>> abc 7 news at noon. on your side. jummy: if you step outside it you will see that you need the rain boots and umbrella for a little while longer. we are tracking a system moving through the area right now. doug hill joins us with a look at when all of this will wrap up. doug: by late this afternoon most of the study range of be out of here moving off toward the lower day and eastern shore. let's give you a look down the river in alexandria. belle haven country club at

reagan national, 50 degrees but the rain continues to fall. since it began late last night, we have picked up a fair amount of spots. we have seen the rainfall totals , about 3/10 of an inch in spots and that will be our story moving forward with more rain to fall before it comes to an end. 33 hundredths in haymarket. about the same in germantown. temperatures range to the upper 40's to the lower 50's. a big blob of green and yellow. the yellow areas are the heaviest downpours coming out of waldorf into calvert county. more to follow as we get through the afternoon. it is all moisture stemming up from the development of a cold front to the west. we have to work this whole area to the north and east. timing suggests about five hours it should be out of the area. the very strong cold front that

comes through and behind the cold front we will see some big changes. by late tonight, temperatures will drop to the lower 50's as skies begin to clear. average high a 46 so we are above average where we will find that happened before that is this change to cold air by the weekend. jummy: prosecutors and attorneys are starting over in baltimore. a hung jury was able to reach a verdict in the trial of officer william porter. the judge t declared a mistrial. sam sweeney is in baltimore with what is next for that city. sam: it is expected to be a busy day here in baltimore. we are waiting to find out what came of the meeting between the defense, the prosecution, and the judge in this case. we know that there will likely be two outcomes. one of them will either be a brand-new trial or the prosecution will offer some sort of immunity or some sort of plea deal to officer porter in

exchange for his testimony in the subsequent trials. prosecutors line these trials of strategically. they believe that porter would have been the easiest to convict and they would've been able to use porter's testimony in the upcoming trials. that entire notion is up in the air. right now they need to decide if there's going to be another trial and if that is the case they have to decide on what's going to happen with the five other trials. will they move those back? experts say it will be difficult to convict those five other officers if they do not have porter to testify in those trials. is justilliam porter the first of six police officers who will face trial in the death of freddie gray. charges range from reckless endangerment to second-degree depraved heart murder. the next trial for the police driver is scheduled to

begin on january 6. -- two schoolsa listed as secure while police search for an armed robbery suspect. this happened at the noble woods plaza. that is not far from garfield high school and bel air elementary. as a precaution the schools closed all of their doors. police are searching for the suspect who is said to be wearing a black ski mask, red hoodie and black boots. developing now, police investigating a shooting in southeast d.c.. a man was shot at 36th street around 8:00 last night. he was conscious when he was taken to the hospital but about five hours later we learned that he died. police are looking for a light blue older model vehicle with tape over the driver side window. anyone with information is asked to contact police. the man accused of murdering four people at a mansion in northwest d.c. is in court today. nt is charged in the

deaths. 14re buys were found may after the house have been set on fire. a bus turned into a crime scene overnight after the driver wasn't stabbed by a writer. jeanette reyes is in southeast washington with more. jeanette: the very latest information coming from lamotta is that the driver was released from the hospital, stabbed in the arm. injuries were considered very serious. this is where it all happened along martin luther king jr. avenue and 1st street southeast. a police presence right now but this happened yesterday evening bus.d 10:00 on the a a we don't know what started this argument but it quickly escalated. the driver being stabbed in the arm. an artery was cut and that left a bloody mess behind. ,hat driver, a 50-year-old man

was shortly released not too long ago. we don't know much about the suspects. we know that that person is in custody. that remains the case now. police still looking into this incident. lamotta will be talking about security later on today for a board meeting and this will likely come up. it is really about what the security measures are and whether or not those are appropriate to keep their employees and customers safe. i'm jeanette reyes. jummy: let's get a check of the roadways. jamie sullivan has a look at your traffic report. jamie: starting off with very wet road. if you are going to be traveling throughout the midday. a crash we are beginning with heading northbound on 95 in virginia just before the springfield interchange. we do have a lane blocked. as we move closer to the beltwa y, you are still at a nice pace.

everyone just going a little under the speed limit which is good. especially throughout the midday. if you are traveling outbound on the gw parkway, just before you get to the capital beltway we have a lane blocked. make sure you stay to the right side. traveling on the outer loop from 270 headed south right after river road under the bradley overpass there is a crash. we are seeing accidents pop up. some to keep in mind. be very careful and make sure you turn headlights on. jummy: political news fresh off the gop debate, donald trump is kicking off a new phase in his campaign. the candidate appeared on jimmy can the last night calling for unity within the republican party. reporter: on jimmy kimmel live, donald trump suggests he may be softening his approach. >> did you decide you're going to be nicer? >> i would like to see the republican party come together and i have been a little bit divisive in the sense that i

have been hitting people pretty hard. >> a little bit. reporter: trump touted his debate performance. >> isn't it wrong to discriminate against people based on their religion? >> [applause] >> we have people coming into our country that are looking to do tremendous harm. reporter: an uncomfortable moment for the republican gaining most ground in the polls. ted cruz confronted on fox news about an apparent flip-flop on a bipartisan immigration bill. >> it sounded like he wanted to build past. >> of course i wanted the bill to pass. my amendment. what my amendment did was take citizenship off the table. reporter: democrats slamming republican proposals to fight terrorism. >> they act like they can just wave a magic wand or say carpet bomb the desert and that somehow

is going to defeat isis. reporter: that debate is this saturday in new hampshire hosted by abc news. hillary clinton will take a break to hold her first fundraiser with her daughter chelsea. new developments into the investigation into that san bernadino terror attack. law enforcement officials say enrique marquez, the neighbor of the terror suspects, may face criminal charges. the fbi says marquez purchased two of the rifles used in the december 2 attack that killed and injured more than two dozen people. marquez told investigators he did not know about the plans for the san bernadino attack but did admit he and farook plotted but failed to carry out a terror attack in 2012. officials say marquez has been cooperating with investigators since the shooting. president obama is set to deliver remarks on the u.s. fight against terror today. he is at the national after

terrorism center in mclean, virginia. stay with news channel 8 for more. ceo who madey headlines for price gouging is in federal custody for alleged securities fraud. agents arrested martin straley. the indictment is expected to be unsealed today. he came under fire earlier this year for buying a decades old drug and raising its price from propel.to $750 ll.per pi a top official accused of using personal e-mail accounts to do government business. it only takes a few seconds. a look at the dangers in many homes this holiday season and what you can do to avoid a tragedy. we are on connecticut avenue.

the uptown theater, the iconic theater that was the sight of the premier in 1977 in northwest d.c. history repeating itself. we are calling this -- the cleveland park rebel army. these guys have been camped out, some of them for six days now just to be first. jummy: we are tracking rain and

jummy: chicago mayor rahm emanuel will meet with investigators from the department of justice today. the doj is looking into patterns and practices of the city's police department in the wake of

several high-profile incidents. officer jason vandyke was formerly and i did -- formally indicted in the shooting of a teenager 16 times. defense secretary ash carter used a personal e-mail account to facilitate government business. the new york times says it received that information under the freedom of information act. 72 work-related e-mails carter sent overseas from his personal e-mail account. carter believes his use of personal e-mails for government business was a mistake. to man who pleaded guilty landing his gyro copter on the u.s. capitol lawn is now running for congress. it was use was sentenced after flying his one-person aircraft through restricted airspace and protest -- in protest of campaign finance laws. hughes says in his guilty plea will not disqualify him from seeking office. he plans to run as a democrat.

there is a lot of goodwill for a louisiana family this holiday season. it is all because of this christmas card. what started out as a joke has led to a barrage of criticism. card features girls with tape over their mouths and a boy giving a thumbs up and a dead holding a sign that says peace on earth. holding a sign that says peace on earth. >> it was my idea. i saw a photo on interest and said let's do it. jummy: the photographer posted several pictures. she said it was never anyone's intent to make light of abuse against women. a consumer alert about a common danger this time of year christmas trees. can go up ines seconds if they are dry. this is a demonstration at the university of maryland. make sure your needles are green and hard to pull back from

branches. check it daily. also make sure it is not near your fireplace, radiator, or heating vents. turn off the lights when you go to bed. in case you have not heard, star wars: the force awakens hits theaters tonight and some diehard fans are getting ready for the premier. john gonzalez is in northwest d.c. were some people have in camp out for days. john: a very important day for so many fans with light saber in hand. we are on connecticut avenue. the uptown theater, the iconic theater that was the site of the premier in 1977 in northwest d.c. history repeating itself. we are calling this camp obi-wan. the cleveland park rebel army. these guys are been camped out, some of them for six days just to be first to get the prime seats inside the uptown. this is jake. i will give you the light saber.

why so important to be here? you have already have your tickets, so why campout? >> star wars meant a lot to me growing up. how good can triumph over evil. an entire story i would like to live out and play through. inn: jake was just a kid 1999 when he watched his first star wars on the big screen. he is not going to miss it. the uptown has three showings tonight, 7:00, 10:40 and a 2:15 in the morning. i bet all 300 seats will be packed. may the force be with you. the folks waiting out in the rain drops today. jacqui: i want to see the movie -- doug: i want to see the movie are not going to stand in line. the diehards are going to enjoy it. bundled up and spread themselves up with koch guard because it is raining out there. it looks like the rain will end this evening.

this image from delaware. why would i do that when it is cold and nasty? interesting time lapse. a little bit of an east to southeasterly wind noticed the title pools that form up on the beach. .retty close to the boardwalk we have not had a nor'easter yet as we get into the wintertime especially january and february any big nor'easter's we have to keep an eye on the beaches. i would like to see the sand further out this time of year. it is chilly and rainy and the rain is going to be the weather story for the rest of the day along with cool temperatures. 48 in hagerstown. 50 in manassas. 49 in fredericksburg. a bit milder on the eastern shore. salisbury at 62 degrees. warmer to the south. temperatures for boston, well above average this time of year. there are signs of colder

temperatures on the way. it's not going to get brutally cold. it may feel brutally cold because we will have the coldest air in weeks and gusty wind so by saturday morning wind chills may be in the low 20's for a while. that wind and cold air. first we do with the rain at a cold front. moderate to heavy downpours. this will be the story for the rest of the day. toward the end of the rush-hour they should move out of the area. if it use clicking along by 5:00 it will get out of the metro area. the cold dry air is behind a front. futurecast will indicate timing that by 5:00 the heaviest rain should be east of town. a few additional showers. they should dry up across the mountains. not only do we have gusty wind and falling temperatures but we have possibilities as we get through friday night and saturday morning of snow. lake-effect snow advisories in effect for parts of new york state and northeastern corner of ohio. buffalo has had zero snow.

buffalo snow drought is about to end with a lake effect in some suburban areas. we will get colder but then we will get warmer again. futurecast temperatures. look what it will feel like by saturday morning. teens and 20's. by noon we will have wind chills above freezing. a definite change in the weather is headed this way. today, 100% chance of rain. ,or tomorrow, partly cloudy breezy and chilly 48. saturday, 44 for a high. next week, warm air heads back into the area. 50's and even 60's. our seven day takes us through wednesday. 62 with a 40% chance of rain. even warmer than that as we head through christmas eve and christmas day. monday is the official start of winter. jummy: winter starts monday. christmas a few days later and it will be really warm.

it makes so much sense. thank you. coming up, new restrictions at some of the most popular theme parts of the country. the stepped up security measures and the things

jummy: disney is upping security ahead of the holiday season. in installed metal detectors at its theme parts only guests randomly selected will have to go through them. it is banning toy gun sales at its parts and no one over the age of 14 will be able to wear costumes. universal studios says it is testing the use of metal detectors as well and see world says guests should expect a

thorough back-check and the use of a wand metal detector. the unusual team on national television. president obama appearing on running wild with their grills tonight. grylls.bear that show airs tonight at 10:00. birthdaypope francis' . he is 79 years old. the pope has more than 8 million twitter followers. pope francis was born in when a back in 19 -- born in when buenos aires. doug is back with a final look at the forecast coming up

jummy: rain for most of the day. doug: green stuff on the radar. i had someone asked me what all the green stuff shows on the radar. just walk outside and look up. you get a wet face. rain is moving quickly. it looks like it will end sometime during the middle or end of the rush-hour west to east. it's going to get chilly for a few days. warm showers leading up to christmas. jummy: pull the code out and put

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