here is scott abraham. scott: turning point. crossroads. >> just before i pulled the trigger i realize i won't quit. no matter how long i live. i'm not quitting. >> that was 21 years ago when ronald man almost took his own life. he lost his leg in a motorcycle accident. >> a horal moment in my life. >> heart. determination and a fighting spirit. >> one of the top u.s. para athletes in the martial arts. >> you will adapt or overcome. >> he battled back from the lowest of the lows. he what a man on a mission. >> i show the rest of the world what i can do in a positive strong way. >> even if one kid walks again because i did this, i live a good life. >> scott abraham with rising star. >> it only takes one kid. >> ability is a mind set. >> ahead at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- the porch pirate who went on a spree in an arlington neighborhood. >> as we go to break. look at this. the firefighters in colorado going viral for the holiday display. like none or. back after this. want some inspirational stories for a change? you gotta check out

and a virginia teen is hoping to get closer to the olympic dream and scott abraham has more in today's rising star. scott: a teenager trying to find his way in the sport of shorttrack speed skating. >> my dream is to get a gold medal in olympics. >> luca can get closer to that dream this weekend. the 17-year-old is competing at the u.s. olympic trials in salt lake city. >> it's a job. 40 hours a week. trainin seven years. >> one of the youngest competitors of the trials. call him the young gun of sport. for the past year he has been training for the olympic trial in south korea. remember, he is still technically a student athlete. even though he is on the other side of the world. luca hasn't missed a single day of school. enrolling in georgia washington university online high school. the flexibility it provides has been crucial to tuck ses on the ice and -- success on the ice and maintaining the good grades. >> to be part of a story of an olympic hopeful like luca is extraordinary for us. we are proud of him and proud of the role we play in his life. >> underdog hungry to book the olym

we will talk about jonathan: scott abraham has the story in today's rising star. >> 38-year-old comes from a family of marines. >> it seemed like something i had to do. live up to the family name. serve my country. >> the south riding resident served for eight years in the marine corps. >> the first explosion goes off. you stop thinking about patriotism. all you are thinking about is the guy to your left and the guy to the right, that unit. experiencing the aftereffects of war. >> irritability, anxiety, depression. i wasn't drinking every day but when i was it was to oblivion. >> he was diagnosed with ptsd, struggling to the transition >> how do i take this person out if i have to. >> that's when he he found moi tai. >> i can punch people and it's encouraged. it's all in a controlled environment. >> finding capitol m.m.a. was a big turning point in mike's life. it's an outlet, escape to help him deal with the symptoms associated with tdsd. mike is in a good place now. in large part to finding his form of therapy. >> it's been the best medicine i have. nothing can replicate the intensi

it was important to find something to care as much about. >> i'm scott abraham with the rising star. >> awesome stuff. >> good stuff. >> trying to change the world. >> thank you. >> we' ( ♪ ) when it comes to holiday shopping, my wife loves style, my son is all about technology and my daughter? she just loves horses. don't you just love one-stop shopping? i do. ring in the holidays with buick. get up to 20% below msrp on most 2017 luxury suv models. that's over $7,100 on this buick envision essence. experience the new buick >>> tomorrow on "good morning washington" -- get ready for one of the coldest days so far since last winter. how low temperatures will drop for the morning commute. >> live for the top of the skate on the rooftop of the watergate hotel. get a look at what sets this rink apart from the rest. >> wake up with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes tomorrow on "good morning washington." >> plenty of happy children in alexandria because they got to pick out toys or books donated through toys for tots. this i

scott thuman has more in today's rising star -- scott abraham has more in today's rising star. scott: another day at swimming practice at the naval academy. >> the way i thought is my success in my hands. if i want to get better it's up to me. >> for the senior that applies in school and more importantly in life. >> if you think of an awesome leader, present themselves. >> he is the highest position in the midshipmen command structure and he is responsible for the 4400-member brigade. >> this is very unique. it goes a long way. >> being the brigade commander at the u.s. naval academy is a tremendous honor. division i student athlete, yeah, he has to be pretty good at time management. he says sometimes it feels like there aren't enough hours in the day. somehow, some way he makes it work. >> this is about using the time you have productive as possible. >> he is ready to serve the country. >> must be so proud. >> he be a big success. >> i think so. congratulations. coming up -- >> demonstrators on both sides of a same-sex wedding cake challenge. supreme court hearing arguments a c

reporting in northeast, scott abraham, abc7 news. >> they will remember that for a long time.eorologist bill kelly is in the holiday spirit. larry: he is taking weather on the botanical gardens. >> this is a very nice night. we posted pictures and we want you to tweet four photos to us. >> this was a gorgeous sunset. you have the clouds. there it is. we want to invite you to send us your picture. go to burst or twitter page or any one of us at the newschannel8. show you what is going on. mild day. the high widespread in the mid-50's or so. there are places in the low 50's. talk about this. here, you can see a break in the clouds. the northwest winds at 9 miles per hour. cooler than yesterday. but the normal high this time of year that would occur around 3:00 or so is where we are currently. it's looking good. 41. farther up to the north. if you go to cumberland we are at 45. mild for everyone. looking at the overall bigger picture that is what we experience here. we had showers today. to north carolina and tennessee. this is dry around the area. if you have the travel plans. m

scott abraham is here on this friday. yout: a feel-good story for friday.re rising star series rolls on. toare going to take you indoor track. we've talked about wrestling and basketball last several weeks, and we have to give some love to indoor track p richard george mason university features a para brothers turning some heads on the track. they are also a purpose. we take you to fairfax for tonight's a rising star. a friendly sibling rivalry on the track. >> i can't let my smaller brother beat me. >> he never wants me to beat him. scott: dustin is a senior. hunter is a sophomore. >> dustin has more of a free spirit than hunter, but they both bring a lot of energy and passion to the program. scott: it's a passion from within. their older brother, army richard dillon do truck, was killed in 2005 serving our country in iraq. >> he was someone who taught us so much. the biggest thing was he taught us to have fun. scott: it's an emptiness that will never be filled. loss is a big part of our family, a very important part of our lives. scott: gone but certainly

explore the dred scott supreme court decision and fugitive slave law, as well as abraham lincoln's views on how the u.s. constitution defines citizenship. was part of a conference hosted by the yale university's gilder lehrman for the steady of slavery, resistance, and abolition. >> this is citizenship, immigration and race. we have a group of people who have been around this question in a host of ways. chris bonner, his ba at howard university, he's phi beta kappa. he did his phd here at yale in 2011. i'm proud to say i was his advisor. a magnificent teacher as a ta in my classes. you know how some people just come 11 classrooms. sorry, chris, but i had to say that. [laughter] he is working on a birth that started here as a dissertation and is now titled "breaking the law, black protest and the creation of american citizenship." it is under contract with the university of pennsylvania press. he has done a bunch of us raise -- a bunch of essays. chris is writing about breaking the law. gillespie from emory did her graduate work here at yale in political science. she currently teaches at

explore the dred scott supreme court decision and fugitive slave law, as well as abraham lincoln's views on how the u.s. constitution defines citizenship. was part of a conference hosted by the yale university's gilder lehrman for the steady of slavery, resistance, and abolition. >> this is citizenship, immigration and race.