radar. see the rain that's moved out toward the baltimore area and see the next round back down toward the west. most of this on the light side. we will see heavier rain as we move on through the night, but here's what we saw this morning, very heavy rain throughout the afternoon. now a nice little break. here comes some of the lighter showers that will continue right on through 7:00, 8:00 tonight then back into the bulk of the rain. heavy rain to our south. we expect to see heavy rain through the day tomorrow, at least through the early portion of tomorrow. heaviest between 9:00 a.m. and noon tomorrow. keep the umbrella handy. you will need it right on through the day tomorrow. we'll show you when you can put the umbrella away, though, and pull those sunglasses back out. we're back up here at about 5:25. >> thank you, doug. now to a terrifying ordeal for a maryland man who thought it could have been his last day on earth. a man bound and robbed by a woman inside his own home. tonight, he's telling his story as police search for his attacker. let's go right to news 4's pat collins, he's in kensington. pat? >> reporter: the victim, a

74-year-old man, the suspect a woman who appears to be in her 40s. they believe she targeted him. that she knew he lived alone. that she knew he had money. that she knew he was vulnerable. and after she robbed him, she left with a bone-chilling threat. >> if you tell the banks, the police, or anybody, we'll come back and we'll kill you. >> reporter: we call him joe. he's 74 years old. he's a retired computer specialist. we're not using his real name. we're not showing his face. when you hear the story, you'll understand why. you see, joe was a victim of a violent home invasion. the suspect, this woman. she calls herself maria. here she is at a walmart in virginia spending some of joe's money. but i'm getting ahead of this story. >> you think, well this may be my last day on earth.

>> reporter: it happened on lawrence avenue in kensington. that's the street where joe lives. that's where maria came to his front door. said she needed to use the bathroom. barged into the house. picked up a pair of scissors. a large pair of scissors. and threatened to kill him. when she took those scissors and she put those scissors up to your face -- >> it's scary. i mean, you think they might use them. and with the tone of her voice sounded like she could do it. >> reporter: she went out of her way to show joe how strong she was. >> she showed me pher bicep, bi bulging bicep. she hit me right here and said you [ bleep ] with me i'll kill you in a second. with the tone of her voice, she was like a maniac. >> reporter: using an electrical cord and sock, maria ties up joe's hands behind his back. forces him to lie on a bed facing the wall while she ransacks the house. he was tied up for hours.

>> i couldn't get out until the end. i got out. i finally got out. >> reporter: now coming up at 6:00, what she did with joe's money and what this has done to joe's life. now back to you. >> all right. thanks, pat. two men are in custody tonight after police say they held up a bank in oldtown, alexandria. this happened along north washington street this morning. the pair went into the pnc bank with their guns and demanding cash. no one was hurt. officers were able to track them down and took them into custody just about a mile away. it's jail time and probation for a former montgomery county teacher accused of inappropriate conduct with a minor. robert otis wilson iii pleaded guilty to touching and kissing a 14-year-old girl at a school in silver spring. he was sentenced to five years in prison today but the judge suspended all but 18 months. after he's released he'll serve the remainder of his sentence on probation. this is chris gordon

reporting live from the courthouse in baltimore with an update on jury selection which is nearing an end. william porter is the first of six baltimore police officers who will face separate trials in the death of freddie gray. officer william porter is charged with manslaughter, assault, misconduct, and reckless endangerment. so far approximately 150 potential jurors have been screened. tomorrow the 12 jurors who will decide this case could be picked and the trial could begin. last april, freddie gray was dragged to a police van in which he allegedly suffered spinal injuries and died a week later. according to university of maryland law school professor who read the motions filed prior to this trial, porter didn't put gray in a seat belt or get him medical help. >> allegedly freddie gray asked the officer, help, i need help.

and once the officer saw mr. gray's condition what the prosecution will allege is that he should have taken immediate steps to bring mr. gray to doctor care. >> reporter: alyssa dorsey trusts the jury will determine what happened. >> everyone should be able to get a fair trial. i don't care what the accusation is. but in this case because we have, you know, the world watching, it's definitely important that everyone, you know, goes through due process and the officers are tried fairly. >> reporter: quenton brown wants justice. >> reporter:. >> i can't tell you what the future holds if there is an acquittal but i don't think it will be good, i don't think so. >> reporter: we got the official notification from the court that jury selection will end tomorrow with picking the jury of 12 and opening statements could begin tomorrow here in baltimore as well. now, in april, the funeral of

freddie gray rultsed resulted g in parts of baltimore. on news 4 at 6:00, see how the neighborhood is doing today and hear from some of the people who live there. that's the latest live in baltimore, back to you. >> chris gordon, thank you. the district is one step closer to implementing a more widespread body camera program for the city's police d department. the d.c. council approved a measure today that lays out the guidelines. the big makes more video available to the public. the mayor's administration orange fally proposed. the measure still needs to go up for a second and final vote. once the mayor signs it, congress would have 90 days to review it. metro's new leader says riders have been patient long enough and he says he understands they expect results. general manager paul wedefeld sat down with news 4 transportation reporter adam tuss today to talk about where the troubled transit agency is headed. >> reporter: take a walk around the office with paul wedefeld

and it becomes clear he expects to change metro. what do you want to tell people? i mean, are you asking for their patience? what do you want to tell people? >> you know, i don't want to ask for their patience because, you know, i think they have been patient. i want to tell them i understand their frustrations. i want to let them know that i'm working around the clock to make it better. >> reporter: in his first sit-down television interview, wedefeld was candid. is it clear that something needs to change here, though? >> yes. yeah. i mean, think -- >> reporter: i would like you to be frank. >> i'm being frank with you. you know, the frustration that people feel if there aren't changes being made, how do we get to those issues? >> reporter: he says he hasn't made any decisions about top metro staff at the moment but he did say he thinks there are too many people who report to him. right now, there are 20 people who directly report to him, and he says that structure needs to get more focused and streamlined.

and listen to what he thinks abt about how metro's 13,000 employees need to act. >> first and foremost, we have to have respect for each other. that also reflects how we treat our customers. >> reporter: with an agency of this size, scope and moving parts, employees can often have differences. on a personal note, wedefeld found an apartment in the noma area off "h" street. his home station will be union station. he plans to ride the red line every day though it will be just one stop to net rmetro headquar. he makes it clear he needs to get operations back on track and everything else will follow. >> i can't be worried about it being hard. >> reporter: right. can you make a promise to people that it's going to get better? >> i definitely can make a promise it will get better. >> i think the main takeaway from wedefeld is he's been there and done that. he has an extensive transportation background. now social media, that's a bit of a different story, guys. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, the

gm will tell you if he's going to respond to you on social media. we all know how crazy it can get with riders. >> yes. metro -- >> he certainly sounds -- he's experienced and he's talking about the right things. i understand he talked about being more creative. that's not something we've heard before with metro. >> certainly not something, and what he meant is that he wants to hear from people outside of melt r metro. there's this talk from people inside about how they can change the transit agency but he wans a perspective from outside. i think that's actually a very good place to go for him. >> he'll get a boat load of that on social media. >> let's hope he does the right thing and turns it around. i think everybody wants it to succeeds. >> we all have a big interest. >> that's right. >> in its success. >> that's right. >> thank you, adam. >> crown jewels here. >> absolutely. a lot of college students were hurt when their bus overturned on a highway in richmond. we just learned one of those students is getting better. the student was in critical condition after the crash last weekend.

officials tell us they've now be upgraded to stable and should make a full recovery. the bus was carrying about 50 people, a lot of them students from virginia tech and radford and the university of virginia. police say speed was a factor in that crash and the driver is facing charges of reckless driving. i'm julie carey where police get a tip to help them shut down a couple who is racking up thousands of dollars in purchases with fake credit cards. i'll tell you what they were filling their shopping bags with just ahead. plus, forced out of a job. chicago's top cop steps down. for the first time we're hearing what he says he did wrong after a white officer was charged with murdering a black teen. and right here in prince george's ktcounty a police offir is caught using excessive force. his own attorney

at the news 4 live desk. a new admission from chicago's police superintendent. mayor rahm emanuel fired garry mccarthy today a week after dashcam video showed an officer shooting 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. chief mccarthy came under fire for the way he handled the shooting. emanuel said trust had been lost and new leadership was needed.

one of the criticisms a press release saying mcdonald lunge add the officer before the officer shot him. mccarthy admitted today the information was wrong. >> initial press release was mistaken. no two ways about it. i guess that's my fault because i'm accountable for it. >> mccarthy said he never corrected that information because the federal government took over the investigation. but others say it's more evidence of a police cover-up. that's it from the live desk. doreen? >> pat, thank you. a former maryland attorney general is in charge of an investigation into an ethics scandal that has rocked the state of pennsylvania. dozens of people including a state supreme court judge have either been fired, forced to resign, or reprimanded for exchanging pornographic e-mails on state-owned computers. doug gansler was hired to investigate the e-mails by kathleen cane. histeam will be able to prosecute if they found evidence of a crime. more american troops will be

deploying overseas. the pentagon is gearing up to deploy additional special ops forces to iraq to help fight against isis. defense secretary ash carter told a house subcommittee that group will eventually conduct raids and help free hostages. they'll also help gather intelligence and capture isis leaders. carter did not specify just how many are going to deploy, but it will be more than the 50 president obama previously deployed to syria. meanwhile, president obama says there's progress in the fight against isis in syria. concerns about the group have overshadowed his two-day trip to paris for that climate change summit. before leaving france today, the president expressed confidence in the efforts of the u.s.-led coalition to destroy the group, but he said it won't be easy. >> it's going to continue to be a serious threat for some time to come, but i'm confident that we are on the winning side of this. >> the president also urged turkey and russia to set aside tensions over the downing of a

russian warplane and to focus on isis instead. well, she's got a fake i.d. with the alias, tanya harding, and with fake credit cards she bought thousands of dollars of goods from northern virginia retailers. thanks to fairfax county police, she and her partner in crime have been stopped. bureau chief julie carey is here with a look at a credit card fraud scheme. what are you hearing, jewulijul? >> reporter: this big spending couple from new york has been relocated to the fairfax county jail. the court documents show they started hitting stores in the district of columbia, northern virginia back in mid-september. police say they used fake credit or gift cards and they were buying mostly very expensive peume. tyson's corner center and fair oaks, two malls that were targets of this pair, 21-year-old donovan nedd and messihana alea leaalicia portern high school. she was recruited by nedd when she was still a juvenile.

she revealed her plot in detail when police arrested her two weeks ago. look at the list of fake or cloned credit cards porter had in hand during multiple shopping sprees in northern virginia. all bore the name of her alias, tanya harding. >> this particular case was extremely complicated. it's very complex. and it's much larger and growing. this is a problem not only here in northern virginia but all along the east coast we're seeing it and a lot of these folks are connected. >> reporter: it was fairfax county patrol officers who got a tip from fair oaks mall security about a suspicious couple. and caught porter. she told investigators nedd would give her gift cards and credit cards instructing her to buy high-priced items. chanel perfume was a favorite. macy's stores were frequently hit. nedd would then allegedly take the perfume back to new york to resell it. porter was supposed to get a percentage of the profit. on just two days in november, investigators say the couple stole more than $9,000 with fake credit cards.

police finally also caught up with nedd after porter, while in custody, helped lure him to a gas station near fair oaks mall. inside his car, thousands of dollars of perfume, $800 hightop sneakers, and other clothes. now the couple wasn't always getting big money, though, when they resold items up in new york, they bought $1,000 gucci watch, for instance, and resold it for just 200 bucks. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, why police say their activity should have all of us concerned. back to you now in the studio. >> julie carey, thank you. take a look at the situation people across much of the midwest have had to contend with for the past 24 hours. heavy, wet snow and dangerous driving conditions. the weather channel's jim cantore is in minnesota with a look at the situation there. >> reporter: with this first big event for minneapolis will be remembered as is not so much for the amount of snow, which is 3.9 inches, but when it occurred. yesterday morning's rush hour,

and last evening's rush hour. worst possible times we could have got the snow. minneapolis reporting -- not minneapolis, but the state of minnesota reporting as many as 400 traffic accidents as a result of all this snow. and i don't care where you live and how hardy you are, the first snow of the season, especially a wet packed snow like this one was is definitely going to cause you to retrain yourself. people just have to slow down. they don't usually do that until it's too late. looking at the rest of the week here, not bad. especially when you consider what we could be dealing with. teens, single digits behind a big low-pressure system like this. that's not the case. by the time this weekend rolls around and the first place minnesota vikings welcome in the seattle seahawks, in the 40s. today, though, enjoy this wet snow as temperatures remain above freezing. get out there, make yourself a friendly snowman. that's the thing to do today. back to you. no snowmen for us any time soon. i do mean that. not any time soon. right now, we're dealing with the rain. we've got more rain coming in

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and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> we've seen a lot of rain across the area today, but the good news is we're seeing some drier conditions right now. the rain will return so do not put away those umbrellas yet. take a look down toward the national harbor camera. the potomac, tranquil right now. the national -- the capital wheel still spinning. lot of traffic out there toward the woodrow wilson bridge, though. a lot of traffic this afternoon across the beltway. going to be a mess this evening for sure. with those wet roadways. 48 degrees the current temperature. winds out of the south at 6 miles an hour. southerly wind. normally a warmer wind. temperatures starting to come up in parts of the area. up to 50 now in baltimore. 53 down toward potukset river. temperatures may come up as the next system moves in. here's what we've been dealing with the last four hours. we saw heavy rain. that moved on out of here. now we're dealing with almost nothing across the region. the exception toward the west in portions of the shenandoah

valley. that will move in later tonight. the heavier rain still down to our south. down here toward atlanta, down to the north around the chattanooga area. this rain moving right on into our region. as a result of this big area of low pressure. we just saw the snow up there toward minnesota. this thing just spinning and it's pulling moisture right off the pacific ocean. right on into our region. that's the reason we've been dealing with this rain. a classic el nino setup for a very rainy event. that's what wefr se've seen. 6:00, not much going on. around 9:00, 10:00, more showers developing around the area. most of them on the lighter side in most of the area remaining dry. tomorrow morning around 27:00 a.m., most of us on the dry side here, too. we'll still have wet roads. fog could be a big issue early tomorrow. make sure you give yourself extra time if you're going to be driving. the fog then leads to the rain. look at 11:00 tomorrow morning. just about everybody seeing the rain. we will see periods of heavy rain again early tomorrow. just like we saw today. by 4:00, the heaviest rain is out of here. but we're still dealing with

showers around the region and then the front moves on through here by around 7:00, 8:00. that's when we see another change. some clearing skies. temperatures tomorrow will be warmer as a result of that system moving our way. so 63, d.c. 64 culpeper. 59 toward martinsburg. behind it we get cooler once again. tomorrow's impact just like today, rain, some heavy. that impact is going to be on the moderate side for sure because you'll need to change what you're going to be dressing. it will have an impact on your day as you make your way out. take the umbrella for sure. the umbrella, maybe the raincoat. the boots today. it's always a good idea to wear the boots. the boots. now i got a cramp. let's take a look, show you what's happening the next couple days. 63 on wednesday. 50 on thursday. 52 on friday. plenty of sunshine friday and saturday. some really nice weather coming in here. even though temperatures will only be in the low 50s. we're still looking at some pretty nice weather behind all the rain that we've seen out there. coming up at 5:45, veronica has more on the weekend. she was wearing boots earlier.

she's not wearing them now. i'm not doing that again. guys? >> thank you, doug. now at 5:00, the pet store sting. new documents reveal how an undercover operation led to a raid to save mistreated animals. we have an inside look at how far officers went to crack this case. a prince george's county police officer caught on cell phone video using excessive force with his gun held to the head of a man in front of his home. why his defense attorney says he's not a criminal. i'm tom sherwood at the national portrait gallery. this is rosa parks. 60 years ago today, she would not move to the back of the bus in montgomery, alabama. helping to spark the civil rights movement. what do people think about tha

now at 5:30, a story about being kind. and a mother on a mission to honor a young man she barely knew. >> broke my heart. just broke it because what a beautiful person. and new details about a punpun puppy store stakeout. and remembering rosa. >> changed our country. >> 60 years ago rosa parks sat down and stood up for civil rights. but first at 5:30, a police officer goes to court in prince george's county accused of holding his gun to a man's head.

>> that officer is charged with assault and misconduct in the case. and a judge will be the one to decide his fate. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins is at the courthouse in upper marlboro with more now. >> reporter: we saw the cell phone video of this incident several times today in court and the defense presented an interesting argument. the defense attorneys said "my client may not be a good cop but that doesn't make him a criminal." prince george's county police officer jenchesky santiago is facing criminal assault charges and two counts of misconduct in office. >> i have not felt safe since the incident. >> reporter: william cunningham says officer santiago held a gun to his head and tried to keep him from entering his house. the incident was caught on cell phone video. cunningham and his doesi incous sitting in a vehicle parked in front of his buoy home in may of 2014. it was daytime when officer santiago approached the vehicle and asked why the two were

there. after an exchange of words, cunningham decided to go in his house, but before he could enter, cell phone played in court today showed santiago with his gun to cunningham's head yelling and order ering him to back into the vehicle. in court today cunningham said "i was scared to death, i just thought i was gone." santiago's attorney said in his opening statement "i don't believe my client is a good police officer or demonstrated good police work but i don't believe he is a criminal." the defense attorney said while santiago is not a good cop who broke policy that day, he doesn't deserve first- and second-degree assault charges because he somehow perceived cunning ma'am who was walking away to be a threat. santiago is still a prince george's county police officer but he's on suspension right now without pay. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, there were things allegedly said by santiago after this incident that had some questioning his real motives in all of this. tracee wilkins reporting live in upper marlboro, back to you all

in the studio. i'm pat lawson at the news 4 live desk. just minutes ago president obama returns to joint base andrews after attending that climate conference in paris. while there the president pushed for a legally binding agreement between the countries do reduce carbon emissions. he says he's prepared to fight republican at home to pay for measures to reduce global warming. it included 130 world leaders gathering there in paris to try to reduce pollution around the globe. that's it from the live desk. i'm pat lawson. over in montgomery county a family is finding somewhere else to stay tonight after an overnight fire significantly damaged their home. investigators are blaming an electrical issue for sparking a fire along settlers landing way. we're told one man did wind up in the hospital with serious injuries from inhaling the smoke, and burns. officials say everyone else was able to make it out safely thanks to the smoke detecters. and when you look around the country, volunteers make up

nearly 70% of the firefighters who respond to fires just like that one in montgomery county. and nationwide, there is a shortage. fire officials say a lot of people don't realize there's a need and the volunteers are getting older. >> we need to reach out to women in america, minorities in america, and we need to kind of make sure we get the millennials in america because they are the next generation, so we know you're interested in helping, we have a great family in the fire service. >> in fact, fire officials say most departments will provide training to volunteers at no cost. we know more tonight about what the animal control officers found last week when they raided a fairfax county pet store. officers seized 46 puppies from a chantilly store called dreamy puppy. search warrants obtained by news 4 show investigators set up surveillance at the store and found the pups were left alone for at least 4 1/2 hours. once inside, animal control officers say they found several puppies lethargic.

they needed immediate veterinary care. an undercover officer who purchased a puppy before the raid was over also were not given required vaccination records. no charges have been filed so far in connection with the investigation. getting to and from work just got a little easier for hundreds of people in maryland. the state officially opened a new commuter bus park and ride lot in waldorf today. it cost about $10.5 million, but the facility has 550 parking spaces and it's built to help out the growing number of commuter bus riders out in charles county. next door in prince george's county there's been a major ruling in a case involving a 40-foot-tall cross that was the center of some controversy. it will be allowed to remain at its current location. last year, a national atheist group filed a lawsuit asking that the monument known as the peace cross be moved because it's a religious symbol. yesterday a judge disagreed, ruling the purpose of the peace cross is not religious.

the cross was built as a memorial honoring 49 prince george's kths r residents who d in world war i. the national christmas tree lighting ceremony is getting a boost from hollywood's "a" list. organizers named the master of ceremonies and this year it's oscar winner reese witherspoon. she's going to host and is joining a star-studded lineup of artists including fallout boy, miss piggy and r&b singer. keep it there on news 4 at 5:00 this thursday. we're going to take you live to the moment when president obama and the first family flip the big switch and turn on that tree. the national zoo is letting you get a chance to be among the very first to see the baby panda cub in person. it will take place later this month. all you need to do is post a video publicly on instagram in 15 seconds or less say or show why you love pandas or why you think it's important that we study them. make sure to tag @smithsonianzoo

with #pandastory. the winners will be able to meet and capture images of bei bei and a withhold behind-the-scenes experience. 25 people are going to be chosen. speaking of images a rare view from downtown d.c. may open your eyes to how the city is becoming more environmentally friendly. plus the major restaurant chains making a big change to the kid's menu. son, the holiday season's just like football season... you got your big games... ...cheese plates, turkey, appetizers. and regular games. get it all at a great price... ...and the holiday season is won. that's my boy! fill your cart with everything you need this season, all at one place. my giant.

well, if you've been on twitter you've probably seen the #givingtuesday. it's been trending all day long. the idea behind it is pretty simple. after black friday and cyber monday, it's a chance to give back. so this all started a few years ago with plans to hold it on the first tuesday in december. in the first year, they had 2,500 groups take part. but look at this. by this year, 35,000 non-profits, government agencies, and businesses worldwide are signed on as partners for this campaign. now donations in the past year added up to $46 million. that was a whopping 63% spike from just the year before. take a look at this. software supplier, blackbod says all the groups who received donations online for giving

tuesday thad gifts worth around 100 bucks, but it's not just tuesday. look at this. you can give all season long with gifts that give back. we posted a gallery of items that help raise money for people in need around the world. you can check it out in our nbc washington app. in news for your health, there's some good news in the battle against diabetes. the centers for disease control says the number of new cases is declining. researchers say the rate of new cases fell by about a fifth from 2008 to 2014. the cdc attributes the drop to better eating habits to a rise in physical activity and the obesity rate seems to be leveling out. despite the news, one in ten americans have some form of diabetes. that's more than double what it was in the early 1990s. two popular restaurant chains are no longer making soda the first option on kid's menus. both apple bee's and ihop will remove soda as the default drink

options for youngest customers. they're the first casual dining restaurants to adapt this plan. mcdonald's, burger king, wendy's and dairy queen have done the same thing already. soft drinks will still be available by request. downtown rooftops offer great views of the nation's capital. i'm mark segraves and coming up we'll tell you what's going to be changing about these roofs over the next year. rising temperatures overnight, but that rain, it's far from over. i'll show you our nastiest time

we already saw, like, shirlington canceled their free lighting, postponed it because of the rain we've been getting. >> we have one question -- >> yeah, how much longer? >> when's it going to end? >> well, we got a while longer. that's the thing. that means, this evening the rush hour's fine. i mean, the roads are wet but it could be worse. it could be like this morning where we had the moderate rain coming through. tomorrow morning's rush, i think we'll see the intensity of the rain pick up, but probably not until the back half of that. you see a lot of rain loaded up down to the south. closer inspection right on the other side of i-81, we're tracking another area. so we're getting a bit of a break right now, and i think throughout the evening, throughout the overnight, there will be some occasional showers coming through. there's that rain there on the other side of winchester around la ray. but another wave comes in for the morning rush so you got to be ready. umbrell umbrella, jacket weather early tomorrow northemorning. by the end of this we'll be ready to get rid of umbrellas and jackets for a while. it's going to be chilly.

49 to 4 54. temperatures rise overnight. late evening the fog starts to form around 9:00, 10:00. the visibilities drop to around a mile. there could be some spotty issues on area roads. then slow travel by tomorrow. you're talking fog, you're also talking some more rain moving in. that visibility just under a mile early tomorrow morning. so as far as road conditions go, we've got more cautionary conditions for the morning drive with that wet weather. the rain starts to taper around 2:00, 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. then probably ends around 7:00, 8:00, 9:00. roads will start drying out because the wind will start picking up tomorrow evening. let me show you what i'm talking about in terms of the intensity of the rain. see the showers there at 5:00 a.m. moves on in. pockets of yellow and orange. that's moderate rain. right at lunchtime. that's the change you're going to notice, the next big change for us. temperature upper 50s to around 60 degrees. so from rain to moderate rain we could pick up another half inch in some areas that have already

had around an inch of rain, i-95 corridor. look at this. even down south, manassas around areas like fredericksburg, in stafford, could see highs tomorrow in the mid 60s. and, yes, we are going to be cooling back down again. for the weekend, pretty cool. 53. call that seasonable. we've got sunshine. lot of folks may be out either raking or putting up the christmas decorations because, again, last weekend it was wet. this weekend we've got it dry and it doesn't look as though it will be that much wind around this weekend, either. keep in mind for tomorrow afternoon as that rain starts to pull out, the wind will be picking up. nice conditions for the weekend. look at early part of next week. still dry on monday. the high 53. upper 40s on tuesday. with more rain moving in. we've got a lot more and how much more rain we're going to pick up out of this system coming up on news 4 at 6:00. you're looking at more protests today outside the climate conference under way right now in paris.

demonstrators fear that only larger, richer nations will benefit from any deal that comes out of the worldwide negotiations to fight global warming. president obama just returned from that summit about half an hour ago. here in our area, mayor muriel bowser announced a new energy project that makes d.c. one of the greenest cities in the nation. news 4's mark segraves broke the story this morning from the rooftop of city hall and found out a delegation from d.c. is headed to that paris summit soon. >> reporter: mayor bourowser iso proud of this initiative she climbed the ladder and braved the rain to come up on the roof of the wilson building to show off the solar panels. and she says soon, these will be on dozens of d.c. government buildings. >> it translates into jobs and savings for taxpayers. absolutely. we're up on our city hall roof looking at solar panels. these have been installed for a number of years, but they're an example of what we're going to do at public buildings all over the city with this solar power

deal. >> reporter: mayor muriel bowser announced today 50 d.c. government buildings will be outfitted with solar panels over the next year. district officials say this project along with a recent deal the district made to buy wind power means 40% of the energy used by district government buildings will come from renewable resources. >> every single solar panel you've ever seen in the city of washington, d.c., this single nir initiative will increase that by 70% so it actually is the largest municipal solar deployment of any u.s. city ever. >> reporter: the solar power announcement comes as hundreds of countries gather in france to discuss climate change. >> nobody exbekpected the price clean energy would fall as fast as it has or that back in the united states, the solar industry would be creating jobs ten times faster than the rest of the economy. >> reporter: the district's solar deal will create 140 new jobs. save taxpayers $25 million over 20 years. and result in a 70% increase in solar power generated in the

district. tommy wells will be leading a delegation from the district to the conference in france. >> we have more energy star buildings in our area than anywhere else in the country, but so we'll talk to other cities, challenge them to do more, but we have to do more, too. so we're going to learn from them as well. >> reporter: now, these solar panels won't be the only green initiative the bowser administration plans on rolling out in the next few years. one other thing they're looking at, the fleet of vehicles the district government currently uses. coming up at 6:00, concerns about security as the d.c. delegation heads to paris. in the district, from the roof of the wilson building, mark segraves, news 4. world aids day has been a major trending topic and a lot of celebrities and political leaders are lending their voice to raise awareness. bravo tv host andy cohen says the fight is far from over and pointed out more than 36 million people are living with hiv. hillary clinton tweeted about the need for investing in more research and expanding access to drugs. and billionaire richard branson urged everyone to work together to find a cure.

it was the moment that turned a seamstress into a civil rights icon. 60 years ago today, rosa parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated alabama bus to a white man. parks' decision to sit down for her rights galvanized the civil rights movement. it also led to a year-long boycott of montgomery, alabama, buses, a boycott that didn't end until a year later when those buses were desegregated. today president obama issued a statement honoring parks and her moment of courage. it reads in part, "rosa parks reminds us that there is always something we can do. it is always within our power to make america better." a piece of modern folk art celebrates rosa parks here in washington. it's at the national portrait gallery downtown. visitors there today told news 4's tom sherwood that roesz sa s still speaks to racial struggling of today. >> reporter: this modern folk art depicts the 1955 criminality

in montgomery, alabama, of just wanting to sit on a bus up front. the artwork stands in the portrait gallery's permanent exhibit, an exhibit that highlights the movement that swept the nation far beyond the 1955 montgomery bus boycott and charges against rosa parks. middle school art teacher mike smith from lewisburg, pennsylvania, found special meaning at the exhibit with his children, mara and thea who missed out by sleeping. >> we're a mixed-race family and it's very important that my children are respected for who they are and not for their appearance. what rosa did and many other brave people did changed our country. >> i love it. >> reporter: local d.c. mediator bruner discovered the park sculpture today. >> it's very vivid. it's my first time having seen it, and it's phenomenal. just to think of what she went through. it's the definition of conviction, and it's incredible. it's one of those things that will stand the test of time. >> victim of terrible brutality.

>> reporter: with all the history surrounding them, visitors noticed, we're not through yet with civil rights. >> sometimes it's picket signs, sometimes it's petitions. sometimes it's just saying you've had enough. >> racism and all that still exists, and i feel like that work is started but i think there's more to be done. >> reporter: rosa parks born in 1913 died in 2005. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. 60 years after the boycott, one group found the bus system in montgomery, alabama, is still inadd quequate inadequate. read that story in our nbc washington app, just search montgomery. the biggest names in the culinary world are coming to prince george's county and opening restaurants in the new mgm casino. here's a live look at the harbor where mark cucus samuelson and others have all signed on to open restaurants. samuelson is working on what he served but the restaurant is going to feature seafood and the

brothers will open a steakhouse. mgm is scheduled to open in the second half of next year. if you've ever bought a used car you probably used the service, and now carfax is planning to expand in our area. the current headquarters is in fairfax county. today carfax and terry mcauliffe announced an expansion for the facility and create 120 new jobs. carfax is also planning to spend more than $10.5 million to upgrade its data center in nearby loudon county. it was his final good deed. a complete stranger helped a mother in need. find out how she went out of her way and still never got a chance to thank him. this report shows elevated levels of a cancer-causing gas in dozens of montgomery county schools and the district tested for it three years ago. coming up at 6:00, why parents are just finding out about it now and what the district says they're doing to fix

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a family of a special education teacher is renewing their effort to find out why he died in custody. they're holding a vigil tonight for alonzo smith who died last month in southeast d.c. while he was in the custody of security guards at the plaza apartments. d.c. police officers found him handcuffed, unconscious and not building. tonight's vigil starts in just a few minutes. a random act of kindness left a lasting impression and now a woman in california is on

a mission to honor a young man that she barely knew. we have her inspiring story. >> he just wasn't having it. >> reporter: every parent knows join ha when you have kids there's so such thing as a simple trip to the store. >> by the time we got to the checkout, i was done. >> reporter: on november 10th, jamie lynn was at this trader joe's on vista way with a 5-month-old in her arms and a line behind her, her card declined due to an anti-fraud lock. >> ma'am, may i take care of your groceries? >> reporter: the young man was a stranger who just offered to pay her more than $200 grocery bill. he wanted one thing in return. >> as long as you promise to do it for somebody else. >> reporter: days passed and she couldn't stop thinking about that man who she later learned was 28-year-old matthew jackson from oceanside. he mentioned he worked at l.a. fitness so she called and told the manager what an amazing bern th

person they had on staff. >> that's when, like, she started crying. >> she said it was matt. my heart just dropped because he had just passed away. >> broke my heart. just broke it because what a beautiful person. >> reporter: less than 24 hours after jackson's good deed, he was killed in a car accident. his car with two other people in it veered off the road and hit a tree. >> i'm a pretty faithful person. >> reporter: having faith that jackson's death wasn't in vain, knighton wrote this facebook post commemorating her pay it forward angel. his family members replied telling her about the service they had for him. ♪ the impact he had on them and the uncanny moments they experienced the week of his death. >> a blank receipt, like, what, and said someone just paid for your table. >> i met him for a reason. he was there for a reason. >> reporter: knighton believes

that reason may be to share his story. and remind people to be kind, no matter what. >> life is sacred. it's sacred. >> reporter: because you never know what tomorrow may bring. nbc 7. now at 6:00, new concerns about safety after a gun is found inside a d.c. high school with security and metal detecters. a 74-year-old became a target after he answered a knock on his door. he's made some changes since that attack and police are still trying to find a woman who stole his credit cards. metro's new general manager sits down for his first tv interview. how he's using social media to revamp the troubled transit agency. >> our reporters are working new leads to our top stories. we're going to get them to shortly. first, to doug. >> he's in the storm center tracking the next round of rain headed our way. du doug, how's it look? >> so many people saying rain,

rain, go away when are we going to see the sun again? probably not until thursday. we have one more day of the rain and will see it during the day tomorrow. let's take a look, show you what's happening right now. the rain moved out. we saw heavy rain earlier today. that's out of here. what's in behind it, you can see shower activity making its way up in toward parts of the s shenandoah valley, la ray, charlottesville. this is light rain. back to the west we have some of the heavier rain that will continue and making its way up from the west, too. what we're going to be seeing here as this storm system moves our way is the rain moving in and some of it heavy at times. that heavy rain right now down toward portions of the southeast, that will move in. by early tomorrow, we are going to be seeing that rain in here, so periods of rain, some of it heavy, bring the umbrella as you move on throughout the day. much more on this and the forecast for the rest of the week and the weekend coming up. >> thanks, doug. breaking news in d.c. where there are a lot of questions after a student took a gun inside wilson high school in