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? brad: you know, that is an

interesting thing. he says he can't explain what happened inside that police van because he was unaware that freddie gray had any sort of injury at all. now he just left the stand about a half an hour ago. the court has heard from another police officer. clearly porter's testimony was the most important thing to happen today. under direct questioning from his lawyer, officer william porter said he didn't seek immediate help for freddie gray last april because he saw no evidence of injury. a dramatic moment coming when one of the lawyers went face down on the courtroom floor, hands behind his back as gray was in the police van. porter acting out how he helped gray on a bench claiming that gray was not injured and able to use his muscles to help. porter claiming that it wasn't until the van arrived at the police station he discovered gray near death with spinal cord injury.

asked why he didn't secure him with a seat belt he said in 150 arrests he never saw a prisoner belt and to do so would expose the gun to the prisoner's hands. officer porter is accused of manslaughter. prosecutors say he could have saved freddie gray's light but grossly neglected his duty. outside of court worries a about what happens when the verdict is rendered. today in a city scarred from hiding after gray's death an appeal from the mayor. for calm. >> whether you agree or disagree with the verdict our reaction needs to be one of respect. >> baltimore police officers are saying the officers are better prepared to handle the case of civil disobedience. with regard to the trial it's

tough to know what is happeningest in. all the lawyers are under a gag order be but we believe the case could go to the jury soon. alison: the officer face tas years in prison if convicted. this is the first of six trials in the freddie gray case. leon: happening today in chicago protesters angry over the police-involved violence are marching through the streets. it began after rahm emanuel apologized at the city council meeting apologized for the handling of the case of a teenage shot 16 times. former d.c. mayor vincent gray will not face criminal charges in the long-running scandal surrounding his 2010 campaign. the attorney general closed the investigation today.

sam ford is outside the mayor's office. sam? sam: we are in front of former mayor gray's home. there are christmas lights of reindeer, santa claus, season greetings. if he were in a holiday mood before today, he is in more of a mood now. a list of the gray associates pleaded guilty to lying to the f.b.i. including money man jeffrey thompson. and others involved the 2010 campaign but not the former mayor. >> i'm happy for him.

i'm sorry for the city. this impacted the election. >> gray's lawyer bennett. >> i knew there was never a case. this is the right decision. >> reaction from city hall. >> how could it take four and a half years? >> councilmember castigated machen for causing gray to lose the mayoral primary. >> it was so wrong and unethical for the former u.s. attorney to try vince gray at a press conference announcing his guilty. that was wrong. >> it was lost by gray and won by muriel bowser the current mayor in washington, d.c. gray issued a statement after

the u.s. attorney officed a decision. he said many people have had the faith in the justice system. justice delayed is justice denied but i can't change history and i look forward to get on with the next chapter of my life no doubt dedicated to service. one of the questions is if he is going to run for a council seat next year. reporting live in southeast washington i'm sam ford, abc7 news. leon: thank you. we are staying in southeast washington. breaking news. chris papst is on the scene. what is the story? chris: this happened a short while ago. police are investigating. this is what we know. someone had been shot multiple

times. east capitol street. a person taken to the hospital. the condition unknown. there is a police presence. four officers on the cordoned off area. overpass going over east capitol street. on the southeast side there are multiple police officers and vehicles. that has been roped off. if we go to the other side of the street that is 35th street southeast. it's northeast and southeast. the dividing line. that is blocked off. this is a warm evening. a lot of people are out walking about. when they tell us we will report it to you. for now, live. chris papst, abc7 news. alison: the marry couple that carried out the deadly terror attack last week in san bernardino, california, planned an attack for years. that is part of the new information the f.b.i.

revealed today. jonathan elias tracking the story for us tonight. jonathan? jonathan: as the day goes by we are learning more and more about this. the major revelation came from the f.b.i. director james comey. he revealed new details about a was found on the couple's cell phones and computers. >> a terror plot years in the making. f.b.i. director revealed today the san bernardino killer syed farook and tashfeen malik discussed jihad as early as 2013. >> they were radicalized before they started courting or dating each other online. we are working hard to understand do they have other plans? jonathan: law enforcement sources say images recoveredcovd from the electronics they tried to destroy show other locations including a high school. but it's unknown if they were potential targets. >> when somebody launches this type of attack. there other sites typically. jonathan: farook's mother has been added to the watch list

to prevent her from traveling. gun charges may be fired against the former neighborhood. enrique marquez, the 24-year-old accused to buy rifles for farook four years ago. weapons that harold watched them unload killing 14 people. >> spraying the room across. i wanted to get out and save my life. >> vigil was held today for the victims in the san bernardino shooting. voice mail left at a st. louis mosque. surveillance video shows a pig head thrown at a mosque in pennsylvania. the f.b.i. director says right now the investigators are working to find if the marriage was arranged by a terror group. so far there is no evidence of any isis network operating in the u.s. watch "the new normal." security versus freedom.

tonight at 7:00 on the sister station newschannel8 and it will stream on wjla.com. in addition to the terror threat we will talk about the debate over allowing syrians in the country and donald trump wanting a ban on muslims in the u.s. we have it for you. alison: speaking of trump despite growing criticism from around the world, the republican presidential front runner trump not backing down. today on "live with kelly and michael" he stood by the proposal to ban muslims entering the country and argued such a move does not violate the constitution. >> doesn't it violate the constitution? >> they're not in the country. people in the country we are not talking about them. so we are not talking about the constitution. it's not about religion. this is about safety.

alison: as trump spoke inside the studio outside religious leaders rallied against him. it has earned him rebuke from political opponents, white house and even people in britain. enough signatures were collected to allow parliament vote on a measure to ban trump from british soil. leon: the commonwealth has tolls inside the beltway. that -- the board approved a plan to allow solo drivers if they pay variable toll. car pools can still drive for free. expected to take effect in 2017. despite a foggy start to the day another mild day across the area. chief meteorologist doug hill with a look at what is expected tonight and tomorrow. doug: just before the sunset the skies clear out.

partly cloudy now outside the belfort furniture weather center. cool side but not wently yet. 52 in annapolis. it's 43 in frederick. the clouds kept temperatures down. 43 in winchester. 48 at the reagan nant airport. a ban of cloudiness to the higher clouds. to the west side, cold front on the move. showers. not impossible sprinkles of showers could make it across the mountains. that is in the overnight. tomorrow will be warmup. after morning low of 48 to 46, tomorrow through the day we have sunshine approaching 60 degrees in the afternoon. get to friday and the weekend is warmer temperatures. you might like the numbers in the forecast forecast in a few -- seven-day forecast. leo still ahead at 5:00, two major cases involving young

women with eerie similarities. why they may be linked. alison: metro effort to convince drivers they are trying to make the transit system better. >> how the light pole put a stop to a man on a run. i'm kevin lewis in gaithersburg with the story next. leon: coming up next new developments in the case of a u.v.a. student left bloodied after an arrest outside a charlottesville ba

leon: a federal judge has a trial date involving a civil lawsuit against a virginia student against the state alcohol bureau control agency. he is suing the abc. he was arrested and there was a bloody altercation caught on camera. the a.b.c. says he tried to enter a bar with a fake i.d. the trial scheduled for fall. alison: for the second time in a week is montgomery county police officer has been injured in a confrontation with a suspected drunk driver. this time in a wild police chase. jeff goldberg shows us how it came to an end.

>> he was screaming,uising, failing to maintain his lane. jeff: it was hard to miss but even harder to stop. the 32-year-old led police to the mother's gaithersburg home where he allegedly rammed a neighbor's garage. took out an officer. >> a single shot. right over the officer. >> this man witnessed the 1:00 a.m. melee. >> he kept driving. hit a police officer. jeff: after offroading through the neighbor's backyard, slaughter came through this passage way. it's really narrow between the tree and the house. take look at the plastic car parts that did damage to the tree here and damage to the signing. but he hit the grass and got through. you can see how he hit the road and the chase continued. police caught slaughter after he crashed the toyota camry in the light pole. the 32-year-old's rap sheet is wrong with the previous

arrests for crimes like attempted arson, assault and disarming an officer. >> clearly he did not want to be stopped by the police. >> this marks the second montgomery county cop injured by a suspected drunk driver in the last week. last thursday a man hit officer layota who is now fighting for his life. >> don't drink and driver. that is the best thing you can do. >> in gaithersburg, kevin lewis, abc7 news. leon: the brief break in school year is over for d.c. william high schools mini campus. they revolved the water issue that forced cancellation of the classes today. school runs on the normal schedule tomorrow. a snow day without the snow. alison: it will be a while before we have the snow days. doug: yes. that you can take to the bank. the pattern and the trends continue through christmas day and beyond. we have an average, above average temperatures.

that is the way it is. we will see where it goes. steve rudin is at the festival of lights at the l.d.s. washington temple. steve, beautiful as it gets darker out there, isn't it? steve: let me tell you. it looks a lot like christmas here. a little chill in the air for right now. the seven-day outlook in a few minute. you will say hey, what is going on here? look at this. 650,000 lights. all around the area here at the temple. it starts at sun down and lasts until 10:30 and it goes through christmas day. the admission is free. a lot to enjoy and they have been doing it for 38 years. they will keep adding to it. keep adding to it as they move into next year. a lot going on here. lights are on. admission is free. take a look around and enjoy

the lights. it looks like the holiday season here. let's head back inside for the mild forecast. doug: hard to get in the holiday spirit with the temperatures in the upper 60's close to 70. start with the national institute of the weather technology in gaithersburg. it's foggy earlier today. 44 is the current temperature. the fog is visibility is zero at times. a break in the overcast. at this hour, partly cloudy skies. this is the view from space that shows the low clouds and fog. interestingly west of the blue ridge. to the shenandoah valley. clear skies and warmer temperatures. southern maryland, western shore of the bay. a lot of sunshine and warm temperatures. dropped with a low clouds and the heavy cloud cover.

things change overnight tomorrow. wind direction will change and we warm up in a big way. 47. 46 in aspen hill. 48 in college park. 49 in anacostia. 45 in dale city. throughout the mid-atlantic and the northeast, the temperatures are cool. but not cold. farther south from upper 50's to 60 degrees. that is the air mass to move in here with sunshine. satellite and radar combined shows the cloud cover moving in. this is a cold front. showers and sprinkles moving west of the appalachians. that swings through jeff night. not out of the question there could be isolatedded sprinkle or a stray shower overnight. the front will come through. the future cast is after midnight tonight. the front making a move. showers will wash out according to the model guides. tomorrow the winds out of the south. we will warm up in the 60 degrees with the sunshine. high pressure well southeast

over the atlantic. pump up the warm air. and will be with us for several days. i think you will like this. if you are a winter weather lover and missed the last hour, temperature on friday morning for fair banks, alaska is 53 below zero fahrenheit. friday morning. still have time to get reservations. 42 right now in the wake-up call. 60 in the afternoon. but wait. there's more! 64 degrees on friday. 66 saturday. 68 on sunday. another cold front will come through monday. still warm. the gusty winds bring us cooler air. it's still in the mid-to-the upper 50's. leon: if you even think about complaining about that think about what you said. 53 below zero. doug: that is not the air chill. that is the temperature. alison: we got it good. leon: great here. alison: thank you. leon: still ahead on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- opening of a new place station

in a community a significant move in the fight against crime. >> a new meet and greet for the new g.m. in metro and hard questions including last january's smoke incident at l'enfant pl

leon: second week on the job the metro general manager making his presence known. alison: he is talking to customers at a transit agency at a station the site of tragedy. richard reeve leave at l'enfant plaza with more. hi, rich. richard: that's right. you may recall that back on january 12 we had a terrible smoke incident where one person was killed. numerous people were injured. the new g.m. paul wiedefeld is speaking with people about many issues. among those people who are here today a woman named iris stephenson who was on the train when we had the situation back in january. she wants to know if metro safety culture improved. listen. >> it was terrifying. that was the only time in my life i had been aware i could have died. >> right now i think the credibility is off for the customers.

all the other stuff is complicated. but that is my job. there are money issues, budgetary issues and overnight. but the issue he agrees is getting the trust back of the riders in metro. from l'enfant plaza, richard reeve. alison: coming up, a new test for police dogs. what brought 80 k-9's and the handlers to the area. leon: the new police station opens the door for the first time and we tell you what it makes it special for this community. >> a woman murder and another disappears. tonight, new developments in the

alison: within hour, spotsylvania police found themselves in the midst of two major investigations. both involve young women. one is missing and another murdered. stephen tschida live in spotsylvania where a vigil will begin soon. what are police saying about the cases? stephen: first, friends of heather ciccone gather for the candlelight vigil. there are developments in both

cases. two individuals, in this case the ciccone murder and the disappearance of 19-year-old katelin akens. the two individuals have been ruled out of person of interest. >> if mist riff of disappearance of 19-year-old woman deepens as the investigation grows. >> it's scary being this close to home and not knowing. >> surveillance video indicates katelin akens' stepfather did drive her to springfield town center friday. >> the stepfather is not a suspect or person of interest in the case. stephen: akens' stepfather says she wanted to stop and take metro. she never made the play to area. a road crew found her luggage monday. >> hope for the best. >> the investigators tried to find akens, they are also working a homicide. monday morning the body of 21-year-old heather ciccone was found in her car. someone shot her.

>> there are connection between the cases. >> while they work the cases some are worried. courtney's little sister is a friend of akens. >> nothing seems that far fetched. >> another person ruled out of person of interest is a woman dating the same man as heather ciccone. ruled out. also late tonight we have learned that the investigators are looking for a 2010 silver kia four-door sedan with the words "i, heart, u" on the back windshield in shoe polish. leon: thank you. alison: this just in, courtroom outburst from the man charged with killing three people at planned parenthood in colorado springs.

>> protect the babies. alison: that is robert dear. he admitted his guilt a short time ago. he said he is a "warrior for the babies." the outburst came as the warriors were discussing a motion to allow cameras in the courtroom. he faces 179 counts in connection with the november 27 shooting that killed three and wounded nine. leon: anything but a normal week it at catholic university. someone saw a person dressed the night before. they questioned him and determined there was no danger. monday night's threat is still under investigation. alison: checking the other top stories. long-running probe ended without charges against the former d.c. area. it led to the prosecution of eight of the associates on the

corruption charges. leon: baltimore police officer william porter took the stand in his own defense today. he told his superior he did request medical attention. alison: hundreds of protesters are demanding that rahm emanuel re-sign. it came hours after he apologized for the death of laquan mcdonald. the teen was shot 16 times by a police officer charged with first-degree murder. leon: a major step forward for a long delayed police station in prince george's county. there was a ribbon cutting for a station in washington. >> it has been in development

for 13 years. it is expected to be operational by january. >> well, tomorrow, president obama will sign the largest reform to public education in more than a decade. the "every student succeeds act" passed the senate by a vote of 85-12. it will replace "no child left behind." it will judge school and teacher performance. the states must still test the students and intervene when students are not facing progress. ahead at 5:00, an army of the bomb-sniffing dogs in virginia. the reason they're here coming up. leon: also ahead, the unique way that the students are finding hunger at

steve: i'm steve rudin live at the l.d.s. in washington. they have a light display under night now until christmas. 650,000 lights. it looks like christmas around here but it doesn't feel like it. take a look at the upcoming weekend forecast. i will feel more like springtime with the temperatures in the middle 60's. a lot of sunshine to enjoy. above average moving to next week. a chance for the showers. only a 30% risk. the reason for the shower is the cold front. after that, temperatures in the 50's. well above average for the time of year. stay with us. you are watching "abc7 news at 5:00". discover the world

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leon: at george mason university the cafeteria is bustling. downstairs in the kitchen there is a different activity. as a small group of students prepare meals for families in need. this is part of a campus kitchen process that started up this year. >> on average 40 p.c. of food in general goes to waste. students work with the dining services. >> we use whatever is left over for putting on the campus kitchen. >> then take the leftovers and transform them to multicourse meals and deliver them to the local shelters. >> knowing how they are about it is a good feeling. leon: the students and the dining services staff say it was a small investment of time. given the impact it had to change lives. >> if you are hungry, your body doesn't function

correctly. if your body doesn't function correctly you can't get the job and rise above problems. >> the more we take care of the needy the better we are. >> right now the students provide 50 meals every week to the children and the adults in fairfax county. by the end of the school year they hope to double that. there is a need for that out there. >> a great program. >> especially for the holidays. >> exactly. it account be done anywhere. setting a great example. leon: love that. all right. ahead at 5:00 a turn for the worst for the boston college students. the new numbers and what health officials think is making the students sick. >> and the reason more than 80 bomb sniffing bombs and the handlers are in virginia ahead bomb sniffing bombs and the handlers are in virginia ahead at 5:00

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alison: breaking news. jamie sullivan on traffic watch. jamie: in d.c. closures in place. we have a suspicious package. we can the capital police on the scene blocking off first street between constitution avenue and independence avenue. then on east capital street from first to second street. this is not the only closure

in d.c. but we are going to switch gears and move to northwest d.c. with the police activity. 14th street and 16th street both closed off. military road to colorado. this closure has been in place for the past six hours with the police on scene. 13th street northwest is the best alternate. so basically if you are leaving d.c. trying to get closer to silver spring give yourself extra time to accommodate. take a live look outside. prince george's county this is the outer loop of the beltway near richie marlboro road. brake lights will continue past the point working to greenbelt. we move back to the map, not too much to worry about. as far as the big issues with the crashes. the crash, the earlier one we had near central avenue is now gone. that is a look at traffic. back to you. alison: thank you. keep us posted. 80 dogs and the handlers are in fairfax tonight getting the training they need to help sniff out explosives. jeff goldberg shows us the extensive training they are

getting. jeff: there is a relationship between k-9 and handler that goes beyond dog and owner. >> it is. it is super important to have that good relationship. >> virginia state police trooper arredondo has been working with bobby the english springer spaniel for two years. when it comes to reward him for the effort, he does not hold back. >> his happiness is imperative. obviously. he is the one doing the hard work. >> they are just one of 832 k-9 teams from the federal and the local law enforcement departments in fairfax for the a.t.f. national odor recognition testing or nort. the duo must remain sharp to identify explosives or firearms anywhere they are needed. >> very critical. jeff: possible deterring a terror event. in the exercise, 15 cans placed on the ground. five are filled with the odor of explosive device and the

other ten have odor of something else like food or cosmetics. it is up to the dog to determine what is what. when they detect explosives the dog will kneel. the breathing and the pace changes entirely. james is a lead instructor for the a.t.f. >> most dogs in this type of work are focused on the exceptional than the average. jeff: he knows that is the case with bobby. because the true leaders of the teams have four legs. >> anybody tells you otherwise is probably not telling you the truth. >> not two. in fairfax, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. >> two los angeles firefighters one of them a former child star face assault charges tonight. police say michael and two friends attacked a man handing out candy on halloween. you may recognize the name that starred "the sand lot" and two of the mighty duck

films. they are on administrative leave pending the outcome of the case. alison: there is a toy deprive at union station. if you didn't stop by today you can do it tomorrow. the "good morning washington" team will be out there thursday as well. abc7 and news channel 8 are proud partners for toys for tots. leon: check out the effort for the holidays. life size gingerbread home made of everything but gingerbread. a woman hand made, this is handmade. she has the inspired decoration for the parents. she used icing and painted foam board for the gingerbread and recruited her nieces to dress up for hanzel and gretal for the postcard. i took her a hundred hourers and she has something special lined up for easter. alison: that is a production. >> want to go out there in the

spring and check out easter. we want to see your pictures over the holidays here. send your scenes of the season to pics@wjla.com. so we can share it on the air and the website. alison: all right. right now it doesn't people like christmas around here. leon: -- it opportunity feel like christmas. leon: not at all. not many of rus complaining. doug: in the 40's. but the trend is for the temperatures to get warmer and warmer. feel like spring before you know it. the weekend is 47. 45 in falls church. 45 in aspen hill. we will drop in the 30's. 38 to 46 is the range of the temperatures. skies are partly to mostly cloudy. a southerly wind. more patches of fog. we don't think it will be as widespread or stubborn to get out of here as we saw today. it will change overnight with a frontal system coming in. when it comes through, that the overnight. possible that there could be a sprinkle or a shower.

that will be gone. pleasant weather because the winds turn south/southwest. it's possible north and west. but they go away quickly. through the day tomorrow tons of sunshine. same deal for friday, saturday, sunday. high pressure setting up well south. we are in for a warmup. after the temperatures in the 30 to the low 40's early on. we will hit 56 in the afternoon. lunchtime. 60 by 4:00 for a high temperature. that is well above the average high tomorrow of 49 degrees. friday, saturday, sunday. look at the numbers climb. 64 on friday. 66 on saturday. 68 on sunday. monday a cold front will come through with a chance of a few showers. i will be breezy. 68. windy and cooler through tuesday and wednesday. no icy cold air nor snow flakes in sight close or anytime soon. alison, leon, robert? alison: thank you. before we get to sports let everyone know the road around

the supreme court reopened. jamie was just telling us about a suspicious item there but it is taken care of. leon: all right. good deal. what is the word, man? robert: bounce back week for the redskins. the team to do it against, the chicago bears. skins are back at work today hoping to put dallas in the past and focus on chicago. in the windy city on sunday against the bears. a team that is struggling. on the bright side, the skins are in first place with a 5-7 record. speaking of 5-7 the bears hold the same record. that will be a good game for the redskins to bounce back. >> have a short memory. >> short week. we lost. at the end of the day you look at the film, we still control our destiny. not let it get to our head. go out and get a win this week.

that being on the road, business as usual. >> the wizards host the rockets tonight. dwight howard in the middle. the return is on time for the wizards. an occasional smile on his face and heavy hart, martin gortat is back. >> had to see my mom. she was in bad condition. still in bad position but next few months she will be better. robert: he missed the last three games to make an emergency trip home to poland to be with his mailing mother -- with his ailing mother. >> she is doing better but she needs rehab. i'm anxious to give back to the game. >> because of the time difference he couldn't watch wizards while away. tweeting what is going on with the wizards? are we winning? the team won two of the three games games that g -- he missed.

he is back with his mom on his mind. >> i am going to pay back for the absence. robert: yeah. best wishes. leon: exactly. alison: coming up at 5:00, six students at boston college the new numbers. how many people are sick after eating at chipotle. >> now this is what is coming up tonight on primetime.

alison: well, tonight, many more students at boston college report getting sick

after eating at chipotle restaurant. the number of the norovirus cases linked to the restaurant are up to 120. abc's marci gonzalez has the latest on how the company and the health officials are responding. marci: workers scrubbing the chipotle restaurant in boston after the number of people sickened after eating there this weekend drastically climbed. boston college saying at least 120 students including half the basketball team were treated for norovirus like symptoms including stomach pain, nausea and fever. most after vising this chipotle near campus. health officials closed the restaurant citing it for improper food temperatures and allowing a sick employee to work. still trying to determine if exact cause of the norovirus outbreak. >> precautionary. a question of illness, want to make sure that establishment

is set up front. managed properly. marci: still no result from testing to see whether there was also a presence of e. coli. the virus that sickened 52 people in nine states last month and outbreak linked to the restaurant chain. a chipotle spokesperson telling abc news we do not have any evidence to suggest this incident is related to the previous e. coli incident. the latest problem for chipotle could mean for trouble for investors. the company stock plummeting 30% over the past year. marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. alison: that is all for us at 5:00 but next at "abc7 news at 6:00" more breaking news from the barricade situation in d.c. announcer: this is a breaking newell alert. leon: get right to the breaking news. at this hour, armed carjacking suspect is still barricaded inside a home in northwest washington. maureen: police have been on the scene at oglethorpe street for hours.

so has our jennifer donelan who is there live with what is going on now. jennifer? >> this is on 14 hours now. i am standing on military road northwest. this is 14th street. everything is playing out. we can't see it or get down there. they want to be careful what we are seeing on the news. because it could be watching. get to the picture. 22-year-old stephenson according to sources. we have been able to confirm the situation. wanted in an armed carjacking. assault with a dangerous weapon, a gun, and robbery. that occurred on november 12. warrant out for his arrest. they have been looking for him for a month now. we understand that the officers tried to serve the warrant this morning. when they walked in the building we learned they encountered an individual with a gun. that is when they retreated. they declared the barricade. going on 6:00 now. kids were in school today. they were able to get kids out

of school and home. people trying to get to the houses. a warming bus and a warming center set up for them. reporting live, i'm jennifer donelan. back to you. leon: thank you. keep us posted. we have more breaking news. this is coming out of chicago. live pictures from the city where hundreds of outraged protesters are marching through the street near city hall calling for the mayor resignation now. today's march is the latest in several protests against chicago police department. the mayor rahm emanuel apologizedded today in front of the city council. the chicago p.d. investigated by the department of justice after shooting death of laquan mcdonald an unarmed teenager shot 16 times. the baltimore police officer took the stand in his own defense today. officer william porter charged in the death of freddie gray who died after being injured in the back of a police transfort van. porter said he didn't seek help for gray because he