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 schools. he said it was a mistake and

something they're working to fix. >> we're correcting that by establishing a new base land set of data for all of our schools and we'll move forward as swiftly as possible. >> every floor-level room in all county schools will be tested for the cancer-causing gas. he also says they're working with the epa to make changes to the radon policy by sending letters more frequently. larry bower said, quote, i also have directed our staff to review our radon program, consult with experts in this area and develop a com pro hencive plan to ensure that we're monitoring our schools and offices and addressing any issues that may occur. >> he won't be satisfied until his son's school is testeded. >> i think there needs to be more done. >> reporter: now the school district says all of the radon

test dates and results will be placed on the montgomery school website. coming up at 6:00, the advice the interim superintendent has for both teachers and faculty and parents about radon. back to you. >> meagan, thanks so much. radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer behind smoking. the environmental protection agency estimates radon causes about 15,000 lung cancer deaths every year. radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas that's found in soil and rock. it can enter your room through water supply, cracks in floors and walls or through building materials. the state of maryland does not have a radon program. montgomery county is the exception. here is the epa's map of radon zones in maryland, montgomery, frederick, howard counties are in red here and they have predicted average radon levels high enough for the epa to recommend taking action to lower the levels. for a closer look at how you can

test your home just go to the nbc washington app and search radon. at the live desk, a chilling new detail of the san bernardino shooting. the county says health employees received active shooting training where syed farook and his wife gunned down co-workers. farook and malik had been radicalized for some time, but their inspiration is still unknown. >> the question we're trying to get at is how did that happen and by whom and where did that happen and i will tell you right now we don't know those answers at this point. this is a newly released photo of the couple arriving in chicago last year. at their arch press conference the fbi revealed farook and malik took target practice in the san bernardino area including just days before the attack. sources tell nbc news the fbi is now questioning a friend of farook's who purchased the assault rifles that were used in the attack.

enrique marquez bought both of those shortly after farook bought pistols. sources say marquez checked himself into a psychiatric facility after the attack and left some time yesterday before being taken into custody. back to you. >> scott macfarlane. just in the last hour, donald trump says he wants a complete and total ban on muslims entering the u.s. his campaign says he wants the temporary halt on muslims until the u.s. officials can, quote, figure out what's going on. trump's campaign manager just clarified that that proposed ban would apply to all muss lips and those wanting immigration visas as well as tourists. the federal government is paying attention and is on the lookout for anti-muslim incidents. it's part of the reaction to the shootings in san bernardino. attorney general loretta lynch spoke about that problem today. >> we are always reviewing our exforts at countering extremism and not just at the department of justice, but the department

of homeland security and every united states attorney's office is involved in outreach to arab and muslim communities and we're also looking to improve our relationship with those communities and how those communities can be empowered to deal with this issue, as well. our hearts are heavy, but we must move forward. with those words today thousands of employees with san bernardino county in california went back to work for the first time since the deadly attack there. security was stepped up at the county buildings. armed guards were around at some locations. the sheriff's department increased its surveillance. county managers also encouraged employees to be there for one another. >> hold each other strong because it is this strength that will help us heal. >> we stand with them to tell the terrorists you may not have our fear. you may not have our liberty, and you may not have our love.

>> employees of the san bernardino department of public health, that's where the massacre occurred, they'll go back to work next monday. increased security measures the next time you take metro. metro officers are conducting random bag checks at station entrances. they're looking for possible explosives. there are also more than 20 k-9 teams doing security sweeps around rail stations. metro stepped up the security following the attacks in paris. >> a midday carjacking followed by gunshots and a man who was trying to get away from it all is in the hospital. that man an innocent bystander. he was standing on his front porch when he saw the carjacking go down. news 4's pat collins is live in d.c. where he talked to that man's wife. >> reporter: jim, he was in front of that house over there. he saw the man with the gun. he turned and tried to run to safety, but he couldn't outrun the bullet. we begin our story now with some

words from the victim's wife. >> just standing outside and they started shooting. he ran in and once he heard the gun shots he started running and he got hit by a stray. >> that's benetta young, and i talked to her as she was on her way to pick up her husband at the hospital. he was an innocent bystander shot and wounded during a carjacking here on newton street. >> it's horrible around here. it's really horrible. it's horrible. it's not safe and you know, i'm glad he's okay, but i'm hoping we can move. i just want to move at this point, you know? it could have been one of my kids walking home from school. >> reporter: the shell casings on the street mark the spot where it happened. it was around 1:30 in the afternoon. a gunman steals a toyota forerunner. mr. young sees what's going on. he tries to run into the house. as he does, the suspect opens

fire. police converge on the area. a helicopter deployed to look for the suspect, to look for the stolen car. it made a number of rooftop passes. mr. young is expected to be okay. the whereabouts of the stolen car, the whereabouts of the carjacking suspect still unknown. how dangerous is it here on newcome street? we'll hear from some residents coming up. back to you. people who live in northwest d.c. went back home to salvage what they can after a fire over the weekend. it happened on meridian place northwest yesterday morning. two of the houses are not safe enough to live in anymore. neighbors complained of people trespassing in one of those houses recently. they tell news 4 the owner of the house and her son were both recently in hospitals. since then, people have been

breaking into the house. no word yet on what caused that fire, but neighbors suspect that the fire was caused by somebody who broke into the house. > . >> it will be 42-0, but i think we'll get them at least by two today. >> dallas cow girls, they're definitely going to lose. >> it's a rivalry game, and i know it will be close, bub i think we'll go -- >> trash caulking already at a high with just three hours to go before the redskins and cowboys battle it out here at home. this is a live look now at the traffic around fedex field. pretty light so far and fans are starting to arrive in the big game. burgundy and gold, dallas, monday night football, here we go. >> might we add first place burgundy and gold. carol maloney, jason pugh out at fedex field. that's the place to be tonight.

>> yeah, vance. i can tell you you love that, the first placegundy and gold and meaningful game in december. >> you might not realize, but fedex field is one of the best places to play this entire season and the skins are 5 and 1 here at home. >> they stay in the first-place division and they get the cushion if they hold on in the homestretch that would give them a home playoff game in january. cowboys currently in last place and winless without tony romo and looking to save their season, and the redskins are expecting a dogfight. >> that record don't mean anything and they can go out and mess with our whole season and they're the american team and you have to go out there and play like you're in the super bowl because you'll be on the stage almost like it. >> i just know it will be playoff atmosphere and playoff intensity and see how the fans come out and get things started

at home. >> let's get it started. the players say there's no chance they're going to overlook dallas tonight. >> they'll be focused on the cowboys, but the redskins, they have struggled in prime time and we'll tell you about that later on on news 4 at 6:00. for fedex field, carol maloney, jason pugh, jim, jim, i'll send it back to you in the studio. >> we want to know what you think. will the redskins win the nfc east? that's the flash question of the day. most are feeling darn optimistic saying yes, they wil we'll see. >> the man accused in the disappearance of a student from west virginia is back in court and now he may be involved in another high-profile case is getting involved. did a wife radicalize her husband, the people who knew her best speak out about the mother who left a baby behind. jimmy carter's cancer news. it's quite interesting. we'll find out more about that coming up.

>> and i'm tracking a storm system

a mental health expert is going to become involved in the jesse matthews case. it's the same expert involved in

the charles severance case. dr. william spacekel will examine matthew before his trial which is set for july. matthew is accused of kidnapping and murdering 18-year-old uva student hannah graham. he's facing the death penalty if he's convicted. they participated in target practice within days of the attack and each legally bought some of the guns used to kill 14 people. those are among the new chilling new details investigating last week's shooting in san bernardino. nbc's jay gray is there live and joins us live with important new developments now. jay? >> yeah, jim, as you describe, a lot unfolding here. the fbi sharing new information as their investigation expands. take a look, this is the building where it all unfolded, the inland regional center. this is the closest we've been since the attacks. look, what the fbi told us today, look you mentioned the couple went to shooting ranges in the days before the attack

and also that syed farook and tashfeen malik were both radicalized and long before they walked into this building with automatic pistol or semiautomatic pistols, assault rifles and pipe bombs. we know that they've done interviews in this case and they're getting cooperation from foreign governments including pakistan which is where malik had lived before coming to the u.s. there is no evidence at this point of a broader kconspiracy and one thing they're looking in the investnvestigation. they don't think the couple had enough money to pay for the materials that they had and so they're trying to find out if they had support as far as funding is concerned. it's an investigation that they said today is just in its early stages, is going to take some time, but they say there's a lot to get through and get to in regards to what happened here. that's the latest live in san

bernardino, i'm jay gray. jim? >> thanks, jay. right now intelligence analysts here and abroad are digging into the background of tashfeen malik. she's a mysterious woman at the center of the san bernardino attack. family members in pakistan have been questioned, but her family home there now has been locked up. the family appears to have fled. people at the college where she studied pharmacy for five years insist she was not radicalized there, and clerics in pakistan's most radical mosque deny any link to her. for most accounts, before her marriage and her move to the u.s. she was a devout woman, but not a supporter of violence. >> anyone who knows her can't expect that she can do such things. >> also, still a mystery to police is the question of whether she radicalized her husband or the other way around. >> in the meantime, family

members of syed farook are trying to win custody of the 6-month-old daughter that the couple left behind. there was extra security on hand today as one of the family members left a courthouse in san bernardino after a custody hearing there. judges won't say what happened in that hearing because the case involves a child. >> we want to present as many stories about the victims and their lives as we do about the shooters. one of the men we're learning more about is harry bowman who had ties to pennsylvania. bowman was from york county where he graduated second in his class at dallas town area high school back in 1987. here's ed winestock with his story. >> reporter: harry bowman was an achiever in the classroom and on the athletic field. according to dallas town school officials, bowman graduated second in his class. according to his high school yearbook he excelled as a high school debater and he was also a cross country runner. his high school yearbook quotes

him as saying i don't like to lose. bowman's family posted a statement on the door calling his dath a tragic loss. there are no words to express our sadness in losing such a special person. we can only hope that these senseless killings cease to occur. >> we invite you to check out "nightly news" for continuing coverage into the investigation of the shootings. that's tonight at 7:00 with lester holt. former president jimmy carter may be cancer-free, at least for now. he announced the results of an mr ito a sunday school class. >> when i went this week they didn't find any cancer at all. i have good news. >> three months ago mr. carter had been diagnosed with a stage four liver cancer that spread to his brain. he's 91 years old now and in fact his age may have helped a cutting-age drug do its work. the drug worked better with

older patients. older patients tend to have more cancer mutations related to ultraviolet light because they've had more time in the sun. carter will continue to receive immunotherapy treatment three times a week. we could be less than two years away from seeing the first class of female navy s.e.a.l.s. today the u.s. naval academy superintendent says the screening process will be open to juniors at the academy starting next year. that screening process would proceed additional training in the following summer. the academy is still waiting for specific guidance on the process from the navy. defense secretary ash carter announced last week, you'll recall all military combat jobs would soon be open to women. >> a tribute today to the thousands of americans who were killed in the attack on pearl harbor at the beginning of world war ii. 74 years ago in the early morning hours of december 7,

1941, japanese warplanes bombed the uss arizona and so many other of the fleet in pearl harbor in a surprise attack. more than 2400 u.s. military personnel and civilians were killed. today, dozens of men who survived that attack gathered to remember their fallen comrades. he admiral in charge of the pacific fleet called those who were there that day the guardian angels of our nation. when we come right back, two murders, both at playgrounds and there are rising concerns tonight about gangs in alexandria. what police are telling parents now to watch for. and if you want to ditch the rails for the bus, metro is working to make your ride a little better. we'll find out how they plan to

the average high temperature today is 49 degrees. we reached a high temperature today in the mid to upper 50s. over the next couple of days i think we get warmer? some areas into the 60s. it will be a very warm period here. we talked about that and the winter forecast being a warm december and it doesn't quite feel like the holiday season, but this helps. here's the tree out in front of the white house.

temperatures, 55 degrees and winds out of the north at 8 miles per hour and the storm system moves down to the south and east and that's why these numbers are much cooler and 43 in cambridge and down towards pawtuxet river and 54 in leesburg and this was an area that saw nothing, but sunshine and you'll be watching it on the television and 8:30 kickoff time and a little cool, but not cold. this time of year we could be in the 30s, but even the 20s easily and it will be a nice night for football by the time you're back in the car. most of the area is dry, but also notice just down to the east and southern portions of st. mary's county and salisbury, ocean city all picking up showers right now and light rain that continues to fall as the storm system moves just down to the southeast. it is bridging us some cloud cover. most of us saw nothing, but sunshine today and clouds are on the increase right now. two systems and one just down to the southeast and another upper

level system moving through and that one moving farther down to the south. so together they will move off the coast overnight tonight and that will lead for more sunshine during the day tomorrow and not much in the way of storm systems across the country once again. tomorrow, more sunshine, nice temperatures and that means your impact forecast will be low and that will be the case all week long and take a look at the high temperatures for tomorrow and if you get out there on the bike and sunset at 4:46. 53 by noon and by 4:00 we're seeing temperatures by 56 degrees, but it just gets warmer. 57 on wednesday and a few more clouds than they were in the 60s on thursday and friday. 62 degrees on your thursday. 64 degrees on friday. again, the average high is 49 and we'll be close to 15 degrees above average and coming up for the weekend and we'll be close to some records by about three or four degrees. so we're talking about some big-time december warmth and find out how long it lasts and tom has the latest at 5:45

including your weekend. a cop who spends her days trying to help keep kids from skipping school is in a giving spirit. how she's going above the call of duty to reach out to people in the community. and a gruesome discovery from in a driveway. the body of a woman found in a parked car. i'm julie carey in alexandria. two murders within less than a month in the same general area. two bodies found in popular parks. coming up, what worried parents

parents in alexandria are on edge tonight. >> this after two murders in a month with both bodies found in parks about a mile apart and no arrests. >> bureau chief julie carey with the latest. she's at the crime scene now with more on what parents can do in an effort to keep their kids safe. julie? >> reporter: alexandria police say they are not making any connection between the two bodies found in this area about a mile apart. the first one discovered on november 9th and the most recent one just last friday. both of the victims are young latino men, as you mentioned before. their bodies discovered in popular parks. today in the neighborhood we spotted this collection box made

by the family of the most recent victim. he's 22-year-old edward on daviddavid almendares. they hope to send his body to his home country of honduras. they do not believe they are gang related, but that is what they feel. he spoke to a group of parents last friday just hours after the discovery of the most recent body. his advice to parents, if you see something in your neighborhood that worries you or with your own kids, don't hess tate to make that phone call. >> if they see something going on in the neighborhood that's not right, hey, pick up the phone. call the police. if there is an issue with their children's school attendance or grades. pick up the phone. this is the school's social worker's number. >> reporter: i checked in with some residents who live nearby, the latest murder scene to see how both these homicides are

impacting them. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, you'll hear from a grandmother who has decided to arm herself. back to you now in the studio. >> julie carey, thank you, julie. a woman's body was found inside a car. she was discovered in that car parked in someone else's driveway. the homeowner called the sheriff's office around 11:00 last night. the woman killed has now been identified as heather chacon. she suffered what's described as trauma to the upper body. the medical examiner is working to determine exactly how she died. at the live desk, we learned a man who says he's a teacher at a st. mary's county high school is charged with liss isolicitin prostitute. gordon barge was arrested as part of a prostitution sting. he agreed to pay undercover officer for a sex act and the 35-year-old told police he started working at great mills high school a year ago, but the school board is not commenting

on his employment. barge was released on his own recognizance on friday. back to you. thanks, scott. >> right now we are trying to find out more about a fire that killed a man in prince george's county. firefighters found a camping trailer up in flames yesterday morning. it happened in clinton. the trail was on tipit road. it was burning out of control when the firefighters arrived. when they put that fire down that's when they discovered a man's body inside. investigators have not yet released that man's name. investigators trying to figure out what sparked a fire in frederick county maryland where several people had to be rescued. the blaze broke out in an apartment building in emmettsburg. the building had four apartments. firefighters rescued three people trapped inside. one of those people did not survive. the others are being treated at hospitals. the fire damaged an apartment next door. >> a student accused of bridging

bringing a gun to a d.c. high school will stay in custody until his next court appearance. officials are still trying to figure out how that 16-year-old got the gun past metal detectors and security here at wilson high school in northwest d.c. all d.c. public schools are now reviewing security procedures. the student's next court appearance is december 18th. you've probably seen by now the video of the police officer dancing with the teenage girl in a neighborhood. we want to now intervieroduce y another local police officer who is reaching out to her community in a different way. we hit the streets with a d.c. police officer who starts her shift by helping had the homeless. >> reporter: born and raised in southeast d.c., officer juanita graham has spent the last 25 years with the metropolitan police department. like many of us she sees homeless residents during the day. >> a lot of times we don't know

what people's circumstances and situations are. it's not always because of drugs or alcohol. sometimes people have lost their jobs. they may have lost their home, there's a fire. >> reporter: this holiday season officer graham decided to do something different. >> it's my goal to let people know that someone does care about you and you're not forg forgotten about. >> every morning as she starts her shift she buys sandwiches and puts together care packages. >> a care pack with toiletries and i have tissue, soap, deodorant, shampoo. >> and officer graham and her partner look for someone in need. >> my name is officer graham with the police department. would you mind if i gave you a gift? >> when you see officers interacting with people in need, you realize it's more than just enforcing the laws. they realize they are real human beings and they're out helping people in a variety of ways every day. >> each care package comes with

a handwritten card. >> it shines each brighter for you this christmas. officer graham. >> people aren't surprised she's using her own money to do this. >> that's her, to be honest with you. if it wasn't this, it would be something else. so this is not uncommon. >> officer graham says she's just doing this for the holiday season, but hopes it will inspire others to do acts of kindness themselves. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> in the district, mark segraves, news 4. >> go, officer graham. a lot more to come on news 4 at 5:00, the murder of a black teenager shot 16 times by a white police officer. now has the attention of investigators here in washington. >> nasa has just released some absolutely fascinating pictures of

>> there's an annual pilgrimage now under way along the east coast with plans to be at arlington national cemetery by the weekend. each year wreaths across america places wreaths on the graves of fallen soldiers. early last week the non-profit was thousands of dollars short with money needed to fulfill the project, and then a surge of done eggs mid-week brought in the money they needed between 30,000 and 40,000 volunteers are

expected saturday to lay those wreaths there. concern among people who live and work around the washington area thought to be safe. they've been hit with a growing number of armed robberies. the latest was last night on davenport street right off river road west d.c. the victim was approached by ten teenagers around 9:00. he says they put a knife to his stomach and demanded anything he had. there's also been a surge in armed robberies in capitol hill and the navy yard. there is a man hunt under way for the man accused of trying to shoot a policeman in virginia. it continues in the shenandoah valley area. state police are trying to find a guy named william evan hall. they say he fired at a sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop on route 60 in lexington. it happened yesterday and then the guy drove off. that deputy was not injured. why freddie gray's death in

baltimore close custody is considered a homicide. and as you deck the halls, there are some dangers to avoid. a holiday warning coming your way next. december losing its identity, certainly not acting like a winter month. a look at a

the second week in the trial of a baltimore police officer began today with the defense lawyers trying to prove that the officer did not cause freddie gray's injuries. chris gordon was at the courthouse today with the big developments of today. behind me you see a group of demonstrators. they are here for justice for freddie gray at the courthouse where baltimore police officer

william porter is on trial for the death of freddie gray. officer william porter's lawyers are trying to blunt the impact at the report of the maryland medical examiner who testified. freddie gray died of a broken neck which is a homicide. they asked carol allen you haven't made a decision if officer porter is responsible for the death of freddie gray. >> that's correct. that's not my job. >> if you don't know as a medical examiner based on your personal knowledge of these facts, then how do you expect the jury to make that determination? >> officer porter's lawyers contend that when porter was called in by then driver caesar goodson for backup, after gray had been rocking the van, porter found gray faced down in the back. porter's lawyers contend that porter told the van driver gray asked for medical attention and needs to be driven to the hospital. the medical examiner agreed that

if the van driver had taken gray directly to the hospital this wouldn't have been considered homicide. at the next stop at north and penn, porter's lawyers contend porter reported again that freddie gray needed to go to the hospital, this time telling a supervisor on the scene. >> so what they're saying is that officer porter did what a reasonable officer would have done. he reported to his supervisor or at least another officer that they ought to go to the hospital. >> prosecutors have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt how and when freddie gray died. ahead, i'll tell you why jurors at this point may be very confused. that's the latest, live in baltimore, jim, back to you. >> chris gordon, thank you. >> we can get new details on the private school expansion that's causing a lot of concern among neighbors. the sidwell home school.

news 4 was first to report on the deal which will also relocate sidwell's lower school in bethesda to the new, larger campus. the school's move will force thousands of elderly residents currently living at the home to find other living arrangements by next december. holiday attractions, of course, are very appealing, but the consumer product safety commission is warning people about their dangers, as well. they held a demonstration to show how quickly a christmas tree, for example, can catch fire. there were ten deaths last holiday season from fires sparked by holiday lights. that's in our area. 12 people died because of holiday decoration accidents. more than 14,000 people were taken to emergency rooms. the injuries came from falls, cuts, back strains and children

swallowing things. >> it's one of the most popular holiday attractions in our regn. the annual botanic holiday train display. check it out. the display takes over the entire east wing of the garden. this week's theme is pollination station. people can see trains traveling through oversized plants, butterflies and flowers, too. the free exhibit gets very crowded on weekends, you should know with planes on display through january 3rd. >> we have pictures from pollute owe showing spacecraft that's been circling the planet since the summer. it's the new horizon spacecraft. it made its closest path to pluto in july. the resolution on some of these images is so high that nasa scientists say they can see features as small as a city block. nasa plans to release even more of those photographs in the coming days and some of us will be anxiously awaiting their

timing. that is just absolutely fascinating. >> yeah. >> that thing is more than a couple of neighborhoods away. >> that's beyond cool. >> that is really cool stuff. we'd like to take's moment to introduce fresh faces who comes from indiana and jim vance, you hail from indiana. >> the st time i was on this set with jim vance it was the reagan administration, i think? [ laughter ] >> i know it wasn't the -- >> it might have been ford. wasn't it ford? i'm not sure. >> it could have been. anyway, i'd like to welcome you to the gathering of the men's club this afternoon here at nbc 4. we have some clouds coming from an area of rain that paid a close call to it. the closest it got was down in st. mary's city. the little patch of green there. they're getting sprinkles along the northern part of the eastern shore around the blackwater national wild life refuge and

they're getting light rain there. some other sprinkles, too, in charlottesville and farther south down into the carolinas and all of this is pulling away from us and it's a move right off the coast and this will other disturbance with the sprinkles here, passing just south of fredericksburg and the metro area will stay dry for tonight's game. right now we're in the low 50s and the nearby suburbs, washington now in mid-50s and the mid to upper 40s around the bay. and it's up to the 50 degrees in the shenandoah valley. and the evening run will be in the low 50s through the evening and the 40s by 9:00 will be in the upper 40s and people like to run at night, too, sometimes well lit. you need a warm coat and long panteds and if you're out for the game and we're deceptive been it was a mild afternoon, but it is getting chilly now. so if you're heading out this evening, another rather chilly evening will drop in the upper 40s down to the mid to low 40s and that will be by midnight and

by dawn tomorrow at the bus stop tomorrow morning waiting for the metro at 7:00 to 8:00 and it will be cold in the upper 30s, but then warming back up between 8:00 and 9:00 and be back to the mid-40s. post your pictures like candace trimble did with the frosty leaf and she posted that on my twitter page and post yours as well on instagram and facebook and love seeing your photos and weather related and for the game tonight and great tailgating whether undergoing there now under way at fedex field and kickoff 8:30 and it will be in the upper 40s and the clouds clear out, and by the end of the game and you're driving back home and it will be in the mid-40s. look at the temperatures and the average high this time of year will be above average on tueay, wednesday and thursday and friday, saturday and sunday into the 60s each day. monday back down into the 50s and some sunshine as well to go along with that with morning lows in the 40s.

here's a look at your weekend coming up. it will be mild saturday and sunday and great weekend to get out and enjoy this mild weather here for december, do some hiking and maybe a bike ride on saturday and sunday and highs in the 60s and next chance of any rain may not come until a week from today, perhaps next monday. jim? >> thanks, tom. it is that time of year again when congress races against the clock to avert a government shutdown before the holidays. they're trying to pass, of course, what they call the omni bus spending bill. this friday is the scheduled deadline to pass a long-term bill. if the lawmakers need to buy more ti they could, of course, pass what they call a short-term measure that would avoid a repeat of that infamous government shutdown back in 2013. >> a new study out tonight painting an interesting portrait of the people who come into the district, this study done by the office of the chief financial officer found more than

three-quarters of a million people working in the district and they collectively earn more than $63 billion in wages and salaries every year. of those workers, about 32% or about 250,000 are d.c. residents. 28% from the commonwealth while about 40% more than 300,000 are marylanders. this study also found a significant wage gap, d.c. residents hold nearly 45% of the jobs in the city that pay 30,000 or less. on the flip side, virginians hold 40% of the d.c. jobs that pay $100,000 or more. metro working on making your bus ride just a little better. remembering pearl harbor. this 96-year-old veteran from fort mead, maryland, has a clear message for americans worried

> completion of phase two of the silver line is 94% complete and the construction is 10% finished. one of the most visible signs of the progress for cranes along the toll road. three in fairfax and two in loudoun and one at dulles international airport. phase two is expected to be finished by 2020. metro's rail ridership is tagging customer satisfaction and it's way down, but on the

bus side, a new study shows customer satisfaction is actually going up. now metro's trying to figure out how to better serve the many customers who are looking at the bus as an alternative to the train, but as transportation reporter adam tuss tells us tonight it won't be easy. the bus, oftentimes it can pick you up closer to your home and drop you off closer to where you need to go, but the bus needs to show up on time, it needs to not break down and it needs to find a better way around traffic to reach the full potential. metro is now developing a plan to replace aging busses and expand the fleet. new general manager paul wiedefeld talking about the need for busses to function better along with the rail side of things. >> one thing i do feel is we have to incorporate the bus system closer with it. i know historically they've been separate, but in my mind, again, it is a system. >> over the next decade, metro plans to buy close to 1200 new

busses, but most of them will be used to simply replace older busses. the agency needs 375 new busses for expansion purposes to meet the needs of growing ridership and metro will likely fall short of that goal by hundreds. the transit agency is putting regional leaders on notice that if the bus side isn't better improved along with the rail side, the transit system may not reach its full potential. in the district, adam tuss, news 4. federal investigators will be riding along with chicago police as part of a new civil rights investigation into officer's actions. the justice department wants to know whether the deadly shooting of a black teenager is part of a bigger problem. as maryanne ahern reports, they'll look for racial, ethnic and other disparities in treatment by officers. >> reporter: mayor rahm emanuel initially called it misguided however now embraces a first-ever justice department investigation of the police department.

we accept it and we need it. standing alongside emanuel, his new interim police superintendent john escalante and she was chosen to lead the independent authority. >> i promise you i bring no agenda other than the pursuit of integrity and transparency. >> reporter: as the chief of detective dean andrews chooses to retire on the day of the justice department investigation and escalante is questioned about his own role in the mcdonald case. why didn't he speak up? >> there was no attempt to alter his statements. that's what he said. that is why when the video showed that his statements did not match the video, he was charged with murder. >> we heard you met with the mayor. >> reporter: alderman brook wouldn't talk when the settlement was first approved, but new rookie alderman wants new hearings. >> they havet e evoted to appr

settlements with very little accountability. >> i take responsibility for what happened and i take responsibility for fixing it. now at 6:00 tonight, more calls for action in the wake of the mass shooting in california. questions about what to do next. those questions are dominating conversation here in washington and on the campaign trail. there is new fallout tonight. the fbi trying to figure out what motivated a married couple to attack people at a holiday party in san bernardino. >> here's what we know right now. the fbi says both suspect his been radicalized and we know the shooting attack was calculated. the suspects took part in target practice days before the attack. we also know who bought them, the assault weapons and we still don't know why. our team coverage begins with jay gray live from san bernardino. >> reporter: good evening. you're right. there is a lot unfolding including new details from the

fbi. as the investigation expands here and raw emotion from survivors locked in the building as the attacks started to unfold. >> we will leave no stone unturned. >> an update 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 his 6-month-old daughter. the father of the alleged terrorist spoke out telling an italian magazine his son became, quote, obsessed with israel and shared isis leader al baghdadi's ideology to create an islamic state in the months before farook and his wife tashfeen malik killed 14 and wounded 21 during the massacre at the inland regional center. >> all of us were crying. what's happening? there are people dead. >> reporter: they were