heavier. bring it down to the shenandoah valley. that is where the line of the more heavy moisture is. that is working through the area as we roll into the overnight hours tonight. everybody gets rain out of this. it's not a ton. probably a tenth of an inch to quarter of an inch. notice the numbers. upper 50's. have the umbrella with you. the rain is filling in for everyone. we will let you know the timing, when it will end and talk about several fronts. you mention winter. we will feel winter. alison: tonight, calls for a d.c. police officer to be fired after he shot and killed a man on a motorcycle. michelle: today the use of force re-- nancy: today the use of force board saying they did not follow protocol. stephen tschida is following the developments from the police headquarters. stephen: unjustified. the mayor, the police chief weighing in on the findings of this review of if police shooting o

early in the morning of september 11 last year, 31-year-old terrence sterling raced through d.c. on a motorcycle according to the u.s. attorney, he was intoxicated and he reached speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour. his erratic ride ended at new jersey and m street northwest. where officer brian trainer shot and canned him. today, chief newsham discussed the finding of the interim review of the shoot -- internal reviews of the shooting. >> they determined policy was violated and the shooting was unjustified. stephen: the u.s. attorney investigation found officer trainer and his partner pulled partially in the intersection. when trainer opened the door to get out, gun drawn. sterling apparently struck the cruiser's door with his motorcycle. his body cam not on at the

the u.s. attorney's office found not enough evidence to proceed with charges. review board found he should be fired but he can appeal. >> we have done what we said we'd do and be transparent and following the law and seeing it through until the end. >> today i spoke to terrence sterling's mother and father. they said they really didn't want to comment on the review board findings at this point. but they did say we would hear from them soon. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. nancy: developing now, larry hogan announcing a huge statewide crime event in baltimore. he is creating a criminal intelligence network to focus on the repeat offenders that he says are terrifying baltimore. >> this section we will be introducing additional anti-violent crime legislation. including tougher gang l

people who commit crimes with a gun. and new truth in sentencing legislation. nancy: hogan says it will make sure that people who commit violent crime no longer have the sentences suspended allowing them back on the street. >> no known injuries after an explosion destroyed a house in baltimore county. two other nearby homes were damaged. it's unclear what cased the blast. it comes one day after another explosion damaged a home in another part of baltimore county. nancy: no one was hurt but dozens of packaged were destroyed when flames ripped through this ups facility. look at this. kevin lewis is there live and you have to think a lot of these were holiday shipments. kevin: that is the working theory. ups won't say how many packages were damaged or destroyed but by the look of the charred vehicles it is hard to imagine anything w

salvageable. brown turned to orange at the ups customer center in frederick. last night ten trucks on a makeshift loading dock ignited. packages including books and cigars destroyed. a portion of the warehouse is gone, badly burned. >> i talked to the girls inside. they are not saying what caused it. >> gene mcmcdermott are concerned about the packages lost. >> hopefully none are mine. >> ups telling us that each package has up to $100 of repair or replacement cost and it adds it is now working with the shippers to issue new packages. impacted customers ups explains won't have to do anything but wait longer. >> a lot of packages might have got lost for christmas. bad time to happen. >> doug w

via ups this afternoon suggestions certain packages might have contained keepsakes or relics. >> it could be a family momento that somebody lost forever. you can't replace that. >> a sprinkler system helped prevent the fire from spreading into the building. thankfully no ups workers were injured. the cause under investigation. kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: thank you. new information on a bizarre case we brought you at 11:00. a man found beaten and tied up an apartment on fire. richard reeve trying to piece together this mystery. rich? richard: a very strange case. a man inside tied up, beaten inaround

inside a burning apartment. windows have been blown out and now covered with flywood. wait until you see what it looks like inside. this gutted apartment is now a crime scene. >> you see smoke from under the door. he said help! hollered for help. richard: the frantic shouts coming from inside the burning unit. man in his late 60's trapped inside. >> they brought the old man here. messed up. tied up. beat up. >> firefighters alerted by a 7:15, 911 call rushed in and found the man lying on the floor suffering from injuries to his face and his hands restrained behind his neck. >> i came home from work and all i can do is say my place is on fire. >> this woman who doesn't want to be identified says she has known the victim for years. even attends church services

with him. she describes him as a man living alone. his daughter staying over sometimes. >> he don't bother nobody. >> there is plenty of anger at whoever did this. >> i hope he is okay. this is stupid. need to be punished. you know what i mean? you general daze everybody's life in there. >> the victim again in critical condition. 12 apartments evacuated. five families forced to stay in hotels courtesy of the red cross. right now the d.c. homicide is investigating this case. not a lot of leads. reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. michigan's governor will soon call the special election to fill the seat by john conyers. he resigned today amid sexual harassment allegations and he made the

detroit radio show. >> i want everyone to know how much support i have received across the years. >> new members of his family are those expected to run for the seat. he endorsed the candidacy of his son and his nephew plans to run. netflix fired danny masterson amid claims he raped three women. the former "that '70's show star" said they investigated claims 15 years ago and found them to be false but new episodes will begin production next year. michelle: i'm michelle marsh. russia is banned from the upcoming olympic games in south korea. that's the punishment the international olympic committee handed down for doping. clean athletes will be invited to compete but they must compete under the

flag. the russian flag and anthem and the russian officials are not part of the games. back to you. nancy: thank you. there is a case of whopping cough -- whooping cough. it can be treated with the antibiotics. but the symptoms are anny nose, sneezing and a mild fever that gives way to uncontrollable coughing followed by a hay-pitched whooping sound. alison: the d.c. public schools looking at graduation righters for students. for graduation rates for students. scott taylor joins us live. tell us what you found out. scott: i think there is going to be changes and new requirements. at the washington tea

union, they tell me listen, the changes are long overdue. they have been meeting for months and so far they developed seven different drafts but nothing set in stone. >> we strafe to get to that point but there is a lot of work to do. scott: there are possible changes to classes required to get a diploma and they include a larger class choice and removal of some required classes like algebra ii and world history. the district hasn't seen any changes in the graduation requirements since 2007. elizabeth davis, the president of the washington teachers union. >> i do believe they need to be changed based on the responses we are getting from the

the concerns they are raising. they want them to be in step with the current trends. >> all the ideas are discussed with the parents and students in all eight wards. e-mail and chat facilitated by the 26 members of the task force. >> we are having an opening question if it best serves the need of the students. >> the official proposal should be on the desk of the task force to the state board and the school district by early february. live in southeast d.c., scott thuman, abc7 news -- scott taylor, abc7 news. alison: thank you. the i-team will continue pushing for answers and working to find out how widespread the problem is. you can help. tip us off to things that you might see. contact the i-team at tips@wjla.com or call the confidential hotline. nancy: two physical education teachers at arli

elementary school are accused of smoking marijuana at school. the search warrant here accusing michael and luke of smoking pot in the office before school started. then using air freshener to hide the smell. the teachers have been suspended while investigation continues. and coming up at 5:00, a special delivery goes wrong. >> we need to get out of here. alison: but first, escaping the flames. the race to stay ahead of the wildfires raging in california. nancy: one month outside the massacre in the texas church, and what they are saying about communication between t - [announcer] presenting the shark ionflex 2x, the freestanding, cord-free vacuum that can live anywhere because it has two rechargeable batteries. that means you can always be charging, even while you're cleaning. welcome to hassle-free runtime with shark. your bbut as you get older,ing. it naturally begins to change, even while you're cleaning.

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nancy: crews are working to control the flames in wildfires in california. >> howling santa ana winds fuel a raging fire. >> it's exponential huge for us. >> every second it engulfed an acre burning everything in its past. >> it's nerve-wracking to see the fire on the canyon headed

>> the fast-moving fire forced the sheriff to go door to door. >> sheriff office. anybody home? >> warning everyone to get out. >> i'm not waiting around for somebody to have to come rescue me. i'm out of here. >> within minutes neighborhoods went up in flames. >> i just feel so bad for all the people who lost their houses. this is terrible. >> farther southeast in los angeles county the creek fire charred thousands of acres. >> we are chasing the fire, trying to get ahead of it. >> crews battle the blazes the firefighters warn winds may make the conditions worse. >> we have high winds. very, very low relative humidity and the fuel conditions are as bad as they could be for the fire spread. >> it's about mother nature and it's about the wind. >> as people wait to see if the homes will be spared. >> we have been here for 30 years. we have gone through floods and fires. it's the wind. you don't know where it

go. alison: we are on storm watch now because winter arrived in minnesota this morning in a big way. the snow-coated roads around the minneapolis area. nearly a foot fell farther north. you might think people there are used to driving in the slow. but look what happened. one s.u.v. had to be pulled from a ditch. the police handled more than 100 other crashes. bill: he is from california. alison: or florida. bill: or florida. interesting. i was looking and minneapolis yesterday. they have had officially yesterday 2.1 inches of snow. but last night at 2:00 it was 57 degrees. it went from 57 at 2:00. by 8:00 at night it was 34 and snowing. now you it is below freezing. we have changes this week. it's not that dramatic of a switch. man, you will feel winter around here soon. get to that in

well above normal. we got to 60 officially. we are hanging out in the upper 50's now. that is where we are going to be. cooler the west. winchester at 48. cumberland at 46. andrews at 59. >> we have rain showers entering the metro region around the beltway. get up to the north side, get to area north. howard county, northern montgomery county. up in the frederick. now you have steadier rainfall where you need wipers. you to go back to the ohio border where this ends. this is the cold front. so the cold front itself is still well back west. it will be crossing through late tomorrow and in to tomorrow. ahead of it the rainfall wil

let me run you through the future cast. i have the temperatures and the rainfall. so i will take it slow. there is a lot of information. of:30. we will keep temperatures in the 50's. the rain moves in the area. if you are goin out at 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, plan on rain. have the umbrella with you. but at 9:00 the numbers don't move much. upper 50's by the time. by 11:00, there is rain likely. we are mild in the 50's. once we get early morning. 3:00 to 4:00 in the morning most of you are sleeping. that is when the rain will start to come to an end. temperatures in the 40s and the 50's. by tomorrow morning for the early outing and i don't expect it to be raining at 7:00. the numbers still fairly mild for this time of year. upper 30's to 40. tomorrow we see temperatures where we should be. but there is a huge difference from today. by 12:00 noon at 47. by tomorrow a

40's to 50. that is all we get to tomorrow. the chance of showers now. it will increase to keep temperatures in the 50's tonight. the seven-day forecast, the next front will come in on friday. that will bring us a rain/snow mix. in the weekend we are in the upper 30's to 40's. that is the real deal. highs near freezing. nancy: 20 degrees. >> that will bite you. the song looking like christmas. >> feel more like it.

alison: thank you. still to come at 5:00. coming to the national spelling bee. >> i'm mike carter-conneen at the national zoo where naked mole rats are digging in the heart of their supporters. coming up, details on a fundraiser to build them a new home. michelle: so cute. >> a look at what is coming up

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alison: beauty is in the eye of the beholder. nancy: but these are mostly rodents from east africa, they have a huge fan base at the national zoo. enough to make the pandas jealous. alison: the zoo has spent tens of thousands of dollars to build the naked mole rats a new home. >> at the zoo they are entirely popular. >> they live under ground. it's hot and humid in africa. they don't have a lot of hair on the bodies. >> they are pocket size rodents known to dig tunnels that are smiles long.

strong teeth and jaws means they could chew through concrete if we gave them enough time. >> the zoo raised $41,000 in donation to build a new $100,000 exhibit set to open next year. >> it will be more natural. it will have a web cam that will be seen all over the world. >> there is a fan base for naked mole rats? apparently so. >> they are naked. i like them. they are little small rats. >> it's funny they have that big of a following. >> nay are the longest living rodent on the planet. >> these are about 30 years old. ancient. after a long life don't they deserve a nice retirement home?

news. nancy: everyone has the same express. alison: teeth or the skin? i don't know. nancy: adorable. anyway, still ahead for us at 5:00 -- >> one time the elf needed a place to chill out. so we look and we look in the fridge. sitting in the fridge. >> the daredevil elf on the shelf and what landed santa in the hospital. >> and the fight in the supreme court over a wedding cake. >> a band of robbers is tar getting severance. one of -- a band of

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. nancy: we want you to look at the two men behind me. as maryland bureau chief brad bell reports they hope you know who they are so they can arrest them before they rob another convenience store. brad: they take turns while the other robs

on november 22 they robbed this store in clinton and the next day they did again. the same narrative at this store. bad guy came in, announced a holdup and got his money. took off. every day news. unless you're the person with the gun pointed at you. >> pretty scary. brad: that is the voice of a victim forced to the ground at gunpoint. asking he not be shown. >> you got to watch your back. 24/7. nice community area. >> the police now believe the pair has hit at least seven times in the last week in prince george's county. in two cases using the white toyota

car. they usually wear masks but one slipped up in a big way. that is him unmasked walking in a store he and his partner would soon rob. wearing the same clothes he wore in a robbery two days earlier, giving police and you a look it at his face. now the hope is it's enough to make an i.d. >> new information tonight of communication between the military and the f.b.i. this came to light after a former airman shot and killed 26 people at a texas church one month ago today. the pentagon inspector general releasing a report that found what it called troubling number of the failures in the past year. in the days after the shooting we learned that devin kelley was able to buy guns despite being convicted of assaulting family members and 2012 court-martial.

review if devices to allow semi-automatic rifles to fire faster should be banned. they are called "bump stocks" and used by the gunman that killed 55 people in the concert in las vegas this fall. the department will accept input from the public as well as from the gun industry toward the review. alison: just weeks after raiding a d.c. funeral home. they are reviewing the funeral home industry. >> it sparked the d.c. attorney general to shut down a funeral home last month after his deceased father's $53,000 check went to the $500 funeral and they sent the family a reimbursement check that bounced. the attorney general said it's the worst case of a funeral home industry

the study found they often don't follow the rules. >> what we saw was a lot of opacity, vagueness, look of certainty. >> they sent letters of noncompliance to nine of the 38 funeral homes for not listing the price of the individual services. or in the case of this funeral home universal mortuary they were charging $32 for a death certificate when the city charges $18. $700 for creation at one home to $800 at another. >> we have to step in to make sure that folks are at least armed with enough information to make the right decision. >> take advantage of people in the time of grief. >> they are set to receive money. the a.g. says he hopes to get the family money

guarantee. in northwest washington, sam ford, abc7 news. alison: paul manafort has until tuesday to prove he didn't violate an order. they say he was ghost writing an esis a with a man with ties to russia intelligence and it violates a warning from a judge to not make public comment. he faces money laundering charges. nancy: a finance report today says robert mueller's office spent $2.7 million so far in salaries to account for $1.8 million. there is $223,000 on travel. $734,000 on equipment. and $363,000 on rent, nuencation and utilities -- communication and utilities. alison: we have just a few days from a government shutdown unless congress

midnight on friday. the republicans delayed a vote on a short-term funding bill amid disagreements on spending level. it will likely happen thursday. the same day the leaders from both party head to the white house to hope to hammer out a long-term budget deal. nancy: developing now, the supreme court hearing arguments of what could be the most significant case of lgbt rights affirming same-sex marriage. >> we are here today because our state laws ensure that when members of the public walk to retail stores in colorado, they will not be turned away because of their race, sex religion or sexual orientation. >> like many other creative professionals i don't create custom designs for event or messages that conflict with my conscious. nancy: the case involved, jack phillips refused to make a wedding cake for a

couple citing his christian faith. alison: google plans to hire 10,000 people to clean up youtube. google says more reviewers will mean less objectionable content on the video platform. they plan to expand the use of technology used to flag violent content and nudity. they adopted official screening measures last month on youtube kids amidst report many videos contained profanity and violence. nancy: check out the video online. santa claus sky diving in florida. he hits a tree and comes crashing down. scary to watch. it was all to help return an elf of on a shelf to 9-year-old madison.

>> i felt bad. first time i saw someone sky dive and it didn't turn out well at all. nancy: daredevil adventure level santa with a broken leg and the elinform a splint but both -- elf in a splint and both are expected to be fine. there is a few weeks before christmas so enough time to have hot cocoa and recover. alison: thank goodness time to get better before christmas. all right. coming up at 5:00, a new warning about an old favorite. what the food and the drug administration wants you to know before you dive in to that raw cookie dough. nancy: new at 6:00. shut down. the big problem with three popular burger joints boarded up, possibly forever. alison: but first, autria godfrey with a preview of tomorrow's "good morning washington." >> thank you. tomorrow on "good morning washington," prince george's county deputy sheriff kendall wade made it his mission to end domestic violence against women. he joins us to tell us

>> plus, we are tracking big changes in the weather pattern when below average temperatures are moving in the area. >> wake up with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes tomorrow morning at

alison: the day after national cookie day a warning not to eat raw cookie now. -- cookie dough.

flour is also linked to bacteria. like ee. coli. it is hard to resist. but if you have to have the dough go with the recipe that prebakes a flour. woman in hawaii ready to make guacamole. she found a 5.25-pound avocado and she thinks it is the largest in the world. the world record weight right now is four pounds and 13.2 ounces. she should hear back within two months. i'm sure avocado will only last another day or two. alison: goodness. coming up, the redskins trade in the helmets for santa hats and transform the locker room to santa workshop for a day. to spread holiday cheer to area children. nancy: a new plan to fix metro with the governance. what the u.s. former transportation secretary says is the right move to

nancy: a 5-year-old girl was killed and two dozen elementary school students were hurt after a georgia

near savannah. the georgia state patrol said charges are spending but would not elaborate further. alison: a scathing report today from the former secretary of transportation how metro is run. brianne carter covering metro with the details. >> ray la hood revealed his opinion. >> it's unwielding and too parochial. >> he wants to replace the 16-member board with a fave-member reform board. >> they believe it a must to get the reform board. >> it needs to be put

place. it is contingent on maryland and if district of columbia coming up with the money. critical. >> they share a responsibility. >> wiedefeld weighing in saying if the additional money for the metro doesn't come from the jurisdiction there is not much less to cut but service. >> we reached out to jack evans and the current chairman of the board. brianne carter, abc7 news. nancy: there is new developments over the national monuments. five tribes are trying to block the president's decision to reduce

the lawsuit argue that the president can create monuments not change them. alison: former president obama is in chicago meeting with the mayors from around the country on the issue of climate change. >> i am always pleased to be around mayors. there is something about all of you. that requires you to work and not talk. >> earlier he withdrew the u.s. and since then dozens followed the guidelines set out in the agreement. alison: president obama edged out president trump with the retweets in 2017. the social media site says three of the tweets in the top

>> how massage envy is doing with the sexual abuse claims at locations and a memorable night. why a firefighter found himself battling the flames single handed moments after popping the question do his girlfriend. alison: breaking news in from montgomery county. we just learned of arrest after bullets struck a gaithersburg church. peter banfield fired a gun at the new life seventh day adventist church last month. a tip healthed lead them to him and we have more on the breaking news throughout the evening. nancy: we turn it over to bill in the stormwatch7 center. we got a cold front coming our way. bill: this is a

we look ahead to the ten-day. you will notice that and if you go outside now we have 60's out there. for this time of the day we are hours past when the normal high would occur. it's still mild. 58 in d.c. 52 in leesburg. we are tracking rain around the area. radar in motion for the last couple of hours. notice how wide and how long the line of showers from new england to the deep south with the back edge of it being essentially just east of the ohio border now to west virginia. it is separating warm air from cold air. look at the difference. this is clear to see where the cold front is. looking at the temperatures. widespread 50's and 60's. get back to charleston. it's 53. if you go to columbus, 38. 35 in detroit. more than that. look at the change.

and richmond is up by 11:00. have the umbrella with you. the high temperature is cooler around 49. 60 today. we have potential of wintery mix in the area. by the weekend we have 40's and the 30's for the highs. the third front here is coming next tuesday. a week from today. nancy: talk about the hard hit. erin: scary. the sports world was holding its breath after the steelers linebacker suffered what is now called a spine injury in last night's game against the

he is still in a cincinnati hospital. the hope was he could travel to pittsburgh today but it appears that reportedly due to the swelling that it may be another 24 to 48 hours before it can happen. steelers say he won't be surgery so that appears to be a good sign and he had movement in the lower extremities today. on a lighter note. christmas came early for nearly 200 kids around the d.m.v. as the redskins transform their locker room to santa's workshop. >> i love christmas. i love it. >> there is something about christmas that brings out the kid in all of us. erin: they teamed up to spread holiday cheer. >> a lot of the kids come from the environments there they are less fortunate to get nice things for christmas. to be here and be part

is truly special. >> kids from the area are treated to lunch, crafts, cupcakes and a chance to meet the big guy himself. santa. >> oh, my goodness! my friends! >> where there is santa, there is presents. >> i like the basketball because i get to shoot. >> i use to sit at the edge of the steps and wait to run downstairs and open presents myself. >> i love for this. it is so much fun. >> on a day like this, no one cares about the win/loss record. >> well, almost. they ask about dallas. they do. did you lose to dallas? ah, c'mon! it's cool. >> the best way forget about a loss to give back to the community. right? >> look at it

>> that was an animated santa. >> i loved him. >> speaking for toys for tots we want to remind you, you can help. they are collecting for the marines until wednesday the 13th. we have a variety of locations across the area. we have made it easy for you. you can get more information at wjla.com

alison: a republican reversal a week ahead of the senate and they are changing their tunes on the controversial republican candidate roy moore. >> rumor had a good 24 hours. >> i think he will do well. we don't want a liberal democrat. >> he knows that the judge is

allegations. the president embracing more despite the accusations he assaulted teenager girls girls n 30's. mcconnell is changing his tune who asked roy moore to step aside. >> i think we let the people of alabama decide a week from tuesday. >> but added if there are more wins there will be ethics concerns. >> if he were elected he'd immediately have an issue with the ethics committee, which they would take up. >> the republican national committee changing force announcing it will transfer funds to the alabama republican party. >> i think he deserves to lose. >> on monday, former republican presidential candidate mitt romney offered a blistering rebuke of moore

writing, "roy moore in the u.s. senate would be a stain on the g.o.p. and the nation." moore repeatedly denies the allegations. recent polling suggest numbers bounce back from initial dip following accusation? washington, i'm karen kaifa. michelle: right now at 6:00 -- >> we need to get out of here as soon as possible. >> racing to escape a fast-moving wildfire. the toll it is taking and when relief could come. nancy: armed and dangerous. the robbery caught on video and what the thieves used to make a getaway. >> a fire torching holiday plans as we assess how many families just lost their gifts. >>

in the weather. bill kelly is tracking it all for us. >> you mention the mild. today is 11 in a row with the temperatures that above normal. we average a high of 62. you will feel the change. it's been so far above it will drop back down. frederick you pick up the yellow. and 66 now. it will continue to the west. there is more to come. it will come to an end.