root out edges dream schism. -- root out extreme extremism. brad bell has a look at who investigates the tips of see something say something when they come in. brad: the head of the f.b.i. are telling us they are not aware of any imminent threat in the area but the news from california raises concerns. so as many people have seen the message boards have gone up. if you see something, say something, call that number. the authorities say they mean it. in the aftermath of the attack neighbors admitted they saw things about the shooters that raised suspicion but said nothing. a missed opportunity that makes maryland state police superintendent cringe. >> that is exactly what we don't want to hear.

>> as soon as they declared it an act of terror, they asked that maryland highway message board carry the message if you see something, say something. call 800-492-tips. he says something is anything that raises suggestion suspicion. >> multiple people in and out of the house. strange hours of the night. weird smells or things or containers outside. things that don't seem right. >> they are answered at the maryland coordination and sister at a secure location outside of baltimore. created after 9/11. evolved to a joint local state and federal effort. >> they can call anonymously. let us make the determination. >> the field office special agent in charge says that the anti-terror effort depends on your eyes and ears.

>> the neighbors in california didn't call in and talk about the concerns because they were afraid they would be guilty of the racial profiling. they said today someone's race, ethnicity and religion is not solely a reason to be suspicious. you have to look at the he tallty of the situation. when we come back at 6:00, we'll have more. the phones are ringing and we will tell you what people are reporting to the authorities. brad bell, abc7 news. alison: thank you. at 4:00 today we investigated whether fears of being politically incorrect are influencing the bar on terrorism. join in the discussion by taking part of the twitter poll. at last check two-third of those vote said the u.s. is too politically correct.

leon: department of homeland security is revamping the terror alert. the update on the national threat will include intermediate level. it will replace the color coded system put in after 9/11. join us to exam security. the new normal starts at 7:00 on newschannel8. it will streamed live on wjla.com. alison: new information on a story we break first on abc7. montgomery county schools are promising to retest all the schools after a report showed high level of radon in 28 schools. the gas has been tied to lung cancer. kevin lewis has more on this

process. bring us up to date. >> the testing is underway at a sum of schools. we asked for testing but mcps told us no way. in the statement, they they promised to purge radon from the schools. we asked to speak on camera but the request was denied. we asked for permission to record radon testing taking place at schools including glen allen elementary school in silver springs but again the request was denied. the same spokeswoman saying the news camera would interfere with the mcps mission of teaching children. to the credit the school system has posted a skull online.

>> administrators apologized but who knowingly kept quiet after the tests, many years old showed radon above e.p.a. standards? one man used the public information act to solicit info but their response was it would cost $339 to get paper wok. >> it looks like they take the issue as something to be covered up. a lot of parents want to know what a test looks like. if you want to see a tip for yourself search for abc7 news on twitter.

the perfect taunt for christmas tree lighting. they are about to light the tree up there? doug: it's an hour before the festivities will begin. we are right on campbell. in front of the shirlington library and next to signature theater. let's talk about the weather. there are a few 50s in spots. 48 in frederick. 51 in andrews. in fedex mostly 50's for the

game time temperatures. the winds won't be a factor. tomorrow looks spectacular again. we will have more information on the events in the village. back to you. leon: now a much more serious situation. a person is dead and two others hurt after a fire in northern frederick county. brianne carter has the latest. what is going on there? >> the home is boarded up after they went through a large pile of charred debris. three people were trap and one person died. two others were injured.

>> there were people trapped in the building. >> thick cloud of smoke through if front door. fire ripped through and killed a woman inside. barry lives next door and says the woman and the husband lived in the charredded home for a decade. >> it's heartbreaking. a nice woman. >> at work before the fire started before 10:00. but the wife was at home. >> she noticed him yelling for help. she made him come out. he didn't want to come out. i was his wife. >> the mid-morning fire happened steps from the vire company. the firefighters spent hours at the home. poring through the debris while they look for what caused the fire.

>> it took 45 minutes to put the fire out. the cause is under investigation. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. >> thank you very much. a man was shot in a car jacking before 1 theft near newcomb and fifth southeast. witnesses told stephen tschida the carjacking victim's brother was shot as he tried to run from the armed thieves. he is expected to survive. they are look for a tan 2014 toyota four runner. >> testimony from the medical examiner who ruled freddie gray's death a homicide. carol allen testify for the state in the trial of police officer porter. allen said had gray gone to the hospital when he was injured in the back of the police van the death would likely not been ruled a homicide.

allen testified there was no evidence of excessive force and she was not pressured by the prosecutors or the city leaders to rule the death a homicide. new outrage in chicago but this time there will not be investigation into the shooting. >> the department of the investigation opened an investigation in whether the chicago police department engaged in the pattern of the practice of violation of the constitution or the federal law. >> u.s. attorney general loretta lynch confirming an investigation to the chicago policing policies. >> disciplinary action. >> the news is coming on the heels of more protests over the weekend. following the release of the police report that seems to contradict with the dash cam

video shows from the night that laquan mcdonald was shot and killed. they claimed that they ordered mcdonald to drop the knife the teen continued to sad vance toward him. they released a video a deadly police shooting from october. but they determined that the shooting was justified. calling to federal review welcome news. >> anything we can do to improve the police relations with the public to build confidence in the community.

i welcome that. >> rahm emanuel says he welcomes the investigation to say the this is to create a stronger and a better police department in the city. leon: still ahead at 5:00 -- alison: a video that went viral. two women sexual assaulting a man in d.c. what the victim is saying now that one of the women pleaded guilty and has been sentenced. leon: a holiday hazard you have seen before. this one saying that everyone with a christmas tree needs to do to stay safe. >> i'm tom roussey live at the parking lot of fedex field. are the fans excited? you be the judge. we will take you on the bus

leon: i don't want to overstate this or jinx anybody but this is called one of the most important redskins games for years. first place in the n.f.c. east on the lines and playing the hated rivals cowboys. alison: it unfolds tonight at federer. tom -- at fedex field.

tom roussey is talking to the fans. they're always festive. tom: they are saying this is the biggest game since rgiii rookie year. the folks are excited. we have folks from maryland, d.c., virginia in the crowd. they're excited. this used to be a transit bus in new jersey. my new buddy clint. we found out we graduated from the same high school. >> the liquor is just on tap. >> when was the last time you were as excited about a redskins game as tonight? >> in 2013 when we played dallas for the biggest title. that was an exciting game. good activity like we have tonight. looking forward to the big ones. >> i know the records aren't the best but if they win they

are all alone. a long time. >> control the des any. you have put them down. they don't have romo. tom: nice to meet you. you are live on television. do you want dallas? they want dallas. reporting live outside fedex field, i'm tom roussey, abc7 news. leon: put your foot on the throat of a cowboy. thanks, tom. abc7 news wants to thank the viewers who came out to support the toys for tots event at the national harbor over the weekend. we had a good time. we collected 600 toys and 40 build-a-bears on saturday. the approximately value was more than $7,000. we picked up nearly $800 in

cash donations. speaking of which we want to thank the national harbor for making a $1,000 donation. if you didn't get a chance to get out there and join us you are in luck. get out and do something good. alison: we had santa and the marines were there in full force. it's a fantastic organization. is that we got level because the weather was great. alison: it continues to be nice. let's go to doug hill that is live in shirlington. >> this is fun. official program starts at 6:00 behind me in front of the shirlington library next to the signature theater.

we are going to emcee the music and then santa will come and throw the switch. there is more happening after that. because after that, up the street there is a band in public. they will offer horse and carriage rides. enough to get you started in the communities around the area. while the tree isn't much to see. the stretch of the campbell avenue isn't much to see. they will throw the switch. get the particulars. the numbers in if forecast from steve rudin. steve: it is looking nice out there. it's $60 degrees for this time of year.

the record was 79 degrees. we have a beautiful sunset from the potomac maryland. the skies will clear. moving through the late evening hours to the overnight. 55 in falls church and springfield. it's 54 in birch. hay market at 55. the wider view across the area. coolest temperature to the by a. winds off the cooler water of the by a. kulbir at 53. 51 in fredericksburg. by the time the game is toward the end, it will be the lower 40's for the temperatures. partly cloudy skies.

look rat the radar. the clouds overspread the metro area around the capital beltway. pull this out for you. the showers around roanoke will drift south. the skies will clear tonight. 28 to 38 for the overnight low. the coldest temperatures that are north and the western suburbs around 38 to 38 inside the capital beltway with winds from the north and west. future cast is fantastic. the temperatures to start the day are on the cool side. we will warm to the middle 50's. it is nothing to bring us rain.

there is no big storm on the way. the highs are around 53 in charlestown. 53 in ubana. closer in, we have the temperatures in the middle 50's for d.c., college park, upper marlboro. the seven-day forecast shows highs rebound by the end of the week. 60 on friday. look at the upcoming weekend. keep in mind the average high for this time of the year is upper 40's. we are talking middle 60's on saturday. i see that and i think i hope we don't pay for it later.

>> still ahead here tonight the woman that pled guilty to the twerking assault learns her fate. >> this tree ignited an entire room in 30 seconds. how often this happens and the other

leon: the holidays are supposed to be filled with cheer. alison: but nations made with decoration to spruce up the holiday leads to big problems. joce sterman has stunning video that shows how. >> it happens in seconds. dry tree to a deadly hazard. >> i think most people do not appreciate and understand how serious the fire is. >> consumer product safety commission trying to make it clear to show "7 on your side" how something as simple as failing to water your tree can have serious quen consequences. joce: the difference is obvious. in 30 seconds it started to smoke but put itself out. presents survived. to the other side of the room, this tree was unwatered and in 30 second it took out the entire room. >> what we are talking about is real life. joce: heart-breaking examples

including a january fire in the anne arundel mansion sparked by a christmas tree that killed sick people including four children. s. >> in november and december of last year, four deaths and injuries from the holiday decorations. in 2014, the holiday light sparked fire that killed ten people and candlals caused 80 death and 650 injuries between 2010 and 2012. >> holiday accidents can turn delightful celebrations to horrific nightmares. >> but not if you are careful. >> joce sterman, abc7 news. alison: still to come at 5:00, it is called an invisible driver. the hazard facing drivers of cars equipped with modern technology. leon: what was found on the

most popular search engine. alison: next a sentence for them with who pleaded guilty

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: the second suspect in the twerking assault case now in custody out in california. meanwhile, the first suspect arrested in d.c. is now out of jail. a judge ordered knight released after sentencing her to six months of probation.

new at 5:00, our stephen tschida got reaction to the sentence from the victim. stephen: the aggressive twerking on and the determined groping of a man at a new york avenue gas station sent knight, the woman in the red dress, to jail for 30 days. but now after pleading guilty to misdemeanor sexual abuse, she is free and headed back to california. >> all they are doing is just putting another person out back on the street. who more than likely will commit the same crime if not something worse because they're not getting help they need. reporter: tharpe delivered a victim message to the judge. even though she will spend six months on pro base, he believes little will be done to keep her off the street. a life she admits is difficult. when the judge asked about the time spent in jail she responded, "it was kind of

like a vacation." >> it may have been because i don't know if she is hired by a pimp but on the street you work hard to make the ends meet. >> the accomplice and the other woman seen in the video twerking has been apprehend and is behind bars in california. but so far, no date have been set for the extradition back to d.c. to face charges. stephen tschida, abc7 news. leon: checking the top stories now, investigators are trying to investigate the cause of a building fire in emmitsburg, maryland. one person died and two others were critically hurt. heavy smoke could be seen pouring from the business on west main street. several people escaped from the neighboring apartments in the building. alison: investigators say the shooters in last week terror attack in san bernardino practiced their dadly rampage ahead of -- deadly rampage ahead of time. the f.b.i. says syed farook and tashfeen malik went to multiple shooting ranges in southern california. investigators say both were

radicalized for some time. but it's unclear if one radicalized the other. leon: montgomery county public schools promise to retest all school buildings for radon after several tests showed high level of the deadly gas. they record our request to record -- they defied our request to record the testing. they posted a testing schedule on the website. the president of the university of maryland is asking the school's board of regents to change the name of bird stadium. wallace lowe wants the name of the college park stadium to be called maryland stadium instead. it's named after harry curly bird accused of being a racist. the board will consider a request at a meeting on friday. we will let you know what happens. alison: congress has until midnight saturday to pass $1.1 trillion spending bill. because talks slowed it's likely lawmakers will pass a stop-gap measure to avoid repeat of the 2013 government

shutdown. that shutdown lasted 16 days. negotiators say while most of the large issues are settled, there are smaller items that still remain. leon: no secret that excitement is building over the premier of the first "star wars" film. alison: "star wars: the force awakens" premiers in two weeks. google getting in on the anticipation. we want to show you when you type galaxy long, long time ago in the search engine. ♪ ♪ alison: isn't that funny? leon: that is cool. alison: it catches you off-guard for sure. those are the search results that you get. it will play the score but you have to click on an audio button. leon: move quickly to do the

quicking. still ahead at 5:00 tonight the car at risk of being taken over by an invisible driver. the risk that now has congress looking for answers. jennifer: there are openings on the wall of justice after a tray owe of fugitives -- trio of fugitives were locked up. we are making room for next round coming up.

doug: i'm doug hill live in shirlington telling you about the christmas lights. santa claus is coming here but first look at the weekend outlook. don't forget the redskins game time tonight. temperatures drop in 40's. talk about warm weather, check out the weekend outlook. partly cloudy skies saturday and sunday. highs in the lower to the

mid-al 60's. until then the weather is not too shabby. check this out. through the weekend we will continue with mild temperatures 63, 64. the next chance of rain won't come our way until another cold front arrives on monday. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" con

jennifer, he i'm jennifer donelan. this is the "7 on your side" fighting back wall of justice. we now have 13 fugetives locked up. we are making room for the next round of faces police want you to see. first, the arrest. deputies say sean doss, a plumber accused of stealing cash turned himself in after he showed up on the wall of justice. same for cimmaron kennedy who turned himself in. james thomas wanted for strangling a woman in prince williams county was also locked up. taking their places, brand new out of arlington county. butler. detectives say he broke in six cars at pentagon city mall. the detectives are adding gutierrez to the wall for alleged sexual assault of a

minor. and police in the district want you to look at william lewis. he is wanted for first-degree murder. he joins robles accused of malicious wounding in prince william county. and finally, adbud who is wanted in stafford county in a drug case. now let's set the wall of justice in motion and tonight, the spotlight on robles. prince william county police need your help finding him. he got in an argument with an 18-year-old woman he knew and hit her in the head with a metal rod. >> harmed her. >> he is 5'4", weighs 130 pounds. 22 years old. black hair and brown eyes and is wanted for malicious wounding. police want to get him off the wall of justice and put him behind bars. >> if you can help in the search, contact prince william county police. mr. robles if you are watching, police urge yourself to turn yourself in.

i'm jennifer donelan. see you next week. alison: still ahead at 5:00, the special honor for world war ii veterans as we mark the 74th anniversary of the attack that plunged america in war. >> the danger hiding in the car's technology. how the hackers can take over the car. what is done to sto

alison: "7 on your side" consumer alert. from keyless entry to navigation, the modern car and truck have a network of 50 electronic control units leaving you at the mercy of the code in your cars. tonight, consumer investigator kimberly suiters shows us how easily they can be attacked by a so-called invisible driver. kimberly: pump up the volume. plug the windshield wipers. kill your engine on a busy highway. >> that is horrifying. that is horrifying. kimberly: do you want technology or security? >> i want the security first. not the technology. i want the security. kimberly: security is expensive. professional vehicle hacker says auto manufacturer are not paying for the extra layers of

protection. >> from a security perspective and say what information is the device giving away it shouldn't. kimberly: "7 on your side" asked them to show us how easily they can be hacked with a device under the dash and a laptop. he took us for a ride. >> the sedomer the jumped to 80 -- speedometer jumped to 80. he even manipulated the gas gauge and tell the scammers you don't want to pay the rental car bill. >> those are the physical hacks. but they show us exclusively something he considers more dangerous. privacy breach. >> they don't want your contacts to be there. >> i don't. >> if you rent a car, you sync

up the phone to listen to music or make a call. it stores your name and number and your address. >> why is it in tess to show that? >> it's not. >> but now the phone can pretend to be mine. >> there are a remove feature they should seek out. >> people should remove it. >> nobody does. >> drivers tell "7 on your side" they expect better protection from the tracking and hacking. >> i would like reassurance to know someone is thinking about that.

>> congress found in a staff report that all cars include wireless technology. it calls to force the auto manufacturers to protect the consumer data privacy and security. in arlington, kimberly suiters, abc7 news. alison: one more note here, the staff for senator markey of massachusetts told "7 on your side" another proposed part of the act is creation of a rating system or cyber dashboard so the consumers can tell how well a vehicle protects their privacy and their security. >> for us, jamie sullivan is on the area roadways on the evening commute. on this monday. hey, jamie. jamie: it's a low rating right now. 395. crossing the 14th street bridge. a sew of red brake lights right now. once you continue on the freeway, we are still seeing

the delay in d.c. talk about the factor for us on the inner loop of the beltway. moving to the map, top stretch that we see the heaviest volume from 270 to 95 in maryland. just over 45 minutes. adding to that delay is a crash. most spot has you in the teens. as you continue past that point from 95 working your ware south to get closer to landover road we are in the teens. keep in mind if you are heading to fedex field, the landover road and arena drive are congested. if you take metro, good idea. it will open an extra hour. that is just tonight. we have the extra hour because of the rain. leon: that is not dallas blue you're wearing is it? alison: she is shaking her head no. leon: perfect weather for football. alison: a perfect weekend. continuing. steve: is it nice outside.

what are the temperatures outside. 52 in chevy chase. falls church at 53. cooler as you head further toward the east. due to the cooler breeze off the cooler water of the chesapeake bay. looking at the temperatures outside if i could have alice flip the computer board there. we go. cowboys and redskins tonight at 8:30. nice, nice weather. temperatures start off in a lower 50's. by the time the game comes to the end it's lower 40's for the partly cloudy skies. especially moving in the overnight hours. show you what is going on. not a it lot. not now. cloudy skies around the capital beltway. few showers well west. no impact on the metro area at they fizzle out. the action to the south moving north and east.

the coolest temperatures north and west of d.c. temperature the sunshine through the morning to the daytime and the late afternoon. added clouds won't bring us rain to metro. the next chance of showers is next week. look at the highs. can you believe we're talking about it? i hope it lasts to next week. it could be a lot worse out there. here we are. leon: you got that right. steve: early december with temperatures in the middle 60's. wow! alison: looking forward to the weekend. steve: i like it. i like it. leon: a good omen for tonight out of fedex field. alison: a huge night. erin hawksworth is live at

fedex. we have a big showdown. redskins-cowboys. erin: that is right. quite a bit at stake for the redskins in the east tonight as well. if you look behind me you can see the pre-game preparation. it's pearl harbor day. so there is going to be a nice ceremony. the veterans will be honored at the game. for the redskins, they entered first place in the division for the first time since 1999. a position that they hope to be in after tonight's game. >> yes, ma'am, i'm ready to be part of history. erin: for many players it doesn't get better than cowboys-redskins on monday night football. >> the biggest, one of the biggest rivalries in the nfl besides chicago and green bay. it's one of those games where it doesn't matter what the record is. >> this is chris tomp's first experience with the rivalry, jason hatcher witnessed it from both sides. >> i got here. they really hate the cowboys.

i didn't feel it as much when i played for the cowboys. i got over here and they really hate the cowboys. that is the way we have been hating each other for years. it's a good rivalry. can't wait for monday night football. especially for hall, he knows what is at stake. it took time to motivate the defense posting the signs in the locker room. >> i did it last week. it worked. grab it again this week. the last time they played a meaningful night game was in 2012. the redskins won that in a playoff. >> the redskins have not won back to back games all season. i used to work in dallas. i chatted with the dallas media.

you mow what came up? if robert griffin iii was at the cowboys next year. leon: anything is possible. leon: coming up, a special tribute 74 years after the attack that changed the world.

1941, a date which will live in infamy. leon: it was 74 years ago today, the date that will live in infamy. the attack on pearl harbor plunged the u.s. into world warii. more than 2,400 americans were killed in that attack. at the site of the attacks a

solemn ceremony was held including a flyby with the plane from the era. alison: several survivors were on hand to pay tribute to the fallen colleagues. in washington, other veterans of the horrible war gathered. d.c. bureau chief sam ford has the story. sam: at the world war ii memorial, they remembered december 7, 1941, with japan attacked the u.s. naval base at pearl harbor. among the throng who came today was 94-year-old edward fred davis who lives in the d.c. armed forces retirement home. he remembers. >> they come over and started and the unit, nine men killed. 16 wounded. sam: also there, not a pearl harbor survivor but a survivor nevertheless. oldest world warii vet from louisiana. the honor flight brought a dozen world war ii vets from

dallas, texas, where 91-year-old harold harrington an emotional moment. >> 75 years. after much music they observed the moment. 1:53 p.m. eastern time when the attack happened. rear admiral craig fuller praised the vet. >> you are our veterans. i want you to stay seated. i want everybody else on your feet and o'ration for our -- ovation for our veterans. >> the veterans many wheelchairs laid wreaths in honors of those who died. this is a solemn occasion. but the vets from texas tonight are being honored in halftime of the dallas cowboys at the washington-redskins game. one vet had this remark. >> do i have to root for the redskins? [laughter] sam: reporting from the national mall, sam ford, abc7 news. alison: wow! what a gathering that is. that is it for "abc7 news at

5:00". but tonight at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- we are learning new details about the husband and wife killers in california. this as the community of san bernardino tries to get back to ordinary life. also ahead, a deadly fire roars through an emmitsburg home. find out what is known about the facility and the others who were able to make it out. and the trial resume today for the baltimore city police officer charged in the death of freddie gray. the key witness that took the stand today. announcer: now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. maureen: we begin with new information about the terror attack in california. jonathan elias joins us with a cleer picture to the husband and wife that killed 14. jonathan: both shooters were radicalized and for some time. the suspect participated in target practice one day before

the attack. >> we are strong. we are a family. jonathan: that is the director of the san bernardino department of public health. she said county workers are emotional tonight. >> we held each other and protected each other through the horrific event. jonathan: trying to resume a normal work day after the horror that the colleagues suffered. they revealed information about the shooters. >> both suspects were radicalized. >> among the survivors the 6-month-old daughter of the shooting suspect syed farook and tashfeen malik. farook's sister here leaving court is trying to get custody. >> i want her to enjoy the innocence. we don't want her to know. >> u.s. agents around the world are trying to track the background and the contacts of the killer. >> farook. >> is not available. jonathan: his voice heard in the recorded message.