly made explicit, lewd, and offensive comments, talking about touching himself and rated women's bodies as they boarded the aircraft. she says flight attendants brushed off their concerns, said customer -- said the was a frequent flyer. how did the executives respond? we will tie you at 7:00 a.m. i am rebecca jarvis. just became whatever whayou're about to dout to do after you get coffee. nothing comes before coffee. that's why we're introducing a new line of café-quality espresso drinks from mccafé. get a small peppermint mocha for just two dollars. announcer: good morning washington, on your side. mess in: a montgomery county. it will be going on for a wild. to julie wright. julie says

carefirst blue cross blue shield. live fearless. what if we could keep more amof what we earn?d. trillions of dollars going back to taxpayers. who could possibly be against that? well, the national debt is $20 trillion. as we keep adding to it, guess who pays the bill? him. and her. and her. congress, we should grow the economy. ♪ tickets toave four ice at the gaylord national harbour. the story of rudolph the red nose reindeer being told with 2 million pounds of ice. caller number three wins those tickets. if you don't win now, keep watching. we've got other giveaways before the show is over. we will have our ice for real here. you took my line. it's going to turn much colder around here. bus stop forecast for this morning, over cost -- overcast and breezy. 38 to 45 degrees. temperatures not going up much later today. 50 is the average high. sunshine coming our way late in the day. southern maryland, areas in the northern neck, east of 95, could see a few flurries this upcoming weekend. still right now we are keeping a close eye on the commute in silver spring. we have a deadly

carefirst blue cross blue shield. live fearless. >> now, "good morning washington," on your side.aking is become back on the air, a massive wildfire, chasing thousands from their homes. while we -- while you were sleeping, it doubled in size and keeps growing. at a localge fire ups facility. we are live on the scene with what happened to the trucks and the packages inside. i-66 tolls, skyrocketing to $30 yesterday, we will tell you how high they are growing today. whether or not you will need a second more it -- second mortgage just to get to work. larry: exactly. [laughter] larry: get ready to enjoy today. it's about to change. veronica: if you want a mild day, today, and comfortable, but if you want another, you will have to wait very long time. we will be trending colder during the work week towards the end of the weekend. today is your warmest with a little bit of rain in terms of the wet weather coming our way late today. i say little because things have really changed from what the guidance had earlier. dale city at 41, typically that's one of our colder pockets during the m

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carefirst blue cross blue shield. live fearless. how's it going down there? that's good.(laughter) that's fine. i miss her more than you anyway. ♪ ♪ ♪ hey, my window is closing. yeah that's okay. alright miles. i love you. (phone hangs up) ♪ ♪ ♪ yeah i love you too. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> if you've ever wondered how easy it is to steal a car, this video from uk -- actually, no, there's the deer. this happens when thieves used a pair of radio transmit ers into thinking the car that the crooks have the key. this allows the thieves to unlock the doors and start the engine. it usually takes less than a minute. this type of theft is one in having the keyless system. >> a buck, property owner doug davis stumble upon a deer site, a deer running around with a pumpkin head stuck on his head. they've been trying to get close to it for the past couple of day s. wildlife experts believe the pumpkin is preveent venting the deer from eating and drinking which will eventually slow the deer down and help the little guy out. not hard to miss him. >> track him down, one deer with a pumpkin on his head.

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carefirst blue cross blue shield. card ♪ to say it's nice to have you here ♪ >> welcome back. if you're like me you're always pressed for time. i say i'm a hot mess but you want your home to be a welcoming place and got some help and learned you can spend a little to get a whole lot. ♪ my living room is in major need of a holiday so i called design and entertaining expert francesca volato. hello. happy holidays. >> happy holidays. there's nothing more appealing and welcoming than hanging a wreath on your door. an attitude of gratitude wreath and write things and add it to the wreath. >> i am thankful for family, friends and french fries. >> the second thing, the mantel. what i like to do is cluster ornaments and gives you that luxurious look for less. >> reporter: we start with green green greenery. >> i like to double up and twist it. >> we're wrapping it around some hooks. >> three, two, one. ah! >> let there be light. >> now let's do ribbon. >> wired ribbon and roll it opposite ways so in the end you have this cole

carefirst blue cross blue shield.. >> a deal is in the works that could transform the healthcare industry. first though a check of the markets. joining us tracee carrasco on a monday. good morning. >> reporter: good morning and happy monday to you. >> happy monday. but, man, do you have a headache because friday was rough on wall street. >> reporter: whew. friday -- friday was a wild day. one volatile that we've seen in 2017. at one point, the dow was down about 350 points right after that false report came out about the president and former national security adviser michael flynn. so, we've rebounded. futures are pointing to a higher opened. we've got more than 200 points. all of that on optimism of tax reform and what we saw over the weekend but yeah, as you've said friday that was a rough one. >> maybe it will be better this week. fingers crossed on that. >> reporter: yes. >> meantime i honestly was cvs agreed to buy aetna for $69 billion. i had no idea cvs was such a powerful company. >> reporter: and you know, th

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carefirst blue cross blue shield. live fearless. >> ♪ >> 5:30 is our time right now.new toll lanes on i-66 opened and are scheduled to open i should say. the changes will be in effect during rush hour from now until 9:30 this morning for drivers the district then this afternoon from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. heading westbound. >> this is the portion of 66 inside the beltway between rosslyn and 495. another major change to be aware of. solo drivers can use i-66 during rush hour but they'll have to pay a toll which varies based on traffic conditions. >>> good morning to you. as we he had continue to look -- melanie alnwick is going to explain all of that because there's a lot that goes into all of this. go, to you and thank you very much for joining us. >> it is monday, december 4th. >> all right. we've got somebody watching the roads on this end, erin como and as always mike thomas talking weather. good morning. >> hey, guys, good morning. weather is pretty quiet today. just a mix of clouds and sunshine. temperatures much like they were yesterday but as we've been hinting

carefirst blue cross blue shield.en, hallelujah, all the words that go along with friday. welcome back to fox5 news morning. it is december 8th, 5:40 is our time right now. >> okay, president trump and first lady melania trump hosted a hanukkah reception at the white house last night. it marks the continuation of an annual white house tradition that began in 2001 under then president george w. bush. this year the event had special significance though. early this week president trump declared jerusalem the capitol of israel. >> yesterday first lady melania trump visited patients at the children's national medical center here in washington where she read the book the polar express. >> i love that book. >> one of my favorites. mrs. trump greeted young patients as carolers sang. she took questions from the children. >> i would spend my holidays on deserted island, tropical island with my family. [laughter] >> away from everyone. >> and everything exactly. i hear that. mrs. trump also told the children her favorite thing t

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carefirst blue cross blue shield.morning, welcome to fox surprised on the hill. >> there was a mek of a lot that went on last week. and this is under under statement. we thank you so much for joining us with. we'll get through all of it. but we'll start with this incident about the major victory that is within the grasp right now for this white house. they have not had a big legislative victory and they might beon the vehicle of one right now. this week the senate passed the tax reform bill in the very early hours of saturday morning. >> i know i woke up and saw the news. marathon session on the oo hover alling u.s. tax code for first time in decade. and democrats did everything they could to block it. in my long career in politics i have not seen a more regressive piece of legislation. >> we passed largest tax cuts in the history of our country and many hinges things along with it. >> i'm cop vinceed this is revenue producer bill that gets america moving again. >> a the lot of dark suits and red ties there. >> this i

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carefirst blue cross blue shield. live fearless. >>> all right, this has our blood boiling.th the grinches snatching up the hottest toys and reselling them at major markups like the fingerling toy which usually sells for 14.99 is now being sold for as much as a thousand dollars, amy is back and one lawmaker is upset. >> this is going to make everybody's blood boil because it is so frustrating to see what people cyberscalping. sophisticated computer programs or bots used to make mass purchases online and driven up ticket prices for broadway shows an concerts and many have experienced that. well, now, they are coming for christmas. with the countdown to christmas just 20 days away, plenty of parents are desperately trying to get their hands on the season's hottest toys. >> hello, dream house. ♪ >> reporter: but this morning many are out of stock and being resold online for hundreds or even thousands of dollars above list price all because of what some are calling grinch bots. the same cyberscalping technique that can make it hard to find tickets to concerts or sporting events