i'm q mccray. back to you. >> thank you. a man was hit by a tractor trailer along this happened in woodbridge. virginia state police say isaac salgado was walking to get fuel after his s.u.v. ran out of the of gas. he was hit a half mile south of the disabled vehicle. two other people were with him but weren't hurt. police are investigating the crash. there is a diss tushing discovery in a steak house where a man was found dead inside a restroom. a cleaning crew found his body at the ruth chris steak house. there are no obvious signs of foul play. >> president elect donald trump is putting out fires with less than hour weeks to go before the inauguration. the big zest the risk with the current administration. the president-evidence lecht criticized the obama -- president-elect criticized obama administration for not blocking united nations resolution against the west bank settlement. and the prime minister said he looks forward to trump inauguration because of the move. if ticket scalpers are looking to cash in for the inaug

q mccray just arrived on the scene. what happened out there? ma are you seeing?let me show the viewer what is we are seeing. get out of the way and show you the flashing lights. all we're seeing is the flashing lights. fire truck is out here. number of patrol cars as well. this is where a high speed chase ended between d.c. housing a we are told also the arlington county police are here now. the latest information we have according to the sources is one person is in custody. this started in the d.c. area. someone stole a d.c. housing authority police vehicle and took police on a chase. at this moment, you can see the onramp two the 395 northbound on the way to washington is shut down. we are off of king street at the moment. that is the latest information we have right now. as we get more information we'll get it to you. that's it for now. back to you. jonathan: thank you. maureen: president-elect donald trump added three names to the list of the cabinet nominees and two of them are stirring big controversy. within hour we have learned the president-elect will no

we sent q mccray to the station to find out what the agency is doing to prevent flooding from happening again. q: rain water raging down the escalator to and the stairs at cleveland park metro station. the video speaks for itself. it was a wet mess. >> what i did was just walk to dupont circle, which is two miles from here. q: this was back in june. now a sure this roaring riverer doesn't flow again. d.c.'s department of of transportation is digging deep for answers. boring for soil samples. it wants to know just how much water the ground can handle in a heavy downpour. it's also checking for underground utilities. the drilling isn't affecting metro service. parking is another story. parking could be off-limits between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. until january 6 on connecticut avenue between mccomb and quebec. a small inconvenience to pay. as far as the metro riders are concerned. >> i travel almost entirely by metro. so i just kind of want it to work. >> just because work is going on now, don't expect a quick fix to this problem. as a matter of fact speaking with the d.c. department of tra

i'm autria godfrey and i'm q mccray - in for larry smith this morning. toss to vj - quiet weather for the remainder of the week - - not as cold through friday - - rain chance saturday and again next tuesday - - no major winter storms to slow holiday travel tuesday: sunny skies, still chilly high: 40 winds: calm to north 5 mph tonight: clear & cold, light wind lows: 24-30 winds: north 5-10 wednesday: mostly sunny & nice, seasonable highs: 44-49 winds: north 5-10 mph breaking overnight... a the u-s capitol. two people are under arrest, after crashing a car into one of the barricades behind the library of congress. right now, we only have a few details about what happened - but d-c police say one of their officers was involved. the officer suffered minor injuries. we're working to get more information and we'll update you as we learn more. also breaking right now - more ta scene in berlin, germany. a delivery truck plowing through a christmas market, killing at least 12 people and injuring more than 45 others. autria is at the terror alert desk. overnight -

our q mccray was there as well. he joins us now live. anniversary events here in the d.m.v. we attended the one here at the world war ii memorial. it was a wreath laying ceremony. the survivor, the pearl harbor survivors in attendance couldn't have been more proud. the pearl harbor anniversary commemoration ceremony had everything you would expect. patriotic music. polic pence and senator john mccain. >> many american families were changed that day. q: memorial wreaths and of course survivors. >> ladies and gentlemen, mr. jack hugman. q: hugman traveled here from texas. he wouldn't miss this for the world. how does this event affect you? how do you feel inside? >> well, it gets -- he remembers the surprise attack like it was yesterday. >> a lot of buddies didn't make it. i'm glad i made it home. q: 2,403 american heroes selflessly gave their lives on a day that will forever live in infamy. the ceremony honors them. can you believe it has been 75 years? >> it's hard to believe. that is another lifetime. q: this proud pearl harbor su to his feet as he rose to the occasion. 75

and i'm q mccray in for larry smith. start the half-hour off with storm-watch 7 meteorologist eileen whelan. toss to eileen - dry leading up to christmas eve - rainy christmas eve - sunny & cool christmas day - mild start to last week of - sunny & cool christmas day - mild start to last week of 2016. cooler by week's end. today: becoming mostly sunny. breezy & milder. highs: 48-55 winds: nw 5-15 g 20 mph tonight: mainly clear and cold. lows: 25-32 winds: nw to s 5 mph friday: becoming mostly cloudy. cooler. highs: 45-50 winds: s 5-10 mph right now: market just reopening about a half hour ago. an active manhunt is continuing for whoever was behind this week's deadly truck attack. now we're learning more about the suspect's troubling past. officials say anis amri of tunisia -- is armed and very dangerous. his wallet and i-d were found in that battered semi truck - after it plowed into a christmas market, killing 12 people. amri is no stranger to police. according to reports, he was under surveillance until september -- aft

i'm q mccray. i have the story coming up. alison: now a look at what is coming up tomorrow on g.m.w. >> thanks, alison. tomorrow on "good morning washington," holiday spending takes a toll on everyone but there are smart ways to keep cash in your wallet before, during, after the holidays. start the new year debt free. >> plus, don't miss your chance to call in and win tickets to see the epic adventure "rogue one" in imax alison: arlington's first zero net energy school opened last year. larry: is it paying off on the promise? q mccray visited a school to find out. >> schools in this country use $8 billion a year on energy. q: you can take discovery elementary school out of the equation. it's a zero energy building means it uses the same renewable energy that it creates. >> this is the future. >> the department of energy toured the school to see how it works and checked o energy-saving l.e.d. lights. the air quality sensors in every classroom. it recycles rain water. the kitchen is 100% electric. even the water from the foun t

i'm q mccray in for larry smith.m autria godfrey. - winter solstice occurs at 5:44am - tranquil weather through friday - seasonable to above average temperatures - rain for christmas eve (no white christmas) today: partly cloudy. milder. highs: 45-50 winds: w 5 mph tonight: partly cloudy. cold. lows: 29-36 winds: s 5 mph thursday: am clouds, pm sun. breezy & milder. highs: 49-54 winds: s to nw 5-15 mph d-c council voted in favor of the family d-c council voted in favor of the family

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i'm q mccray in for larry smith. and i'm autria godfrey. - winter solstice occurs at 5:44am - tranquil weather through friday - seasonable to above average temperatures - rain for christmas eve (no white christmas) today: partly cloudy. milder. highs: 45-50 winds: w 5 mph tonight: partly cloudy. cold. lows: 29-36 winds: s 5 mph thursday: am clouds, pm sun. breezy & milder. highs: 49-54 winds: s to nw 5-15 mph d-c council voted in favor of the family d-c council voted in favor of the family people in the district will get up to eight weeks of paid leave for the birth of a child. cheryl conner spoke to people on both sides. trt 1:47 sigout mayor bowser did release a statement saying: "it is wrong signed legislation that legalizes district. congress now has 30 days to review the so-called "death with dignity" proposal. during that time... congress can either block it, or allow it to become law. we have a seven on your side consumer alert for you. prince william county police tell us an employee at an exxon in dumfries f

i'm q mccray.ugitives on the wall. he shot a person and allegedly injured two others. the police say sherdil is wanted for two counts of militia wounding. arlington county police search for sharbeed for larceny. the arlington police are also on the look out for seren ab brown for robbery and grand larceny. put the wall of justice in motion and the shot is sharbib. they think he may have more than one vent. >> we believe he befriended an acquaintance. sold him a vehicle and he is accused of stealing the vehicle back. several vehicles were recovered by arlington county police and on the way to be shipped overseas. >> he is 31 years old 5. '9", 200 pounds. he is wanted for grand larceny auto. if you have any information about charbib contact the arlington county police department. "7 on your side" fighting back against crime. i'm q mccray. lindsey: you can sign up for the abc7 fighting back against crime newsletter at wjla.com/enews. coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- >> planning ahead what you need

i'm q mccray. back to you. michelle: coming up at 5:45 a local restaurant that honors every president since dwight eisenhower may not include the president-elect. find out why the owners say politics doesn't play into it. jonathan: today the presidential inauguration committee released the initial parade line-up. we put it on the website so you could see it. go to wjla.com to find it there. michelle: 7 is on storm watch after a flurry of activity across the area this morning. conditions along the beltway in maryland. unbelievable. this was at the intersection on route after is 11:00. but the winds have been the middle 30's by 10:00. we will ring in the new year tomorrow. how about a warmup in time to start the new year? more coming up. michelle: stay connected with the storm watch 7 team throughout the holiday weekend through wjla.com. and the abc7 facebook an twitter feeds. you can download the storm watch 7 app for your phone or tablet. >> plenty of people travel for the holidays. that can translate to the lo

we will keep you posted with details unti at the "live desk," q mccray. back to you. kimberly: thank you for the report. a woman is dead, her husband is facing charges after a crash in centreville. police say carlos was drunk as he rolled around a curve. the car rolled and a 22-year-old was killed. >> we should be able to lick this problem. this isn't a problem with inherent danger or a genetic predisposition or environmental factors. this is 100% preventable and we should do this. alison: tonight investigators are working to connect clues between two murders in fairfax county. a man's body found night in silver spring. a woman's body was found 6 middlesbrough away in jeff: we have breaking news. in the last ten minutes, the fairfax county police releasing the identity of the woman on courtwood court. simena, 22 years of age in springfield. two 22-year-olds were found murdered in the last 24 hours. man and a woman. the crime scenes two miles apart. we don't know how they are connected but they are. on the air and from the ground they gather the information. >> i didn'

i'm q mccray. why are you checking your credit score? i wanna see if it changed. credit scores don't change that much, do they? really? i'll take it. sir, your credit... -is great right? when was the last time you checked? yeah, i'd better check my credit score. here, try credit karma. it's free. all right. no more surprises. jonathan: we have a bei bei update. the panda is recovering well after the emergency surgery. too much bamboo, was not shoeing it. got stuck. alison: like all babies. jonathan: they are keeping up with the diet. he was up this morning doing the normal routine eating. alison: yeah. responding well to the keepers giving him the medication. he had surge in his small intestine. his diets are sweet potato and biscuits. jonathan: let me out! while on the subject of nutrition, "7 on your side" tonight with a great resource and phone bank for you. alison: kimberly suiters is in the abc7 help center. the good for pandas, not for kimberly: the number to call 703-236-9220. 92-20. we are doing an ask the nutritionist phone bank. we have a robust group he

i'm q mccray. back to you. jonathan: thank you. in missouri, a world war ii veteran who loves his music. it just might not be the music you expect. [singing] jonathan: see the guy rocking in the hat on the right side. that is the veteran we talked about. on the left with the guitar is taylor swift. living room. the star showed up at his house monds after hearing he was a huge fan. not a little fan. not a medium fan. a huge fan. the 96-year-old porter says he has seen swift in concert several times and he has driven to memphis and even st. louis to catch her shows. he says he is looking forward to trying to see her again on the next tour. well, now that she knows, he doesn't have to drive anywhere. she will just come to the living room and put the show on. michelle: at 96, he is shaking it off. jonathan: good stuff. bring in doug to talk about what is happening. i can't get over. 22, 23 states bracing for crazy cold. people in short sleeves here. doug: sooner or later it will even out went will get our share but there is nothing in

reporting live, i'm q mccray, abc7 news. larry: we are getting colder and australia is getting hotter. record level hotter. it is almost 81 in sydney to make it the second hottest night on record. the hottest december night in 148 years. alison: wow! how larry hogan says the top priority when the general assembly meets is to repeal the "road kill bill." it requires the executive branch for priority and cost. hogan contend it will force cancellation of the key projects. larry: this is the fourth anniversary of the sandy hook shooting. 26 people, including 20 children died when the gunman opened fire in the connecticut elementary school. for the third year in a row, the protesters gathered outside the fairfax headquarters of the national rifle association calling for gun reform something that the n.r.a. opposes. alison: inauguration day is a month away at the d.c. armory. hundreds of planners went through the rehearsal and they went over the contin plans. it included a giant floor map of the entire city. larry: as we count dow

in georgetown, q mccray, abc7 news. jonathan: track the crime in your area using the spot crime map. you can find it on the website wjla.com. coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- we are counting down to grand opening of the new m.g.m. casino at national harbor. tonight, team coverage of all the excitement. plus, the bizarre case at comet ping pong where a suspect fired a gun over fake saying goodbye to former astronaut and senator john glenn. his legacy as the news at 6:00 starts now. announcer: now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. jonathan: first at 6:00, it all comes down to tonight. the new m.g.m. casino opens in five hours. it's promising top-grade entertainment, excitement and great food. alison: we have team coverage for you inside and outside the casino tonight. starting with our maryland bureau chief brad bell. okay, brad: all right. that is exactly what i want to do. we are in the central area of the hotel casino. over there if you arrive at the hotel, that is essentially the lobby. the first thing you are go

q: q mccray, abc7 news. jonathan: hope t phone bank ask the dentist is open. question about a smile, tooth ache. whatever you got? people shy away from the dentist sometimes but don't be that person. give them a call. 703-236-9220. the abc7 help center is packed with anything you have to ask. we keep the phone lines open until 6:30. there are lines open now. put them to work. speaking of work, we are getting worked over by the weather. holy cow! the bottom fell out. wind chills, it feels like 30 outside. 28 in winchester. 33 in luray. the value, the air temperature and the wind chills will keep dropping here. it's legit. the coldest air mass since february. get you into it and share the numbers. it feels cold now. it will feel colder overnight and in the morning. the air temperatures watch them plummet in the mid-20's in most areas by early tomorrow morning. we have clear skies and the sun will be out tomorrow but it won't do much to help us warm up. the wind chills for 7:00 tomorrow in the day the wind chills stay in the 20's. no fun. then cold weather throug

i'm q mccray, back to you. jonathan: not bad at vice. up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the wreaths are arriving and going in place at the pentagon and then they will be moved to the arlington national cemetery. that happens tomorrow morning. the emotional annual effort to honor those who have served coming up. alison: new at 5:00 -- >> it was two weeks before christmas and in this house there arose a clatter but it was no miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer. i was a big buck and a boy in michelle: it takes thousands of volunteers to make sure every grave marker at arlington national cemetery has a wreath for the holidays. jonathan: it's the most amazing thing. so many volunteers come out to do this. today the wreaths a look at the effort it will take no matter how bad the weather is tomorrow. >> wreaths across america came here to the 911 memorial to lay the -- 9/11 memorial to lay wreaths for those who lost their lives on that fateful september day. each year volunteers meet where more than 300 trucks are packed with wreaths to be

q: q mccray. >> bye, guys. merry christmas! q: abc7 news. alison: wow! larry: just trying to get me to break down on camera. alison: i know. we see so many of those and they are all wonderful, but that one. it's the first time we have seen that surprise and the happiness and joy captured perfectly on his face. larry: the look on his face. first of horror, like what you are you doing? then wait a minute, that's dad! so sweet. alison: i hope they have a wonderful christmas. how about this story? this is about a 3-year-old boy in washington state. he has a rare fatal illness and he only wants one thing for christmas. he doesn't want it from santa. he wants it from you. this year with san felipo type b. his mom says it's like childhood alzheimer's. his family wants to make the christmas special to ask everyone to spend pictures of his favorite thing, christmas lights. >> how can a 3-year-old looks normal and happy and now he is going to die? brings peace for a moment to be great to do that for him. i would love to see him smile. >> it's an easy thing to do.

q mccray shows us how. q? q: yeah, michelle. in 30 minutes or so, rally for rose will start here in delray. it's quiet here inside the markable. this is where she used to work. these are her coworkers. she used to make sandwiches here at market to market and now the coworkers are making them for her to benefit her and her family. we have a picture of her to show you. rose marie cruz but her friends called her "rose." she was known for her smile as you can see. on december 1, she was walking home from work and crossing the busy intersection of mount vernon in the delray area and she was struck by an s.u.v. driven by a 77-year-old woman who has since been arrested and cruz died days later. she was 49 days old. she left behind two adult children in the philippines and two younger children 10 and 12 who live here in alexandria. she also leaves behind a husband. all the hard work done here in the rally for rose is meant to help them and benefit her family. >> delray is a community. we are a neighborhood that takes care of our own. we

for now that is the latest live from arlington, i'm q mccray, abc7 news. alison: thank you. don't miss weather, traffic, school and breaking news alerts. download the abc7 news app from the app store and google play. well, actor alan thicke died suddenly yesterday. he was playing hockey with his 19-year-old son when he suffered a heart attack. thicke is perhaps most known for his role as one of america's fathers, a star of the 1980 sitcom "growing pains." but as kidd o'shea shows us, there is much more to his career and his family life. >> ♪ show me that smile 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 sa

i'm q mccray. we have five fugitives on the wall. one is accused of swipeddalling people who trusted him -- swindling people who trusted him. george duped people out of their jewelry. george khedid led them to believe he would sell it for them and never dead. he is wanted for fraud. the prince george's county police want westfield for and perez for aggravated sexual battery and indecent liberties. the metropolitan police department is looking for daws and daniel daws for burglary one. let's put the wall of justice in motion. it's on jojo dawes. they say he burst into the home of an acquaintance and stole money and jewelry. >> they forced entry in residence. he introduced a handgun and pistol whipped the victim. q: he is 38, 6'2'' and 205 pounds and wanted burglary one. if you have any information, contact the metropolitan police department. remember ford from last week? he was arrested. crime newsletter at wjla.com. larry: time to panic, redskins fans? erin hawksworth has the latest on the loss to the cardinals. alison: but first, a

i'm q mccray, abc7 news. maureen: thank you. hijacking incident in malta is now over. two men took over a plan after it left malta. the hijackers later agreed to let the crew go and they surrendered. the men wanted to force the plane to go to rome so they could demand asylum in europe. israeli leaders are blasting the obama administration for refusing to use the veto power in the united nations. they passed a resolution to call israeli settlements a international law. ambassador to the u.n. abstained from the vote. the president-elect was quick to react saying -- as to the u.n. things will be different after january 20. of course, inauguration day. russian president vladimir putin mane while would like to downplay the messages yesterday between him and the president elect that seam to hint at a nuclear -- seem to hint at nuclear arms race. maureen: at a news conference putin said he did not consider the u.s. an aggressor. he denied a role in hacking the democratic national committee before the elections. trump released part of a letter that putin sent him in which he u

q mccray reports what happens moments before is some innocent. q: one homeowner is eager to talk about this terrifying invasion caught on tape. hoping to prevent it from happening to someone else. >> i answer the door. as soon as i do, he sticks, he grabs the .45 and stick it in my face. q: lawrence barry home surveillance system captured a signature. but they came in and assaulted the homeowner. >> thank god my wife had the presence of mind to grab the kids and hide in a closet. q: a shot was fired. no one was hurt. it happens more often than you think. this 2013 new york police department surveillance video shows ups imposter walking away with a $40,000 package. and the gunmen in california pretended they were delivering flowers as part of an elaborate scheme to rob the packages in the -- receive more packages in the holiday season. >> just because ups knocks on the door doesn't mean you have to open it. if you feel uncomfortable, trust the instincts. q: ups recommends if consumers are concerned about the identity ask to see a photo i.d. reside

i'm q mccray.imberly: 7 on your side is helping you fight back against crime and all of our neighborhoods. tracked the crime in your area using the spot crime map, at wjla.com. he is running for governor of virginia. today republican nominee corey stewart announced he is giving away a free ar-15 to what he calls a lucky supporter. he says the giveaway will happen in january when he rolls any proposal for "constitutional guny," which would allow owners to carry concealed weapons without a permit. prevents campaign this, and they believe the raffle is inappropriate. as we near the anniversary of the sandy hook shooting, that person used in ar-15. the d.c. sniper also used in ar-15. work on mcmillan sand penetration site has ground to a halt. appeals hasrt of halted work on the site off north capitol street the day after the groundbreaking ceremony. the court says the zoning commission and the mayor's office failed to address how the plan would impact the northwest d.c. neighborhoods. no word yet on h

reporting live from cleveland park, i'm q mccray. back to you guys in the studio. alison: all right, q. thank you. >> die-hard fans. alison: that's one way to put it. go to wjla.com and the facebook and twitter feeds and download the weather app. jonathan: lindsey is at the live desk of the verdict in the dillon ruff case. >> the jury did not take very long to convict the 22-year-old who killed nine black church parishioners in south carolina could now face the death penalty. jurors will decide his face during the sentencing phase. that's set to begin in the next few weeks. remember his confession to the f.b.i. is on camera. the jury saw that. he, however, did not take the his defense attorneys did not call any witnesses, but we could hear from him during the sentencing phase. right now he is planning to represent himself for that. we will have to see. back to you, jonathan: all right, lindsey. thanks. you can sign up for breaking news text alerts doing it at our website wjla.com. alison. alison: legendary sideline reporter and nba announcer craig sager has passed

i'm q mccray. back to you in the studio. the report. thank you. first lady michelle obama is participating in the annual toys for tots toy drive. today she dropped off some toys and helped collect at joint base anacostia boeing. abc7 is also helping in the effort to collect toys. if you can't make it to a toy drop site, send one to our studio. just six days left. go to wjla.com/toys by december 133 -- december 13 to donate. jamie sullivan has a look at the ride home. it's dry out there, not the terrible situation we had yesterday. jamie: it was rough. yesterday we had so many accidents popping up. today is just the delays. heading outbound on kenilworth avenue, 14 miles per hour. that is the average. as we pull out a little bit, 395. i want to show you a live look past the pentagon where you have some of the heavy volume heading south. moving well in the h.o.v. lanes. northbound no delays getting into town. i will say the capital beltway, we both directions through college park south to greenbelt. talk about the slowest spots right now. northbound

. >>> the "washington post" is reporting that the mccray believes russia interfered in the presidential election with the purpose of hurting hillary clinton and helping donald trump. hackers are blamed for leaking documents from the democratic national committee. >> you are look ahead where russia is going to democrat nate the conversation and certainly you can expect to hear a lot of tough questions at this confirmation hearing. >> president obama has ordered the intelligence community to investigate. and others are calling for a bipartisanship investigation. an fbi investigation found no link between russia and trump's campaign. >>> paying tribute to five fallen officers. two dozen police officers are in dallas to run a marathon. the local officers who run alongside the dallas police even though most of them have never participated in a long-distance race. the goal is to show support for all law enforcement officers at a very contentious time in the country. >> i want the nation to see we are going to continue to persevere and bounce back from this. >> five officers were gunned down f

and i'm q mccray in for larry smith.ileen - winter solstice occurs at 5:44am - tranquil weather through friday - seasonable to above average temperatures - rain for christmas eve (no white christmas) today: partly cloudy. milder. highs: 45-50 winds: w 5 mph tonight: partly cloudy. cold. lows: 29-36 winds: s 5 mph thursday: am clouds, pm sun. breezy & milder. highs: 49-54 winds: s to nw 5-15 mph breaking right now - a fire burning through multiple greenbelt. it happened just after midnight but fire crews - just leaving the scene in the last hour.. john gonxalez is live new this morning.. a christmas display take a look at these pictures.. the outdoor nativity scene at the maple homestead in frederick caught fire tuesday night. the fire spread to dozens of bales of hay nearby, creating the huge flames. crews though were able to put it out quickly. no one was hurt, but there was some smoke damage to the barn. firefighters say the fire was accidental. developing now... racist graffiti found at a school and a library in calve

still in the second prep marquez mccray hits darrell simmons. he's gone.5-yard touchdown. ure prep won their third title did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 150 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. >> mother nature's beauty on full display in finland here. take a look. stunning views of the northern lights were captured on camera just south of the arctic cirche sky prompting people to rush outside to get a glimpse. that is just awesome. lauren appreciates these phenomenons. >> run in fear. >> looking for the aliens coming our a ship. count down to christmas is on. holiday shoppers are out in full force this weekend. gloucester township police officers very special day. they took some deserving kids shopping. "eyewitness news" at the target o

still in the second prep marquez mccray hits darrell simmons. he's gone. 35-yard touchdown. the prep won their third title in the >> mother nature's beauty on full display in finland here. take a look. stunning views of the northern lights were captured on camera just south of the arctic circle. swirls of green in the sky prompting people to rush outside to get a glimpse. that is just awesome. lauren appreciates these phenomenons. >> run in fear. >> looking for the aliens coming our a ship. count down to christmas is on. holiday shoppers are out in full force this weekend. gloucester township police officers very special day. they took some deserving kids shopping. "eyewitness news" at the target on berlin cross keys road. this is all part of the department's heroes and helpers program. the children also had lunch with the police officers at the nearby chick-fil-a. one of my favorites. our joy of sharing toy fest it is in full swing as well. it benefits families served by the salvation army the boys and girls club of camden county and the uso. for a comple

i'm q mccray, in for larry smith this morning. autria: and i'm autria godfrey. let's check on your forecast with veronica johnson on this frigid friday. veronica: if you think the arctic air is making a move on us, you are absolutely right, temperatures are well below average in much lower than last year at the same time. george's county, with annapolis now at 32 degrees. we are around and below freezing in just about every neighborhood and we will see a high temperature of only 39. mid to upper 30's around 1:00, temperatures falling off again after 9:00 this evening, getting back to the freezing mark. it will be a breezy day and a wins the -- windy day. wind chill will be in the teens . sunday, we have got cloud cover to start and look at this, a little bit of white with snow in the mountains through pennsylvania for us. this system will be coming into the area and giving us a little bit of rain on monday. look at the temperatures for the upcoming weekend. 39 and 42 are your high temperatures. julie: that's not a high. [laughter] on the roads right now, we are

in alexandria, q mccray, abc7 news.ell, tonight, people living near georgia avenue in upper northwest d.c. have a meeting about the crime in the area. because at least two shootings since saturday have the neighborhood on edge. for good reason. nobody was hurt but a car was damaged in what they believe may have been a case of the road rage. it will begin at 7:00 at the fourth district police station. you can sign up for "7 on your side" fighting back against crime anytime you like. we have a news letter we put out. go to the family of an 8-year-old boy says he was kicked out of the boy scouts because he is transgendered. the family signed him up and made it clear he is transgender. after a month she got a call from the boy scout head council saying he could no longer be part of the organization. >> i felt bad for my son. he was having a good time. they had a barbecue. the last day they had a halloween party. they did experiments. he really enjoyed it. he was with his friends. jonathan: the boy scouts of america recently

i am q mccray, infarct larry smith this morning. autria: i'm autria godfrey. we are getting you smoothly into the holiday spirit let's check in with eileen whelan. upeen: for any of you waking and heading to the airport, you do not have to worry about wet weather. 41 degrees at reagan national, 37 in pittsburgh. we have drops down to the freezing mark in hagerstown. it is breezy so it may feel cooler. i'm tracking a cold front bringing us some clouds. i am starting to see some clearing off to the west and that will be building eastward. maybe you are not hitting the road but you will be doing some errands today, last-minute temperatures will be climbing into the low 50's later this afternoon, despite it being per on the -- despite it being on the breezy side. maybe you still have to work like the rest of us. nice and dry, cleared to partly cloudy. 40 degrees at 5:00, dropping down to 30 degrees by 9:00. we are not tracking a white christmas, but it will be a little bit wetter part of the holiday weekend. more on the timing of that coming up in 10. let's see ho

q mccray take you behind the sines of the shoot. jimmy, sarah, and kelly of the "jeopardy" clue crew incest they hit the jackpot. >> it is the best job ever to be part of the clue crew. >> i find myself pinching myself, reminding myself how fortunate i am. >> it's entertainment and travel. the best things rolled into one. i love my job. tape clues for "jeopardy" dew say a clue they taped here at the national zoo is one of their all-time favorites. >> i had chance to get up close to bei bei the panda! who gets to do that in a day at work? >> that is highlight. just as adorable in person. a chargeer. he sat there and ate the sweet >> did you they memorize all of their clues? >> they think there are cue cards in the backgrounds. no. it's up here. >> they read every comment shared on social media. >> eare looking forward to hearing from -- we look forward to hearing from you. >> they agree there is something special about taping "jeopardy" in washington. >> washington, d.c. is like no other city in the country. of american history when

i'm q mccray. we have five fugetives on the wall. one is new. he robbed a 7-eleven in november. delonte carl hill was one of two masked men who pulled out guns in a robbery in woodbridge. he is wanted for using the firearm in the use of a felony. prince william county police are searching for perez for aggravated sexual battery and indecent liberties. they are looking for daus brothers for burglary one. let's put the wall of justice in motion. the spotlight is on daniel dawes. last week we featured domo dawes. he had he in the burglary. >> the second suspect is a with a group of the individuals who forced residents in the district. daniel dawes preceded to take the value inside the residents that included equipment and cash. q: daniel dawes is 278, -- 238 -- is 28 years old and is wanted for burglary one. if you have information on daniel police department. alison: there is outrage tonight after act of unspeakable animal cruelty. animal control released these pictures of what they found in a laundry room of an apartment building on spring hill lane. someone tied up a kitten usin

i'm q mccray.son: signup for the "7 on your side" fighting back against crime newsletter wjla.com. jonathan: in a few hours the redskins will fight for a spot in the playoffs. erin: i'm erin hawksworth live at fedex field where we are getting ready for the redskins-panthers. right now you can see the oxon hill marching band. they are just rushing off the field as we speak. but it's pretty cool to watch them get ready to perform. we'll have a live report next. >> if you don't think illegal dumping in washington, d.c. isn't a huge problem, i'm about to shock you. take a look at this. i'm scott taylor coming up. an exclusive investigation with the environmental crime unit of the d.c. police department. ♪ ♪ >>> season's greetings, everybody. i'm cart smith from afghanistan -- carl smith from afghanistan. i want to strand restoring ading a father's faith.... stronger is being a typical kid... despite a rare disorder. stronger is seeking answers and not givin