heyer's mother will speak at today's dedication ceremony.she hopes this will help keep her daughter's memory - and what she was fighting for- alive. there is much more coming up on good morning washington. john gonzalez.. what are you working on for 5 0-clock. tax reform victory. breaking overnight - the senate's stamp of approval... paving the way for the first major change in tax laws in 31 years. so who really wins... and who loses? vacationers killed near a popular mexico tourist spot.. and new overnight - we've learned americans are among the dead. the lorton man hurt in the the crash. and airp

and that violence claimed the life of hither heyer. he was -- heather heyer. was killed when a white nationalist plowed his car into a crowded group of people. tomorrow there will be a ceremony to officially designate that stretch overstretch as heather heyer -- of street as heather heyer way. >>> enough republicans in the house are on board. meantime vice president mike pence is putting off a trip to the middle east just in case he's needed to break the tie in the senate. if it passes the new tax code won't be in effect until next year. >>> and that's a quick look at what's going on. the news at 4:30 starts right now. >>> well, good tuesday morning everybody. happy tuesday, it's not monday. it's a good day right? >> one day closer to the weekend. it's funny i always keep my eyes on saturday. >> don't we all. i'm jan jeffcoat. >> i'm larry miller. right over to miri marshall this morning, surprisingly enough i woke up at 1:00 this morning and went for a run and i was surprised. >> 1:00? >> you and the 1:00 a.m. runs you know my outside forecast for working out

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heyer's mother will speak at today's dedication ceremony.s she hopes this will help keep her daughter's memory - and what she was fighting for last august - alive. and this morning - another major resignation in charlottesville. this time, it's a city attorney stepping down. that attorney l the august clashes. the resignation - comes one day after the city's police chief retired- effective immediately. the police department has faced fierced criticism for how it responded to the violence. only on seven... " a young maryland boy gets the ultimate gift... he's home in time for christmas! you may remember caleb. the 11-year-old from suitland was accidentally shot in the chest by his neighbor. caleb spent the last two weeks in the hospital. but now - the boy and his dad say they've learned to forgive. after several life-saving surgeries.. caleb is now able to walk around his house. he still has to re-learn many things like eating on his own.. but his dad says having caleb home is the best present he could ask for. still ahead - gaga goes to vega

heather heyer was one of the counterprotesters. fourth street where she was hit and killed by a car renamed the honorary heather heyer way. her mother says she hopes this will help keep her daughter's memory and what she was fi >> women who left dangerous relationships for a shelter said the shelter is dangerous as well. they say there is mold and no heat at the county only domestic violence shelter. the woman didn't want to be identified but they shared photos showing the filthy and run down conditions. >> it's not livable. there is mold in there. there is stuff in the vent. dust everywhere. food has had mold on it. >> at the end of the day it's about our kids. >> the shelter is run by the non-profit family crisis center. they haven't returned our calls. yesterday an emergency county inspection found code violations there. they may provide alternate housing for the women and children until the repairs are done. jonathan: it appears that wal-mart landed on santa's naughty list. why some workers say the company is being a grinch. >>

heather heyer was among those demonstrating.he 32-year-old was run down by a man who drove his car into the crowd. something that upset heyer's mother who i spoke to shortly after her daughter's death. >> heather knew she might die. >> why did she think she might die at a rally like this, susan? >> because we knew these people were violent. they've been here before. >> so she knew that her life was at risk and she went anyway? >> she did. she did. >> why would she go anyway? >> because that's who she was. >> i'm joined by susan bro, mother of heather heyer. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> you said that you've had to intern heather's ashes in a safe place in an unmarked and undisclose location. why is that? >> i mean, part of me feels like maybe i'm being a little paranoid about it, but then i talked to people over the weekend or i talk to other people whose families have been attacked because they were at the rally. journalists whose families have been attacked. and so i just thought i'm going to continu

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heyer's mother hopes it will keep her daughter's memory and what she was fighting for alive. jonathan: this soldn't come at a worse time. 200 employees at dulles walking off the job. >> a worker form the picket line and protested outside the departure terminal. they are fighting for more money and better treatment. but the strike is coming days before christmas. and ahead of the extremely busy holiday >> on one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. workers at dulles international airport walking off the job and protesting outside the departure terminal. >> we don't think that we, that the work we put in has been appreciated way it should be. >> some 200 workers including baggage handlers, wheelchair and customer service agents say they are fighting for the rights. they are demanding better treatment and the higher pay from the employer. >> the people have to work two and three jobs. >> they are making sure the message is heard. striking days before christmas. >> that was the plan from the get-go. this is a time we are needed the most. we want to let them know we are seriou

was killed in august when a car plowed into a group of heyer and other were protesting the right toe's been charged with first-degree murder in heyer's death. >> they tried to kill my child to shut her up. guess what -- just magnified her. >> reporter: story number two -- dozens of women speak out about being sexuallyharassed -- sexually harassed or abused by harvey weinstein. >> more and more women coming forward accusing harvey weinstein of bill gateselatant conduct. >> he forced himself on to me, it was not consensual. >> reporter: tweweinstein respod saying any allegations of unconsensual sex are unequivocally denied. this created a domino effect of other women speaking out about harassment in industries outside of hollywood. >> at least half a million women all over the world thin all profession vs. jus -- professio have jumped on the social platform to say "me, too." >> reporter: he's been investigated, but no charges have been filed. in our top crime and misconduct story of the year, the mass killing of dozens at a las vegas country music festival in october. >> we have break

prosecutors say james fields, jr., killed heather heyer and injured several others back in august. news4's david culver is following these breaking developments tonight and he joins us in the studio with the latest. david? >> jim and doreen, breaking indeed. in fact, late today a judge ruling that there is enough evidence in the case against fields to go forward with trial. that ruling coming moments after prosecutors upped the charge from second to first degree murder. as you can imagine, a lot of emotion around that small courthouse in charlottesville as the mother of heather heyer for the first ti with fields. given how violent the clashes became this summer, you see some of the images and tensions are still felt there. dozens of police intact cal gear surround the the courthouse today for what was a preliminary hearing. i'm told by colleagues in charlottesville at one point there were two police choppers patrolling the skies and snipers on area roofs. it is because of what you see here, what happened back in august. chaos rocking charlottesville following one of the largest gat

they say he killed heather heyer and injured several others when he plowed his car into a crowd back in august. ♪ ♪ >> religious leaders from various faiths gathering today outside nra headquarters in fairfax. they held up t-shirts with the names and ages of the 20 children and the six educators killed in the sandy hook mass shooting. it was five years ago today. the group is calling on the national rifle association to stop promoting what they say is unfeterred access to guns. and they want universal background checks and a ban on high-powered weapons. >> it is a travesty -- >> driver's license than it is to get a massive assault weapon. >> yes. >> four of the ten deadliest mass shootings in modern u.s. history have taken place after sandy hook. two of them this year alone. >> her home was hit with a kkk recruitment flyer. so, she fired back with a sign of her own. >> now publicity about her political message is provoking praise and outrage and even a few threats. bureau chief julie carey talks to the woman behind the controversial banner. >> my goal was really not to be offensive t

charlottesville memorialized heather heyer. for the street, where she was killed by a car has been renamed honorary heather heyer way. at noonp on abc 7 news -- a wild ride. a police officer there trapped in a car. find out how this entity. plus, saved by the bell -- literally. more on this incredible video. first-come a quick check of traffic with eric smith. eric: good afternoon. it will be busy on 66. looking at westbound traffic, through the anna, on the top side, and eastbound ride very sl t street and the capital beltway. it is reported in the right lane at this point. expect the delays eastbound. my camera is not working. we will jump over to silver spring on colesville road. the right lane is blocked for the midday work crew. that turns into to write lines and then they flip it at spring street. it is affected both ways on colesville road here. expect another big hassle for the ride on colesville road just above the downtown area. capital beltway traffic is still looking pretty good. so far, so good. nothing too bad on

fourth street will now be renamed honorary heather heyer way. her mother will speak at the dedication ceremony. she says she hopes it will help to keep her daughter's memory and what she was fighting for a live. larry: potentially incriminating information surfacing about the grade fixing cap the prince george's county school system. they pointed to an audit from may of last year showing that school leaders knew about the record-keeping problem. >> in 2016 this administration received a report showing that we were graduating students that did not meet a sick requirements and that our records were poorly maintained. my question for dr. maxwell is why did you maintain that you didn't know anything about it? >> i'm not the one, internal audit and others are the ones responsible for tracking the response to the audit. i don't respond to every single audit. there are thousands they get done in the district every year. larry: the school ceo staffended limiting member access to grades and more monitoring of great changes. a silver lining for the redski

amid clashes between the white nationalists and the counterprotesters 32-year-old heather heyer was struckby a car plowing in a crowd. 19 others were injured. report said an officer assigned to heyer's location allowed to leave for her own safety was never replaced. in the days before, little joint planning or coordination between the charlottesville police and the virginia state police. the two agencies couldn't communicate by radio because they were on different channels. many officers in the city force never trained or tried on the riot helmets or the shields. they were ordered not to intervene except for the most violent physical confrontation. >> they were in uniforms to encourage engagement but they were behind barricades. they weren't amongst the crowd interacting, deescalating. they watched behind the barricades. >> they said the police chief told them to let them fight for a little. it will make them easier to declare unlawful asemiably. coming up at 6:00 is to have recommendations that this never happens again. lisa: happy to hear we have good weather. my christmas lights going u

. >> the man who plowed in a car killing heather heyer. alison: you will remember the clashes turned deadly in august when the counterprotesters collided with the rally. jonathan: remember, even one man pulled a and gun started shooting. here and there is a press area specially designated. police outside the courthouse. all of this because of what happened last year. a lot of emotion here right now. much of the focus today on 30-year-old james fields of ohio. he faces a second-degree murder charge accused of driving the car that plowed in a crowd of counterprotesters. 32-year-old heather heyer was killed. dozens were injured. his case is the fourth case heard by a judge. moments ago we financed hearing from the witness testimony about 52-year-old richard preston who is accused of firing a gun within 1,000 feet of a school. you may recall it was in your face, back and forth between the white supremacists and the counterprotesters. today we saw a video where a man makes a miniature flame thrower pointed to preston's direction. in turn, this

he has been charged with first-degree murder in heyer's death. >> they tried to kill my child to shutporter: story number 2, dozens of women speak out about being sexually harassed or abused by harvey weinstein. >> more and more women are coming forward accusing hollywood movie mogul harvey weinstein of blatant sexual misconduct. >> he kept grabbing his penis and fondling himself. >> he forced himself onto me. it was not consensual. >> reporter: weinstein responded through a spokeswoman, saying any allegations of nonconsensual sex are unequivocally denied. the weinstein accusers, speaking out, helped create a domino effect of other women speaking out about harassment in industries outside of hollywood. >> at least half a million women all over the world, in all professions, have jumped on the social media platform to s say #metoo. >> reporter: weinstein is being investigated by the nypd but no charges have been filed. and in our top crime and misconduct story of the year, the mass killing of dozens at a las vegas country music festival in october. >> we have breaking news of the worst

. >>> number three, the murder of a woman in charlottesville, virginia. 32-year-old heather heyer wasup protesters. they were rallying against white nazis. the man driving the car, 20-year-old james alex fields, had attended the white ring rally. he's been charged with first degree murder in heyer's death. >> they tried to kill my child to shut her up. well, guess what, you just magnified her. >>> story number 2, dozens of women speak out about being sexually harassed or abused by harvey weinstein. >> more and more women are coming forward accusing "access hollywood" mog you will harvey weinstein of blatant sexual misconduct. >> and he kept grabbing his pen us and fondling his self and he pushed me babb ack it was not consensual. >> harvey weinstein spoke through a spokesperson they are denied. weinstein accusers speaking out did a domino effect of women speaking out in industry and in hollywood. >> all have jumped on the social media platform to say me too. >> weinstein is being investigated by the nypd but no charges have been filed. >>> and in our top crime and misconduct story of

you'll hear from the mother of heather heyer, her advice to the u.s. president coming up. >>> and the search for answers after the deadliest shooting in u.s. history. the survivors tell cnn they're being kept in the dark. mother nature sure smells amazing. even in accounts receivable. new gain botanicals laundry detergent, bring the smell of nature wherever you are. >>> in four months since heather heyer was killed -- >> her mother has been vocal about keeping her daughter's legacy alive. she tells cnn unlike those that killed her daughter, she will not live with hate and anger. >> i can't live in anger. it is not a sustainable emotion. it does come over me at times. i'm not going to deny that. but i can't -- i can't live in hate, i can't live in anger. >> president donald trump was criticized for not immediately condemning the hate groups at the rally. susan breaux has been vocal about that as well. here is her advice to him. >> stop tweeting. think before you speak. and only tell the truth. and i think if you'll settle into those things, everything w

heather heyer a woman, 32 years old killed on that day. dozens of people injured. there were two other assault cases. other issues dealt with in the court today. but the big story right now first degree murder charge case against james alex fields. live in charlottesville, richard reeve. jonathan: a woman who says the uber driver sexually assaulted her is speaking out tonight about what happened to her. michelle: the police are looking for the uber driver whose driving account has been deactivated. brianne carter has the woman's story. >> just within the last hour we talked to clark, -- clark who says she was assaulted over the weekend. she was in the front seat of the uber and she nodded off when she woke up to the uber driver's hands all over her. she said he touched her an trieded to undo her clothing. she began to push him away and began hitting him and the uber driver started to strangle her. >> he put his hands around my throat and he began to choke me. it was fight or flight. i wanted to live. so i started doing everything, i started to bite him, scratch him

the car driving across the downtown mall, ramming the crowd, and ultimately killing heather heyer. mom told the daily beast said she will be at the hearing. in a moment or so we are expected to hear fields is in front of a judge. this, by the way, leon and erika, the first time heather's mom will come face to face with the man who killed her daughter. >> that is going to be quite a moment. >> a lot of emotions down there. we'll keep on t. >> david culver, thank you. >>> all right. we go now to the future of the internet and what today's repeal of the net neutrality rules mean for you. the fcc actions today say they are giving corporations too much control over what we see and do online. the rules were heavy handed and discouraged investment in broadband network. blayne alexander live on capitol hill tonight to explain what this all means. a lot of people talking about this today, blayne. >> reporter: oh, absolutely, erika. so, bottom line, you're not going to see any change in your internet today or tomorrow, but those who are against the move today say that this now opens the door

richard: 32-year-old heather heyer was struck and killed in the chaos. 19 others injured.hey are saying the lawmakers approve restrictions on the right to carry guns and calling for the police to make sure they stay apart from each other and find ways to better gather intel on the protest group and citizens. >> this has pulled the lid off of something existing for a long time. simmering distrust of the police. >> the city leaders are developing an action plan to be unveiled monday night. richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: caught on video the criminals will go after every penny they can. case and point, the los angeles. they are calling him a penny pitcher bandit. in addition to $800 of cigarettes he reached in the give a penny, take a penny try and cleaned that out, too. >> we are on the traffic watch with reminder of the changes to i-66. the toll lanes will take effect in mohammad's rush hour between the beltway and route 29. so if you are driving solo you have to pay but they are free if you have a passenger in your car. there are no toll booths so you need an e-z pass.

you recall heather heyer was killed. >>> a fraternity has been indicted for hazing. the frat is accused of abusing a pledge during a three-day event last year. the pledge was left with a lacerated spleen and denied food, water and sleep. the pledge had to be hospitalized. the fraternity is facing a $10,000 fine. in object, the university suspended the frat from campus until 2023. >>> two police officers in missouri are recovering after they were both shot in the chest by a suspect. >> it triggered a standoff at a home near st. louis. but what appears to have saved those officers' lives were their bulletproof vests. >> reporter: police in tactical gear storming this home after an armed suspect barricaded himself inside for nearly eight hours, using a battering ram to break into the garage, later bringing the man out on a stretcher. the ordeal starting around 7:15. bell fountain neighbors spotted a man wanted for questioning in the neighborhood when suddenly -- >> shots fired. scene is not secure. >> this man jumps up off the ground, and i see pepper spray being deploy

the same street where she was killed bares her name, heather heyer way. people gathered to honor her life and legacy, including her mother. >> i'm glad that they recognize what she means to the history of the city. but i'm also glad that she is only a small memorial. she is really only a small part of the rich history of the city. >> she was killed back in august after a driver plowed through a crowd of counter protesters during the white nationalist rally. >>> here is a look at the other stories we're working on for you tonight. eninem set his sites on the rapper. >>> lessons of love from a couple celebrating 80 years of wedded bliss. >>> victims of the >> the disgraced former archbishop of boston has passed away. >> i did assign priests who had committed sexual abuse. >> cardinal law became somewhat of the poster child of everything that the american catholic church did wrong in handling sexual abuse. >> cardinal bernard law died today in rome at the age of 86 after a long illness. when hundreds of people came forward saying they were abused than removi

listen to researchers as they detailed what were wrong august 12 one hi there high or -- when heather heyer was killed in the white nationalist rally. two other troopers died in the chaos. >> some of the chaos was from historic racism in the city. >> nothing that was in this report surprised me in the least. anna-lysa: researchers say the charlottesville police department did not provide adequate training to officers. ask for emergency management and did not provide adequate information to the public about plans for the event, and officers failed to intervene and did not respond to calls for assistance. >> ya' need to do something abot the police departmentall. michelle: a former south carolina police officer pled the 2015 charges in shooting death of an unarmed black man. video shows during the traffic the suspect ran away and after a chase the officer fired eight times, killing scott. he faces the possibility of life in prison. aison: the family of minnesota teenager has reached a $2 million settlement with a dentist they accuse of deadly malpractice. the 17-year-old died in 2016 after go

he's accused of hitting heather heyer with his car in august. fields is also charged with hitting more than a dozen other people. he faces 40 years in prison. the wildfires in california -- now on the firefighter who lost his life, and what crews are doing to try to get those fires under control. plus, how facebook is changing the way you watch videos, and why you might not be too happy about it. camera -- incredible ne michigan... and it wasn't a person that crews were trying to save. it was a horse! the animal fell into an ice covered pond. deputies first attempted to guide the horse out with ropes, but it could not get its legs above the ice. crews finally broke through the ice and brought the animal to safety. - becoming cloudy and cold - becoming cloudy and cold today - light snow possible 1-5pm; a quick coating could make for icy roads - light snow possible 1-5pm; a quick coating could make for icy roads mainly along & east of i-95 - rising temperatures this weekend; most of the weekend dry - 50s return early next week today: cloudy and co

a portion of the street in charlottesville will be named after heather heyer. a driver plowed through the crowd back in august and killed her. dozens of others were injured. she will be remembered as a person who stood up for social injustice and racial inquality. inquality-- inequality. prosecutors say fields drove into peaceful counter protesters on the day of the white nationalist rally. >>> we want to make you aware of a holiday scam that is making the rounds. fedex says people are getting the e-mail with a subject line that has a link that takes you to a site that inspents your delete it right away and report it to fedex using the following address. the shipping company says it does not send unsolicited e- mails to customers. >>> a big honor for a woman in our area. ashley johnson was named as one of the top african-american millennials to look out for by the "washington post." we caught up with the stafford county native today. >> reporter: at just 24 years old, ashley johnson is a busy woman. she is the ceo of her own public relations agency. johnson gre

clashes in the streets ended after counter protester heather heyer was killed when a car plowed into the crowd. >>> business owners in downtown charlottesville are thankful for the decision to deny the permit for next year. they're still recovering from the first one. >> reporter: when tam heard about the permit request for another unite the right rally, she knew right away. >> because of all of the violence that occurred. and that it was incredibly disruptive for the downtown business snooze in a request just two sentences long, kessler wanted to hold it on the anniversary of this' rally against what he calls the government's civil rights abuse and failure to follow the security plans for political dissidence. she is still feeling the impacts from august. >> there are fewer people coming downtown now. and we notice the tourists are really staying away. and tourists -- tourism is important for the businesses. >> reporter: kessler, along with four other permit requests, were denied by the city, citing safety reasons. the mayor says she is thankful for that. afraid that downtown busine

heather heyer was killed in august, as white nationalists clashed with counter-protesters .irginia state troopers also died. among the things researchers say went wrong: the police department didn't adequately train officers. the city waited too long to request help from the state's emergency management. the city didn't properly inform the public about plans for the event. and officers failed to intervene in violent disorders. the former police officer - caught on video... killing a man who was running away from him - will soon learn his fate. sentencing is now underway for michael slager. the north charleston police officer -- pleaded guilty to federal charges - for the the federal judge, hearing the case... can sentence slager to up to life in prison. more than three months after hurricane harvey - a new poll out this morning finds many people in texas still aren't getting the help they need. federal officials have approved 1-point-four billion dolllars in aid.. but nearly half of residents who had property damage or lost their job because of the storm say they are not rec

then left an alt-right protester a clear path to plow his car into dozens of people and kill heather heyer. police failed to keep pro event r. testers and counter protesters apart. >>> the national parks service has approved a $227 million plan to repair and rehabilitate the memorial bridge into arlington. it is 85 years old. it carries nearly 70,000 cars a y. crossings. that project will begin in the fall of next year. it should be done by 2021. here is what is important. at least three lanes of traffic will remain open at all times during construction. thank you. without the repairs, safety experts say the memorial bridge would have to be shut down completely to traffic in three to four years. >>> two of d.c.'s medical marijuana dispensaries are teaming up to teach cooking lessons with pot as the main ingredient. this cooking class is more than just recipes. >> up the staircase is metropolitan wellness center. they have a ton of patients. i saw a whole lot come into this small office while i was here. no one wants to talk on camera. there is still a stigma surrounding medical marijuana.

stop a far right demonstrator from plowing into a crowd of counter protesters and killing heather heyer. a school resource officer had been set up to block traffic. and the resource officer was pulled out because she feared for her safety. but the 200-page independent review by a former u.s. attorney says police mistakes started far earlier. police were unprepared when hundreds of white nationalists turned up for an unannounced candle light rally at turned into kicking counter protester. that set the stage for even more chaos the next day. instead of separating protesters and counter protesters as they came in and out of emancipation park, officers were stationed behind barricades and empty stretches of ground. unprepared, untrained and uncoordinated. both charlottesville police and virginia state troopers pulled back when violence broke out. >> this event has been declared an unlawful assembly. >> reporter: and the charlottesville officers and the virginia troopers could not even communicate with each other on the radio. still the author of the report says it could have been much worse

heather heyer. graphic and may be disturbing. >> you [ bleep ]. do for the come into our city and try to rewrite history. >> reporter: in charlottesville, emotions are raw, tensions still high. [ bleep ]. >> reporter: four months after hate turned into violence here, a member of the ku klux klan did this. james fields, the man accused of driving his car into a crowd, killing young protester heather heyer and the man who brought the protest to charlottesville. but in the midst of those trying to scream down hate, a rare occurrence. >> man, how are you doing? >> reporter: darryl jones, a member of the ku klux klan tried to meet and come to common grounds. >> my black history is a part of yours. >> sure it is. >> it's time we got to know one another. >> you're exactly right. >> so how do we convince these people to say, hey, look, we can spend all night arguing or we can move forward. >> you know as well as i do, my organization has a bad history. >> reporter: but their meeting wasn't welcomed by some.

and thank you to heather heyer's mother for gracing us with your presence today so shortly after the tragic events last august in charlottesville that elevated you to the national prominence in honor of her memory. i was devastated, as i know we all were, by the events last august that brought us to that , but i am proud -- please. will you stand? [applause] >> i am, as i mentioned, devastated by what led us to that moment, but i am very proud commission on civil rights for responding unanimously as a condition to both honor heather heyer's legacy and to call on the nation to rededicate itself to work in her path of justice. so, thank you for joining us as we commemorate that moment and reminding us what it is we need to do together as a nation. what i know tonight all of us in the room -- unites all of us in this room is a deep passion for civil rights and a commitment to giving voice and vision to what works and what we need to do to improve and satisfy our nation's ideals. the u.s. commission on civil rights in 60 years has aspect of every federal law. i think that is an enormous

heather heyer died during that attack and 35 others were injured. >>> a firefighter has died in the line of duty battling that massive fire in southern california. 32-year-old cory iverson was with cal fire san diego for eight years and is survived by a pregnant wife and a 2-year-old daughter. he was fighting the thomas fire which is growing and threatening more towns in ventura and santa barbara counties. evacuation orders have now been issued for fillmore and shifting winds are posing a new threat today. >> just an incredible guy. a loving father. a loving husband and, you know, and today at the house, we went through all the ranges of emotion, i think, that you can go through when one of these tragedies occurs and the entire family just spoke about, you know, why cory. >> an accident review team will now investigate iverson's death. >>> time now for a look at your weather on this friday morning. winter storm warnings are in effect right now because of lake-effect snow that is moving across the great lakes and across western new york. where up to a foot of snow is possible. another sto

during the chaos fields allegedly drove a car into the crowd of counterprotesters killing heather heyer. he claims he feared for his life and mistakenly hit the accelerator. >> a d.c. massage therapist pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting three female clients. 24-year-old habtamu gebreslassi is charged with sexual abuse and assault. he's accused of inappropriately touching three women, two at the massage envy in tenleytown and one at deluca massage and body work near dupont circle. now, gebreslassie faces up to five years in prison. he will also have to register as a sex offender. his sentencing is set for february. >> well, the toll for driving the 10-mile stretch on the new i-66 toll lane in northern virginia it hit a new high. take a look. a driver tweeted this image yesterday morning before the toll road. as you can chris cane 82 also wrote that's insane. drivers have expressed outrage over the pricey tolls. last week the northern virginia transportation commission in arlington met with frustrated drivers hoping to discuss a proposed resolution for the skyrocketing fares. some poss

james fields junior was initially charged with second-degree murder for the death of heather heyer ine back in august. 36- others were hurt in that attack. prosecutors say fields will now face a first-degree murder charge. if convicted... fields could face a sentence of 20-years to life in prison. (robin) republican senator marco rubio is not on-board with the current version of the g-o-p tax plan. rubio says he's voting "no"... unless a more generous child-tax-credit is included. rubio's office says he has been working for months on a plan to increase the child tax credit. negotiators from both the house and senate have already struck a tentative deal... with a vote possible next week. but republican leaders are working with thin majority in the senate of 52- 48. (robin) the parent's of a college baseball player ... killed while playing pokemon go in san francisco... are pleading for your help in finding the killer. the couple's 20-year-old son calvin riley ... was a star pitcher on stockton's san joaquin delta college baseball team.in august of last year ... calvin was playing pokem

as you recall, heather heyer died when a into a group of counterprotesters. causing a major scare outside of a bank in bethesda. six people were treated for injuries. >> imagine being at your bank and people around you start feeling ill and then you become nauseous. that happened here at bank of america and it is all because of a car that was parked in the garage. at least seven people were treated and evaluated at the scene for exposure to gas. firefighters here in montgomery county investigated all small fuel spill in the garage to the building. listen to how the owner got upstairs. what's there was a spill in the lower level of the g unfortunately near a fresh air intake. >> no one was transported to the hospital and fire investigators continue to monitor the situation. the bank is actually closed this .fternoon >> police in montgomery county are looking for two men who store.a safeway grocery they took as much as $4000 from the registers. they took off in a 2003 toyota .orolla police and prince george's county believe that they are wanted in other overnig

one of the white supremacists rammed his car into a crowd, killing 32-year-old heather heyer.led to call out the white supremacists. >> there is blame on both sides. >> strong conservatives condemned his response. >> what are trump did today was a moral disgrace. >> passionate demonstrations filled the streets and nationwide symbols were vandalized or officially removed. it was more than a catch phrase. just ask sean spicer or communications director anthony scaramucci or reince priebus or steve bannon or michael flynn and of course -- >> why do you believe you were fired? >> i take his word that i was fired because of the russia investigation. >> he had more than a dozen resignations, firings and reassignments in his first year. the me too movement ushered in an era of accountability ending careers and launching a battle for moral high ground. allegations that roy moore assaulted teen girls led alabama voters to elect the first democratic senator in 25 years. >> i am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the oval office. >> fe

the 20-year-old was already charged with second degree murder in the death of heather hey heyer.s why upgraded to f g first degree murder. >>> a san diego firefighter killed while battling the wildfire. cory iverson was taking on the fire in ventura county. powerful winds continue to fuel this fire. officials say an investigation is under way to determine the te circumstances. he leaves behind a wife and 2-year-old daughter. >> tensions rising between the u.s. and russia over syrian skies, u.s. defense officials say two american fighters. one u.s. official says the encounter lasted several minutes. a military spokesman says the biggest worry is shooting down a russian plane bus it appears fob threatening coalition forces. >>> the white house issuing a warning to teheran after new evidence comes to light proving iran is arming the rebels in yemen. the u.s. ambassador called on the international community to build a coalition and combat what she called a global threat. standing before a display of weapons in a military base in washington including a pieces of a short range missile,

today, the city dedicated part of the street where heather heyer was killed. were protesting a white nationalist rally when she was killed. >> i'm glad that they recognize what she means to the history of the city. she's only a small memorial because she's only a small part of the rich part of the history of this city. >> some of the first scholarships from that fuwi >>> the countdown begins. we are just five days away from christmas and that means holiday travel is kicking into high gear now. >> that's right. if you're headed to the airport, there's some things that you need to know before you pack those pies. here's more from dulles. >> reporter: we are heading into the busy travel season of the year. tsa officials say an additional 400,000 travelers will pack airports across the country, in addition to the foot traffic that they already see on a daily basis. so tips that you need to keep in mind if you're traveling, arrive to the airport two hours ahead of time, even if you're taking a flight domestically. >> one quart-size bag, one bag per person. we recom

august 12 rally turned violent and deadly when a driver piled into a crowd of people killing heather heyer. they call it inadequate and disketted. also said officers were not properly trained or informed about the rally. >>> right now d.c. police are searching for the gunman who killed a teenager 0en a basketball court. 17-year-old james smith was shot many times. people in that area told news4 smith was on the court whe someone robbed and shot him. ambulance rushed him to the hospital but it was too late. >> update now on a woman pulled from a d.c. fire. she has died. monicaal ten was 53 years old. fire started inside of first floor apartment on downing road near rhode island area northeast last night. a second woman and firefighter were "l" taken to the hospital and they are expected to be okay. firefighters also rescued a puppy from the fire. >>> now to a story first on news4 family tragedy and local family. learned they were killed in a plane crash in indiana. spoke to the doctor's coworkers and they can't believe he's gone. >> dr. louis cantina, had an md, phd and pilots license. he w

he is accused of hitting heather heyer with his car in august.rotesting against the rally. hittingso charged with one dozen other people. parents are disgusted after a school and posted a video of a disabled student getting undressed in the bathroom. the 23-year-old was fired is charged with voyeurism. the student is nonverbal and has multiple disabilities. the student said she recorded her to document her stressful day. #metooing now, the movement continues, with five women accusing dustin hoffman. two-time academy award winner dustin hoffman known for film classics like "the graduate," under fire following explosive new stories detailing allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. at the time the stories took, dustin hoffman was one of the biggest actors working, if not the biggest. >> "variety" reporting that the actor broke team -- two women. a friend of his daughter says when she was 16 years old hoffman exposed himself to her at a hotel in 1980, the same year he took home his first oscar for "kramer versus kramer." described the women dus

a man drove a car in a crowd of counterprotesters killing 32-year-old heather heyer.s of ohio is charged with murder. on june 14, a man driven by hatred of opened fire as the g.o.p. practiced in alexandria for the congressional baseball game. five people shot including the capitol hill police officer crystal griner. and david bailey was also injured as they got in a shootout with james hodgkinsson who was killed. steve scalise was shot and nearly died but since returned to congress. number one, inauguration violence. protests on the inauguration day turned violent and destructtive. some smashed windows and lit things on fire. police arrested 200 people. but the defense attorneys argue most of those arrested were not violent and the first six to go on trial were acquitted in december. the january 20 chaos was watched by the entire world. it is our top story of the year. tom roussey, abc7 news. larry: it seemed like every day something big was happening. that is only in our area. with the hurricanes, wildfires, a lot happening. nancy: quite a year. larry: sure was. hope

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heather heyer was killed, you remember. 35 others injured after the three other men were charged with an attack at a parking garage. another for firing a gun. meanwhile in atlanta today, the f.b.i. is now investigating what caused that fire that knocked out power to the busiest airport in the world. operations are returning to normal slowly. some passengers had to sleep there again overnight. michelle: today, balmy by december standings. topping 60 degrees but things will change as we inch closer to christmas weekend. stormwatch7's chief meteorologist bill kelly with the forecast. bill? bill: good afternoon. good afternoon, everyone. feeling more like spring than knocking on the door of winter here. 61 outside right now. mid-to-upper 50's. it's a beautiful everything to get out and enjoy. then they will rebound and then they tanks. we have it for you. the christmas forecast coming up in a few minutes. jonathan: thank you very much. developing across the country. crews are back at work at the site of deadly derailment. the crumpled rail cars on the trucks and being driven away where in

challenger drove into a crowd of counter protesters injured 19 people and killed 32-year-old heather heyer. former president obama tweeted out this image with a nelson mandela quote as his caption. no one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion. that became the second most retweeted post of 2017 and the most liked tweet of all time. number two, #me too. 2o 17 may well be arm said as r as the me too move: they told their stories of sexual misconduct, harassment and assault. >> he exposed himself and he just began masturbating in front of me and i stood there kind of frozen. >> after another, high profile men like harvey weinstein, kevin spacey, louis kc and others were accused. a tweet from the actress and activist alyssa milano is credited with popularizing the hash tag in 2017. in the days after it went viral, twitter reported 1.7 million people posted a #me too message in 25 count reeries. number one, president trump. there were few news stories that didn't include president trump and one of his tweets. the president was a walking

day, a gray dodge challenger drove into ha crowd injuring 19 people and killing 32-year-old heather heyeris born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion. that tweet became a second most retweeted post of 2017, and the most liked tweet of all time. >>> number two, hashtag, me too. 2017 may very well be remembered as the year of the me too movement. women and men all around the world ceased on the cultural movement and told their stories of sexual harassment and a salt. >> he exposed himself and he just began masturbating in front of me and i just stood there kind of frozen. >> and one after another, high profile men likeaccused of sexu. female activists created the #metoo more than a decade ago, but a tweet from the actress alyssa mel on owe is -- in the days after it went viral, twitter reported that more than 1.7 million people had posted a #metoo message in 85 countries. >>> number one, president donald trump. there were few if any major news stories in went that did not include president donald j. trump and one of his tweets. the preside

with murder for driving his car into a crowd of peaceful protesters and killing 32-year-old heather heyer. it was condemned by politicians in both parties except for one. donald trump. >> we're closely following the terrible events unfolding in charlottesville, virginia. we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides. on many sides. >> i do think there's blame, yes. i think there's blame on both sides. you look at both sides, i think there's blame on both sides. and i have no doubt about it. an you don't have any doubt about it either. you had bad people in that group but you also had people that were very fine people on both sides. >> steve bannon was he said proud of donald trump's both sides response. two days after president trump said that, senator bob corker said this. >> the president has not yet -- has not yet been able to demonstrate the stability nor some of the competence that he needs to demonstrate in order to be successful. >> but only one of president trump's losing moves will continue to imperil his presidenc

challenger drove into a crowd of counterprotesters, injuring 19 people and killing 32-year-old heather heyerng another person because of the color of his skin, background or religion. that tweet was the most liked tweet of all-time. number two, #metoo. 2017 may be remembered as the year of the me too movement. men and women all around the world seized on the cultural moment and told about their harassments and assaults. >> he exposed himself and began masturbating in front of me and i stood there kind of frozen. >> and high profile men like weinstein, al franken were looked at. in the days after it went viral twitter reported there was a e #metoo message in 28 different contrees. >>> the president was a walking, talking, trending story, which is fitting since he is the most tweeted about elected official in the world. his twitter feed drove news coverage, whether he was telling nfl players to stand during the national anthem or coining nicknames for add srau saeversa it seems likely that president trump will remain a big part of all of the trending stories in 2018 and beyond. >> what, what a