we found her. here is her story in her own words. >> it's really hard. i have been through a lot. >> we found maria herrera huddled together with the eight children ranging in ages from 1 to 15. this is where she says they spent night last night. one of several in recent weeks. >> it is hard. i have babies that need attention. i have a disability baby that needs help to be in a safe and a clean place. jennifer: she says she is the recent victim of domestic violence and a few weeks ago her alleged abuser killed her and the children out of the d.c. apartment. >> i was trying to get help. every time i hear the news and everywhere, they help the people with domestic violence. it hasn't helped me. jennifer: she has counted on the niceness of friends but the apartments have occupancy rules, which so far they have

dodged. she claims she contacted five organizations and the agencies in the city for a permanent solution. >> gone through a lot. everywhere, i could prove to you i have been going everywhere. i have to made phone calls. jennifer: but everyone turned her away because she has too many children. >> they don't want to help me because i have more than five kids. jennifer: "7 on your side" started to make phone calls while herrera's kid made a wish. >> i want a house for christmas. jennifer: a mother hopes tonight wouldn't be another one spent on the street. >> hard to be strong? >> yes. especially when you are alone. jennifer: maria's herrera daughter may get a christmas wish after all. we received great news coming from the virginia william family resource center. this is a d.c. department of human services. i got off the phone with a mother. the family, all eight children and the mother are going to be placed this everything. she is in route to the new temporary housing.

they will be living there until a permanent solution is found. this is the news we wanted to hear. reporting live from northeast, i'm jennifer donelan, abc7 news. kellye: that is great. thank you. we are following a drastic shift in the weather where we have gone from warm and sunny to wet and chilly. chief meteorologist doug hill joining us. should we just get used to this? doug: for a while. the rain especially with the heavier rain still to come. it will be with us through wednesday evening. then we will get clearing skies and head through the weekend. first things first, outside the belfort furniture weather center, it's cloudy, drizzly and cold. the capitol wheel doesn't show you a lot about the weather but you can see reduced visibility. temperatures are plenty cold. 42 in largo. 38 in dale city. 39 in aspen hill. 43 in anacostia.

far west, western allegany county and gary county and up across the line to pennsylvania. freezing rain advisory continue there until 10:00 tonight. for us, a cold rain and there is more of it coming. larger batches moving through nashville at this hour and that is going to pay us a visit tonight and tomorrow. tomorrow, rain all day long. we will be a few degrees warmer. we will check out milder temperatures in the seven-day outlook in a couple of minutes. leon: you got it. in the meantime, jury selection underway for the first of six police officers accused in the death of freddie gray. officer william porter is on trial. facing up to 20 years in prison if convicted. maryland bureau chief brad bell is in baltimore with what potential jurors are facing there. brad?

brad: this is a tedious process. one by one going in the conference room for the judge to answer questions if they can be impartial. that is taking place in an atmosphere of protest and demonstrations. take a look live. you can see that a handful of people down there way down the side were kept away by the sheriff department. they are waving signs to make it clear they are watching and they want justice. normally in the jury selection process, judge barry williams tells porter to stand and asks potential jurors if any know the officer. none raise a hand. but all then as mitt they know of the case. of the caught on camera arrest of freddie gray, of the riots that followed gray's death last april. the challenge facing the court finding 12 jurors, plus alternates who can be impartial. >> even outside the city it will be hard. because most vulnerable residents have strong opinions

about the freddie gray case. >> i'm from the same area he is from. this is the same stuff we did every day. >> officer william porter stands accused of involuntary manslaughter and assault for not getting medical care for freddie gray and not belting him securely in a police van after gray allegedly asked for help. billy murphy represents gray's family and says the citizens at large must be open mind about the case because a lot of knowledge is not publicly known. >> what concerns me is the jurors that there must be a conviction on the one hand. and an acquittal on the other hand. i'm confident those jurors can be weighing that out. brad: this is a live scene. they are being quiet. there were chants this morning.

all of this before the trial itself begins. we are in the jury selection phase. that is expected to take a couple of days. the trial is expected to wrap up by december 17. in baltimore, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: thank you. as we mentioned, six officers are facing trial in the case. all will be tried separately with the last trial of brian rice set to start in march. >> the chicago police officer charged with killing a black teenager is held on $1.5 million bond. officer jason van dyke faced a judge today on charges of first-degree murder. dash cam video showed van dyke shoot 17-year-old laquan mcdonald16s times. the teenager was talk down the road carrying a small knife at the time. investigators say the knife was folded closed. release of the video last week sparked protest in chicago. we are getting a new look at the man accused of going on a shooting rampage at planned

parenthood clinic in colorado. the suspect faced the judge today. brandi hitt has more on what happened as details emerged about the three people killed. brandi: robert dear appeared before a judge for the first time. >> the charge is murder in the first degree. >> the 57-year-old is accused of unleashing five hours of terror friday. leaving three dead. including jennifer markovsky seen here on facebook, 29-year-old ke'arre stewart was iraq war veteran and he leaves behind two girls. >> try to get inside and warn the others to cover. brandi: then beloved officer garrett swasey, the 44 father of two was once a champion

junior ice skater that trained with u.s. olympians nancy kerrigan. >> always, always, you know, put someone else first. [singing] brandi: family and friends gathered to remember the victims and the vigil and the church services, the detectives continue to search for answers. robert dear lived in this shack before moving to the colorado mobile home. some of the victims' family say they haver give robert. they want to know why he did it. officers says the funeral will be held friday. in los angeles, brandi hitt. leon: it has had a chilling effect at planned parenthood around this region. in our area there were four clinics that offer abortion services. abc7's roz plater is speaking to the ceo of the planned parenthood. hear what she says at "abc7 news at 6:00". kellye: classes resume today at the washington college on

the maryland eastern shore for the first time in two weeks. administrators close the school before thanksgiving after a student jacob marberger disappeared with a gun. the 19-year-old committed suicide. the school released a statement highlighting his accomplishments. leon: the man charged with jumping the white house fence on thanksgiving and leaving behind a note as "star wars" character yoda is free to go home. joseph caputo faced a judge and stephen tschida is outside a court in washington with more. we're hearing two sides of the story, right? stephen: yes, indeed, leon. about exactly one hour ago, joseph caputo and his family walked out of federal court. we have video of him leaving. he is not wearing the american flag like he was wearing on thanksgiving the day he allegedly violated the restricted federal grounds. that is what he is charged with. essentially trespassing. this is what the judge agreed

to today. he agreed to release caputo to his mother's custody in connecticut. caputo must adhere to a curfew. he must wear an electronic monitoring device. and he must stay away from the district of columbia. now, there were some statements from investigators and the court papers where they maintain that caputo intended to commit suicide. he thought he would die on thanksgiving. while performing that alleged act. but caputo's attorney said that was not the case. that he is not suicidal. this is a college student with strong political beliefs. he will leave d.c. and go back to connecticut but he will be back in the capitol for january for the next court appearance. now he did plead not guilty. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. kellye: donald trump is accuse black lives matter protesters to encourage black pastors not

to endorse him. he made the comment before leading with a hundred religious leaders. he originally touted it as an endorsement but backtracked. hear from those at the meeting coming up at 6:00. leon: coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- what new testing results reveal about the d.c. students and how the public schools back up against the charter school. kellye: plus, which popular chef will be opening the restaurant at the national harbor new casino. kellye: and a mother that is accused to leave the infant on the side of the american road pleads guilty. her sentence next on "abc7 news at 5:00". discover the world

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iskellye: the mother accused of leaving a child on side of a road pleaded guilty. she admitted to charges of reckless endangerment of her child. diane cho was in the courtroom. what sentence is she facing?

diane: a judge sentenced her to five years in jail, minus five months which is the time she spent this month. placing her to five years of supervisor probation with conditions. awe case that garnered national headlines after a baby girl was found alone in a car seat on the side of the road on the july 4th holiday. the next day sandra mcclairry came forward and identified herself as the mother and today pled guilty to charge of reckless endangerment of a child. she says she was on the way to a party when the two got in an argument because they got lost. she said the father got out of the minivan and took the baby with him shaying she left because she was scared of him.

they said that the two had been arguing that day. he told investigators he walked away because he said the baby was still in the car when he left. denying there was an assault. the mother's attorney said the client was irresponsible that night but doesn't believe she is a danger to society. she has no unlawful contact with the children. cooperation with successful completion of a parenting class. diane cho, abc7 news. leon: paul wiedefeld says running the airport and the transit authority will prepare him for the biggest challenge

yet. he will be our guest on wednesday. kellye: some people wonder what the weather will look like. and dug is going to tell us how long the rain will stick around. doug: tonight, tomorrow night, wednesday morning and end wednesday evening. leon: like thanksgiving. we have the leftovers. doug: once it clears out out will be nice. >> we will start with the time lapse in frederick maryland. this was cold and miserable today. but they didn't get ice and rain. the rain started last evening. mclane picked up a half inch.

the current temperatures. you saw annondale go up a degree. tomorrow the winds will turn southeasterly. a beautiful sunrise. we saw it went away in a hurry. 42 at reagan national. 35 in hagerstown. 37 in culpeper. 41 in baltimore. 42 at the capital. the midatlantic is stuck at the air mass. this is about here moving east. they will see a warmup for sure. here is a slow rise of temperatures. you won't notice it because it has persistent clouds and rain around the area.

the push of air behind the warm front will give us a more noticeable look for temperatures. we are still dealing with snow in the dakotas, nebraska and southwestern texas of minnesota. temperatures are on the brisk side. darker green will show us more moderate rain. there are patches of that mauving west to east. we will get through the day tomorrow and tomorrow afternoon and everything. the wind direction will change and we will go from west to east and southwest and northeast. it will keep raining. potential of picking up an inch or two across the area. the future cast calls tomorrow morning for the rush hour. steady, moderate rainfall across the metro area with heavier spots. brief break and more period of rain. it will be moderate to heavy at times. this will take us to wednesday morning where we are likely to

have moderate to heavy rain. steady rain elsewhere. through the afternoon and the everything. we are expecting the heaviest rain to start moving out. it will be rain coming to the cold front wednesday afternoon and everything. how much? one or two inches of rain is the range for the total event. by the time it ends late in the day on wednesday. plenty of rain indeed. temperatures are slowly rise something we don't think we have icing issues at all around the area. as far as the temperature goes in the 50's. 80% chance of rain on tuesday and wednesday. thursday is breezy. friday looks like 52. the weekend looks terrific. next week we will be sitting pretty. partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the 50's. kellye: football monday. monday night football weather. leon: looking great. kellye: good grief it has been 50 years since charlie brown christmas first appeared on tv. >> merry christmas, charlie brown! kellye: it tells the story of a troubled boy whose dog

snoopy and friends discover the true meaning of christmas. our reporter kidd o'shea spoke to craig schultz, the creator's son, about why it has become a holiday classic. craig: they t kids might have a victory but at the end they rally around charlie brown and get along. it's comfort in a way. like a comfort food. kellye: you can watch the holiday classic tonight at 9:00 on abc7. before that, at 8:00, there is an hour-long retrospe cetive. a big peanut fan? leon: absolutely! that is what makes this the christmas season. >> i agree. leon: the scraggily tree. i love it. coming up next on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- a charter bus filled with college students rolls over on a busy interstate. how they are doing and who is now facing charges. >> the d.c. public and the public charter schools receive a report card today.

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leon: big names coming to the national harbor when it opens next year it will be a host of wide range of restaurants including spanish chef andreas who pulled out of donald trump's hotel, you might

remember that. as will the market sandalson. kellye: just released test results are giving a complete image of how the d.c. students are performing. sam ford explains what the results mean. >> more than three out of four d.c. jobs now requiring more than a high school education, they gathered for college focus standardized tests. >> you have to focus on the type of learning and teaching. >> it's partnership for assessment of readiness for college and career. result for the tenth grader last month were dismal. the same today for third through the eighth graders who took it. only a quarter of the d.c. public and the public charter school students are meeting expectations in english and math. >> we have a long way to go. we are committed to the challenge. >> scoring in the teens for

black students and 20's for the hispanic neighborhoods. the lowest numbers are lowest and the poorest. >> because they face tremendous challenges. not just d.c. but across the country. high poverty have a lot of things to overcome to get academic success. sam: but they insist the schools are better than they used to be. >> the schools didn't open on time. didn't have books. teachers didn't show up. now we have higher expectation for the students. sam: nobody is cheering the test results but they say this is a baseline. the plan is move it up from here. reporting in northwest washington, sam ford, abc7 news. >> still ahead 59:00, "7 on your side" to make sure your cyber monday deal isn't snatched up by criminals. kellye: big changes coming to a local county striking back against the predatory tow

trucks. >> a bus crash sends 30 college students to the hospital. i'm jeff goldberg. we'll tell you what happened when abc7 ne

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. kellye: a heart-stopping scene. charter bus filled with students from three colleges overturned on the side of i-95 outside of richmond.

leon: abc7's northern virginia chief jeff goldberg joins us live with new information on a possible cause. how are the victims doing? jeff: a lot of students shaken up after what happened last night. this is the bus stop where they departed. the conditions were like now, rainy, and drizzly, not good at all for driving. the driver of the bus has been charged with reckless driving in an accident in which investigators say speed was definitely a factor. last night at 7:15, a typical bus trip nearly turned tragic for 49 students headed back to college after thanksgiving break. >> pretty chaotic things you can imagine. >> stephen vic was on scene after it happened. a charter bus left richmond with students headed back to z.v.a., virginia tech and

radford university. dark and damp last night, the investigators say the bus lost control and slipped on its side. 34 students transported to six hospitals and all suffered minor injuries kept for one. parents many of whom dropped off the kids at the bus stop rushed to the scene. >> i was on my way home. my daughter called and said the bus slipped over. >> a woman posted this on twitter last night, thankful to whatever looking out for me and kept me safe in the accident. >> it was operated out of roanoke. the bus was equipped with seat belts and released a. stay saying the cause of the accident is under investigation and abbott trailway is working with police to determine what happened.

>> the investigators with the police today inspected the bus. the ntsb is now involved this investigation. they have been involved in six crashes in five years but did receive a high safety rating. leon: jury selection underway in the police officers set in the death of gray. he died in police custody in april. the payout to gray's family and the protest following hills death. >> the man in a colorado springs planned parenthood shooting appeared in court a short time ago. robert dear charged in first-degree murder of three people. nine people were hurt in the

shooting. >> the man accused of scaling a white house fence is out of jail. joseph caputo pleaded not guilty to trespassing and he was released a short time ago on conditions he stay out of d.c. and stay with his mother in connecticut and undergo mental health services. the d.m.v. office in arlington is closing. find how the impact it will have at "abc7 news at 6:00". kellye: tow companies operating in montgomery county have to play by a new set of rules. there were 30,000 cases of predatory towing but a new law has them stopping use spotters to target illegal parkers. they now have to request every tow in writing. >> the terms are not longer responding to a property owner

requesting that a car be towed. they were turning the shopping center to the fishing holes. >> they were signage everywhere. you willfully come. kellye: the tow companies have to have personnel available 24/7 to retrieve vehicles and accept credit cards. it's on the website wjla.com. leon: speaking of cars, self-driving cars. made their way to northern virginia. today the out mated cars were tested out of i-95. it was done in a controlled demonstration. it's the first time it's tested on a highway. the self-driving cars are not available to the public but it could change. the officials are reconsidering using them for

testing purposes. vdot is helping drivers get out of the congested shopping center. the purpose is to keep the traffic moving in tysons. the timing traffic signals are in effect through new year's day. kellye: ahead on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- it is that time of year that thieves will look to take gifts off your porch. the two easy things you can do to make sure it wasn't happen to you. jennifer: every week we spin the wall of justice. is it working? if you have a warrant out for your arrest

doug: doug hill taking a quick look ahead to the weekend. gorgeous, cool and pleasant. 52 and sunshine on saturday.

56 with sunshine sunday. events coming up. partners with the toys for tots saturday morning till 3:00 p.m. drop off the toys there. on sunday, there is a 5k jingle all the way 5k. kicks off in the morning at 9:00 a.m. it will warm up next week. slow process. cool temperatures and 80% chance of rain tomorrow. all day tuesday, tuesday night, wednesday. clear and breezy thursday. sunshine friday an through the weekend and to start next week. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" cokellye: t7

on your side" fighting back wall of justice. it helps police locate the wanted fugitives and it is getting results. so far ten fugetives have been captured. here is fighting back against crime investigatorer jennifer donelan. jennifer: this is where we shine the spotlight on the local fugitives in the community. the alleged crime run the gamut, check forgery to murder. thanks to you the wall is working. police are making arrests. when crime breaks out on the local streets, police select the clues, identifying who they believe was responsible.

>> they were quickly able to stop a group of people that were likely involved. jennifer: turn them over to the court system. if they can't locate the suspect they draw up arrest warrant and distribute the information throughout the apartment. being on the look out bolos are spread across the region and often released to the public. the search is on. this is the "7 on your side" fighting back wall of justice. the "7 on your side" fighting back wall of justice has fugitives every week. tonight the spotlight is on kennedy. with your help multiple wall of justice fugitives have been located since the program launched this summer. six from arlington county. >> it's a phenomenal tool for us. >> i was pleasantly surprised. gen daniel murray explains the department has 361 officers covering 26 square miles 24 hours a day. when you add the eyes and the

ears of the public it's a boost for the warrant detective. >> it's been great. we are able to feature cases that normally don't get the attention they deserve. >> an example of the fact we were getting ready to put somebody on the wall of justice, that information is out in the community. then we have someone that didn't want it public. they surrendered themselves. jennifer: every fugitive is innocent until proven guilty. the goal is to find them. >> if use involve the community you can get them off the streets. >> once arrested the wheels of justice can turn, innocent of the guilty phase decided by the judges and the you are j. we always ask you to provide any information to the cases to the investigating police department. crime solvers in most of the cases is a great way to provide information anonymously. if police are looking for you, chances are we are, too. i'm fighting back against crime investigator jennifer donelan.

leon: next at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- horace: i'm horace holmes and they are called porch t

leon: today is like the super bowl for online retailers but cyber monday carries risks after the sales end. horace holmes live with a "7 on your side" for those out there working credit card this evening. hey, happy cyber monday to you. horace: thank you my friend. after you place the ordinary online the packing has to be brought to you. that is when the trouble could begin. cyber monday going on now and has made $3 billion of goods flying off the shelf. what are the chance that what you dropped in the online shopping cart will make it inside your home? >> a lot was missing. horace: this is one of

thousands of people who is a victim of the porch pirates. this shows how easy it is for the thieves to walk up to the home and rip you off. >> this is how they do their holiday shopping. >> thousands of packages left on the doorsteps like this in the daylight hours while most people are at work it's easy picking for thieves. >> this is how the police and the delivery companies say to protect yourself. if the delivery is coming in the day when you are gone instead, arrange for it to be delivered to your work. or a family member and a neighbor you know will be home and arrange for packages to be signed for.

if you are not home make arrangements to put it place that is not very visible like this right here. also make sure when you pay online pay with a credit card because you may get a refund if the package is stolen. reporting live, horace holmes, abc7 news. >> a won dried from a crash. police closed the intersection for 12 hours while the officers investigated. we have a check of the roads with trenise bishop. >> it's not too bad. we have slick pavement with the rain showers in the area. don't forget the headlights on the road. this is stacked up from the 11

street bridge. there is a stalled car at binny road. if you are traveling this afternoon, we are seeing delays as well if you are traveling 66. the crash from the beltway. there are delays 395 to seminary and the beltway. trying to make a connection through springfield at 95. the beltway is closed anyplace you can think this afternoon. the rush is in effect. the inner loop down to the woodrow wilson bridge. leon: the website that crashed this morning. what the local planned parenthood say about their

security. after a shooting at a planned parenthood in colorado. that is coming up at 6:00. let's focus on the weather. it is 43 in annapolis. the rain is widespread throughout the area. moving west to east. there are elements tonight. but for the moment you can check out the darker green patches. to indicate a downpour. the heavier downpour arrives with the cold front. this is tomorrow morning. 7:00 to 7:30.

period of moderate to heavy rain and a good downpour even in wednesday morning rush hour. the rain will taper off through the afternoon and the everything. there is probably close to an inch. beyond that the forecast looks sweet. 80% of rain for tuesday and wednesday. the weekend looks fine. sunshine and 50. more good stuff to next week. back to you. leon: we don't mind the rain after the win by the redskins. >> it's november 30. the redskins are in first place in the n.f.c. east. let that soak in.

washington hasn't been in this position since 2012. the dallas cowboys will roll in town a week from today to play skins on monday night football. >> this is maintaining the focus and the work. take it one game at a time. it's cliche wise but i'm proud of the team to be in this position and how hard they worked and overcome from a week to week basis. we have a lot of work to do and we will get better. that is the goal. erin: corner back will jackman had a great game. one of the three interceptions on the day but he was involved in this play where beckham got behind him and managed to grab the ball with the fingertips and tuck it under with the score falling to the ground.

a moment blackman says he is worried he will never forget. >> he makes the catch. i had him. he can't get it, i can't get it. i'm like now i'm on every highlight show. erin: he probably will be. you have a chance to ask a question as he will join us on sports talk newschannel8 at 9:00. college football now where virginia tech introduced frank beamer's replacement today. justin fuente is the new head hokie. the 39-year-old joins virginia tech after leading remarkable resurgence in his four seasoning in the university of memphis. >> put memphis on the map nationally for the first time ever. erin: change there. leon: good for them. >> thank you. leon: coming up ahead here how the washington redskins and the prince george's police

department are teaming up for the holidays.

kellye: the washington redskins and the prince george's county police department coming together over the holidays to assemble bikes for toys for tots. and john gonzalez takes us inside what was once an extension of santa's workshop. john: hours after the win against the giants members of the redskins are hard at work volunteering their time this afternoon. partnering with toys for tots. look at what we have here.

350 to be exact. they are all assembled and doe senated to needy children in the area. they are partnering with the military. houston is here. you are busy. >> we are building this for kids. >> how many bikes have you put together? >> we are 20 or 25. on a good pace. we have a system going. >> let's come here to talk to a member of the police department. thissed is funny he says the competition -- this is funny, he says the competition is the fire department is here. you don't want to lose to them. >> they are assisting us to get it done.

we couldn't be happier. they have been assisting and donating toys for the program. from the police headquarters john gonzalez, back to you inside. >> you can help the toys for tots by joining us saturday. we at abc7 will be joining by volunteers at the national harbor collecting toys from 11 zer a.m. until 3:00. we need toys that are not gift wrapped to go to a child in need. that is all for us at 5:00, now at 6:00, the man accused of jumping the white house fence is released. >> jury selection underway in

an officer that is accused in the death of freddie gray. >> the deal that attracted so many online shoppers today that the website crashed. "abc7 news at 6:00" starts now. announcer: "abc7 news at 6:00ment" on your side. leon: show you the picture that got the white house locked down on thanksgiving. now it has sparked another debate about security. kellye: the last couple of hours the man in the picture, joseph caputo was released after a hearing in federal court. stephen tschida is live with what happens next and why the new white house fence didn't keep him out. >> two hours ago now. we talked to his attorney about caputo and the history. he says caputo has been diagnosed withs a burger

syndrome -- asbburger syndrome. >> joseph caputo walked out of federal court a free man. he is charged with jumping the white house fence thanksgiving day. he was taken in custody by secret service. >> i don't think he is the poster child. the mode of delivery issued. >> the judge released him to his mother's custody in connecticut. he must wear electronic monitoring device, adhere to curfew and seek mental health evaluation and stay away from the capitol. they said his client expected to be killed in the alleged white house visit.