their thoughts and feelings about will. wearing pink for will, students at the loudoun valley high school head home after shock and sadness. >> i was numb when i found out yesterday. >> a sune your, who was a friend of will who says was a friend to all. >> totally like people's person. everyone loved him. >> according to the loudoun county sheriff office a little after midnight on saturday a deputy spotted a car driving without the lights on. the deputy tried to make a stop but the car slowed down and took off out of the deputy sight. moments later he spotted the car parked in a car crash and the driver, died at the scene, will. the passenger air lifted to inova fairfax hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

>> don't make a temporary decision that will have a permanent impact. we try to get you to have a sense of the gravity of the situation. don't overreact. >> we have all come together as a family. altogether living in his memory. >> will was only 15 years old so at this point it's unknown why he was behind the wheel. the sheriff office is still investigating. jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: thank you. new raids and more arrest in the war on terror. authorities in belgium say they are taking more suspected isis agents in custody as the

french authorities make a startling discovery. jonathan elias at the alert desk with the latest. jonathan: belgium is under the highest alert so there is no school or subways offered. the capitol on lockdown with the heavily armed soldiers on alert. >> we consider we are facing the same threat as yesterday. >> authorities explaining the schools and subways will reopen on wednesday. but brussels will remain under the highest terror alert until monday to call it serious and the attack similar to those in paris. the prosecutor adding part of the ongoing anti-terror operation. a fourth person has been charged in belgium in

connection with the attack. we also learned the search for the eight suspects is intensifying with the investigators believing he is not alone. french officials are examining what looks like an explosive vest in a suburb where the cell phone signal was last located on the night of the attack. the french military is confirming the first airstrike against isis outside of syria. this is on the same day that more victims are laid to rest as the british leaders pay respect to paris. vowing to work together to defeat isis. >> we must do more to tackle the threat of returning foreign fighters. this requires a european effort. jonathan: those are the first french airstrike from the aircraft carrier and that is part of the increased pressure on isis. the u.s. military saying that it is accelerating the attack against the oil trucks because the trucks are a big source of

income for isis. the u.s. has let 203 trucks on saturday alone and the number could exceed 1200. leon: an urgent plea from two syrians days after they arrived on american soil. they made the appeal to larry hogan and brad bell was there. brad: this area in front of the statehouse is known as "lawyers mall." there is a statue or memorial to thurgood marshall and says, "equal judgment under the law." this is gathering place for those who have a problem with got. today, supporters of the syrian refugees. they want hogan to reconsider.

one man got here after undergoing two years of the security checks. when we come back at 6:00, you will hear the story and we will have the response to a request for a meeting. brad bell, abc7 news. gastight security is a hallmark of the holiday travel since september 11. with the recent terror attacks in paris, egypt and elsewhere, americaning can expect more security this year. there is addth police presence at airport, sporting events, anywhere that large numbers of people will gather. the f.b.i. maintains there is no evidence of credible threat over the holidays. leon: bomb square saturday in philadelphia is blamed on the national weather service in sterling. a one-pound device fell from the sky and hit a card and it's a weather instrument.

high winds carried it to philadelphia. today the story not the wind but the cold. can we expect more of the same? chief meteorologist doug hill. doug: this morning we were 32 at reagan national. first time this season we have had a freezing temperature. probably the same thing tomorrow. many areas are in the 20's. it's clear outside the belfort furniture. it was 32 at reagan national. 19 in frederick. 25 in hagerstown and winchester. 28 in manassas. 33 recorded in annapolis. it's down to 36 in frederick. 38 in baltimore. tomorrow is another chilly start but there will be a band of cloudiness overhead. so mid-to-upper 20's in most area. maybe as cold as 30 degrees by tomorrow morning in northwest.

tomorrow a lot of sunshine. the big travel day has more sunshine. give you detailed maps across the country. we talk about thanksgiving, too, when i join you in a few minutes. leon: track the weather anywhere you happen to be. even if you leave town for the holidays by downloading the storm watch weather app for your smartphone. alison: a device used for warmth and comfort is blamed for the fire that killed an elderly woman in fairfax station. diane cho updates the investigation. diane: it's now empty with a notice on the door saying that the home is unsafe after the firefighters found elderly woman and doug unresponsive inside. >> when they arrived on the scene there was heavy smoke from a single family home. >> after rescuing the woman early saturday morning she died at an area high school. they reviverred the dog.

-- revived the dog. >> the smoke alarm was not working at the time. diane: it was caused by an electric heating pad like this one. the fire chief says the fire was contained to the family room inside the home it caused $100,000 of damage. he adds if you are going to have an electric heating pad make sure it has automatic shutoff in hopes they never have to respond to another tragedy like this again. >> there is a good chance that the individual fell asleep. you don't know what is going on. the best thing to do is turn it off when you're done with them. >> if fairfax, diane cho, abc7 news. >> the man accused of a murder of his estranged wife of his wife will remain behind bars. judge denied bail for david black who was arrested for the stabbing death of bonnie black in april. they had been in the process

of getting a divorce. today they claimed they had no direct evidence to link dived bonnie's murder but he emotionally and physically abused her and set to suffer in their divorce. >> a judge ruled that cath rick hogl cannot stand trial for the disappearance of her children. they have been missing for a year. the judge denied a request from the defense to mistis the charges. another status hearing set for february 22nd. alison: coming up, a woman abducted at knife point and sexually assaulted in one of the d.c. most active areas. what we know about the attacker who is still on the loose. leon: what is done to honor marion barry a year after the

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alison: covering metro tonight, metro rers are getting a chance to hear from the wmata new general manager and speak their mind. paul weidef uneld accepted an invitation to attend the the hearing. >> we are 24 hours away from what triple-a is predicting will be the worst time to hit the roads for the thanksgiving holiday. brianne carter has a look at what to expect. how does it look tonight? brianne: not so bad right now. but think about this. 24 hours from now if you are doing this, getting on to the highway. officials say you won't be alone. that could be the worst time to head out of town. >> the great get-away for turkey day is almost here.

a crush of cars are expected to hit the highway in the next 48 hours. >> according to triple-a, more than a million riders will get behind the wheel to visit family or friends. last year they lone they had to rescue is thousand stranded riders on the days around thanksgiving. so this year they are reminding people to be road ready. before packing everyone in car to check air in tires. get an emergency kit to have flares and a flashlight. always be aware of your surroundings. >> if you see something that looks out of the ordinary, in the heightened security of the world today, it will help to alert security to something that might not be right. brianne: andrea flew from florida to d.c. >> now they are headed north on the bus. the bus companies are urging

employees and passengers to be vigilant in the travel times following the terrorist attacks overseas. >> i would rather just get on a bus. brianne: back here live you can see so far, so good tonight. but no matter which mode of transportation you plan to take, make sure you plan for delays especially for the sunday after thanksgiving when so many are heading home. reporting live, brianne carter. leon: the weather is cooperating. doug: we're going to be in good shape. alison: great. it sounds like nice and mild. doug: a few problem spots. we'll cover that. but the biggest complaint is it's cold. i'm not ready for it. let's get started. we start with a time lapse from mclane, virginia.

36 degrees there now. what a beautiful day! this is a picture replayed all across the area. there is hardly a cloud in the sky. temperatures are below average. we started below freezing but we managed to hit 40-degree mark. at this hour in winchester, 35 degrees. same in gaithersburg. the morning lows, 25 in winchester. 26 in gaithersburg. 27 the morning low in rockville. everybody now in the mid-30's. the average high is still in the mid-50's. well below average weather indeed throughout the day. as far as what is coming next, a night of the few clouds moving through. the temperatures are plenty cold. 37 in leesburg. 41 in annapolis. with the light winds the temperatures will start to fall. we have a brand of cloudiness that comes through late tonight, overnight and the morning. it might keep temperatures a couple of degrees above last night but it's still sub freezing in most areas. cool air continues and the cold air across the great lakes. 33 in the detroit metropolitan airport. 30 degrees at syracuse.

27 in caribou. but look at this. this is the air mass that will move slowly to the northeast in the next few days and be here later in the week. weather features, we have a big area of high pressure from gulf of mexico to eastern canada. on the back side we have a few areas of snowshowers across the lake. this area comes over and it will give us sunshine for the next few days. then on wednesday we will notice a warming trend to last through the end of the week. the same time the pleasant weather is developing here out west. western part of the country. especially the specific northwest coast not pretty. another storm coming across the pacific northwest coast. 29 for average wake-up. 26 for midday. 50 degrees in the afternoon and sunshine despite morning clouds. throughout the day tomorrow, pleasant. cool. 54 at raleigh. 56 in charlotte. 51 in charlton, west virginia. the cold air hangs tough around the lower lakes. those areaals will see a warmup in day on wednesday. we will start on the east

coast. clear weather. up and down the east coast. showers in florida are possible. some clouds developing on wednesday. through the central planes. we will see the rain through the area on thanksgiving day. at the same time the snow developing in the inner mountain west on wednesday. so that will progress to the dakotas on thanksgiving day. but not major storminess. as far as the numbers go you will see an increase in temperatures. 50 tomorrow. better than what we wind up doing today. today we had a high of 42. if that holds it will be the coldest day we have since march 28 of this year. yes, march 28 of this year. long time. there you see. continuing to 60 degrees with sunshine on thanksgiving. 64 on thursday. turning cooler over the weekend. alison: nice. very good. thank you. well, we want to remind you by the way, time is running out if you want to watch "good morning washington" and win. tomorrow morning we will be giving away the last $700 gift card.

it will happen between 4:24 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. they will prompt you to call. the seventh caller will win. good luck. leon: a few months after pope francis' first u.s. visit we are looking at a possible miracle here. alison: what two parents cannot wait to tell their child about the moment that turned the tide in her fight against cancer. >> we are here at the don wilson building where they are preparing to celebrate marion barry's life a year after his death. we have a special story to tell you about one of his god children coming up next on abc7 news. i'm sam ford. alison: tonight the finale begins for "dancing with the stars." we'll take you live to the red carpet in a

>> a thanksgiving tradition carrying on in d.c. ward eight. today, volunteers handed out 3,000 turkeys for those in need. volunteers from the marine corps, ghost card and councilmembers participated in the give-away. this was the barry's signature event every year. leon: the tribute is fitting because this is a year since marion barry's death. leon: right now another tribute is underway. d.c. bureau chief sam ford live at the wilson building in northwest washington. what is going on down there?

sam: i will talk low. this is a prayer ceremony and they are starting to remember barry a year after his death. he was in politics for more than 30 years, elected mayor four times, councilmember four times. in the latter years of his life he took on six god children. tonight is the story of one of them. antonio walker. >> he went to church him every sunday. held the bible the last time he was sworn in, 2013. with iphone in hand, he chronicled life as one of the godson's of m.b., marion barry. >> 20 now, he was 14 when he saw him walking his mother. he asked if he could campaign with him. >> just vote for him!

>> they stayed in touch. >> shadowing the mayor for life. >> campaign. >> hang up the phone. >> behind the preposition. >> i need to take that at all. this is why'm so upset. i call up where are you? he says that sounds better. >> he bought them all shoes, clothes, dinners and gifts for the birthdays.

>> antonio's video show barry mimicking playing the guitar, relaxing on a road trip and blowing out the candle on his 78th, last birthday. nine months later he was gone. he spent four hours with him the last day before he died. >> last thing i said is much love. he said much love. it's harder now trying to do life without him. >> he kept many of his hats. he had the face tattooed on him and organized a balloon drop on what would have been his 79th birthday. these are friends and

colleagues from marion barry that gathered to remember him a year after his death. reporting live, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. alison: thank you for bringing us that story. coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- the moment with pope francis that a family believes turn the tide in the fight against cancer. >> a woman abducted on the edge of downtown d.c. and sexually assaulted. i'm stephen tschida. that story for you in a moment. >> we are just more than a few days from thanksgiving. we'll be right back.

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: a woman is recovering tonight after a terrifying attack near d.c. convention center. her attacker is still on the loose. a man abducted a woman at knifepoint an hour before sunrise on saturday on 11th street. then he drove her to another location, sexual assaulted and robbed her. stephen tschida joins us live from where the woman was abducted. stephen: it was here on 11th street early saturday morning. we are on the edge of downtown

d.c. a lot of people walk up and down 11th street to and from downtown in this neighborhood right now. a lot of people worried and hoping for an arrest. 11th street northwest on the edge of downtown and in the heart of one of the hottest neighborhoods in d.c. it is here where a man pulled a knife and forced a woman into his vehicle. >> that is really scary for me. i don't know what to do. stephen: it happened saturday morning. a man drove her to fifth street, between p and q street northwest. he kept the knife drawn and robbed the woman. still holding the knife to her, he forced her to have sex with him. >> i work around here. >> it's terrible to hear. >> the man let the woman go and then drove off. now in this neighborhood where so many people live and work, some women say they will no longer walk alone.

>> it could be a ford win star. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. leon: this shows the men and if you recognize them, the d.c. police want to talk to you immediately. alison: long-time charlottesville police chief timothy longo is retiring. he has no regrets during his time. he oversaw the investigation in the now discredited "rolling stone" article alleging rape at a university of virginia fraternity. he will officially step down next may. leon: they say the 15-year-old

was fleeing from a traffic stop when he died in a car accident yesterday. he sped off after an officer tried to pull him over driverring with the headlights off. he crashed in a park car. a female passenger with him suffered serious but not life threatening injuries. alison: belgium capitol is on lockdown amid fears of a terror attack there. they charged people in the attack but they are still looking for salah abdeslam. they found explosive belt in a pile of trash near the site where abdeslam's cell phone was found as well. leon: a heating pad caused a fire where an elderly woman was found unresponseive inside the home. she died at a hospital. vermonts say the home smoke detector was not working. alison: pfizer and alergin is

becoming one. it is the largest deal in pharmaceutical history and it would bring viagra and botox around the same roof. pfizer plans to move the headquarters to ireland. is it expected to reduce the tax bill dramatically. federal regulators must approve the bill. leon: just ahead tonight, one woman with the pope, a little girl parents believed changed her life. what they can't tell her about a miracle still ahead. >> deputies say this man was supposed to show up in court on drug charges but never did. now he is on the wall of justice. next. alison: find out what is driving the price of the tha

steve: i'm steve rudin temperature at reagan international airport is 40 degrees. mainly clear skies. i will stay dry moving through the overnight hours and dry for the next six to seven days. wednesday looking at high at 60 degrees. a lot of sunshine for a busy travel day. thursday, thanksgiving, temperatures in the middle to the upper 50's. maybe close to 60 degrees. but by saturday upper 50's. still sun to enjoy. it is going to stay dry for those returning to the metro area. in next seven days it looks nice. we have a seven day outlook. there are temperatures above average on thursday and friday. saturday and sunday is cooler. by monday everyone will be in the holiday spirit with the temperatures in the lower 50's. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues after this.

jennifer: i'm jennifer donelan. this is the fighting back wall of justice. this is where you can help the police find people who are wanted in the own community. tonight we start in a man they

are look for in a drug case. they are looking for sean daws for false pretense, grand larceny and embezzlement charges. in the district, homicide detectives need your help to find kennedy in a murder case. in prince william county they are looking for james thomas. for strangulation and assault and battery. and wilbur robles for malicious wounding case. let's set it in most. tonight it's on conedy. -- kennedy. he is wanted on d.c. superior court arrest warrant to charge him with second degree murder while armed. he stabbed a maryland man to death a month ago. >> we have not been able to locate him. we appreciate the assistance to get him off the street. >> he is 5'4", weighs 130 pounds, 24 years old, black

hair and brown eyes and he is wanted for second-degree murder. detectives want him off the wall of justice to put him behind bars. if you know where kennedy is, you are asked to call d.c. police. see you next week with a "7 on your side" fighting back wall of justice. i'm jennifer donelan. alison: it's been two month since pope francis made a historic visit to the u.s. 1-year-old gianna suffers from a rare inoperable brain tumor but it wasn't until recently she started showing improvement. her parents insist it's all because of a quickies from the pontiff. in fro of independence hall. >> this is a message from god. >> she is getting better and stronger. she is blowing kisses. started pointing at things.

>> the couple says that the proof is in the brain scan, which show gianna's tumor shrinking drastically from august to october. they can't wait to sit her down and tell her what a difference they believe a kiss can make. leon: awesome. coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- the big honor for senator barbara mikulski and a look at how she helped maryland over the years. kidd: i'm kidd o'shea live in hollywood. behind the scene of "dancing with the stars" where ariana grande is rehearsing. we will tell you what to grande is rehearsing. we will tell you what to e it's the holidays. which means a house full of people -- who all want to get online. so it's the perfect time for verizon fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.99 a month online for your first year.

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leon: a school is supposed to keep student records confidential. they're required to by law. but we found private information about students available out in the open. investigator joce sterman here now to explain how. joce: we used extremely advanced technology. they call it google. now we are getting ready of every single thing we found, shredding records we never should have seen in the first

place. we have to tell you how we found them. there is a google search. it was mason who was killed last month reportedly defending his mother. we searched for him and we found confidential student records. tonight at 11:00, we showed you the report we uncovered. grades. medical information, behavioral information. experts tell us it is protect under federal law. parents and families of the children whose information we have seen now say it is a major invasion of privacy and a failure of prince george's county schools. >> this is making me mad. this is stuff between her, the guidance counselor and us. it's not for anyone to see her business. joce: we don't want anyone else to see the business either so we are getting rid of every copy of every report we have seen so far.

leon: we will look to that. watch if the special report documents divulged tonight at abc7 news at 11:00. after "dancing with the stars." alison: speaking of "dancing with the stars," we are two hours away from the beginning of the two-night finale. and the kidd o'shea joins us live from los angeles. i see he made his way outside the studio. they have the dress rehearsals going on, right kidd? kidd: that is correct. behind sus the stage. that is where the dress rehearsals are gng. they have done the dancing. sounds like the musical performances that you can expect to see tonight on the show. we are able to see the stars showing up for "dancing with the stars." mark ballis. everybody knows and loves him. he drove up in car and waved to us. he was excited for the finale. he saw fans out there today.

some the fans have been lined up since 8:00 this morning for a chance to get in the finale of "dancing with the stars" tonight. they are super excited for us. if you are watching the show at home at 8:00 p.m., here is what you can expect. all the couples will dance two dances. one of them is chosen by the judge. helps out with the judges. then there will be a freestyle dance. at the end of the show a couple is going home and there will be free left. tomorrow night is the crowning of the mirror ball trophy. that is the latest here from "dancing with the stars." show you one other thing that is cool. we watch the show all the time at home. this is the prop room. there is a chandelier and other stuff used for the show. we will send it back to you. leon: have a great time. >> let's see how the rush hour is going tonight with jamie

sullivan. jamie: not well. this is a slow dance. maybe a waltz we'll say. we are only 16 miles per hour working your way through wharton closer to dale city. mixing bowl, not too bad. heaviest traffic crossing the 14th street bridge to continue to the pentagon. we have typical delays. the traffic now in the area of falls church. watch for an accident with all the lanes blocked. sleepy hollow road. a live look outside to show you the traffic that we are seeing on 795. not in great shape. 270 as well. northbound 270. just past middle brook road. through germantown to continue to clarksburg this will be the heaviest traffic you will see. that is a look at traffic. back to you. jonathan: i'm jonathan elias

at the terrorism alert desk. we are getting something in from a state department. worldwide travel alert for all americans as they are getting ready to do travel. it just came in. a shelf life with no specific threats. the state depart alert for travel that isil and other groups are planning attacks in multiple reasons. this is good until february 24, 2016. no specific threats of yet. but they want to alert all the americans. this is a sheet that the state department put out. if you want more information it at their website. we will link it to ours. that is the latest. back to you. leon: all right, jonathan. check to see what is threatening us weather wise. doug: hi, there. alison: hi, doug. doug: the winds will calm down a bit. it's 40 degrees at the reagan

national airport. clouds coming in the area we might find ourselves in a situation to have temperatures warmer than this morning. we did get down to a low of 32 at reagan national. that was the first freezing temperature we have had. tomorrow morning we have areas in the mid-20's. martinsburg and hagerstown. 27 in walkersville. 27 in leesburg. ashburg by 25. as we get through the day tomorrow, we'll have sunshine. maybe clouds early in the morning. but becoming mostly sunny and much lighter wind tomorrow. that will be appreciated. in the afternoon tomorrow we'll see the areas start to warm up and the warmer 60's and the temperatures headed this way heading to thanksgiving and into friday. so travel wise tomorrow, some rain in the pacific northwest

to turn into snow as it moves inland in tiner mountain west -- in the inner mountain west. most of the country is quiet. as we get in wednesday we will have fine weather traveling locally. the only weather is the far pacific northwest and the inner mountain west on wednesday. tomorrow, 53 for a high. 60 on thursday for thanksgiving. 64 on friday. check out the next seven days. here is what we have with the warming trend. friday with a high of 64. cold front through saturday morning. dropping the temperatures saturday afternoon in the 50's. 50 degrees for the day on sunday. there you have its, leon. leon: you have got it. take a look at what is coming up later tonight at 6:00. a local county is taking action after seeing the item story on the sanctuary cities. still ahead, the change in policy coming. what it will mean for people living the country. also special tonight for the late marion barry a year after his death. that is coming up next hour here on "abc7 news at 6:00". alison: all right. but before that, erin is here

to check in on sports. erin: a tough weekend for the redskins. leon: tough? you can't find a worse word than that? erin: yeah. it wasn't even close. not a lot of positives to come out of that one. after the redskins lost to carolina on sunday, veteran jayson hatcher had a very interesting theory as to why the chris culliver call went against the team. the defensive end suggested that it's because of the team's controversial redskins nickname. hatcher believes it plays a role in the calls they get from officials. here he is afternoon the game. >> -- here he is after the game. >> it's not right. we are national football players. we have a team. we go out there and we swear we work hard, too. i don't give a crap about the name. we are players. we have feelings, too. erin: he was fired up. after the game, hatcher then he took to instagram to reiterate his frustration with

this post -- today coach gruden responded to the post. coach gruden: we try to keep it in-house but i'll address that. the officials are human beings and they do the best they can just like we are as players and coaches. to point the finger at an official for our loss yesterday isn't right because we lost by 30. erin: yeah. you can't blame the one call. the nfl lombardi trophy was in

the d.m.v. today. the redskins would like to get their hands on that in near future. probably won't be this year, though. the trophy has been visiting military bases across the country. so it was at quantico today. leon: do you think so? erin: i'm going to say it. hold me accountable if they win it. alison: you're taking a big risk with that one. erin: yeah. risky. leon: all right. thanks, erin. alison: thank you. she represented maryland on capitol hill longer than any other woman ever served in congress. leon: up next, how maryland benefited from her service and the big honor that the woman is about to receive.

alison: so the longest serving woman in congress is being honored for her commitment to maryland. tomorrow, president obama will present senator barbara

mikulski with a medal of freedom. the work on the hill benefited many in our community. >> this is such a significant award and it's given to outstanding americans. reporter: when senator barbara mikulski is awarded the presidential medal of freedom, she will be recognized for three decades of public service in maryland. >> any particular questions today? reporter: work on behalf of places like the silver spring public health clinic that treat 128,000 low-income -- 18,000 low-income patients every year. >> without her funding assistance or the assistance from the work she has done through the legislature, we wouldn't be able to keep our doors open. reporter: she supported the affordable care act that heed people in this country and others in prince george county. >> because of her help, we received funding from the aca that translates to $1200 per patient. that is life changing for some

people. >> the senator will join 16 other people tomorrow in receiving the nation's highest civilian honor. >> it's a thankless job she has. she does so much. it is important to take time-out to say thank you. reporter: she can serve out her final months in office doing what she does best. fighting for her constituents in the state of maryland. in silver spring, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. alison: thank you. that is it for us at 5:00. now "abc7 news at 6:00". a plea to maryland's governor from two syrian refugees who spent years trying to get to the united states. >> if we find out that our policy has been undermined -- alison: a strong reaction and a policy change from a prince william county leader after seeing an abc7 item story. the controversial policy that

is now changing. and why you will probably pay more for your thanksgiving turkey this year. "abc7 news at 6:00" starts now with breaking news. announcer: from abc7 news, this is a breaking news alert. leon: that breaking news this hour, the state department has just issued a worldwide travel alert. maureen: this alert seen on the state department's website warns americans of travel risks due to increased terrorist threats. travel alert lasts through february. leon: it says terrorist groups like isis and al-qaeda continue to plan attacks like the ones carried out in paris. one section of paris was locked down after a suicide vest was found in a trash can. brussels remains on high alert today. maureen: two syrians are making emotional plea to the governor. leon: they want the state and the governor to know who they

are and that they stand with the u.s. brad bell explains what they are asking of governor hogan. braked they are omar and obnan, cousins from syria, driven out by isis and civil war. >> it's horrible. >> it became a war. i took my children and i got out of there. brad: so they became refugees. today after nearly two years of security checks they are marylanders. omar arriving in his new home four days ago. sharing his story with the help of a translator. >> thanks be to god they resettled us in the united states of america. brad: among the newfound freedoms the right to speak. so today a group called the syrian american council arranged for them to join a gathering at the state house to ask governor larry hogan to reconsider his request that the federal government stop sending syrian refugees to maryland. >> we should