our tisha thompson has more from the live desk. >> jim and pat, the fbi isn't saying idea how syed farook and tashfeen malik had been radicalized, but they have been for some time. reuters believe the couple was planning more attacks, but the fbi still doesn't think the attack was planned by a larger group overseas. >> we do not see any evidence so far of an o konous plot, outside of the u.s. continental plot. we may find some, we don't know, but right now we're looking at the two individuals and we're looking to build it out from there. >> we've learned that both farook and malik did some target practice in the san bernardino area including just days before the attack. there's also the question of how they got their weapons. the atf says farook legally bought three handguns himself and the assault rifles were purchased by a man named enrique marquez.

searches say marquez who was a friend of farook's was in a psychiatric facility until sunday, but is now in custody and is being questioned. the fbi add they have now found 19 bombs that could have been used to create pipe bombs inside the couple's home. jim? >> tisha, thank you. we also have new details on where shooter tashfeen malik went to school. officials say malik attended the al huda seminary. it's been criticized for promoting a conservative strain of islam, but the school did not have known tie to extremists. she was a pharmacist in pakistan in 2012. you can't make sense of this tragedy and that's what the father is telling the public. clay and kimberly clayborn opened up about the loss of their daughter sierra. she died in the rampage last week. her mother and father talked

about how they're remembering sierra and how they're working through their grief. she always made me happy in times when i should have been crying. >> forgiveness is a process. it's a process and it takes time. >> we're also learning more about each of the lives lost including one recent immigrant from iran who had fled islamic extremism. you can see their stories on the nbc washington app search shooting victims. >> a new shooting system will soon be in place designed to keep us better informed about terror threats and homeland security. jeh johnson says today details will be announced soon and he adds the fight against both domestic and foreign terrorism is best fought at its source. >> when you're dealing with terrorist-inspired attacks, you have to work with communities that are being targeted by those who want to inspire people within those communities. >> this will be the third terror alert system since the attacks

on september 11, 2001. a developing story in frederick county now. firefighters are still working to try to figure out what set an apartment building ablaze this morning. one person died and two others suffered serious injuries. it broke out just after 9:30 on west main street in emmettsburg. the fire department says three people were trapped in the building. several families in nearby buildings had to be evacuated and roads in that area are still shut down. a gunman on the loose, an innocent bystander nursing a gun shot wound. now all of this after a violent carjacking in a southeast washington neighborhood today. police tell us this began around 1:30. they say a man was sitting on his porch when another man and a toyota forerunner got carjacked. gunshots were fired and one of the bullets hit the bystander as he tried to get into his house. pat collins talked to that man's wife and we'll hear from her coming up at 5:00.

after controversial shootings, the justice department has launched a probe into the chicago police department. loretta lynch made the announcement today. it comes nearly two weeks after the city released video of a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times killing him. the federal probe will take a wide-ranging look at whether the department has a pattern or practice of violating residents' civil rights. >> our goal in this investigation as in all of our pattern of practice investigations is not to focus on individuals, but to improve systems. >> we've also learned there will be no charges against the chicago police officer for the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man in 2014. new dash cam video of that shooting was just released today. more on that in the next half hour. >> this is chris gordon at the baltimore trial of police officer william porter charged with manslaughter and assault in the death of freddie gray. >> as the second week of trial

begins, the judge informed the courtroom that juror number 8, a black female was excused because of a medical emergency. a white man was assigned to take her place, changing the makeup of this jury. this racially charged case involves freddie gray's death from injuries suffered in a police transport van. officer william porter is on trial for not restraining gray with a seat belt in the back of the van or calling for medical help when gray indicated he couldn't breathe. >> you want a jury that is as diverse as possible and just adding more diversity to the jury brings different perspectives and makes for a fruitful deliberation. >> all new at 5:00, how officer porter's defense attorneys are trying to prove that freddie gray's broken neck was not a homicide. that's coming up at 5:00. back to you. a mental health expert will now take part in the jesse matthew murder and abduction trial. this afternoon, a judge allowed the defense to appoint a mental health expert.

the same psychologist who diagnosed charles severance with schizophrenia. matthew was charged in the death of uva student hanna graham and was accused in the death of morgan harrington. the montgomery county police officer hit by a car is still in the hospital and his condition still critical. a suspected drunk driver struck noah leotta. he was out of his cruiser when a small suv ran into him here on rockville pike. police are waiting for results of a blood test and have not yet charged that driver. let's go to storm team 4, chief meteorologist doug kammerer in the storm center. doug, we got a lot of sunshine today. what's this about a storm system tracking to our south? >> it's just to our south right now and some of us are in the cloud cover and others seeing plenty of sun. crowe can even tell the difference as far as the temperatures are concerned. look down toward the pawtuxet river while manassas is sitting

at 59 right now. we have a lot of clouds just to the south and east and we'll continue to work on out of the region and here is the storm system. we have two storms, one down to the west and one down to the south and east and both will just miss our region and for us we're looking at dry conditions and even warmer temperatures and i have the four day coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, doug. breaking news at the university of maryland. the school's president has just announced he recommended changing the name from byrd stadium to maryland stadium. opponents say h.c. curly byrd had racist and segregationist views. the university's board of regents will consider the name change at a meeting this friday. retesting for radon. what a local school district is saying about concerns over a cancer-causing gas. >> it was terrorism? what investigators are saying about a stabbing in the london tube. and why the supreme court says it won't review laws

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check out the chaotic scene at a shopping mall near san bernardino, california, as police look for the group of guys behind this brazen smash and grab robbery. holiday shoppers already on edge there heard what they thought was gun fire last night, but the sound was caused by three men who went into a jewelry store and started is that correct the display case with an axe to steal jewelry. police launched a massive response and shut down tyler mall in riverside about 17 miles away from last week's terror attac attacks. a british man will stay in jail charged with a an attack on

islam. >> police used a stun gun on the man accused of stabbing two people in a subway station saturday night. he shouted about doing it in the name of syria. a bystander was hurt saying he was not a muslim which became a trending twitter hash tag preaching peace. >> governments trying to ban high-powered assault weapons. the supreme court refused to hear an appeal filed by an illinois gun owner. he had a high-powered ban. they have denied similar appeals. people have the right to own a gun for self-defense, but dangerous and unusual weapons can be restricted. days after many parents in montgomery county were notified about elevated levels of a cancer-causing gas in their

child's school, the superintendent is calling for changes. we'll explain coming up. and surprises and snubs in the grammy nominations. ♪ ♪ ♪updating a big story.

>> jason pugh live at fedex field where the redskins host the cowboys. >> every school in the district will now be tested for radon, but first, let's get to tisha thompson who has new at the live desk. >> pat, we have breaking news out of pof spotsylvania county. they found a woman dead in a car. sheriff's deputies say the woman's name is heather chacone. they say she had severe trauma to the upper body and they consider the death to be suspicious. news 4's shomari stone is headed to spotsylvania county and give you the latest on air and on the washington app. schools are testing for the dangerous levelses radon. meagan fitzgerald is live in bethesda.

meagan, when was this decision made? >> the interim superintendent made the decision over the weekend after many parents were first notified last week that elevated levels of cancer-causing gas called radon was detected years ago. the i want rim superintendent calls it a mistake not to inform parents right away, but he assures everyone that this problem was actively being fixed right now. montgomery county schools says out of an abundance of caution every school will now be checked for the cancer-causing gas over the next few weeks. the epa, a test result of four pico tests are safe, but it shows levels as high as 11.9 in 28 schools. brian edwards is the montgomery county school spokesman. he says every floor-level room in all schools will be checked and if elevated levels are found they will fix the issue immediately. >> we'll complete these tests over the next few months and

we'll get that information posted in our website for our families to review and if we need to remediate anywhere we'll make it happen. >> all of the dates and information about the testing and anything related to radon will be on the website for transparency purposes, he says, so everyone knows what's going on. coming up at 5k clo, the changes that the district says they are going to be making as it relates to how they test for radon. back to you. >> meagan fitzgerald. thanks, meagan. if you have questions we just posted a story what it means when radon is detected in a school. you can open the nbc washington app and search radon to read more. >> all right. here we go, folks. the first-place redskins with a big one tonight. the burgundy and gold hosting the dallas cowboys on monday night football. jason pugh live now at fedex field and a lot on the line with this addition, jason. >> that's right, jim. you can expect an electric atmosphere here at fedex field and so much on the line, like

you said, and always special when redskins and cowboys get together and the skins need a victory to create separation in the nfc east division standings and the good news for redskins fans, they have been outstanding at home. five straight wins here at fedex field and kirk cousins has thrown two touchdowns with no interceptions and dallas comes to this game struggling and they know they want to play the role of spoiler and they're expecting a playofflike setting at fedex. >> it will be a great atmosphere. both teams have a lot to play for and the cowboys are still in it and we're in the driver's seat in the division right now, but we have to stay there now, so this is an exciting time for us and an exciting time for our fans and hopefully we can take advantage of that. >> so the skins will try and maintain sole possession of first place in the nfc east division with a victory tonight over the dallas cowboys. kickoff is set for 8:30 here at

fedex field. with more on the game day forecast i'll send it over to chief meteorologist doug kammerer. >> i notice the cheerleaders behind you, jason. i don't know if you noticed them. they have their jackets on. >> oh, there they are. >> he's one of the single guys at the station. let's show you what's going on across the area and it is a very nice evening and it's cool. for this time of year it is extremely mild and a lot of people heading to the game tonight and i'll tell you, it is going to be a very nice, but cool night for the game. average high temperatures around 49 degrees and look at that shot. we have plenty of sunshine right now and the sun going down in about a half an hour and we will see cooler conditions and current conditions, plenty of sunshine here and temperatures into the 50s and 56 degrees and winds out of the north at 7 miles per hour and around the rest of the area tonight, and kickoff tonight at 8:30 and that's three and a half hours of cooler conditions and we're

talking 48 degrees by 8:00 and 44 by the time the game is over tonight. so yes, it will be chilly and here we are in early december that is pretty nice weather. nothing to show around the region and just to the south and east there is a storm system moving right up the coast and showers moving into extreme southern portions of st. mary's county down toward the northern neck and over toward the eastern shore seeing shower activity and post of it is very, very light and the storm itself continues to move just off the coast and we were talking about that storm last week. making sure it stayed off the coast and behind it, again, not much. we've got a very nice week coming up and temperatures that will be well above average so the impact again low, as far as that's concerned and more sun, nice and mild tomorrow and a very nice day and great day to get out on the bike. sunrise at 7:14 and sunset at 4:00. great day to do exercise at lunchtime and even better by 4:00 in the afternoon and

temperatures around 56 degrees and the average high is now 49 and look where we're going. 56 on your tuesday, 57 on wednesday, 62 on thursday and 64 degrees coming up on friday. temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above average. we talked about this in the winter forecast that december would be a very warm month and that is exactly the way it's looking and believe it or not, we will get warmer with a few degrees on records. he's in for veronica today and he's got the latest for you coming up at 4:45. >> all right, doug. hang on to your holiday packages. some tips to keep thieves from stealing them. >> the grammy nominations bring the snubs and surprises tonight. we'll talk live to access hollywood's billy bush. news reporters: it's a fish, but it's been changed.

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>> i'm tisha thompson at the live desk. we just got a press release from the campaign for donald trump who is running for president calling for a, quote, total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on. the press release continues to cite statistics that his

campaign is growing a large hatred of americans and many muslims internationally have been condemning the recent terrorist attacks most recently in california and trump has been under fire for making large, broad statements about ethnic minorities. so we will keep you posted on what reaction is to this new press release. i'm tisha thompson at the live desk. >> there's been surprises among the grammy nominations today. >> that's right. billy bush joins us live from "access hollywood," rapper kendrick lamar picked up the northwest nominations with 11. any surprise there? >> a little bit. the surprise was a couple of years ago people thought he had a great rap album then and it would be a big kendrick lamar year. some people think this is a make good that he's owed and he came in big. his "to pimp a butterfly" is a hot album.

jim, if you don't have it in rotation, you need to. it is a song you will absolutely love. he's in there with 11 nominations and right behind him is taylor swift. no surprise there. 11 and taylor back at seven is a big deal. >> people are talking about the fact that beyonce, uptown funk, rihanna, madonna all get nothing. >> yeah. a little bit of a shock. also justin bieber. i think people are wondering why there's a big eligibility issue here, people have to understand because adele and bieber, the eligibility october 1, wrapping up september 2015 and next year it will be a giant adele year. the academy does want like boy bands. they did not like justin timberlake when he was in with

'n sync. and they like him when he's alone and he will fall into good graces with them, as well, but really, taylor swift is the one who has gone consistently every single year she shows up there and that's pretty impressive. >> she sure has. we'll look for it tonight. >> to pimp a butterfly, jim. >> i'm treadmilling it. >> gotta have it. >> thanks. we continue, of course, coming up to follow the latest developments out of california. the fbi now says both shooters were radicalized and had been for quite some time. new at 4:30, what the father of the male suspect just said about his son's obsession. >> and what drove her to kill? we investigate the female sho

we're back with the chilling developments in the california shooting investigation. we brought you the fbi press conference on our app a little over an hour ago where the fbi said accused shooter syed farook and tashfeen malik had target practice classes just days before they opened fire on farook's coworkers last week. >> investigators also say they think the couple had been radicalized for some time before they carried out their deadly attack. we've got new insight about the shooters and from survivors in their own words. nbc's jay gray is live in san bernardino with that. what have you learned, jay? >> reporter: good evening, pat,

jim. as you talk, a lot unfolding here. new details from the fbi as their investigation is expanding and raw emotion from survivors as they were trapped inside their building when the shots rang out. >> we will leave no stone unturned. >> reporter: an update this afternoon from federal agents as they continue the terror investigation in san bernardino. >> we have learned and believe that both subjects were radicalized and have been for quite some time. >> reporter: earlier today the sister of syed farook was silent as she left a custody hearing for their 6-month-old daughter, but the father of the alleged terrorist reportedly spoke out telling an italian magazine his son became obsessed with israel and al baghdadi's ideology to cr create an islamic state when they killed 14 and wounded 21 at the massacre at the inland regional center. >> all of us were crying, oh, my god. what's happening?

there are people dead. >> reporter: we're hearing more from survivors trapped inside the center as shots rang out. >> i'm just holding on to their hands and i'm just praying out loud because right then and there i thought, this is it. this is it. >> we're gone. we're definitely gone. >> their prayers answered and tactical officers guided them to safety, still, the fear and loss lingers. >> we will get through this day by day, minute by minute if we need to, but we will heal. >> reporter: those minutes and days so difficult right now for survivors and this grieving community. you know, a community that will come together later this evening, thousands are expected to gather for a candlelight vigil here. that's the latest live in san bernardino. i'm jay gray. pat, back to you. >> thank you, jay. as authorities continue to probe the shootings we are hearing from people who knew tashfeen malik in pakistan.

her friends are desperately trying to figure out why a young wife and mother would do such a thing? nbc's bill neely reports from islamabad. >> reporter: authorities here in pakistan are as baffled as her family and friends at what exactly drove tashfeen malik to take part in that massacre in california. pakistan's interior minister says there are no links between tashfeen malik and extremists here in pakistan although he offered no evidence of that. >> translator: she studied here in the university, but there is no evidence found in the investigation so far that could link her with islamic militants. >> reporter: pakistan is said to be cooperating with law enforcement and the fbi in the united states in the investigation into this woman who is a mystery, an enigma. what exactly was it that drove her to do what she did? there are very few things we know for sure. what we do know is she was a

deeply religious woman from a conservative family who, attended university here, studied pharmacy and also went to religious school especially in the evenings for about a year. >> we came to know that she was like any other normal student. there was nothing special to be noted by the teachers. >> reporter: we don't know who her contacts were. we don't know whether she reached out to extremist groups here or extremist clerics. it may well be that although she pledged allegiance to isis, isis also didn't know of the existence of her and her husband. so a lot of questions, not too many answers as the aftershocks of this appalling massacre continue to reverberate not just in california, but here in pakistan. back to you. back slows to home a wilson high school student accused of bringing a gun to school will stay in juvenile custody until his next court appearance. a judge made that decision today in d.c. family court. officials are still trying to

figure out how the 16-year-old got that gun past metal detectors and security at the school. all d.c. police schools are reviewing security procedures now and the student's next court appearance now december 18th. stop what you're doing. look at your tv. gorgeous sunset under way. we have a live view here from our tower cam and we're showing a beautiful turquoise and tangerine sunset. the sun's going down here in just a few minutes. it's at 4:46. you see a deck of clouds there, too, that's now sweeping over the metro area and that's coming from a system that's producing rain here out of eastern north carolina, and southeastern virginia and that will continue to pull away and getting sprinkles here in the southern shenandoah valley. we'll stay dry here as we get into the rest of the evening and the temperatures that are right now beginning to drop a bit into the mid-50s and we'll continue to drop. you plan an evening run and that's a good night for that and it will be back down to near 50 and later in the evening, plan

an evening run and we'll be back to the mid-40s by later tonight. and look a look at the seven-day outlook. >> world war ii veterans were on the national mall this afternoon, remembering the attack on pearl harbor 74 years ago today. the assault by japanese planes pushed the u.s. into the war. at 1:53 this afternoon they observed a moment of silence at the national world war ii memorial marking the moment the attacks began. it was president franklin roosevelt who called it a day that will live in infamy. terror, guns and politics. the issues are front page and taking center stage in the presidential race. still to come today, new reaction to president obama's plan to in his words, destroy isis. crooks preying on your holiday packages. how to protect your gifts.

stealing the joy the holiday season is supposed to bring as gift givers get ready for the holidays, crooks are, too, taking freshly-delivered presents right from your doorstep. it is so common place now this time of year, chances are it's happened to you. >> hopefully not, but as chris clackum reports there are some things you can do to protect your deliveries. >> reporter: they've become as brazen as the season is bright. porch pirates, as they're called, stealing packages right outside your front door and with it a bit of holiday cheer.

>> in the video you can see he's very nonchalant and very casual, walks up and takes it. >> 23 million americans have had their packages stolen before they can open. a number expected to really rise this christmas. >> we've got record online shopping. we're likely to have record numbers of packages delivered in december. >> laura adams at insurance quotes.com says although homeowners have tried everything from security cameras to security guards, the technique of the thieves hasn't changed. >> unfortunately, many thieves are following delivery trucks around and simply waiting and watching for packages to see if they're received by the owner. >> and if the owner is gone, soon the packages will be, too. >> the guy really has guts to get out of his car on my street, come on to my property and take something that belongs to me in broad daylight. >> which is why experts say this year especially, follow the

advice of having packages delivered to work, to a neighbor who will be home or only when you're home. chris clackum, nbc news. we have a list of other tips to make sure your packages get to the right place safely including an app that can safeguard shipments to new york city, chicago and san francisco. open up our nbc washington app and search package theft. pat? >> there's new reaction to president obama's strategy to confront terrorism. critics are demanding a bolder approach. a live report from the white house. >> new, grainy dash cam video released of the chicago police shooting and killing a black man. why no officers have been charged and how the justice department is now getting

we're working several developing stories right now in the newsroom. >> one person is dead and two injured. flames ripped through this apartment building in emmettsburg and one burn victim is rushed through shock trauma and the other flown to philadelphia. we're gathering new information now and we'll bring you an update in the next hour. >> all montgomery county schools are being retested for the dangerous gas radon after dozens of buildings showed elevated levels in recent weeks and coming up in a live report in 15 minutes and what parents are saying about it and what has to be done to fix it. >> it's the first day back at

work for thousands of san bernardino county employees. >> san bernardino leaders say all of the victims and survivors are ordinary people taking on an extraordinary task by returning to their jobs to serve the public. >> one day after president obama reinforced to the nation what he's already doing to fight isis, we're learning this may soon be a terror alert system. in the meantime, his critics, they're piling on. steve handelsman live at the white house with the latest now. steve? >> obama aides are saying the president is pleased with how the speech went last night. he says he believes it's political enemies who are charging the speech with enough specific new ideas and a new terror alert system that can help counter the alert system is not yet ready. >> a new alert system was in the works before san bernardino, a plan to get more help from ordinary americans. said homeland security secretary

jeh johnson. >> i believe that we need to do a better job of informing the public at large of what we are seeing and what we're doing about it and what we're asking the public to do. >> word could go out like an amber alert, if u.s. int intelligence thinks a ball game might be targeted. >> it would encourage people to ordinarily come forward and i heard something about a sporting event that's unusual and johnson did not detail his new alert system much like president obama last night. >> we will destroy isil and any other organization that tries to harm us. >> looking attitash 15 maltashf malik and her husband syed farook. >> we shouldn't have let this woman in. we need to have limits on who come to visit us. >> ted cruz called the president misguided. >> they're not focused on radical islamic terrorists and obama will not use the words radical islamic terrorist.

>> reporter: because said top aides, the u.s. is not at war with islam. as for some kind of a new amber alert-style, a new notification protocol is being considered, but it's not yet been adopted. at the white house, steve handelsman, news 4. >> jimmy carter's successful cancer treatment isn't just positive news for the former president. experts say it shows how effective new cancer drugs could be. carter told a church group in georgia that the latest brain scan shows he's cancer-free. however, he will still continue treatments every three weeks. he's getting a drug called part of the new class of drugs that fights cancer by boosting the body's immune system. he first revealed his melanoma diagnosis in august. we find out later this week who will be "time's" person of the year. the winner will be the person or group having the most impact on

the world for good or evil. >> on the short list, donald trump, germany's chancellor angela merkel, caitlyn jenner and uber founder, and isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi along with iran's president hassan rowhani. that will be revealed wednesday on the "today" show. at sunset now, we've got some clouds floating through the area as you're about to head out the door you can track the storm team 4 forecast with the washington app. you can see a beautiful sunset there as traffic's beginning to build and it will be a great night for football and here is your forecast for the game tonight. my kickoff time at 8:30, we'll have our temperatures getting rather chilly and it will be done in the upper 40s and mid-40s by the end of the game

and it should be back down into the low 40s. quite a chill in the air and you will stay dry and forget the rain boots and the umbrella will stay dry here for the rest of the evening and into tomorrow. look at that sunset and live view from the tower camera and the storm team 4 radar showing us rain in southeastern virginia. that will stay well off to the east and the lower part of southern maryland over the next half hour and another back there for some rain and the southern shenandoah valley will stay to our south and the temperatures are beginning to drop at sunset down to the mid-50s and metro area out there by fedex field and it's in the low 50s of shenandoah valley. wake-up time tomorrow morning could be a cold start so up and down we go and we'll be in the mid-30aes and many of the rural areas and right in the metro area by dawn. i took this picture of sunset yesterday and post your photos on my facebook page there on twitter and instagram, as well. just like rachel bombardier did

in virginia this morning. she caught the crescent moon and venus just before dawn. look at the warming trend and temperatures tomorrow above the average high at 49 and we'll be above that on wednesday and thursday and well above that as we get into friday, saturday and sunday and dry pattern and nice day tomorrow in the upper 50s and partly cloudy and then as we get into wednesday, as well, we'll have it into the mid to upper 50s and on thursday it may be up around 50 degrees and hitting mid-50s on friday. storm team 4 seven-day outlook into the week sxeshd your weekend looking terrific next saturday and sunday. highs in the mid-60s. sunday may even get into the upper 60s and remaining dry and next chance of any rain may not come until monday morning, a week from today. amazing. thanks, tom. 50 second graders from mount vernon school inial exandr aial

helped senator warner decorate his tree. this is the first time we've been allowed to see all of the decorating going on. the senator says he loves doing this because it reminds him of why he got into politics. >> it reminds you why you do the job, making sure these kids have the same fair shot that i had when i was growing up is at the heart of what i think brings most people to politics. >> and after lighting the christmas tree, the senator was serenaded by students who sang christmas carols. >> they have good voices there. >> some masters of entertainment have new awards on their shelves this afternoon. the kennedy center honored five career artists last night. the honorees, actors rita moreno and cicely tyson along with george lopez and seiji ajawa sad

carol king whose music was honored. >> there say are the pa of me that feels like yes, i worked very hard and i just did what i did and to be honest, the reward is a great thing. the rock band the eagles was chosen to be honored and their lead singer was ill and they couldn't be there. they'll receive their award next year. today is the first day of hanukkah. you're looking at the lighting of the hanukkah menorah. the white house chief of staff dennis mcdonogh was there. it celebrates the battle victory in ancient jerusalem and it lasts for eight days. i'm julie carey in alexandria where there have been no arrests yet in two murders that took place in less than a month's time and in both cases the bodies were found in popular parks. some stores in the area now have these collection boxes on display put out by the family of the latest victim.

the body of 22-year-old eduardo david was found near a creek and four mile run park and that's only about a mile from beverly park where the body of 24-year-old luis perez was found back on november 9th. so far they don't have any reason to believe the murders are connected, but residents fear both could be the work of gang members from ms-13. coming up on news 4 at 5:00 we'll hear from the gang prevention coordinator about what he's telling worried parents. in alexandria, i'm julie carey, news 4. the justice department lafrnes a police probe of another deadly officer-involved shooting. we'll be right back.

two college students rescued during a hostage ordeal in new york are still in the hospital. s.w.a.t. teams swooped in to save iwo and nicholas goliath from a house in rochester yesterday. police charged four people with abducting the young men. they're both seniors with the university of rochester and one ended up with a gun shot wound to the leg. it is still not clear yet students were targeted. the university president says there is no threat to the school. investigators are looking for the cause of of a deadly

plane accident in california. a witness says flames were coming out of the small jet as it taxied on the runway at apple valley airport north of san bernardino. the plane then exploded, killing both people onboard. the windy city on edge. today the justice department launched a civil rights probe of the chicago police department as new video surfaced of another deadly police-involved shooting. the city is now bracing for a new round of protests. >> reporter: for the second time in less than two weeks the release of another dash cam video showing a chicago police officer fatally shooting a black suspect and another controversial decision. >> it is our determination that no criminal charges should be filed in this case. >> this time the on-duty officer will not face criminal charges for the death of 25-year-old ronald johnson. prosecutors say johnson was armed with a gun and had resisted arrest, justifying the

use of force. unlike the shooting of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. the release of video showing mcdonald's death and murder charges against the officer sparked protests and calls for the resignation of the mayor and the ousting of the city's top cop. >> the suspicion and hostility is allowed to fester, it can erupt into unrest. >> unrest throughout the city and growing mistrust of the police, prompted the justice department to open an investigation into the practices of the chicago police department. >> we will examine a number of issues related to the chicago police department's use of force including its use of deadly force. >> while mayor rahm e pan well said a civil rights investigation would be, quote, misguided. after today's announcement he released a statement saying in part, our mutual goal is to create a stronger, better police want department. a divided community looking and waiting for more answers.

wendy willfort, nbc news, chicago. right now at 5:00 tonight they went to target practice just days before the terror attacks in california. the fbi releasing new information tonight about the california shooters and who else got them guns. plus -- >> a daylight carjacking here on n newcomb street. police launch a man hunt in the street and in the air. i'm pat collins. i've got the pictures and i've got the interviews coming up. first, though, the dangerous levels of an odorless gas found in montgomery county schools and testing will be under way at all school buildings in the county and it's gas linked to lung cancer. our meagan fitzgerald is in bethesda to tell us how they're upset about how the whole thing was handled. >> many of the parents say they're upset because the school district tested and found

elevated levels of raid orn years ago, but they just found out about it last week. now the interim superintendent says changes are not only being made at all schools, but to their radon policy. ever since parents saw or heard about this report showing elevated levels of radon in 28 schools questions mounted and concerns started to grow. >> i was very upset. jamal johnson has two sons. one attends springbrook high school. this is one of the buildings that tested higher than epa standards for radon. he wants to know why the school didn't let parents know about the possible health risk. >> it can cause detrimental health effects. >> according to the epa, radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the u.s. brian edwards is the spokesman for montgomery county