sam: so nobody was injured. the gun was not used. it was seen and confiscated. how did this gun get into the school? the school system issued a statement saying that the dcps is reviewing the security protocol. to ensure that all students and the staff are safe. that is the word from here. reporting live, sam ford, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you, sam. reading writing and radon. this is a story you saw first last week. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis learning more about elevated level of radon in some schools and he joins us live from rockaway with the latest on what is being done -- from rockville with the latest on what is being done. kevin: this report showed that schools had dangerous level of radon, falls immediate in rockville. according to the e.p.a., they should have retested all 28 buildings and if the results were still too high remediate

the radon. however, not only did it fail to retest the schools but mcps never notified parents or staff. in turn, hundreds of students and teachers have been attending class with levels of radon both the e.p.a. and the local experts say can cause lung cancer after prolonged exposure. it wasn't until this man, a local community watchdog requested that a radar report from the mcps be released. that is when the corrective action began. >> they might say they take the issue of radon seriously, but it sure looks like they take the issue of radon as something to be covered up. >> it's a mistake. we didn't retake the way the normal protocols say we should. we're retesting now and will remediate and move forward. kevin: what is the detailed plan to fix the problem? that is new at 5:00. we are live in rockville, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. boy, outside dreary, gray,

drizzly. a day to stay inside. kellye: it is. good news is on the horizon. chief meteorologist doug hill is in the storm watch 7 weather center with a check of the forecast. when is it going to dry out? doug: late tomorrow night, it will start. the rain has stopped now. it has pushed through the county and the baltimore area. in the meantime, there will be areas of drizzle and fog in the clouds. new strengthening across eastern tennessee. there is an inch and a half in springfield. the temperatures are pinned in the 40's. warmer air is located just to the east of the washington area. to the west.

the temperatures are 47 to 53. we look ahead to brighter days and throw in the weekend as no extra charge. kellye: it sounds good. thank you. kellye: in montgomery county, police are on the lookout for forcing her way in a man's house and tying him up and robbing him. we look at what the police know so far. >> the shopping center the police say the suspect used the victim's bank cards and credit cards at several locations here including at the wells fargo and across the way at the target within 24 hours of the home invasion. the 74-year-old victim spoke to reporters today but asked us not to identify him. he said it happened last month november 9. he got home and a couple of minutes later a woman knocked on the door and asked him if

she could use the bathroom. he didn't let her in but 30 minutes later the same woman returned. but this time he answered the door and says she pushed the door open and tied him up and throaten to kill him. this is the surveillance photos at some of the locations. there were two other people in other places trying to make money out in the a.t.m. with the victim's carted. >> she was a raying maniac the way she acted. police are asking if you know anything about the suspect seen in the surveillance photos to call the montgomery county police department. in wheaton, diane cho, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. the second day of jury selection is wrapping up in the first trial for one of the officers in the freddie gray death. maryland bureau chief brad bell is live as the officer william porter's trial a taking shape. brad? brad: yeah, it is. right now we are seeing no

sign of protesters out here. that is something that people have been talking about. but the jury selection is ongoing. behind the columns. following a pattern we saw yesterday, 75 perspective jurors wrought in -- brought in room, asked a series of questions. what they found out immediately was that everybody knows about the freddie gray case, the rioting and the curfew put in place. that demonstrates the challenge to seat a fair and impartial jury. many believe it can be done and quickly. the prince george's state attorney glen ivy among them. >> the key question is can you set it aside to follow the evidence and the law to render a verdict just based on what

you hear in court here? i think you will pick 12 jurors and four alternates to make sure they have enough to reach a verdict. brad: that is the goal. the judge hopes to make that happen as early as tomorrow. get a qualified jury pool. then the defense and the prosecution have an opportunity to strike the jurors or say we just don't want them. when that process is done, they will have a jury. when we come back at 5:00, we will show you the numbers they are contending with. just how many of the people know an awful lot about this case. in baltimore, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. the maryland state police warn drivers to be on the lookout for police impersonator. a woman said a person with montana plates pulled her over this morning. she sensed something was wrong so she locked her door and called 911. when the driver approached the side window she told the guy

she called the police and they were on the way. he left. he was white, 5'11" red hair, had on glasses and a bomber style jacket. kellye: developing now, chicago police superintendent lost his job amid protest over the fatal shooting of a teenager. this morning, mayor rahm emanuel asked for and received the resignation of garry mccarthy. announcing the creation of a task force on police accountability. manassas said mccarthy -- emmanuel said mccarthy lost the trust of the people. >> reinvigorating the oversight and we will take the necessary steps to build trust between the police and the residents and the communities they serve. kellye: laquan mcdonald was shot 16 times in october of 2014. dash cam video of the shooting was released last week. officer jason van dyke was charged with first-degree murder the same day. jonathan: well, today, there is word now that the u.s. is committing more forces to the war on terror.

defense secretary ash carter says a new operation will be sent to syria and iraq. >> the special operators will over time be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence, and capture isil leaders. jonathan: secretary carter did not specify exactly how many u.s. troops are heading to the region. right now we know there are 3,500 american troops in that area. president obama has previously fewer than 50 special operators would be going to syria. we are actually going to be diving deep in issues surrounding the war on terror tonight in a special town hall meeting. senior political reporter scott thuman will join us live from ben judgment as we talk to -- belgium as we talk to a panel of experts as we talk about the world situation, isis and domestic terror tonight at 7:00 on the sister station newschannel8. you can also see it on wjla.com. kellye: two men are in custody this afternoon accused of

robbing a bank in a busy neighborhood this morning. it happened along north washington street, north of old town alexandria. womack and waller are now in custody. jeff goldberg reports the search for the suspects took a toll on schools. >> it's a crime few people expect or see coming. >> it was quick. jeff: it happened before 10:00 at the pnc bank many montgomery. two men rush in the bank demanding money. they leave with cash, leaving everyone inside shocked and unharmed. >> they came in here and they were asking about it. jeff: mehdi had not but like others he could not believe it happened here. >> it's really a surprise. i'm worried about that. i spoke to my boss and even he was worried about it. jeff: the police investigated the scene and others spotted something about a mile and a half away near potomac yard.

a search of that area turned up a suspect and then another. >> the police department has two suspects in custody. >> all afternoon pnc customers like careline was told it was closed. >> amazed and concerned. jeff: she is received that no one was hurt but fears it can happen anywhere as the holiday season moves forward. >> unfortunately when bad people take advantage of good people. you have to be wary. jonathan: a quarter of all bank robberies taken place in the last two years in the month of december. law enforcement wants to create awareness about the trend and warn anyone who might be considering robbing a bank. >> one of the fruits may be hard to find at the supermarket. we'll explain why strawberries are in short supply.

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kellye: tonight's spotlight on education, a d.c. school system surprises an employee deemed worthy of a standing ovation. unannounced visit by the top educator at marie reed school in northwest. they had no idea kiya henderson had come to share a big surprise. >> the staff person of the year for the whole wide district. [applause] kellye: fallin alttimore. >> i'm responsible for the operations of the building. i'm responsible for the facilities. i am responsible for making

sure that the school has everything it needs. >> without her, i don't think the school would be as great as it is now. >> which is why lattimore is receiving the standing ovation award from the d.c. education fund. >> this is a time where the community comes together to honor really amazing educators in the d.c. public schools. kellye: today henderson visited the staff member of the year, teacher of the year and the principal of the year when they receive a cash prize at a kennedy center award ceremony in february. >> it's an amazing night where we give the dichersd teachers and the staff members recognition they are due. >> she works hard getting up in the morning and comes to help us. >> i'm honored to receive this award. >> the award ceremony will be held monday february 1 from 6:30 till 8:30 at the kennedy

center. jonathan: awesome. as we get closer to the end of the year we get the best of lifts out there. spotify not last, they are first. they have come out with the first list. drake was the strength artist of the year. his songs were listened to 1.8 billion times worldwide. a lot of people. rihanna was the female most streamed performer with 1 billion listens. and lean on me by major laser was the most streamed song with 540 million streams. kellye: wow! jonathan: so when you add up all the people who are streaming, hopefully they are not doing it at work. kellye: no. not at all. well, for the past few hours film crews have been shooting video of passengers on the v.r.e. they are using the station and will be used for the world greatest. they let the passengers on the sign 305 know they will likely be on camera. so they get a warning about

this. they don't just start filming. jonathan: not like they can jump off. kellye: true. jonathan: speaking of jumping off, go to the traffic situation. jamie sullivan, hopefully it's moving so people don't feel like they are jumping off. jamie: they are sitting there, so not much room to move far. bumper to bumper traffic on the capital beltway. we see this in the normal spot. traveling on the beltway in the northwest corner to get from tyson's closer to 270 near seven locks road. let's talk about how slow you are traveling. as we move to the maps it is going to be just under 13 miles per hour on the interloop as you get closer to 270. d.c. we are okay. 295 is slow. the 8-mile-per-hour. a crash just happened on the interloop past van doran street. we will keep you updatedded on this. it may grow more.

extra time if you can. if not, you may be late for dinner if you're closer to the interstate and heading south on 95. kellye: thank you, jamie. people in oklahoma are thawing out after a weekend ice storm and they have cool sites to show for it. take a look at what it left behind. the ice grows to the speed limit sign. the imprint slowly slid down the pole. it is going viral and has been shared thousands of times. pretty school. jonathan: that is pretty school. i'm glad it's in oklahoma. kellye: we both are. doug: today is the first day of meteorological winter, december 1. there are no signs of wintry weather anytime soon. the extended guide looks like december is above average temperature wise. kellye: we're all right with that. doug: long way to go this winter.

look back, being the first meteorological winter. the past five winters in washington to see when we had the first measurable snow. 2012 was our first and this can be late. but we'll see what happens here. we know the winter forecast we are talking about the temperatures that are at and above average for the area. snowfall below average as well. long way to go. it's chilly out there. temperatures in the 40's. the numbers have been creeping up on the other side of the chesapeake bay. in the upper 50's. look at those warmer temperatures here tomorrow. in the meantime, stuck in 40's .94 of rain in annapolis. .86 in stafford. we have a break from the main. more rain lining up farther

south and that will move in late tonight and be with us for the morning commute. and at times the entire day tomorrow. this is optimistic here to think we will get a break here. tomorrow afternoon we are good to go for quite a few days. high pressure builds in. 11:00 p.m. tomorrow, we should be in the clear, clearing skies and the gusty northwesterly winds for thursday. comfortably cool temperatures. on thursday we are lighting the national christmas tree and the weather will be ideal. it will be on the chilly side around the area.

jonathan: bad weather is blamed for a strawberry shortage. cold conditions in california with cold winter in mexico and florida causing a shortage. orders of strawberries are delayed or canceled because of the ruined crops. produce suppliers will still find them but there will be a difference in the price and in strawberries. kellye: not good news. they are smaller berries. >> they are out there but you pay for them. >> in some areas the price of strawberries doubled. >> i'm not happy to hear that at all. strawberry shortcake, strawberry dipped in chocolate. coming up next, find out how the hackers are compromising for popular items. jonathan: later for us, giving is good. this giving tuesday we will take a look at the impact that

the charitable actions can have on your health and exactly how we each give every year.

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". "7 on your side." kellye: "7 on your side" received overwhelming number of requests to help a local mother and eight children after a story we aired yesterday. the mother says she was the victim of domestic abuse and no one would help her find a place to live because she had too many children. jennifer donelan joins us now with today's outpouring of support you will only see on 7. jennifer: what a difference a day makes. when i met maria herrera, she was overwhelmed with fear and frustration and had spent a number of nights in a van with her small children. the children in the back. three were up front. and she said help was hard to find. >> they told me i have too many kids. they don't help me. jennifer: too many children is what she says she was told

over and over. a tipster called us and told us she was in a parking lot and we found her. we got on with human services and they stepped up last night through the family resource center. two were overwhelmed with calls with people wanting to help them. and here is the information on your screen. attention maria herring ra to the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. you can go to the website if you don't have a pen and paper ready. jonathan: this is a great story as far as helping provide assistance to her.

eight children, how old are the kids? jennifer: twin 1-year-olds, 3-year-old, 4-year-old boy, 5-year-old, 11, 13, 15. one of the babies is disabled. it's all girls except for the 4-year-old boy. sweet and kind as you can be. jonathan: how can you live in a car? jennifer: they were cramped in there. the car was seemed up. the trunk was packed. friends were doing what they could to let them stay with them. but apartments have occupancy limits and they were trying to find it under the radar. she had to keep moving around. so we are glad they got a roof over their head. jonathan: so great you found them help. thanks. kellye: well, it's certainly not a fun day to be outside in the elements or driving around the area. jonathan: hopefully you have to go odds -- you don't have to go outside. this is a dreary day. we could use sunshine.

doug: the sun will be back on thursday. this is bethesda, at the country club. you know the drill. at least for the moment the steady rain moved out of the area and moved north of bethesda. you can see the low clouds with fog and evening hours. the temperatures are creeping up. 48 now at andrews and the reagan national airport. there is warm air closing in from two angles. we will warm up a degree or two overnight and be warmer today. the first batch. a break. we get showers tonight. late tonight and overnight tomorrow. more steady rain moves in for the morning commute. the forecast for tonight, scattered showers redeveloping.

the internal optimist we have put in sunshine late in the day. we are good to go. a ton of sunshine. beautiful weather. breezy on thursday and then the temperatures will warm up through the weekend and next week. that is the latest. jonathan: thank you for that. new developments in the boston marathon bombing. today attorneys for convicted bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev requested a new trial. the lawyers argue a recent supreme court case calls into question half of the 30 counts against tsarnaev. a friend of tsarnaev convicted of giving him a gun will be sentenced on drug and weapon charges tomorrow. former montgomery county teacher says he showed up to work every day drunk or high. that was his defense for sexually abusing middle school student. jeff goldberg was in court when he was sentenced today. jeff: robert wilson ii was

stoic today in court as a judge sentenced him to 18 months in prison. in april, police arrested wilson for a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl at the middle school in silver spring. wilson taught at the school and got to know the girl in an after school math club. for the next six months they would meet in the stairwell where wilson would kiss and inappropriately touch the girl. today in court, the public defender blamed the client's action on alcohol and marijuana addiction according to the court records was so severe wilson was nearly at a constant state of intoxication. prosecutors say because of the abuse the teenage victim suffers from a loss of appetite, sleepless nights and a moodies order. following the sentencing wilson's family left court quite upset. the judge saw things

differently. saying no prison time would send wrong message. robert wilson iii sentenced to 18 months in prison. in rockville, i'm kevin lewis. jonathan: the university of maryland honoring a man that broke the color barrier but in politics as well. they are rename the arknology building after mitchell, the first black person to earn a graduate degree on campus. he was the first to be elected to congress from maryland and one of the congressional black caucus. that comes interesting timing. it's on the 16th anniversary of an event that sparked the civil rights movement. december 1, 1955, rosa parks was arrested on this bus for refusing to give up her seat for a white man. less than a week later martin luther king jr. led a city-wide bus boycott that sparked events to lead to the end of segregation.

parks died in october of 2005, weeks before the 50th anniversary of her arrest. kellye: covering metro tonight. a federal transit situation is taking a closer look at what is called a deadly incident. a metro rider filed a complaint after a disabled train had to unload passengers at the gallery place chinatown stop november 10. the employees did nothing to try to clear the platform. no the f.d.a. is asking for a review of what happened and the metro policy in such cases. abc7 is sitting down with the metro new general manager tomorrow. let us know what questions you have for paul wiedefeld. just go to the wjla facebook

page. jonathan: car facts is bringing a hundred jobs to virginia. governor terry mcauliffe and officials plan to upgrade the data center. the plan is expected to create 120 jobs. it won't be cheap. it's expected to cost $16 million. kellye: coming up at 4:00 -- >> out there for anyone who knew where to look. kellye: warning for parents after shackers -- hackers find ways into toys. the phone lines are open for you to ask the attorney. a panel of experts is standing by in the abc health center until 6:30. by in the abc health center until 6:30. call

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research message to cue sleeps. put it to the test with three families. >> i call it success. kids go to sleep faster than ever. >> a bust and didn't go very well. >> how would you like to write a book that they were happy it was boring. each child is unique and will respond to the book differently. other ideas are warm bath or sleepy time coloring but make sure the bedtime routine is screen-free because the blue lights signal to the child's brain it's daytime and it amps them up. better to put them to bed with a book or bath. kellye: good tips there. "7 on your side" with a consumer alert about a popular line of children's toys. the tablet toy were hacked. it encourages the parents and the kids to share photo on tablets. 200,000 kids and 4 million parents could be at risk. >> it includes parent's name

and the home addresses, pass worths and the kids names, pictures. kellye: no credit card information or the personal identification data was compromised. the investigation is still ongoing. jonathan: coming up at 4:00 -- >> i was able to put myself on the ice but it kept giving out underneath me. >> she talks about the frightening ordeal. >> it may feel nice to give extra this time of year. find out how giving is shaping american history com

kellye: back now with a look at the "good morning washington" team on a bit of a spending spree. the $700 gift cards they were giving away last month to buy gifts for toys for to tots. abc7 is a proud sponsor of the initiative and we want you to join us at national harbor as we make a push to collect toys for kids all around the area. today is known as giving

tuesday. time to think about giving to others in the wake of the big black friday, small business saturday and cyber monday shopping sprees. this year the smithsonian is taking look at how the nature shaped history. joining me now is david alison, the associate director with the office of the curatorial affairs at the national museum of american history. thank you for being here. >> my pleasure. kellye: tell us about the new initiative. >> well, our mission at the museum of american history is explain what it means to be american. we are shaping that giving. jonathan: how do we compare to other nations? >> we have a tradition of the limited government. if independence and community focus. we are leaving at all levels.

>> despite how you are approaching the initiative, what does it look like? >> we collected things from the fire department, boots for the district campaign and up to the optics that they are famous. the object, programs, research and the social media. we have a social media campaign all day today with #american-giving you can see. kellye: you have two exhibits. a short-term one and long-term one. tell us the difference. >> the short-term exhibit is a couple of cases in the american stories exhibition, which has been there several years. it's the first initiative to look at giving and philanthropy in the late 19th century and how it compares to philanthropy today. next year we have a quality exhibition looking at the history of the philanthropy to go o on and be bigger.

we have a fee that looks next year is the environment. that will change every year. but also some things about the philanthropy over time. kellye: what is the goal here other than to execute? are you hoping it will make people more generous? >> really, our mission is to show how the history of the country has evolved and how it changes us today. yes, we believe that to be truly american, means to give back. agree to have a future we need to remain philanthropic. kellye: thank you. jonathan: on the giving tuesday, doctors say that the old saying better to give than receive is really true. they have science to back it up. psychologists say giving makes people feel more connected. dr. joe rock of the cleveland clinic says in many ways giving is a part of our d.n.a. >> so there is a direct positive effect that people get for doing things from the other people. giving something tangible magnifies that effect. >> dr. rock says that people

who donate time and services can be more fulfilled than people who give money. great thing to do as well. one of the first prominent women in tv news is walking away from it. linda ellerby will retire after nickelodeon airs a one-hour retrospective about her work. she moved to nbc and hosted segments on "good morning america" and "today show." she says in retirement, she will continue to write and to travel. kellye: "7 on your side" consumer alert. new concern about what one of the most popular gifts this year. abc7 first told you about hoverboard concerns last month. many say they were leerily injured on them. now the customers claim that the boards can catch fire. a louisiana family says the boards burst into flames while charging and destroyed the house. abc7 news reached out to the manufacturers for comment but has not heard back. kellye: utah woman speaking for the first time after falling through thin ice on a

frozen reservoir. jonathan: 32-year-old rebecca peterson walking her dogs on sunday when one fell through the ice. she tried to save the dog. you know what happens next. she fell in freezing water as well. a city employee nearby spotted her and called 911. the rescue was caught on the officer's body camera. >> she went under. i thought that was it. i didn't know if she was coming back up. >> i wasn't sure what a rescue plan would be. jonathan: she showed signs of hypothermia but she is okay and able to reignite with the rescuers and thank them for saving her life and the life of her dogs. she has thawed out since then. everybody is okay. kellye: everybody is fine. kellye: the weather is taking a better turn. doug: it will. we have a nice change of pace for the past few days looking

for a lot of sunshine. >> the toy drive is 11 till 3:00 p.m. sunday afternoon and clear skies and a jingle all the way 5k that starts at 9:00. the forecast looks good after the rain tomorrow. the rain could end late in the afternoon and have clearing. good news. thursday is sunny and 50. sunshine on friday. saturday and sunday more sunshine and the temperatures making a slow warming trend as we head through the end of the weekend and next week.

beginning in virginia. the light blocking the right lane before the interchange. the backup starting near the wilson bridge. we talk about how slow you are moving through the map. right now the traffic is 26 miles per hour. you get a break past that but you slow again closer to the activity. talking a about the beltway on the northwest stretch from tysons to 270, still slow. as you continue on the inner loop through montgomery county it's bumper to bumper approaching new hampshire avenue. that is where we have a crash and it drops to 9 miles per hour. 270, okay. no crashes. sticking with montgomery county. beach drive is closed. all lanes are blocked off. that is between rockville pike. best alternate is connecticut avenue. crashes on the beltway. the roads are still wet with the road spray so be careful. back to you. jonathan: thank you for that.

coming up for us on at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- leaders from 200 countries are in paris to tackle climate change. find out why they are now taking up terrorism as well. kellye: don't forget to call the abc7 help center to ask the attorney. 703-236-9220. phone lines will be open until 6:30.

kellye: "7 on your side" helping you get the questions for an attorney answered. the attorneys are available for a variety of legal issues. just call 703-236-9220. the lines are open until 6:30. jonathan: developing now, president obama returned from a historic climate change summit in france but isis and the warren terror were also

topic of discussions. reporter: world leaders gathered in paris to fight a war on two fronts. climb change and terrorism. president obama: some asked why we dekate a focus to tackle climate change as we are going after terrorist networks. it affects all trends. reporter: philanthropists, businesses and governments put $20 billion investment in clean energy. the message reverberating. pope francis urged greater action saying, "we are at the limits. we are at the limit of suicide." world leaders were meeting in beijing, the pollution is 45 times beyond level. they pledged chinese cooperation on climate and the war on terror. the threat palpable in paris. reeling from the terrorist

attack that killed 130 people more than two weeks ago. the fight against isis is as much of a discussion as the environment. panel -- in meetings with the world leaders including russia and turkey the u.s. is hopeful that a unified front may be developing to leave if world safer and cleaner for generations to come. abc7 news. >> tonight, search for home invasion suspect. >> turned from the mild manners person outside the door, felt like a raving maniac. >> she got inside she put him through a frightening or deal. elevated radon levels in the area classrooms. >> it looks like they take the issue as something to be covered up. >> according to this man, if you want more info, it will cost you. on giving tuesday, wonderful newell for a mother and eight

kids forced to live in a car. leon: what a wet, cold and dreary way to start december. for a second straight day, the drivers have had to take things slow outside because of what seems like nonstop rain and drizzle. kellye: for the latest on how much longer the rain sticks around we go to chief meteorologist doug hill in the storm watch weather center. doug? doug: it is uncomfortable. no rain outside the belfort furniture weather center. look down the river at the national harbor where it is 53. no rain there at the moment. a chilly evening. 40's across the west. but looking east it's 57 in ocean city. across the mountains, it's 57 in elkens west virginia. we have the warmer air that is

encroaching from the east and the west. we will see a degree or two rise in temperatures tonight. satellite and ray dor -- radar shows a break in the rain. but look to the left, through kentucky and georgia, that is moderate to occasionally heavy rain. the cold front will get out of here. scattered showers and fog. we will check out the weekend in details. leon: a prime alert. they are looking for a woman who forced her way to a 74-year-old man's home tied him up and robbed him. diane cho spoke to victim and joins us live with the story. diane: the woman forced her