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stay connected with the stormwatch 7 team for the latest temperatures, foras log on to wjla-dot-com. you can also stay connected by downloading the stormwatch app. developing now. a controversial police shooting-- is now the subject of a 50- million dollar lawsuit. terrence sterling was shot to death by an officer- after reportedly ramming a police cruiser with his motorcycle. sterling's family claims officer brian trainer used "excessive force" and failed to record the deadly shooting on his body camera. sterling's friends say the 31-year old could not stop because the officers pulled in front of him and then shot him while he was un-armed. an m-p-d spokesperson says the department can not comment on a pending legal case. now to the trump transition.. donald trump is still working on how he'll eliminate conflicts of interest involving his businesses, when he's president. he planned on laying out those steps during a news conference yesterday. but republican party spokesman sean spicer says that's been postponed until january. spicer says after talking to lawyers and accountants, tru

you n get the latest on weather and road conditions - as well as top headlines - anytime using the wjla news app. it's free. you'll find it in the app store or google play. turning to politics-- donald trump is firing back- after president obama's claim that if he could have run for a third term- he would have defeated trump. president made the comments in an interview for his former adviser david axelrod's podcast. as you can expect-- the comments did not sit well with the president-elect who took to twitter to respond. trump tweeting obama "should say that - but i say no way!" he also cited jobs leaving america, the rise of isis, and obamacare in defending his win. trump then set his sights on the united nations, calling it a "club for people to get together, talk and have a good time." the gifts have been opened, the wrapping paper thrown out -- and yesterday was a wrapping paper thrown out -- and yesterday was a very busy day at stores across the area. many people took advantage of the federal holiday to return gifts that were unwanted - or simply the wrong size. but as jay korff re

check our "spot crime" maps on wjla dot com, to stay aware of the latest crimes near where you live and work. developing now.. search crews continue to comb through the oakland warehouse gutted by a fire over the weekend. so far 33 people have died..and that death toll is expected to rise with many still missing. lauren lyster has the very latest. it's 5 and coming up on believe there is a place where holiday magic is real. believe there are still more amazing sights to this season. believe that there are some wonderlands that are in your reach. we believe in helping you make memories that last a lifetime. book your holiday package now at nemacolin.com. ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? why are you checking your credit score? i wanna see if it changed. credit scores don't change that much, do they? really? i'll take it. sir, your credit... -is great right? when was the last time you checked? yeah, i'd better check my credit score. here, try credit karma. it's free. all right. no more surprises. afternoon sun - rainy, chilly tuesday (some sleet possible in the morning) - coldest air of the clouds, then

the fbi field office in washington reaching out to a cnn affiliate, wjla, expanding on this bulletin. a portion of the statement reading, the fbi is aware of the recent link published online that urges attacks against u.s. churches. the fbi currently tracking this matter. right now, working to investigate its credibility. that is very important here. the department of homeland security issued this bulletin to law enforcement and church officials. they are still looking into this. we have seen something like this play out before where the bulletins and warnings are issued during the days we have large groups of people assembling across the country. what is different here. it is not necessarily a threat. it is not a threat against a military target or perhaps law enforcement as we have seen in the past. this is specifically against churches mainly here in the united states. that is why, as we prepare now, to celebrate with our families, that you will likely see an increased police presence there. as we mentioned moments ago, officials can't emphasize this enough, there is no credible ac

michelle: get the latest on the weather and road conditions any time by going to the wjla news app. to the developing story we mentioned at the top of the newscast, the yoga teacher who disappeared in d.c. the police say that some of the else's driving her car. tim barber is following this developing story. a lot of activity. tim, describe the scene for us. tim: we are at the center of this investigation at north capital and v street. the investigators are lining the street. they also have crime scene investigators here. they went into the second floor apartment at the center of this investigation. detectives believe the man and a picture they just released may be driving mccauley's white scion, but they are not cli a man on the phone said he was her brother. knownd her last whereabouts were on facebook last night. she did not show up at a christmas party. she missed a flight this morning. she was going to utah to visit family. there is a better picture of the vehicle that is missing. actor and yoga instructor. her friends are taking to social media to try to bring her home tonight.

just search "wjla." alison: we are now 30 hours away from one of the biggest business openings in the area's recent history. the new m.g.m. casino opens tomorrow night in national harbor. but the casino is just a small part of a business boom that is transforming the area. brad? brad: you know what? it has been fascinating. we have been watching. they are doing light testing at the casino tonight. the hotel has been lit up. it's going floor by floor and the colored light on the big patio. another example this is a very big business. when the m.g.m. casino opens tomorrow, maryland's already existing casinos will get to keep more of their slot machine revenue and give less to the state's education trust fund. but m.g.m. is expected to bring in so much new money that the state's overall take will increase and locally prince george's county is expecting a windfall. >> well, at least $35 to $41 million directly to prince george's county. brases prince george's county executive rushern baker says half of the m

burst.com/wjla. the temperatures are going to drop through the early evening to 38 degrees and the clear skies at 9:00. tomorrow the temperatures range from 25 in fairfax, 24 in manassas. 26 in aspen hill. 23 in largo, waldorf and la plata. you have to add the effect of the winds so that, which is northwesterly at 10 to 15. gusting to 20, 25 miles per hour. chill and the way it will feel going to work or bus stop in the teens and the 20's. radical change. the coldest air mass we have had in the area since last february. plenty of sunshine and the winds will persist. so even though we will hit 39 for a high, wind chills will stay in the 20's. 30 at times in the capital. the highs to 39. per hour with the gusts to 25 miles per hour. as far as weekend. we don't have 20 to 25 miles per hour winds. burr we may have winds up to 10 to 15. combine it with a high of 39. that will still keep the wind chills a large portion of the day in the 20's. even with sunshine. lookk ahead to sunday, we start with sun. we

we have a list of warming sites and shelters on our website, wjla dot com. and right now school officials across the region are up early to make sure buses are running smoothly in this cold weather. ryan hughes is live at in greenbelt with more. stay connected with the stormwatch 7 you can follow us on facebook, twitter and wjla.com. and download the stormwatch app for updates right at your fingertips. breaking right now - a violent night in prince george's county. police say one man is dead after being shot multiple times. the victim was found around two this morning in the driveway of a home on colebrook drive in temple hills. police say an officer on routine patrol spotted the man. he was pronounced dead that scene. and in montgomery county - a double shooting overnight. a man and woman were shot in their car outside a home on palmira lane in aspen hill. they were taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. right now - police and k-9 units are searching the area for a suspect. they have not released information about who they may be looking

fight back against package thieves at wjla dot com. just click on the porch pirates tab. it's the season for giving-- and this morning vre is holding its annual marine corps toys for tots collection. if you want to participate, just bring a new unwrapped toy to your morning train and leave it on the seat. vre "elves" will then collect the toys and deliver them to the marine corps for distribution if you are donating money, just hand it to your conductor. vre and the u.s. marine corps reserve partner to collect toys for those who cannot afford a holiday gift it's xx and we're just getting started. good morning washington i'm larry smith. and i'm autria godfrey. that breaking news - a boil water advisory in effect right now in prince william county. its the result of a water main break and its impacting people living in both gainesville and haymarket. the break was found off university boulevard between lee highway and wellington road. people in the area drinking and cooking for at least 48 hours. repair work to the water main will not impact traffic. all schools are open t

if you want to see the full schedule of events, just go to our website, wjla quom. -- wjla.com. jonathan: today metro started selling its mem are a -- commemorative card. it's preloaded with unlimited trips for january 10. there are questions about why president-elect trump's pictures aren't on the cards, because obama's picture was. metro said that it tried to get permission but it didn't get a response from the campaign. meteorologist: a few cloud out there right now. not going to amount to a whole lot. partly cloudy for the overnight ho anywhere to go, 29 to 36 degrees. winds out of the south. waking up tomorrow morning, maybe walking the dog, getting a cup of coffee, a lot of folks are off now for the rest of the weekend, into the upcoming weekend. 33 in bethesda. chilly start. upper marl bro at 33. near freezing in wood bridge. forecast highs tomorrow, nice out there. 53 degrees. we'll see a good deal of sunshine. especially later in the afternoon. it's going to -- winds are going to kick up out of the northwest at around 10 to 15 miles per hour. travel plans for the day to

we're very fortunate to have as our moderator jonathan elias, journalist at abc 7, wjla tv in washington, d.c. and host of abc 7 absolutes a weekly segment spotlighting our military heros. he's also, although a civilian, instructor at u.s. army war college where he teaches colonels for the most part who are heading up the line to flag rank. that's pretty amazing distinction for a civilian, let me tell you. i also found out in talking to john before the program that he and his wife had been very active in helping wounded warriors. they have founded a charity that helps them in a wide variety of wayes. welcoming them home. providing travel. helping with housing. all sorts of different services. and he told me that at one particular event they had in arizona for 55, over 7,000 people showed up to help. thank you jonathan for all you're doing for our military. and i welcome you now to the panel. [ applause ] >> good morning, thank you very much. quickly, so as an instructor of the u.s. army war college, i get to be senior command. in my class i only have lieutenant colonels and above for nav

there tomorrow along with veronica, 11:00 to 3:00, bring the toy and meet many of us out there from wjla in news channel 8. autria: she looked cold out there. she was bundled up, but the wind was still blowing. veronica: anytime there is wind and -- wind in the area, it really gets to your bones. keep that in mind tomorrow. walking the dog today, shopping all over, traveling around the area, it is a green light and you have ago. some glare later today, dry conditions for shopping. talking with the right, if you are walking around today with sunshine and a low angle on the sun, try to walk on the sunny side of the street. 52 a drop off time, for the kids breezy, i know. lower for tomorrow, we've got to check out cumberland at 41. with the continuation of "good morning washington," i will be reporting on the local ski resorts in the area. moving from the parade of lights there tomorrow evening temperatures in the 30's. probably in the 20's each night in next week weekend, so it just gets colder. but the decorations up this weekend. julie: that's right, do it now before you freeze. especial

just search "wjla." alison: we are now 30 hours away from one of the biggest business openings in the area's recent history. the new m.g.m. casino opens tomorrow night in national harbor. but the casino is just a small part of a business boom that is transforming the area.

wjla sports parker asked coach gruden how proud he is today. >> it was awesome. we were fired up. the only thing upset i didn't get to see it. but i have it on my phone. see the picture. >> that is the picture. >> his first point as a dayton flyer. it's on my screen saver. we are fired up. he missed the first one. his knees were shaking on the second one. but we're excited. >> to me as a dad to know he will always have at least one. >> right! he played a minute and >> i wonder if the manager took a video of him. >> how is life as a college scorer? >> same old. moy twitter blew up for a day. i got high h fives going to class. teachers said congrats. i'm big-time now. >> what do you think? >> he has always been big time in our view. he is fired up. score a point in college basketball is something to be proud o jay gruden looks so proud. a big send off for damascus this afternoon as they head to the navy marine corps memorial stadium in annapolis for the 3a championship game. this is the third consecutive state final for swarming hornets where they will take on franklin. a rematch of

stay watch 7 team through wjla or facebook or twitter feeds. you can download the stormwatch7 app to your smartphone or tablet. alison: "7 on your side" in health matters now. the company responsible for the 500% increase to epipens is now releasing a cheaper generic version. mylan is setting the price of the generic drug to $300. that is for a two-pack. but the discount depends on your insurance. that is still half the price of the branded option that now tops $600. larry: after a year overseas a local marine came home to his family. but as q mccray reports the staff sergeant came back with a santa surprise. >> ho, ho, ho! merry christmas! q: the first graders at wide water elementary school got an early christmas gift with this surprise visit from the man himself. >> do you know why i am because this is virginia. it's all about me coming to virginia. >> santa read to them. >> christmas is a great time for presents. >> but the present didn't end there. especially for 6-year-old jackson. >> i want an xbox one for christmas. >> do you want anyth

go to burst.com/wjla and upload your photos and the videos there. as warm as the sunrise looks, it's getting ready to feel cold. like single digits. potentially wintry weather on the way, too. stormwatch7's doug hill has the outlook now. that is a beautiful picture, though. doug: gorgeous. probably not a pretty sunset because of the cloud cover around the area. in the 40's today. tomorrow is a transition day. then thursday the arctic air pulls in. cloudy skies and we have clearing overnight. temperatures will drop in the 30's. a slight chance of a snow flake or rain drops in spots. we will be between two weather systems moving through the area. this is the area of south. snow to north. a quiet day tomorrow. we see on the future cast and we have showers overnight. clearing in the morning. the clouds increase and the cold front will approach late tomorrow night and then everything changes. the forecast, a mix of sun and clouds. it's breezy in the morning. 43. then the wind chill starts and that the is the story for thursday morning. wind chills in the

we're very fortunate to have as our moderator jonathan elias, journalist at abc 7, wjla tv in washington, d.c. and host of abc 7 absolutes a weekly segment spotlighting our military heros. he's also, although a civilian, instructor at u.s. army war college where he teaches colonels

download the abc7 wjla news app from google play and the place. in other news today, at the mayor's request d.c. muriel bowser gets the president-elect's ear. in this critical transition phase, the city's top politician meets with the nation's soon to be 45th president. d.c. bureau chief sam ford is live outside of trump tower in new york city. sam, this was a critical meeting. what did the two discuss? sam: ma pleased with the meeting. she seemed to be enthusiastic about it. meeting with president-elect donald trump here at trump tower. she said she told him d.c.'s story and he listened. she arrived about ten minutes before her scheduled 11:00 a.m. meeting with mr. trump. i was a meeting she requested. she said part of the reason she came was to welcome a new president to the national she said the meeting lasted for about 40 minutes with trump alone discussing d.c. matters with the mayor and her two top aides. she told reporters as she left it was a productive meeting. >> it was important for me to make sure that the new president knows that we a

released to wjla. i want to read you a small portion of where things stand regarding the investigation of this threat. the fbi is aware of the recent link published online that urges attacks against u.s. churches. as with similar threats, the fbi is tracking this matter while we investigate its credibility. that is key. officials are poring over potential chatter among terrorist organizations overseas and still looking at the initial posting. in the meantime, the big recommendation and the main headline here for the general public as they prepare to celebrate christmas an hanukkah. not be afraid but be alert. >> if you see something, say something. >> in the past couple of months, isis has their fingers on attacks in belgium and berlin. does that mean take more idle threats seriously. >> for a long time, isis is saying, it will attack where it can. it has been telling its followers, don't ask for permission. just do it, attack wherever you are. that includes the united states. there have been attacks i

and as wjla's tim barber reports, police have charged a suspect with first degree murder. >> reportermemorial filled with love. for a spiritual person who was loved deeply. >> those of us touched by her and got to experience her love and caring will carry that forward on her behalf. >> reporter: trisha macaulay's friends call that trisha's light, which illuminated every aspect of her life. from the yoga studio where she taught to the washington stage guild where she brought her enthusiasm to more than a dozen roles. >> loss of any of us, particularly one with a lot of talent like trisha is a blow. >> reporter: anne norton said her imagination ran wild when disappearing on christmas. the 46-year-old failed to show up to a dinner and missed a flight to visit her family. tuesday, investigators found her body in the trunk of her car, allegedly stolen by 29-year-old adrian dwyane johnson, just charged with murder. >> to have your worse imaginations coming true is a a very particular nightmare. >> reporter: her friends are channelling grief into love. the same love she used to brighten thei

check out our "spot crime" maps on wjla dot com, to stay aware of the latest crimes near where you live and work. it's 5 and coming up on good morning washington.. several parts of country.. feeling the force of old man winter already! but could that type of weather be heading our way anytime soon? storm watch 7 meteorologist some of the storms have caused deadly accidents.. overnight roads in portland oregon froze over after a freezing rain and snow mix.. many drivers were left stranded.. luckily for us a much different look in the dmv but we are getting hit feels like teens & 20s - cold weekend - rainy monday - another, even colder, pattern by late next week today: cold & blustery. mostly sunny. highs: 37-43 feels: 24-29 winds: nw 10-20 g 25-30 mph tonight: mainly clear and cold. lows: 29-29 feels: 19-23 winds: w 5-10 mph saturday: partly cloudy. breezy and cold. highs: 37-41 feels: 28-33 still to come right washington.. u-p-s gearing up for the holidays.. dude, i'm about to check my credit score like right now. wait, does this mean you're going to have to get a job where you like, tu