i'm melanie hastings. here is a check of your stop stories. president elect donald trump is lashing out against the movement to force vote recounsel in 3 battlegrounds states, including virginia. trump crimes millions voted illegally costing him the popular vote. he named virginia, new hampshire and california as states with we're following breaking news right now, a stabbing in fairfax county has turned deadly. officers responded to the mount vernon area just before 5:00 a.m., found a woman unconscious. police are investigating this as a homicide. so far, they have not released any information about a suspect. chilly start to monday. here is veronica johnson. >> reporter: don't wash the today, turning mostly cloudy, early day sunshine. the high of 56. need a jack headed out the door. tomorrow, showers may be by late tomorrow, sloppy roads across the area. for sure we'll get there by mid week opwednesday. could get an inch to inch and a half. against much needed rainfall out of this system. highs into the

i'm melanie hastings. here is a check of your stop stories in mongomery county wends take down power lines in kensington. that pole snapped knocking out power to dozens of people. a beg cleanup under way, workers try to get the lights a house in upper marlborough, a total loss after a fire. 3:30 a.m. in the 2700 block of largo road. crews on the scene tell john gonzalez a working smoke detector alerted the family to the fire. 2 parents, their dare, and the family dog all made it out unharmed. largo road reopened in the last hour. wear a warm coat, you'll need >> reporter: wind advisory continues today. winds could gust as high as 35, maybe 40 miles an hour. there might be some more small branches down across the area. more importantly, it will produce wind chills today, once again in the 20s and 30s. 33 - 37 during the afternoon. bundle up day. warm coat needed. the cold will ease by mid week. thanksgiving morning, could we showers moving out. a mixture of clouds and sunshine, the high of 55. >> reporter:

melanie hastings has been following the mood in cyber space. she joins us now from the newsroom. mel? as the divisive election now comes to a close, churches help the nation heal. today, the national cathedral will host morning, noon evening prayers. the first service begins at 7:30 this morning, followed by one at noon and another tonight at 5:30. good morning washington's josh knight will be there live coming up in our 6am hour. to some local results now - voters in the district have overwhelmingly approved a ballot referendum seeking statehood for the nation's capital. 80 percent of d-c the measure, whitle about 12 percent opposed it. in a statement, d-c congresswoman eleanor holmes norton said quote "today's over-the-top majority signals d.c. recognizes that congress needs a kick in the pants to jump start a new drive for statehood." d-c mayor muriel bowser has vowed to carry out the referendum quickly, and promised to deliver a petition for d-c statehood to the next president and congressional leaders by inauguration day. the mayor will be holding a news conference at in the

i'm melanie hastings. countdown is on. both the clinton and trump campaigns are making a final push in the commonwealth of virginia today. clinton running mate tim kaine returns to his home state tonight he has a rally scheduled for 7:30 at george mason university in san fairfax in 19:30 in richmond. this afternoon ivanka trump plans to hold a campaign event for father in manassas. >> abc 7 news channel 8 your home for complete election night across the area tomorrow and reporters with the trump and the clinton campaigns as well. wall-to-wall coverage it starts at 7:00 p.m. >>> you will need a warm coat for this morning. here's veronica johnson picks after frosty start temperatures will finally make it into the upper 50s to low 60s today. were expecting sunshine throughout the day. a good deal of sunshine to tomorrow with slightly higher temperatures today 62 and beautiful day tomorrow to get out and vote. wednesday tracking some rain mainly during the early hours on wednesday the end of the work week back to the upper 50s

melanie hastings. a check on the top stories. six west point cadets are facing charges on conspireing to distribute drugs in the military academy's campus. one from 2016, have been charged. one of the cadets, jalen, is fr they are on lead from the academy. the cadets could face a court marshall. >>> a meeting will be held at flower valley elementary school after the alleged sexual abuse on the 5-year-old girl. raul ramos was arrested. he's charged with inappropriately touching the child in several occasion. the girl was enrolled in the after hours program at the counselor. >>> get an update on the weather. here's veronica johnson. >> from south to north, and no series around dc. areas of northern maryland. some showers to be in here around noon, lunchtime today. the war dorf area. better rain is around midnight. it won't get much on the system. the high is 54 tomorrow. 60s forhe workweek. >>> veronica, we're dealing with quite a few accidents, including a crash northbound baltimore parkway. as you head passing through maryland. w

i'm melanie hastings. here is a check of your stop stories. transition to the new administration begins today. president obama will welcome hess successor, president elect donald trump to the white house. after the meetingtism and vice-president elect mike pence meet with paul ryan and other republic leaders. tens of thousands of anti-trump protesters hit the streets across the country wednesday, including here in dc. many gathered outside the white house. others outside the trump international hotel. one protester was arrested near the white house's north lawn by secret service. police are setting up more barriers outside the trump hotel as a precaution. out of the 40s this morning. a little bit of chill in the area. the high of 62, seasonal for this time of year and right at average. sunshine, dry, winds picking up a bit. could bow around 20 miles an hour. tomorrow afternoon windy, veteran's at that, the high also 62 but w that wind will carry into early saturday morning delivering wind chills in the low 30s. the high saturday, 349 degrees.

i'm melanie hastings. here is a check of your top stories. breaking news, a plane crash claims the lives of dozen dozenn colombia, south america. 75 members of a soccer team in brazil were killed. all 81 people before 10:00 a.m., the plane declared and emergency, lost radar contact due to an electrical failure. only 6 people survived. the southern american football confederation said it greatly regrets the accidents. all activitilize be suspended until further notice. dc police have released a suspect accused off an armed saturday. this man held up a woman at stronger is blasting her tumors... without risking her bones. stronger is less pain, new hope, more fight. it's doing everything in your power, and everything in ours. because we don't just want kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. and with your support, they will. make a gift today at childrensnational.org/givenow fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seco

i'm melanie hastings. heater. police at the university of maryland are trying to track down a student who has gone missing. 21-year old caitlin george was last seen at allegany hall on the umd campus 4:00 p.m. yesterday, 120 pounds, blond hair. if you may have seen her, you're asked to contact umd police. a reunion of man and best friend, a dog, returned to its owner after it was stolen. the whole thing caught on video. this happened in southwest, you see two people walking along the fence and one of them reaches over and pulls the dog over the fence. that dog has been returned to how is it forecast? >> anchor: on this friday, thanks to all the men and women who serve and have served our countries. temperatures pushing into the upper 50s to low 60s by the afternoon. breezy, windy. that stiff wind will really have the flag flying today. and national harbor tree lining, just chilly sunday after a cold saturday. 60, falling to the 40s by the time we light the tree. i'll be there. i hope to see you there as we

i'm melanie hastings. here is a check of your stop stories. we should learn more about the crisis involving prince george's neo natal i there has been a news conference scheduled for 3. it shut down the niku after 2 babies tested positive for potentially deadly bacteria. this was the second shut down sense august. today could be a privatal today for residents of the lynn hill condo minimums. their utilities were shut off, the complex failed to pay about $500,000 in bill. residents were told to leave, the power was restored. ? ? with ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and cocoa, nutella adds a smile to any morning. one jar; so many delicious possibilities. after all donald trump has said and done... she ate like a pig. you can do anything. i moved on her like a [bleep] ...trump's just so disgusting and degrading. it just seems like he's invaded our lives. and he's the republican nominee for president. and now republican congresswoman comstock is trying to run away from trump? i mean, come on. for the content of this advertising. >> reporter: ja

i'm melanie hastings. here is a check of your stop stories. students at dc public schools plan to walk out of class to protest donald trump. this comes after hundreds of students walked out of montgomery blare high school yesterday and marched for miles t protest in dc according to social media 1:00 p.m. t group will meet at metro center and march to trump international hotel. new this morning, overnight shooting in southeast dc being investigated as a homicide. this happened on the 4300 block of third street just after 11:0. man who was shot died at the hospital. right now, there is no lookout for a suspect. we will let you know more as soon as we find out any new first part of the day here we'll see early day clouds. chance of an isolated or stray shower. that through your morning rush. temperatures push from the mid and upper 40s to upper 50s during the afternoon hours. could get late day sunshine inhere. there is that possibility. more sunshine tomorrow, the high going up upper 60s by the end of the wo

i'm melanie hastings. here is a check of your top stories. school officials in montgomery taught protesting and stay in school after teen was speaking at a rally wednesday. the demonstrations have been mostly peaceful and positive but yesterday things turned violent. when richard montgomery sophomore wearing a top hat was knocked to the ground punched and kicked.the team now facing second-degree assault charges. happening now, a dangerous bear spotted frederick maryland night on iron gate lane. c'mon in, pop pop! happy birthday! i survived a heart attack. i'm doing all i can to keep from having another one. and i'm taking brilinta. for people who've been hospitalized for a heart attack. i take brilinta with a baby aspirin. no more than one hundred milligrams as it affects how well it works. brilinta helps keep my platelets from sticking together and forming a clot. brilinta reduced the chance of another heart attack. or dying from one. without talking to your doctor since stopping it too soon increases you

i'm melanie hastings. with some breaking news. dc priest confirm they have arrested a man they say was caught on vance fearing a gun at the same time and place a 16-year old was killed in southeast washington. they tell us 30-year old evans was taken into custody brianna was shot on friday in the challenge neighborhood. police say they don't know whether evans fired the shots that hit her. he has not been charged yet with her death. it is now one year to the day that general manager patrick php krause assumed his -- paul wiedefeld had his job at metro. abc brianne carter will be there and bring you all the developments. rain and fog making for a tough commute. here is veronica johnson. >> reporter: on this final day of november, unusually warm. racking at strong storms coming through the area because of it all including the dense fog this morning. weather alert for 7 storm watch. rain for the morning, isolated strong storms for the afternoon hours. we'll get heavy rain, maybe an inch and high winds with those storms. rain ends lat

i'm melanie hastings. here is a check of your stop stories. great get away is under way here at the dmv. 2% of thanksgiving travels will take the train, about 7% will go by plane, 91% will travel we car. the best time to reach 6:00 a.m. friday morning. breaking, we're just getting word of a crash on the american legion bridge, told that a tractor trailer has overturned and landed on top of a car. this is just coming in now. no word on any injuries yet. several other vehicles involved. let's get to angela foster for more. >> reporter: well, the news we are hearing is that all the outer loop lanes of the capital beltway are shut down at the american legion bridge. this is the second crash that the inner loop crash has cleared from the roadway, we're looking at now live, the gridlock. for folks trying to get to the legion bridge. this is on the virginia side. a live look here as you approach the bridge, you can see the crash. tractor trailer blocking all your outer loop lanes at the american legion bridge, and this is very unfortunate. it is geta

i'm melanie hastings. checking top stories now. police are investigating a they found a man shot to death in an alley on 16th street just off good hope road. so far no information on the suspect. a major budget battle getting under way in a few mens at 9:00 this morning, metro's board gets the first chance to publicly discuss general manager paul wiedefeld's severe budget proposal. reality check budget calls for increasing fares during peak service, closing stations, reducing service, and unprecedented 1,000 layoffs. we have one more kay to enjoy mild temperatures. here is vietnam. >> reporter: another warm one today, not quite as bright as yesterday was. today, clouds on increase, after morning fog, little umbrella weather for us, barely much in way of rain. some folks not even needing to carry the umbrella. stray shower after about 2:00, 3:00, the best chance going through the evening hours. you'll notice wind picking up, temperature drops by tomorrow, cooler tomorrow through the >> reporter: commuters on the beltway parkway cont

i'm melanie hastings. here is a check of your top stories. done some actual railcars now being shuffled around because of a safety hazard. officials say the control panel of the 4000 series railcars tells of drivers if speed could get the wrong recommendations. that is a risk officials don't want to take. the old but metro just found out about the problem. dc medical examiner's office now confirms christopher very document bcp overdose. satellite dc mayor marion barry was 36 years old when he passed away in august. as we first reported christopher very had been using drugs when he was rushed to the hospital and later died. the medical examiner's office can permit it was an accident. >> get ready for a warm day. >> what a beautiful friday this is going to be going up to high today of 70 degrees unseasonably warm the 74 today for a while long while before you get to 70 again. were going to be tracking some rain for your weekend it comes saturday late here is 6 o'clock the showers moved through. out of here by around 10:50 pm behind it some very

i'm melanie hastings. some local election results. one of the most heated congressional races was for the virginia 10th district. incumbent republic barbara comstock came out on top meal tax proved too ditch for voters. they rejected the proposed 4% tax on restaurant meals and prepared foods. supporters said the revenue would help to support schools. opponents said the county should spend money more wisely rather than asking taxpayers to contribute more. bring your umbrella, you would need it. here is veronica johnson. >> reporter: rain is in the forecast, moving through the area through the morning rush, temperatures into the upper 50s across the area. high, 60 degrees by around 2:00 with another wave of rain that will come through until about 8:00, 9:00 this evening. that chance of rain will start clearing out. highs tomorrow, 62. veteran's day as well. cold, windy start to the weekend. >> on the roads, a bit dicey. we incidents but plenty of fender benders. we're starting you on interstate 95, a live lo

i'm melanie hastings. here is a check of your stop stories. a former student under arrest for making threats against hess old high school. prince georges county police say 20-year old man threaten odd twitter to bring guns and explosives to high point high school at bellsville, yesterday. found that he did not have access to either. he has been charged with a threat of mass violence. new clue in the search tore a missing university of maryland student. caitlin george was spotted on security video entering a baltimore greyhound station friday. she purchased a ticket and boarded a bus headed for norfolk, investigators do not suspect foul play in this case. anyone with information on her call the university of maryland police. imagine a world where the holidays were about people again. where doorbusters referred to loved ones pouring through the front door. and the four-letter word that defined the season was l-o-v-e and not s-a-l-e. what if the only reason to wake up at 3 a.m. was to spot a reindeer in the sky? that's the world t.j.maxx, marshal

i'm melanie hastings. here is a check of your stop stories. ntsb go team is on the way to chattanooga tennessee after a school bus crash left 5 children dead. the driver has charmed counts of vehicular homicide. police are investigating the trinidad neighborhood, a won accidentally set herself on fire. she's in the hospital with critical burns. video seems to suggest this morning's case is an accident. tomorrow, good morning happy holiday hour rolls on, 6:00 a.m. we'll give our black friday bucks. happen 7:00 p.m. right here. don't expect a lot in the weather. >> reporter: improvements over yesterday. it was windy, cold yesterday. today, chilly and breezy. yes, we are in the 30s. the early part of the day. getting out of the 30s until the low 40s by lunchtime, and we're out of the 40s and up to 50 during the afternoon with sunshine across the area. just breezy. we lose the wind late. for thanksgiving morning, some showers probably eve lunchtime. high of 55. the upcoming weekend dry. >> reporter: we are still dealing with volume delays, mostly

i'm melanie hastings. after months of campaigning, election day is finally here t polls have been open for about 90 minutes in dc. let's check in with sam sweeney, live in southeast. good morning, sam. >> reporter: good morning. we have good opened but as the morning has gone on here in southeast, the lines have dissipated. they're doing an excellent job keeping people in and out t big question for all voters today is whether dc [indiscernible] will pass. we will later find out that answer to that. if you want to vote polls are open until 8:00. you can still register here in personal. now back to you. >> anchor: good to hear it, thank you very much. there is nothing in the weather >> layer up this morning. it is cold out there! temperatures are in the 30s throughout the area. 30s for earl morning, 60 degrees by lynch time. into the upper 60s later this afternoon. good deal of sunshine today. clouds roll in late. we will area be tracking showers, early morning rush. not a lot. most of the showers should be

i'm melanie hastings. here is a check of your top stories. through information expected from silver spring, attorneys for the victims of the deadly apartment explosion last summer, are promising to make a major announcement. 7 people were killed children. at least 30 others were injured. an investigation revealed a gas electric trigged the explosion. attorneys are seeking justice for the victims. in baltimore, authors plan to release the families of the victims in the horrifying bus crash. yesterday morning a school bus with with no children on bedder slammed into a mustang, then a commuter bus. investigators are man: hey baby, how are you? woman: i have a surprise for you. man: you have a surprise for me? narrator: at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. and when they're away, they miss out on a lot. but they won't miss out on financial support. because we cover any difference between their military pay and their dominion salary, and continue benefits for them and their families. why do we do it? because our vets sacrifice enough. >> rep

so while the world keeps searching for healthier >> anchor: good morningment i'm melanie hastings. we are following some breaking news out of baltimore. a serious crash between a school bus and maryland transit bus. we have these live pictures, sky track 7 rig scene. this is on frederick avenue and according to the baltimore subject, 3 people are comed dead. we have our sam sweeney on the way to the scene. you can get the latest updates on air and online on wjla.com. a search under way in stafford. this is the sketch of man that police say sexually assaulted near -- early monday morning. this started after a car >> reporter: like yesterday, today's temperatures will top out in the lower 60s across the area. now, we already have cloud cover moving in, mostly cloudy day for us. not needing sun glasses, just a jacket headed out door. tomorrow's temperature, mid 70s. upper 70s thursday. tomorrow is the best dayou warmest. rain on thursday, probably after about 4, 5:00 and wraps up 11:0. blustery and chilly for friday. weekend back to cool. >> on the roads right now, we've got major pro

isf at i going on here but so far have no comment on what hast happened once again.ga live at prince george's george's hospital center i'm melanie alnwick fox5 local news.al cen >> 6:12 now. uber offering new features onurs its app to better cater to its i passengers. >> live look outside as we head to break on this thursdayei morning.s weather and traffic on the [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags. thousands of low prices. my giant. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. we guarantee to make switching easier. we'll show up on time. you're right on time. as promised, to install fios and set up the wi-fi that janet, jamie, jenny, jemma and jasmine need on their birthday. thank you. for all their new devices. you can't break me. you want a piece of cake? switching to fios is easier than ever. now get 100 meg internet, plus tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. hurry, this is the final week to get our best offer ever. only from fios. this price is so low. trying to make me eat my greens? no, just trying to ve you some green. whaaat?! thousands of blue tags. thousands of low prices. >> ?? >> 6:14. good morning, everybo

i'm melanie hastings at the live desk. global markets are reacting to the donald trump win. investors are panicked over uncertainties on trade and immigration .... and as we all know the markets do not like uncertainty. share prices began trump first gained the lead in the electoral vote count last night. at one point, dow futures plunged more than 4 percent triggering trading halts ... and japan's major index nosedived more than 6 percent-- the largest drop in years. during the campaign, trump threatened to rip up trade deals like nafta. he pledged to greatly restrict immigration to the u.s and to build a wall along the southern border and force mexico to pay for it. but the lack of clear policy details has left many aro the future direction of the u.s. economy. alot of jitters in the markets this morning, larry... marijuana won big on election night. three states voted to approve recreational use. of the five initiatives on the ballot.. voters in california , massachusetts and nevada approved legalizing it for recreational purposes. and voters in florida, north dakota and