another community reeling as we come on the air this afternoon. a shooter injured three police officers after barricading himself inside a planned parenthood facility in colorado springs. >> the shooter is still on the run and there's a possibility that there could be a second one. the man has a gun and was reportedly shooting through the windows. >> officers have their guns out and they have ordered people to shelter in place at a nearby shopping center. we don't know who this man is or if he is targeting the planned parenthood and we will keep working the story and update you

here on the news and on the washington 4 app. a man splashed into several police cruisers during a pursuit along i-95 on the beltway and didn't end until he got all the way to alexandria. >> he's making a shooting motion. >> the man made a strategic error as he was racing along eisenhower avenue and he turned into a dead-end street and ran into a fence, and three police officers were damaged in the chase. police say a man was hit, and the driver who did hit him stayed on the scene. fairfax county's accident reconstruction unit is working to figure out more about how it happened.

>> not a new revelation about the man that got over the white house fence on thanksgiving. the entire building was on lockdown for several hours on thursday. >> he made his first court appearance today as one lawmaker has been vocal about white house security and talks about whether this raises new concerns. >> mthis is a sketch of caputo s he entered the courthouse this afternoon, and he was in handcuffs and showed little emotion when he walked in. his family was there when he was released to secret service officers and we tried to speak with them but they did not have a comment.

around 2:45 on tuesday, he was able to get over the fence with a flag. congresswoman norton said she is concerned the spikes were in effective and is calling a meeting next week. >> this could have stopped 95% of the people, but terrorists are not 95% of the people, nor was this man. >> he is facing a federal charge of illegal entry. it comes with a maximum of one year in prison, and he's due in court on monday. coming up at 5:00, hear what investigators found on caputo after they took him into custody. we're following a developing story in chicago where hundreds of demonstrators are marching

down magnificent mile on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. protesters blocked entrances to some stores, but they are being peaceful for the most part. no officers were trying to help the teenager once he was down. van dyke was charged with first-degree murder, and the activist wants to focus on the city of chicago. >> a lot of things happen that we are not aware of, and because of this video we are now aware of what we have known takes place for years, and now everybody can see what takes place, so i think it's no shock to us, but i think it's important for us to raise awareness so the world can know what is going on here in chicago. >> officer van dyke's attorney says he feared for his life and the shooting was justified because he felt threatened.

♪ >> that was the sound of grief for the 130 lives lost two weeks ago. france is wrapping up an official day of mourning for those killed in the french terror attacks. with family members of the victims present, this was the first formal memorial service held since those extremists attacked the city with suicide bombs and mass shootings. residents also draped the french flag from windows across paris in a show of solidarity. we will have new details coming up in our next half hour. here at home and first at 4:00, holiday shoppers are in full bust shopping mode and retailers are getting an early

idea of how the weekend is going to go. our meteorologist will tell us if the good weather is going to hold up, but first tracee wilkins. >> reporter: i have had the assignment to go into the stores and check out the deals and there are a lot of deals, even if you did not make it for the door buster, and these stores are packed. we have been watching shoppers look for these 30, 40, 50, and sometimes 60% off sales for items already marked down. folks taking advantage of christmas shopping and trying to save a little money, everybody looking for a deal. >> i didn't want to come out too early and get trampled by people and we were nervous about what we heard about black friday in the past, and there were really nice stores at tangor. >> we knew what we were looking

for and able to find good deals. >> reporter: it's a perfect night for some of the outdoor shopping. the experts doug, who is in the weather center with more information about how it's going to go hold up for the rest of the night. >> looks like a nice afternoon and one of the warmest we have seen in quite sometime. take a look at the high temperatures we have seen so far today. dc coming in at 64, and look at leesburg, 74 degrees, and 69 down towards fredericksburg. a warm day all across our region. overnight tonight, if you are going to be out and about doing shopping tonight or heading out, of course it's a friday night, we're talking 57 degrees, and up to 49 or down to 49 by early tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. the clouds, they will start to move in. something else moving in with those clouds for the weekend, i got that forecast in just a few minutes. >> several other stories developing at this hour, including word of a disturbing shooting in chicago. a 9-year-old boy is dead and why

police think the motive may have been revenge. making sure shoppers stay safe. we are going to examine the security at the malls. >> we continue to follow the breaking news out of chicago. you are looking at live pictures in colorado, at least three officers injured after a gunman opens fire near a planned

now to a developing story in chicago involving a murder of a one of the three men suspected of killing him has now been charged. police released a picture of morgan who they think lured the boy into an alley and they think they targeted the boy for revenge for the father. an act of generosity coming out of the horrific and deadly crash at the homecoming parade at oklahoma state university.

the hospital who treated more than three dozen patients after a driver paraded into the crowd will not be billing those patients. four people also died last month in the crash and the woman behind the wheel is charged with second-degree murder and assault and not clear why she drove into the crowd and her lawyer's say she may be mentally ill. >> the heads of 43 presidents sit in a field in virginia and why they are there and what farm owner prepares to do with them. why brick and mortar stores are not dead yet. >> open the nbc washington

we continue to follow breaking news in colorado where at least three officers have been injured after a gunman open fire at a planned parenthood. the shooter has not been taken into custody. they are not sure where he is.

we're going to keep updating you as we learn more. demonstrators are marching through the streets of chicago and protesting the police shooting of the teenager mcdonald. the activist blocked traffic and the entrances to some stores, and police officers are lining the route of the march, which other than that the march has been peaceful. i am darrick ward. needless to say, security issues is not on a lot of peoples' minds, but malls will not talk in detail about the security measures that are being taken, and over here at pentagon city, for instance, they tell us they have been working closely with the fbi and homeland security officials to vet a security plan and get it approved.

details are not out there and there will be measures you can see and others you can't, and they want you to be more concerned about finding a good parking space or a good sale and not worry about these things, and they are asking people are their own agents of the security, and if you see something, protect something. protect sensitive information, credit cards and receipts because cyber security is as big of an issue. >> of course security is not keeping people out of the stores. it's one of the biggest shopping days out of the year. despite the ease of all of the online shopping, a lot of you are still turning to what they call the brick and mortar stores and washington post retail reporter wrote about the thrill of the in store hunt and thank you for coming here on this day after thanksgiving to tell us

about this. i like to go to the store and look and see if something jumped out at me. >> 93% of sales still happen in the store and online is only 7%. some shoppers like the experience of being amongst the crowds and there's something about being together and making the shopping decisions as a family, and some people like to touch and feel those girls. i saw people buying the laptop and wanted to feel the fingerboard under their fingertips. there's something about the store experience hard to happen online. >> are the stores doing anything to lure them in and make this experience more than an

experience and not a mob scene. >> yes, cleaning up the stores and making them more organized and trying to be better stocked so when you come in you don't find the thing you wanted wasn't there to begin with. those are simple tactics, and target is trying to specific up its store display, and they are using manikins. so you have the pinterest worthy moment where you not only want to buy the dinner plate but the napkin and place mat to go with it, and they are trying to give people ideas when you get into the store. >> for the 7%, i know when i am shopping online, it's because i am looking for one thing specifically and i want the convenience of that. they do want a lot of people still online and what are they doing to improve that 7%.

>> they are trying to win on mobile. we are spending more time on our smart phones as opposed to our laptops, and think about the mobile shopping experience if you had to be pinching and zooming and feeling out a lot of forms and it's a really discouraging performance, and they know more use is going to take place on the tiny screen, and they are trying to have faster load times and easy check out where if you have the newest iphone all you need is a thumb scan to make sure it's you. >> get that money out of our wallets. thank you, sarah. there are some big deals online, by the way. so just check them out. chris? >> thanks, wendy. sarah did a good job of explaining why people want to get out to the stores, and doug, all they need is for the good

weather to continue a little longer. >> we are going to see changes in the weather as we make our way over the next couple of days. the holiday parade kicked off this morning, and i was down there with angie goff, and we were mc'ing the event today. tonight, they will light the tree at about 6:00 tonight. here's the current view. you can see we have plenty of sunshine and what a difference a year makes last year. it was freezing during the parade this year, a very nice parade. temperatures across the area, 61 degrees under clear skies and winds out of the south at 10 miles per hour. around the rest of the area, 64 leesburg, and 56 in annapolis. a very nice evening, but if you are going out tonight you will still need the light jacket. we are going to see temperatures fall into the low 50s around 7:00 tonight, and many of you in the 40s by 8:00 or 9:00.

storm team 4 radar continues to be clear, no chance of rain for about the next 24 hours, but you can start to see we're looking at something different, clouds and shower activity, trying to move our way and we will see some of the showers tomorrow, nothing like what they are seeing back to the west, though. showers and ice. for us, it's the cloud cover first. we have clouds tomorrow morning and some sun, but then the clouds really come in. 6:00, 7:00, the rain tries tof move in here. and then by 11:00, most areas will see some shower activity right on through the night on your saturday, and most of sunday looks dry but you may see showers earlier, and if you are traveling around, best chance to go to the north and back towards pittsburgh, and roanoke, that's where we could see rain if you are going to be on the roadways. next couple of days, temperatures going down. high in the 60s tomorrow, and sunday only 53, and only 48 on monday and another pretty good

chance of rain as you move through the day on tuesday. amelia seagull is in with me today and will have the latest forecast at 4:45. a touching tribute to the victims as the manhunt continues. pope francis rocks -- he has a new album that is dropping today. never thought i would say that. plus, a sign of the season, so to speak, coming to the white house.

if the scene at the malls were not enough to put you in the christmas spirit, it's beginning to look a lot like christmas at the white house. the official christmas tree arrived today. jay and glenn grew the tree on their farm in pennsylvania. >> thousands of trees, and here's we're putting a tree in america's living room. how cool is that? >> pretty darn cool. >> the tree will be on display throughout the season in blue room of the white house. and three children of casey kasem are taking his widow to court for wrongful death.

a jury will decide if damages are awarded. kasem was 82 and had dementia when he died in june. in chicago, protesters blocking the entrances of every store of the magnificent mile. we will get comments from civil rights leaders and officials. call him a night crawler. a stealth bedroom break in. saving the heads of state. a vi

we continue to follow the breaking news in colorado springs, colorado. police are still being fired upon by the active shooter at the planned parenthood office in colorado springs. at least three officers have been injured. an unknown and unknown number of

other people, one person said she heard as many as 20 shops and saw an officer fall to the ground and there's a nearby mall that is on lockdown. police don't know if the shooter has any connection to the planned parenthood. and then in custody and facing a number of possible charges. a chase came to an end when he turned into a dead end street and ran into a fence. hundreds spent their black friday marching. they want the city's top leaders to step down after a deadly police shooting. nbc's edward lawrence has the details. >> hundreds of protesters demanding answers from the

chicago mayor and police department. today they wanted what protesters call economic justice. the crowd marched down chicago's magnificent mile, disrupting the street and blocking shoppers looking for deals. >> we are all here, because one community affect us all. >> they want answers as to why it took a year to release video and shooting mcdonald. there's no sound and footage from other police vehicles from the scene are not released. the officers have shown a restraint. >> we are not going to stand by and watch something happen. we are not going to let windows get broken and we are not going to let places get looted. >> and reverend jesse jackson

said the police are to blame. >> nine police watched it and did not turn into the report of the justification. >> organizers vowed to hold more protest and are considering a boycott of chicago businesses. as you saw protesters block the entrances to big name stores like nike, macies and disney, and the stores locked the doors as the demonstrators lined up. activist around the country will be looking at baltimore on monday when the officer killed mr. gray. the jurors will not be sequestered but can keep their identity secrets. chris gordon will be recovering the trial and will bring updates on the air in the nbc washington app. a beautiful sunset taking

place right now. if you take a picture, snap a picture of facebook. i would love to see it. 61 degrees, and 7:00, still nice and a temperature around 57 this evening, and heading out, not worried about any rain, and clouds will be increasing overnight tonight by 11:00, a temperature of 52. storm team 4 radar, doug and i keeping a close eye on this area of rain, and it will have some impact over the weekend, and especially on sunday. outdoor exercise, and definitely need the warmer layer on sunday, and tomorrow the better of the two days, and hanging lights, i recommend doing it tomorrow. comfortable temperatures once again, and just heading to the park with the kids and looking good on saturday and later on sunday, tracking rain on sunday morning. for now we're going to send things out to mike seidel, and now the reporting of freezing rain and blustery winds.

>> reporter: it has been a cold afternoon in oklahoma city, and so far just plain rain. our temperature has been flirting with 32 degrees, freezing at times, and west of here we had freezing rain and snow in the panhandle, and there are ice storm warnings continuing right now. here in oklahoma city, we have the risk of freezing rain tonight and into saturday morning and in the warm sector of the storm down in texas, they had a lot of rainfall from thanksgiving into this morning, and water rescues in dallas fort worth, and a deputy was trying to save a driver. the other big story out of dallas, they had 4.5 inches of rain before thanksgiving, and now their wettest day on record. better next week here in the plain states. i am weather channel,

meteorologist, mike seidel, for news4, back to you. >> that system will have an impact on our weather for the workweek and i will have the latest timing on the rain and updates to the forecast in about ten minutes. >> thank you, amelia. a sea of flags and flowers marking a national day of mourning for france. while a new arrest in those paris attacks mark a shift in the security focus in nearby bell some. >> today the federal prosecution officer here said that yesterday they arrested a man here in brussels and they charged him with terrorists murders and participation to activities with a terrorists organization. they have not said whether those charges are related to the terror attacks in paris, but if so if that will be confirmed also, he will be the sixth person who has been charged with terrorism since the attacks, and

this came on a day, yesterday, when the government lowered the terror threat alert saying that an attack is no longer serious and imminent but still possible and probable, but clearly even though the main fugitives linked to the terror attacks in france are still at large, the authorities may know something that we don't, because they decided to lower the threat level and they also went ahead with the opening of the street, the christmas market, the winter wonderland here and this will attract large crowds that could be a target for the terrorists and something the government advised the population against and we have been there and we have seen a lot of police men and soldiers making sure people could shop freely and be reassured when they shop for food and drinks, and now back to

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million. this is not a head scratcher, and if this was a place with all the presidents. people would flock to it, right? there was, and they didn't. this used to be president's park, a tourist attraction in virginia that elected to shut its doors after facing tough head winds. >> i just couldn't see destroying them. there was a lot of work in them. we went out and picked them up, and popped a hole in their head and picked them up by their steal frame and figured out how to get them up here. >> now, some standing 20 feet high and weighing between 15 and 20,000 pounds, lie in state on the 400-acre farm. some are in better shape than

others. and washington was nearly decapitated, and woodrow wilson has seen better days. but he has a plan. >> i am going to build a park for them, for kids, education, tourism, help the community. >> if that plan gets off the ground, he is ready with a model of president obama, and whoever might come after. >> do you follow the current presidential race, anyone of them do you think would make a good bust? >> i was thinking about calling donald and go ahead and see if he would make one or two up, and he would want a big one, may even make it out of gold. >> and then giving new meaning to the phrase washington is broken. >> well said. >> where is that in virginia? we need to get the i-team on that so we can go and see them. >> i can't believe they were going to destroy those statues. >> so cool. >> you saw it here.

>> yep. we are working several stories where officials sent a letter saying we are going to welcome syrian refugees. after the attacks he said he would oppose accepting them until he received certain assurances. still ahead, a creepy crawler caught on a nanny cam. he led police on a chase through two northern virginia jury sticktions, and then the guy behind the

the church received an outpouring after a gunman open fire on people praying inside the church. you are going to donate a million to the hope fund. they will spend the rest of the money on a permanent memorial and fund scholarships and make building improvements and continue their community outreach. not everybody applied to give out medical marijuana in maryland is going to get the chance to do so. the state says it has more than a thousand applications for the medical cannabis program.

they are going to delay the first round of approvals until after january. >> this is the last thing you want see when you look at your nanny camera. >> the video is startling, ranking up at the top of a homeowner's nightmare. a nanny cam captured this. >> scared, very scared. >> this woman was lying in the bed on the left with her husband as the burglar crept around swiping a cell phone off the dresser, and three children were sleeping on the other side of the room, and she realized it

was a dangerous stranger lurking steps away from them. >> there was a knife in his mouth? >> the residents say the shiny object clinched between the suspect's lips a knife. >> this man, a family we begin with 5:00 with the breaking news out of colorado

springs. four police officers are hurt in an active shooter situation at a planned parenthood office there and there are still under fire there. police also confirmed civilians have been hurt but we don't know how many. we don't know what the shooter's motivation may have been. chris lawrence will join us from the live desk in minutes. back in our area a. high-speed chase that involved a man hitting several police cars today. i am doreen gentzlor. they are doing at least 50 miles per hour as the suspect sped along eisenhower avenue. some of them had been trailing him from way back in springfield when he first took off from a traffic stop.

you see the traffic circle down there? that's where the suspect made a wrong move, when he turned down a dead end street. >> literally, figuratively the end of the road for a man that fled from a traffic stop and led police on a chase through two jurisdictions. it must have looked like a movie scene as the suspect plowed into the tree and fence. he was quickly surrounded by officers including some whose cars he repeatedly smashed. just listen to the radio communication from the officers and cruisers. one fairfax county unmarked cruiser was left behind just off the beltway after it was hit and that's where police thought they had the guy stopped, boxing him in at a light and then the civilian car in front of him moved. >> i heard a bunch of noise, the police officers were speeding