being taken into custody on 395 north. just north of the third street tunnel. we believe that is the suspect's vehicle in the middle of the roadway. you you can see traffic diverted on to massachusetts avenue. there is a road rage dispute after which one of the suspects got a gun from his trunk and fired a warning shot in the air near the parking gar ran exit. multiple people called 911 and gave description to the police. soon after that the arlington police spotted the suspect vehicle and a chase started. in the chase, one of the suspects apparently threw a gun outside the car at 395 north at the g.w. parkway. in this area, by third and northwest, two men got out of the vehicle and took off on

foot. arlington misalong with metropolitan playlist captured the suspect and got them and secured them to custody. >> this is a unique holiday. temps may get extricated. jeff: we don't know the circumstances that led up to the road rage incident. this sunday investigation but we expect the police to clean up the scene and reopen 395 north at some point soon throughout the situation. no one was hurt. live in northwest washington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: all right. thank you. greenbelt woman wants answers after a police officer shot

her dog literally behind her back. leon: this unusual story began when the woman who is hearing impaired took her three dogs to a dog park. stephen tschida picks up the story from there. tell us about this. stephen: the d.c. police officer is under investigation tonight for possible animal cruelty. we're know that she called capital beltway police early sunday morning. she said she was standing here near the dog park. she says a pit bull bared her teeth at her and she shot it. the bullet went through her side and slid past the organs and her spine. a 1-year-old pitbull is recovering. she needed to shoot her because she is a a pitbull. latoya plumber is hearing impaired. >> i was at the dog's park. stephen: she e she writes down her take on the event sunday morning. she put the other dogs in the

car and when she turned around chloe was on the ground. shaking, bleeding. she said at first the woman standing nearby acted like nothing happened. she assumed another dog bit her. only later did she learn the woman shot her. >> she did not say she was a police officer or off-duty and had a gun on her? >> i don't think it's acceptable. stephen: other dog owners express outrage of a bullet flying in a k9 playground. >> i would have issue with the person coming to the dog park and doing that. it's appalling to me. stephen: d.c. and capital beltway police are investigating as well as animal control. regardless of the outcome that latoya plummer is happy that chloe survived but fears the woman will return to the park. >> it's not okay. stephen: pitbulls are banned

in prince george's county but not in the city of greenbelt. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. leon: all right. thank you. tonight, police are looking for whoever shot three people outside the kentland community center in landover. officers were called to the facility in the 2400 block of pine brook avenue. the victims were rushed to the hospital center. the extent of the injuries is not known. universities tell us they have yet to establish -- verdicts tell us they have yet -- investigators have not established a motive. alison: we have an update to "7 on your side" i team investigation. some parents are fighting back against the fair fax county public school plan to install crumb rubber athletic field. all of this is weeks after an abc7 report that showed concerns over the long-term health effects that the fields can have on children.

mike carter-conneen? mike: with the teeny bit of the crumb rubber on the athletic field many parents are concerned about the potential health hazards if the children inhale or somehow ingest them during games or the recent activity. a few parents are considering moving the children to another school because of this. after he discovered this in the elementary school and was using the crumb rubber he did research and found congress calling for comprehensive study of the material. some jurisdictions banning the use. >> i was overwhelmed by the articles and the videos and research papers on it. >> he twenty to the west gate elementary school p.t.a. unanimous vote, the organization decided to call in the school district to suspend field construction to give parents more time to

understand possible health concerns associated with crumb rubber. >> we have had a number of people and p.t.a. call and ask why has been no response to the e-mail. we're told they are looking at it. mike: most agree with the p.t.a. demand for more time. >> it's better to wait. the field will be complete next week. and the parents say what then? >> i don't know. >> you can't protect them from everything. >> no way getting on the field if they put crumb rubber on there. i can't. >> the school district says it has engaged with the parents in this since 2013 and consulted the the fairfax county health department but it understands the concern of parents for a need for clear

answers. a synthetic turf task force will evaluate and address the parents' questions. still you see the giant bags of the crumb rubber here. we are told they will still be going on the field. they could go on the field tomorrow. mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. leon: thank you, mike. a big change of the air outside. i'm sure you have noticed it. getting a taste of the seasonal weather. meteorologist steve rudin will tell us how it will get cold wise. steve: big changes are on the way. we have cold air on the way. no only for tonight but the day tomorrow with the gusty winds. going to add an extra chill. chevy chase at 39. 42 in northeast d.c. anacostia at 42. 41 in largo. look at the wind between 14 to 20 miles per hour. this is giving us wind chill factors to feel like 20's.

it feels like the downtown in the downtown d.c. in lower 30's. the satellite and the radar shows quiet conditions across the region. the snow flakes will stay far away from us. we are looking at the high pressure, though, continuing to dominate the weather. here it is hourly forecast. bunding up if you have parties to go to. it's chilly with the temperatures dropping to 30 degrees. early tomorrow morning and colder in the northern and the western suburb. we have a big warmup on the way. just in time for christmas day. all you need to know coming up, trust doug hill. leon: you not it. this word just coming in. president obama signed the budget bill, funding the government through next september. i came after the president delivered the final news conference of 2015. he highlighted the nuclear deal with iran, the opening of relations with cuba and the

global agreement on climate change. he defended the administration tragedy against terrorism. specific whether i isis -- specifically isis. president obama: we are continuing to work at every level to make sure that there is no slip between information sharing among agencies. we are continuing to strengthen our information sharing with foreign countries. alison: bernie sanders is firing back. >> we are running a clean campaign. we will beat everybody on the issues. we don't need dirty tricks. >> it fired a campaign

operative that looked behind a failed firewall on the server. the campaign said it will sue if it doesn't restore access to the own files. it will come up in the democratic debate. at 6:00 we look at why many question the dnc decision to put the debates on saturday. leon: pray for baltimore. that is the message that was delivered at the vatican. he spoke about the racial unrest in baltimore following the death of freddie gray. they discussed lack o access to healthcare in the city. alison: well, a shock across the airwaves you could say in washington today. one of only two f.m. all news radio stations in the area shut down without warning.

>> a tough day for so many. many of the employees have been there since 2012. since wnew was one of the cbs local stations that you could listen to live. this is not there now. >> with the local programming gone, so are the jobs for journalists. >> did not see it coming. >> chuck is married to a wjla employee worked for them in the beginning reporting in the morning hours but today like many colleagues walked out of the station for the last time. >> really complete shock. a lot of people are very, very

sad. this was a small group. a tight group of individuals. >> according to a press release the bloomberg 99.1 will focus on the business and financial news and draw on the strength of reporting from the 150 news bureau across the country. >> it's only good to have as much news as possible to keep as many people in check as possible and have eyes on the public officials to look at what is happening in the city, district, baltimore, maryland, virginia. everybody loses in this situation. >> they work at the station d.c. bureau chief from the d.c. councilcil and the metro theating from the baltimore riot and the pope historic visit. the timing a week before christmas isn't easy. >> the toughest part is to see the team break up.

>> they plan to have radio, traffic, sports in 2016 but no news on who will fill the roles and says it will be the flagship station for the wizards. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. leon: interesting times. thank you. retired navy seal laid to rest at arlington national cemetery this morning. back in august, captain tim holden was hit by a driver who had fallen asleep at the wheel. because he was an avid bike rider, arlington made an exception for known bike rule and allowed the cyclist to escort the casket to the grounds. holden survived by his wife, five daughters about several grand children. alison: wow! still ahead 59:00, new information on radon in montgomery county schools and what a test found and how long it has been since many schools were tested. leon: plus, how chewbacca is helping police spread a message to save your life. >> you may love this

unseasonably warm weather but they don't love it at the area ski resorts. i'm suzanne kennedy. i'll have that story coming up. alison: coming up next, two key things to watch out for as you hit the streets this weekend for the last-minute christmas shopping.

leon: procrastinators to the world let's unite at the shopping center. the final week before christmas. the national retail federation said 80% of americans have one give it to buy. and if you are among them, remember to price match to avoid overpaying. always look for online coupon codes. most sites tell you it's too late for standard shipping to get hear in time for christmas. alison: we have been enjoying the mild weather but for the nearby ski resorts this is a nightmare. this is a busy time period and they haven't been able to make snow yet. our suzanne kennedy went to white hill resort in pennsylvania to find out. >> this looks like a golf

course than ski run. white tail resort hasn't opened for the season, casualty of the unialably warm winter. >> we're confident it will be here before too long. they are getting closer to opening. they will need 10 to 15 inches to open. >> the system will bage thatted so when the temperature reaches 28 degrees we can ton the guns on. >> it's not the rest impacted by the lack of snow. >> the season pass holders are anxious for the weather to turn white. >> we are always on the folks. i don't think it will happen this year.

>> this season is favor from being a total loss. they tell me once they lock in cold temperatures here they are optimistic they will get in 90 days of skiing here this winter. at white tail resort, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. leon: no snow. plenty of lights. alison: look how gorgeous. steve rudin was there not long ago. this is near kensington and beautiful lights near the hospital. leon: 600,000 lights was it? alison: something like that. 650,000 lights. good guess. spectacular. love to see it from the air. let's go to doug hill live a the festival of life at the watkins regional park at upper marlboro. how is it looking? leon: lights of your own, doug? doug: the lights are popping in. before we couldn't see them. but thaw're all over the

place. want to introduce and park to lewis. the manager for the planning commission. what is happening here? >> this is the 25th annual washington regional park. >> there is an midfission for $5 for cars. but tell me about the food drop off. >> in lieu of the admission fee you can bring canned goods to donate to the sheriff office to distribute to multiple food banks around the county. >> cool. >> we have a lot of people staff working from september to thanksgiving to put it together.

this is hard not to get in the holiday spirit. steve: today's high temperature once again above average. made it up to 52 degrees at reagan national airport. we'll change that for the day tomorrow. let me show you this. our calendar for the month of december. every day so far has been above average. tomorrow we will paint a blue box on the 19th. again on the 20th. moving to christmas week, yellow boxes are going to return. the temperatures across the area are in middle 30's. leesburg at 39. b.w.i. marshall at 40. fredericksburg at 42.

the winds will become gusty tonight and in the day tomorrow. ed talking about snow but not -- talking about a little snow but not enough to open ski resorts. the temperatures will fall in the 20's. to the lower 30's. look at the winds. out of the west for 10 to 20. that will give us the wind chill factors colder than that. cold start tomorrow morning, 29. our feels like temperatures are in the upper 20's as we move to the early morning hours tomorrow. feels like temperatures in the

30's. by 6:00, 7:00 tomorrow evening, looking at the feels like temperature around 25 in winchester. 27 in leesburg. feel like 30 downtown d.c. southern maryland around freezing. you will want to bundle up for the holiday parties. the winds will move in the day on sunday. the warming trend, yes, a warming trend. another one on the way early next week. you will need a jacket early on. the middle 40's by 40 in the afternoon. the redskins football sunday looking forward to it. winds begin on monday. lower 60's on tuesday. chance for showers.

christmas eve to christmas day. depending on the timing of the front. we are seven-days out. if it arrives 12 hours later we could get to 50's christmas day. we are putting 55, conservative right now. don't be surprised if you see it go up in the coming days. leon: it's not going to snow. steve: it's not. leon: that is all anybody cares about. make your bet now for a green christmas. alison: you have been saying that for a while. okay. see you in a few minutes. so time is running out for a d.c. hospice center that cared for people for more than 125 years. leon: what is being done for the residents there as they prepare for the center to close in the name of progress. plus, "star wars" bugs making the police video go viral. the message that chewbacca is sending out to hope to help the message that chewbacca is sending out to hope to help save l

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leon: "the force awakens" is smashing the box office record around the world. it learned $57 million in addition to the 14 million plus european theaters brought in. the ticket website f aendango reported selling more tickets than any other film in 15-year history. before leaving p christmas in hawaii the first family hosted viewing of the film for the gold star military family that lost loved ones overseas. the excitement about the film saves lives so they cre ited a video with an officer pulling over aerca. the driver revealed to be a wookiee. the storm trooper is riding shotgun. not something that you expect to see. policesy that is the point they want to make. >> a traffic stop is stressful for the driver and the passenger in the car. but it's extremely stressful for a police officer.

>> the message they want to convey is they should be respectful and calm. even if there are wookiees behind the wheel. alison: still ahead at 5:00, update on the so-called caveman arrest in a fairfax park. why police are defending the arrest of a man who said he dug a 12-foot cave to be his home. leon: plus, new information on testing that found dangerous level of radon at the public schools. how long some of the tests were done and what is being done about it. alison: what is done to the residents of a hospice center shutting down after 125 years helping people in district.

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. leon: after more than 125 years of helping people in the district, washington home and hospice is repairing for its final days. that means finding a home for those two rely on the care delivered there. d.c. bureau chief sam ford explains why the place is closing and what is done to ensure that care will continue. >> this will likely be the last year of christmas decorations at the washington

home and hospice. around in some form since 1888. these days the focus is finding somewhere else for the patient to stay because the property is being sold to next door neighbor. and for a number of those whose loved ones live here it's difficult to find another nursing home. >> residents said they were at capacity and they weren't taking anyone for a waiting list. they didn't carry a waiting list. we're in limbo. >> several high-profile families said children and the friends including president obama and clinton. the school is buying the 5.5 acre home and hospice site to move it to a lower school in bethesda next to the school here. the residents like joseph, the home and hospice -- >> they are good neighbors. i'm sorry to see them go. >> and sidwell? >> we like sidwell but we are alarmed -- we're concerned, not alarmed about the traffic generated from it.

>> this place is supposed to be vacated by december of 2016. for a lot of the patients it's a scramble. although they have some time. the city is relaxing medicaid rules to allow them to relocate facilities in maryland. rose says her friends are taking it in stride. >> leave it in god's hands. so there is work ahead. alison: we have new information about a story we first brought you on abc7. radon testing in some schools in montgomery county hasn't been done in decades. we first reported last month that 28 schools had levels at or above what is considered hazardous by the e.p.a. it turns out many of those

schools have had high levels for years. four schools had not been tested since 1988. all schools retested for radon and it is listed as the second leading cause of lung cancer. we have a link of the test result for each school on the website wjla.com. >> a spotsylvania teen counted for two counts of second-degree murder that happened outside the cookout restaurant on june 14 in an argument between two group of men. prosecutors say that taylor who was 15 at the time stabbed three men killing two of them. because taylor is a juvenile the jury did not recommend a sentence. the judge will determine the punishment. fairfax city police defending how it handled a man living in a caved. police arrested rios on sunday. that is the cave you see in the photo. 15-feet deep and had a set of

stairs. officers say that he admitted that he dug the cave and had been living in it. they arrested him for outstanding warrant and not because of the cave incident. still ahead at 5:00 -- a mother about to give birth learns the baby's crib had been recalled. the random act of kindness when a viewer saw her story. alison: a local nurse turned to four-legged friends to help those suffering through some of the worst days of their lives. you won't want to miss this working woman. leon: later, gifts for a 9-year-old stolen from the family home. "7 on your side" fighting back against crime that will shock you. coming up at 6:00 tonight.

doug: the weekend outlook. tomorrow, highs in the lower 40's. i will feel colder. a breeze on sunday. 46. redskins weather will be perfect with the light winds and the temperatures in the mid-40's for the game time. a look ahead to the next seven days. check this out. big-time warmup coming here as we head through next week. the temperatures in the lower 50's by mop. watch how it steps up to the 60's. near 70 dries on -- 70 degrees christmas eve. christmas day maybe a chance of showers in the early part of the week. stay with us. moring on the weather and more

>> therapy dog working with a 26-year-old named wynn, a software developer who suffered a traumatic brain injury. >> what is the dog's name? good job. alison: the woman who came up with the idea for the animal assisted care program is leslie horton, a former nurse in the trauma intensive care unit and has been running this program for 14 years. >> it is overwhelming. i don't know what else to say. it's overwhelming to be so blessed. humbling. alison: she loves her job. it's personal for her. horton has multiple cler row analysis and miles was her therapy dog. he keeps her going. >> miles is special. he started at the hospital. four months of age. he has been a dream. leon: there are 25 to 30 dogs and volunteer teams in all. alison: it's the emotional reaction from the patients and

the family that leslie horton lives for. >> we can make it easier. when we help the family member or the patient, we accomplish a healing goal. alison: she was a registered nurse for 29 years and retired from that last year. she hopes to continue the animal assisted program for many years to come. leon: isn't it awesome. you just lay eyes on a dog and your shelf changes. alison: spirits were lifted. leon: you know how i feel about dogs. cats can't do that. don't send hate mail. coming up, you can't hate this. we'll honor a legend here. abc7 bids farewell to a man who embodies washington sports. alison: what glenn harris is saying about his time on tv.

but first, the random act of kindness for a mother who learned her crib was being recalled as she was giving birth.

alison: a maryland mother about to give birth reaches out to "7 on your side" after she realizes her second-hand crib may be dangerous. at the time our consumer investigator kimberly suiters helped her get her money back, but nine months later there is much more to the story. kimberly: when tristan came in the world nine months ago he did not have a bed to lay his head. >> i don't know what he would have done. kimberly: shannon rosendale relied on the generosity of friends and family, including a crib her dad bought at a secondhand store in hagerstown but soon found out they deemed the drop-side cribs like this one deadly, under recall, illegal to be sold. >> i would never, never sell something ill knew had been recalled. kimberly: but the crib you sold her was under recall. >> i was not aware of it. >> the score took the crib back but wouldn't give herself

the money back until we stepped in. the next day, tristan was born and a viewer in virginia who saw the "7 on your side" report wished to remain anonymous bought the baby bed of their dreams. a $400 gift. >> it was incredible. she didn't need to do that. it was out of the kindness to the heart. i wish i could do that for other people. >> someone else is promising to give back, too. the owners told "7 on your side" his shop is closed. everything inside to be given away. >> rosendale admits she is struggling financially but at least she has a safe place to keep her greatest treasure. alison: a reminder to be generous. kimberly: if you're donating or buying baby items check with the website to maybe sure it is not under recall. i know you remember this story.

alison: you have so many other things to worry about. kimberly: then to see the healthy, happy baby in a crib. great to followup. >> i spoke to viewer and tried to convince her to help out but she wanted to remain anonymous. alison: good for her. thank you for letting us know. leon: jamie sullivan? jamie: better news. closure at the third street tunnel. i will get to that. gas leak with the crews on the scene. closures at 16 and istreet northwest. i want to get to what else we are seeing. a crash trying to leave d.c. and get closer to the bridge. two right lanes are blocked. look at the solid red line. backup starts well from the 14

street bridge. third street tunnel is open. they are no longer diverting traffic. this gives you an idea. near the pentagon when we have bumper to bumper traffic heading north to the 14th street bridge and the freeway because of the accident. we have a slowing as well. we have a look at the northwest stretch of the bumper to bumper traffic near old dominion. steve: it's cold. temperatures are in the 30's. north and west of the d.c. except for reagan national now at 41. anacostia at 31. 39 in manassas. wind speeds from 15 to 25 miles per hour. the winds will become gusty later tonight and into the early morning hours tomorrow.

it will be 35 to 43 degrees with the coldest area north and west of d.c. 40 degrees by noontime. 4:00 at 44 degrees with a nice mix. of the sun and the clouds. the temperatures will make it to 70 degree range as early as christmas eve next week. there you have it. head back to robert. robert: click in sports.

fun to see one of the favorite players in person but it gets real when you play against them. we'll see it on sunday when the skins corner deangelo hall goes up against tyrod day lor. day lor grew up watching d-hall. they are from tidewater, virginia, area. he used to see hall in high school when he was in middle school. they both went to virginia tech. now on the same nfl field. i have known him since 13 years old. he says i can remember watching you play. it's crazy. that is the game. i'm one of his biggest fans. i'll be out there trying to pick it off and knock his head off, too. it will be fun. >> it should be. good news to report. pro golfer jason day's wife ellie is okay after being

crushed by lebron james last night. today she tweeted out saying i am okay. jason day's agent says she is showing concussion symptoms. she was stretchered off the court after pummeled by lebron james trying to save a loose ball. she said she is sore and exhaust and her body feels like she was hit by a truck. 6'8", 250 coming your way. and hornets and raptors in the fourth. rosen gets the steal. and goes for the win. good. only it's not good. the head coach called a time-out. they ended up losing. i bet you wish you didn't call a time-out now. nothing but net. leon: heart-break of our own here to talk about as well.

end of an era for washington sports. >> i love you guys. i do. leon: that is the great glenn harris hosting the final sports talk show tonight on news channel 8. he was an original news channel 8 in 1991 when it first began. alison: you can see a lot of hugs. even tears. glenn is from d.c. and went to howard university. he is washington through and through. he will be missed. the final show is tonight at 9:00 on newschannel8. the final in studio guest is none other than big john thompson. legendary former coach leon: who never does in studio interviews but coming out for glenn. alison: we'll miss him. leon: love you

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made a mistake, that is the result of an interim investigation launched after an abc7 item report found the county was not cooperating with the federal immigration authorities. chris papst has been given bad information. chris: what has the chairman corey stewart relieved relievede release of the county that shows the county should not be considered the so-called sanctuary city. >> the last time we spoke, he saideads would roll. a sanctuary city doesn't fully cooperate with i.zc. last month they found five in the d.c. metro area including prince william county. two days after the story aired they launched an interim audit

to learn why the police were no longer fully cooperating with ice. the result found wjla was provided inaccurate information from county police. >> it's clear that we didn't do a sufficient job reviewing our own policies. chris: police chief hudson said his staff spent hundreds of hours reviewing policy and found this year his department encountered 15 people with immigration related warrants reported to ice which is in line with the actual poysy. >> a simple error. we fixed it. i assure it won't happen again. >> the reason the i-team received inaccurate information goes back to 2012. that year federal immigration policy changed and he said when we called his department doing the research for the original story the public information officer for the county did not understand the

new policy. chris papst, abc7 news. alison: thank you. coming up on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- fighting back against crime after someone steals the family packages from their home. leon: democrats getting ready to debate. why is their showdown on a saturday in senior political reporter scott thuman has answers. >> we have cool irtemperatures ahead in the storm watch forecast. "abc7 news at 6:00" starts now. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". "7 on your side." leon: first at 6:00, we always tell you about the stolen packages this time of year but you better sit down. this is one we haven't seen before. alison: a sanitation worker caught on tape stealing a little girl's christmas present. her grandfather couldn't believe it. fighting back against crime jennifer donelan got a response from downtown officials. what are they saying, jen? jennifer: they are saying they

identified the employee. he is not a government employee. he works for a contractor that services the neighborhood. he is accused of walking up drive way where there are boxes here. then he stole boxes. inside the boxes was a girl scout cookie oven. >> when i saw it on camera i was flabbergasted. >> that is a sanitation worker clearly picking up something that doesn't belong to him. two packages out of joe carpenter's driveway. >> why would you do that? it doesn't make sense. this time of the year? >> tuesday morning at 7:30, carpenter and his wife walked outside. >> did you put the packages in garage? she said i haven't seen packages. >> what was inside the boxes mattered most to this little one, 9-year-old isabelle. carpenter's grand daughter. >> she said, "papa