jack and umbrella. the temperatures are going to stay right around there for much of the day. we're not talking about heavy rain. we're talking about that ann annoying nuisance rain and it's kind of shouldry. could be showery, drizzly in spots. we're talking maybe an umbrella with showers. here's that rain draped across the commonwealth and district. eventually it will end as it sinks to the south but we're going to time it out and let you know when the rest of the rain chances are this week coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, lauryn. right now thousands are headed on the road or ready to head back home. you're taking a live look right now at a wet columbia pike. they took advantage of the lower gas prices and hit the roads to get to grandma's house this year. "news4's" derrick ward is live for us. derrick, how is it looking out

there? >> reporter: we're starting to see volume picking up. but we do know the heavier traffic is yet to come. 47 million americans are expected to take to the roads some way today this holiday season and 90% of those, 42 million, are expected to be driving. and what they will encounter, at least in our area, are indeed wet roads. as we heard, nuisance rain. of course, points west are seeing a lot worse traffic and a lot worse weather conditions than we are. airline travel is expected to be up as well and that's due to airfares that are about 10% down over last year and hotel fees that are flat over last year. but you know who else also sees some big, big revenue and volume this time of year? that is amtrak. they're expected to be in the midst of their business yft travel day in the year. we'll hear more about that coming up. right now if you're taking to the roads, at least 95.

we're going to have company out there but things are moving well. you have to be cautious because of the roads and the visibility. we're live in laurel. back to you. >> reporter: happening right now, a manhunt is urnltd way after a police officer is shot and killed. this happened in pennsylvania. st. clair township officer lloyd reed was shot as he responded to a domestic situation last night. authorities are searching for reachelle ter jr. in connection with that shooting. they're asking residents to secure their homes as the manhunt continues. the university of colorado and colorado springs is mourning the loss of the officer killed in that planned parenthood shooting. now, officer garrett swasey served at the university for six years. here's a picture of him here. the police force joined the school's basketball game for a moment of silence before yesterday's game. they're still investigating a motive but robert lewis dear ranted and raived about politics

and awork. he said, quote, no more baby parts, end quote, in reference to abortions. we get the latest from nbc's leanne gregg. >> reporter: a canned dell light vigil for a plav who lost his life. over a gunman who terrorized a neighborhood. on friday reports of shots fired on the west side of colorado springs. when police arrive they'd were met with a hail of gunfire. law enforcement says the shooter robert lewis dear armed with an ak-47 rifle fired into a strip mall wounding nine and killing three. >> there was a guy behind me with blood splatter and he said there's an active shooter outside. >> reporter: he finally gave up and was taken into custody. the colorado sprengs mayor was the first of those who responded. >> there's no question we could

have had more victims but for the incredible white sox of the first responders in this case. >> reporter: now as the community mourns the loss, an investigation is under way into what led to the shooting. leanne gregg, nbc news, colorado springs, colorado. >> reporter: former olympic skater nancy kerrigan called officer swayze one of her best friends. before he joined the force he was a competitive skater in massachusetts and trained with kerrigan. >> when i was competing he would wait for the crowd to be quiet before he yelled so i would know he was there and cheering for me, to make sure i knew he was supporting me. it was a lot of fun r friends say swaysey was a world junure champion. the other victims' names have not been released. paul wiedefeld was unanimously appointed by the

board. he mass a four-year contract in place. he's a maryland native. the latest man to jump the white house phen is expected in court tomorrow but apaurnltdly joseph caputo didn't think he was going to make it out of there alive. authorities found a suicide note inside the home where he was staying. he was released to secret service for a psychological evaluation. tomorrow a jury investigation is under way. willie porter faces several charges including manslaughter. he's the first of six officers to go on trial. now chris gordon will have live reports starting at 6:00 a.m. on "news4 today." today is your last chan to see the nutcracker at the kennedy center. the christmas classic opened on wednesday and closes at the center tonight you. can catch the ballet at other theaters in the area. you can see it at the warner theater from december 3rd until the 27th and the music center in strat moore on december 21st and

22nd. coming up, it's called dead man's curve and things turned badly for a family this paflt holiday. a local man is being credited for what he did when he saw they need help. a man makes a turn to a drive through of an outback steakhouse. why sould could have mistaken donald trump's latest rally for a circus act. we're streaming live on facebook starting at 8:30 a.m. you're going to finding our live stream chat easily if yo gough to the nbc

take a look at this. a tractor trailer crashed into

the back of an outback steakhouse. it ran off the road and crashed through trees and hit the back of the outback. surprisingly more people weren't hurt. >> look at that. two people are dead and one person is badly hurt after garage truck crashed into an suv on long island. it happened yesterday morning, taking down power lines. it burst into flames killing the driver and a passenger. hundreds of people lost power. the driver was taken to the hospital. he's expected to be oklahoma. why don't we take you to decision 2016. donald trump bringing his campaign to the area this week. he's going to be in in manassas aet the fairgrounds wednesday. here's a little taste of what it might look like. at campaign rally in florida yesterday the billionaire arrived in this, a helicopter, and he also had this, a live elephant right there with his "make america a great again"

slogan on the elephant. he krit side others for using super pacs to fund their campaigns. >> used my own monl, except i won't preface it. people cement in $25, $30, $50. we take it because we can't send it back. how can you send it back to something? we can't because it would hurt their feelings. >> reporter: trump continues to be the front-runner by as much as double. >> well, carson spent the last few days touring refugee camps. the retired neurosurgeon also suggested the camp should serve as a long-term solution to millions of refugees while others could be absorbed by middle eastern countries and both trump and carson will face tough questions by chuck todd on "meet the press." can see chuck's interview right

here. someone's stealing christmas from folks in california. it's not the grinch. it's the drought. we'll show you how. turn on the windshield wipers, thank you very much. right on cue. a lot of rain and dreary so far.

it's going to be an icy snowy treacherous dane. eight deaths in texas, six in kansas. a lot of power lines down leaving people without electricity. snow expected through colorado and the northern dakotas. theme pea injuthree people 20 injured. no one has claimed responsibility. just nine days ago islamic militants attacked the radisson blu hotel in the capital kill 20g people. a tennessee woman drove herself and three kids into a nashville pond on thanksgiving day. the kids were able to free themselves from a partially submerged vehicle and called for help. officers faunld her wet and shivering under a tree. she kept falling asleep behind

the wheel. she was too drunk to stand for a sobriety test. she's now in jail and the kids are with the department's welfare service. man helped rescue a family after bad car crash. this happened friday night in poolesville and he tells "news4's" darcy spencer why he felt the need to help. >> reporter: nick tucci shows where a car ran off the road slamming into a utility pole. he was driving in front of them on thanksgiving night in poolesville. >> i heard a loud crash behind me and i looked in the rear view mirror and i saw the vehicle in midair strike the pole and land on its side. >> reporter: the suv had what appeared to be power lines draped across it. a pregnant mom and her two kids were trapped inside. the dad was able to make it out.

>> i heard little kids crying inside the vehicle and i was like, i've about got to get them out of there. >> reporter: tucci says he climbed inside the sfs through the sunroof, helped unbuckle the mom and kids and pulled them out. he and the dad helped get mom and the kids out before rescue arrived. >> i was glad i was able to help them out. >> he said this spot is known as deadman's curve and he hopes safety changes are make the road and curve safer. darcy spencer reporting there. tucci said rumble strips and signs may help keep drivers safe. the family is all safe and okay. there could be big fines for folks who pass school buses improperly. arlington and others have added

exterr cameras on some of their buses by fines can't legally be handed out to violators lek. citations must be handed out in person. the arlington board and school board have asked legislators the amend that law to a mend citations to be mailed out. the university of virginia is work on a new pilot program to lep dementia patients. the program will team dementia patients and their caretakers with care managers who can help them find services like adult day care and transportation. >> trees for christmas, they're a little bit not doing so well. the youers are a bit nervous about the holiday season here. some treer varieties are growing at a much slower pace due to the drought there. that means they can't be sold yet because they're too small. many of the trees they planneded last year didn't make it. they're supporting trees that

get more rain. >> they're saying the needs, a lot of them are even rust color and flaking and breaking off and basically they're saying these trees are getting sun burned. >> that sounds about right. they cannot catch a break. hopefully they won't have too much rain coming up in a couple of seasons where they're going to see mudslides and all that. it is just a losing season for them out there. it was winning for us over the holiday weekend. my goodness, the temperatures with so warm out there. it made you feel like it was spring. we're back to reality as we continue to see rain and much cooler conditions. in fact, look at our city camera if you want to. it is a little on the wet side. it's gray and cloudy out there from our city camera. you can barely see anything. so this is what we're talking about. let's go ahead and break it town for you, what you can expect

here. rain is diminishing, but i do believe there is going to be light rain and drizzle south. we're going to see it work its way in here. i don't believe it will get to too far south. we're talking about around ashland, rush monld, those regions. i just want to say that in case you're traveling. rain chances back here monday night, tuesday, and also on wednesday. here's look at our planner, 49 degrees. we're going stay there right around through much of the day. again, showers continue through the midday and the rain moves south by about noon. should be out by noon. i know some people were asking about it. visibility down as well. you might want to watch out as you make your way into the shenandoah valley and some of the valley. you can see most of the heavy rain diminishing. a frontal system is sinking to

the south. we're getting light rain. again, it is moving on down throughout our reefrmt here's a look at the futurecast. we have rain there. but i don't believe this is picking up some of that drizzle we're going have. from about, here fred ring burg and in areas soekt. if you're driving in that direction. if you're going north, it will be damp. either way we'll be cloudy and goddy throughout the day. the only place where it will clear is northeastern maryland. then we've got rain returning for tomorrow night so your commute will be fine. we might have to watch for rain showers. rain showers unfortunately will continue for tuesday. if you're leaving the light rain will continue. midday or evening, that's when you might want to get on the roadway. as i said, nfc matchup as the giants take on the redskins.

temperatures around 50 degrees. should wrap up by the time we get into kickoff. we geefrt your seven-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. we'll talk about the warmup, possibly warmup coming up. >> thank you, lauryn. four children skied 68 miles to the north poly. that's equal to over 1,100 football fields. they're not trying to see santa, though. why they're hoping president obama takes notice. now after the thanksgiving holiday we're just about two months out until if first nominating contest in a and new hampshire and the republican race is shaping up to be wide open. >> here's where the gp contest now stands. donald trump is ahead in almost every pole after the paris terrorist attacks, ted cruz is gaining ground. ben carson is losing. marco rub yes remains in double digits and jeb bush remains mired in low digits. >> hillary clinton still leads

comfortably bernie sanl ders. but new hampshire looks to be a jump ball. former mayor martin o'malley, the only other competitor is still stuck in the low single digits. >> while it will resume over the holidays the real sprint will holidays the real sprint will take place in january, the

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four norwegian teens skied close to 70 miles toward the north pole and it wasn't to meet santa. they did it to raise awareness of climate change during the trip, and they looked intense. get this. they hoped to meet the president at the summit. he invited them to bring their findings. >> they leave starting at 11:00 this morning. >> he'll join other leaders to look at ways to limit global temperature. gabe gutierrez reports from paris that there is increased security in the wake of the terrorist attacks. >> reporter: security is ramping up in france ahead of cop 21. some 140 heads of state are

expected as or tens of thousands of visitors. since the zbrining of november france has deployed 100,000 troops and police officers throughout the country and another 3,000 troops are expected at the climate conference. highways will be shut down, boulevards will be closed and public transportation will be free on sunday and monday, although police are urging commuters to stay at home. >> reporter: the first message i want to deliver again today, it's call for a great viv ledge from all the inhabitants of our region and a call for not using cars on monday because of the restrictions in this area. >> it all comes as the country is reeling from the terrorist attacks two weekends ago. 130 people were killed and the international manhunt are continuing if.

coming up, a newborn in california is safe and being cared for. >> but she almost did not make it through her first hour. someone hid the baby in the ground. how she managed to stay alive. >> and he was just shooting. >> witnesses describe seeing the deadly shooting in colorado and we're learning how the people inside the planned parenthood even scaped alive. >> the two things that will be >> the two things that will be different from yest

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9:30 on the dot. here are the top stories we're following on this sunday morning. the suspect ranted about politics and abortion. when questioned by police, robert lewis dear said, quote, no more baby part, in reference to planned parenthood. and a live look at i-95 in virginia. you're going to want to watch for that spray and wet roads early this morning. you may face a slow journey back in after the holiday weekend. according to our news partner w wtop, probably no sur pryce prize. this could take you a couple two to three hours.

>> today is a busy day all the way around. >> you want the weather to cooperate. >> we know just who to blame. >> that's why you brought me in here. >> that's why we brought you in here. >> probably -- it's funny. any time i've worked a weekend it's be so nice outside. i get in here after the holiday, it's rang. what's going on. i didn't bring it with me, i promise. it was beautiful wednesday, beautiful thursday, friday, saturday. right now we're at the 50-degree mark and that's where we're going to station, upper 40s to around 50 degrees. i do believe we're going to dry out this afternoon. temperatures may go up a little bit, but don't bank on it too much. the temperatures are going to start to diminish and sink to the south, end up as a light rain and drizzle mostly around

the south of fredericksburg and through ridgemond. if that's where your travels take you, that's what you can expect. the rain will be out of here by noon, but we've got more rain in the forecast monday, tuesday, wednesday, and time ought though up showing you that on a wednesday. >> thank you, lauryn. new details after terrifying discovery. investigators say a newborn found buried alive in compton may have been bosh at a hospital. the baby was apparently about 48 hours old when she was found by deputies. two sisters say they heard the baby's cries when they were with out for a walk. they found the baby buried in a hospital blanket under pieces of rubble. the baby is expected to be okay. the temperature dipped into the 40s. officers said the baby almost did not make it. >> if the child had spent the

night there, the baub would haven't survived. >> well t police still need help finding who left the baby there. while the victims from the colorado shooting are in good condition, they're expected to recover. they were safely evacuated during the shooting on friday. the standoff lasted few nearly five hours. they were holed up in a nearby shopping center as police responded. >> gunshots. from there the bullets went through the wall. you could see it and smell it, the gun powder. >> the university of colorado, colorado springs police officer garrett swasey was killed. >> the colorado springs shooting is a crime against women who use plant parenthood health care services. they're ready to offer any help that they need in their

investigation. churchgoers who found a back in a church marijuana jer in new york are considering adoption. we're learning that the parishioners want the baby to stay in the congregation. the 5-pound baby boy was found in the church's nativity scene. the mother will not be charged. today pope francis is in central africa with a message of peace. this will be the final stop of hiss first trip to africa. today he'll meet with muslim leaders. they have displaced more than 1 mullion people and many hope the pope's message of peace will encourage stability in the nation. >> soon you'll be able to use a bike shower program in prince george's county. a feezlet study due early next kwleer will help to figure out if the program is a good fit. right now you can use it in the

district. montgomery county, inferior fax, reston next year. that means prince george's down tu will be the only county not awing the program. coming up in the wook ahead, new report shows heroin use is un. there were to deaths in the first suction months of the year. that's compared to 33 deaths in all of last year. the use of naloxone has also increased. also this week metro employees will be on hand at the anacostia station to go from paper to palace took fare cards. about 30 stations still have the fare cards available but by january they'll only issue palace took smart trup cards. balances can be transferred through june of next year. >> the national christmas tree lighting is this week. darkd crosby, stephen stills,

graham nash, kelsea bell reny and the joyous string quartet will be there. the lighting was thursday on the ellipse. here's how it looked in downtown d.c. last night. that's eun yang flipping the switch. everybody got into the holiday spirit with caroling that everybody might wreck news. the melodores. they won season fuv of the nbc show "the singe-off." a homeowner goes to lielt his chichlny and there's a scream from the chimney. the ending is not ads you think. we circulate the latest on the shooting of a 12-year-old boy in cleveland. boy in cleveland. the evidence the family

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welcome back. around this time every year, many jurisdictions across the country celebrate adoption day in court, something the "daily connection" beg district of columbia began doing. >> dwleer this year 25 children welcomed. "news4's" barbara harrison has more. >> reporter: the leslie family singers were back this year to herald the beginning of another adoption day in court. 29th year since d.c. launched this event, one of first of its kind in the nation and i am lucky to be here every year when the d.c. sue poor yore courthouse is filled with bloons and babies and families like the browns who came here to make it official. the adoption of their darling new daughter ella. one by one the families came

forward. some adopting one. some adopting one more. some taking home two. and one family going home with enough for their own basketball team, five siblings that the new parents wanted to keep together and be for those five their forever family. and all the family court judges who work here at the superior court were waiting for them. waiting to sign their decrees of adoption. and someone else who works here, someone who has helped put this event together for the last 14 years was here this time for a different reason, becoming a mom for the first time, adopting daar. this was more than 12 years ago when daar, a "wednesday's child" was a bright 9-year-old who told me he just wanted to have family to love him. he's 22 years now. and after 22 years as a mentor and a foster mom, she's become

the mother of a young man who's at penn state. >> always dreamed i would boo b here on adoption day but not at such late age. >> better late than ever. >> better late than ever. and i have a great mom. >> it's such a joy. it was a great day to celebrate a new day. >> you wand to take it in. you can check out the website at nbcwashington.com. if you've been thinking about adopting you might want to visit the upcoming adoption expo on december 5th at the carnegie library in washington. you can find out more information on our nbc washington website. >> well, "news4's" aaron

gilchrist went looking for answers about how local police are trained in the use of force. he's going to show us what he found at the prince george's county special iefted training unit. >> let's see what's going on outside now. not so pretty. the sun is starting to peak just a little bit. we have a lot of clouds but it's not going to do any good with today's cooler weather as far as the sun's concerned. when lauryn ricketts

. new enhanced video will be shown to the grand jury in the killing of a 12-year-old boy. rice was carrying a pellet gun when he was shot. attorneys for the boy's family want their own experts to testify. the defense argues that the officer had no way of knowing that rice was carrying a pellet gun. from chicago to minneapolis, baltimore to ferguson and cities all over the country, the use of police force is under more scrutiny than ever. >> it certainly is. "news4' "news4's" aaron gilchrist went in sierra. of answers as to when officers use force. >> reporter: it's a training scenario officers use every year, making the call and firing on a suspect. in prince george's county

officers are taught to consider several other steps before a bullet ever leaves the chamber. >> to be able to use force to protect citizens, protect themselves, and force laws, things like that. they have to have a clear understanding. there's a lot riding on it. >> reporter: he runs the specialized training unit, the use of force team. he says training starts with dozens of hours in the classroom and videos of what's right and what's not. in the field he said officers' professional presence is usually enough to defuse the situation as the officers are showing up. >> domestic assault. >> i need you to turn around. >> we spend just as much time teaching the officer how to defuse techniques. >> they're using very short, very firm commands. >> if you don't obey those verbal commands, nowky put my hands on you and move you. >> that is where things can get even more complex.

officers are trained to meet resistance with the appropriate level of force considering all the factors in in one encounter to get control that. could mean strike with a hand or baton. a control hold like this. >> pepper spray falls under active resis and the and now you start flailing, pushing, things like that, the officer is going to back away, create distance. he's going to give a verbal warning. i'm going to spray you. >> police officers are constantly and quickly assessing an encounter and deciding the best tactic sometimes as the trainer showed us, the appropriate response might be a taser. >> most of our taser deployments are people who are physically assaultive toward an officer or other person and now that would be justification to use the taser. >> officers are given all the necessary gear and then put in a scenario that tests their judgment on what they need to do. this is part of the overall

judgment enhancement training. in the simulator, they change variabilities based on officers decisions. >> put the gun down, drop the gun. >> our deadly force policy says the suspect must pose an imminent threat of death of injury too another person. >> this training scenario sends officers into a mock office building. a man shows up with a gun. here hesitating to shoot a clear deadly force threat in the back turns the scene into a murder/suicide. >> because we didn't stop him, what happened? >> he kills her and himself. >> are you justified in somebody shooting somebody in the back walking away? absolutely. >> sergeant gleason says 98% of the calls don't require any force but those who don't

resporfollow protocol have to face the consequences of their actions. get this. schonning is down a billion from last year. increased online shopping, extending sales, and the weather across the country contributes to a lack luster friday. retailers expect people to pull out their wallets. they're going to spend more. >> it's easier online. >> president obama headed out. he took his daughter sasha and malia. look at how big they are, by the way. they bought what appeared to be gifts. different books from various ages and afterward the president took them over to a pop sick cal store for a little bit of fun there. pleasant pops and post shopping dessert. >> we've got giving tuesday. it's just around the corner. we have a day for giving thanks

and another for snagging up all the deals on black friday and sunday. yada, yada, yada. tuesday's about giving back. many of you will be look doeg nate to charity but before doing that, you'll want to do your homework, find out how much of the donation is going go to the charity itself. watch out for fake charities and never give karchlt write a check, pay with a credit card. during that time scammers are out in full force. they know you have good hearts and they make it look like an official charity. it changes one word or a letter so you always have to double-check. >> got to be careful. >> trgrinchs out there. >> you're not a grinch necessarily. >> i loved the weather. >> i love where we're at today. >> you said you want to keep this going all the way to christmas. >> listen. i'll do 70 degrees in flip-flops

and shorts all the way through the rest of the year. >> first half of the day is what we geefb to get through. >> you erie absolutely right. once we get a few raindrops, we know all too well we get a few. it's jut over from there. let's show you what's going on auto there. much cooler condition. you step outside. you're going to need your umbrella and rain jacket and long parchlts. i was sitting outside thursday. it was warm out there. it's going to be a shock to the system today. you can see temperatures are going to continue to stay in the upper 40s, lower 50s. one side or the other. but, yes, it is warm. rain will eventually get out of here as we continue through much of the day. we're looking at just some

warmer conditions over the last couple of days as opposed to today. so right now temperatures are in the mid to upper 40s. we do have the showers. and, again, they will end once we get to right around noon. they'll start to cinch to the south and we'll start to see everything come to an end. if you're driving south. we're going to see light drizzle and light rain. the impact forecast, moderate rachblt much cooler and rain through the morning. here's look at the drawer right now. it definitely filled in earlier today. it's sinking to the south and the east and it will be out of here by noochblt but if you're headed south, that's when we're going to have more rain. if you're headed off to the west and south, that's where we're getting rain in texas. i know they're going to see snow in denver for tonight's football game and snow through the nation's midland.

if you're hanging around and want to get your christmas tree, it's going to be damp and cool. i'd wait until next week because of the wetness out there. travel, we talked about it. it's going be really treacherous this morn and wet throughout the afternoon with that spray still around. but, again, we'll have some clouts around for the evening and into the overnight to start your day. we'll keep the clouds around and rain chances increase and then through much of the day on wednesday or monday night, tuesday, and also into wednesday. here's a look at your forecast forecast. rain will come to your end by about noon and then rain tomorrow night. rain on tuesday and wednesday and then we clear out and thursday, friday, and saturday with temperatures in the low 50s. >> all right. thanks, lauren. something could be hidden inside one of the most famous tombs in egypt. why some say it could cobe the find of the century. >> here are some event use can check out. the alexandria youth camp having

its annual christmas tree fund-raiser from 10:00 this morning until 8:00 tonight near the amtrak station. and if you still have an unkavd pumpkin, you can drop it off at the chevy chase community center. volunteers

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investigating a bizarre death. a suspected burglar died while getting stuck in a chimney. the homeowner said he heard the man after lighting a fire in the fireplace. the man then called the police. the firefighters used jackhammers to break open the chimney, but by the time they got to him, he was already dead. they'll do an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death. experts look at new radar images and believe there are passages leading to a new chamber. it could be the final resting place of the lost queen neffer teeny. she's thought to be king tut's stepmother. we'll tell you what man told investigators could be a motive. >> it ooh going be a rainy next few days. your current conditions at 10:00 a.m. with lauryn ricketts. >> reporter: the big getback

hope you're having a great sunday. >> we've got a lot of action behind us. >> i'm adam tuss. >> and