. 66 can't access the dulles airport via 28 northbound.that at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. aside from that we're also dealing with a water main break in the district connecticut avenue northwest between yuma street and windham place. caution there. now also gw parkway looking good. traffic in southeast quiet. look good except we have this traffic light malfunctioning in maryland baltimore avenue at amherst road. caution in hyattsville. metro rail lines currently on time. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. back to you guys. >> all right, time right now is 5:37. coming up on fox5 news morning, if you want to look younger, try eating a lot less. >> hm. >> and video game addiction is being classified as a mental disorder. >> going to break, a live look outside right now, 33 is the temperature. fox5 news morning is back right after this. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ riends is here. - oh, well, what does he look like? - [mother] orange and grouchy. - (laughing) that's student loan monster. remember when i told you if you didn't save for college, other mon

this afternoon, things have really died down and slowed over here at dulles airport, but the airlinesay they are still bracing for the crowds later on this afternoon. the numbers are staggering at the airport. aaa says 6.4 million americans will be hitting the skies over the next few days. today, workers are dealing with the busiest travel day of the season. tsa expects to see an additional 400,000 people on top of a regular thursday. pass through its checkpoints. lines will be long. pack your patience. anyone who has flown knows it can be extremely stressful. 44 therapy dogs will help alleviate that stress. we caught up with them this morning. we found cory from denver. his flight was delayed more than three hours. he said seeing the dogs helped him relax. >> obviously, the red eye does not help. i am a little tired right now. i wanted to get home and relax with my girlfriends family here. this definitely helps, makes it a little more bearable. >> hopefully, we don't distract them to the point where they miss their flights, but it is a great relate -- a great way to relieve some stre

ryan hughes is live at dulles airport with everything you need to know.istmas crime alerts this morning. crime alerts this morning. a real-life grinch... caught on surveillance cameras in the district. and in maryland - incredible video as masked men target an armored truck. suzanne kennedy is live in beltsville with who police are looking for this morning. a major tribute to the bowie state university student the university of maryland in may. "the washington post" reports.. u-m-d awarded lieutenant richard collins a posthumous honorary degree this week at the school's winter commencement. his parents accepted the degree, on his behalf. collins was just days away from graduating, when he was killed in what police call an unprovoked attack. the man accused of killing him is charged with murder, and a hate crime. happening today - a hard-earned graduation for one george mason university student. amira abdell-aoui will walk the stage after battling bone cancer when she was eleven ... and again when she was 21. but she says cancer she has a rare genetic diso

details about what was going on near dulles airport. >> wow, is it cold? windchills already in the six digits. wait until you see what you will deal with. >> we are following breaking news in alabama. a tight race between roy moore and doug jones with the future of the senate at stake. >>> good evening. you thought it was cold out there tonight. the bizarre scene that played out on a busy northern virginia highway just outside dulles airport. >> that's a naked guy going berserk after his truck was involved in a crash after rush-hour. >> oh, my gosd, oh, my god, oh, my god. >> people stopped by to record his rampage and it became a big problem for drivers trying to head south. >> alongside the road. where do you begin? >> reporter: jim , no one, no oe had seen a rush-hour delay quite like this before. >> get in your car. get away from he. >> reporter: a meanwhile, people who live in the neighborhood are worried. >> kind of nerve-racking, because we have so many young children around here all the time. the fact that they are shooting and no one really knows

live at dulles airport with the impact here in our area. and guess who's stuck in atlanta this stuck in atlanta this morning.. our very own larry smith! he was trying to get back to d-c for our show this morning.. but no such luck. good news though - larry's re-booked on a flight to dulles later this morning. fingers crossed it'll get off the ground. we'll be talking with larry live coming up at six. breaking overnight - flames tearing through a fairfax county home.. this was the scene late sunday on drive in burke. we know at least one alarm was called but we're still working to get more details on exactly what happened. we'll update you as we learn more. we're standing by for new information this morning after a deadly plane crash in indiana. the plane was on its way to frederick, maryland from kansas city. today we're expecting to learn the names of the three people on board that were killed. a dog was also killed in the crash... but another on board survived. the f-a-a is investigating. happening today.. republicans return to congress,

live this morning at dulles airport, ryan hughes. larry: meanwhile, flights getting back in the air in atlanta but the problem is that as many as 800 bags are stuck on the ground. they say they plan to deliver bags to anyone who lives in the metro area, stemming from that massive power outage on sunday that canceled thousands of flight. thefbi is joining into investigation and so far officials say there is no evidence of terrorism. adrianna: we broke it first here yesterday, that fast-moving fire that left thousands homeless, don't assume that someone has called 911. in all, five people were treated for smoke inhalation, but more than one dozen apartment homes were destroyed. unbelievable video out of florida, a man arrested, accused of dragging an officer down the street. >> woe. -- woh. ah. spottedhe suspect, inside the car, unconscious from a possible overdose. when he woke up, he drags the officer for half a mile. he now faces charges of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer. adrianna: h 756 charges. students at american

dulles airport only made it to 23 degrees today. that is a new daily record. the old record was 24 from 1993. right now in d.c. it is 22. there is not that much wind but it is barely enough to create that wind chill factor out there. making it just bitterly cold outside. feels-like 13 right now. some places in the country the actual temperature got to 20 below last night. right now we have 22 degrees out there. tomorrow morning we'll start off with cloud cover. then breaks in clouds. more sunshine appearing for afternoon. it is cold but not as cold as it was today. we should crack 30 degrees by 3:00. we'll run 30 to 35 degrees. for the weekend, we not only have highs in the 20s for new year's eve a day, we have the chance of light accumulating snow. i'll talk about that and break it down for you and give you your weekend forecast coming up. >> thank you very much. >>> with today's bitterly cold temperatures one d.c. neighborhood blanketed in thick sheets of ice. it didn't snow in the distribute. there -- district. there is a mysterious stream of water spilling

at dulles airport. ryan hughes, abc 7 news. adrianna: new information about the deadly amtrak train crash in washington state. investigators believe on top of the fact that the train was speeding, the engineer may have been distracted. marci gonzalez is live near the crash site with the details. engineer isez: the still hospitalized. the ntsb waiting to question him about why the train was going 50 miles an hour over the speed limit. investigators revealing he was not alone in the cabin of the locomotive when amtrak 501 derailed in dupont, washington. investigators are looking into whether a conductor in training was with him or anything else might have been a distraction. it is protocol for us to look at all the cell phone records of all the crew members when there is an accident of this type. marci: the ntsb says emergency brake was not activated by the engineer but was triggered automatically when the train derailed. >> it was like being inside an exploding bomb. marci: officials confirmed the controls equipped with to slow

live at dulles airport, ryan hughes. larry: you can get traffic alerts and a time on the go at wjla.com/texts. autria: now to a crime alert in the help finding the real life grinch who stole christmas direct -- decorations in broad daylight. you can see the woman taking her time, picking up the decorations sheby one, and get this -- made three trips before a neighbor caught her. >> she had the nerve to say to him, i don't know why you people get all excited about christmas anyway. i call that a grinch. those decorations eventually found in a pile with others a few miles away. all of this now as police try to track down an arm to gunman who stormed an armored truck friday. the cash courier restocking an atm when the workers were forced to the ground. the thieves escaped with nearly a quarter million dollars, and ditched the getaway car. at six: 06, a delay after an i-team invesga report. at least 26 ballou high school seniors graduated with more than 100 unexcused absences. members called for an independent review, but la

sam: officials at dulles airport are sh left behind over the christmas holiday and also informing the public of what happens to items left at the airport, either in the airline control, the tsa control, or even the airport's control. they will be tweeting the items until 3:30 this afternoon. this is the first item they tweeted -- it says come claim them if these are yours. those other more expensive items, then you have less expensive things like wrapping paper, and sentimental objects like pictures, old family photos. take a look at some video we shot not too long ago at the lost and found area at the dulles airport. they have onins things that have been collected. usually tsa keeps things around before they destroy them, or they go into government surplus, where they are sold. there is the airport lost and found, then the airlines ha if you have something you may have left at the airport, you might want to check with tsa or check their twitter feed through 2:30 p.m. two new york city now, where authorities say they are taking unprecedented steps to ensure the safety of people celebr

and the dulles airport are showcasing the items lef behind over the christmas holiday and informing thehat happens to the items left at the airport, airlines control, the t.s.a. control or even the airport control. they will be tweeting the mog until 2:30 this afternoon. the first is the boze headphones. then there are wrapping paper and sentimental objects exist. pictures, old family photos left behind. look at the video we shot not long ago of the lost and found area at dulles airport. you can see the bins and bins of the things they have that are collected. usually t.s.a. keeps it around for 30 days before they destroy them or go into the government surplus where they are then sold. keep in mind at dulles airport there is a t.s.a. lost and found, the airport lost and found and then the airlines have their own lost and found. if you have something that you may have left at the airport, you might want to check in with t.s.a. or check the twitter feed today through 2:30. in the newsroom i'm sam sweeney, abc7 news. jon the bronx apartment building where 12 people died. tonight the one ac

dulles airport only 28. 32 in prince george's county.s you plan out your day, plenty of sunshine, temperatures. mid to it upper 50s for highs. colder weather the whole ten-day forecast when sheena joins me coming up in a bit. >>> you'll hear from a man piloting a plane as it fell from the air. he tells news 4 about the quick action that presented a deadly disaster. >>> closed for business. medical marijuana dispensary opened its doors days ago, but they're being shut today. we'll explain what went wrong within hours of opening. first, a serious warning about the flu this year. starting earlier than normal. the best way s mom,on my car insurance of money by switching to geico. i should take a closer look at geico... you know, geico can help you save money on your homeowners insurance too? great! geico can help insure our mountain chalet! ng have we been sawing this log? um, one hundred and fourteen years. man i thought my arm would be a lot more jacked by now. i'm not even sure this is real wood. there's no butter in this churn. do my tri

and you louv it. >> we're here at the dulles airport terminal b and will give a tour of what we can findu can get everything from makeup, champagne. bur berry purse. coach passport wallet. there's all sorts of fun stuff you can get at the airport. >> travelers receive discounts and coupons from local retailers. >> great. >> all right new tonight many people in la likely did a double take when looked at the sky and saw this fortunately it was nothing to be alarld about space x falcon nine that's really cool. it was launcheded from v vandburg air force base ca carrying ten rockets and that's the spray coming from it. >> carrying ten satellites and con tell layings of satellites used by communications company and can you can imagine the light show caused a lot of excitement on social media. i'm sure there were many conspiracy theories. >> looks like a lot of things are interesting. >> back at home i was outside a minute ago. surprisingly it's warm. >> it's really warm. >> it will feel muggy tomorrow believe it or not. we have dew points high. temperatures on the rise. southerly wind flow an

stops the dinner rush at a local mcdonald's, a car crash and assault and a naked man all at a dulles airport> and what you need to know before use -- before you fire up your space heater. the news at 11:00 are bundled up other -- spec bundled up out there. >> 30 my lower wind gusts downtown and 23 up in cumberland. this is why i didn't take out the trash tonight. let's talk about temperatures. we are down in the 20s just about everywhere. it's 26 downtown. let's turn that into windchill, where it feels like it is debt -- 12 downtown. it feels like nine in gaithersburg and nine in manassas. by the time you wake up and get the kids ready for school it feels like five above in manassas, gaithersburg and fredericksburg and even by lunch time still mainly in the teens and low 20s. we are tracking a clipper and we will tell you what that means in terms of flakes tomorrow night senate special election, roy moore tarnished by allegations of sexual misconduct with teen girls lost to doug jones. >> it was a roller coaster ride we haven't seen since november 8, 2016. the associated press just call this

police say a driver crashed near sully road and frying pan road not far from dulles airport. e driver ran from the scene and police launched a manhunt which shut down the southbound lanes of route 28. we are told the suspect was just caught on airport property. we are working for more details and we will bring you an update. but here is a picture of what it looks like right now. >> we want to show you the latest push in support of the so-called dream act. you're seeing here this giant television screen that is going to be set up on the national mall. it is there now, it will be there the next few weeks. it faces the u.s. capital and it is going to be airing messages 24 hours a day urging lawmakers to pass the dream act before the end of the year. that is legislation that would protect thousands of undocumented young people from deportation. so-called dacas. stories about some of those young immigrants known as dreamers are also going to be featured on the jumbo screen. >> a bullied little >> and got the attention of a slot of celebrities across the country. now for the first t

. >> the stakeout we did at dulles airport. >> the uncovered separate that sparked a reckoning. >> numerous allegations of sexual misconduct that spans decades. >> the battle over the truth itself. >> why should americans trust you when you're providing information that's -- >> i was given that information. >> "all in" starts right now. good evening from new york i'm chris hayes. at the very start of the trump administration on day one, sean spicer made clear what posture the white house would take towards the press. >> this was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period, both in person and around the globe. >> these attempts to lessen the enthusiasm of the inauguration are shameful and wrong. >> that moment, that remarkable moment, in which a representative of the president, the press secretary himselfyep ed demoememonstrably knew were . knowing the truth about their government, it did not have its intended effect. the press did not cower and was invigora invigorated. talking to a journalist who helped bring the most remarkable years in memory covering one of the most hos

police arrested him on dulles airport property. all the lanes of route 28 have since been reopened. >> that is a real head scratcher. >>> now we turn to a disturbing discovery in d.c. fay woman's body found stuffed in a trash can this morning. still don't know who she is, but police say she was stabbed. tonight new reaction coming in from a family that fears that victim may be their missing loved one. news4's pat collins is along 34th street in northeast on the story. pat? >> reporter: leon, a vile low-life act of violence. someone stabs a woman multiple times, stuffs her body into a trash can like that, leaves her for dead behind an abandoned house. now the search for the killer. it's a case of murder. a woman found dead in a trash can in the backyard of an abandoned home in river terrace. police sources say she was fully clothed and stabbed a number of times. police looking into the possibility the victim may be joni sharet rockingham missing from her river terrace home since november 22nd. at the scene today, mary jones, a frien

. >>> right now workers at dulles airport are preparing to strike. contract workers say they want to join a union. >> we'll be striking this week. it is not an easy decision for the workers. it is something they have to do to get respect on the job. >> the group walked off the job twice this year at dulles and reagan airports. for three years workers have been fighting for $15 an hour. >>> shocking announcement from espn today. network president john skipper said he is resigning. he said he has a substance addiction problem. he said the most important thing he can do now is to take care of that. he joined espn in 1997. he took 2012. he's overseen a period in the network history that included an expansion of agreements with multiple leagues. >>> the owner of the carolina panthers, jerry richardson, said he'll sell the team at the end of the day. he and the panthers reached confidential settlements for work place misconduct. today the nfl said it would continue their investigation into richardson, despite his interest in selling the team. sean diddy co

update this morning on the man who who went on a naked rampage after a crash on route 28 near dulles airport.. police say jose flores of sterling police say jose flores of sterling assaulted another driver.. then stripped naked and ran through traffic, jumping on several vehicles. dozens of drivers recorded the incident on their phones. at one point, flores allegedly jumped onto a passing truck and broke its window. police eventually drainage ditch. he was arrested and taken to a hospital. he now faces numerous charges. developing now.. seattle seahawks defensive end malik mcdowell apologizing, after being arrested for disorderly conduct. the incident happened over the weekend in chamblee, georgia.. outside atlanta. mcdowell got into a dispute at a club over a 600 dollar bill. someone called police. officers arrived, and they say he became belligerent. mcdowell released an apology on twitter, saying he's embarrassed by his behavior. he met with his coach after the incident, who says mcdowell was remorseful. the coach says he hopes the incident will be a learning experience for mcdowell. you'

road and those dulles airport access road.see how things are kind of working out here. one of the things we've noticed also is on those toll grantries we've noticed state troopers sitting right next to them in case perhaps people -- i'm hoping they give people a little bit of leniency steve and allison this day because there is sort of this learning curve for people, maybe people who didn't realize the changes, i don't know who that would be but, there definitely is going to be some -- i think a few little hitches here and there as we go along. we'll keep an out eye out for you. keep you posted. back to you. >> mel thanks so much. >>> mayor muriel bowser calling on congress to help low and middle class americans with affordable housing. one of the concerns about the tax overhaul bill is that it will increase taxes on low income and middle class americans while cutting taxes for the wealthiest americans and corporations. this morning the mayor will create or affordable housing units. >>> also today [inaudible] donating $300,000

police kept up with him on dulles airport property and they arrested him.w is the deadline for you to get your packages mailed on time if that is your chosen carrier. no matter the service, things could get delayed this year. john gonzalez is in northwest to explain why. christmas,ys until have you received all of your packages? if you have not, you are definitely not alone. we are expecting a record number of packages to be shipped to this holiday season. extended hours stand out. that one there, pack and ship guaranteed. because tough guarantee experts are predicting a record numberf holiday season. one billion packages are being mailed for the first time ever and online sales are expected to .op, get this, $100 billion companies like ups have put drivers on extra overtime to get people back on schedule. bit extra fora express shipping. you could also click and collect, buy online and pick up at the store. remember, you have until december 19. that's the deadline retailers say to guarantee shipment delivery by christmas. the deadline is the earliest it ha

want to show you some video from dulles airport. we were there yesterday with t.s.a. e telling us, of course, the best advice if you're flying domestically, give yourself an extra two hours. arrive two hours early at the airport. if you're flying internationally, an extra three and some of the standard advice, the lines get held up because people are trying to chug their bottled water before they have to go through security and can't have anything over 3 ounces. they're saying drink the water, take the empty bottle with you so you can fill up on the other side without having to pay four dollars for a bottle of water. there's also a new procedure when it comes to your personal electronic devices. here now lisa farbstein with t.s.a. >> any charge electronics... large electronics larger than a cell phone need to come out of your carry-ons put them in a bin. that's a new policy that just started getting implemented this year. >> reporter: they're also talking about a lot of people end up showing up with wrapped presents. presents. carrying on with you, the advice is don't

just imagine if this missile was launched at dulles airport or jfk or the airports in paris, london or berlin. that is what we're talking about that is what iran is actively supporting. what is most revealing is what is not here. a short range ballistic missile missing the large stabilizer fins typically present on these kinds of missiles. the iranian missile is the only known short-range missile in the world that lacks such a stabilizer fin to include the nine vowels that you can see running along the length of the missile those are essentially the fingerprints on your walk through you also see missile debris stamped with the logo of an iranian manufacturer. path put those are just two of the evidence stating its origins made in iran been given to militants in yemen and fired at a civilian airport with a potential to kill hundreds of innocent civilians in saudi arabia. you will see more than that in this warehouse there is material from the anti-a guided missile with a range of over 2 miles and can destroy tanks and even buildings. material from an unmanned aerial vehicle known as a k

. >> thousands went on strike at dulles airport today. they involve contract workers with huntly corporation. poor work conditions, mistreatment and low play. the airport workers are demanding right to unionize. >> workers want a fair price to represented and improve working conditions and that's right of this country and this company has not been willing to listen to them. that's why they're going to strike today. >> the contract at dulles airport workers plan to walk off the job again tomorrow. >> well if you have not sent off christmas packages yet you may be running out of time and with more people receiving deliveryes than more than ever there appears to be people 123457ing them from door st steps. >> viewers actually reached out to "fox5" for help. matt ackland has more on the rise of that steps and why some theevlz are not get what they're after. >> if you're like me you probably get one of these packages on your door step just about every day this time of year with christmas being so close. but, some people are really frustrated th

dulles airport hit a record low high temperature today. meteorologist melissa nord here. dangerous wind chills out there. it's going to be more of the same. >> can you believe it? this is not a couple day event. this is going to last beyond the next week i think even into next weekend. so we're talking about 10 days in a row, if not more, where high temperatures stay in the 20s and 30s and the lows every single night are in the teens and 20s. that record from today is a low high temperature meaning it's the coldest high that we've dulles international airport, 23 degrees all you made it to today. the old record was 24 from back in 1993. right now we look outside. we've dropped back into the teens and look at this. culpeper right now is 9 degrees. that's not even factoring in the very small wind chill. tonight temperatures, they're going to keep falling down a few more degrees towards the teens. waking up tomorrow morning there's not much in the way of wind, but we are going to be tracking the possibility of some snow showers by the start of saturday. coming up i'll walk y

this is on route 28 not far from dulles airport. driver stopped to record all of this chaos. >> get in your car. get away from him! oh, my god! >> you can hear the driver starting to yell when she realized something was very wrong. a witness tells us the man started to take off his clothes and became violent after being involved in a car crash on sully road. no word how he managed to jump on the truck but eventually he ran off into the woods, was arrested and taken to the hospital. he has not been identified. >>> it's now 5:10. a heads up for metro riders. you can expect delays on the red line for the rest of the week. metro is replacing an old communications cable and has to reduce the number of trains running between brook line, fort totten and tacoma. they'll replace areas between silver springs and if you want a different line, ride the green line between fort totten and now. last night one of the world's largest menorahs was lit on the ellipse in d.c. it took a few tries. ♪ ♪ local rabbis had to deal with pretty windy condition

coming up, therapy dogs were a hit at dulles airport this week.ye: we are back with another check as santa makes his way around the world. right now he is in thunder bay, ontario. the shark that became a twitter celebrity has been lost. the transmitter has not sent a signal since june 17, when the great white shark was tracked off the new jersey coast. thousands follow the shark on twitter since it was tagged in 2012. researchers say that mary lee should have lived another 20 years, so they are hoping the transmitter stopped working. forget therapy dogs. and boltigs, thunder, went through nine months of certification and their claire hopes to bring hope to those who need it. when we come back, the forecast. ♪ >> i seen this only once before. kellye: the strength of "star " brought in another $68 million this weekend. made threeas quarters of a billion dollar worldwide since it was released. : welcome to the jungle" came in second and "pitch perfect three" was third. have you seen "star wars" yet? steve: not yet. my sister

. >> hundreds of contract airport workers hit the picket lines today in dulles. baggage handlers wheelchair attendants and agency contracted through huntly usa corporation. they're protest what they say are poor work conditions mistreatment and low pay. they're also does he manning right to unionize. >> workers he want to unionize and improve working conditions and this company has not been willing to listen to them. that's why they'll strike today. >> contract at dulles airport workers plan to walk off the job tomorrow. we're told there's some airport workers that decided to not join the protest. >> take a look at this. festive pothole protest in jackson, mississippi is going viral. someone put a christmas tree in pothole in middle of road. months. they're tired of it one neighbor suggested decorating the home since city officials won't fix it. citysays it's aware of of the problem and uming people to avoid spreading any anymore christmas cheer by decorating any more potholes. >> that's one way to create attention to the problem. fix it. >> you do what have you

jose gone \{^al}\als got into a crash not too far from dulles airport.ruck and assaulted the driver while he was naked. he he will face several charges once he's re lease from the hospital. >> a 23 year old woman is charg ed with voyeurism. marina maracco is live with details about this. >>reporter: a temple hills woman was arrested incident that happened back on december 1 right here at the saint could he let a school of washington. this is a school for children as well as adults with intellectual disabilities. according to dy police she pulled out her phone and used snap chat to record one of the students undressing inside a bathroom inside the school and then posted it to social media. that woman from temple hills has now been charged with voyeurism. >> no bale for the man arrested for a botched suicide bombing in new york city. accused yead oh allegation a maid his first appearance from his hospital bed . he was not required to enter a plea, but did answer the judge's questions. he was accused of setting off a pipe bomb strapped to his body in a tunn

. >> excellent guy was arrested when he arrived at dulles airport july 27th and whatever happened, he lied to the fbi about contacts with russia. we know he began coop rating and he's the first person to plead guilty in russia-related charges in mueller's probe. pause on the new fact tonight. if you hear anybody say, well, the russia probe still hasn't hit russia, you're talking to someone that didn't read today's guilty plea or didn't understand it because it is actually a detailed undisputed account of outreach before trump was the nominee with two stated goals. cultivated relationships to offer dirt on clinton and putin and trump a special meeting in the campaign. march 14th, 2016, papadopoulos met with this man and a russian national he called putin's niece and now an open invite for putin to meet trump possibly in london for a more neutral setting. what did the trump aide do with the offer? he brought it to a high-ranking trump campaign official. a reference to paul manafort according to sources that spoke to nbc today and didn't just say no. he forwards the e-mail to a campaign

the guys who helped get your luggage into the airport and passengers on wheel chairs to their gates and they're going on strike this morning here at dullesr

and for the second day in a row -- something that may help fliers traveling through dulles airport. bringing in a few dozen therapy dogs. they're helping relax travelers and bring peace to the bustling airport during the busy holiday travel days. two weeks ago, this eleven year old boy was in a hospital - fighting for his life after accidentally getting shot in the chest by a family friend. now - he's home for the holidays and getting some special visitors. caleb harry was showered with gifts from prince george's county police officers. caleb says what his dad taught him - helped him stay strong. both father and son say they forgive their neighbor for the shooting. he will not be charged since it was an accident. coming up at six: the miss america organization loses its t-v partner over vulgar emails. why dick clark productions is cutting ties. plus -- the caps are getting ready to trade the ice for the tables. hear from some players about what to expect from the annual casinpo night. and do you need some relief from that holiday stress?? you're chance to win a free massage -- strai

a strike at dulles airport that could upend your travel plans. fere's a lot going on

just imagine if this missile had been launched at dulles airport or jfk or the airport in paris london or berlin. that's what we are talking about here. that's what iran is actively supporting. what is most revealing about this missile is what is not here. this is a short-range ballistic missile. it's missing the large stabilizer fins that are typically present on these kinds of missiles. the iranian missile is the only known short-range ballistic missile in the world that lacks and includes nine vowels that you will see running along the length of the missile. those vowels are essentially raining fingerprints. you will also see missile debris stamped with the logo of an iranian manufacture. those are just two of the many pieces of evidence that tell us of this missile's iranian origins. it was made and iran and then sent to houthi militants in yemen. from there was sent from a airport with the potential to kill hundreds of innocent civilians in saudi arabia. you will see more than that. in this warehouse there is material from an antitank guided missile. such missiles have a range of

police caught up with him on dulles airport property and arrested him. students at bethesda-chevy chase high school in montgomery county put their trials and tribulations on display as art in a pop up museum now open to the public. the high's and lows of being a teen were all put together in about 30 exhibits inside an abandoned restaurant along wisconsin avenue. inside there are displays that cover a range of issues like high school love, partying, school shootings, college anxiety, and mental health. the exhibit comes after three the exhibit comes after three students died in the county in the last few weeks. saturday will be the final day for that exhibit. to the public. a big honor for the first responders who helped save lives during the alexandria ballpark shooting.. the alexandria city council paid tribute to them during a ceremony last night. council members praised the first responders from six agencies for their bravery on that june morning. the only person killed that morning was the shooter. the four people he shot on the field -- was the sho

dulles airport only made it to 23 degrees today. that is a new daily record. the old record was 24 from 1993. right now in d.c. it is 22. there is not that much wind but it is barely enough to create that wind chill factor out there. making it just bitterly cold outside. feels-like 13 right now. some places in the country the actual temperature got to 20 below last night. right now we have 22 degrees out there. tomorrow morning we'll start off with cloud cover. then breaks in clouds. more sunshine appearing for afternoon. it is cold but not as cold as it was today. we should crack 30 degrees by 3:00. we'll run 30 to 35 degrees. for the weekend, we not only have highs in the 20s for new year's eve a

the police captured him on dulles airport property. another headache along the metro red line, track work that saw weeks of delays enclosures, for relief,ly ready but a broken communications cable will cause more trouble on the tracks. >> the last two weeks were brutal. we were waking up in our ahead of time to get there safely. tom: these commuters in silver spring were hurting. track work shut down the red line between silver spring and fort totten, buses. >> the last couple weeks i've been walking to fort totten. tom: this week things were supposed be back to normal. but not so fast. >> we have come to expect it at this point. a new problem that metro says is unrelated to the previous work involved a communication's cable that needs to be replaced. part of the red line from silver spring to rhode island avenue will shut down again this weekend. but now through friday, metro is limiting trains between stations, causing delays on the entire red line. things may be back to normal monday. at least this time the delays are not as bad as

he was eventually caught on dulles airport property. now no word yet on why the man was walking in that traffic. scene and this is a live look as you can imagine, folks, right here at rush hour. traffic is backed up in both directions on route 28. we're going to keep a close eye on this and update you as we get more. that is going on for miles. nothing but headlights. >> and in the district, a toddler is back with her parents after wandering away from home. the little girl believed to be around 2 or 3 was found on chillum place on northeast this morning. there was an effort that went on for hours to find them. police finally found them this afternoon. the child's mother said she fell asleep and the girl wandered offer. >>> there are new details on what police are calling a homicide after a woman's body was found in a trash can this morning in the district. and just now police tell us that the woman had been stabbed a number of times. news4's pat collins has been talking to people in this neighborhood that is along 34th street in northea

it could get tricky for drivers headed to dulles airport or down the dulles toll road later today. crews shut down parts of the highway overnight for construction work at the innovation center metro station in herndon. it's part of phase 2 of the silver line which hasn't opened yet. drivers heading westbound will be detoured bean beulah road and route 28. >>> wusa 9 has partnered with children's national to help get toys, gifts and a little hope to children in the dmv who will be spending the you don't have to stand in a line, do any gift wrapping or drive anywhere. we'll do it all for you. just visit wusa9.com/givehope and click on the virtual toy drive link if you'd like to help. >>> thousands of families are having to deal with the painful experience of watching their loved ones fade away because of alzheimer's. today a fredrick widow is turning her grief into action. here's evan koslof. ♪ >> i didn't know what was happening. i just didn't understand why he wasn't able to do the things that he used to be able to do. >>reporter: as we sit here in her living room, kathy seigans ha

. >>> hundreds of contract airport workers hit the picket lines at dulles airport. baggage handlers, wheelchair attendants and customer service agents contracted through huntly usa corporation. they're protesting. and demanding the right to unionize. >> be represent sod we can have a voice on the job and improve the working conditions, this company has not been willing to listen to that. that's why we're going on strike today. >> the airport workers plan to walk off the job again tomorrow. >>> you need to be aware of what we're calling porch pilots this holiday season. right, matt? >> reporter: the rush is on to get last minute ck will they make it or will they be taken? that story coming up. that story coming up. . >>> if you haven't sent off your christmas packages you may be running out of time. but with more people receiving deliveries than ever, there also appears to be more people snatching them from door steps >> it's such a problem some fox 5 viewers reached out to us us, matt ackland has more and why some thieves are not getting what they're after >> you pr

that's why we're going on strike today. >> the contract in dulles airport workers plan to walk off thein tomorrow, there are some airport workers who have decided not to join the protest. >>> and delta wants money back. the airline is seeking to be repaid for lost revenue following sunday's power outage at heart field jackson international airport in atlanta. they're saying the airline may have lost 25 to $50 million because of the he plans to hold talks with both the airport and george power. the outage caused delta to cancel roughly 1400 flights. >>> tsa expecting 400,000 additional passengers going through security checkpoints every day across the country. we were at dulles earlier, gives you a little sense what they were up against. a tsa in addition to 1400 officers at the top 50 airports and the tsa wants to remind people flying of one new rerestriction this year. >> any large electronics, personal devices larger than a cell phone come out of your bag a and, it's a new policy >> we say this every year but we point it out because people don't always listen. don't bring wrapped gif

. >> just imagine if thissiis hlead been launched at dulles airport or jfk or the airports in paris, london or berlin. that's what we're talking about here. that's what iran is actively supporting. >> reporter: a dramatic photo op to build a case against iran, to justify the president's larger goal, finally withdrawing from the iran nuclear deal despite widespread support for the agreement from european allies and the u.n. >> i think haley was trying to buy him a little political space by underlining for the world that iran's behavior in the region is very bad even though it's not directly related to the nuclear agreement. >> tonight iran called haley's evidence fabricated, setting the stage for a diplomatic showdown next month when president trump has to again decide whether to withdraw from the nuclear deal further isolating him from most of america's closest allies. >> andrea mitchell, good to have you here, thank you. >>> still ahead, new allegations of sexual misconduct against powerful men in the world of media and entertainment. but now the accused are fighting back. >>> also,

at dulles airport, ryan ryan ry- ryan hughes, abc7 news. michelle: five day till christmas. who is counting? we are. but you couldn't tell from the weather. cooler than yesterday but not bad if you are traveling. or just arriving. the stormwatch7 weather on the go. chief meteorologist bill kelly is at meadow lark winter walk of life. this is a nice evening to be outside. bill: in my opinion it's a perfect evening to do that. for a couple of reasons. strong. right in the sweet spot. [audio interruption] alison: we'll try to get back in touch with bill in a moment. but let's move on to other news now. this right here is the moment masked gunmen stormed an armored truck. cash couriers loading the a.t.m. in beltsville. this is incredible video. they escaped with $250,000. brad bell has a closer look. brad? brad: we were out here last friday. it was big news then. the snow was coming down. the guys got away with the money. we look at the bank. there are video cameras everywhere. we requested the security camera video. the police decided to release it to move the case along. now w

police say his rampage started after a crash on route 28 near dulles airport just before rush hour. officers are trying to figure out if flores was nrt under the influence of drugs or alcohol or if he had experience in medical emergencies before he stripped down in fairfax county. >> he was taken to the hospital. >> yes. didn't i say that? >> just a clarification. >>> a heartwarming post. >> that gestur messages of hate. >> merry christmas. >> whoa. >> that is moment christian's girlfriend and her family handed him the keys to his very first car. after they posted it online, the response was something they did not expect. he's black and his girlfriend white. there's been racist backlash and death threats, they had to disable comments from the post. >> i mean, many people were saying that i was destroying myelin yaj. we were shocked. >> a lot of people are racist. i just don't get it. >> christian is 17 years old and a high school senior who is involved in a lot of activities. >> it took his family months to raise the money for this car. the age that we live in, people are just nuts.

you can continue 28 and northbound towards dulles airport.side blocked. 66 eastbound from sudley road to the fairfax county parkway yellow zone, 14 minute trip. we have congestion. a crash before fairfax county pork way and then we are also dealing with a crash involving an o agaiagain this is 32, the southbound ramp to 97. give yourself extra time. back to you guys. >> 6:18. coming up -- >> all right, how is this for finger licking good? >> okay. >> kfc is offering low smell food so that people can eat the chicken in public places without worrying that it smells too strong. not to mention the fact that they're holding it and eating it -- eating a piece of chicken. >> and licking their fingers. >> they're worried about the smell. >> i'm not judging. i understand. >> okay. >> okay. my wish was a clubhouse, but we call it "the wish house." people visit national parks from all over the world. food tastes better when you don't have to cook it. he was just supposed to be my dog. i don't know why. (vo) we're proud that, on behalf of our owners, the

this is on route 28 not far from dulles airport.vers stopped to record the chaos. >> get in the car. get away from him! oh, my god! >> you can hear one of those drivers yelling when she realizes something is very wrong. a witness tells us the man started to take off his clothes and became violent after being involved in a car crash along sully road. no word on how he got on the truck but eventually he left and then ran into the woods. he was caught by police, arrested and was taken to the hospital. he has not now. last night one of the world's largest menorah's was lit on the ellipse in d.c. it did take a couple of tries apparently. ♪ ♪ >> local rabbis had to deal with some pretty windy conditions, as you might imagine, as they tried to light the national menorah. celebrations for the eight night holiday started last night. the crowd was treated to donuts and potato latkis there. >> if you know the story, they managed it at the end. ♪ ♪ >>> how about that? office depot's elf yourself. >> excuse me? >> elf yourself. look. >> that's z

police told us that jose gonzales flores got into a crash with two cars not far from dulles airport. he ran jumped on a truck, assault add driver, all while he was naked. the incident caused widespread traffic delays. airport police eventually caught him and took him to the hospital. he will face several charges once released. >>> new reaction tonight to democratic doug jones upset win over republican roy moore in the alabama senate race, jones' victory was the first for the democratic party me decades for alabama. moore was hit with a wave of sexual misconduct allegations during the campaign, his district calls jones' win dirty politics, moore not conceded the race and demanding a recount, despite end endorsing moore he now admits he knew he would not win tweeting quote, the deck was stacked against him. this morning he added, quote, if last night's election proved anything, proved that we need to put up great republican candidates to increase the razor thin and senate. >>> minnesota lieutenant governor tina smith has made an appointment to fill al franken's u.s. senate seat. he ann

just imagine if this missile had been launched at dulles airport or jfk. you see what is behind her, that is a missile. right behind her. thats ' her proof. she says it's the same missile that was fired at a civilian airport in saudi arabia. normally this would be classified evidence but this time she said slees ' going to show the world what iran has been up to. when the president refused to reserrie ran as being in compliance with the nuclear deal. that kicked the issue to congress to decide what to do next. guess what congress has done so far. absolutely nothing . haley seeing iran's activities to extend beyond lebanon, iraq. haley warned iran it's on the path to become the next north korea if its behaviors aren't put to a stop. >> let's talk about gun control today marks five years in newport, connecticut. twenty-six people killed. many family members who lost loved ones that day have become advocates for gun control. there was a big conversation about what would happen after that. nothing happened. the white house was asked today if the president was