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 way inside, tied him one an

electrical cord and a sock as well in a frightening ordeal he says lasted for three hours. this retired 74-year-old ken sing 12:00 who asked us not to identify him said the suspect threatening to kill him a dozen times that day. >> she turned from a mild mannered to a raving maniac. >> the woman knocked on the front door asking to use the bathroom. the same woman returned and she forced her way in. >> she patted her back and said she had a gun. diane: she says she pushed him to the bedroom and threatened to stab him and tied him up and ransacked his home. he was finally able to break free and called 911.

she stole cash and the pen number. the police say two other younger suspects appeared in surveillance photos using the victim card at an atm. in all they were used in wiedefeld, rockville within 24 hours of the home invasion. diane: the investigators say the cards had been canceled that day. but if you think you know who these people are, call the police department. we are live in kensington, diane cho, abc7 news. leon: thank you. social media app snapchat is credited helping to diffuse a dangerous situation. they found a gun at a student's back pack in wilson high school but they only knew to look for it after the student put a picture on snap

chat. no one was hurt. kellye: new information on story you saw first on abc7. last week kevin lewis reported elevated level of radioactive gas were present in 28 different schools. he joins us live with more. >> the schools are scattered across montgomery county. hundreds of students were impacted. including here where in two hours the questions will present administrators why they kept quote for so long. >> there is more information out there. they are making it as hard as possible to release it. kevin: he likes digging for data. he made them release a report that showed 28 schools had radon above standards. the report had two problems. one the e.p.a. says that radon

causes lung cancer. they never fixed the pro. so when he request more ray dann data this week, sps responded with a $339 price tag. >> from all appearances it looks like the mcps is trying to make it as difficult and costly as possible for the public to obtain existing documents. >> made a mistake. we didn't test the way we should. >> today they apologized and promised to retest all 28 problem buildings including the smith environmental center in rockville. tested at nearly three times the e.p.a. limit. >> we take it very seriously. >> they say that but it looks like they take the issue of radon as something to be covered up. >> i also asked administrators who is to blame for the

shortcomings? they had no answer. the new radon test will be posted online. testing could take a month. >> they list them as the second leading cause of lung cancer behind smoking. we compiled a list of resources for those concerned about radon. find it on the website at wjla.com. leon: chicago mayor rahm emanuel asked for and receiverred the firing of the superintendent of the police chief garry mccarthy. this comes over the shooting of laquan mcdonald who was shot 16 times bitcheser last october. dash can video was released last week after a year of resistance by the police department. mayor manassas has a tasks for. the search for the jury in the freddie gray case is going to

stretch to a third day. brad bell is in baltimore with a look at how challenging seating a jury has been in this case. >> he dismissed jurors and told many to come back tomorrow. a jury could be seated tomorrow. the jurors crowded the courtroom for day two of the jury selection. the statistics make the challenge clear. of the 150 questioned over two days 150 know of the freddie grey case. 150 know about the riots and

the city wide curfew. 149 know the city paid settlement to the gray's family and 84 have personal experience with crime. two knew freddie grey. >> it makes it harder to pick a jury. >> former state attorney says among the crowd there will be enough people to put aside prior knowledge and focus on the evidence. >> we saw on the boston marathon bomber everybody knew about the crime committed. >> the judge wants to start the trial of officer william porter tomorrow. if so, freddie gray's mother may be in court to hear opening arguments.

>> it could happen tomorrow and we could see arguments tomorrow. much of what is going on happens behind closed doors but it appears possible that is jury pool has been created and they can build a jury from that. we'll know more tomorrow. kellye: two men are in custody accused of robbing a bank in alexandria. theyer with masks and were armed with hand guns and demanded money. the schools were put on lockdown after the police searched the area. the u.s. is ramping up the war against isis putting more troops on the ground. jonathan: ash carter did confirm the u.s. is going to send operation forces in syria. more of them.

>> if special operators over time will conduct raids free hostages, gather intelligence and capture isil leaders. jonathan: he is telling us what the mission is but he is not saying how many troops are committed for the cause. this is major escalation to fight isis in iraq and syria. president obama made it clear he believes the u.s. is on the winning side of the fight. tonight we are taking a in depth look at the war on terror. joining us now for the discussion is senior political reporter scott thuman from brussels. you are part of the discussion, and the interesting thing that brussels as a backdrop, that place is put on the alert for the u.s. military over there.

stay in place shelter order. what was that about? >> the highest alert level that the city has seen. an attack is imminent. scott: the subways are open again but nonetheless we walked down the street for two days answer the soldiers are armed and military on every street corner regarding the hotel, shooting center and christmas decorations areas, the market here that is a popular destination that is a ghost town. jonathan: a lot of raids took place where you are now. why did it become a hot bed for terrorist as far as staging area?

scott: because three or four attackers were linked to brussels. belgium for example is a tiny nation. this is a country that is a complete melting pot of the different cultures. there are african natis represented here. they feel they are not assimilating in the culture. there are young men with a population of that. so a lot of people feel diseffected and join the fight. jonathan: scott is a voice at the town hall to discuss terrorism, where it stands not just abroad but domestically

as well. that is tonight at 7:00. we will be streaming it on wjla.com. join us there. kellye: thank you. still ahead at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- a police officer on trial. accused of putting a gun in someone's mouth and threatening to kill them. leon: the action that city council just took and what is coming next. kellye: and the timeless christmas story is a new forum and where you will see charlie brown and the peanuts gang celebrating the holidays. leon: of course we have wenter that is punching part of the country. what do we expect here as we get closer to the weekend? kellye: plus, "7 on your side" connecting you with attorneys. do you have a question about a will or your wife as a head call patient? attorneys are standing by to answer your questions on a variety of topics. just cal discover the world

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kellye: a montgomery county man is in the hospital after a house fire in potomac. the house fire caused damage to the home on settler's landing way. firefighters say working smoke alarms allowed the man and his

mother to escape. >> part of the upper midwest are digging out from the heaviest snowfall of the season. as megan hughes shows us, it's not over yet. reporter: the storms created dangerous driving condition in the upper midwest. in omaha, cars spinning out. snowplows enforce. in minneapolis, cars in ditches and the jackknifed tractor trailers. on his way from canada to central wisconsin, scott pulled off the interstate. >> snowing like canada usually does but i didn't think it would be this much snow. >> too snowy to continue on the highway. >> she used the break to build her first snowman of the season. kids reminding us why the winter weather is fun. but the weather system moving through the country on thursday reminded us it can be deadly.

the flash floods killed 14 people. oklahoma governor declared a state of emergency in all 77 counties. to the ice coated power lines. >> it is coming down! >> the latest system, some are bracing up to a fat of snow by tonight. megan hughes, abc news, washington. >> ice is the worst part of it. dowses it will move out by early afternoon/evening tomorrow then we are in good shape. this is the first day of december. 2 boxes in yellow represent days of november where the

average temperature was above average. ones in blue are below average. this was a warmer than average month. 4.1 degrees above average. that is significantly warmer than average around the area. we find the temperatures are holding in the 40's. that will change. through the day, the scene hasn't changed a lot. about 3:00 the rain ended there. 45 degrees on the campus. 46 in dale city. 46 in washington and 46 in aspen hill.

warmer air to the west and the southeast. this is closing in. we have to deal with rain and this is developing from the cold front. low pressure along the front that is another area of the moderate and the heavy rain across alabama and georgia. cutting across east tennessee. we will have that in time for the morning rush. i think we see the rain shut off. as far as the timing 11:30 in the morning and there is plenty of rain in the area. the rain should move out by 5:00 or 6:00 and clearing after that. we're good to go for the upcoming weekend. in the afternoon from west to east the skies will clear around the area.

so if you are watching in winchester you could see the sunshine, late afternoon. the rain will linger longer. but tomorrow is the last day of the system. it will move out and make way for improved weather. sunshine and 50 degrees on friday. saturday and sunday are a bit milder. we will be in good shape and the sunshine and the dry weather. we'll see what happens. i get e-mails is it going to snow? i suspect at some point but it's not close for the near future yesterday. leon: a little place somewhere else. kellye: one day after the 50th airing of the christmas

special, america's block head and the pals get another honor. the u.s. postal service has stamps to show scenes from the beloved film. they went on sale today across the u.s. as forever stamps. >> all right. i love that. it quickly went viral for the wrong reasons. ahead, police say they found a woman who posted a picture of a dog with the muzzle duct tape shut. where she was and the charges she's now facing. kellye: a proposal to outfit every d.c. officer on patrol with a body

leon: in the wake of several high profile police brutality lately, d.c. is planning to have transparency. kellye: they want to outfit all officers with the body cameras. stephen tschida has more on what is next and how the program will work. >> the mayor is on board and body cameras, thousands could be coming to the d.c. police department in month ahead. stephen: cell phone video sparkled accusation of brutality but the police maintain recording of the incident would have muted the

outcry. >> this is a win for the district of columbia. stephen: they move aid head to outfid officers with the body comers. there will be close to 3,000 d.c. police officers that could be wearing the body cameras in the future. >> i want a full explanation for allowing this in place. >> it was ladened with information with the information request but most of the exemptions and a couple remange. >> the final vote will come this month or early in january. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. >> thank you. leon: still head on "abc7 news at 5:00" --

a massive response from the people wanting to help a mother of eight who until yesterday was living a car with all the children. hear who stepped in after "7 on your side" asks for help. kellye: spurred outrage across the internet. where a woman is facing charges after duct taping her dog's mouth shut and posted picture online. >> a police officer on trial accused of assaulting a man with a service weapon. i'm mike carter-conneen in upper marlboro. details from inside the courtroom. leon: we have help for your legal question. just call the number on your

>> announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. kellye: a industrial is underway for a prince george's police officer accused of pulling a gun at a man's head. santiago faces assault and other charges. mike carter-conneen joins us live from the courthouse with details on the evidence presented by prosecutors today. mike? the officer is expected to testify in his own defense. the key evidence is cell phone

video recorded by the victim's cousin. the victim attorney shared the video without audio months ago. but for the first time we heard what the officer said at the time. >> go ahead. i dare you to fight me, son. he pointed the son at the forehead and the mouth of the bowie resident cunningham. then he approached a vehicle driven by the cousin staying he was parked outside cunningham's home. they explained he was being dropped off. both pen told the judge that isn'tiago never used the emergency light or siren. he testified later that santiago said you will learn about officersantiago today. i'm not scared of you. you need to watch your

attitude because us cops shoot people. the prosecutor told the judge that he was showing off for two in a patrol vehicle. the defense said he agreed that santiago violated the policy and had no busy being in law enforcement. but he said the actions were not criminal. cunningham argued in his own testimony he was noncompliant. the judge heard from cunningham's wife who called 911 on the incident as well as the santiago p.d. supervisor. the trial is expected to wrap up tomorrow. leon: maryland state police look for a man posing an an officer. he stopped a woman in i-70 and washington county after seeing the vehicle montana plates she

locked her doors and called 911. the imposter is a white nan many his 40's. he was driving black s.u.v. and had on glasses and a bomber type of jacket. leon: checking the top stories. police need help to find a woman who fought her way in a man's home tied him up and robbed him. this happened in kensington. the police have released photos of the woman and she used stolen credit cards in 24 hours of the robbery. >> new details of a story you say you saw first on seven. high radon level in montgomery county classrooms. the district apologized and promised to retest all problem buildings. the district is holding a public meeting to discuss the issue at 7:00 tonight at falls meade elementary school in rockville. leon: the jury selection resumes tomorrow in trial of william porter. the first of six baltimore

police officers charged in the death of freddie gray. the judge says he expects the opening statements to begin in a couple of days and the trial to be completed by christmas. kellye: the picture went viral and police arrested a woman accused of duct taping a dog's mouth shut. the woman from florida posted it on the facebook page with the caption this is what happens when you don't shut up. she was charged with animal cruelty but says the dog seems to be in perfect health, well nourished and up to date with the shots so they are not removing the dog from her home. leon: the counsel approved limits on the construction of the large gas stations. they must be 500 feet from parks and environmentally sensitive areas as costco is appealing a ruling to block construction at 15-pump

station outside wheeton. cyber monday continues to reign supreme. according to the adobe digital index the sales topped $3 billion. that is a record for the single day's sales. kellye: there is black friday, cyber monday and now there is giving tuesday. abc7 is doing its part. "good morning washington" saved a gift card from the give away and went on a shopping spree at toys r us and they are donated to toys for tots. you can get in on the giving. just join us saturday for the toys for tots fundraiser.

we will be joined by the volunteers collecting toys that will go to children in need. leon: a mother and her eight children left to live in a compact car. how they are rallying together to make sure that the family they ever faces that situation again. leon: how they are helping in the fight against hiv and aids. leon: coming up, more bad news for volkswagen. numbers are not painting a pretty picture for the future of the company. what the maryland g

kellye: know your status. a message in the fight against hiv and aids for years. today the university of d.c. held a free event to offer-testing in part of a worldwide push to fight virus that causes aids as part of the world aids day. one of the organizations leading the fight is whitman walker help in washington. >> glad to have you with us today. a day to make us think back to the first time we heard about aids with the celebrities and the perception that people, aids and the aids patients

have. 24 years ago when magic johnson announced he had it. huge stigma that day. now charlie sheen announces that he has hiv and we don't talk about it two days later. we have come a long way with the perception of the disease. >> we have. hiv can be managed, treated and lived with like any other chronic disease like diabetes or hepatitis. kellye: has the testing of it changed? >> it hasment we encourage people to know the status. >> the drugs have come a long way. there could be blowback because prevention of spreading is easier so the riskier behavior is taking place. do you see that?

>> that is something that the clients face on a daily basis, the perception. that it's less risky but we want to let them know hiv is preventible disease. they need not expose themselves to it. kellye: what are the biggest challenges? >> the biggest thing we see is the not verity. pervasive stigma. folks still think that hiv is very contagious. so they will exclude the family members who might be diagnosed with the hiv. >> good luck. kellye: amy, we appreciate it. >> remember folks that the legal team from whitman walker health is in the newsroom. they are hear to answer the legalquestions.

it can range from wills, discrimination, whatever you want to talk about. kellye: coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- big bei bei news. the new milestone that is coming up next. leon: a big baby! community rallying to support a mother left with nowhere to go but her car with her eight children.

leon: a heart-breaking story but it has led to outpouring of support. kellye: a tipster led "7 on your side" to a mother living in the car with eight children and she told us that agency after agency said they could not help because they had too many children. our fighting back reporter jennifer donelan took it from there and boy did you help the family out. jennifer: a moving and an emotional day. too many children is what she was told over and over.

a tipster called and said she was in a parking lot and we found her. we got on the horn with the services and they placed the entire family in temporary housing where we are told they will stay until a permanent solution is found. after her story hit the air, many viewers wrote in and called in and wanted to help the mother and the children. so we got back on the phone and now a d.c. church is getting involved and will facilitate any assistance. i spoke with a branch president who is working to help the family and they are more than happy to help you help the family. i spoke with maria today. we want to get the kids settled. she is so happy and so grateful. she just kept saying thank you, thank you, thank you. leon: lucky that someone saw

her and contacted us. i can't believe she is the only one out there. >> no. leon: anied what is happening out there? jennifer: i walked in the family resource center in northeast d.c. where family goes to get services, my heart shattered. there were so many other marias. it was filled with mothers, i'll say that 95% of the room was mothers and the little kids. they were all looking for a place to live. a place to lay their head down. they needed shelter. that is a reality of what is going on in the city. i gave maria great, i just said you are so courageous. kellye: to go on tv and tell the story. jennifer: she was a brave woman. leon: the age range of the kids? >> 1-year-old twins, 3-year-old, 4-year-old boy -- they are all girls except for the 4-year-old boy. 11, 13, 15. one baby has a disability. >> a lot on her.

looks like they will have a great christmas. >> a good day at work. >> they were the cutest kids. leon: good you were there. way to go. jennifer: happy to do it. leon: early morning for metro. all six lanes will undergo the track rebuilding. the yellow line won't travel north of mount vernon square. redline trains rain 18 minutes. the rest run every 20 minutes. we want to know the question you have for the metro new general manager. we are talking to him tomorrow. if you have the questions share them with us on facebook or twitter. kellye: time for a check of the roads. jamie sullivan is on traffic watch. jamie: no more crashes on the

capital beltway. when had problems in virginia before you get to the mixing bowl and the interloop. we have a crash. it dropped to 20 miles per hour and the accident is gone. traveling on the beltway, the inner loop from tyson to the american legion bridge. we are in the teens. so no accidents on the beltway. focus in on virginia. 66 outbound to route 28. there is a lot of volume outbound on 66. a big issue on beach driver. that is because of the to cars that went off to the woods. we have 270 traffic heading north. not terrible. getting to rockville and closer to german town and

north to frederick. no crashes on the beltway but watch for the 66 delays. back to you. kellye: thank you. the smithsonian zoo put out the update on cub bei bei saying the panda is growing fast. there is an instagram contest chance to see bei bei on december 19. find details on wjla.com. leon: bei bei will need a fur coat for the next few hours. kellye: doug is standing by to give us the latest on the forecast. >> chilly out. the temperatures will rise. 48 in the capital. 49 in winchester and 46 in fredericksburg. temperatures are below average.

the rain has ended but it's moving back to the area. this is the leading edge of a batch of rain that is coming farther southwest. heavier rain that luck would have it is in time for the rush hour tomorrow morning. the got news is it is going to push through the area but the question is to nail down the time. this is going to push eastward in the day but it looks as though it should taper off and in by 5:00 or 6:00. most of us have to wait until thursday for sunshine. but when we will be good to go. showers tomorrow, tapering off late in the day and becoming breezy. highs near 59. that is 10 degrees warmer than today.

we have a slow but a much appreciated warming trend. leon: get out for los angeles and a crazy scene. tanker fire that is on the interstate i-15 there. live pictures. we will let you know about the driver's condition and who is involved and what is involved with the tanker fire. but erin is here. erin: we start with the top ten matchup. maryland at carolina. a late tip off. it's 9:30 tonight. but the terps are eager to play. this game has marcus trimble and marcus paige. he was the preseason player of the year but he has been out all season with a broken hand.

it's unclear how productive he will be. but the squad is ready to go. >> i like playing great teams. so this should be fun. highly anticipated game since it came out on the schedule. e speaking of the big matchup it doesn't get bigger than cowboys at redskins. dallas at 3-8 struggled without tony romo who is out for the season. nobody thinks they have a chance for the playoff. except for their owner jerry jones. so you're saying there is a chance. >> the east is staying open as far as an opportunity. i have to pinch myself when i look at the scenarios that can

occur. we have an opportunity to compete and be in the playoffs. erin: i love jerry jones. you may need a hug. i know. but after cleveland lined up to kick a game-winning field goal, they watched in agony to show the dismay at the ravens return it for a touchdown with no time left to give baltimore the victory. this unraveled after we got off the air. i know you are a browns fan. leon: it's still a factory of sadness. thank you very

kellye: maryland governor larry hogan declared heroin a public health emergency and we are looking at how a task

force he created plans to combat the emergency. john reidell has a look. reporter: i asked what is the most important problem facing the community? he said heroin. he reflects on the voter feedback? the campaign. despite the stigma attached to the karen abuse the task force discovered the problem to transcend rage, ace and the social owe economic status. they have drafted 33 regulations aim to control the drug. >> there is no one silver bullet but this is a whole listic approach to take. this will have more from the addiction side and the treatment side. >> difficult to hear from the parents who lost children. the chair of the task force. >> treatment, the ability to go after the network and the traffickers.

>> he is expected to address the heroin problem in the prevention and the treatment programs. for abc7 news. kellye: that is all for us at "abc7 news at 5:00". now at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- a kid brings a gun to school. what he did on social media that tipped the school and the police he had it in the back pack. and radon at area schools and the report that shows how many have potentially dangerous levels and a meeting about it tonight. a chief of police fired in chicago. the mayor's reasoning and the new family demanding answers from the chicago police. "abc7 news at 6:00" starts now. >> now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. maureen: a gun is found at the student's backpack at the high

school. leon: sam ford is live there with the story. >> at this point a juvenile has been arrested at the wilson high school. the police are still investigating. on wilson they were on high alert for a time. the school said the incident occur around 1:15. according to students who spoke with us, a youth was bragging about bringing a gun to school and showed it to a girl who took a picture of him with the gun and put it on the social media site snap chat. with is that theingadministratin found out about it. they sent out an e-mail saying that the gun has been surrendered to the police. >> the row action? >> the school is doing a good