what is next for mayor vincent gray? we'll have . >>> debris and bodies have been found in the java sea ending the disappearance of flight asia -- airasia. they see a large shadow on the sea floor believed to possibly be the fuselage. >>> a health care worker diagnosed with ebola after returning to scotland from sierra leone now in a london hospital. she had been in isolation in scotland since monday morning after traveling to gloss company on a -- glass company on a -- glassco on a commercial flight. >>> congressman michael grimm is stepping down charged in april for hiding more than a million dollars in revenue from a restaurant he owned before running for congress. his announcement comes just a week after he pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion in federal court. >>> break out your planners. we have a lot going on this week. new year's eve, winter classic. the question is will the weather cooperate. >> if you like cold weather. >> which is good for hockey. >> now we're talking. >> it is going to be really nice. w

the four bills signed by vincent gray today and what they will mean for the future of the district. >> plus a presidential apology. what did the president have to say after causing a couple to move their wedding to play golf. >> bundle up before you go outside. >> you are watching abc 7 news at noon, on your side. >> new developments this afternoon in the ebola outbreak. first patient diagnosed inside united kingdom has been transferred from scotland to an isolated unit in london. this video shows the inside of one of those units. the woman returned from sierra leone on sunday night it did not show symptoms until monday. scottish health officials say that there's little risk anyone else because the woman did not show symptoms of traveling. >> professors from three leading brand issue diversity is a partially blaming the international monetary fund for the severity of the ebola crisis, releasing report saying that the policy is favoring international debt repayment over social spending, hampering health care in the three worst hit countries. they said that their countries contributed t

. >>> coming up just days before leaving office mayor vincent gray shares with our bruce johnson his political triumphs and why he rejected a plea deal from federal prosecutors. >> up next a high ranking realm >>> a top republican in congress acknowledges he once addressed a gathering of white supremacists, house majority whip steve scalise of louisiana. he served in the louisiana state legislature when he appeared at a convention of the european unity and rights organization. the group was founded by former klan leader david duke. scalise spoke only to rally support for his conservative fiscal policies and the statement goes on to call the group abhorrent with views in stark contradiction to the views that scalise holds himself. >>> d.c. mayor gray says the city is better off after his four years in office. >> in one of his final interviews as mayor with our bruce johnson, mayor gray confirms he turned down a plea offer from the u.s. district attorney who is investigating corruption from mayor gray's campaign in 2010. >> reporter: what are you most proud of? >> i'm proud of where th

. >> outgoing mayor vincent gray's streetcar project was ambitious. years of setbacks and delays and funding cuts have former supporters now uncertain. >> how do you think the streetcar is working? >> not this one, because it really does not go anywhere. >> but these new signs of people talking with my new confidence. they say no parking from 10:00 until 2:00 for a closed special event on december 31. we asked what that event was. we were told -- "we continue to push forward and prepare the system for launch. we hope to get this thing launched before the end of 2014." >> it's a really beautiful thing. >> which at least one business owner is really excited about and that excitement has never wavered. >> we are open for business and we are really waiting for it. >> they have been practicing the streetcar runs. it was not all that long ago that d.c. had streetcars. the last one ran 52 years ago and they were replaced by buses. abc 7 news. >> ok, thank you. dodge is recalling nearly 67,000 older model pickups after the death of a child. the parent company

. >> mayor vincent gray announced plans for the $5.5 million project which would bring 25 full-time jobs. unknown environmental issues have stalled construction. bright farms found a decades-old underground unlicensed landfill and severe soil contamination. current d.c. government documents show even more issues. the site is near numerous underground storage tanks, some of which are known to be leaking oil. now bright farms which has already invested $700,000 says the green housekely move elsewhere, which is not sitting well with a district of columbia council woman. >> how many other parcels do we have and for how long? why was this allowed to go on? >> bright farms has asked the city for $1.5 million to clean this up and make the green house a reality. the mayor says he does still support the project but can't justify the money. >> we are getting results tonight for a family in fredericksburg. they're trying to get their deceased father's truck back. they owe $25000 on the truck. they're willing to pay off the loan but wells fargo repossessed it for auction on january 1st. we contacted

. >> mayor vincent gray took part in 20 driven cutting -- ribbon-cutting ceremonies in two hours. right now more than $1 billion in property is unclaimed in virginia. physically unclaimed property included abandoned safe-deposit boxes and abandoned bank accounts. the virginia department of the treasury says that the property can be claimed, no matter how much time has passed. still ahead at 6:00 -- changes in the forecast. that will let us know if we need to bundle up for new year's eve. >> football drama continues at redskins park. jay gruden briefs the players. and racking up the points. abc 7 news >> the at this coupled church of maryland says it's from -- is first female bishop with the driver and a deadly hit-and-run and run accident in baltimore that killed a 71-year-old by slick -- bicyclist. scott thurman -- our correspondent talked with the friends of the victim. >> they want cook held accountable, but it is not because of her past. she got probation for a 2010 dui. they do not care about that. they care about justice, because this memorial is all that they have left all

mayor vincent gray has completed his last official acts as mayor including a few bills into law. >> oneing for a $300 million soccer stadium set to go up in buzzards point in southwest d.c. mayor gray also signed a bill that establishes a memorial to victims of the metro crash back in 2009. he leaves office friday when muriel bowser will be sworn in. >>> a flying dog brewery is branching out across the potomac. officials of the brewery will open a separate farm brewery about 17 miles away on the site of a recently announced hops farm in northern virginia. >> farmworks brewery is expected to open in 2015 in leesburg. it will include a 15-barrel brew house, tasting area, hospitality area and will focus on highly experimental beers that will include barrel aged wild fermentation and some sour beers. >>> let's go ahead and take a look outside, shall we? clear but cold is how we sum it up. >> indeed, temperatures in the 30s probably out in the burbs in the upper 20s. allyson joins us on the weather terrace with more. >> reporter: good morning. i've been out here for about two minutes. my han

. >>> mayor vincent gray is tieing up loose ends before leaving office on friday. he is now signing several bills in to law and they include funding for the dc united soccer stadium. and funding for the legacy park. he takes oath of office on friday morning at the washington convention center. >>> the water main break is going to cause some headaches all day today in virginia. the pipe burst on columbia pike near gordon street in falls church. and water rushed right on to the road and the road buckled as well. it should take about three hours to fix the pipe then. they have to fix the roads as well as they believe that eastbound columbia pike in that area will be closed, and the alternative routes. >>> they remain in the battling ship and the run crash. heather cook struck and killed the bicyclist thomas polermo in baltimore, initially leaving the scene, but returned about 20 minutes later to take responsibility for that crash. friends will remember him as a passionate builder, a father, and a great friend. >> so far cook has not been charged in the crash, but four

mayor vincent gray just announced the eighth street streetcars should be up and running the week of january 19th. it was hoped they would run before the end of the year. this morning he announced several safety issues needed to be addressed. it's been running on eighth street in northeast several months, but beginning the week of january 19th passengers should be able to board. >>> it was a fairytale wedding. edith and eddie harrison, an interracial couple from alexandria found romance through their 90s and danced their way through the wedding in august. edith was taken by court order and sent to another daughter's home in florida. now come word 95-year-old eddie harrison died from the flu. his daughter where he become a wright said he -- rebecca wright said he seemed to just give up when edith did not come back. >> he had no purpose to get better. i think his immune system was weakened, of course. because he had such passion for her. >> wright said that he did get a chance to talk one last time with edith monday, the day before he died, but her family said she's just too fragile to attend

going to show you how doctors are using technology to make sure kids get their requ >>> today vincent gray will cut his last ribbon in d.c.'s shaw neighborhood as mayor. beginning at noon today, gray will cut ribbons for 17 new businesses in several neighborhoods. the cutting spree will begin at compass coffee on 7th street northwest and end at a rural at 7th and florida avenue around 2:30. frederick county maryland liquor board is looking for a full overhaul. among the changes increasing fees for stores that violate county it is requesting all stores have a person trained in alcohol awareness at the business at all times. this will help stop the sale to alcohol to minors. >>> if you take public transit, changes on metro. thursday they will be on a sunday schedule for new year's day. new year's eve the system will st open a little later. they can take trains until 2:00 in the morning if you're out celebrating. >>> there is a special easement for all of you with kids and you can't stay up late for the new year. noon yards eve is for the entire family. it begins 10:00 a.m. wednesday. lots of

mayor vincent gray and the reverend jesse jackson who delivered the yulely. -- eulogy. we begin with the late mayor's son. this is about 30 minutes. >> marion barry was brilliant. when he worked on his doctorate degree, just short of his dissertation, when he quit school to go to work with the student nonviolent coordinating committee and with his completion of his ph.d., he had learned 180 chemical equations that he shared with his son christopher on several occasions and could still recite them in these late years of his life. bible says that a tree is known by the fruit that it bears. so if you want to understand and know the fruit, you need to check the tree. christopher marion, christopher barry exudes the ebullience of his father. and we are going to hear -- i was asked to sit with him as he prepared what he was going to say. after i listened, i said, christopher, i don't need to say anything, but just say what you just told me. and it will be the greatest tribute that you could ever give to your father. brothers and sisters, i want you to stand on your feet and r

mayor vincent gray performing some of his final acts as mayor today before he leaves office friday. today he signed a few bills into law and one of them includes funding for a $300 million soccer stadium built at buzzard point in southwest. mayor gray also signed a bill establishing a memorial too late to the victims of a metro crash in 2000 2009. >>> charles county corporal was laid to rest today. jamel clagett was killed sunday morning when his cruiser went off the road and struck a tree. >> dozens of officers came to lay one of their own to rest. >> reporter: the last thing fellow officers say corporal jamel clagett did before the fatal crash was surprise dispatchers with breakfast. acts of kindness, that's how family and friends tell us the 30-year-old corporal lived helping out the homeless with his own money. >> the pastor said that even criminals still had respect for him because he treated everyone with respect. >> corporal clagett was a very compassionate individual, a very hardworking individual and he really cared about keeping this community safe. >> seeing your best fri

. >>> vincent gray will sign four new bills today. you can learn more about the soccer stadium and the bill to approve the legacy memorial park and the bill to provide additional protection for incapacitated people. he will leave office on january 2nd 2015. >>> we have your weather and traffic every ten minutes on the 1s. it's 4:31 and amelia se dprks al has your headlines. >> we are looking at a chilly start and temperatures are no cooler than yesterday. we hit 48 yesterday. 42 in washington. right now most of us are in the 30s. d.c. is the exception coming in at 40 degrees. here's the high temperature in your neighborhood this afternoon. 42 in washington. 39 in gaithersburg. 41 in areas like manassas and frederick. starting off with cloudy skies this morning, eve sprinkles and flurries in southern maryland and around the northern neck in virginia. however, clouds decrease during the morning hours. by 10:00 a.m. we're starting to notice sunshine for the areas north of washington. 2:00 p.m., look at how the clouds continue to move out

there is this video who is there to be followed by the mayor of this city, mayor vincent gray who hasfour days that we are celebrating. we do thank him so much. he will be coming along with former mayors anthony williams sharon pratt and the mayor of newark, new jersey whom i must apologize to publicly, last time i saw him he was a student and i locked him up in union temple and would not let him out because we were to shut down the 14th street bridge to say to those who are allowing the guns and drugs to come into the city, if we could stop the traffic, then they could stop the guns and the drugs coming to our city. so, after the video and all the former mayors of d.c. along with the mayor of newark, new jersey, baraka, to be followed by prince county's executive and mayor marc morial, president of the national urban league, whose father came into office as mayor even the same time that marion berry did. give them a round of applause after the video. thank you very much. >> he was a remarkable citizen as city councilman neighborhood activist and civil rights leader. the most remarkab

>> they made major revisions in the proposal put forward by outgoing mayor vincent gray, and they will now have to come up with $60,000 more than initially proposed, and it looked at discarding a 10 year sales tax break for the team that would have saved to united $7 million, but it leaves in place a 20-year, $43 million property taxes break. >> it is a good deal. it is not the end of the world. it will be good for the people of the district of columbia. >> the center is no longer a key component of the deal. it sits at the corner of 13th ineet and u street northwest, and an extremely valuable piece of property. while the fans welcome the stadium, they do not exactly like the deal. >> why should we have to spend public money to get teams to go places? it is outrageous. >> the city council voted to move ahead with this field. it is not quite a done deal yet. on council will be back december 16 two take it up again for a final vote, and by then, the incoming mayor hopes to have the outgoing mayor on board. the budget proposed to finish this off by the end of the year. they have to submit

player vincent gray winds down his final days in office. >> half dozen bodies and wreckage in the java sea have been confirmed to be that of the missing airasia plane that crashed. >> and people are asking questions tonight about how planes can simply disappear. >> if we can check the internet or stream movies while flying on planes why can't they all be tracked all the time down to the minute and mile? while thousands of flights safely take off and land each day, crashes are rare, especially mysteries like how a plane disappears from radar and why. >> until we have the investigation, we cannot make any assumptions to what went wrong. >> could the agonizing wait for families of the 162 on board the

mayor vincent gray is asking why this happened.ay morning the 3-month-old was on good hope southeast. someone called 911. high call volume is to blame there. >> rockville annual tree lighting ceremony is tonight. hope you can come out and join us. kick off the season with family fun with live music. and the tree lighting ceremony at 6:30. you have to have santa claus and mrs. claus. they will be there. and ice skating performances. i'm working on my moves now. parking is free for the event. see you don't at rockville town square. >> calls on twitter. got on the ice, mr. gilchrist. >> i've been ice skating. >> once? >> i've been on the ice. we'll leave it at that. >> you'll be doing a triple axel, right? >> you just told everybody. i was keeping that in my pocket, tom. >> oh, well. it's going to be cold enough for ice skating. later today after temperatures were in the 50s yesterday, it plummeted overnight. we are now at or below freezing. sky cast four, give your sunglasses. we'll have brighter skies here through the morning with h

major vincent gray is disappointed launch of the h street street car. a priority for his administration and hoped to see them running before he leaves office. but the system isn't quite ready. the mayor says he's still7fdç proud of this transit and looks forward to riding the street car with other residents. >>> it will be a star-studded celebration for d.c.'s new mayor. who is the musical act to welcome muriel bowser to her new post. >>> the airasia wreckage is found but here is a problem delaying other stage sh½rts. >>> the stage is set for winter classics, coming up why this moment in winter hockey is special for two men in@ the military. >>> and an eight minute fireworks=umou kj2ibextravaganza.z victoria harbor provided the backdrop for celebrat o-lds . >> right n we're getting dramatic video from the burning ferry and passengers. i can see smog and smoke. at least 10 people died in the fair sparked on sunday. more than 400 people were rescued. the finalom k few arriving on land today. they're tryl determine how the fire started. >>> the search for

outgoing mayor vincent gray's initial streetcar process was ambitious. and it left people uncertain about this project. and it has some talking with renewed confidence, where they say no parking on december 31 for a special event. 7 on your side asked what that special event is, and we were told that they do hope to have these streetcars launched by years end. >> i really do not know the purpose of the streetcar. and it runs consistently. >> i think the payoff will calm. >> d.c. has had streetcars before, but they have been gone for 52 years in favor of buses. live in the district, abc 7 news. >> thanks, chris. >> so as we all know, the redskins are not heading into the post season yet again. >> thank you for cheering them on. >> thank you. sorry. >> they are watching other teams getting ready for the playoffs. and many thai to this. the only change necessary is a new owner. scott wants to see something a bit more sweeping, suggesting a new front office, and get rid of a player. and to start over building a new team, for starters. >> and robert suggests

mayor vincent gray says the street ca will be ready for passengers in less than three weeks.r line along h street northeast is expected to start running january 19th. they were supposed to be ready before the end of that's year but there was a delay with the system. the department of transporti says passenger safety is at the top of priority. >>> her son was shot and killed by police but she didn't know about it fo days. how a case of mistaken identity impacted two families in the district. >>> a scare in the air as drones fly into dangerous territory and what's being do to keep you safe. >> reporter: t outbreak of flu being callean . >>> the controversy is dying down and tonight more people will have a chance to watch "the interview" home. sony picturest[u2dájár!uting it to cable, satellite and te services. the comedy about an assassinati attempt on north korea was first offered online a day before it hit theaters in christmas. a wider release at christmas had been planned but cancelled in the aftermath of the hack take and terror attacks. >>> the flu is already having a ter

. >> just days before the end of his term, outgoing mayor vincent gray sign bills that will impact several communities and seal his legacy here in the district. it included emergency and permanent versions of the d.c. united soccer stadium built. also signed is an emergency bill to approve a one point $8 million memorial park and community gardens to honor the nine people who died in the 2000 2000 nine metro rail collision. the last bill will provide additional protection to an incapacitated individual living with guardians. dozens of supporters came out for the mayor's final signing ceremony for all those bills. many were most excited to witness the final steps to what they consider one of his greatest accomplishments. >> it will be a tremendous catalyst for economic development and in area that is tremendously blighted. one need only look at the baseball stadium and see what a catalytic effect it has had. >> we always knew that ec united would come along. the stadium is a really important part of making sure that d.c. united can stay in the city and flourish in the city. that's mayor gra

here is the current mayor vincent gray. >> he achieved some truly remarkable successes.e helped to get the city's chaotic finances under control. and helped turn our metropolitan police department into an agency whose officers look so much more like the people of the district of columbia yah and ladies and gentlemen couldn't allot of other cities 13 at this stage? >> yes, they could. marion barry who served four terms as mayor and three terms on city council was 78. >>> rahm emanuel, former white house chief of staff of president obama, has tried to make the case that he has reformed city hall. >> the real choice is whether we go back to the old chicago that only worked for some or continue forward building a new chicago that works for everyone. >> the mayor's election in chicago is scheduled for february the 25th, emanuel's old boss, president obama has just given an early holiday gift to federal workers. the president through executive action has directed the federal government to be closed on friday, december the 26th. that means all nonessential government workers wi

. >> vincent gray is staying busy in his final week in office. he signed four bills into legislation. e to help build a newsock kerr stadium for d.c. united in southwest. several happy d.c. united fans were happy. after the bill's signing we asked the mayor what he's most proud of as his administration winds down? >> i'll tell you what i'm especially proud of and that is the condition of our city at this stage. you look at our education programs you l fiscal condition, you look at economic development, you look at unemployment all of those areas which are fundamental to the functioning of th city are doing very well at this point. >> mayor gray signed a bill to continue work on the memorial park for victims of the 2009 metro crash. mayor elect will be sworn into office on friday. >> passengers heading to miami spent some unscheduled time in jamaica. the american airlines flight left bogota colombia last night. >> could tell something was wrong because we were descending pretty fast. and then after we stopped descending and about 15 20 minutes lat

. >>> today vincent gray will cut his last ribbon in d.c.'s shaw neighborhood as mayor. beginning at noon, gray will cut ribbons to celebrate 17 new businesses opening in the neighborhood. it will begin at compass coffee and end at 7th in laurel at 2:30. >>> a a brutal attack. a man was beaten robbed and stuffed into the trunk of his own car. as news 4's derrick ward reports, the cab driver didn't think he would make it out aliv >> i only see him one time. >> reporter: police say it was 12:30 a.m. the cabby picked up four men in adams under began. along the way, he said he se >> especially on a holiday season. most of the cab drivers get robbed. >> the robbers opened the trunk, gave the key to his cab and told him not to do anything 40 seconds. he waited much longer still praying much the robbers then made their escape on foot. he flagged down a passing police car. he has only been driving a cab for 9 or 10 months and not sure he will continue the. derrick ward news 4. . >>> this morning sony says its playstation network is finally back online. hackers shut the system do

outgoing mayor vincent gray's vision was highly ambitious with miles of city tracks, but from that vision only two miles of rail have been made, to benning road. >> it is a process to get it going, so i do not know that anyone is really surprised by it but frustrated, for sure. >> on monday, 7 on your side was told they had hoped to have them running by today. no parking signs were posted, marking a special event to make the announcement, but then yesterday, the signs came down and then at 5:45 this morning, the mayor's office released a statement saying they had not gotten the safety permits from the oversight office, which is part of the d.c. fire and ems. 7 on your side was told that the streetcars are exceedingly close to carrying passengers, but no start date was given. >> it is really a beautiful thing. >> he owns a lebanese grow. the small business owner was clearly excited on monday when we first interviewed him. at the time, he thought the streetcars were close to running, but this is him thou -- now. >> it has been promised so many times. i think it is time to act on it. >> this

mayor vincent gray will sign four new bills today. learn more about the future plans for the d.c. united soccer stadium. both the emergency and permanent bill w signed today. he will also approve the legacy memorial park and a bill to provide additional protection to incapacitated people. the signing ceremony takes place at 10:00 this morning. his final ceremony before leaving office on january 2nd. >>> well, from the president to the pope we're getting our first look at the most admired people. >>> plus more of this cell phone video that captures the moment a tornado ripped through a small town in mississippi. >>> and after several days of cloudy weather, we are going to see some sun today. amelia is back with a look at the temperatures hour by h. >>> welcome back. president obama and hickllary n are among the most admired people this year. president obama has been the most admired man for the last seven years. pope francis and bill clinton round out the top three this year. >>> oprah winfrey is number two among the women on the list. and they just asked people who do you add mir

mayor vincent gray will sign four new bills today. learn more about the plans for the d.c. united soccer stadium and the emergency bill to approve the legacy memorial park and the bill to provide additional protection to incapacitated people. the signing ceremony will take place at 10:00 this morning. his final ceremony before leaving office on january 2nd 2015. >>> a charles county corporal will be laid to rest today. corporal james private died in a car crash last week. we told you about the viewing yesterday. his funeral is in waldorf at 11:00 this morning. >>> and debris found overnight is from the missing airasia plane. sevel bodies were found as well in the java sea off the coast of indonesia six miles from where the plane vanished from radar. >>> and temperatures will hold in the 30s until about noon. and at that point we warm to a high of 42 and clouds break up by the afternoon. partly to mostly melissa? >>> all right. taking a look right here at chopper southbound near fairfax county parkway closed near 50 an monument drive. the altern is west ox road to get around

[applause] >> mayor vincent gray accompanied by the former mayors and the mayor of newark.ckly. thank you so much. good afternoon. here with myto be esteemed predecessor, mayor sharon pratt, mayor anthony with the and also mayor of newark, new jersey, roz brocaraka. [applause] on behalf of the 660,000 people that live in the district of againia, i want to once extend, as others have done, our deepest sympathies to former , cora barry, and to marion christopher barry who spoke so eloquently when he was up here earlier. [applause] you know, while marion is now knowt in body, i think we he is fully present in his .pirit in this place today isn't he, ladies and gentlemen? [applause] us,gh he is no longer with we also know how much he contributed to the growth and development of his beloved district of columbia. many marion barry inries, so many instances which the mayor changed someone's life or opened the door of opportunity for a person or community. like many other washingtonians, i choose to remember marion barry by remembering his lifelong commitment to building to freeity

speakers included nation leader louis farrakhan, tc mayor vincent gray, and jesse jackson, who delivered the eulogy. we begin with marion krishan barry, son of the late mayor. this is about 30 minutes. you just told me. and it will be the greatest tribute that you could ever give to your father. brothers and sisters, i want you to stand on your feet and receive marion christopher berry. turn, after he speaks, will introduce the honorable minister louis farrakhan. [applause] >> good morning. first off, i want to give honor to god and his omnipotent wisdom. he is the planner and doer of all things. to his plan, there is no imperfections and no-fault and no mistakes. community.hank the i want to thank everybody that has been praying for the family, everybody that listed us up in prayer. i can truly feel the prayers and it is helped me through this hard time, it has empowered me. and i feel the embrace of it. days, theyst few have been a wonderful tribute. everything has been appropriate. every thing is been sitting. i want to thank -- has benefiting area did i want to thank -- has been sitt

mayor vincent gray, and rev. jesse jackson. portion is about an hour and 15 minutes. >> marion barry was brilliant. when he worked on his doctorate degree just short of his dissertation, when he quit school to go to work with the student non-violent coordinating committee and forewent the completion of his phd he learned 180 chemical equations that he shared with his son, christopher, on several occasions and could still recite them in these late years of his life. bible says that a tree is known by the fruit that it bears. so if you want to know and understand the fruit you need to check the tree. christopher marion barry exudes with his father. we are going to hear -- i was asked to