oppressors. >> there were better tacticians than george washington, there were better military planners than george washington, but almost no one in american history hasge washington. washington had something special, and whatever he had, people believed in him. >> general, it's nearly dawn. i doubt we'll manage to surprise them. >> press on! press on, boys! >> the going is slow. washington fears that come sunrise, they will surely be detected. >> washington's plan hinges on surprise and timing. they've already blown their timetable, and they still have to march nearly 10 miles before they reach trenton. >> what often gets forgotten is that the march to trenton is actually worse than crossing the delaware. the blizzard intensifies. the troops must navigate steep hills and flooded ravines in the predawn darkness. poorly dressed and drenched from the snow and sleet, two soldiers actually die from exposure before they even reach the battleground. >> some christmas, eh? [ horse neighs ] >> der feind! der feind! the enemy! >> stand! alarm! alarm! stand! alarm! >> the myth is that the hessians were drunk, that they had been partying all night. what was actu

. >> nearly a year after the declaration of independence, george washington has lost one of his most strategists, general charles lee, and he needs to find a way to get him back. >> you are the continental army. >> charles lee was second in command only to george washington, but lee was captured by the british. at that point the americans needed a major general of the same rank in order to free lee from captivity. >> there was always a gentleman agreement between warring combatants, that you could exchange certain prisoners. the general saw the british occupation of newport as everything that is evil and wrong with the british occupation. so the goal was to capture him and use him as an exchange so general lee could be brought back into the continental army. >> the man washington want is major william barton. jack sisson's new commander. >> major barton was a part of the rhode island command structure and a rhode island native. barton was a leader in his community. he was a well known, established family. men were at ease and comfortable with following him into combat and following h

george washington. there were better planners. but almost no one in history has and whatever he had. people believed him. >> gentlemen. press on. press on. >> the going is slow. washington fears that come suns they will surely be detected. washington's pl . >> washington's plan hinges on surprise and timing. they still have to march nearly ten miles before they reach trenton. >> what often gets forgotten is that the march to trenton is actually worse than crossing the delaware. the blizzard intensifies. and they have to navigate the obstacles. two soldiers actually died from exposure before they everyone reached the battleground. >> some christmas, eh? >>. [speaking foreign language] the enemy! >> the message is that the hessians were drunk. they had been partying all night. actually they were just plain warn out because of what washington has bng doing was to send raiding parties to ride around trenton. to break lines of communication. >> alarm! alarm! >> god be praise. may his vengeance be swift and terrible. >> amazingly washington pulls off the crossing, surv

. >> the constitution applies equally to all, everybody president since george washington has taken important steps to divorce themselves from their -- >> not had a guy like this, right? he has a multibillion dollar empire, largely in real estate, but how -- >> i would -- >> how would you have them separate that, blind trust handed over to his kid wouldn't be good enough. right? >> certainly going to agree with you that mr. trump is unique. but this business holdings need to be put in a blind trust or divested so that he does not have a violation over the constitution or conflict that questions whether he is acting on america's best interests or his commercial best interests. >> how would you know -- >> in the day days of john f. kennedy his father had real estate holding and the father was taking care of this and saying this wealth is from me, it's not jack. so there was kind of an understanding that the president was apart from that because this was the wealth of his father, and again, largely in real estate. so, what is different now versus then? >> president kennedy took steps to divorces

the constitution applies equally to all, every president since george washington has taken important divorce themselves from their personal wealth -- neil: he has a multibillion dollar largely in real estate. how would you -- how would you have him separate that, a blind trust handed over to his kids wouldn't be good enough, right? >> well, i'm certainly going to agree with you that mr. trump is truly unique, that's absolutely correct. the business holdings need to be put in blind trust or divested so he does not have a violation of the constitution or conflicts that questions whether he's acting on america's best interest or commercial best interest. neil: how would you know that with real estate because in the days of john f kennedy, his father had ample real estate holdings in the united states and father was saying, the wealth is from me and it's not jack. there was an understanding that the president was apart from that because this was the wealth of his father and again largely in real estate. what's different now versus then? >> well, kennedy took steps to divorce himself from

of new jersey governor chris christie were convicted last month of closing lanes to the george washington bridge hasolitical retribution. christie has not been charged. >>> more than 200 men and women in bucks county just got closer to becoming firefighters. 35 students finished firefightering school tonight. >>> it appears the cold weather may finally be on its way out. let's take a live look, this is the blue cross river rink where the chilly conditions here are perfect for ice skating. >> we're going to start to see some warmer temperatures, but we do have another chilly night ahead. >> we're still cold out there, still going to be a chilly night and a chilly morning tomorrow. but then we really start to see a shift with those temperatures. we expect a big boost by tomorrow afternoon. so here's where we are currently, it really is a nice night to get out, if you want to feel those cold, wintry temperatures. because we're already at 33 degrees, and it's only going to go down throughout the night. new jersey sitting at 29 degrees, 30 at lehigh valley and 31 delaware. a lot of spots have started to

we go to look at this and fully expect to see george washington's athenaeum print, it has all the trappings of the image. instead we see lincoln and we do a double take. pollock wanted to demonstrate that not just -- this is how famous washington is, but that each president, washington and lincoln, have a lot in common. they both were major presidents who started historical legacies and their legacies are left unfinished today. and i'll close with the original. q&a. here is your chance. while you're thinking about q&a, i have these lovely pins that fit on your lapel. i don't know where i got them. the first of the two goes to someone who can tell me where the other landsdown is in washington, dc. i saw your hand first, sir. >> rayburn room? >> is it an original? >> it's one of the copies. >> i mean it was done by gilbert stuart? see, that's the thing. all the paintings i know of, particularly in the office buildings, much less -- i mean, much less the capital, are copies of these copies. i might have to stop you on that one. then i saw this lady. ma'am? >> the white house. >> that is a land

the sinking stretch of cobblestones right out front of the statue of diss approving george washington. the ditch has been growing deeper for days. forcing motorists to crawl through it or veer around it. >> bad road. >> bad road. >> reporter: list september closely to the words of the national parks security officer as we drive passed. he says he's been calling police about the hazard for while now. >> nobody seems to want to come out. >> magically once we started taking pictures, someone put traffic cones and a safety barricade up to help drivers avoid the depression. i then call the streets department for answers much they are aware of the sinking street and that the water department will go below ground to try and figure out the problem. then streets will replace the cobblestones. let's hope it looks better than the repair work done to the 100 block of chestnut where utility work and sing holes turned this stretch into a carnival ride. minus the laughs. >> it's been like this for whi while. >> yeah. i can't remember when it hasn't been like this actually. >> reporter: cobblestones that have been

. >> instead he has george washington.ls us back >> you would expect the president of the day, franklin roosevelt to be up there, he made the comment that, that he wasn't having any democrat looking down on him. >> he was a republican?>>e was with, probably ambitions to, 1944 presidential nomination. >> macarthur didn't end up campaigning for president. instead on september 2nd, 1945, the deck of the uss missouri. that day he famously told the american people in a radio address. that day he famously told the american people in a we must goo preserve in peace what we won in war. mark albert, australia. this is todd hardy. a fitness buff, youth baseball coach-and lung cancer patient. the day i got the diagnosis, the surgeon in dallas said i needed to have the top left lobe of my lung removed. i wanted to know what my other options were. and i found that at cancer treatment centers of america. at ctca, our experts examine a variety of therapies, treatments and technologies to identify a plan specifically for each patient. as

every president since george washington has taken steps to isolate himself from the conflicts of their donald trump to do that. it has nothing to do with his business. we want him to set up blind trusts and divest from these holdings. we are anxious to see how he intends to separate himself from his business. thank you so much, senator ben cardin joining us from capitol hill. scarlet: donald trump has pledged to make america's business structure second to none. we will be speaking to the ceo of aecom. this is bloomberg. ♪ oliver: this is "bloomberg markets." scarlet: donald trump's pledge spendingand researcher -- and researcher spending -- today, we are putting the spotlight on one company, a ecom, whose shares are up 40% after election day. a number oferseen infrastructure projects from concept to completion, including one world trade center. joining us now is the chairman and ceo of aecom, mike burke. you are in new york city, you held an investor meeting today in which you discussed your targets. i want to get rebuke him a sense of how much the election of donald trump changed thos

he has been a professor at george washington university. >> did president kennedy have an impact on you? rep.-elect raskin: i got from my dad all sorts of jfk memorabilia. i love the kennedy family and the role they have played in american life. and i always thought that bobby kennedy embodied both the toughness that we need to have in order to make progress but also the gentleness that we need in order to understand what the real needs of society are. i have always looked up to bobby kennedy. and i know his daughter kathleen kennedy townsend. >> any mentors in this area that you have worked with or anyone you are looking forward to working with on the capital? rep.-elect raskin: the maryland delegation is a very strong, tightknit delegation that punches way up of its weight in congress. we are a relatively small state. nancy pelosi, the democratic leader, was born in baltimore and her father was the mayor of baltimore. the number two democrat, steny hoyer who was born and bred and bleeds merrill lynch. and he has been a terrific help to me. anthonyerving with brown and john star baines

george washington." the guy he says is george washington is just some generic revolutionary war figure. we know he is george washington because of course he is on a horse. so he has got to be george washington, so that is why he used this painting to help me make the transition to iconography. george washington in iconography. what is so special about the iconographic style? it is just as representational , but its means and effect are more indirect and abstract because washington is used as a means to some other end. unlike portraits which tell people what washington looked like or history paintings which teach history or the romantic mode, try to excite moods or imbue more lessons or genre , which are set pieces to entertain, iconography uses washington as a symbol of something else or uses something else as a symbol of george washington. for example, early on, before anybody knew what washington looked like, if you wanted to convey an image of george as a lawgiver, you did not know what he looked like, so if you wanted to give a picture of a lawgiver, you would use julius caesar. you know there is some link to the roman republic. i am going to race through the

metro, prince george's county, frederick, washington counties. garrett county hasernight into the morning. further south, areas of freezing rain. that is into early tomorrow morning. shouldthese advisories be down about midmorning until noon time, as the temperatures rebound to the upper 30's, lower 40's in the afternoon. for the, looking at lower 50's by 7:00 p.m. warmer air moving overhead ahead of the cold front futurecast,ch 7 midnight tonight, no worries. 5:00 a.m., early risers running errands, you will run into freezing rain and a little bit of snow mainly north of d.c., hugging the mason-dixon line. warmer air moves closer to the surface at 8 a.m., changing over. arlington in the district, southern montgomery county, things will improve rapidly by noon time. we switch over to all rain, well above freezing. we will still have some slick spots. then sunshine really in the evening, late afternoon saturday. the cold front arrives sunday. that moves through. ahead of the cold front, the temperatures sunday morning -- are you ready for this -- lower 60's. through

you know, the executive branch has had the ability to write rules and regulations going back all the way to george washington. the supreme court has upheld that. and so as we look at that. it's helping identify some of those that are uniquely theirs, and the rest is keeping those legislative priorities where they should be in the senate and the house. >> all right. congressman mark meadows thanks for joining me this morning. >>> still to come in the "newsroom" don't say happy holidays to donald trump. he's bringing back merry christmas. why he's railing against political correctness. again. >>> this morning, alan thicke has died. he died yesterday at the age of 69. he collapsed at an ice rink in burbank, california. thicke is best remembered for playing dr. jason seaver on the '80s hit series "growing pains." >> ben, what are you doing? >> watching carol flirt with some guy and he's not bobby. >> that's none of your business -- what guy? >> thicke's career in hollywood spanned five decades. but here's something you might not have known. he's canadian born. he'd also a songwriter. he created the theme song fo

onaccident has been reported the george washington parkway, headed to the key bridge. ontgomery the accident has been moved out of the way, but delays remain on shady grove road out of crabbs branch way in the next 10 minutes, we will update the ride on the top stretch of the beltway. kidd: time to get you "in the now." many of you watched the end of a red oak -- of an incredible "jeopardy" run. but there is a heartbreaking story. she had stage four cancer. >> i think it is important to set goals for yourself, no matter how much time you have left. comenk that being able to on "jeopardy" and say i want to do good and do something that will leave the world a better place, to kind of have that goal in mind really made me feel like it was something to strive for, something to help me keep going. kidd: cindy passed away on december 5, just eight days before her first episode aired. we will share even more of cindy's story. the side of her that you did not see on the show. , and really incredible just such a nice story. but so sad as well. q: it all runs together. kidd: chan

ronica cleary with that one >> this one has a lot talking george washington university is nixing the u.s. history requirement >> tom fitzgerald is live on the campus of gw tonight. we got a little sneak preview behind the scenes live tv. that's how it rolls. fitz what's the deal? we're talking about -- technically, if this -- if this holds true, they're not going to teach, it's not going to be required to the university is named after. >> reporter: all right. we'll get to that. the camera man wants to know if he's going to get paid for his appearance just now >> he didn't say anything, had he said something, the station would be on the hook. >> i believe of the movies they call that an unbilled cameo. we'll -- here's what's going on. they're not getting rid of history. there's plenty of history in gw's history, but this is what they're doing, if you're coming in as a student and you've scored a four or five on an advanced placement test. you're no longer going to be required to take the so-called american history introduction courses. this got new life. that woman you saw, kellyanne

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this is because of a change made in the requirements here at george washington university. a change that has led to controversy among the critics, national radio talk show hosts larry elders who was raising concerns about all of this because in his view, he says, it is a move that is based on the fact, in his view, too many high school students are arriving at u.s. colleges without a balanced view of american history. >> kids are learning that america is nothing more than a series of incidents that a press people whether it's americans or women or black or hispanics or asian. that's w >> reporter: well, this morning, kellyanne conway, donald trump's campaign manager, incoming presidential counselor and an alumni, by the way of gw's law school retweeted a story about the change with the comment, quote, think about this, gw lift history course requirements for history students. the newspaper here, the hatch it reported that the history department faculty decided to loosen the requirements for american history classes as a way to recruit new students to quote better reflect a global lizing worl

it's going to be used in the george washington bridge. spanw bridge has a central that is twice the length of the brooklyn bridge. the gw goes from clifton cliff. the brooklyn bridge is going from the flat lands to folks streets. it is not taking you to brooklyn heights. that is flat lands. the flatland over at south street. it has to be a longer bridge. you notice it comes down to park road. is taking you from the center of the central business district of new york to the heart of the business district of brooklyn. that is why it was placed where it was placed. bridge, hefor this and his son are on the dock in brooklyn and they are surveying. a brooklyn ferry came in. where ittor missed came in. in 10 days he died a very horrible death. in 1869 before the bridge has of thegun he is out picture. the fellow who built the bridge is this guy, washington roebling. he knew that if the roebling name remained in history it would always be associated with john roebling. nobody really noticed he was around. he was the guy who actually built the bridge. 60's, he sa

. >> instead he has george washington. as john wright tells us back inside macarthur's office. >> you would expect the president of the day, franklin roosevelt to be up there, he made the comment that, that he wasn't haviny >> he was a republican? >> he was a republican with -- with, probably ambitions to, 1944 presidential nomination. >> macarthur didn't end up campaigning for president. instead on september 2nd, 1945, he accepted japan's surrender on the deck of the uss missouri. that day he famously told the american people in a radio address. that day he famously told the american people in a radio address -- we must go forward to war. she'll get the hang of it in no time. hailey is one of 7 million children with asthma whose parents have to worry about when the next attack will strike. today more kids suffer from asthma than from any other chronic disease. in emergency rooms, one fourth of all visits are due to asthma attacks. most asthma attacks are caused by allergic reactions to allergens. things like pollen, dust

george washington's dilemma. >> congress sends benjamin franklin to meet with the general to assess his needs. but washington hasal washington. from the looks of your strategic position, you have trapped the british in their own mousehole. >> now, if i could only launch an attack. >> well, no gains without pain, sir. no gains without pain. >> these new englanders are undisciplined, untrained, and there's some 5,000 fewer of them than expected. we are in want of weapons, of uniforms, of adequate tentage, of all things required by a proper army. >> i had no idea that the situation was so dire. >> you ask what i need, dr. franklin. i need everything and i need it now, or this war will be over before it even begins. >> benjamin franklin is an unlikely revolutionary -- a sickly 70-year-old man who spends most of his life maintaining loyalty to britain. though he doesn't lead troops into battle, like george washington, franklin gives the revolution his greatest invention -- the american dream. he proves that, with enough hard work, most can improve their standing in life. the hardest work of george washington's life w

recently, donald trump has a new george washington university battleground poll shows donald trump's ratings significantly improving since he won the election. 1,000 voters nationwide were surveyed last week. 45% say they now have a favorable opinion of the president-elect. 49% a negative view. in the last poll taken in october, only 36% had a favorable view. the margin of error for the poll is alison: m.g.m.'s billion-dollar casino and hotel opens thursday night at national harbor. amongst the glitz and the glam of the new casino, concerns about crime that could be associated with it. abc7's maryland bureau chief brad bell is at the unified command center there at national harbor. of course we have heard stories, you know, many other casinos where people are robbed of their winnings. what are police doing there to try to protect visitors? brad: well, you know what? for a while. this is some of what you will see here. these are security cameras spread out around national harbor. basically it will be just about impossible for anybody to come on or off of this property without getting

fox news chief washington correspondent has the details. >> george w. state of texas has received 271 votes. >> with that, al gore, democratic nominee and winner of the popular vote serving as president of the senate certify the electoral college had awarded the presidency to republican nominee george w. bush. now the never trend thursday the electoral college which donald trump also won without capturing the popular vote at the final arena for black and the president-elect been taken yet. 40 members of the college including her republicans citing the conclusion that russia actively interfered to sway the outcome of the election had written two national intelligence james clapper seeking a briefing on the underlying colleges before they let trees cast their votes. reading the charges california electorate is the daughter of house minority leader nancy pelosi. >> our independence election not to be what defined us as a country. if there is evidence that not only was the election tainted, but that one of the candidates knew about it and profited from that

we'll be speaking with martha washington about the home she and george called mount vernon. >> he haslways loved the land. and everything that needs to be done. >>> as you know, we're spending the day here at mt. vernon in northern virginia and have the ability to speak with one of the original residents, martha washington. here is what she told us. >> we're in mt. vernon, virginia, with the first first lady of the united states. we're outside looking at this gorgeous landscape. if i'm not mistaken, your husband, the first president, george washington, loved to spend time here, whether it be working on his farm or looking at the beautiful views. >> so much. he loves to come out as the sunrises across the river. he has missed those sun sets half of the time we've had our home. he was long years away during the war. i was with him helping to tend the soldiers. all during the presidency we were far away in new york and philadelphia longing always for this view that he has loved all of his life. >> did he take a lot of pride in the grounds? it's a huge piece of property. he was an integra

. >> temple's basketball team has mojo working five straight wins. tonight they hosted george washington game tied tyler cavanaugh, huge bucket for g.w., owls down three. one last chance for temple, dingle with the tie. off the mark. temple loses 66-63. penn and lafayette, steve donahue trying to snap a three game losing streak. penn shoots 66% from the field. howard on the barack, 14 points and rolls, 81-52. high school football playoffs this week in hershey. st. joes faces central catholic saturday and archbishop a pep rally ahead of its class 5a title game against harrisburg friday night. that's a look at sports. >> thank you ducis. jimmy kimmel next followed by "nightline." "action news" continues at 4:30 with pamela edwards, matt o'donnell, matt o'donnell for traffic. >> for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- ryan gosling. from "office christmas party," t.j. miller. and music from pentatonix. and now, what's more -- here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: welcome to the sh

has a little way to go. owls hosting george washington, they are down two with 42 seconds left.ow about austin junior with the man in his face, fade away shot is clutch. we are tied at 63. back comes gw, 132nd left tie letter kavanaugh corner pocket, no. a three at the buzzer. that is a buzz kill. the owls go down 66-63. >>> steve donahue and penn quakers hosting lafayette at the palestra. pick it up in the first half penn up by six, jackson donahue, drains the three, penn lead 20-11. move forward to the second half penn up by 11 points. penn almost stripped, he recovers the ball, lafayette goes the other way, matt howard, wide open, penn leads 38-25. quakers would later open it up, and win it 81-52, your final score. >>> that is all for sports, i'm don bell, have a great the day. >>> check out former sixers lou williams uncorking this long distance shot in the last seconds before half time. >> wow. >> that is in houston from 66 feet. it counts. lou was always good with the outside shot. williams is now on the lakers. he had 24 points to lead l.a. last night the but lakers lost

george washington and his troops crossed the delaware river as we know, but do you know why? history of this watershed battle. also jamie apody has sports when action news comes right back. fios in the house! dave this fios party is da bomb! fo shizzle! it's tv totally ahead of its time. yo, let me check that. oh snap. that x1 voice remote is crunk! and it lets me search with the sound of my voice. what should i watch? things have come a long way since you got fios. [nervously laughs] what's fios? fios has fallen behind. don't fall with it. xfinity x1 will change the way you experience tv. abc's chuck seefrson has more. >> reporter: as mourners placed flowers in memory of the loss. a russian military plane took off sunday morning from the airport in sochi. 2 minutes later it crashed, taking 84 passengers and 8 crew members into the waves. by air, and by sea, more than 3,000 responders are on the scene working through the night they had recovered some bodies and fragments of the plane. the aircraft's flight recorders have no beacons making their recovery more difficult. the flight crew reported more problems before the disaster an

has been part of this tradition for a very long time. we are talking about back to the first inauguration in 1789. that is when george washington was escorted to his ceremony in new york city. >>> america has got talent star jackie ivanko will sing the national anthem. the 16-year-old told nbc today that she's excited and it's going to be awesome. >>> some of the tech world's biggest names gathered at trump tower today. e was among those who attended a meeting with the president-elect. many in the group described trump as a threat to their future during the presidential campaign. the president elect pledged to help them today. >> i would like to help the people in the room. anything that we can do to help this go along we are going to be there for you and you call my people, you call me. we have no formal chain of command around here. >> donald trump continues to defend his pick for secretary of state exxon mobile ceo rex tillerson. rex tillerson has been criticized for his ties to russian president vladimir putin. democrats need just one republican member of the senate foreign relations economy to join them to block rex tiller

claims christie failed to order subordinants to reopen those lanes on the george washington bridge back in 2013. the governor hasot been charged in that case. >> mike mcqueary is getting more money in the judgement for his whistle blower case against penn state. a judge has awarded an additional $5 million to the former assistant football coach. it is for legal fees, and harmed his reputation, which is on top of last month's jury verdict awarding him more than $7 million. mcqueary says the university put him on leave and he couldn't find a job after reporting he saw jerry sandusky abuse a child in a team shower. >> okay, mopping up the mess. what the heck happened there on the hard wood? they couldn't play the game. we'll discuss. >> the sixers, the nba postponed their match up against the sacramento kings. the players noticed the court was wet. they tried to mop it up, clean it, but they just couldn't get it done. they did that for about two hours, they couldn't get the basketball ready. last thing the sixers need, falling and getting hurt. >> the frustration is that, you know, i think we have the most incredib

prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins has more. > washington. we're here inside mgm national harbor. we were here for opening night. saw the huge crowds. now it's scaled back to something much more manageable. coming up, we talk with folks about what's happening inside this place, what they think of it. we also talk with officials about what went right and what went wrong on opening night. saw some roads closed. the bridge backed up. was that part of the plan? also, how did security go insidef the casino? we know of at least one incident. we talk about overall numbers and what they consider their opening night to be, a succuss or a lot of improvement needed. >> thanks. we have posted lots of images of the star-studding opening night at the casino. you can check them out on the nbc washington facebook page. >> the only republican woman role in congress could be the next edition of president-elect donald trump's list of cabinet picks. cathy mcmorris rodgers is reportedly in the running to become the next secretary of the interior. she represents w

yet i would say that peale has transformed it into a revolutionary portrait because washington -- i would say that peale has transformed it. you don't ever look george the third in the eye. he can be looked at but he does not make eye contact. george washington is eye to eye, face-to-face. he is approachable, understated. i like to use the word benevolent. a little awkward. very direct. confident, calm after a brutal battle. the fields were covered with ice. many injured. many killed. there were stories about how the blood froze on the ice. you do not see that in this picture. i will come back to the reasons in just a moment. peale painted this picture with the first great portrait in -- ruling to this picture. the first great portrait in america. this one. the values and principles of the new american republic. washington versus george iii. the difference between the the two-man, between united states and britain. difference between a republic and monarchy. the difference between today and yesterday. so there it all is in a quick look. anybody looking at this and 7079 -- in or afterwards would 1779 immediately grasp the import of it all. that's the

george michael dead at 53.. the shocking news that has fans in disbelief this morning. good morning washington.hington. toss to eileen - am patchy fog, cloudy today - showers tonight - unseasonably warm tomorrow - cooler to round out 2016 - showers to ring in the new year today: cloudy. a bit milder than average. highs: 48-52 winds: s 5 mph tonight: cloudy with a chance of showers. lows: 44-47 winds: sw 5-15 mph tuesday: clouds and an isolated shower through 9am. turning mostly sunny, breezy, and warmer. highs: 60-65 winds: sw to nw 5-15 mph it could be a messy trip home for many travelers. it could be a messy trip home for many travelers. already led to a handful of major highways and interstates being shut down. abc's janai norman shows which areas of the country are getting hit the worst. new this morning.. deadly tanker crash on i95 in baltimore. sam sweeney standing by with the very latest. authorities now say the driver had the required certification to drive a fuel truck. 31-year-old clinton worrel also had a valid medical certification. he had been driving for that company for 5 conside

washington, thank you. the music world has been paying tribute to george michael, who died yesterday, from heart failure, athe age of 53. the singer sold more than 100 million albums in a career spanning nearly four decades. his partner has made a brief comment on twitter, saying he will ever stop missing him. our arts editor will gompertz looks back at his life. # wham bam, i am a man #. wearing a bikerjacket and a white tee, george michael takes his first steps into the limelight as one half of the pop duo, wham. back then, he had big hair and a perma—tan — it was his idea of early ‘80s glam. the reality was a little different. they stuck us in this hotel that must‘ve been about 80p a night. i was sleeping the night before my first top of the pops in polystyrene sheets and it was a childsize bed! i was sat with my feet over the end, thinking, this is not how it's supposed to be. no matter. he continued to live the dream with feel—good chart hits. # but don't worry, you can suntan #. then came a change of tone and direction. # i'm never gonna dance again. guilty feet have got no rhythm # leading to a caree

according to the george washington university program on extremism, he's the 11th virginian to face such charges. >>> a judge has ordered bomb threat suspect james cherry to remain behind bars pending further court proceedings. cherry is accused of making bogus bomb threats last summer against union station, a spot near the white house and near the mcpherson square metro stop. the fbi says cherry has admitted making those threats. according to >>> it's been a busy day for german anti-terror squads. prosecutors say officers have searched properties in western germany and in berlin where a truck attacked suspect anis amri is believed to have spent time. amri's fingerprints have been found on the driver's door and side of the truck that was used to kill 12 people. >>> also tonight, new video has surfaced showing the suspect this selfie clip is believed to have been recorded in berlin but it's not clear exactly when. >>> security on the minds of many as holiday travel gets underway. airports across the country are getting busy. >> you're looking here at atlanta where people are lined up early to get out of town. a l

. >> reporter: instead of the three wise men, this scene has ben franklin, thomas jefferson and george washington. and on the bed of hay, not baby jesus but the bill of rights. >> there's a growing number of house are not [ indiscernible ] we need to be represented equally. >> reporter: the scene was created by the freedom from religion foundation and put up in response to the traditional nativity scene on the north steps. a conservative religious freedom group called the thomas more scott brought the scene back to the capital this week after being gone for 40 years. >> we feel there should be a strong separation between church and state. you should absolutely believe in whatever you believe in. that's what makes our country great. >> reporter: john lucas is on the organization's local board of directors. owe says the ideal situation is a capital free from depictions of any kind. >> we probably have a little bit more freedom to have a discussion than maybe some other states. >> glad to see it was talking about the bill of rights. i mean, that's part of our heritage, too,. >> reporter: but as a ch

has happened. >> we should tell you we did reach out to the progressive student union tonight and we have not heard back. a spokesperson for george washington university made the point of remiping us that for himself on this issue and not the university. they say the university has been speaking to these students in on forums tone gauge this are temperature and the professor does not speak to gwu. >> president-elect donald trump has selected former campaign rival ben carton lead carson is first african-american to serve in president-elect cabinet so far and he nominated carson because he has a brilliant mind sean passionate about strength eping xhoon 'tis. new information about the preount efforts in biss witness, push mish and pennsylvania. six counties were recounting and margin of victory has not changed judge ordered a recounts of 4.8 million ballots in michigan. trump defeat the clinton by more than 10,000 votes this and in pennsylvania green party candidate jill stein withdraw her state lawsuit sean taking it to the federal level inside. >> reverendal sharp ton with strong words directed at president-elect we're learning more about th

the governor has not been charged and denied any involvement in a plot to shut down lanes of the george washington bridge was political payback. >>> a new report say more americans than ever say they have food allergies but experts say it doesn't back up those claims. >> a panel by the director of decision center. they say it lies in testing. they say there's not really a good simple test to show when someone's truly allergic. and the line between true food allergy and food tolerance has become muddied. >>> six minutes after 5:00. and the temperatures are warm right now. and it is dry. the rain has finally moved out, to a few lingering clouds. but not for long. the wind is pushing the clouds out of here so we see lot of sunshine in this wide view from center city. the sunshine will have a limited effect on our temperatures because the wind is going to be steady through the day. numbers in of the 50s. including interior new jersey. this time of year, your temperature should be closer to freezing in the 30s. but there's no time for that cold air this morning. that changes tomorrow. here's why. look

has released its own augmented-reality app.it's called "16-hundred".. when users point their phone at a one dollar bill, the app focuses on george washington's face, and builds a tiny interactive version of the white house on top shop with a cop.glendale police officers gave a select group of students 100 dollars at kohl's department store.the officers say it feels good to give i like helping, i like volunteering, it warms my heart during the holiday season... im excited to keep shopping.after they completed their shopping, the cops and kids had a bowling much more is happening at six-- on live at daybreak. including...harmful habit. what you might be doinin could have serious consequences for your pets. also...decorating disaster: what you can do to avoid becoming the clark griswold of your i'm tatiana incident freedamp roadslight traffic speeds at or above posteddrive times are on time manolo! you're so cold, come in! what's wrong? your scalp? mine gets dry in the winter too. try head and shoulders' dry scalp care it nourishes the scalp and... ...keeps you up to 100% flake free now at six-- not a sight you want to wake up to. a series of break ins in shore

george washington park way just past the 7 overlook, the lanes are open. the beltway hasn quiet. there was a crash on connecticut avenue, it's moved on and all travel lanes are open. back to you. >>> 6:3w 1 checking our top stories this morning,no this morning. 84-year-old actress debbie reynolds, mother of carrie fisher is dead. reynoldss appeared in movies and plays for second decades. her most notable early performance kathy in singing in the rain. she did a breakout role when she was only 19 years old. >>> this morning, montgomery police want to speak with a woman seen using a missing man's credit card. john donohoe disappeared two weeks ago. on december 22nd, this surveillance video capturing a woman using his credit card at several prince george county stores. she charged several hundred dollars on his credit cards. >>> there is a gap in the timeline of tricia mccallie's timeline between 5:00 and 6:00. that's when she left her home on north capitol street to ataend a >>> new this morning, a woman missing in montgomery county. you see her picture here, 22-year-old ka