whitaker has had a string of string of personal tragedy since then including several rob reese, the death of his granddaughter, and now this fire. >>> a major fund raiser and gala tonight getting people ready for the holidays. special paralympics dc celebrated, et cetera second annual night of trees is abrasion. last year they raised $1 that number this year. it's important to provide programs and sports for people with disabilities. >> special olympics dc is the sole provider of sports programs for more than 1600 athletes, many of whom wouldn't have other opportunities. >> 62-year-old irina fields was inducted into the hall of fame tonight. she is a special application athlete and a 2015 special olympics world summer games for 46 years. good for them. >>> we had our holiday party tonight. people had holiday fund-raisers. christmas trees are out, on top of the cars. and boy is it feeling wintry now. >> it's about time. we move into the month of december it is motor logical winter, december, january, and february. the coldest times of the year for us. it's following through as far as that'