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>> today it is the calm before the storm. you can see the wintry mess here. cold air is advancing from the upper midwest, so these two things are going to come together to produce our coastal storm. all there is already in place. it is 34 degrees in d.c. our windchill factor is 30. our travel forecast to get you through today, this is the area we are expecting trouble. possible delays in dallas. in northern mississippi, there are delays in seattle as well as buffalo, cleveland, denver, salt lake city. those are deicing delays at the airport. we expect more trouble on the holiday itself. these are going to start developing overnight tonight into more morning. the national weather service is issuing a winter weather advisory for right around i-81 and areas to the west. we are expecting slow -- snow and sleet. d.c. metro, we can see a little bit of this onset in the morning hours. by the afternoon, it changes to rain. if we do not get a winter he makes, it will still be a traveling mass. rainfall will be heavy at time. the biggest travel day of the year, the day before thanksgiving. up and down the eastern seaboard, we will have wet and windy conditions. if you are traveling anywhere capital nation's section westward, things are looking good. is 36 degrees at 3:00 today. 34 by 6:00 and 33 with cloudy skies cleared if you're going to the redskins game tonight, i hope you have something to keep yourself covered up. i'll have your forecast in a few minutes. stay connected with us when you are way from your tv. make sure you have your storm watch 7 cap downloaded on your cell phone. that will alert you to impending weather. you can stay connected at wjla.com/weather. of course, we are on facebook.com/wjlaweather. i will see you in just a few minutes. >> new at noon. two day care workers are under arrest. they are charged with abusing children in a scandal that has caused an uproar. as brianne carter reports, more charges could be on the way. >> kiera spriggs and sarah jordon are facing charges of abuse and assault. circumstances, [indiscernible] >> between january and august of 2013, the day care employees assaulted and abused children between the ages of one and two who were in their care. facesprayed kids in the with hoses, forcing them to eat spicy food, encouraging them to hit one another, and throwing toddlers onto cots. speaking out for the first time, the owners of minnieland say one thing learned of the alleged women they fired the two and others as well. they are reviewing their training program. >> we are deeply sorry that this has happened. we will continue to earn the trust of our minnieland family. woman said she trusts her son's teacher, but she is looking for another place for him to attend. >> others believe this is still a safe place for students. >> i think it is a nice place. >> investigation is ongoing, adding that more charges are pending. votes -- the battle for itinerary -- attorney general isn't necessarily over. democrat mark herring is leading republican marco been shane by 165 votes. -- mark obenshain. margin is less than one half of one percent, they can request a recount. metro is moving again after another miserable morning for commuters. one of our viewers sent us a picture saying that some riders were offloaded twice. the first happened that union station. then they boarded another training got one stop further adding got unloaded at judiciary square. got unloaded a judiciary square. they were single tracking because of a signal problem. >> the measure will stay open an hour of later -- an hour later for the redskins game. the last blue train to largo town center will leave that 1:33 all otherther such -- metro stations will close at regular times. the extended services funded by an agreement with the redskins. >> here's hoping the redskins fans are traveling home with a smile on their faces as they prepare for their monday night matchup. rallying against the team's name. there are roughly 5 million native indians around the country and to be protesters here in landover, maryland, they tell us that the majority of these folks are extremely offended by the term redskins. that is why they held a protest this morning outside of the stadium. changing, other ethnic groups are siding with native americans. this is just hours before tonight's prime time game. publiclyrom groups are calling on team owner, dan snyder, to change the name once and for all. they're describing this as a tragic reminder of ethnic intolerance. we spoke to flam -- to fans who said this group does not represent the county. >> people say, why now? evolving issue. its time has come. the termple realize redskins goes back to the genocide of native americans. if you brought a red skin a bounty, you would be paid for killing an indian. not stand fore do us. they are not our leaders, they are not our elected officials. i don't even know who they are. three colleges and 28 high schools around the country have the sameheir mascots, group that protested the game in minnesota will be staging a demonstration here. gonzalez,live, john abc 7 news. a fan has serious injuries after falling down the stairs during the ravens game. this happened at about 2:00 yesterday afternoon at the m&t bank stadium. firefighters say the fan was a 48-year-old man who was taken to shock trauma with life- threatening injuries. to -- there new talks breakthrough came through after months of negotiations with the u.s.. will the new deal, iran allow inspections of key facilities for six months and u.s. andwill -- the allies will ease economic stations. the report for newton shooting is expected to revive history of the gunmen and police response to the shooting that killed women and children. she says she wants people to hear the full story. we will tell you about a major announcement from one of the cleveland kidnapping but evans. -- kidnapping victims. >> she is a soldier and a mom. the surprise she gave her five children just in time for thanksgiving. back with more details with how this winter storm can >> one of the cleveland kidnapping victim says she is ready to tell her story. michele knight has signed a book deal and her memoir is scheduled to come out next bring. the book is untitled. she wants to give every victim of violence a new outlook on life. the other two kidnapping victims are planning their own books as well. families in d.c.'s ward seven will have a thanks giving turkey on their table. it is thanks to a recreation center. nowhere is a lot of me they're coming even in the nation's capital. there, even in the nation's capital. >> rice, vegetables, turkeys. going to families in need. >> a lot of people losing their jobs. needs are more so. >> deborah wright says she has family or friends who can help. >> others face cuts in the supplemental nutrition program or snap. that means cuts of $29 a month for a family of three. >> people have mouths to feed. a lot of children, a lot of family members. only giving out turkeys, but they are also giving out healthy foods, like corn, celery, carrot. for some, this giveaway is the difference between a real nutritious meal or maybe nothing at all. to choosees people between food, medicine, and it is a deed -- their children or themselves? >> families will not have to make that hard choice. christmas tree has arrived in the district. there it is. the spruce arrived at the west lawn this morning after its months long journey from washington state. decorated to reflect this year's theme, sharing washington's good nature. the lighting will take place next tuesday. it is 88 feet. you can't push that up. as much as much as i am sure somebody would like to. i think they're going to start putting the decorations next tuesday. >> would have a nice dry spell this weekend. stage for the the coastal storm that is going to be impactful across our area. a snow we don't have factor or sleep factor in this, it will be impactful because some people -- or sleet factor in this, it will be impactful because so many people are traveling. we could see some very heavy downpours associated with this. we're starting things out with some very dry and cold air is in place. we have had some high, thin clouds push into the area. everything you're seeing on the satellite picture is not amounting to much. it is still bright and sunny. this is the leading edge from sony more sure that is going to be coming in from a big system that has already caused so many problems across the southwest of the southern tier states. that is also going to be hooking up with this cold front and these two may stay together over towards the coast and be this big, wet mess for us. our temperatures this morning were cold. a lot of us waking up to teens. we have warmed up since that time, but only 10 degrees. it is 34 at this hour with a windchill of 30. it is that south-southeast wind that is bringing our temperatures up a little bit today. dry that it is going to take a while to saturate this and get rain or snow to come out of it. it is 33 at dulles, 36 in culpepper. it is 31 at bwi. if you spot getting gusty winds at time. the high-pressure system came in to this weekend and has been sitting here today. our rate is coming inc. clockwise around areas of high rate is coming in clockwise around areas of high pressure. we could have a little wintry mix, especially along i-81 in the areas off to the west. it is more likely to be sleep with a little snow and rain. -- sleet with a little snow and rain. have a second opportunity to get showers. the cold air takes over in the afternoon hours on wednesday. the large majority of wednesday, it is going to be a rain day. heavy downpours will be most likely tuesday night and into wednesday morning. theill take this down to local level and show you our futurecast. by early tomorrow morning, there you can see a little bit of that wintry mix, especially to the west. it is going to start to warm up through the day and everybody should change over to rainfall. the further up you are in the elevation, the more likely you'll stay in the freezing variety longer into the afternoon hours. we could be seeing between one and two inches of rainfall tuesday night and into wednesday morning. by thanksgiving day, we will be done with it and things will be better. you might want to bump your travel up a little bit earlier or later if possible. it is going to be a cold one. our high temperatures are between 34 and 39 degrees. for tonight, cloudy skies. a wintry mix, a little snow, little sleet, to the west especially. 26 to 32 are our overnight lows. tomorrow we will take you to all rain in the afternoon. as we take a look at our seven day forecast, you can see the rain through wednesday, perhaps going back to snow. cooling down as we head into thursday. it will stay cold, regardless, but quiet. thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, go ahead and put up your ornaments. you will probably want to wait until we get through the system. a little uncertainty in terms of exact timing of any freezing precipitation tomorrow morning. we will have all of the latest at 4:30 tomorrow morning. >> flying from new york to london in just an hour. >> we will tell you about the new technology that could change the way we all travel. hollywood's master plan to get you to the movie theater this season. what is the trick? 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