kidd o'shea is alive, getting us ready from nashvegas. kidd: behind me, fans are lined up here out wide the country music hall of fame and museum. they want the best seat in the house. there was excitement here early this morning as tim mcgraw played a special concert for fans on "good morning america." we caught up with larry spencer. the closest woman to tim mcgraw. how was it. rocked.m mcgraw it every single time. the national crowd brought it. how earlyot realize it was. it did not seem to matter. kidd: are these the new boots? new kicks on.y i got the boots, the hat, great country music. i do not want to go home. i want to come back soon. i wish i could be here tonight for the cma's. i have to be on the set for "good morning america" tomorrow. it is going to be a good show. kidd: producers say you do not want to miss these duets -- justin timberlake, reba mcentire, john mellencamp, fall out boy. it should the good. coverage all afternoon, starting at 4:00, right here on abc 7. weather theres and here today. wow. this place is spectacu

live in hollywood, i'm kidd o'shea, abc7 news. leon: all right. enjoy! maureen: yeah. leon: have a good time out there. maureen: how are you doing? doug: fine. maureen: cold today. doug: yeah, i noticed that. chilly. leon: you are telling him what the weather is like. doug: sure! maureen: okay. doug: it's getting colder. tomorrow is another cold morning and then a warmup again. it will work out fine as we work to thanksgiving and beyond with the temperatures in the 60's by friday. temperatures at this hour drop in the 30's across the board. 36 in leesburg. 34 in frederick. hagerstown is 36. 34 in fredericksburg. on the midshore, delaware, dover, delaware is 36 as well. number wise, one of the coldest days we have had in a while. first the official low at reagan national is 32. the first time this season we have been at freezing in the nation's capitol. the high of 42. the coldest day we have had since march 28. the average is 55 and 39. looking at the calendar for november so far, the days that are highlighted in yellow are days where the temperatures are above average

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that is where kidd o'shea is tonight to check in and give us a look at how things ar going. tell us about it. how is it looking down there? >> this is starting to pack up here. a lot of you will remember mcclearry from "american idol." that is where his career started. he is now one of the country music biggest stars. he has the biggest hit on the radio. you see and hear him everywhere. a nice guy that said he grew up listening to count music and word to hear himself on the radio between those people. i askedhim if he gets nervous about the big stars when he comes to the award shows. you still get nervous when you see george strait. that never gets normal here. but we are told that hank williams junior will hope the show. watch for justin timberlake and chris stapleton. a big moment because justen the timberlake has written a lot of music but so big in the pop world. to be on the country music stage tonight. he is from memphis, tennessee. is this the start of something new for justin timberlake? will he maybe cross over to country music? we have to find out. leon: you could

live from nashville, kidd o'shea, abc 7 news. alison: not too much partying now, kidd, thank you. what is in a name? everything if you are a seattle man named taylor swift. he says his life has been hijacked by the music superstar and he deals with questions and jokes every single day. swift had to change his e-mail address. it was taylor swift at gmail.com , so you know what got flooded with fan mail. and that is not all. >> at starbucks they ask you your name, and i say taylor. and they say, wouldn't it be funny if your last name was swift? and i say, here is my debit cards, surprise. alison: he has a good sense of humor about it. he does not own any of her our bums, but he gets a good laugh from friends what her songs come on. leon: and of course he would have to have long blonde hair. coming up -- >> he is always going to be my best friend. theon: making headlines for right reasons. the incredible story of a heroic rescue and a forever friendship that is formed. were don't know if you holding your breath, but don't anymore. plans for a therapeutic cuddle shop in must become --

kidd o'shea is backstage right now, and he will join us live in just a moment. before we get to that, we have to get to our top story, something completely different, something you will see only here opening interview shedding light on teen prostitution in our backyard. day after dayns for maryland state police to find these young girls and save them from the streets. leon: two of them told their stories to jennifer donelan. jennifer: the hunt starts here. >> it is escorts, the amount of ads that are posted. jennifer: maryland state police corporal chris hyde is setting up a date with prostitutes, but he is looking for children. takingppears she is not her own photos, this would be a target. findfer: we are about to out whether or not we are a go. he makes the date. the target, a young female whose age is not clear from her pictures on backpage.com. the maryland state police child recovery unit. >> we are seeing an increase in juveniles, unfortunately, the last couple years. they move into a hotel near bwi thurgood marshall airport. they reveal their true identi

kidd: i'm kidd o'shea in hollywood. what happens behind those doors in "dancing with the stars"? we have a live report when "abc7 news at 5:00" continues. steve: i'm steve rudin. a long weekend for many of you. wednesday temperatures around 53 degrees. thanksgiving day we are calling for a high of 60 with a good deal of sunshine. for those who plan to go shopping on black friday, start off cool, middle 40's. by the afternoon we are talking temperature around 65 degrees. rest of the weekend, pretty nice out there. although a little cooler. middle 50's on saturday. by sunday looking at just around 50 degrees. clouds will increase and we may see a stray shower or two. showers are back in the forecast moving to early next week. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues after this. doug hill's winter weather alison: in a few hours the coveted mirror ball trophy will go to one of the couples left on "dancing with the stars." so we go live to kidd o'shea at the "dancing with the stars" studio in hollywood. how is it going? kidd: good evening, alison. it's going great. behind me, a lot

kidd: i'm kidman live in nash -- kidd o'shea live in nashville. the must-see moments you should stick around for. we tell you about those in a live report. >> the only place to watch the c.m.a. is right here on abc news. stay tuned for abc7 news at discover the world animals, seen those before but sometimes they do it on their own mmm foot wow food for giants oooo no wonder no one has eaten this sandwich kids discover the world with their mouths detergent is harmful if swallowed, so keep laundry pacs up and away from children brought to you by tide leon: tonight is your first chance to weigh in on a plan to improve 1-mile step of route 7. the first of three public meetings discussing light rail and rapid bus transit options there starts at 7:00 at the alexandria health department building on king street. montgomery county police are investigating the crash that killed a morningr motorcyclists in bethesda. fran kiss pontee jr. died when the motorcycle collided with a bus. alison: the crash came as the safe street campaign hits the full stride. a lo

kidd: i'm kidd o'shea live in hollywood. behind the scene of "dancing with the stars" where ariana grande is rehearsing. we will tell you what to grande is rehearsing. we will tell you what to e it's the holidays. which means a house full of people -- who all want to get online. so it's the perfect time for verizon fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.99 a month online for your first year. and with a 2 year agreement, we'll give you all the premium movie channels for a year. plus, 400 dollars back. so go online or call now. get out of the past. get fios. leon: a school is supposed to keep student records confidential. they're required to by law. but we found private information about students available out in the open. investigator joce sterman here now to explain how. joce: we used extremely advanced technology. they call it google. now we are getting ready of every single thing we found, shredding records w

this is kidd o'shea with a preview of the big finale. >> kidd: a tough assignment. in hollywood it's 80 degrees. i have give you the temperature. jonathan: poor guy. kidd: as you look behind me a long line of fans ready for the big finale tonight. we caught up with a former contestant winnif the "wonder years" yesterday on the red carpet and we asked her who she thinks will win this year. >> i think it's bindy. >> everybody thinks that. i don't know how it can't be. >> it has to be her. she is adorable and talented, compelling story. she has the best choreographer derek by her side. kidd: yeah. we have been surveying people here on the line for a while. a lot of nick carter fans and bindy fans as well. i want to introduce you to these people from austin, texas. tracy, brooke, riley and mallory who have been here since 8:30 this morning. >> yes. it's been worth it. kidd: you are not guaranteed to get in with the voucher you got. now you are in the front row so you will get in. >> exactly. kidd: they are the spies for us and keeping track of everybody coming in the st

i'm kidd o'shea, abc7 news.oming up here on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- half a high school caught in a sexting scandal. half! you won't believe the long lasting trouble they could be in. alison: plus, if you had a grand opening or a ground breaking, odds are the mayor was there. abc7's sam ford was on hand for the jam-packed day in d.c. we will let you know how many events she attended with diabetes, steady is exciting. only glucerna has carbsteady, clinically proven to help minimize blood sugar spikes. so you stay steady ahead. announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: tonight on "abc7 news at 5:00" and 11:00, an inside look at the rising murder rate in d.c. alison: now it's the heart of the deadly violence are illegal guns. "7 on your side" fighting back investigator jennifer donelan will have the story for us later. but right now she has a.t.s. senior special agent tom facen in the studios to discuss the efforts. jennifer: thank you for joining us. we talk about this and we have seen

in los angeles, i'm kidd o'shea. alison: so if you want to see more of kidd taking on l.a.hat. just check out wjla.com and search for kidd. it has two d's. it's on the screen. here is another question. did you see kimmel last night? jonathan: yeah. alison: in case it's too late for you, we want to show you. he had the newest member of one direction. introduced them to one direction potato. they hung out before the concert and they have their own twitter account what 15,000 followers. jonathan: boy bands never go out of style. alison: it may be true. jonathan: hopefully it is. alison: all right. still ahead right here. jonathan: as the saying goes, "money can't buy happiness." or can it? study says maybe it can. it depends on one key factor. alison: he was famous before he was born. coming up next, how the little boy known as "baby bun" is doing today. jonathan: as we go to break look at the tv. that is a beautiful sunset shot. the view from the traffic cam at the beltway and the u.s. 50 in maryland really nice evening. blue skies. back after this. [door knknocking] [door be

kidd o'shea got this awesome assignment. he is live in l.a. you, andd evening to behind me, the red carpet has opened up. as you said, the show starts at 8:00. it is called the american music awards, but there aren't going to be many awards. it's going to be about the performances. a lot of them you will want to keep an eye on, alanna's more set added to the list, along with the demi lovato. lopez is hosting the show. she also will perform. five seconds of summer will perform, as well, and the show will end with a montage of songs from justin bieber. you will want to stick around all the way until the end of the show. taylor swift leads the way with six nominations, followed by ed shearin and the weekend with five apiece. we will be watching those. i think we are going to see a lot of taylor shift -- swift and ed shearen. another big performance, of course, is one direction. start watching at 8:00, and we will be live with our red carpet starting at 11:00. is there anything you want me to ask one direction when they walk by? kimberly: one dire

i'm kidd o'shea. behind me the 49th annual c.m.a. awards take place jonathan: we have breaking news in the newsroom from sacramento, california, where police made an arrest in the stabbing of spencer stone. stone was the u.s. marine, the airman who helped thwart the french train attack. the suspect was taken into custody after a traffic stop this morning. you will keep in mind he was at a bar with friends, stabbed. he nearly died. he has since recovered from the second stabbing attack. all right. yet another incident of violence on a college campus but this time at the university of california merced. five people stabbed. they are all expected to be okay. the person confronted by police was shot and killed. alison: to oklahoma now where the woman accused of driving into spectators at o.s.u.'s homecoming parade is formally charged. 25-year-old adacia chambers is facing 46 counts on felony assault. chambers is still in jail on a $1 million bond. a judge also ordered a psychological evaluation for chambers. jonathan: new developments th

leon: kidd o'shea got a special sneak peek at the shell and he is live in los angeles. evening from hollywood boulevard, where people are out tonight. earlier this evening they take the special edition of jimmy kimmel live, the "star wars" edition. for everyone watching from home tonight, all the star wars fans, what's the message? is going torams reveal the beginning of the movie, the first word in the new "star wars" movie, revealed exclusively on my show tonight. i actually said a tear. kidd: and you showed a clip of the movie that people can rewind. if they have that capability. if not, no. kidd: there will also be a special edition of eyewitness news where jimmy kimmel interviews people on hollywood boulevard. there is a scene with harrison ford and chewbacca, and more of my interview will happen tomorrow morning on "good morning washington." we spent some time with him, a really great guy, talked about the show in what goes into it every day. watch that tomorrow morning. on hollywood boulevard, jimmy kimmel's star on the hollywood walk of fame. nature to watch the

kidd o'shea was there hanging with the stars and spoke with secrest with the latest adventure. >> thepportunity to do what we do for a living is incredible. to do some thing like this and given to the patients in cases really special. i think the energy, the activity, the atmosphere, the iron -- environment will hopefully provide smiles for the page -- patients. jummy: this is his ninth. potential be built in nashville next year. look at that. a final look at the forecast. doug: sunny and breezy now. we have clouds later. already in the mid-70's. it would tie a record for the day and 79. it will not last. a cold front will bring showers tonight and early tomorrow and then it will turn to cooler temperatures. are weakened outlook is like this. tomorrow, some showers in the morning and then becoming partly sunny and breezy in the afternoon. high temperature of about 62 degrees. a northerly and northwesterly breeze with highs at about 57 degrees. that will start a slow worm up through monday, tuesday, and wednesday of next week. we've only had one record high temperature this year in feb

kidd o'shea is live in los angeles with a fun and he has the highlights. was live tonight. for country's biggest stars to pop music's most wanted. they were all out for the american music awards. one stage, it was all about the music. >> ♪ you oughta know >> listen, i have a lot going on right now. jennifer lopez hosted and performed. >> ♪ you would be here >> ♪ [singing in french] sing a specialon tribute to the victims of the paris attacks. >> you guys, thank you so much. >> thank you. kidd: and there were some awards handed out. >> and the american music award goes to --one direction! idd: as we come back live outside the microsoft the inner, the big story is, of course, one direction winning several awards and performing. as we talk to everybody leaving tonight, they all talked about one direction being one of their favorite moments. tomorrow morning with "good morning washington," we have free tickets to see demi lovato and nick jonas at the verizon center. you can when those tickets tomorrow morning. timberlake, i know i said i would get you an autogr

our reporter kidd o'shea spoke to craig schultz, the creator's son, about why it has become a holiday classic. craig: they t kids might have a victory but at the end they rally around charlie brown and get along. it's comfort in a way. like a comfort food. kellye: you can watch the holiday classic tonight at 9:00 on abc7. before that, at 8:00, there is an hour-long retrospe cetive. a big peanut fan? leon: absolutely! that is what makes this the christmas season. >> i agree. leon: the scraggily tree. i love it. coming up next on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- a charter bus filled with college students rolls over on a busy interstate. how they are doing and who is now facing charges. >> the d.c. public and the public charter schools receive a report card today. we will tell you about leon: big names coming to the national harbor when it opens next year it will be a host of wide range of restaurants including spanish chef andreas who pulled out of donald trump's hotel, you might remember that. as will the market sandalson. kellye: just released test results are giving a complete image of how the

community is calling for the public to boycott quentin tarantino's alison: our college kidd o'shea in nashville for the country music abards. you can watch the show tomorrow and his live report will begin tomorrow on good morning, washington. tune in at 4:24. leon: calls to protest the latest quentin tarantino movie. the director says he won't be intimidated by the police group that have been calling for a boycott after his comments on police brutality. as sam ford tonight the city's fraternal order of police is joining the boycott call. sam: the trailer is out for quentin tarantino's new movie "hateful eight" open christmas day. the police unions from coast to coast are urging people to boycott it because he participated in a police brutality rally october 24 and use the word "murderer" referring to police. d.c. police union chairman is supporting the boycott. >> show our displeasure with the terms he is using to describe members of the law enforcement community. >> tarantino's words, "when i see murders, i do not stand by. i have to call a murderer a murderer and i have to call the

jonathan: kidd o'shea is live in hollywood for a preview of the "dancing with the stars" finale. for what, six months? kidd: pretty much. good evening to you from los angeles. where the fans are ready! this is nicole and her mother. she drove from south carolina. you started when? >> we started on tuesday at 9:30 in the morning. kidd: you picked mom up in arizona. you got here and you found out you needed tickets. >> we thought it was free to get in. we were very wrong. kidd: what happened then? >> if amazing people behind me gave us the extra tickets to get in. i love you all forever. kidd: the ticket for tonight's show. more fans here. i want to introduce you to chris up here in the line. this is chris' fourth show this season. i said you must be a big fan of somebody if you came back four times. >> i'm a huge fan. i love the show. this is the finale, i am rooting for nick carter. we want to see a blonde boy win just once on "dancing with the stars." kidd: nick was in bottom two last night. were you concerned about that? >> he was but he is a back street boy. we need to come ba

be the seventh caller after we start the contest, we will have the live reports from kidd o'shea who is at the c.m.a. awards. tune in. jonathan: still ahead for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- this might make you angry. patriotism on display at the sporting events across the nation. you think it's a kind gesture by the team to our military. it turns out the pentagon is paying for this. now the pentagon program is using your tax dollars. what is happening as a result? we will tell you. that is coming up. >> well, chasing it and there is no answer. by now, i mean we tried everything. alison: that is suzanne williams opening up about her late husband actor robin williams death and the battle with depression. the exclusive narrator: for state senate, who shares our values? jeremy mcpike - supports school funding. thinks women should make their own health care decisions. and favors background checks on all gun sales. hal parrish? as mayor, he slasheeducation. fought to block women's health clinics. parrish gets an "a" from the gun lobby - they oppose background checks to keep guns out of the