leon: breaking news -- the police on the scene of a deadly shooting in hyattsville, the 5000 block of 53rd place. the victim is an adult male, not identified yet. now,op story right marching through the streets of baltimore, the message of peac

the verdicte await in the first police officer's trial charged in freddie gray's death. alison: the city is bracing for the worst, but ghtonit people stood up and said that will not happen again. leon: tom roussey has the latest from baltimore. tom? about four and a half hours ago, the jury left the courthouse for the night. they will be back tomorrow. tonight, a very diverse group in baltimore is calling for peace in the matter what happens. city firefighters desperately trying to put the fire out. that story is from the worst of the april riots. tonight, right nearby -- a call on the streets of west baltimore for it not to happen again. >> no violence at all, none at all. >> whatever the verdict.

earlier, the jury deliberated a few hours before calling it a day. in closing statements, the prosecution reiterated its belief porter could have saved freddie gray's life if he had buckled him into the police van. defense attorney said the officer's actions were reasonable and said the state lacked evidence in gray's death. a diverse group of resident says city must remain unified. >> white people, black people, cops, we have it all. >> we love baltimore and we want peace, and we will do it together united. tom: the jury is due back in the morning on the second floor of the courthouse. they will continue deliberations. i'm told in that rally for peace, there were gang members along with the police and other

folks, all coming together to call for no violence no matter what happens at this courthouse either tomorrow or in the coming days when there is a verdict. live from baltimore, tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: thank you, tom. be the first to know when there rs a verdict in the porte trial. sign up for breaking news text alerts at wjla.com/text. we'll will have continuing coverage through the deliberations. leon: a pair of unsolved homicides puts virginia on edge, one a child's body found in a playground, and tonight a crowd is on hand to ask questions of the police chief. stephen tschida has what they were told tonight. bodies found, two in parks, one herein beverly park, surrounded by stately homes. the victim found here savagely stabbed to death. tonight, a lot of concern in

alexandria. latino men, young both found dead in popular parks. >> i don't know what happened as far as the homicides, but it concerns me we have them. people are afraid in an area where crime is rare. >> how much do you know about gangs? officer: we work together. dozens of residents sought reassurance with the police chief and answers. >> were the crimes committed in place or where the bodies moved? >> i would answer that if i knew. the chief said investigators are looking at a possible gang connection to the homicides, but at this point it does not appear the murders are related. stephen tschida, abc 7 news.

alison: stephen, thank you. switching over to the weather, it has been feeling more like winter, but the december-like temperatures are returning and steve rudin has the outlook. when is that happening? steve: sooner rather than later. athad record-breaking today dulles airport, not quite at reagan national. outside the belfort furniture weather center, 60's. anacostia 67, 4 washington 68. radar, those and of you had rain earlier this evening. the heaviest has moved to the north and east. looking at heavier rain at this time, but a very narrow ind that will be out of here about 15 minutes. hagerstown beginning to dry out. overnight, middle 40's in the suburbs, middle 50's downtown d.c.

another cold front thursday will bring cooler temperatures for the weekend. more on that coming up. meanwhile, no injuries after a house fire in prince george's county. this was the scene in the 3700 block of endicott place. a fire destroyed the dan roof. firefighters are still trying to determine the cause. heroinine pounds of seized at dulles airport last in plastic bags labeled as oatmeal powder. a guatemalan man was carrying it. they believe he was an unwitting accomplice. eroin could have had a street value of almost $300,000. alison: a 26-year-old educator died while in the custody of special police in the district. his death was ruled a homicide

and outraged family members are demanding answers. roz plater has more on what happened to alonzo smith. six weeks after his death, the medical examiner ruled that smith's death was a homicide caused by sudden cardiac death, complicated by cocaine toxicity while constrained and compression of his torso also contributed to his death. >> i was highly upset. roz: his grandmother says the report still does not address his injuries. on the back ofh his head, his collarbone had been broken. he had many bruises. i still think it is a cover-up. smith was found unconscious and in handcuffs in the marbury plaza apartment complex in southeast. he was in the custody of special police officers, armed private

security guards licensed by the district. all the family knows about what happened comes from witnesses. what want to know transpired prior to them yelling, help, help, help, they are going to kill me." of a protestvideo saturday, multiple organizations demanding justice for smith, who was a 26 euros father, a teaching assistant for special .eeds students d.c. police are still investigating and nobody has been charged. >> tell the truth. don't sweep it under the rug. come out with it. roz: roz plater, abc 7 news. alison: a large crowd tonight to honor the memory of 24-year-old montgomery county police officer noah leotta who died last week after being hit i suspected drunk driver. specially held two visitations today. his funeral will be tomorrow

morning at 11 a.m. if you would like to make a donation in his memory, we have all the information at wjla.com. man is inryland custody after prosecutors charged him with providing material support to isis. he is also charged with lying to the fbi and concealing evidence. court documents reveal he received close to $9,000 from asis members to carry out an attack on u.s. soil. friday.rrested he is from edgewood, maryland, north of baltimore. if convicted, he faces 15 years in prison. developments on the war on terror, president obama went to the pentagon and a rare visit to meet the top brass about the situation. he admitted to the process of defeating terror has to speed up. he is sending defense secretary asked carter to the middle east. he is also planning to visit the national counterterrorism center this week to review efforts underway in the middle east.

alison: a top general is recommending a court-martial for former prisoner bowe bergdahl, who was released in the present exchange earlier this year. he is accused of deserting his command in afghanistan. he will face the court-martial for desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. earlier this week, bowe bergdahl said he left his post to prove himself as a hero like movie character jason bourne. a big night in the race for the white house, candidates preparing for the last minute major debate of 2015. cnn is hosting that debate in las vegas tomorrow night. front runner donald trump will face a new challenge, two national polls show truck being threatened by texas senator ted cruz. surging, new jersey governor chris christie, who returns to the main stage this time. republicans face an uphill showingith polls

hillary clinton still beating the top republican contenders. scott thuman is live in vegas with live coverage and analysis through the day right here on abc 7. leon: coming up -- the countdown has been on for months, some people have waited outside for weeks. alison: the new "star wars" movie is premiering in hollywood. we will have a alison: tonight, bill cosby is

fighting back against some of the women who have accused him of sexual assault. he has countersued to seven of the women in a defamation lawsuit. the suit claims that his reputation has been damaged beyond repair after the women filed their lawsuit last year. have come40 women forward accusing the actor of drugging and sexually assaulting them. frenzy of "star wars" fans in los angeles for the world debut of the seventh film of the franchise. alison: it's one of the biggest

film premieres in hollywood history and some fans were camping outside of the movie theaters for more than a week to get in. nationwideilm debuts friday, but there was an early look from los angeles. c3poter: storm troopers, r2-d2 close behind for in a list of stars. lucas, andrd, george steven spielberg. all hitting the red carpet for the highly anticipated film that people know very little about. was four years old when my dad first showed me it, and i was loved it. >> this movie brings back the nostalgic characters. "the force awakens" will open later this week on over 4000 screens. start of thehe

franchise, it opened in less than 50 theaters, no red carpet premiere. sure thatas was so it would flop, he was vacationing in hawaii. back then, harrison ford said when he first played the role of han solo, he could not imagine the success star wars would have now. >> i'm really excited to get this movie out there for the audience. the highest grossing film so far was 1999's "the phantom menace." alison: it is "star wars" week on "good morning washington," so and in to win prize packs tickets to the movies. that starts bright and early at 4:24. this morning on

the show. we don't have that, but we have steve. leon: that is how far we have fallen? steve: oh, boy. we are talking about a cooldown on the way. you will feel the difference not so much tomorrow, but into this weekend it will be called. 68 degrees was the high earlier today, two degrees shy of the record at reagan national. the southerly wind off the cooler waters of the potomac kept the temperatures down. every single day since the first of the day has been above average in terms of temperatures. we keep that trend going another couple days. over the weekend, 40, 45, that is back in the forecast. recordsid not break the at reagan national, but dulles airport did, 60 nine degrees,

the old record 67. bw y-marshall tied their record of 71. tied theirhall record of 71. right now, will above average, 67 at the airport, showers earlier this evening. most of the showers have moved out. that will be the trend overnight. the the moisture exits to north, the skies begin to clear. instead of theg, umbrella grabbed the sunglasses. you will need them through the day and the temperatures will be mild. nighttime lows come middle 40's insidesuburbs, 50 to 55 the beltway. the wind picks up out of the west at 10 to 15, which archers in the cooler air. tomorrow morning, mainly in the 50's. the temperatures rebound nicely once the sun comes up, into the 60's the daytime highs. futurecast, early tomorrow morning, the wind changes more

out of the west, becoming breezy as we head through the afternoon. movest of the year through thursday as the cold front settles across the mid-atlantic. that brings us the cool blast friday, saturday, sunday. if you have plans for the sunday, bundle up. 60's noontime tomorrow, light jacket, breezy conditions. for clock, 63 degrees, the sunset at 4:45. the daylight hours start to get longer the next couple weeks. that is the good news. thursday, another cold front brings a better chance of showers. showers linger into the day friday with highs in the upper 40's. saturday, high temperature of 43 degrees, the windchill factor will make it feel like the 20's. we have been spoiled. redskins game, erin will be

hanging out, bundle up. erin: steve loves that i'm going to be out there. i will be freezing. quite ang to feel like drop off. nearly 70, and then we are talking 40. the wizards find out just how much they will miss bradley beal, while the caps on not missing anything. ♪

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sweet dunk, wrong basket. this was sunday in germany. theoes a great job crashing boards, but for some reason does it in the wrong basket. 79, so that basket made a difference. i wonder if his brother sees that and says, hey, man, not a good look. redskins sense that this team is different. they know they are on the brink of something special and are determined to get better each week. they finally won their first road game of the season yesterday against chicago. jason hatcher stood up and delivered a message on the team plane to make sure they stay focused. >> he spoke after the game and said, we addressed one game,ion, we won a road

now we have to win back-to-back games. we have not done that in a long time. guys are excited. erin: the last time they won back-to-back games, october of last season. the giants-dolphins, monday night football, new york leads the fourth in quarter. if you have malcolm junior on your fantasy team -- leon: he is not human. paid a special visit to a group of children today.

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steve: we are back and we have a lot going on tomorrow. a cool day, daytime highs about 63. the temperatures are going to cool down even more, a cold front thursday, upper 50's. friday, upper 40's. saturday, 43 degrees. sunday, high temperature of 46 at the redskins game. myave a great poll on twitter page. erin: how many votes does it

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