Destroyed. Right now a tornado watch is still in effect for parts of alabama. And this is the same system bringing us rain this morning. Lets get right to stormwatch7 meteorologist Eileen Whelan. Dense fog advisory through 7am. Visiblity less than 1 4 mile, at times. Near 70 on this last day of november rain today cooler drier for the first day of meteorological winter tomorrow more rain by sunday night today patchy, dense fog early. Periods of rain. Unseasonably warm and breezy. Highs 6774 winds s 515 mph tonight showers possible through 2am. Lows 4652 winds w 1015 thursday mostly sunny and cooler. Highs 5256 winds nw 510 mph eileen toss to johnny happening now. A curfew still in effect, after a Tennessee Town is a wildfire ripped through gatlinburg killing 3 and injuring at least 14 more. And this morning the danger isnt over. Winds are still strong, creating a difficult situation for firefighters. More than 250 structures were damaged or destroyed. And thousands have been forced to evacuate. A National ParkService Spokesperson has indicated the initial fire was humancaused. But declined to elaborate. The curfew will be lifted at six this morning. Breaking overnight. A shooting investigation in the 14th street northeast. In the brentwood area. He was taken to the hospital with what are believed to be non lifethreatening injuries. So far, very few details about what happened but police say they are looking for a white nissan seen in the area. Also developing now a man, shot to death at a food lion in manassas. The deadly gunfire happening inside the entrance of the store, while customers were still inside, around 7 30 last night. Prince William County police say they are interviewing witnesses, but there are conflicting right now no one is under arrest, but police do not believe there is a threat to the community. Right now. Fairfax county police are searching for a man who allegedly raped a 15yearold girl. Investigators say 18yearold Ronald Herrera contreras is a gang member. And they say the rape occurred on july 13th off lee highway, west of downtown falls church. Police say the girl eventually told a case worker. They wouldnt say if contreras is an undocumented immigrant, but they say immigration and customs agents are el salvador. But police think hes still in the u. S. To the trump transition now and a highprofile dinner in manhattan last night. The president elect ate with mitt romney, amid cabinet speculation. The two were joined by Incoming White House chief of staff reince priebus. This was the second meeting between the two since the election. Romney says hes impressed with Donald Trumps transition effort and cabinet picks so far. Romney is reportedly under consideration for secretary of state. Is expected to announce two additional cabinet picks today. Abc news reports former Goldman Sachs executive and Trump Campaign finance chairman Steven Mnuchin will be nominated for treasury secretary. Billionaire investor wilbur ross is said to be trumps choice for commerce secretary. In just a few hours House Democrats will elect their leadership. A vote is set for around nine this morning, with a new name in the running for minority leader. Ohio congressman tim ryan plans to challenge nancy pelosi for the seat shes held for six term in the house. Pelosi has been in office since 1987. This is the first time shes faced a challenger since taking the minority leader role in 2010 a Severe Weather alert for parts of the south. Deadly storms, tearing through overnight and its the same system bringing us rain today. The stormwatch seven team is tracking what you . Think of your fellow man. . . Lend him a helping hand. . . Put a little love in your heart. . . Take a good look around. . . And if youre lookin down, . . 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Rain and dense fog moving into the dmv. And down south this same system is blamed for at least destrucrtive storms rip through alabama and missisiippi. Good mornign im autria godfrey, and im larry smith. Live stormwatch7 Team Coverage this morning starting with Jummy Olabanji with breaking details on the destruction in the south. Autria and larry here is what we know so far. A possible tornado hit a Mobile Home Park overnight in rosalie alabama killing at least three people. We are also hearing that four children hour daycare was completely destroyed outside of huntsville the National Weather service issued a series of tornado warnings across the south overnight. This video comes from another community in alabama where crews rescued three people from this rubble. Firefightgers say the son of the family held the wall up to keep it from falling on his mother until help arrived. Dozens of homes and buildings are either damaged or destroyed and now this same system is moving into our area. Lets get right to meterologist Eileen Whelan. Dense fog advisory through 7am. Visiblity less than 1 4 mile, at times. Near 70 on this last day of november rain today cooler drier for the first day of meteorological november rain today cooler drier for the first day of meteorological winter tomorrow more rain by sunday night today patchy, dense fog early. Periods of rain. Unseasonably warm and breezy. Highs 6774 winds s 515 mph tonight showers possible through 2am. Gradual clearing and thursday mostly sunny and cooler. Highs 5256 winds nw 510 mph eileen toss to johnny Fidel Castros remains begins its journey across cuba to the city of santiago where his ashes will be buried this weekend. Last night the island nation continued its official mourning period for castro in his honor. President s of seven nations were among the mourners. Those who spoke praised the 90yearold dictator, who died friday. President obama did not attend the memorial service, but instead sent a pair of us representatives to pay their respects. No us officials are expecetd to be present for castros funeral on sunday. A vigil was held last night in columbia, to remember the Brazilian Soccer Team members killed in a plane crash. The team was headed the copa sudamericana, when thier charter plane crashed into a colombian hillside monday. Kickoff for the tournament was supposed to happen tonight. The crew reported an electrical failure and declared an emergency before disappearing from radar. 71 people on board were killed. Miraculously 6 survived. Breaking news from california, where police say an inmate who escaped from a santa clara jail, has been recaptured. Laron campbell waas found in nearby contra costa county. Escaped the night before thanksgiving by sawing through the jail bars and rappelling to the ground with a bedsheet rope. Hydeaddison Elementary School in georgetown is scheduled to close for a twoyearlong renovation. During that time, the city plans to relocate the schools 316 students to meyer Elementary School in d. C. s shaw neighborhood. Thats nearly three miles away. At a meeting last night, frustrated parents expressed their concerns to mayor muriel bowser. Mayor bowser says the city with a couple of alternatives. One is the university of the district of columbia. Thats farther away than meyer elementary, but it takes less time to get to. Bowser belives that option could delay hydeaddisons 25Million Dollar renovation. Were following a mystery on the Potomac River this morning. Found floating in the river over the weekend. Its eact source still hasnt been identified. Right now officials believe its hydraulic fluid or some kind of lubricant and its just west of the great falls area. Wssc is watching it closely and says its prepared to shut down the river intake at its filtration plant. 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The mayor of gatlinburg says the next 24 hours are critical. Officials hope rain this morning will help fight the fires. Right now. Fairfax county police are searching they say 18yearold Ronald Herrera contreras is a gang member. And they say the rape occurred on july 13th off lee highway, west of downtown falls church. Police say the girl eventually told a case worker. They wouldnt say if contreras is an illegal alien, but they say immigration and customs agents are involved. Contreras is believed to be from el salvador. But police think hes still in the u. S. In dc new footage of a person of interest in an attack at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in northwest. Assault a woman at knifepoint on saturday. The woman was able to escape. The person of interest is seen in this video. If he looks familiar to you call police right away. President elect Donald Trumps cabinet is taking shape with the naming of three new officials. Abcs janai norman reports from northwest, with how trump continues to take to twitter making big announcements and update 5 25am bc steve mann mcfrspio6 mcfrs on scene of a reported smoking insulator Medical Center metro station. No reports of delays at this time. Metrorail info metrorailinfo red line single tracking btwn grosvenor Medical Center due to a track problem outside Medical Center. Expect delays in both directions. Joe ball in truck 17 rx33 en route in case anything comes of this. Pdate 5 25am bc steve mann reported smoking insulator Medical Center metro station. No reports of delays at this time. Metrorail info metrorailinfo btwn grosvenor Medical Center due to a track problem outside Medical Center. Expect delays in both directions. Joe ball in truck 17 rx33 en route in case anything comes of this. Dense fog advisory through 7am. Visiblity less november rain today cooler drier for the first day of meteorological winter tomorrow more rain by sunday night today patchy, dense fog early. Periods of rain. Unseasonably warm and breezy. Highs 6774 winds s 515 mph tonight showers possible through 2am. Gradual clearing and turning cooler. Lows 4652 winds w 1015 thursday mostly sunny and cooler. Highs 5256 new this morning. Washington redskins players, unveiling new kicks theyll rock this weekend against the Arizona Cardinals but these arent just any cleats. Take a look at these Washington Redskins players, unveiling new kicks theyll rock this weekend against the Arizona Cardinals but these arent just any cleats. Take a look at these custom nikes kirk cousins will sport. The charity cleats have the International Justice mission logo on them with the words until all are free. Wide receiver Pierre Garcon also shared his cleats on instagram, which promote his helping hands foundation. Their mission is to bring education, health and Community Programs to his native and tight end vernon davis will wear these cleats in support of the Vernon Davis Foundation for the arts. It promotes Art Education and appreciation among youth from disadvantaged backgrounds. This is all part of the nfls my cause my cleats week. The redskins arent the only Washington Team giving back to those in need. Last night, the capitals hosted their annual casino players and coaches played casino games with fans at the sheraton in Pentagon City last night. Attendees also bid on equipment and signed memorabilia during a live auction. This was the sixth year of casino night. The event has raised more than oneMillion Dollars for youth sports, education and other programs. A reminder this morning as we head generosity at our toys for tots toy drive this weekend abc7 and newschannel 8 will be at National Harbor this saturday from 11 to 3. We hope to see you there. Kidd oshea in the now. Dolly parton says shes heartbroken about wildfires that tore through the tennessee county where she grew up. In a statement, she said shes praying for the families affected by the fires and for the firefighters working so hard to keep everyone safe. At least 14,000 people have been tennessee, kanye wests moms death that according to tmz. Com where they report sources close to kanye say leading up to his breakdown last week he lacked sleep, was under pressure from touring , plus tending to his wife kim who had been robbed in paris. All of that and the anniversary of his moms funeral on november 20th, the same day he canceled a concert in la and just one day later canceled the rest of his tour, may have been what caused his hospitalization at ucla Medical Center. Weeknd has broken the record for rain on the radar , and heavy fog impacting your commute. Team coverage from veronica johnson, julie wright and mobile trak seven my guest list just tripled. My Cookie Exchange is super competitive. Mine too. I want to go really big with my appetizers. We can do it without blowing our budget. Oh yeah, this is great my family really needs to be wowed this year standing rib roast wow. Everything for the holidays. Now, good morning washington, on your side. We begin with a breaking news autria high wind, heavy rain, the same system is headed in our direction. We have you covered before the rain as we deal with the heavy fog. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] larry this line of storms responsible for several deaths for you were asleep. Jummy breaking news out of northeast alabama. Reports are now coming in that as many as three people are dead and four children are in Critical Condition through that state. They were hunkered down in a 24hour day care that was ripped to shreds by heavy wind. Not far away other buildings were demolished. Three people were pulled from a home and they say that the son of the family held up a wall to keep it from falling on his mother. Scary story from that area this morning. As soon as we hear anything new