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 saw

no evidence of injury. when asked why he didn't secure him with a seat belt he said in 150 arrests he never seen a prisoner belted. porter charged with manslaughter, accuse of neglecting his duty to help. maureen: virginia transportation board approved tolls on i-66 for solo drivers. the northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg live along the interstate with when drivers can see tolls coming up. >> set to begin next summer and the construction complete in 2017. the average price is $6 a ride. it will change the look of the freeway. a lot of drivers don't want this going forward at all. the virginia transportation

leaders believe the toking plan represents process. many drivers are not so sure. >> she thinks it will force people to side streets. tolling money will go to improve the 66 corridor, specifics are hard to find. >> they have a lot of thought of how to collect money. >> this morning in alexandria the commonwealth transportation board voted to move forward with the tolling plan on i-66 inside the beltway. thigh will use the h.o.v. lane two or more can use it for free. >> we see this as a choice. >> virginia transportation secretary says the 66 traffic would only get worse if nothing is done.

>> this the best, most cost effective, least impactful and pragmatic solution. >> you think there is a better way than charging people more money? >> daniel is trying his best to keep an open mind. >> it can use a lot of people. that is the best we can hope for. >> there are plenty of northern virginia lawmakers who do not like the plan. they want vdot to have other solutions like widen 66 saying the toll lane is not fair to drivers. so this issue is sure to get a lot of attention in richmond at the general assembly in 2016. live in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. leon: thank you. after a five-year long campaign corruption investigation former d.c. mayor vincent gray will not be charged. the investigation is now officially over. d.c. bureau chief sam ford is live in southeast washington tonight with how gray is reacting to the news.

sam? sam: we did not catch up with gray but we wanted to show you the christmas lights outside his home. he received a gift of sorts. former mayor vincent gray lived four years under a cloud of possible indictment. when the new u.s. attorney channing phillips shut it down today saying the evidence is likely insufficient to obtain and sustain criminal conviction against any other individual. gray's lawyer questioned at the press conference about the possible guilt. it came weeks before a primary that gray lost. >> it was the u.s. attorney's office virtually convicted the mayor in the press.

before they had any evidence really. or good evidence. >> it is about time. it should have happened along time ago. >> gray issued a statement today saying that the justice delayed but justice denied but he would continue to be involved in public service. of course, one of the questions will be a candidate for d.c. council next year? either here in ward seven where he lives or city wide. reporting live from southeast washington, sam ford, abc7 news. maureen: d.c. mayor muriel bowser and police chief cathy lanier yesterday reached district homicide investigation. lanier says police closed 12 homicide cases in the last month. also today new information about where the crimes are happening. >> 110 of the homicides have occurred in the fifth, sixth and the seventh district.

110 out of 152. are in the three districts. >> william lewis and john james are still at large. they are two separate homicides. if you have any information call police. leon: we have new insight from the f.b.i. tonight a week after the mass shooting of san bernardino, california. investigators are now saying that the shooter, syed farook and tashfeen malik discussed jihad as early as 2013. it is believed they were both radicalized before they started dating. sources tell abc7 news that images with the electronic device show the location including a high school but it is not known if those were the other potential targets. coming up tonight a national town hall. discuss about the war on terror. experts will discuss what is at stake and how to prevent another attack. the special town hall new normal airs at 7:00 on the sister station abc7 newschannel8

and wjla.com. coming up at 6:00 -- >> a candlelight vigil for a young woman found shot to death on monday as new developments emerge in the spotsylvania county case. i'm stephen tschida. i will have it for you next. mike: i'm mike carter-conneen in arlington. coming up, why police say they are partnering with a community app to fight crime. doug: i'm doug hill in the weather center. cloudy and foggy. skies clearing a bit. if you want milder weather, spring like weather you will like the forecast. still the come at

leon: get back to the breaking news of the barricade situation in northwest washington. jennifer donelan still on the scene. what is going on now? jennifer: d.c. police tweeting out to public saying that the suspect on oglethorpe street, barricaded suspect is safely in custody. so according to police this is over. but the police are still out there but that is the report from twitter. leon: thank you. appreciate the update. maureen: tonight a vigil is held to remember a young woman found dead in a car in spotsylvania county.

>> it's a murder investigation. stephen tschida is live in spotsylvania tonight with what we know about the case. stephen: dozens of people are gathering in spotsylvania county for a candlelight vigil for 21-year-old heather ciccone. we can show you more of what is going on here as they prepare for the vigil. they will be walking to the ciccone home to hold a vigil in front of heather's house. this is what investigators are telling us. there have been new developments today. they say they have spoken to as many as 50 individuals regarding case. a woman who was the focus of attention early on, woman who is dating the same man as ciccone has been ruled out as a person of interest. meanwhile, all the people here, many of them knew heather and they are mourning the loss of a kind lovely woman. >> she was taken from so many people.

anything you needed, you needed someone to talk to or a ride. anything. stephen: concerning the other case in spotsylvania county the parents of 19-year-old katelin akens. the investigators tell us they are certain the two cases are not related. late in the day we learned about silver 2010 kia four-door sedan. that is what the investigators are looking for right now. in the rear window in white shoe polish the word, "i, heart, u" written. stephen tschida. leon: thank you. coming up, the app that is now helping the arlington county police get the word out to the residents about crime in their neighborhood. steve: steve rudin live at the festival of lights. can you guess how many lights are lit behind me? i'll have the answer for you

coming up. robert: i'm robert burton. coming up in sports, the skins took the l on monday they host the top spot. the hammer is back for the wizards.

maureen: the arlington county police department today announced a partnership with a popular new app. mike carter-conneen reports police use the private social network next door to communicate with specific neighborhoods. >> i want to know who my neighbors are. people need help. >> stone was the first in the neighborhood to join next door and then invited others to do the same. >> it's nice to nice to walk around knows those passing through the neighborhood. >> neighborhood watch in your pocket. users can access next door on the smart phone or desk top computers and there are a range of options. they can post classified ads. but probably most popular crime and safety postings. >> what the community chooses to talk amongst themselves. we are not a member of the community so we don't see the information. >> residents should still call

911 to report an emergency. but like facebook, twitter and list serves the police will use next door to share hyper local crime notification, safety updates. >> allows us to target information. >> in georgetown a similar partnership was suspended after accusation of the racial profiling and inflam story language. in oakland and other cities next door faces criticism. but in the user guidelines they say messages that are profiling is prohibited. >> we are trying to remind the members about the guidelines. >> the next network encourages users to hold each other accountable. >> you can block them or remove it or take it down. in arlington, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news.

maureen: meteorologist steve rudin is live with a nice nite to see the lights. >> absolutely. this looks like christmas. it doesn't feel like it. look behind me. over 650,000 lights. they turn on when the sun sets. there is a lot to enjoy. free admission. lights enzoned and a model. if you are curious about what is inside the temple that you see in the background they have a new 3d model. probably ten feet tall. by eight feet wide. it is absolutely spectacular. so if you want to enjoy the lights. check out the visitors center. the lights stay on until christmas day. live in kensington. head to a warm studio with maureen, leon and doug. leon: gorgeous looking. maureen: beautiful.

doug: great night. maureen: no rain. doug: partly cloudy skies. i don't think we will have the problems. touch of fog but nothing widespread. we are on track for a warming trend tomorrow. >> look at the weather dug camera in city today. a little area of the fog. a day that farther west. heaviest the fog was. our friends sent us this image. numbers wise we are officially above average. high of 49, low 39.

the trend of the temperatures above average every day. 46 degrees in southeast washington and anacostia. 43 for washington. 45 in chevy chase. 44 in dale city and aspen hill. tomorrow morning under partly cloudy skies could be mostly cloudy. warm spot in the city is 45 degrees. overnight could be a shower. it is clear on either side. a front will come through but then it's back to clearing skies through the day tomorrow as indicated on the future cast. by 1:30 the band of possible showers. a rapid warmup. by 60 the average high is 48.

12 degrees above average for the high temperature. then the numbers start to crime. 64 on friday. 66 on saturday. 68 on sunday. monday is warm. we will get back to sunshine tuesday and wednesday. highs are a little cooler. 58 on tuesday. it doesn't look december like for me. back to you. robert: that is okay. hoops tonight. the hammer is back. they will get help from gortat and the why the redskins say

robert: a big treat for the wizards tonight. they don't have to go small. the hammer is back. gortat is returning tonight after a trip home for ailing mother. >> for us we want to come out with a win in miami.

we have homecourt advantage. >> all right. well the redskins are still trying to forget about monday. the redskins control their own destiny because they are in first place in the division. >> would i prefer to be in a different division? i'd prefer to be fighting for a playoff spot. that is what is on everybody's mind. if you get an advantage anything can happen. >> baseball news. nats missed out on a few of the off-season free agent targets and set the sights on the starter mike leake. he would create void when zimmerman signed with the tigers. this is over twitter. in minnesota. 1.6 seconds left. the austin omen after the

rebound. game time. austin high school wins. long distance. former virginia head coach michael london hired today as an associate head coach. starting to build. >> all right. >> looking good. maureen: get the latest on the warmup. doug: two years ago tonight, the metro area was under a winter storm warning for four or five inches of snow. two years tonight. maureen: thank you for reminding us. doug: not so much tonight. look at the forecast. we will have it tonight at 11:00. near record highs this weekend. we will see you at 11:00. different year. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir up next. more on the breaking news on the california terrorist attacks.

tonight, breaking news. was there another attack in the works? the pictures now discovered on the terror couple's cell phone. a high school, 2,400 students. also breaking tonight, protests in the streets. chicago mayors apologizing after police photos were kept secret. many saying it's not enough, they want him out. donald trump, doubling down on his comments about muslims. and the gas cloud sending hundreds from their homes. some saying they're falling ill. and the burst of fire inside