alison: how nice! jonathan: how great is that? alison: warms your heart. jonathan: congratulations to the forever families. fantastic. alison: they will have a good thanksgiving. check in now with jamie sullivan on traffic watch on friday. jamie? jamie: it's a slow one out there. let's run through heaviest areas. we are not talking crashes. it's just slowing. take a look here. and the headlights outbound. the big picture look is not bad through the prince george's county. inner loop delay from college park getting to greenbelt. bottom side of the beltway. this is a volume from eisenhower to wilson bridge. take a look. bumper to bumper working your way north from tysons, closer to the 270 spur. this is the inner loop compared to the outer loop. it's broken up a little bit. it's heavy. if you head to bal is a better option. b.w. parkway is slowing. back to you. alison: very good. another lunchbox weather today. steve: we do. a good one. our meteorologist molly visited lindburg elementary school. while she was there she showed them a special behind the scenes

alison: thank you. well, hundreds of students and teachers at la plata high school in charles county will have to be tested for tuberculosis after one person is confirmed to have the disease. the school says anyone who may be at risk will receive a letter in the mail an e-mail. the health department says if you don't receive one of the letters you don't need to be tested. the testing will be done on december 5. tuberculosis bacteria most commonly grow in the lungs. some of the symptoms are a bad cough that can last for three weeks or longer. pain in the chest. coughing up blood or mucus. larry: now time for a check of the weather and some warmish temperatures for november 17. this late of the month. check of the forecast. doug: we are doing pretty well. average highs this time in the november are mid-to-upper 50's across the area. 59 at reagan national. light northwesterly wind. it's dry. that bodes well for us. clear skies across the river. the temperatures will stay above freezing in most areas. in fa

alison. we are here live at the vietnam veterans memorial in washington to honor the veterans and talk about a powerful story months in the making. first and foremost this is the day to honor those who are veterans and those who decide to serve and sacrifice for our freedoms. we should do this 365 days a year but this is the day we set aside for them. now, more than a thousand this would end up being a moving event that included a touching wreath-laying ceremony. dozens of veterans organization participated in this, including the v.h.w., paralyzedded veterans and the vietnam veterans of america. here is part of the ceremony. >> we hope that we help the over 33 million visitors who come here understand that service. bravery, the sacrifice of the individuals and how that has shaped our nation. jay: the vietnam veterans memorial fund, they are building an education system not far from where i am standing. the education center will over the years. for now the items are in a warehouse and not open

alison: a d.c. man faces multiple charges after police say a security guard found a loaded gun in his 3-year-old son's backpack. officers arrested anthony child after the discovery tuesday at moton elementary school in southeast d.c. charges against him include recklessly emotional health. in addition to police, child and family services is investigating this. the agency says so far it has found no reason to remove the boy or his siblings from their home. larry: new information about the devastating crash yesterday in baltimore. we now know the identities of all six people killed when a school bus slammed into a commuter bus in the morning commute. richard reeve has spent his day in baltimore and he joins us now with what he is richard: so much raw emotion. this is the spot where the crash happened. growing memorial. look at the messages. rest in peace. god bless the families. so much hurt and pape here as authorities try to figure -- pain here as authorities try to figure out why it happened. a vio

alison: thank you. let 7 be on your side. call the team. or e-mail us at tips. jonathan: new develop in the the case of "rolling stone" magazine. jury handed dun the verdict in favor of the university of virginia. kevin lewis at the live desk with the latest including the remarks from the victims legal >> this spanned three days and nicole eramo broke down in tears as the verdict was red in federal court. saying that rolling stone titled "a rape on campus" was published despite concern that the primary source made questionable claims. one of the eramo's lawyers said the client was collateral damage in sensational journalism. this is moving to the damage phase. >> it feels good to have a jury of nicole's peers come back and vind kate what we have known. >> in a written statement, rolling stone saying for 50 years it worked to produce journalism with the highest reporting and ethical kevin lewis, back to you. alison: they have found a body on the south carolina property where a woman was held captive for

alison: yes, definitely. we all know about tom- and drug sniffing -- about bomb a drug sniffing dogs. z26ndz zi0z 11:00, sometimes the most high tech devices no match for instinct come especially when that instinct comes complete with a nose with a sense that is what thousand times greater. alison: when danger seems to be coming at us from all angles, dulles airport has a secret weapon, and it's called the beagle brigade. reporter: sometimes the most serious invasions come from the least likely suspect. from weevil-infested mangoes to oranges carrying bacteria that can devastate, contaminated foreign agriculture can make american sick, infect livestock, and devastate crops on a national scale. >> it can cause infestations, outbreaks, plant and animal diseases. these things can cost the u.s. public millions of dollars. powerful line of defense. persistent scents and a gase is all it takes for this canine to queue his handler if there is something in the bank that does not smell right. in this case it was the r

alison: thank you. the election coverage continues ahead at "abc7 news at 5:00". with the push by the trump campaign to win virginia. how the clinton campaign is fighting back. we will take you beyond the election. with the preparations are underway to get d.c. ready for the next president. larry: of course, you want to be with abc7 news throughout election night. team of reporters are spread all across the area to give you unprecedented coverage of the election. the coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. at abc7 run ands nonstop the weather will be no excuse to stay home. alison: that is the good news but you may need to plan ahead if you are going early in the morning to the polls. stormwatch7 chief meteorologist doug hill has the first look. doug: it's forecasty in the morning. the temperatures are widespread in the 30's. if you are heading outside, 59 at the reagan national airport. a cold it will get darker until we get to the december 18 and the 20. in the meantime we just enjoy nature at it finest. the cle

alison: thank you. now to vote 2016 today. melania trump gave her first speech supporting her husband. she told a crowd becoming an american citizen was the greatest privileges in the world. in florida, donald trump slammed president obama for campaigning for hillary clinton. the president was in florida today on behalf of his former secretary of state. hillary's first event of the day was in north carolina an hour ago. we will have that at 5:30. larry: with five days left, someone changed the message on the highway sign in a virginia commuter lot. it happened again near the new outlet mall. kevin lewis explains why it was easy to pull off. kevin: tens of thousands of curious shoppers visited the premium outlet. the mall management rented electronic signs to control the traffic flow. but the thing is they forgot to lock the control box. meaning anyone with a twist of computer. keyboard. hey, look, the password is written right here. >> i was in shock someone did that. kevin: mid-morning commute, teacher

alison: she wasn't alone. larry: two highway workers found a man trapped in the car in the the woods in ohio. alison: he had been there for two days. universities say the 38-year-old missed a curve, hit a tree and landed in a ditch. workers were removing a dead deer from the road. >> wi saw a car. that is when i told him to call 911. larry: the man was alert when flown to the hospital and is in stable condition today. they mend workers to find him before it was too late. larry: wow! alison: amazing to be >> wow! imagine being air lifted after an accident or medical emergency. the patients turn to "7 on your side" consumer reporter kimberly suiters to find a way to stop the sky high air kimberly: take for example a virginia man charged $46,000 for a 25-minute ride. >> you can't tell me it costs that much to fly a helicopter to the university. this is a scandal out there. the reason you haven't heard about it is realize they are being hosed. >> they are realizing it now. how do consumers fight this? we haved a v

alison: i love doug: many, many times. alison: thank you. coming up tonight, we are looking closer still at the upcoming trump presidency. the concerns by some groups now that trump singled out during his campaign. why they say his message of unity this morning did not ease their fears. larry: first, arlington has a reputation for being a haven for predatory towing. now some fear the new alison: bonnie black was stabbed to death in april 2015. the pair had been involved in a bitter divorce at the time. a neighbor found bonnie black's body after seeing the couple's children playing by themselves outside. larry: an issue that has been going on in arlington. tow truck driving off with your car minutes after you park. as brianne carter explains some fear a new proposal can make it easier for the predatory tow truck companies to flourish. brianne: d.j. parked for five minutes to find his car towed. >> it's i understand parking for a long period of time. a couple hours. an hour. but you know, literally, you know, it's a public parking lot. you par

alison: steve, thank you. new development after the food truck on fire on george washington university campus. investigators say that it was caused by improper fueling of a generator. three people were injured when the food truck ignited. two remain in critical condition. jonathan: a baltimore teacher fired after it outburst that the classroom stone -- and all of it caught on video. [yelling] jonathan: the teacher who has not been identified used a racial slur while yelling at the students in a middle school. it happened in tuesday science class. the school system said such behavior is unacceptable and she was probably fired. alison: an elementary school teacher facing new sex abuse charges. at cloverly elementary school in silver spring, originally arrested over the summer come accused of fondling two 11-year-old female students. school officials say the new charges stem from an appropriate behavior with three students. jonathan: president-elect donald trump built much of his campaign on immigration issues. t

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alison? alison: meanwhile, dozens of protesters made themselves heard outside the trump hotel on pennsylvania avenue today. this is one of several protests all across the country in the last 24 hours. there were fires in the street of portland. atlanta. people took to the streets to express their displeasure of course with the election results. in omaha, police had to use pepper balls to get the crowd to disburse after three hours. stephen tschida live outside the white house with what is happening at this hour. high, what is the latest? stephen: well, alison, ten seconds ago this group over here burst into shouts, denouncing trump and the election. pennsylvania avenue was filled today with eo meeting between trump and president barack obama took place. in of them who came here today to express their disapproval. small eruptions of protests across the nation's capitol including outside the white house where president-elect donald trump met with president barack obama. many here in the nation'

alison: dr. ben carson says he has no interest in a cabinet position. >> a big question is what trump will do in the first 100 da scott thuman is at the capitol hill bureau. it looks like the affordable care about is near the top of the agenda. scott: you are right. that is one of the first three agenda items he will tackle right away. he will have some momentum it seems because on the house side with speaker paul ryan and on the senate side with mitch mcconnell, both are willing to move forward with real light speed on this issue. they want to repeal and replace. sorts. trump said listen for example we don't want to kick people off due to the preexisting conditions. we want them to allow to be allowed to continue to have the insurance they enrolled with and continue to get the insurance if they need to sign up in the future. when it comes to 26 and under staying on the parent's plans president-elect trump is saying that is fine. he will need congress to act on these issues. these are not executi

alison: those were the days. we have a live stream from the white house where we ask for people who they want to see live there for the next four years. challenge. the maker of the toggerone chocolate bars are changing the distance between the triangular chunks of chocolate. that will mean less candy all around. they are blaming the higher prices for the ingredients and say toblerone will still cost chocolate. are you kidding me? alison: very sad day. larry: it hurts. first deez and now toblerone. alison: we have a lot to come here on the "abc7 news at 5:00". the redskins spent the election day giving back at fedex field. for one of the teams star players the annual event hits close to home. larry: a scare blocks from a polling place in the district. what has some voters looking alison: after "abc7 news at 6:00" tonight, stay tuned for "world news tonight" with david muir. larry: david, what are you working on tonight? >> stay tuned. breaking news as america votes. the first early indicators coming in now. what v

alison: tom, thank you. we'll bring you complete coverage of the transition of stay with abc 7 and wjla.com. steve: a cool evening right now, but at least the rain has come to an end. scattered showers across southern maryland, but not amounting to much more. much time, be sure you have the sunglasses and a light jacket, upper 50's near 60 degrees. sunshine the entire afternoon. friday, trekking a cold front jonathan: police in prince george's county are searching for somebody who is pretending to be a police officer, pulling somebody over, and then robbing them. this car is similar to the one that the fake officer was using. it is outfitted with red and blue dash lights, and the man was dressed in uniform. he pulled somebody over in temple hills yesterday morning, assaulted the man, and took his wallet. asked to call the real police. alison: you depend on it to keep your family entertained, but could the technology be putting you at risk? how hackers are using your devices to target you, your fios is not ca

alison: thank you, tim. this, tomorrow night big projections will be made in the race for the white house, but none will be as big as the one that you will see outside of our door in arlington. it's the big election projection, right on our building and rosslyn. this is another way that 7 on your side with your election coverage. we will have breaking results and speeches right here on abc 7 to the election day tomorrow morning with a frost advisory in effect for the district, arlington, alexandria, all of southern maryland, and further to the west. looking at a freeze warning in prince william county. waking up early to get to the polls in virginia, 6:00 a.m., the temperatures only in the upper 30's. rebounding near 60 by 11:00, upper 60's, near the afternoon with clouds. a cold front and the impact on the wednesday morning rush coming up in a few minutes. alison: new at 11:00, a jury has awarded $3 million to a university of virginia administrator. last week i found the administrator was the famed by the "

alison: definitely. robert: not bad. alison: thank you. when we come back we have the latest on the trench rescue that is ongoing in greenbelt. we will let you know the today we're gonna be comparing the roll formed steel bed of the chevy silverado to the aluminum bed of this competitor's truck. awesome. yeah! first, let's check out the aluminum bed of this truck. wooooow!! -holy moly. full on crack here. now let's check out the steel bed of the silverado. i'd expect more dents. no holes. you don't have to wait until black friday to make a strong decision. on select remaining 2016 silverado double cabs in stock. announcer: from abc7 news, this is a breaking news alert. jonathan: the breaking news is a story we have been following most of the everything. a race to rescue a construction worker trapped in a collapsed trench in greenbelt, maryland. we apologize for the jumpy screen. this is from skytrak7. the work on the trench, tedious work. they are digging by hand and removing the dirt barrel by barrel, hand barrel, to get the guy out. we u

alison: thank you. the trump transition team is pushing back against growing criticism of steve bannon, the president-elect named bannon farmer head of breitbart as chief strategist and counselor. the antidefamation league condemned the selection. >> we are talking about appointing people who do not flur -- the plurality and the diversity. >> his job is to help mr. trump implement his vision. he has done that and done a fantastic job. alison: over the weekend, president-elect named republican national committee head reince priebus to be chief of staff. neither position requires senate confirmation. larry: well the trump transition took up a lot of president obama's first press conference since the election. q mccray is at the "live desk" monitoring what he had to say. it was quite a bit. q: it was. the news conference started 20 minutes late but it lasted more than an hour. this is the first time president obama answered questions from reporters since president-elect donald trump won the election last w

alison: tom roussey has been following them all might. how was it looking right now? tom: here at the trump hotel, things are very quiet at the moment. a while ago, a big group of protesters were told they are apparently shutting down the third street tunnel. we are also hearing some growing criticism of the protesters. for the third straight night, protesters hit the trump hotel and the white house. >> this is a really great moment supporters came out, too, but it was difficult for us to interview one. protesters cap blaring their radio -- kept lowering their radio and shouting of saturday's. >> at least be an adult about it. hillary conceded the race as a grown-up. so should you. tom: out from supporters is not the way to go. >> we are all one country, one team, as president obama says. tom: back live at the new trump hotel, we may see protesters here again tomorrow and also at the white house. they are planning to reunite and march again. they are still marching, shutting down the third street tunnel, we are being told. unity and peace. dozens of people in the musl

alison: wow. last year, more shoppers went online shopping to actual stores over the thanksgiving weekend. this year, holiday digital sales are expected to reach $95 billion. with all of that virtual money senior investigative reporter lisa fletcher has the answer. lisa: swipe, insert, or enter the numbers. that new high-security chip card has your back, right? >> i have no idea. >> it slows down my transactions. lisa: it is meant to put secure information into a format that is useless if hackers get a hold of it. online transactions any safe than a traditional card, and it's not as safe as it should be for in person transactions. >> we are the most sophisticated economy in the world, the largest of the world, and we have substandard card security compared with the rest of the world. lisa: he represents the largest retailers in america, like home depot, target, and walmart. for yeasrs, they have been asking banks in the card industry to require the chip and with credit cards, giving the customers

alison: are you feeling vacancy on thursday nights? don't worry, "candle" fans, we found that when the trauma will be returning. " will be thursday, january 19 at 9 p.m., mark your calendar, right here on abc 7. it's an exciting time for star kerry washington, who gave birth to a baby boy in october. jonathan: a traffic alert impacting thousands of drivers every single day, and now safety concerns about those were not even driving. to navigate during rush-hour, cars are clogging and racing up an alley in the area, and neighbors say that's a problem. >> we literally had to jump out of the way of the car when it came through. i don't blame them, but i'm worried somebody will get hit. jonathan: the beach drive project will be done in phases, but the current closure will not be over until next spring. just into the newsroom, harvard's men's socc comments, tied with a sexually explicit scatting report where women were rated based on sex appeal or appearance or both, in practice apparently that has been going on for years. the team will not

alison: an iconic tribute to gwen after a battle with cancer. she had previously worked," for "the washington post," "the new york times," and had moderated several vice presidential debates. the community had a celebration of life, and there will be a celebration of life at the same church tomorrow. ifill is seeking to create a scholarship fund in her memory. hundreds of programs are being shut down. some say that could cost lives. steve: don't be fooled by the day planner tomorrow, lots of sunshine early on and even through the early afternoon, but a strong cold front is set to arrive between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. the storm is approaching from the west. 4:00, on our back door steps in the district, quickly moving across the area. becomes gusty, 35 to 40 miles per hour come ushering in the coldest air of the season. noontime, outdoor looks ok. then through the late afternoon and early evening, because of the windchill factors, it plummets into the upper 30's. fast all the way until sunday evening, the redskins football the wind gusts will really pi

alison: thanks. the weather conditions cause officials at the national park to extend fire restrictions to the entire park. so the new restrictions will start today. that means you cannot light a fire in that park unless you have the gas fuel camp stovers. and smoking is only allowed in vehicles and parking areas. a fire ripped through a family's home in upper marlboro this morning at 3:30 on largo road. family of three and their dog were inside when the fire investigators have not said what started the fire but one victims said he thought it started only the front porch. larry: the family of a d.n.c. employee who was murdered in bloomingdale areing the your help -- bloomingdale needs your help. his mother says she needs help. >> you don't get feen a mother and her -- get between a mother and her cub. my son is dead. it doesn't mean anything. i will, we murder. but i need all of you. >> reward were information is at $1125,000. alison: virginia judge set education for man in new the prosecutors say th

alison: she was the first choice. jonathan: social media site says it will open new offices in london to make room because it has a workforce of 1,000 the u.k. is one of the best places to have a tech company. all right. still ahead for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- workers are set to strike at one of the bezziest airports -- busiest airports. we will let you know when they will be walking off the job. alison: plus, a "7 on your side" consumer alert if your iphone 6s keeps shutting down for no reason. you are not alone. the affected models and the he gets a lot of compliments. he wears his army hat, walks around with his army shirt looking all nice. and then people just say, ?thank you for serving our country? and i'm like, that's my dad. male vo: no one deserves a warmer welcome home. that's why we're hiring 10,000 members of the military community by the end of 2017. alison: the pending airport strike in chicago is not going to ruin your thanksgiving plans. 500 nonunionized united airline workers voted to walk off th

alison: steve, thank you. mca special march of dimes gala, recognizing women who are dedicated to serving our community. it is called the heroines of washington. it was an honor to honor those who make the world a better place. regulations to the winners. this is the murray family. we have to thank them for sharing their story of what a difference the march of dimes have you seen these? these are the nike shoes that lace themselves. we have known about these for a while, but we do not know until today the price. it is a jaw dropper, next. who understand where you come from. ?? know you can craft an investment plan as strong as your values. ?? know that together, you can establish a meaningful legacy with the guidance and support alison: no politics on the airplane? during the election. >> i understand everyone has an opinion, that's fine, but have the common decency to respect each other's. opinions alison: he later said if you cannot keep your political views to yourself, you have to get another airplane. jon

alison: okay. it happens, of course, every four or eight years depending but meeting at the white house today was quite a moment. michelle: it is that peaceful transition of p country together that makes it so interesting. especially this time because of the campaign season has been so nasty. jonathan: nasty, divisive and people is one way or the other. there is to middle ground. for the first time it is playing out on social media. big-time. lindsey mastis is in the newsroom with the perspective for us. lindsey: i'm focusing on congress. a lot of people are coming out an congratulating donald trump. congratulating trump on an impressive win to become the next president. we also have a picture that representative john rat-cliff of teg put up of him and donald trump as well. a lot of people in congress look forward to what they want to have happen. we have senator roy blount from missouri saying he is looking forward to working with president-elect trump to repeal obamacare, rein in regulation and s

alison: the weekend is here. steve: we are looking at a nice weekend, a little cool tonight, frost advisory south of d.c., prince william county, stafford county, southern fauquier county early in the morning. 65 the high tomorrow. we lose an hour when we go back one hour sunday. 60's monday. election day tuesday, middle 60's. jonathan: jimmy kimmel is next. >>> jimmy, hi, welcome to my dressing room. it's your dressing room! ha ha ha! oh, thank you so much for having me on the show. it's a real big deal for me. my book comes out tomorr "the great indoors" premieres on thursday. my appearance on your show is literally the most important one of my life. >> jimmy: oh. wow. you know, i was going to talk to you about that because we have a little problem. >> oh, your infection flared up again? >> jimmy: no. >> what kind of problem are you talking about? >> jimmy: let's see. it's a -- we got a bigger guest and you're not going to be on the show tonight problem. >> bigger guest? bigger than joel mchale? >> jimmy: oh, q

alison: and this sleek watch is alison: 7 on your side with consumer news. this smart watches powered by your body heat. it costs about $100 and it uses thermal electrics to function. the company says it is not stopping with watches. the same type of power could eliminate the need for batteries in hearing aids or pacemakers. under fire for taking a free meal away from a veteran. the popular chain restaurant is saying they are sorry amid calls now for a boycott of the entire chain. an army veteran in texas said he went to get a free meal on veterans day when they offered it. another customer questioned his service because of his race, he said. the manager came over and asked to see his military id and he showed him the military id, then took the meal away. both sides are planning to sit down and talk about this. alison: imagine stopping to help a motorcyclist in need and realizing it's the boss himself. it happened to a group of bikers in new jersey. they stumbled upon bruce springsteen. the singer's motorcycle had broken down, he needed a lift. a drove him t

alison: thank you for the latest, tom. also tonight, donald trump twitting about the protesters for the first time, a short time ago. he wrote, "just had a very open and successful election. now professional protesters come inside and by the media, are protesting. very unfair." jonathan: at the white house this morning, president-elect donald trump sitting down with president obama. now they are focusing on creating a much smoother exchange of power. tom roussey earlier takes a at reagan national. the future first couple went straight to the white house. president obama: i just had a neck so let conversation with president-elect trump. tom: president obama said that trump was not fit to be president earlier, and trump had led a conversation saying that obama was not born in the u.s., but that set tha with the president in the future. tom: michelle obama hosted soon-to-be first lady, and they met with house speaker paul ryan. >> we talked about immigration, so many different things. tom: trump said in addition to issues, jo

alison: also this -- >> you don't have to compromise. michelle: an anti-trump protest takes a violent turn. alison: who stepped in to stop the protest and the criminal charges the student now faces. michelle: also, how vice president joe biden is becoming meme-in-chief. we will show you the posts that are lighting up social media. doug: a little bit of a warming trend headed this way. enjoy it. the coldest air of the season shows up in the seven-day outlook in seven minutes on "abc7 news at 4:00". jonathan: we are continuing to monitor the george washington university student protest just outside the white house. going on right now. any new developments and we'll go back to abc7's jeff goldberg who is keeping an eye he gets a lot of compliments. he wears his army hat, walks around with his army shirt looking all nice. and then people just say, y? and i'm like, that's my dad. male vo: no one deserves a warmer welcome home. that's why we're hiring 10,000 members of the military community by the end of 2017. i'm very proud of him. alison: t

alison: i know. coming up here at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- >> an eighth grade student says he might know the way to cure cancer. i'm amy aubert. i have that story coming up. >> but first, sex, politics and murder. the chandra levy case blown >> the dude i testified he committed homicide. >> are you sure? >> why wouldn't i be sure. >> meet the woman who recorded that and tries to close the book on one of d.c. darker michelle: one of d.c.'s most notorious murders is back in the spotlight. tonight "20/20" investigates the mystery surrounding chandra levy's debt and disappearance -- death and disappearance and her connection to gary the woman who blew the case wide open speaks out. here is a preview. >> the simple storage unit doesn't look like much. >> this is the place. >> but it was here that the mystery woman sprang a bizarre sting operation to blow the doors off one of the biggest scandals the nation's capital had ever seen. the chandra levy murder case. >> disappearance of a college student -- >> a s

alison: they did a good job. michelle: "good morning washington" team isn't the only group getting in on the phone. jonathan: they are not. lindsey mastis with more on how it is playing out online. some are creative. lindsey: absolutely! this got a start with high school. this high school in oregon. look at this. all the students look like they do in class except some of them are moving. i wonder if the parents would be okay with that many students be up on their desks but anyway. it's neat to watch. this is catching. especially when it comes to acrobatic. i saw people midflip doing things. which is awesome. look at this. we have a barbershop. at first it look like a regular picture but as it starts to go through everyone is just standing still. this is also really neat as well. this is a hockey team out of boston. let me see if i can get it to come up a little bit for you guys. press play and let it go. they are in different poses. drink water. this is really neat and it is catching on. i would love to get into

alison: terrible situation. new at 11:00, horror at a halloween party, two teenagers shot to death at a capitol heights halloween party this weekend. one of them was 14 years old. tonight, remember the victims of senseless violence. the motive is still a mystery. jay: frustration and sorrow echoed through this capitol heights apartment complex tuesday night during a vigil for todd webb, a 14-year-old gunned down after a weekend party turned violent. the last of remains from the gunfire. the police say early sunday morning, at the tail end of the argument erupted. more than one person fired a gun. six were hit, two killed, includingwebb and 18-year-old brian davis of northwest washington. police allege that 22-year-old freeman shot and killed webb. nearly three days later, a community activist made this plea to the young people of the community. >> it's never too late. jay: jay korff, abc 7 news. jonathan: developing now, composite sketches in a no objection and sexual assault case october 22 on columbia pike. a

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alison: a disturbing crime in stafford county. a woman sexually assaulted on the side of kings highway after her car and the suspect's car collided. we showed you the sketch on abc7 at that suspect is still on the loose. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg at the "live desk" with new developments in the abc7 newsroom. jeff, what can you tell us? jeff: we will show you that in a moment. investigators are horrified. the investigators are chasing down tips, social madia post and traffic reports to try to get the suspect in custody. and as alison mentioned in the major clue in this case. this orange and blue flannel shirt that they believe the suspect was wearing at the time and lift behind. this is in a rural section of the county. a few miles from the nearest gas station. authorities say sometime at 2:45, 3:00, monday morning, a young woman driving east on king's highway hit by an s.u.v. over. at that point, investigators say a man got out of the s.u.v., then forcibly removed the woman there her car. dragged her into a ditc

alison: right now -- alison: it is country music's biggest night, the 50th annual cma awards just wrapping up a few minutes ago. garth brooks won an award for entertainer of the year and they are celebrating in nashville. jonathan: kidd o'shea is on the red carpet, mingling with the stars, getting a sense how special the event is. tell us about it. fans shuffling out of the bridgestone arena where it took place, including tammy and andre from canada. what was your favorite part of the show? >> dolly! >> garth brooks and tricia yearwood. it was amazing. kidd: and look what happened tonight on the red carpet. tonight was all about the country legends. ? >> not had enough practice to know yet. feeling great. don't feel much different than 1979. kidd: well, that's good. he was not the only legendary charlie at the show. >> glen campbell and i cohosted one of these, but it was not quite as big. kidd: country royalty showed up olympic realty showed up to present cma's. pop country played nashville tonight. and the most royal of them all? >> the one and only dolly parton. kidd: i got chills when

alison: thank you very much. meanwhile, another day, another set of high school students walking out of class in protest of last w stephen tschida is monitoring the still developing story. stephen: one student is injured and another facing charges. hundreds of students looking at unexcused absences as the demonstrations and the protests continued today. pupils at montgomery county

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alison: okay. thank you. across the country, parades like this one you are looking at here in austin, texas, service. but another salute to the troops had veterans getting on a plane instead. john gonzalez was at reagan national airport when some embarked on a trip of a lifetime. john: for many of the service members their injuries are new, wounds still fresh. lives altered forever. this is a chance that they can have fun dealing with the troops and that we care. john: unforgettable veterans day. 70 service members and their families are flying to las vegas in an excursion called "salute to the troops." a sendoff filled with pomp and circumstance here at gate 35 at reagan national airport. >> what i love about what they are doing is they make the safe and accessible. john: once there, they greeted them with partnered with american airlines and the m.g.m. to make this trip a reality. for many of the wounded and the recovering service members. it will be their first trip since leaving the hospital. >> i was in

john and alison. >> ana, thank you. new information this morning on planning for the trump transition which gets under way today. a source tells cnn that the president-elect will sit down in new york with the transition planning team. he will be briefed on where things stand right now. the top priority is filling 800 administration jobs. that takes a while. >> traditionally the first job to be filled is the white house chief of staff. a new name is stirring controversy. president-elect trump is strongly considering steve bannon. he is the chairman of breitbart news. he came on as the trump campaign chair at the end. we are told the idea of bannon running the white house is not actually sitting well with some inside the trump camp. they don't think he is the best fit for the position. as the chair of breitbart news, very controversial. publishing things which has racist sentiment. bannon did help turn around the trump campaign. >> and another name tossed about for chief of staff is reince priebus. priebus became a truste

>> alison: i was expecting you to hear from someone by b >> bill: who's that? >> alison: brooke. silence is getting a little loud. are you concerned? >> bill: no. you think i should be? >> alison: i can't imagine how it felt, i mean, especially for a heartbreaker like brooke just being left at the altar. >> brooke: nice of you to stop by. >> katie: you're not even supposed to be here. so you didn't marry bill?

alison: the trump transition. lieutenant governor michaelflip part of the visit trump tower this weekend. michelle: a bank robber with a problem. the note to have you scratching your head. jonathan: you see the white stuff on the ground? that is not snow. we know the story. if you thought you were having a bad day. that is a foam malfunction inside the hangar. it started to shoot out and it didn't stop until it was four or five feet high. we'll get back out there after they finish out what caused he gets a lot of compliments. he wears his army hat, walks around with his army shirt looking all nice. and then people just say, and i'm like, that's my dad. male vo: no one deserves a warmer welcome home. that's why we're hiring 10,000 members of the military community by the end of 2017. i'm very proud of him. jonathan: three big names offered spots in the trump administration. there is some controversy. reporter: the day kicks off with a flurry of announcements from team trump. >> president-elect, a man of great numbe

alison: we will see you then. thank you. two days argue it was a horrific -- two days ago it was a horrific accident. six people killed when a school bus and collided in baltimore. tonight we are learning more about the driver of the school bus killed in the crash and his experience behind the wheel. ryan hughes at the abc7 "live desk" now with the developing story today. ryan, what have you learned? ryan: we learn towed today from the motor vehicle administration that the school bus driver glenn chappell was operating the bus on a suspended commercial driver's license. abc7 obtained these two letters from the m.t.a. sent to chappell in july. another one in september exam certificate was about to expire. the video from the scene on tuesday is horrific. the baltimore police say the school bus hit a car, crashed into a pillar and barreled in the m.t.a. bus. six people including chappell were killed. according to the m.t.a. every c.d.l. driver must have a medical examine certificate on file. it's a federal requirement to make s

alison: crazy! coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- cubs fans celebrating forcing a game seven in the world series. we will show you the excuse many are using to get out of work and school coming up. michelle: plus in a matter of minutes, the red carpet at the fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house th 100 meg internet. which means in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20 oz. cup of coffee, 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. this is your last chance to get super fast 100meg internet, tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. this is your final week to get this great deal. michelle: tonight the big night. game seven of the world series. jonathan: they are losing their minds in chicago. for good reason. fans will play an integral part. they are. who do you got? go to wjla.com/votenow to weigh in. is it the tribe? or are you going for the cubbies? alison: right now we go to one team is doing to drum up more fan support. lindsey: one of the most

alison? >> jeff, which senate races are you going to be watching. >> there are a couple that changed contours in the last couple of weeks. in wisconsin the assumption is that exsenator russ fine gold was going to easily defeat incumbent ron john-- johnson, that race looks close. and in north carolina incouple bent richard bu rr seems to run into head waters and i will be watching both of those closely to see whether or not the senate flips with four or five democratic victories to democratic control. >> jeff greenfield, thanks so much. >> thank you. >> election day 2016, the his aric-- historic end to a long campaign. who will voters elect as the next president of the united states. which party will control congress? what else will we learn from the voters? join pbs fushour for special election night coverage. analysis you won't find anywhere else. tuesday, november 8th, starting at 8:00, 7:00 central only on pbs. >> stewart: the focus on" battleground states" lies in the value those states h

alison: stock futures painted overnight. some estimates that the dow would fall nearly 1,000 points after the opening bell. after a brief dip in double digits blue chips stayed in the black all day. the markets just closed. they finished up about 255 points. jonathan: it was a good day on wall street. the market estimators weren't the only ones wrong when it came to the election. just about every pollster, analyst and political insider in the country thought hillary clinton would walk away with house. marci gonzalez takes a look at how trump came away with the upset. marci: this is not the kind of history that pundits and the polls predicted would be made in this presidential race. from the primaries up until election day. >> if he wins every one of the tossup states he is still short of the 270 he needs. marci: most called a donald trump presidency nearly impossible. the billionaire businessman received fewer overall votes their losses, he cleared electoral thresholds claiming the must-win battleground states, turning tradi

alison: you are not alone and the weather channel wants to help. on election day they will air nine hours of soothing videos. they say they want to give you a calm election day viewing option as an option to all the coverage. jonathan: that is so of them, a moment of zen. vice president joe biden took time out from politics in florida to flip on his shades. vice president biden: i'm sorry. i'm doing this because maybe when i need a job, ray-ban will be my sponsor. jonathan: joking about the iconic ray-ban sunglasses. he said he had been wearing them since he was 15, but they are popular. glasses. 7 on your side with consumer news and uber rolling out new features. you will be able to request day ride directly to find a friend, no need to know their location. just type in their name to a new feature and burress's the friend for approval to share their whereabouts, and then you are driven to your friend. the update will make information like our options and pricing readily available. the feature will roll out gradually in the coming weeks. jonathan:

>> alison: i was expecting you to hear from someone by now, but >> bill: who's that? >> alison: brooke. silence is getting a little loud. are you concerned? >> bill: no. you think i should be? >> alison: i can't imagine how it felt, i mean, especially for a heartbreaker like brooke just being left at the altar. >> brooke: nice of you to stop by. >> katie: you're not even supposed to be here. so you didn't marry bill? >> brooke: it wasn't my