>> now, abc 7 news at noon on your side. >> happening now in baltimore, the trial for a police officer charged in connection with the death of freddie gray is starting to wrap up. closing arguments are now underway and are probably -- our chief is live with the latest this man. >> i just that out of the courtroom. the defense is in the middle of

making their arguments. around the courthouse, there is a visible uptick in security, a sense of anticipation. one example, these barricades that got put out by our sidewalk live locations. what they are trying to determine in there is exactly what happened between offers are we importer and freddie gray in the back of a police van, very much like that shares then. the state one first with their closing arguments. they are questioning the credibility of officer william porter. they are saying that he is lying for his own benefit. that he is not telling the truth about what he saw when he looked in the van. the state claiming that freddie gray was very badly injured. officer gray, officer porter, i should say, respond to a request from the driver of the van to check in on freddie gray. the state is climbing that gray was very clearly injured already and that officer porter shirked his sacred responsibility to protect freddie gray's life, just as he is responsible to

protect the lives of every citizen in the city. the defense comes up next. they say very simply that officer william porter is not guilty of involuntary mons lot dust manslaughter or reckless endangerment or second-degree assault or misconduct in office. they say the state bears the burden of proof to move the jury beyond a reasonable doubt and i have not yet done that. state's closing arguments lasted an hour. the defense is 40 minutes into theirs. when they are done, it will go to the jury to start deliberating. we will be here in baltimore to bring you all the latest of elements. outside a courthouse in baltimore, brad bell, abc 7 news. >> thank you. make sure you stay with abc seven as we continue to fall the latest of elements in this case. we will have a live report throughout the day. you can also get up to the minute information at wjla.com. switching gears to a developing

story, firefighters in columbus, ohio have contained a massive warehouse fire. they say it could be hours before it is completely out. the two alarm blaze started before 4:00 this morning. several propane tanks exploded, causing flames to shoot more than 100 feet into the air. most of the building has collapsed. the fire forced to nearby schools to close. no injuries have been repord in the cause of the fire is still under investigation. closer to home, a major meeting happening today after a historic yacht club in annapolis when up inflames over the weekend. john is in annapolis with details on the plans to relocate and rebuild the landmark. members of the staff at the yacht club have arrived as well as restoration crews as fire investigators continue to sift through the charred remains and figure out exactly what caused all of this devastation. you can see what is also visible out here is the christmas decorations. fire investigators trying to onure out if this fire

saturday afternoon had anything to do with the parade of lights of and that goes on every december in annapolis. it was scheduled for saturday evening and was canceled. witness tell us at a christmas tree inside may have sparked this fire. the fire marshal's office has not given an exact cause, but if you look at the video, you can see how devastating this was on saturday afternoon. heavy, dark smoke and flames shooting out of the top floor windows. the staff was able to get out safely. firefighters suffered minor injuries. an number of vintage artifacts and historic items that traced back over 100 years have been destroyed. >> that place is special. that place has been here for a long time. they have a lot of special events and therefore veterans. very important people. the governor was out surveying the damage. the mayor of annapolis will be holding an emergency meeting today. as for the owners, they vowed to

rebuild at this location. right now, they are looking for a temporary site and they also alld to financially assist of their employees, 150 of them, through the holidays. in annapolis, john gonzalez, abc seven news. >> it is another unusually warm start to the day. we could see some showers later on this afternoon. let's get right to chief meteorologist doug hill for a look at the forecast. doug: some sunshine right now in arlington. a live look will give you full screen of the rockville campus in montgomery college. a few breaks in the overcast. very mild temperatures. the clouds will continue to increase ahead of a cold front that will move in this afternoon. look at these noontime tender triggered 68 and andrew, 69 in fredericksburg. nation's capital. we will have to deal with rain later in the afternoon.

the blob you see on a lot 10 side of your screen is a good area of rain developing along a cold front that will pastor. the area behind the cold front isn't that much stronger. a stronger one will come through late thursday into friday. we have some showers and a forecast friday futurecast given you tracking time information. it looks as though, according to this model, the heaviest rain moves out of the area by 6:00 this evening. after that, we expect scattered showers to the evening. a beautiful day tomorrow. instead of 69 degrees, we only get up to 63. model up. -- bundle up. >> let's head on over to jamie sullivan with a check on the roadways. : a couple of closures because of police activity. starting off with a closure on 20th street. that is between a street and g street. also, on h street between 20th and 21st. that is in both directions. as we move to talk about metro, delays possible on a blue and

yellow line between braddock road and national airport. that is where the have national track work. between the red line between grossman and medical center. track work being done through out the day problems on the capital beltway. for the most far, we are in the green. you have a good idea of how clear we actually are. we are not seeing any big accidents right now. we had an earlier issue on 270 that is now gone. a live look in montgomery county, traveling on the beltway in both directions, your georgia avenue, we are in really nice shape. no issues leaving the house to worry about. >> thank you. police this noon investigating i wild crash. an suv jumped the curb, hit a tree, and slammed into a house for a house for jeannette reyes is an capitol heights this noon with what may have caused the crash. jeanette: the debris field as a result of this accident is large. this is one of the many things that fell off of the speeding

suv. i want to show you something further down. that gray car, the suv sideswiped that vehicle. this is good damage, a kept going off of addison road, slammed into this jury and went straight toward that home during -- slammed into this tree. one person is at the hospital with life-threatening injuries. the other with serious injuries. -- mother of two of those their daughters are ok, still at the hospital in shock. they thought they slammed into a stonewall. take a listen to what one neighbor is saying about this accident. >> it looked like people had gone crazy with drugs and running straight to people's houses. they are going to go to through there. the property manager tells us a family of four was inside at this home when this all happened. they just moved in a little over a month ago.

they are ok. however, have to stay out until an inspector can come out and look over it. in the meantime, is deemed unsafe. the property manager also tells me he saw some alcohol inside of the suv that could be a factor. we know that speed was one of them. this accident is still under investigation. police will let us know as soon as they have some new information. reporting an capitol heights, jeannette reyes, abc seven news. police say a car crash is now being investigated as a homicide. about 9:45 last night, officers found a car off the road in the 2700 block of tucker road in fort washington. inside, they found a man dead with trauma to his upper body. at this point, detectives tell abc seven they don't think this was a random act. in annapolis, police investigating a serious investor an accident. -- serious pedestrian accident that happened on rowe boulevard, a few blocks away from the capital building. the pedestrian was rushed to the

hospital. a landscaper was doing work in the area at the time. no word yet if the person struck was an employee. today's visitation will be held for montgomery county police officer know of the out of -- noah. he died one week after being hit by a drunk driver. he was on patrol and is stopping duis. accompanied his body as he left the hospital last week. a funeral is set for tomorrow. president obama is getting ready to give an update on the war on terror. the president is at the pentagon this noon and expected to speak in 15 minutes. abc's elizabeth hur explains, he will address what he is doing to keep the nation safe in the light of the deadly attacks in san bernardino. elizabeth: the mother turned murder and the san bernardino attacks had extensive social media posting surprising -- supporting violent jihad. she still came to the u.s. on a

fiancee visa. riod,ring that time pe immigration officials were not allowed to use social media as part of the screening process. close of: john coleman is a former screening official and now an abc news consultant. he said last year, immigration officials asked jeh johnson for new policies allowing them to look at applicant's social media public posts but were opposed by the department of civil rights and civil liberty. itthe primary concern is would be viewed negatively if it was disclosed publicly and there were concerns it would be embarrassing. elizabeth cohen she got her visa in three weeks with no checks on her on my messages supporting terrorism. cracks had she -- >> have a check it out more, maybe she wouldn't have gotten a visa and the people in san bernardino what have been alive. elizabeth: amid demands of a process,ngent

president obama met with officials this morning to confirm they are dealing with possible isis attacks to disrupt the christmas holiday. they tell abc news they have started pilot programs to search the social media of visa applicants. it is still not a widespread policy. in new york, elizabeth hertford abc 7 news. >> egypt is pushing back on the assertion that terrorists linked to an isis plane that was brought down earlier this year. crashed back in october with two new 17 people on that. and isis affiliate has claimed responsible before the crash. coming up on abc 7 news at noon. >> i have good judgment, i have great judgment. >> the presidential candidate giving donald trump a run for his money as we get closer to the next debate.

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collects the race for the white house is heading to las vegas. the final republican debate of the year takes place tomorrow night at the venetian. as with earlier debates, candidates who fail to reach a preset threshold will square off earlier in the evening. the debate comes as the two new polls show texas senator ted cruz overtaking donald trump in iowa. trumpets spent the weekend going after cruises record in the senate.

donald trump: i have good judgment, i have great judgment. >> while the republicans debate one eye, the democrats have their final debate of the year beginning at 8:00. you can watch it live here. a health matters report. more than 1000 people including three and 50 infants may have been exposed to tuberculosis at a california hospital. a nurse at the santa clara valley medical center in san jose was placed after medical leave after being diagnosed with tb last month. health officials are now checking on anyone who may have come in contact with the nurse between august and the time that she went on leave. none of the people have reported getting sick. metro's new general manager, paul, once filled -- your input. he once your feedback on what needs to happen to get metro back on track. he says the three biggest problems he wants to tackle out of the gate are safety service reliability, and financial

management. tonight's form is at 6:30 at the nok junior library in northwest. that is on g street. two sports were fresh off they went off the chicago bears yesterday, the washington redskins are facing backlash today over the team name. the group, rebrand washington football, was pushing to change the name at the redskins park. the group delivered a petition signed by more than 600 people to redskins owner dan snyder this money. snyder has said he will never change the name. california is cleaning up from its third major storm in just a week. the system brought snow to sierra nevada and rain and strong winds to the northern part of the state. some roads were turned into rivers. it also triggered mudslides brought down trees and caused power outages. the wind delayed some flights out of oakland and san francisco's airport. in texas, at least for conformed over the touched down

weekend for it at least 50 homes were destroyed in the town of window. further south, strong wind is being blamed for blowing dozens of train cars off a bridge in love can sunday morning. amazingly, no one was hurt. officials say the train cars were being stored on the bridge and were being monitors at the time of the incident. now, a check for our local weather. some rain, but it is still warm out there. >> even after this cold front, it won't be much colder. a strong or cold front comes in on tuesday. for the weekend, we are in the 40's. that is where we should be for this time of year. no abnormally cold weather here. in sierra nevada, they are getting plenty. let's start with a time lapse in bethesda from congressional country club. it has been a oudy day. every now and then, england's of blue sky comes through. clouds will win the day as the cold front approaches. some dark clouds, but no precipitation anywhere close to the metro area at this time. everyone has temperatures that are super mild, 66 degrees at

reagan reporting, but we decided report that it may have ticked up to 67 briefly. six d6 in baltimore, 69 in frederick, 68 degrees in manassas. six t7 is the current highest average or so far at reagan national. the record for the day is 70, we have tight that at 67 already. blogging behind a bit with 66 for the highest far at reagan national. warm weather, look at raleigh. probably, 75, virginia greek -- virginia beach. notice behind the front, temperatures are cooling off a bit. 57 in columbus and detroit, 51 in internet was. wild air widespread up and down the interstate and i five corridor and then some. or comes the cold front, here comes cloudy is ahead of the front. area showers pushing to the north as the frontal zone pushes east. the timing suggests some of the showers will get into our area about 3:00 or 4:00 and then the major area pushes through by 6:00 or 7:00 with scattered showers to follow later this evening. we should clear out quickly by early tomorrow morning. our futurecast shows the

conditions expected here at midday. images toes the radar the letter. as we get to the afternoon, we are confident we will have showers. the shows ran across the entire area, 5:00. that should move out here at most of the showers continue many northeast with clearing skies by morning. some clouds to the west, lower clouds tomorrow. i think i will washout, we will get part of the country skies today. the pleasant day, again, lower 60's and abnormally into wednesday before the next from thursday. then, we get back to reality. here is the futurecast through tomorrow night at 7:00. our forecast today is for temperatures very close to 70. tomorrow, behind different -- behind the front, mostly sunny, then breezy, cooler, mild, 63 with a north -- northwesterly wind at 15-miles per hour. the next seven days will go down to 59 wednesday with a cold front on thursday being cloudy with a good chance of rain, 50 seven, clearing skies friday, 50 degrees is or ever try.

these numbers are still above -- but then look at the weekend, sunshine, lower 40's rise. that will feel a little more like mid to late december right there. and a week. job >> it will take all week together. >> slow and steady. coming up on abc 7 news at noon, is coming todele d.c., when you can get tickets to her show. plus, still feeling welcome.

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-- perform october 10 and 11th at the verizon center. tickets go on sale this thursday at 10:00. album, 25, has been at the top of the music charts for the past month. no surprise. hollywood is repairing to feel the force. the world premiere of star wars, the force awakens is in los angeles tonight for what could be the biggest movie of end of the year. some people think even history. security is tight, four blocks of hollywood boulevard have been closed since last thursday. some fans have been lined up for more than a week out there. the blockbuster opens up for the rest of us on friday. you can get into the star wars spirit every morning this week on good morning washington. we are giving away opening-night tickets and other special prices. watch between 5:00 and 6:00 a.m. for clues on what time. call in for your chance to win. cannot to everyone. doug is back with

>> president obama as at the pentagon getting ready to give an update on the isis terror threat. that is expected to start at any moment now. our sister station news channel 8 will carry the entire address. now, for a final check of the weather. can see rain coming with the cold front that we will have this afternoon. we will give you an update on all of that when we see you today at 4:00. >> thank you for joining us, have a great day.

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