kidd o'shea in the now.. "rogue one" skyrocketed to number one at the weekend box office.wars" film earned an estimated 155 million dollars -- the second-best december opening ever -- behind last year's "star wars: the force awakens." it pulled in another 135 million around the world, just shy of 300 million in its first weekend - not bad considering it cost a reported 200 million to make. at the comedy, "snatched." after here's a first look at the comedy, "snatched." after being dumped by her boyfriend, amy schumer's character convinces her mom, played by goldie hawn, to join her on a vaction in ecuador which leads to the pair being kidnapped. the mother-daughter comedy-adventure hits screens, appropriatley enough, mother's day weekend next year. and last week you helped 97.1 wash-fm raise $478,649 for children's national with their wash for kids radiothon' that took place on thursday and friday. thanks to stewart who wakes up with us every morning coming up at six - the d-c yacht club goes sam live tease >> we begin with a breaking news alert. d.c.ames erupting in a wate

highs: 39-46 kidd o'shea in the last night the kennedy center honors took place. honorees included the eagles, james taylor, mavis staples and al pacino. i spoke with james taylor, who washington post has 18 studio albums and about 200 songs spanning 48 years. and i asked him a question i guess he's never been asked before soul and gospel honored last night for her music career spanning 60 years including being part of the family band the staple singers and being a voice of the civil rights movement. will chat with us about al pacino who was honored last night. coming up next at 6 much more on 6 much more on that 2 alarm fire in the district.. and julie wright is monitoring the situation on 95 - i am the power of one. - i am the power of one. - we are the power of one. - by agreeing to have my... both: our... - novec power bill rounded up each month. - my few cents... - added to my few cents... both: added to our few cents... - add up to help improve lives in the local community. - support operation round up by having your novec power bill rounded up to the next d

i'm kidd o'shea from 97.1 wash f.m. studios. who will number one at the box office at christmas weekend? we will guess and tell you about the movies opening today. plus a christmas countdown you zero really can be a hero.ds) get zero down, zero deposit, zero due at signing, and zero first month's payment on select volkswagen models. right now at the volkswagen sign then drive event. jonathan: three new films are getting a jump on the crowded christmas box office. alison: kidd o'shea is live at the wash f.m. studios in rockville with a look at the films. hey, kidd. kidd: hey, guys. playing christmas music right now this afternoon. and those films all open today. >> everyone in the city gives a shot at being a star. in our singing competition. kidd: we begin with the "american idol" meets the animated comedy "sing." it is expected to bring in $5 million for the debut week. i'm guessing this will be the number one movie at the box office christmas weekend. also hitting theaters "passengers" with

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highs: 44-49 winds: nw 5-15 g 25 kidd o'shea in the now.. the 2017 grammy awards nominations are in and it could be a lemonade. she is up for album, record and song of the year. behind beyonc? are drake, rihanna and kanye west, who scored eight nominations each. adele, who has five nominations, is up for best pop vocal album and pop solo performance and album, record and song of the year. david bowie, who died in january, was "blackstar". casting news: it's game on for will ferrell. deadline reports he will star in a currently untitled comedy focusing on the world of competitive video gaming, known as e-sports. the story will focus on will being an older member of a youth-centric e-sports team. the band nickelback is a canadian police officer has apologized to the band after a facebook post went viral. it threatened drunk drivers with being forced to listen to nickelback after being arrested. the post was removed after the band's management complained. we asked woman to smell two body washes and pick their favorite. they both smell good. i l

highs: 49-54 winds: s to nw 5-15 mph kidd o'shea in the now.. 80's pop rock star richard marx and wife seoul, south korea - when a guy apparently went nuts, attacking the crew and passengers. the celebrity couple was one of the first to jump in and help, throwing elbows, trying to tie the guy up with rope. daisy says the flight crew was not prepared to deal with something like this and they wrestled with the guy for four hours. the posted pics of the incident on their social media accounts - richard whole thing chaotic and dangerous. alec baldwin is spilling some interesting details about his time as donald trump. he tells the new york times that when he plays the president elect on saturday night live, he gets just 1400 bucks per long does it take him to throw on the makeup and wig? just 7 minutes. he says he'll keep playing trump, when he's not busy with other projects. coming up at six - a fire at an empty apartment, quickly spreading overnight.. john live tease >> now, good morning washington on your side. we begin with a breaking news alert. >> breaking overnight from a fire forci

highs: 39-46 winds: nw 5-15 mph kidd o'shea in the now..ance they were at or wanted to be at hot 99.5's jingle ball last night music biggest names showed up like 5th harmony, there was even a special appearance by the one and only niall from one direction. i was backstage and on the red carpet all night. i even caught u biggest stars of the show, hot 99.5's the kane show, where we played a holiday edition of the fun game "would you rather" ever wanted to make a music video for elton john? now's your chance. the star is asking fans to create the official music videos for "rocket man," "tiny dancer," and "bennie and the jets." the contest is to honor the 50th anniversary of john's songwriting partnership with bernie taupin. the competition is called elton john: the cut, and he's partnered with youtube for it. john, taupin, and a panel partnered with youtube for it. john, taupin, and a panel of experts will pick the winners, which will premiere on youtube next summer. tonight, tennesse fire victims will get help from some of the biggest names

highs: 45-50 winds: s 5-10 mph kidd o'shea in the now.. seinfeld is taking more big names for a ride - announcing the line-up for the 9th season of his streaming series comedians in cars getting coffee. kristen wiig will jump into the passenger's seat, as will norm macdonald, cedric the entertainer and lewis black, season 9 hits crackle january 5th. note! the animated comedy topped the box office at tuesday night preview screenings with one-point-seven million dollars, outpacing "passengers" and "assassin's creed." variety calls "deadpool" the year's biggest hit, with a 58-million dollar production budget and over 780 million dollars in global ticket sales. social networking site reddit, offers a secret santa gift with an organization that i really care about, and volunteer with. central union mission houses 170 homeless men a night and serves 600 hot meals a day! you can help right now - just go to their website, "mission d-c dot org". i will be speaking with the senior director of strategic partnerships and community engagement -- coming

highs: 49-54 winds: nw 5-10 mph kidd o'shea in the now.. jimmy kimmel is the new oscar host. he will preside to award shows though.. having twice emceed the emmy awards and hosting espn's espy awards. the 89th academy awards will be broadcast on abc february 26th. jimmy replaces chris rock as host of the oscars...and yesterday chris announced he is heading back on the road to do standup. he announced the total blackout tour'... the tour will begin on feb 14. march 5 - richmond, va @ alt center what do we think of ashton kutcher and mila kunis new baby boy's name?. this is the couple's second child. sister wyatt was born in 2014. brad pitt and fact. people spend less time lying awake with aches and pains with advil pm than with tylenol pm. advil pm combines the number one pain reliever with the number one sleep aid. gentle, non-habit forming advil pm. emerge restored. fortified. replenished. emerge everyday with emergen-c packed with b vitamins, antioxidants, electrolytes plus more vitamin c than 10 oranges. why not feel this good everyday? emerge and see. >> now, "good mornin

how are we going to get there, kidd o'shea? kidd: town. you are the one with all the connections. just ask? we could probably just and in the lobby of its a theater, the floor isn't far from there. i would be ok, catching a little bit of that. larry: and when the usher starts washing, just slide right in behind him. kidd: there's our plan to seek and tonight. like 20 seconds. real quickly, the emotions surrounding the death of george michael included the news of his secret charitable work. dozens of people have taken to social media to reveal the good needs he tried to keep hidden, giving 15,000 pounds to one woman needing fertility treatment. donating millions to children's anonymously at homeless shelters. amazing work that he continued to do. we continue to keep learning about his career. this guy started out in a pop , he was notally just the face of a pop group, he was a visionary. he wrote and produced songs, and artist, we lost a great. a great story coming up on news channel 8 about a 96-year-old man who got a greeting from one of today's biggest music pop stars. incredibl

autria: coming up here, kidd o'shea on the red carpet. kidd: it was a star-studded night for the kennedy center honors. is the reason how pacino is a special person. -- alba chino is a special person. suzanne: i will be reporting on a bizarre and dangerous situation out of northwest washington at a pizza place. i'm there right now. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? all the care your family needs. all connected for you. - i am the power of one. - i am the power of one. - we are the power of one. - by agreeing to have my... both: our... - novec power bill rounded up each month. - my few cents... - added to my few cents... both: added to our few cents... - add up to help improve lives in the local community. - support operation round up by having your novec power bill rounded up to the next dollar. all: that's the power of one. - sign up today at novec.com. >> you are watching "good morning washington," on your side. >> one of the hosts runs up and says -- did you see that guy? he has a big gun. a pizza shop. the suspect was apparently doing his own invest

kidd o'shea is live with more. kidd: larry, good evening. behind me things are quiet right now. but the setup is well underway for the premier of "hidden figures." this is the incredible untold story of kathryn johnson, dorothy vaughn and marry jackson. brilliant african-american women at nasa who served one of the brains behind the greatest astronaut in history, the l orbit. they will all be here tonight on the red carpet. the movie is picking up a lot of awards. it was nominated today by the s.a.g. awards for the entire cast nominated for an award. ovatvia spencer nominatedded for best actress. it will open nationwide on friday january 6. i had a chance to see the movie yesterday. it is absolutely incredible. the story takes place down the road in hampton roads, virginia. a wonderfully well-told story. well done. some people say it possibly got snubbed by the golden globes. i believe it did. it should have been nominated for best picture and was not. we talk about that and we have a rekeep tonight at 10:00 and abc7 news at 11:00 and more on "good morning washington." back to y

larry: kidd o'shea is here to get us in the now. the verizon center. i was there, chatting with the stars. fifth harmony was there, best known for their hit, work from home. from one direction was there. they said they were prepared for the loud screams expected from his fans. mainly teenage girls. >> bit of this, then duck and cover. ♪ quite you guys hang out with these stars all the time, what's it like to beer with them? crisis like the other half of the relationship, if we were dating. now we have to go ha ha ha ha. you guys are way more talented. jummy: was that jonas? miss out on the jingle ball last night? it was a lot of fun. want to get a lot of retreats on your twitter? i have never had so much interaction on my twitter as from last night. we are, i think like 86 retweets of just denial on the red carpet. not even looking at the camera. i wonder if those people think i'm him. just theets of wonderful ladies of fifth harmony. larry: there was a police car to what -- two walks away that was in a crash, i posted that. kidd: p

it's kidd o'shea. [laughter] my luck in hollywood has been bad all week. remember this rule earlier in the aniston with my eyes shut? i cannot mess this up, my interview with emma stone, because it's already done. the exclusive interview. now it's time for your 62nd express. >> wildfires in and around gatlinburg, tennessee. rescue crews: to burn down buildings. >> $1000 per month to all of the wrapping up its first phase in the investigation into last month's deadly school bus crash. you can see the driver right there, he has declined an interview. trump: we did have a lot of fun fighting hillary, didn't we? >> this is a check in after the worker weren't safe but they swept the issue under the rug. >> bringing the casino here, calling it a major gamble, they might be suffering -- shoveling in my future, i'm twice as likely to have a stroke. i'm at higher risk for depression. i'm 26% more likely to develop an irregular heartbeat. i have a 65% higher chance of developing diabetes. no matter who we are, these diseases can be managed or prevented when caught e

and kidd o'shea has details on famous studios here in rockville. >> we are seeing the kids scom to see the santa. it's amazing. kidd: thank you, intern john. cane, talk about how it got started >> this has been a pipe dream. it's amazing for those who came out of the woodward. chantilly air said here, have jets. we said okay. and the nolan group said here, here are money to help with thank you to able forces. you can sponsor a family this season as well. kidd: you do increasable work. you make everybody laugh. it's awesome that you do this this weekend. >> thank you for hanging out the entire morning. >> we will be here all, then in the night. you never know. they are always working here on the cane show. just like santa. back to you. the retiree who replayed all. the brutally honest exit survey and his response. alison: but first today marks one year since 14 people were killed in the bernanker isor attack -- the san bernardino terror attack. the road to recover has been difficult and blocked my medications got denied and cut off in october. >> after the break, why those jonathan: a y

kidd o'shea is here to get us in the now. all thatbeen talking the passing of carrie fisher.eople want to know what will happen to her dog, gary, who has been seen all over the place. tmc reports that her daughter will take over the duties, she carrie fisher had always said that she wanted her to go with gary -- that she wanted gary to go with her daughter if at all possible. so, that is something that we should point out. also, he is four years old. he was adopted to help her as a therapy dog because of her bipolar disorder. again, almost seen every with her -- everywhere with her over the last couple of months. in hollywood for the taping of an episode that included carrie fisher, she was promoting "the force awakens. taping. that we interviewed jimmy kimmel after the show had aired. carrie was there, we were backstage and saw her walk in. gary the dog was there as well. she was part of this that they did in the opening. i remember her walking in and she was going over the script, she was asking for things, wanted to change a couple of things. this was minutes before they w

the stormwatch 7 weather app -- you will be in the know, just like kidd o'shea, who will have at 7:50.ow," coming up 53 degrees today, breezy. bit cooler, 47le degrees. if you are looking to be traveling, running some errands around the dmv, things are looking really good today and tomorrow as well as on christmas day. the one caveat coming on christmas eve through the first half of the day. we will have some rain. just some wet weather. if there are any icy conditions, it will be in the high elevations off to moderate rain from 9:00, 10:00. look at this simulated radar, saturday at 4:00. clear latebegin to saturday evening as santa is coming to town. eve,rs early on christmas dry for christmas eve night. 49 and sunny for christmas day. the extended outlook coming up in 10. julie: we will check out what it looks like for christmas eve. according to our friends at waze, as far as a last-minute time is 10:00busy until 4:00 p.m. forbusy travel time airports, 11:00 to 4:00 p.m. again, 11:00 to 2:00 p.m., headed out to the restaurants. around the capital beltway, not a lot happening. we ha

but as kidd o'shea shows us, there is much more to his career and his family life. >> ♪ show me that ile again ♪ kidd: alan thi "growing pains." according to his website the show is still syndicated in over 65 countries. >> what? you are not excited about seeing yourself in diapers will drool running down your chin? kidd: you may not have known he hosted dozens of game shows and tried to take on johnny carson with "thicke of the night" and he is credited launching alex trebek's career. alan thicke was a composure of the original 1975 theme song for "wheel of fortune" and "facts of life" and different strokes." he never saw a tv until he was 7 years old. according to the "new york times" he grew up in a small town in ontario, canada where they didn't have tv. he appeared on an episode of "fuller house" on netflix. he posted "season two looking good. i even like the ones i'm not in." that his friend posted on twitter -- last night carter thicke, his 19-year-old son who was skating with him at the time of his heart attack took to twitter and said -- "i love you, pops." jonathan: i don't

kellye: abc7's kidd o'shea is joining us now from wash f.m. in their studios.ville now. the news is coming at a shock to so many people. we know fans have been calling in all day requesting george michael hits. what are they asking for? kidd: this is the radio station that plays it every day and this is the station that people turned on right away. we have been getting calls to play more george michael. but they are calling for everything. you think of the hits ehad. wham, "wake me up before you go-go," "careless whisper" "freedom," "father figurement" we forget about the duets. he did one with aretha franklin and elton john. one quote that stuck with me. george michael said i still believe music is one of the greatest gifts that god gave to man. i couldn't agree he started in the pop group and you would think he was a face of a pop group like many pop artists are. but he was more than that. after he broke away he went on to a successful solo career. he wrote and produced songs. he played every instrument on songs he created. this is the logs -- loss of a greet

kidd o'shea caught up with them and the executive chef of national harbor. >> basically when people come to m.g.m. national harbor we have a selection that appeals to pretty marcus samuelson with the global soul food. >> we hung out yesterday and you are finally coming to the restaurant. kidd: i'm happy to be here. >> where are we? >> market. >> second. >> look at that? >> brian and michael together for the first time doing the steakhouse. >> brian was my first boss ever in a kitchen. now i think i'm trying to even that out so i will be the boss of this restaurant this time. our first restaurant again together since we were 14 and we were young. >> you haven't been in kitchen together? >> we have been in a kitchen together but the first time we work in a full service restaurant together. we competed together. >> jose andreas fish focused on chesapeake. >> homage to everything, every creature that comes from the ocean. >> this is zizi pizza. it's in the national market. this is m.g.m.'s first take on a food haul concept. that i to do. make it authentic, make it great, innovatetive, contem

jonathan: but first, kidd o'shea has a look at what is coming up on mondays on "good morning america." kidd: thanks, jonathan. monday on "good morning washington," we are live for inaugural christmas village event. we will show you where they are getting in the christmas spirit with a one of kind experience. >> plus the arctic blast will last through the weekend but will temperatures stay below average through next week? we will let you know. >> plus, stay with us for traffic and weather every ten doug: the skies will be clear tonight. the per analysis tent northwesterly -- the per analysis tant northwesterly winds. it's breezy tomorrow and brisk. the clouds increase sunday with a high of 42. looking to next week we will go milder in the mid-50's on monday. rain is clearing tuesday. cooler. another strong front could give us rain on wednesday and a few wet snowflakes. stay with us. ♪abc7 news at 5:00" continues ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> hello. i'm lance corporal escobar. i'd like to give a shout out to my family back home. shout to the redskins. hail to the redskins. jonathan: thank you for your

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