rising. thousands of protesters taking to the streets from coast to coast. riots and rallies in los angeles.. chicago.. new york.. and here in d-c. the demonstrations and arrests while you were sleeping. and breaking now closer to home. gunfire just a block from the verizon center. the 140 thousand dollar clue at the center of the investigation. good morning washington. toss to eileen - seasonable end to the work week - chilliest air of the season saturday - supermoon sunday night today: mostly sunny to partly cloudy. breezy early. highs: 60-64 winds: nw 5-15 mph tonight: mainly clear. lows: 36-47 winds: sw to w 5 mph to calm friday: partly cloudy. breezy to windy. highs: 60-65 winds: nw 10-15 g 25

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investigation underway right now, a block from the verizon center. polic say a man was ago, on h street northwest. our sam sweeney just got the scene. we'll have a live report from him coming up in about fifteen minutes - witih the one clue at the scene police are focusing on. and we're following breaking news across the country. a night of unrest as anti- donald trump protests, erupted in about 20 cities. fires in oakland, california.. and farther south in downtown los angeles, people poured onto the 1-0-1 freeway overnight, blocking

hours. police arrested more than a dozen demonstrators there. large crowds also rallied against trump's election in new york, chicago, dallas and seattle.... with police, making arrests in nearly every city. protests also broke out here in the district. one right outside the white house, another outside of trump hotel where some were caught attempting to break through a barrier. we want to take you to that chaotic scene outside the white house where secret service. the crowd filled with dozens of anti-trump protesters were then dispersed. meanwhile another massive crowd marched the streets of d-c holding anti-trump signs--chanting "u-s-a no trump". earlier wednesday protesters at american university burned u-s flags on campus. trump supporters who watched the protest are hoping

and across the nation. the transition to the new trump administration begins in just a few hours. today - president the new trump administration begins in just a few hours. today - president obama will welcome his successor to the white house. suzanne kennedy is live in northwest d-c with more on today's meeting. a message of hope, and a call for unity

the race to donald trump. the democratic nominee spoke in new york city, hours after calling to congratulate trump. clinton urged americans to accept the results of the race... and focus on working to bring the country together. clinton, while

states, did end up winning the popular vote. she says she told the president-elect she will work with him on behalf of the country. stay with abc seven for complete coverage of the transition in power over the coming weeks and months. we'll have updates on air and online at wjla dot com. a new addition to the m-g-m casino, less than a month away from opening day. coming up - the finishn from across the country today. we're looking for something that's comfortable

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critical condition after a shooting downtown wednesday night. two other men and one woman were injured, but overnight hospital up-graded their condition to "stable". seattle police say the shooting was the result of an argument, and not related to the anti-trump protests in that city late last night. the gunman is still

the voter turnout results are in. jummy olabanji is at the election desk with a look at the numbers. millions of americans made a different decision on election day - not voting. according to the independent journal review, turnout overall was the lowest it's been in more than a decade. let's take a look at the numbers here in our area. in the district about 287 thousand people visited the polls. that's about a 60 percent turnout.. just about what it was back in 20-12. in virginia - with percent of precints reportings - the results show 68 percent of registered voters cast a ballot. state turnout in 20-12 was nearly 72 percent. and in maryland, a different story. the state elections board predicts voter turnout around 75 to 80 percent - a record breaking number in the free state. the official numbers are still being tallied.

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following the election of donald trump. tens of thousands across the country marching in protest--the worst coming in california. overnight demonstrators blocked lanes on the 101 freeway in los angeles.. and in oakland, an even more intense scene where multiple fires were set on forced to move in and used tear gas. protests erupted in at least a dozen other cities wednesday including new york, chicago, and right here in d-c. an american university student became so enraged by donald trump's upset victory -- that he set fire to an american flag. young voters -- many casting ballots for the first time -- voted overwhelmingly in favor of hillary clinton. once the votes were counted -- isaih young says he felt

trump was announced as president-elect he burned the flag in front of a group of students -- calling it a last resort. trump supporters who watched the protest are hoping there will soon be unity on campus. a university spokesperson released a statement saying in part -- "the uni condone the burning of the american flag even though the act is protected speech." one of trump's key campaign messages - drain the swamp. that of course referring to washington d-c - which is our home. so how are people in the dmv reacting 24 hours later john gonzalez is live in crystal city getting the pulse of the people. trt 19 out ... capability to run this country. trt 19 out ... capability to run this country.

today. coming up - the other big white house visit just hours away. and blossoms blooming? meteorologist eileen whelan shows us the unusual spring sighting on

blossoms blooming on the national mall. take a look at this! this isn't a picture from spring ... this was taken just a few days ago. because of all the warm weather we're having this fall there are "autumn flowering cherries" blooming near the washington monument.

phenomenon either. just last year ... late bloomers colored the mall well into december. - seasonable end to the work week - chilliest air of the season saturday - supermoon sunday night today: mostly sunny to partly cloudy. breezy early. highs: 60-64 winds: nw 5-15 mph tonight: mainly clear. lows: 36-47 winds: sw to w 5 mph to calm friday: partly cloudy. winds: nw 10-15 g 25

of country a-p says kurdish rebels attacked a government building with rocket launchers injured several people including a governor who was several wounded that country has been rocked by a series of deadly bomb attacks int he past 18 months mainly carried out by the p-k-k or isis extremists. the transition to the new administration gets underway today. in just a few hour donald trump is headed to the white house to meet with president obama.. this as tens of thousands of anti-trump protesters hit the streets across the country to express their outrage. abc's elizabeth hur joins us live from northwest washington. 29-33 52-55 trt=1:19 oc= leading the country while in washington - trump could also get his frist

get his frist intelligence briefing today. the breifings on top secret c-i-a operations are routine for any president-elect, but serveral sources tell the washington post the intelligence community is particularly

rumors of a wave of departures from multiple agencies. throughout his campaign, trump repeatedly ignored advice from intelligence officials trump has alreadly had two preliminary briefings, but wasn't given any highly sensitive information. stay with abc seven for complete coverage of the transition in power over the coming weeks and months. we'll have updates on air and online at wjla dot com. police in prince george's county, searching for someone w officer, pulled someone over- then robbed him! police say this car is similar to the one the fake officer is using. it's outfitted with red and blue dash lights- and the man was dressed in a blue uniform. police say he pulled someone over in temple hills yesterday morning, then assaulted the man and took his wallet! anybody with information is asked to give the real police a call. new this morning two bears--spotted near a pair of price william county elementary schools.

and her cub were spotted near buckland mills and haymarket elementary schools in gainesville wednesday. all students were brought indoors as a precaution. outdoor activities were canceled. a community mural will be unveiled today at bradbury heights elementary school in capitol heights. the mural commemorates a teacher at the school.. and her daughter. neshante davis and two-year-old chloe were murdered earlier this year. the child's father, daron boswell-johnson has been charged in their deaths. local artist jay mural.. and young people in the community painted it. the unveiling ceremony is set for 10 this morning. it's an issue that's generated complaints for years in arlington. tow trucks - hooking up, and driving off with your car minutes after you park. now, some fear a new proposal will actually make it easier for towing companies to act in a predatory way. the plan would increase the distance a tow company storage lot can be located from the county line by a quarter mile. supporters of the

goal is to increase competition without adding an unreasonable distance people have to travel to pick up their car. the county board will consider it and several proposals next month. metro says it's ahead of schedule fo t repairs. surge 10 impacts the red line between noma-gallaudet and fort totten.. closing down two stations altogether. it's predicted to last 24 days - but after just nine days, the agency says its completed 41-percent of the work. if the planned work wraps up early, crews will use the time to do additional maintenance work on that section of track. coming up at six - a warning for women. the hidden and dangerous risk to

less than a month away from opening day of the mgm casino - a new addition. the finishing touch being shipped in from across the country today. and it's not just donald trump that will be moving to 16-hundred pennsylvania avenue. we'll take a look at the new first family, coming up at six. president-elect trump will meet with president obama at the white house in just a few hours.. but he isn't the only one visiting today. lebron james and his teammates will also be stopping by. president obama is welcoming the team to celebrate their n-b-a championship title. the cavs also play the wizards tomorrow night at the verizon center. the wizards put one in the win column last night. but the victory was overshadowed by john wall getting in hot water ... again. the star guard was ejected -- given the heave ho for a second straight game. frustrations of a disappointing season boiling over as he viciously takes marcus smart to the ground. he was tossed from monday's game for bumping an official. but the good news -- the wizards dominated the celtics wire to wire.

second win of the year -- 118-93. bowie is ringing in the holiday season. tonight, the bowie town center will host the great tree lighting parade. the bowie high school marching band will lead the parade starting at sears.. and making it's way to the food court area, where the tree will be lit with santa himself. there will be other crafts and events for families. the celebration kicks off at seven p-m outside sears. ad lib national harbor lighting winner bill cheek of arlington it's 5: and time for

- seasonable end to the work week - chilliest air of the season saturday - supermoon sunday night today: mostly sunny to partly cloudy. breezy early. highs: 60-64 winds: nw 5-15 mph tonight: mainly clear. lows: 36-47 winds: sw to w 5 mph to calm i breezy to windy. highs: 60-65 winds: nw 10-15 g 25

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is celebrating all of you who have served our country. send us your photos to burst dot com our tweet us with the hashtag g-m-w vets. we'll be showing the pictures on air tomorrow. kidd o'shea in the now.. brad pitt is in the clear? a source tells abc news an investigation into whether pitt was abusive to his oldest son in september - is now closed - with no finding of abuse. brad pitt is in the

the two have six children together. drake has been buying taylor swift presents for her cats that according there are rumours the two are dating and has been trying to win over taylor by buying her cats

year when the becuase starbucks released just a simple red cup with no design for their holiday cups? well the coffee giant heard you. this year they will not feature just one design on the holiday cups, but 13. fortune.com says the cups were created by 13 women from six countries, including the u.s, indonesia, dubai, canada, russia and south korea. coming up at six - a big meeting

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>> alert. >> tensions across the country erupting. anti-trump protesters flooding the streets, setting fires. the new word from those scenes coming in overnight abc 7 a man shot near the verizon center. same swing is live. still a busy scene. ; we are right underneath the chinatown arch. i want to show you the active investigation ongoing.