but don't worry - our own kidd o'shea was there on the red carpet.. ad lib to kidd gloria estefan isne of the wealthiest and most successful musicians of our time she brought us conga, get on your feet and a string of other hits. and last night she was honored for her achievements in the arts with the prestigious kennedy center honors. on the red carpet before the with gloria about one of the most important group of people, her fans. coming up after 5:30 find out what ll cool j says is one of the most important success and how he felt about being the first hip hop artist to be honored in the 40 year history of the kennedy center honors. time now for weather - showers tomorrow; steadiest rain tomorrow night - cold by mid to late week - watching a coastal system this weekend today: partly to mostly sunny. mild. nice start to the week. highs: 54-59 winds: se 5 mph tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. not as cold. lows: 39-45 winds: se 5 mph tuesday: mostly cloudy. unseasonably mild and breezy. scattered showers. highs: 60-64 winds: s 5-15 mph coming up - a mega merger gets the how it could

adrianna: kidd o'shea is tackling boot camp at 6:18. good for you. kidd: i'm not tackling it, but the people inside our. we are at barry's boot camp that has finally arrived in d.c. if you have ever wondered where some of hollywood's biggest names workout and get ready for their movies, they go to barry's. this is generally, how are you? >> good, how are you? the first monday berries is open. it is here. kidd: i want to warn everybody there is -- that it is very loud in here and people are very motivated this morning. what is interesting about this is there are two different processes. they go on the treadmill and they workout down here. >> they go back and forth from running and doing the strength training on the floor. it is a perfect fat burning, muscle building exercise. kidd: the lighting in here, you can kind of get lost. workout, but it is also one-on-one. >> what is great about the studio is you can kind of disappear in the background. you don't have to be a hero. everybody does their own thing. it is inspiring. kidd: barry's is in d.c. becaus

kidd o'shea at wash fm. when is my favorite song by mariah carey coming up? kidd: i think they already played it once, but they will play it again. this is washington's christmas station, 97.1 wash fm. these are the people you will be listening to. chilli, people know this guy from washington, d.c. but maybe not on wash fm. >> are you talking about formally hot 99.5's toby knapp? >> it is good to be here. transition. i am on in the afternoons from 2:00 to 4:00. my day starts like your day now. kidd: how do you like getting up early? >> i was telling julie wright over the weekend, it is a brave new world. i do not get up as early as this woman who gets up at -- what was it? >> 1:45. 2:30 herebuilding by hardest working person on radio. hours he is new to the but we are really in this arranged marriage of hours, getting to know each other on the air as it is happening. kidd: you guys sound great. how does it feel to be the toby and chilli show? >> is any great endeavor will work, it involves teamwork and i am going to listen and try to learn. kidd: the best thin

who would know the answers is kidd o'shea. >> charlie. that is correct. from you can walk out here. camilla has one of the biggest songs with "savannah." we caught up with her. >> how are you? i'm kidd. nice to meet you. i was outside talking to your fans and they are waiting to come inside. they saw you earlier today. >> yep. this is true. >> you have a good relationship with the fans. >> i love the fans so much. the two girls i saw today you are talking about and i have known them forever. they were here since 8:00 a.m. today and they have the big posters and i have known them for a long time. i feel like with the fans and i, we see each oth a special bond. >> we are friends. i love them a lot. >> how do you female to have the biggest song in country right now? >> super cool. i am excited that the album is coming out. >> i released "savannah" and then the other songs on the album, never be the same and real friends released a few days ago. i am excited. >> thank you so much. >> we will have a complete recap tomorrow of jingle ball of "good morning washington." join us for that on

highs: 33-38 winds: sw to nw 5 mph kidd o'shea in the now..bes magazine's list of most overpaid actors of 2017. he raked in $68 million in pretax dollars this year. yet for every buck he earned his movies took in just $4.40. christian bale came in second denzel washington and brad pitt. chance the rapper tops the 20-17 "celebs gone good" list. the tally by the global non-profit do-something dot-org recognizes celebrities who use their platforms to raise awareness for help affect social change. music-makers dominated the list, with ariana grande ranked second, and rihanna at number three. the producers of indie films like "lady bird" hope oscar buzz will bring more blockbuster has brought in an estimated 424-million dollars in its first 12 days in north american theaters, passing "wonder woman" for second place on the 20-17 box office list. now it's a race to see whether "jedi" can pass the leader, "beauty and the beast" at 504-million, before the clock hits midnight on new year's eve. much more ahead on good morning washington. sam sweeney fol

kidd o'shea is live from vortex studio in tysons. good morning kidd. much more to come on good morning washington. what are you working on for the next hour? >> now, "good morning washington," on your side. >> this entire race has been about a gritty and respect. autria: a stunning upset. fordemocrat winning alabama the first time in decades. roy moore, not backing down. the republican message to voters and the fight that is not done yet. temperatures, plummeting. if you are feeling that arctic the door this morning, and with the windchill it's even worse. hey, vj. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] veronica: this will be our coldest day this season. under freezing in most neighborhoods today. you need to really bundle up and dress in layers today. we have got windy conditions on to

highs: 25-29 winds: nw 5-10 mph kidd o'shea in the now.. rapper t.i.ading a little christmas cheer. rapper t.i. is spreading a little christmas cheer. this video posted on social media shows t.i. entering an atlanta-area target on sunday. he calls for all single mothers to follow him -- then heads for the cash register. t.i. pays for all of their chrima tthe bill- roughly 20 thousand dollars. how did "all the money in the world" director ridley scott cast christopher plummer as a last-minute replacement for scandal-plagued kevin spacey? we are now learning how he pulled it off in secrecy. a story in ridley scott had called casting agencies looking for an actor to play a 90 year old man, everyone would of known that kevin spacey was being replaced. that's when you call "wonder woman" to the rescue -- or, rather, "wonder woman" director patty jenkins, who put out the casting call for a role in a t-v series she's developing. the ruse worked, ridley got his reshoots and christopher plummer, and co-star michelle williams all got golden globe nominations. wh

kidd o'shea is live at the 97.1 wash fm studios...ning today - melania trump bringing holiday cheer t bringing holiday cheer to children's national medical center. the first lady will read christmas books to kids there this afternoon. mrs. trump is back in washington after a quick visit to texas yesterday.. the first lady and second lady karen pence met with first responders more than three months after hurricane harvey. and on their way out of town.. the duo making a quick they popped in for lunch at whataburger in corpus christi. the white house communications director tweeted this picture of the first lady staring at the menu... but we're not sure what she ordered.. whata burger, or whatta chicken sandwhich? time now for weather time now for weather time now for weather coming up.. the top videos of 20-17... means more online receipts... but there's a fake one making the rounds! seven is on your side with the latest phishing' scam, next. burning out of right now - four fires - devastating southern california. new overnight - winds

kidd o'shea middle school for the arts and sciences with members of the group.ime for a check on weather. movie fans won't have to stay up as 5:xx - a what's trending. here with a look at what's trending. breaking news this morning! after a two year hiatus - mcdonalds is bringing back it's dollar menu. the value menu returns next month.. but this time the items will cost one, two and three dollars. mcdonalds had dropped the menu after franchises complained about decreasing profits. this friendship has taken social media by storm.. a 22 year old harlem rapper traveled to palm springs to meet his "words with friends" competitor in person. she's 88 year old rosald best friend. the two played words with friends for 5 months straight but also said she's someone he could confide in. side note: he's from silver spring - that's where the game started. have you seen this: the invisible box challenge. take a look. people are stepping on an invisible box. no clue how it works. a football player and a cheerleader have mastered it. johnny live tease stepping into the unknown

and right now -- kidd o'shea is outside our station with an ugly sweater car. kidd, tell us about the lyft merry mode. much more to come on good morning ryan hughes, what do you have coming up at 6? just became whatever whayou're about to dout to do after you get coffee. nothing comes before coffee. that's why we're introducing a new line of café-quality espresso drinks from mccafé. get a small peppermint mocha for just two dollars. announcer: now, good morning washington on your side. mccain'sring john health. what it means for the gop agenda. news about ae maryland native shot in the las vegas massacre. weather alert was issued. what has changed in the forecast, and the snow that could make a mess for things in a few hours. a lot we are tracking on friday morning. eileen: happy friday. we want to get you updated with the information that came in while you were sleeping. a clipper system, it is not going to be a big deal, but it could bring enough snow to coincide with the afternoon and evening rush, we could the concerned with slick travel.

highs: 32-39 winds: se to w 5 mph kidd o'shea in the now..ere on good morning washington we do something called the 750 dance party which takes when our show moves over to news channel 8, if you hoping to build it into a career. lord caldwell and peter perkins -- ages 19 and 20 -- are street dancers. perkins is also homeless. chance you can see them perform their hip-hop moves -- which they call "flex" -- on a street corner or metro platform. they're out there seven days a week -- and have attracted the attention of producers of a mcdonald's commercial, and the discovery channel. >> everything is burned. the deadliest fire in a generation in new york city. children are among the dead. the inferno firefighters are calling shocker -- calling shocking. adrianna: winter blast. weighing in, trump his comments on global warming going viral. i am larry smith. adrianna: it is

kidd o'shea in the now.. another hot 995 jingle ball is in the books.t took place last night at capital one arena with some of music's biggest names and we were on the red carpet before the show where were the women? that was one of the questions people had after looking at the movie directing ( ♪ ) when it comes to holiday shopping, my wife loves style, my son is all about technology and my daughter? she just loves horses. don't you just love one-stop shopping? i do. ring in the holidays with buick. get up to 20% below msrp on most 2017 luxury suv models. that's over $7,100 on this buick envision essence. experience the new buick this holiday season. >> now, "good morning washington ," on your side. >> it is time that we go ahead and say enough is enough. >> a showdown in the south. alabama heading to the polls. what is at stake in the new comments shaking up this controversial election. >> plus, new details from montgomery county. what we're hearing from police that could change the invest

kidd o'shea is live in northwest on this motivation monday..t at six -- why virginia's secretary of transportation says those tolls [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> "good morning washington" on your side -- we begin with a breaking news alert. adrianna: what crews are telling us right now from the scene of a deadly fire. have students are now coping in class today. autria: the tolls on i-66? you better get used to them. adrianna:

it is what kidd o'shea is about to answer in today's kidd's class. asked who is santa, how does he get out presents. kidd: where does he get them? >> the north pole. fly? how does the sleigh >> with the reindeer. reindeer.sed kidd: there are multiple raing -- reindeer. one has a red nose? why is see the only one with a red nose? r he is the special eindeer. kidd: how does he get into a house that does not have a chimney? >> he goes through your front door. he will break in. kidd: he will break in. he will get in just two drop the presence off. -- just to drop the presents off. does he know if you are naughty or nice? >> jesus can help him. >> good morning, washington. was jesus?esponse came to ask him, he said yes, that is correct. christmas songa for me, that i will share with you at 8:00. elf in theirpecial classroom. buddy.ve this elf knows you will meet 7:00. my favorite, santa just breaks in. got to get in the house. it feels like the holidays with temperatures so low. 35 today. we are on an upward temperature trajectory into next week. warm tod

kidd o'shea is live in national harbor were people are hard at work. hello, kidd. with two trucks full of toys. we are loading those now. deborah, tomorrow is going to be exciting. we hope to have more toys than this tomorrow. >> definitely. from 11:00 to 3:00, we have your team coming out. toy gets who brings a a free ride on the capital wheel. it is so easy to come out here. it is around the beltway, easy act us on the weekends. no traffic. kidd: if you don't want to get out of your car, you don't have to. all ofhe >> we have "a christmas carol," lots of shopping. kidd: if you have not seen the tree, there are over 2 million lights here. dime, shop, you will see all of the lights. kidd: flip back around here, look at the toys that came here from darcars. we hope you can donate tomorrow as well. back to you. the ridet is not only on the capital wheel, but a bcs the and is giving away hats to the first 100 people who come out and visit us. if you cannot make it out, you and donate wjla.com a toy with one click. >> trump is speaking out about a verdict following the

larry: kidd o'shea live at children's national medical center with how things are going. dd: good morning. i'm with toby and chili. do you want to tell our viewers what the story was about? >> when this kid was nine years old, he had but he's not was an ear infection. it turned into severe a severe blood disease and he needed a bone marrow transplant to survive. it was his mom talking about how that was shocking. son got me was her other was a perfect match. her one son saving her other son -- to hear stories like that gets to you. children'sppened at national, who does not turn anyone away. >> giving away millions in uncompensated care. >> i hope people realize how monumental this place is in a city of monuments. no one is turned away. if you can't afford medical treatment, they won't turn you away. the medical code, do no harm, they put that into practice with world-class doctors and medicine. we know the health care debate. there is no debate here. it is how will we get you well? miracle makers step up to help. kidd: you can become a miracle maker by calling. we'll have

let's say good morning now to our favorite toys for tots ambassador, kidd o'shea. rianna: -- kidd: the toy donations are coming in, as well as the cash donations for our marines we will tell you how much they are trying to raise. plus no flag, no problem. what needs to happen next for ( ♪ ) as a person who loves the finer things, this holiday season, i've asked for a luxurious new buick suv. ( ♪ ) fingers crossed. ( ♪ ) ring in the holidays with buick. get up to 20% below msrp on most 2017 luxury suv models. that's almost $7,400 on this buick enclave leather. experience the new buick this holiday season for remaining 2017s. autria: a terror plot stopped in its tracks. larry: the target, a british head of state. islamic extremists plan to kill theresa may by blowing up the gates to downing street where she lives the using in improvised explosive device. the authorities arrested the men behind the plot last week before the could desperate for they could carry it out. they should appear in court toda

kidd o'shea joins us now. he also had a powerful message last night. kidd: absolutely. he started by thanking his guest hosts, and he wore his emotions on his sleeve. jimmy: they gave me a full day of their very busy lives to give me time off, and i am grateful for them for doing that. doesn't. pleading tohas been congress for better health care, especially when it comes to children. his son has a heart defect and needs extensive treatment. .i.p,ess recently cut c.h the children's health insurance program. jimmy came out swinging. jimmy: this has always had bipartisan support, but this year, they let money for it expires so they can give tax cuts to their millionaire and donors.ire imagined getting that litter, literally not knowing how you could be able to afford to save your child's life. i have had enough of this. i do not know what could be more disgusting than putting a tax cut, that mostly goes to rich people, head of the likes of children. kidd: as for his son, he says billy is doing great. he has one more surgery, and he joked the doctor said he is on track to w

. >> and kidd o'shea is a close second. he visited to learn more about the guy in red for the kidd class. kidd: what does santa do? >> gives prints. kidd: where does he get presents from? >> how does he get the sleigh to fly? >> with the reindeer. the red-nose reindeer. kidd: so there are multiple reindeer? one of them has a red nose? >> yes. kidd: why is he the only one with the red nose? >> because that is a special reindeer. >> how does he get it inside the house? how does it work? >> from the chimney. kidd: i don't have a chimney at my house. how does he get into a house that doesn't have a chimney that that situation? >> he will >> he knows you are naughty or nice. how does he know? >> jesus helps him. >> jesus helps him? >> yes. jonathan: santa breaks in. breaking and entering there. nancy: my! >> the force is strong. luke skywalker is back and episode viii, "the last jedi." massive first night at the box office. how much they expect to make the rest of the weekend coming up next. >> they are gearing up in the county f

kidd o'shea snapped the picture and posted it on twitter. that is for solo drivers. if you have a passenger and an easy pass flex to the right side there is no charge. alison: wow! $40. no other way to put it. he slammed the current metro board. former transportation secretary ray la hood contracted by virginia now to review the transit agency is pitching a dramatic overhaul. proposed changes here. brianne: the former u.s. transportation secretary ray la hood releasing the report commissioned by the virginia governor terry mcauliffe and his plan on how to fix metro. the number one element of the plan beginning with the governance of metro, performing metro's board. today ray la hood calling the current 16-member board unwielding and parochial and said it's time for a smaller board. the report calls for five-member reform board by the mayor, d.c. and the transportation secretary. here is how he says it would work. >> we are recommending a temporary, five-person reform board. appointed by the principals and the two governments, mayor and the secretary of transportation

adrianna: and the stars were out in d.c., kidd o'shea breaks down the kennedy center honors. autria: check us out, brand-new , photosf the super moon taken by bill engels last night in d.c. if you didn't know any better you would think that your i was playing tricks on you. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] moon makes its the only super moon that we have had this year. three have two full moons, but it won't be super. autria: reminds me of the move and -- the movie "evan almighty." [laughter] adrianna: so, we are a sure and in winter? veronica: mild conditions for you over the next two days. today included, rain on tuesday wednesday, and then winter arrives. yeah, it took a while. droppingres will be into the 40's for a high. theay, just 41 degrees with average high being 50. as we get into the mid part of the week in the end part of the week it will start to feel more like january. at the bus stop this morning we are tracking some cold but we will see the temperatures rise

alison: kidd o'shea is filling in at wash f.m. for the evening drive. you were there and you got to catch up with the stars on the red carpet. how was it? kidd: it was excellent. it was a very exciting night. i learned they were all there and honored to be there but they were there for different reasons. >> to a pop music icon. honoring gloria estefan who had a message for the fans last night. >> should i tell them directly? thank you. thank you for listening and offering me love and support for the prayers when i needed them. i broke my back 27 years ago. >> l.l. cool jay says dreams come true. >> i believe with your imagination you have to take action. kidd: donnie simpson says lionel ritchie means a lot to d.c. >> i'm proud of him. this is amazing. my closing song for so many years on the radio show is "jesus is love" by the commodores. we were hanging out. we were talking about just what that song meant to this city. >> and norman leer is still working and producing tv shows. what did i take to stay young? >> what is the big sur praise in caring abou

. >> i'm kidd o'shea live outside the arena.hanging out by the tour buses now so maybe they will come off the buses. back with a live report in a moment on abc7. mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow. but after an electrical fire from faulty wiring, mary's vintage clothing and designer shoe collection were ruined. luckily, the geico insurance agency had recently helped mary with renters insurance, and she got a totally fab replacement wardrobe at bloomingdale's. mary was inspired to start her own fashion line, exclusively for little lambs. visit geico.com and see how affordable renters insurance can be. michelle: a wild end to the seattle-jacksonville game yesterday afternoon. the seahawks defensive lineman jefferson a former terp tried to climb into the stands after fans threw beer and other drinks on him. emotional jefferson who had been ejected following a skirmish as time

kidd o'shea was here to find out what the night meant to all of them. to a popm a dance icon music icon, gloria estefan had a message for fans. directly? thanks for listening, for offering love and support, for your prayers when i needed them. i broke my back 27 years ago. i am walking because of all of you, because i thought your prayers. thank you so much. the firstool j, hip-hop artist to be honored, says dreams do come true. ll: i believe in the dreams of power and in him -- and imagination. faith without works is staff. along with your imagine is asian and visualization, you have to take -- along with your imagination and visualization, you have to take action. says lionel simpson means a lot to d.c. >> this is proud of him. my closing song for so many years on my radio show was "jesus is love" by the commodores. we were hanging out friday night, me and lionel and my wife, and talking about what the song meant to this city. kidd: 1095 years old, tv icon normanea producing tv shows. i asked him, what does it take to stay young? surprisehat is the bi