we are on canal road outside georgetown university. taking a live look outside, you can see the jam ups continuing. a water main break with icy conditions right now. the thermometer, telling us 32 degrees. in the meantime you can see, inbound or outbound, major problems on canal road. going outbound, you can continue or you can detour through georgetown. if you haven't left the house yet, this is certainly an area you want to avoid. back to you in the studio. larry: one thing to be thankful for, if nothing else at least you are not sitting in this. looks like a big christmas ornament? 405 in los angeles. literally oprah to bumper traffic. looks like a giant christmas decoration more than anything else. look at that video. it was the worst day of the week to drive. thousands getting caught in this would certainly agree. autria: wow. well, at least it's pretty to look at. [laughter] shopping plans. the 7 on your side reporter, kimberly, lets us know how to manage her expectations. >> paging to the ads, this one might catch your attention

sam: in the district one of the targeted areas is outside georgetown university hospital center. if you go across this crosswalk while the arrow is red, the fine will reporting in northwest washington, sam sweeney. back to you in the studio. jummy: coming up on "abc 7 news at noon," it happened in an instant. a baby boy rolls off a changing table. what his nine-year-old brother did to save the day. >> we have all used them. we will talk about one airline chips to these tags. more on that and holiday travel. jummy: and for those who need it now, we will tell you what amazon is doing for online shoppers in the d.c. area. jamie? jamie: not about right for anyone ready to leave the house or traveling on the beltway. top side, some road work. just know that you will have a lot of volume. that is traveling on both the inner loop as well as the outer loop, although we do have more getting from silver spring closer toward new hampshire avenue. you average about 17 miles per hour. we just saw the live look right now of georgia avenue, which shows you how much volume we have. in the distri

scott spears at georgetown university hospital has performed thousands of breast implant surgeries for nearly 40 years. >> i think this is a very fringe issue. kimberly: now he says risk, like the buildup of hard tissue around the implant, a loss of sensation, and implants that break. there are some risks and problems with implants, but suicide would not be one of the? >> i think suicide is so unlikely. kimberly: 16 years ago, ed brent thought it was, too. >> closure. i don't have any. kimberly: kimberly suiters, abc we are now at peak around the metro area. this is the time to check it out. the further north and west you go, garrett county, allegheny county, that is where you will have less color because you are past peak. southern maryland with a good deal of color for the next week or so. mainly clear skies, a bit chilly, the coolers temperatures north and west of the district. the temperatures w 60's charles town, martinsburg. the further west you go, frostburg upper 40's near 50 degrees because of the cold front coming through during the morning. daytime highs closer to town, lowe

university health policy institute. thanks for being here. >> thanks. >> why do more comes offer health wellness programs with the financial incentives to go alongside? >> well, you have to have the financial incentive or people won't participate in the wellness program, but why offer the wellness program in the find a way to empower your employees and their families to better their own health and to make good health care decisions and everybody wins because you save money on health care costs. >> dania, what's the viewpoint from the employees? are they giving anything up by participateing? >> the employees are giving up some assets of their privacy and their personal health information. if you think of a situation where your spouse might have cancer and you're being asked to either in a health questionnaire to your employer and you're nervous that your employer might -- what they might be having that information and the difference is $500, $2,000, employees are starting to make a decision about whether their privacy is

michelle: some of the violent incidents happened in georgetown. stephen is live for us. a george tourn university student said 20 kids, teenagers, children assaulted him. attacked him. beat him and robbed him. chief of police. saying there were youths that were apprehended and they were charged with a hate crime. >> they took them in custody after a robbery in northwest d.c. this was early morning incident. but the spate of attacks and the robber earlier. in 2400 of pennsylvania avenue at 7:30. eight turnovers or children, boys and girls attacked a man. punched and kicked him. the attack by groups continued throughout the everything in northwest. when the night was over, close to half a dozen people were robbed and left wounded or traumatized. >> they took advantage of the fact you can wear masks and >> if you hear something kids are so young acting violent that is sad. >> the young man georgetown university student injured and attacked and beaten on prospect street, the last we heard from him, he had been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. still seeing if he is h

towards georgetown university with reports of only one left lane getting by. we can see that it is slow-moving right now off of the key bridge and the whitehurst freeway. back to the maps, updating the ride headed eastbound, tying up the center of the road it cost you time off of 395. maryland, southbound, crash reported on the left side of the clifton road in virginia, still shut down, a crash with a car took out a utility pole. plan on using henderson as your workaround. metro, checking in with delays on the yellow and blue line. that is the traffic much. back in the next 10 minutes with another update on the roads and trails area back over to you guys. -- roads and rails. ba to win a $100 gift card. the seventh caller wins. the number, once again, 703-528-7334. remember, seven more chances tomorrow at 6 a.m. kidd: do you know how many people who i meet who say they don't think they've can get through to win? well, you've got to at least try. larry: you've got to be in it to latest on kanye west, hospitalized yesterday. he was at his trainer's house being ch

kimberly: the former chairman of the plastic surgery department at the georgetown university hospital. he performed thousands of breast implant surgeries for 40 years. >> there is something that is a significant issue. issue. >> he says it is a matter of prioritizing the real risk. like the buildup of hard tissue around the implants. the loss of nipple sensation and implants that break. >> you don't deny that risks or problems are associated with implants but suicide is not one of them? >> there are problems but suicide is unlikely. kimberly: 15 years ago. ed thought it was unlikely, too. >> closure. i don't have michelle: this just in. facebook isn't commenting about what appears to be a disturbing glitch with the social network today. some saw their profile top with the messages that the patients were in the process of being memorialized. that is what facebook does when users die so friends and family that can see posts that people make about them. aren't dead. it even happened to facebook founder mark zuckerberg. we'll let you know if they make a comment on it. jonathan: that is a

the father of the victim says his son was walking from georgetown university library 10:30 at night and heard the group approach from behind. >> the attack commenced, which included him in the face, fractured nose. he had fractured rib. stephen: the victim's father flew across the country when he heard his son had been assaulted. >> i believe there were some slurs. stephen: investigators will say only they are looking into the possibility it could be a hate crime. apparently the attackers used homophobic slurs during the assault. what has the man's father more troubled, the attack on his son was among one of several halloween night. students and my son's future when mobs of kids can go through the town and attack people just minding their own business. stephen: after that vicious assault on the georgetown student, the entire group of young people, teenagers, possibly even some children headed down prospect street to wisconsin avenue. tonight, the father of the victim says he still is anxiously awaiting any word from d.c. police about arrests of suspects. stephen tschida, michelle: pope

georgetown's turn to host the annual showdown against the university of maryland. we will have a preview for you. >> i'm scott taylor with the "7 on your side" team. we have an important christmas list up next. the top ten worst toys of this year. larry: but first a look at including "david blaine: beyond magic" and then stay tuned for abc7 news at today we're gonna be comparing the roll formed steel bed of the chevy silverado yeah! first, let's check out the aluminum bed of this truck. wooooow!! -holy moly. full on crack here. now let's check out the steel bed of the silverado. i'd expect more dents. no holes. you don't have to wait until black friday to make a strong decision. find your tag and get 20% cash back, or, get 0% financing for 72 months on select remaining 2016 silverado double cabs in stock. larry: watch released the list of the top toys for this 2016 that are potentially hazardous. scott taylor joins us live parents need to know about to check the little ones at home. >> there is a total of ten on the list. we want to show you popular ones. if you ha

one alternative is the university of the district of columbia, which is further, but takes less time to get to. that option could delay the $25 million renovation in georgetown four-year. >> to truck an entire school bus across town is ridiculous. tim: if the plan is approved, renovations would start sometime next year. we will let you know what city leaders decide. tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: they would be cheering tonight. instead they are mourning, a plane of athletes crashing into did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 150 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? stronger is rebuilding a newborn's heart... and restoring a father's faith. stronger is being a typical kid... despite a rare disorder. stronger is seeking answers and not giving up until you find them. because

the university says the suspect used homophobic slurs while assaulting that student. police nabbed several suspects in connection with an early morning robbery at wisconsin and chesapeake street in northwest. at least a couple of those apprehended dressed >> i guess they took advantage of the fact that you can wear mask and get away with it. >> it prompted some to commit violent attacks. a group of eight boys and girls punched and kicked a man after knocking him to the ground. >> i don't think think were trick or treaters. >> this is just to get the >> a woman on 29th street assaulted when she got out of the car. they torment and assaulted a man as he tried to get away. >> it is sad. >> thank you very much. >> we move to the presidential election. it is only seven days away. in the last 19 months we have gone from the 27 major candidates to two. of course, the race is getting tighter by the minute. a new "washington post" poll gives trump a one-point edge that poll has margin of error of three percentage points. scott thuman is live from the battleground state of wisc

larry: georgetown game, they pressed the entire time but a lesser opponent. curious if they try the same thing. erin: it was close last year. larry: great match-up. both teams lost a lot of players. erin: it will be different. larry: look forward to it. police say were fighting over the steering wheel when the alison: a new twist in a murder case involving twin sisters. one of them is dead. the other now charged for a second time in her murder. after being released. as lauren lister reports it all hinges on what happens in a car crash that sent them both over the edge of a cliff. reporter: the survivor of the fatal crash in hawaii in police custody again, accused of murdering the passenger. her identical twin sister. yo dryia now behind bars after a judge initially dropped charge against her in june. >> she did not intend to harm the person she was closest to in this world. >> her attorney calling it an accident but police arrested the 37-year-old woman for a second time. catching her in albany over the weekend after a grand jury in maui indicted her. >> it i