it will be chaired by former d.c. police chief and now philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey and lori robinson. the task force will examine how to reduce crime while still maintaining public trust. protesters in the district say they won't stop until there is justice. after causing headaches for commuters this morning, they took their fight to the justice department this afternoon. and that's where news4's mark segraves joins us live with another protest going on right now. mark? >> reporter: that's right. although the rain is really kind of hampering this protest, a lot of people are scurrying to try to find some shelter for this rain right now. but this is the latest protest here at the department of justice this afternoon. and many of these protests are organized by different groups, the morning, afternoon and evening protests. but the one thing they all have in common, the message is the same. ♪ >> reporter: this is the second protest here outside department of justice offices this afternoon. >> we will get this!

>> reporter: protesters calling for justice in the wake of the grand jury's decision not to indict ferguson police officer darren wilson. >> you're not saying anything, you're part of the problem. >> reporter: several d.c. activists were part of today's protests. >> we need to turn all of this energy, all of this passion, all of this pain into power. into something positive. into real change that will improve outcomes in people's lives. >> reporter: trayan white says what happened in ferguson can happen here. >> a lot of this happened in our community. we need more people concerned, more people making an issue about it. because it could be your son, my son. it could be me, it could be either one of us on any given day. so we have to stand up and speak up. >> reporter: one of the organizers of today's rally says she is here because of her children. >> i'm doing this for their lives, so they can stay alive. so that we can bring awareness to this issue, because it's genocide. there is no other reason for

this to be happening. and for black people to be killed with impunity is saying our deaths are legal. >> justice for michael brown! >> reporter: today's protests started during the morning rush hour with demonstrators shutting down major commuter routes. we can tell you the protesters here say they have already been successful, and they point to president obama's most recent announcement. they say that's only coming because of these protests. coming up at 6:00, i'll tell you why this is far from the last protest we'll see here in our area. reporting from outside of the department of justice, mark segraves, news4. so should protesters be allowed to shut down a major street in d.c. during the commute? it's our nbc washington flash poll of the day. most of you say it's okay to protest, but not disrupt traffic. now to big changes being tracked by storm team 4. there is a huge drop in the temperatures heading our way. and that could mean a wintry mix for some of the region tomorrow. let get the latest from doug. >> got to tell you, really

amazing how high our temperatures were today. mid to upper 60s, even 70s. take a look at the numbers. 72 manassas, 73 leesburg. 75 in fredericksburg. the numbers in some areas already 20 to 30 degrees cooler than where we were earlier today. and now the rain is setting in. some of it on the heavy side down toward along the beltway, oxon hill, cheverly, bowie, fairfax county, fairfax, vienna, loudoun county. everybody starting to see some of that rain. some even on the heavier side now. and this is all part of our storm system that's moving its way in, bringing much colder air with it, with that colder air we will see areas of sleet, maybe even areas of snow and freezing rain. back to the west, winter weather advisory goes into effect at 1:00 tonight. it will be in effect all day tomorrow. does not include d.c. i'll break down what this means for you and your tuesday morning commute coming up in just a minute. >> thank you, doug. a manhunt is under way right now in west virginia, where four people were killed in three separate shootings that police believe are linked. two of those shootings happened

in westover, near morgantown. the other to the north at cheat lake. a fifth person was rushed to the hospital. state police have taken over at least one of the crime scenes. they're looking for a 39-year-old suspect believed to be in a black ford 150. a double shooting that injured two teenagers on their way to school. the crime scene, it spanned more than a block in the shaw neighborhood and the high school the kids were headed to sent home a letter to parents this afternoon. we broke this story on twitter. pat collins is live now on the scene. pat? >> reporter: wendy, why would someone open fire on two teenagers walking to school? tonight, police are trying to figure that out. the 600 block of n street closed off for hours. one end to the other. it was a crime that called for a big-time police response. two teenagers shot. a gunman at large.

the victims on their way to dunbar high school. they were just a few blocks away when it appears they were ambushed. this is how police tell the story. it's about 9:30 in the morning and two young men, one 16, one 17, they're with a group of other teenagers on their way to dunbar high school, about five blocks away. they cut through this parking lot at 6th and n streets northwest. all of a sudden, a man wearing a hoodie appears. he's got a gun. he fires off some shots. one shot, two shots. about six shots fired. the group scatters. the 16-year-old is hit in the back. they find him over there. the 17-year-old hit in the leg. they find him about a block down there. and the gunman? that gunman disappears. >> both appear to have nonlife

threatening injuries. >> one shot in the leg, the other in the lower back. >> reporter: no suspects? >> we've got a suspect description. black male, 16 to 18 years of age. khaki pants and a gray hoodie, but he had it pulled up. >> reporter: today dunbar high school sent this letter home to parents. it says, "we understand this incident is sure to raise many emotions, concerns and questions for our entire school. especially our students. our school has professional counselors trained to help with the needs of students, parents and school personnel." now back to a possible motive. sources say the two victims here today are from a different part of the city, and perhaps some people in this neighborhood didn't like that. now this neighborhood is no stranger to violence. i'll have more about that coming up at 6:00. live in northwest, pat collins, news4. two men still on the run right now after this attack on

women in the district. this surveillance video shows the attack from november 8. the video was just released today by police. it happened in the first block of l street northeast. that's near national public radio public headquarters. the men robbed the women as they were trying to get inside a building in the early morning. the women were not seriously hurt. she's not going anywhere. today a judge in fairfax denied bond for alicia schmuhl, the attorney charged in the stabbing attack of her former boss and his wife in mclean november 9th. police say schmuhl waited outside the house while her house tortured the couple for hours. they are critically injured. bond for schmuhl's husband has already been denied. now to a story you'll see only here on news4. a plan to shut down one of the busiest routes in the d.c. area. developers are looking to close off the third street tunnel to speed up a construction project. news4 transportation reporter adam tuss live now with what this could mean for drivers. adam? >> reporter: jim, not a lot of

fun. about 90,000 vehicles a day use this section of the third street tunnel. take a look here. the developer wants to cover this up and build on top of it. and now it's just a question of whether or not the process will go forward. when road and real estate development meet, there are usually compromises. and in this case, news4 has learned that the developer of the capital crossing project, a mammoth project that will reconnect a large portion of northwest d.c., is asking that the road, the third street tunnel, be closed. a network of beams, columns, girders have to be built. that framework will be the base for new development on top new office housing and retail. the developer, a property group partner, declined an on-camera interview but sent this statement, saying our goal is to enhance the safety of the traveling public and decrease the time during which the roadway system is impacted by our construction. but the tunnel is a major cut-through for travelers in d.c., maryland and virginia, as

well as out-of-towners passing through. they would have to shut down the trouble to all traffic. >> where is the traffic going to go? it's going to be held. walking to union station is a -- a mad house. >> reporter: rafael durant works next to the tunnel and can't see how the request to shut it down could go forward and how the 90,000 vehicles that use the tunnel every day could be blocked. >> where is it going to go? if someone can answer that question, by all means, make your money. but i'm not on board. >> reporter: the capital crossing project is expected to take years to complete. it's not known how long the tunnel would have to close. and back here now live, in addition to a major commute route, this is also a major evacuation route. coming up in nymex report at 6:00, how would the city handle that? reporting live in northwest, adam tuss, news4. it's a report you're seeing first on 4:00. the news4 i-team has learned about an investigation into two local postal workers who are

suspected of stealing thousands of dollars of gift cards from the mail they were processing. news4's scott macfarlane discovered the u.s. postal inspector general is looking into a man and woman who work inside the major mail distribution center in capital heights. they're accused of taking more than $9,000 in gift cards from envelopes in that distribution center. we're going to have more on how they allegedly did it, and the one tip that investigators say broke this case for them. that's coming up at 6:00. the man suspected of killing a cornell university student from our area will appear in court tomorrow. police say benjamin kiaya admitted to killing his girlfriend, shaon jones thanksgiving day. investigators say he choked her. shannon jones grew up in potomac, went to churchill high school. she was living near ithaca where she was a senior at cornell. prince george's county leaders tonight are preparing for their traditional inaugural celebration this evening.

a large crowd witnessed their swearing in ceremony outside the administration building today. county executive baker won his second term unopposed. nine other council members also took the oath of office today. tonight, they'll gather at the gaylord at national harbor and then it's back to work tomorrow when the council will elect a new chair and vice chair for the 2015 legislative year. the move marks a pivotal juncture for the d.c. council and for city residents in light of marion barry's death. the d.c. board of elections today officially declared barry's ward 8 council seat vacant. that allows the board to set a special election date in april to fill the final two years of barry's term. the former mayor died two sundays ago. his body will lie in repose at the wilson building downtown on thursday. on friday, barry's casket will be taken throughout the city in a motorcade and then it will arrive at a church in southeast. a memorial service and celebration will be held

saturday at the d.c. convention center. thousands of people are expected to attend. three alleged burglars caught on video. why the people who live here had cameras set up in the first place. >> reporter: i'm darcy spencer in prince george's county. that "today" show interview with janay rice is bringing back some painful memories for one domestic violence victim. i'll have the story coming up on news4 at 5:00. new details revealed in court today about the death of a d.c. department of corrections official found murdered in her alexandria apartment. all-new at 6:00, a possible motive behind the attack.

she says she's not offering excuses, but janay rice is offering answers in an exclusive "today" show interview. she talked about the night her then fiance, ray rice, punched her so violently, he knocked her out. and she discusses the video shows that incident. >> and i asked him after i saw it, why did you just leave me there like that? >> did you see that part? >> that's the one part -- >> outside. why did you come hurt me? >> he said he was terrified. he was in such shock this had just happened. he didn't know how to function at that point. >> janay rice also said they were both very intoxicated. she obviously became very emotional when she talked about how she felt when the second video of the punch was released.

it was clearly a difficult moment for janay rice to speak and also difficult to watch, especially for a local woman who survived years of abuse from her husband. she opened up to news4's darcy spencer today about why she still fears for her safety. >> reporter: this prince george's county woman doesn't want us to show her face or give her name. >> sometimes when i lie down in the night, i thought -- i'm just scared. i wake up and then go back to sleep. >> reporter: but her tears and horrible photos of her neck injury help tell the story of her abuse. >> stepping on my neck, step and squeeze so the -- my skin started peeling up. this one is a really deep cut. >> reporter: she says her husband began abusing her a few years ago when she accused him of cheating. but it was this injury inflicted by a shoe that landed her in the

hospital with seven stitches. >> i started crying, screaming, i don't know that i was injured. >> reporter: the video of ray rice punching his wife janay has brought the issue of domestic violence to the forefront. this victim watched janay rice talk about the assault on the "today" show. >> no man has a right to judge a woman. women are weak. we have a mouth. we can say anything. you know. but you don't have the right to hit a woman. >> reporter: while she's away from her abuser now and getting help, she still lives in fear for her life and for her kids. >> they find me difficult. and even right now, i don't trust men. >> reporter: i spoke to the leader of an anti domestic violence group here in the county. she tells me that janay rice missed an opportunity with that interview. i'll have that part of the story coming up on news4 at 6:00. in upper marlboro, darcy spencer, news4. plans for a new soccer stadium in the district is

scheduled to go up for its first vote tomorrow. the city council is expected to vote on revised plans for a new stadium in southwest. the latest deal removes a controversial tax abatement, and there is also that land swap of the reaves building not on the table anymore. mayor elect muriel bowser says she believes the city could make more money selling the reaves center on u-street than by trading it. >> the cold weather already starting to come in. >> it's really amazing how warm we were and how cool we already are in some areas. that's the way it's going to be tonight, too. if you left without a coat this morning, you need it tonight. take a look. we're outside right now, and this is the current scene from national harbor looking towards woodrow wilson. yeah, nasty out there. some rain coming down at a pretty good clip. temperature was 69 earlier. now down to 64. winds out of the south at 7 miles per hour. under those cloudy skies. with that rain. but notice to the west, we're already in the 40s. 45 degrees in cumberland. a 25-degree difference between fredericksburg and cumberland.

actually, 26 degrees, to be exact. but that's what we're talking about with that cold air moving on in. behind this, we're seeing winds gusting to 30 miles per hour too, around winchester, leesburg, frederick and around the gaithersburg here. here is the rain and we'll zoom in. you can see where the heaviest rain is through prince george's county, from bowie around upper marlboro, clinton, andrews, back towards the d.c. metro area, southeast, alexandria, annapolis and back to the west. we're looking at this around the manassas area, back towards warrenton and fauquier county, down towards cumberland, rappahannock county, everybody seeing some rain right now. and that is all it will be this evening. even forwards frederick and mt. airy, this is just rain. the rain will eventually switch over to and start to mix with sleet and maybe some snow back to the west. and we're talking about areas well back to the west. but you can see that sleet and snow back around the cincinnati area, back around pittsburgh. that's the cold air. look at these numbers. the high today or temperature today, 64 right now. 34 in cincinnati. so a positive 30-degree

temperature swing that's the cold air moving in. so overnight tonight, we'll have just the rain for the most part. won't start to switch over until about 11:00 back towards the west. most of us dealing with rain overnight. 7:00 a.m., showers to the south and east, including i-95. back to the west we have sleet, but notice most of the area on the drier side. this is not going to be a huge winter-type event. however, back to the west we will see areas of snow and sleet around romney, martinsburg, hagerstown, frederick. if you saw a lot of snow last time, you're going to see some wintry precipitation this time. but again, not a lot, even though a lot of showers through the day, not a very wet event. but it will happen most likely to the west. that's why that winter weather advisory is in effect for areas like frederick county, maryland, frederick county, virginia, areas around i-81. not much going on around d.c. cold again may mix with sleet. sleet bounces off your car. roads just on the wet side. really not too worried about roads here. winter weather advisory, areas

of sleet, some snow, but not a lot. roads could get slick, but once again, not a huge deal. we're not talking about shutting down any roadways. i don't expect to see any big problems. 40 degrees for tomorrow on your tuesday. you'll need the coat. 57 on wednesday, though. back up and right back down. 50 degrees on thursday. and then another system moves in that could bring us a little mixture on friday. but then saturday and sunday we're just talking about shower activity and temperatures remaining below average, guys. so yeah, get used to it. say goodbye to the 70s. >> all right. thank you, doug. there was some good news, some bad, and a whole lot of ugly. chris cooley breaks down the redskins fourth straight loss in this week's cooley report. free speech and social media. why some arguing threats online should not be a crime. and the search intensifies for a college student who vanished thanksgiving

♪ welcome back to news4 at 5:00. i'm dianna russini, live at redskins park. no playoffs for washington, and the redskins didn't win one game in the month of november. y gruden knows the big problem for this team is finding ways to win. but a problem he feels that needs to be addressed is accountability. and in this week's koolly report, chris cooley agrees with

the head coach. >> i absolutely agree it has to be on the players. and i think it's getting harder and harder every year with younger players to say, that's on me. you get the -- oh, my bad and that's enough accountability for a lot of these guys to say it's my bad. it's not just your bad. there is more that goes into it than your bad. there is i failed the team and i let guys around me down. >> reporter: so what's the problem? when do we start looking at jay gruden and saying maybe he's not doing what he needs to be doing? >> i think everyone looks at jay gruden. i think jay gruden looks at himself and he has been honest with the media and honest with the team. brutally honest about himself, about everything going on. and i think the guys that want to play are -- are accountable, love jay gruden. and i think this team will be willing to build around jay gruden. >> do you think colt mccoy is that much better than robert griffin iii? >> i think he's more effective as an overall component when you get everyone involved. i think it's -- that's not anything wrong about robert. i just think you're developing one player instead of developing an entire offense.

by colt, an entire offense. >> reporter: how much needs to happen for them to say, something is not working? >> right. everyone was open. i mean, and their blown coverages and miscues. i want you to keep in mind, andrew luck is really good, and a lot of times you do have guys open. quarterbacks aren't good at finding three receivers. the number 3 receiver down the field. he is, he sees it. he gets it. that said, there was some absolute blown coverages and we go to jay gruden and say accountableability. they're accountable for what they're seeing in front of them and practicing and studying the way they should to prepare to play a guy like that. >> all right. the one piece of good news is quarterback colt mccoy did have a career day yesterday. he had a great second half. and jay gruden is sticking with mccoy at quarterback. as for desean jackson, he got injured in the game and we're going to talk more about whether or not he will be ready to go next sunday coming up in sports at 6:00. live at redskins park, i'm dianna russini. not a football, but boy does

she have a wicked pitching arm and now monet davis just named sports kid of the year. the new jersey honor student is 13. she shot to fame as a standout player during the little league world series. since then, she has been in commercials and her jersey is on display at the baseball hall of fame. right now at 5:00, defending free speech on social media. should people who pose threats face criminal charges? the supreme court is listening to the debate. and we're leaing new information right now about the murder of an alexandria woman. the disturbing details out of court today.

we are seeing some heavy rain in parts of the area, and temperatures are coming down very, very quickly. we're also seeing some pretty strong winds too. storm team 4 radar showing the heaviest line around portions of anne arundel county, prince george's county, back towards quantico and mt. vernon. and another batch from fairfax, gaithersburg, bethesda. we're also seeing winds gusting 30 miles an hour or higher. manassas at 33 degrees -- or rather 33 miles per hour. temperatures have dropped some 20 to near 30 degrees already. so we've got a big change coming up. winter weather advisories in effect tomorrow. a mixture of rain and sleet, and maybe a few other things. guys? >> ooh. >> doug, thank you. now to new developments in

the virginia's case against the state's former first family. pat lawson muse at the live desk. >> a federal judge rejected bob and maureen mcdonald's request but threw out one conviction. the mcdonalds were found guilty related to gifts and loans given to them by a business owner. maureen mcdonald was found guilty of obstructing justice but the judge threw that out today. the judge was responding to the request by the mcdonalds' lawyers. sentencing is now set for january and both are facing prison time. wendy? >> thank you, pat. the last moments in the life of a woman who worked to keep the community safe were revealed in court today. >> yeah, those moments played out during a hearing for the man accused of killing carolyn cross. david culver has the latest as an alexandria grand jury will soon get this case. >> reporter: a tough day for the supporters of carolyn cross.

they sat through detailed and sometimes disturbing testimony rue recounting the last moments of her life. the department of corrections found her here in her alexandria apartment, murdered september 7th. in today's preliminary hearing, david fox told the judge, when he arrived on scene, she was lifeless, blood spattered across her apartment, but the bag over her head wasn't moving at all, begin the fact she wasn't breathe. she was killed using a wrench he had just bought and duct-taped a plastic bag over her head. detectives told the court she called 911 using one of two iphones he allegedly stole. they found him at his apartment in this neighboring building. officer james young says he was covered in blood lying in the hallway. police say he tried to take his own life. over the bathtub officers found the words, i was the dirty one written in blood. crews rushed him to alexandria hospital.

officer young says he did something bad today. he said i may have murdered a woman today. he indicated it was all his fault, detective will salis testified. he indicated he'll take the death penalty for what happened. but his attorney pointed out that her client heard voices, suggesting he may suffer from mental illness. the judge certified the case to move on to a grand jury, which will likely meet next week. coming up at 6:00 tonight, why would he kill cross? a possible motive revealed in court today involving the suspect's mom. i'll bring that to you in our next hour. in alexandria, i'm david culver, news4. less than a week after having heart surgery, ruth bader ginsburg is back at work. the 81-year-old justice had a stint implanted wednesday to clear a blocked artery. defending free speech on social media. >> today the u.s. supreme court struggled over where to draw the line when it comes to making threats in this digital age. nbc justice correspondent, pete

williams, joins us now. pete, this could have a big impact on communications on the internet. >> reporter: it could, jim, wendy. just to dramatize the weather, my hair will be moving in its own independent phase. so try not to pay attention to the funny man's hair. this case involves a pennsylvania man after his wife separated from him, he began a series of posts on facebook. now he said he was just imitating the sometimes explicit language of rappers, but he talked about how he would like to see her stabbed, buried in a shallow grave, after she got a restraining order. he said fold it up, put it in your pocket, see if that will stop a bullet. he talked two years before the sandy hook shooting saying he could go shoot up an elementary school. he was prosecuted. he was convicted, and the judge told the jury the standard is whether a reasonable person looking at his messages would have found them to be threats. today his lawyer said no, that is not the test. you should have to look at the intent of the sender, and he

said that in the age of the internet, that can sometimes be complicated because a lot of people can see a facebook message and don't necessarily know the context. now it looked today like the supreme court didn't like either extreme. didn't like the obama administration's position that any reasonable person should be able to judge these, nor did it seem to like the standard proposed by the man's lawyer who said it's what's in his mind, so they're going to try to find some middle ground, it did seem, where they don't punish somebody who is merely joking or being sarcastic or misunderstood but do find a way to punish people who threaten folks and put them in fear. >> interesting debate. pete williams, thank you so much. >> you bet. >> you can see more on pete williams' report coming up on "nbc nightly news" which airs after our broadcast at 7:00. controversy over a piece of land in d.c. why some are upset tonight the district is ready to hand over the property to some residents. prince harry is revealing one of his secrets. what it is and why he is sharing it with the world.

the district has some of the most expensive property in the country. a homeowner in a well to do section has taken over a big plot of land without city permission. now he's asking the council to give him a retroactive okay. news4's tom sherwood talked to unhappy neighbors who call this a land grab.

>> reporter: this palisades home sits in a family neighborhood in northwest washington. but some neighbors are angry. the owners, without city permission, took over this adjacent 3,500 square foot public space controlled by the city. the owners fenced it off, built a wall, and relandscaped the 240-foot-long property for their personal use. >> i think it's a big deal, because the land is public. and it was just taken. >> reporter: alma has lived in this area for 75 years. she is a long-time community activist. >> there wasn't any public process until the homeowners were literally caught. >> reporter: the owner, john click, declined through his attorney to speak to news4. click initially was ordered by the city to restore the unused land. instead, he's asking the d.c. council on tuesday to retroactively approve the annexation with him paying a fine and about $20,000 in back

taxes. ward 3 council member mary che initially opposed the takeover. >> he did something very wrong. he should have never appropriated or used that land for his own purposes before getting permission. >> reporter: but che says it's being returned to the city's tax rolls. she'll support the transfer. >> if he hadn't done this and proceeded in the proper way, there is no question in my mind that closing this alley would be extremely routine. >> reporter: former d.c. environmental services director, elizabeth berry, lives across the street. >> the fact is, the neighborhood really does care and wants it to remain accessible and open. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news4. today is world aids day and there is a new campaign to help reduce the stigma that's associated with hiv. celebrities are spilling their secrets as part of the fee no shame movent. the idea, to keep the virus from spreading by encouraging hiv sufferers to speak up and seek help. prince harry revealed his secret

today. >> believe it or not, i get incredibly nervous before public speaking, no matter how big the crowd or the audience. and despite the fact that i laugh and joke all of the time, i get incredibly nervous, if not anxious, actually. and before going into rooms full of people. >> you can take part in this campaign by sharing a secret on social media using the hash tag feelnoshame. a brazen burglary caught on video and it's not the first time this home has been hit. giving tuesday is tomorrow. the one place to check out a charity and make sure your donation goes to those in need.

residents in an apartment building in our area have had enough after burglars got in more than once. one tenant set up a camera to catch the bad guys in the act. this is the very clear video that police just released. a couple of hours ago. tonight they hope these images will help detectives find those suspects. the tenants who caught the crooks on camera shared their story with news4's chris gordon. >> reporter: you are watching a burglary caught on camera in an apartment on euclid street in northwest washington. tommy rossman, who lives here, shows me where the surveillance camera was hidden and together we watched the video it recorded at about noon last wednesday, november 26th. >> they busted through the door after using a crow bar and were there maybe for a minute or so trying to get in and just looking at this video and seeing these three guys walk through,

and just -- it still makes my heart drop. very calm, very collected. it's like they were on a mission and knew exactly what they were trying to get or what they were in this apartment to find. >> reporter: computer equipment, electronic gear and watches were stolen. tommy shares the apartment with robert. >> i was angry that it happened again. because it happened in this particular unit three times before. and across the hall where we used to live. >> reporter:fter about ten t men in the apartment found and ripped out the hidden camera. but it had already done its job, taking close-up pictures of the three men d.c. detectives call persons of interest. they are asking anyone who recognizes them or knows anything about this incident to call the police. >> absolutely feel violated, because i -- i don't know. i don't know how -- i really don't know how to express that frustration and anger that i have. >> reporter: tommy took his iphone and traced an ipad mini

which had been stolen that day to a cule-sac in prince george's county. and he believes that one of the suspects was actually spotted. i'll have more on that part of the story coming up on news4 at 6:00. in northwest washington, chris gordon, news4. >> all right. things are about to take a very cold turn. doug, break it to us gently. >> they have already done so. the nose dive is happening right now and you can see that if you just take a look outside or if you just step outside. take a look outside right now. you can see the cloud cover across our region. we had some pretty heavy rain come through the d.c. metro area earlier. temperatures down to 64 now, but down to 59 by 7:00. down to 49 by 11:00. so yeah, we're going to get windy and rather chilly. and we have already seen winds gusting over 30 miles per hour in some areas as this front continues to move through. notice the temperature difference. 66 in camp springs. 50 degrees back towards leesburg, and look at this, a 13-degree temperature difference between leesburg and rockville. rockville and gaithersburg and 11-degree temperature

difference, the cold air trying to make its way in here and in the 40s toward the west. the first round of rain made its way through portions of the area. right around diehl and sunderland area, southern anne arundel county, calvert county, southern portions of prince george's county. right down along wall dofb. waldorf. and a new area, just through heroin herndon, reston, 66 towards 50 through the d.c. metro area. so heads up in bethesda, northwest northwest d.c., chevy chase. south and west, we're talking about woodbridge, warrenton, all seeing some of that rain. and then more of that rain continuing in other parts of the region. i mentioned, that's really round one. it will continue in some areas, but round two will come in as the cold air really starts to arrive. and that's when we're going to see that changeover between rain and then eventually over to a wintry mix of sleet and maybe even freezing rain by tomorrow morning. sleet, the bigger deal. what does sleet do?

it's the ice pellets that actually bounce on your car. freezing rain, a whole lot worse. i don't think we'll see too much of that. but sleet is going to be a big issue. frederick county, hagerstown, winchester towards luray and everybody back towards the west. doesn't include the d.c. metro area but you'll still see sleet in fauquier county, loudoun county, montgomery, fairfax, maybe even in the district but not going to cause much in the way of problems. here's what to expect. down to the south, this is mostly a rain event during the day tomorrow. and really, it's just showers. we're not even really talking about an all-day rain. it will be showers, so take the umbrella. a light mix of showers around gaithersburg, d.c., manassas, culpeper and damascus. and back toward the west, less than an inch of snow, sleet, a light icing possible. but still, not a big deal on the roadways here. temperatures should stay just above the freezing mark, and as long as we stay above 32 degrees, we're going to be okay. here's the showers tonight around 11:00. and this is more of a rain event tonight. tomorrow watch what happens. just a few showers down toward

the south. down into southern maryland, d.c. metro area. 7:00 a.m., could be some wet roads. back to the west, one area of sleet, but not a whole lot of a mix back to the west or even inside the area. so this is not a widespread rain tomorrow. so don't expect that. but keep the umbrella handy and you'll need the coats, of course, during the day tomorrow too. high temperature, 40 degrees on your tuesday. 57 on wednesday. wednesday, a much nicer afternoon. back down to 50 on thursday with a lot of sunshine. thursday looks great. then the clouds move in, and so does our chance for rain. friday, saturday and sunday, chance of showers once again. maybe even a chance of a mix early friday morning in some areas. we'll continue to look at that coming up at about 6:00 this afternoon. guys? >> thanks. the santa tracker is up and running and this year you don't have to wait until christmas eve to check it out. the north american aerospace defense command, norad is adding games and activities and making the santa tracker available on an app. to find out how to get it and

how a newspaper typo spawned the first tracking visit, search nbcwashington.com and search norad santa. >> looks like black friday is losing a bit of its luster. the national retail federation says over the past four days, 133 million people shopped online or in stores. that's 5% scheuer shoppers than last year. retailers still raked in about $50 billion. on average, shoppers spent about $380. which is about 30 bucks less than consumers spent last season. retailers are hoping to make up for weak sales over the weekend with today's cybermonday spending online. >> consumer reporter erika gonzales joins us now with a look at how cybermonday has fared and looking ahead to tomorrow, which is giving tuesday. >> that's right. you know, wendy, consumers just aren't spending the way they used to on this extended holiday weekend. still, the national retail federation says that more than 126 million holiday shoppers will shop today on cybermonday.

but that's down nearly 5 million shoppers from last year. we asked you to tell us the best deals you have found for cybermonday on our facebook page. most say there aren't any deals worth participating in today. you didn't like them, didn't think they were that great. deals have started earlier this year and some prices for items are the same they were a week ago. so it's lost some of its luster. but whether you skipped cybermonday or not, it's time to think about giving back. giving tuesday is tomorrow. and this is the season where scam artists seek consumers like shooting fish in a barrel. so with the help of the better business bureau, we put together a few reminders before you give. first, watch out for copy cats. similar name is not same name. give to the right organization. number two, avoid being pressured. do your research. to a responsible organization, your money is just as good tomorrow as it is today. and lastly, keep your emotions in check. scam artists are banking on the

fact that they can pull on your heart strings and open your wallet. so verify that charity runs ethically. and to give without losing sleep over it, head to give.org. you can input a charity name and let the bbb tell you whether or not the organization meets its standards or pick from an already vetted list of charitable organizations. jim and wendy, back to you. >> erika, thank you. amazon is beefing up its help for the holidays but won't be adding new employees. instead, 15,000 of these orange robots are busy at work. these robots are working warehouse floors, moving stacks of gifts ordered by customers. workers call for a product and the robot brings it to them, steering itself. amazon says the robots will speed up the time it takes to deliver your packages. after we first brought you this story on nbcwashington.com, a lot of folks were wondering why it took so long. thin mints and samoas, they're

finally going digital. for the first time in history, the girl scouts of america will allow its young scouts to sell cookies using a mobile app or a personalized website. but only if their local councils and parents say it's okay. the digital program begins nationally in january for our winter weight. orders will be shipped right to your door. a billion-dollar class action suit against apple is set to begin tomorrow and a key witness will be the late founder himself, steve jobs. apple is being sued by attorneys for consumers and retailers. because of software that forced song buyers to use ipods rather than the less expensive players that were made by rivals. apple denies the allegation. lawyers say jobs' testimony that was given before he died will prove that. the star of tlc's "cake boss" says he never should have gotten behind the wheel after drinking. heled guilty to driving impaired in new york city today. police pulled him in over in

manhattan last month swerving through traffic. he told police he only had one drink. his blood alcohol level was slightly above the legal limit. his driver's license will be suspended for three months. searching for shane. five days and still no sign of a college student who disappeared early thanksgiving morning. what we're learning today. >> reporter: i'm scott macfarlane. two employees here at the mail distribution center in capital heights accused of stealing gift cards right from the mail they were processing. the story, coming up.

she went on a facebook rant, criticizing president obama's daughters, and now she is resigned. elizabeth lauten, communications director for a tennessee congressman quit her job today. she said sasha and malia needed to, quote, show more class and respect during the white house turkey pardoning. lauten said they were, quote, again, dressed for a spot at a bar. the backlash on social media was immediate. and severe. she later apologized. comedian bill cosby has just resigned as the trustee of his alma mater, temple university. this after allegations resurfaced he drugged and raped women over decades. cosby is still performing at shows around the country. he'll be in baltimore in march. his management says ticket holders who no longer want to go to his show can have a full refund. cosby has not been charged and

his attorney says these claims are unsubstantiated. the search for a missing college student in philadelphia is in its fifth day. >> shane montgomery vanished after a night out with friends. strangers are now donating time and money to help solve this mystery. >> reporter: they are family and friends, and people who have never met shane montgomery. >> i'm a father, i'm a son and i couldn't even imagine what i would be like if this happened. >> we just want signs everywhere. >> reporter: armed with flyers showing shane's face, tattoo and reward money. the pot has grown to $25,000. family members say there has been hope, but five days later, it's fading. >> it's a mystery. and that's what is so difficult, is that there are no answers. >> reporter: the fbi has now joined a search that has had dive teams searching the canal and police boats on the river today. agents are starting from

scratch, entering viewing those who saw shane just before he left on main street. his family says he was asked to leave after he bumped into a deejay stand. shane's friends are angered the bar asked him to leave. >> no one can tell us what happened. no one can tell us why they just threw him out. >> the bar's manager says everyone who worked there liked shane. >> online donations to help the family search are now up to more than $6,000. now, at 6:00, from the streets to the steps of department of justice, demonstrators making their voices heard. >> tonight, hear their demands as people here and across the country rally in the wake of the ferguson decision. this temporary inconvenience will do a larger good for youth of color. tonight, the protests continue in d.c., despite the rain, as president obama looks for new ways to build trust between the public and police.

>> our team coverage tonight begins with mark segraves in northwest d.c. now. mark? >> reporter: jim, we're outside of the department of justice where the rain is really coming down, and just chased away the last of the protesters. but organizers say this is farf doj. they say they'll be here every monday evening, as long as it takes, until their demands are met. they came to the offices of department of justice saying they were seeking just that. justice for michael brown. ♪ >> reporter: this evening's demonstration was organized by code pink, a group best known for anti-war demonstrations. >> we are trying to demilitarize overseas and here at home. we think this whole idea that police have grenade launchers and m-raps and assault weapons is really not what our