now. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. leon: necessary and reasonable is how the d.c. police are describing the officers' actions in a controversial incident. maureen: the video showing teens forcibly restrained last month went viral. a new police report says the officers were justified. leon: stephen tschida live with the story. stephen: they launched an investigation because of what jason goolsby and his attorneys said happened. the investigation said that the officer acted appropriately and that goolsby putting his hand in the backpack and refusing to remove it complicated the situation. the cell phone video of a teenager on the ground creaming at the officer.

today chief cathy lanier said the witness account debunk jason goolsby's account on what went down the october day. >> we feel that the actions given the entirety of the circumstances were appropriate. >> he ran through traffic with the officers responding to suspicious behavior and that he refused to remove his hand from a back pack and ignored demands. >> i'm sure there is anxiety when he sees a person run with a backpack and reaches in and refuses to take his hand out of the backpack. >> there was a news conference. >> if the young men were white none of this would happen. >> the woman who called 911 because they were in a high robbery neighborhood, the chief says she did the right thing. >> people think you can't call the police if you feel like there is something suspicious or you will be criticized for

it. that is what we need the society to do. stephen: reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. leon: thank you. developing now, a second night of protest in chicago following dash cam video showing afterofficer shooting a teenager 16 time. you are looking at the video live from chicago. five people were arrested in what were largely peaceful demonstrations. >> a big travel day as people head home for the holiday. law enforcement agencies are working hard to ensure safety.

they are reminding you to be vigilant. >> a visible stepped up security presence as so people are traveling. they can see the stepped up presence on the trains as well. safety and the security has been on the minds of many heading in and out of town today. his administration is doing everything to keep the homeland safe. president obama speaking at the white house said there is no credible threat to the u.s. but counterterrorism intelligence and the homeland security officials are all working overtime. >> they are continually monitoring the threats at home and abroad and evaluating the security mossture. they are constantly working to protect all of us. >> the homeland security spoke earlier today at the union station echoing what the

president said as well. he said officials are monitoring the developments overseas and at home and looking at potential for the copy cat acts like overseas or the lone actor of terrorism. both the secretary and president obama said if you see something say something. otherwise go about the traditionable thanksgiving get-togethers and going to the events that you usually would in daily routine. brianne carter, abc7 news. maureen: the final preparation are underway for the man wall macy's day parade in new york city. security will be tighter than at any time after september 11. the nypd will deploy the counterterrorism unit for first time. security will include thousands of officers, mobile cameras, helicopters and the bomb sniffing dogs.

leon: this week we have been asking if you think the country should be held accountable. 8,000 people took part in the unscientific poll. 84% of the respondents say yes. locally, 77% of the 429 people took part also said yes. maureen: new developments about the u.s. war plane that hit a medical charity hospital in afghanistan. last month that attack killed and wounded dozens of civilians including doctors and nurses. new report says the crew of the plane misidentified the target. i mistook the hospital for a government compound taken over by the taliban. president obama apologized for the attack. one of the worst incidents of the civilian casualties casualte history of the u.s. war effort. leon: up next on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- controversy when it comes to honoring the former d.c. mayor marion barry. he passed away a year ago this week. coming up, what they are doing

for tributes. maureen: thanksgiving tradition. we will take you to the annual presidentm turkey pardon next. doug: i'm doug hill in the weather center. thanksgiving holiday is starting with the sunshine and the clear skies but will it last that way throughout the weekend? i will let you know at "abc7 news at 6:00".

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 6:00" on your side. maureen: one year ago, former d.c. mayor marion barry passed away. his legacy is still felt in the district. tonight there is a debate on how to honor his name. d.c. bureau chief sam ford reports on that. zach how to honor -- sam: how to honor marion barry. >> people wanted to know we'd have a thoughtful process. >> suggestion, a bust of him in city hall. no controversy there. but the high school changing the name to marion barry? >> we have history. >> it's engraved everywhere. sam: this parent -- >> a beautiful thing to do. change good hope road to barry

road. >> it would be good. history good hope led up to the river. >> can't we do something else for barry? >> i feel give him a park or something. >> suggestion name the new student center at the university of the district of columbia for barry. no public comments but privately they want to make money on naming rights so they will likely find another way to honor the mayor. there was praise for his legacy today, the mayor and the council may have the work cut out for them renaming the institutions. sam ford, abc7 news. leon: four men arrested for using stolen credit card information. it was recorded by the workers a it the apple store when two of them brought 21 iphones

totaling $19,000. they arrested them and the additional suspects. they had 241 counterfeit cards in their possession. they are being held without bond. coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00" tonight -- maureen: a look at the temperatures in the storm watch forecast up next. ronal: sports maryland moves up but so does the challenge. hear from the terps and if they can make the playoffs. that is more at "abc7 news at 6

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leon: we have breaking news we are following from landover. tom roussey arrived on the scene of a shooting and has been working the story. what is the latest? what have you learned? tom: i will step out of the way. we have seen the detectives and the crime scene investigators arriving. in the distance is the focus of the investigation. summer ridge apartments in the landover area. basically we are not far from the football stadium.

you can see some of the investigators on the scene there. we know this is a homicide investigation. police were called to the scene of a shooting. they arrive and found the man dead. we are waiting for information from the police. leon: good eyes and quick thinking may have stopped a tragedy in fairfax. the crew aboard a fairfax one spotted a fire in a home this month. maureen: what they did next may have saved the lives of four people including children. jeff goldberg reports. jeff: from 1200 feet out the images left little doubt.

inside the home, simone miller had no idea what was going on outside. >> it was a shock. >> 3:30 a.m. on november 1. the fairfax county police helicopter squad was returning to base from a burglary call when the officers on board noticed the fire next to the home. they needily called fairfax -- they immediately called fairfax city fire on scene. she was startled but the message was clear. she woke her grand children to rush them to safety. the fire contained on the front deck. >> it sits up in the front left. >> that is where the lenses are. infrared.

>> an amazing feeling. to look and see how extreme the fire was it was logical it would spread and engulf the house. >> but it didn't. and she was thankful someone was watching from above. leon: the fire did not reach the house. the cause is unknown but it started in the shed there. maureen: it wouldn't be thanksgiving in washington without the presidential turkey pardon. this afternoon president obama gave turkey's abe and his backup honest a presidential pardon. the president used the event to poke fun at the would-be successor. president obama: for months there has been a fierce competition between a bunch of turkeys trying to win their way in the white house. maureen: okay.

tomorrow the first family will take part in a service project before eating dinner at the white house. the dinner will not include honest and abe or abe and honest. leon: amazing what you can say when you are not running for office anymore. doug: good stuff today. last year the day before thanksgiving get-away we had light snow in the area. our friend brian van de graaff sent us this picture downstairs. his wife caught this. his son tony if you see the circle he got nailed in the back. see the circle top? that is a snowball in mid-air. millisecond later is smack to the side of the head. maureen: good photo. doug: if you are in snowball stuff i don't have anything in the forecast to do that. but i can tell you a lot of places will have the snowball fights tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night because of the snow falling and moving from the specific northwest to the rockies.

we are in the 40's in a few spots. here is what we have got for you. mostly clear night with the light wins. there is a gorgeous full moon. it's called a full beaver moon. with the clear skies and beautiful moon lit skies all night long. we will wake up in the 30's in the morning and see clouds develop late in the day. generally sunshine because the high pressure is stretching out along the east coast. the change is underway from the far west across the inner mountain west. over the next couple of days this will develop in a substantial system. look at the weather warning and the advisories in effect for flash flood watches. ice storm and the winter storm warning for the oklahoma and the texas panhandles. winter storm warning for omaha. more winner warning and blizzard over southwestern

wyoming. >> by tomorrow, on the backside it's so widespread but we will have sunshine and comfortable temperatures. that is the thanksgiving forecast. if you are headed out early in morning, 5:30 to 6:00 friday morning look for fog. that should burn off. cooler over the weekend. more rain tuesday and wednesday. back to you. leon: any idea go on black friday to buy a win for the skins on sunday? robert: half off! the thing about it, it's not over yet. they are in the thick of things. the next game is huge. huge. the skins are 4-6 but they can make the postseason. hard to believe. how big is the game against

the giants? that is the question. the terps are second in the country now. we will get everybody's best game and then some. that's next in sports.

robert: the redskins can't win in america maybe they could do it in africa or europe or wherever. they are going to london and pending the result of the season they could spend another week in london. they are going to play whoever finishes in the same spot in the n.f.c. east. the skins were back at practice today and still in the thick of things. if they beat the giants sunday they would be tied for first place in the n.f.c. east. sunday is huge. >> hopefully this is for the division title. help us get in the playoffs. once the last bit of turkey gone or peach cobbler or sweet potato pie or blue bell ice cream, get back to giants.

the terps are undefeated but the last two games were too close for comfort. tonight they are hosting rhode island. this is the first time they have been ranked this high in a long time. they know they are getting everyone's best shot. >> it is harder than i thought it would be but each game we get used to it and better every game. i will figure out how to coach the team better every gale. we are coming together. we believe in each other. i love my guys. great win for us. robert: the caps at home. the puck drops at 7:00. wizards are in charlotte taking on the hornets. somehow sweet potato pie finds its way in the newscast. leon: did he call patty labelle.? robert: maybe so. video on youtube. leon: if they did i want to

see it. robert: everybody does. leon: one last look at the forecast going forward. doug? doug: as far as what we have around the area we have the clear skies and thanksgiving forecast looks terrific. sunshine and 60 degrees. friday, 64. heading through saturday it looks like we will see the clouds roll in at 59 and rain shower here during the day on sunday. looking mighty sweet to me. weather wise this is a perfect thanksgiving. hope for you, too. maureen: thank you, doug. happy thanksgiving to you. "world news tonight" with david muir is up next. leon: have a good night. some of you are working on your perfect thanksgiving meal for tomorrow. be careful out there. see you tonight at 11:00. wow, you changed my old bedroom.

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tonight, the president's message to america. be on guard. tens of millions of americans on the move tonight. heightened security at airports. train stations, even shopping malls. in a rare appearance, president obama and his national security team speaking out. thanksgiving storm. the winter blast rolling in. dangerous driving. where the extreme weather is headed. outrage. the video and killing sparking protests in chicago. a police officer charged with murder, shooting a teenager 16 times in 15 seconds. tonight, we dig into the officer's background. stunning revelation. the late football great frank gifford. tonight, his family revealing the unknown condition he suffered after years of brutal hits on the field. and, lucky escape. a slapsing