here is our futurecast from stormwatch 7.otice how the showers and snow showers exit the area moving through the early morning hours and then are skies begin to clear early tomorrow morning. midday hours, wake-up temperatures in the 20's to middle 30's and our future wind gusts will be around 35, 45 miles an hour. moving through the morning hours and those wins will begin to highs tomorrow, upper 30's, lots of sunshine on christmas day. let me take a look at the seven day outlook. cool things down by the middle of the week, highs in the 20's and all eyes are focused on friday and saturday of the upcoming week. could be looking at a coastal storm. however, little early to tell how much we will see an whether or not we will see anything at all. keep that in the back of your mind. we will watch it right here on abc 7. kellye lynn: the redskins came through for their fans. >> a very good christmas eve for the redskins. one more to go. no, they got more to go. good day against the broncos. highlights and reaction coming >>>> now t

we have complete stormwatch 7 coverage of this bitter winter blast.. good morning washington. i'm larry smith.. and i'm adrianna hopkins.. in for autria godfrey. toss to eileen - dangerous cold this morning; single digits chills - few snow showers saturday - coldest new year's in decades - subfreezing temperatures to ring in 2018 today: sunny and very cold. highs: 24-27 winds: nw 5-10 mph tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. lows: 13-21 winds: n 5 mph friday: am clouds. pm sun. remaining unseasonably cold. highs: 33-38 winds: sw to nw 5 mph happening right now-- country-- hit with a winter blast. as eileen said-- temperatures are in the teens here in the district. and farther north-- they are dealing with lake-effect snow several feet deep. abc's todd ant has more from new york. whether it's a winter snowstorm or bitter cold - you can keep up with the weather by can keep up with the weather by downloading our stormwatch 7 weather app. it's available for free from the apple app store and google play. we are following breaking news in fairfax. police say one man is responsible for

a great time to download your stormwatch 7 weather app. our 10-day outlook, we are looking for a shot of colder air for the middle of next want some inspirational stories for a change? you gotta check out the american dream. saturdays, 1pm, newschannel8 adrianna: mostad are and whether or not we are brothers or sisters, but for those that don't, the question "who am i can linger for a lifetime. one local mother and daughter set off together to find their shared history and solve the mystery of their identity. christmas may be weeks away, but sylvia has been given an early here -- gift by her daughter. >> i've never felt so thankful my entire life for anything. suzanne: after years of not knowing her true identity, this 66-year-old arlington woman now knows where she comes from. >> being able to give that gift to her is no words, there are no words. suzanne: she was adopted when she was around four years old, growing up as the only child of two african-american parents, knowing only her birth name was dorothy. her whole life, she felt a voi

larry: a stormwatch 7 winter weather alert.drianna: that i -- atst three counter use least three counties are under a winter weather advisory. sam: we started in the district, came up the beltway to 270. it is quiet on the roads. we have seen a lot of salt trucks ready to go in case there is any sort of precipitation falling, they will head out and salt the roads. the surface is cold. if anything falls, it will stick quickly. we are heading twi expect when we get there. larry: you can take the power of the stormwatch 7 wherever you go. download the app in the app play store. google adrianna: a man is dead after being shot multiple times. >> it happened and the police investigators are still on the scene. a man was shot multiple times and died -- and died from his injuries. police are on the lookout for a black male wearing a black hat and all black clothing. larry: breaking news in prince george's county. a death investigation in largo is a homicide. found the man with gunshot wounds inside a car. he was pronounced dead at the

stormwatch skies for the mid-atlantic right now. few snow showers earlier this evening along the mason-dixon line, did not amount to a lot. i don't think we'll see a lot more through the night. the temperatures eventually fall into the 20's, 22 to 28. the coldest air west of town. ,nside the beltway, 26 to 28 with wind gusts near 12. 7:30 tomorrow morning, a chilly start to the day. warm jacket, hats and gloves, you will need it walking to the metro stop or grabbing a cup of coffee. in thed sunshine afternoon, clouds later in the day, but it will stay dry for the day tomorrow. going to the outlet malls, the shopping centers to return gives, getting really good deals on sale items, tomorrow will be chilly but dry. 10:00 p.m. tomorrow night, clouds. the forecast high below average, but the colder air arrives wednesday. moving through wednesday afternoon into the evening, only in the teens and lower 20's. it gets even colder thursday. the seven day outlook from stormwatch 7, flurries wednesday morning should not amount to a lot area 27

stormwatch sesame and is watching the bitter cold end of 2017.ur feet of snow near the great lakes. it is not stopping any times 10. the question is, how close does it get to us? eileen whelan is here. the snow is a little close. this cold is here. eileen: it is going to get progressively colder into the weekend and new year. let's get you started with the winter weather advisory.

vj live tease and here's a look at your stormwatch seven weather on and here's a look at your stormwatch seven weather on the go -- checking travel conditions. highs: 50-56 winds: southwest 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy lows: 38-42 winds: light tuesday: partly sunny & mild highs: 56-62 winds: sw 5-10 abc 7 has reported on falling ikea recall. coming up - 7 is on your side with how you can protect your family before an ikea anchor kit arrives. plus - a bombshell new admission. the military spending millions... all to search for u-f-o's?! the pentagon's secret search just revealed - next. z2momz zi0z y2momy yi0y for first responders -- remembering one of their own killed fighting one of the largest wildfires in california history. 32-year-old cory david iverson leaves behind a pregnant wife and two-year-old daughter. meanwhile -- thousands more people are being forced to evacuate -- as strong winds stir up the flames. others are returning home to ruins. today marks exactly two weeks today marks exactly two weeks since the fires started. one of the largest -- the thomas fire -- is still o

stormwatch seven traking an artic chill! blast of cold air on the way - and the chance for flurries for your commute tomorrow. good morning washington. toss to eileen - watch for icy spots this morning - dry & cool start to the week - turning blustery tomorrow - arctic blast wednesday (feels single digits & teens) - few snow showers late week; staying cold! to

download the stormwatch 7 download the stormwatch 7 weather app -- to get updates and weather alerts, based on your current location. it's on the app store and google play. we'll also have continous coverage of this week's deep freeze throughout the morning here and on newschannel-8. president trump marked his first christmas in office with this message from his mar-a-lago resort in florida. it was a relatively quiet holiday for the first family after a jam-packed christmas eve in which the president shared a message to the troops. c he and the first lady also made phone calls to children tracking santa. concluding his holiday, the president also took too twitter writing "i hope everyone is having a great christmas, then tomorrow it's back to work in order to make america great again (which is happening faster than anyone anticipated)!" the secret service is investigating, after gift-wrapped horse manure was delivered to treasury secretary steve mnuchin. psychologist robert strong says he delivered the to two los angeles homes he believed belong to mnuchin. one home is in beverly hill

get all of your stormwatch 7 updates right on your phone by downloading our weather app. we will be updating snow totals. 1 breaking news to tell you about in the search for pamela butler's remains, butler s brother telling us that dogs were used in a search along i-95 in stafford, and they got a hit for human remains. however, police believe it would be too difficult to recover the remains because of the nearby highway. butler's murderer promised to lead police to her body in exchange for a lighter sentence. he says it started after he stopped a driver. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis explains why the harassment case is being taken seriously. kevin: in a legal right turn -- an illegal right turn landed a 34-year-old th ket, prompting in a fit of fury. what followed for days were insulting text messages to the traffic cop, with words like ld," and "worthless." another pointedly suggesting, just kill yourself, bro. it didn't end there. cops say he obtained the officer's social security number thecebook messaged officer's father, and signed the officer up for addicti

kellye: remember that you can download the free stormwatch 7 app to keep track of your forecast whenever you want. ♪ celebrated pope christmas mass at st. peter's basilica at the vatican, telling the faithful that the story of forever. everything after that became a story of hope. midnight mass has also been held at saint cap catherine church in bethlehem. >> your families have been tremendous. kellye: president trump speaking via videoconference with members of all five military branches. they helped norad field calls as the agency tracks santa. they are spending the holidays at mar-a-lago in florida. if you do not have presents by now, maybe something from 7-eleven will do. target stores closed about an hour ago heading into the christmas holiday. churchy is live in falls after speaking with the final person to leave. have they locked the doors, q? take a look, target is closed. it has been closed since 10:00, but kellye lynn, people are still coming up only to be turned away. why?hushed us, >> i'm secretly trying to buy last-minute gifts for santa. q: you walked in after store hours.

the stormwatch 7 team is on the winter weather alert. let's get a check of the forecast with molly cochran. molly: by this afternoon, mid 30's. you are definitely needing the extra layer.

stormwatch 7, we need a bit of fog earlier. around the chesapeake bay, the fog finally can -- finally dissipating. is where our, that skies are beginning to clear. clearer skies will eventually make it to our area as we move through the midafternoon hours. brighter skies, not right now, but by 3:00, you are going to notice a difference. read the sunglasses as you head out the door. temperatures will rebound back to the middle 50's. a mix of sun and clouds. always a good time to download your stormwatch 7 weather app. tomorrow, a bit of a different story as the cold front approaches from the north and west. nighttime lows, mostly cloudy skies later on. winds will be out of the southeast at just around five mph. the winds are going to increase as you move through the day tomorrow. not so windy tomorrow morning, but still definitely chilly. 42 in fairfax. . the wind gusts, as we move toward midafternoon hours and into the early evening -- wind gusts upward of 20 mph as the cold front advances in from the north and west. highs will

coming up, a closer look at stormwatch 7 and futurecast.cold weather and what will happen for the drive home, a few reminders to make su y deicer, you will need it. the ice scraper. keep that in mind. an emergency car care kit. check the tires and the battery. good toe the battery is go so you don't get stuck in the cold. right now, a little back up on 66. between manassas and the beltway, not a bad ride. folks are starting to tap the brakes. a stalled car reported in down on 4 as you work your way in towards andrews. states of the center and left to get by. that is our traffic watch. we will look of the rides coming out of frederick. news that a family in maryland has been waiting to hear. for theina frost's home holidays. john gonzalez is live with the heartfelt message from her father. john: is incredible. doctors tell you gunshot wounds to the head have a 5% survival rate. have a goodictims quality of life. it appears tina frost, shot during the las vegas attack, is going to beat those odds. her father calling it a christmas miracle. ab

it's a good time to download your stormwatch 7 app.hours are starting to get a little bit longer. we will stay mainly clear early on for the rush-hour commute. probably a quiet commute. a lot of folks are already funneling out of town. waking up friday morning, a chilly start to your day, lower to mid 30's, pretty much the name of the game. eventually make it into the low 50's with clouds. with those clouds, we are likely to see a few showers develop late tom saturday, after a bump in temperatures. areas, loudoun county, frederick county, up toward hagerstown in cumberland, anything that falls from the skies late tonight into tomorrow and saturday will likely be rain. temperatures will be well above freezing. saturday, 60 degrees. cooler for christmas eve, but at least it's going to be dry, around 45 degrees. upper 30's on christmas day. your seven day outlook from stormwatch 7, once we get through the weekend, it stays chilly. for the middle and end of next week, temperatures are going to be well above average. anianna: a room makeove

stay connected with the stormwatch 7 weather team. download our smartphone app for the latest alerts and closures. jonathan: breaking news from montgomery county, the police on the scene of a very serious crash along route 270. this is near the falls road in rockville. the crash happened in the southbound lanes when two people were thrown from their vehicle. lanes are blocked both directions. if you are heading that way, choose a different route or calls him but if you know they are heading that way until them to detour. of relief for parents and faculty at george mason high school. that is after the police arrested a student who threatened to go to school with guns and explosives. anna-lysa gayle talked with the police chief as well as the school superintendent about the students motivated how he was caught. >> schools are sacred ground. we hold them as a special community that we need to keep safe. anna-lysa: the falls church police department learned of the threat from the 17-year-old george mason high school student tuesday evenin

the 10 day outlook from stormwatch 7, monday 56 degrees, 63 degrees on tuesday. we have a cold front late tuesday afternoon. that will trigger showers. the temperatures wednesday only in the upper 40's. then w today. that will probably be the coldest day so far this season, nighttime lows from the upper 20's to the lower 30's. winter, now december 1, so we are getting the atmosphere ready for snow. jonathan: take your time with that, give it a few weeks. tomorrow will be of the festive mood come helping you with a chance to donate to the holidays for kids who would otherwise go without. nancy: all three of us will be at national harbor collecting toys for toys for tots. come down between noon and 3:00 to donate. steve: and we will be live on news channel 8 throughout the afternoon. and you could donate at home, going to wjla.com/toysforall. jonathan: you could do both, too, show up and say hi and donate. steve: and take a picture with us. nancy: three arlington are inspiring people across the country. nancy: they have already inspired us come along with so many o

we start right away on stormwatch as we are about to get our first blast of winter. alison: we are even talking about the potential for some people to see their first snowfall this weekend. it is the same system that is dumping snow into other parts of the country come including texas, where they have not seen snow in decades. chief meteorologist bill kelly is mchugh sure we are ready for this. texas, new mexico having their first winter weather ies.sory' what we are watching very down to the south. the low pressure is still positioned well down near the gulf. the forecast track brings it across the deep south, off the eastern seaboard, off the coast of north carolina and the outer banks, then the east of our area. what we are watching closely is the outer west band. if this fluctuates a bit come it could alter things. this is primarily saturday, d.c. metro come in this swath that extends from the southwest to the northeast. there is a possibility of up to an inch of snow. some areas further south, one to two inches. not a major snow maker, but the first snow of the

stormwatch 7 is on top of this -- telling you everything you need to know this morning. good morning washington. meteorologist eileen whelan monitoring our winter blast from the stormwatch seven weather center.... weather alert today - feels like single digits this morning - whipping winds & a biting cold today - isolated snow showers tonight; mainly western md/mason dixon line - geminid meteor shower peaks tonight & tomorrow - temperatures moderate this weekend today: unseasonably cold and blustery. highs: 33-38 winds: w 10-20 g 30 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. isolated snow shower north. lows: 26-32 winds: sw 5-10 mph not as cold. breezy. highs: 37-45 winds: nw 5-15 mph breaking overnight 99 percent of votes are in, in the widely-watched alabama senate race -- but roy moore is not backing down. ryan hughes is at the live desk with how things are playing out right now. ryan?? this morning -- democrat doug jones is the projected winner -- leading republican roy moore by just one-and-a-half percent. this marks the first time in more than 20 years that a democrat will repres

saturday, stormwatch 7 tracking a clipper system that will bring a few light snow showers, but with theemperature only 31, anything that falls will stick to the ground. for our new year's eve, partly cloudy, 27, and ringing in the new year. coldest it has been in decades. it could be the coldest new year's day since maybe 1940. wow.n: 1940, bundle up this morning. a number of issues along the roadway. this is the outer loop of the beltway, this accident at river road is off to the side now. still finding plenty of traffic slowing down to get past that incident. inky so much to the chopper for the shot. -- think you so much to the chopper for the shot. this is the outer loop of the beltway as you go past the 270 spur. traffic is almost backed up to old georgetown road. that is starting to clear out. another problem, metro has disabled trains causing some delays on the blue line at the franconia stop as well as the yellow line at pent z2momz zi0z y2momy yi0y >> you are watching "good morning washington," on your side. larry: about a frightening incident that took lace as the houston were

we start with stormwatch 7 chief meteorologist bill kelly. inathan: putting this perspective, we are seeing video of people digging out. bill: we don't have that, we don't have the minus temperatures, but 20 degrees in d.c. right now makes it the fourth coldest day of the entire year. you have to go back to mid-january to find a colder temperature. below like it was at international falls today. 18 frederick. the windchill of 6. we have a feels-like temperature in hagerstown, getting close to the minus territory. if you have pets outside, please bring them inside, it will be in the single digits all night long. we do not have a rebound in sight, at least not a significant rebound. teens inton the tomorrow morning. then we warm into the mid-to-upper 20's. that is about it. i don't expect snow or bad weather, but it looks like the fourth coldest day so far all year, and it's going to last through at least the seven day. i will break down the specifics and the potential of snow coming up. jonathan: here it is the bitter cold, but some areas acro

nancy: we begin with a stormwatch 7 winter weather update. jonathan: it is chilly right now, and it is not just the threat of the weather but the plummeting temperatures. nancy: we are talking about a cold snap, and we have stormwatch 7 chief meteorologist bill kelly with the forecast. jonathan: tim barber has how we are bracing for the deep freeze, but we start with bill and the new advisory. bill: good evening, everyone. a winter weather advisory mainly to the north. youlook to the north and think it's just a few clouds, but we are watching up to the west. not all that impressive on i don't think this will be a big weather system tomorrow. but it's the timing we are watching. loudoun county, montgomery county, howard county, frederick, winter weather advisory in effect from 2 a.m. until 11 a.m. the clouds and radars, nothing going on right now, but the morning commute, notice we have some blue on the map. it is not widespread, most of i-66 orould be north. it is when the commute goes on and that is when it startles traffic. it is not the on

with the breeze, it felt like we were in the single-digit. 7sh is here in the stormwatch talking the storm that will not go away. >> it will not. a couple of fronts over the next three days continue to reinforce the cold air. i want to start with the big map of the whole country so you can see it is not just us. 14 in d.c. similar further north. we have temperatures that are going to be staying on the cooler site pretty much all day long. around the atlantic and into new york, things feel much colder than that. a big story is the brief. ze.hav-- br we have quite a bit of sunshine. we want to show you feels like temperatures. 13 for gaithersburg. 7 in winchester. around 10 four want to go -- for quantico. blow below freezing for your actual high temperature. hanging onto the sunny skies as we get to 2:00. some of the cloud cover will start to build in. tonight, back down to the teens and low 20's. tomorrow, some of us at least get just about the freezing rk morning. i will time it out for you and also the windchill's for new year's eve. they will be very cold. more coming up in a bit.

download our stormwatch 7 weather app.ust click on see it, send it, get us those photos, and we will put some of those on the air. nancy:nancy: developing now, police believe they may have found the location of pamela butler's remains. the d.c. woman disappeared over nine years ago, and her ex-boyfriend has admitted he killed her. police spent the day hunting for her remains in stafford. sam: i'm along the i-95 right here in stafford county, as you said. i just talked with who was the brother of the woman who was killed, and he said he talked with d.c. police who said they believe her remains are here, but they are never going to recover them. it's been a long day. what was a wooded area like this eight years ago is now the express lane of interstate 95, but the place where confessed toldr jose rodriguez cruz authorities he buried his then-girlfriend pamela butler in 2009. >> he buried her in a shallow grave. brother wastim's among those watching the cadaver dogs search. a and his mother agreed to 12-year sentence for rodr

john gonzalez begins our julie toss to q seven's on stormwatch with a alert.een is tracking the timeline in the stormwatch seven weather center. - unseasonably cold today through the weekend - rain & snow chances increasing tonight/tomorrow - highest impacts to southern md (around 2" of snow possible) - cold & blustery sunday today: cloudy & cold. few showers over southern md. highs: 40-42 winds: n to s 5 mph tonight: cloudy & cold. rain/snow mix over southern md. lows: 29-34 winds: s 5 mph saturday: am rain/snow southern md. clearing west to east. highs: 35-39 winds: ne to se 5 mph breaking overnight breaking overnight - a breakthrough on brexit. the european commission saying "sufficient progress" has been made at talks this morning. negotiations will now enter the challenging second phase to discuss trade and security as britain works to leave the european union. british prime minister theresa may scrambled all week after an earlier agreement was derailed because of issues surrounding the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. 5:xx - a

don't forget to download your stormwatch 7 weather app. a very busy travel season on the way over the next few days. make that next week. a fantastic tool to have. more on when we will see a warm-up him a bump into mergers, sooner rather than later. more on that in a few minutes. adrianna: unbelievable video that people can't stop talking about. take a look at this really bizarre traffic backup along route 28 near the dulles toll road. during last night's commute, a man involved in a crash got out of his car driver, then stripped naked. he then jumped on another passing vehicle and road on top of that for a while before eventually running away. police did catch up to him at the dulles airport on the property. they arrested him. new delhi is of sexual misconduct against prom restaurant for newer mario batali a rocking the food industry. he is accused of unwanted touching and inappropriate behavior at a party back in 2010. a report was made by "washington post." saying he was seen jokingly groping and kissing a woman who appeared to be uncon

complete stormwatch weather coverage coming up. good morning washington. - becoming cloudy and cold today - light snow possible 1-5pm; a quick coating could make for icy roads mainly along & east of i-95 - rising temperatures this weekend; most of the weekend dry - 50s return early next week today: cloudy and cold. light snow possible 1-5pm. a coating to an inch possible. watch for slick travel. highs: 32-35 winds: ne to se 5 mph tonight: mainly clear and cold. lows: 23-30 winds: w 5 mph saturday: partly to mostly sunny. seasonable. highs: 45-50 winds: wsw 5-10 mph president trump-- counting on congress to get a bill passed and on his desk before president trump-- bill passed and on his desk before christmas. negotiators are hammering out a tentative agreement-- but now a new roadblock! as arlette saenz reports -- some g-o-p senators are expressing concerns about the bill's impact on the deficit and the child tax credit. republican lawmakers will need lawmakers will need all hands on deck to get that bill across the finish line. bu

a good time to download the stormwatch weather app.is a good idea of how cold it is going to get around here as we move into the day on wednesday. feels-like temperature's around 4:00 tomorrow around 25 degrees. winds kick up to 30 miles per hour late marne night. mara night, feels-like temperature's in single digits and lower to middle teens. it stays very cold early wednesday morning. outsidere going to be the coldest day of the season by far. it is going to be bone chilling with gusty wind. it looks a lot better toward the end of the week and into the upcoming weekend. highs on saturday around 44. sunday, 50. our 10 day you to outlook. once we get to the upcoming weekend, temperatures in the upper 40's on monday. lower 50's on tuesday. , closer to christmas around 44ristmas day, degrees. nighttime lows ranged from the 20's into the middle to lower 30's. the countdownto for star wars: the last jedi. everyone gets to see it later the first reviews are coming into los angeles. we have on a film sure to break box office records. >> stan

do not forget to download your stormwatch 7 weather app.want to show you what it looks like at 11:00 p.m. on friday. low pressure off the coast might bring wet snowflakes to extreme southern maryland. it is worth watching. notice how it gets closer, according to this model, 7:30 saturday morning. another thing pay attention to, an area of low pressure to the north and west of us that could ring a little bit of wintry weather, maybe snowflakes late saturday night into sunday. not looking at anything major around the immediate metro. it will be colder, lower 40's on saturday, 40's on sunday. the average high is 49 degrees. when we get through the weekend, a reinforcing shot of colder air for the middle and end of next week when we will see daytime highs in the 30's and nighttime lows in the 20's. melanie: who should you go to for your gifts. brick and mortar stores are struggling as online shopping soars. how the old-fashioned way of shopping is fighting back. store versus online shopping war has a new battlefront. retailers desperately want

download the free stormwatch seven always know if you'll need a hat, scarf or gloves before heading out the door. back to that breaking news we told you about at the top of show. one man facing multiple charges after a late night chase and crash in fairfax. it all began when the man assaulted a toddler at a home on autumn drive and then fled in a stolen vehicle. police say the suspect then crashed that vehicle into a truck and assaulted the driver before stealing the truck. officers caught up with the suspect and began a chase carrying over to centreville and frying pan roads. that's when the suspect ran a stop light slamming into a passengers. a juvenile was thrown from the car and was airlifted to the hospital in critical condition. noone else was seriously injured. as for the suspect, he ran from the crash scene and was eventually arrested after an altercation. one officer was injured... his injuries aren't listed as serious. the man's name has yet to be released... he faces multiple charges. that was the second chase in our area that resulted in a crash yesterday. today two people i

stormwatch seven tracking a winter blast on the way.. good morning washington.

our stormwatch weather team tracking the bitter cold, and checking conditions as you hit the road.shington. i'm larry smith. and i'm adrianna hopkins, in for autria godfrey. toss to eileen winter weather advisory until 11am for frederick, montgomery, and loudoun counties - isolated early morning slick spots with flurries/light snow showers (nothing falling as of this writing -- very dry air to overcome) - cold is the big weather story across much of the country; including the dmv - arctic blast to ring in new year's (sub-freezing temperatures!) today: isolated flurries, snow showers early. clouds give way to sun. cold and breezy. highs: 29-33

stormwatch 7 weather app. adrianna: absolute we are following breaking news for you -- d.c.e on the scene of a barricade situation -- 16 street northwest this shutdown want some inspirational stories for a change? you gotta check out the american dream. saturdays, 1pm, newschannel8 what does it feel like? like? does fearless age? or does it simply grow... stronger? fearless looks a little different to us all. but with a new carefirst medplus medigap plan, you can find yours. call now to speak with a medigap specialist in your area, and discover the strength and security of a plan with low affordable rates, and the option to add dental and vision coverage. even a fitness program at no extra cost. call a medigap specialist now to learn more. and get the support to find the answers, to every fearless question. carefirst medplus. live fearless. adrianna: a date is set for the royal wedding. it will happen at st. george's chapel at windsor castle. some people think it is bad luck for a groom to see his bride in her wedding dress before the ceremony, but imagine a waiting until he

stay on top of everything by downloading the stormwatch app and we will keep you on top of things anytime. erin: snow for christmas? kellye: erin: i never want to hear about snow, but i like a white christmas. the ravens finally got rolling today against the lions, and the terps are in a must win situation. what do you think? hey, think ben will like it? yeah, was i the only one hearing the angelic music? i'm serious, i never know what to get him. just tell me you got him fios too. sigh. mrs. layne, fios is a 100% fiber-optic network. that, plus this sick console, he'll be like whaaaaaattt. your new tech is best on the 100% fiber optic network. so get fios. now just $79.99 per month with a 2-year price guarantee with a 2-year agreement. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. erin: the ravens finally got some offense going. joe flacco and company seem to have found a rhythm, winning at home today against the lions. second quarter, 3-0 ravens. handoff, firese deep, mike wallace makes the catch, fights his way

let's talk about how you can also get the latest with our app, the stormwatch 7 app. everything you need to know is right in the palm of your hand. kimberly: happening in northeast, crews are repairing a water main break that forced 50 homes to be evacuated. water is also shut off in the area. we just checked with officials. they tell his crews will be working to fix that 16-inch water main for another 4-6 hours. new developments in the heartbreaking story of two off-duty officers killed on i-270, one in maryland state fire marshal, and the other, an fbi agent. for sander cohen yesterday. q mccray joins us at the live desk. he's been following this double tragedy since it happened. so much sadness with this one. q: that's for sure. this has been a tough weekend for law enforcement, morning not one but two of their own. we are learning more about carlos wolf. as you can see, he was a family man. he was 11-year veteran of the fbi and leaves behind his wife, seven-year-old son, and two-year-old daughter. a family released a statement on his passing, which reads in part,

visit ncicap.org] adrianna: we start with stormwatch 7 meteorologist alex liggitt with a look at your forecast. sunshine makes it look really nice, but you step out there, you need the gloves, the head, the jacket. 36, weren't in. 34, leesburg. 31 in gaithersburg. the average high this time of year is in the mid- slightly below average today. highs reaching close to the 40-degree mark. on a few spots for the upper-30's. a couple of clouds. not completely sunny. here is satellite and radar. some of the high cloud activity just to the southwest of the city itself. we had a fair amount of upper-level overcast, but that has moved off. we are expecting a reinforcing cold shot later on tonight. with that, little bit of energy will swing through. we may have a couple of flurries. the best timing will be midnight and thereafter, ending by 6:00, 7:00 in the morning. by the time you get up, there could be a couple of flakes here and there. 28. temperatures 19 to anything that does fall, if you have a stronger band, it might accumulate. many for the most part, flurries. do we have any flakes in

and a live look outside, warmer than usual temperatu kellye: back now with a stormwatch 7 alert.ead inn 100 people are the philippines after a tropical storm set off landslides and flash floods across the southern part of the country. dozens are still missing. desperate search and rescue operations are under way as the storm moves through another set of islands. in buffalo, new york, several inches making for rough driving conditions. they are used to the white stuff around christmas time, so good for them. somebody is getting a white christmas. brian: far northwest of town, a few flurries. kellye: it is hard to go from the 60's to a white christmas. brian: they can happen, but it will be difficult. we could see snow towards new year's eve. damascus, ase from gray start to the morning. clouds, every now and then the sky would brighten slightly, then showers would build in. outside right now, reagan 63ional airport, very balmy degrees, the wind out of the south southwest at 10 to 15. paltry,n inch, pretty at reagan national. mid 60's from annapolis to fredericksburg. north and wes

get the stormwatch 7 forecast and check travel conditions anytime, anywhere, plus breaking by downloading the free abc 7 news app. on the hill tonight, shutdown averted again. looking live at the capital, the senate and house passed a short-term spending bill late today. lindsey mastis is following the developments from the live desk. this seems to be the new norm for the government. lindsey: the past few times,nd the government running through january 19, the military running through the end of the year, and the chip program through march. lawmakers are speaking out about the process. >> we are ready to work across the aisle to make sure there is funding for services. >> we hope the future will be different in our republican realize their legislative and political goals are better served by bipartisanship rather than gridlock and strife. : the white house made it clear that it would back the short-term plan. kimberly: thank you. today vice president mike pence in afghanistan, rallying u.s. troops and meeting with top afghan officials from his first trip to the country as vice your courag

nancy: turning to the stormwatch's forecast, we saw our first snowfall this past weekend, but the snowfall here was nothing compared to the south. got so much snow that it could be spotted from space. tens of thousands were without power because of the record-setting snow. was not so bad here, bill. bill: that almost looks like a scar across the u.s., i love that. line. talk about the fine that is just a great picture from space. the record snowfall over the weekend at and also baltimore. 41 right now, far from freezing, manassas 40, 41 woodbridge. a very mild evening. we are tracking a cold front well to the west. the low-pressure spinning around . does not have a lot of energy with it. the big story is going to be the cold temperatures. tomorrowt a little mix afternoon, evening as that weak front passes by, but otherwise quiet. midday, we are still pretty much everybody at or above freezing. by 7:00 a.m., the numbers are there, so i don't expect widespread freeze conditions. fairly mild for this time of year, 39, 40 degrees around d.c., a few showers to the north. mid 40's. by noon, that

download the stormwatch 7 weather app for the latest forecast at your fingertips anytime. turning back to the breaking news from alabama, word within the last hour democrat doug jones was declared the winner in the hotly contested senate election. michelle marsh joins us with the results. michelle: a houston and alabama. it has been more than 20 -- a huge night in alabama. it has been more than 20 years since a democrat what to the senate in alabama. more than 95% of the votes counted, jones has received 50% of the vote, republican roy moore has 49% of the vote. let's listen into jones right now. fund that chip program! put it aside and let's do it for comeillions of kids including here in birmingham, alabama. it has been a long might come a long campaign. let me just say -- i know i have forgotten so many thank yous and how we feel. before,'ve said it alabama is at a crossroads. we have been at a crossroads in the past. unfortunately, we have taken the past. fork in the bill: doug jones thanking supporters, those who went door to door to make the night possible. roy moore

get all the stormwatch 7 updates on your phone by downloading our free mobile app. will be updating the snow totals in the next way for hours. new developments in a tragic crash on i to 70 in rockville. two law enforcement officers killed last night have been other. q mccray has how it unfolded. >> he stopped to help and now he has joined the ranks of maryland's followed heroes. q: state police announce the death of sander cohen, a deputy chief with the state fire marshal's office and a rockville volunteer fire friday. the police believe in accurate suv driven by fbi agent carlos wolff hit a barrier and wound up disabled in the left lane of i 270 friday night. sander cohen stopped to help. >> i'm positive he did not give it a second thought. >> he was in his personal vehicle and put his emergency flashers on. q: the two men got out on the left lane and what to the shoulder, where they were hit a honda accord avoiding their cars. >> he swerved onto the shoulder, stroke both men, and propel their bodies over the jersey wall into the northbound lanes of i 270. q: a dif

re stormwatch 7 forecast and check travel conditions anytime, anywhere by downloading the free abc 7 news app. a brazen grinch caught on camera, swapping several packages in arlington. it is a big weekend for last-minute holiday deliveries. the police spotted the stolen items even thrown into the woods. tom roussey has the story. tom: larry, this is an important reminder especially this week and for a lot of folks receiving packages. what happened in arlington today, he stole packages off the porch, leaves the stuff he does not want over there. arlington county police carefully looked for evidence among evidence the porch pirate did not want and chucked into the woods. surveillance video shows him walking straight up to a home in barcroft in arlington. he swipes the package and walks away. least six to eight packages were stolen from homes and a delivery truck. >> i have ordered everything online. tom: some neighbors were not sure if they were victims yet. >> there are about five packages i have been expecting. tom: after the theft, a photographer spotted with the porch pirate throug

by downloading the stormwatch 7 weather app. it's free from the apple app store - and google play.ake a look at this.. this morning we're getting a look at the ballot... that will eventually determine the balance... of the virginia house of delegates. take a look. this ballot was excluded from the original count. however -- after a recount, it was added to the tally, in favor of republican david yancey. democrat shelly simonds says - it should not be included. if she gets her wish -- and wins that race -- the state house will be split, 50/50. meanwhile, while closer to home -- the democratic candidate in the race... to represent stafford and fredericksburg... is again calling for a new election. joshua cole and republican bob thomas is just 73 votes. but -- 147 people voted in the wrong district!! a federal judge will hear a case... related to that mix-up next week. police in tucson, searching for more victims... after arresting a man they say was pulling people over... pretending to be a real officer! even capturing his fake traffic stops... on dash cam! take a look as he pulls a

for up-to-the-minute forecasts, download the free stormwatch 7 weather app. jonathan: a father is opening up about a shooting that nearly took his son's life. recovering, the 11-year-old boy accidentally shot in the recovering, the 11-year-old boy accidentally shot in the chest in suitland by him at the time. tonight he is able to walk again. anna-lysa gayle has the update. anna-lysa: jonathan, thankfully caleb has been improving every signal day at children's national medical center. tonight his dad is sharing a message of gratitude and forgiveness following the shooting that left his son in critical condition. earlier this month, caleb was rushed to the hospital when his neighbor's gun accidentally went off, leaving him with a gunshot to the chest. >> he was trying to walk my son do things with a gun and it went wrong. anna-lysa: his dad credits his neighbors quick actions with saving his sun life -- son's life, a neighbor who was also an army veteran. >> he applied a pressure dressing and wrapped him in a like it and took them to andrew's. anna-lysa: both

keep up with the latest forecast by downloading the stormwatch 7 weather app. say that hee police killed his wife, then led the police on a chase, then try to turn the gun on himself. this started in fredericksburg this morning and led to a wild scene on interstate 95, ending with a close call for a deputy and trooper after they caught up with a man after they were shot at. anna-lysa: the murder suspect remains in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. the deputy and the trooper are just thankful to be alive. >> today is an important reminder officers take every single day. anna-lysa: thursday morning on i-95 northbound, virginia state police tried to pull over a murder suspect. wanted for killing his wife she was shot three times in the chest. >> i have a four euros son, so it is very uneasy knowing this type of activity is going on very close to home. >> shots fired, shots fired! anna-lysa: communication between the trooper and the dispatcher revealed the terrifying moments. >> northbound. anna-lysa: leaning outside of his black suv to shoot at the troo

before you head out, make sure to download the free stormwatch 7 forecast at your fingertips. the bitter cold is not going to keep some people from celebrating outdoors tomorrow night. amy aubert continuing our live team coverage from falls church, where they are planning for the frigid temperatures. i that you wish they were warming you right now -- i bet you wish they were warming you right now. amy: absolutely, that's what i wanted to show you. this outdoor chimney is one of six warming stations across the area. i wish we could like it right now. it is one of six throughout the area to bring some warm on a chilly night. twinkling lights line the streets of the city of falls church, just one night before their new year's eve celebration. >> it is a lot of preparation, but once you have it down, you know the routine. amy: keith has worked with watch night since it started 20 years ago. >> the downtown falls church turns into a mini times square. amy: he says they will have live music, a star drop. frigid temperatures are not holding them back. >> we have six warming stations,

keep up with the cold and possible snow by downloading the stormwatch 7 weather app and get the latest alerts at your fingertips anytime. jonathan: in montgomery county, two people dead, but the details are sparse. tim barber joins us from silver spring with the active investigation that is ongoing. tim: jonathan, there are two people dead inside of this 12 at thepartment building corner of fenwick lane and 2nd avenue. policetgomery county department is out here and we are working to get more information about how these two people wound up dead. as soon as we get the details, we will bring them to you on abc 7 and and the abc 7 mobile questions tonight about how the police responded after a teenager was reported missing. the teenager was found dead over the weekend. alison: many thought he had gone home after the police broke up a party. instead his body was found in a stream. tonight his father questioned if more could have been done. anna-lysa gayle joins us live with the story. anna-lysa? anna-lysa: alison and jonathan, navid's dad is heartbroken. tonight he found the courage someho

follow the forecast no matter where you are, by downloading the free stormwatch 7 weather app. nancy: fbi raid at a home in sterling, federal agents swarming the home, leaving hours later with boxes of evidence. neighbors are trying to figure out why this happened. tom roussey is speaking with them. what are people saying tonight? hear from some of those neighbors in just a moment, nancy. first, the evidence of the fbi the on this condominium on door, the fbi tightlipped about what they were looking for, but we did learn some things from the neighbors. other law and enforcement removed a lot of things from this condo, after they spent hours raiding it. it is in the chatham green condos in sterling. neighbors describe at least one man and one woman who dressed "middle eastern" living there. they had apparently just moved in, and nobody we talked to knew their names. what was unusual? >> there were always amazon packages at the door. were a large part of what the fbi and other agencies including the lot in county sheriff office removed from the condo. neighbors say the agents arr

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brutal cold just hours away - and now stormwatch seven is tracking two more chances for snow just this week! good morning washington. toss to eileen - wind & cold knocking on our door - wind gusts to 30 mph by lunch today with rapidly falling temperatures - single digits wind chills tomorrow morning - snow possible wednesday night -- monitoring impacts to thursday am commute - snow possible friday afternoon today: am clouds. pm sun. becoming windy around lunch with falling temperatures. highs: 46-50 winds: sw 5 to nw 10-20 g 30 mph tonight: clear, cold, and blustery. lows: 17-23 winds: nw 10-15 g 30 mph wednesday: sunny, cold, and blustery. highs: 32-37 winds: nw 10-20 g 30 mph happening right now - e minnesot station is back open after a shooting shut it down for hours. a man was shot there around 8:30 last night. he is expected to survive. metro transit police have released these pictures of two suspects they are looking for. if you recognize them - call police. and the beltway is also back open this morning after a deadly crash in landover. sky trak 7 was over the scene near arena d