let's just say it's not going to be real sunny. a lot of rain coming through. i'm "storm team 4" meteorologist tom kierein. i've got your hour-by-hour forecast on when your rain comes and goes coming right out. right now, a lock-in of five schools in alexandria after a bank robbery. a lot of tinkt. we're going to have some more information on that in just a minute. and i'm eun yang. heading home after a tense few days in paris, president obama gets ready to return to washington, his strong message that he hopes lasts even when he is no long irpresident. a painstaking process right

now. right now the search for those who want to handle the baltimore police officer trial. that's coming up. "news4" midday starts right now. >> look at those low clouds. that's a view from our tower camera. we've got it pointed down. if we point it any further up, it will be in the thick of the fog. it's damp from the morning rain we've had. look, we've got more on the way. conveyer belt of rain coming out of the southwest from tennessee valley. a little bit of a break in southwestern virginia. we may get a bit of a respite by later on this afternoon. all of this is tracking off, sweeping across virginia, into the district and into maryland. off and on showers throughout the rest of the afternoon. this little patch of yellow, there's some moderate rain in prince george's county. dark green, moderate rain. the blue, scattered drizzle that

we have across western fairfax county and all the area of roads are all wet now and temperatures are rather chilly. we're just in the mid to upper 40s around the metro area. low to mid 50s around the chesapeake bay. near 40s. >> i'm melissa mollet at the lock-in. we have a lot of police activity in the 800 block of north washington street. police say two expects went into a bank there. nobody was hurt. at this point george washington middle school. cord charles elementary and mt. vernon community all in a lock-in. lock-in doesn't mean a lockdown. all doors locked and classes continue but no one is allowed

in or out. parents are asked not to call but to head to the website. we do have a link on the nbc washington app. >> reporter: this is chris gordon live. jurors being screen ed and as yu might have heard, i eit's about the freddie gray case. they're questioned, meant to determine if they would give more weight or less to the testimony of police officers. that's because a lot of the witnesses aet this trial will be

police and the defendant officer william porter has indicated he's considering testifying on his own behalf. now, the potential witnesses, the potential jurors yesterday were sent home and told that some of them will be getting a notice tonight to report back to court tomorrow. that appears when the court will be ready to pick the final 12 to sit on the trial. we'll be updating you on "news4" and our nbc washington app. barbara, back to you. >> thank you, chris. right now president obama is on his way back from meetings on climate change in paris. he said no matter which candidate wins the election, they will uphold u.s. commitment on climate change. the president left the meeting calling the deal critical to the global economy and u.s. security. >> and before long we're going to have to devote more and more of our economic and military resources not grow the opportunity for our people but

to adapting to the various consequences of the changing planet. >> the president also stressed the need for collaboration to fight global issues and terrorism. take a look at this scene here. damage is significant. montgomery county officials say an electrical problem started a fire in the basement. the smoke alarm alerted the residents. they escaped on their own. a man went to the hospital for smoke inhalation and burns. a trial is happening right now for a prince george's county police officer. the officer put his gun to the head of man in 2014. he threatened a man in buoy after they parked outside of a home. opening statements begin at 9:00 this morning. looking live at the white house where you can see a big red ribbon. it's all in honor of world aids day. you can check out more on our

nbc washington app and we'll go through all the event use can check out in 15 minutes. right now new developments in a fight over mega gas stations. montgomery county leaders are voting today to make it harder for those stations to be built too close to homes and schools. it would end the problem between costco and the regional mall in wheaton. costgo has been trying to build a gas station there since 2010. why you'll soon know about the metro's new leader and what he has in mind for metro's new future. caught on camera. breaking the law and getting away with it. the technicality that could

developing right now a judge

is sentencing a former teacher. he was accused of touching and kissing a 14-year-old girl. she was at silver springs school. he was a educator at the time. he also worked as an assistant track coach over the past two years. sometimes drivers who break the law and get caught on camera aren't getting fined for it. there's a loophole with school buses with cameras. in virginia the law says citations have bo be handed to the driver, not mailed. delegate kay corey introduced a bill to change that. adam tuss sat down with metro's new g.m. for his first tv interview. on the first day of his job he received sobering news about how riders feel about the system. a new customer satisfaction

survey shows that just 60% are satisfied with the service. that's down from as high as 84% two years ago. you can see that later today on "news4" at 4. a soggy start to december. it's the kind of day you need a warm jack and an umbrella.

wet and chilly. we have moderate rain tag. when you move away from your tv, you can track it on your nbc washington app. all of it coming from a conveyer of rain from the tennessee valley, west virginia, maryland, and the district all tracking off to the north and east. generally we have light rain in washington and northern suburbs. a few pockets of moderate rain.

that's in prince george's county. that's going move into anne arundel county. what to wear? long sleeves, pants, rain boots. you'll need to jump over a puddle. afternoon commute, caution light as well as the evening rush and wednesday morning's rush hour. it will be slowing with wet roads. i'm now working on the hour-by-hour forecast of when this rain gets out of here. we'll look at that coming up in a couple of minutes. >> thank you, tom. a kansas bus company is offering free rides all day today to remember the civil rights activist. topeka, kansas, metro, has designed this city bus in the same color as the 1950s bus. on this day in 1955 parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. parks was arrested. her actions sparked the start of

a civil rights movement in the u.s. >> she's, of course, recognized as a leader and icon. >> a brave person. now on "news4" midday, weekend weather impacts millions. >> that's right. we will show you the impact and tell you how crews here are getting ready for a long winter. stay with us. we'll be right back.

chilly, brisk, and wet now

on "news4" midday. we're tracking showers that have been falling. they'll keep falling. >> looks like a washout here, tom. >> this is what i love to wear. my "storm team 4" coat with a hood. it's waterproof, it's warm. you need it today as we've got the rain falling. there's the "storm team 4" radar continuing show light rain and drizzle around the metro area. it's coming out a little bit harder in fairfax and southern prince william. right on the prince george's/anne arundel line. staying wet the next 12 hours. temperatures by 3:00, 50, a little over 50 by 7:00 p.m. may taper off with a bit of drizzle. here's hour-by-hour timing of that as we settle down by late afternoon with a little bit of drizzle. then the moderate showers begin to return between 8:00 and 11 0 11:00. drizzle and fog by dawn on

wednesday. then tomorrow, there's the time. we'll see that rain surge right back in, 10:00 in the morning. then into the afternoon hours by 2:00 p.m. it continues to fall. by 9:00 tomorrow the last line of showers comes on through, and finally the rain ends by late tomorrow night. we'll have the umbrella handy. >> thank you, tom. there's a state of emergency in oklahoma. severe weather is hitting the midwest and the state has widespread ice on the roads. 74,000 people don't have power right now there. >> farther north in minnesota, they're dealing with several inches of snow from another big storm. take a look at this. there have been three already this year. the state patrol says dozens of people have been hurt in car crashes of which there were hundreds. they have declared snow emergencies. >> and as we get ready for winter here, we want to tell you about a few ways you can save on your energy bill. >> "news4's" kristin wright has an update from pepco. >> reporter: it's december 1st

and that means we're officially heading into the long winter months and we know that can get expensive. pepco held a news conference to talk about ways you can save. multiple wind storms are expected. that means energy bills will go up as we try to stay warm and do more in the house. there are several programs. there's budget billing where you split your bills into equal payments throughout the year. also there's federal and local and state assistance and special payment plans like this one from pepco. >> we have an extended payment date plan. some of our residential customers whose main source is from the government income or low income entitlement program, those customers can request an extension of their regular bill date without incurring a late charge so that the bill due date

will coincide and align with the date that they get their checks. >> reporter: pepco also adding today that people can fully expect there will be outages, but they say they're fully prepared in terms of manpower and resources to handle it. in northwest, kristin wright, "news4." i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. right now lawmakers are meeting to raise a strategy for syria and iraq. secretary ofhwh defense ash car and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff are meeting. you can see right here. with the armed house services committee. take a listen. >> we're at war. we're using the mite of the finest fighting force the world has ever known. tens of thousands are on rating in the broader middle east region, more on the way. we have some of our most advanced air forces attacking isil.

u.s. troops are advising and assisting ground operations in syria and iraq. >> they say the latest campaign is aimed at reducing isis's territorial control. they plan to do that, they say, by conducting strikes against isis targets to kill leaders, disrupt communication and kill revenue sources. ash carter says it has been difficult but u.s. will continue its campaign to defeat isis and it's helped to shrink the isis stronghold overseas. barbara? >> thanks, melissa. the first division 2016 vote happens two months from today in iowa and tomorrow night republican front-runner donald trump will be in manassas for a rally. he held an impromptu meeting last night with dozens of religious black leaders in new york. many of them endorsed him. >> hillary clinton has the support of all but one. elizabeth warren of massachusetts did not endorse clinton at an event in washington last night.

today we may learn more about the e-mails that hillary clinton released. the state released about 700 of them. it was part of the court order to release 66% of clinton's e-mails by the end of november. >> the issue is if we bring in tens of thousands of refugees into this country, have we solved the problem. the answer to that is no. >> republican ben carson made his first appearance on the "today" show this morning. he talked about the syrian refugee crisis, career politicians and the latest poll number. he's slipping behind donald trump and ted cruz. the colorado springs shooter has a previous charge for sexual assault. a woman claimed dear put a knife to her neck and sexually assaulted her. no records show how that case was handled.

president obama addressed the shooting a few hours ago in paris. >> in the united states we have the power to do more to prevent what is just a regular process of gun hocmicides. >> president obama voiced his frustration and hoped the latest shooting will voice a national conversation. he'll urge congress to actively prevent mass shootings. it's decision day in prince william county. students have to decide whether they'll stay at their school or go to the new colgan high school opening next year. stuck in the cold and the dark for hours. why a busful of people found themselves in the middle of a nightmare. plus, why you could soon be on television just for

i'm aaron gilchrist. here are four things to know. number one, they established this day back in ñr1988. the day aims to unite community against the stigma around those who have visit aids and those who lost the battle. number two, the theme is the time to act is now. aids-related deaths have fallen by 25% since 2000. the president's emergency plan has recently partnered with the elton john aids foundation. they will give grants to help with those. number 3, the red ribbon haas become the universal symbol of awareness and support. tonight bono is hosting a shop-a-thon on "jimmy kimmel live." it features a once-in-a-lifetime

experience that can be hosted. number 4. a number of companies are helping. the bill and melinda gates foundation will be donating and max factor will

right now a live view from the city camera. you can make out at least half of the washington monument. the top kind of disappears into the low clouds. it's got low drizzle. more rain beginning to move in in from the south and west out of the tennessee valley. across virginia, into maryland and virginia. the darker greens, that's where it's coming out harder. this now existing prince george's county moving across anne arundel through annapolis, that's the moderate rain. the area of light rain, still a

bit of light sprinkle activity. montgomery, fairfax and into loudoun county, prince william and northern fauquier county. we'll have this rain on and off through today, tonight and tomorrow with drizzle and fog in the 50s. finally the sun returns. will be a wonderful sight. look at how long it will be with us. the "storm team 4" seven-day outlook. thursday into next monday, highs in the 50s. that's the way it looks. >> looks good, tom. thank you. riding vre this afternoon could get you on tv. virginia railway says they're filming a segment called world's a greatest. it should be over by late tonight. the crew will get shots of passengers boarding vre trains. there will be a sign to let passengers know that they are being filmed. a charter bus company is apologizing after leaving passengers stranded all night long nearly for seven hours. the megabus blew a tire on an

overnight trip from st. paul, minnesota, to chicago. was on sunday. another bus came to pick up the passengers but not until 10:00 monday morning. >> it was very cold. there were a lot of people with medical conditions. >> one of the more than 60 passengers is pregnant. megabus released a statement apologizing and said all passengers will receive refunds for their trouble. down to the final stretch. we're going to tell you why you will soon loon why you may have to pay to drive on a local highway. and the change. a new feature that could view

right now lawyers are picking a jury. this morning dozens more potential jurors were in court and again all say they know about the freddie gray case already. six officers were charged after gray died of a severe spinal injury while in a baltimore police van earlier this year. man is in critical condition after a fire in north potomac. montgomery county firefighters say an electrical problem in the basement starting a fire around 3:00 this morning. the home has significant damage. firefighters say smoke alarms alerted the two people inside.

have an umbrella handy as we have more rain coming in. it has tapered off now. light rain and sprinkles and a little bit of drizzle in the western suburb. one area of moderate rain came in an hour ago. now that's moving into annapolis, anne arundel county and the bay bridge heading to the eastern shore. have your rain jacket, long sleeve, long pants, rain boots. you'll be jumping over puddles and an umbrella for the rest of the afternoon. caution light for the rest of the afternoon and into tomorrow morning as well as all the area roads will be wet with a little bit of ponding of water. don't anticipate any flooding though as the rain does move on through. over the next 12 hours, temperatures will remain chilly. they'll be holding around 50 degrees. tapering off. the drizzle this evening. another shot of rain in the low 50s by then. the rainy weather could disrupt roadwork in bethesda. starting today southbound lanes of russell pike are expected to

be closed between 495 and cedar lane. the work is expected to last all week. the road repairs are necessary because of the water main barack back in october. those loud gunshots in atlanta landed in one man's death. an officer tried to pull someone over yesterday. the driver took off and the police chased the car until it crashed. then the parnl in the car ran away. fleece say he and multiple officers shot at each other and the man was killed. there's atlanta officers were placed on routine leave. president obama is heading home from paris right now. the president was there for a conference on climate change. nbc's tracie potts shows us how he used his time there to focus on the fight against isis as well. >> reporter: new this morning the white house is announcing 73 more american companies promising go green, reducing

emissions by as much as half and converting to 100% renewable energy. >> this is the moment we finally determined we would save our planet. >> reporter: last night's very public dinner between president obama and them they dealt with two issues, climate change and terror threats. >> they're both serious threats and we have to deal with both of them. >> reporter: there have been achievements here. a clean energy debate by bill gates and a meeting with india and china, two of the world's biggest polluters. a one-on-one with vladimir putin on syria. >> the urgency should be on finding common ground. >> more on syria today with turkey's president. >> we discussed how turkey and russia can work together to de-escalate tensions. >> reporter: but the crowning achievement here, a global climate change deal, has yet to be announced. the u.s. is insisting it not be called a treaty so it doesn't

have to be approved by congress. there are 180 nations that have agreed to reduce car button emissions, but how will they do it? how much will they cut, and when will it get done? that's part of what negotiators are working on over the next two weeks. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. a lock-in lifted. it is now over. we now heard from alexandria police saying two suspects are now in kd in connection with a bank robbery. there was a lot of police activity as you can see near the corner of washington and montgomery earlier today. police say two swent into a bank, flashed a weapon and took cash. nobody, thankfully was hurt. barbara? >> thanks, melissa. three men are facing burglary charges right now. they broke into more than 50 storage units last week. stephon davis, timothy and

another were accused of stealing from a storage unit. they stole a box truck and took between $1,000 and $10,000 worth of stuff. one man is in jail right now on a $15,000 bond. the others were released on bail. plan to add tolls to i- 66 inside the beltway is headed for a showdown vote. the transportation commission is expected to vote on thursday. they'll decide to lay out how money raised from toms will be spent. this could be the last procedural vote before they have the final say next week. >> a new look at oscar pistorius days before he could be sent back to prison. the so-called blade runner is under house arrest for killing his girlfriend two years ago. here you see him smiling at a birthday party with his family.

if it goes against him, he could be in prison about at this time next week. new york city restaurants are all required to have a new item on the menu. starting today, a new rule requires chain restaurants in the big apple to have a special symbol on dishes that are high in sault. a salt. restauranteurs argue the cities should leave salt intake to federal regulators. >> all that clicking and purchasing you did yesterday set a record. plus which

cyber monday sales broke records. for the first time ever they did their shopping online than in stores. according to adobe there were 105 million visits and $3 billion in sales. it may have its pit falls.

avoid using wi-fi hot spots when using as your personal information may not be safe. they also say use a debit card or prepaid card to make purchases. you may be among the households giving up landlines. new data from the cdc shows just 8% of u.s. households have landlines. compare that with a decade ago when only 3% used only cell phones. fewer people who live in the northeast have cut the cord compares to the rest of the country. >> you know, we have a landline. we hardly use it and i never ppkanything like that. r >> mine doesn't ring that much. usually when it is, it's not somebody i want to talk to. the top baby names for 2015 are out. they may sound familiar to you. >> here you. for the third year in a row, jackson and sophia. and for girls, emma and oliviol. for the first time madison. on the boys side abra am and

liam. >> we all know a lot of babies. >> a lot of sophias and olivias. a lot of holidays can mean a lot of food, especially for me. >> we've already started. keeping the pounds off may not be as hard as you

chilly, soggy. rain advancing. into virginia, west virginia, maryland, the district, heading toward the eastern shore. all of this tracking on to the southwest and northeast. it's going to come and go. right now getting a little break from the moderate rain. there's another band though. more moderate showers here in southern virginia. that should be moving in over the next few hours into the middle part of the afternoon commute. right now along washington, a little light rain here and moderate rain in fairfax county. there's a look toward union

station. the flag hardly moving at all. you can see the pavement is all wet and the rainfall forecast, total amounts of rain in blue could get an inch or a little bit more, all of virginia and most of maryland. by the time all this ends tomorrow night. some spots could get over two inches but probably no flooding. >> thanks. would you like to avoid gaining those holiday pounds this year? we have some tips to help you out. eat before you head out to a party. this will help you. avoid filling up on the fat-filled foods that taste so good. use a smaller plate and take a small serving of food and avoid eating standing up. food experts say it's harder to keep track of what you're eating if you're on your feet. >> i'll try those tips, barbara. if the price of a house in our area is scaring you, you might consider a whole town out west. the south dakota up to of sweat is now up for sale, all of it. it is considering a ghost town about 100 miles southeast of

rapid city. here's what it includes. six acres, a three-bedroom shop, a former tire shop and its own watering hole. it could all be yours for $250,000. a big discount from the original asking price of $250,000 instead of the original asking price, $400,000. think of all the possibilities. >> let's go. it's incredible. never before seen. we're going to show it to you coming up on "news4" at 4 later today. plus, why it may not be that bad for your kids to have devices after all. stay with us.

>> and now on "news4" midday, we've got to a chilly rainfall on the nation's capital. it's the second straight day of steady showers, and it looks like it's going to last. >> "storm team 4" is tracking every move. let's check in with "storm team 4" meteorologist tom kierein. hey, tom. >> you know, on the bright side i love the aroma of rain mixing with the dry leaves and the air is fresh and clean and i guess that's it. it continues. rather dismal and dreary with the rain continuing to fall. light rain mostly in the metro area. moderate showers around the eastern shore. we're going to be holding city near the afternoon all the way into the evening with the occasional showers. it may taper off a bit with drizzles in the evening.

more showers likely on wednesday. highs tomorrow, upper 50s. feast your eyes on the seven-day outlook. thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, monday, each day, sunny. 50s. low 30s in the morning each day. that's the way it looks. nice. >> it sure does. thank you, tom. as president obama leaves the big global climate conference in paris, the leaders are heading there. >> we're learning about new goals for the city. for more on that mark segraves joins us live from a location most people have never even seen before, the roof of the wilson building. a story you'll only see on "news4." hey, mark. >> reporter: hey, eun. you know what? i have never covered this before and neither has the mayor. she wanted to come up here and show us these solar panels.

today mayor bowser announced she's expanding this program to 50 buildings across the district. school buildings, office buildings will all get these solar panels. it will begin next year and by the end of 2016 the district government will produce enough solar power to double the amount now generated the entire district of columbia. this project is going create about 100 new jobs to install the solar panels and maintain them and once they're up and running, it's going to save district taxpayers over the course of 20 years nearly $30 million. the district heads over to paris tomorrow. the director of the department of environment tells me they do have some concerns about security as they head over there, but they say there's no better time to go to paris than right now. you'll hear from both the director and the mayor this evening at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. reporting live from on top of

the wilson building, mark segraves, "news4." i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. also, metro's new g.m. sat down with our transportation reporter adam tuss. it's his first interview since taking the position. listen to what he had to say. >> what do you want to tell people? do you want to ask for their patience? >> no, i don't want to ask for their patience. i think they have been patient. i want to tell them i understand their frustrations and i'm working around the clock to make it better. >> on his first day on the job yesterday, he got some sobering news about how drives feel. a new satisfaction survey shows that 60% are satisfied with the service. you can see adam tuss's interview starting on "news4" at 4. eun? >> thank you, melissa. we'll be watching for news about

synthetic drugs. they're discussing two potential new laws. one would give police the potential aunt to close down and sell ald the other would make it easier to test for synthetic drugs when they arrest someone. as it starts to get colder, there are more ways to save on your heating and electric bills. pepco outlines it. one is budget billing which allows you to split your billing into equal payments throughout the year. you can also apply for federal, state, or local assistance. a woman who posted a picture of her dog with his mouth taped shut is now facing charges. she's now charged with cruelty to animals and could face up to 150 days in jail. her facebook page listed her as living in florida but police tracked her down after thousands of calls about the photo. the dog wasn't taking away from her. the police say taping the dog's

muzzle was a terrible idea. this man was found dead in his home. police have not said if there's anything suspicious about his death. fisk was 57 years old. diet detective.com looked at which airlines had the healthiest choices. hey confirmed them. delta and jetblue came in second and third. we're learning more about your children's screen time and how it could affect their health. a new study from the medical psychological institute in china says children who use screens for more than five hours a day have a higher risk of depression. we pretty much knew that part of it. however, the study also said children who watched screens for about two hours did not have a higher risk for depression than those who didn't use screens at all. in fact, children who watched something for about an hour were

actually less likely to be depressed. black friday, small business saturdays, cyber monday, why today's big shopping push could make such a big difference.

here are four things to know about this day. giving tuesday is relatively new. a nonprofit cultural center in new york city started the campaign in 2012 to highlight the charitable giving season. it's day for you to give back and donate. the #give being tuesday appeared on twitter more than 800,000 times last year. number two, more than $46 million was donated on this day. spread the word, a study found just 18% of americans are familiar with giving tuesday. number three. 35,000 nonprofits and businesses in almost 70 countries have signed on as giving tuesday partners. they're all hoping to capitalize on today's social media fever.

nonprofits like dress for success use the #give being tuesday along wit with #choosegivingday in hopes of helping their cause as well. number four, if you plan to donate today, you need to do a little research. find out how much you donate goes to charities itself. beware over fake charities and never pay in cash. instead use a check or credit card. barbara, eun, back to you. >> all right. thanks aaron. in 60 seconds meet the police officer who went above and beyond to brighten a holiday boy's season. >> stay with us. we'll be right bac

the nor wree jan christmas tree. they want to bring attention to popular music in norway. if you can make it, there's a

public tree lighting san antonio tonight. ah. officers showing the season of giving when a little boy needed it the most. 11 yld kentravion campbell had his xbox stolen when their home was broken into the home. when he told the officer they didn't have enough money to replace it, they all stepped in. >> just to alleviate some of the stress and.p" help their famy s like this time during christmas it was an overwhelming feeling. >> really a reason for the season. the video was shown and went viral. the little boy was more concerned about his mother than his stolen xbox which impressed the officers the most and wanted them to even give more to this family. such a sweet story. >> what a wonderful story. we're dealing with rain, tom. it's going to keep on falling, right? >> yeah. we've got everything wet and

puddles. no flooding. we just have some light to mod real rain falling around the rain area. more moderate showers on the eastern shore. by the time this ends, make an inch or so. all this area in blue including district. even shore. out of the mountains this lavender zone, they might get two inches or more. let's look on the poddive side. all of this ends tomorrow evening and then finally the sun returns. we'll have sunshine each day. thursday through the weekend and into the first part of next week with pretty good tells with high averages. but low to high 50s and generally 30s in the morning but generally freezing. >> thank you, tom. that does it for "news4" midday. thanks for joining us. we're back on the air in the afternoon. first at 4:00. remember to stay ahead of the rain with the nbc washington

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