our john gonzalez just got the scene.. breaking right now - northeast. the investigation is playing out on holbrook street in the trinidad neighborhood. our john gonzalez just got the scene.. breaking new bus crash, that left six children dead and 23 others hurt. while you were sleeping - chattanooga police arrested the driver, 24-year-old "johnthony walker". walker has been charged with five counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment and reckless driving. more charges could be filed later. dozens of students were riding the bus when it crashed monday afternoon.. ending up on it's side and wrapped around a tree. the bus was the only vehicle involved in the accident. authorities believe speed played a role. schools will be open today in chattanooga, with additional grief counselors on hand. at seven thirty this morning an n-t-s-b team is heading to the crash scene. they're set to depart from reagan national airport at showing nazi salutes is sparking outrage. this video is posted on "the atlantic's" website. it sho

our john gonzalez is on the way to the scene and we will have a live report from him in a few - dry for travel today - showers for thanksgiving morning - cool & breezy weekend, but dry today: mostly sunny becoming mostly cloudy this afternoon. highs: 50-54 winds: nw to se 5 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. showers developing by dawn. lows: 34-40 winds: light thanksgiving: mostly cloudy with a few showers, mainly in the morning. highs: 53-59 winds: light happening now - it's the great thanksgiving whether you're preparing for takeoff or taking to the roads, experts expect it to be busy. triple a says today is the worst day to get behind the wheel.. and at the airport - also busy.. sam sweeney is live at reagan natioaln airport.. sam? here in the d-c area.. travelers will go by plane. but 91 percent will the best time to leave to beat the rush - before ten a-m today.. so get moving! and if you want to avoid traffic getting home, it will have to be a quick visit. the best return time, is about this time friday morning. some breaking news from montgomery county.. three people are displaced, afte

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john gonzalez is live at woodrow wilson high school in northwest with more. john? all right, we will get to john in just a little bit. meantime, shocking video this noon from another chaotic s this takes an ugly turn. take a look. >> you don't want to compromise. >> you idiot! >> hey, homeboy. jummy: and anti-trump protester was shocked by a student write down the steps inside the student union building. moments later, punches start charged with assault. the victim says the attack demonstrates we need to build more solidarity to resist the violence that some say trump's rhetoric has an bold and. speaking of donald trump the transition of power, the president-elect is still in the process of building his cabinet. suzanne kennedy has details on who trump may soon select next. suzanne: the two most important positions at the white house have been named. all eyes are on the cabinet, and first of state. former new york city mayor rudy giuliani emerging as the front runner. he was once thought as a contender for attorney general, but that no longer appears to be the case

john gonzalez has the latest. john: the d.c. fire department and police -- the violent crimes bureau -- has been out here all day long investigating this very strange, rare situation. they are using the cameras. holbrook and neil street, there is a crime-fighting camera. it appears a woman at around 3:30 this morning, accidentally set herself on fire. that is the word from d.c. police. they were spending a lot of time going through the scorched remains. her clothing -- you can see it is laid out on the street. at the sidewalk where this woman was found unconscious, unresponsive on the sidewalk. exactly what happened is unknown, but we can also tell you over at a railing at one of the homes, there was a whig that was also charred. it appears that her wig may have caught on fire. neighbors are shocked. >> i just heard someone screaming a couple of times, and . it was 3:00 a.m. exactly. john: firefighters have washed away the charred remains here. this was the same neighborhood that had a burning body found in a dumpster last summe

we say good morning to john gonzalez this morning. a lot of people frustrated? john: tuesday one of our 24 day project. we are going up the escalators to the platform of what people are dealing with, the plan b, essentially. as you said, this is safetrack 11, the final safetrack project of the year but it could be one of the tougher ones. this time around it is the orange and silver lines being impact it and folks are going to wait at least 20 minutes for the trains to come by between the east falls church and west falls church metro station. let's go up to the platform to get a sense. giving us a time right now. that's something one of the writers told us earlier, the boards are not helping much. you can see a metro employee here with the horn letting folks know exactly where to go and what to do. there is a lot of signage oh here. the work reagan's and will run to the 21st. we are talking limited bus service as well. let's see if we can talk to one of these customers real what's the plan b? every thought about doing something different? >> i usually just leave

our john gonzalez is there. john, what is it like right now? i know there were protests last night. john: no protesters right now, jummy, but a lot of d.c. police and secret service lining pennsylvania avenue in front of the new hotel. president-elect donald trump is right on the street here at the white house, speaking to president obama. it is , one possible route is for president-elect trump to come down pennsylvania avenue and head to capitol hill where he is going to meet with speaker of the house paul ryan. in the meantime, i can tell you that sources are telling me the president-elect will be staying the night here at his new hotel. within the last hour, a very large amount of d.c. police and secret service agents have arrived here. they have set up barricades, they have also unloaded metal detectors, carried through the front door of the hotel here. they have also been conducting k-9 suites. it is appearing more more like donald trump will be arriving at his hotel, and a source telling me he will be staying the night. in the meantime, many out here still in disbelief. >> i a

to john gonzalez with more on it's impact on your commute this morning. metro commute. for the latest on safetrack-- and it's impact on the rails just text the word "metro" to 4-3-8-1-7. you can get travel alerts sent straight to your phone. developing now.. police are searching for the people responsible for three deadly shootings in southeast d.c. over the weeekend. on friday morning, 16-year-old breyona mcmillan was shot and killed near her home at the potomac gardens apartments. early yesterday afternoon, a man and a woman were shot near the navy yard. the man died. late yesterday afternoon, a man was shot and killed on howard road. happening now. a bold claim from president-elect trump. he alleges that popular vote. one of the states he accuses of voter fraud--virginia. suzanne kennedy is live outside the white house with more. nine days of mourning continue cuban leader fidel castro, as preparations are underway for a two-day public mourning in the city's revolution plaza. miles away in miami, jubilation as cuban exiles celebrate, hoping for change. janai norman h

meanwhile, john gonzalez is at with the latest. john: jummy, there is a budget meeting going on as we speak inside of metro headquarters in northwest d.c. transit officials figuring out how to deal with an operating deficit next year of close to $300 million. if you ask general manager paul whitfield, he will tell you he wants to cut 1000 jobs and raise fares once again. he wants to make more changes to rail service. chairman, jack evans, threw a wrench into the plants, recommending the federal government should take over. about a mile from here, earlier today, we were over at mount lebanon baptist church, where metro's largest union gathered with spiritual leaders to oppose the chairman's idea, and discuss what they call a death spiral budget. paul whitfield's plan includes bus routes, and a five cent to $.25 rate increase. >> the riders that ride in the system are part of the community, and the workers that live in the jurisdictions -- that is too responsible -- who is responsible for the system, not the federal government. >> it

our john gonzalez is on the scene getting more information. we'll have a live report from him, coming up at 5:30. breaking news 5:xx - a saint louis officer, shot in the face during what police are calling an ambush attack. and right now the attacker is still on the loose. police say the officer was sitting in traffic sunday night, when a silver car pulled up beside him and someone sht officer is in critical condition, but is expected to survive. a massive manhunt with helicopters and swat teams is going on right now for the vehicle. saint louis police are doubling up in their squad cars as a precaution. and in texas - another manhunt happening now for the person who shot and killed a san antonio cop while he was writing a traffic ticket. the officer was sitting in his car outside police headquarters when another driver pulled up, got out hours ago - police released this new picture of the vehicle they are looking for. they are offering a 10-thousand dollar reward for any information. an alert for people who shop at the seven corners target. f

today thousands are enjoying a feast in the district, and john gonzalez is live in northwest john: some of the city's less fortunate are really getting a treat on the eve of thanksgiving. you could make the argument that this is the largest thanksgiving feast in all the city. 5000 d.c. residents from all eight wards are taking part in what is now the 17th annual feast of sharing. and, oh, boy, the food looks and smells fantastic. table 4 just finished up their meal. how was it? >> i am just thankful to be here because it is my first time here. i have been here for the christmas dinner, but it has been wonderful to me, to be here as a senior citizen with young people, you know. john: well, happy thanksgiving to you. let's go over to where they serve the food. we got a thousand volunteers from all over today, from on their trays to continue to serve. take a look at the food. we got the greens, the yams, the mashed potatoes, the stuffing. we are out of turkey. we need some turkey here. they keep reloading. look how good that roasted turkey is here. look who is serving some of this turkey.

john gonzalez, abc7 news. alison: with four days left in the election one candidate turning to family. the other to big name supporters. a new poll by abc news and the "washington post" gives hillary clinton a two-point edge over donald trump. jonathan: in the district tuesday. early voting available at eight locations around the city. one in each ward. alison: brad bell is in college park to look at the millennial vote. brad: hey. so this is the second time we visited a college we set up a poll. the terp tally. but unsolicited people are coming by to cast the vote. the young people are telling us they are engaged. tally. >> we volted for hillary. we are good. >> we are told election apathy among millennials is overstated. >> young people are paying attention. i think i have had a lot of great discussions with my friends. i have had great discussions in classes. ed -- brad: this senior has atte friends campaigning. >> we have terp for hillary, terp for trump and terp for gary. we are very much involved the ele

john gonzalez has the latest on the investigation. john: police at the university of maryland investigating 2 separate incidents involving a bb gun. most recent incident last night occurring right here in front of ellicott hall, this is stadium drive, and right across the street, you have the very busy all times of the day, especially last night. there was a soccer tournament going on just down the road, and a lot of people were here at the time of the shooting it the first victim, maryland student, says he was over on paint branch drive between the engineering and science building when he was struck with what police described as a pellet. minutes later, second student told police he was also struck. the students today are pretty concerned. >> thousands and thousands of kids here. i mean, anybody can drive through. >> pretty crazy, especially on a college campus. john: campus police want to remind students, staff, anyone, that you have these emergency boxes with the blue lights, you can always call for a police escort if you don't wan

john gonzalez will have a live report on the maryland races.. at 5:45. an intense battle is underway.. over virginia's 10th district congressional seat. democrat luann bennett is trying to unseat republican incumbent barbara comstock. no democrat has held that seat since 1980. suzanne kened race.. in about 15 minutes. join vote 2016 by sending us your pictures and videos on this election day. send them to us at burst dot com slash wjla. abc seven wants to remind maryland voters it's illegal to take pictures of your ballot. d-c and virginia voters - snap away! new developments overnight in the angelia jolie - brad children will continue to remain in jolie's care. a sole-custody agreement was announced by a representative for the actress late last night. the couple reportedly came to the decision more than a week ago, although pitt told a court on friday he is seeking joint custody... so still some things to work out. kidd o'shea will sort it all out for us, coming up at 5:55. time now for weather morning, warmer afternoon) - showers tomorrow - coldest air

john gonzalez is live in college park with the search for a suspect happenign now. you can find out the minute news breaks. sign up for our abc developing now out of south carolina. police say a man charged with kidnapping a woman and holding her captive - has made a chilling confession. todd kohlepp claims to be a serial killer -- responsible for as many as 7 murders. the startling admission comes after police found 30-year-old kayla brown chained inside a metal container on his property. she had been missing for two months. once in custo police say kohlepp fessed up to murdering four people in a motor sports shop in 2003. kohlepp led authorities to a number of graves on his property over the weekend. police also discovered the remains of kayla brown's boyfriend at his estate. new overnight - a bachelor party in canada turns deadly. toronto police say 26-year-old "julian outside a bar early sunday morning. police say jones was punched, kicked and stomped in what appears to be an unprovoked attack. jones was a close friend of the groom, and was himself engaged to be

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john gonzalez is live with the latest. john: parents here in this community are so disturbed by this that we understand that the staff here in the police will be holding a meeting monday night to discuss all of this. he was a beloved teacher here for over 20 years. this boehner is waking up -- john vigna is waking up again with new charges. arrested for a second time. new charges include one count of sexual abuse of a minor, four counts of third-degree sex offense -- more legit victims have come forward. woman in her 20's claiming that she was sexually assaulted by reported separate instances that occurred in the past three years. this former teacher, well-known and well-liked in the community -- someone who would be seen reading scripture at the church nearby -- originally arrested in june of this year. two girls laming that he would grab their buttocks on a number of occasion while in class. he is also accused of placing one of the girls on his lap i coach at paint branch high school two miles down the road. the principle

autria: john gonzalez is live at reagan national airport. john: some people might be getting a head start. there's already a good crowd traveling here this morning. like you said, in a week many of us will be going somewhere for thanksgiving. aaa predicts 49 million holiday weekend. that is the most since 2007. there are airlines this morning trying to save you some of this and trying to keep you from losing this. we want to talk to you about luggage tags. delta airlines rolling out a program today that will essentially keep track of your bags. they have had an issue with losing bags in the past. well, they are adding tracking chips, embedding them into the luggage tag. it's going onto a plane. if it's going onto the wrong plane, the conveyor belt will stop. united airlines is looking to attract more budget conscious fliers offering basic economy fares. keep in mind, these passengers will be the last to board the it's calling a two day flash sale. some one-way fares this morning listed as low as $34. tickets good to march 9. you can buy them

larry: john gonzalez is live with the message going out to every student in montgomery county today. john, good morning. john: school officials in to call this truancy yet, but they are ordering students to stop these protests and stay in school, or face disciplinary action, this after three consecutive days of rallies in maryland and d.c. yesterday it was students at richard montgomery in rockville. other students joined in on the walkout and the rallies. th was one ugly moment yesterday when a richard montgomery sophomore wearing a trump at was knocked to the ground, punched, kicked, and suffered a head injury. the juvenile assailant is facing second-degree assault. superintendent jack smith says we are done. >> m cps support everyone's right to assemble and express themselves, but these demonstrations have -- have unfortunately demonstrated solid concerns to when students are threatened or injured as part of a protest, it raises serious safety issues that require us to rethink the situation. john: hundreds of not thousands of students have already received excuse as this is -- excu

john gonzalez is live at wilson high school with more on t john: good morning. most of them are not old left to vote. but these high school students here will be fully sick -- will be voicing their displeasure in a different way. we understand the students have organized the march. this is the city's largest public school, one of the most diverse. take a look at these flyers that have been spreading quickly on social media. much easier to get the word out students from all schools in the city will be jumping on metro and meeting at metro center. from there the plan is to march to trump hotel. this was the scene less than 24 hours ago up north in my county. it started with students at blair high school. hundreds of students gathered, angry about the election. this was supposed to be a planned protest on school grounds but it quickly spilled saying that the protest was voluntary and not encouraged by the staff. the students that left the schools, they received unexcused absences. we understand the same thing will happen here to students and d.c. unless they have -

reporting live in northeast, washington, john gonzalez. jummy: thank you, john. the ntsb will be holding a news conference in less than 45 minutes on that deadly school bus crash in chattanooga. bus driver was arrested and charged with five counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment, and reckless driving. the bus ended up on its side, wrapped around a tree. net ntsb go team set to leave from reagan national airport in about 45 minutes from now. we will have that news conference live at 7:30. more on the deadly bus crash in baltimore. the decision comes just days after a member of the city council publicly called for the company to be fired. six people were killed, 11 others were injured when the school buses collided with -- school bus collided with an mta bus. it's unclear the driver suffered a medical emergency behind the wheel. happy hour time. giving away gift cards to help you get home for the holidays. call the number, 703-528-7334, seven caller wins. autria: if you do plan on hitting the roads, you are not going to be alone at their. suzanne kenne

john gonzalez is live in silver spring with more on the race to morning. john: there's a little bit of everything here this election day. voters will not only be voting for president, but also a congressman, a senator, and they will be voting on whether to change the term limits on elected officials here in montgomery county. when you come to the polls that open in about half of an hour, this is what your ballot will look like. this is a larger scale sample, but it is the exact wording. for president. donald trump is the first line there with michael pence, then hillary clinton with tim kaine, jerry townsend, and jill stein. back in front, that last page, that's the term limit on whether terms should be changed for county executive and county council members. we are live here at scott key elected officials and volunteers are getting everything ready to go. they will be casting those paper ballots for the first time in a long time. walking across the cafeteria here, you see those machines? those of the electronic scanners that will scan these paper ballots.

larry: john gonzalez has the details coming in from police. what can you tell us? john: good morning. a man shot and killed in southwest we are live on 16th street off good hope road. this is a neighborhood that has been plagued by a gang and dropped -- by gang and drug violence for years. take a look at this fence. the entire fence has been tagged with gang graffiti. we are going across the street to mobile trak 7, parts here on 15th street. next to us is the alley, which is now a crime scene. area blocked off waiting for detectives to arrive. once they have daylight, they will be able to come back here, comb through the area, and collect as much clues as they can. as our cameras arrived early this morning, this is where police were focusing their efforts. this is where this man was found wounded, shot multiple times. we have been talking to some of the neighbors. they tell us they heard the gunshots just before midnight. this is a back alley off 16th street. it is the 114th homicide. d.c. police have dealt with this year. that is 16% fewer homicides than last year

john gonzalez is live in burke, getting reaction from those battleground virginia voters. trt 17 out ... ever again. reaction not limited to campaign flocking to social media -- sharing cheers and jeers. melanie hastings has been following the mood in cyber space. she joins us now from the newsroom. mel? as the divisive election now comes to a close, churches help the nation heal. today, the national cathedral will host morning, noon evening prayers. the first service begins at 7:30 this morning, followed by one at noon and another tonight at 5:30. good morning washington's josh knight will be there live coming up in our 6am hour. to some local results now - voters in the district have overwhelmingly approved a ballot referendum seeking statehood for the nation's capital. 80 percent of d-c the measure, whitle about 12 percent opposed it. in a statement, d-c congresswoman eleanor holmes norton said quote "today's over-the-top majority signals d.c. recognizes that congress needs a kick in the pants to jump start a new drive for statehood." d-c mayor muriel bowser has vowed t

larry: you might call them crazy, but john gonzalez calls and dedicated. johnny, what is going on out there now? john: happy thanksgiving. a lot of folks like to spend their thanksgiving morning finishing up the cooking, watching the parade. later we will be watching the redskins, and some people choose to do so this way. there are tents set up at the the store does not open until 5:00 this evening. the store will stay open until 1:00 in the morning, then reopen on black friday at 8:00 in the morning. some are smarter than others. this is vincent. he has no tents, he has a nice warm car. what are you looking to buy? >> i want to buy computers. john: what are the number that's what are the deals you have been seeing? so high, and this time there are good deals. john: and you will be out here all morning? >> yes. otherwise you are finished so soon. john: what about your turkey? >> i will have it in my car. john: let's take a look ourselves. here is the best buy website. we have it on the trunk of our vehicle here. let's see some of the deals. what have we got

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that is where you will find john gonzalez. i know you are listening. can you pick me up a 6 1/2 please? no problems to report if you're heading towards potomac mills. you're pretty good shape off the interstate again today. back within the next 10 minutes and we will update your ride on the roads and the rails. larry: right now police are trying to figure out why a man assaulted a d.c. paramedic. the the man near the 4300 block of -- when the man turned on the paramedic and began attacking him. the suspect and the paramedic were taken to the hospital for injuries but both are expected to be ok. as soon as we had new information in the charges, we will let you know. 32 now. happy now, the holiday shopping season is officially underway but what used to be an early warning kickoff on black friday has now turned into an all-night affair starting on thanksgiving. did you start last night or you doing it today or wait until the last minute or maybe not even shop at all? go to wjla.com/vote now and let us know. let's get out to john gonzalez live at the clark

john gonzalez has the latest. john: of course it is never a good time for a fire, but here family's home in prince george's county is destroyed. take a look. it is just unbelievable to see all the damage. this was a very fast-moving fire on what is a very windy but dry day here in upper marlboro. we spoke to the family. they had just enough time to get out. take a look at some of the video as we arrived. the flames were shooting out of this home off largo road, which was closed for some time because there was a lot of apparatus. over 50 firefighters were fighting this fire. it all broke out around 3:30 this morning. the family tells me they were sleeping, a husband, wife, daughter, and their dog when they heard the fire alarms are they got out just in time. jummy: right now we take you to the news conference happening rich. >> i got involved in this and thought of my mother 30 years ago. she used to tell me -- i went to law school, and she used to tell me that is a dangerous area, you have to be careful. d.c. had 2

reporting live in northwest, john gonzalez. montgomery county police investigating after several people were stabbed in gaithersburg. one person was taken to the hospital and treated for nonlife threatening stab rooms. a second was treated for minor cuts believed to have come from a book -- come from a broken bottle. so far police have not taken anyone into custody. autria: classes resume at ohio state university is authorities attack on campus. a somali immigrant cloud his car into a group of pedestrians yesterday. then allegedly got out and began stabbing people with a butcher knife. 11 people were taken to the hospital. one is in critical condition. a campus police officer shot and killed him after he failed to a late orders to stop. >> the officer was on the scene less than a minute. he engaged the suspect and eliminated the threat. on facebook that he was sick and tired of seeing fellow muslims killed and tortured. he allegedly posted in anti-u.s. rant on facebook minutes before the attack. investigators believe that he ac

we go now to maryland where john gonzalez has been keeping an eye on things and he brings us the latest. john: suzanne, good afternoon. we have been talking to maryland voters since the polls opened at 7:00. some waited as long as two hours and others saying they walked right in to the precinct and raised $6 million since july. it is barbara mikulski's seat after 30 kwrars years it office. szeliga has been in the maryland house of delegates six years and has the support of governor larry logan. in kensington away have video of chris van hollen voting and greeting some. some of his supporters, others not only voting fo republicans who are voting for donald trump. >> i think it is important that everybody get out to vote regardless of their political persuasion and whoever wins this should be an example for all marylanders. >> you want trump to be the next president. tell the viewers why. >> i consider him to be an out standing candidate for president successful business. john: you may notice that this time around maryland did we with the touch screens. you are going to cast the vote on a

john gonzalez has more on the investigation. john: prince george's county police have another homicide on their hands this afternoon. this road, crittenden street, has been hours. investigators are trying to stay one step ahead of this fast-moving storm trying to collect clues as quickly as the rainwater is running down the street. we understand that at around 6:45 this morning, police got a call about a man lying on the street when -- lying on the street. when police arrived, they found him unresponsive, unconscious, as trauma to the upper body and very suspicious. right now they do not have any strong leads or any arrests. it is unclear if this man was killed here on crittenden street , or if he was left to die from somewhere else. that is part of the investigation, and of course the dense fog and heavy rain is not helping please. >> even with these poor conditions, investigators are on the scene actively investigating, working to anyone who may have seen or heard anything is encouraged to call police. john: police are communic

john gonzalez was at reagan national airport when some embarked on a trip of a lifetime. john: for many of the service members their injuries are new, wounds still fresh. lives altered forever. this is a chance that they can have fun dealing with the troops and that we care. john: unforgettable veterans day. 70 service members and their families are flying to las vegas in an excursion called "salute to the troops." a sendoff filled with pomp and circumstance here at gate 35 at reagan national airport. >> what i love about what they are doing is they make the safe and accessible. john: once there, they greeted them with partnered with american airlines and the m.g.m. to make this trip a reality. for many of the wounded and the recovering service members. it will be their first trip since leaving the hospital. >> i was in afghanistan, kandahar investigating looking for an i.e.d. when i stepped on it and was blown up. >> old friends meet a lot of the new warriors and their families. smith, legally blind and amputee is thrilled to travel with her four-legged war buddy. >> he i

john gonzalez has the story. john: there has been one of these break-ins pretty much every month for the past year, and montgomery county police are releasing surveillance video of the guy they believe was responsible for all of them, the first one right here -- the october. the guy walks around the parking lot, comes up calmly to the front door, and pops the lock. a few weeks ago, this is the last place the guy has hit, a dry cleaners. he jimmies the door and gets in. he does not break the glass. take a look at the surveillance video police have just released. this guy does not break any glass. he does carry a bag with a strap . he goes back and forth inside tremendously impatient or in a rush or in a hurry. police say once he is inside, the suspect is able to disarm the cameras and security system. these burglaries have been widespread throughout silver spring, wheaton, bethesda, colesville, hitting everything from restaurants, gas stations, to laundromats. police in montgomery county believe the same guy is res

john gonzalez has the story. john: safetrack 11 is the final one of 2016, and it might be one and silver line east falls church metro station -- take a look. you have these dividers letting folks know that this side of the platform is off-limits. you can see that there are metro employees working hard, down on the track. they are using sledgehammers to review move -- to remove the rail holder. the eventual plan is to remove the entire track. meantime, the platform has been getting very busy all day long. the work srt 21. commuters like rich will be impacted. how do you work around this? do you at all? rich: it will be hard when it rains because i do not ride in the rain. this is unexpected. i expect the east falls church station to be clear. anyway, we will see what happens. john: thanks for talking to us. good luck. it is a 24-date project. limited bus service as well. orange line trains will run every 20 minutes between vienna and new carrollton. same way time -- same wait time. the to you inside. jummy: abc 7 i

we continue our coverage right now with john gonzalez who was at reagan national airport as a group of veterans left on a special trip. john: for many of them their injuries are new, wounds still fresh and lives this is a chance to remember they can still have fun while dealing with the new reality. >> it shows the support for the troops. that they care and they want to show they care. >> 70 service members and families going to las vegas on salute to the troops. filled with pomp and circumstances at reagan national accessible. john: volunteers greeted them with smiles and applause and gratitude. this will be the eighth time the u.s.o. partnered with american airlines and the m.g.m. to make the trip a reality. for many of these wounded and recovering service members, it will be the first trip since leaving the hospital. >> i was in afghanistan. investigating, looking i.e.d.'s and stepped on it and was blown up. >> you meet old friends and new warriors. john: leslie smith who is legally blind and amputee is thrilled to be traveling with her four-legged war buddies. he is my service doug

john gonzalez has the latest on the line forming out the best i in germantown -- best buy in germantown. john: even though stores are starting to get into the trend of not opening on thanksgiving, and doing all of their stuff online, take a look. you still have the diehards. we are at the germantown best buy which does not open until 5:00 last night. this guy arrived and set up his tent at 8:00 last night. what is the deal? >> we are just trying to be first in line to get the tickets. john: you are definitely first >> some tvs, probably a few tablet, a few computers. john: we got here just before 5:00 this morning and we saw some of the tent. we could not tell if you were sleeping. we saw you wake up and you have been here the entire morning. how was the night? >> it was warm. i do not have a jacket or anything. john: and you are ready to do shopping? >> yes. john: we have been here. this young lady does not need a tent, she just has her scarf, gloves, and a chair. this store opens at 5:00 tonight and will stay open until 1:00 in the morning and will reopen at 8:00 on black friday. a lo

john gonzalez has the details of the crash and how the kids on the bus are doing yeah cap john: prince george's county police and fire had accokeek road in the southern portion of prince george's county closed off for some time. you can see two things from where we are. you can see how wide it is section of road is, and you can see all the debris left after this accident. a school bus with over 20 schoolil park high school collided with another vehicle this morning. we understand that 21 students were loaded onto another bus and taken to a nearby hospital for observation. two students were taken by ambulance. minor injuries, we understand. the driver of the other vehicle was trapped inside. that car had to be cut -- they had to be cut out. that car was also transported -- with minor injuries, not life-threatening. that is the latest from this section of accokeek road. you can see maryland state highway crews are using heavy machinery to clean up the roadways. the fire department is pulling out of the scene. the cause of this accident is unknown. the students were headed to g wynn park

in rockville, i am john gonzalez. jummy: a member of the secret service is recovering after being hit by a vehicle near the white house while on bike patrol. we are at the scene with the story. 9:00 this morning. you can see the investigation is still going on behind me. what we understand is that a bicycle officer, secret service officer was struck here. the vehicle there was the striking vehicle. the officer was rushed to a nearby hospital. no definitive word on his condition at this point. earlier we were told serious but that is not clear at this point. the 17th street remains closed between cons way up to f street, inconveniencing a lot of commuters through the heart of d.c.. we will remain on the story and will be bringing you an update on the investigation and the condition of the secret service officer later in the day. jummy: today, a new call for action is being made to help solve the murder of a teenager in prince george's county. and has been nearly a month since the teenager was found at 1:00 this afterno

you have a chance to get john gonzalez is at reagan national with more on the deals and how to make sure your luggage does not get lost. john: in just about a week, many of us will be going somewhere for the thanksgiving holiday season. aaa predicting 49 million americans will be traveling this thanksgiving. that is the most since 2007. airlines know this. they are trying to save you some of this while at the same time trying to keep you from losing one of these. delta airlines h chips, and bedding them into the luggage tag so that you will be able to track your bags at all times. you will be able to use in app on your phone. >> one time i lost my plane on the way to hawaii. they could not find it for three weeks. i was on american. so the tracking chip -- is that going to be taken off? john: united airlines is you will not be allowed to pick your seat and you can carry on only one carry-on that is under your seat. you will also be the last to board the plane. jetblue, something similar with a two-day flash sale. we are seeing one way fares. you can buy this afternoon, fly next year, or

john gonzalez is on your side in silver as president-elect office.. he still faces about 75 still-open lawsuits involving him and to considering a settlement in a civil lawsuit against his now-defunct trump university. that's what his attorney said yesterday, at a hearing in san diego. trump university is facing a class-action lawsuit from former customers. they say the institution failed on its promise to teach them how to succeed in real estate. 7 is on your side with a consumer alert -- millions of combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are being recalled. this is for kidde nighthawk alarms which were sold on product safety commission says they can stop chirping at the end of 7 years -- even if the batteries are replaced. that would lead you to believe its still working -- even if it's not! you should contact the company for a free replacement. on this veterans day, many are drawn to the vietnam veterans memorial. for years visitors have left keepsakes at the wall to honor the more than 58-thousand names inscribed there. these items are picke

john gonzalez is live in silver spring.. intro developing now - composite sketches seven is on your side, helping you and your family fight back against crime. check our "spot crime" maps on wjla dot com, to stay aware of the latest crimes near where you live and work. more cuts for metro to make up says it will close all but one of it's in-person sales offices. metro says in recent years their sales offices have seen a significant declien in usage, and most only handle fewer than 200 transactions a day. the office at metro headquarters on fifth street northwest will remain open. the four others will close november 15th. the move is just part of a strict new budget plan metro's general manager paul wiedefeld will propose at a meeting tom the "reality check" plan, as it's callled, would wants to increase fares during peak service, about ten cents a ticket. along with that, his plan calls for closing stations and reducing service -- as well as an unprecedented one-thousand layoffs. our transportation reporter brianne carter wi

john gonzalez is live with the latest on the search. john? happening today.. that would require employees to provide 11 weeks of paid family leave.. suzanne kennedy is live in northwest with more on the vote. a man is accused of 12-year-old girl inside a church kitchen in annandale. 47-year-old george aggravated sexual battery. the alleged incident happened sunday evening at cornerstone church. the suspect was there, attending a fellowship program with other people who have moved to the u.s. from sudan. the suspect also faces an abduction charge, because he allegedly forced the 12-year-old girl now to a disturbing investigation in pasadena, maryland. an 82-year-old grandmother, stabbed repeatedly by her own granddaughter. investigators say savannah weaver stabbed her grandmother- to "cut the demons out of her." the victim was rushed to the hospital and later released. weaver was taken into custody- and placed in the hospital for an evaluation. an update this morning on one of the national zoo's most famous residents. veterinarians say bei bei the giant panda c

why you may not be able to use uber elementary school teacher - arrested again on abuse john gonzalez is live at cloverly elementary school has been fired - after an outburst - that included a racial slur - left her classroom stunned. the incident was all caught on video. " the teacher - who has not been identified - used the racial slur while yelling at the students at harlem park middle school. this happened tuesday, in science class. the school system says such behavior is unacceptable, and she has been fired. this morning we're hearing the desperate 911 call- from a woman who was being attacked by a bear in frederick county! it's maryland's first ever bear attack. karen osborne was walking her dog the ground by the 200-pound animal. karen osborne had to have surgery. she's still in the hospital with a broken arm, and 80 stitches --- but says she is looking forward to thanksgiving. covering metro.. dozens of rail cars are now being shuffled around, because of a safety hazard. officials just recently became aware of the issue with the 4000 series rail cars. on those cars' control pa

john gonzalez is live on campus with brand new information this morning. a new look this sunday's deadly earthquake in new zealand. the seven-point-eight magnitude quake opened up cracks in roads and sparked landslides that cut off areas of the south island. supplies are now being airlifted there. this morning - aftershocks are at least two people were killed. search teams are looking for more possible victims. and officials are also searching for a way to help these guys... take a look at this. three cows are now stranded on small island of grass after a landslide washed away the earth around them. this is incredible footage the rural town of kaikoura -- near the epicenter of the powerful quake. the landslide created deep ravines and steep cliffs -- trapping the potential rescue plans. developing now.. at least four people were hurt in what police are calling a "flash mob" attack in philadelphia. police say a group of teenagers started attacking people for no apparent reason in the center city area. the victims include an off-duty police detective, whose

in the meantime - lets head out to john gonzalez is live at woodrow wilson high school with more. versus an army saying sorry -- for taking away his free meal, coming up. plus - a gravestone go fund me. how you can help one of our nation's week today: am clouds, stray shower early. pm sunshine. highs: 58-62 winds: nw 5 mph tonight: partly cloudy. lows: 33-42 winds: w 5 mph wednesday: morning sun, becoming mostly cloudy. highs: 60-63 were follwoing breaking news happening now in germany targeting the islamic state. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 g internet for the holidays. in the 3.7 seconds it takes we're wired differently. gary 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 stream it... ual upload and download speeds, tv and phone for this amazing price. cable can't offer speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. why are you checking your credit score? i wanna see if it changed. credit scores don't change that much, do they? rea

john gonzalez is live at reagan national with more. from holiday travel - to holiday some of it's black friday deals while you were sleeping. a first look, coming up. and a trump presidency, bad for business? what could be next for the brand new trump international winter weather. today, v-dot will hold it's annual winter weather briefing. officials will show off new equipment and snow-removal materials... and the national weather service will be there to talk about their forecast alerts. and you can find out when snow is on the way. sign up for our abc seven weather alerts.. to get up to neighborhood. toss to eileen - warming up each day through saturday - next chance of rain: saturday night - 20 temp drop saturday to sunday - coldest air of the season sunday/monday today: mostly sunny to partly cloudy. highs: 63-66 winds: w 5 mph tonight: mainly clear and cool. lows: 37-45 winds: nw 5 mph thursday: mostly sunny and mild. highs: 61-66 winds: nw 5 mph back on twitter? coming up - the president-elect's response overnight to reports of t

so how are people in the dmv reacting 24 hours later john gonzalez is live in crystal city getting the pulse of the people. trt 19 out ... capability to run this country. trt 19 out ... capability to run this country. today. coming up - the other big white house visit just hours away. and blossoms blooming? meteorologist eileen whelan shows us the unusual spring sighting on blossoms blooming on the national mall. take a look at this! this isn't a picture from spring ... this was taken just a few days ago. because of all the warm weather we're having this fall there are "autumn flowering cherries" blooming near the washington monument. phenomenon either. just last year ... late bloomers colored the mall well into december. - seasonable end to the work week - chilliest air of the season saturday - supermoon sunday night today: mostly sunny to partly cloudy. breezy early. highs: 60-64 winds: nw 5-15 mph tonight: mainly clear. lows: 36-47 winds: sw to w 5 mph to calm friday: partly cloudy. winds: nw 10-15 g 25 of country a-p says kurdish rebels attacked a government building with rocket la

john gonzalez is live in rockville with more: trt 20 out ... rethink the situation. new overnight - an ohio man is charged with making threats against president-elect charged with making threats against president-elect donald trump. 24-year-old zachary benson posted threats on his twitter account last week. one said quote" my life goal is to assassinae trump. don't care if i serve inf admitted to making the threats after watching election results. he claimes he had no intentions related to the posts and was frustrated about the president-elect's policies. admitted to making the threats after watching election results. he claimes he had no intentions related to the posts and was frustrated about the president-elect's policies. keeping the president-elect safe is one of the top priorities of the secret service and nypd right now. city to figure out how to exactly do that. a security plan for president-elect trump is expected to be discussed. one major issue is trump's second home--which in on one of the busiest streets in new york city. trump's travel in the big apple

with all the wet roads across the area, let's go to john gonzalez. john: that's right. we have been keeping a close eye on the dense fog that you been talking about in the rain it's picking up right here in montgomery county. accidents. this is the latest right here. you can see a tow truck on the scene. it's a pretty nasty crash on the outer loop of the beltway just as you pass the internet to hundreds -- i to 70 exit. we understand that this traffic starts back at 95. we picked up and got into this traffic at the georgia avenue exit and we waited for half an hour. no ambulances on the sce injuries. but right now police have that right lane closed off year on the outer loop of the beltway as crews worked to clean up the mess. again, it has been a nasty morning on the beltway, so take it easy. we have got some fog left over and again, the rain, really coming down right now. julie, get us around these accidents. julie: there are a number of them to deal with. lot of headache and time this morning. this is a 68 minute commute right now from college park towards 270. by 8:

john gonzalez is there with the new details this morning. john? john: this university of maryland student has been missing for four days and everyone is talking about this case. take a look, all of these you can see it there, the picture of caitlin george. a friend reported her missing on november 10, last thursday. they were supposed to go on a hiking trip george never showed up. take a look at the photos that have been released. working closely with baltimore city police, they are looking at several surveillance camera videos from not only here in college park, but also of north. that she left her dorm, she had a hiking backpack, got a cab that dropped her off in baltimore, than she was seen getting in another car and getting on a city bus later that day and hasn't been seen since. 5'3" inches, 121 pounds, hazel eyes, blonde hair. police at this hour don't have any reason to believe there is foul play involved, but she has been missing since last autria: a big weekend for america's next president. larry: jummy olabanji has the details. jummy: tw