live in northwest washington, tim barber, abc 7 news. president-elect donald trump responding to president obama sanctions against russia. said the u.s. should move on to bigger and better things. he did vow to meet with intelligence leaders to learn more about the possible hacking. stay with abc 7 and wjla.com for updates. michelle: d.c. police residents worried about an uptick in crime in northwest washington. shooting since saturday have the neighborhood on edge. nobody was hurt but a car was damaged in what the police believe was a road rage incident. jonathan: more than a month after a woman was brutally attacked by a man with a knife, the police say they arrested the man seen in the surveillance video. until now all they had was the video. good police work tracked him down. tom roussey is live from northwest washington with how they caught them. this was really good work on the part of the detectives. tom: they used something a lot of us have in our wallets. it was not a drivers license or credit card. the police say this is o mend

reporting live in northwest washington, suzanne kennedy. finding man who attacked an employee in woodbridge and massage parlor. the suspect, senior in these pictures came in asking to use the bathroom. as he left he asked the employee for a hug, the suspect came back a few minutes later walking behind him, trapping the men inside. he assaulted her but she managed to break free and get away. anyone with information about larry: a teenager charged with murdering another teenager, going on trial today. being charged as an adult. espinosa is a mexican citizen. miranda was shot twice in the back of september while heading to parkview high school. two other suspects have been indicted for what prosecutors say on their roles as accessories after the fact in the shooting was tied to a gang rivalry. sam? sam: the new mgm casino and hotel opens in just three days. sneak the inside of the resort as it is hosting a media preview at 10:00, i will be there. 11:00 thursday night will be the public opening. officials say that from that day on you can expec

live in northwest washington, tim barber, abc 7 news. steve: for those of you waking up early tomorrow morning, the bat, but through the early morning, midmorning, we have heavier rain causing delays, especially on the roadways. by tomorrow evening, bigger problems across the dmv. the travel impact, i don't foresee a big problem early on. as we move through the day, especially 3:00 until 6:00, could have heavy rain. across the immediate metro. we'll give you the timing and what to expect coming up. i will give you a hint -- the coldest air of the season on the way. jonathan: "the good morning washington" team will have updated weather situation and information, starting tomorrow morning at 4:25. alison: happening now in northwest washington, roads in the chinatown neighborhood have reopened after a single popped up on 6th street northwest. placed a steel plate and reopened the roadways between h and m streets and it is not expected to impact the morning commute. jonathan: in just a matter of hours, mayor muriel bowser will be face-to-fac

jackie bensen is live now in northwest washington with the story from there. >> reporter: she was someone who truly believed in and loved her life in a way that ds love for others. she taught resilience and strength through yoga and helped people improve their wellness. she touched emotions through her work as an actor. friends say they are it very much focused on that light rather than the circumstances of her disappearance and death. >>> a developing story right now from chopper 4. a car hit a woman and child here in rockville. the crash happened on parkland drive between independent street. the victims were rushed to the hospital. police tell us the driver staid on the scene after hitting a 28-year-old woman and we're told both have serious injuries. we don't know yet who was at fault. we'll bring you new information on our nbc washington app. >>> another celebrity being mourned at the end of this year. the world is remembering actress carrie fisher. her family says she died this morning after suffering that heart attack on a plane last week. we look back at the life of one of hollywoo

until then, live this northwest washington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. q: thank you for the update. as you can see here about a hundred people took part in candlelight vigil to remember tricia mccauley last night. some people living near her home say they have concerns and others say the attack isn't making them feel less safe. brianne carter picks up the coverage from the bloomingdale neighborhood. brianne: we do know that she lived not far from this location here in the bloomingdale neighborhood. we do know it was afternoon. she got in her car and left her home. what happened in the hours after that is concerning for so many because they have so many questions about exactly what happened to tricia mccauley. for many we spoke today with, they say the not knowing and how she came in contact with the man who allegedly killed her is what is just so worrisome. we talked to folks today in a number of parts of d.c. and they say the randomness of this crime is what is raising concerns tonight. some people say they still feel very safe walking and driving throughout d.c., others say it rai

>> we're here at the central union mission in northwest washington. this is where they dropped off hundreds of pairs of socks. they're all in these bags. this is just one xexample of ne pairs of socks they've been clegting and they've been hoping they can inspire others to give. julie and her boys dropped off theodis stocks in northwest d.c. it's what the family calls the warm piggies project. >> we found out that socks are the most needed, but least donated item at the shelters. >> the family has collected more than 1600 pairs of socks, new and used since thanksgiving. her boys, jack and ben, were big helpers. >> driving through, we saw a lot of people who might need them and because it was kind of touching. >> i felt good to help the community out. >> did you realize there were people out there needing socks? >> so kind of surprising. >> nice thick little socks, which are one of the most high demand items. >> they collected in their neighborhood, with the help of friends and family and social media, a second load the going to missionaries of charity

live in northwest washington, richard reeve, abc7 news. michelle: speculation tonight that those sanctions are an attempt by the obama administration to box in the president-elect. it may not be the only controversy. q mccray reports that now the sitting president is calling for a huddle next week on the hill to protect the affordable care act. q: friction between the outgoing administration and the incoming trump is setting up the stage for one of the most contentious we have seen. trump saying i'm doing my best to disregard presi thought it would be a smooth transition. not." they turned on one of the strongest allies when john kerry accused benjamin netanyahu of preventing peace in the middle east. then president obama imposed sanctions against russia for allegedly meddling in the 2006 elections. the trump transition senior adviser kellyanne conway. >> i will tell you that even those who are sympathetic to president obama on most issues are saying part of the reason he did this today was box in transition. >> saying it's time for the co

in northwest washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. jonathan: all right. checking the top a boil water advisory is in effect for several communities in prince george's county. the order was issued last night for 10,000 customers in the gainesville and the haymarket areas. residents have been told to boil water for at least 48 hours. the reason for order is a water main broke on university drive. repairs on the pipe are still underway. alison: well, there is a chance of a few wet snowflakes south of d.c. tomorrow. that is right. this will be in the morning. so tomorrow night temperatures will be plummeting. by friday morning it will feel like the teens and low 20's outside. so you have been warned. jonathan: yikes! a day after the d.c. council gave preliminary approval to sweeping paid sick leave for families, maryland governor larry hogan is following suit. hogan plans to introduce legislation requiring businesses with more than 50 employees to offer five days of paid sick leave. smaller businesses will be exempt. but they could receiver tax paid time off.

tim: reporting in northwest washington, tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: that. and he is the one who started it, the little guy, and the entire department got involved. a man was driving by and saw the flames. he knew he had to do something. >> tried to open the door a couple times. alison: the amazing rescue next. jonathan: and the $28,000 mistake. jonathan: an incredible rescue caught on camera. a car crashed into the woods, catches on fire. a good samaritan rushes over but cannot get the door open. another good samaritan tries to break the window. they finally got it open and drag the man out of the car. this was in houston, texas. was taken todriver safety. a were able to smash the window. were able to smash the window. >> i felt the leather jacket and pulled. jonathan: suffered broken bones and is expected to be ok. the man said he was, "just doing the right thing at the right time." alison: that's for sure. 7 on your side with a consumer alert and word of new investigations into rollaway vehicles. the national highway traffic safety administration is looki

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each of those lives is memorialized at the national law enforcement officers memorial in northwest washington. an update now on the passing of actresses debbie reynolds and her daughter carrie fisher. their family are now making burial plans. according to tmz-- mother and daughter may be laid to rest at a joint funeral. the website says some family members are pushing for the dual funeral, but added that a final decision has not been made. there is also discussion of a larger public memorial service. the mother-daughter hollywood stars died earlier this week, just one day apart. fisher was 60. reynolds was 84. we have about 45 hours left until the ball drops on new years eve. but before the big event, there is a lot of preparation that has to happen. this was the dress rehearsal in times square yesterday. yup-- the confetti works. three thousand pounds of it will be dropped new year's eve. an estimated one million people are in times square to ring in the new year. coming up. one of the best tennis players in the world is getting a new doubles partner.. in a manner of speaking. we'll explain.

this all started yesterday afternoon inside comet pizza in upper northwest washington. it began just before 3:00 sunday afternoon. the 28-year-old walked into come e et pointed it at an employee. the e employee was able to get away and call police. he fired once inside the restaurant. no one was injured. nearby businesses were locked down as police negotiated with welsh who eventually surrendered. he told police he was there to, quote, self-investigate what had been determined to be fake news reports linking the restaurant

in northwest washington, brianne carter, abc7 news. alison: well, president-elect donald trump is set to begin a thank you tour with voters in two hours from now. he will be at a rally in cincinnati with vice president elect mike pence. earlier in the day the pair went to governor pence's home state in indiana to talk about the deal with carrier to keep 1,000 jobs in that state. trump says the cair products. while people are buying, trump may be selling in d.c. some legal experts say the president-elect must sell trump international hotel before he is president. there is a clause in the building contract that states that no elected official of the government can own a share add parties. not banning them. and it look like trump is going to nominate james maddis for secretary of defense. we'll have more in the newsroom. today recounting efforts began in wisconsin. jill stein requested the recount. the state where trump beat hillary clinton by 22,000 votes. stein wants a recount to ensure the ballot machines were not compromisedded by at

do time lapse from the weather bug camera in northwest washington. a lot of clouds, sprinklals through the area after the sunset. this is a gorgeous image of the skies clearing. this is what we will deal with. the wind chill, feels like temperatures that are continuing to drop. 25 in winchester. the values will continue to drop for the remainder of the overnight hours. air temperatures heading through the overnight in the metro. down in the mid-20's by morning. you can shave another eight or nine degrees off that friday morning. there will be plenty of sunshine. this kind of weather pattern here will crank up the snow effect of the lake effect snow. one area in particular that is always hit is in the buffalo area. depending on the wind direction. there is the potential for enormous snow in areas here because of the sustained the future wind chill feel like 23 in the city. 158 in winchester and luray. 19 in baltimore. 17 in frederick. 19 degrees around andrews air force base. through the afternoon, it warms up a bit. wind chill wise. but still a 15 to

>> someone told me they took off work to be here for the children to get a present. >> in northwest washington, cheryl conner, abc7 new jonathan: coming up, a duke basketball player found himself in hot water for tripping an opponent. how the team has decided to opponent him. alison: but first, making a safer crossing. what families are calling for after the loved ones died in a alison: back now with more on the school bus crash last month. the driver anthony walker had a sadistic habit of driving recklessly and slamming on the brakes to discipline children. that lawsuit claims that the school district received complaints about walker but did nothing. six children died in the crash. he has been charged with vehicular homicide. jonathan: something needs to be done. those are the words coming from the family of a young woman recently hit and killed in a crosswalk in prince george's county. this is the same crosswalk someone killed three months earlier. this is at ad dyson road metro station. that is where we find i-team investigator chris papst. six-lane highway. for most people using the metro,

in northwest washington, john gonzalez, abc7 news. into what caused a crash involving a military truck and a tractor trailer. this is year quantico. this was 6:00 a.m. on 95 southbound. you can see right there the military vehicle flipped over. it was fuel that had to be cleaned up. the road was closed for several hours. there is no word on a causing or extent of the injuries from the crash. larry: in 45 minutes, virginia department of transportation will hold another public meeting on plans to wie i-66 inside beltway. it starts at 6:30 at washington lee high school in the cafeteria in school on north stafford street. now if you are more the two-wheel kind of person, ddot opened a 3-dot capital pike share station in the district today. it's at intersection of 22nd and constitution avenue in northwest. more than 400 bike share stations all across the d.m.v. alison: whether you are biking or driving, let's see how the watch. jamie: 66 is a rough ride. of course, we heard 66. planning inside the beltway. look here and get a good idea. th

in northwest washington, abc 7 not a bad day. we are starting to see the december chill move in. doug? doug: you think we have a chill now, wait until the end of the week. winter air will be moving in. in the meantime, very pleasant. it is 53 with sunshine. northwesterly winds at 10 miles per hour. it will be mid 50' tonight with clear skies and temperatures around 41 degrees by 8:00. and another system coming our way. it is spinning up from the gulf of mexico. and another from the valley. they will be combining and giving us rain. taken a look at futurecast, cloudiness later tonight and then as we go through the day tomorrow rain moving and around midmorning. next cold jolt in 10 minutes. melanie: developing this hour, the investigation into a crash involving a military truck has resulted in parts of i-95 being shut down this morning. it crashed in the southbound lanes near quantico. you can see it flipped over. and fuel has to be cleaned up. no and a driver is recovering this afternoon after being hit by a dump truck in prince george county. the scene on 210 started with a two-

. >> live in northwest washington now with more information. despite the bill's positive aspect, the way it would be funded is causing some controversy here. >> reporter: yeah. and for that reason it's expected to be a close vote on this landmark bill that's taken a year to get to this point. let's break it down for you. the current legislation would impose a tax of less than 1% on city businesses. that sets up a new city agency. we could see a showdown of sorts today at the meeting from two councilmembers who want to offer a different plan to pay for of this. that does not include a tax. critics argue it weakens legislation. >> speaking in the best interest of small business owners when actually what they are doing is trying to find a way to pass a law that would be far more beneficial to large corporations. >> reporter: after the vote it goes to the mayor. mayor bowser repeatedly said she's against any tax on city businesses. latest from outside the building. >> thank you. >>> angie goff following new developments in a story out of switzerlan

for some paying thousands to be in a luxury room in d.c., cheryl conner travels from northwest washingtonill and found booking a few miles out of the city may get you an available room at a lower rate. >> pennsylvania. seattle, washington. >> jack is list for inauguration. his bed and breakfast booked up six months ago. after the election, half of the reservations canceled. the rooms fill up in a few days. $299 to $599. i am making tremendous amount of money, actually. cheryl: this time he is not new to the game. in 2013 he kept the rate at the same price for president obama's second inauguration. now he will make enough money in one week to cover his expenses for the entire month of january. >> this time i was able to double it and get the money. no complaints. cheryl: we crossed maryland and end up at oxon hill. seven rooms are still available on january 20. 116 rooms are booked up. now the going rate is up to $350 a night. more than double the starting price. >> yeah. actually today i turned down three more groups. cheryl: $350 a night is a ba luxury hotels in d.c. and don't mind the d

live in northwest washington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: we have updates here and online. michelle: turning to the weather, rain on the way. it might make for a messy commute. road crews with mobilize to treat icy needed. michelle: the farther west you go, north and the west there will be the pockets in virginia. in if valley location where there could be hours where the rain stops. by and large the areas will have a cold rain in the morning. the temperatures are dropping through the 30's. what is developing, the winds turn south. that will bring us warmer air overhead. it will be all rain. it will rain heavily enough through the morning hours i don't think the roadways are a problem. the on set areas farther west are an issue. the rain will move out in the lake morning. looking to friday a lot of sunshine and windy and cold. of rain in our area. by the time it comes to an end. then gusty winds are depping out west. -- are developing out west. we will feel those here on friday. back to you. michelle: thank you, doug. jonathan: john kerry defended the united states decision

reporting live from northwest washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. horace: last weekend a man walked in the comet ping pong restaurant with a couple of guns. setting off panic. he apparently was investigating a fake news story. well, today, the chevy chase neighborhood in northwest d.c. stephen tschida joins us live with the community coming together. stephen: we still have people inside comet ping pong right now. they lined the sidewalk, all up and down the sidewalk today waiting to get into this event, the stand with comet event. they came to show support for this neighborhood institution which has been affected by the fake news phenomenon to a point a man went in and shot up the the restaurant last su sex slaves who don't exist. he surrendered after unable to find sex slaves. we spoke to the organizer of stand with comet and he says the phenomenon of fake news is only getting worse, especially after this past weekend. >> i feel like sunday's event has fanned the flames for the epidemic. in the course of the week, on attacks and disgusting imagery

the flurries already moved through northwest washington and are out of here. the big focus for everybody this afternoon, again is going to be the winds. now winds not strong enough to cause power outages, but you want the warm at 42 in washington, 37 degrees in frederick where there was a bit more snow up there. thanks to everybody on twitter and facebook for sending in your pictures and reports. when you factor in the winds, this is the feels-like temperature and it's feeling about ten degrees cooler than the thermometer would be reading. feeling about 35 in washington, 26 in gaithersburg and a cold 20 degrees back in winchester. so for the rest of today we'll have high temperatures in the low 40s. but again, it's blustery, so it's going to feel like around 4:00, we're in the low to mid 30s. then as we head into the evening hours, the sun goes down. the winds die down. but the skies clear out and it's cold. by 8:00, we're around 37 and find overnight lows in the 20s. all in all, the weather having a low impact on your afternoon travel. all in all looking good

live in northwest washington, tim barber. meanwhile, washington, d.c., police department now has the most officers in the country wearing body cameras. the goal, to improve the relationship between communities and the police force. or than 2600 officers are assigned to where the cameras and will be required to turn them on when they are dispatched -- more than 2600 officers are assigned to wear the cameras. >> it is something the community has asked for. alison: body cameras are intended to increase transparency, especially in the case of officer-involved shootings and use of force. jonathan: domestic violence is the leading cause of murder and prince george's county. maryland is creating a task force to try to stop this. this murder of a woman and her baby, the police say at the hands of the baby's father. the task force is named for the victims, neshante davis and chlo e. >> i want awareness and education to come from it. i wanted to save someone. jonathan: the task force has the goal of making recommendations to the govern

matthew's cathedral in northwest washington. >> reporter: good evening.t mass is under way and to the national mall and cathedral, people say it's about their loved ones, their faith, and their traditions. with cardinal's blessing of the christmas mass at st. matthew cathedral began. the blessing of that display, marking the birth of jesus christ. still inspiring believers at the late-night christmas eve thing is for me anyway, is open. >> reporter: a light fog fell on the national mall. those hazy red lights, not santa, nor rudolph, but only a washington site that brings the this family back every christmas. >> the monuments gorgeous, the capitol. >> it's decorated so beautifully, it puts you into the christmas spirit. >> reporter: to some, it's not just about the cascading red, white and blue lights or the village or the trains circling. >> for the last 25 years we've gathered the national christmas tree. >> we've come with our children now that they've grown up. now that they're married, they come back in town and we come to the tree every year. ♪ sile

police say the thief went into five different office buildings in northwest washington. the stolen cards were used at at least two stores including cvs you see here. they're offering a $1,000 award leading to his arrest. >>> it's 4:36. you know every day game is a big game, but tomorrow is the biggest game. washington redskins playing. two key players did not take part in practice. tight end jorn with shoulder issues and another has an elbow injury. players say it's all about tomorrow. >> i know our back is against the wall. we should have never put ourselves in this position, but now we did. we have to make sure we stand up like pros and get up off the wall. >> you heard him there. you know what we're doing. go skins. right in between brunch and christmas eve service you need to carve out that time. >> there you go. packages stolen from front porch steps returned. we hear from the people reunited with their packages just in time for the holidays. >> plus the all mat gift. a child waking up to his new home for the first time for this morning. we'll show you the emotional

in northwest washington, john gonzalez. back to you inside. there is increased security in los angeles this afternoon after the fbi received a test that a terror attack was planned for that city's rail system here the threat came from overseas. although it has not been confirmed, authorities say they are taking no chances. one station was mentioned in the threat, adjacent with restaurants, clubs, and other entertainment. the ellie mae or is urging people to stick security in the city. around here there was a brief scare at an elementary school in northwest d.c. when raccoons ran wild inside. the humane rescue alliance said three raccoons ran through shepherd elementary school through an open window. two were captured. the third got out through a window, which is how they also probably got in. the two that were captured were the school kids. coming up on abc 7 news at noon -- a vre train slams into an suv in stafford county. it delayed commuters for hours. we will get a look at what caused that crash. and then the search for answers continues i

live in northwest washington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. tim now to tim barber live from the yoga studio where mccauley taught classes and friends are holding a vigil tonight. tim? tim: they just opened the door here. you can see how many people are inside now. it is packed. she usually teaches the 5:135 klos so this hour was emotional on top of the somber twists and turns in the last several days. despite the darkness, her friends are focusing on her friend's beautiful life. you can feel the love this afternoon. one friend told me she wishes tricia were here people how to cope with this because she always seemed to have the right words. >> a lot of other teachers will let the intern to check people in. she never allowed that. she wanted to know every student that came in and greet all of them by name to learn every person's name. she went above and beyond. that is who she was. after the hour of meditation, they are going to walk to a park here. we'll go with them and have the story at 11:00. jonathan: so sad. thank you. a special parkland

. >>> the community will continue to rally around comet ping-pong in northwest washington. neighbors are being encouraged to visit the pizzeria and share messages of support. on sunday a man fired a gun edgar welsh was investigating a a fake news story. no one was hurt. >>> today the man accused of killing his estranged wife will be sentenced. yesterday a judge rejected a motion. a jury recommended a life sentence. he broke into his estranged wife's home and suffocated her and staged the crime scene to were raped at montgomery college, today their attacker will be sentenced. it shows in blue and white looking for potential victims. this was at the tacoma park campus in o 2010. he locked one of the victims inside a a restroom and raped her repeatedly. he was previously sentenced to 90 years in prison after pleading guilty in 2010. after a new trial, he's now murdered 16-year-old girl from d.c. she was shot and killed in southeast the day after thanksgiving. through a gofundme page her family raise ued almost $10,000 to pay for her funeral. police say evans was caught on surv

in northwest washington, abc 7 news. ug: temperatures as we go to the overnight, not terribly cold but on the cooler side. 40 degrees right now i reagan national airport and wind is out of the northwest. it will change tomorrow. taking a look at the forecast, tomorrow afternoon, maybe for midday shopping, some sunshine early on and clouds moving through later on. highs into the middle to upper 40's. and talking about christmas weekend and the last day of 2016 and what it will be ring in the new year. it is coming up in a few minutes. anchor 1: two guns recovered after a deadly shooting in capitol heights. police shot terrance thomas jr. in his car. and that is when an officer knocked on the window and thomas pointed a gun at the officer. court records show that he was out on bond on kamal cases involving guns and drugs. police also say his hoodie mast in out that i was used in recent robberies and his vehicle mass the disruption of a getaway car that was used in the past few weeks. anchor 2: the latest out of berlin, stil

. >> news 4's just inn finch is at the russian embassy in northwest washington. hei down. good morning, justin. >> reporter: angie, good morning. these sanctions have been months in the making and now they are being swiftly rolled out. with he no he that by sunday some 35 russian diplomats have been ordered to leave the u.s., that's from here at the embassy in northwest and a california consulate. now some are already seeing their assets frozen, others seeing their businesses with americans banned. we also know that by sunday there are two russian-owned compounds set to close as ordered by the white house, one in gene an county maryland the other in long island, new york. the intelligence officials say those sites were used as russian spy hubs. these sanctions are in response to intelligence showing cyber attacks from russia were aimed at impacting the 2016 presidential election. >> it will have ramifications not only for president putin but any other nation that tries in the future to interfere in our election. >> reporter: and this morning is suggesting a tit for tat app

live in northwest washington, tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: nice to see a busy there, thank you. amid growing criticism, the trump transition says they have cut ties with incoming security visor michael flett. coughlin junior sent a tweet embracing the discredited comparison theory -- conspiracy theory about sex trafficking. transition team had requested security clearance for him. alison: protests at texas a&m as the leader of a white nationalist group spoke on campus. richard spencer use the nazi language and imagery at an event in d.c. jay korff is live at the situation unfolding in texas. what are you seeing? jay: richard spencer was met with considerable resistance inside and outside his speaking event in protesters chanted for hours. inside, riot police had to push back protesters who were trying to get into the event that was not sponsored by the public university. during the talk and extensive q&a, he bashed conservatives and liberals alike, slammed diversity, immigration, and capitalism. a standoff between supporters of the

in northwest washington, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. jonathan: the doctors and the nurses do amazing work. official start of wenter is two weeks away. ski areas are getting ready. the you white tail ski resort snow-making machines are fired up. they had to wait until the cold snap to put machines back to work. now they are going around the clock to get a dozen trails coated with an eye to open for the season next thursday or friday. which would be great. alison: one more week to go. jonathan: wax up the skis. get ready. alison: no real snow yet. doug: no, but for the ski resorts the weather will cooperate. let's get started with a live look at the u.s. capitol. gorgeous night out. longing through the window with clear skies -- looking through the window with but outside the story is different as you probably felt today with winds and the abnormally temperatures for this time of december. 25 at reagan. it feels like 20 in winchester and hagerstown. 21 in luray. 17 in stanton. mid-20's is common from southern maryland through baltimore. w

john gonzalez is live in northwest washington with more. breaking news out of capitol heights, overnight left one person dead. police say a car crashed into a pole on walker mill road around nine o'clock monday night. the road was shut down for hours but is now back open. the victim has not been identified. a woman is charged with driving while intoxicated, after hitting the fairfax county police chief in his cruiser. police say, chief edwin roessler was sitting at a traffic light on lee highway in centerville last night when he was rear-ended. roessler was treated for minor injuries. new developments concerning the prince george's county liquor board chairman arrested for alleged d-u-i.. charles caldwell was arrested after the grand opening of the m-g-m national harbor casino. he'd been in an accident involving three cars. no one was injured. caldwell originally said he took a breathalyzer test that was inconclusive. but newly released police reports state, he refused a breathalyzer test after failing a field sobriety test. the reports als

reporting from northwest washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. coverage of tomorrow's meeting. watch for d.c. bureau chief sam ford live reports from new york starting tomorrow at abc7 news at noon. more signs that donald trump's son-in-law may have a job waiting for him in the new administration. cnn is reporting that ivanka trump and her husband are house hunting in the d.c. area. her husband played an important behind the scenes roll in trump's campaign. to get a job in the administration he will have to navigate complicated jonathan: the michigan republican party has appealed a federal judge's ruling to hope to stop a state wide recount. it began a few hours ago. green party presidential nominee jill stein is defending recount efforts in several states. >> the outcome will be we have an election system we can trust. that is our first and foremost contention here is to verify the vote and ensure we have accurate, secure and a fair voting system. hillary clinton each lost 20 votes in the six counties that finish recounting the ballots. a total of 20 each. stein filed a federa

moved through the area this evening, strong enough to do damage to an apartment building in northwest washington. michelle: residents had to find another place to stay in the rain is still falling at this hour. jonathan: steve rudin joining us now, what can we expect the rest of the night? moved off towards the east, and it is dry around the capital beltway. we have more rain to the west, later showers that will move to the north, northeast. we will get all of this out of here by about 2 a.m. that means skies begin to clear, meaning sunshine on the way for the day tomorrow. the bus stop forecast, waking up early, by about 9:00, the temperatures in the low middle 50's by recess. outdoor recess for the kids, and dismissal time temperatures around 55 degrees. it we a bit breezy. much cooler considering today's highs, 69 degrees. talking about the upcoming weekend and the white house christmas tree lighting forecast coming up. michelle: steve, thank you. get up-to-the-minute information about the weather in your neighborhood with the stormwatch welcome sight for dozens of people in northeast washing

northwest washington, jackie, news 4. >>> timiste is ticking away to e sure your gifts get delivered christmas. use priority mail express. the delivery is tomorrow. the same go for walmart and kmart.com. you can find details on our app and what it will cost you. it could be more than a gift itself. >> thor on a flight and delivert in person. >> weather is not a problem for th deliveries, is it? what you don't want to see is when you track the package and the storm leonys tis in the nor and maybe impacting. it is not the case at all. quiet weather across most of the country and for the most part on friday as well. the weekend, the rockies and part of the plains are dealing interesting weather and snow in the rockies. right now, here over the holiday weekend, only some rain around on saturday morning by the afternoonnd evening hours. it is dry and we are looking at high temperatures around 50 degrees for the most part on saturday and sunday as well. we are thinking of new year's eve and i am sure if you are going to be outdoors ringing in 2017. it is looking dry and i am seeing tempera

reporting in the chevy chase neighborhood of northwest washington, i am sam sweeney. back to you in the studio. jummy: next at noon, the trump transition. what we could learn today about his choice for secretary of state. and the president elect's other high-level meetings. >> for best performance by inaccurate in a television series -- jummy: award season is here. coming up next, your golden globe nominees. jamie: traffic is not terrible. a few areas where the road is damp, so be careful. we begin in d.c. with police activity closing down 32nd street between dogwood and chestnut streets. sticking with d.c., we have an accident to watch out for. belmont street at 16th -- police are on the scene. as we plowed a little bit, no the third street tunnel looking pretty good. outbound kenilworth avenue, a little bit of volume as you head closer to eastern avenue. and continuing on 50, a big picture look at the beltway. mostly green. 66, a great ride outbound. some of those roads are a little bit damp, so be careful. and 270 moving well. that is a announcer: you are watching

in northwest washington, tim barber, abc 7 news.han: remember we told you about the a borst -- outburst in court? it came from a friend of tricia mccauley who yelled out, "he is an animal, he stole my friend." that friend was outraged that ande johnson was arrested was supposed to have an ankle monitor but never had it installed and was released four days before the murder. loss pray to god that our is not something anyone else will have to go through again. jonathan: adding to the frustration was the fact johnson was released and supposed to be fitted with the ankle gps monitor. he skipped that appointment. johnson is due back in court january 13. michelle: serious crash, a woman faces a long recovery after she was hit or a car just feet from her front door. she was taking her 11-month-old daughter out of the car when she was struck yesterday afternoon. because the child was still in the car seat, she was not injured. and the car screech impact. then it sounded like the engine was accelerating again. then i heard a woman screaming.

snowy nights is to always top off your windshield wiper fluid and make sure to keep a jug i in northwest washington, news 4. >> perfect timing to get your car ready because that four letter word -- you keep talking about it, because that's what you do. >> which one are you talking about? >> the one that starts with "s." >> she cringes every time you say snow. >> hey, in addition to what kristen was mentioning check your tire pressure as well. with cold weather like we have now that will lower your tire pressure so make sure they're properly inflated as well as make sure that the outdoor facets make sure the water feeds are shut off because they could crack and cause flooding in the interior. we're talking about this on the tracking winter weather special is on tonight at 7:30. there's our cold over the metro area now. live view from our tower camera. temperatures are just now near freezing. much of the region upper 20s and low 30s. reagan national now 30 degrees. we have a lighter wind today. mid to upper 30s by 2:00 and mostly clear tonight and back down near freezing by 10:00 tonight and by dawn

that's the latest here live in northwest washington. tim barber, abc 7 news. stages of that investigation, thank you, tim. two children rush to the hospital after possibly suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning in silver spring. their mother may be under investigation. the woman and her 10-year-old son went into the whi afternoon and left a two-year-old and three-month-old alone in the car. when the mother and older son came back, the younger children were visibly ill. all were rushed to the hospital. no word tonight on their conditions. only on 7, an exclusive look inside the ec's gun recovery unit. -- d.c.'gun recovery unit, getting illegal weapons off the street. tim barber looks at the unusual firearms they are confiscating with surprising regularity. tim: you might expect to see these guns in a war zone. but they are on our streets until this team confiscates them. >> what type of chaos would we be dealing with today if these were still on the streets? tim: former police chief cathy lanier started the gun confiscation unit in 2007. related arrests and s

we will start with the time lapse from the weatherbug camera in northwest washington along idaho avenue. there was some cloudiness this morning, some high clouds. we will see that at times today leftover jet contrails out there, folks flying over top of the washington area. plenty of sunshine as well. temperature wise, 36, kind of an average high across the viewing area. well below average but comfortable, and the wind is nice and light, 5 to 10 miles per hour. tonight the wind will not be a factor at fedex field. but it will be cold, temperatures dropping below freezing during the game. it is going to be a cold night at fedex. 20 degrees in germantown, 19 in manassas. 24 in largo. and waldorf. 26 degrees in washington. the next few days, very quiet. look at the bonus temperatures we are throwing appeared for tomorrow, 40 degrees sunshine. 55 degrees on thursday. that is a nice change. looking ahead to this upcoming weekend, on saturday evening, christmas eve, the first night of hanukkah as well, temperatures 45 for a high. if you showers at night. fairly pleasant for the weekend. early

jackie bensen is live for us in northwest washington where police are demanding answers. >> reporter: jim, these are the court documents from the half dozen arrests that this suspect has had in the last year. some of them involved violence. just ten days ago he was ordered to wear a gps device. it is not clear if he was wearing one at the time of the murder of trish ya mclaully. >> reporter: the court document has the handwritten notation, gps only. it's from ten days before he was arrested for the murder of trisha mccally. he was released until trial. after he was arrested for shoplifting on a cvs. >> again. again. >> reporter: that frustrated an advisory neighborhood commissioner who is organizing an effort to reform the justice system. >> clearly people don't fear it. clearly they view it as the accessory of the day. clearly i have it on my leg and i'm going to commit more crimes n. that's a problem. >> reporter: the pile of court documents for mr. johnson is a p man proned to a judge ordered a mental health evacuation after the december 17th shoplifting arrest. court records show

carol, back to you. >> joe johns reporting live from northwest washington.o talk about this is cnn senior media correspondent and anchor of "reliable sources" brian stelter and dino badalla from sirius xm radio. welcome to both of you. so this bogus story, in short, hillary clinton and john podesta, her campaign aide, were supposedly involved in running a child sex ring. there is zero evidence of this. totally, totally bogus. yet michael flynn jr., the new security adviser's son, tweeted this out sunday after this incident went down. quote, until pizza-gate proven to be false it will remain a story. the left seems to forget podesta e-mails and the many coincidences tied to it. again, d.c. police say pizza-gate is completely fictitious but frin's tweet has been retweeted 1100 times as of 7:00 this morning. >> dangerous territory to think that until you can completely disprove something that you assume it's true. this is the kind of theory that i was starting to roll my eyes and laugh when you were describing it. it's so ludicrous, it's one of these anti-clint

live in northwest washington, tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: developing now, workers at big airports set to god on strike. atdreds of contract workers dulles airport and reagan are protesting wages. this is mostly made up of wheelchair attendants and baggage handlers. forced to havere second jobs just to make ends meet. the report says passengers will not be disrupted by this. stay with abc seven and wjla.com for continuing coverage. steve: the temperatures right now in the lower 40's inside the beltway, a little colder to the north and west. if you think that it feels cold right now, wait until you see what's on the way the next couple days. a few showers around woodstock and warrenton, mixing in with wet snowflakes. if you have yet to see shower activity more overnight. the bus stop forecast, chilly start, but sunshine peeking through. the clouds increase in the afternoon. the timing of the cold front, the strongest cold front so far this season, and it promises to bring windchill factors in the single digits. when it will arrive, h

. >>> a murder mystery unfolding in the mansions of northwest washington. 21-year-old grant copeland dosunmu shot that last night. police say he was killed in his jaguar on 32nd street in the hawthorne western avenue. police think the shooter was in the car with him. his mother said he was a hopeful young man and she thinks it was a carjacking. >> all i know is it's out of characr for my son to be mean or have enemies. >> he was a graduate of wilson senior high school and wanted to be an entrepreneur. the family home is two blocks from where the shooting took place. police have not named a suspect and are offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. >>> washington remains in the thick of the playoff talk after a win in philadelphia.>>> one of the heroes of yesterday's game gets to play hero again at a local hospital. >>> high temperatures tomorrow are more seasonable 44 downtown and 43 for high in gaithersburg and 44 leesburg. 41 hagerstown. we will talk about a drastic change by thursday and who could see a couple >>> caught on camera a woman dragged off a plan

superior court in northwest washington, i am sam sweeney. jummy: last night about 100 people gathered in northwest d.c. for a candlelight for46-year-old was praised her kindness and generosity. >> those who were touched by her and got to experience her love and caring will carry that forward on her behalf. jummy: tricia mccauley was also an actress, appearing at the washington stage guild and other theaters. she was also a stand-in for jennifer tatum in "step up." virginia state police are helping in the search for a missing woman and her granddaughter. barbara briely and her granddaughter, five-year-old were last seen last evening in richmond, va. a clerk says she was asking for directions. they were headed to north carolina. barbara briely was seen driving a silver toyota rav4. prosecutors have arrested a tunisian man in connection with last week's deadly truck attack at a christmas market in berlin that killed 12 people and hurt more than one dozen. the man's identity has not been released, but investigators say the 40-year-old's phone nu

tim party was at the party and northwest washington. tim, tell us all about this.onathan, the smiles on their faces say it all. you will see that in a minute. the event was so big that they had to hold it across the street. it looks like most christmases across the country, but for some, it may sound different. ♪ tim: the nonprofit provides health care for thousands of latino immigrants. today, they provided gifts. >> thank you. tim: with the helps of donors and this man. >> i'm santa claus. >> the story of mary and joseph trying to find a room at the inn, coming to a new place. handful, kids had a others had gifts from the big man himself. >> i like it! tim: kids of all ages were thankful. >> thank you so much for doing this for the community. tim: and the parents were thankful, too. expanding services into maryland as well, so we will let you know if they have the same event in maryland next year. tim barber, abc 7 news. rlison: what if your ex, you friend, even a stranger knew where you were going and when? were uber workers spying on passengers? did you know sl

snow in northwest washington near the russian embassy. take a look at that.ard to believe snow falling out there. some quick snow squalls coming off the great wakes -- off the great lakes. you can seeradar -- where some of these shades of blue are coming into the area. this is what we are talking about, some quick hitting snowflakes flying around, not adding up to too much, but could surely lower visibility. andou get caught around 270 66, you might want to slow down. right now we have some blue, some flakes flying south of baltimore along i-95 riding into the laurel, maryland, area. they are enjoying some snowflakes. a little taste of winter time this afternoon. here is a look at wind gusts. 23 miles per hour wind gusts in hagerstown, 12 in d.c. breezy.finitely quite combining this with our temperatures, it is feeling a lot cooler. we should be getting into the lower 40's later today. that is our daytime high. factoring in our will be feeling much much cooler than that. overnight tonight, if you are starting the celebrations earlier, temperature wise we will

tracking the the storm was strong enough to rip the roof sheeting off an apartment building in northwest washington. the wind blew debris all the way across cedar street. ten people had to find another place to stay for the night. toss to eileen - more seasonable for the first of december - dry & cool for national christmas tree lighting tonight - chilly weekend ahead - next best cha comes tuesday today: partly cloudy to mostly sunny. cooler & breezy. highs: 53-56 winds: w 10-15 g 25 mph tonight: mainly clear to partly cloudy. cold. lows: 30-38 winds: w 5-10 mph friday: partly cloudy to mostly sunny. seasonable. coming up - we're an active crime scene right now in old town.. suzanne? suzanne live tease johnny live tease in my future, i'm twice as likely to have a stroke. i'm at higher risk for depression. i'm 26% more likely to develop an irregular heartbeat. these diseases can be managed or prevented when caught early on. because with better research, the right medicine, and with doctors who help keep me healthy to begin with, we will thrive. gas leak in annandale happening on braddock road betwee

. >>> the man accused of bringing a gun to a popular pizza restaurant in northwest washington and firing it faces federal charges. local charges have been dropped against edgar welch as a result. he went to comet ping-pong to self-investigate a theory that a child sex ring was operating there. wasn't true. he'll be held until a hearing on friday. if convicted he's looking at ten years in prison and possible fines. >>> sentencing is set for february for the man who sent a crowd running for their lives at the capitol visitors center. larry dawson pleaded guilty for causing that commotion by pulling out a bb gun inside the capitol visitors center. the 66-year-old man was shot and wounded by a capitol police officer. he says he did it to push for a $15 federal minimum wage. dawson faces up to 20 years in prison. >>> new fo deadly warehouse fire in oakland. >> but first metro faces another hurdle winning back customers. >>> these are rain showers. tomorrow they could be snow showers. a little bit of rain as you go down 301. we'll come back though, we'll talk about our prospects for some snow