Italian authorites say he was killed in a shootout with police this morning. It happened at a routine id check point. Police say he pulled a gun on an officer and fired. The officer was shot in the shoulder. As the shoot out took place, the suspect yelled allah akbar, accoridng to police. 12 people died in that truck attack monday night. We are expecting a press conference from european Law Enforcement. As soon as that happenes we will bring it to you. Rain for part of Christmas Eve sunny seasonable christmas unseasonably mild early next week cooler dry for new years weekend today sunny early, then becoming mostly cloudy. Cooler. Highs 4651 winds s 5 mph tonight cloudy. Showers developing after midnight. Lows 3640 winds s 5 mph Christmas Eve morning rain. Cloudy after noon with clearing skies after 6pm. Highs 4951 winds sw 5 mph with now just two days until christmas, mi are scrambling to holiday. Scott taylor is live from Regan National airport this morning. Scott how are the lines there . In australia, Police Arrest five men suspected of Christmas Day attacks using bombs, knives, and a gun. Investigators say the suspects were inspired by isis and planned attacks on melbournes flinders street train station. They had been plotting the attack for three weeks. Three of the of the suspects have already appeared in court charged with preparing or planning a terrorist attack. They each face a life sentence if convicted. A virginia man is accused of trying to provide Material Support to isis. Federal agents arrested 26yearold Lionel Williams of suffolk yesterday. Court documents say williams sent money to someone who he thought was trying to arm isis fighters. Authorities also say williams used social media to declare his support for isis and for attacks now to the trump transition. President elect donald trump says the u. S. Needs to strengthen and expand its nuclear capability. His comments on twitter came hours after russian president Vladimir Putin pledged to enhance his Nations Nuclear forces. Trumps Transition Team says he was emphasizing the need to modernize our deterrent capability. Something he touched on during the second president ial debate. Russia now has 73hundred warheads. Thats slightly more than the 71hundred held by the u. S. Developing now. Porch pirates are a big problem this holiday season. And police and residents are fighting back. As holiday packages pile up on doorsteps, thieves are standing by, ready to steal them. D. C. Resident anthony burleys surveillance camera recorded a man stealing packages from him. But the thief is still in Montgomery County yesterday, investigators returned gifts they recovered, after arresting a suspected porch pirate. One woman even got her husbands wallet back. Its 5 xx and coming up on good morning washington. An arrest made in the shooting death of a 3yearold in arkansas. How police were finally able to detain the suspect a week after the child was gunned down in a road rage incident. And false alarm . What caused a united flight to make an Emergency Landing in houston texas. Drum roll please. Hing. Its the sing sweepstakes. Its some of this, loads of that. cause you can win 100,000 from post cereal brands. Honey bunches of oats. And sing. Only in theaters rain for part of Christmas Eve sunny seasonable unseasonably mild early next week cooler dry for new years weekend today sunny early, then becoming mostly cloudy. Cooler. Highs 4651 winds s 5 mph tonight cloudy. Showers developing after midnight. Lows 3640 winds s 5 mph Christmas Eve morning rain. Cloudy after noon with clearing skies after 6pm. Highs 4951 winds sw 5 mph its 5 xx and still to come on good morning washington. 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. Thats my giant. Arrested the man accused of fatally shooting a 3yearold boy in a road rage incident in arkansas. The man identified as 33yearold gary holmes was turned in by his relatives late last night. Acen king was in the back of his grandmothers car on a shopping trip when a driver opened fire on their vehicle at a stop sign. His grandmother says the suspect got agitated that she was not driving fast enough. Kings famikly has been notified of the arrest. A United Airlines flight from houston to ecuador is forced to make an emergency landng because of reports of a passenger stowed in the planes cargo area. The flight was in the air about a halfhour when passengers reported hearing noises coming from the planes cargo hold. The plane returned to houston, where it was checked out. Workers did not find anything out of the ordinary in the cargo area. As a precaution, all 16pa another flight. A terrying scene in utah. As a young boy gets stuck on a ski lift. You can hear the boy just crying for help a his legs dangled off the lift. Somehow his help a his legs dangled off the lift. Somehow his backpack go caught when he tried to get off. But that same backpack is what prevented from dropping to the ground. Ski patrol members quickly jumped into action, using a ladder and harness to safely free him. He would be ok. An update this morning on a story we told you about earlier this week. A happy outcome for a group of neglected and abused animals. A woman in leesburg is facing 100 counts of cruelty and neglect for having a variety of animals on her property and not providing proper care. Well, this morning were to all been adopted only a few more animals are still in search of forever homes. 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The berlin Christmas Market terror suspect reported to be shot dead by police. Sam sweeney is here with what we know. The suspect in the berlin Christmas Market attack has been shot dead by police in milan italy. It happened at a routine id check point. Police say he pulled a gun on an officer and fired, hitting the officer in the shoulder. As the shoot out took place, the suspect yelled allah akbar, god is great in suspect was killed. The officer is said to have serious injuries. 12 people died in that truck attack monday night in berlin. We are expecting a press conference from european Law Enforcement shortly. As soon as that happenes we will bring it to you. Rain for part of Christmas Eve sunny seasonable unseasonably mild early next week cooler dry for new years weekend today sunny early, then becoming mostly cloudy. Cooler. Highs 4651 winds s 5 mph tonight cloudy. Showers developing after midnight. Lows 3640 winds s 5 mph Christmas Eve morning rain. Cloudy after noon with clearing skies after 6pm. Highs 4951 winds sw 5 mph trt 15 out. Dead underneath caught on camera. A man beaten and robbed inside his caught on camera. A man beaten and robbed inside his building in northwest dc. Security camera video shows the victim, Miguel Herrera letting three juveniles inside his Apartment Building on 13th street. He says he thought they lived there. Moments later they attack him, punching him repeatedly in the head and face before running away with his wallet. One of the suspects were caught, two others got away. Right now. Dc poli person of interest in several incidents of theft and credit card fraud. The suspect entered several Office Buildings in northwest from october 28th to november 24th. Once inside he stole unattended wallets and purses. Those stolen credit cards were used to make purchases at several Retail Stores in the area. Two of the stores captured him using the cards. Police are offering a 1thousand dollar reward for information that leads to an arrest. People who work at the oakville grille and wine bar in bethesda are especially proud of one of their coworkers. On december 10th, a customer started choking on a piece of steak. Bartender Darko Stankovic rushed over to him. Stangkuhvic is a former lifeguard. And he saved the mans life. By using the heimlich maneuver. The customer who was saved wanted to express his gratitutde. Stangkuhwic a Christmas Card with a check made out for a generous amount. The customer wrote. Hes happy hes having one more christmas with his family. Now to a story you dont want to miss. Just in time for the holidays a story of giving back, and paying it forward. A dc homeless man now has a place to live, thanks to the genorosity of 2 strangers. Sam sweeney shares the story with a great ending. Trt 1 38 oc have in life its 5 still plenty more ahead on good morning washington. But lets go to on good morning washington. But lets go to Alison Starling with a preview of stories you wont want to miss tonight on abc 7 news at 5. Rain for part of Christmas Eve sunny seasonable rain for part of Christmas Eve sunny seasonable unseasonably mild early next week cooler dry for new years weekend today sunny early, then becoming mostly cloudy. Cooler. Highs 4651 winds s 5 mph tonight cloudy. Showers developing after midnight. Lows 3640 winds s 5 mph Christmas Eve morning rain. Cloudy after noon with clearing skies after 6pm. Highs 4951 winds sw 5 mph still to come on good morning washington. The Holiday Travel frenzy is in full swing washington. The Holiday Travel frenzy is in full swing scott. Are scrambling to head to destinations to celebrate the holiday. Scott taylor is live from Regan National airport this morning. Scott how are the lines there . Lee goodridge, flying home trt 16 oc good weather day for me now to the trump transition. Takes to twitterspeaking out about Foreign Policy and making the unusual move to publically split from established us nuclear policy. And at the same time, his daughter ivanka faces an airline confrontation. Allegedly harassed onboard a jetblue flight out of new york. All while the president elect remains in florida for the holidays with his family. Abcs maggie rulli with the latest its 5 and time for a check on weather. Eve sunny seasonable unseasonably mild early next week cooler dry for new years weekend today sunny early, then becoming mostly cloudy. Cooler. Highs 4651 winds s 5 mph tonight cloudy. Showers developing after midnight. Lows 3640 winds s 5 mph Christmas Eve morning rain. Cloudy after noon with clearing skies after 6pm. Highs 4951 winds sw 5 mph s time for in the eres kidd . Now. Wheres kidd . Still to come on good morning washington. John fortified. Tored. Replenished. 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