had a responsibility to put a seat belt around gray in a police van. the jury is expected to be given the case next week. this morning we are hearing from the first responders to the san bernardino mass shooting. one week ago today, 14 people were gunned down at an office holiday party inside the inland regional center. 300 officers responded to that emergency call. many of them say they just cannot believe a terrorist attack could happen in their own city. . >> my body went numb. it was overwhelming and surreal. the fact that the corporal said as we're going in, this is real, it immediately hit home that this is not a training drill. >> well, coming up, tracie potts will have more on classified briefing law makers will get with about how the shoulding suspects became radicalized. in just a few hours, we'll know if your rush hour commute

on i-66 will get more expensive. the plan only affects rush hour. the toll would let you pay to use the lanes without a car pool. you'll still be able to use the road for free if you car pool during rush hour. now, when rush hour is over, the tolls go away and the road returns to normal. so big changes could be on the way for i-66. interesting to see what happens there. >> changes in the weather, not likely. we are enjoying this warm pattern, chuck. >> i'll bet. we'll be enjoying it more when the heating bill shows up and we've saved about 20% or 30%. you can start to see the hint of fog trying to form over southern montgomery county. it will be a cloudy day. areas of locally thick fog. we'll have to fight for any little bit of sunshine we'll get today. and it will be anything but cold here. wait until you see the weekend forecast at 4:51.

right now 36 gaithersburg, 32 manassas, 40 in arlington. high temperatures in your neighborhood today, 53 in martinsburg, 50 bay side in annapolis. lots of clouds around today. would he deal ta we'll detail the school forecast in ten. inner loop of the beltway at brad to being, a little bit of road work. we saw a little bit of that slowdown on the bottom left side of the beltway. that should have been cleared about a half hour ago. looks like it might still be hanging around because we have slowdowns here. you can see a little spring link here of other construction. 395 south at duke, a brand new disled vehicle abled vehicle on shoulder. top of the beltway, no problems. everything here is rolling along just fine. taking a look overall at prince george's county, we're nice and green. and again, might having just

fine. live picture of connecticut avenue at jones bridge, also looking. >>. see you here at 4:41. breaking news from france, the french prime minister says officials have identified a third will suicide bomber. it was a french citizen. he says the man traveled to syria two years ago. the other two bombers were also french. sayings in france are reporting a team searched the third bomber's mother's home overnight. angie, back to you. we continue to follow two developing stories in spotsylvania county. kay len aiken has been missing for four days. she was flying to arizona to visit her newborn nephew but never made it. her bags were found in a

drainage ditch outside fredericksburg yesterday. sheriff's deputies say they are following several leads in the mysterious death of heather whichciccone ciccone. she was found dead this this her car. and her parents want vjustice. >> might not betomorrow, might not be the next day. >> she was a good get. bubbly. did everything for everybody. >> deputies are digging into her personal life and have three scenarios that may explain why this happened. eduardo was found in four mile run park last week, police now say his stab wounds are similar to another victim who was killed a few weeks earlier in a park about a mile away. no arrests have been made a in either case. 4:34. donald trump facing widespread condemnation from his opponents and members of his own party. the republican presidential candidate is now calling for a temporary ban on muslims

entering the u.s. reaction has been swift and harsh. philadelphia's mayor compared him to hitler. top security officials say trump's comments are unconstitutional and potentially danger froous for american intes abroad. hillary clinton aligned trump's suggestions with the goals of isis. >> this is both a shameless and a dangerous idea. >> and clinton did not stop there. she criticized all republican candidates. she says their words about muslims target an entire he religion instead of terrorists. democratic candidate bernie sanders responded to trump's comments on "the tonight show." he believes trump's stance has no place in america. politicians remain divided over a proposed merger. last night protesters handed out flyers opposing the merger in

the downtown meeting. they feel the deal is bad for rate payers and the environment. the company says it would create jobs and increase rely at. the d.c. service commission initially rejected the proposal and is now taking a second look. we've been tracking the rise in violence in the district and today we expect to learn more with the homicide rate. d.c. mayor bowser and police chief lanier will announce the homicide closure rates. police have closed a dozen in the last month. they now want your help to sophomore cases. that announcement happens at 10:00 this morning in northeast. there is a ribbon cutting in ft. washington today. the new district 7 station on ft. washington road this morning. earlier this year, our prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins reported that police wouldn't have the money to staff the station until next

september. but based on her story, the county made several changes and they now say it will be up and running by next month. in arlington, police are announcing a new effort today, they are using social media to keep your neighborhood safe. the arlington police department says it is partnering with the social network next door, it uses private networks to connect people in a single neighborhood. police say they will use the site as a virtual neighborhood watch. coming up, a new bridge that could do more than ease your morning commute. but first, a deputy trapped in dangerous floodwaters overnight. and an update on the rescue when we check back in with the live desk. and let's take a peek out the window this morning. a very different story from the temperatures that we'll be seeing. it will get more foggy, as well. will the sun come out by recess? will the sun come out by recess? check has the

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or your advisor t. rowe price. invest with confidence. we're watching severe flooding in the northwest this morning. the rain just won't quit out there. these pictures are in from washington state. it's been raining for the past puig. parts of kalama county under emergency orders. we know a man got trapped in his home after a landslide knocked his house off its foundation. bad flooding in oregon, as well. 4:40. and we want to get a check on

weather and traffic on the 1s. how to dress the kiddos. >> and we aren't seeing any sort of rain like that away here. >> not only are we not the seeing anything like that, we don't even have a chance for anything like that anytime soon. 7 day forecast comes up at 4:51. for now though, outside a lot of clouds and fog starting to form. the top of the monument just about ready to disappear into the fog. visibility not too bad around the metro. pockets of thicker fog in the shenandoah valley. so what the kiddos need to wear, your warm jacket for now. just a sweater and jeans for later on today. temperatures mostly in the 30s here early this morning. so it's a chilly one. recess only gets a b because of the clouds, but temperatures will be in the low to mid-50s once again. just hearing that canal road might be shut down both directions because of a car fire. we'll get more information on that for you. also inner loop at braddock road is looking better than it did before. a little slowdown here outer

loop as you're approaching 95. taking a look at 395 south at duke street, still have the disabled vehicle there on the right shoulder. as we fly in there on 66, looking good fairfax county parkway to the beltway. listen to wtop 103.5 when you hop in your car. canal road blocked each way because of a car fire. more in just a minute. 4:42. new information in on the san bernardino shootings, what lawmakers now know and what to expect next on capitol hill. plus the cookie wrapper trail that may lead the fbi to a serial robber. we'll show you the evidence. time to wake up.

an attack at an afghanistan airport is still ongoing. taliban fighters attacked the kandahar airport yesterday. nato countries including the u.s. use this particular airport. we've learned this morning at least 18 people have been killed including civilians. attackers and security forces are still fighting and security at the airport has been increased as a result. middle eastern leaders are meeting to discuss the conflict in afghanistan. now to the investigation into the san bernardino shooters. this week lawmakers will attend a classified briefing on how the couple became radicalized. let's get to tracie potts on capitol hill with more on how long the suspects planned this deadly attack. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. it looks like authorities are finding out it may have been as long as a year that they were

doing target practice at a local range and maybe three years in the planning, at least the fbi and others are getting some information that one of the suspects had discussed this type of attack as early as three years ago. so they're looking into how long they had been radicalized. all this may come out fp briefing tomorrow afternoon with the fbi, homeland security and the national counterterrorism center that is happening here on capitol hill as they investigate what they now call an act of terrorism. they're also looking into the couple's finances before this attack happened. they had made a recent deposit of 28 hou$28,000, that came fro loan and it may have been set up to take care of the grandmother and six month old daughter. many citizens will soon be facing tighter controls on visa-free travel. congress passed a bill that put

new restrictions on the visa waiver program. it allows people from 38 countries to travel to the u.s. without obtaining a visa. under the new bill, anyone who has traveled to iraq or syria would have to apply for a visa before they could be -- before they could step foot on u.s. soil, in the last five years we should say. congress expects to pass a short term funding bill this week this is to avoid a government shutdown. speaker paul ryan says the house will pass that funding bill on bring. lawmakers will then continue to negotiate a long term plan which will fund the government through september. two of the biggest stick points between republicans and democrats, funding for planned parenthood and syrian refugees. today you have the chance to hear about a high speed rail project between d.c. and rich mopped. the "washington post" reports that the plan is to cut down the travel time between the two

cities from the current 2:45 to just 90 minutes. three public meetings are scheduled for this week including one tonight at 5:00 in spring field. would a new crossing ease congestion on the american legion bridge? probably. if you've ever sat in traffic on the bridge, you know it's the busiest potomac river crossing. 300,000 vehicles drive over that bridge every single day. virginia governor terry mcauliffe says he recently ordered a study of the possibility of building a new crossing. in the past maryland officials haven't supported that idea of building a new bridge, but they now say that they are open to the idea. the nationals new manager is weighing in about nats jonathan papelbon. dusty baker talked about the closure's future with the team. >> how am i going to to foresee a distraction in advance, you know. i got to wait until i get there first. i don't even know papelbon. right now papelbon's high closer. >> we all know that video right there, you can't forget when

that happened. papelbon attacked bryce harper in the dugout at the end of the year going straight for his throat. the nats suspended papelbon for four games. earlier this week, he filed a grievance over his lost pay. the nats owe papelbon $11 million this year. alexandria's city council will vote on pay raises for council members this weekend. on the table is a proposal to raise pay by $17,500. and they could vote to raise the mayor's salary from just over $30,000 to $50,000. council members moted that 245ir lae elect ed e ed officials are pai than other areas. a trial date has been set for the multimillion dollar lawsuit against the virginia department of alcoholic beverage control. marquise johnson is suing over his controversial arrest. you remember this cellphone video of abc agents tackling

johnson last march. he wants $3 million in damages for excessive force and training failures. that trial will begin inning on the. federal authorities are urging the court not to kroefr turn bob mcdonnell's corruption kriks. in a brief to the high court, lawyers argued that the evidenced amply supported the jird eye verdict. a jury convicted mcdonnell and his wife of accepting gifts in can change for promoting a die the taker supplement company. a judge sentenced him to two years in prison. now to a really thoughtful fundraiser helping a local boy's legacy live on. colby smith tied in october when he crashed his dirt bike. to honor his memory, his family wanted to collect donations for 25 bikes for kids who didn't have one. but contributions from businesses and the fundraiser from colby's classmates brought in enough money to get 50 bikes. >> my son was a very giving child. he always was trying to give back to the community. give his toys and bikes away. so we started this foundation in

order to give back to the community and continue his legacy. >> the first giveaway was yesterday at nokesville elementary. the family is funding another funds raiser for bikes leading up to colby's birthday which happens in may. a great example of making a purpose of so much pain. >> you get when you give, right? that's what even says. so a beautiful story there giving hope to other kids and a chance for them to ride bikes. something so simple. 4:51. want to turn our attention to the weather. you're the man of the hour. >> all smiles over here. >> i've got no complaints. i know a lot of people probably want snow, but i'll take this. >> you said the trend is our friend. >> that's right. i'm one of those people that would love to see a little snow around here, but happy it's delayed for now. we are going to be showing you our special storm team 4 tracking winter, that's coming up this saturday night at 7:30 p.m. family friendly viewing for all. if you're not going to be around on saturday night, set your cdv.

outside this morning, can still see the downtown monuments, that may not be the case much longer as fog is likely to thicken up here over the next little while. so this is the biggest impact to your travel plans is fog. plenty of clouds, about you staying dry for the remain kerr of the day. average high is 48. we'll be way above average, not only today, but look at all those days in the 60s. five out of the next seven days will be 60 degrees or warmer. can always stay ahead of the draft by finding me on twitt twitter @chuckbell4. temperatures right now 36 gaithersburg, 31 martinsburg. 45 in annapolis. 42 in st. mary's city. heading out for a walk, it's definitely chilly to seasonably cold, but even with all the cloud, temperatures will respond into the 40s this morning and up into the mid and perhaps briefly upper 50s today. it wouldn't be as pretty as it's been the last couple day.

future weather, high resolution computer model building the cloud deck right over the i-95 corridor here during the mid to late morning hours. clouds may thin out a little bit today, but december sunshine sdwnt have much you can burning clouds off. any chances for rain, may be a couple sprinkles late this evening across parts of southern maryland. future weather, a little chance for sprinkles about 9:00, 10 ox this evening. that is really just about it. otherwise check out the "7-day forecast." 57 today, 62 tomorrow, plenty of clouds around the next couple days. friday and saturday, page plans to call out sick to work on friday now. sunshine 64, saturday sunshine pushing 70 degrees. upper 60s on sunday. best chance for rain in the next seven day shows up on your monday. detail next big change in the weather more at 6:01. traffic now. >> still have a problem in northwest. have a camera on it, hoping it will be cleared out soon, canal road shut down because of an

earlier issue with a vehicle fire. so shut down at foxhall. 66 no problems there, 95 also looking good northbound and southbound there in virginia. as we zoom in and take a look at the beltway, inner loop and outer loop, everything moving fine. the slowdowns at braddock has cleared up. 270 rolling along quite nicely. and right now 95 taking it southbound, 32 to the beltway, going it take you 11 minutes as it should. northbound no problems either. see you back here in ten. it's 4:54. coming up, another campus scare has students a catholic university staying home. social media movement picking up steam overnight. and be honest, how are you doing on your holiday shopping? not so good, huh? we have new numbers on how many of us wait until christmas eve.

>> sounds about right in my case. because serial robbery suspect caught on

we're back with a look at current temperatures. we have a mild start to this wednesday. but what you can't see is all the fog that chuck is tracking. he will map out the visibility for you ahead at 5:01. breaking news, a police officer is hurt after an

officer-involved shooting. molette green just got for gaithersburg. what she's been able to find out. stick around for her live report. and police say this man is responsible for eight robberies overthree week stretching from richmond to d.c. the man left behind key evidence for the fbi, a bottle of water and a packet of oreo cookies. he targets gas stations. news 4 spoke with an owner. >> bold. very aggressive. and he went around in the store enough a for long to find the right moment to steal from us and from employees. >> surveillance video shows that the robber also wear as souvenir cap from the jim mccain million dollar horse race at laurel. happening today, civil rights leaders and members of the naacp will rally at the supreme court. nine justices are hearing the affirmative action case of an

about abigail fisher p she says she was denied admission to the university because she was white. the university says she fell outside the top 10% of her class. the ruling could have a big impact on the admissions process. the number of americans with no debt is on the rise. but those with debt say they expect to die before it's paid off. according to a study by a credit card.com, one in five people say they will die in debt, about 21 respect of those said they will never be out of debt, up a few percentage points from last year. around 22% of americans say they have no debt at all. have you wrapped up your holiday shopping yet? it seems many of you may not have even started. according to a new study by america's research, 75% of americans haven't finished their holiday shopping. more than half of those will wait until christmas eve to get done. shopper are getting savvy to last minute price slashes hoping to score a deal.

only from the news 4 iteam, guards protecting us from dangerous criminals behind bars. but is a staffing shortage putting them at risk? the iteam found that nearly two dozen federal prisons in our region have 500 fewer correctional staffers, including officers, that they are authorized to have and that is causing concerns for upreps. >> a skeletal roster. >> means you have not enough guards. >> >> exactly. >> union reps say attacks against guards are on the rise in our region. we start this hour with breaking news. we're finding out just a little bit more about a police chase in montgomery county. we do have video in from overnight showing police officers there, a lot