chris papst has more. chris: chamberlain contractors 40th year. for role of them, harold greene has led the way. with his signature laugh. in his four decades, ts seen a lot, but there is one thing he did not see coming. and he is not laughing about it. >> never crossed our mind. i never would have thought that an e-zpass transponder could be a license to steal. chris: this crime is remarkably open. when he gets inside the truck, he takes your e-zpass, replaces it with a fake one. in less than five seconds, a crime that can cost you for months, at least until you figure it out. kim figured it out at chamberlain. she noticed e-zpass bills do not look right. on a whim she compared the gps in the truck with the time and date of a recent toll charge. nice job investigating. >> i was really shocked. i was trying to figure out how they were doing it. chris: she analyzed 11 weeks of polls in 2015 and found $52,000 of e-zpass charges to vehicles not owned or driven by chamberlain employees. when you saw that number, what did you think? >> how in my going

chris papst explains. chris: for decades, if a criminal wanted fast money they would steal a car or sell drugs. but the way to get fast money now is to steal identities. >> it says it is me. the address is not me. the drivers license on the documents is not me. the date of birth documents, it's not me. chris: if the social security number is, you are a victim. your side all day for secure i.d . day. we look at all angles of the identity theft crisis in america. we share a alarming stories and hear from experts to learn how you can protect yourself and your family from crime. >> i was 19, my credit score was 380. she used my identity until the could not be had $100,000 in debt attached to her name. that happened to this person's family. >> somebody stole her identity. chris: as this father grieves the loss of his three-year-old daughter, a criminal stole her social security number. with that stolen, family members and the rest of us are left to pay for it. and so was the family. chris: they can deploy new te

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chris: chris papst, abc 7 news. alison: wow. last year, more shoppers went online shopping to actual stores over the thanksgiving weekend. this year, holiday digital sales are expected to reach $95 billion. with all of that virtual money senior investigative reporter lisa fletcher has the answer. lisa: swipe, insert, or enter the numbers. that new high-security chip card has your back, right? >> i have no idea. >> it slows down my transactions. lisa: it is meant to put secure information into a format that is useless if hackers get a hold of it. online transactions any safe than a traditional card, and it's not as safe as it should be for in person transactions. >> we are the most sophisticated economy in the world, the largest of the world, and we have substandard card security compared with the rest of the world. lisa: he represents the largest retailers in america, like home depot, target, and walmart. for yeasrs, they have been asking banks in the card industry to require the chip and with credit cards, giving the customers

it's not fair for the local people that work hard. >> you point out something that is >> chris papst, abc7 news. jonathan: harvey went on to tell the item that the investigators now look in the same companies that abc7 highlighted in the investigation. chris will have a followup when we find out more. >> the capitol christmas tree arrived in d.c. the 80-foot angleman spruce was delivered at idaho. it will be lit on a ceremony at december 6 on the west front lawn on the capitol. people's tree began in 1964. >> with are collecting gifts for toys for tots. go to wjla.com/toys for more information at how you can help. jonathan: we team up with the marines to do that. it's a great event. when we need umbrellas? >> no umbrellas. but a thick jacket. gloves. people dropping them off and giving them to the worthy >> going well west to kentucky and tennessee. this moves our way to next 24 to 48 hours. night time lows in the 40's. we move through the morning at 3:00 a.m. the temperatures begin to increase. it's something we don't see this time of year or that time of the evening or the overnight

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frightening stories like that, and chris papst spent months districts and discovered a troubling trend, and parents are not being told. leon: parents raise to three schools in culpeper county with a lockdown. chris: it's the call that no parent wants to get. horace: a juvenile has been arrested. chris: a weapon found at a school. >> it gave specific, clear details about how or what he would do with the weapon. >> i was getting shot five times in the leg. chris: students taking weapons guns, a problem on the rise in our area. 7 on your side collected information from the largest districts in our region and found just about all of them have seen a spike in students bringing weapons to school in recent years. montgomery county has seen a 6% increase, prince george's county an 8% increase. in virginia, fairfax county has seen a 31% increase just in the the district with the largest increase was alexandria, with a number doubled from 14 weapons incidents in 2015 to 28 last school year. >> there are a lot of variables that could be impacting that increase. chris: stephanie johnson with arlin

kimberly: earlier today i talked to my "7 on your side" colleague chris papst about this. he said that it is likely your identity has already been stolen. i said well hold on, wait a minute. all of us? what do you mean by that? he said yes, it's likely your personal information already been bought or has been taken. the question is has it been used fraudulently? chris looked into why criminals get into the business of i.d. clinton, maryland, has always worked so you can imagine his surprise last year when he was charged with stealing $3,400 in food stamps. >> for two yaf years somebody got benefits in my name. this is crazy. >> his wages were garnished, his job in jeopardy and forced to hire a lawyer to prove his identity was stolen. >> the name on the document is not me. the date of the birth on the document is not me. >> but the social security was. >> eventually the charges were dismissed. but the record remains. >> i now have a record for something i never did. >> why did willie sutton rob banks? that is where the money is. >> what happened to wash has become common. s

chris papst, abc7 news. alison: thank you. let's get back to jeff goldberg in foggy bottom right now where the j.w. substitutes are wrapping up a protest. jeff? >> the protest is wrapping up 15 minutes ago in front of the administration building here at the g. they marched up g.w. avenue and back to campus to protest donald trump saying to the administration a list of demands. a lot of the organizers saying they want the administration for the school to be socially conscious of issues important to them. protesting a number of issues. immigration, abortion, race, a number of issues. attended. we have more at the top of the hour. alison: thank you. larry: president-elect trump does not believe in climate change and he plans to pull u.s. out of the deal in paris last year but the french president says the deal is irreverseal and the united states needs to respect the decision made to join the deal. the paris plan was ratified by other countries to curb emissions around the world. alison: in the face of the largest protest to date

watchdog investigator chris papst found out after moving a bit in the last few years that he is still registered to vote in three states. now chris didn't do anything wrong here but tonight on "abc7 news at 6:00", we are going to explain how he and registrations and what could happen if people could cast vote in several places. tonight at 6:00, he shows us what happened when he went to all three of the polling places and hear from the election officials concerned about a common problem on voter rolls. that is tonight at 6:00. larry: all right. a term you will hear a lot tomorrow night. "election projections." trying to project who will win. alison: abc7 is putting a different twist on the projections. horace holmes is live outside the arlington studios to explain. horace: this is neat. you will like it. i'm on freedom plaza outside the studios. we have a big projector over here if you go all the way around about half a block from iwo jima. the guys are there now. tomorrow night, the election results start coming in we will be projecting those results up on the side of this building 10

i-team investigator chris papst spent months compiling data and discovered the troubling trend. up with the parents and the districts don't know about. chris: last winter wilson high school in northwest d.c. was in lockdown when a student was found with a gun. day. they put a picture on snapchat. nobody was hurt. but "7 on your side" investigation learned situations to this one are happening more often in our area. we compile data from the region's largest district and learn districts and learned nearly all of them have seen notable increases in the number of students taking weapons to school. in alexandria, the number has doubled. in just the past past two months. david murphy a psychologist has more. >> certain behavior are not compatible with academic environment. they know to succeed in the xy nay need to do well in school and get ahead and they can't afford to risk the education. chris: what are the schools doing about it in response and more importantly, why haven't at 11:00. chris papst, abc7 news. alison: looking forward to that. thank you very much. coming up here at 5:0

chris: chris papst, abc7 news. larry: interesting. check out the video from japan. construction crews repairing a sinkhole. it split a road and prompted evam wations of the nearby buildings. they got the job done. >> incredible. >> now to an update now and the deal struck between the grypt grocery stores and the union workers. >> it has been ratified. they agreed to a three-year deal. larry: the search is on for a man on surveillance camera hoin of views. >> what is so special about the shoes? suspect used a gun to try to get. q mccray has more. q: you are watching a crime in progress. in broad daylight. the seller takes the shoes out of the bag and the suspect takes out a gun and tells us that is when the instincts kicked in. he hit the gun and three rounds fired. they missed the victim but jordans. here they are. the air jordan 12 all blue that came out on saturday. they are sold out everywhere. i called 12 stores to find a pair. they retail for $190 but resale for more. >> reselling shoes is a growing trend. wayne remembers buying them as a kid. things changed >>

chris papst, abc7 news. alison: we will see what happens. thank you. tonight we are taking in-depth look as what we expect for a trump presidency. the roundtable discuss begins at 7:00, newschannel8. wjla.com. fairfax county owners rejected a new tax that could have meant million for revenue for the county and the schools at the county board that want the power to tax prepared foods up to 4%. larry: this election wasn't just big for the republican party. it was huge for marijuana supporters. six states had major breakthroughs as we try to legalize the drug nationwide. california, nevada, massachusetts, passed the measures for recreational use of pot. florida, arkansas, north dakota voted to allow pot for the medicinal purposes. arizona shut down measure and call. alison: voters in phoenix ousted. controversial and outspoken maricopa county sheriff joe arpaio. they denied him a tenth term. he faces contempt charges and he will be replaced by a former phoenix police sergeant. larry: well, just ahead -- >> smart women realize voted >> they stood by their

i-team watchdog investigator chris papst learned, parents haven't been told. chris: we are at frederick douglas hospital where a 14-year-old brought a knife to school and stabbed a 16-year-old. this video a fight between the 14-year-old and the 16-year-old. you can hear the screams. the injured student was taken by ambulance to hospital by treatment. the other teen was taken into complete custody. side said i-team investigation learned similar situations to this one are happening more often in the area. we compiled data from the largest district and we learned nearly all of them have seen notable increasescrean the number of students taking in arlington public schools the number spiked 50% in the last three years. from 18 incidents to 27. >> we are always cognizant of what the data tells us. we try to be proactive of what we need to do in response to the data. the increase is one we would be monitoring very closely. >> what district have seen the largest spike in the students bringing weapons to school and what are th about it? that part of the story tonight at

chris papst is in falls church and helping you destroy data you don't need anymore. hey, chris. chris: data you don't need but can till stel your family. if you put your credit card number on the computer it's likely on the hard drive. at the e-asset solutions and destroy your hard drive to make sure that someone can't get your conversation. your credit card probably has a chip in it. do they work? lead investigative reporter lisa fletcher reports. lisa: swipe, insert or enter the numbers. that new e.m.v. card has your back, right? >> no idea. >> it slows down by transactions. lisa: it's meant to put the information in a for a not that makes it useless if criminal gets ahold of it. but retailers say there are two problems. it doesn't make online transactions more secure than a traditional card and it's not as safe as it should be for in-person transactions. >> he with are the largest economy in the world, the most world. the fact we have a substandard card security compared to the roast of the world is shocking. lisa: brian's group represents the largest retailer ins america lik

chris papst, abc7 news. michelle: tonight the ohio state rampage. >> don't go to ca michelle: that wasn't the case. the suspect two weapon of choice and why terrorism isn't ruled out. holiday shoppers beware. scams aren't the only worries. the hazard you probably won't see coming. a grandmother survivors a blady attack that the suspect says was an exorcism. "7 on your side." larry: first tonight, terrorism is investigated as a that left nine hurt, one critically. that comes as we learn more about the man police say drove to a crowded sidewalk before attacking bystanders with a knife. q mccray following the breaking story and has more right now. q: police and fire swarming the ohio state university campus. after first responding to reports of an active shooter on the loose just before 10:00 a.m. the university alerting students and the staff tweeting active shooter on campus. ru hide. fight. >> there were three shots. >> we know now that abdul razak ali artan had a butcher's knife. >> the officer involved cal

chris papst, abc7 news. michelle: all right. coming up for us, incredible act of kindness paying it forward. the inspiring act of the grocery store generosity that is just ahead. horace: the top basketball player in maryland. one of the top ones in the country. why his coach says this guy is so special. erin: he chose to commit to notre dame. >> when them having the number two business in the country, that's what i want to major in. is one of the hardest workers the stags have had. >> since day one when he got here, he is one that impressed the coaches about getting in the gym. it's something he carried through for four years and he always picked something in the game he wanted to improve upon. that is a reason why he is as good as he is. >> he bucks you at 6:30 in the morning. are you impressed or bothered by it? >> at first it was impressive. after a while, it's like okay, so, but no, i love the fact he wants to get in the gym. when you have a pl gym, you want to make sure they have every opportunity to do so. >> it's that har

our government watchdog investigator chris papst recently learned he is legally registered to vote in three states -- maryland, virginia, and pennsylvania. tomorrow night at 6:00, he investigates this oversight by going to the polls in each state to see what would happen if he tried to vote in each place. abc 7 and news channel 8 are your home for complete coverage of vote 2016. will have crews across the area tuesday and reporters with both campaigns in new york. after picture-perfect w eather for the weekend, frost and freeze warnings. we get the latest on the forecast for meteorologist josh knight. it will be a beauty of a week. josh: we have a lot of sunshine and the forecast, but some cold harbor, clear skies tonight. that is allowing things to cool off quickly. clear, dry air in a light breeze, the perfect combination to get this set up. the purple color from fairfax, manassas, prince william county. we are looking for a freeze warning officially going in effect from 3:00 until 9:00. the blue color is the frost advisory. when these are put out by the national weather service, it

in northeast d.c., chris papst, abc 7 news. jummy: coming up after the jummy: we are still staying on top of that breaking news out of ohio state university this noon. injuries in the attack include stab wounds and others being hit by a vehicle. the shelter in place was lifted about an hour ago. nine people were hurt. one is in critical condition. tweets went out around 10:00 this morning telling students that there was a shooter on campus and that they should run for cover. that area once again is secure. in the meantime, a check of the forecast. brian: cool, upper 40's into the 50's. tomorrow, wednesday, some much needed rain, clearing up by the end of the week. jummy: thank you for joining us. >> hey, everybody, it's "bachelor" fan favorites week. every day, we're playing with your favorite people from my other shows, "the bachelor" "the bachelorette." some have been lucky in love. now let's see how they do with money. let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ? ? welcome to the show.

in northwest d.c., chris papst, abc 7 news. alison: an up close look at one of the most heated races in our region. barbara comstock trying to fend off a fierce challenge from luanna bennett in the 10th congressional district. tom roussey joins us with what is turning out to be a very close contest. tom? tom: alison, i'm tomorrow, tables. this district goes for mclean all the way to winchester in the west virginia state line. it's expected to be a close race. throughout the day and into the night, volunteers for mclean tried to rally support for hillary clinton and luanne bennett. and it is trying to do something district seat in the commonwealth. at the same time in chantilly, there was a different group trying to help incumbent republican barbara comstock keep her seat. comstock first won the seat two years ago after a longtime representative frank wolf retired. >> it will be interesting. tom: this reporter says the district has grown less republican over time and donald trump's unpopularity in some parts may help bennett. >>

chris papst spent months collecting data from local schools and found the troubling spikes that some parents have not been told. weapons. which districts have seen the largest increase and what school officials are doing about this. steve: we have a cold front that is out there to the north and west. reining in detroit, reining in chicago, and cleveland at this hour. the cold front will move its way in tomorrow, but had a bit and have push of warmer temperatures. 11:00, lower 60's across much of the area. forecast lows, this time of year. don't see this very often. tomorrow morning, middle to upper 50's. the kids may ask if they can wear shorts to school. let them do it this time around. it will be a warm day. daytime highs around 80 degrees, and likely to tie, maybe break the record at dulles, bwi, and reagan national airport full stop the record is 80 degrees. question. cold front moves through, bring the umbrella. midday is when showers are likely to develop along the mason-dixon line. the wind out of the south as we move through the midday. once the front slips through later in t

fightenning stories like this led chris papst to spend months compiling data from the largest district and discovered a parents aren't being told. >> three schools in culpeper county as word spread of a lockdown and a student with a gun. chris: the call no parents wants to get. >> juvenile been arrested. chris: a weapon found at a school. >> they gave specific clear details of how or what he would do with the weapon. >> i'm getting shot five times chris: students taking weapons to school. knives, any type of gun. it's on the rise in the area. "7 on your side" obtained information from the largest district in the region and found just about all of them have seen a spike in the students bringing weapons to school. montgomery county seen 6% increase. in prince george's, 8%. fairfax county seen 31% increase in two the district with the largest increase is alexandria where it doubled doubled from 14 incis in 2015 to 28 last school year. >> there are variables that could impact the increase. >> no. it's important to maintain the confidentiality. >> prince george's county were also not alerte

"7 on your side" watchdog investigator chris papst found out after moving in a few years he is register to vote in three states. he didn't do anything wrong but tonight at "abc7 news at 6:00", we will explain how he and many others can have multiple registrations a tried to cast votes in several places. >> it doesn't surprise me. you are still on the rolls in pennsylvania because you haven't personally told them you don't live there anymore. jonathan: tonight at 6:00, chris will show us what happened when he went to all three polling places and hear from the election officials concerned about a common problem on voter rolls tonight at 6:00. 7:00 in d.c. and maryland. stay with abc7. our team throughout the entire day. look at the screen. all of our reporters are out there for the complete coverage of vote 2016. that includes reporters with the clinton and the trump campaigns in new york city. michelle: busy night. tomorrow's election could impact united nations meeting. they started to work to implement the paris accord on hillary clinton said she will honor the u.s. commitment to the d