started with closing arguments. for the prosecution and defense closing arguments are an opportunity to claim the story that each says is told by the evidence. the deputy state attorney arguing that officer porter had a duty to keep freddie gray safe but didn't care if he lived or died. defense attorney claiming the opposite is true that officer porter acted in a responsible way. prominent defense attorney warren brown says the jury has a tough job. >> they have to conclude that there is not a reasonable doubt about the person's guilt. brad: as the city still reeling from the rioting last spring they wait for a verdict. there are calls for calm. calm from the people and the police. >> anybody that has a love for freddie gray, if they have a right to protest they can do

that but not to bring harm to the city. >> you have to get to the place where people can trust the men and. we in uniform in blue. brad: the jury will be back tomorrow morning at 9:00 to resume the deliberations. we will be here to bring you the latest. in baltimore, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: stay with us at abc7. we have updates on the freddie gray case even when you are away from the television. subscribe to breaking news text alerts by logging on to wjla.com/text. moving on now to the weather. dramatic change. instead sun and 70's today we got rain for the monday evening commute. chief meteorologist doug hill will track it all for us now. doug: the rainmaking progress from -- the rain is making progress from west to east. steady rain that is. sprinkles out the belfort furniture weather center in arlington. the heaviest rain good downpour to the east of baltimore. chesapeake bay southward to annapolis. to the west or left as you look at the map from washington scattered showers

remain ahead of the cold front. gusty winds from the south. they will shift west overnight. once the front gets through. there is a dramatic difference in way it looks. temperature wise is similar. 61 at the washington reagan national airport. 64 in frederick and hagerstown. 66 in fredericksburg. 60 in annapolis. we expect colder air for the weekend. we'll lay it out in a few minutes. leon: you got it. download the storm watch weather app for your smartphone. get immediate updates sent from the weather team to your phone and tablets. new information now on the death of a d.c. man who was handcuffed by security guards. the d.c. medical examiner ruled alonzo smith's death a homicide.

they determined acute cocaine toxicity when constrain and constriction of the torso were factors in the death. the two police said smith was being difficult and was resisting. chance to pay respect in montgomery county for fallen officer noah leotta who was struck by a vehicle in a traffic stop a week ago. he died last week. visitation tonight runs from 7:00 to 9:00 at the cover innocent life church. funeral is planned also there for the church. an emergency meeting wrapped up a few hours ago about finding a temporary home for the destroyed annapolis yacht club. historic club burned saturday hours before the popular parade of lights. management says they are seeking a temporary location until they can rebuild permanently but they don't know where it will be. the club occupied the same spot for 120 years. recently rebuilding the clubhouse in the 1960's.

the cause is under investigation. ment to is the third anniversary of the deadly shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newtown connecticut. 20 students and six staffers died in the massacre. here they gathered outside the national rifle association headquarters in fairfax to call for more gun control. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg joins us with the message and the n.r.a.'s response tonight. jeff? jeff: this is the third straight year gun control advocates held the rally outside the n.r.a. headquarters. but organizers say attendance this year was by far the biggest. everyone thinks they know why. there is a sense among the demanding tougher gun law that some think -- >> this is growing. jeff: is happening. >> there is momentum gaining. >> no reason to quit. jeff: on this the third avenue of the mass shooting in newtown, connecticut, estimated 350 protesters lining the road in front of the n.r.a. headquarters in fairfax. >> we are not going away.

we're not intimidated. jeff: including barbara and andy parker whose daughter allison was shot and killed on live television in roanoke in august along with the cameraman ward. >> we turn the grief to action. >> we honor her by doing this to keep it in the forefront of people's minds and making a change. >> in the wake of roanoke, san bernardino, other mass shootings, rallyers are criticizing lawmakers for not having background checks. >> they are hypocritical cowards. jeff: and the n.r.a. which they say is more interested in hemming gun manufacturers make -- helping gun manufacturers make money than in public safety. >> hogwash. call them out! >> i'm mad as hell and i'm not going to take it anymore. jess their feeling of frustration is -- jeff: their feeling of frustration is only growing. but so too is the reason for hope. >> we have seen he men tum build. people have had enough.

momentum people and people have had enough. jeff: we tried to get aom the n.r.a. and then a written statement but a spokesperson said they have say about today's rall newsroom, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. leon: thank you, jeff. ahead tonight at 6:00 new information about the shooting in san bernardino. how the woman shooter was allowed into the country despiteporting jihad online. also ahead, new drone rules about to go into effect. the go things you have t if you want to fly one of things. and we are at the premier of "star wars: the force

leon: a maryland man has been arrested and charged with trying to support isis. mohamed elshinawy is facing at least three charges. attempting to provide material support for isis, obstructing an investigation and making false statements. elshinawy is accused of receiving money from overseas as well. now in san bernardino, california the f.b.i. says the items they found in a lake near the shooting incident there are not related to the incident. we are also learning tonight that the female suspect in the attacks was able to get a vista to enter the country despite social media posting supporting islamic jihad. the department of homeland security says it has begun pilot programs to search social media of the anally can'ts. -- anally -- applicants but it's still not widespread policy. president obama met with security council for briefing on the fight against isis at the pentagon. no strategy was announced today but the president did detail progress he says is being made. president obama: isil has lost

thousands of square miles of territory once controlled in syria and it will lose more. the special forces that i order to syria have begun supporting local forces they push south, cut off supply line and tighten the squeeze on raqqa. leon: he outlined the current isis strategy which included continued airstrikes on the target isis forces and economic interest with oil tankers and processing plants. mews drones will have to be registered with the f.a.a. next week. drones wearing half a pound to 55 pounds have to be registered on the f.a.a. website. $5 registration fee will be waived for the first month. so if you already own a drone you have until february to register it. if you get one in the future you have to sign up before you make the first flight. ahead at 6:00 other a "7 on your side" consumer alert concerning the popular hoverboards. the big retailer that will stop selling them because of safety concerns.

kidd: good evening. 'm kidd o'shea on the red carpet at the hot 95 jingle ball at the verizon center. this is a singer/songwriter who will perform tonight. we have a live report from the red carpet in a moment. erin: i'm erin hawksworth. coming up in sports why the redskins lost derek carrier to injury at least they still have jordan reed. he has been lights-out for washington. more on that later in sports.

leon: today is projected to be the busy yes day of the year for the postal service. folks are lining up to ship packages so the gifts get where they are supposed to be for the holidays. postal officials say 7 million people are expected to visit the website. more than any other day of the year. fedex and ups also have been overwhelmed with online orders. investors are awaiting word from the fed about the possible interest rate hikes. hike in wednesday's federal reserv likely. the fed is facing a delicate balancing act as it looks to reassure financial markets it will raise rates. this is based on the stance they would like to see the

rates rise before the end of 2015. an wjla.com "7 on your side" consumer alert concerning the hoverboards we have been telling you about. amazon is pulling multiple scooter brands from the site including the popular swagway line. the federal regulators are looking into report of the multiple scooters bursting into flames because of bad batteries. last week united airlines, delf the and american airlines banned the devices on board. hollywood premier of "star wars: the force awakens" is hours away. the rest of us only have to wait a few days more. in los angeles, a half-mile long section of hollywood boulevard is closed to traffic. bleachers are being set up. spotlights everywhere. look at that! many of the top stars are joining the fans for the red carpet and the premier. d.c. has a red carpet event of its own. kidd o'shea is there at the verizon center tonight for the jingle ball. hey kidd. kidd: leon, good evening to you. the red carpet is about to get

started here at the hot 99.5 jingle ball. right now they are expecting big celebrities to walk this later tonight including sean mendez. you probably have heard the name if you have kids. you probably also heard the song "stitches" at one time was the number one song in the country. you are you looking at video of him right now. he was discovered on the social media website vine. which plays six-second videos. tonight he will play to sold-out crowd at the verizon center with other stars. he toured for taylor swift and opened up for some of her shows this year and people told me there were just as many cheers for sean mendez as for taylor swift. maybe a sign of what is to come for sean mendez. if you were walking outside the verizon center earlier in evening you saw a lot of sean mendez opening up is five songs of summer. closing out the show is demi

lovato. we have full coverage tomorrow morning when you wake up with us at "good morning washington." from the jingle ball. back to you on the verizon center. leon: good deal. thanks kidd. listen. how about this? this is incredible. raining but still warm as can be. doug: back to the first of the month when we were getting ready for december we said it would be above average temperatures but never imagined it would be this warm. it will be chilly starting the weekend. but the overall trend will repeat and warmer next week. we have gray skies, rain moving east most of it. the temperatures are mild out there. reagan national 68 is the morning low. we are talking about 21 degrees above average for the high. 20 degrees above average for the low. missed a record by a couple. b.w.i. tied a record of 71.

brand new record of 69 at the reagan national airport. the front is moving through still in 60's in many spots at leaseburg and frederick -- leesburg and fredericksburg. 62 in the district. 61 in baltimore. a little cooler to the west. i mean it literally. a little cooler. you have to do traveling. even 56 for columbus is mild for this time of the year. 52 for detroit. get back chicago in 40's. they are well above average as well for the 14th of december. we will be in the lower 50's in most spots by morning. what is left is the scattered showers west. the steadier and the hevier rain making a b-line up chesapeake bay. moving to the philly area before long and the skies will clear out tonight. for tomorrow looks good here. we call for sunshine in the morning. breezy throughout the day. highs are 60 in midday. 63 in the afternoon.

take you through the next seven. turn cooler. 59. then a stronger cold front in friday. it will push us in the upper 50's with a good chance of rain in the everything. lingering showers. the weekend will feel like december. saturday, sunday, low to mid-40's with the sunshine. lower 50's monday. the warming trend will lead up to christmas eve and christmas day. leon: good deal. what is the word? erin: holtsby had a break-out season last year and he hasn't had any problem building off it this year. we will tell you why he is one of the hottest players in the nhl up next in sports.

announcer: now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by the local toyota dealers. erin: how good has tight end jordan reed been for the redskins this season? you wonder where the team would be without him. he caught nine passes for 120 yards and a touchdown in sunday's victory over the bears. he made play after play after play. he has been doing this on a consistent basis. sunday he was a beast. here is jay gruden today on reed's monster game. coach gruden: he played with unbelievable effort yesterday. he was by far the most dominant player in the football game running after the catch. getting off the line of scrimmage. separating between the

defender and tight windows. we need him to have big games in the last three also. erin: we need him to limit the penalties as well. it never hurts to have a bulletin board material. brought to you by bill's head coach rex ryan. after yesterday's loss to the eagles he said, "i'm not going to let our fans down. it has been 15 years since we made the playoffs. we're going!" meantime the wizards are in memphis tonight and will try to win another game without bradley beal who will miss two weeks now with a stress reaction in lower right fibula. the capitals are on the road as well at pittsburgh tonight. penguins will begin a new era with the head coach mike sullivan after fighting mike johnston over the weekend. only hire guys name "mike." the caps are coming off impressive win over tampa bay on saturday where holtsby made 35 saves to win for the tenth time in 11 starts. he also flaunts a .930 save

percentage. congrats to the g.w. basketball team. 9-1 and ranked in the top 25 for the first time since 2006. they are 21st in this week's a. p. poll. very impressive stuff. leon: very cool! impressive. erin: we like that. leon: you can hear the record shatters album 25 for adele in d.c. there will be two shows at the verizon center october 10 and 11 next year. ticket goes on sale thursday at 10:00 a.m. through the verizon center website. we like this, too. 5-week-old polar bear cub with the snore. cutest thing you will see all week. from the columbus zoo. they released a video of the cub dreaming next to her stuffed moose. what would a polar bear dream

of? seals. that is the version of the panda. erin: gives bei bei a run for the -- leon: little bit. doug: check her in six months. leon: rip your lungs out. doug: rain overnight and clearing skies while sleeping. then sunshine breezy and 63 tomorrow. pleasant wednesday. stronger cold front on thursday with a 60% chance of rain and 50's. somewhat cooler friday at the skies clear high of 43 on saturday. 52 on monday. and more interesting that the trends indicate even warmer air through next week. an steve rudin has a strongest look at the outlook.

steve is celebrateing 20th year in washington television. erin: congrats to him. leon: i thought you were going to say his 20th birthday. erin: that too! doug: the deal is the trend will continue. some models we could be in 50s and 60's by christmas eve and christmas day. we need a wholesale change of the upper air pattern but no time it is happening. especially i picked a great time to -- erin: i picked a great time to move here. leon: it's your fault. erin: my fault? this is fantastic. leon: you brought atlanta weather here. erin: i'll take credit. leon: "world news tonight" with david muir up next. we'll be back at 11:00. see you then.

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tonight, the new numbers just in. donald trump, after his proposed

ban on muslims coming to america, now poming at his highest yet. the new report tonight from his doctor. and the other republican candidate gaining steam. the warning signs missed. now reporting on the wife turned killer in san bernardino. who came here on a visa. what she had done before and how did authorities miss it during three separate interviews to come to the u.s.? the weather whiplash tonight. the new winter storm. 14 states on alert. elsewhere, the record heat. the long-range look right through christmas. gas prices. the new prediction tonight for the holiday. and banned before christmas. several brands of a very popular gift no longer sold by some major