thank god for it. >> maria herring ra is not a -- maria herrera is not alone at all. this is the resource center. there are folks helping her out. the city is urging any family that is in need of emergency shelter to come here. we will have all the information on how to contact them on the website wjla.com. i'm jennifer donelan, abc7 news. leon: love that. the favorite story of the week. alison: we also like the weather. doug: it's good. 50's in the area. it's above average. it will continue. we will show you how warm it gets this weekend. enough chill to get you in the holiday spirit. steve rudin is at pentagon row at the third night of hanukkah coming up. hanukkah on ice. is that the title tonight? steve: yeah, that is the title tonight. starts at 6:00 until 8:30. open skating here on the ice rink. at pentagon row. not only can you skate you can enjoy hanukkah music traditional and new. they are expecting 200 folks here. a good event for the family. bring them down. a loll to enjoy. all the lights are lit. it's quiet now but the temperatures are perfect for the ice

i talked with maria herrera by phone and she and all eight children have a place to stay now. far better a situation than just this afternoon, living in their car. herrera said some nights they stayed with a friend, but other nights they have had to sleep in the car because they had nowhere else to go. the children range in age from one-year-old up to 15. herrera says she is the victim of domestic violence and the alleged abuser kicked everyone out of their d.c. apartment a few weeks ago. differentd to five places for help, but she kept being told she had too many children. >> they want a house in place to live. for christmas. they don't want presence. -- they don't want presents. they want a house. tom: it looks like they will have a place to stay for christmas. 7 on your side's jennifer donelan got involved and she was able to connector with a resource center that is putting mom and all eight kids up in a temporary location, which they can stay there until a more permanent solution is found. tom roussey, abc 7 news. leon: here is hoping christmas is better than thanksgiving

maria herrera and her kids had nowhere to go after she fled from an abusive boyfriend. d.c. workers from the family any temporary home got a permanent one a few days later. sawresswoman corrine brown the story right here on abc 7. she is hosting the family for dinner and giving everybody gets. we will -- gifts. can't wait to see that. can't wait to see the wu againn. -- sun again. tonight. clouds clear it will be kind of chilly. we want to share this image from barbara on the warren county line. she was about 1500 feet up. there is some fog at lower elevations. this was late this afternoon before the sun went down. skies were clear from west to east and you will have sunshine through the day tomorrow. cloudy skies and rain. 53 and 47 the official high and low at reagan national airport. above average temperatures again. we will get close to below or above average temperatures going into the weekend. 51 in baltimore and annapolis. 53 in the nation's capital. early tomorrow morning the skies will be partly cloudy in the winds will be picking up after sunrise. temperatures will

last month, 7 on your side introduced you to maria herrera and her eight children, who were living in a car in the district. she said she was fleeing an abusive relationship and had nowhere to go. thanks to 7 on your side, the family now has a permanent home and tonight florida congresswoman corinne brown brought the family to the democratic club and gave them all christmas gifts. >> this is about christmas, christ, love. it's what you can do to include as many people as you can into your circle. god has given us an opportunity to help others, and that is what christmas is all about. alison: she also hosted the family for dinner and has arranged for a business to give them a computer. isn't that great? leon: fantastic. awlll ahead -- an all-out br one in prince george's county leaving i a sixth grader scared to ride the school bus. alison: did you get your hands on the hottest tickets in town? how much and a dell ticket will cost if you can find it. squire?! what beer may i fetch you, my lord? umm... i'll have a redd's apple ale. and perhaps a wrench. no. a wrench, a wrench. redd's ap

when i met maria herrera, she was overwhelmed with fear and frustration and had spent a number of nights in a van with her small children. the children in the back. three were up front. and she said help was hard to find. >> they told me i have too many kids. they don't help me. jennifer: too many children is what she says she was told over and over. a tipster called us and told us she was in a parking lot and we found her. we got on with human services and they stepped up last night through the family resource center. two were overwhelmed with calls with people wanting to help them. and here is the information on your screen. attention maria herring ra to the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. you can go to the website if you don't have a pen and paper ready. jonathan: this is a great story as far as helping provide assistance to her. eight children, how old are the kids? jennifer: twin 1-year-olds, 3-year-old, 4-year-old boy, 5-year-old, 11, 13, 15. one of the babies is disabled. it's all girls except for the 4-year-old boy. sweet and kind as you can be. jonathan: how can you