maureen: doug hill is out and about at the u.s. botanic gardens today off the national mall. you can hear the music in the background. leon: doug has his own and playing for him. doug: on tuesdays and thursdays their free concerts. this is a group that is here vodka.lockes and the i have been in tv in washington from was 32 years. i will say it now. i have doug hill reporting live from the u.s. supreme court. td but true. this is the supreme court modeled all out of natural plant materials. the supreme court is pinecones for the roof. this is made from acorns and corn husks. every building on the mall is done this way. it is spectacular. you had that to the music, the plants, the holiday flowers and it is a spectacular setting at the conservatory. they have different rooms and themes. there is a training room. there is a plant room there is a hawaiian room. it's open 365 days of the year. is always 72 degrees in here. let's find out of this weather trend will continue with spectacular sunshine. let's go to steve back in the studio. steve: we will send you over to the ice displ

doug: i'm doug hill. we have the weather coming up. >> political correctness and jonathan: well, this was the scene in brisbane, australia. he decided to climb a train after a night out with friends. he used a crane like a jungle gym. hanging by his arms and legs. do you see there? he eventually came down. when he did, he was arrested. alison: my goodness. wow! maryland man is being held now without bail. accused of setting fire to two of the coworkersment this happened friday night in white marsh. he poured gas on his coworkers and lit them on fire. both men are in critical condition. one has burns to 90% of his body. a witness recorded the incident on his cell phone. >> we do have the video as evidence that we will use to further the investigation. and hopefully assist the prosecution in the case. alison: it was part of an ongoing dispute. friends of the victims are raising money to help with medical cost and rehabilitation. jonathan: horrible. in the next few days, homeland security secretary jeh johns

alison: chief meteorologist doug hill is on storm watch for us. ave travel problems to keep an eye on. doug: the eastern part of the country is going to be affected by rain, heavy thunderstorms tomorrow. pacific northwest rain and thein west. snow is in the forecast there. let's get to it. the temperatures have risen three degrees at reagan national. since sunset. strong warm air moving in the region. 59 at chevy chase. tomorrow it will be in the mid-50's. the wake-up temperatures will be good eight to ten degrees above the normal highs are this time of year. plenty of rain earlier. that is moving out. a much larger more dynamic area of rain and thunderstorms along the northern gulf coast is moving northward. we have cloudy skies. temperatures drop in 50's. forecast tomorrow, rain likely could be heavier at times. the temperatures are not stopping there. much warmer the record setting record here on christmas eve. we talk about that in moredetail in a couple of minutes. jonathan: we will see you then. fog blamed for this mess of arkansas. this left

our chief meteorologist doug hill is at the rosslyn holiday market. how dis it feel? doug: it's like springtime. we are at gateway park in rosalyn across key bridge. this is interesting. gateway park is divided in the western side and the eastern side. here on the eastern side of the park, local merchants and the companies set up here. bazaar. b-a z, not b-i-z. bazaar. they have food, band fire, music, bands. fun way to spend friday evening. weather is not a problem. look at the forecast through the evening and the overnight hours. we are going to see mostly clear skies. the temperatures are only going to drop in 50's. so many places the it's only slightly lower than the average temperatures. the temperatures that are warm for us, are average that folks in the jackson, florida, enjoy every december. so enjoy the sunshine here. steve rudin will have more details to see if there is a sign of any cold air coming our way anytime soon. gateway park in rosslyn, back to you. jonathan: morning commute that was a might mare. one person kill and three others hurt. crash on the w

let's get to jug -- doug hill. doug: it's cloudy now outside. the rain has gone out of the area. this is a live look of lower maryland outside st. vincent's high school. you can see a little patch of blue. that is an encouraging sign. we will get some sunshine to help warm us up. the eastern shore is very warm. everybody else in the middle is squeezed into a cooler air mass. the wind will change direction. i think everybody will be close to 60. i think we will be in the low 60's across the region today. the rain is offshore. we are optimistic with the winds out of the south or southwest. it's 59 degrees. that is the temperature for tomorrow. he will see the clouds increase. we will see improving weather for new year's eve and new year's day. we will cover that coming up in just a few minutes. jummy: while we're in the clear, much of the country is battling winter weather. it is barely to the northeast. the cleanup from those tornadoes in texas is giving way to ice and even sleep. we are in garland with a look at the wild weather. >> sleep hitting boston as the region gets its fir

chief meteorologist doug hill has the outlook. i hope it's as beautiful as we'd like. doug: fine shape. cloud cover over the belfort furniture weather center in arlington. 57 at reagan national airport. the temperatures are well above average for this time of day and the month. rain across the corridor. the western suburbs could see showers but you will see sprinkles. patchy fog. showers could reach you for driver to work. rain and warm temperatures are part of the forecast for the next several days. record temperatures are possible here by christmas eve. we will give you details and the timing and the rain in a few minutes. leon: the woman who is accused of plowing the car in the crowd of people on the las vegas strip is under round the clock seems. police say lakeisha holloway drove her car in a crowd in tonight of the paris hotel. one killed and dozens others were injured and police are still trying to figure out a possible motive. >> she has disassociation with the father of her child. she is homeless and residing in the vehicle. they tested her to sea if she is und

chief meteorologist doug hill has more on what we're doing there this weekend. hi, doug.t of fun at the harbor between 11:00 and 3:00 p.m. a lot of folks that you know and love will be here. collecting new unopened unwrapped toys for toys for tots. i want to talk just a minute to bruce, vice president of marketing at the national harbor. this is an effort between iheartradio and the harbor. this is a big deal. important event for the kids. >> we are excited to give back to the community at large. if you are bringing us unwrapped toys you can get buy one, get one free. $5 off of a build-a-bear. we are looking forward to being here all day long. doug: the holiday lights, you have done an incredible weeks ago. >> this is a great place to see the trees and the show. to get in the holiday spirit. ride the capitol wheel and experience the harbor at its best. doug: thanks. 11:00 to 3:00 tomorrow. we'll have a forecast coming up. back to you. >> nice and chilly. it feels like 40 in leesburg and the middle 40's. forecast for overnight will show us lows ranging from the upper 20's

doug hill has the first look for us. doug: temperatures will be in the lower 40's later tonight and cloudy outside the weather center. we will see some breaks in the overcast throw the evening. within a degree or so of 50. 49ers falls church in college park. 47 in aspen hill. satellite indicating it is starting to clear a bit. partly cloudy skies through the night. about 43 in the city at 10:00 p.m. we welcome the new year at 42 in downtown. and death of the first in the new year look for clouds and sunshine in the morning. mostly sunny in the afternoon. highs of about 49 degrees and we will check out the weekend and the first few days of 26 seen in the full or cast in a few minutes. take theyou can stormwatch forecast wherever you go, anytime of day. just download the weather app from google play or apple itunes store. leon: one of the biggest stories was the deadly encounter between police and citizens. to ahas given birth protest movement that plans to make its presence known tonight. a black lives matter protest is se

doug hill is here with a look at the forecast. doug: the best chances for rain will be south and east of the city. cloudy skies right now. let's give you a look at the national harbor. just cloudy. i don't think we will see much sunshine at all today. temperatures are mild. i keep forgetting we are here at the end of december. 54 at reagan national. a little cooler to the north and west. cloudy skies. showers possible. we are tracking rain across the carolinas and coming across the virginia line. we are anticipating most of this should stay south and east of the metro area. futurecast kind of confirms this forecast. by this evening most of the rain should be south and east of town. we think everything will move out and skies will hear. we will be in fine shape by tomorrow morning. partly. sunshine during the day. late tomorrow night at midnight, skies will be partly and temperatures will be in the upper 30's. jummy: let's get over to jamie sullivan with a look at the roadways. really niced a morning without any big problems as far

doug hill will have the forecast coming up. erin: looks good. i'm erin hawksworth. coming up in sports, they don't get a lot of playing time but it doesn't mean that monmouth's bench isn't making an impact. details when jonathan: we could finally be close to streetcar service in d.c. the city department of transportation will begin the final phase of streetcar testing tomorrow, which means passenger service could begin in three weeks. could is the operative word there. crews spend the next 21 days simulating service along h street and benning road in northeast. the streetcar program cost $200 million and is several years behind schedule. a week ago, fire broke out at the home in emmitsburg. the blaze started in bottom floor apartment from extension cord used for decorative lights. the fire investigators say one of the smoke alarms in the upstairs apartment was working and did activate at the time. a lot of people are out on the road and they expect holiday travel nationwide to top 100 million people for the first time ever. in the d.c. metro area, half a million peo

let's get right to doug hill for a look at the first forecast. doug: fog not an issue right now in the metro area. bright sunshine. mild temperatures outside the weather center. nicelyve the welfar turned out -- above the water turned out nicely. thick but fairly low level of fog that lifted quickly. already 60 degrees in andrews in sunshine. 52 in frederick. 54 in manassas. 56 at reagan international airport. 60 to the lower 60's south and east of town. weather-wise, plenty of sunshine. some clouds late tonight and tomorrow. it will not have much of an effect, just cloudiness more than sunshine for a while, but we are still on track for more sun and warmer temperatures to the end of the week and the weekend. here is what we have for you as far as the numbers go tomorrow. 62 and partly cloudy. we would check the weekend for you in a few minutes. jummy: thank you. note to the race for the white house. dollars from has canceled his planned trip to israel. donald trump has canceled his planned trip to israel after benjamin netanyahu denounced donald

and that is where chief meteorologist doug hill joins us live with more. leon: hey, doug. doug: a number of people come tonight and we told them what was happening tomorrow and they said they would be back with a brand new unopened toy to drop off. part of the toy drive is cosponsored by national harbor and a lot of friends from abc7 will be here. 11:00 to 3:00, this incredible 65-foot christmas tree. if you see that, you will definitely see everybody from abc7. if you are among the first 100 people you will get a new "good morning washington" beanie. it's very nice. keep you warm. the winter weather is going to come. we're in the 40's with the clear skies and much lighter winds. but changes coming our way. let's talk about what is going to happen here tomorrow. all kind of vendors can be here. plenty of holiday music going on. don't forget the whole purpose is raise toys, to gather them. over 7.5 million kids locally and nationwide who will be the recipient of the toys donated to this drive and many others. if you are in the area, a brief stop by a brand new unwrapped new

jonathan: chief meteorologist doug hill joining us live at the holiday market in arlington. hey, doug. doug: gateway park and i will tell you in the past few minutes we have gone from binge crosby to done martin to something more rock. we will talk want the beautiful outdoor affair and steve rudin has a look at the weather still to come at "abc7 news at 5:00". >> christmas is coming early in d.c. they are giving away 250 bicycles tonight. i'm stephen tschida. i will tell you about it. alison: later, making a change. a look at what the future holds for byrd stadium. jonathan: all bets are off. find out where two online betting sites are told to find out where two online betting sites are told to cease it's the holidays. and of course, everyone wants to get online at once. to watch things. buy things. but slow internet makes it hard. that's why it's time to get fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.99 a month online for your first year. and with a 2 year agreemen

doug hill is here with a look at how warm we are talking as we head into the holiday week. doug: 50's, 60's, and eventually 70's. chances of rain, that is coming right now 51, cloudy skies, cloudy and mild outside the weather center with wind outside the southwest at 12. look at 37 in cumberland right now. 55 degrees in easton. 55 degrees in fredericksburg and 54 degrees in annapolis. our highs today will be in the 50's. clouds ruled the day and that will be the story for the rest of the day. a few sprinkles later as we reveal the cold front. it does not show you the full amount of moisture in the next few days. starting tomorrow, we ease up a bit, a big travel, rainy day. check out the way the futurecast looks right now with southerly southwestern wins. warmer air despite the benefits of sunshine. the first batch moves out only to be replaced by a heavier batch of rain wednesday. christmas day specifics, i will have those for you coming up in a couple of minutes. jummy: thank you. we will see you then. on the busy holiday, the travel season getting underway in a couple days

doug hill beat us to the punch.alison: it's nice and hopefully comfortable and sunny. >> we will have chilly temperatures. off the bat, i'll show you what the forecast is for the national harbor. the purpose is the toys for tots toy drive. bring in a new unwrapped toy. you will see the setup. it will be great. at the moment, this is a spectacular setting at the national harbor. the tree is magnificent. first 100 people are going to receive a cool brand new beanny. i tried this. it works well. my friend steve rudin has the rest of the weekend for you. >> a nice weekend ahead. chilly not as cold as yesterday. the record for the date is 76 in 1998. the wheel. temperatures are going to fall. the skies will stay clear through the overnight. 50 in cumberland. but the cold spot reporting in at iii. range from the 40's north of us and further 50 in the 50's. no extreme cold out there. not on the way. not anytime soon. tonight is a great game. the championship football game. clear and chilly. winds will be light. but it will

[laughter] familiar.vaguely -- leon: that was doug hill. doug: about 12-15 years ago it was. it was the thrill of a lifetime. the day i was sent the for the christmas program it was 74 degrees. it was awful but i had a great time. you could use that suits tonight. ♪ [joy to the world] maureen: santa can saying. doug: what a dramatic difference weather-wise today over yesterday. we had the rain and the fog. it seemingly would never end but it did. high temperature officially at reagan national airport this afternoon a 53. the morning lows 42. not far from average. we had a record high of 71 in 2012. 45 at annapolis and 42 degrees in hagerstown. 43 degrees in manassas. 45 of the nation's capital. the winds have a gusty all day but they are starting to diminish. 12 miles per hour at reagan national. that one speed still enough to knock the wind chills down a few degrees. . it feels like 39 in washington 35 in winchester and 36 degrees in baltimore. no major storminess talk about. the only precipitation is a little lake effect across lake erie in lake ontario. we are seen clearin

chief meteorologist doug hill is enjoying it. live around the corner from us. doug: we are at the virginia side of the key bridge. i came here this afternoon we started to report, there were a dozen folks around. but now there are hundreds. a lot of stalls, local merchants. goods here. you can get food or something to drink. a fun night. one of the common things from the people here tonight is how unusual it is to the middle of december to be outside with so many people enjoying being outside. a chill but that is what the bonfire is for. the band is playing all night. they are taking a break and they will be back. steve: we will close to temperatures and even on monday. 66 degrees. 48 is the temperature for the date. so 20 degrees where we normally are. in december we have listen lucky with the temperatures above average. take a look. all the days from the first to the 11th. above average reading. 48 in frederick. 52 in winchester. 49 in culpeper. the oldest to the year well north is not super cold. south and west to the 60's. reporting at 65 degrees. so satelli

we go to meteorologist doug hill. good evening. doug: hi there, maureen.t time i was on the air reporting i was here by myself. not so much anymore. the party is underway. give you a look at the crowd. you can see the christmas music, the holiday music underway. what will happen in 150 minutes, the big guy in -- 150 minutes the big guy in a red suit is going to be here and light up the lights on the campbell avenue in shirlington. the party will continue. they are calling this "shirley lights up the village." look at the weather for the next seven days. steve rudin, what are you looking at? steve: it looks nice. the daytime high the middle of december almost and we hit 60 degrees at reagan national airport. the average is 49. the record is not closed to that. a few clouds here and there. the temperatures are 46 in manassas. 47 in culpeper. 50 in winchester and cumberland. there is nothing super cold. that is a good indication for us when the highs will be in the 60's. mostly to partly clouds. if you are headed to the big game. great weather for the evening

doug hill is standing by. doug are you there? doug: i'm here. checking out the very latest of what is happening around the area. you are right, it's comfortable for this time of year. comfortable for this time of the evening. comfortable as we have a warming trend later in the week that will last through the weekend and next week. check out numbers throughout the area. we have partly cloudy skies outside the belfort furniture weather center. it's 55 in annapolis. 50 in woodbridge. temperatures across the country are mild everywhere. the coldest spot in maine, 25. rare day for them. they have been mild as well. america is in an above average pattern. the numbers will climb to the 50s and then the 60's. we'll have the timing in the seven-day in a minute. the upper mississippi river valley, we have the system making their way from west to east. there will be clouds. can't rule out the fog tonight with the southerly winds. there is no rain expected here. we will watch a little system tomorrow. that is going to give us a chance of the clouds. we will

chief meteorologist doug hill is tracking that. doug: we have had rain in the last couple of hours. rain ended here outside the belfort furniture. all the areas of the highlighted in glean, those are the rivers and the streams on the active flash flood warning right now. the heaviest rainfall amount coming from st. louis. 11-3/4 inches of rain in december. ten inches in st. charles and louisville. there is plenty of rain. that area will dry out a little bit in the next few days. our rain is shower west of interstate 81. may make it to the area at 9:00 or 9:30. that is that. so it should start to clear there. partly sunny dry tomorrow at midnight. new year's day, plenty of sunshine and 46 degrees. maureen: download the weather app to get the mews accurate forecast. leon: we are returning now to war on terror. police in turkey foiled a new year's eve attack plan by isis. the two suspects are now in custody. the chief prosecutor office say they are both turkish nationals detained in a house raid. police found suicide vests armed with the bombs and they say the suspect were planning on

let's go to doug hill that is live in shirlington. >> this is fun. official program starts at 6:00 behind me in front of the shirlington library next to the signature theater. we are going to emcee the music and then santa will come and throw the switch. there is more happening after that. because after that, up the street there is a band in public. they will offer horse and carriage rides. enough to get you started in the communities around the area. while the tree isn't much to see. the stretch of the campbell avenue isn't much to see. they will throw the switch. get the particulars. the numbers in if forecast from steve rudin. steve: it is looking nice out there. it's $60 degrees for this time of year. the record was 79 degrees. we have a beautiful sunset from the potomac maryland. the skies will clear. moving through the late evening hours to the overnight. 55 in falls church and springfield. it's 54 in birch. hay market at 55. the wider view across the area. coolest temperature to the by a. winds off the cooler water of the by a. kulbir at 53. 5

chief meteorologist doug hill joins us in the belfort furniture weather center. with a check of the forecast. rain, more clouds on the way? what do you got? doug: more rain tomorrow. warmest day is christmas eve. we are expecting the record highs across the area. cloudy. no rain outside the belfort furniture weather center. show you the conditions in the day at southern frederick county maryland at oakdale high school. cloudy day. as we got through the early afternoon, it rightened up. this hooped in other spots as well. generally the clouds will rule the day and we will stay cloudy and mild through the night. 61 in manassas and leesburg. 59 in hagerstown and baltimore. 58 at reagan national airport. around sunrise the next batch of rain will begin and be with us through tomorrow. along the gulf coast, there could be a bit of it. tomorrow is a huge travel day. eastern corridor of the nation. rains, thunderstorms, possibility, 95 corridor from new england to florida. you get west of the low pressure center, cold air and snow in the rockies. intermountain west. nort

our chief meteralologist doug hill is here. doug: a dense fog advisory has just been trimmed back a little bit. the rain is helping improv visibility but outside the weather center in arlington. here's ooh look athe bell haven country club. you can see the raindrops on the camera lens. of course all you do is lift the clouds off the ground and improv the fog. the dense fog advisory is restricted now to baltimore county and anna-lena friedsam county. visibility isthere. visibility coming up two miles so progress but we will not see the end of the rain until much later this afternoon or evening. 65 at regan national. still 46 degrees in winchester, and there it is on doppler radar. i could close my eyes and touch screen and pretty much anywhere would be rain, drizzle and fog. a huge area of high pressure tomorrow will be with us. complete details on those and i think you will like what you hear. jummy: thank you doug. we turn now to the freddy gray case. a jury has been seated in the trial of officer william porter. he is the firs

doug hill is here with a look at the forecast. aoug: a little sunshine for change. degrees at reagan national airport. cold air is on the way. the cooler temperatures will move in tonight. tomorrow, a much chillier day. the day planner will work out well. partly cloudy skies and temperatures drop into the 40's. 10:00, partly cloudy and 43. fairly light wind. as far as what is coming next, sunshine, a bit of a breeze. weekend, anto the few degrees cooler. the next sevenor days and a couple of minutes. they: there are changes on roadway. let's get over to jamie sullivan. jamie: earlier today, it was light. we are still dealing with this landing blocked off. this is a disabled bus. you can see some of it. the bus has been here for most of the morning. everyone has to use the two left lanes. this will start to slow you down in d.c. that is it. no other issues in d.c. one stretch slowing in the capital. it is on the inner loop near 95. drops you down to about 12 miles per hour. no other problems right now as far as crashes or delays. on the re, it is f f -- on vre, it is

doug hill has a look at the forecast. doug: this is unusual for us. temperatures this weekend are the average highs in jacksonville florida. that's the way it goes. it's a beautiful day, a little bit of haze in the air. we have some high clouds and sunshine. temperatures will drive even higher. it's 61 in frederick. 67 and augustine county, virginia. 56 of the nation's capital. the record high today is 68. there will close to be some individual areas that flirt with record amateurs. it's going to be in the upper 60's and delightful. our is in the upper 40's. we will take an extended look. if there is any sign of winter weather around here anytime soon. jumi: we will see you in a few minutes. we want to turn to the war on terror. the investigation into the attack in san bernardino is turning to a lake near the scene. we are learning more about how isis of others are using fake passports to get into the country. marci gonzalez has the latest. gonzalez: the fbi is looking for evidence that the killers may have dumped here after the massacre. this latest

chief meteorologist doug hill is in the storm watch 7 weather center with a check of the forecast. when is it going to dry out? doug: late tomorrow night, it will start. the rain has stopped now. it has pushed through the county and the baltimore area. in the meantime, there will be areas of drizzle and fog in the clouds. new strengthening across eastern tennessee. there is an inch and a half in springfield. the temperatures are pinned in the 40's. warmer air is located just to the east of the washington area. to the west. the temperatures are 47 to 53. we look ahead to brighter days and throw in the weekend as no extra charge. kellye: it sounds good. thank you. kellye: in montgomery county, police are on the lookout for forcing her way in a man's house and tying him up and robbing him. we look at what the police know so far. >> the shopping center the police say the suspect used the victim's bank cards and credit cards at several locations here including at the wells fargo and across the way at the target within 24 hours of the home invasion. the 74-year-old victim spoke to reporte

all you need to know coming up, trust doug hill. leon: you not it. this word just coming in. president obama signed the budget bill, funding the government through next september. i came after the president delivered the final news conference of 2015. he highlighted the nuclear deal with iran, the opening of relations with cuba and the global agreement on climate change. he defended the administration tragedy against terrorism. specific whether i isis -- specifically isis. president obama: we are continuing to work at every level to make sure that there is no slip between information sharing among agencies. we are continuing to strengthen our information sharing with foreign countries. alison: bernie sanders is firing back. >> we are running a clean campaign. we will beat everybody on the issues. we don't need dirty tricks. >> it fired a campaign operative that looked behind a failed firewall on the server. the campaign said it will sue if it doesn't restore access to the own files. it will come up in the democratic debate. at 6:00 we look at why many question the dnc decisio

doug hill now with a look. doug: i would expect sunshine tomorrow morning. the rain is ending and we will see improvement. we will see temperatures drop between 36 and 42 degrees. the winds will be taking up to help dry off the pavement. you can see the rain is quickly moving through the area and up pretty much along the immediate east coast. that high pressure will cause the gusty winds in the northwesterly winds to bring cooler temperatures tomorrow. it will be chilly and partly sunny and breezy. northwesterly winds at about 10-15 miles per hour through the day. the winds will calm down to the weekend. we will take you all later christmas eve coming up in a couple of minutes. leon: coming up tonight a special gift from capitol hill for a family of nine that has to sleep in their car until 7 on your side got involved. just how much longer the bay bridge can handle traffic. they will look at how virginia is working to make sure card reels protected during a crash instead of impaling your vehicle. 7 on your side with gift ideas for what to get that special so

doug hill is tracking this for us tonight as well ooze the rain headed our way. doug? >> the rain is headed here associated with the storm. but not the storm itself. that is in chicago land and farther west. we have rain and sprinkles outside the weather center. look at the radar. it's a small area that is moving quickly. as we get to let night and overnight, more rain is coming. there will be rain by the morning commute. the big difference tomorrow is temperatures. right now we have been locked and low to mid-40's. the temperatures will rise several degrees tonight. might be close to 50 degrees in the morning. warm front is coming in. we will see improvement. the wind speed, seven to ten miles per hour. look west at maryland where there is freezing rain and sleet potential. the future cast will show the rain move in tonight and overnight. rain will be with us and clearing in the afternoon. more for you in a few minute. maureen: thank you. remember, you can track the weather wherever you are. download the app for the smart phone. growing problem around area, 13-year-ol

steve: when doug hill is on location, they come out and they start cheering him on. alison: you need a security team, doug. leon: crazy. steve: it's cold. but today is another above average day. this month of december is crazy. 52. that was the high earlier. so far this month every day has been above average. now tomorrow we are going to change that. sunday we will change that. that will add the yellow scares next week. just a few clouds. temperature is 37. leesburg, 37 in frederick. 40 in fredericksburg. to show you the 24-hour temperature change compared to yesterday. a definite change of the air mass. the coldest air to the north and west of us. upper 20's in detroit. 31 in columbus. we keep it cool. little snow in garrett county. not going to amount to much. we'll stay dry for the overnight and the weekend. zoom in closer for you. this is not slowing. i promise you are not seeing anything there. we are looking for temperatures to fall in the middle 20's. the sur burr been a location -- suburban locations. the winds out of the west at 10 to 20. that will keep us co

botanic gardens where doug hill is right now. a lot going on there tonight? doug: tones of activity inside the conservatory and everything made up for the holiday season. they don't like to say "season's greetings" as much as they like "seasons greens." they have a display of the buildings on the mall and behind me is the u.s. capitol. everything is made of plant-based materials. a lot of work and effort went into this. there was a concert here tonight. a band performing at 6:00 every tuesday and thursday through the month. they have a concert series going on. plenty of room filled with all kinds of stuff. we took a tour in right now inside here they have in bloom cocoa trees. coffee trees in bloom. all kinds of stuff. we will give you the feel of the holiday season. pretty good crowd for the early dinner hour. there will be music displays and the kids will love the trains they have set up. it's pretty cool. the greatest thing for me is it's always climate controlled 72 degrees inside the conservatory. [laughter] back to you. alison: today would not be too bad

chief meteorologist doug hill is standing by in the storm watch 7 weather center with a check of the cast. doug: hey there. the rain continues outside the belfort furniture weather center in arlington. rain. little fog. winds will pick up tonight. that should take care of the fog. won't take care of the rain. get started with a live look at the doppler radar. the brighter colors in yellow and orange. those are the heavy area of rain. bands of the heavy rain moving through the metro area from south to north. that is when the bottom to the top of the screen ahead of a warm front. what is crazy is the temperatures rising even without any sunshine at all, just because the strength of the warm winds flowing. close up to prince george's county west to the district. northern virginia, that is the heaviest rain right now. we will see patches of rain through the evening. 65 in reagan national. 65 in fredericksburg. through the evening we will stay mild. the temperatures could rise as high of 28 degrees overnight with the isolated showers. breezy and warm weather. a quick look at the forecast f

chief meteorologist doug hill is standing by in the weather center. where are we going to see the worst of the rain? doug: late tonight and overnight in the morning and wednesday, afternoon, evening and the nighttime hours. no rain outside the belfort furniture weather center now. spotty skies but the doppler shows a couple of patches of rain west to 81 and the valley. another area to fredericksburg. it will be later tonight when more rain forms up. it will be coming from southwestern, virginia, northwest carolina and approach of the big line of rain that is sweeping east of nashville right now. the north side of the system is a big winter storm. look across the map there. this goes from extreme northeastern corner of kansas up through the portions of the minnesota, wisconsin, across michigan, even the northern maine. those are the winter storm warning. the purple areas are the winter weather advisory for the possibility of freezing rain and sleet. on the bottom, the area near us is no longer severe. it's just rain. we could get a fair amount of rain i

leon: doug hill is in the weather center to tell us when the weather might return. >> by tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow everything, period of showers and the rain and the cold front. until then it's quiet. cloudy outside the belfort furniture weather center in arlington. 53 at reagan international. calm winds. there is a slow drop in 40's. 51 in dale city. 51 in silver spring. 52 in anacostia. by early tomorrow morning the temperatures in the city and the areas south and east will be in the mid-to-the upper 40's. wake-up temperatures are warmer than the daytime highs. more clouds in the afternoon highs of 59 with afternoon evening showers possible. maureen: what is done to make sure ringing in the new year will be safe for everyone. >> i just continue to say why? why my son? maureen: his son was shot and killed by chicago police. the action he is now facing. maureen: a break in the investigation into more than 20 business burglaries across northern virginia. authorities believe that the businesses were targeted because they were likely to have cash on hand. additional arrests and charges a

doug hill is time it all out. we will check in with that jumi: rhetoric is heating up. donald trump is coming under fire for a controversy over comment about hillary clinton last night. he continues to demand a apology. the political tax are coming from both sides. >> donald trump unleashed his fiercest attack on hillary clinton. >> she's terrible. derogatorya sexually term good --. >> i know where she went. >> donald trump is on video and isis using him on the video. >> it turned out to be a lie. to --his calling it hurt apologize. brand-new university poll shows half of americans think they would be embarrassed if he were president. he may need to take aim at a new target, senator ted cruz is catching up. he is just four points behind. hillary clinton says they will respond to come. jummy: now to a seven on your side report. five more illnesses are tied to chipotle. cases are in kansas and oklahoma. they reported eating at chipotle. no one has determine if the strain is the same one that sinceed people in -- october. no one has died during the outbreak. some scary mom

doug: i'm doug hill in the weather center. cloudy and foggy. skies clearing a bit. if you want milder weather, spring like weather you will like the forecast. still the come at leon: get back to the breaking news of the barricade situation in northwest washington. jennifer donelan still on the scene. what is going on now? jennifer: d.c. police tweeting out to public saying that the suspect on oglethorpe street, barricaded suspect is safely in custody. so according to police this is over. but the police are still out there but that is the report from twitter. leon: thank you. appreciate the update. maureen: tonight a vigil is held to remember a young woman found dead in a car in spotsylvania county. >> it's a murder investigation. stephen tschida is live in spotsylvania tonight with what we know about the case. stephen: dozens of people are gathering in spotsylvania county for a candlelight vigil for 21-year-old heather ciccone. we can show you more of what is going on here as they prepare for the vigil. they will be walking to the ciccone home to hold a vigil in fro

doug hill is here with a look at our first forecast this noon. doug: a bit of sunshine in rosslyn. 44 at reagan national. it will get colder tonight. with the winds cranking up, it will feel like midwinter tomorrow morning. northwestern wins at 60 miles per hour at the moment. -- 16 miles per hour at the moment. 36 income related. in winchester. -- 36 in cumberland. 39 in winchester. went makes it feel a few degrees cooler. partly cloudy now. more sunshine through the afternoon. a definite chill in the air. more chilly temperatures straight through this upcoming weekend. life details and a look ahead to christmas day in a few minutes. jummy: it is time for a check of traffic this noon with jamie sullivan. jamie: 395 traffic a bit heavy heading northbound. continuing north with bumper-to-bumper traffic. the exit ramp locked because of a disabled vehicle. 20 minutes from the springfield interchange to the 14th street bridge. only at an average of 14 miles per hour. heading north on 270 three montgomery county, not bad at all. really well at the 270

let's get to chief meteorologist doug hill. cloudiness.e some beautiful weather. a little bit cool, but we have several hours to warm up. 53 in fredericksburg. 50 in winchester. 49 in baltimore. 50 in the nation's capital. we will continue to get the sunshine. through the evening, we will stay partly cloudy and turn a bit cooler. partly cloudy and cool weather. more sunshine in the forecast. sooner or later, we will have to deal with the chance of rain. that's included in our seven-day outlook. and a warming trend. we have some days in the 60's. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. jummy: let's take a look at the roadways. jamie sullivan is joining us. jamie: we are starting off in d.c. there is a disabled vehicle right at mass ave. is the traffic. we are really not in bad shape. not seeing many slowdowns. a little bit of volume on 50. we are ok in virginia. no delays on 66 or the gw parkway. we are clear on the beltway. above the posted speed limits on both sides. back to you. jummy: the all clear has been given at northwestern high school in hyattsville after

alison: and chief meteorologist doug hill will break down chances for the nasty weather here and where you could run into problems in the holiday travel. lou: i'm lou holder in sports. what does a training camp brawl have to do with the playoffs and why jay gruden says it was a fight that united the team. when "abc7 news at 6:00" continues. alison: anne arundel county police arrested a sex offender they say is a brazen thief. michael leonard accused of stealing a package in front of a police station lobby. they saw him and then they found it when they searched his car. he is charged with theft. >> a crime alert on metro after a beating aboard a train on rush hour that left someone hospitalized. as stephen tschida reports this attack with the stabbing death in the same station last summer has the riders on edge. stephen: witness say's at it approached the station the teenagers got rowdy. >> scary for the rest of to us try to have a decent commute. stephen: they apparently pulled a man from the seat and beat him so badly the witnesses say that it left him unconscious. stephen: the train

chief meteorologist doug hill is in the belfort furniture weather center with a check of the forecast. is it going to change? or is this going to stick around? doug: all friends are continuing. it will be warmer. take care of here and now. gorgeous outside the belfort furniture weather center. look at this look. the low-angled sun illuminating the southern portion of the wilson bridge. capitol wheel. it's 54 in reagan national airport. 55 in manassas. 51 in baltimore. 49 in annapolis. the biggest thing we'll deal with the next few days is a couple of periods of cloudiness but it will be mild. later in the week and the weekend, mild may be too weak of a word to describe what is coming. tonight a few clouds. drop to the upper 30's and upper 40's. by morning, same deal. sunshine, clouds back in the mid-50's. we will happy talk about the next seven days. some of you will like it. but the skiers, not so much. back in a few. jonathan: thanks. this is the third night of hanukkah. alison: and our meteorologist steve rudin is spending it outside. what is going on there? steve: tonight this pla

doug hill joins us with a look at when all of this will wrap up. doug: by late this afternoon most of the study range of be out of here moving off toward the lower day and eastern shore. let's give you a look down the river in alexandria. belle haven country club at reagan national, 50 degrees but the rain continues to fall. since it began late last night, we have picked up a fair amount of spots. we have seen the rainfall totals , about 3/10 of an inch in spots and that will be our story moving forward with more rain to fall before it comes to an end. 33 hundredths in haymarket. about the same in germantown. temperatures range to the upper 40's to the lower 50's. a big blob of green and yellow. the yellow areas are the heaviest downpours coming out of waldorf into calvert county. more to follow as we get through the afternoon. it is all moisture stemming up from the development of a cold front to the west. we have to work this whole area to the north and east. timing suggests about five hours it should be out of the area. the very strong cold front

doug hill is here with a look at our first forecast. it is a really good day out there. rainy.d we have one more rainy day to go morrow and then things will improve. temperatures will rise into the lower 50's as the front approaches. you can see what is happening. the air off to the east is a close to 60 already. we will get some milder temperatures toward the afternoon but it is not going to get warm. lower kickoff into the 50's. the further east you are the better chance of milder air. since the rain began with over an inch and a lot of places. 43 in spotsylvania. some heavy downpours to deal with predestined get through late afternoon and evening it looks like a brief right, a slowdown for a little bit. but then it will pick up again. our work as for today times every with areas that have 50 degree temperatures. weather coming up in a few minutes. jummy: thank you. the roads are slowing down the travel times today. jamie sullivan has an update on traffic. off inre starting montgomery county. watch out for accident activity traveling on the inner loop of the beltway. 1

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chief meteorologist doug hill will track it all for us now. doug: the rainmaking progress from -- the rain is making progress from west to east. steady rain that is. sprinkles out the belfort furniture weather center in arlington. the heaviest rain good downpour to the east of baltimore. chesapeake bay southward to annapolis. to the west or left as you look at the map from washington scattered showers remain ahead of the cold front. gusty winds from the south. they will shift west overnight. once the front gets through. there is a dramatic difference in way it looks. temperature wise is similar. 61 at the washington reagan national airport. 64 in frederick and hagerstown. 66 in fredericksburg. 60 in annapolis. we expect colder air for the weekend. we'll lay it out in a few minutes. leon: you got it. download the storm watch weather app for your smartphone. get immediate updates sent from the weather team to your phone and tablets. new information now on the death of a d.c. man who was handcuffed by security guards. the d.c. medical examiner rul

doug hill will be back with the forecast next. jummy: another above average day? doug: yep, but breezy. plenty of sunshine, 63. 45 tonight, tomorrow sunny, 55 degrees. turning somewhat cooler with a stronger cold front on thursday with rain likely throughout the day and tapering off to the evening. turning partly sunny and cooler on friday, saturday and sunday chile with a warm up next week and a festival of lights, this one in frederick, maryland starting off at 7:00 with temperatures dropping into the mid 30's in the evening. clear skies that will put you in the holiday spirit, i think. cold temperatures like that it's amazing that we are still thinking for next week we will be back in the 60's. jummy: thank you and thank you for joining us this midday. watch at 4:00. have a good day. >> i can't think ofnyone more deserving of winning $1 million than the brave men and women who risk their lives to protect our country. and we've got some here today who are going to try and do just that. it's armed forces appreciation week on "who wants to be a millionaire." [drama

let's get right to chief meteorologist doug hill for a look at the forecast. doug: some sunshine right now in arlington. a live look will give you full screen of the rockville campus in montgomery college. a few breaks in the overcast. very mild temperatures. the clouds will continue to increase ahead of a cold front that will move in this afternoon. look at these noontime tender triggered 68 and andrew, 69 in fredericksburg. nation's capital. we will have to deal with rain later in the afternoon. the blob you see on a lot 10 side of your screen is a good area of rain developing along a cold front that will pastor. the area behind the cold front isn't that much stronger. a stronger one will come through late thursday into friday. we have some showers and a forecast friday futurecast given you tracking time information. it looks as though, according to this model, the heaviest rain moves out of the area by 6:00 this evening. after that, we expect scattered showers to the evening. a beautiful day tomorrow. instead of 69 degrees, we only get up to 63. model up. --

doug: i'm doug hill in belfort furniture weather center. partly cloudy skies now. rain on the way. we have rain tomorrow. still to come on "abc7 news at leon: tonight we continue to follow breaking news from baltimore where a judge declared a mistrial in the of baltimore police officer william porter. he was charged in the death of freddie gray. the judge declared the mistrial after the jurors said they couldn't reach a verdict of the four charges after deliberating for three days. baltimore city state attorney, officer plans to retrial porter. we're told. the retrial date should be tomorrow. he is first of six baltimore police officers on trial for the charges in gray's death. if porter's retrial will affect the trial date for the other five officers. nation's terrorism advisory system is being updated. the lowest level called a bulletin is for the general threats. the other two elevated and will be levels activated when there is credible information about a specific threat. public should expect increased presence of law enforcement across communities the weeks ahead. more stringe

let's get right to doug hill for a look at our first forecast. doug: we still have some fog outside the weather center but the winds are picking up some visibility is improving rapidly. just west of washington, the fog is a lot more dense. a dense fog advisory in effect continuing. washington had zero visibility there says pocke is a pocket. there is bright sunshine in other areas. on the eastern shore of maryland, there is sunshine. we are stuck in a better than the reduce visibility and bring cooler temperatures. visibility now up to four miles at reagan international airport. that is a big improvement over the last hour. 8/10 of a mile in leesburg. 1/10 of a mile in frederick. 37 degrees in hagerstown. cumberland at 34. north of cumberland, freezing fog. we will hang onto some cloudiness this afternoon. areas where west and east will get sunshine. we will keep an eye on the blog for you as we get to the low for you as we get to the low 50's. jummy: thank you. we want to take a look at the roadways now. jamie sullivan is here with our traffic c

doug hill is tracking it all. look, theever you same picture, fog, low clouds. take a look at the rockville campus at montgomery college. rain is widespread. rainfall has been moderate. .064 in lusby. look how warm the temperatures are without any sunshine. 60 in chevy chase. 61 in dale city. 60 degrees at gallaudet university. a couple of radar stops, the areas in yellow and orange show the heaviest downpours. those are self of fredericksburg, northwest of baltimore. we can change position and show you the north side of the beltway, the area with the heaviest rain, 270 split all the way to the 95 corridor. plenty of rain coming up through charles county and west of the metro area. just a rainy day, anyway you cut it. but temperatures comfortably in the 60's. the whole 95 corridor has a chance of rain. 81 corridor also has a chance of rain. line of heavy rain moving through the afternoon hours through chicago and northern sections of indiana. things will change a bit. a quick preview of christmas eve and christmas day. still expect temperatures in the 70's tomor

let's get to chief meteorologist doug hill. : beautiful weather outside right now. temperatures continuing to climb through the 50's. let's get a look at the view from alexandria. the winds are calm right now. 55 degrees. here we are in the middle of december, people playing golf. except for the leaves not being on the trees anymore, you would not know what month it is around here. through this day, we will get close to 60 degrees. plenty of sunshine, very light wind. they will turn easterly and southeasterly tonight. tomorrow, the weather will change with a cold front. a lot of moisture will be streaming northward. periods of rain likely throughout the day. some areas could get up to about an inch of rain. they probably will taper off from west to east sometime during the middle or end of tomorrow's rush hour and then we will get to somewhat cooler weather through the end of the week and weekend. our forecast for today, sunshine. for tomorrow, rain. more details on the weekend coming up, but first, let's get a traffic update. jamie: we are beginning with police act