sam in sam: we are in front of vincent gray's home. you can see there are a lot of christmas decorations around the house. clearly, he got a big present today. certainly for a happy christmas. this has been going on for a while. a cloud was lifted from the former mayor. good news for mayor, former mayor vincent gray. a press release came out at noon from u.s. attorney channing phillips office saying no one else would be investigated in the probe of campaign of 2010 because there was insufficient admissible evidence for a conviction. that meant for the case that started against the former mayor by former u.s. attorney was over. some criticize manchion for holding a news conference all but accusing gray of three weeks before a primary election that gray lost to the current mayor muriel bowser. a list of gray's associates pleaded guilty to charges mainly lying to the f.b.i.

they were associated with gray but nevertheless the situation where the mayor, gray, was not charged and the number of people around him were. we talked to gray's attorney robert bennett. >> pleased and happy. feel vindicated. it was clearly the right decision. you know, there is an old mark twain saying that a lie gets halfway before the world before the truth gets its boots on. sam: you know, during this campaign with mayor gray had to deal with reporters trying to talk to him about this. one interesting thing we saw a fish on robert bennett's wall. he said he caught it in the missouri river. under the fish was a tag saying, "if i had kept my mouth shut, i wouldn't here." one thing he told gray was to keep his mouth shut. for the most part gray did keep his mouth shut. he was not indicted in this case. a number of other people were.

we were not able to talk to the former mayor yet. but at some point we think he will be having an appearance on television. he issued a bitter-sweet statement about how he feels about what has happened to him. we will have more on this on "abc7 news at 5:00". reporting live from southeast washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. baltimore the first police officer to go on trial in freddie gray's death took the stand today. maryland bureau chief brad bell joining us live with what the officer had to say. brad? brad: well, a few minutes ago the court took a break and the testimony is going to start again. officer william porter will be back up. he has been there all day long. now we should tell you that officer porter is not one of those who took part in the initial arrest of freddie gray. not one of those bicycle officers wearing yellow that you can see in the video shoving mr. gray in the back of the van. porter's roll in this was to

be called afterwards to check on gray, the prisoner in the back of the van. he is accused of not responding to gray's request for medical help and not picking them up and seat belting them in the chair. so porter on the stand today said a number of things. one, in 150 arrests he has never seen a prisoner seat belted. they say the officer say it's dangerous for them to do so because prisons can grab at their guns. with regard to the request for medical help, porter acknowledges that gray made it but porter said he never saw any outward sign of injuries in two checks. it wasn't until they got to the police station the so-called sixth stop of the van they realize that gray was in distress. this trial is getting close to wrapping up. there are concerns in this town about what will happen. will there be rioting as f people don't like the verdict? so today, the mayor and the police commissioner held a press conference to deliver

essentially a stern message. >> we need everyone in our city to respect the judicial process. we need everyone visiting our city to respect baltimore. >> we will head back in courtroom and be back at 5:00 with what happens next. i'm brad bell, abc7 news. alison: thank you for that. a traffic stop turns into a chase and ends with shots fired. plus an officer hit by the suspect's car. it all started near lake forest mall and ended near the suspect's mother's home. kevin lewis in gaithersburg with a look at the damage left behind. kevin: this light pole put an end to a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse that went on for half an hour around 1:00 this morning. an officer tried to stop 32-year-old leonard slaughter near the lake forest malibu slaughter would not pull over. instead he led police to his mother's home along this

gaithersburg cul-de-sac. that is where the officers cornered slaughter's toyota camry. guns drawn. the 32-year-old hit the gas and hit a cop in the process. he navigated through three landscaped backyards and get back to apayed road before driving a quarter mile and crashing in the light pole. they arrested him following a short foot pursuit. online search of his criminal record shows american than a dozen arrest for crimes like attempted arson, criminal assault and disarming an law enforcement officer. >> he was driving and didn't stop. the officer trying to beat down the window almost ran over him. >> he did not want to be stopped at the police. he had many opportunities to do so. why? we're not sure. he will have a day in court to

explain that. >> he refused to face a breathalyzer test and he is locked up facing a flound of felonies. in gaithersburg, kevin lewis, abc7 news. more condemnation tonight for donald trump and his proposal to ban muslims from the u.s. university in scotland revoked his honorary degree and even the president is taking aim at trump's comments. reporter: new calls to dump trump reach new york city hall. the global criticism of the trump's proposed plan from banning muslims to travel to the u.s. increasing. >> he represents the face of something evil in this country. reporter: trump taking hits but apparently not amongst g.o.p. voters. the celebrity and politician received a big applause on "live with kelly and michael." >> our country has to get our act together. this is not about religion. this is about safety. reporter: on the 150th anniversary of the 13th

amendment that abolished safety, president obama alluded to the trump rhetoric. president obama: we portray the efforts of the past if we fail to push back against bigotry in all its forms. reporter: people overseas are already pushing back. the billionaire is losing business in predominantly muslim countries. in the u.k. there is a petition asking parliament to keep trump out of the country although it is unlikely to go anywhere. >> keep him from entering the u.k. will the government lead by example? reporter: secretary of state john kerry says trump's comments doesn't help the united states position on the world stage. >> it makes our job of sharing the real america that much more complicated and difficult. reporter: trump will visit israel's prime minister this month. today benjamin netanyahu rejected trump's remarks but

says the meeting is still on because he meets with all presidential candidates. abc news, washington. alison: the fight over using race in college admissions returned to the supreme court today. justices heard oral arguments in a challenge to admissions at the university of texas. that case is brought by abigail fisher who says she was unfairly denied entry to u.t. seven years ago because she is right. justice kagan recused herself because she was involved in the case while solicitor general. jonathan: a live look at the capital where there is still no deal on the $1.1 trillion budget. congress is expected to pass the funding to keep it open until friday and give them time to work on a final deal. congress approved a budget outline this fall but they are setting spending levels for each agency and departments. there you go. alison: turn to the weather. not as much sun but pleasant. jonathan: foggy and misty. you wonder if it going to rain

or the sun break out? chief meteorologist doug hill is with us. doug: looking out the window at the belfort furniture weather center patches of blue sky above. you see that here as you look to the capital wheel. on the potomac river over the harbor it's cloudy. the high overcast we'll take rather than low clouds. patchy fog area here and there. temperatures milder on the eastern shore today. where they had sunshine. 55. areas of west of the blue ridge had plenty of sunshine. everybody else in the clouds with the cooler temperatures and the low to mid-40's. the bright clouds you see are the high thin clouds. low clouds move out. in any case we will get back on track and more sunshine for the next few days. then a warming trend is still on tap, too. 38 to 46 overnight. patches of fog. through the day tomorrow a brighter and a milder day. maybe fog early. turning partly cloudy, near 60 in the afternoon. it will get warmer.

i'll lay out all those details in the seven-day outlook coming up. alison: see you in a few. thank you. the ball is in the presidents court when it comes to the next generation of no child left behind. jonathan: plus a new batch of sickness linked to chipotle. find out why this time console may not -- find out why this time e. coli may not be to blame. al i am totally blind.

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alison: let's get to breaking news we are following out of northwest washington now. jennifer donelan live on oglethorpe street at the scene where someone has barricaded themselves in their house. what is going on there? jennifer: right. we have a suspect that police are looking for. 14th street in military road. northwest playing out now. you can see we have a lot of police presence, everything set down. the neighborhood is shut down. they have been negotiating for hours with this person. this has been going on this morning when the person refused to come out of the house, they declared a barricade situation. i'll have the photographer jim move around so you can see that we have some kids coming

out of school. for two hours they negotiated with the school system to do a safe release. so they know the children who live in the area. i'm told by the police those children will be kept at school until the barricade is over and the situation is deemed safe. we have students there across the street. this is off of military road. so you can imagine entering the rush hour so it's a mess out here. thanks to the city, they have ddot workers here who are managing the traffic right now. if you can avoid the area at all costs, i would. we'll update you. jonathan: thank you. turning to the war on terror and the latest on mass shooting going on in san bernardino, california. today the f.b.i. director james comey announced syed farook and tashfeen malik were

radicalized at least a year ago and they talked about jihad a year before they were married. today the question is whether the center at the inland regional center -- shooting at the inland regional center was all they were planning. >> we are working hard to understand whether anybody else was involved, assisting them, supporting them and equipping them. working to see if there were other plans for that day or earlier. that work continues. >> some of the electronics they were trying to destroyed had a list including on the list was a high school. 14 were killed and 21 others were wounded. the government's vetting process did not detect anything to raise a flag when tashfeen malik asked to come to this country to get married. that will be part of the conversation tonight in the town hall meeting on the new normal. bureau chief scott thuman is hosting it with the sister

station newschannel8 at 7:00. so much to talk about. since the last town hall we have had a terror attack. scott: it's an always changing situation. there are thousands of people in the border that may or may not be radicalized and it will be a process that grows with the level of concern. one of the people we talk to is senator tim kaine. he has been on the forefront of the argument as far as what he kneaded -- we needed to do. >> they were radicalized and they used gaps and weaknesses in the gun laws to amass huge arsenal of assault weapons to kill people. there are things we have to take steps to guard against. security, especially in the wave of bringing thousands of folks every year.

[inaudible] there are nine categories of people who are not allowed to have a gun. if you are on the no fly list, suspected to be a terrorist you should not purchase a gun. if you are on the list wrong you try to purchase and you are told you can't and there is a process for getting off the list. scott: it makes it sound simple but it's a controversial topic when you talk about possibly changing gun legislation. in light of what we saw in california. jonathan: there are so many layers and so much to talk about. we'll discuss it tonight at the round table. see you then. today's twitter poll is asking the threat of terrorism here in the u.s.. has it become the new normal? is that how you think about it? cast your vote and leave comments.

alison: an indiana town hall meeting quickly turned into a boxing match. take a look. wow! this town hall meeting. cell phone video shows the brawl last night 90 miles from indianapolis. the drama surrounds the firing of the town's head marshal who just charged at the new marshal in the heated discussion with the residents and the board members there. no one was arrested. indiana state police are investigating that incident. jonathan: wow! alison: oh, boy. jonathan: not a good representation for the kids. this is how you settle your differences, go at it. alison: at a town hall meeting. goodness. see how it is moving on the roadways. hopefully smoother there. the traffic is a nightmare. one lane is blocked with an accident. we had a crash on the outer loop of the beltway.

that is near 450. you can see the delay. 24 miles per hour. take a live look. i want to show you what to expect. we are bumper to bumper on the outer loop. move to maps. focus in on the closure we have been dealing with for most of the midday and the afternoon. 14 street and 16 street is blocked off in the stretch between military road and colorado. get from northwest d.c. further north. the best option is an alternate in the stretch to go ahead and use 13th street northwest. many montgomery county, they tweeted out a picture for us. use norbeck. it could be a while as they

work to clear it away. jonathan: thank you very much. talk about the weather. mild temperatures. i off construction workers in short leaves. doug: cooler than the past couple days with the cloud cover. but nice. the warming trend begins tomorrow. back to 60 degrees. look at the time lapse for germantown where it's 43. see how the fog progressed. belle haven looks nice. break in the overcast. i did clear off in gaithersburg. west of the blue ridge, sunshine in the day. southern maryland had

sunshine. everybody else is cool in the 40's. this will dissipate through the next week. high clouds. 45 in potomac. 46 in burt. 46 in falls church. 48 in anacostia. mid-40's in the city. lower 40's south and east. the future cast will tell the weather story. a weak front will come through tomorrow. the temperatures warming to 60 degrees. the mild weather returns. delightful tomorrow and friday and through the weekend as well. a real change in temperatures. union station is the backdrop tomorrow. 60, sunshine. what a weekend. in the upper 60's through saturday, sunday and monday. the next front makes it cooler but colder tuesday and wednesday. jonathan: have you seen this?

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alison: on the hill today president obama is expected to sign a new revamped version of the "no child left behind" bill tomorrow. the "every student succeeds act" passed the senate today. it continues federally mandated reading, math exam in middle and high schools but the state and the local districts could determine how to assess teacher performance. it bars the government from encouraging specific academic standards like common core. jonathan: in the search for new ways to academic performance they are embracing expedited learning. kellye lynn shows how it changes how students learn. kellye: there is a problem to

solve at the bilingual public charter school at northwest. >> all the trash gets mixed up. kellye: they have been mixing the trash incorrectly. >> they are learning through the problem and the investigation that they later see results. problemming and emphasizes the based learning to extend the learning outside the classroom. >> it took three hours to get there. >> beyond or expedition. every student at the school from pre-k to fourth grade has two of them every year. >> you are going to sample the

water in rock creek and determine which is safer and how can we protect them. the real work of science is making a change in the world. >> from the trash related expedition. educators say it works because of how the kids respond. >> they are engaged. they can see that they are problem solvers. in northwest, kellye lynn, abc7 news. jonathan: elmundo verde will be one of the 200 charters in the public school fair this weekend. it takes place on saturday december 12. at the d.c. armory in southeast. from 11:00 to 3:00 in the afternoon. admission and parking are free. alison: coming up at 4:00 more than a hundred students fall ill after eating at chipotle. find out why it may not have anything to do with the recent recall.

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passengers. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg joining us live to explain why that is it. jeff? jeff: we are hearing mixed reactions to this plan. at this time of day you can see the traffic build up on 66. it's a real nightmare. the virginia transportation leaders have a plan to reduce the pain on the roads. this morning in a unanimous vote in alexandria the commonwealth transportation board agreeing to move forward with a plan to add tolling on i-66 inside the beltway. it will have solo drivers paying to use the h.o.v. lane similar somewhat to the hot lanes on 495, 395 and i-95. vehicles with two or more drivers will still be allowed to use the lanes for free. the price of the toll will depend on the traffic volume but it is expected to be in the average of $5 to $7. transportation officials say the move could open the door

for widening 66 as well at some point in the future. >> if that is the case, there are mechanisms set up to do that. but this is really about choice. than it is trying to impose tolls. jeff: construction is beginning in the summer and the tolls opening in 2017. there are a lot of elements we have yet to cover. what it mean whence the tolls beyond the beltway i-66 and the virginia drivers who are not thrilled at all with the plan. we will have those sides of the story covered coming up at 6:00. until then, live in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. in maryland the state highway administration is working on the plans to rebuild the interchange between the beltway and the greenbelt metro station. that plan would add lanes to three miles of the beltway to cut down the traffic there. public meeting about the project is scheduled for tonight at 7:00 at eleanor roosevelt high school in green

belt. tonight in springfield people will get a chance to weigh in on plans to build high-speed rail between d.c. and richmond. public meeting starts at 6:00 at the hilton. alison: right now metro's new general manager is meeting with riders for the very first time. our ritchie marlboro road is live at the l'enfant plaza station where paul wiedefeld is helding the first meet and greet -- holding the first meet and greet. hi, rich. richard: call it politicking or p.r. or meet and greet. paul wiedefeld meeting with the riders right now. some of them have pointed questions. they are concerned about safety and overcrowding on the train. talking about the accessibility by the disabled folks. a lot of people want to see if they can get the trust back with this system. wiedefeld says he is well

aware there are issues with the system. let's listen. >> suggestion for improvement, i mean, people, all they want is like let's get this better. we love the system. we know it can work fine. get the folks back on that. >> wiedefeld is well aware of a lot of the daunting issues that are ahead. including budget constraints, safety issues. federal mandates now running metro. one of the biggest challenges he faces is getting the trust back of the riders here. from the l'enfant metro station, ritchie marlboro road, abc7 news. alison: thank you. we turn to the weather now. it's gray out there.

doug: this doesn't feel like winter. take a look. action, nine below zero in fair banks. in fair banks friday low of 53 below zero. fahrenheit. if you want winter book an airline ticket and go north to alaska. it is still chilly. 49 at reagan national airport. cloudiness at times. but it's brighter. it will get dark with sun zealot. there could be clouds at times but the sheriff will turn nicer here. we are looking for the early morning hours you will see with the front.

this is clearing out to be delightful. 60 degrees. we have a front coming through. i tend to repeat myself but i will do it again. it is going to turn cooler but not colder. the cold air, alaska. that is where you go. alison: booking the tickets now. thank you very much. health officials say it wasn't a e. coli outbreak to cause 80 students to fall ill from eating at chipotle. it was the norovirus. they have been cited for improper food temperature and allowing a six employee to work. >> precautionary that it was a question of the illness, make sure that the established rule

set up properly and managed properly so this is not continued thing. alison: so there is no connection to the e. coli outbreak that plagued chipotle in nine states now. coming up on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a hot gift may be too hot to handle. we are delving in the concerns about hoverboard. jonathan: the end of the year is upon us. that means lists. a lot of lists. results of s

jonathan: getting you back to breaking news out of chicago. we are keeping an eye on things now. the protest moved from the loop to michigan avenue. they are targeting the shopping district. so far the protests have been peaceful. hundreds of people are still out there on the street. they are demanding the resignation of the mayor. rahm emanuel for what they say is the perception it was covered up that a black teen was shot to death. 16 times he was shot. a year ago. but the dash cam video wasn't released until recently. after it was protested. and then a judge released the video and that is the reaction we are seeing now. protests. we have seen the superintendent of the police department has been forced to re-sign. now protests are asking that

the mayor also go. we will continue to monitor what is happening in chicago and we will let you know if there are any changes there. alison: all right. also today let you know that "time" selected a woman for person of the year. for the fourth time since 1927. this time german chancellor angela merkel. the magazine selected the german leader for her stances on the topic such as syrian refugees and the greek debt crisis as well. other canaled dates for the honor were caitlyn jenner, donald trump, black lives matter movement and the isis leader. "time cut wasn't the only place releasing an end of the year list today. oh, we know the song by now. it is everywhere. itunes says adele's album 25 was the best selling of the year. but bruno mars was the hottest

song of the year. "hello" we heard was sixth for the year. less than a month after it was released by the way. thinking out loud. "sugar" and "shut up and dance" round out the top five. jonathan: have you seen "sugar" video? awesome. folks at facebook say we talk about next year's presidential race and a lot. on entertainment they talked about the "game of thrones" and "star wars: the force awakens," which people are already waiting in line 12 days ahead of it coming out. websites a lot of people spend all their time on them. there are now numbers to back it up. get this. a new pew research center pole finds -- research center poll find 73% of americans use the web daily. but that number one in five,

25% report going online constantly. they found 6% of those 65 and older go online constantly. alison: like in your sleep? jonathan: i guess. coming up at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the marines are busy collecting toys for tots. find out how you can help without leaving your house. steve: i'm abc7's steve rudin at the lcds church of washington. the area behind me will be aglow with thousands of holiday lights.

alison: now to an update on breaking news out of northwest washington today. jennifer donelan live on oglethorpe street at the scene. it has been -- someone has barricaded themselves in the house. what is the latest now? jennifer: we have a picture to show you. 22-year-old warren stephenson of the northeast d.c. he is accused of an armed carjacking back in november in

the fifth district. the carjacking occurred in the 900 block of franklin street northeast. d.c. police put out his picture when they were looking for him. asking for tips from the public. he is charged, he has a warrant out for his arrest. for carjacks, robbery. we know there is a warrant out for his arrest. we know that they tried to serve the warrant around 8:30. it has resulted in an hour long stand after off. at fourth and military road. people are coming home. there is a warming bus for those who live on the street and can't get to their home. it's between 13 and 14. we have more for you on "abc7 news at 5:00". is that thank you. hoverboard on fire. consumer investigator kimberly suiters is in the newsroom to update the report with the new

warnings. kimberly: the hottest gift of the season is getting hotter. take a look at the video showing a hoverboard catching fire in a mall in washington state. two hours ago i checked with the consumer safety commission. they are saying three time the e.r. related injuries since the november report they are investigating six incidents where the hoverboard caught fire. some while people were riding them and others while the boards are charging. >> if someone was in the room they would have been hurt. >> both wheels, a fire. i seen sparks flying. before i could yell, "the house is on fire" the middle part of the board poof. kimberly: the national association of state fire marshals is saying be careful where you buy them. cheap boards sold on the internet or directly overseas may have the low-quality

battery. the lithium battery can explode. look at this right here. this is what you want to look for. this has a high-end battery. it has the u.l. seal of approval that you will see on christmas lights. also, this is a samsung battery. look for brands you know. if you plan to fly this holiday check with your airlines because not all of them are allowing hoverboards on board. reporting in the newsroom, kimberly suiters, abc7 news. alison: good information there. thank you. well, first lady michelle obama helped deliver gifts to the toys for tots campaign this afternoon. this morning, members of the marines were at union station helping to collect toys for kids around our region. "good morning washington" will be back out with marines at union station tomorrow morning. so stop by and say hi. this is all because abc7 is proud to partner with the marines for this year's drive. you can make a donation without ever leaving the house.

just log on to wjla.com/toys. that is where you will find a link to let you shop online right there. just select the toy of your choice. it will be shipped right to us. we will get it to the marines. our online toy drive runs until monday. we hope you will help out. it's easier than it has been before. >> it's great. great app. if you like the holiday decorations one of the best places around the district to go is the mormon church. that is where steve rudin is joining us. that is a lot of lights they put up out there. steve: let me tell you. 650,000 lights. they turned them on couple minutes ago. look behind me and see what you are in store for. it gets darker around here and the lights are turn opt and they will stay on until 10:30 tonight. free admission. this is the lds church of washington. you can eso it off the beltway in montgomery county. come on by. a lot to look at and enjoy. there is a chill in the air right now, big changes on the

way as we move to the upcoming weekend. look at the forecast. daytime highs on saturday and sunday, can you believe in the 60's? 66 on saturday. 6 on sunday. arlington national cemetery that starts at 9:00. the leesburg christmas party is saturday at 6:00. the temperatures will fall in the 60's. look at the seven-day outlook. hard to believe we will be in the middle of december with the 60's this weekend. 68 on monday. a cold front will bring us a chance of showers. 30% risk. but tuesday and wednesday the daytime highs will be in the middle to the upper 50's.

they have concerts each night. this is going to go on until christmas day. what is going on with traffic, jamie? jamie: a busy one. this is an accident that hit a pole in silver springs. nor-beck is an alternate. look at another closure because of the police activity. 14 and 16 are blocked. military road to colorado. 13 northwest is the option. there is a lot of volume if you head north to silver spring. if you can leave early, that's

the best bet. the slowing, look outside. on the outer loop of the beltway. an earlier accident that was near route 50 is what is adding to the congestion. continuing north. that is a look at traffic. back to you. jonathan: all right. thanks. coming up for us. coupon complaints. the fine print stopping some shoppers from getting the de i am totally blind.

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john: did you use coupons on black friday shopping or cyber monday shopping? it can get you 20% off. but more and more shoppers are complaining that they are almost worthless. what teenager wouldn't like a christmas gift from dick's sporting goods? judy used a 20% coupon sent to her phone. >> i go online to purchase it. they had the sale item but i couldn't use the coupon. it wouldn't go on, on the online purchase. john: her item wasn't on the list of exclusions. she called. >> he says i'm sorry. it's excluded. do you see the line on the coupon that says can't be used with any other promotion? john: dick's was offering free shipping it invalidated the coupon. >> because it was free shipping you couldn't use the coupon. john: experienced couponners

know dick's is not the only one doing this. more and more fill it with exclusions. macy excludes dozens of brands. it says jc penny coupon include reebok and disney apparel. many shoppers learn to accept it. >> we couldn't use it on the basketballs. >> if you find a coupon with the hundred of exclusions look for last year's merchandise and clearance so you don't waste your money. i'm john john -- john matarese, abc7 news. leon: tonight the first police officer on trial for freddie gray's death takes the stand. >> we need everyone in our city to respect the process. >> the mayor makes an apology

that protesters won't accept. what they want instead. they react. >> now, "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. leon: we are following the standoff that is affecting the neighborhood around the intersection of oglethorpe and 14th street. jennifer donelan has new information. what is the latest? jennifer: we're kept away from the barricade situation on 14th street at military. military is a travel nightmare right now. the suspect, a picture to show you. 22-year-old warren stephenson of northeast d.c. he is wanted in an armed carjacking, dangerous weapon

and robbery that occurred on november 12 in the 900 block. there is a warrant out for his arrest. we understand from sources they tried to serve the warrant this morning at 8:30. you see the results now. we have a standoff. the schools were let out. they were working with the school to make sure it was a safe release. students that live in the area are kept at school until it's safe. we are out here and we will bring you the latest as soon as we get it. live from northwest, jennifer donelan, back to you. alison: thank you. testimony today could very well decide the outcome for the first trial in the death of freddie gray. baltimore police officer william porter took the stand in his own defense. maryland bureau chief brad bell was there. how did he explain what happened inside the police van?