>> melissa: what about the kids? >> she's a monster. >> melissa: what? >> nothing, love you. >> melissa: you're too soft! you're too soft! >> anybody want a picture with thor? >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live" with special guest host melissa mccarthy! tonight, octavia spencer, jennifer aniston, from "the disaster artist" dave franco, this week in unnecessary censorship, and music from hanson. and now, here's melissa mccarthy! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> melissa: hello! welcome to "jimmy kimmel live." i'm your guest host for the night, melissa mccarthy. [ cheers and applause ] and i am just starting to maybe realize that i am the only one that has dressed up. [ laughter ] guillermo, where's your costume? >> guillermo: i -- >> we were all on an e-mail about how everybody was going to dress up in holiday costumes for tonight? [ laughter ] cleto, you were on that e-mail. >> cleto: no. >> melissa: don't you shake your head at me, you were on that e-mail. come on. stoned-looking drummer guy? you were on it. [ laughter ] okay, okay. ah-ha, oka

>> melissa: boo!yes, i can agree with that. >> melissa: i feel like we made the leap to best friends right away. because of our outfits. >> i -- i feel like we should cut ourselves and share blood. [ laughter ] >> melissa: or get shot like animals -- too soon for a hunting joke? okay, i'll wait for it. i watched your fantastic movie. >> dicky: you like it? >> melissa: it is -- it's so -- it's like a look into a world that you're like, oh no. i'm going to follow those people for 24 hours until someone restrains me and says, you can't keep following them. it's so tricky. do you find it tricky to explain what it is? >> sort of. so our movie is about a movie called "the room" which is considered the best worst movie ever made. >> melissa: it's like a cult -- >> huge cult thing. >> melissa: crazy, crazy following. >> the reason it stands apart from the other really bad movies like -- you think of "sharknado," "birdemic." they know they're "b" movies, they know they're silly and over the top. "the room" --

melissa. melissa: major middle east move. president announcing the u.s. embassy will relocate from tel aviv to jerusalem recognizing that city as the capital of the jewish state. here with more from the white house is blake burman of the response to this has run the gamut. tell us, blake. reporter: all over the map literally at the white house, melissa. the president said the decision which you just mentioned is recognition of reality. the president simply saying it was the right thing to do. president trump also insisted he wants to see this peace process through. try to get a deal beneficial to both israelis and to the palestinians including a two-state solution, so be it, if that is what both side want. >> we want an agreement that is a great deal for the israelis and a great deal for the palestinians. the united states remains deeply committed helping facilitate a peace agreement acceptable to both sides. reporter: however even some of the united states's strongest allies disagree with the

melissa? melissa: haley in command. the u.n.mbassador taking on critics in overwhelming vote condemning the united nation's decision to move the israeli embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. critics say it will do more harm than good, with the ambassador issuing a warning. >> it serves the israeli government implementing its clone yam plans. >> undermineses prospects for just and lasting peace in the middle east. >> the united states will remember this day which it was singled out for attack in the general assembly for the very act of exercising our right as a sovereign nation. melissa: here now is rebecca heinrichs, hudson institute senior fellow. rebecca, what did you think about that? what about the exchange that happened today? >> i'm incredibly encouraged and many americans should be encouraged that we have an american representing america at the u.n. representing america interests. leadership is not figuring out what the progressive european leaders want to do. leadership is doing the right thing and have others come along w

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." here is what more we're covering during this totally insane hour ahead. the big washington bombshell, former national security advisor michael flynn pleading guilty lying to fbi. this as speculation builds other shoes may drop. abc reporting that flynn may testify against the president. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says there are enough votes to pass tax reform when the senate finally votes. what did they put in the bill to get holdouts to change their mind to get to yes and what are they taking out? we'll cover this and more. among our guest this is hour, steve forbes, former defense attorney gregg jarrett, texas attorney general ken paxton and iowa congressman rod blum. we're awaiting senator senator. he is expected to speak on the senate floor any moment with new details on the senate tax bill and schedule going forward including when we can expect the final vote. we'll bring you his comments live as soon as they begin. connell: don't see them yet. we begin with the marke

>> melissa: no.ryan. >> well, certainly trump has demonstrated much niceness in 2017 he has been surprising to both his critics and his supporters, and that's one of the best things that a politician can do or be is to surprise. it's what got him into the race. and it's what made him the republican nominee. and his capacity to surprise is also included he has been a lot more agreeable and amiable than a lot of people thought he would be. and paul ryan is a good twin for him there because, in fact, ryan started out, the trump presidency ready to fight with trump and drag over broken glass his agenda and in the end they finished the year simpatico. >> melissa: a big victory will do that to you. molly, have you taylor swift at the top of your nice list. why is that? >> taylor swift is the only celebrity, if not the only american who can go 10 minutes without screaming about politics. and i think this should be commended in a year. >> melissa: she is smart. she likes to make money. >> she understands thi

melissa. melissa: blake, thank you for that. david: just the last hour, one republican senator who was a no on the tax plan has turned around and said he is now a yes. for more details where we stand, who's in, who's out our own adam shapiro is live on capitol hill with the very latest. reporter: hey, david, the calculations look like this will sail through next week, house and senate. get to what rob portman said as the conference committee closed the bill and got ready to sign off on it. >> i think the bill is a great bill and it is closed now and i think we'll get the support on tuesday or wednesday to have a vote. we already had enough senators as it came through the senate. the bill is even improved further in the house-senate conference process. i'm confident we'll have the votes. reporter: talk about who is undecided at this point. show you a couple of senators. susan collins of maine. though she got something held out for, increase of corporate tax rate to 21%. you got jeff flake he is undecided. mike lee who got what he

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david: melissa. melissa: we'll be right back.ith the capital one venture card, you get double miles on everything you buy, not just airline purchases. seriously, think of all the things you buy. great...is this why you asked me to coffee? well yeah... but also to catch-up. what's in your wallet? melissa: fighting fake news. a new study by the media research center found in the past three months, 91% of the mainstream media coverage of president trump has been negative. president trump chiming in on this argument, tweeting this morning, wow, more than 90% of fake news media coverage of me is negative. with numerous, forced retractions of untrue stories, hence my use of social media, the only way to get the truth out. much of mainstream media has become a joke. i like the shorter tweets better. where was the sad exclamation point? joining me to weigh in, howard kurtz, "mediabuzz" host, fox news media analyst. sad, exclamation point. what do you think about this? what do you think of the polling and source and does it reflect what i

melissa? melissa: breaking news.s announcing executive chairman terry lundgren will retire from the board of directors effective january 31st, 2018. the board has appointed jeff janet the ceo since march to additional role of chairman. david: president trump is taking another working weekend, heading down to pensacola, florida, any moment to push his agenda forward. he will leave joint andrews base shortly. we'll take you there live. melissa: plus wildfires in california spreading as hundreds of homes and buildings have already burned to the ground. we have a live update from al california after the break. >> we couldn't be more grateful. our hearts go out to all of those that lost homes. i believe we have lost over 200 homes just in ventura. melissa: a dire situation that is only getting worse. six wildfires are now blazing across southern california. so far more than 200,000 people have been evacuated from their homes. at least 500 structures have been destroyed. fox news correspondent adam housley on the scene wit

melissa? melissa: it's crunch time for congress as both the house and senate are prepared to vote this week on the highly anticipated tax reform bill. let's go straight to adam shapiro to break down the timetable for voting. adam? let us have it. >> reporter: let me give you some of the breaking news within the last 30 minutes you have mike lee the senator from utah who actually finally said he's finished reading the bill, the tax cuts and jobs act and he will vote yes, so the senator from utah says he will proudly vote yes for this because it is a jobs building bill and a tax cutting bill and he's in favor of it so the timing of all of this, tomorrow in the house most likely around 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon, it is expected to pass although there are republican members of the house of representatives who say they will vote no, darrel issa from california, mr. z ex lden from new york, they will vote no and then possibly this could be up for a vote late tuesday night in the senate re

melissa, another busy news busy news day. >> melissa: absolutely. we pick up the story from here. we begin with breaking news and that kate stanley murder. the department of justice now saying at both support this before or california jury failed to convict him on charges. good evening, i melissa francis into an for martha maccallum. you saw the verdict arrive here on the story last night. a seven-time felon and illegal immigrant acquitted in the murder of 32-year-old kate steinle. they found him guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. the decision sending shock waves the country as jose ines garcia zarate could technically be released from prison soon. the news prompting the trump administration to make sure justice is served. >> we're looking at pursuing federal charges in this case and i think it's important to reassure everyone who is concerned about this that we will prosecute this the fullest extent available on the law. >> melissa: that's exactly what they did just hours ago. trace gallagher is live on our west coast newsroom with a breaking story. trace? >> whe

. >> melissa: and i am melissa francis, in this election, who will base into the senate chemical will be democratic doug joins or roy moore , the rubber culligan accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women. >> jon: they are expected to vote after gathering support on the trail. >> we talk about draining the swamp, it's difficult to drain the swamp when you are up to your neck in alligators. i want to make america great again. with president trump. i think it is time we say no more to putting people down who we say no more to treating people as second-class citizens. it is time that we say no more. >> jon: joining me now, daniel halper, contributing editor as we await who is arriving shortly to do his voting, daniel, we heard him channeling the president, make america great again. president trump supported luther strange in this race. the center appointed to fill jeff sessions seat, and now after strange loss in the primary, he has been supporting moore. will that be enough to put him over the top? >> clearly, roy moore is hoping. roy moore, that is is closing argument, he is huggin

. >> melissa: i'm melissa francis. we made it. the president with plenty to say ahead of his schedule to speak. here's a piece of his remarks to reporters on his way to the ceremony. >> the level of anger at what they've been witnessing with respect to the fbi is certainly very sad. >> melissa: white house correspondent kevin corke is live on the north lawn. that was just a little bit of what he had to say. >> let me tell you, he's been talking about this for quite some time both on twitter and today over at quantico. white house officials for quite some time have felt there was this biased against the president among the higher ups at the fbi who are investigating hillary clinton at the time. the president today, well, he was presidential in his remarks over at the graduation over at quantico, celebrating the history of the borough and calling on all in attendance to do the bidding of the american people. that is with fidelity, bravery, and integrity. >> i want you to deliver a message to your fellow officers. the president of th

melissa: yeah. him it was wrong at the time. >> irony of this of course, he ends up doing the opposite what appears that what he wants toç do, he gives a toward to the president, then raise and say fake news. because here are news reports come out in favor after left-wing point of view that were wrong and seems to fulfill what the president has said. >> this is second major and expensive reporting disaster abc has had this year. if you remember back a little ways, they had to settle back in summer the beef products lawsuit. that is the one where they took this amazing company, and raked it over the coals, and said that its product, its beef was "pink slime." they ended up settling out of court. bpi seems very happy. and since the amount that was potentially on the line for abc was $5.7 billion,. melissa: wow,. >> you figure that bpi probably got a good chunk of settlement. melissa: yes. >> and the other thing that came out in that reporting one of the experts were interviewed by jim avila, that avi

melissa. melissa: fears of a looming government shutdown. republican leaders facing a tight deadline to pass the spending bill but members of the house freedom caucus are not exactly on the same page, big surprise. our own adam shapiro live on capitol hill with the latest. adam, i hope you can hear other drill here. it is here, there, we're not sure where it is but we keep going. adam. reporter: i can hear you over drilling there and screaming over here, let's say not everyone seeing eye-to-eye with speaker paul ryan and mark meadows if you get what i'm saying here. essentially what mark meadows and freedom caucus want for the speaker to commit passing continuing resolution only with republicans. not going to democrats to rely on some votes, cutting out any of what the democrats want. mr. meadows is not getting what he wants. so we are still waiting for timing on a vote in the house on continuing resolution, which then sets up the senate for a vote on continuing resolution. then you have mitch

melissa: yeah. >> for the senate ethics committee but i find it hard to believe they would then move -- think how hypocritical look for democrats you know what we were against impeachment when involved action of president of the united states having oral sex just outside of the oval office. we defended president clinton in that regard. we'll go after donald trump for things that happened well before he became president. i don't know that is highly credible. melissa: i think they would try anything. move on to robert mueller's investigation. you wrote a fantastic op-ed, why donald trump would regret firing robert mueller. karl, do you think he is considering this? it does seem like it would be a terrible idea? >> well, there has been some discussion about it. conservative commentators and some of his strong supporters are talking about it. the president last july was asked in an interview with the "new york times" if mueller began to look into your finances , would that be a red line. would you fire

melissa. melissa: very busy day in washington. president trump draining the swamp by cutting regulations. congress faces obstacles going to tax reform. blake burman at the white house to break it all down for us. blake. reporter: president trump had oversized gold scissors to match earlier today, touting his literal cutting of red tape here in washington. the president earlier today sell it braked the cancellation or delay of more than 1500 planned regulations since he took office. now the administration set this goal at one point for every new regulation you had to cut two. but the president said that ratio has gone so far all the way up to 22 to 1. >> regulation is a stealth taxation so many enormous regulatory burdens imposed on our citizens with no vote, no debate an no accountability. now there is accountability. reporter: president reiterating he wants permit process down for infrastructure projects from decade plus in some cases down to two years. infrastructure is the administration's next big process or next big agenda it

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melissa? melissa: president trump is inch ing closer to his first major legislative win of his presidency bringing the american people a huge tax cut. let's go to blake burman on what the president is saying today. blake? >> hi there melissa the president just weighed in on twitter a little while ago. he congratulated leadership within the house, paul ryan, kevin mccarthy, kevin brady and on down the line as you'll see there and "all great house republicans who voted in favor of cutting your taxes" that from president trump just a little while ago. here at the white house, especially during the briefing, they had to answer sarah sanders did to two specific issues. that dominated the briefing as it related to taxes. the first the carried interest loophole. the president said his tax plan would get rid of it. his top economic aid said the tax plan would get rid of it and this tax plan does not. sanders though maintained the overall bill benefits the middle class that was part of her response. he

. >> i am a melissa francis. set to hold a rally in pensacola, taking to twitter to say a big crowd is expected today in pensacola, florida. we have done so much in so short of a period of time, and yet are planning to do so much more. see you there. >> jon: at the comes adjusted days after endorsing raymore for the alabama sea. at john roberts' live the white house for more. >> the president prepared remarks tonight, there is nothing about roy more or doug jones. however, i was cautioned that this is 25 minutes of prepared reports, and the president often goes off script, so there is plenty of room to add live here, and all bets are kind of off of the table. let's take a look at where he is going to be tonight. pensacola, florida, out there in the panhandle, 9 miles away from the alabama border. and adjusted down the beach, i should point out, from -- 51 miles from mobile, alabama, so we can expect that they are going to be a lot of people there from alabama tonight, so even though he will be in the state of flo

melissa: i'm melissa francis this. is "after the bell." more on the market movers, here is what else we're covering in the very busy hour ahead. a real horse race. it is decision day in alabama. polls close in four hours from now in highly controversial special election. will voters pick roy moore to carry out president trump's agenda in d.c. an elect a democratic senator for the first time in 20 years? we're live on the ground. >>> attempting to kill innocent americans in the name of isis. new details on the new york city bombing suspect who is now charged with terrorism as the white house says, a change in immigration policies is needed. >>> try to get a tax bill on the president's desk by christmas. last-minute negotiations are currently underway in capitol hill. we have the latest details on the final version of the republican's plan. david: let's pray for that. this is the new record for the dow. 67th record under president trump. do they ever get blase about all this, nicole? >> absolutely not. they have the 25,000 hats ready. this i

. >> melissa: i melissa francis.bout the upper and lower chambers must hash out their differences in the conference committee before a final unified bill had to the president's desk. this comes after the senate narrowly passed its version early saturday morning. the head of the republican policy committee says he knows both chambers can work out their differences. >> absolutely, there are some changes. they still need to be made in conference to work these things out. the other thing you haven't mentioned, the big differences are the republican bill in the senate eliminates the mandate of obamacare. it takes obamacare from being a mandatory program to a voluntary program. and yes, i like the idea of making -- taking away the death tax entirely. >> melissa: peter doocy is live on capitol hill with more. i imagine it's a very busy there today. >> it's picking up. and ten days from right now, a final tax bill could be on president trump's desk. that's according to republican georgia senator david purdue. the next big st

a collaborative effort. >> melissa: this is melissa francis. we're looking at a live picture as well of the highway. it actually looks like it is moving very slowly. we imagine they're diverting some of the traffic. other seems to be going through. are there still cars that are trapped in that area where the accident happened or are you able to get people off and through, do you know? >> there are a few but we are turning them around one by one. you can see the backup. it will take some time to get those vehicles turned around one by one. we're working with joint base lewis, using some of their access roads to detour traffic as well. we hope to alleviate some of the backup soon. >> jon: a huge military base in that area. the traffic camera that melissa was alluding to appears to be at dupont where officers are slowing down what should be a four-lane interstate and taking them all off the dupont exit. that will tie up traffic for quite some time. >> yes, it is. folks, i'm sorry to cut you short. i have to go meet with my command staff. >> meliss

. >> melissa: good morning to you, i am melissa francis. we are live on capitol hill and at the white house, where the g.o.p. and president trump seem very hopeful that the most far-reaching overhaul of the tax code and decades will in fact pass. the sweeping $1.5 trillion tax bill slashes incorporated's includes lots of other cuts, but it is not expected to win any democratic both. meanwhile, there is new closed door action with debbie fbi director christopher a, and john roberts is alive with the story. >> use whatever metaphor you have with the touch down little bit away, the finish line inside, there's a light at the end of the tunnel, and it is not a train come up with the white house thinks they get tax reform up to me. they do believe when oser's tell me, they have the votes to do it. obviously arizona center john mccain is not available, so the margin it's slim, but they have jeff flake on board. flake had concerns about wanting to do more for a daca fix but other fixes, dreamers that were brought into the country illegally by their

. >> melissa: i melissa francis. new york city police commissioner says the 27-year-old man had accrued pipe bomb strapped to his body. that he detonated in an passageway near times square. that explosion caused smoke to fill the area packed with crowds of morning commuters. fortunately, only three people suffered minor injuries but the suspect identified as was also heard in the associated press is reporting that he was inspired by isis but didn't have direct contact with the terror group. laura ingle is live in new york city. >> definitely a scene of chaos and confusion here this morning. we are right outside of the port authority terminal. going to step out of the ways you can get a sense of where we are here. it is very active area was quickly evacuated in and around the port authority bus terminal this morning. as you mentioned, the suspect has been identified and now we have a picture that we can show you. if you can put that up on the screen. the 27-year-old who was living in brooklyn believed to be from bangl

thank you both. >> melissa: let's take a live look at capitol hill.'s not forget such a piece of happening today. what last-minute chances the republicans are making it to get this thing up past. last-minute changes they are making. we will be right back we will be right back. >> jon: is so the former national security advisor, one of the top advisors to the present, michael flynn, has a pleaded guilty for making false statements to the fbi in the russian investigation. a live look at washington here, we are waiting for flynn to emerge. let's bring in our panel. doug burns is a former federal prosecutor appeared at national law journal contributor, and former general counsel. so, it is lying to the fbi. that is the charge, doug. you are the former fbi attorney. how serious is this for michael flynn? >> well, it is a series. it lying to the fbi, and so forth, you know, it is interesting because it can be just the ally, or you are involved in more conduct. again, it has all the ear markings of this, because it is a short one page charge. a plea of guilt

you can't have it both ways. >> melissa: okay. acknowledge that republicans are not having problems of their own. it is across all files. >> jason: you do have blake's parents blake. >> melissa: when he said he was not going to run for reelection, i said that is giving you a lot of time still to said. >> jason: i think the filing. it just ended in texas, something like seven, if not more people who file to run against him, but he had some very tough challenges. it is going to be tough to justify why he continues to stay there. >> melissa: 's center, what do you think it? >> sandra: i think that is a really important conversation to be had right now, and i think a lot of women are having that conversation, but the kristen gillibrand moment was an interesting one. it just comes to the times that we are in now, with the president to tweeting what he did. if he was stating facts, that is what he is addressing there. >> katie: feminist have this idea that they want to be in the playing field equal to men, which is totally fine. i agree

but first, melissa mollet has a look at the impact. melissa, what are you seeing? >> this is a major mess for a lot of people that head through the gaithersburg area any time in the morning. it's supposed to last until 8:30. north frederick avenue at chestnut street, we're shut down both directions. you saw megan mcgrath at the scene. we'll talk to her in a second. this is north of gaithersburg high school in front of the ihop there. with the downed wires and the lanes blocked, this is a major mess for a lot of people. you can see the section closed. consider 270. i know t's say as an alternate. but it's true. left lane getting by the crash and 270 southbound. left side blocked as well. no major issues on the beltway. >> good morning, sheena. >> good morning, melissa. the good news aside from the weatherwise, we're not looking at any issues out there. we have chilly conditions though. when you factor in the wind, it's breezy. now the wind is pmaking it feel5 degrees colder. here's a look at the temperatures as you step outside. in frederick, your temperature at 34

we begin with melissa mollet.sa tell us about this. >> no doubt, a major problem for a lot of people. as you know, east-west highway, a big area shut down in the morning. it's why it's a big deal. it took down a pole and some wires there. east-west highway between new hampshire avenue and riggs. northbound 95 at prince william parkway. still the crash on the ramp. right lane blocked by the crash as you head into the district. in laurel, northbound 197 at muir kirk road. all lanes blocked there at the crash. travel times not bad either right now. hi, sheena. >> melissa, thanks. there's justin. hey, justin. >> reporter: i want to point out. behind us right now, pepco crews are hard at work. we had two cherry pickers up tending to the pole behind us. first on the scene, we saw an suv that crashed into that pohl you're watching crews work here. this the go-to route for many in the area. between new hampshire and riggs, it's now shut down for this crash investigation and now response. if you're in this area, looking to

nice dress, melissa. pretty color.h the day today, we're going to take a look real quick at your airport travel. if you are heading out and getting out and about for your travel. for thursday and friday we're looking pretty good weather wise. now temperatures will be in the mid 40s so, again, if you're already thinking about this, the rain is going to stay to our south today. that's what's happening currently. we have the clouds around. you'll notice them once the sun comes up here. all the rain will stay to the south. if you will be driving from the carolinas, louisiana, tennessee, that's where we're going to see the delays today. walking the dog, we have otto here available from the humane rescue. cute little antlers. he's already for christmas and ready to go home for a family. temperatures as we go home, walking your dog, in the 50s. clouds cooler than yesterday. we do stay nice and dry. temperatures wise at 52 degrees. 45 degrees gaithersburg, 50 in leesburg. 51 degrees in clinton. again, as we go throughout the d

but first, melissa mollet has a look at the impact. melissa, what are you seeing? >> this is a major mess for a lot of people that head through the gaithersburg area any time in the morning. it's supposed to last until 8:30. north frederick avenue at chestnut street, we're shut down both directions. you saw megan mcgrath at the scene. we'll talk to her in a second. this is north of gaithersburg high school in front of the ihop there. with the downed wires and the lanes blocked, this is a major mess for a lot of people. you can see the section closed. consider 270. i know t's

good morning, melissa. >> good morning, sheena. at this point, want to show you chopper 4 a situation we were seeing in lanham this morning. there you go. it was 50 inbound there just before the beltway. it was a report of a problem as far as a car fire. at this point, it doesn't look like it's cleared out. we don't have any big concerns about that. pretty good here. northbound 395, the crash with the left lane and the ramp being blocked. you can see the -- >> the flashing lights downtown. beltway, actually looking pretty good this morning. no major problems here on the beltway. we are hearing a problem inbound on indian head highway. we'll talk about that in a minute. >>> 6:02 now. it is time for tolls, folks on i-66 inside the beltway starting this morning. those express lanes are open at this hour and traffic is picking up. >> news 4's justin finch is live this morning on the roads. justin, good morning. we need to know all the morning. we don't face the fines. >> that's right. you do not want these fines. i can tell you right n

hopefully it's looking good out there, melissa. good morning. >> good morning. have this problem hanging around in hyattsville. chopper 4 over east-west highway near riggs road. you can see them dealing with this problem. they say it may not be totally wrapped up and fixed until sometime this afternoon. so right now, between chillum manor and riggs road we have the eastbound lanes blocked. one westbound lane is dealing with the two-way traffic there. 270 southbound out of -- 30 miles per hour there. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no big problems there. 270 northbound after 28, west montgomery has two lanes blocked northbound with a crash there. developing this morning, a major power outage brought the world's busiest airport to a standstill. you can literally hear the cheers the moments the lights came back on at atlanta's hartsfield jackson airport. >> the power outage came at the start of the busy travel season. passengers were stuck in the dark for 11 hours. one person described it as pandemonium. >> you can hear it there. people literally had to y

>> thank you, melissa. now to the other top stories. we could see our first snowflakes of the season later today. chuck and sheena have been warning us about the chance of the snow showers. vdot is headed out to make sure the roads are ready. >> the federal government will remain open for a couple of weeks. there will be a stopgap measure to avoid a shutdownment it's headed to the president's desk and will buy time for talks. >> two students shot and killed inside their high school in new mexico. overnight, new mexico state police identified the students francisco fernandez. the shooting started as the school day was beginning. students recorded videos on their cell phones as the gunman moved through the school. the gunman died but they're not saying how or whether the shooter was a student. >>> finally answers for the family of pamela butler. her boyfriend recently pled guilty to killing her in 2009. >> police have at least enough information to find her remains. news 4's megan mcgrath is live in stafford county where police will start

. >> melissa, you're right. a team effort between maryland state highway administration and local towing companies. both of these vehicles were overturned about ten minutes ago when we first referred to this breaking news. the delays are extensive as i scroll over here. the headlights start at the icc. which may be a good option if you're headed toward the rockville area, montgomery county. the bw parkway as well if you're headed towards the beltway at this hour. >> all right, brad. route 1 crystal city, overturned box truck. take a look here. a little bit hard to see because it's so dark so early this morning. getting by on the right side of the roadway. we do have the two lanes blocked. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway actually behaving this morning. single tracking on the orange line between new carrollton and cheverly. the late track work still happening around. sheena? >> the good news, mostly dry conditions. i say mostly dry this morning. because part of the area is dealing with snow showers from a

melissa mollet is in first 4 traffic. all right, melissa, what's going on? >> breaking news. the bottom of the beltway. having too much fun. that's not fair. what's going on? i'm dealing with something serious. eisenhower avenue, the crash is off to the shoulder. at this point, we're still very, very slow as you come through chopper 4. showing us an 8-mile backup at this point this morning. just a mess there. eisenhower avenue. new problem on the beltway. car can flat tires, several of them on the shoulder. another issue inbound 395 at boundary channel drive. crash blocking the left center lane. right knew, miss parveen, i know it's feeling better outside than it was earlier today. >> yes. it feels nice out, melissa. this leaves. this morning, some spots might wake up and say it's noot that cold out. we have areas around freezing south of the district. as we go through the day today, the mild air will continue. it's 41 degrees right now in d.c. by 8:00 a.m., we're looking at temperatures in the mid-40s. some sun glare as you drive this morning. be careful of that. 10:00 this

melissa: luis ernesto bonilla is remembered by his brothers.y hope that somebody has information on who stabbed their little brother and left him to die. >> very down to earth, loving, caring. offer, but always put his heart on the table for everyone. he did not deserve to go the way he did. melissa: he is survived by two children and many relatives and friends, like victor castro. >> it just sucks this happened the way it did. melissa: they say the 24-year-old had been searching for a job and had no fixed address. he was less seen at a nearby convenience store friday. >> tried to look at some local surveillance video at the 7-eleven where he was known to be yesterday before he was murdered. is hopinghe family anybody with information will contact the police. >> we just want justice to be served and put this behind us and try to move on. melissa: the police are searching for clues. if you have information, call the police. and remember that you can remain anonymous. melissa the dipane, abc 7 news. kellye: a shooting in southeast d.c. is now a h

travel times in montgomery county coming up. >>> melissa, thank you.g news on a deadly house fire in loudoun fire. >> it broke out between 8:00 and 9:00 last night. it's located in lovettsville. t a restaurant. adam tuss is live there now with more. adam what, are you seeing? >> reporter: we just got to the scene this morning, eun. fire crews are actually out here this morning. the sheriff's office is trying to put the pieces together of what exactly happened here. this is a real rural section of loudoun county. you mentioned that restaurant that's close by. it's also close to the point of rocks bridge. if you know where that is. kind of farther up between montgomery and loudoun counties. investigators are out here trying to figure out what happened. there's a thick smell of smoke. clearly, this is an incident fairly fresh. we're talking about 8:20 last night that this fire broke out here along this road on taylors town road. officials in loudoun county are able to confirm to us that this is, indeed, a fatal fire. so that is obviously that's going to r

melissa mollet has the latest. what's going on, melissa? >> big problem. bottom of the beltway.t down. a 2.5-mile backup. inner loop at eisenhower connector. traffic stopped because of a crash. police just arriving on the scene when we called. we don't have too many details. here's a live picture. seems like folks can get off at the ramp. inner loop at the connector. we're shut down in the main lanes. greenbelt. southbound bw parkway after 193. had the left side blocked by a crash. same situation in bladensburg. avenue and 50. as far as metro goes, delays on yellow and blue line to largo and mt. vernon square because of a track issue. we'll talk more about the breaking news in a couple of minutes. sheena parveen on the weather deck. doesn't feel that bad today. >> no, it does not feel that bad at all, melissa. it's a good thing we don't have weather to deal with on your drive. except maybe a little sun glare out there. i think you'll need a jacket this morning. not your heaviest winter coat but in the district at 42 degrees right now. so really not too bad. just a little bit chi

i interviewed melissa in the very beginning. she knew about her brother was that he was a little bit rebellious, as most teenagers are at that age. i think i said something along the lines of, no, i don't know any reason why he would want to do this. keith morrison: a believe her father shared. i asked him early on when he was able to talk at jackson hospital. could your son have something to do with this? and he says, i don't believe so. keith morrison: so perhaps garrett kopp acted alone after all. but detectives were convinced christopher had to be mixed up in that awful shooting somehow. someone must know. and they were right, someone did. coming up, john sutton survived two bullets to the head. could he survive being home alone with his son? larry belyeu: christopher made comments that his parents were going to pay. keith morrison: when "dateline" continues. for this product is overwhelmingly positive. this toothpaste sensodyne repair & protect can actually repair and protect sensitive teeth. and as long as they brush twice

and meantime melissa magee, with your seven-day forecast when we come right back. >>> melissa magee is here now with a look at the accuweather forecast. the flakes should start to fall any minute and not a lot of that snow is reaching the ground yet and will do so as we go through the rest of the afternoon. stormtracker 6 live double scan radar you can see the snow is starting to fill in to the south and west. maybe a few flurries reaching the surface and as we go through the rest of the afternoon. the snow will continue to fill in from the southwest and northeast direction, we show you the picture outside. sky 6 hd from the temple university camera looking at the center city skyline. a mostly cloudy skies and flurries are falling any moment now and continue to do so through the afternoon, we have issued the accuweather alert. a minor snowfall event, and high impact across the region. 28 degrees and 24 for allentown and reading and 17 in the poibs and 29 in dover and temperatures for the most part staying below the freezing mark. here is satellite 6 along with action radar you see the

melissa mollet, your first 4 traffic, melissa, what's going on here? >> take a look at this breaks news in first 4 traffic. we're park. chopper 4 over this problem this morning. southbound, 95 at powder mill road. already a three-mile backup. two vehicles here are overturned. they are obviously quickly trying to get this out of the way, cleared up so that folks can continue their route here. only going about 23 miles per hour. brad freitas is up above right now. tell us what's going on and perhaps an alternate. >> melissa, you're right. a team effort between maryland state highway administration and local towing companies. both of these vehicles were overturned about ten minutes ago when we first referred to this breaking news. the delays are extensive as i scroll over here. the headlights start at the icc. which may be a good option if you're headed toward the rockville area, montgomery county. the bw parkway as well if you're headed towards the beltway at this hour.

>> melissa: what about the kids?

melissa magee has the forecast. >> we are tracking parts of the region for christmas morning.the start of the holiday weekend numbers are mild. 60 in philadelphia. the average this time of year is 43. we came in the high despite a fair amount of moisture across the region. right now, 44 in the city. we are starting to cool down. off to the north, 17 in bismarck, 21 chicago, 31 in st. louis. the cold air rushes in, in time for christmas eve. the forecast tomorrow, the majority of the day is dry. sun giving way to increasing clouds. it's a cooler afternoon. 8:00 in the morning, 37. 43 by 4:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. future tracker 6 showing you christmas eve night, we are tracking a mixed bag of precipitation. we have disturbances moving through. rain through the city points to the south and east. north and west for lehigh and berks county and the poconos, light snowfall starts to fall at that time. sharply colder tonight. for some, christmas eve night into christmas eve day, brisk and blustery as we get to the holiday. 50 thank you, melissa. the weather helps set the pace for