shore moving across chesapeake day. the wrangle and in clearing skies -- the wrangle and and clearing skies coming up. alison: stay with doug. we will provide update on facebook, twitter and wjla.com. and the stormwatch seven weather app is available at the apple store and google play. jonathan: developing now. we should get the picture of adams morgan. a body has been found eddie construction site. steps fromwas found where a first-year college student what missing days ago. jeff goldberg has the latest on this awful discovery. jeff? reporter: it certainly is. it has been an active scene for the metropolitan police department. investigators have been here for hours friday 18th and columbia. they have been outside that are all afternoon. and shifting to madam's organ.

investigators have inside all afternoon. it was in the alley behind that are that this body was discovered earlier today. pd arriving at about 12:30 this afternoon found the men dead. this is just next to a construction project in the alley. friends say a student named paul mcguinness went missing in this area late tuesday night, early wednesday morning. metropolitan police have not confirm the identity of the man found dead here today. investigators have also not said whether foul play was involved or anything about the cause of death. >> when the officers got the call and they arrived on the scene, the individual was deceased. >> my heart goes out to the family. i am sorry that this happened and i hope it is not happen to anybody else. reporter: that family friend of paul mcguinness tells us that

mpd investigators seven -- have instructed the family not today built any further information. this is still very much an active investigation. we will stay on top of it and have the latest coming up at 6:00. live in northwest washington, jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. jonathan: out of baltimore today, prosecutors are weighing their options in the case of officer william porter. alison: just 24 hours ago the judge declared a mistrial. the jury was deadlocked on all four charges. brad bell has the next phase in the case of freddie gray's death. what is next? reporter: we just don't know yet. last light we were told by congressman elijah coming he had gotten word that the case would be retried. we have not yet been told about a new trial date but we understand that negotiations are underway.

the prosecutors and defense attorneys for officer william porter both met with judge barry williams this morning for about 30 minutes. the judge said they would be having this meeting to discuss a date for a new trial. much need to be decided. what we don't know is, and what those lawyers do know is how the jury was split. wasn't even, just one who wanted to acquit, just when that wanted to convict? all of that will way into the decision. this city remains absolutely peaceful. what we are hearing is people moving beyond calls for justice for these officers but also calls for a reform of the entire police department. >> it will be justice if you get police reform and coming out of the judicial system. we have verdict that come about as a consequence of the careful

deliberation of evidence. when we come back at 5:00 we will tell you more about some of the -- what some people are saying about what the leasing to do and we will have comments from the new police commissioner about how is already -- how he is already trying to implement reforms. brad bell, abc 7 news. alison: william porter is just the first of six police officers that will face trial in the death of freddie gray. the charges range from frack was endangerment to second degree to create murder -- different murder -- depraved murder. the next travel begin january 6. jonathan: you can log into the website at wjla.com. we do have a website under the news tab on the front page. alison: we have disturbing cell phone video of a bullying case on board a school bus. this happened yesterday.

parents notify the school their son had been bullied. the older girl would not let him sit down. yesterday when he did they say the boy was jumped another one charges filed. stephenp at 5:00, tschida will have more on this, including an update on the child's condition. jonathan: updating the story. after receiving pressure from parents and state politicians, this week montgomery county public schools posted details radon results. the reports really are a black eye for the district. the school system left dangerous levels of cancer-causing gas unaddressed for years. and in some cases more than two decades. the school system has apologized and promised to do better in the future. alison: -- will go on trial for the murder of grace mann in may, more than a year after her

death. attorneys are seeking an insanity defense. houseas strangled in the she shared with briel and two other students. mann said he argued with before running from the house. whothan: the man authorities say health of san bernardino shooters can be facing criminal charges and very soon. nrique marquez legally bought the rifles that syed farook and tashfeen malik used to kill 14 people. it is unclear what exactly the federal charges are for we will update you as then as they are announced. the president heard from his national security team today. he made a rare trip to our country's counterterrorism center in mclean. kanani reports that changes are being made across the country. reporter: after an update at the nation's counterterrorism

center, president obama said there is still no credible and specific threat for the homeland. the knowledge there remains a different kind of threat. newone that led to this bulletin just yesterday from the department of homeland security warning of self radicalized actors. president obama because they are often self initiating and self motivating, they are hard to detect. that makes it hard to prevent. reporter: a new poll shows the majority of americans, 77% are skeptical of the government's ability to prevent lone wolf attacks. changesresident noted, are being made to strengthen the security of the visa waiver program. some lawmakers questioned immigration officials about their inability to keep track of every visa violator. >> how many are still in the united states? >> i don't know. >> doesn't that scare you? the president said our

greatest weapon is resilience. >> we cannot give in to fear, or change how we live our lives because that is what. what the terrorists want reporter: before he heads to hawaii for his holiday vacation, cable travel to san bernardino tomorrow to meet privately with the families of the attack victims. --abc 7 news. alison: the rock band eagles of death metal will be going back on tour in europe, including a return to paris. -- they will say be a deal and be a theater on february 16 of next year. those that survive the attack will get free tickets if they want one. jonathan: you can participate via twitter. in the midst of this war on terror, will you arm yourself for protection?

we have heard about people rushing out and buying weapons. we will have the results for you tomorrow here on abc 7 news. a metro bus driver is out of the hospital after being stabbed last night on the job. ons happened on a bus route martin luther king jr. avenue and first street in southeast around 10:00 last night. it started with some sort of argument that took place. police say the guy got up and stabbed the driver in the arm. that man was immediately arrested. alison: the man accused in the murders of four people in a mansion in northwest d.c. appeared in court today. a status hearing was scheduled for darren windt. he's charged with first-degree murder. found insidewere the family's home a 14 after it had been set on fire. 4:00,an: still ahead at another top obama administration official using personal e-mails. we will let you know who it is. alison: are you ready for star

wars? we will discuss the science fiction and reality of star wars. you will not believe what is real. don't worry, no spoilers. we won't give anything away. jonathan: a return to the capital for the man that flew the gyro copter on tax day. we will have more on that coming up. alison: a demonstration of the dangers of christmas tree fires. the worst room to place one. that is coming up on abc 7 news the worst room to place one. that is coming up on abc 7 news

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alison: people are lining up for the first showings of star wars: the force awakens. their days -- there is no denying that it's cool, but could ever be real? we don't have any spoilers for we have an interesting guess. this gentleman is you to break in the science of star wars for us. is that the american chemical society. one of the things you work with is chemistry in everyday life. this is something that is part of our everyday life right now that everyone is talking about. you helped put together a video. are you debunking what is happening in the movie?

none of this could ever really happen? >> we are more looking at whether it is possible that these technologies could exist and how you can look at what we have today and look forward in the future. alison: let's start with light sabers. are those ever really exist? >> the way they are in the movie , we suggested it could be made of something called plasma which is kind of like fire. plasma contains particles that you can control using magnetic fields. togethersabres come and they bounce off each other like repelling magnets, maybe that could work. it would be so hot the jedi and sith could probably not hold on to it without burning off their hands. alison: they get around that somehow in the movie. >> they were gloves. alison: what about the death star? >> as we see it humans have made

lasers. there are these gigantic lasers around the u.s. there is one in japan for example. asis fired as much energy sunlight hits utah, nevada, california, and colorado every second is how much energy this laser has produced. we thought if that was at the death star. it turns out you need one million billion times that. the amount of energy the sun puts out in a week would be about the amount of energy to blow up a planet like earth. alison: let me ask you about the last one -- the force fields? >> going back to plasma.

patented a has technology whereby announcing lasers on the side of a tank or something, they could superheat air next to it and that could possibly absorb or deflect a shockwave coming from an explosion. it would not stop the shrapnel but that is why you have armored walls. that is maybe what a force field could be. alison: that could be really beneficial. >> absolutely. alison: this was kind of fun. we appreciate it. nice to have you on. maybe we will have you back soon. jonathan, back to you. jonathan: everybody knows star wars is magic, not science. no excuses for missing "good morning washington." getting ready for the movie is john gonzalez. one minute he is stress is a storm trooper and then as chewbacca. which do you prefer?

the dark side or the light side? let us know. go on facebook and twitter and we will share your thoughts on abc 7. the man who pleaded guilty to landing his gyro copter on the capitol lawn is now trying to go back, but he is running for congress. was hughes of florida charged in april after flying an aircraft the restricted airspace in protest of campaign finance laws. his lawyer says a guilty plea will not disqualify him from eking office. he plans to run against a democrat. but get a check of the traffic. anytime he added rain to the traffic it makes an arrest -- it's a mess. jamie: we're seeing the wet roads we have to deal with. this is a great shot because you can really see it is still wet out there. you might have some road spray if you're trying to travel at a high speed. you can see our traffic on the inner loop of the beltway near the wilson bridge moving well. it is the outer loop where we

have this bumper-to-bumper traffic. let's move to the map and show you how slow we actually are. 19 miles per hour is what you saw getting from eisenhower avenue closer to the wilson bridge. if you are going to be traveling heading south on the inner loop and the outer loop, it's going to be mainly stop and go traffic. heading northbound on the baltimore-washington parkway we do have some of that slow traffic getting closer to baltimore. the reason for that is because of a crash. 95 is what you undertake instead. it will take you about 30 minutes getting closer to route 32 and passed that point towards baltimore. a crash on the bw parkway. getting from tyson closer to 70 we are in the single digits. jonathan: an annual tradition suspended. done effects into in parts of rockville tonight. alison: kevin lewis explains why the big man in red might be delayed or not make it at all.

reporter: it is the holiday season and we all have traditions. in the city of rockville for the last 40 years a santa has boarded fire engine number three. for 12 nights in december he has gone the different neighborhoods, bringing cheer to children and adults alike. this year that program has been halted by montgomery county fire chief. he says it is not safe. that is the chair that santa sits in. a bunch of christmas lights on the fire engine. this year the lights are put on events. -- a bench. people are quite upset. when mother wrote, "that makes a very sad. my three-year-old literally squealed with delight and is still talking about seeing santa last year." you,biggest issue is that the department, waited until last minute to announce he was

not coming." " let syntel walk. he can stand to lose a few pounds in the cardio we do him good." "spokesperson tweeted out, even santa must be safe and secure while writing the fire rescue apparatus. a safe santa will ride again." will the program take place this year or will everyone have to wait until next year for a more safe measure to be installed? kevin lewis, abc 7 news. jonathan: let's talk about the weather situation. alison: a dreary day but it is fast-moving. doug: the sun is out over many parts of the west of the city. we might get a glance outside. a little trivia question for you in today's question is when was the last time reagan national recorded snowfall christmas day? that the official reporting and ,ecords placer washington, d.c .

even though it is in virginia. 2012, 2002, or 1986? i will have the answer at 4:30. we willeantime maybe talk about other things like temperatures and rainfall totals. county something calvert and that's one of the areas that have a heavier down for. almost an inch and one quarter at their. -- out there. temperatures in the lower. 50's a lousy way to start weather-wise. 50's around the entire region. tonight the skies will clear it we will drop into the 40's. be 36-42e range will degrees early tomorrow morning. live doppler shows the rain exiting stage right. still some clouds by futurecast shows gusty winds in the area

and that will be late tonight, tomorrow and saturday. the last few days of autumn officially and we will have a little taste of winter temperatures with the wind, snow showers in the appellations, and buffalo might get its first flakes of the year. maybe that will get one foot worth of lake-effect snow by tomorrow night. the chilly weather but then a big-time rollout begins monday. maybe some showers all week long but look at the temperature trend. lower 50's and money to near 70 by christmas eve. that is my christmas gift for you. jonathan: you are a giver. and of -- and buffalo gets one foot of snow. [laughter] alison: speaking of giving, in case you missed it yesterday the marines came by our studio at abc 7. this is part of our partnership with toys for tots. they had a lot to haul out of here. abc 7 and new channel 8 helped

with toy drives in the area. the viewers just stepped up. it was incredible how much everybody donated. it is not too late. toys for tots is excepting through its website. check it out. jonathan: still ahead, in the season of giving one prince george's county officer goes way above and beyond. special deliveries she has been making with her squad car. alison: getting ready to open the 7 on your side phone line. we will have experts from local stores, big brand stores, personal shoppers. they are all here to answer any and all of your last-minute questions. that is starting at

reporter: 7 on your side help center. if you have but every single thing you need for the holidays, you can walk away from your tv. if you need some last-minute shopping help, we are here. 236-9220. we have the catalog of philanthropy if you want to give a gift in the heart. serious kits for toys and we will interview this people coming up in a minute zulu boutique. we have two macy's represented as here and also task rabbit in

chastity can join me, it is kind of interesting. they will do your errand for you for not a lot of money. >> one of the first jobs i had was making a photo album for a lady in florida. i made it for her one-year-old. boxer, a dog.p a one of the other cooler things got to do was think of somebody's porsche and taken to the airport. it was lovely. reporter: these kind of things, she says her on rates. anywhere from $20 if she's feeling generous to about $28. taskrabbit will do the shopping for you. something to keep in mind to help you with your last-minute shopping. more about the hot gifts and where to get them coming up in the next hour and a half. we are live done here and help center. back to you. jonathan: what a great

resources. living you don't get the great emotional impulse buy. alison: this is true. jonathan: coming up on abc 7 another top obama administration official is apologizing for using personal e-mail will on the job. -- while on the job. reporter: coming up, incredible experiments to show you the dangers of christmas tree fires.

>> you're watching abc 7 news at 4:00, on your side. anchors: we play stumpy -- stop the anchors. when was the last time we had snow in in washington on christmas day? ladies first. alison: i think 2012. doug: 2012 both of you? both of you are wrong. 2002. [laughter] doug: average member that one. i was driving to my brother's house in baltimore. it was a couple inches. lapse to give you time from the institute of standards and technology. 51 degrees there right now. they had plenty of rain, plenty of clouds.

this afternoon it moved up ahead of the cold front and some blue sky and a little sunshine getting through. that will continue tonight. we will see a different weather pattern tomorrow. sunny and bright and breezy and chilly. 52 in aspen hill. 52 now in largo. the forecast looks like it will be cloudy for the but overnight it will turn clear. gusty winds at 36-42 degrees --miles per hour. a quick look at the chilly weekend in a big-time warm up all the laser christmas. the high of 70 by christmas eve. alison: speaking of christmas even shopping we went to remind you that the phone bank is open now. the phone let's open. for any last-minute questions you might have about holiday shopping. kimberly is helping down there. most of you have

likely already decorated your home for the holidays. if you have a christmas tree, you need to see this video. mike carter-conneen was in fired -- invited inside a special fire eye-opening experiment. reporter: the tree on the left is improperly watered. the tree on the right has not been watered for two weeks. you can see the dramatic difference in the acceleration of flames. the drive tree is an inferno. -- dry tree is an inferno. in 90 seconds they are both produced to smoldering sticks. after extensive safety training, the students conduct a lab instruments at the department of fire protection engineering. >> we have a tree that is perfectly arranged. we have nice little small bristles. reporter: the students say it is critical to keep real trees hydrated. artificial are more difficult to ignite but then you have to worry about toxic gases. wille smoke produced

accumulate and provide a very difficult environment for a family member left in the home. reporter: on average christmas trees are the source of about 200 structural fires, $17 million in damage and seven deaths each year. ,o protect your family and home they say keep trees away from potential ignition sources. >> don't have a space heater nearby. check the wires on the lights you're putting on a tree. reporter: put it away from exits, drapes or furniture or in your basement. >> hot air rises. if you're -- reporter: even sprinklers will not put up a tree fire. they can help slow the spread of flames. experts sayts fire there's nothing you can do to stop it. >> get out immediately and call the fire department. you have no time really to get out safely. reporter: mike carter-conneen, abc 7 news.

jonathan: just how dangerous can christmas tree fires get? the government has found that one third of the christmas tree fires caused by a knowledgeable problem. that's -- and electrical problem. a quarter of those fires are caused by nearby sources of heat like candles were space heaters. tree fires have proven more deadly than other types of fires inside buildings. please be careful. alison: virginia governor mcauliffe has unveiled his budget proposal for the final two years of his term. the $109 billion plan is $12 billion more than the current budget. includes $1 billion in increased education spending and a raise for teachers and state employees. he's calling of the general assembly to approve an expansion of medicaid. isathan: and investigation ordered into the e-mail have as of the secretary of defense after he admitted he used his personal account to conduct business. as carter insists there was

nothing classified involved, but it is prompting many to us just how widespread is this dangerous practice. scott thuman explains this to us. what is this? reporter: great question. the irony in all of this is the fact the department of defense has made cyber security such a top issue with all the concerns about possible hacking. after's all taking place the hillary clinton e-mail controversy. >> you should know better. reporter: a series of scolding remarks on thursday and on the receiving and was the secretary of defense. >> i think it is worth checking out if indeed that happened. it is against federal regulations. >> i would rather have him make some personal communications and official communications on his

personal. reporter: he claims they were administrative, not classified. >> even that i should not have been doing. and when i realized i stopped. the senate armed services committee wants to be sure nothing has been compromised, requesting copies of the e-mails which were sent on unsecured servers. the white house new since may and asked in light of -- former carter, --als to now >> this is surely another reminder of what it would be a poor choice. reporter: some wonder if e-mail rules should be reconsidered. >> we require instant communication and certainly among directors and hands and often times there things we use don't allow for in-state medication. -- instant communication. reporter: you explain why he was

using his iphone and personal e-mail account, but he insisted it was never highly sensitive information. it just went to top aides and he will cooperate with any reviews on the hill. scott thuman, abc 7 news. alison: a judge has sentenced one of the so-called black cap bandits to 32 years in prison. he also ordered 65-year-old thomas george to pay $182,000 in restitution. be confessed to his role in a string of bank robberies in d.c. , maryland and virginia. 's attorney said the client became addicted to heroin after being hurt in vietnam and fell into a life of crime. jonathan:'tis the season of giving and some will go above and beyond are being recognized for their effort. alison: diane cho introduces us to a officer that is gone above and beyond uniform duty. >> i'm on my way. i should be there in about 15 minutes. reporter: on every third

thursday, corporal tonya smith of the prince george's county police department makes a stop at angelic touch. >> hi ladies, how are you? >> it's not about me. without them what i do is not possible. reporter: a nonprofit group that helps feed those in need. to pick up bags of food to get to the homeless and senior citizens living on a fixed income. >> it's very rewarding. reporter: she loves them up in the back of her patrol car and makes several stops. >> how are you? sometimes people make the wrong choices. that does not mean they are bad. i wish there were more people that could understand and open their hearts more and just be human. reporter: corporal smith has been doing this for about five years. >> they give you a hug.

>> no problem. >> that touches my heart. reporter: prince george's county, diane cho, abc 7 news. what a special lady. fit for her. still ahead, if you forgot that adele tickets went on sale, it will cost you. someone is going to make good money. how much tickets are going for online. reporter: help and you would last-minute gifts. where can you get some of those hot gifts flying off the shelves? we have a group of folks will

kimberly: live at the 7 on your side help center. live representatives from macy's that the sale coming up and they brought items that are really inexpensive. $19 for this. this will be $150 off. you can write directly to santa. it all goes to make a wish. is also a popular item at macy's. show us what you have got. >> this is a necklace set and

the earrings come with it. it is $28. this is a leather wallet for $68. kimberly: every 12-year-old wants this. >> is a great gift and flying out of the stores. is $18 at lulu. kimberly: where can you get some things? really cool gifts, thoughtful gifts, the number to call is 703-236-9220. we have the chain stores and local stores. we of the catalog if you want to give a gift of a heart. they are here waiting to help you out with last-minute shopping. and two ladies from taskrabbit will pick it up for you. alison: sounds great. thinking about getting adele tickets, good luck. after selling out in a matter of minutes. that is next. ♪ jonathan: bay to the christmas

concert last night. the 42nd anniversary of the special event. we will introduce you to musicians who live the

is not just shkreli under fire, he is under arrest. laura till he got himself into trouble. reporter: he is the entrepreneur at the center of a firestorm in recent months provided pharmaceutical company and jacking up the price of a life-saving drug more than 4000%. >> outrage over that life-saving drug in the sticker shock. reporter: he was tweeted about a hillary clinton who called him a spoiled brat. the most hated man in america and the press. shkreli, defending himself on abc news in september. >> i think have a fundamental misunderstanding of the way pharmaceutical companies operate. we have agreed to lower the price to a point that is more affordable. reporter: a promise he later reneged on. the 32-year-old martin shkreli

is under arrest for securities fraud and conspiracy unrelated to that price hike controversy or his current drug company. the charges involved in a legit action as a hedge fund manager and at another drug company where he was ceo from 2012 the 2014. essentially ran is coming like a ponzi scheme. he paid off the front it investors. -- defrauded investors. reporter: after millions and that trades, prosecutors say he used a company he took public as a personal piggybank to pay back shareholders. reporter: his attorney said no immediate comment. ♪ adele tickets went on sale today and they went fast. you cannot even get a single ticket by noon. for seat, $150 a seat. moments after the general sale

the most expensive tickets relisted at $9,000. the cheaper ones still a few hundred bucks. jonathan: i ran into a friend and she was giving ramik she won the lottery. -- skipping around like she won the lottery. she will sell those for $9,000. alison: i can see what she was excited because that is a hot ticket. jonathan: the kennedy center celebrated the 42nd anniversary of tuba christmas. alison: for more than 300 local sousaphone and euphonium players it was of a concert just for them. who wereg musicians close to home but a world away. ♪ reporter: for the camel sisters at st. mark's school the decision to play the big instrument was not all that difficult. >> my teacher said i could play

tuba christmas with a trombone. >> i thought it would be cool to say i've got a tuba. reporter: for local musicians of all ages playing at the kennedy center's concert hall is a different experience. for once they are the center of attention. >> this is about being in the spotlight. for an estimate that often sits in the back. that instrument that often sits in the back. nowrter: tuba christmas is a tradition in cities around the world. >> i get to play with all these other people older than me and my brother. i had to call and say sorry, i will be playing at the kennedy center. reporter: they say it has advantages any time of year. you can decorate and play the

bass. dun. like dun dun thatter: as for the tunes, will always be next year. larry smith, abc 7 news. alison: pretty cool. jonathan: we had a nice warm stretch and a little bit of a cool down and it is going to turn hot again. doug: saturday morning good feeling the 20's around here. steve: you can try at those if you like. let's jump ahead to the weekend. that is on the cooler air moves in. on saturday and not too much of a departure of the average high of about or d6. -- 46. we could have windchills in the morning in the 20's and he could feel in the 30's all afternoon long. we get a little reprieve on sunday with the upper 40's. fedex field, 1:00 gain. temperatures near 50.

cool for the redskins. boldly they will get the win. rain is tapering off jamie. jamie: what we're seeing now is the wet roads. the road spray will be the factor for you. you can see everyone with their headlights on and we also see a lot of brake lights. this is traveling on the capital beltway. and the rain we did have adding to some of that volume. you will see this stretch near old dominion and almost the single digits. . miles per hour you pick back up to the teens near 270. is to report. clear are in the teens approaching the wilson bridge and then baltimore-washington parkway heading north a slow go getting to route 32 from 95. just under 30 minutes. back to you. alison: the holiday season brings up the best of both test most of us.

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steve: the holiday season is a time of year people are so rushed and busy it is easy to fall for a scam. the better business bureau is warning that the top holiday scams to avoid in 2016. reporter:'tis the season for generosity and scammers know that. >> people are feeling generous and let their guard down a little bit. reporter: they shared the top holiday scams right now, beginning with a new one. the secret sister gift exchange on facebook. >> put your name on the list and you will be blessed with 36 additional gifts. reporter: you will get nothing. what makes 2015 so different is that so many of them are now anding up on social media,

then getting shared by people. another big one is counterfeit designer clothing sold by websites with no address. two months ago this local woman was scammed. >> three of the wrong size, when damaged. i got five instead of six. reporter: it also includes funny holiday season jobs offered by fake websites fishing for your personal information. phony ecards and letter from santa that are stuffed with malware for your computer. >> if you open that card it will download vicious software. reporter: fake charities according for money. fraudulent 50% off coupon stu kohl's or targets. and scams on craigslist. >> you just get drawn in. reporter: they want you to send shipping and insurance money for puppies that do not exist. be skeptical of any offer or freebie that sounds too good to be true.

of middle school student attack on a school bus. what triggered the vitamins and with the school is doing now? ?> sterilizing society leon: first santa was told hop off the fire truck. the force is strong with these fans as they wait in the rain for the most anticipated movie of the year. we are live in the uptown theater with star wars mania. great -- six great boy brutally beaten by girls is caught on camera. now as parents want to know why the school would bill itself as the bully free zone but do nothing to stop the attack. stephen tschida is live in the story. reporter: yesterday as the bus was pulling out, before they could get off the school property the melee broke out.

the driver went back to the school to get help with a was not quick enough to spare this way from some pretty that injuries. -- bad injuries. [screaming] reporter: it when done yesterday at the school bus pulled out. easy to girls attack a smaller boy. >> there is no other way to describe that attack other than barbaric. reporter: he complained about older children pointing their 11-year-old son. they say the older students refused to let younger children sit on the bus. >> the young lady said she did not like him and he cannot sit there. she was a seventh grader. when he refused to get up they punched him in the face. and then they viciously the my son -- beat my son. reporter: today he went to the doctor instead of school. >> at least someone could have helped and it was very uncalled for. pretty sad. reporter: the fear lingers.