so pegye left the small town of dexter for sunny california and settled in newport beach. that's where she met glenda who was also from new mexico and they immediately hit it off. >> she was probably one of the most gregarious people i have ever met. she was always happy, always smiling. >> reporter: and she says pegye was driven to establish herself as a successful physical therapist. she had almost everything she wanted. >> she did want to find a guy. >> reporter: the clock was ticking a little bit? >> it was. >> reporter: then one day on the beach, you found somebody for her. >> we did. so one afternoon on a weekend, pegye called me and said what are you doing? i said well, i'm going to go down and watch dave play some volleyball on the beach. >> reporter: dave was glenda's husband. >> i asked pegye if she wanted to come down with me. she said yes. she immediately spotted eric and said who's that? >> reporter: eric bechler, in his early 20s, was a walking commercial for the california beach life. >> i'm going to guess when she notices a guy playing beach volleyball, he'

a single vote flipped the race in virginia's 94th district in newport news in favor of the democrats. that's right. shelly simmons won by one vote giving the democrats a rare 50-50 tie for the republicans in the statehouse of delegates. this is the first time the republicans have not held a majority in the virginia house. ballots had to be recounted yesterday and the judge will rule that recount official sometime later today. >>> we're getting some new video this morning showing the arrest of a ward 8 advisory neighborhood commissioner. trantham several times about community concerns in the past. now it appears he is the concern. prince gorges county police had to pull him out of a locked bathroom at the police station yesterday. >> come on, mr. trantham, you have to come out. >> go get your supervisor, you punk. >> don't make me come inside there. >> ble[ bleep ]. >> police arrested him for dui. he admitted to having a couple of beers. once back at the station officers say trantham urinated on the floor, shouted racial and homophobic slurs. hank sewinsky released a statement saying h

the recount was completed today in newport news and the democrat won by one vote. [applause] mayor de blasio: since you will be on the doors, thank you mark. we will have people on the door. when someone says my vote does not matter, tell them how an entire legislature was flipped by one vote. [applause] one virginian. mayor de blasio: i did save the best for last. some things are supposed to be literally, physically impossible. once the republican party became the party of roy moore and steve bannon, things started to change. i remind you -- the pundits said the republicans aren't breathing a sigh of relief here is the problem. they nominated roy moore as their candidate for senate. [applause] mayor de blasio: do you think the people of this country are dumb? no, they understand that the president and senate majority leader supported someone who is a child molester. this moment in history in 2017, as if it were somehow invisible. no, people saw it and realized it. that is not the whole story of alabama. the story of alabama is democrats and progressives organizing

taillights headed near the schuylkill, one problem in news call he will, faulk lands road between newport gap road and center ville road, down to downed wires. possible alternate robert cook highway. >> ♪ >> well there is story this morning, brand new video in, " eyewitness news" at philadelphia international airport. where the birds touched down just minute ago. heart breaking scene there. you can see injured eagles quarterback carson wentz, in a knee brace, as he struggled to limb l down the stairs, his left leg immobilized really a site for tough to fans to see show had high hopes this season. >> here's hoping that he's okay. the victory in l.a. clinched the nfc east but came at major cost. >> i'll have an mri. here is how he was injured. he went diving into the end zone looking for touchdown, but he was crunched between two defenders came out limp. wentz stayed in for four more plays, eventually tossing touchdown to alshon jeffrey. not long after that, he left for the lockerroom, and after the game he was carted to the bus, with a brace wrapped around his knee. back up nick foles fini

and today ineat, newport, -- newport news, awarded, that seat was to the democratic party. [applause] hasr de blasio: that seat not created a 50-50 tied in the house of delegates in virginia. there is a democratic governor and democratic lieutenant governor. now the world is turning in virginia. up. not making this the recount was completed today and the democrat won by one vote. [applause] mayor de blasio: cincy will be on the doors, thank you -- since you will be on the doors, thank you mark. when someone says my vote does not matter, tell them how an entire legislature was flipped by one vote. [applause] i did save the: best for last. some things are supposed to be literally, physically impossible. once the republican party became the party of roy moore and dave bannon, things started to change. -- steve bannon, things started to change. here is the problem. they nominated roy moore as their candidate for senate. [applause] mayor de blasio: do you think the people of this country are dumb? no, they understand that the president and senate majority leader supported someon

a recount in a house race in newport news gave the democratic candidate a one vote lead!! if democrats win that seat -- it would mean the house would be split 50/50-- ending a 17-year republican majority. but provisional ballots still have to be counted in that race. six american university students face 126 counts each after an underage drinking party was busted at a home in bethesda. police say the air inside the home reeked of alcohol so strongly -- it actually registered on a breathalyzer!! those six students -- all members of the sigma alpha epsilon fraternity -- could each face up to 315-thousand dollars in fines. weeks after he was accidentally shot. 11 year-old caleb has undergone several life-saving surgeries since a neighbor accidently shot him in the chest, 2 weeks ago. caleb is now able to walk around his house, but his dad says he still has to re-learn many things. caleb and his dad, mark, say they have forgiven the neighbor who shot him, calling it an accident. his family says having caleb back home, is the best holiday present they could ask for. new develop

>> a century-old tradition in southern california is now under way, the christmas boat parade in newporteach. boats of all sizes are decorated in lights. even a live nativity scene. >> i don't think i've ever seen such an animated -- >> vampire tech knicks. >>> all right, so with christmas coming, the delivery window is about to slam shut. >> you can still get the same prices in the stores if you're willing to haggle. here's becky worley. >> reporter: online shopping. finding the lowest price is easy. not as easy when you're in a department store, but the upside of the mall, you get your stuff right away. here's the question. give me a discount or match an online price by asking? and will it be awkward? i'm heading into a bunch of different stores to pick random items and see if they'll match or beat the prices i see and line. 160 on the box, yikes. first i just ask for a discount. is there any discount that i'm not thinking of? >> i can bring it down to 144. >> 144? all right. i'll take that. >> reporter: i found the same shoes online for another $20 off. next time i'll show the online

he avoids barbados is taken by ship to newport to spend some time there. working in a well-to-do house. learning things like the functioning of a new england household and learning the english language. he then gets sold to succession of different owners his teenage years are spent on fisher island in long island sound and then he moves to stonington connecticut across the sound from the coast. and as he grows he's very strong and very smart. and he develops as i was doing this book. i was looking for peoples who stories connected up. but then as i got further into it i noted other kinds of connections. one of them was on her culture. the 18th century honor codes. the honor code that he was raised with in africa was similar to the entire water virginia tobacco planter's son. part of the honor code told him. because they have a slavery where he was in africa that which ever site you happen to be on whether you are the owner or the slave there was a proper way to behave. once he became a slave he seems to accepted there was a right way to do it. i will expec

booths and empty streets the vacation left this usually crowded area deserted news of a possible bomb newport's timbs popular christmas market spread fast causing disbelief and an ease among locals yes amanda moves us and i first we thought this had to be a joke maybe some kids milling around but it turned out to be rather serious you only realize that press after a while for now we're just keeping a safe distance i will see what happens next flashing blue lights and sirens in the middle of market stalls and festive decoration a haunting reminder of events in berlin last christmas. in an attack claimed by so-called islamic state tunisian asylum seekers and its i'ma be killed eleven people when he drove a truck into a crowd at a christmas market in the german capital. even though these memories are still fresh christmas market visitors in berlin this year shrugged off the idea of a possible new threat. book proposal i've heard what happened in potsdam but it doesn't upset me too much i don't care what are we supposed to do hide at home. like it's wearing but it shouldn't stop us from what we're

a newporter says york-based painter is an art is that investors love.eas remained radar, his collectors are prestigious and loyal and other painters love him. his work challenges perceptions of what a painting can look like. you can buy a painting or drawing, but at least one art dealer tells us that in 10 years krebber's paintings will sell for $1 million. speaking of unique takes, a founder of a lite brite neon us how he creates his creations. >> there is an attraction to light and being human. i think on a deep psychological level that light is this way in which we experience the energy in a very personal manner. britehe founder of lite neon studio, and we manufacture produce and restore neon works of art and design. a lot of the origin of work comes a variety of sources. sometimes people come with a napkin sketch or a file, then we work together to create an layout what it might look like. , andeate a paper template that paper template becomes our guide for what we are going to bend the neon to. we take from the office into the glass shop. we picked

how a recount of the democrat one vote ahead of the incumbent republican in the 94th district from newport news. but republican delegate successfully challenged an uncounted ballot should have been included in his total. now they're tied again. may have to get settled the old-fashioned way, with a coin toss. >>> virginia law says the tie must be resolved by at least the equivalent of a coin toss. what other way could they do it at this point? there's no word on if and when that will take place. >> if you toss the coin, who gets to call heads or tails first. >> so many questions. let's be fair. 6:07 now. president trump is celebrating a >> congress approved his sweeping $1.5 trillion tax bill on wednesday. it's the president's first significant legislative accomplishment. >> the largest tax cut in the history of our country and reform. but tax cut. >> the bill still has to be signed by the president. it's not expected to be a problem. >> what are you getting out of this? lower taxes for 8 in 10 americans including most middle and working class families will see lower taxes. the individual t

elsewhere there was a dramatic 32—32 draw between newport gwent dragons and ulster... and edinburgh hadfrican side southern kings. those two games are in conference b. tiger woods continues to impress in his first competitive golf for more than 300 days as he remains in contention after two rounds of the hero world challenge in the bahamas. a 68 on friday to add to his opening round 69 has him on seven under par thanks in part to theis eagle on the ninth. he's five shots off the lead held by fellow american charley hoffman. woods is one of five players on seven under par. that's all from sportsday. a good evening from me, goodbye. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rachel cunliffe, comment and features editor at city am, and the writer & broadcaster, lynn faulds wood. leicester see you both. look at us without cool colours, the three graces. alla rdyce without cool colours, the three graces. allardyce in our cool the financial times, which leads with the guilty plea by former national security advisor to donald trump paul

the day virginia will break the tie between two state delegate candidates fighting to represent the newport news area. we now know that shelly simonds and david yancey names will be written on separate pieces of paper and placed in separate film canisters and put in a container that will be shaken. a canister will be drawn to determine a winner after a recount and a ballot challenge declared the race a tie. kimberly: hagerstown woman suing the national rifle association. she says her husband was swindled by the n.r.a. foundation attorneys into giving up his $500,000 in life savings. otherwise. richard reeve has the story you will see only on 7. >> for stormy morris and her miles the holidays are bitter sweet. in january of 2012, morris' long-time live-in boyfriend committed suicide with a shotgun. >> i wasn't sure if he was going to die or i was going to die. >> the previous day after christmas police arrested taylor after an armed confrontation. >> he has a fully loaded hand gun pointed at me calling me an intruder. >> months before the death, taylor a gun enthusiast was asking mentally il

state board of election deciding late today tomorrow's scheduled random drawing in the newport news delegate race according to a spokesman for the house republicans outcome of the race will determine which controls the house of delegates. the disputed vote counted after republicans argue it should be included and the democrats want it thrown out to give her the win. larry: we are getting information on murder of a couple inside the home. jonathan: family member says the gunman is a know owe nazi teenager who was dating the couple teenage daughter. we are following the story closely. this sounds like the victims had been trying to keep the young man away from the daughter. >> yeah, certainly a difficult case. friends and relatives stopping by to express condolences. the 17-year-old boyfriend reposted neo nazi material on special media. >> the sign says hate has no home here. after a terrible shooting that took the lives of flickr flicked a his wife. >> the reason i'm speaking out is the nazi evil behind this. >> that influence the f members say led to gunfire and 911 from the 16-year-old daug

elsewhere there was a dramatic 32—all draw between newport gwent dragons and ulster, and edinburgh hadrn kings. those two games are in conference b. tiger woods continues to impress in his first competitive golf for more than 300 days, as he remains in contention after two rounds of the hero world challenge in the bahamas. a 68 on friday to add to his opening round 69 has him on 7 under par, thanks in part to theis eagle on the ninth. he's five shots off the lead held by fellow american charley hoffman. woods is one of five players on 7 under par, that's all from sportsday. good evening. we have started a metrological winter now but actually the temperatures will be on the rise as we head through the course of the weekend. this was the scene as we ended the day, beautiful sunset at lytha m ended the day, beautiful sunset at lytham in lacko share. —— lancashire. it is still quite cold because we have theirjet stream coming from the north—east importing the cold air, the blue colour still with us, but much milder air waiting in the wings and that will push it across the country, slowly t

the day virginia will break the tie between two state delegate candidates fighting to represent the newport news area. we now know shelly simonds and david yancey's names will be written on separate pieces of paper, placed into separate film canisters, then put into a container. that container will be shaken and a canister will be drawn to determine a winner. this comes after a recount, and ballot challenge declared the race a tie. rushing out over the next couple days for some last minute gifts? before you do -- ask yourself if you can give a raincheck, and purchase it after christmas. consumer reporter john matarese shows us some things that will be much cheaper in early 2018 -- so you don't waste your money: trt 1:24 sigout abc7 some stores in our area are staying open 24 hours a day until christmas. and that's making until christmas. and that's making things easier for last-minute shoppers. a deloitte survey finds, this is the first year holiday shoppers will spend more online than in stores. but stores are still popular. the national retail federation finds.. 42-percent of americans st

they believe she beat jantzy in the 24th district race in newport news. >> if simons wins it will split the house of delegates 50-50. >>> we're following another close house race. joshua cole lost by 73 votes. our news partners at cole will not contest the election results. cole will continue to go on. >>> today we will learn who associated press male athlete of the year is. female athlete of the year is one of our local swimmers. favorite around here, bethesda's katie ledecky got that honor yesterday. she finished ahead of serena williams. ledecky took home five gold medals and a silver medal at the world championships. last year she finished second to u.s.a. gymnastic star simone biles. >> ledecky is the first washington woman to win the award. >> she knows this means she's in the company of a lot of incredible women over the years, since 1931. >> she is an incredible woman for sure. >>> a flight frustration you'll be hearing about all promise you that. a plane forced to turn around when a passenger realizes they were on the wrong plane? hear from the celebrity who live tweeted this d

well, it's down in newport news. and here is how they're going to do it.ic film canisters put the candidates' names into them, put them into the jar, they're going to choose one. and whichever one they choose is going to win this delegate seat. this was all decided because this race wound up in a tie and it was just yesterday the democratic shelley simons was celebrating what she thought was an historic vote in a recount but attorneys for republican delegate david yancy successfully lobbied a three judge panel to count one ballot. that ballot had been ruled a no vote. but eventually it was ruled as a vote for yancy. now, that ballot tied this race at 11,068 a piece. they officially certified that the 94th district is in a deadlock and because of the

deldot truck was the spotted on the southbound lanes of i-95 near newport. they spent yesterday loading their trucks in deldot yard in christiana. the bitter cold has been lingering across the delaware valley for days and the below freezing temperatures are not going anyway anytime soon. trish hartman spoke to people in center city how they -- and peoo see how keeping warm. the bone chilling conditions were no match for postal workers finishing their shifts. i walk move as fast as i can and layer. >> i move with the letter, you can't dress for it. >> reporter: you might not think an ice cream shop would be busy, but gourmet hot chocolates are drawing in chilly crowds at scoop deville. >> i had a mix of salted carmel and >> reporter: the north face store was busy with people buying extra >> reporter: might snow. >> i bought a coat that's long, that kind of helps me there's snow getting inside. new year's we'll be inside. >> ror outside. >> i'll bundle myself up.nk yol stay inside? >> no. >> reporter: you'll brave it? >> yeah. >> reporter: any for new new yer

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democrat shelly simon and republican delegate david are still all tied up for the race in the newport 94th based district but simon three panel to throw out a ba, tie and declare her the winner. sister station reports that the loser of the drawing will likely request another week. the power in the house of delegates, may not be decided for some time. >>> normal dc area traffic returns tuesday when people go back to school. several communities will experiment in 2018 with new technology that they think will speed up your drive. prince georges county, montgomery county and the virginia department of transportation all expanding use of so-called smart signals also known as advanced traffic signal technology. it uses road side centers to adjust the signal timing in realtime based on traffic at each corner. our scott mcfarland shows us how it's supposed to work at one location. >> a major intersection at montrose parkway. automated, computer algorithm supposed to move traffic through smoother and faster. >> said if testing is successful, they'll consider expanding to shady grove road and r

. >> 23,215 votes cast on election day in this little district in newport news. and now each candidate has exactly 11,608 there is no inwinner in this race declared a three-judge panel after looking over a ballot that had been marked for both the democrat, shelly simons and the republican, david nancy. simons was crossed out the voter had marked republicans in every other race on his or her ballot. so the judges decided that the vote should go to yancy. meaning that the race is tied. dead even. by virginia law, it will now be decided by luck. that means that they may just draw a name out of a hat or even toss a coin. yesterday, the virginia house of delegates was tied up, 50 republicans on this side, 50 democrats on that side. now, who knows. this is the guy, bill howell who had been

a drawing that was supposed to take place in newport news has been delayed after democrat -- simons says she'll challenge the -- party control would be splitting the house 50/50. if the court declines to intervene, the state election will draw names from a bowl. >>> here's a look at the other stories we're working on for you tonight. people in this pennsylvania city have never, ever seen this much snow. and there's a good chance there's going to be a lot of people with sore backs after its gone. involved in the murder of a police detective. a murder that has a lot of people asking questions. >>> the white house takes down a giant >>> today the national park service removed a portion of the tree planted on the lawn of the white house in the 1900s. it was placed there by andrew jackson in 1835. that part is being removed, it's one limb, all right. it's not the whole tree, but it comprise a substantial portion of the tree. first lady melania trump asked the tree to be removed saying the tree is decaying and the wood would be preserved. >>> w 18-year-old found dead inside of a car in prince

the race for the 9th district seat representing newport news ended in a yancy and shelly simmons, they had planned to break the tie by drawing names but the tie breaker postponed. >>> the delay follows an announcement that simons is challenging the count she claims the court followed to follow law. if simons were declared the winner it would split party control over the house 50-50. >>> virginia is under four feet of snow. the city received 53 inches of snow in 30 hours which smashed local and state records, residents are being urged to stay off the roads. >>> victim dpills may be a waste of money, little evidence to supplement protect against hip fractures and other broken bones in people. routine use of the these supplements is unnecessary. critics of the study say it has limited dosages involved. >>> does anything do what it's supposed to do anymore? i wonder >> red wine relaxes you. >>> good morning to you, thank you for joining us. >>> wednesday, december 27th, time to talk traffic. erin como, good morning, mike thomas very cold weather >> we've seen just a little bit. and again,

a recount put shell i simon ahead of her republican in the nine district which is around newport news. officials don't expect any balance to be challenged. it would split virginia's house at 50/50. there are till other recounts that remain set for tomorrow and thursday. we'll keep an eye on a race for sure. one guy on facebook lived in that district or moved out of that district and said i changed my voter rej station and he says it's all his fault now. if you're find that guy on facebook . it's all his fault. q. the centers for disease control says there are no words that are off limits whe comes to public health:the trump administration was banning seven words including sign based. after uproar the cdc is now trying to assure the public there are no words banned, science is and remains a function or our work. >> the words and phrases used in casual conversation that americans find oh anothing. the number two on the list is a favor of president trump so we'll let him do the honors. it's all fake news. it's phony stuff. but i am only against the fake news media or press. fake. fake. i

. >> democrat shelly simons has wonhe district which covers newport news. she took that election by one. one vote! >> look at the time tal lafinal 11,608 votes, the republican incumbent had 11,607. she knew the race would be a rollercoaster ride, now she's focussed on getting to work. >> i'm thrilled. i'm thrilled. i'm just thinking about all the possibilities. all the things that we can get done in richmond. >> so here's also why this is really important. her win changed the balance of power in virginia's lower chamber. it is now split 50/50. >> wow. >> after 17 years of republican rule. that one vote. >> a three-judge panel is expected to certify those results today, but if you are a close friend, a spouse, a relative of david yancy, you better hope that you voted, otherwise, coal in your stocking >> and then some. >> one vote. that's why it's important to get out there. >>> coming up, the last thing one mom did before giving birth. >> delivering her final exam. yeah. the picture making us all feel like slackers this morning. later in the mix. >>> but fir

all week long, we've been bringing you the latest updates on the delegate race from newport news. >> they're stuck in a tie. the race is proof every vote counts. >> it really is a -- in democracy. my kids at school, their teachers their friends come in and say, i was that one vote, shelly. i'm going to hear that for a long time. >> here's what happens next. both candidates will go to richmond next wednesday. election official will literally who wins the race. really the only way to decide this. their names will be in canisters, not just a piece of paper. the democrat wins in the house of delegates will now be 50/50. >> if you missed it yesterday, we wanted to share this with us. tom sherwood has decided to leave his job here at news 4. >> he has been your face for all things about local politics. anybody who lived here for a number of years knows tom. >> inside and out. >> especially when it comes to district politics. >> i'm tom sherwood in the district. here in the nation's capitol, there's a lot do to get ready for friday's inaugural. >> and tom has been with us for the last 28 ye

. >> let's talk about gun control today marks five years in newport, connecticut. twenty-six people killed. many family members who lost loved ones that day have become advocates for gun control. there was a big conversation about what would happen after that. nothing happened. the white house was asked today if the president was considering any policy situate changes that could prevent deadly mass shootings like the one we saw in sandy hook and the one we saw just a couple of months ago in las vegas. i think there are a number of different ways that we look to protect our citizens. every single day one of the area s that the president has been out spoken about not necess instances but more broadly speaking but in terms of national security and protect t ing individuals through border security, stronger threat vet ting process and looking at whether or not there are other regulationses that we could put in place, whether or not there is a regulation that could have been put in place that could may have preconveniented those things frankly i'm not aware of what that

shelly simmons will file a legal motion tomorrow to suspend a judge's decision declaring a tie in the newport news state delegate holding a one-point lead over yanycy. but a judge ruled that a disqualified vote should be counted. what happened then, the race was a tie. simmons will allow the random drawing be delay to determine a winner because that's how they do it in virginia, because that makes sense. >>> millions of travelers heading home for the holidays today. and many of them, yeah, they are facing flight delays and difficult road conditions. this avenue a foot of snow fell in many parts of the country. from the rockies to maine, temperatures are 10 to 20 degrees below normal. >> i really wasn't wishing for it, but we got it. >> reporter: whether they wanted it or not, people from washington to maine woke up to a white christmas. >> i was, you know, happy with >> reporter: in new england, snow fell in some areas at a rate of five inches per hour. heavy snow combined with strong wind gusts led to about 20,000 power outages in massachusetts. the rapid snowfall caused dangerous conditions

. >> amazing so he bought this mansion in newport, rhode island, for $13.5 million.ed for 17 million. >> it has eight bedroom, 11 bathrooms. he may have to add another garage for his car collection, though, because it only has a six-car garage. >>custody at the scene of a fire. what they're accused of, and what investigators know about those flames. plus, wind-driven wildfires continue to burn in california. the area is being evacuated, buildings are leveled, and crews are having trouble getting the fires under control. we have the latest. good morning washington. toss to julie w/traffic alerts - cold start; seasonably cool finish - another cold push of air weekend - tracking a coastal system this weekend; little to no impact in the dmv - staying unseasonably cold next week today: partly to mostly sunny. breezy, at times. highs: 47-53 winds: nw 5-10+ mph tonight: mostly cloudy and cold. lows: 27-34 winds: nw 5 mph friday: partly to mostly cloudy. unseasonably cold. highs: 41-43 winds: nw to sw 5 mph breaking right now -- a townhouse and one person taken into custody.

put the democratic -- put the democrat one vote ahead than the republican in the 94th district in newport news. but davidya uncounted ballot should have been included in his total. now they're tied again. virginia law says the tie must be resolved by the equivalent of a coin toss. there's no word on when that will take place. >>> let's get back to our forecast on this shortest day of the year. you know what, chuck, i saw the stars in the sky sort of centered me as i was coming in so early this morning. >> absolutely right. a beautiful night out there. typically cold. but it is, after all, december 21st. you wouldn't expect it to be that mild. there are milder days just around the corner. unfortunately, they also come with rain chances. a look at the forecast for today and on into the weekend is coming up. >>> plus, talk about a grinch. a criminal stealing holiday decorations feet from a family's front door. more of the video and what they got away with just ahead. >>> new developments crash involving venus williams. details streaming and gaming are only as good as your internet. so get th

faulk lands road between newport gap road and center ville road in wilmington, some downed wires here. so, go around that, obviously, then east norriton, germantown pike at whitehall road, this is an accident, we will tell you little more about what's going on on our local roadways coming up in just about ten minute, guys, back over to you . >> thank you, patrick. we start our eagles coverage this morning with bran new video, "eyewitness news" at philadelphia international airport. where the eagles touched down just about an hour ago. that is injured quarterback carson wentz, that you see there, with a knee brace, struggling to get down the stairs. with so much hope riding on the season, this is what eagle fans have been dreading. one of those rare times where a win, and hence the suit, kind of feels a little bit like a lost. >> that video was painful to see. eagles did lock up the nfc east may have lost carson wentz for the year. third quarter, four minutes left, wentz scrambles and dives into the end zone. but, he gets hit hard on the play making matters worse, holding call, erased

the day virginia will break the tie between two state delegate candidates fighting to represent the newports area. we now know shelly simonds and david yancey's names will be written on separate pieces of paper, placed into separate film canisters... then put into a container. that container will be shaken and a canister will be drawn to determine a winner. this comes after a recount, and ballot challenge left the race tied. it's xx and we're just getting started. breaking right now-- greek police breaking right now-- greek police responding to a powerful explosion at an athens courthouse. this is new video into the abc-7 newsroom. police say moments before the blast-- calls warned the offices of a daily newspaper and news website. no group is claiming responsibility for the attack -- which parliament approved measures to impose penalties against demonstrators who gather regularly at the court to try to disrupt weekly auctions of foreclosed homes. no one was hurt. police said the blast occurred before dawn, and that one of the attackers fired a shot at a police guard while escaping. good mo

well, it's down in newport news. and here is how they're going to do it. the plan is to get a glass jar like this one and get some of these old plastic film canisters put the candidates' names into them, put them into the jar, they're going to choose one. and whichever one they choose is going to win this delegate seat. this was all decided because this race wound up in a tie and it was just yesterday the democratic shelley simons was celebrating what she thought was an historic vote in a recount but attorneys for republican delegate david yancy successfully lobbied a three judge panel to count one ballot. that ballot had been ruled a no vote. but eventually it was ruled as a vote for yancy. now, that ballot tied this race at 11,068 a piece. they officially certified that the 94th district is in a deadlock and because of the rules in virginia, they will now go to the random draw. attorneys for the democrats refuse to comment but they did not say what they plan to do next although the attorney for the republican, the incumbent himself says he's glad electio

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deldot's trucks were brining the southbound lanes of i-95 near newport. at the north district yard here in christiana trucks were being loaded up with salt ready to deploy as soon as the snowfalls. >>> "action news" reporter jeff chirico is looking into how the cold is affecting new year's plans. chad pradelli checking out security preparations and john rawlins has folks stocking up for their celebrations. >>> but first let's get to that all important accuweather forecast. meteorologist adam joseph in for cecily tynan tonight. adam. >> yeah, it's been cold now over 74 hours below freezing here in philadelphia right now that number sitting at 22 degrees, 18 in pittsburgh, six in syracuse, zero up in burlington vermont and again this cold goes way down to the south. you have to go actually into central southern parts of florida to kind of escape this winter chill but there is still a little bit of a wind out there so it feels more like 10 in the city of philadelphia, same for new york city, pittsburgh 10 degrees. that number up a little bit from this time y

a single vote splits the race in virginia's 94th house district in newport news in favor of the democrats. shelly simons won by one vote giving democrats a rare 50-50 tie with republicans in the house of delegates. this will be the first time in 17 years that republicans have not held a majority in the virginia house. >>> we've also been following the graduation scandal that rock the prince george's county. >> now the county school ceo is responding to the state's performance audit. this audit states that more than 5,000 students graduated last year who didn't meet graduation requirements. it also shows principles gorges teachers did not follow grading policies. there was also poor recordkeeping and irregularities with grade changing. school ceo dr. kevin maxwell responded to the audit in a meeting held tuesday. he says intense training going forward should be able to solve these problems. >> we believe by providing more targeted training we can improve staff's adherence to policies and procedures. upgrading technology through the auto makes of archaic processes will minimize potential ar

in delaware work on 95 in newport is gone. 495 northbound past edgemoor road two left lanes are blocked that often stays out there until 7 o'clock. watch for that as you head out on this tuesday morning, tam. >> thank you, matt. in delaware a grinch struck before christmas stealing a 10-year-old girl's walker. "action news" has the surveillance video that she wants you to see in hopes of cracking the case. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live in our satellite center and she's got more on this little girl. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam. the walker was left on the lawn last week. by the time the family realized, it was already gone. >> heartless person. >> reporter: a walker her daughter relies on. 10-year-old kirsten edwards alexander of wilmington has cerebral palsy. she says without her walker she's only able to move around by wheelchair. >> it just makes me very disappointed as a child that a grownup would take my walker. >> reporter: home surveillance video from last thursday shows a white pickup truck stopping in front of her home on rodney drive within a mi

. >> i had to look it up its in newport news down near virginia beach.his is going to be real old school. the plan is -- remember those film canisters, they're going to put the names into the film canisters put those into a glass jar. whoever gets picked out of that will be the winner. >> two canisters. >> the reason they're doing this is because this race is deadlocked. 11,608 votes for each candidate. they thought they had a democratic winner yesterday. turns out they omitted a ballot they didn't think was valid. that ballot went for the republican in the race. here they are deadlocked. democrat shelley simons thought she had won this yesterday. it was going to be a historic vote. turns out republican delegate david yancy his lawyers successfully argued that judge to count that ballot. it was originally marked in such a way that they weren't quite sure, shawn whether or not they had voted for voted for the republican. turned out when they looked at it, they realized that there was a mark on it and it did indicate that it was actually for the republican

at richhill elementary school in newport, students tried on new, personalized coats from the organizationperation warm. earlier this month, that organization teamed up with the delaware kids fund for a big camp-out fund-raiser to raise money that will help the kids all winter long. >> they'll be more comfortable when they go to recess. it raises their self-esteem because they have a brand-new coat that fits them well. and they're all leaving proud today. >> at the elementary school, every child is on a free breakfast and lunch program. you can imagine a new jacket is much appreciated. >>> events across our area today will help you get into the holiday spirit. >> yeah. tonight is the grand opening for celebrations of the winter fest ice skating rink at cooper river park in pennsauken. the event will feature a tree-lighting ceremony, horse-drawn carriage rides, carolers, and an ice-skating performance. all the festivities begin tonight at 6:30. >>> meanwhile this morning, scuba santa will return to adventure aquarium in camden. he'll take his grand entrance on the delaware river. scuba sant

there was some work on 95 northbound in delaware in newport but that's gone. however, still have some construction on 495 northbound past edgemoor road. two left lanes out there and that often lasts until 7 o'clock. and in gloucester county watch out for work until 6 o'clock, so for the next hour along 55 southbound long stretch between 322 and route 40, right lane out of commission there on this tuesday morning. matt. >> thank you, matt. >>> someone stole a girl's custom walker right outside of her wilmington home. the 10-year-old girl suffers from cerebral palsy and wonders why anyone would take it from her. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live in the satellite center with details on the search for the walker thief. katherine. >> reporter: matt, that's right, this was a custom walker. it was taken from the little girl's lawn last week. now, the family is hoping that someone will give it back. >> it just makes me very disappointed as a child that a grownup would take my walker. >> reporter: 10-year-old kiersten edwards alexander of wilmington has ce

news label actually makes people more interested for example facebook red flag this story by the newport buzz which claimed hundreds of thousands of irish people were brought to the u.s. as slaves but the little red sign didn't stop its spread on the contrary traffic skyrocketed but facebook isn't daunted by the discovery that flagging stories has backfired coming up with a new plan to provide alternative articles on long side possibly false stories to give people more context but the question remains are those alternative stories definitely relevant and balanced and who's actually making that call the choice of the articles the choice of the outlets is going to reflect human bias he would bias is inevitable whenever human beings are involved there's always going to be a social political cultural and so on bias and the selection of those related articles is going to reflect that facebook obviously has an agenda the people who work at facebook have individual agendas and biases they might not even be aware of their own biases as facebook and others struggle to contain fabricates a new sto

and finally, almost finally, what mother hasn't sat on the newport on occasion? expression at some point. let's have a look at the weather prospects are the afternoon. hello. by the end of the weekend, we can say goodbye to the cold, frosty mornings for a while as it is said to be milderfor the rest of the week. but today, though, looking cold once again. plenty of sunshine around across northern and eastern areas but further south and west, more cloud around. a few splashes of rain, too, temperatures here around 6-8, rain, too, temperatures here around 6—8, much colderfurther rain, too, temperatures here around 6—8, much colder further north and east. those targeted fall away rapidly this evening and overnight. a widespread frost about once again. a widespread frost about once again. a bit of mist and fog, but a weather system a bit of mist and fog, but a weather syste m m oves a bit of mist and fog, but a weather system moves on from the east, bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain. a mild evening but a cold one further east. we start off that east—west divide fo