temperatures rise. i know it sounds crazy. to have fog and areas of patchy rain overnight. strength of the warm front coming up, the winds will turn south/southwesterly and increase in speed and become breezy. by early christmas eve morning as we check out the christmas cast we start off with the 60's. without sunshine we'll still hit 74. 30% chance of showers. not many on christmas day with a peak of sunshine and high of 69. a big travel night the day before, the day before. and our brianne carter is live in mobile track 7 on 395 in northern virginia. i assume it's no picnic out on the roadways. brianne: not at all, doug. all the rainmaking things a lot more difficult for travelers. take a live look from the front of mobile track 7. you can see actually it looks like we are moving faster than we are. it has been a bit of speeding up and bumper to bumper. that pattern we have seen since getting on 395. heading toward 95 south in northern virginia. we expect it to be that way.

a.a.a. saying because of the low gas prices so many people expected to travel and this day is expected to be the worst of all of that holiday travel between now and just after the new year. we do expect that nine out of ten people traveling 50 miles away from washington will be doing so just like we are behind the wheel. so it is slow go getting started in the everything rush. and the rain only complicating matters here. we will continue to update the traffic throughout the evening in mobile track 7. reporting live, brianne carter, back to you inside. kimberly: all right, thank you. if you're not driving but flying instead you might notice increase security rat the airport. the t.s.a. body scanners may be mandatory this time for some passengers. that is new this year. the policy going into effect a couple of days ago. all passengers used to have the option of requesting a pat-down.

instead going through if scanners. some people may have the request rejected. brianne carter is busy today. she will detail that policy at 6:00 tonight. stay connected with abc7 during the holidays, even if you are headed out of town. find us on facebook, twitter and online at wjla.com. for forecast update download the storm watch 7 weather app right to your phone. jonathan: in other news now, we continue to follow a developing story in montgomery county. frank trujillo charged with murder and in court today for something that happened over the weekend. kimberly: he is accused of gun doing a close friend in at-home holiday gathering and claims he was protecting his family. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis spoke with defense attorneys and prosecutors today. i imagine they have two sides of one story. kevin? kevin: yeah. everyone acknowledges that he fatally shot mario perez. the disagreement centers on why he did it. the defense says this was all an act of self-defense. however, the prosecution says

this was a case of premeditated murder. around 12:30 monday morning, a 911 call led montgomery county police to the trujillo home where they found perez dead with a gunshot wound to the chest. trujillo told officers perez was drunk and threatening and said he didn't back down when a gun was presented. in court he said perez was a retired marine with mixed martial arts training and supposed a serious threat inside the house. however, prosecutors argued trujillo did not need to bring a lethal weapon in the altercation. a judge ultimately denied bond. trujillo's wife broke down in tears after learning trujillo will remain behind bars indefinitely. >> we see this case as a case of premeditated murder. he went to the backroom and got a gun. introduced that element to the environment which escalated

the situation beyond what it had to be. >> there is no place to retreat. your home is your castle, you are in your home. you have your family in there. you don't want them harmed. that is this case. kevin: it's worth knowing that his two young sons and a third child were inside the house at the time of the shooting. new at 5:00, hear what trujillo's boss had to say in court. kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. a body found in a creek off northwest branch trail in silver spring last night, at this point police are investigating but waiting to get the autopsy results to see if foul play may be involved here. at this point police have not released the victim's name yet. kimberly? kimberly: it is hard to believe that it has been more than a year since a roadway in piscataway hills and a neighborhood in fort washington has been shut down. people had to walk to their homes. they couldn't take their cars. the hillside broke away displacing families and causing millions of dollars in damage and much-needed

repairs. our kellye lynn has the update now from fort washington. everybody back home? kellye: yes, things are look good, kimberly. after many months of inconvenience. things are getting back to normal for the families who live here in piscataway hills. i was in may of 2014 this went terribly wrong. the land as you mentioned moving. and forcing the road below to be destroyed. several families were displaced. they were forced to park the cars and head to the homes on foot. >> they started the construction this past june. no vehicles were allowed. so we had a week, everybody hiked into their houses. kellye: so now life is getting back to normal. coming up new at 5:00, we will tell you what residents hope will come next. reporting live in fort washington, kellye lynn, abc7 news. kimberly: yeah, i bet they'd like to see the "road closed"

sign gone. to see complete reporting in the land slide over the past year in piscataway hills and the fight to return home by the residents log on to wjla.com and search "pass catway hills." jonathan: montgomery county police continue to honor the fallen brother noah leotta by holding a blood drive today. he was hit by a car driven by someone police say was drunk. donors got a red cross t-shirt and coupon to a restaurant. it was so popular all 111 appointments were booked. in d.c., you can't sell marijuana, you can gift it. seed swap and grow it. you just can't do much else with it. what about a group that hands out pot brownies for donations? they could be in big trouble. diane cho is outside d.c. police headquarters with the drug bust that took place. diane? diane: jonathan, d.c. police charged two people with distribution of marijuana. after police say they got information that was developed

through the investigation that marijuana was being sold by the two suspects. we want to show you the photos of the vehicles that were seized in the investigation which include a 1999 mercedes s.u.v. also advertising the kushgod.com and the marijuana logos on the vehicles. authorities arrested 30-year-old nicholas cunningham and 18-year-old evonne lidoff yesterday after an investigation to narcotics operation. 14th and u and 8 and 18th street in northwest d.c. they also seized $1,500. >> there were two type of marijuana products that we became aware of in the course of the investigation. it was what is known as edibles. which are lack of a better general term is candy-like objects with t.h.c. in them. then also marijuana in the form that people are more commonly refer to as a weed-like substance.

diane: possession of marijuana in the district had been legal since february but illegal to sell it. in the northwest d.c., diane cho, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. we have breaking news right now out of oxon hill. prince george's police opened fire on a guy they believe was holding a gun inside the car. that man has been arrested. police were called to clarion court for a suspicious car. that is where the confrontation took place. we have just learned that the suspect was not hit by police fire. and again now is in police custody. as soon as we get more information about what happened here, we will let you know. kimberly: a couple charged in a bizarre home inflation in mclean last year appeared in a fairfax county courthouse today for a hearing. they are both lawyers and alicia had been fired from lee owe fisher's law firm before the couple forced their way to the mclean home last november, tied him and his wife up and stabbed them.

when officers finally caught the couple as they were driving away they say andrew was wearing nothing but an adult diaper. very strange case. lakeisha holloway, the woman who police say was behind the wheel of a car that plowed through crowds on the las vegas strip this weekend was in court today. one person died when she plowed into the crowd. dozens of others were injured. holloway faces three counts including an unusual one. murder with a car. her lawyers are expecting more charges to come. jonathan: well, coming up here on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- how a korean band legal victory could be a win for the redskins. kimberly: and still on abc7 news at 4:30 if you think your artificial christmas tree is safer than the regular christmas tree, the same risks apply. how fast a small fire can get out of control coming up. the clock is ticking. the holiday packages have to

get out of here soon. i'm joce sterman live in arlington. we'll go inside the mind of the procrastinators who wait for the last minute to find out how they survive with a smile to get packages under

jonathan: the redskins could be closer, at least soon to ending the trademark battle involving the team name. a federal appeals court ruled in a similar but unrelated case and found the first amendment allowed trademark protection for an asian american rock band that has the name some might find offensive. the u.s. patent and trademark office refused to protect the redskins name in the recent review. kimberly: precedent. interesting. the clock is ticking depending on where you ship the holiday gifts. only a few hours left to get them on the truck and on way to the loved ones. jonathan: joce sterman has the last-minute rush for all the procrastinators out there. joce: yeah. you are almost out of time, guys. we are at the ups store in arlington. the last pickup at 6:30. i have the last package to send. put it on the scale. they said they would take care of it for me. there is still time. you still have some options. we went out to talk to people

and get an insight in the mindset. why they wait until the last minute. they may not have lot of options but the people still have holiday spirit. no. -- no forecast tree. but he is picking up a package as others ship them out. >> down to the wire. joce: it doesn't stop some from pushing it to get them out the door. we steered him in the right direction in arlington to get him in line in the post office, playing elf to make sure his daughter in texas gets his christmas gift. don't tell. it's a game she wanted. >> why not ship it yesterday? >> i had to moment to do it. it's late but it will get there on time. >> sorry, bob, the post office says it will take till tuesday. but hey, it's the thought that counts. that is what suzanne has been teaching her little boys.

>> there is a reason why people wait until the last minute. it's okay with me. i'm fine with it. >> she is guilty of pushing it to the last minute. she ended up at fedex to pick up gifts ordered for her husband. from the north pole. >> we are pretending it's from santa. santa sometimes forgets parents. joce: how is that possible? he better not forget me this year. this is destined for a parent as well the price does go up. coming up at 5:00 on abc7 news, we will take you along for the ride. we took this package to three of the popular shipping companies to find out how much it will cost to get it under the tree in christmas in time to open christmas morning. we will tell you know how much procrastinating will cost you at 5:00. live in arlington, joce sterman, abc7 news. kimberly: we imagine it's not cheap. thank you. time for a quick check of the traffic situation. ron is live for us watching

the roads. >> the rush hour started earlier this afternoon. it's in full effect this afternoon. the roads have been closed down. due to a crash. both sides are now open. as you can see on the right-hand side the northbound seeing heavy delays as a result of that earlier crash. we are checking out 66. the beltway out toward manassas. you can look now at the southbound 95. it doesn't look bad on this camera. for the most part from fairfax county parkway to the fredericksburg area. earlier crash on the 14th street bridge is cleared up. you can see the residual effect is felt there. for those on the capital beltway, a look at north of the american legion bridge. it look like delays on both sides. inner loop delays will take you to college park. that is the latest for now. now we go to jonathan.

jonathan: thank you for that. some folks on the west coast got a show in the sky and they didn't know what it was. look at this. fireball streaking across the horizon. there it is. u.s. strategic command says this is actually a russian space debris. re-entering the atmosphere. nothing put together. just junk. they say it was the body of an old rocket returning to earth. you can see it best in nevada and part of california where there are clear skies. that is what it was. kimberly: some people freak out about the weather, too. if it were colder it would be snow. how great would that be? doug: that is the key to the winter. we will get cold snaps in january and february. if we get a coastal system like this with a cold snap, that is how we get the snow. but if not we get more of this. that is the winter forecast. see you later. jonathan: see you in february, doug. doug: temperatures are rising though we had zero sunshine.

heavy fog and rain. 63 in the rain at reagan national airport. take a look at the other numbers around the region. 62 reported in hay market. silver spring in 62. arlington is 63. everybody else is over one-half inch and counting. still heavy rain to the south of the metro washington. this is orange and the yellow with the heaviest areas. south to carolina county and virginia. that is moving northward. ahead of a warm front. it is doing its thing to us with the temperatures rising. some areas may see the temperatures hold steady or rise another degree or two overnight. closeup shows the heavy rain to montclair and stafford. it's more widespread across the region. we have rain on the east coast. the other side of the appalachians. we have all kind of issues there with the possibility of

severe thunderstorms, severe thunderstorm watches. tornado watches, too. possibility some of the tornadoes could be dangerous. a real mess. we have snow in minnesota. it will be down south in the pan-hand with the snowstorm. we have temperatures overnight between 58 and 64 degrees. craziness. isolated showers. patchy fog. winds will pick up from the south at 10 to 15 miles per hour. future cast shows by late tonight the steadiest rain may move out of the area. patchy rain and fog. overnight the cloudy skies, get to christmas eve tomorrow. it looks like we could have rain moving through, maybe a heavier downpour and rumble of thunder somewhere. the cold front moves through the area. then we stay unsettled. maybe a glimpse of sunshine we get through thursday christmas eve, afternoon or evening. who knows? sunshine christmas day. mild. 74 is a possibility for a high tomorrow. that would be a record high.

the existing record is 69 degrees. saturday possibility of a sprinkle. 64 degrees. it doesn't look like it will get chilly soon. the closest we get to the chilly word is monday. high of only 52 degrees. with showers. a very unsettled system. cold front will get hung up. people out west get mother nature's worse. we get through the rain. jonathan: they are getting two feet of snow in the northwest. kimberly: in oregon they have it. doug: six inches in the texas panhandle. jonathan: holy cow. lucky us. kimberly: thank you. with the record warmth on the way beare posing a -- we are posing a question on twitter. with this warm weather are you going to go with the tradition dinner or are you going to grill out? jonathan: it would be fun to

have barbecue ribs one time to say you did it. kimberly: if it's not raining. that is not fun. jonathan: coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- good old fashioned mud-slinging in the race for the white house. why senator ted cruz and hillary clinton say recent attacks on them crossed the line. we have that coming up. kimberly: a special demonstration on abc7. make sure nothing on the artificial tree can burn. just how quickly it can be engulfed in flames. jonathan: head to break. we don't have a beautiful day. we don't have a white christmas in store but it looks like the holidays and the music to kick in a different gear for you. more news after this. oh remotes, you've had it tough.

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jonathan: presidential candidates on both sides said recent political attacks crossed the line. senator ted cruz has been critical of a washington post cartoon that depicted his children as monkeys. while hillary clinton says donald trump's description of her during a recent campaign stop went too far. we have the mud-slinging. reporter: ted cruz turned alleged insult to ammunition. the "washington post" took down the editorial cartoon that depicted his two daughters as trained monkeys but not before cruz forwarded it to supporters for a fundraising appeal. >> you can attack me.

sitched up for that. my girls didn't sign up for that. reporter: he calls it proof as the liberal media desperation to attack him. editor of the "washington post" says he does not agree with the cartoonist that cruz's children are fair game for the media scrutiny because they were featured in a christmas theme campaign ad. >> was the tight before the shutdown and all through the house. reporter: dallas defending against a tack for hillary clinton after donald trump used a derogatory term to describe the election loss in 2008. >> she got [bleep] she lost. reporter: rallying in iowa palestiniancon -- clinton called him a bully. >> it's important to stand up to bullies wherever they are. we shouldn't let him bully his way to the presidency. kimberly: despite the controversy, he maintaining the commanding lead in the republican race. >> he has more than a slight

chance. it favors him. reporter: the last time a presidential candidate was dominant before christmas was 1999 when george bush won the nomination. kimberly: virginia congressman robert hurst is not seeking re-election. he spent the last 15 years in public service. the last five in congress. representing the common well fifth district. in a statement he said he never intended to make politics a career. jonathan: still ahead at 4:00, reinforcements to protect the vatican, pope francis. americans heading overseas. we'll tell you about that coming up. brianne: i'm brianne carter live in mobile track 7 along 95 south. we take a look at wet roads

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. doug: doug hill live with you outside the studios in arlington. it's pouring down rain still. temperatures are comfortable, though. that is good news. let's show you graphics. what we expect to happen in the everything and look ahead to christmas eve and christmas day. here is our weather story. temperatures to upper 50's to lower 60's now. plenty of rain showing up as well. that won't change much. this look rat the national

harbor tells the story. gray and drizzly everywhere. temperatures will continue to hold steady through the everything hours. the rain will taper off. it's still heavy rain to deal with for the next couple hours around the area. the waves of heavy rain south to north. the cold front continues to cross the area. the story will be the rain and the fog tonight. we will do better overnight. it may even rise a little. let's let you know what we expect for christmas eve and christmas day. chances of thousanders but not the steady, heavy rain in the forecast at all. we expect a light chance of showers in the forecast. overnight, showers and fog. tomorrow 30% chance of a few showers. the big story will be the temperatures. tomorrow we'll climb on the christmas cast to 74 degrees. the record high is 69.

without to sun we will set a record. all right. no sunshine now. the rain continues. find out how it is affecting the rush hour on wednesday. brianne carter in storm watch 7. brianne: we are seeing less rain than a half hour ago or so on 795 south. get you live on the roadway. you can see the brake lights that we have seen in the past half hour. the slowdown are here. a.a.a. predicting more people are traveling by a car. nine out of ten traveling away from washington will do by car. low gas prices playing a role in that. if you are traveling 95 south here in the next hour or so.

we will monitor this throughout the day on abc7 news. jonathan: stay with abc7 even when you are away from tv. sign up for text alerts to get updates from the weather center sent to your phone. breaking news. this has to do with the jerry sandusky state. the pension system will send him a $211,000 check even though he is in prison. they stopped payments after the football coach was sentenced for child molestation. the state employee retirement system said his monthly benefits will resume in january.

kimberly: artificial trains are dangerous, too. they are offering a safety reminder. it can happen with an artificial tree. >> we have a major concern about the fresh trees to keep them hydrated. an art official tree in a second is a real danger as well. it's important to point out that it's not the actual tree. oil is the stuff around -- it's the stuff around the tree. >> the fire at the yacht club was an artificial tree. i caused millions in damages. what should people know. you can feel heat radiating.

you need to inspect. this has started out small but this is smoking a lot. >> this is the light that will pose the most danger. >> thank you for this demonstration. this can save lives. you don't want firefighters going into this unnecessarily. >> we can have a safe and a merry christmas. thank you.

we appreciate it. back to you. jonathan: police continue the investigation of robbery and shooting in alexandria section of fairfax county. we explain what happened. >> this is a strip mall they don't associate with violence. >> it's calm and a wonderful area to live in. >> the call came in at 11:30. fairfax police said a man entered the store, showed he had a gun that proceeded to take a laptop. an employee stepped in and stepped up to the criminal. >> all we know is they employed the suspect. >> the gun went off and struck the employee in the hand.

the suspect fled on foot. >> out there with a firearm. >> they are reviewing footage. time of year for peace and joy neither found today. his face was covered so police are asking anyone with situation to come forward. in the alexandria section of fairfax county, jeff goldberg. abc7 news. kimberly: eighth death link to recalled takoma air bags. the highway transportation says it learned about the death last week being

contacted by a lawyer for the family. >> a flight had to turn around after landing gear problem. the flights 2447 did a flyby so the ground crew could see the gear down. members of the force are at the vatican to help with the security. kimberly: this follows the attack in paris that somehows are expected to visit rome in the jubilee year celebrations. they explain how the nypd blue will help out.

>> a first joint security operation at the vatican is a sign of the times. >> in light of the recent events in europe and in the united states, we learn and attack. reporter: police from new york, are in rome for the year-long jubilee of mercy. only the 27th time in the history of the church there has been a holy year. this year italian officials say there will be increased patrol for good reason. explaining they cannot undermate the threat posed by isis following the attack in paris. >> a great opportunity to share ideas and exchange different ways of how we do

things. this gives us a good feeling to know a lot of what we do is similar. authorities are not reviewing the number of officers taking part in the operation. we are told there will be visible police presence across the vatican at all times. in new york, i'm elizabeth hur for abc7 news. jonathan: closer to home, criminals trying to take advantage of the credit card debt. the call you have to watch out for and the three things any debt collector must say before asking you to pay up. kimberly: what a little girl did to make sure she was on santa's nice list. who could claim her? she wound out on the police department naughty list.

jonathan: this is cute. looking behind me. that is not the baby. the baby. pygmy hippo made a splash at a nebraska zoo. so cute. two months old, mabell. she took the first public swim at the zoo in omaha. born october 1. weighs 76 pounds already. the hungry hippo is only going

to get bigger. huge! how cute! when she is fully grown, she will weigh between 350 and 600 pounds betending -- depending on the an site she brings to the table but it's still only one-eighth the size of common hippo? the ones in africa can weigh 800. kimberly: a mother otter gave birth to a cuddly cub at the monter ray aquarium in california. this is what you said. they eat on the backs. >> they will float around and abalone able put it on their stomach and eat like this. his tar call. kimberly: took in the first few hours of life. the center of attention for the visitors. >> soter is so cute and

loving. >> so cute. cuddly ball. kimberly: whatever he says. right. after the birth, the mother fed the pup and groomed it. the mom's priority is puffing up the baby's fur so it will float better in the water. jonathan: they are so cute. if you have watch themed them they are cute. the he of on the shelf emergency -- the elf on the shelf emergency. it could have gotten her in trouble with the new jersey police department. we explain coming up. kimberly: how to figure out what type of a holiday shopper you are by watching movies ahead at 4:0

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kimberly: telling her the business. according to the popular book the mistake meant the christmas magic would go away from her home and santa would not come. the police and the fire department made sure to escort santa to visit her home personally to tell her everything would be okay. jonathan: stupid question, why is the self posing with booze? kimberly: they do all kind of poses and put them on the internet. i'm not sure that was her he of. whole other trouble. jonathan: real trouble for the maryland family in the charles county sheriff office that charged couple and two adult sons with manufacturing drugs. here the laundry list of what police say they seized. 225 grams of butane hash oil. four pounds of marijuana. more than 100 hits of lsd, heroin, cocaine. cat aemin, an annual tranquilizer found. also found michael stewart, his wife mary and the two sons, michael, allen and kevin

were arrested. that is some list. kimberly: when it comes to shopping are you clueless or shameless jonathan: we break the list down with help of the christmas movie themes. kidd: final day of the season what holiday shopper are you? we thought we'd take a look at the famous christmas movie scenes to find out. are you the typical guy like griswald that waits until the last minute each year and no idea what to buy his wife? >> it wouldn't the christmas shopping center if the stores were less hooter -- hotter than they are. kidd: are buddy the elf who has no agenda going to the mall. you are just there for the experience. >> fruit trays? >> sure. ♪ ♪ kidd: or maybe you are the shoper that goes to the mall because it brings back

memories of your childhood like the classic scene from "miracle on 34th street." you still see joy when you see everyone shopping. >> this seems like a quaint exercise. kidd: whatever shopper you are, in the final days of the holiday shopping season hope you're not this kind of shopper. in the final days, i wish you good luck. i'm kidd o'shea, abc7 news. kimberly: gosh. that is why people order online. all right. revisiting the twitter poll today. christmas tradition or cookout? what are you going to do? here are the results so far. despite the warmer weather, tradition is winning out by a longshot. the poll is open throughout the night. we want you to keep weighing in. if you will. we will keep judgment dating the results here on abc7. jonathan: that was more of a hockey shopping experience which i think there is a lot of people that could get into that. if you knew you could tackle somebody. kimberly: we would like that. if tackling were included you'd shop more often. jonathan: grab something. steve: we don't see it as much

this year as the previous years with the faces up against the window. jonathan: sea of people. steve get the stuff early. thank goodness it is not 30 degrees colder. this would have been a huge snowstorm. kimberly: how often would that -- awesome would that be? steve: it would have been great for one day and then we'd be done with it. look what is going on out there now. foggy and wet. if you are going somewhere, tysons or the pentagon city, leave extra time. the malls will be busy. 64 degrees at reagan national airport. the heaviest rain over the stag area of the district to fairfax county. oldtown alexandria. gaylord resort with heavier rain at this time. this will move off to the north and the east. a lot should be out of here tonight.

new york city is 70. cooler in columbus, middle 50's. the christmas eve forecast shows daytime highs around 74. christmas day around 69 degrees. chance for a few passing showers. the rest of the weekend we will stay well above average for this time of year. middle 60's on saturday. around 70 on sunday. let's get a check on the evening rush hour commute. joy? >> thank you. it looks like there is no rush in the commute. stay off the roadways. a complete mess anywhere you are going. again, the first accident northbound 95. crash northbound. southbound 95 is jammed up. fairfax county parkway to fredericksburg not even moving on most of the main lines. you looking westbound 6. stop-and-go, and bumper to bumper through centreville. it look like we're still just seeing both that are not moving on the beltway.

northbound 2en 0 bottled -- 270 bottled up to frederick. we have a possible stalled vehicle at 70 in the possibly in lane but not sure. 9 avenue itself from -- 95 itself from baltimore in both directions. if you sit it out that is the best idea. kimberly: good advice. sending could be a season of racking up debt. what happens if you get a call saying you need to pay up now. how you should respond after this. fact.

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they call to pretend to be with the i.r.s. and threatening you with arrest. >> molly webber was home when she received a threatening call. >> the first words out of the mouth were -- have you been served to appear in court? i said excuse me? john: the caller claims while failed to repay old loans. said she needed to pay $800 immediately. >> if i didn't pay court i'd owe over $6,000. john: she panicked. >> i told them i had to pay the water bill or it would be shut off. they didn't care. >> she agreed to by a them 200 immediately and 100 a wiem for two months. there are laws pertaining for debt collectors calling you out of the blue to demand money on the spot.

think must tell you the name of the original creditor and that you can demand the written verification. if this happens to you do not negotiate over the phone. demand their address and written explanation of what you owe. >> the most irreprehensible thing there is. john: don't negotiate over the phone. detch manding it in writing so you don't waste your money. john matarese, abc7 news. >> leon: it may look like christmas but it's not feeling like it. >> active weather pattern. leon: tonight's doug's winter weather forecast. just in time for christmas a

neighborhood finally returning to normal after a day the bottom dropped out. plus a drug bust involving decked out luxury cars, baked goods and donations. announcer: now, "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. leon: we have record warmth. but can you imagine the white christmas we have and the cold temperatures with the rain tonight? chief meteorologist doug hill is standing by in the storm watch 7 weather center with a check of the forecast. doug: hey there. the rain continues outside the belfort furniture weather center in arlington. rain. little fog. winds will pick up tonight. that should take care of the fog. won't take care of the rain. get started with a live look at the doppler radar. the brighter colors in yellow and orange. those are the heavy area of rain. bands of the heavy rain moving through the metro area from south to north. that is when the bottom to the top of the screen ahead of a warm front. what is crazy is the temperatures rising even

without any sunshine at all, just because the strength of the warm winds flowing. close up to prince george's county west to the district. northern virginia, that is the heaviest rain right now. we will see patches of rain through the evening. 65 in reagan national. 65 in fredericksburg. through the evening we will stay mild. the temperatures could rise as high of 28 degrees overnight with the isolated showers. breezy and warm weather. a quick look at the forecast for christmas eve. 30% chance of showers. can't rule out isolated level of thunder, too. highs of 74. that is a record. breezy shower chance. 69 degrees on christmas day. more details on the travel weather tomorrow and the weekend. the next seven days in a few minutes. back to you. >> speaking of traveling, the rain and the nothing playing a role when the holiday give away got underway. for sure. kimberly: we are talking about snow and the threat of tornadoes plaguing other part of the country. around