coming up-- winter weather advisory issued for our area. freezing temperatures, could mean a snowy weekend. complete stormwatch weather coverage coming up. good morning washington. - becoming cloudy and cold today - light snow possible 1-5pm; a quick coating could make for icy roads mainly along & east of i-95 - rising temperatures this weekend; most of the weekend dry - 50s return early next week today: cloudy and cold. light snow possible 1-5pm. a coating to an inch possible. watch for slick travel. highs: 32-35 winds: ne to se 5 mph tonight: mainly clear and cold. lows: 23-30 winds: w 5 mph saturday: partly to mostly sunny. seasonable. highs: 45-50 winds: wsw 5-10 mph president trump-- counting on congress to get a bill passed and on his desk before president trump--

bill passed and on his desk before christmas. negotiators are hammering out a tentative agreement-- but now a new roadblock! as arlette saenz reports -- some g-o-p senators are expressing concerns about the bill's impact on the deficit and the child tax credit. republican lawmakers will need

lawmakers will need all hands on deck to get that bill across the finish line. but one

senator john mccain - is at walter reed national military medical center at this hour... addressing side effects from his brain cancer treatment. mccain has been battling brain cancer for about five months now. senate sources are telling c-n-n they are concerned about his health. senator mccain missed all votes this past week -- but his republican colleagues insist he is resting up ahead of the one on tax reform. a big step toward ending "net neutrality." the f-c-c voted to end the obama-era rule that said all internet traffic must be treated equally. now -- internet service providers would have a free hand to slow or block web sites and apps as they see fit. they'd also be able to charge more for faster speeds. republicans call it a fair-market approach. democrats disagree. it could take months for today's it coul

effect. several state attorneys general plan to sue, to try to keep it from happening at all. if you're confused - or want to know what net neutrality means for you, providers and web sites-- we have it all covered for you online. download the w-j-l-a- abc 7 news app.... it's all right there. new this morning -- maryland native tina frost continuing to recover from injuries suffered in the las vegas concert massacre. friends of the family held a fundraiser last night to help raise money for tina's medical expenses. now -- for the first time -- her father is speaking out about her survival and what it means to have his daughter back home. a "go fund me" account for tina has raised more than a "go fund me" account for tina has raised more than 600-thousand

developing now.. a former aide at a school for children with disabilities is out of a job, after being charged with voyeurism. 23-year-old krishna garris worked at st. coletta of greater washington, in southeast d.c. police say she recorded video of a special needs child while the girl was undressing in a school bathroom. garris then allegedly posted the video on snapchat. garris turned herself in to police on wednesday. she said she recorded the video because she wanted to document her stressful day, using the caption, "wanna go home." school officials immediately terminated her. happening today-- since you are already going to be bundled up-- you may want to consider hitting the slopes this weekend. wisp, ski liberty and whitetail all open for the season today. coming up-- a firefighter in southern california-- dies in the line of duty. the latest on the efort tc

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half-staff at fire flags are flying at half-staff at fire stations in san diego, in memory of a fallen firefighter. 32-year-old cory iverson was killed less than 24 hours ago, while battling the thomas fire. he was from the san diego area. he leaves behind a pregnant wife, and a two-year-old daughter. the thomas fire is now 35-percent contained. the thomas fire is now 35-percent contained. about 83-hundred firefighters are battling that fire. it's now threatening at least 18-thousand buildings. that fire is just one of several burning in california. it alone has cost 82-million dollars so far. in minneapolis, outrage growing that no charges have been filed in the shooting death of justine damond.

several people confronted hennepin county attorney mike freeman. they asked if he would charge hennepin county attorney mike freeman. they asked if he would charge officer mohamed noor. freeman said investigators are responsible for the delay. in july, justine damon called 9-1-1 to report a possible sexual assault. as she approached the police car that arrived, officer noor allegedly shot and killed her. freeman says noor is refusing to answer freeman says noor is refusing to answer investigators' questions. a pit bull dog in stafford, kansas is getting a lot of attention. his name is kano , and he's the first pit bull police dog in the state. police dogs are often german shepherds. but kano's handler wants to prove.. a pit bull dog is just as fit for the job. kano came from a texas-based non-profit that trains k-nines. this week, he assisted in his first drug bust. he helped officers

than seven thousand dollars worth of marijuana! in and around the district.. lyft is offering free rides through in and around the district.. lyft is offering free rides through the holiday soberride program, beginning tonight. the program will run each night from eight p.m. to four a.m. that's until january 1st. people 21 and older celebrating with alcohol can enter a soberride code in the lyft app's "promo" section. they'll then receive a free ride home.. up to 15 dollars. the promo codes will be posted at two p.m. today, december 23rd, and december 31st.. on soberride-dot-com. happening now.. today is "national ugly christmas sweater day!" today is "national ugly christmas sweater day!" and a lot of people are taking part.. including many of our co-workers. you can compete with friends and strangers, to see who has the tackiest holiday wardrobe. some sweaters even light up and make noise. use "hashtag ugly christmas sweater day" on social media, to share what you came up with. at xx time for weather. toss to eileen

- becoming cloudy and cold today - light snow possible 1-5pm; a quick coating could make for icy roads mainly along & east of i-95 - rising temperatures this weekend; most of the weekend dry - 50s return early next week today: cloudy and cold. light snow possible 1-5pm. a coating to an inch possible. watch for slick travel. highs: 32-35 winds: ne to se 5 mph tonight: mainly clear and cold. lows: 23-30 winds: w 5 mph saturday: partly to mostly sunny. seasonable. highs: 45-50 winds: wsw 5-10 mph

disney will spend than 52-billion dollars to buy a significant portion of 21st century fox. and when it's all said and done, the deal may reshape the way many families watch movies, tv, and sports. here's abc's rebecca jarvis. - that was rebecca jarvis reporting. analysts say the

jarvis reporting. analysts say the deal still has to be approved by anti-trust regulators. and speaking of disney-- one of its biggest franchises is taking over the box office as we speak. "star wars: the last jedi" now showing nationwide. excited fans showed up early last night in northwest to get good seats for the first showings. many, of course, dressed up as

we spoke to brian rudolph -- who saw the original star wars at the uptown in 1977. he came back 40 years later-- with his son. no spoilers here-- but we can tell you that the first reviews from fans have been extremely positive. there is much more coming up on good morning washington. ryan hughes what are you working on for 5 0-clock.

against brain cancer. senate sources saying his condition may be worsening. we're monitoring the situation live from walter reed -- straight ahead. new developments about the m