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We will stay on this story and let you know how it turns out. Brad bell, abc7 news. Alison we have this new video of the armored truck robbery. Last fridays daring heist, the guard were restocking the shelves when the Thieves Robbed them at gunpoint. They escaped in a van a few blocks away. No one was hurt. Hasnt been done in 34 years. But actually really hasnt been done. We broke every record. Larry the house passed a measure this afternoon. The senate d it will be the president s first legislative victory. Alison there is talk from opponents how the reform will serve the rich. The motion is adopted and laid upon the table. Republican lawmakers call the final tax plan a middle class miracle. The average family will see 1,000 of their own money to keep. The soon to be low touted by president trump. President trump its the largest, i always say the most massive, but the largest tax cut in the history of our country. So january 1, the start of the new year. That means the start of the new tax code. February 1 the date savings from the tax plan expect to show up in the paycheck. The last time you will file taxes under the old plan. Democrats warn of other things to watch out for. The tax plan will be coming for your Social Security and the medicare before you take your Christmas Tree down. There are reasons that the left voted against the plan. 13 million americans will lose the Health Insurance as a result of the repeal of the mandate. The republicans celebrating the first legislative victory but insisting the real winner are the american people. On capitol hill, kristine frazao, abc7 news. Alison unintended c people in maryland because many marylanders will no longer deduct all the state and the local income taxes on the federal forms. We have a tie, recount in the 94th delegate ramos that gave the democrat the one vote victory. But the republicans challenged the disputed ballot and they won. It could be decided by Something Like a coin toss. This is unchartered territory. Right now the race is a tie. This is because of a single ballot that wasnt counted on tuesday. Ballot that the republicans contested this morning. And he said he signed off on a ballot not counted. That he was confused. Republicans argue the ballot should go to yancey. It has bubbles for both candidates and a slash through simonds name. In the end the Election Officials approved the ballot. This could determine the legislative chamber. Coming up at 6 00, we will find out how and when to find out the winner. Alison that is crazy. Thank you. We are going to bill kelly. You have a gorgeous spot. Bill no question this is a little cooler than yesterday. 62 yesterday and it was warm. Step back to show the numbers. In the mid40s now. Around the area. The lights you can see them above the green wall, this is beautiful. Put on the gloves and the jackets. Good to go. No problems. Show you the evening planner. 42 here at 7 00. Drop to 40 degrees at 9 00. Looking through the overnight forecast its 25 to 32 for the rain. We will talk about a warmup and more in minutes. Larry thank you. New tonight the search for endless taylor ended. The murder suspect arrested after the tips led police to an apartment. Taylor killed 24yearold Ernesto Bonilla earlier in month, authorities say. There is no word when he will be extradited. Alison now we will turn to a developing story in mexico where a tour bus crashed. We now know several members of a virginia family are among the 12 people who died. Larry tonight the officials blame bus driver for causing the crash. We have more on what happened. This is a horrible, horrible, horrific accident especially around the holidays. Now we know it hit home. The lorton resident anna behar, her 11 nohuddle son her 11yearold son and her mother are among the dead. The 11yearold boy died in his fathers arms on the side of the road. His dad survived. Tonight he is recovering in a florida hospital. My, gosh. The tour bus towed away. The family begin to share pictures and names of the lost loved ones including andy and jodie fritz and anna behar from lorton. Her 11yearold son daniel and her mother. My grandma is an amazing lady. Its heart breaking not knowing what happened. I love my mother. I love my cousin. I love them all. Dozen People Killed in a bus crash on vacation in mexico. There were a lot of dead people on the floor. He survived and he was one of the tourists from the two Royal Caribbean ships on an excursion to the mayan ruins where the tour bus slid off the roadway, four miles south of cancun. Not everyone was wearing seat belts. They were below the seats. Royal caribbean telling us our heart goes out to all those involved and were doing all we can to care for guests including assist with the medical care and transportation. Mexican prosecutor tonight says this could have been avoided. The van driver is in custody. Larry are horrible story. Alison heartbreaking. Thank you for the update. Dont miss out on the new developments as they come in the newsroom. Get them by d larry still to come at abc7 news at 5 00 was human error behind the derailment south of seattle . Alison and police are upset with advisory neighborhood commissioner. Its the other side of the story. You heard first on abc7. Larry plus how some families are scoring big time this holiday season. Hows it going down there . Thats good. Im over it though. laughter thats fine. I miss her more than you anyway. Hey, my window is closing. Yeah thats okay. Alright miles. I love you. phone hangs up yeah i love you too. Alison new developments in Washington State tonight. They are replying the final section of the amtrak train from interstate 5. Its unclear when the highway will reopen. The railroad bridge among the interstate must be inspected to make sure its table after mondays crash. There is still going to be road closure time. The investigators are looking into whether the conductor who was not alone at the time of the crash may have been distracted. Larry in tax reform bill today at the white house, Steve Scalise. President trump Steve Scalise is braver than all of us. [applause] i dont know. He rad a rougher year he had a rougher year than most of us. A hell of way to lose weight. He nearly died after he was hospitalized after a gunman opened fire on baseball practice in june. Some holiday mystic players came to deliver gifts from their families to the families in need. We have the team effort. Santas sleigh turning into a bus filled with toys. The wizards and the mystics playing the role of if santa elves. They probably never thought theyd have. The family to family gift giveaway. Its all about giving back. The bus made four stops in d. C. A reward for the families but also for those involved. To have an impact on the community and the kids and make a difference the best we can. A christmas to remember. Reporting in northeast, scott abraham, abc7 news. They will remember that for a long time. Our own meteorologist bill kelly is in the holiday spirit. Larry he is taking weather on the botanical gardens. This is a very nice night. We posted pictures and we want you to tweet four photos to us. This was a gorgeous sunset. You have the clouds. There it is. We want to invite you to send us your picture. Go to burst or twitter page or any one of us at the newschannel8. Show you what is going on. Mild day. The high widespread in the mid50s or so. There are places in the low 50s. Talk about this. Here, you can see a break in the clouds. The northwest winds at 9 miles per hour. Cooler than yesterday. But the normal high this time of year that would occur around 3 00 or so is where we are currently. Its looking good. 41. Farther up to the north. If you go to cumberland we are at 45. Mild for everyone. Looking at the overall Bigger Picture that is what we experience here. We had showers today. To North Carolina and tennessee. This is dry around the area. If you have the travel plans. Maybe you are getting out before the holiday or the weekend. Beautiful travel conditions now. There is nothing to worry about heading north. Bring it to the regional view. I hourbyhour forecast. We have clouds floating by to the evening tonight. Rain showers that will stay well south. This is down near where we should be if you look at the normals for us around freezing for the low. Mid40s or so for the high. This is interesting. We will start winter tomorrow. Temperatures will be for the most part on if mark. Statistically like a perfect day. We roll in the afternoon and the evening. I expect another beautiful sunset. This is cooler but its all in. Looking good. Focus on this. Mid40s for the day tomorrow. 53 on friday. We will get to start. This is going to bring us a likelihood of the rain. Windshield wipers. Watch for sunday. Christmas eve. This is where we get transition. By the time we get to the Christmas Day that is when the cold air is working to the area. We have 37 degrees now for the temperature on Christmas Day. Its possible that 37 occurs earlier in the day. We are throwing 20 chance. To round out december we will keep temperatures down to bring in a possibility of the snow later in the week. A roller coaster. 60s yesterday. Down in 40s. Back to 60s and then 30s. We are keeping an eye on that. There you go. Live out here tonight at the meadow lark winter walk lights. Gorgeous evening. They open up the gates at 5 30. We will talk to the folks and go up there where they have fire pith back to you. Larry see you in a few. Thanks. A city in South Carolina is not waiting on the federal lawmakers to act on gun control. Alison what they are doing to try to prevent mass shootings. Larry on the picket line for the deeper pockets. The demands that hundreds of workers need next. Alison im kellye lynn at laurel in a new school educating with speed. Im explain in the spotlight what if more of the came from Renewable Resources . What if the electric grid could detect, fix and even prevent Power Outages . What if our grid were less vulnerable s became a reality . Well, they are. At dominion energy, were completely transforming our power grid and the way we think of energy. To move from what if to whats next. Dominion energy. In tonights spotlight on education kellye lynn takes us to where the Charter School is complete. Celebration of the completion of the 18month School Construction project. This is the year i feel like a Real High School student. Im not surrounded by the middle schoolers. Check out the New High School in laurel. It opened in 2011 and shared space with the middle school now has 80,000 square feet of space to itself. Tell us what happens when you move your slide to the left. At this Prince Georges County public charter students are focused on steam. Science, technology, engineering, art and math. We have good quality on the community. This enables me to earn the Associates Degree in i. T. When i graduate in 12th grade. They emphasize the small class sizes that they say provide individual attention and help the substitutes students above the county average. We had the first graduating class. 100 graduation. Despite the larger space, much of what was done at the old building will continue here. Kellye lynn, abc7 news. Alison they look like they are having fun. Larry and learning. It is a stop that is a whirlwind for an officer. We will show you what happened next. The police criticism from the d. C. Elected neighborhood official. We have that announcer abc7 news at 5 00. On your side. Larry we have must see video of a traffic stop in ohio as the driver turns violent. The driver was pulled over for speeding. Got out of the car to grab the officer before putting him in a choke hold and dragging him off in the car. The officers partner tried to use a taser but it doesnt stop the suspect. We are happy to report the officer was not hurt. What a scary moment for everyone involved. You know its hard enough to hear when any child is shot. So imagine what family is going through tonight. 5yearold shot for the second time in two years. In time he was holding a gun in a home when it discharged. Two years ago he was shot in the face with a stray bullet walking with his mother. So far there are no charges in the latest incident. Alison wow this is a story you heard first on abc7. A. N. C. Commissioner accused of driving under the influence. That is not all. Police say he urinated on their floor. And used harsh words, too. After they arrested him. We have their side of it all now and the new video tonight. Stephen tschida joins us live with the details. Stephen alison, the video from the Prince Georges County police have a lot of people at city hall, Wilson Building in d. C. Talking about the Community Activist Paul Trantham and his arrest. And charges of d. W. I. And resisting arrest. [bleep] prince georg the profanity laced invective from a station bathroom is Paul Trantham refusing to come out. Are you refusing to come out of the bathroom . [bleep] stephen trantham, adviser and elected official in ward 8 is adamant he was not drunk. The Police Report said he swerved in and out of lanes yesterday morning and observed he was digging in his nose and falling asleep at the wheel. He claims i was juggling my arm picking my nose. Stephen the report says that trantham urinated on the floor and barricaded himself in the bathroom. He says he is suing since the officers came in to remove him. I think they are homosexuals. What man pulls another man off the seat . It prompted them to release the video and chief Hank Stawinski aaroned a statement saying i racial epithets and the statements of the Gay Community offensive and i support the officers actions. Trantham asked why didnt they release the other videos . Representative of the Department Said there are other videos, which may be released later on. Reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. Alison my goodness. All right. Thank you. A South Carolina city not waiting on the federal lawmakers to ban bump stocks and they are making a move of their own. Columbia city Council Voted to prohibit them and other firearm attachment. It would block the sale or possession of the trigger enhancing devices. There are no way that they should be legal. The ordinance would make the use of the devices a misdemeanor punishment by up to a jail. Bump stocks gained National Attention after the las vegas massacre. New information after the weekend power outage. The 11hour outages cost the company up to 50 million. The airline wants compensation. The power problem link told the fire. They canceled 1400 flights as a result. Alison the g. O. P. Leaders say the tax overall will encourage the companies to hire more and spend more. Tonight at t will give a 1,000 bonus to 200,000 of the employees. Thigh also plan to invest 1 billion in the u. S. The Prince Georges County police are trying to track down a killer. This murder victim lived with the mother. I asked the police today if they think that was random. They told me that nothing is off the table. The you detectives canvass for clues in the murder of Kermit Holland around 10 50 friday night. The 53yearold found shot dead in the garage of his mothers home. At the Retirement Community in upper marlboro. Its important to look into that. Today the investigators releasing this photo of hollands black toyota rav 4. Taken during the murder. The s. U. V. With the maryland tags a176667. Its a Senior Living community. So this typically is not the type of the instance we see. We understand grave concern for the People Living in the nei his hobby was watching the Television Crime meals and concocting tastey meals. He would fix it his way. Les whitaker one of a dozen neighbors. The police spoke with today. Do you hear gunshots . I said no. Gone too soon. I hope they realize they killed a good guy. The authorities are offering up to 25,000 for any information leading to an arrest. Im live in upper marlboro, kevin lewis. Larry thank you. Coming up, Important Information about what you can to the airport for your holiday travel. Top chefs close the doors and t really . Really . Really . Really . Really . Really . See zero in a whole new way. Get zero down, zero deposit, zero first months payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. Now with the people first warranty. Bill tomorrow the first day of winter is looking good. By friday we will warm things up and save 53 degrees or so. Saturday we warm up to 60 degrees. We are watching the forecast for Christmas Day. That will change. 59 on saturday. 46 on sunday. Much cooler getting to the monday. Real quick send it back. Well be right back. Three, two, one. Well be r larry chipotle says it did not about complaints to the Health Department but knew about them on reporting sites. Alison obama era practice of wiping out loans for students ripped off by a now de,500ed college c Corinthian College students had 550 million in Students Loans canceled. Today betsy devos announced a new process. Id will look at the income to look at the value of the education and then decide whether to forgive the loan partially or in full. Larry the big stadiums are certainly built to last. This is part two of the georgia dome demolition. No buses come in the way. Remember the shot from the Weather Channel view for the first one . Two massive walls were Still Standing on both ends of the ends zone if you will as the original demolition took place before thanksgiving. Alison wow europes top court says uber should be regulated like a taxi company not a tech firm. So this ruling comes from a lawsuit in spain, a group of the taxi drivers says uber had an unf because some of the drivers didnt have licenses to drive taxis. They called on uber to be subject to the same regulations as the traditional taxi companies. But ride share argues that uber should be treated as Technology Platform connecting drivers and riders. Larry coming up, it may look real but its not. What you need to know so you dont fall victim to this scam. Alison a colorado mans idea to trade marijuana for an s. U. V. Backfired. Larry the county sheriff. The man and the woman with him were arrested and they found four pounds of pot in the car. Alison the sheriff says after this he is not going to relist the s. U. V. On craigslist. Larry alison i dont know. Larry 200 contract workers at the Dulles International airport are now on strike. [chanting] workers demanding from the employer they want better. Huntry usa and the ability to union size. The strike is scheduled to last through tomorrow but there are fears it could go longer and have an impact on the holiday travel. We dont think that the work we put in is being appreciated. The people have to work two and three jobs to sustain families. Some of them have to sleep at the airport because they dont have time to go home. Larry in a statement to abc7 huntly said workers have the right to union size if they choose to. 150,000 people in the area are expected to fly over the next few days. Alison all right. So 7 on your side now with a consumer alert. There is a new scam. It looks like an email from the post office or shipping company. It says you have an undelivered package and int includes a link to liken it and pick it up. Dont link on it to clicken out and pick it up. But dont faller it. The fake site could install malware or try to get credit card info. Larry christmas rush is on. Not just the malibu the airports not just the malls, but the airports. We have advice to make it easier. Sam sweeney is at dulles with everything you need to know. Today the line stretched on and on. They expect 4. 2 Million People to pass through the security screening checkpoints on what are expected to be the busiest flying days of the season. The best advice for traveling with gifts. Them in wrapping paper. We recommend that you use gift bags and gift boxes. This allows for quicker screenings incase one present sounds an alarm. All electronics larger than a cell phone must be out for separate inspection. For the gifts with the water like snow globes, you might want to put them in the checked luggage. The rule of thumb is, if its bigger than a tennis ball its more than 3. 4 ounces. This may be obvious but no real or play guns go in carry on luggage. This year they have seen a surge of passengers trying to board with guns. Most people tell us they forgot they had their loaded gun with them interestingly enough. A first offense to bring gun to checkpoint is 3,900. That is an expensive mistake. If they forget or the wife or husband packed the bags, none of the excuses fly. If you want to make your live easier, if you are traveling with the family make sure t border pass in the hands. Now a consumer alert. Honda says another person killed by exploding air bag inflator when a 2004 honda civic crashed over the summer in louisiana. Switching gears a bit. The it least list of the 2014 worst computer password has surprises. Splash data says 123456 and the word password top the list. I cant believe you are still using those. Let me in is cracking the top ten. Football is up still popular. New to the list this year is i love you. Alison i love you, too. Thank you, larry. Larry thank you. Holiday brings out the best in us. What is coming up tonight at 6 00. The search is still on for two men who robbed armored truck workers loading an a. T. M. Tonights Surveillance Video and what police are most concerned about. Plus, what a group of people dressed up like santa protested outside a local walmart today. That and more at 6 00. Larry breaking news from maryland right now. Skytrak7 is over a dump truck crash in st. Marys county. These are the live pictures now. This is on New Market Road in mechanicsville. Southern maryland news net reporting a person died in the crash that involved another car. We will keep you posted on this as the developments come in the newsroom at abc7. Mechanicsville. In california now. Santa proved that he could do more than ride a sleigh. He can scuba dive. Its a busy time of year. He has to relax and get out of the this massive tank filled with the thousands of fish that represent 100 species. I love that. Slimmed down. Swimming is working. Alison its working. Larry a good thing. Alison bill kelly is out and about with weather on the go. How does it look now . It looks good. Pick myself up a nice warm hot coffee. Nice for a night like tonight where its cool. Check this out. We have all kind of the lights here. At the meadow lark at the botanical gardens. The snow fall lights at the end. The postpopular question im told where do you get those lights . Looks like the snow is coming down. Makes it look like the trees and the bushes are wrapped. This is toward the end. If y of the journey you are right by the fire. Very nice. Show you the temperatures. We are in the 40s outside in the region. We stay in the 40s. They are in the mid40s. They will start dropping. Tonight ised colder than this morning due to the fact we have a cooler air that came in and the fact that the clouds are clearing out. That is what it look like now. We will widen this out. Showers stayed well south. Green on the map that is the rain. The clouds and radar for future cast, we show you those moving out. Nice night in terms of the clouds. A few of them floating on by. 43 for the day tomorrow. If first day of winter tomorrow. A lot of sunshine out there. Christmas day we are looking for flurries around the area and cold with a high of 37. Coming up, we will show you more about what is going on and talk more in depth about the weekend. Back to you. Alison that sounds good. Bill. Thank you. Robert yeah. Larry robert is here. Football season is winding down. I hate that. Robert trying to pull good from the rough season. Staying positive. Only two games to go for the redskins. Chance to avoid losing season. End on a high note. So many questions come up. Kirk cousins is a free agent again . Will jay gruden still be here . That is for a later date. Tonight they celebrate pro bowl selections. Williams, sheriff and kerrigon going bowling. And we have more on the alternates is erin hawksworth. It means a lot. Never gets old. Erin the left tackle Trent Williams selected to the sixth consecutive ehad to fight through i had to fight through the whole season. It meant a lot to me. When you consider he is playing on one knee for the majority of the season it makes the latest pro bowl sensation more special. It was tough for me to continue that. But he is having nigh surgery so he will miss the pro bowl. He establish himself as one of the best left tackles in football. He hasnt missed a start as durable as he is, did he get you christmas presents or anything like that . I dont know. Santa aint came yet. Ill keep my fingers he is a regular. He is pretty awesome. Larry happy to see them get honored. No matter what the season win or loss. Right. Thank you very much. Is there still to come tonight, it starts with the swabbing the inside of your cheek. But the benefits could be enormous. Larry donations that are happening now that could save your life. That is next. [ splash ] [ horn sounds ] dang ok, i gotta run. Hey, wait, theres something i need to tell you dang. Dang dang. Dang. See zero in a whole new way. Get zero down, zero deposit, zero first months payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. Now with the people first warranty. Alison we want to tell you about a hardearned graduation for a George Mason University student. She will walk the stage tomorrow after battling cancer. Amira has fought bone cancer multiple times. In her leg at age 11, and again in her arm at age 21. Cancer will always be she inherited a rare disarder to increase the chance of developing the disease every 10 to 30 years. My mother died from cancer when i was 5. Its a big deal. It is. She will graduate tomorrow with a bachelor in anthropology and looking to law school next and steady job with the health benefits. Jonathan doctors at the Georgetown University hospital tell us every day the patients donate stem cells. There is no hesitation when she was told the donation could save a life. This is a procedure she anticipated for weeks. I feel like we are all superheroes. She traded in the cape on we blanket. You dont get anything back in return except for a great feeling that you maybe helped someone. That is putting it lightly. Seven years after volunteering to give a cheek swab she got a call that she was a match and her stem cells could save a 52yearold mans life. When this is over ill have the greatest feeling in the whole word. Admittedly she is terrified of needles. Im trying to perk up. We visited her in the baltimore home a week prior. She is terrified. She doesnt know much other than he is fighting lymphoma and depending on the donation. To know that they are waiting for a long time. A wait that will soon be over. That has what i c then eventually hopefully the cure will come. The recipient will likely start the transplant process tomorrow morning. It will be amazing to actually meet him. I think that will be great. Amy aubert, abc7 news. Michelle now at 6 00, nur Surveillance Video that police hope will help find two armed men that got away with a lot of money. Its not the money the police are concerned about. I always feel bad for the businesses going under. I dont think they go under in two days. A sudden culinary closure leaves a bad taste in the mouth. We are looking for answers. Tragedy in mexico. Tonight we are learning more about a virginia family on board the bus when it crashed. Now abc7 news at 6 00. On your side. Jonathan new video released today show the two gunmen who attacked the armored car drivers and loaded the a. T. M. Machine. T got away with the money. Michelle the men are still on the loose. Brad bell is live in beltsville with what police are looking for. Brad . Brad yeah, they want to catch the guys before they do it again. Over the years we have shown you a lot of wild videos of the people stealing whole a. T. M. s and not being able to get into them. Last week the robber on the other side of that car in a Free Standing a. T. M. Waited until it was open. Now we show you how they did it. It was an unusual robbery and it was successful. Armed couriers loading the a. T. M. At a Beltsville Bank of america hit for more than 200,000. Now we can show you how it happened. Abc7 obtained the Bank Security camera video. Watch closely as the gunman suddenly appear, the weapons raised. Seeming lie pointed at the victims head. The victims are forced to the ground as the robbers grab a bag stuffed with cash. Obviously concerns u