. >> what is behind the desire to be buried here in arlington? >> duty, honor, and service. that says it all. every time i come into the cemetery, my just swells. one day i might even be buried here. it is just that reflection. it is a symbol. no another family member is accounted for, and another family member will be taken care of for eternity. i think that is a wonderful message. withgain, with the way full military honors, every time then when theynd do the 21 gun salute, it is amazing. i cannot help but to tear up every time i hear that. , howhn h. lindsley recently was he identified? >> within the last six months. then we go through the steps on what the family's wishes are. then the coordination has to be for theh arlington services. >> if you're thinking about all of the wars that this country has fought, is there a rough number of how many service people still remain unaccounted for? , nearlyve or not 83,000. -- 73,000 from world war ii. the majority of that 73,000, about 50,000 are deep-sea losses. , those areand honest going to be very

we made pledge to myself then that we want to make sure we cover all of arlington and i -- i'm happy to say that it looks like we've done it this year again. >> reporter: kelsey laster has been helping to lay wreaths at arlington since 2012. >> i enjoy doing it. it's a humbling experience and community at large. >> reporter: chance says the program sends a valuable message. >> i think it's important that we teach our children who are growing up that freedom is not free. there is a cost to freedom. somebody has to pay a price. >> reporter: when the volunteers fan out this saturday, this gold star mom will honor one of the soldiers buried here. >> i go and i lay that wreath, and i say job well done. >> reporter: craig boswell, cbs news, arlington, virginia. >> if you have never done it it's a beautiful experience. i took my son last year. wreaths across america estimates it will place more than a million wreaths this year. >>> now to such a heart- breaking story out of tennessee. it's about an unimaginable moment between santa claus and a terminally ill 5-year-old boy. santa says he go

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more than at -- 240,000, here at arlington. they have expanded the deadline and hope the reach the goal in the next two weeks. live at arlington national cemetery, kristine frazao. back to you. steve: let's hope they reach the goal. it's cool out there now. we are looking at clouds beginning to increase. temperatures are in the 40's this evening. so if you have outdoor plans you want to bunding up. mid-40's tomorrow. grab an umbrella. mostly cloudy skies. period of rain. could see upward of an inch by the time the system moves out for the kids likely will be in jeopardy. and then as we move through the late afternoon hours, rush hour commute driving home tomorrow evening will likely be a mess. thank goodness temperatures will be well above freezing so this is an all rain event for the immediate metro area. let's talk about the upcoming weekend. a cold weekend ahead. temperatures on saturday will only be in the upper 30's with the wind chill factors that are going to make it feel even colder than that. rebound to the lower 40's

. >>> on november 11th, 1921, an estimated 100,000 people gathered at arlington cemetery in virginia for ceremony honoring the unknown soldier of world war i. a silent film documenting the journey of the soldiers remains from france to the capital rotunda and its procession through the streets of the capital of washington, d.c. up next we'll show you the entire 23-minute silent film with narration provided by two world war i historians. >> welcome to real american on american history tv. 2017-2018 is the centennial of america's involvement in world war i. and there will be undoubtedly lots of discussion about the impact of that war on the world and on american society. as part of that conversation, we are going to show you some vintage films from that era that document america's participation. and to help us understand this, because these are silent films, we've invited two world war i historians to help us narrate the action of the film. mitch yochelson and allison finklestein will be with us to look at a 23-minute film on the arrival of the unknown soldier to america's shores. alli

at arlington national nikki burdine wusa9. >> major gilbert's family lives in san antonio. >>> another transition of power happening well before inauguration of our 45th president. the trinket transition underway in area souvenir shops. at washington welcome center trump tokens on prominent display and hillary clinton on sale with t-shirt stacked on the clearance table in the back.>> we had absolutely nothing so excited to come here and see the things from trump. >> i ca some obama things. there were a couple things left and the rest were trump which i was disappointed by but i guess i have to get used to that. >> store managers received a record number of political merchandise before and after the election but trump remains the top seller.>>> federal express and ups expect this to be the busiest shipping day of the year. most of the traffic is attributed to last-minute online shopping. if you use the u.s. postal service, tomorrow is the deadline for first-class mail to be delivered by christmas day. dnesday is the deadline for priority mail to be delivered by christmas day. >>> 2016 s

mola lenghi is on that story tonight live from arlington. >> reporter: towing can be a pretty grisly business as you know, unpopular, contentious, never seems to be any winners, but in arlington county there are some new measures protecting drivers from predatory towing, but business owners we spoke with say it might hurt their bottom line. in the dense urban landscape of many arlington county neighborhoods parking is a luxury, one that can be hard to find for drivers and costly for the businesses who offer it. >> we have the highest rent in the neighborhood because of the parking space. >> reporter: those spaces are limited, roughly 60 spots for this small strip of eight businesses, all of which are restaurants on wilson boulevard. it's the sort of lot where you might get towed. >> we've had many, many xqmany times of day where customers from other locations park here because we're one of the last shopping centers here in arlington with its own parking lot. >> reporter: but towing may have gotten more complicated in arlington county where towers are now required to call businesses a

thousands of volunteers placed more than 240,000 wreaths at arlington last year. eighteen wheelers filled with wreaths from the wooster wreath company in maine are headed to the cemetery now, the company has been supplying wreaths for 25 years now, but this year, it was a struggle to raise enough money to cover all the markers. >> bridges tears to my eyes, made a pledge then, we want to mayor sure we cover all of arlington, and i'm happy to say that it looks like we've done it this year again. >> kelce has been helping to lay wreaths at arlington since 2012. >> i enjoy doing it, it is a humbling experience, to be able to help the community at large. >> says the program sends a valuable message. >> i think that it is important that we teach our children who are growing up that freedom is not free. there is a cost for freedom. somebody has to pay a price. >> when the volunteers fan out this saturday, this gold star mom will honor one of the soldiers burried here. >> i go, i lay the wreath, and i say job well done. >> craig boswell, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> well

students worried that their schools here in arlington county are becoming less diverse. i'm david culver, just ahead, we >>> good evening, i'm shomari stone here in temple hills, maryland, where prince george's county police are processing a crime scene here at the shops at iverson, otherwise known as iverson mall. let me move out of the way. you can see right up there, there a scene, that is the entrance of iverson mall. police say a man crashed his car into the entrance. he stepped outside of the car and walked inside and said he has been shot. now, police right now are trying to determine where he was shot. i have an update from prince george's county police saying that there was a chase involving the victim's car near oxen run and 23rd. now, that means that there was a car that was chasing the victim's car that you're at at iverson mall. right now police are trying to search for the other car. now, we do not know if that car was involved in the shooting. again, detectives right now are processing this scene. this car crash happened around 3:45. we do know that the vi

it is a huge controversy in arlington. not enough spaces and a lot of complaints about predatory towing. tonight they are expected to pass a series of reforms. the big controversy is requiring towing companies to get a business owner or employee to sign off on whether a car should or should not get towed. , theowing companies chamber of commerce, and some businesses are strongly opposed to this, saying that it would be onerous and would cause a burden. >> we are strongly opposed to the addition of a second authorization requirement for illegally parked vehicles on private property. as we have acknowledged, parking is scarce in arlington. stakeholderss that can work together, but the answer. stress should certainly public advocates and a number of residents and some board members strongly support this second firmsure, the towing think they should toe vehicles, but under the proposal they would have to get permission from the business. that is the big controversy. your many other issues that appear to have the support -- the

arlington four. as we sit here on the anniversary of pearl harbor and talk again about some vietnam veteran, isn't it funny that we now have to come to congress and run a bill to respect those folks who, by the way, probably kept a heck of a lot more names off that wall a little farther down the mall from here. so i would ask you to please support, and i want to thank the bipartisan support that i've received for members in both house, nationwide support, but my request is this. if we want to say, no more memorials at arlington, then we ought to say that in law. we shouldn't talk about space not available for graves and we shouldn't talk about people who represent almost 10% of the casualties in a conflict can't, are not entitled to five square feet. by the way, at no cost to the government. maintenance at no cost to the government. so with that in hand, i would urge your bipartisan, nationwide support to do the right thing for almost 5,000 people who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the helicopter war

anytime you go to arlington beyond see this sight it takes your breath away. the final resting place for more than 400,000 men and women who served our country. for every headstone there is a story of sacrifice and loss. today, 7 salutes a group that now for 25 years has made it their mission to publicly thank those who have given their all. >> rows and rows of the headstones as far as you can see. every day more are added. reminders that freedom isn't free. every year one group brings togethers thousands of volunteers to thank those who given lives for their freedom. leslie is with the group "wreaths across america." the retired army captain knows about sacrifice. >> two weeks before the end of the deployment, i developed a blood clot in my left leg. i thought i had just pulled a muscle. jonathan: it wasn't. serving a as peacekeeper in bosnia she had been exposed to a toxin and the reaction was costly. >> having lost my leg and most of my vision to chemical agent or toxin serving in-country i had a bigger mission i wasn't aware of. >> her vision is to serve t

and arlington national cemetery. organizers say this is not about decorating graves but rather remembering the fallen. honoring those who served and teaching children the value. >> we will go tomorrow and there will be people from the left and the right, christians, atheists. for americans paying tribute to the people that served and sacrificed. >> when started there were only 12 vol toon for -- volunteers. tomorrow, even with the bad weather there will be 65,000 to 70,000 people. >> they will lay 1.2 million wreaths this weekend alone. we will have a crew covering the service tomorrow at arlington national cemetery. kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: a number of our staff will be there laying the wreaths. traveling to the northeast could become faster. the federal railroad administration backing a plan to speed up the rail service in the region over the next 30 years. the $120 billion plans will allow the trains to travel up to 2300 miles per hour between d.c. and boston. they plan that the d.c. to new york would be

and they'll target roadways prince william, loudoun and arlington counties and aaa has advice how you can be prepping as well. >>> the most portion thing to have is emergency kit in your car and a first aid k you need that if a patient is injured and if you cannot jumpstart your car there's no car to do it there's a self jumpstart kit you can use to jumpstart your own car or without another car jumping you. >> the former chair map of the prince county liquor board while he failed a sobriety test it shows him struggling to walk a straight line with an officer looking on. mr. caldwell is resigning as chair of liquor control board. police charged the former chairman with driving under the influence. this video seems to confirm what investigators are telling us that caldwell failed a field sew buy try test and failed a breathe lizer test. he said he had two drinks over a two-hour period. >> last night resident in pet worth community held a meeting about metro train noise they she say the metro trains are shaking their homes and waking them up and danaged their houses. the rumbling began 6

at yorktown high in arlington. and "fox5" anjali hemphill is live on the scream tonight with more. ankle lee. >> well, tony, it's not every day you see a military helicopter helicopter parked smack dmab middle of high school football field, yorktown high school football field and that's a military helicopter that landed right in the middle literally on the 50-yard line almost it's unclear what branch of military possibly air force. hard to see where we are. this is is all after mechanical problems while in the air. it had to make emergency landing i'm told was not a hard landing or crash everything went as planned and nobody was injured. middle of the football field while several people are gather around not sure if some of those people are off the helicopter or military crews a lot of them look like people maybe at the school in the neighborhood or heard what's going on and came out to take a look and possibly take picture and post to social media. we've seen picture on twitter already. now, arlington police is on

wind gusts blew through trees in arlington toppling a branch on to a truck packed across 25th street. the owner of the house, jody larkin, was inside. >> i assumed that it was my workman coming in. i heard a big crash, that's normally my door in the wind and he wasn't there. finally i looked out the window and a huge branch had come down from the tree behind us. >> reporter: she says the tree belongs to arlington county. marvin valet who was working on a construction job shows us the damage to his truck. >> my windshield here is gone and my hood. >> reporter: you wind howl. here at the pentagon outdoor skating rink, the cold weather definitely hurt business today. you get how many skaters today? >> so far one. >> a group of about 117 coming in tonight. i believe they're from the south. so it should be interesting. >> reporter: vdot has been preparing roads and highways in northern virginia for the past 2 1/2 days spreading a brine solution in case of icy temperatures. >> we started early before the temperature dropped and everything started freezing which you can tell has already happ

(i) made a ed we want to make sure we cover all of arlington. and i'm happy to say that it looks like we've done it this year again. kelsey laster has been helping to lay wreaths at arlington since 2012. 2012."i enjoy doing it and it is a humbling experience to be able to help the community." chance says the program sends a valuable message."i think its's important we teach our children that freedom is not free. there is a cost to freedom. somebody has to pay a price." when the volunteers gold star mom will honor one of the soldiers buried here.i go and i lay that wreath and i say job well done.craig boswell cbs news arlington, virginia 3 coming up...a live report from state fair park where the president-elect is scheduled to speak later tonight... 3 and are you ready for the cold? some tips to help your car hold up and keep your house warm.. we've got much more news and weather 3 our top story this afternoon...president-elect dold trump is coming to our area as part of his thank you tour tonight. the rally set to begin at seven tonight at state

wreaths across america, arlington national cemetery. saturday morning we could look at a wintery mix. temperatures around the freezing mark. we will rebound to the middle 30's by the noontime hour. and the rest of the for -- milder air on the way for sunday. upper 50's. "abc7 news at 5:00" ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ larry: we are back now. alison: the beauty of the grand canyon. visited the park. that is a new record. it's crediting the centennial push. 6th million member arrived yesterday. part of a family if las vegas visiting for the first time. larry: it never gets old. alison: gorgeous. larry: awesome. alison: this was designed to be the home of the future. a way to solve the 13940's housing crisis as troops were coming home from world war ii. larry: jay korff shows us what happened to one of the last kit houses in arlington. jay: housing prices in the d.c. region are among the steepest in the nation which leads us to the remarkable story behind this tweet posted in july. haul this house away and it's yo

even arlington 47 and centreville and dulles now 51. in fact that 51. that's a new high for the day for dulles. so it could happen. and we're going to be optimistic about that. 43 right now with a calm wind but boy the winds are south at like 10, 12, the places not thenar away. cold air is only going to be 9 below in minneapolis tomorrow and 4 bo above in chicago. -- above in chicago. and yes this is coming in by monday the chill takes over a good chunk of the u.s. one piece of it today and the second piece coming for tomorrow producing severe weather in tennessee and mississippi and arkansas. meanwhile on the colder air, across michigan and chicagoland, in toward ottawa, we have got snow and that cold will be returning. not as strong as the cold we have thursday and friday. but it's coming. so here comes the front. tomorrow morning, we're going to be in the 50s when you get up. the rain will come in mid- morning and in the form of showers and rain here through mid-afternoon. pulling away by late afternoon and we will turn colder in fact i want to show

at arlington national cemetery, cheryl conner, abc7 news. alison: wow! what a moving ceremony today. jonathan: no question. alison: well deserved. well, coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- we will talk about the first lady. and see her how she was helping the marines at joint base anacostia bowling. mike: i'm mike carter-conneen in d.c. petworth neighborhood where signs like this started popping up over the last several days. coming up, while you will see hundreds more and who is behind the effort. >> then new at 6:00 for us, it's more than just m.g.m. the major transformation underway at national harbor and what it means for the steve: a cold one at least to start. 49 for saturday. and lower 30's on sunday. getting more in the holiday spirit. don't forget the christmas parade in leesburg saturday night. you want to bundle up with the temperatures just around freezing. a little breezy so looking at the wind chill factors to make it feel a bit cold out there. here is your five-da through the next five days. 46 for a high tomorrow. upper 30's friday and sa

santa and the panda and all the other characters were played by arlington police officers. the gifts were donated through toys for tots and other community ds, holidays for those less fortunate. >> and the maryland men's basketball team has struggled against weaker competition this year. but the terps made sure to make a statement today. next highghts in sports. li♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> chris miles here the csn studios. never in the 126 years that army have navy have been playing each other has one team beaten the other 15 straight times. navy had the chance to accomplish the feat today the mid shipmen played without their first string and second string quarterback who are both lost to the season due to injury. next man up. zach avee. he tossed two interceptions in the first half. navy, the toughest 41 yards you are going to see in football. touchdown. navy first lead of the game. army takes a page out of the navy book. qb ahmad bradshaw, that's game winner. navy, their first win since 2001 against army. >>> four three pointers here to jump out to 17-2 lead out of the

last week, he was arrested again, this time in arlington. detectives say the 42-year-old befriended a woman install her credit cards. investigators believe there stole her credit cards. detectives have charged him with unlawful entry, credit card larceny and credit card fraud. reporting live in arlington, tim barber, abc 7 news. steve: looking at a few clouds right now. mostly cloudy skies waking up early tomorrow morning. you will want to bundle up. air on the way courtesy of the first of three cold fronts in the next seven days. in the morning, 36 degrees, lower 40's by recess. middle 40's and turning windy by the middle of the afternoon, much colder by this time tomorrow night. we will talk about the windchill factors friday night, only in the teens and lower 20's. other cold fronts in just a few minutes. alison: steve, thank you. eight people were taken to the hospital after a crash involving a metro bus that happened near south capitol street and malcolm x. street in southeast. the cause is under investigation. jonathan: a health alert

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. >>> well, a pedestrian is hit this afternoon in arlington. police telling us the young girl was near washington lee high school. the driver stayed on the scene. the victim has serious injuries, is expected to be okay. police say it appears the girl was walking outside of the crosswalk. >> well, the new year is going to bring some newa for people visiting reston town center. the fairfax county times reports that paid garage parking is said to begin on january 3rd. folks will have to pay using a smartphone app or the garage pay station. some retailers will validate your parking if you buy something, but other businesses say covering the costs will hurt their bottom line. >> and this weekend, you can take a look at a new addition to the national portrait gallery. this 1998 watercolor of astronaut and senator john glenn put on display after news of his death yesterday. this water color depicts glenn just before the launch of the discovery space shuttle. the nine-day mission made glenn the oldest person to reach space. he was 77 at the time. >> on

we are told also the arlington county police are here now. the latest information we have according to the sources is one person is in custody. this started in the d.c. area. someone stole a d.c. housing authority police vehicle and took police on a chase. at this moment, you can see the onramp two the 395 northbound on the way to washington is shut down. we are off of king street at the moment. that is the latest information we have right now. as we get more information we'll get it to you. that's it for now. back to you. jonathan: thank you. maureen: president-elect donald trump added three names to the list of the cabinet nominees and two of them are stirring big controversy. within hour we have learned the president-elect will nominate montana congressman ryan zinke to head the department of the superior. his pick for secretary of jeff goldberg is following the trump transition for us. what is the latest? jeff: certainly a big day today. donald trump nominated former presidential candidate and republican rival rick perry to head the depar

if you have any information about this video, call arlington county police. in arlington county, matt ackland fox 5 local news. >>> major step tonight for dc police. the department says they're restructuring their special liaison division to strengthen the relationship with under served members of the community. marina marraco is live in southeast, so marina, what does poll realignment mean? >> reporter: that's what we were trying to find out. because it was not very clear at this afternoon's press interim police chief newsham, he says he wants this to happen under his directive and his direction because he wants these special minority liaison groups to report back to him instead of stopping first at an assistant chief's desk if there's any sort of issue. i'll read you these liaison units, there's quite a number of them. the african-american lee roadway son unit, the asian unit, the latino unit, the lgbt q unit as well as the deaf and hard of hearing liaison units and when newsham was asked if there was one definitive issue that caused him to ask for this rea

thousands are taking part in the wreathlaying event at arlington national cemetery. today the wreaths started to arrive. more than 300 trucks were packed to deliver to the participating memorials and cemeteries. we will have a crew to bring you coverage on air and online. it is something to see when those thousands of wreaths are laid on the headstones. it is the best christmas gift a local boy could hope for. it is something money cannot buy. santa claus paid a visit to stafford today. that is where the six-year-old told santa he wanted dad for christmas. that's all he wanted. this spring and not due back until next month. check this out, jackson got a big surprise. jolly old saint nick took off the beard and hat. that's dead. >> -- that's dad. >> did you think something was going on? >> i thought there is something going on, but why. jonathan: jackson's mother is a very good secret keeper. she had been planning the surprise reunion since october. good to have him back. steve: very cool. winter weather on the way late tomorrow night -- late tonight into early tomorr

if you have any information about this video, call arlington county police. in arlington county, matt ackland, fox 5 local news. >>> dc police are taking a major step towards strengthening the relationship with the community. today, the department announced it will be realigning its special liaison division to report to interim chief peter newsham. the division is made up of that represent african-americans, gays, lesbians, latinos. their goal is to create a support system that serves members of the community, historically under served >> there was not one particular issue that spurred this. in fact, i've been interim chief now, i think, a little over three months. and i just think it's something that i feel is extreme important. i would say change is more attributable to my leadership style as opposed to an issue with the unit >> the election expedited his decision to streamline the units reporting back to his desk instead of to an assistant chief's office. he says unless you're part of these under served communities you likely won't see much of a difference

a local dad from arlington developed it. fed up with his family's grocery bill, so he works as a software developer and got down to business on creating money saving grocery app called basket. >> we spent at least $300 a week. >> that's right, the app includes sales coupons and reveals what your shopping list will cost at grocery stores near you. one mom tried it with her own grocery list and tonight on news 4 at 11:00, we'll tell you how much she saved. and we'll explain how it works, only on it is -- >> looking forward to that. >> i tell you, i spend $300, easily in my family. >>> we're tracking the cold. >> killer. >> really cool. >>> tom joins us now, people want to be getting hot soup, hot chocolate when they go out for their list. >> absolutely. as any way you want to try to think about this polar vortex coming our way, to stay warm, you can keep up with it all with susan hogan's favorite app, it is the nbc washington app. >> that's right. >> and we have the latest storm team for the forecast on there. and you want to

glenn will be buried at arlington national cemetery. >> dylann roof's videotaped confession was front and center in the charleston murder trial. in it, roof is seen telling fbi agents he chose emanuel ame in part because it's the oldest bible study, killing nine church members. his defense team is largely conceding his guilt. they're now focusing on sparing him the death penalty. we'll have more on the shocking confession video and roof's reaction when agents told him how many people had died. >> attorney general loretta lynch will visit a mosque in louden county next week to address the spike in hate crimes targeting muslims. she's center. hate crimes spiked 67% last year to the highest number since the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks. >> a major smartphone maker is about to do something it's never done before. how it is about to literally turn some of its troubled phones into paperweights. >> major retailers are in hot water just in time for the holidays. we'll tell you why they're accused of deceiving shoppers >>> beautiful day out there today. but even if you are lo

the wreaths across america project started in arlington in 1992. the organization says 245,000 wreaths were placed at arlington today. >>> finally, tonight the country is saying goodbye today to an american hero. the hearse carrying the body of john glenn was transported to ohio state university where a memorial service was held to honor the astronaut and former senator. his widow, annie, was among the many to honor glenn who died last week at 95. yesterday ann any glenn placed her hand on her husband's casket. a symbol of their unbreakable bond. ann thompson tonight on a love affair that lasted a lifetime. >> reporter: john and annie glenn. lives so intertwined annie never knew life without john. >> i have known my husband since i was 2, and he and i were in love when we were in the eighth grade. he promised me that life would never be dull. >> reporter: and it wasn't. >> they're okay and i feel fine. >> reporter: but for all his accomplishments, astronaut, senator, presidential candidate, it was her triumph that he celebrated. >> first time she w

arlington county police search for sharbeed for larceny. the arlington police are also on the look out for seren ab brown for robbery and grand larceny. put the wall of justice in motion and the shot is sharbib. they think he may have more than one vent. >> we believe he befriended an acquaintance. sold him a vehicle and he is accused of stealing the vehicle back. several vehicles were recovered by arlington county police and on the way to be shipped overseas. >> he is 31 years old 5. '9", 200 pounds. he is wanted for grand larceny auto. if you have any information about charbib contact the arlington county police department. "7 on your side" fighting back against crime. i'm q mccray. lindsey: you can sign up for the abc7 fighting back against crime newsletter at wjla.com/enews. coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- >> planning ahead what you need to know about metro heading to new year receivers. >> another superstar singer passes away in 2016. i'm ryan hughes with reaction to the death of george michael and larry: he burst on the scene in 1

it's on to arlington, texas. the tampa bay buccaneers against the dallas cowboys. we saw the bucs lose at home against atlanta. how in the world would they win five games in a row after that. but they've i they were not impressive on that thursday night. and then, they just started putting things together. and i think the real key has been the play of their defense. they have been able -- they shut down this offense. but we'll go into dallas with the same enthusiasm. russell wilson, clinching the division. that guy just loves playing football, doesn't he? >> he does. they win the nfc west. and the dallas cowboys will try to win the nfc east. and hold on to that number one seed. only in cowboy land can you win 11 in a row. there's always something going on. and of course, we have plenty going on this weekend. >> but remember, they went on the road, back-to-back, against minnesota, a tough defense. against a new york giants defense. this is three-straight tough defenses. this will be challenged again. >> bucs at cowboys. on "sunday night football" we'll be back here

david culver explains. >> looking to stay in arlington's cherry dale neighborhood for a few nights? the murphys think their porch might attract you. terry in her mid-60s, andy in his mid-70s. part of our region's fastest growing demographic in home sharing. seepiers. >> we just haven't had any bad experiences, surprisingly. >> thee years ago, they began listing their home. it helped them supplement their lost savings. >> we lost about half of our investment, retirement nest egg in the crash of 2008, and it was shortly after that we heard about airbnb. >> up until now, short-term rentals like airbnb haven't been fully legal. saturday, the arlington county board will change that. >> we're going to adopt it. >> they'll also regulations. the board proposing requiring renters to apply for a newly created accessory home state permit. it limits the maximum number of overnight guests to six. initially, they talked about prohibiting hosts from serving foods. >> we're not saying anything about it. people have to use their own judgment. >> that's good news for the murphy. >> andy makes great m

>> reporter: it's again going on 25 years here at arlington cemetery and it's going to take place this saturday. laying a wreath at every grave but the issue this saturday, could be the weather. i'll have more on that coming up when fox 5 news at 5:00 continues. continues. >>> live with more on the christmas greeting that has been debated year after year, what are people saying about this? merry christmas is back >> i think so i was a little surprised. if you haven't heard, some of you just say merry christmas or happy holidays and you don't think much of difference. for others it's motivated either by political correctness or against it. the president-elect wants you to know he's not saying happy holidays anymore. >> wisconsin that we're going to come back here some day and we are going to say merry christmas again [cheers and applause] happy new year. but merry christmas. >> reporter: more than just saying those words, you can see on the president-elect's podium, it says merry christmas usa. when you see those words underneath the president-elect, do you feel empowered? do you feel i

each december, wooster places wreaths at arlington national cemetery. and thousands of volunteers are there to help him. >> i think a lot of people think like i do. they just want to, you know, they appreciate the veterans, and they want to show it. >> this story begins in 1962 when worcester, then a 12-year-old paper boy from maine, won a trip to washington. what impressed him most was arlington, his beauty, dignity, and rows and rows of graves. >> every one represents a life, and a family and a story. they're not just tombstones. those are all people. >> 30 years later in 1992, wooster was running his own wreath company in harrington, maine. as christmas approached, he had a bunch left over. >> these wreaths are real fresh. great, just made. i just didn't want to throw them away. >> he thought of arlington and all those graves. when the cemetery approved, he and a dozen volunteers drove the wreaths down and laid them on the headstones. so it continued for years until a few christmases back when an air force sergeant took this picture which ended up on

a rare landing in arlington. this military helicopter coming down on a football field. the helicopter was experiencing mechanical issues and had to land at yorktown high school last night. maintenance crews were able to come in and fix the issue and get the helicopter back in the air. >>> an area woman's attacker will spend his life behind bars. a man raped a montgomery county bathroom on campus and now she's telling jackie wilson how she found the will to stay alive. >> reporter: a quick trip to the rest room during her first day at classes turned into a nightmare. a man later identified as nathaniel hart seen her on surveillance video slipped in behind her and turned the lock on the door of the rest room. he said he had a gun and would kill her if she resisted. the 19-year-old absolutely believed him. >> i had to learn how to survive that situation. >> reporter: terrified minutes stretched into hours. she says at some point she gave up hoping a woman would come in the rest room and it would end and that thought, that thought changed her. >> you know what, i need to do

what impressed him most was arlington, its beauty and dignity, and those rows and rows of graves. >> every one represents a life and a family and a story. they aren't just tombstones. those are all people. >> 30 years later in 1992, worchester was running his own wreath company in harrington, maine. but as christmas approached, he had a bunch left over. >> these wreaths were real fresh, just made, and i just didn't want to throw them away. >> he thought of arlington and all those graves. when the cemetery approved, he and a dozen volunteers drove the wreaths down and laid them on the headstones. and so it continued for years until a few christmases back when an air force sergeant took this picture, which ended up on the internet. >> it kind of struck a nerve and people e-mailed it to each other, and it really went around the world. >> we were there the next year as he and his workers at the worchester wreath company loaded up 5,265 wreaths. then they embarrassed on what worchester calls the world's largest veterans parade, a 750-mile journey that at some points attracted more than 10

for now that is the latest live from arlington, i'm q mccray, abc7 news. alison: thank you. don't miss weather, traffic, school and breaking news alerts. download the abc7 news app from the app store and google play. well, actor alan thicke died suddenly yesterday. he was playing hockey with his 19-year-old son when he suffered a heart attack. thicke is perhaps most known for his role as one of america's fathers, a star of the 1980 sitcom "growing pains." but as kidd o'shea shows us, there is much more to his career and his family life. >> ♪ show me that smile again ♪ kidd: alan thi "growing pains." according to his website the show is still syndicated in over 65 countries. >> what? you are not excited about seeing yourself in diapers will drool running down your chin? kidd: you may not have known he hosted dozens of game shows and tried to take on johnny carson with "thicke of the night" and he is credited launching alex trebek's career. alan thicke was a composure of the original 1975 theme song for "wheel of fortune" and "facts of life" and different strokes." he neve

in arlington, news 4. >>> 6:21 is your time on this saturday. we're following on twitter a lot of reports of accidents and issues on the road. >> we're talking complete stand stills. that's what we're hearing from people out and about in maryland and virginia reporting several accidents. >> the interloop is closed at route 50 in arlington. you can check the latest updates with the nbc washington app and see the latest storm team 4 radar. it is a weather alert day. we have this rain falling and are below freezing and we'll see this continuing for another two or three hours. if you look at radar you can see there's a break in that pink zone to the west so it is going to be tapering off and ending in another couple of hours. the area you see in the green on the left of the screen, that is rain. it's above freezing now in much of west virginia, but the panhandle of west virginia, shenandoah valley and most of maryland, district, northern virginia, all this pink zone that is rain falling and freezing on untreated surfaces so watch out. it could be ve

last week arlington's ballroom turned await pro trump group and sold tickets before fully securing a contract. >>> and you're going to want to be sure to watch "meet the press." chuck todd will speak with former defense secretary robert gates and also former clinton campaign chairman john podesta. chuckle join us for a live preview in a few minutes. >>> a pilgrimage walk will be held for unit ti, understanding and inclusion. some n. response to a recent surge in hate speech religious minorities. derrick ward is live at the washington hebrew congregation in northwest d.c. with more. hey, derrick. >> good morning. you know, this is an annual event. it happens every year. every year there seems to be a more pointed reason to have this in the first place. and i think this year is no exception. as we said, we're live at the washington hebrew congregation where in about 2:00 an interfaith pilgrimage will kick off. now they're going to be starting here. they're going to go over to the washington national cathedral and they will end at the islamic center. now it's just shy of a mile. but alo

he will be burried at arlington cemetery just outside washington, d.c., in a private ceremony. >> icy conditions are believed to be a factor in a 55 car pile up along i95, in baltimore, two people were killed and 15 other hurt in the horrible scene there. police say a tanker fell from a bridge onto some train tracks below. the tanker burst into flames. but investigators don't know right now if the pile-up started before the tanker crashed, or if the tanker may have caused the pile up. >> and, police smash into a car desperately trying to save what they thought was elderly woman who was out in the coal. the surprise they got once they got inside. >> and president-elect officially wrapping up his victory for today. but not before taking a shot at china on twitter. what he said that has raised some eyebrows. mike? >> enjoying snow this morning to six off degrees weather by tomorrow. i'm meteorologist, mike mess co. here comes some big time cold. we get into tomorrow night. details all and this coming up. (my hero zero by lemonheads) zero really can be a hero. get zero down, zero deposit,

they would take them to arlington cemetery. . they thought they looked so beautiful at arlington cemetery and it looked beautiful. in 2006, five years after 9/11, people were focusing on some of the casualties a bit more and they were taking it to heart in 2006, it really took off in a big way. . >> we are putting our information up for our viewers and it's a terrific way, comes from the heart to connect with these families in a very meaningful, special way. >>> we're going to take a break and come back with much more after this. don't go away. served multiple tours in afghanistan and was discharged late last year after an injury. a pearl harbor survivor receives an i am prand their flight ende and the reigning misses hawaii america performs reigning miss hawaii america performs a hula dance. richmond was one of the survivors who returned to pearl harbor wednesday for a ceremony marking 75 years since that attack. >>> now over in japan a bird park getting its penguins in the holiday spirit with these tiny costumes. this video wit