Plus, a wet weekend ahead. Abc 7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is abc 7 news at 11 00, on your side. Everybody is getting ready to ring in the new year. The iconic times square celebration well under way. Everybody there getting ready for the ball to drop in just about an hour right here. That is one of several events that are happening now to usher in 2015. But one of the biggest here in our area, alexandrias first night. Jay korff is there where thousands are waiting for the big finale. Look around. With less than an hour, thousands of people. The streets are filled, the sidewalked are filled, the restaurants are packed. The bars are packed. There is even glowing light sabres out here. This all started with the kids. If there is an age group that truly appreciates a good party, it is children. This is a great time. Armed with a sippy cup and a malet. They rank in the new year in style wednesday night. This is the 20th annual first night alexandria. This is our first time doing this, it has been a lot of fun. The citys beloved alcoholfree new years eve bash centered around grated fun. Decorate wooden boat and set sail in a city that resides along the potomac. It is all about family and sharing experiences. They have been hosting this event for years. Working with the kids of course, always thrilling and fun. Push it out. Capsized. And we should note no one is permitted to go down with their ship. Seemed like a great place to take the kids to get them to burn some energy. Like any serious celebration there is mayhem and music, and of course balloons. Where are yall going after this . You have to have balloons. Can you make it green and red. There you are. The hit at this venue will not surprise you. You have to bring it up, jump up and slam it down. Jack smiths kids, like any good party, at some point that is how you roll. Feats of strength wig featured. New years eve, new beginnings, fresh starts. Is everybody having a good time . We are back live on a balcony where folks are having some fun dancing, hooping and hollering. You can see a sea of humanity down here there. Is a band and a d. J. They are gepping folks ready because in less than an hour, it is going to be 2015, and then the big show here in alexandria, the fireworks. Happy new year new year, everybody. It looks like you are somewhere in new orleans. A unique new years event in haggarstown came out. Many came out for the doughnut drop. The paperer ma shea doughnut dropped just before 7 00 tonight. The tweet treats are a staple in the community. The shop handed out dozens of doughnuts and hot chocolate. Sounds like a party for a pregnant lady right there. Around the world many have already said hello to 2015. First in new zealand and in fiji. Australias sydney harbaugh bob lit up by seven tons of fireworks. Beg celebrations continued in tokyo and hong kong. And a display lit up one of the tallest billions in dubai. The ball is not the only thing dropping tonight. So are the temperatures. Abc 7 meteorologist steve rudin is here. High pressureover head with cold skies. Take a look at these temperatures. We are already below freezing in much of the area. Reagan national now at 31. Only 20 at dulles. Manassas 19. Mainly clear skies. Lots of sunshine waking up early tomorrow morning, a 7 27 sunrise. Look at the morning temperatures, in the teens in the suburbs to around 25 degrees inside the beltway. Coming up in a few minutes, we will talk about what to expect the rest of the week and into the upcoming weekend. You may need your umbrella sooner rather than later. More on that in a few minutes. Folks, we want to remind you there are lots of safe ways to get home this new years eve. Metro will be up and running until 2 00 a. M. To help folks return from celebrations. Tomorrow buses and trains will be operating on a sunday schedule. Uber is expecting this night to be its busiest ever. Because of the high demand, surge pricing is in effect. You can expect fares to be highest between 12 30 and 2 30. Sober rights is offering free rides home tonight between 10 00 p. M. And 6 00 a. M. Get home safely. If you are staying in, you can watch the ball drop in times square live right here on abc 7. Dick clarks new years rocking eve will coming up here. A new year here means a whole new life for a 9yearold d. C. Boy. Jason survived what Doctors First thought was a fatal wound. But tonight he is finally out of the hospital and spending new years eve at home. Tom joins us now with the big plans for this inspiring young boy. He really is inspiring. It is a miracle that he made it to see 2015, and he is doing very well considering. Just about three months ago he was living in mayfair manageses just off 295 here when he was hit by a straight bullet that someone fired. For the last three months, he has been spending all of his time on this property here, the medicalstar hospital property. But today he was finally able to leave here. I will be somewhere sitting with him hip to hip. That is how she planned to ring in the new year. Jay deny had more plans but he wanted to go to bed this year. Before i go to sleep, i am going to drink apple cider, and then go to sleep by myself. Laughed after the as you can probably tell. Behind the sweet smitty, jaden is one tough kid. Jaden listen, you are not going to be able to do blahblahblah, and the next day in therapy he will show the therapist i can do it. When he left medicalstar National Rehabilitation hospital on new years eve, it wasnt just a miracle he was walking. It was a miracle that he survived at all after he was hit by a bullet not meant for him three months ago. Kane not walk all the way yet, but it is getting there. What about urbina left hand . I can use it. You can punch . Yes. That is important to jaden who russ boxing and basketball. Although it is likely the bullet in his brain will never be removed, he wants to get back to normal life. He is already ready to get going. How long is this interview going to be . I thank goddess beside me. Jay deny is out of the hospital, but his mother says they are not going back to where they used to live. Jayden doesnt feel comfortable there, and she doesnt want to take him back there. They are trying to find a new place to live. Thank you, tom. New at 11 00, something much less uplifting. A rash of attempted bank robies. Police want to know if you recognize either of these two men. One tried to rob a bank of america on k street shortly before 2 00 this afternoon. Police are trying to figure out if they are connected. This brings the total number of Bank Robberies and attempts in december to 16. That is one shy of december of 2013s total number. Still ahead tonight celebrations turned to chaos as one new years eve event turned disastrous. Reaction sparks a deadly stampede. Can you guess the big stories of 2014 . We will have the top five new years eve celebrations in china turned deadly. 35 people were skilled and 42 were injured in a stampede in downtown shanghai. Thousands had gathered to watch a fireworks display and dance to usher in the new year. The stampede was sparked by someone throwing what looked like dollar bills out a window. The cause is still understand investigation. As we get ready to count down to 2015 here in d. C. , we are counting down and looking back at the stop stories of the last year. 2014 had ilingts share of really big story, from lillard drama, to disappearances and sad losses. Tom shows us the top five. Number five larry hogan wins. An historic night in maryland. Republicans dont win the governors manages in maryland, and they special dont win when they start with very little name regular anything when they start against a well funded democrat. But a smart run campaign by larry hog led to the big did go hogan led to the biggest upset. Hannah graham abduction. On seven 13. Hannah graham vanished in charlottesville. Two weeks later Jesse Matthew was taken into custody in goffston and charged. In october grahams remains. Investigators say number three rudds disappears. She was last season with a 11yearold janitor at the homeless shelter. Tatum is believed to kill his wife and himself. His body found at the park but no one knows what happened to her. Number two, Marion Barrys death. He lived a controversial life full of highs and lows, but there is no doubt Marion Barrie is the most prominent politicians washington, d. C. Hased. He passed away november 23. Many credit him with their first jobs at teenagers. Number one, mcdonnell convicted. As recently at 2013, men believed Bob Mcdonnell would one day run for president. He was convicted of taking gifts and loans. Her sentencing is in february. His is next week. For his sad and dramatic fall from gace, Bob Mcdonalds conviction is the biggest story of the year. That is five. You can find the entire top ten list and the stories that didnt make the cut at wjla. Com. Check it with what your choices would have been. What a year it was. Now we have weather to talk about. Everybody is out and about. Jade is wearing a cardboard had with glitter on it. That is not going to keep him win. Temperatures are falling quickly. The good news as we move into the weekend, changes are on the way. Outside we go this hour. We will take a look at tomorrows forecast for the winter classic at national park. We start off at around 40. We are calling for daytime temperatures around 43 to 45 degrees. This will be downtown for tomorrow afternoon. Right now, 31 at the airport. The winds are out of the south at 6 miles per hour. Look for our temperatures to fall probably another five or six degrees or so in town. 39 was the high. A little below average for this time of year. The record, 70, said back in 1956. The weatherbug network, alexandria at 27. High earlier in the day 10 degrees warmer than that. No rain for speak of. At the freezing mark for nationals park. And 25 in laurel, maryland. After a high of 35 degrees. 23 elkins, west virginia. At freezing for charlottesville. 28 in haggarstown. We are looking at mainly clear skies now. A few clouds to the south of us but nothing that going to amount to a lot. Some night time lows, 15 to 25 degrees. Winds out of the southwest at 48 miles per hour. Moving through the Morning Hours tomorrow a cold start to our first day of 2015. 17 at leesburg. The same at manassas. 26 in arlington. A couple of degrees warmer in bowie, but lots of sunshine. Our futurecast look like this. Ep in late in the day on friday. High pressure is going to move out. And then our next beg weather maker so the south and west of us will likely bring us shourt on saturday, and then another round of showers on sunday. But temperatures by then will be well into the middle 50s. Here we have it for tonight. 1525 degrees. Highs tomorrow 4348. Winds out of the southwest at 812 miles per hour. A soggy weekend ahead. Sarpped and sunday. It is not going to be a total watchout, but more than likely you will need an umbrella at some point. Temperatures will rebound to the middle 50s on sunday. A cold front moves through late sunday night, and temperatures by monday and tuesday, back to school back to work and back to reality. Temperatures in the lower foirts. Happy new year to everyone. Make 2015 a great year. Before we are back to reality, the big game tomorrow everybody is talking about. The caps hit the ice tomorrow. And alex never got that selfie with billy idol. Now the onlyt to do after the ice is set and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. Fans have been waiting for it. The players were like kids on christmas, wanting to hit the ice at nats park. It will go down tomorrow at 1 00 p. M. It is the winter classic. This will be one of the few times people pray for the sun to stay away it could cause melting problems as well as a glare on the ice. They have to get used to it quickly. Here is bruce on making the adjustment. I think tomorrow it will become a lot more normal for us. Today was a bit of a i wouldnt say a circus, but a lot of action, a lot of moving pieces, parts and new things today. Tomorrow i think when you get to even hour or two outside of atbat game, it is going to become normal and routine. College hoops georgetown and xavier. The cupcakes are over now. First half, hopkins with the rejection. Trey campbell off the rebound goes coasttocoast and gets the bucket on the other end. Hoyasat. Later in the first they trail by nine. Check out smithravera drops one offer. That cuts the lead to seven. Hoyas trail at the half. They are in the second half and the hoyas trail by four. 18th ranked oklahoma. Tough when you are playing a good like buddy hill. He was on fire. This new years resolution, getting buckets against george mason. He went 713 from the field and finished with 17 points. Oklahoma gets the win. The final, 8143. Here come the changes for the redskins after going 4 is it. They had to start somewhere, right . They started with the defense. Jim has let is no longer the defensive coordinator. He parted ways with the team. Our cameras caught up with has let leaving redskins park in his car. Bruce allen held a press conference after hearing him. Expect more changes in the redskins camp. We are going to analyze everything from the top down. It is not just on the football side. It is everything we do. We understand 412 is unacceptable. We absolutely do. And if there is anything we can do to get this team back where it belongs, we will do it. We will do it. And a final note. Tomorrow right here on abc 7, it is 16th ranked missouri and 25th ranked minnesota in the citrus bowl. Should i try to go down and get the selfie for alex . Relax. He will get over it. So will billy idol. All right. I dont know he may not. As we get ready to usher in 2015, the restaurants style well, as we ring in 2015, it is out with the old and in with the new. That means the washington posts annual list is out. Here it is. In the fashion world apparently status sneakers are now out. Designer flats are in. For vegetables, cauliflower is out, the radish is in. And on the restaurant list, out waiting in line as roses luxury on capital hill. In, reservations at the georgetown restaurant 1789. Redskins upgrade passes are out and using your free wizards contingents are in. That is if you can get latte or au lait . Cozy or cool . Exactly the way you want it. 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