our own larry smith -- caught in the chaos. of people stranded when the power completely goes out at america's busiest airport. now -- flights finally taking off again -- but cancellations and delays remain. plus, republicans -- on the brink of passing a sweeping tax reform plan. how it could impact you, and the one senator who won't be there for the vote. good morning, i'm autria godfrey, and i'm adrianna hopkins in for larry smith -- who will be calling in during our six o'clock hour of good morning washington to talk about all the chaos happening at that airport i let's start the half hour with a check on the weather. today: partly cloudy, milder highs: 50-56 winds: southwest 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy lows: 38-42 winds: light tuesday: partly sunny & mild highs: 56-62 winds: sw 5-10 breaking news this morning -- breaking news this morning --

i'm larry smith.. and i'm adrianna hopkins.. in for autria godfrey. toss to eileen - dangerous cold this morning; single digits chills - few snow showers saturday - coldest new year's in decades - subfreezing temperatures to ring in 2018 today: sunny and very cold. highs: 24-27 winds: nw 5-10 mph tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. lows: 13-21 winds: n 5 mph friday: am clouds. pm sun. remaining unseasonably cold. highs: 33-38 winds: sw to nw 5 mph happening right now-- country-- hit with a winter blast. as eileen said-- temperatures are in the teens here in the district. and farther north-- they are dealing with lake-effect snow several feet deep. abc's todd ant has more from new york. whether it's a winter snowstorm or bitter cold - you can keep up with the weather by can keep up with the weather by downloading our stormwatch 7 weather app. it's available for free from the apple app store and google play. we are following breaking news in fairfax. police say one man is responsible for a we are following breaking news in fairfax. police say one man is r

and our own larry smith -caught in the chaos. he was supposed to be here on good morning washington.. but he's stuck there in atlanta! good news though - larry's re-booked on a flight later this morning. fingers crossed it'll get off the ground. we'll be talking with larry live coming up at six. today, contracted employees at dulles airport will announce whether they'll go on strike during the holiday season. they're demanding that their employer, huntleigh u-s-a corporation, allow them to join a union. at two this afternoon, the employees will announce the results of their strike vote. this would be the third time they've gone on strike against the company as they ask for higher wages, and more job security. new misconduct claims surfacing this morning - this time against m-s-n-b-c host chris matthews. we're also learning the company made a payment to his accuser. a spokesperson says this all happened back in 1999 -- after the woman compl "hardball" host sexually harassed her. m-s-n-b-c says the payment was separation-related com

and i'm larry smith. toss to eileen - cold remains the big weather story - light snow tonight -> saturday morning (less than 1"; slick travel possible) - feeling like the single digits to ring in the new year - coldest new year's in decades today: decreasing clouds. cold. highs: 32-37 winds: variable 5 mph tonight: cloudy and cold. light snow possible. lows: 20-27 winds: nw 5 mph saturday: cloudy and cold. morning snow. less than 1". icy roads possible. highs: 32-39 winds: se to w 5 mph it's 5:xx and we are news right now in new york. at least 12 people are dead in the bronx, where a fire ripped through an apartment building late last night. firefighters says the flames spread through all five floors in minutes. the chaotic scene playing out on the sidewalk with temperatures well below freezing. police tell us that a toddler is among the dead, and 4 other residents are in critical condition. about 170 firefighters worked in bone-chilling cold, to rescue people from the building. no word yet on what caused

one of the thousands of people stock, our very own larry smith.en forced to put on your reporter hat this morning. what's it like down there? larry: it's crazy. they just a drop me off with a railroad car, it's a half hour process. stranded, trying to not only get to where but just trying to find their luggage. it is full power now, that's the good thing. adrianna: i couldn't imagine being there in that huge airport, busy as it is, and then the lights go out? larry: i was talking to people last night, some were sitting on the tarmac for five hours and than once they were released there was nowhere to go, there was no information because there were no computers. everyone was literally in the dark. people just walking around trying to find a hotel, couldn't get car service to the terminal because they were not allowing any cars appear. today again it will be a long day if you are right, there are ripple effects across the country. well, hopefully you make your flight without any issues in we will see you back here when you get home. larry: thank you

larry smith. and i'm adrianna hopkins, in for autria godfrey. toss to eileen - cold remains the big weather story - light snow tonight -> saturday morning (less than 1"; slick travel possible) - feeling like the single digits to ring in the new year - coldest new year's in decades today: decreasing clouds. cold. highs: 32-37 winds: variable 5 mph tonight: cloudy and cold. light snow possible. lows: 20-27 winds: nw 5 mph saturday: cloudy and cold. morning snow. less than 1". icy roads possible. highs: 32-39 winds: se to w 5 mph right now.. at least 12 people horrific fire in the bronx. the victims include a one-year-old child -- after flames tore through an apartment building. todd ant has the latest. the f-b-i is weighing possible criminal charges in that eight-hour "flight to nowhere" earlier this week. investigators report -- a pair of brothers with nearly identical names - used a duplicate boarding pass to board the tokyo-bound plane out of los angeles. one had a legitimate ticket. but the other was booked on a different flight - with a diffe

i'm adrianna hopkins in for larry smith. and i'm autria godfrey. - mild start to the week - 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 another guilty plea another guilty plea mueller russia another guilty plea in the robert mueller russia meddling probe. this one-- is by far the biggest. president trump's former national security adviser michael flynn, pleading guilty, and now working with federal investigators. the white house playing defense over the weekend.. as president trump slams the fbi on twitter. abc's kenneth moton has more from nortwest. a-b-c news investigative reporter brian ross is suspended and the reporter brian ross is suspended and the network is apologizing after an inc

i'm larry smith. and i'm adrianna hopkins, in for autria godfrey.winter weather advisory until 11am for frederick, montgomery, and loudoun counties - isolated early morning slick spots with flurries/light snow showers (nothing falling as of this writing -- very dry air to overcome) - cold is the big weather story across much of the country; including the dmv - arctic blast to ring in new year's (sub-freezing temperatures!) today: isolated flurries, snow showers early. clouds give way to sun. cold and breezy. highs: 29-33

i'm larry smith. and i'm adrianna hopkins, in for autria godfrey. toss to eileen winter weather advisory until 11am for frederick, montgomery, and loudoun counties - isolated early morning slick spots with flurries/light snow showers (nothing falling as of this writing -- very dry air to overcome) - cold is the big weather story across much of the country; including the dmv - arctic blast to ring in new year's (sub-freezing temperatures!) today: isolated flurries, snow showers early. clouds give way to sun. cold and breezy. highs: 29-33 and cold. lows: 12-18 winds: nw 5-15 mph thursday: partly cloudy. unseasonably cold. highs: 25-29 winds: nw 5-10 mph this winter weather is not just delivering cold temperatures here. several states now dealing with historic snow and this winter weather is not just delivering cold temperatures here. several states now dealing with historic snow and icy roads-- just as millions travel home after christmas. abc's serena marshall continues our coverage, in nortwest. do not get caught unprepared for the elements. downloa

im autria godfrey and im larry smith we'll get to that forecast in a minute.. but first - that breaking news out of australia.. two men are under arrest after plowing an s-u-v into a crowd of pedestrians in melbourne. 14 people hurt... in what police are calling a deliberate act. witnesses say the vehicle was going at least 60 miles an hour. police say one of the men taken into custody was the driver.. it's unclear if the second man was also in the vehicle. so far no word on a possible motive.. we're also followi the race is on to save more than 200 people from a sinking ferry. one survivor says the weather was fine when they left port -- but about two hours into the trip the winds and thw waves picked up. that's when passengers all rushed to one side. fishermen are working with the coast guard, air force and navy in those rescues. we are staying on top of the situation in the phlippines and australia.. download the abc seven app to get breaking alerts sent right to your phone. toss to vj today - coldest in more than a week fog & showers for saturday christmas

good morning washington, i'm larry smith. and i'm adrianna hopkins in for autria godfrey.d this morning! toss to eileen - cold remains the big weather story - light snow tonight -> saturday morning (less than 1"; slick travel possible) - feeling like the single digits to ring in the new year - coldest new year's in decades today: decreasing clouds. cold. highs: 32-37 winds: variable 5 mph tonight: cloudy and cold. light snow possible. lows: 20-27 winds: nw 5 mph saturday: cloudy and cold. morning snow. less highs: 32-39 winds: se to w 5 mph developing now.. d.c. homicide detectives are discovery of a body that was inside a burning car. police and firefighters were called to an alley between ridge road and adrian street southeast last night. after the flames were put out, officers found the body in the burned-out sedan. "the washington post" reports, the body was in the trunk of the car. neighbors say arrived they heard gunshots, then a loud explosion. new overnight from montgomery county-- about 60 people forced out into the cold when fire tears through an aparmtent buildi

i am larry smith. autria: i am autria godfrey. what is going on?he last we mentioned couple of days that we would have a burst of snow

good morning washington i'm autria godfrey, and i'm adrianna hopkins, in for larry smith.to eileen - unseasonably cold today through the weekend - rain & snow chances increasing tonight/tomorrow - highest impacts to southern md (around 2" of snow possible) - cold & blustery sunday today: cloudy & cold. few showers over southern md. highs: 40-42 winds: n to s 5 mph tonight: cloudy & c lows: 29-34 winds: s 5 mph saturday: am rain/snow mix. any accumulation over southern md. clearing west to east. highs: 35-39 winds: ne to se 5 mph breaking news this morning -- gaithersburg city a late night home invasion. it happened shortly before midnight.. in a home on teachers way in gaithersburg. police say the attackers were armed -- and stole two guns as well as a laptop, wallet and cell phone. no one in the home was injured. so far.. no arrests. happening today -- police plan to search an area of stafford county for the body of pamela butler. her boyfriend, jose rodriguez cruz, claims that's where he buried her body about nine years ago. now -- we're hearing from butler's family abou

i am larry smith. adrianna: it is very cold and the tweet is interesting, but, how cold is it? as it wast as cold this time yesterday. temperatures are well below freezing, starting off at 16 in gaithersburg. 17, manassas. 21 degrees downtown. that is what it feels like with light wind. clouds across the region, few snow flurries. flurry or snow shower not out of the question this morning. clouds give way to sunshine. by 11:00, up to 27. that is higher than our high temperature yesterday. above freezing around 2:00. 30 degrees by 5:00. overnight, we track a clipper system that will dive out of will bring us light snow. tomorrow morning, we will talk about accumulation and impact. we have an accident in damascus at oak drive. watch for police direction. all lanes will be closed. on the outer loop of the beltway, a tractor-trailer is off to the shoulder. it looks like everything is moving fine. thet see problems here at wilson bridge. i want to point out we have traffic moving across the wilson bridge. interstateee what travel will look like today. this is a egg travel weekend. p

i'm adrianna hopkins in for larry smith.nd i'm autria godfrey. - mild start to the week - 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

jonathan: go to larry smith. larry: we are hearing more stories of the heroes. helping those at the scene of the deadly train derailment. if you are still changing out the batteries of the smoke detectors. the new law and technology doing away with changing batteries. that and more when we join you at 5:00. see you then. >> to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. michelle: that is an anamatronic president trump joining 44 others in the disney hall of presidents which just reopened. every one of the american presidents are represented. the president recorded remarks just for disney like his predecessors have done since the 1990's. jonathan: i'm usually the one guilty of this. we bring up starbucks when they roll out the new items so in fairness, i'm happy about take a look at this. in the game now. you have to be 21 or over for the only brew. it will launch a d, dark roasted brew. only available in massachusetts tap rooms. this is the second dunkin' brew. it had a pumpkin ale out of north carolina this fall a

i am larry smith. autria: i am autria godfrey. what is going on? the last we mentioned couple of days that we would have a burst of snow cause the most trouble. i still took my mustang ian and did just fine, so take it slow. allow yourself some extra prep time getting out the door. here is i've 70 at u.s. 29, atffic moving along -- i 70 u.s. 29, traffic moving along slowly. some snow showers around frederick, maryland and washington county, headed eastbound. couple of minutes, a burst of snow in howard county. 32 degrees. the forecast is going up to 40 degrees for recess time, 41 late. the warmer weekend coming our way. julie: i need to be like a kid. 40 degrees to a kid with a coat is like 80 degrees in the summer. southbound 95, mus beltway. here is the crash, up to seven vehicles involved, and only the left lane is getting by. stick with 295 and the bw parkway. that will save you a lot of time to avoid that crash. here is the overturned truck southbound 395 toward the pentagon. line-up to the right to get by. within the next 10 minutes i will ta

i am larry smith. adrianna: i am adrianna hopkins.y: in northeast d.c., a man was found dead shot inside a home on bryant street. right now they only have a vague description of the suspect. adrianna: a death investigation in largo is now a homicide. around 9:30 last night a patrol officer found a man with a car on a -- capitale lane. no word on the suspect. larry: a winter weather advisory canceled for the josh: it'll be tough to change -- shake these cold temperatures. 31 in d.c.. upper-20's toward the beltway. even colder outside of the beltway. as we zoom out, i want to show you the chance for a few flurries slightly north and west of d.c. not going to amount to much more than that. we top out around 30. colder tomorrow with single-digit wind chills. saturday, the chance for a few snow showers north of town, but we stay cold into 2018. allie: northbound d.c. 295 north of benning road -- an accident. they are starting the clearing process. expect delays in the northbound direction. southbound d.c. to 95 will be distracted by the ac

i'm larry smith. arianna: and i'm a jamal hopkins, in for autria godfrey. this is the busiest month for traveling? julie: but with a strike? it's going to get crazy. weather: at least the is going to be easy, which is ironic, yesterday was the anniversary of a big snowstorm from 2009. look at these temperatures, it was amazing. today, not too bad. it's not going to be that sunny. clouds coming through from time to time. by 11 a.m. and0 temperatures will kind of hold steady and here's the reason why. a weather system to the south with rain running along the front. if you are traveling from atlanta to memphis, t 50 is your high, mid 40's tomorrow with colder conditions coming our way and some wind. the forecast today not starting out in the 20's, but for today, 50, 45 tomorrow, we will talk about the weekend and the wet weather that we are having right around the holidays. 3%ie: traveling by car is up this year. we need the weather to be on our side as we make the plan to head towards grandma's house or wherever you are traveling for the holiday. dry pavement

good morning, washington, i am larry smith. adrianna: i am adrianna hopkins. cute fore going to be new year's eve, i guess you will have to have the longjohns on. eileen: as we ring in the new year, it will feel similar to right now. we have single-digit wind chills. it feels like one degree at reagan national, zero in gaithersburg. andrews, minus one wind chill. we still have a little bit of a breeze that is bringing us wind chills, wind out of the northwest at about five to 15 miles per hour. air temperatures are in the teens. probably want to allow a few extra minutes to warm that car up this morning. our high temperature today, only 27, the coldest day since january 7. feeling like the teens throughout the day. just nasty cold. we will talk more about what you can expect for that polar party for new year's. alison: we have nasty traffic to go with the nasty weather. straight to the beltway, left lanes taken away with an accident. sizable delays through here. they are starting to move that it is as the 270 spur, parking lot and extends beyond that. , outer

alison: well, we should say larry smith was actually there at the airport. we happy you made it back in time for the news. you weren't so lucky trying to get to the morning show today. what was it like? larry: it was crazy to see people sitting around. no computers, no power. a picture of the backup. they weren't allowing any cars to get near the terminal so even if you had your luggage and tried to leave, this was your final destination, you couldn't get a car. you way to a shuttle. they were passing out free water. if you were like me and you already had a ticket and you weren't checking bags it was fairly easy. otherwise, delta passengers were in line for quite a bit of time today. the one problem today still because there was no electricity no train service from the rental car center to the term a -- terminal. if you've been to atlanta it runs the entire link. on facebook live we put videos up to show you the walk if you have time to kill. >> hopefully you had your walking shoes. it seems like from the pictures and stuff that you took people were calm. >>

that you are with us, i'm larry smith. autria: let's get a check in your forecast, first. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.o] the hour. [laughter] veronica: temperatures have an going up and down, up and down, taking dips and rising high again. but this pattern is cold, cold sticking around. anyone who hasn't been watching or keeping up with what's going my you might be saying -- gosh, what happened? 48 degrees out there right now, temperatures higher than what i have posted for the next 10 days. for the most part we are relatively mild. a little bit of dampness, we have a southeasterly wind and i am seeing spots of fog. fog bear from baltimore, interstate 95. later today, the high temperature will track more rain for the afternoon and evening rush. julie, how are the roads looking? julie: we definitely have hands full and some delays here for those continuing inbound along montana. this is where you will find the slowdown. heads heads-up from south dakota avenue headed inbou

michelle: now check in with larry smith to see what is coming up new at 5:00. >> the singing bus driverho realized a life-long dream coming up. plus, only on 7 -- d.c. neighborhood iced out of their own street. mother nature is not t what is? we hunt for answers and action. you have to see a man leading a high speed police chase down a peer. we will show you how it indiana up at 5:00 -- how it ends up at 5:00. >> uber and lyft are part of daily life. where are they taking people? uber is out with a list of the top destinations for folks with the rides in d.c. in the last year. the only one outside the city is m.g.m. national harbor. the rest in no particular order here will nats park, nationals park, georgetown university. lincoln memorial. kennedy center. air and space museum. capital one arena. founding farmers. jonathan: from the new administration to exploding allegation of sexual harassment to assault and hurricanes and a solar eclipse. it's been a memorable year to be sure. we look at the top local stories in >> i-66 tolls made national news on the first day the price soared well

now check in with larry smith for a live desk of what is coming up at 5:00. hi, larry. larry: hi, michelle. encounter for pupal line construction workers and -- purple line construction workers. this is a story that you will only see on 7. plus, scary moments for jetblue passengers in boston. the plane sliding on ice and sliding off the taxiway. scandal among administrator of the miss america pageant. the disturbi lead to the exchange for some of them. that's when nancy and i join you at 5:00. see you in a minute. jonathan: all that noise right there that led to unusually quiet christmas in an australian town. the town was completely cut off after a land slide christmas eve. nobody was hurt. but 150 people cannot leave the town as a result. they are not worried about this. >> sorry, how long will it take? a week. can you make it take two? >> this feels like winter is here and feels like a slap of the face. bill: mother nature will take full control. we are at 37 degrees and this is one of the warmer days. winds at the southwest at 10 miles per hour. notice to the west.

larry: i'm larry smith at the "live desk." a man skipped paying a metro fare but wait until you hear what he did on the platform without getting on a train. >> protesters descend on the utah capitol as president trump announces plans to downsize two national monuments. "star wars" may make money at the box office but find out where it's trending on its own when we join you at 5:00. michelle: thank you, larry. today is natial the first record of the cookies were actually an accident. good accident i'd say. cake batter in an overheated oven. chocolate chip is so pap lar it has the own day. others have the honor. my favorite, it's traditional, i'll go with chocolate chip. but it has to be warm fresh out of the oven. not the store bought. nancy: with the sides crispy. nothing like a good cookie. i would go with oatmeal raisin. michelle: good one. steve? steve: i lake peanut butter chocolate. and chocolate chip and oreos. anything with raisins, not a fan. michelle: keep that in mind. steve: now you know. chocolate and the other goo

larry: i'm larry smith with what is coming up at 5:00. think erie, pennsylvania, is the only place slammed with snow in think again. we have another place it's pulling up. plus, hardworking student hitting more than the books to support his family inspire. and the santa danceoff. a video you have to see to believe. jonathan: we have seen the homes that the owners have gone out decorating and gone overboard. be politically incorrect. they go crazy, right? one homeowner may too far when he hung a dummy and dangling christmas lights ls from the roof of his boulder, colorado, home. the display was so realistic worried neighbors called 911. >> i looked out the window. the kitchen window there one day and i saw it. i started to run out the back door. >> my wife didn't want me to do it this year but it's a tradition. by dad was a big practical joker. a little of that in me. jonathan: got to admit it's funny. if you drove by that you would take a second look. michelle: looks real. jonathan: the homeowner says he was inspired by the national lampo

larry smith got stuck in atlanta last night try to get back to the sea for work this morning. no such luck. he's on his way back now. there were long lines to get a shuttle bus from the rental car facility when he got to the airport this morning, but getting through security to present was a breeze. you can't blame the weather for any of these backups. steve: and of sunshine and warm us up to see well above average readings. when is relatively light out of the we -- out of the east. if you are out of about through the midafternoon hours, make sure you have sunglasses. added clouds for western maryland. even brighter skies as you head of the southern maryland. highs make digital 50's -- mid 50's. we track the cold front for you that arrives late tomorrow night and then christmas weekend, it's a long holiday weekend. at a fewbe looking showers. jacqui: a fast -- adrianna: a fast-moving fire ripping through a john gonzalez has more on the investigation into what started the fire. fire inis was a violent burke, virginia. the single-family home had significant damage. take a look a

larry smith has a first look at what is new at 5:00. >> hi there.tesville. attack outside the courthouse. inside men accused of attacking people at the unite the right valley faced a judge. and the damage that is coming from t train. a new warning about parents who cosleep with children. this is about the parent's health. we talk about that at 5:00. alison and i will see you in a few minute. jonathan: thank you. some pediatric cancer parents were feeling merry today. nancy: santa and mrs. clause surprised them with a visit at the mercy hospital. michelle: mike carter-conneen reports they didn't come empty handed. mike: escorted by the elves. santa made an early christmas appearance at medstar georgetown university hospital. >> has everybody been good? >> all right. for 30 years they organized the event to visit medstar georgetown and inova fairfax hospital. >> you see the children light up. >> it is a lot of fun. the kids we work wit out or normal kid stuff. most of the kids have a medical condition to prevent them from going to the mall or the fire

. >> we have first hand account from larry smith about the airport outage. and now "abc7 news at 5:00". rails on the highway. alison: the number of deaths is still rising. the scene unfolded an hour south of seattle early this morning. lindsey mastis joins us with the latest development today. >> tonight there are reports that six people died. all were on board the train. we are hearing the frantic moments as the amtrak tries to make sense of the derailment. >> emergency, emergency, emergency. we are on the going. >> calls for help after 13 amtrak cars jumped the track on the highway palo the trait troopers say five were hit with two semis. there are injuries on the ground and fatalities aboard the train. how did it happen? >> we were coming across the corner, taking the bridge to i-5 and went on the ground. >> it was making the inaugural

i'm larry smith. police need your help finding this missing 12-year-old.bar was yesterday around 7:00 p.m. on four still avenue in woodbridge. aboutabout 4.8 and weighs -- four foot eight inches and weighs about 90 pounds. if you see him, call police. a 14-year-old was shot and killed, his mother believes, for his shoes. he was shot outside in northeast on monday. his mother believes he was started over a pair of red nike jordans as an early christmas present. tonight's visual begins at 6:00. wondering how your weekend weather is looking? you a check on traffic and weather after the brea molly: as you step out the door this morning, temperatures in the 30's, sunshine, a little more cloud cover, and the daytime highs in the low 50's. holiday weekend tracking rein in our forecast for tomorrow, so make sure you have the umbrella with a high of 62. then 40's on christmas eve with mostly cloudy skies, falling even cooler on christmas day, but it does look to be dry. julie come over to you. julie: right now on the capital beltway, eastbound 66 before the belly,

larry: i'm larry smith with breaking news overnight.working to learn more about the condition of a virginia man injured in a deadly bus crash in mexico. he is in the hospital and his nephew says that they don't know where the two other family members are this morning. the bus was carrying tourists from to royal caribbean cruise ships to the mayan ruins. happening right now, a new clue in the search for an assault suspect in shirlington. take a look at this sketch, police say that this is the man who raped a woman as she loaded her car on december 2. please give the police or call. we will get a check on the weather in the traffic after the break here on "good morning washington." stay with us. veronica: making it to hump day, 50 is the temperature out the door here this morning. the average high is 46 degrees. we are already about it. northwesterly breeze is picking up a bit around joint base andrews. picking up a bit more wind for the day with wind and cold tomorrow, first day of winter, 45 is the hay with rain -- the high. troubles on

i am larry smith. a buckle up. you could be looking at a rough ride. shut down between silver spring and rhode island avenue saturday and sunday. a cable broke earlier in the week. there will be shuttle buses to replace the trains between those stations. today is the national deadline to sign up for coverage under the affordable care act. if you are in virginia, it is your deadline, too. but maryland has another week, , in d.c. has until january 31. federal data shows don't wait too late. you want to get that done. a winter weather advisory today. we've a check on traffic and weather coming up right after the break. stay with us on abc 7 on news ch "what if" more of the came from renewable resources? "what if" the electric grid could detect, fix and even prevent power outages? "what if" our grid were less vulnerable and more secure? "what if" all these "what if"s became a reality? well, they are. at dominion energy, we're completely transforming our power grid and the way we think of energy... ...to move from "what if" to "what's next." dominion energy

i'm larry smith. adrianna: i'm adrianna hopkins. a homicide investigation in the district.around 7:30 last night after neighbors heard gunshots and a loud explosion. it is unclear how that person died. larry: police are trying to find the person who shot a man and left him to die on the side of i-295. the man was found near route 50. he was taken to the hospital where he died a few hours later. police are if he was pushed out of a moving car. let's get a check of the forecast. molly: thanks, larry. we should feel a little bit warmer compared to yesterday. making it to 34 degrees. not amounting to too much. maybe an inch at the mason-dixon line. half inch or less for the pc metro -- d.c. metro. definitely need to layer up. as we heada change out of 2017. 20 percent chance for another storm on wednesday. allie: we are looking at the interstate today because this is going to be a big travel weekend period. this is the right on 95. we are not stacked up yet. look for the line up around 9:00 or 10:00 as people start to get back in place for new year's eve. the right on the wilso

larry: minnesota's lieutenant governor tina smith will take franken's place in the senate for the next year. kimberly: the government prince george's county moving to a new home. county executive rushern baker today dedicated the new county administration building named after the late county executive wayne curry. the facilities in largo not in the county seat which is upper marlboro and the hope is it will be a new downtown center. >> if you think about bethesda. if you think about u street or rockville. somes, people -- shops, people. kimberly: if you build it, they will come. the building on mccormick drive. scheduled to open next year. larry: well, a random draw will decide virginia delegate election. race ended in next wednesday a name is pulled out of bowl and the person is declared a winner. if the democrat wins the house is split 50/50, if the republican wins g.o.p. holds 51/49 advantage. kimberly: i can't believe they are settling it that way. larry: crazy. kimberly: republicans on capitol hill still celebrating after the party success overhauling the country tax come system t

larry page saluted smith's career. chairman of one of south korea's biggest corporations has been suspended. his sentence came after year long trial. founder wass sentenced to four years in prison while the eldest son of the founder was acquitted. that is the bloomberg business flash. francine: it has been an emotional week for cryptocurrencies. look no further than a company formerly known as the long island iced tea corp.. the unprofitable not a firm says it will seek to partner with or invest in companies that develop decentralized ledgers. if rebranded itself long blockchain corp. and the stock shut up 500%. today is a different story. the current user getting crushed. the coin has lost more than 25% of its value. the fall comes as goldman sachs -- jane foley is still with us. jan brings much wisdom needed when it comes to discuss -- jane brings much wisdom when it comes to discussing bitcoin. there has been so much going on. we also have futures. jane: we have futures. it means that currencies are going up. it is

anna-lysa: james smith's murder is the city's 110th homicide. anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. larry: at this hour, a hot for answers after a shooting left two people dead and another injured in reston. the neighborhood is in shock. the police say that a man and woman were found shot this morning at their home. officers say they were killed by somebody they knew. >> i just went to sleep and my mom heard screaming. everybody is in shock. larry: a third person was injured and taken to the hospital. no word on their condition. the shooter for, but the police have not said who it is. a fairfax county police officer opening up about a close call, a driver slimming into his crews are doing a traffic stop. jay korff has that story. ask any police officer and they will tell you, there is no such thing as a routine traffic stop. >> shocked at first. friday, fairfax county police officer seth masterson was on dui patrol, pulled over just blocks from the mount vernon police station when the unexpected unfolded. >> i exited my vehicle to return to the driver. then they started to turn and i saw

. >> judge jeanine: larry, don't you agree, this is one time where, irrespective of what the mainstream media says, when joe smith gets his paycheck and he looks at it and he sees a difference on february 1st, he says, this is real! >> absolutely. one other thing that we haven't talked very much about, that is that this bill gets rid of the death tax. guess it the post to it? the national black of congress. the head of black enterprise. also writing op-ed pieces against the death tax. i thought donald trump disliked people of color. i thought he didn't like black people. he also praised tim scott, the black congressman from south carolina. i thought he did not like people of color. oh, my goodness. maybe some people have to rethink their assumptions. god forbid! [laughs] >> judge jeanine: i have to tell you, larry. i will go to you, as before. hearing tim scott today, he was talking about -- you know, every one of them was so genuine, not just their satisfaction with the bill finally passing, but you could feel it was emotional. tim scott says they are investing in opportunities, trillions are going to go into th

go home to their states and constituents u genial jean larry, don't you agree one time irrespective of what the mainstream media says when joe smith gets his paycheck and he looks at it and he sees a difference on february 1 he is going to say whoa, this is real. >> absolutely. and it's one other thing we'll haven't talked very much about. that is that this bill gets rid of the death tax. guess who is opposed to you the death tax the national black chamber of commerce. the head of black enterprise. the founder of black enterprise also wrote op-ed pieces against death tax. i thought donald trump didn't like people of color, black people. he praised tim scott, the republican who helped push this bill through. maybe some 2350e78 will have to rethink some of their athingses this. god forbid. scbleen jean i have to tell -- >> judge jeanine: after talking to you, doug, every one of them was so general wine, gogenuinenot with just thr satisfaction of the bill finally passing but you could feel it was emotional where tim scott says they are investing now in opportunity. trillions are going to go into the poor communities. >> a couple thin

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