Hour makes. The temperature is really starting to feel colder out here as well. Some are taking it in stride and others love the cold. Blustery, winter cold. It was really bad this morning. Days before the start of winter. The deep dip in the temperature causing water main breaks all over the region. He and his coworkers are bundled up. Mother nature messing with the hard day at work. The wind. Despite a fur coat of their own, they added an extra layer for the afternoon walk. They find it distasteful. They think its my fault. We did find some folks who i am hoping for snow. Thank you very much. To get the latest forecast at the fingertips, download the free stormwatch7 weather app. Get the update and the alert on your location through google play and the app store. A rash of the burglaries and the robberies from the district. Police believe they are connected. The guys you see in this video are the ones wanted for the crime. Annalysa gayle joins us now. The police wrapped up a news conference. What else do they have to say . They need the publics help to find the unit suspects who they believe are connected to a string of the robberi throughout the district and pins georges county. Look at the video we are about to show you. This is surveillance showing the men exiting a and have running out on 8th street last tuesday. The men appear to be older and the Police Believe they are connected to several other burglaries and the robberies. At Cell Phone Stores. Jewelry store and a Clothing Store all dating back to december 1. It happened this morning on f street northwest. In one instance, the robberies on december 3, the suspect allegedly entered a Cell Phone Store on pennsylvania in southeast and ordered everyone to the ground. Here is what the commander had to say about all this. We dont want any crime to elevate. We try to eliminate all crime. We dont want it to elevate where someone may get hurt. The most recent case Police Believe the su driving ford. They also say that they stole a church van at one point to carry out the crimes. We will be looking into this. We will have much more on this on newschannel8 and at 11 00 on abc7 news. Live in northwest washington, annalysa gayle, abc7 news. We will see you then. Thank you. Now to the stunning outcome in alabama. Democrat doug jones defeated republican roy moore in the special election for the senate last night. What does it mean for the Republican PartyGoing Forward and how is the white house responding . We have more. The people of alabama have spoken. Last night Democrat Doug Jones did what few expected could be done when he first entered the senate race in alabama. He won. Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, you took the right road [applause] the upset win sent shockwaves throughout the country and washington. Where President Trump accusations of Sexual Assault tried to downplay the defeat. A lot of republicans feel differently. They are happy with the way it turned out. We have to get more senators and more congressmen that are republicans elected in 2018. Then you will see a lot more of what we are doing now. Moore was backed by the former white house strategist steve bannon who promised to support the popular candidates against the Establishment Republicans in 2018. Exposing a growing split in the party. To me bannon doesnt belong on the american political scene. There is nothing that i identify with or good americans should identify with. From alabama to capitol hill, the republicans are closer focused on passing the tax bill over the next several days. Its unlikely that jones victory will impact the outcome as it could take several weeks for alabama to certify the election and jones to be sworn in. Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says republicans should wait. It Senate Republicans to jam through this tax bill would giving the newly elected senator from alabama the opportunity to cast his vote. Alison meanwhile, the house and the Senate Republicans say they reached a deal in principle on tax cuts. While final details have not been released. Here is what we know so far. The top tax rate would be reduced from 40 to 37 . The Corporate Tax rate would go to 21 . Homeowners would be able to deduct up to 750,000 of their mortgage interest. President trump celebrated the deal at the white house this afternoon. The typical family of four earning 75,000 will see income tax cut of more than 2,000, slashing their tax bill in half. Larry alison okay . The redskins did not change the name to red hawks. The word spreading on social media today. But tonight we are finding out the real deal. Maryland bureau chief brad bell live in fedex field and landover. This was a pretty elaborate hoax. Brad it really was but it was a hoax. Look. Here is the proof. On fedex field you can see the name hasnt changed. They used all the tricks of a Fake News Campaign preying on peoples desire to believe what they see on social media. The Disinformation Campaign was elaborate and around the change team name, red hawks, complete with a logo, a fake website, fake twitter account and phony articles looking like they came from prominent publications aimed at giving credence to the notion that washingtons Football Team has changed the name to the red hawks. Th look at it again. Red hawks. The red hawks. Well, okay. Its not from the people so it might be a hawk. I prefer the redskins. Why . I mean because we have been known the redskins for so long. Then the afternoon the people behind the online effort revealing themselves claiming to be a group called not the red hawks but the Rising Hearts Coalition of native american activists. Saying they want to show how easy it would be to change the team name. Its elaborate. Want to get the point across. They want to see a change. The real Football Team responding this afternoon saying the name of the team is the washington redskins. It wi future. The activist behind todays hoax are not done looking for attention. They will host a press conference and they want a rally outside of fedex field this coming sunday. At fedex field, brad bell, abc7 news. A lot of time on their hands. Thanks. New details about the bizarre incident on route 28 tuesday afternoon. A lot of calls coming in for what originated [inaudible] now two males are fighting in the roadway. Larry the Fairfax County say moments later flores got naked and ran through traffic and jumping on vehicles. Dozens of drivers recorded it on the phone and we spoke to a witness today. I think he was going to get in the truck but instead he climb over the barrier and gets undressed and comes back in traffic buck neighborhood. The police eventually found flores in a dra he was taken to the hospital to get checked out. He faces charges including the felony hitandrun, destruction of property and indescent exposure and drug possession. Alison coming up at abc7 news at 5 00 south korea working to keep the olympics safe. The antiterror drills that are now underway. Larry call it a sign of the times. Cabs reduced at dulles airport. How bad its getter for taxes. Alison dramatic video of the [announcer] presenting the shark ionflex 2x, the freestanding, cordfree vacuum that can live anywhere because it has two rechargeable batteries. That means you can always be charging, even while youre cleaning. Welcome to hasslefree runtime with shark. Your bbut as you get older,ing. It naturally begins to change, even while youre cleaning. Causing a lack of sharpness, or even trouble with recall. Thankfully, the breakthrough in prevagen helps your brain the secret is an ingredient originally discovered. In jellyfish. In clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve shortterm memory. Prevagen. The name to remember. Alison the bang la dershy person who bangladeshi person who is accused of trying to set up a a pipe bomb is in court. Akayed ullah appeared in court today. Bed sheet up to the neck that concealed physical signs of the condition. 27yearold accused of trying to blow himself up with a homemade pipe bomb between the subway stations beneath the Port Authority bus terminal. He charged with five terrorist accounts. A lone wolf is isolated actor. I detect that people decide to use violence for whatever sad and the sick reasons. His wife spoke to abc news from her home in bangladesh. She spoke to her husband at 5 00 monday to wake him for work and he never mentioned the attack and mentioned something negative about the United States. But the authorities found a passport in the apartment with a handwritten note saying, oh, america, die in your rage. And said he identified with isis and angry about how muslims had been treated in the mideast. Years ago online. There are antiterror drills with less than 60 days until the olympics now. Its the event that hosts open and closing searches. There is a drone that blows up a car and bus shot at. The anxiety has risen. Larry en in to west coast new video showing the firefighters driving through a raging wildfire. You can see a number of the homes burning. Devastating footage as the crews continue to fire fight. In southern california, the Utility Companies shutting off electricity to prevent firelines. Six fires scorched 250,000 acres and more than a thousand homes and buildings have been destroyed. La the sound of the fire was roaring. Cooking fire at a homeless camp sparked the flames that destroyed homes in the wealthy bel air neighborhood. Bill look at that. Incredible stuff. Alison hard to believe. Bill it is. Something else hard to believe. We woke up the morning and biting cold. Go back a couple of years ago. People are in shorts. This particular day two years ago where we broke the record. 71 degrees. Alison my goodness. Bill look if you went out like that this morning you wouldnt have felt so nice. Alison you wouldnt have felt anything. Bill yeah, you would have been numb. We bring it to reality. The snow and then we will take you to frostburg. That a current look at what is going on now. Far from 71 like a couple of years ago. We will send it out to josh knight. It looks festive out there. I will tell you. Let me show you what im getting. 35 Miles Per Hour getting break from the breeze. This is as low as 30 in georgetown. We have seen quite a few people. People are like we are getting closer to winter and this is what we expect. Most people are smiling here. This is feeling a little better here now. Significant difference between the five to ten and the 35 degree temperature reading you had there on the stormtrack. This is what we are talking about when it looks at the snow. There is snow out there. There is potential for the slick roads. Most of the roads are treated from the weekend. Its sticking to the area on the grasses. F the cold front is well to the east. There is a wind chill factor. 26 degrees is what it reads in d. C. Manassas at 27. Fite els like 29 around hagerstown. Focus on the hourbyhour forecast. The models are doing a good job to pick up the snow. Advance another hour. At 6 00. By 7 00 it will move the way in to some of the counties a little farther to the west. Then it cuts to fairfax, d. C. , maryland and by 8 00, 9 00, 10 00, the bulk should be around our region. 270 i 70. Up through the section of maryland and the p. A. Line. It will kick out of here. We have clouds in the area through a great portion of the nigha the temperatures will drop to the mid20s to the low 30s but it should be warmer than this morning. Then the day tomorrow is not bad. You want sunglasses with you. The bus stop forecast, in the morning mid40s. The 39degree temperature is chilly and warmer than today. 37 on friday. We take the chance of snow its a low percentage. Its another weak weather system cutting through on friday. We have taken it down. Not on the map now. 42 on saturday. We will rebound with the slight chance of the showers late on sunday. In the mid40s. By early next week we look at the temperatures above normal to the low 50s. The next chance of weather coming in tonight that we are watching are the rain showers. Those kick in on tuesday. Nothing overly threatening. If you are out tonight just take i side. Alison thank you. Still to come at 5 00, alternative to street drugs and we talk about the new warning tonight. Larry interactive lesson involving a plane. We go along with middle School Students in chantilly up next. Alison tonight on abc7 now a look at how to start tomorrow with good morning washington. Thanks. Tomorrow on good morning washington, every child deserves a chance to grow up strong and healthy. Now how the Childrens NationalMedical Center is asking you to change the lives of the local children with critical needs. Plus the lavender body scrub to the rose petal bath mix. Wake up with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes on what do you think . Hey, think ben will like it . Yeah, was i the only one hearing the angelic music . Im serious, i never know what to get him. Just tell me you got him fios too. Sigh. Mrs. Layne, fios is a 100 fiberoptic network. That, plus this sick console, hell be like whaaaaaattt. Your new tech is best on the 100 fiber optic network. So get fios. Now just 79. 99 per month with a 2year price guarantee with a 2year agreement. Larry it is not often that an airplane becomes a classroom. But that happened today. Kellye lynn was aboard the plane to experience the interactive lesson. We are joined today by the great students from st. Timothy catholic school. Kellye dozens of students packed a 767 for a flight that today we have 60 middle school kids in the back of the airplane. They will be learning about everything from the Wright Brothers to the technology and the aviation today. I have been on planes a lot. So its cool to learn about what im flying on. Everyones role, learning during a live recording. This is a fast pace Live Television show for the middle School Students. Its live from the national air and space museum. The students are here on the 767. To not only learn about the aviation but to get excited about science, technology, engineering and math. As the cameras rolled. The students participated in an interactive lesson on low pressure. Lets see what happens when i blow the fast moving air over the top. And had the questions answered by the aviation pros from the united airlines. I have a batch already of science and technology. I thought it was cool and they gave us a lot of information that i can go at home to think about. And eng experience, the students wont likely forget. In chantilly at the udvarhazy center, kellye lynn, abc7 news. Alison wow fun for the kids. Coming up, tis the season for the package thieves but a grinch took it to a new level. Muss another women march planned for next month. Im cheryl conner. George Mason University where a protess somewhere plans professor plans to go with her students but up next, her 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 and more secure . What if all these what ifs 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. Larry breaking news. Uber driver wanted on Sexual Assault charges. Annalysa gayle is live at the d. C. Police headquarters with the breaking details. Annalysa . Annalysa i can tell you that the uber driver is accused of attempting to sexually assault his passenger. He is 32yearold from oxon hill. Take a good look at his picture now which the police use to find him. We just learned that warrant was 165 pounds. On sunday he parked his vehicle on east capitol and attempted to sexually assault the victim who got away with the nonlife threatening injuries. Once he is arrested he will be charged with assault with intent to commit first degree sexual abuse. He is 57, 165 pounds and they need your help to find him. Annalysa gayle, newschannel8. Alison thank you. You remember the pink hat and the pink signs . The women march brought thousands to washington a day after President Trump inauguration. Cheryl conner show us the movement and the midterm election. One of the biggest marches will make a comeback in january but not in d. C. The wom the cities across the country, miami, philadelphia, but the d. C. Chapter has a different focus. Marching people to the polls. The director of the the gender and the policy center at george Mason University. Taking that power from the streets, putting it where it matters most. Aside from the march, the professor says if women want to make a difference put themselves in a position of power and run for political office. Unless you have your finger on the balance of power, you have to have a vote. She has started a group on campus to get students interested in politics. The me too movement named time maggie person of the year for magazine person of the year. They need to be an example among themselves. Stories forth between trump and Kirsten Gillibrand who caught a tweet a sexist smear. I wont be silenced on the issue. This is the same sentiment that the president expressed many times before when he exposed corruption of the entire political system. In arlington, cheryl conner, abc7 news. Larry congressional lawmakers have a series of the Text Messages exchanged between the top f. B. I. Employees. The texts between the russian count Intelligence Experts were harshly critical of President Trump. The messages in them they refer to trump as an idiot. New detai