steve rudin up to date on the holiday travel outlook. big travel day on friday. we will update the christmas weekend. chance of showers and the timing to break it down. nice weekend. that's at 11:00. maureen: thank you. your christmas gift to us. doug: thank you. big spender. maureen: don't expect . >>> tonight, the manhunt. the christmas terror attack. what we've now learned. authorities believe the driver of the truck was hijacked. he'd be eating in a diner and had just called his wife. tonight, isis now claiming responsibility. and authorities here in the u.s. now on high alert. >>> images coming in right now of the explosions in mexico tonight. in an open-air market, fireworks ignited. at least 60 injured. homes set on fire. >>> also developing, the new video from inside the assassination. the russian diplomat, gunned down. tonight, we learn, the shooter was a member of the police riot squad. >>> the travel nightmare in this country, just days until christmas. the passengers and their luggage, piled up. >>> and the major federal investigation breaking late to

steve: i'm steve rudin. it's cold out there now. once the wind start to crank up later tonight and tomorrow morning, we are talking the wind chill factors in the teens and the 20's. plus looking ahead to ring in the new year. what to expect coming up. it's all about customization. the possibilities are endless. michelle: only on 7. a dozen pit bulls rescued from a montgomery county home. the owners are accused of animal cruelty. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis have details including how the dogs are doing now. kevin: last month the pitbulls had to be rescued from a home. >> the dogs came in. they weren't able to keep themselves clean. >> animal cruelty investigator jack breckenridge says the officers entered the two-story property to find 11 dogs covered in fee -- feces. some were in crates. others were roaming free. they discovered a dead dog buried in a shallow graver that was killed from a recent dog fight. >> dog in their own waste and feces on the walls. kevin: they have charged calvin dubs iii with 11 counts of animal c

tonight at 11:00, molly is in for steve rudin. she will talk about the timing of the rain and how it affects the commute and the new year's eve weekend forecast. michelle: thank you. "world news tonight" with murray up next. jonathan: thank you for watching. >>> tonight, breaking news. the white house ready to retaliate against russia for interfering in the election. president obama firing back after those russian hacks. and tonight, the kremlin already promising to respond. >>> bringing back jobs? president-elect trump announcing 5,000 jobs are coming back to the u.s. how it might happen. this, as he sends a mixed message about president obama. first, accusing him of setting up transition roadblocks, then, telling the cameras a different story. and the american ally caught in the middle. >>> also breaking tonight, hollywood legend debbie reynolds rushed to the hospital with a medical emergency, just one day after daughter carrie fisher passed away. >>> witness to murder? the hot ne

steve rudin has a look at the forecast. the bright spot, good flying santa, steve. steve: skies will clear out later on tonight, no worries there. the rain is over with. you don't have to drag an umbrella with you as you head to on ch services later tonight. leesberg, temperatures the late will fall into 40's and eventually most of the area waking up to your christmas day, we'll see temperature 30's.ngs in the e have a warm-up on the 10day outlook and temperatures will reach close to 60 degrees. i'll tell you more about that nd looking ahead to 2017 in just a few minutes. kimberly. >> if you haven't finished your shopping, you're not in deep trouble yet. it's not really the time to apparently. dara shows us how to cover everyone on your list, even the stores close. mad ter: it's the last dash to get where you're going and grab those last-minute gifts. christmas eve means packed shopping malls and long lines at country. across the >> come in early, check in early, make sure you're ready for everything. oure just had to reschedule flight because we missed our checked

tonight at 11:00, meteorologist josh knight is in for steve rudin to talk about the timing of the next chance of rain and looking to new year's eve and what the weather is for new year's eve night. jonathan: for all of us here at abc7 thank you for watching. >>> tonight, we say goodbye to a hollywood force. carrie fisher dead at 60. the actress immortalized as princess leia in "star wars," unable to recover after going into cardiac arrest aboard an airplane. tonight, the tributes pouring in. plus, what she revealed in a rare interview right here with david on "world news." >>> also tonight, mall mayhem in america. security stepped up after scenes like this. out of control teens in illinois. brawling in connecticut. was social media to blame? >>> security scare. a trump tower evacuation. what triggered this scene tonight? >>> new year's nor'easter? a winter weather alert out west. heavy snow and high winds. and all eyes on a storm system

jonathan: meteorologist steve rudin is here with what we can expect. any better tomorrow? steve: it will be better. alerts that we had tonight have canceled out ahead of schedule. a few showers right now. around the capital beltway, it's a dry and the skies were clear beginning tomorrow. tomorrow, you will need the sunglasses, i guarantee 100% through the day. the temperatures into the lower 50's. we have a strong cold front that promises to bring the coldest air of the season by the end of the week and for the weekend. more on that coming up in just a few minutes. alison: stay connected whenever there is bad weather on the radar, with the forecast at your finger t ips using the weather app. jonathan: police have arrested a united medical center worker, charged with first-degree sexual abuse. the incident happened sunday morning at the hospital in southeast. no word on the circumstances, just what the victim was a with each other at the scene of a house fire. tonight, two prince george's county firefighters have been indicted for a fight last december. as jay korff reports,

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 washington because many of the homes on delafield place are now damaged from a water main break and sewage backup right before thanksgiving. they have water in their basement and it is

steve rudin has an eye on the sub-zero temperatures by wednesday and the wind chill. maureen: looking forward to that. "world news tonight" with david muir coming up next. jonathan: thank you for watching. see you back here at always wins. especially in my business. with slow internet from the phone company, you can't keep up. you're stuck, watching spinning wheels and progress bars until someone else scoops your story. switch to comcast business. with high-speed internet up to 10 gigabits per second. you wouldn't pick a slow race car. then why settle for slow internet? built for speed. built for business. >>> tonight, the images coming in. deadly driving. the snow and ice. hundreds of accidents. and now, the arctic air sweeping in, wind chills 10 to 20 delow zero. >>> president-elect donald trump and the russian hackers. he says he doesn't believe it. taking on the intelligence community he will soon rely on. and on whether he needs the daily intelligence briefings. >> you know, i'm, like, a smart person. i don't have to be told the same thing in the same words every

doug: we have steve rudin's update at 11:00 about a freezing rain advise rid and the christmas week outlook tonight later. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir coming up next. jonathan: thank you for being with us. >>> tonight, president obama on russia. was vladimir putin himself behind the hacking during the presidential election? the president reveals what he told putin. his warning to russia's leader. and will the u.s. now retaliate? >>> the winter storm moving across the country tonight, just as the weekend begins. and the major fire in wind chills well below zero. >>> multiple injuries tonight. the car plowing into a bus stop, several waiting to board the bus. >>> the new video tonight. the student who brought guns to school. his parents, who noticed them missing. they race to school. the takedown of their son. >>> and the jonbenet ramsey case. the new turn involving dna. and now, right here, the interview. the grand juror breaking their silence. >>> and, the famous voice this week, and so many americans who heeded the call. can you guess our person of the

doug: steve rudin is watching it and he will update you at 11:00 with a look to the weekend. maybe warmer. maureen: i hope so. "world news tonight" with david muir coming up next. jonathan: thank you for watching. see yo ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> tonight, inside trump tower. the president-elect emerging from the elevators with kanye west. what the two then said. and it came just hours after mr. trump's choice for secretary of state. critics pouncing on rex tillerson's relationship with vladimir putin. >>> breaking news tonight. a hung jury? what we've just learned, and what the judge just ordered in the case of the florida wife accused of plotting to kill her husband. police staging this scene, telling her her husband had been killed. >>> the grandfather, 73 years old, unarmed, shot and killed by police. tonight, his family says, he had dementia. new surveillance right here tonight. >>> the arctic blast moving in this evening. 100 million americans facing wind chills 10 to 20 below zero. >>> and the major recall at this hour. the popular kitchen applia

steve rudin has an eye on things to tell you about the wakeup forecast and look ahead for ten days at 11:00. alison: "world news tonight" with david muir is coming up next. jonathan: thank you for being with us. see you at 11:00. have a great night. ?? ?? >>> tonight, this country celebrates an american hero. we learned late today, astro gnat and senator john glenn has died. >> godspeed, john glenn. >> the first american astronaut to orbit the earth. tonight, in his own words. >>> also breaking tonight, the winter storms. the driving has turned deadly. the pileups states. the images coming in. up to 70 cars involved in just one chain reaction crash. >>> as we come on, new reporting tonight after two police officers are targeted, both of them shot and now word, the second officer has died. >>> was it excessive force? the student with the knife and the officer who then fired the shot. tonight, some asking, did he have another option? >>> and holiday shoppers, beware tonight. the lawsuit breaking as we come on.

steve rudin is busy in the weather center keeping his eye on the changing model guidance.ill update the holiday outlook and the timing on the rain on saturday. jonathan: it does not say that. she really cares. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir up next. jonathan: see you at 11:00. maureen: have a good night. >>> as we come on the air tonight, the holiday travel mess. delays and cancellations now building coast to coast as we now track two storms set to hit before christmas. the treacherous driving conditions. >>> also break iing news comingn now of a new christmas terror plot just this warted. multiple arrests. and we have new video of that truck plowing into the christmas market. the your jet international manhunt. >>> tonight, ivanka trump and her family harassed on a flight. meantime, the president-elect tweeting about building up america's nuclear arsenal. >>> the consumer warning, just before christmas. the furniture tumbling over, killing children. and tonight, news of a multimillion dollar settlement. >>> and the battery fears. this device blowing up on t

steve: i'm steve rudin live in vienna. this is a beautiful, beautiful evening out here. i hope you can come out and take a look at the thousands and thousands of the holiday lights. here is your forecast for this everything. 40's at 7:00. falling in the 30's. in a few minutes, chief meteorologist doug hill will be back with the forecast and a look at the travel outlook and the christmas holiday weekend. stay with us. announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. maureen: investigators are looking at the cause of an early morning fire in greenbelt just before christmas. they believe it started in a third floor unit. no one was hurt but smoke and flames forced more than 30 eople to escape the condominium building on hanover parkway. a number of pets were also rescued from the fire. families were able to go back home this afternoon but others will have to find new places to live. jonathan: developing right now, north carolina senators appear unable to reach an agreement on repealing house bill 2. this is a much-talked about bill. they were going to take a te

steve rudin will get guidance and update the forecast and track cold temperatures for the weekend. alison: thank you. jonathan: thank you for >>> tonight, several breaking stories. the chaos at an american high school. a knife-wielding teenager. the crowd of students. the officer then firing. police at this hour now looking into this video. >>> also tonight, the urgent manhunt right now. two officers shot. one dead, one critical. a college on lockdown. >>> the deadly fires. and just arson charges. did two teenagers intentionally set the fires? 14 people would die. >>> the daeng rouse driving at this hour. the winter blast across several states. snow, ice, freezing rain. and now, the arctic blast hitting tonight. >>> and crossing the line? the woman battling breast cancer, and what the tsa asked her to allow. tonight, the tsa responding. >>> and america strong. we're with the american heroes,

steve rudin has the weekend outlook. steve: it will be nice but on the cool side. have anywhere to go as you move through the evening hours we will fall in to the 50's. eventually the 40's. the sun will set in 40 minutes. the daylight hours slink, slink, shrink. the forecast for overnight hours, it will get cold. temperatures in the 30's. we talk about the upcoming weekend. i will tell you the best time to shop for tree. we will look at the ten-day outlook. it has a core of the coldest air of the season. i will tell you when it will arrive in a few minutes. jonathan: going to have to find a big jab. thanks. less than two months to go until inauguration day. president-elect donald trump has chosen nominees for half of his cabinet positions. next week we could announce a pick for more major cabinet post but kenneth moton reports pentagon. >> back to transition business at trump tower friday. parade of officials, even street performers and naked cowboy was spotted. on the list is former defense secretary robert gates. >> a wide ranging conversation. >> he endorses the

we have stormwatch7's meteorologist steve rudin in studio. you can watch out for.ou are notice them over the next couple of hours or so. the winds are going to start to pick up. the wind gusts upward of 25 to 30 miles per hour. it's cool out there now. 46 in reagan national 5. 1 in warsame. 41 at winchester. the winds are increasing to the west of us. sustained winds 23 to 25 miles per hour at hagerstown. not arriving in the immediate metro but it will change in the next hour or two. temperatures are in the 340's. winds kick up out of the west 10 to 20 miles per hour. wind gusts at 30 miles per hour. talking about tomorrow and ringing in the new year. more on that coming up. q: thank you. new at 4:00, president obama taking executive action against russia for the hacking related to the election. dozens of the russian nationals getting booted. jonathan elias is at the jonathan: this is getting play all over the world. president obama imposing strict sanctions on the russian officials. here is what we know. 35 russian diplomats are being kicked out of the russian emb

stormwatch7 meteorologist steve rudin is here with a check of the forecast. how is the weekend looking? steve: it is lack nice out if you -- looking nice if you like cooler temperatures. good deal of sunshine to start. then changes by late tomorrow night. outside this evening if you have outdoor plans to grab a bite to eat and go for a walk around georgetown. it will be on the chilly said. 48 at reagan national airport. 45 at a great event from now until january 1. friday zoo lights and check it out from 5:00 to 9:00. temperatures will hold in the middle the 40's. through the early evening hours. you will want to layer up. if you have never been to the zoo lights tonight is a night to check them out. take advantage of the clear skies. like said, grab a hot chocolate and a coffee. stay warm. night time lows are in the 30's. we talk about the rest of the in a few minutes. jonathan: thank you. there is still no word on what caused an arlington house to go up in flames. actually start with the tennessee fire. through information coming out of the area. alison: thi

steve rudin is back in 20 minutes with a look at the ten-day outlook. michelle: thank you. crime alert in alexandria. thieves there are targeting your cell phone and grabbing them in brazen ways. q mccray has a closer look at the crime and the warning from police. >> robbery involving cell phones. q: alexandria deputy chief posted the video online about the latest crime wave in the city. cell phone robberies. >> this is literally a snatch and grab. q: the crooks look for people not paying attention, grab the phone and make a run for it. >> it's crazy. insane. get a job. q: there have been nine crimes in about a month. >> they are targeting people who are not looking up. q: we noticeed a couple of people -- we noticed a couple people doing it. >> your guard is down. q: five cases involve using an app to meet a stranger a cell phone. all the thefts happen in the neighborhood around braddock road metro. >> be aware of your surroundings. if possible take the phone and put it in your pocket. q: you have yours tucked away. she has the message. if you have to use an app to sell yo

steve rudin back with a detailed look at the forecast coming in 17 minutes. q: thank you. the late holiday season race for things like shopping. but there is an unusual last minute rush of something else. decorating. get this. one company will set up your tree and your lights and create wooden displays. right now two days before christmas, they are swamped. kevin lewis has been tagging along with the crew. talk about being last-minute preparers. >> procrastination, alive and well. no doubt about that. this company goes by the name the king of christmas. the owner openly admits his social life is not existent in the holiday season at least. the guy was out at this potomac home today working on a project with around 2,500 bright bulbs. >> we have had our best year ever. >> his sleigh, a van. his toys, thousands of luminous l.e.d. lights. >> you are putting smiles on people's faces. >> in the great recession, his painting company then one night over a glass of wine, he conjured up the idea for the king of christmas. the maryland native went on to launch the niche business in

doug: steve rudin is out to get the sights and the sounds of the holiday. this evening he is on location at meadow lark gardens. i see lights. it looks cool out there. what you got? steve: it is really neat. they started decorating for this three months ago. that is how much time and effort goes in the whole project. they expect thousands and thousands of people here. i opened up three weeks ago. it continues now until january 5. it is open every night until 10:00. if you look behind them, step out of the way here, there is so much t see. all different type of venues here in terms of what you expect in terms of if, in terms of what you see there. lagoon, there are snowflakes, snow men. all sort of themed areas. a lot of fun and neat things this evening. it is on the chilly side. temperatures are in the 30's now. we are not dealing with much of a wind. that is nice. the crowds are yet to arrive but i was told if you plan to come here tonight or over the next couple of days you are best off buying tickets online. it all goes to keep the gardens up. it looks fa

steve rudin is back in 20 minutes with a look at the next ten days of weather. alison: looks nice. thank you. well, as donald trump prepares to take over as the 45th president of the united states. his staff continues to grow. kellyanne conway, of course, trump's former campaign manager will stay on with the the president. she will help implement the legislative priorities for the white house. sean spicer will take over as white house press secretary. leading the briefings from the brady room, he has been the republican national committee communication director. spicer will be one of the most visible faces of the next administration. jonathan: well, donald trump says he is giving up his business but he has no plans to give up his private security team. jeff goldberg is in the abc7 live desk with his decision. and another one that is breaking from tradition. jeff? jeff: that is right. this does seem unprecedented. donald trump's private security team has been with him since he won the election. he will reportedly keep some member of the team on staff after he becomes president. that

let's get out to steve rudin. went him outside. he has his heavy jacket. it's not that bad out there. chilly. alison: this is one of the spots i want to check out in the holiday season. he is in vienna at the gardens. steve: it is fantastic out here. we got here about 40 minutes ago. none of the lights were on. it was very quiet. you could hear the birds chirping. they go from station to station to station to click on the lights. you hear the click loud and it instraint comes to life -- instantly comes to life. no one is here right now. the doors are open. they close tonight at 10:00. there is so much to see. i will step out of the way. this is a small sampling of the thousands and the thousands of lights that they have strewn across the area. it takes three months to put everything up. the best news. if you can't make it here you have a lot of times to get out here. talk about the forecast. the temperatures will be in the 30's under the partly cloudy skies. it will become more breezy tomorrow afternoon after morning clouds. we will see more sunshine in th

rudin hasist steve the advisory. foge: the heaviest of the around the metro area and closer to the potomac river. the southern montgomery county district, arlington, alexandria, all of southern maryland and points to the south. on sunday. just because it is set to expire at 6:00 a.m. does not mean that all fog will be out of here. this building has improved a little bit at reagan national. now it's about 2/10 of a mile. a mile in culpeper. take it slow if you are doing that last-minute shopping tonight. temperatures will fall into the 40's. the skies will begin to clear out just a little bit. we will give you the full forecast for the rest of the weekend plus talk about new year's eve. more about that coming up in just a moment. midnight mass is tonight, too. when you are on the roads. if you think you have time to get someone under your tree -- get something under your tree before everyone wakes up. reporter: there is always time. we are seeing trickling out of this cvs and at the store in particular, shoppers still