still nothere is verdict this noon. the jury continuing deliberations in the trial of one of the six officers charged in the death of freddie gray. jurors said yesterday they were deadlocked.

our maryland bureau chief in baltimore where we just found out the jury asked a question. what did they want to know? brad: this is the first we have heard from the jury all day long. to have a written transcript of certain witness testimony. the judge said no, they had to rely on memory and notes with regard to witness testimony. the jury, as we see it, is deliberating again. they may remain deadlocked, as they told us they were yesterday, but they are at the working through evidence trying to come to a consensus. the jury must be unanimous in its decision. if they are not, they become deadlocked, sometimes called a hung jury. the judge will have at that point no options but to call for , which essentially means it is as though this trial never happened. prosecutors can make a decision if they want to try this case

again in the future. much will way into that decision if it comes to that, not the least of which is the next police officer trial is 6 forled to start january the person who was driving the police van in which freddie gray suffered his fatal injuries. a juryble to know what is thinking, but it appears as though they are working through the evidence. we expect they will take their daily 12:30 lunch break and work 5:30 this afternoon. there is a gag order in this case. you are not allowed to talk to participants about anything of substance. this morning, i had a brief interaction with officer william porter, the man on trial here. he essentially said he is holding up well. very tense time for him as he waits for this jury. every time the buzzer rings, he goes into court with a lawyer. we have seen smiles from him.

he has been sitting in the second floor waiting area with his mother right beside him on a bench in the courthouse. the jury is back to deliberating. we will have the latest throughout the day, let you know if there are any changes. thank you for the update. we have learned the person killed in a d.c. shooting was a secret service officer. the secret service confirmed an officer was shot and killed on the 4700 block of 1st street. sources say the victim was arthur baldwin, who was put on leave in april after a burglary arrest. npd is searching for three men .n connection with the shooting the secret service released a statement expressing condolences to that officer's family. in other news, more than a dozen people are out of their homes this noon after a fire ripped through 4 townhomes in prince william county this morning in

manassas. two firefighters were trapped. jeanette reyes is in the newsroom with how they escaped and the damage they left behind. jeanette: two firefighters are ok this afternoon after being trapped inside that burning building, but now, 15 people are without a home because of this multi-alarm fire. take a look at this incredible video. those flames broke out around 3:30 this morning near auburn .igh school firefighters told us they could see flames shooting through the roof. firefighters two were trapped on the second floor. one jumped from the window. the other was rescued with a latter. >> i stepped on the roof outside my window. i leaned over to look, and there was a fire in the backyard. i went banging on people's doors

to tell them to get out because there was a fire. thankfully, no one got hurt. jeanette: no one was injured, fortunately, but the cause of the fire is still under investigation. were damaged,s three of them pretty badly. jummy: authorities are investigating a small plane crash in jefferson, west virginia. according to the herald mail, there were two people on board the plane, but neither were heard. the crash did bring down power lines, and the railroad near the crash is shut down at this moment. he'll know word on what caused the crash. -- still no word on what caused the crash. the sun is shining, but we are keeping an eye on rain headed our way tomorrow. let's get to chief meteorologist doug hill. : beautiful weather outside right now. temperatures continuing to climb through the 50's. let's get a look at the view

from alexandria. the winds are calm right now. 55 degrees. here we are in the middle of december, people playing golf. except for the leaves not being on the trees anymore, you would not know what month it is around here. through this day, we will get close to 60 degrees. plenty of sunshine, very light wind. they will turn easterly and southeasterly tonight. tomorrow, the weather will change with a cold front. a lot of moisture will be streaming northward. periods of rain likely throughout the day. some areas could get up to about an inch of rain. they probably will taper off from west to east sometime during the middle or end of tomorrow's rush hour and then we will get to somewhat cooler weather through the end of the week and weekend. our forecast for today, sunshine. for tomorrow, rain. more details on the weekend

coming up, but first, let's get a traffic update. jamie: we are beginning with police activity on the toll road heading east. not an accident. we just do have police activity. continuing closer to where we have an earlier accident, that is now gone, but if you are heading in from fairfax closer to the beltway, that will take you about 20 minutes, so maybe leave a little extra time. two lanes over to the left pretty jammed up because of the midday roadwork. again, no crashes right now to worry about. it the midday roadwork, a little police activity, and moving back to the maps, you get it -- you get a bigger picture of what is going on right now -- it's midday roadwork, a little police activity. thank you.

national security shape last night's final republican debate of the year, and it was packed with plenty of fireworks. ted cruz and marco rubio clashed over several issues, and jeb bush set his sights on donald trump, calling him "the chaos candidate." time, jeb bush came out swinging at front runner donald trump. bush: he's the chaos candidate, and he would be a chaos president. reallyjeb does not believe i'm unhinged. he said that simply because he has failed in his campaign. it has been a disaster. no one cares. >> trump on the defensive facing fierce attacks from jeb bush and rand paul. paul: is donald trump a serious candidate? the billionaire businessman refusing to back down from his controversial proposal to ban muslims from entering the u.s. trump: we're not talking about religion.

we're talking about security. our country is out of control. >> senator ted cruz rising in the polls, still shying away from attacks on trump, instead taking on marco rubio. suggest ourrco to records are the same, it's like saying that the firemen and arsonist have the same record because they were both at the scene of the crime. i have never supported legalization, and i do not intend to support legalization. >> after the debate, a conciliatory tone from trump. trump: i like jeb. i think he's a nice man. i would do the same thing if i were him, attack me. the baitp, democrats again this saturday in new hampshire, hosted by abc news -- democrats debate again this saturday in new hampshire. candidatescratic

will hold their last debate of the year in new hampshire this saturday. check our sister station, news channel eight, for complete coverage this weekend. in a few hours, the federal reserve is expected to raise a key interest rate for the first time in nearly a decade after hovering since -- hovering near zero since the depth of the crisis. say that willysts mean the fed is growing increasingly confident about the economy. >> it's good news. it means the economy is heating up. more jobs. it just gets better for america. jummy: the official announcement is expected around 2:00. stocks on wall street are in positive territory ahead of that move. the los angeles area are back in class following the terror threat that shut down the area yesterday. the e-mails threat was of a

large-scale jihad he attacked including bombs and nerve gas -- hreat was of a attack.ale jihadi new york received the same threat but did not cancel school. whoever sent the threat could in prison.rs authorities are investigating a helicopter crash this noon that happened in arizona overnight and killed two people. a third person survived but is said to be in critical condition. that chopper went down about 50 miles east of phoenix. the company that operates the helicopter says it was carrying a pilot, a paramedic, and a nurse, but it's unclear which survived. four people were killed when a medical helicopter crashed in southern california last week. coming up, he is ready for his close-up. makes his national debut at the zoo today, and we have video.rable

and where this plane ended up landing after a mishap. and it's not your typical snowman. a giant snow sculpture drawing crowds in utah. thankfully, no snow in our forecast, but we are tracking rain.

jummy: it was a long-awaited debut at the national zoo today. we are getting our first up-close look at four months old 4-month-old panda cub bei bei.

beenl day long, we have giving a comparison here at the national soup -- the national hasto show how big bei bei gotten. moments ago, we went in and saw him for the first time, and other than the first lady, michelle obama, and the first lady of china, bei bei is being seen for the first time by people other than zookeepers. we've gotten an update on his health and development and hised to zookeepers about debut and more importantly, how he is adjusting in the nation's capital. >> he was smiling. at one point it looked like he waved at us. >> he's doing great. heavier than his brother or sister were at this age. he's beginning to walk, getting his teeth in.

pretty soon he's going to start eating on his own, around six months, but for now, he is still nursing from his mom. >> how are the parents doing? >> he only interacts with his mother. have ally, he will window to his father so they can say hi to each other through the .esh >> the public will have to wait a little longer. the public house will open on january 16 for everyone to see bei bei. .ummy: so cute also in d.c., the department of transportation is set to begin the final days of streetcar testing. if all goes to plan, passenger service will begin in about three weeks. crews will spend the next few days simulating service. the program cost $200 million and a several years behind

schedule. stadium hasbyrd changed, and it shows. the sign was removed this morning. board of regents voted to change the name to just maryland byrd,m because bird -- the former university president, was considered racist and segregationist. the board also put a five-year moratorium on naming buildings after people. a smooth flight and pretty scary moments for passengers on board a southwest airlines flight going from houston to nashville. the flight swerved off the taxiway and into the grass upon landing. none of the passengers and crew were seriously hurt, but several suffered minor cuts and bruises. on.he emergency lights went

the flight attendants told us, "down, down, down." as soon as things calm down, --y opened the door by the the front door, and we slid out one by one. stuff.scary this morning, the plane was lifted out of the ditch by a crane and moved to another part of the airport. federal investigators are now investigating. a real-life grinch caught on camera. you have to see the security from a home in san antonio of a man stealing christmas decorations. the video shows a man loading star wars-themed decorations into the back of a car a week after someone stole a neighbor's decorations as well. in utah, and then put a recent two-foot snowfall to good use, you could say, with the help of his kids. he made a giant darth vader in

the front of his home. once finished, he spray-painted it lacked. people are taking photos of the creation and posting it online #snowvader.htag that's pretty cool. he did all that with two feet of snow? doug: no snow in our forecast here. jummy: i cannot say i'm too sad about that. next week, another major warm-up. we could be close to 70 degrees by christmas day. pretty crazy. .ake a look beautiful colors early on this morning. and clouds,shine but the sunshine is going to be a losing battle because plenty of clouds are going to stream into the area from the south and west later today. we will get a fair amount of rain later tomorrow, but at this

moment, 56 in springfield. .3 in a castilla temperatures through most of the mid-atlantic still hanging onto some warm numbers. -- 53 in anacostia. look to the west. not a whole lot cooler. 51 in columbus. 55 in charleston. plenty of warm air, but the year does get colder behind this front. this is a real-time cold front. there will be a push of colder air behind it. highs and lows in the mid 40's. once that air mass moves out, we will start to pick up southerly wind again, and that will start this big-time warming trend that will last through christmas eve and christmas day at least. the clouds coming in. by early tomorrow morning, we will have light rain across the area for the morning rush, but the heaviest rains will move through the area from southwest

to northeast. timing-wise, this is what this model says -- by 6:00 p.m., should just be ready to move out. by 8:00 or 9:00, we should be finishing with the rain. by the time it comes to an end, areas through at noon on friday under half an inch, but some models are putting it close to an inch. anyway you cut it, we will have rain tomorrow -- any way you cut it. only 44 with breezes and sunshine on saturday. sunday, up to 48 degrees with sunshine, and the warming trend comes in. the showers you see on monday are associated with a warm front coming through. dixie by tuesday. near 70 christmas day. jummy: thank you, doug. doug: santa is going to have to find an alternate plan. jummy: coming up, we will tell you about the change coming to

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some scary moments for employees of an oklahoma hotel after an angry customer plowed his car right through the lobby. it was all caught on surveillance camera. the driver apparently had an issue with his credit card being declined, so he drove straight through the building, just missing the clerks behind the desk. all right. facebook is making a change to its controversial name policy, relaxing the requirement that .sers go by their real name

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>> hey, everybody. it's armed forces appreciation week. we are honored to have some of the courageous men and women from our nation's military with us today. let's see if they can battle their way to $1 million right now on "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic music] ♪ hey, everybody. i'm chris harrison. welcome to the show. are you guys ready for a special "millionaire" today? [cheers and applause] good because our returning contestant committed to the military for two years. he has stayed over 20 years because he loves it that much. from the army national guard, please welcome back sergeant 1st class mr. daniel wade. [cheers and applauause] how you doing? >> good to see you again. [cheers and applause] whoo! [cheers