proposal hurting his campaign. dedicated to jihad. why the fbi thinks the california killers were radicalized two years ago. >> toll on i-66 get the green light. news 4 at 4:00 starts now. . >> and we are following several big stories developing right now. news 4's team of reporters covering it all from i-66 to the international backlash raining down on donald trump, but first, the big announcement on former mayor vince gray. we broke this news on the nbc washington app. it will not charge him in connection with the shadow campaign. >> he's been under investigation for more than four years. he released this statement during the decision, justice delay side justice denied and i look forward to get on with the next chapter of my life which will no doubt be dedicated to service. we go to news 4's tom sherwood

who has more reaction to his decision and the impact he has. >> mayor gray always insisted he had done nothing wrong. he said it was all lies. all lies. gray had risen from the ward 7 council seat to chairman of the council to mayor in 2010, but the shadow campaign scandal undermined him from the start. several people pleaded guilty in the case and today we spoke to gray's lawyer, bob bennett. >> it's the right decision. vincent gray, mayor vincent gray did nothing wrong. he found out from me, i called him and he was enormously pleased. i mean, i could hear a big sigh of relief on the phone. the citizens of the district of columbia can have confidence that their mayor who did so much for the city is not guilty of what had been reported.

>> bob bennett said like many people that vince gray lost his 2014 re-election last year because prosecutors unfairly had charged someone just days before the election last year and mayor muriel bowser, a council member running for mayor had urged that vincent gray resign his job as mayor because of this scandal. coming up on news 4 at 5:00, what does mayor bowser say about the decision? i'm tom sherwood, downtown washington, back to you. we're also following breaking news in northwest washington where police have shut down several blocks of a neighborhood while they negotiate with a man suspected of carjacking someone. we're talking about the area of 14th to 16th streets between montague street and military road. it's been shut down since 8:30 this morning and that's when police went to serve a warrant on owing ilthorpe. they say a man named warren

stevenson is inside that home and they think he was involved in a carjacking in northeast d.c. back in november. right now we are watching a developing situation in chicago where hundreds of protesters have flooded the streets downtown. here is a live look. right now the protesters are on michigan avenue, that's part of a major tourist area called the magnificent mile. throughout the afternoon the group has gone in and out of several buildings including a macy's. from what we can tell there have not been confrontations between law enforcement and protesters. it comes after an emotional apology from mayor rahm emanuel for the death of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. he now says city police have been too quick to shoot and need complete reform. he also says the city needs to focus on the challenges of poverty, joblessness and hopelessness. we will keep an eye on the protests throughout the night and we'll bring you any updates. chris?

>> thanks, tisha. donald trump's proposal appeared to land him in the middle of a firestorm where he appears quite comfortable. his plan is popular with some republican voters. steve handelsman has been tracking the action from capitol hill. >> reporter: well, chris, it's an answer. how badly was donald trump burned by this firestorm? the answer today seems to be not at all. donald trump is succeeding again in winning over republican support despite whatever other republican candidates may say, despite what hillary clinton's supporters might say. democrats rallied against donald trump in new york. >> if you see bigotry, say something. if you see hatred, say something. >> reporter: but trump got a warm welcome from the audience of abc's "live with kelly and michael" where trump defended a temporary ban on muslims entering the u.s. he claimed the arsenal of the san bernardino killers was known by a lot of people who did not

tell police, a charge not made by investigators. >> look at what went on in paris. we'll have tremendous problems and it's getting worse and worse and those problems are coming from a certain sector. >> reporter: no sector ought to face discrimination said president obama. regardless of what they look like or where they come from or what their last name is or what faith they practice -- >> i just want to say i think trump's 100% right. >> reporter: conservatives phoning talk radio back a ban on muslims. >> i couldn't get one critical call about donald trump. >> reporter: 65% of republicans support trump's ban in today's bloomberg politics poll, but just 37% of all voters including independents that any gop nominee needs to win over next fall. party activists say trump is hurting that effort. >> there's damage. that's what i was saying. the party has to figure out how to recover the message and if he's not -- if he or the party is not capable of doing that

then when you get to next november it will be a very tough sled. >> reporter: gop insiders fear trump's road to the nomination now looks smooth. >> the muslim ban issue they say is proof. every one of trump's republican rivals is condemning the ban that 65% of republican voters today say they support. i'm steve handelsman, news 4. >> reporter: i'm meagan fitzgerald here at the 3500 block of southeast where several law enforcement sources tell us they're on the scene investigating a homicide. you can see it's still a very active scene behind us here. law enforcement officers are right there. they've taped off this pedestrian crosswalk here. they've also blocked off part of east capitol as they investigate. the call came in before 2:00 of a man being shot multiple times inside this apartment building behind us here. we are told sources are still trying to figure out whether or not the man was shot inside a

laundry room or in the hallway. still a very active scene. no word yet on whether or not a suspect is in custody. back to you. new to the most specific details we have yet about the relationship between the accused san bernardino shooters and what may have driven them to carry out their attack. today fbi director james comey told a congressional panel that syed farook and his wife tashfeen malik were radicalized long before they started dating online, maybe two years before they knew each other. sources have also told abc news farook may have discussed an attack as many as three years before he and his wife shot and killed 14 people and wounded 21 others last week. that sun has been trying to poke through those clouds all

day and doug, i know you've been keeping plenty busy because in some areas it's a little on the cool side and in other areas it seems kind of warm. >> this is one of those classic wedge situations we've seen in the region and that's exactly what happened today. the wedge is cooler air that brings the clouds and we're seeing that in parts of the area and you can tell where that wedge was. notice winchester, virginia, la rhea and stanton, virginia, 63, but the other side of the mountain, much cooler and 43 in frederick and 49 towards d.c. and then again it gets warm as we saw more sunshine out toward the bay. so the clouds are from i-95 and you can see the clouds now and we'll see more clouds come in overnight. we could see areas of fog and by tomorrow morning it will be a-okay. wait until you see how high we go this weekend. i've got the forecast. >> a big vote that could impact

your commute. the toll changes to i-66. >> what health officials are saying about the news reporters: it's a fish, but it's been changed. genetically altered by scientists. critics call the process creepy, and label it frankenfish.

narrator: genetically engineered salmon was just approved by the fda - no labels required. disturbing, right? get this. if your state wants to label gmos, congress is trying a year-end sneak attack to block your right to label. call congress. demand clear labels, not high tech gimmicks. don't let them overturn state gmo labeling. protect our right to know.

the safety of food at chipotle is once again in question after another outbreak of food borne illness. more than 120 students at boston college alone are now reporting

feeling sick after eating at a chipotle near campus. the restaurant is shut down and health officials are awaiting test results to consider whether the cause is norovirus. that restaurant had serious code violations. the food temperature is critical. obviously, you know, a sick employee is critical and then the temporary suspension because of the reports. so they are a critical violation. chipotle says the boston outbreak is not related to the e. coli outbreak in several sta state. going after isis by air and sea. they launched a barrage of missiles against militants 1500 miles away. the defense mippistry released this video saying it was the first combat launch of a cruise missile against an isis strong hold in syria. nbc cannot independently verify the date, location or content of the footable, but the subs

destroyed ammunition depots and a factory-making mines. big changes coming for thousands of local commuters and how a vote today on

we are working for you first at 4:00 bringing you the day's top stories. mark segraves is live in the district with one woman's touching tribute to her son, but first to david culver and a vote that could change the way we

drive in northern virginia. ♪ >> those of you who drive interstate 66 inside the beltway, head's up, changes are coming. today's virginia's commonwealth transportation board voted to add tolling to these lanes during rush hour. that vote was unanimous. virginia's transportation secretary telling me the measure will make for a smoother commute for single drivers. >> the key is here, it is a choice. a single driver will now during the peak periods, during the rush hour be able to use the road legally, but it's a choice. >> but the move will also expand the hours of the hov restrictions to be consistent with those outside the beltway. that is from 5:30 in the morning until 9:30 and in the evenings from 3:00 to 7:00 and even though single drivers commuting through rush hour will have to pay the toll.

by 2020 carpool requirements across our region will jump from two to three. we'll walk you through some of these changes closer on news 4 at 5:00, and give you a look at the time line we're talking about, plus we'll talk about how these changes will want do much when it comes to relieving a lot of the congestion. that's ahead in our next hour. in arlington, i'm david culver, news 4. this is chris gordon at the courthouse in baltimore where the defendant police officer william porter charged in the death of freddie gray today testified on the witness stand in his own defense. >> porter testified, i didn't call for a medic because after talking to freddie greehey was unable to give me a reason for a medical emergency and he didn't appear to be in distress. i have seat belted arrestees inside my personal vehicle, but

never inside a transport wagon. >> i think at this point you would say that officer porter helped himself in part because he became a more sympathetic witness for the jury. >> reporter: all new at 5:00, how a famous forensic pathologist testifying for the defense may be changing the jury's mind as to whether the death of freddie gray was really a homicide. that's coming up on news 4 at 5:00, back to you. for nearly 20 years now, a d.c. woman has been opening her home and cooking holiday meals for police officers. she does it to honor her son who was killed in the line of duty, but now it's a department tradition. news 4's mark segraves where folks have been in and out all day. mark? >> reporter: yes. and you can see this tradition that was born from tragedy has had hundreds of officers filing through the line back here at

the buffet and has been going on since 12:00 this afternoon and it's a chance for officers to catch up with old friends and retired officers come by and it's also a way to honor one of their own. shirley gibson plans on feeding as many as 400 police officers today. >> brian gibson grew up in southeast d.c. and served as a marine in desert storm and then became a d.c. police officer. 19 years ago he was gunned down by a man who was angry and wanted to kill any police officer he could find. that first christmas after his death brian's mother shirley started cooking christmas dinner for brian's fellow officers as a way to cope with her loss. >> because i didn't know what to do with myself at christmas time. if i couldn't cook for him, so i cooked and invited the guys from his tour up at 4d. >> she starts getting prepared weeks in advance to cook for

hundreds of cops. >> it has to do with brian, but she's doing this to remember brian through officers that are still here and through officers that go out every single day and do their job. >> a week before the dinner, dozens of officers come by and help get the house ready and gibson and her friends start being couping three days before the dinner. >> while it's her way of saying thank you to police, she says she gets something else out of this day. >> when i hug them, and i feel their vests and their service weapon i feel brian again, and to be able to have them come in and eat what we cook that really makes it special for us for the holidays. >> reporter: it's not just mrs. gibson, she gets help from family as far away as south carolina, her neighbors and members of her church all come here because they want to help remember brian and say thank you to police officers, and while this is a bit of a celebration here today, it's also an emotional day. coming up at 5:00, you'll hear

from a very emotional chief cathy lanier who knew the officer. mark segraves, news 4. that is just such a great story, mark. thanks for sharing that with us today. we saw plenty of sunshine in parts of the area, but most of us are socked in with the clouds all day long. take a look at this. this is the reston camera and you can see the clouds are out there toward leesburg and we've seen the fog out in the area and it gets thicker closer to the mountains and d.c., a mixture of clouds and sun and trying to get sunshine in here and temperatures here, 49 degrees and that's the average high for this time of year and winds out of the west at 8 miles an hour and if not, the mid-50s throughout the area and that is not the case and it is the case, though, just down to the south. 58 in huntingtown and sunshine, a beautiful day in southern maryland, and back to the west of the blue ridge we're seeing

sunshine. 55 in stanton, but notice winchester only at 43 and 45 in leesburg and 43 toward frederick and some of you on the cool side. take a look at the fog and we'll see a foggy start to the night, for sure and down to about a half mile and this is around 9:45 so the fog will build back in between now and midnight tonight in parts of the region and half mile around gaith ursberg and most lookcations abe a mile. look what happens tomorrow morning. above a mile in d.c. and two miles in gaithersburg and no problem here. and up toward martinsburg, you could see dense fog there and that's what we want you to remember up into that area and you might see dense fog and then you'll see this storm system come through and another front could bring us a chance of a shower overnight tonight and maybe a sprinkle and once that moves through we'll see sunshine during the day tomorrow and that helps to scour out the lower

layers of the atmosphere. 60 degrees for tomorrow and plenty of sunshine during the afternoon and 64 for your friday and look at that weekend, 69 on saturday and 67 coming up on sunday near record high temperatures and here to talk about it amelia segal, she's in and she'll be there at 4:45. >> looking forward to that. thanks, doug. a man who was wrongly convict side free after spending 16 years in prison. how notes from his dead brother cleared his name. then why "time" magazine chose

[ yelling ] a fight at a community meeting. this happened last night in hymera, a small town in indiana. the town marshall started shouting at the new town marshall and fifties started flying. state police started looking into this. the marshall just lost his job at county jail. there is lots of social media reaction to "time" magazine's choice for person of the year. the story is trending on twitter and it's real popular on facebook right now. "time" says angela merkel was chosen because in a year when world leaders were being tested

no one was tested like her over and over again. she's being honored for the way she's handling the refugee crisis and world terrorism. success place goes to isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi and third place goes to donald trump. trump tweeted "time" would never choose him and instead, pick the person who is, quote, ruining germany. we continue to follow several developing stories. protests erupt in chicago after rahm emanuel's public apology for his police department. >> the head of the fbi reveals new information about the san bernardino shooters. and what one of the supreme court justices said about affirmative action that's now getting a lot of attention on social

right now we're staying on top of a big announcement from federal prosecutors. they have ended their investigation into former d.c. mayor vince gray. he's been under the microscope for the past four years after several people connected to his 2010 campaign pleaded guilty to helping get him elected. new york city leaders joining the chorus against donald trump after his comments to ban muslims from coming to

the u.s. city council, state and religious leaders held an anti-trump rally today. one council member said trump's comments during the election cycle has gone from mean to hateful to dangerous. "the new york daily news" put out another cover, it shows trump beheading the statue of liberty with a sword. he criticized the cowardice of those who failed to confront the nazis. more now on the new revelations into the investigation into those san bernardino shooters and why the fbi thinks this couple was radicalized long before they met each other. >> that new information comes as investigators continue their look at who else may have been involved and how the plot may have been funded. jay gray has san bernardino with the new angle on the story. jay? >> reporter: hi there.

you can see that the crime scene here fenced in and investigators as you talked about continuing their work inside and outside the crime scene and we are learning more about the couple that officials say carried out the killing spree here. a week after the deadly attack, family members of victims and survivors gathered together today at the inland regional center. >> law enforcement sources tell nbc news their indication that syed farook was discussing an attack on a california target. >> we have several down in the conference room. >> three years before he and his wife, tashfeen malik killed 14 and wounded 21 inside the inland regional center. that time line indicating they were radicalized before they even met. >> as early as the end of 2013 they were talking to each other about jihad and martyrdom before they became engaged and then married and lived together in the united states. >> reporter: investigators continue to pore through documents and other evidence found inside their home and now

say the couple had been practicing at shooting ranges and likely plotting their attack for more than a year. >> we're also working very hard to understand whether there was anybody else involved with assisting them, with supporting them, with equipping them. >> reporter: that part of the investigation now focused on a number of people witnesses saw entering farook's garage in the months just prior to the attack. and you know, counter terrorism agents also following a money trail here right now and say more than $28,000 obtained through an online loan by the couple may have been left behind to take care of farook's mother and their 6-month-old daughter after their deaths. that's the latest live from san bernardino. >> thanks, jay. >> a local police officer hit by a suspected drunk driver is recovering right now. it happened during a chase in gaithersburg. police tried to stop the driver on midfield road, he backed up, hit an officer and then took off. police chased him to victory

farm drive and gerard street where he slammed into a pole. that driver is now facing a number of charges. life went back to normal today at catholic university with one exception. some students didn't go to class today because they're just downright scared. there were two police orders to shelter in place on tuesday. one in the morning and one last night. a report of a gunman on campus last night turned out to be false. it wasn't the same person who prompted the campus lockdown tuesday morning. students are voicing their safety fears on facebook. some saying they don't feel safe enough to go to class. >> 49 degrees is our temperature right now and with plenty of clouds in place right now and on into the overnight hours, temperatures are really not dropping too much this evening. taking the dog out and need a light coat and i think you should be okay with that. at that point in the mid-40s and as we work our way toward the overnight hours we'll continue to see areas of fog develop and

it could become thick in spots overnight tonight and an issue tomorrow morning. overall the weather having an impact and a comfortable finish to the week and doug was up here talking about that and as we look to monday tracking some showers and i'll have more on the timing of the showers coming up and let you know how they will impact temperatures and if we cool down or not. there are signs the supreme court may consider race-based admig policies. justices began confirming a case. abigail fisher says she was rejected in 2008 because she's white. the school says it was because she warrasn't in the top 10% ofr class. comments from antonin scalia is getting attention from the media. most black scientists because

they're too advanced for them. >> whur's troy johnson is here now. troy, we should say that the decision in this case is not expected until june, but first, let's talk about how people are reacting to justice scalia's comment. >> a lot of people are surprised he would make a comment like that with a case being open right now and people that i spoke to said it really speaks to just why it's important that we have diverse environments because there are lots of points of views, lots of different people that are in this 21st century, this advanced society that we live in now so they're really upset about what he had to say. >> let's talk about what's at stake in this u.t. austin case and what your listeners read into the fact that the court was willing to take this case up the second time. >> it's interesting because people know that race affects many issues in this country. education is one of the key

issues and pathways to succeed in this country. so it's important. the folks that i talk to say that they have students that are in school right now and as you see, around the country, many kids protesting at universities because they're saying the schools that they're attending are having diversity issues. this is something that needs to be addressed from their point of view and parents, again, with kids at school they see it firsthand, and their kids are focusing on these things and it's taking away from their education. >> some states like california and michigan forbid using the race factor at public universities and other states and some private schools use race as one of many factors and what kind of results are we seeing from these scenarios? >> the numbers are still low and cal-state, african-american enrollment stands at almost 6%. in 2013 university of michigan is just over 6%. low numbers for african-americans at a time when

more african-americans are attending colleges. when you break it downstate by state it's kind of interesting, but listeners are saying they need that diversity on these campuses and this speaks to what the students are talking about and you can't have a more diverse environment. you can't get these folks prepared for what we'll have in this 21st century and a broader and more diverse frame of the country. >> a lot of folks will be looking forward to the court's decision in june. thank you. developing right now in chicago, protesters demand the mayor's resignation and police in paris identify a third

we're keeping an eye on developments in chicago where hundreds of protesters are marching through the streets right now. they're blocking traffic near city hall and voicing anger about some heavy handed police tactics. this is just the latest in a string of protests since that video was released showing a police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times. today's protests erupted after the mayor's speech. mayor emanuel has been under fire for his handling of the police crisis. today he promised a complete and total reform of the police department. emanuel also said he accepts responsibility for the police shooting death of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald because it

happened on his watch. during a special city council meeting on his issue emanuel vowed to restore trust. >> when parents tell their children not to congregate on corners especially in groups out of fear for them encountering the police what does that say? we have a trust problem. >> protesters were also inside city hall while emanuel gave that speech. the third terrorist who attacked a paris concert hall identified. the text message his mother got after the attack. i'm tisha thompson at the live desk. the man accused of killing three people at a planned parenthood clinic just admitted he is guilty. robert deer made a court appearance and called himself, quote, a warrior for the babies. he also said he was guilty of

his own volition. there will now no longer be a trial. two civilians and a university of colorado police officer were killed when dear opened fire at the clinic in colorado springs last month. nine others were hurt including five officers. the judge has not yet said

we're working several developing stories in the newsroom including one at northwest d.c. where we're getting our first pictures from

a barricade situation. this is happening right now in ogilthorpe streets and several areas shut down by police with a suspect in a carjacking. changes are coming to i-66 inside the beltway. transportation officials have approved a plan to toll solo drivers during rush hour to change hovs. drivers using the connecting road during i-66 and the access road. why some say the changes will bring new problems. >> police in paris have oifred a third attacker who targeted the bataclan concert hall and they explain how they tracked down his identity through a text message. >> reporter: the third attacker in the bataclan attacks has been identified as 23-year-old frenchman fouad mohamed-aggad.

he's from the city of strasbourg and reported to have traveled to syria back in 2013. this morning the french prime minister told news outlets there that the attacker was part of a group of a dozen radicalized young people who left a neighborhood in strasbourg in september 2013. mohamed-aggad was able to travel back to france and was able to take part in the attacks on the concert hall in paris where then 0 people lost their lives. he was identified by french authorities by matching dna with family members after his mother received a text message from syria, telling her her son had died as a martyr in the paris attacks. the mother reported this text to french police. chapman bell, nbc news, london. >> now your storm team 4 forecast. and for many of us, today was a cloudy day with temperatures hanging into the 40s for the majority of the day.

tomorrow improvements in the weather. the weather having a low impact on your thursday and we'll have partly sunny skies and maybe even mostly sunny skies as we move on into the afternoon hours and noticeably warmer temperatures than we had today. currently we're in the 40s and 49 degrees in washington and that's also the high so far today and you can see areas that had more sun especially out by the eastern shore and low 50s in cambridge right now and 45 degrees for those of you in leesburg. you could be dealing with patchy drizzle and some fog during the overnight hours and here's your hour by hour planner and some isolated fog during the early morning hours and it will be just fine tomorrow as far as the weather is concerned. by lunchtime we're already near 60 degrees and that's when we'll hit a high temperature of 60. by 6:00 p.m. cool, but comfortable with a temperature of 65 at that point. tomorrow, again, the high temperature for 60 degrees for friday and on friday, a high of

64 and partly-sunny skies and if you're heading out for dinner friday evening and temperatures start off in the 60s during the evening hours and only a light coat is needed. near 70 on saturday and 67 for a high on sunday and this weekend, a great weekend to make the tee time. 50s in the metro during the morning hours on saturday and sunday. 40s in the suburbs and also great to take out the bicycle or go for that early morning run. near record warmth both days and the records to beat are generally in the 70s and comfortable evenings, as well. on monday, a chance of showers with a high temperature of around 70 degrees and looking breezy and even windy throughout the day. showers are likely later in the day and very mild. with those showers on monday it's not going to have a huge impact on our temperatures with thursday and wednesday and highs still around 606 degrees with

plenty of sunshine and our average high down to 70 degrees. there is new advice on child car seats. based on its latest tests consumer reports wants you to move your children out of infant carriers at a younger age. erika gonzalez explains why. >> reporter: for newborns like luke an infant carrier provides a good level of safety and the most convenient option. older babies turning 1, a rear-facing convertible seat can provide more crash protection than an infant seat. consumer reports crash tested two types using a dummy representing a 1-year-old child. the dummy's head hit the simulated front seat back, but that didn't happen with 24 of the 25 convertible seats. >> children are technically too tall for an infant carrier seat when their head is less than one

inch from the carrier shell, but consumer reports' new advice goes further. >> we recommend that all children be moved from a rear facing convertible seat even if they haven't outgrown their carrier. the seat can then be installed in a forward-facing position and used for several more years. >> consumer reports evaluates ease of use and installation because without proper inspiration, it can't fully -- and the next fit for $300 and the marathon click tight seat for $265. but you don't have to spend a lot to get a safe seat. consumer reports recommends two best buys. the evenflo sure ride for $100 and the costco sierra next for $45. erika gonzalez, news 4. just when a lot of americans

are afraid of another terror attack. man's best friend is sharpening their skills to help keep us safe. law enforcement agentses are sending their k-9 teams to fairfax to train and test how well they can sniff out bombs. >> they're going to look at eight different samples of commercial explosives and a variety of homemade-type explosives like tatp and they can be made with homemade available products. >> the specialties like explosive k-9s and many others will become significantly more vital with lone wolf terrorists and homegrown terrorists, whatever it is. >> the event runs two days and more than 40 k-9 teams are expected to attend. the holiday season is a time of giving, but a california police chief and his children gave a homeless family a christmas gift they'll never forget. >> tim kahn says he's been struggling for throw years and recently his car broke down.

he wanted to buy a used one, but just didn't have the cash. the police chief read about this situation online and asked this decision the kids said yeah. >> it brings tears on my eyes when i think about it, even. my wife when we first met cried on his shoulder and -- we'll call him our guardian angel. >> the thing you don't know about chief easton is his wife died a few months ago and since then he says his goal now is to show kindness every day. >> unbelievable kindness. a convicted murderer freed from prison after 16 years. why a judge threw out his life sentence

news reporters: it's a fish, but it's been changed. genetically altered by scientists. critics call the process creepy, and label it frankenfish. narrator: genetically engineered salmon was just approved by the fda - no labels required. disturbing, right? get this. if your state wants to label gmos, congress is trying a year-end sneak attack to block your right to label. call congress. demand clear labels, not high tech gimmicks. don't let them overturn state gmo labeling. protect our right to know.

this guy could be look at jail time on top of a lump of coal in his stocking for christmas. check out this video from fresno, california that shows a man in a santa claus suit breaking into an office building. he is still wanted by police for that burglary. he spent nearly two decades in jail wrongly convicted of murder and now he's a free man thanks to dna evidence and his brother's suicide note. >> brooklynington from our affiliate explains why. troy bledsoe waited 16 years for this moment.

he just didn't expect it would be a detective reading his brother's final confession. >> i killed camille hartman on november 5, 1999. tom bledsoe's suicide notes included details no one knew until this day why 14-year-old camille arfman was found dead in a ditch, shot four times in 1999. >> i had sex with her and killed her. >> this confession, not surprising, dna evidence released just weeks before had already proven tom bledsoe's semen was found inside camille arfman and it found floyd senior's dna on the girl's sock. >> we had sex on my parent's bed. that's how my father's dna got on her clothes. >> tom went on to confess that he panicked that arpman was only 14. he drove her out to a ditch not far from the home and begged her not to tell and he panicked grabbed his gun and pushed her to the ground and threat end to

kill her. >> when the gun went off behind her head it was an accident. i didn't mean to kill ler. >> with the dna evidence and the confession. >> floyd s. bledsoe is an innocent man. thomas e. bledsoe is the guilty one. >> that's how floyd bledsoe became a free man. >> i'm ready to move beyond the last 16 into the next 50, 60, 70 years. so you know, i can't do anything about the past. all i can do is change the future. news 4 at 5:00 starts now with jim and eun. first at 5:00, we've got breaking news, a police barricade in d.c. is now stretching into the eighth hour. news 4's pat collins is there now live. pat? >> i'm at the scene of this barricade in northwest. i'm at 14th and military road which is blocked off here on 14th street.

you can see their traffic control officers here trying to make sure that the cars get by here safely. there's an elementary school, brightwood elementary school down the street and police will escort the kid froms that school into what they call the warm zone. there are about six blocks affected by this barricade that goes from 14th to 16th street northwest, from montague street to military road where i'm standing. police believe there's an armed carjacking suspect in the house down there and the standoff here now is moving into its eight and a half hours. this is what it was like a short time ago. the s.w.a.t. team deployed up and down ogilthorpe street. police using shields to get close to the target house. they believe that a man wanted for an armed carjacking is holed

up in a home here. he's been identified as 22-year-old warren stephenson. he was wanted in connection with an armed carjacking last month on franklin street in northeast. a police negotiator just allowed the speak tore get warren ste n stevenson to sur renter and this is how it went. >> warren, please, talk with me, please. i don't want anything to happen to you. i don't want you to hurt yourself. no one wants to hurt you. i can help you. if you're willing to talk with me. >> reporter: that carjacking suspect warren stevenson in the house down that street. police believe he has a gun. the standoff continues on. live in northwest, pat collins, news 4. almost 5