killer quickly taken into custody they were looking for evidence that might help explain why a son would kill his mother. 38-year-old christopher ellis charged with first-degree murder in the death of his mother. the family tragedy was discovered around 5:00 this morning when this neighbor who lives right behind the ellis home was outside smoking and heard screaming. >> it was all gibberish. he was just screaming. it was loud, but it was all messed up. it was all together and things were crazy. >> mike called 911. chris ellis was still in the backyard and he reportedly assaulted a deputy, but was then taken into custody. inside the terrible discovery, 67-year-old betsy ellis was dead, a victim of blunt force trauma. investigators are trying to determine exactly what happened between mother and son. chris ellis had struggled with mentally health issues for years. news of her death hit hard at

the public library. that's where she worked in the youth services area for 18 years and she was a middle school teacher for 17 years. >> she was really calm and that helps when you're working with the public and young people. she had a beautiful smile. she was one of those sort of quietly stable, foundational people at the library. >> reporter: big, big loss in this community. you heard that neighbor who called 911 say most of what he heard chris ellis utter this morning was gibberish, but there were two very clear words. when i join you at 6:00, i'll tell you what those were. >> we'll see you then. thank you. a fight at the scene of a local fire. two female firefighters say they were assaulted and they tell us they were attacked by two fellow firefighters. now the department's investigating. news 4's darcy spencer is live with the story you will see only on news 4. >> jim, one of the woman said

she was standing right here in this area on the front porch when she was literally thrown off. all of these allegations remain under investigation. at this point no charges have been filed, but what sources are telling me, this may have been about a turf battle. >> a prince george's county fire lieutenant said she was thrown off the porch of this home after responding here for a fire tuesday night. another firefighter says she was shoved. the man they're accusing, volunteer firefighters from a separate station. all four were placed on duty while they investigate. >> all four members were removed from emergency operations and placed on limited public contact. >> reporter: the altercation happened at this house in atlanta. i am told they were running hoses into the home. that's when they were allegedly confronted by the two volunteers

from the west lanham hills fire station. >> the police department was called to the scene and they took a report however no charges were placed for anybody and it was the fire and ems department to see exactly what happened. >> reporter: while investigators are still looking into the cause of the fight, sources say it may have had something to do with whose scene it was and who was in charge. >> i would say this is a very serious incident. the head of the union which arrests career firefighters say the women plans to file charges. >> the union wants to see a thorough investigation and if the allegations are proven to be accurate we'd like to see disciplinary action against the individuals involved. >> reporter: back out here live, all of this was happening while this house was going up in flames. how did this impact fire fighting operations and i'll have that coming up at 6:00. >> darcy, thank you.

two more of the people gunned down in san bernardino are being laid to rest today. it comes as we're learning what the fbi may be looking for in a lake near the shooting scene. scott macfarlane joins us with the latest from california. >> family members are remembering harry bowman and damian meins. he analyzed data of terror, vents and 3vent s a 58-year-old damian meins was a devout catholic who doted on his two daughters. his life was about service to others. sources tell nbc news that divers search a lake about three mileses from the shooting scene are looking for a computer hard drive and syed farook and tashfeen malik may have tried to dump there on the day of the attack. >> the specific evidence we're looking for, we're not going to discuss and we're seeking evidence. we did have a lead that

indicated that the subjects came into this area. and we've just learned in the past hour firefighters are battling flames now in a mofshg in california about an hour and a half from san bernardino in the town of coachella. there was no evidence yet that it was internally set. eun? >> police in geneva, switzerland are trying to hunt down suspects allegedly linked to isis and believed to be plotting an attack in the city. working on the tip from the cia, authorities have raised the terror alert there. four potential jihadists may have traveled to geneva in the last couple of days and investigators are stepping up security surveillance in sensitive areas including train stations and the united nations. they may have stoppeded a man from carrying out a mass shooting here. kirk green was arrested saturday after a disturance at a grocery store. he's accused of threatening people's lives. when officers went to his edgewater, maryland, home they

found plans to attack government agencies. police tell us he wrote in a journal he planned to take back the land. he had locations circled on that map. green was ordered held without bond yesterday. >> now to a new development involving a potential threat to a muslim advocacy group on capitol hill. the letter with the white powder sent to the council on american islamic relations is being tested by federal authorities. the cair office was evacuated yesterday and nearby streets were blocked off and early tests came back that the powder was not dangerous. the letter also contained a hate message. nearly 60% of americans, voters disagree with -- 36% of republicans disagree while 75% of democrats are against the ban. 1,000 people took part in the survey. democratic candidate martin

o'malley spoke out against anti-muslim rhetoric. he met with leaders at the mosque in sterling, virginia. it's the largest mosque in the washington area and the second largest in the country. he denounced violent extremism while saying the rising islamophobia threatens america's religious freedom values. >> when donald trump said the hateful things he did about wanting to seal off the borders and prevent our muslim-american neighbors from traveling i have to ask myself, i wonder if he's going to begin with the patriotic muslim americans serving in our armed forces all around the world. >> o'malley said the attacks in san bernardino don't represent muslims any more than any other attacks represent christianity. the police chief announced his retirement, but mark magaw isn't going too far. as trisee wilkins shows us magaw is from another top job in the

government. >> it's an unusual sight, but one we'll be getting used to. prince george's county chief of police mike magaw without his police uniform. >> when you spend a large part of your life, over 50% of your life with your family doing one job, when it comes to an end it makes you pause a minute. >> reporter: today the county executive announced chief magaw is retiring from the prince george's county police department and will immediately begin a new role as director of public safety for all of the county, that includes the fire department, homeland security, the jail and the sheriff's department. >> i don't have to start with building relationships. i have relationships with each one of the directors of these agencies. >> reporter: baker named current deputy police chief interim chief with the expectation of him permanently filling the job. >> the community can rely on our continued engagement and the continued hard work for respect and their perspectives and we live that as opposed to talking

about it. >> gigi widington will move to homeland security and baker announced shifts and duties within the administration. >> one of the things i've tried to do is when we find talented people in the government is to keep them here. >> reporter: right now prince george's county is enjoying historic lows in crime. coming up at 6:00, the interim chief says he has a plan to continue that work. we'll explain. in upper marlboro, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. hover boards are popular this season, but safety concerns are growing. take a look at a hover board fire. >> montgomery county fire officials say the device was charging when it caught fire and ignited a nearby bed. nobody was injured, it caused $5,000 in damage. meagan fitzgerald will have safety tips for hover boards. a school bus crashed this morning in fairfax county injuring the school bus and

i-395 southbound. 13 people and the bus driver were onboard. fairfax fire and rescue tell us tonight all of the injuries were minor. officials are now investigating what caused the crash. the first baltimore police trial in the death of freddie gray is about to wrap up. ahead, legal analysts tell us which side they think is winning. when you see money laying in the street what do you do? you won't believe how much this 8-year-old found and what he did with it. and it is friday. we finally made it to the end of the week and now we have a great weekend as far as weather is concerned and the numbers today, 60s and

religious leaders in winston salem, north carolina, want police to release body cam video after a black man died in custody. travis paige died at the hospital after being pepper sprayed. cell phone video captured part of the incident. officers confronted paige after responding to a firearm discharge call. they say paige matched the suspect's description and paige had a gun. four white officers are now on administrative duty. the final witnesses took the

stand today in the trial of baltimore police officer william porter. porter is the first of six to be tried in the death of freddie gray. >> family and friends of porter told the jury about his reputation for being honest. news 4's chris gordon is live outside of the court in baltimore with today's developments and what's next. chris? >> reporter: well, the defense rested its case this afternoon after calling a flurry of witnesses on monday. we expect closing arguments and the beginning of jury deliberations. defense lawyers called friends of officer william porter who testified he has a reputation for honesty and truthfulness. porter's mother took the stand saying he gets along well with the community. he's the peacemaker. shortly after the defense rested local lawyer warren brown who was watching the trial predicted the prosecution's case may be in trouble. >> they have to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt, and i think the quantity and quality of presentation by the defense

equaled or surpassed the state's efforts to prove their case. >> reporter: just before resting, the defense presented an expert witness. baltimore police officer justin reynolds. he testified that the person who has primary responsibility for the safety of a passenger is the van driver. officer porter was called in as back up. captain reynolds said it was responsible for porter to disregard the general orders requiring him to seat belt freddie gray because officers are allowed to use their own discretion and ignore the general orders. reynolds testified if a prisoner is going to be violent or put you in danger, you can use common sense. as far as failing to call a medic for freddie gray, captain reynolds said porter involved van driver cesar good sorn and also his superior, sergeant alicia white that freddie gray said he wanted to go to the hospital. by doing so, reynolds told the jury porter went beyond what many officers would have done.

>> i still believe the prosecution has a very strong case. >> repoer: ahead, what it will take for this jury to reach a verdict in this first baltimore police trial in the death of freddie gray. that's the latest live tonight from baltimore. back to you, eun. thank you, chris. the family of laquan mcdonald is thanking protesters for demanding justice for the teen's death. his great uncle spoke to behalf of the family today. hunt wants president obama to take action in response to laquan's death and the protests that have erupted on city streets. >> mr. president, i want you to send a representative from the when is to have have a conference on gun violence and police brutality. >> it shows laquan getting shot 16 times. the officer has been charged with murder. a second man is in custody accused in the murder of a recent university graduate.

a stray bullet struck matthew schlonski near the shaw metro station back in august. andre dudley is now charged with second-degree murder. police had named him a person of interest just days after the shooting. marcus king is also charged in the murder. >> right now the search is on for a virginia man accused of intentionally hitting another man with his car. officers in winchester are looking for lamar andre woolridge. they tell us he got into an argument with the man around midnight in the parking lot of a blue fox billiards bar and grill on millwood pike. the man hit survived. witnesses at the scene wrote down woolridge's license plate. he was also seen at the bar earlier. woolridge's last known address is in woodbridge, but he has friends in winchester. an 8-year-old boy in colorado is being praised for his honesty after turning in a large sum of money he found in a parking lot. police won't say how much it is.

he often looks for loose change when walking around stores. usually he just finds nickels, dimes and quarters. he never thought he would find the amount of cash on monday. he is a cub scout and knew the right thing to do. >> i knew it was not mine, and i could not spend it. i would feel so guilty if i spent it. it could be something for the baby or food. >> how cute is he? >> wow! >> so smart, too. >> honest kid! >> the boy's good deed could pay off for him if the cash is not claimed in 40 days he'll get to keep it. >> we need more kids like that, don't we? >> a couple in england may be one of the longest married couples on the planet. take a look, carum and catani are celebrating their 90th wedding anniversary. they are 110 and 103 years old, respectively. they hold the marriage record in england. they got married in 1925. the couple not revealed the

secret to the success of their marriage, but their son says he's never seen them argue. >> my understanding living with mom and dad is just that when you get married, after marriage it's a give and take. arguments are not good enough. i've never seen my mom and dad argue. >> the couple has eight children, 27 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. that's a lot of math. a lot to keep count of. good for them. >> kon graj lagdzcongratulation. 90 years. traveling during the holiday season is hard enough, but add a baby into the equation and suddenly a flight can become a nightmare scenario. new things you must know when flying with children next. >> and why it's more important than ever that drivers in d.c. slow down and obey the speed limits. we're coming right back on news 4 at 5:00.

i'm melissa mollet. >> when we're talking about saturday, of course, we have it across america at arlington national cemetery. if you don't want to go to that stop because of volume it might be a good idea to try something else. on saturday you can use rockland station or pentagon station and take a shuttle that they'll be providing there over to arling tob national cemetery. taking a look at other issues through the weekend on metro. red line, have a little bit of single tracking happening this weekend and silver line single tracking on sunday and the blue line on sunday as well as orange line. on the green line, we have a normal schedule there on the green line this weekend as well as the yellow line. ing? else to be aware of on sunday. red line, we do have one station closed here for a response drill. that is the forest glen station and it will not be open this

>> it's scott macfarlane in the news desk. federal officials will announce lanes for the registration of drones in the united states. 700,000 drones will be sold before the end of the year, 400,000 of them just this holiday season. there are major concerns about the safety of these drones near our local airports, government buildings and near police and fire fighting aircraft. the faa hoping drone

registration will help them keep closer tabs on their devices and an announcement coming next week. at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. >> now your storm team 4 forecast. are you liking the warm temperatures? are you enjoying being outdoors? a lot of you calling the weather center saying hey, doug, i have flowers blooming around the region. we've seen a lot of those and cherry blossoms are blooming now. a lot of confusion going on right now. what month is this? what season? temperatures still in the 60s at this time and winds out of the south at 7 miles per hour and our temperature is still 48 degrees and we got to 66 in d.c. and now down to 63 degrees in charlottesville and back toward winchester. if you're going out on this friday night enjoy it, and nice and mild and temperatures mostly in the 50s and maybe sit outdoors this evening especially if they have the nice little

heat lamps. we've got no rain out there. we do have some clouds, though, and we have seen the clouds and they keep temperatures down, but look back to the west and this is what we're dealing with tomorrow. look at all of the cloud cover and this makes our forecast just tougher on the exact temperature. it's still going to be warm, but we're going to have some clouds and if the clouds give way to some sunshine maybe we're warmer here, but the warm pattern remains and cold weather to the west and they'll pick up snow there, but for us it is all warm and there will be numerous records set all across the east coast in the mid atlantic and the northeast, near record highs for sure including our area. many areas in our region near 70 and that will stay warm right on through next week. high temperatures, 64 in martinsburg, and again, if we see more sunshine, we could get up a little bit warmer than this. so that's something we're going to be looking for. right now we're going for mostly cloudy skies. that's looking good. 40s and 50s in the morning and there could be some fog in some

of the areas and watch out for that, exercise, no problems except for the a.m. fog. if you're hitting some of the holiday parties you're not going to need the coat. we're talking 50s and 60s even for 7:00, 8:00 in the evening. 60 degrees by noon and 66 by 4:00 and yes, we get even warmer. same temperature on sunday or temperatures on sunday, same deal. high of 69 degrees on sunday and the record is 71 if we clear out and we do expect fog early sunday morning if we clear out early enough and that could be warmer. so again, watch out for the temperatures. monday, most of the day dry and temperature of 68 degrees and we'll have showers late in the afternoon. the rest of the seven-day forecast, amelia segal is with you at 5:45. >> a fire caused thousands of there ares of damage inside this montgomery county home. fire investigators say it was caused by a hover board. >> a fire board ignited after

being charged. new intrigue tonight in the presidential race, donnal trump facing a challenge from within his own party. >> the call for tougher laws in montgomery

right now at 5:30, one of the most popular holiday wish list items goes up in flames in

montgomery county as the nation's three largest airlines move to ban hover boards onboard. an fbi dive team scoured the bottom of a small lake right now in california. sources tell nbc news they're looking for a computer hard drive or other digital evidence that may have been dumped there by the suspects in the massacre in san bernardino. and congress avoids the high drama of recent year and budget fights. legislation approved today keeping government agencies open into next week. now at 5:30, to presidential politics we go where the talk today is about a private dinner in washington. the topic was donald trump and how to stop him and the challenge is coming from within his own party. news 4's steve handelsman is live on capitol hill where we might not have a mom me until we get to a convention? >> jim, thanks. a source tells me that this

wasn't put together just because of donald trump and the source says we're not talking about ideology here. we're talking about winning which is what these republican operatives always want to do, like democrats here in washington. they want to win and they want to hold seats in the capitol. they want to win the white house and they don't want hillary clinton to do it and they fear with him the nominee they will lose in all of these areas. so they've put together a plan. it would involve big republican donors and there are plenty of them pumping money to candidates who can win some delegates in the primaries like chris christie. pumping money to chris christie who is running second now, running very, very strongly just behind donald trump in new hampshire which is one of four states that involves proportional delegate choice and that's key to this plan that was hatched on monday night here in washington. money, too, would go to ted cruz to try to ensure that cruz wins

delegates in the iowa caucuses before new hampshire and on and on. the way these republicans envision this plan working is that trump, even though he might win almost all of the republican primaries, they envision somehow that they go to the convention in cleveland with just short of a majority of the delegates and that he will not be able to win the nomination and people then will be convinced like so many republicans here in washington and will be convinced trump cannot be their guy because of winning and losing reasons and not ideology so there is a connection and he will not be the nominee, but my source says this is a long shot. i'm steve handelsman, news 4. hover boards are the must-have item this year, but delta, american and united airlines just joined a ban on allowing hover boards in checked or carry-on luggage. the batteries that power them may be a fire hazard. lithium ion batteries have a

history of overheating and catching fire in cell phones and laptops and they're blamed for the crash of a ups cargo plane in dubai five years ago. >> video showing hoverboards bursting into flames have been making the rounds on social media. >> one of the latest incidents happened in gaithersburg. a hoverboard caught fire at a house. our meagan fitzgerald has that story. >> reporter: this isn't the first time we've seen a hoverboard catch on fire. this one happening on tuesday at a mall kiosk in washington state. >> it's on fire! >> reporter: and scary moments in alabama when a guy was riding the device when it ignited and this is what was left of a hoverboard that caught on fire in gaithersburg. >> the hover board ignited while it was being charged and it rolled over to the bed and ignited the bedding in the bedroom. >> reporter: kevin frazier is the battalion chief for the fire department. he said overcharging the lithium

ion batteries could have caused the hoverboard to ignite, but he says in general electronics can cause a lot of fires, but they can also be avoided. >> be very cautious when you're charging these items. make sure they're not charged unattended and do not leave them uncharged overnight where a fire can start and it be undetected. >> reporter: their safety tips to prevent fires from starting, but when it comes to fire boards, some consumers say the risk just isn't worth it. >> it's too dangerous for me, and i just don't like them. >> reporter: fire experts say they can't stress enough the importance of checking your smoke alarms to make sure it's working properly. coming up at 6:45, the urgent message firefighters have for consumers. reporting in montgomery county, meagan fitzgerald, news 4. hoverboard fires have been reported in new york and florida. to see previous coverage open the nbc washington app and search hoverboard fires. right now we're in a busy travel season, of course.

going through tsa can be a challenge especially with babies and toddlers. today at dulles airport tsa showed us how parents can make it past efficiently. tips include putting snacks for your baby in a clear zip lock. you can bring regular-sized bottles and formula, but it will have to go through a special screening machine which can take longer. >> there is no limit in the amount of bottles that are brought through. the big thing and the most important thing is making sure and ensuring they're in clear-enough bottles and containers where we can screen them properly, and not we'll need to use alternative modes. >> also recommended to arrive early to allow for more time. we've posted the tsa guidelines for traveling with babies in the nbc washington app and just search traveling with babies. a crash this morning killed one person and left people trapped. chopper 4 was over the scene. prince george's county fire tell

us four vehicles were involved near the woodrow wilson bridge. firefighters were able to get the trapped victims out of the vehicle. one person suffered life-threatening injuries and that blocked some lanes and the ramp to northbound 210 for some time. well, you now have another reason to drive more carefully in the district. the district department of transportation plans to begin giving out more costly tickets for violations. driving more than 25 miles an hour over the limit and you'll be fined $1,000. not yielding to a bus could cost you $500. not yielding to a pedestrian while turning on red could cost you $200, up from $50. the new ddot rules do not need to be approved by the council. westfield football is one win away from a state title, but their next battle isn't even the team's biggest one this season. >> it's an odd feeling to be sitting in that doctor's office

waiting to come tell you what's going to happen to you and what

on and off the field it has been a special season, jason pugh has our story. every high school football player has dreams of winning the state championship. tomorrow for the players here at

westfield high school those dreams being become a reality with a victory, but this game in particular is about more than hoisting a trophy. >> oh, my lord! >> it's an odd feeling to be sitting in that doctor's office waiting for them to come tell you what's going to happen to you and what you'll have to do and whether you're going to live and it gives you a different perspective on life. >> for westfield high school head coach cal simmons, his life forever changed last summer when doctors informed him that he had cancer. >> he said i have cancer in my throat. the way he treated it and the way he told us, it just gave us more power and more excitement to play for him. >> simmons in a four-hour outpatient procedure to have the cancer removed from his throat. the very next day he was back at work. >> sometimes he wouldn't be speaking to us sometimes because it was in the throat area so he would be here and he'd be with us. >> you're at a point in your life when you're 47 realizing that you're not going to be here forever, and i think i

appreciate things a little more now than i would have if i hadn't have gone through this. >> reporter: he and his players have been through their share of it first. last month the team's former kicker passed away at the age of 19 due to heart complications. his teammates are playing in his honor. >> everything in life is not comfortable and what better time to learn that in your life than when you're younger when the consequences aren't quite as tough? >> reporter: jason pugh, news 4 sports. a lot to play for. nice story. >> uh-huh. now carriers are working to stop mean old mr. grinch this season. >> crooks looking for a holiday steal and finding an unwelcome surprise inside these boxes. after a suspected drunk driver kills a local police officer, there are now renewed calls for tougher laws. i'm mark segraves. coming up, we'll tell you why drunk drivers who kill people in maryland rarely get much time in prison at all.

and comfortable if you're heading out this evening with temperatures mainly in the 50s. tomorrow morning and sunday morning tracking areas of fog. how long will fogginess be

there are more calls tonight to beef up drunk driving laws in maryland. it follows the death of montgomery county police officer noah leotta who was hit by a suspected drunk driver. >> shortly after his death yesterday the county's police chief became emotional and hado some harsh words about the state dui laws. mark segraves reports. >> reporter: it was right here along rockville pike where officer noah leotta was struck by a suspected drunk driver as his fellow officers and family

mourn his loss, the chief of police is calling out for tougher laws. >> there's little chance of real justice being done because until the state of maryland starts taking these crimes, and i'm talking about the crime of a drunk driver behind the wheel of a car who is killing someone, until they take this crime seriously, there is no justice for these families. there are no justice for these victims. sandler is a criminal defense attorney and a former prosecutor. she was also the victim of a drunk driver. she says drunk driving laws in maryland are weak. >> it's a traffic offense. it's not a criminal offense. in other states duis are criminal in nature and our neighboring state of virginia, for example, has very harsh penalties for dui. >> last year 121 people were killed in maryland by drunk drivers. the maximum penalty in maryland for killing someone while driving drunk is ten years. few ever get the max. >> generally when someone kills someone in maryland they're

looking at about 18 months. >> we all would think that such a person would go to jail for a long time. number one, the judges are inconsistent. number two, the prosecutors are inconsistent in terms of seeking serious penalties and number three, the laws just don't provide for a long jail sentence. >> penalties for drunk driving in virginia and d.c., carry within 20 to 30 years in prison. low prison terms in maryland actually penalize the surviving families. >> devastates the family because they're expecting. the maximum they can get is ten years and they want that ten years. we don't see that ever and even when we do it's turned over on appeal and it just doesn't happen and that's very devastating for a family. that is back to day one when they were first informed that their loved one was killed. >> that case remains under investigation. coming up at 6:00, why maryland law also makes it tough for victim's families to recover financially.

in montgomery county, mark segraves, news 4. there's good news about the fight to stop drunk drives. fewer teenagers and young adults are getting behind the wheel while impaired and that's according to the centers for disease control. the cdc found just under 7% of 18 to 25-year-olds. just 3% said they had driven after using marijuana. wheel chair riders now have a new option of getting around town after receiving criticism for not providing transportation options for customers who use wheelchairs, uber announced changes to their app that goes in effect today. you'll need to put in the code d.c. wheelchair. from there you can request a wheelchair accessible tracksy. instead, it has teamed up with taxi companies to provide wheelchair-accessible options. amelia segal is here now with this -- it feels like

spring, doesn't it? >> it doesn't feel like december. these temperatures are more common in october and we're talking about temperatures this weekend near 70 degrees and our high today was 65 and it was just lovely outside and we will be dealing with areas of fog tomorrow morning and sunday morning, as well. fog lasts as long as 9:00, 10:00 a.m. and you're making that tee time early in the morning and something to keep in mind when going on that run. temperatures, though, absolutely spectacular if you've been enjoying this mild weather. it continues not only this weekend, but on into the early part of the week and we will be tracking some showers on monday and that could slow the monday evening commute and next weekend if you want cooler air your wish will be granted and high temperatures will only be in the temperatures in the 30s and 40s. right now it's balmy with 62 degrees by 7:00 p.m. and partly cloudy skies overall, and 9:00 heading out and still comfortable. the temperature around 55 and areas of fog start to develop.

very late, tonight, you'll be dealing with patchy fog and aside from that the weather is having a low impact on your day. it's mild and we'll have partly to mostly cloudy skies and by lunchtime we're in the low 60s. we'll hit a high of 66 at about 3:00 in the afternoon and tomorrow evening if you're heading out to the holiday party, just awesome. 61 degrees at 6:00 p.m. head's up, this is what we could be dealing with sunday morning at 8:00 a.m. notice visibility in less than a quarter of a mile and that means thick, dense fog and this includes areas like annapolis over in the eastern shore, manassas, leesburg, even up around frederick, that fogginess burns off by 10:00 a.m. and we soar, a high on sunday of 69 degrees and temperatures in the mid-50s and by lunchtime, temps in the mid-60s and temperatures still in the mid-60s and you can

almost fire up the grill this weekend and hang the lies ghts you haven't gotten to that, as well. it's breezy throughout the day and here's future weather. notice starting off monday morning and 7:00 a.m. clouds already in place and we're dry through the lunchtime hour so you can take advantage of the mild air at lunch and rain moves in during the afternoon and then is with us for the evening hours. it's still cooler and comfortable with the high of 64 and plenty of sun, wednesday, high of 62 and the chance of showers on tuesday as well as friday and temperatures start to cool. friday a high temperature of only 47 and i say only, but that's the average high for this time of year. >> thanks, amelia. if you haven't received your package from ups yet you might be able to blame the big surge in online sales. according to the wall street journal, the on-time delivery rate for ups was 91% last week and that's down from 97% this time last year. ups says they simply have more packages to deliver this holiday

season and not enough staff to handle it. packages stolen right off of your front porch is a problem that only gets worse during the holiday season. as tom miller reports, police in sacramento, california are now using a bait box to catch thieves in action. >> reporter: thieves looking for an easy holiday steal are finding an unwelcome surprise inside these boxes. >> we're taking items and we're putting them in our packages and then we're putting our tracking device in the package. >> rancho cordova deputy shows us how the fake packages work. >> we're trying to make it look as real as possible. >> he leaves the box next to the front door. >> we're trying to make it look as much as we can like it's any other package that got delivered there. >> inside, gps tracking and fake electronics. >> it looks real, though. >> if you feel, it's heavy and we want to put as much in there as we can so when they look at it, there's a bunch of good stuff in here, and i'll take it. >> it's a problem natalie

robinson knows all too well. >> i got a message that usps delivered my package and it was 6:00 when i got home and there was no package. >> she ordered an antique wine stopper for her dad as a christmas gift. it was stolen in sacramento and he hasn't been able able to replace it. >> i felt violated and that means someone someone approacheded my house and took something. if they're willing to do that what else are they willing to do? >> they hope the program will not only catch thieves and unable to detect which packages are real or a trap. >> the less likely they're able to do it. hoping that when the big day arrives the gifts are there, too. >> police in the sacramento area haven't revealed how many thieves they've arresteded. to make sure your packages arrive without disruption make sure you're home and request that the package is marked signature requireded.

it's the middle of finals week at the university of texas. why gun rights advocates are going away with plans for a mock mass shooting this weekend. new video tonight shows the struggle between an officer and the suspect. police say the man grabbed for that officer's gun. we'll show you how it ends.

new findings reveal the operator of a runaway commuter train in boston may be to blame.

a source tells our nbc station in boston that the operator tieded a cord around the throttle and did not set the brake before stepping out. the operator is on administrative leave pending outcome of the investigation. the train sped along for nine minutes with 50 people onboard. transit workers realize the problem and cut power to the rail. >> the people on the first car were trying to knock on the door of the conductor and that's when we discovered there was no one there. >> we would have derallied or gone over the bridge. >> the transit system cut a second worker to save money. the labor union said a second worker would have helped. the transit system says the incident had nothing to do with that. >> police in new mexico have released this intense bodycam video of a shooting in september.

the unprovoked attack came while the suspect was being treated after his arrest for allegedly stealing a truck. right before that attack, the officer and suspect were calmly talking. the suspect survived the shooting and now faces charges for the assault on the police officer. >> tomorrow in austin, texas, gun rights supporters plan to hold a fake mass shooting demonstration. it's designed to dramatize their view thissa allowing guns on college campuses would help prevent deadly attacks. kerry sanders with the group's message to the country. >> reporter: it has a lot of people up in arps. plans for a mock mass shooting even if it's cardboard guns. >> bang. bang, bang, bang. >> and supporters playing the role of victims. >> we'll be using visual aides and overdramatized and unrealistic. this is not something that people will happen upon and think this is a situation.

>> it is meant to dramatize the issue of gun-free zones on college campuses and gun rights supporters say the rally is a bad idea. >> i think it's irresponsible. i think it's just bad timing and it's childish. >>. >> in 1966 the same austin campus was the site of the nation's first mass shooting at a college. a student named charles whitman climbed to the top of the tower and systematically killed people below. they planned to hold a mock shooting on the campus, but school officials said no. online, reaction has been mixed. on twitter, on what planet is a mock mass shooting a good idea? on facebook, fully support this event. time to end this sitting duck zones. organizers point to the umpqua community college shooting that killed nine and the rampage of virginia tech that killed 32 and they say those events might have had a different outcome if people had been armed. >> there needs to be a national conversation about this and have

people understand the common thread to all these tragedies, are these gun-free zones. >> that conversation about gun violence is likely to heat up this weekend. monday will be the third anniversary of the shooting at the sandy hook elementary school where 20 first graders and six adults were killed and the second deadliest mass shooting in the united states behind virginia tech. right now at 6:00 tonight, the fbi focusing on a lake in california for clues in the san bernardino shootings. a closer look at what they may be searching for as the first victims are laid to rest. the defense has rested as the first officer goes to trial for the death of freddie gray. our legal expert takes us inside the mind of a juror as the mother delivers a final message in court. a former school teacher and librarian murdered in her home. hear from the neighbor who called 911 and the two words he heard that could shed light on a

motive. first up at 6:00 tonight, they were supposed to be fighting a fire. instead they were fighting each other. >> two female firefighters say they were assaulted as a home burned and tonight, new questions about whether that fight kept others from doing their job. darcy spencer is in lanham now with the story you will see only on news 4. >> reporter: this whole situation played out right here at the front of this home here in lanham in prince george's county. what sources are telling me tonight this appears to have been some sort of turf battle between fire stations. >> as this home was burning tuesday night an altercation broke out among career and volunteer firefighters from two prince george's county fire stations. right here at the front door, causing a delay in operations. fellow firefighters tried to break it up. two female firefighters say they were assaulted. there was a momentary