whoopee goldberg has said that she was funnier and smarter than anyone had the right to be.htest, funniest, bravest, kindness, cleverest a nd funniest, bravest, kindness, cleverest and sweetest person i ever knew. and some of her other co—stars also remember her. anthony daniels said that he thought that he got what he wanted under the christmas tree. despite of thoughts and prayers i am very sad. backed who played lando treated, i am very sad at the news of carrie fisher's passing. she was a dear friend who at the news of carrie fisher's passing. she was a dearfriend who i respected and admired. he went on to treat, the force is dark today. seth mcfarlane of family guy said that carrie fisher was planted and surprising and always fun to be around. family guy will miss her immensely. she betrayed princess leila with parodies and she was the voice of angela. many tributes are coming in now. stay with us on bbc news because we will be finding out how this story, and many others, are covered in tomorrow's front pages later this evening. our guests joining me tonight are the par

jeff goldberg just left the courtroom. what can you tell us that happened inside and during the hearing? jeff: well, michelle, duane johnson has been charged with first-degree murder in the case of tricia mccauley and he is being held without bond. in the court hearing a friend of tricia mccauley yelling out in the courtroom, "he's an animal, he stole my friend from me." the court documents reveal horrific details of the crime and some of the claims that johnson made to police following the arrest. here is an excerpt of that. johnson said he met the decedent when he was walking somewhere in d.c. and the decedent offered him a ride. he said he could not recall where h johnson was arrested at a cvs in downtown d.c. midnight december for. at the time he had been driving tricia mccauley's toyota scion. court records show her body was found on the floorboard between the front and rear seats with items concealing her body. her body was bruised and her legs were tied together with a seat belt. johnson tells police he had sex with

whoopi goldberg said, "she was funnier and smarter than anyone had the right to be." the condolences pour in as the word spreads about her death. michelle: a long lasting career. thank you. now to the other developing story tonight. michaelmccauley found dead. q: police are keying in on a person of interest. michelle: the pe spotted in mccauley's car across d.c. we have team coverage tonight beginning with jeff goldberg with a time line of events in the past three days. jeff? jeff: we are expecting an update any moment. they have a man in custody. but his name has not been released. no charges filed the murder of 346-year-old tricia mccauley, the whom who lived in northeast washington and found murdered murdered in the trunk of her car. we don't know how they came in contact with one another or how they were killed. mccauley was last heard from at 4:30 on christmas day. but then she did not show up for christmas dinner at a friend's house. she did not arrive at reagan airport the next morning for a flight out of town. meanwhile, police say also on monday morning the p

michelle goldberg, i'll start with you. >> i think it's clearly vladimir putin. not just because of the role that he played in trump's election, which was significant, but because of the role that he's playing in this new ill liberal order. he is the patron of many of the far right movements and parties that are ascendant all over europe. you know, he's successfully remaking a good part of the world in his image. >> the right wing party in austria which was found id by nazis signed a partnership agreement with putin's party in russia. putin has lent the national front in france, the far right party there, $20 million or something like that. >> this incredible irony that a -- a former member of the kgb of the communist ussr is now funding all these far right parties -- >> right, although it's not that strange because it's basically what he's setting up is a common turn for right wing nationalism. like that's -- let's remember that this was what happened with communist parties throughout the west, the duration of that period of time. italian communist party, the fr

tonight, bernie goldberg will pick up that story.n as mentioned donald trump expected to speak shortly in iowa. we are there for you. and we will be right back. try cool mint zantac. it releases a cooling sensation in your mouth and throat. zantac works in as little as 30 minutes. nexium can take 24 hours. try cool mint zantac. no pill relieves heartburn faster. >> factor follow up segment tonight. it's all over for the american press. last night we heard denzel washington say this: >> if you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. if you do read it, you are misinformed. >> what do you do? >> that's the great question. what is the long term effect of too much information? one of the effects is the need to be first. not even to be true anymore. so whatever responsibility you all have to be -- to tell the truth, not just to be first but to tell the truth. we live in a society now where it's just first. who cares. get it out there. we don't care who it hurts. we don't care who we destroy. we don't care if it's true. just say it. se

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adam: critics call it a bizarre leap of logic, whoopie goldberg under fire for saying right to celebrate christmas is like the right to an abortion. you decide. >> feminists are mom shaming kellyanne conway. after she dared to suggest that a full time position in trump administration may detract center her duties as a mother. our panel reacts to that, right after this. ♪ ♪ he has a sharp wit. a winning smile. and no chance of getting an athletic scholarship. and that is why you invest. the best returns aren't just measured in dollars. td ameritrade. adam: abc as a program called view, and co-hos cowhoopie goldberg is under fire. >> it is the same conversation with a woman's right to choose, what i do with my body is my right, the same thing is -- if you believe in christmas, it is not my right to -- >> political power panel is back. is it possible that whoopie you know was trying to make a comparison but got out of line? most people are offended. >> it beyond out of line, what a scrooge whoopie is, to make such an outrageous comparison, birth of jesus, i read a lot of comments, i think s

live in the newsroom, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. unlike in years past ret mow won't offer -- metro won't offer smarttrip cards with the photo of the president-elect. wmata says they reached out but never heard back when they requested a photo of trump to use on the cards. they are on sale now for $10. they have a picture of the american flag. they will get you unlimited rides on january 20 the day of the inauguration. now metro says it is working with the presidential inaugural committee to design comem rative sleeve for the cards that will include the president-elect photo. alison: plenty of people are traveling. and while the weather here is not too bad, other places are not the same story. doug: getting away from metro is beautiful. mainly clear skies. friday is a big travel day. it's warmer than average and a plenty of sunshine. there is a system moving across the northern lakes and the upper great lakes. rain and snow. viz wally it's falling. beautiful sunshine. 80 in miami tomorrow. the middle of the country is fine. if you lo

in fairfax, jeff goldberg -- >> they are in for a fight. >> abc7 news. larry: coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- a dramatic demonstration of how quickly the christmas tree can go up in flames if you are not careful. >> first, getting help for the holidays to the'm who lost everything -- people who lost everything in the silver spring apartment explosion. >> hey, i'm based in germany. merry christmas to my family back home in virginia. i love you and i miss larry: those impacted by the silver chance to shop. >> today the non-profit interfaith works welcomed her and the other mothers of the deadly fire to a donation shop. shirts, shoes, winter coats, and the toys. all quality, all available. all free. >> i'll be glad. >> it is hard to miss the look of relief on her face. last week immigration officers deported her husband. the sole bread earner to honduras after he was caught driving drunk. montoya contend her three boys and the 4-month-old daughter would likely have gone without presents this christmas if not for what is placed at the foot of the tree. >

goldberg says that his company could build a new plane for less than the original quoted price. this month, charted headlines are back in the country for allegedly putting the high cost on that one for the new fleet. a manhunt underway across europe for a 24-year-old asylum seeker french initiative. german police believe anis amre was behind the wheel of the truck that plowed into the christmas market in berlin. the stock market futures is today for the dow 20,000. we got so close, 13, 14 pints away. s&p futures down one. that is what is happening now. assassin's creed the videogame of the hits for christmas weekend box office. we have on-site joining us right now. michael camero, you said god. what was it like? >> at 6:00 p.m. yesterday you were being executed. >> you never hear movie is based on a toy. but this is so fresh. it was a completely new take is a really serious filmmaker from what i see. >> in a such a perfect mix of entertainment and profound questions about the world we live in. >> we still partake in what it was like. i don't know how you guys do it. we do some h

other celebrities have been tweeting whoopi goldberg saying, carrie fisher was smarter than anyone had mother, debbie reynolds and her only child billy lords. just some of the m essa 9 es child billy lords. just some of the messages coming in. film—maker albert brooks also said rip carrie fisher, brilliantly funny, talented woman and we will miss your humour. now more than ever. and so many people have spoken and have been tweeting in remembrance of her and they have been talking of her sense of humour. obviously she had been very open about the struggles in her life. she had spoken of her substance abuse, alcoholism, spoken openly of taking cocaine. not getting on very well with alcohol, she said. but saying that she had taken lsd. she grew up in the heart of hollywood, the daughter of debbie reynolds the actors and the singer eddie fisher. a somewhat turbulent childhood. but many people saying that she managed to come through that. and she was flawed in some of the problems she dealt with as a teenager. but so many positive tributes coming in for the carrie fisher ben has passed away

jeff goldberg joins us live in burke with the latest. jeff, what can you tell us? jeff: so many questions. i got off the phone five minutes ago with the representative of the fairfax county police department telling me that the investigators confirmed the situation in burke is determined to be a homicide. still no word on exactly how the two individuals were killed or what the connection is to one another. take a look up cordwood court in burke. you can see the active investigation. this is where the body of a 22-year-old woman was found this morning leaning against a tree. just before 9:00 a man looking out his back woman noticed woman's toward the back of his own backyard. he called 911. police arrived and determined the woman 22 years old was dead and suffered from upper body trauma. no further details jobbed that. the woman did not live nearby. however, the police say the man found dead in his town home last night after 8:00 in springfield, about five minutes away, 22-year-old henok yohannes was the victim of a homicide. five minutes away from the scene in burk

northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg found ways to try to keep your loved ones safe. jeff: fairfax county police and fire descending on the neighborhood in burke at 4:30 a.m. after a call of a missing woman with alzheimer's. 67-year-old francis robinson. she wandered from her home and at 6:00 a.m. the investigators found her a few blocks away fully submergedded without a coat in a shallow area of burke pond. christine lives near the pond and is >> you wonder if you heard something or had seen something. if you had been out there at the right time you could have done something. >> individuals wander at specific times. announcement with the alzheimer's association say the individuals think they need to go to work or shopping or can't find the bathroom so they wander. >> the more structure that a family care-giver can offer the family member the better it will be. >> you can prevent wandering like putting bells on the door so if they try to leave you can hear it. or moving the dead bolt up above because they don't look up often. virginia, maryland, d.c. nearly 250,000 ar

northern bureau chief jeff goldberg explains the club is being targeted here. jeff: the clarendon ballroom has been the scene for big parties for decades. people have been inside it for many times but it's pulling out of hosting the party because it is accusing the behavior. while the organizers say this whole thing is political. here is what we are talking about. the so-called deplorable, the inauguration party happening the night before inauguration called, organized by citizens for trump. telling the "post" the group was in final negotiations before management abruptly backed out. since then the past few days the ballroom is the target of the online threats accusing them of being anti-trump. but the organizers say it's not the case. they canceled the case because political pressure is untrue entirely. we cannot cancel an event that was never booked saying the organizers of the deploraball sold hundreds of tickets even before they had a contract with the ballroom. >> my only hope is they get a positive influential from this -- and there are good things too. j

jeff goldberg tells us why. jeff: he says it holds an exhausting memory in his career. >> the single hardest thing worked on as governor. jeff: he came to see the progress. phase two is set to open in 2020. >> in is a necessary project to keep up with the growth of northern virginia. to serve the international airport. >> these days metro is getting attention for the wrong reason. senator they will provide help for metro and the man leading metro is hopeful that congress will come through. metro g.m. riding it with kaine and making the case. >> anything to help us is fantastic. >> the senator with members of congress says the better it does with the safety and reliability -- >> saving 1.2 million a day. >> the stronger case he could make on capitol hill. in loudoun county, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. michelle: "7 on your side" with a consumer alert and a $57 billion megadeal a step closer to closing. monsanto shareholders voted to approve the takeover to create a massive chemical and the agriculture company. it co

some tributes coming in by twitter, with the goldberg saying, she was funnier and smarter than anyonead the right to be. so many words about her wit and ultimately how humour. do you think it was her ability to talk about her problems in life that endeared her to herfriends? problems in life that endeared her to her friends? i think it was a huge part of it. if you look at history, from the moment she was born she was under that hollywood spotlight. she was the daughter of eddie fisher and debbie reynolds, the golden couple at the time, the girland boy the golden couple at the time, the girl and boy next door and she was the golden offspring. then she weathered this extraordinary love triangle of the age when eddie fisher abandoned debbie reynolds for elizabeth taylor. it is the stuff of fairy tales and little carrie fisher in the middle of all that. she weathered that storm and she also had her own problems, she was diagnosed with bipolar on top of the admission that she went down a rocky road of drugs and alcohol addiction as so many stars did. but what she did and that was unique,

live in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: thank you. as you know, students there several high schools in the area protested after the election. in prince george's county one man felt strongly that the kids should stay in school. today, alejandro avelar pled guilty to charges of making a threat of mass violence. prosecutors say he called in a threat to high point high school after hearing the students were planning the protest. he admitted he wanted the school to be locked down so they couldn't walk out. update tonight for the application for the woman's march inauguration. the d.c. police say they have now issued a permit for the demonstration near the capitol. the details have not been finalized but the organizers say they want to march from the capitol down independence to the washington monument. we will let you know as we more. larry: a steady stream of people making its holloway through the ohio -- making its way through the ohio capitol building to pay respect to john glenn. he is lying in state today. >> thousands of people made

jeff goldberg, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. the apparent random nature of the murder of tricia mccauley and the details of what happened are disturbing. frankly, just sickening. in d.c., residents are determined to not let this violent act change the habits. brianne carter has reaction. brianne: we know she got in her car and never made it to christmas dinner. but tonight, how it happened and how the two came together, the questions remaining is causing concern for many. >> it's the shock. brianne: long the 2200 block of m street northwes tricia mccauley's body was found in the back after her own car, people are still trying to come to terms with what happened to a beloved member of the d.c. community. >> it's horrible it happened. i don't understand how it happened. there are always people here. >> they do not believe that mccauley, an actor and a yoga instructor knew the alleged killer. the fact it's a random crime is worrisome to many. >> definitely a little concerning. it makes you feel unsafe. >> what is tough is not knowi

live in article -- live in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. where a woman and two children were hit by a car. amy aubert just arrived on the scene. amy, what else can you tell us? >> rearrived moments ago. you can see police activity here. i spoke to police and they reiterated that the information is preliminary. the call came in around 3:22 this afternoon for the three pedestrians involved in the accident. it all happened here at the intersection of centreville and mcnair farms drive. a 52-year-old woman was strapped under the striking vehicle. she has been taken to the hospital. they describe the injuries as life threatening. police tell me the other two pedestrians are children. they were also taken to the hospital but the injuries are non-life threatening. the driver stayed on the scene. all northbound lanes are closed. the police expect it to remain this way. at least through the early portion of the evening. the traffic is diverting that way. jamie sullivan has traffic watch. jamie: that's what i want to focus first. all lanes are blocke

jeff goldberg, abc7 news. larry: a soccer player that survived the plane crash in colombia wakes up. what he is saying and how much money the team was nearly fined for missing the championship game. alison: calls for change after the i-team learns how often weapons are brought into schools in one area district. a winter wonderland for some and ice for others. of the country. alison: what is next for the annapolis yacht club one year after it went up in flames? stronger is blasting her tumors... without risking her bones. new hope, more fight. it's doing everything in your power, and everything in ours. because we don't just want kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. and with your support, they will. make a gift today at childrensnational.org/givenow larry: efforts are underway but it's slow going. the club is trying to preserve as much as possible. they hope to begin in the new year and finish

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. >> dickerson: you told jeffery goldberg of the "atlantic" it can create opportunity but also seriouslocation. what's your assessment now? >> donald trump is a phenomenon foreign countries haven't seen so it is a shocking experience to them that he came into office. at the same time extraordinary opportunity and i believe he has the possibility of going down in history as a very considerable president because every country now has two things to consider. one, the perception that the previous president or the outgoing president basically withdrew america from international politics so they had to make their own assessment of the necessities and secondly, he is a new president asking a lot of unfamiliar questions and a-- because of the new questions one can imagine that something remarkable and new emerges out of it. i'm not saying it will, i'm saying it's an extraordinary opportunity. >> dickerson: do you have a sense of what his emerging foreign policy is? >> i think he operates by a kind of instinct that is a different form of analogies. it's more academic and he's raised a number of

until then, live in the newsroom, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- starbucks has competition in northern virginia. michelle: google plans for cuba. alison: next at 4:00, winter woes. take a look at this. the snow creating all sort of headaches in midwest. also this -- jonathan: "7 on your side" with a consumer alert. uber is making it clear they are not fooling around. alison: they have a list of do's and don't's when you get a ride. including what if you get too close with a passenger. michelle: q mccray has new rules that could get you banned if you don't follow them. what are we talking about? q: i'll get to them. but some called the rules uber protective. it's out there. there are new rules that were set forth thursday by the popular ride sharing service. we went on an uber ride and we talked new crackdown. have you ever been hit on in an uber car? >> i actually haven't, no. q: but apparently it's an issue. but flirting is now against the rule for uber riders. that goes for all services, especially uber

jeff goldberg is in the abc7 live desk with his decision. and another one that is breaking from tradition. jeff? jeff: that is right. this does seem unprecedented. donald trump's private security team has been with him since he won the election. he will reportedly keep some member of the team on staff after he becomes president. that is an an arrangement receiving some criticism from former members of the secret service. the private security team, former military and the law enforcement have been with donald trump in the post-election thank you rallies in addition to the secret service. this is a break from tradition. dropped the private security after winning the election and relied on local law enforcement at big events. in a political article published this weak, former secret service agent says, "it's playing with fire to have private security working alongside the secret service," saying it increases possibility of confusion and risk. today outside the white house several people we spoke to don't think it will create problems once trump

live in northwest washington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. tim now to tim barber live from the yoga studio where mccauley taught classes and friends are holding a vigil tonight. tim? tim: they just opened the door here. you can see how many people are inside now. it is packed. she usually teaches the 5:135 klos so this hour was emotional on top of the somber twists and turns in the last several days. despite the darkness, her friends are focusing on her friend's beautiful life. you can feel the love this afternoon. one friend told me she wishes tricia were here people how to cope with this because she always seemed to have the right words. >> a lot of other teachers will let the intern to check people in. she never allowed that. she wanted to know every student that came in and greet all of them by name to learn every person's name. she went above and beyond. that is who she was. after the hour of meditation, they are going to walk to a park here. we'll go with them and have the story at 11:00. jonathan: so sad. thank you. a special parkland

whoopi goldberg says carrie was funnier and smarter than anyone had the perhaps the most heartbreakingdog, gary, her french bulldog who has a popular twitter account - he says mommy is gone. i love you carrie fisher. and then "i'll still be waiting for you." we will still get to see a lot of carrie fisher, on screen. the upcoming star wars movie, episode 8, is due out a year from now with her in it - filming on that wrapped in july. she also guest stars on the amazon comedy catastrophe - in fact, she was coming back from filming the new season in london when she went into cardiac arrest last week - the new season should be out in the coming months. some funny moments last night from stephen colbert as he hosted the and seven is on your side all throughout fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. in the 3.7 seconds it takes ry watson to beat the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live