Just days after a deadly truck attack. The latest in the manhunt for the killer straight ahead. Good morning washington. Toss to eileen dry leading up to Christmas Eve rainy Christmas Eve sunny cool Christmas Day mild start to last week of 2016. Cooler by weeks end. Today becoming mostly sunny. Breezy milder. Highs 4855 winds nw 515 g 20 mph tonight mainly clear and cold. Lows 2532 winds nw to s 5 mph friday becoming mostly cloudy. Cooler. Highs 4550 winds s 510 mph breaking overnight Holiday Travel off to a frustrating a nightmare for people at Los Angeles International airport. Major traffic tieups outside the terminal, and on the tarmack planes left waiting for several hours after landing. Increased flights, weather created the perfect storm for trouble. Officials say, there is a nearly 10 percent increase in passangers traveling through the airport compared to the same time last year, some flights were forced to land at other airports, from ontario, to phoenix to san fransisco. Delays are likely to continue through today. Right now the berlin Christmas Market just reopening about a half hour ago. An active manhunt is continuing for whoever was behind this weeks deadly truck attack. This weeks deadly truck attack. Now were learning more about the suspects troubling past. Officials say anis amri of tunisia is armed and very dangerous. His wallet and id were found in that battered semi truck after it plowed into a Christmas Market, killing 12 people. Amri is no stranger to police. According to reports, he was under surveillance until september after a tip that he was trying to get weapons for an attack. Amri had wanted asylum in germany but should h it appears he may have slipped through the cracks. Happening today, a funeral will be held for russias slain ambassador to a funeral will be held for russias slain ambassador to turkey. Andrey karlov was killed monday evening, while speaking at the opening of an art exhibit in turkeys capital. Right before the attack, the gunman shouted allahu akbar in arabic, then said in turkish, do not forget aleppo. Police shot and killed him. Turkeys president says the assassin is a member of the islamic gulenist terror cult. The russian government is not so certain, and is waiting for more information. Breaking overnight a robbery attempt on the metro. Officers responded to the deanwood station in northeast shortly after 11 last night for reports of a man with a gun on an orange line train. Police took a suspect into custody. It was then discovered that his weapon was a bb gun. He is charged with attempted armed robbery. The victim has a minor injury. Developing now in baltimore a 13yearold boy is in Critical Condition after he was shot while allegedly trying to rob someone. Police tell us a 73yearold man was sitting in his car on washington boulevard yesterday, when a group of guys opened his door. The boy showed a gun. Thats when the victim grabbed his own gun and shot the suspect. The other accused robbers took off. Investigators later discovered the weapon that the 13 year old had was a replica gun. The 73yearold man is a retired police officer. Police in Charles County, maryland are searching for a man suspected of stealing packages from the front doors of homes. The suspect was caught on camera. Stealing a package in the kingview neighborhood in white plains. Crime solvers is offering a cash reward for information leading to an arrest. If you recognize this man, youre asked to contact Charles County police. Queen elizabeth being kept from a trip after becoming ill. A look at how sick the 90yearold monarch is its 7 xx. Sunny and mild today but hows the holiday weather looking . Eileen whelan has the forecast next. 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. Toss to eileen dry leading up to rainy Christmas Eve sunny cool Christmas Day mild start to last week 2016. Cooler by weeks end. Today becoming mostly sunny. Breezy milder. Highs 4855 winds nw 515 g 20 mph tonight mainly clear and cold. Lows 2532 winds nw to s 5 mph friday becoming mostly cloudy. Cooler. Highs 4550 winds s 510 mph write tease here and heres a look at trip after becoming ill. A look at how sick the 90yearold monarch is straight ahead. First heres a look at whats coming up tonight on abc 7. How else do you think he gets around so fast . Take the reins this holiday and get the mercedesbenz youve always wanted during the winter event. Now lease the 2017 gla250 for 329 a month at your local mercedesbenz dealer. Elizabeth is under the weather. In a statement, Buckingham Palace says she and her husband, Prince Philip have heavy colds. The royal family usually spends their christmas at the queens sandringham estate in norfolk. But because of their illss the trip has been delayed. People magazine reports that the queen and philip may be well enough to travel today or friday. The queen is 90years old. And Prince Philip is 95. Palace officials state there are no grave concerns. Queen elizabeth is britains longest reigning monarch. The countrys longestlived monarch and the worlds oldestserving sovereign. The deat mexico has now risen to 32, with 46 people still hospitalized. The blast tuesday reduced many stands to rubble. Officials say its too early to identify the exact cause but questions have been raised about the safety at the market. Earlier this month, the city of tultepec, where the market is located, issued a statement calling it the safest market in latin america. Back here at home the woman in charge of Anne Arundel County polices drug lab is facing charges this morning. Annette box is charged with having a controlled dangerous substance. Police claim she was carrying pills that were not prescribed to her. The department is asking the dea to step in and do an inventory of the lab. we have new images to show the age progressions for two missing children. Jacob and sarah hoggle disappeared from Montgomery County two years ago. Now jacob would be 4 years old and sarah would be 6. Their mother is she has repeatedly been deemed unfit to stand trial. A leesburg woman is facing jail time, for alleged animal cruelty. On a massive scale. More than 100 animals were found living in deplorable conditions on kaitlin legers property. Some of the animals include geese, pigs, and dogs. Theyve all been taken to an animal shelter. Kaitlin ledger is facing two dozen counts of animal cruelty, and nearly 90 counts of inadequate care. All the animals are ready to be adopted. Each dog costs 100 dollars. The pigs cost 30 dollars each. And the birds cost only a dollar apiece. Fedex is trying to figure out how many packages are unaccounted for after one of its delivery drivers is carjacked. It happened tuesday near phoen. Surveillance video shows the driver holding on as the two thieves drive away. The driver wasnt hurt and police later found the truck, but say it was clear that someone had riffled through the packages. The carjackers are still on the loose. 7 is on your side with a consumer alert its the Holiday Shopping crunch and time is running out. But all hope is not lost. So what options do you have . Lots of stores let you shop online and pick up in store. At walmart dot com you can shop until 6 oclock friday and pick up until 6 oclock saturday. And amazon is offering eligible prime customers a special where you can order before 945 on Christmas Eve and have it on your doorstep at midnight. Its estimated that three out of four shoppers wait right up until christmas to get it all done. Up until christmas to get it all done. During the holidays memories are made at the dinner table. Help us set a place at the table for those who have sacrificed so much by nominating a vet valued at 3thousanddollars. Just head to wjladotcom slash 7salutes. Nominations are being accepted through december 28. Time now for weather dry leading up to Christmas Eve rainy Christmas Eve sunny cool Christmas Day mild start to last week of 2016. Cooler by weeks end. Today becoming mostly sunny. Breezy milder. Highs 4855 winds nw 515 g 20 mph tonight mainly clear and cold. Lows 2532 winds nw to s 5 mph friday becoming mostly cloudy. Cooler. Highs 4550 winds s 510 mph breaking right now a big police chantilly. Officers arent saying much yet. John gonzales just getting to the scene. Johnny, what can you tell us . Replenished. Emerge everyday with emergenc packed with b vitamins, antioxidants, electrolytes plus more vitamin c than 10 oranges. Why not feel this good everyday . Emerge and see. 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Highs 4855 winds nw 515 g 20 mph tonight mainly clear and cold. Lows 2532 winds nw to s 5 mph friday becoming mostly cloudy. Cooler. Highs 4550 winds s 510 mph right now market just reopening about a half hour ago. An active manhunt is continuing for whoever was behind this weeks deadly truck attack. Now were learning more about the suspects troubling past. Officials say anis amri of tunisia is armed and very dangerous. His wallet and id were found in that battered semi truck after it plowed into a Christmas Market, killing 12 people. Amri is no stranger to police. According to reports, he was under surveillance until september after a tip that he was trying to get weapons for an attack. Amri had wanted asylum in germany but should have been deported. It appears he may have slipped through the cracks. We now know the official cause of death for actor alan thicke. His death certificate confirms initial reports that attack while playing ice hockey with his son. The certificate says thicke died from a ruptured aorta three hours later. Doctors fought to save him. But he died while undergoing surgery in burbank, california. A doctor determined the cause of death, and no autopsy was performed. Thicke was best known for his role on growing pains. He was 69yearsold. New information about the election this morning. The final results are in. Hillary clinton topped donald trump by a whopping 2 point 8 million in the popular vote. In fact, more americans voted for Hillary Clinton than any other losing president ial candidate in us history. The schedule of events was just released for the president ial inauguration on january 20th. The official start will happen when president elect donald trump and Vice President elect mike pence lay a wreath at Arlington National cemetery followed by the make America Great again welcome celebration. To see the full schedule of events, head to wjla. Com. Metro is now selling its commmemorative smarttrip card for the inauguration. You can buy them for 10 dollars and theyre preloaded with unlimited trips for january 20th. There were some questions about why president elect trumps pictures arent on the cards. Metro said it tried to get permission but did not get a response from the campaign. Its 5 xx. Were looking at mild temps today. But what about the weekend weather . Eileen whellan tells us how its looking for the holiday next. Mymy cookie exchangeripled. 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. Thats my giant. Mild start to last week of 2016. Cooler by weeks end. Today becoming mostly sunny. Breezy milder. Highs 4855 winds nw 515 g 20 mph tonight mainly clear and cold. Lows 2532 winds nw to s 5 mph friday becoming mostly cloudy. Cooler. Highs 4550 winds s 510 mph out this morning warning of lone wolf terror attacks the big concern is times square on new years eve. It comes after the attack on that Christmas Market in berlin. Right now the hunt is on for that terrorist behind the wheel. Abcs maggie rulli has more. Check this out obamacare a recordhigh nearly 6point4 million americans have now signed up for coverage for 2017. Thats more than 400thousand more than a year ago the administration is making a big push for enrollment as president obama prepares to leave office. There were concerns that enrollment would be impacted by rising costs and the number of insurers leaving the exchanges. President elect donald trump has vowed to repeal and replace the healthcare program. The winning streak is now over for a jeopardy contestant from texas who di america watched as Cindy Stowell won for six straight nights of the famous quiz show. Her final episode aired last night. But theres a heartbreaking story behind it. Stowell had stage 4 cancer and planned to donate her prize money to cancerrelated organizations. Stowell passed away just eight days before her First Episode aired. Her final total from her time on jeopardy is more than 103thousand dollars. After wednesdays host alex trebek paid special tribute to stowell. Park police in maryland pulled off an amazing surprise. For the 3rd straight year, corporal randy green has gathered officials in Prince Georges County to surprise one family. This time, its the Morris Family from baden, maryland. Last night the morris thought they were being treated to dinner at fridays in largo, but turns out there was a lot more on the menu. Donations of gifts, paid medical bills, cash, and a 2008 mazda earlier this year ashleys husband alan who suffers from a medical condition accidentally backed the car into her, seriously injuring her. Then both ashley and alan lost their jobs. Its 5 and time for a check on weather. Dry leading up to Christmas Eve rainy Christmas Eve sunny cool Christmas Day mild start to last week of 2016. Cooler by weeks end. Today becoming mostly sunny. Breezy milder. Highs 4855 winds nw 515 g 20 mph tonight mainly clear and cold. Lows 2532 winds nw to s 5 mph friday becoming mostly cloudy. Cooler. Highs 4550 winds s 510 mph kidd oshea in the now. Jerry seinfeld is taking more big names for a ride announcing the lineup for the 9th season of his streaming series comedians in cars getting coffee. Kristen wiig will jump into the passengers seat, as will norm macdonald, cedric the entertainer and lewis black, season 9 hits crackle january 5th. Note the animated comedy topped the box office at tuesday night preview screenings with onepointseven Million Dollars, outpacing passengers and assassins creed. Variety calls deadpool the years biggest hit, with a 58million dollar production budget and over 780 Million Dollars in global ticket sales. 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Announcer now, good morning washington, on your side. We begin with a breaking news alert. Autria that breaking news in Fairfax County as we stay on top of a barricade situation. New developments in the last 30 minutes with police. Ready for the rush. Holiday travel kicking head out the door. Autria and forget a white christmas. Tracking a soggy weekend on tap and what comes after it. Morning, washington. It is 6 00 a. M. On the duck. I am q mccray, infarct larry smith this morning. Autria im autria godfrey. We are getting you smoothly into the holiday spirit lets check in with eileen whelan. Upeen for any of you waking and heading to the airport, you do not have to worry about wet weather. 41 degrees at reagan national, 37 in pittsburgh. We have drops down to the freezing mark in hagerstown. It is breezy so