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Already getting a taste of music. We got to hear a sneak peek of grohl, who was rehearsing onstage. Take a look behind me, we have thousands that have already come here to line up along the National Mall to stake out their spot. You can hear their enthusiasm. They are ready for the concert for valor. For patricia, tonights starstudded event to honor the nations veterans is one she felt she could not miss. A veteran of world war ii, he was a medic in the pacific. He passed away last week come a believe it or not. And i am the biggest metallica fan in the world. The two came together and here i am. Ofshe lined up with hundreds others nearly 10 hours before the gates opened along the National Mall. Up early toalso got be one of the first to grab a seat on the grass. He says with his brother deployed to africa, tonight concert for valor is personal. Proud to be out here honoring our troops, honoring america. The crewsrning, worked hard to finish the final set up for the event that kicks off at 7 00 p. M. And with an impressive list of artists including carrie underwood, bruce springsteen, metallica, and rihanna. Draw hundreds to of thousands to americas front yard. Back here live, look at their enthusiasm. These early risers that were here before 10 00 to get in line to stake out their spot. Blanketshem brought and banks, things to keep them entertained. Deck of brought a cards. We will see how long that lasts. For a list on what you can and cannot bring down to the mall, wjla. Com. Our website if you are planning to head downtown today, there are a number of closed roads around the mall. The concert does not start until this evening but road closures started at 6 00 this morning. Metro is also bracing for a massive influx of traffic. The smithsonian station is closed as well as no service on the blue line today. Instead, more yellow line trains are in service to get people downtown faster. For a closer look at all the maps and road closures, information on the changes to metro, head on over to our website, wjla. Com. Decides the concert, there are several other event going on to honor our nations veterans. Vice President Biden laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier this morning, followed by an observant ceremony. Another wreathlaying ceremony honored our world war ii veterans. The friends of the world war ii memorial and the National Park service are paying tribute to the 16 million americans who fought in that war. John gonzalez is there live. Good afternoon and happy veterans day. Mostwas described as the destructive war in our nations history. Was a wreathlaying ceremony here at the mordor to memorial to remember the 16 million americans who fought in 400,000 whod the did not make it home alive. Take a look. Several wreaths have been placed here in front of the west side of the memorial in front of the field of gold stars from the United States air force to the United States merchant marines, from all branches represented here, next to the engraving of a truman whichrry partially reads, our debt to the ichiro men and women in their service to the country can never be repaid. Always a poignant and heart out of that. More than 500 world war ii veterans are dying daily. By the year 2036, they will all be gone. I had the pleasure and honor of chatting with two veterans both in their 90s. They tell me today is a special day to remer their band of brothers and an event that shaped the rest of their lives. Comrades tribute to my , those that died in combat. A special day . Yes. It means a lot to me. Bill, i went g. I. Back to college, graduated, raised a family. Now my two oldest sons were in the vietnam conflict. After the ceremony, about 150 middle schoolers from Lake Braddock cheered and greeted some of the Airborne Division veterans who fought in world war ii, who came to visit the memorial today. A true example of a young generation thanking our enduring heroes. There are only about one million more war to world war ii veterans alive. Great ceremony. Thank you. Secretary of defense chuck hagel will be at the Vietnam Memorial for a veterans day service. He will present the keynote remarks. This years ceremony celebrates the 30th anniversary of the dedication of the three servicemen statue. Thats our 10 1 00 p. M. That startss at 1 00 p. M. The good news is that the weather is cooperating. A pictureperfect veterans day. For midnovember, it does not get better than this. Lots of sunshine, 64 degrees at reagan national. 63 in manassas. 63 in winchester. There are a couple of clouds moving in from the east. That should say state east of 95 today. Lots of sun in parts of the west. That will help us to warm up into the mid to upper 60s with pleasant conditions. Temperatures will be dropping a little bit as we head to the hours of the concert of valor. 61 degrees at 6 00. It starts at 7 00. We expect 59 by then. You will want a jacket and you may want to move around to stay warm. It certainly will not be bitter cold. Forecast, the arctic front is coming. When we expect it to arrive, coming up in your forecast. Morning, the Monterey County School System held its annual state of the school address. It was mostly for Business Partners and community leaders, but it comes when the district is in the thick of troubling scandals. Jeanette reyes has more on what the superintendent had to say. Tohundreds gathered celebrate it, schmidt the School District has had this year, but hanging over the vacation was an undeniable clout of this trust and disappointment among parents. Ofing the third annual state the schools address, superintendent joshua starr made no mention of the recent disturbing allegations. Last week, abc 7 news was the first to tell you that a contractor and Baker Middle School allegedly inappropriately touched two middle school students. The district says they were unaware of the past offenses. Yesterday we told you about another incident involving a substitute teacher allegedly assaulting a 12yearold girl. Incidents, authorities were immediately notified, but parents did not find out until weeks later. There are concerns. The situations have brought to light the fact that we need to tighten up our procedures when it comes to communicating. Was aacknowledges there lack of communication between School Officials and parents, and there will be a mandatory meeting in a few weeks between principals and teachers to discuss the proper protocols to follow with these kinds of incidents. Thank you. Parents will also get a chance to ask questions about the recent accusations that students were inappropriately touched. Officials will be grilled on my parents were not notified immediately after the alleged incident. A meeting is set for tonight at Baker Middle School in damascus at 7 00 in the cap chariot. Noon, the anne arundel chief of police is stepping down. Kevin davis took on the position only a year and a half ago. He says the new county executive the left wants to go in a new direction. Davis says he is offering his support in the transition. His last day will be december 1. County, the william three men suspected in the shooting death of a 16yearold High School Student are still on the loose. Police say the shooting happened on oakwood drive, very close to woodbridge senior high school. The victim is 16yearold student brenden wilson. Police are looking for three male suspect seen leaving the scene of a pickup truck. Anyone with information is asked to call Prince William county police. Up, a new york doctor diagnosed with ebola is now virusfree. What he says about his recovery. Thanlatives of the more 300 People Killed when a south korean ferry sank said the cap and did not receive a fair punishment. Today the captain was sentenced to 36 years in prison and they say that is too lenient. The captain was found of negligence and guilty of abandoning his passengers. He was acquitted on a homicide charge which wouldve carried a death sentence. A victory for Iraqi Military forces. Iraq state tv is reporting that they have driven out Islamic State extremists from one town. Isil seized the town in june and shutdown that oil refinery. Americas only remaining ebola patient is now in the hospital. Crack spencer has been declared ebolafree. The fight against the deadly virus in america. A celebration. It is a good feeling to hug a hero. There are no longer any ebola patients in the United States. Dr. Craig spencer, released from Bellevue Hospital earlier this morning after two and a half weeks of treatment. Today i am healthy and no longer infectious. My early detection, reporting, and now recovery from ebola speaks to the effectiveness of the protocols that are in place for health staff returning from west africa. Spencer contracted the virus while caring for ebola patients in guinea. It was not days after he returned to new york that he started to have symptoms and was rushed to the hospital. Despite some concerns that he had been out in public before he was diagnosed, no one else was infected. Is ebolafree, and new york citys ebolafree. Another milestone today for kaci hickox, the nurse from maine, tested negative for the virus and was quarantined against her will, was given the all clear. Her monitoring period is now over. The fiancee of dr. Spencer is still quarantined in her home here in new york city. She has not shown any symptoms and her monitoring period is set to end in a few days. Now police in philadelphia are searching for a man who drove his estranged wifes car right into the delaware river. Video ofok at this police removing this red corvette from the water. Witnesses called 911 after seeing the man drive it into the river, escaping, and then swimming to shore. Police have identified the man but he remains on the loose is noon. He will face charges including reckless endangerment. Are closelyes watching a huge sinkhole that swallowed a car in florida and is now threatening an entire neighborhood. The sinkhole opened up in a driveway just outside of tampa. The homeowner said it took only 15 minutes for her car to fall in. The home is now condemned and six others have been feared have moved out for fear that the sequel will grow. Right now i cannot go home. We are all in the same boat. One minute you are comfortable thinking about what youre going to do today, and the next minute you could be homeless. This is actually an early start to the sinkhole season, when summer rain causes the lime under the ground causing a whole to cave in. In the meantime, that arctic blast in minnesota is creating a messy commute or drivers. The snow and ice are making roads like sheets of glass. While many are more off the roads, tow trucks and snowplows are cautiously working overtime. Two people have died from the icy roads in the state. Snow totals in the rockies in the upper midwest are still coming in. A couple of cities north of minneapolis got more than 16 inches. That is why they are calling it snowvember. It makes me rethink my decision to stay here for the winter. I should have gone south. Where are you going to go . It could be a lot worse around here today. And warm. 27 years ago on veterans day, there was a major winter storm. If you want more details, you can check out our blog on wjla. Com. The coldest air is coming. So far, the coldest days we have had at reagan national, 53, dulles, 49. We will begin to get below that started thursday. This will be an arctic blast that will last. This is not just a quick hit. Right now it is beautiful. Hard to think about cold air when we have 60s across the map. In martinsburg right now. You hardly need a jacket at all, maybe some long sleeves. That arctic is about 600 miles away. There you can see the cold front near chicago. 24 in minneapolis. North dakota, 18 degrees. The air will be modified by the time it reaches us. We will not be looking at temperatures in the teens, but you certainly will want those winter coats out because you will need them. Today we are keeping our eyes on increasing cloudiness to the east. This should state east of i95. The cold front will take its time coming, so it is not until about this time tomorrow where we start to feel the impact from it. Futurecast through the rest of the day shows you a few of those clouds pushing east. I cannot rule out a sprinkle but most of us will stay dry. Overnight tonight, we get sandwiched between these systems. More cloud cover will help average or stay more comfortable in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Tomorrow afternoon, behind the front, cold air begins to push in and skies will clear out. Today, sunshine, temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. Tomorrow, the High Temperature will be about midday. And then falling into the afternoon with breezy conditions. As we get into thursday, this will be the start of that cold air. A few flakes could be possible thursday night into friday morning. A weak disturbance moves overhead. The firstpect to see freeze in d. C. Coming by the weekend. Dulles airport has already had their temperature below 32 degrees. Of wintryhance conditions coming in on sunday night into monday morning. That will likely stay in the mountains, but something worth watching. Ofcould have another blast cold air to reinforce all of this on tuesday or wednesday of next week. T is definitely coming in it will stick around for a while, so enjoy today. Anytime your age is on the forecast, not good. At least we are in the 60s today. A good way to put it. Are now two weeks and two days away from thanksgiving. Arend damaging, new reports on the joan rivers death. A federal investigation revealing the new york like that treated rivers made a series of major mistakes that ultimately led to her death. In september, one week after going into cardiac arrest at the yorkville endoscopic clinic during a routine medical the future. The reportrrors, cites the clinic for failing to identify rivers deteriorating vital signs and providing timely intervention. Hype, the all the best day to shop for deals is not black friday. According to a new study, the best deals are actually offered on thinks giving day. Another prime time for good deals is the monday before thanksgiving. I say anytime you can get it. Enjoy the weather today. This is the warmest day of the week. You are the favorite of the newsroom right now. Remember this tomorrow about this time. Temperatures for the concert of the other should be nice. We just saw dave grohl warming up. He is one of my favorites. Temperatures falling into the mid50s. The sun will not be shining out there. The sun will the temperatures will be a little cool. 40s the rest of the week. [dramatic music] [cheers and applause] hey hey uh uh uh welcome to millionaire were doing Something Special this week. Weve invited some of the most incredible Guinness World records title holders of all time to come and play for big money. 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