advised to tell police of her comings and goings on the campus, too. it is a well-secured government facility checkpoint at each entrance and fencing, public access. homeland security analyst jim carafanos says isis threats are increasingly common and not an indication of any specific plot or plan. >> it's been here for a while and it's kind of the new normal and has been for several years. you don't know what it really means. the notion that there's a greater likelihood of a lone wolf attack and there's no data that suggests that. >> reporter: isis threats have resurfaced in recent months. one list included 1400 name according to reports. craig rice, a montgomery county member, says it has high-value targets and must be vigilant about its security. >> with the rise in isis and the terror threats that we continue to see throughout this country. it's important for us to be proactive and not reactive when it comes to these kinds of

things and so working with our federal partners to make sure that we have a plan in place. >> a spokeswoman says we have followed fbi protocols in addressing this situation and have shared the relevant and important security information with all parties involved and we're getting reaction from the fbi tonight about their investigation. we'll tell you what they have to say tonight on news 4 at 6:00. wendy? >> to a developing story that unfolded and the single dead liest attack on american troops in that country in nearly two years. this attack happened in the northeast near the u.s. controlled bagram airfield. a man on a motorcycle apparently rode up to an area where security forces had been patrolling and detonated a suicide bomb. >> the taliban is claiming responsibility. >> well, get ready, folks, this is just the beginning of a week with wild weather in store and we're talking steady rain and record-breaking temperatures just in time for the busiest

week of the year and chief meteorologist doug kammerer. this week is going to be known for the incredible warmth that we're seeing in the last few days and we saw a cool weekend and today temperatures rebounded back up into the mid to upper 50s and 10 to 15 degrees above average and not much on the radar and petersburg, west virginia and the wider view shows what's going on and you can see it streaming in across our region and in toward the area and that's what will actually come through as we make our way into the day tomorrow, but the high temperatures and the average is 45, and we will be not only above that, but we will be so far above that we'll hit temperatures on thursday and that's christmas eve. we've never seen it on christmas eve and we'll shatter record high temperatures on christmas eve and come close on christmas day and i'll have that forecast for you in just a cup of minutes sdwloo the first baltimore police officer that was charged in freddie gray's death will go before a new jury in june. a judge just announced a new

date for william porter's second trial today. his first trial ended in a hung jury. five other officers are also facing charges and jury selection for the second officer starts on january 6th. >> tonight a wake is being held for that virginia teenager found dead in an alley in adams morgan last thursday and paul mcguinness, jr., was at a bar on celebrate his cousin's birthday when he went missing. family members told news 4 he may have fallen. his funeral will be held tomorrow in reston. >> a holiday party turned into a crime scene in montgomery county overnight and now the homeowner in damascus is charged with murder after a guest shooting in the living room. meagan fitzgerald got some new charging documents. meagan? >> reporter: what we're learning is that the suspect's wife called 911 and told them that the victim was drunk and was threatening them. moments later francisco trujillo

pulled out a gun and shot the man in the living room and it's just a few doors down from where we are and we had an opportunity to speak with neighbors who met with the family and they tell us we're they're shocked. the sights and sounds of christmas are everywhere. we're looking at christmas, yes, they are and the sounds many woke up to just after midnight monday morning were unexpected and unusual. >> i thought, what the heck is going on? why am i awake? i rolled over and went back to sleep. while debbie baker was sleeping. montgomery county police were investigating a murder down the street from her home. police say 35-year-old francisco trujillo was hosting a holiday party when trujillo opened fire, killing perez in the living room. >> cindy has known the trujillo family for more than two years.

francisco has two young sons. >> sometimes he comes to our house and sometimes we go to his house for holiday. they're very nice. >> which is why she's shocked that a man she considered a family friend is now charged with murder, just five days before christmas. >> that's just insane. what causes people to do stuff like that? that's horrible. >> trujillo has been charged with first-degree murder and he's due in court tomorrow for a bond hearing. coming up at 6:00, we'll tell you what he told police just moments before he was arrested. wendy? >> meagan fitzgerald. a quick arrest. blake was found shot at 5:30 on bright seed road and they say the two knew each other and they're being held without bond. >> we just learn in the past hour that after more than seven hours of not being able to use

credit or debit cards at metro fare machines the transit system tells us you can use plastic once again. jackie bensen is live at the tinnily town station talking to passengers about the fiasco today. jackie? >> they tell us that things are back to normal now, but for most of the day to get one of these, you had to use one of these. now since more and more people are not carrying cash, that did cause a problem as people were in the system and tried to get money to get where they were going and we were told that metro, and they took it upon themselves to get people moving and get people going in some cases telling them that they were able to get through a certain gate without having to pay the fare and if they didn't have cash and didn't expect to be put in that situation. just a short time ago, metro let us know that they had resolved the issue through their vendors and that the fare card machines at the stations were again, able to take credit and debit cards. the only bright side in this whole thing is with people out

of town for the holidays i think there are far fewer people going through the system today. so we did not see the type of terrible crush that that might have caused on a regular business day. live in tinnily town, jackie bensen, news 4. >> lindsay graham said it's just not his time and he officially ended his bid for the white house earlier today. senator john mccain who is a close friend of graham's said the republican field lost, quote, the most qualified and honest presidential candidate and graham has been trailing in the polls both nationally and in his home state of south carolina. president obama says there is legitimate criticism over his strategy to take down isis. the president told npr, he and the administration haven't described everything that's been done to combat the terror group, but he says there have been thousands of air strikes in towns once held by isis and iraq has since been retaken. mr. obama and his family are currently in hawaii for their annual christmas vacation. donald trump may have to

wait indefinitely for an apology he demand from hillary clinton this morning after she called him the best recruiter for isis during the democratic debate saturday, clinton said isis is using videos of trump's comments about muslims as a recruiting tool. trump says there's no evidence to suggest that's actually happening and demanded an apology on the "today" show this morning. the clinton campaign spokesperson said, quote, no, he doesn't help isis recruit. >> it will take steps to combat growing islamophobia during the election cycle. the council said it's launching a campaign that it calls one america. plans a national open mosque day. organizers say in the wake of the paris and san bernardino attacks, hate crimes against muslims are on the rise. >> we anticipate anti-muslim hate speech two or three months before the election, but to

start like more than one year before the election is really harmful, and we feel the heat. >> the council for american islamic relations says along with the political rhetoric, a major issue contributing to islamophobia is the exaggeration of extremism in the muslim community. a man is now facing charges after police tell us he hit a montgomery county officer with his car. leonard slaughter has been in custody since earlier this month. >> he put his car in reverse and hit one officer before taking off. police took him into custody minutes later. when he lost control and crashed. parents tonight want to know more about the dismissal of a principal at a prestigious school in greenbelt, maryland. prince george's county, they wanted to fire nasir nasir obe.

>> i think it's a step in the right direction. >> the allegations have not been found supported. >> reactions are split after the news that nasir obe the former prens pal of french immersion was fired of apparent abuse in the school. >> there's still a huge disconnect in terms of transparency in the way it was handled. >> news 4 was first to report by complaints and the father who believed his kindergarten son was spanked in front of his class. he said the principal did not report the complaint. >> the teacher is now with the montgomery county school system. >> it was pending the outcome of the investigation. thursday, school officials told parents their investigation found no abuse within the school, but obe was no longer with the school system. >> why is he being the scapegoat? >> karen is a volunteer from the school and her children graduated and feels he is being

unfairly targeted. >> he's the one that didn't do anything. >> it's always been a fight for transparency and he feels that's something that's still lacking. >> the parents have no sense of whether or not this is going to be rectified, if anything is going to change. >> i spoke with mr. abe in person and he's not prepared to go on camera because he says he is appealing this decision through the union, but he did confirm that the school system dismiss him because they say he did not appropriately handle this complaint of abuse. i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. developing right now at 5:00, stranded hundreds of feet in the air with nowhere to go. we're going to show you where these park goers got more than a ride and what it took to make things right. here we are at the security checkpoint line at dulles international airport. the holiday rush is on and everybody is doing everything they can to keep the line moving and it's not always easy and we'll take you inside the real deal on this side of the checkpoint line coming up.

developing tonight, the woman who is accused of mowing down p/eed pettedestrians on th strip could appear in court tomorrow on charges of murder. lakeisha holloway injured at least 35 people and killing one.

this happened while her 3-year-old child was in the car with her. we do know she's originally from oregon and appeared to be living out of her car for a week. they also described her as stoic after the crash. police in richmond tonight say they're alarmed by a spike in gun violence over the weekend that included the death of a 12-year-old girl. two men are in custody tonight from the shooting that police believe stemmed from an ongoing dispute. amia moses was hit by a stray bullet. >> she celebrated her 12th birthday 17 days ago, instead of celebrating for christmas and the holidays the mom is planning a found ral for her baby. >> the family members of the two men charged in that case convicted them -- convinced them to turn themselves in. >> our local airports are very actives people come and go for this holiday weekend. if you don't want to ruin the

holiday spirit, make sure you're prepared as you pass through the security checkpoint. our transportation reporter adam tuss just spent the day with tsa, actually working that checkpoint at dulles and he is live at the airport tonight with more on his first-hand experience and the blue gloves are off. >> that's right, wendy. i can sum it up in two words, eye-opening. a lot of people come through here and they simply have no idea what they're supposed to do and of course, that can spell trouble for travelers and the next time you see a tsa agent, you should thank them. >> all right. we're getting suited up. >> first order of business, gettige getting ready for business. >> it seems like you've touched a nasty thing or two. >> it's amazing what you see at the checkpoint line. >> the dog was about to go through the x-ray. what's the dog's name? mimi. >> do not put mimi through the x-ray. >> in addition to the pets

there's so much food and a lot of liquids just don't make it. water bottles of all sorts and many people finish their water right here in line. >> i do not buy airport water. >> you don't buy airport water. it's too expensive. >> there are skateboards with helmets and this time of year presents. >> did you wrap it yourself? >> no. i did not. >> reporter: it's okay if the present is wrapped just as long as there's nothing prohibited inside. scott johnson is the security director at dulles international. >> for the holidays, a lot of times people travel for the first time that year so they don't know what to expect of the check point. >> complicates matters at an airport like this, so many international travelers are coming through and they don't understand what to do. >> whatever is in your pocket has to come out. >> reporter: one person can have a big impact. the tsa can tolerate the small things and it's the bigger issues that are the main concern. >> last week we caught a .45 caliber pistol with four bullets in it and that's the kind of

prohibitive item i'm worried about. >> just today they found this jumbo knife at a tsa airport. to beat the line, you've got to do your homework. >> it is amazing to watch all of the layers come through. there's so much security that's at play here that you don't even see. ahead at 6:00, i'll show you some of the unique tactics that the tsa is using to keep you safe. jim, back to you. >> adam, thanks. it's not just the airports. aaa tells us the number of people taking holiday getaways could top 100 million and that includes 2.5 million from our region who plan to travel 50 miles or more. in virginia, transportation officials are trying to help guide you through the airport with the app called vdot 511. it includes a real time information chart and traffic and road condition chart, as well. i'm carol malone e the mood

out at redskins park like the holiday season, joyful on this victory monday. burgundy and gold just one win away from clenching the division title and hosting a playoff game. so the celebration will be short lived because they have to beat the eagles on saturday. biggest game of the season and not just for the redskins, but for one of the brightest stars on the team, desean jackson and he's been coming up with big plays these last few weeks and the former eagle says he's healthy and would like nothing more to take down his former team with the division on the line. >> any time we can beat them i'll love it to death. this week, i can't really speak on it. speaking for myself right now. it's a heck of a game and a great team and they're doing some good things this year, but i like it this week. we'll be there and i know the atmosphere will be crazy, but

saturday night football will get it. >> go get it on saturday on prime time in philly. again, to be clear. the redskins they're in if they win and if they lose they'll still make the playoffs, but they'll need help, jim? >> carol, thanks. so much excitement for our skins. we want to know how far you think the burgundy and gold will go and there you can also vote on our nbc washington facebook and twitter pages. developing in florida. engineers are trying to find out what caused the seaworld ride to trap passengers 100 feet in the air. they were trapped in a tower up 400 feet. rescue workers appear to be getting ready to lower the riders one by one when engineers were able to get them down one by one. it opened in 1973. this evening neighbors are looking for someone who is just plain mean. we'll take you to a holiday

decoration display that was just picked over by thieves. explain why its impacting the community in such a big way. >> they foughts for our country at home and overseas and many of them face bigger challenges when they come home. we'll tell you why one part of our area has something to celebrate when it comes to how homeless veterans will celebrate the holidays. >> the weather will be coming home for the holidays. storm team 4 tracking the effect it will have for your shopping an

>> and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> and that forecast has some rain. that forecast has some fog. that forecast has some record-breaking temperatures. we'll get to those later this week. let's take a look outside right now and we have the cloud cover across the region and a very nice afternoon. yeah, it was a little cool with the cloud cover and the wind and

the winds have been gusting and winds upward of 15 miles per hour out of the south and that's well above average and our average high is 45 degrees and we're well above that right now by 10 to 15 degrees and only 46 in frederick and more cloud cover again and it has been on the cool side and here's some shower activity and back to the west of winchester and i do expect to make its way over the next hour or so and you can see the wider view here and you can see the system making its way our way, too and it's the frontal boundary associated with an area of low pressure well to the north and west and that keeps us in the warm air and it also gives us the chance of rain and overnight tonight, not much of a chance and most of it should stay to the west of the mountains and by tomorrow morning we start to get into showers right around the morning rush. it may affect you when you're stepping out the front door and most of this will be on the light side and we will see roadways to give yourself extra time tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon around noon, not bad. maybe a couple of showers and

that's about it and we're not expecting rain tomorrow and still a good idea to keep the umbrella handy and maybe some sunshine before the sun goes down tomorrow night and the sun going down around 4:48. tomorrow the first full day of winter. that's right. winter begin officially tonight at 11:48. here we are on wednesday, 7:00 a.m. and we have the fog and there could be dense fog early wednesday morning and here's noon and watch what happens and we see the rain on the heavy side, for sure and head's up for that wednesday, and wednesday, the bigger umbrella will be needed and if you are still doing some holiday shopping, yeah, i'm guilty of that. so what to wear in it's not going to be the winter coats and you're not going to need the hats and the umbrella and jackets and maybe the rain boots and that will be the necessity

tomorrow. and the converse like those kicks. wednesday will be the day for boots. 65% of a chance of rain and this christmas eve will be the warmest christmas eve we've ever seen here and not only 75, and the record is 69 and we'll shatter a record and on friday we'll start off around 66 degrees, could be eaven warmer than this in some areas and i don't think we'll break it on christmas and it will be one of the warmest christmases ever in our region with those temperatures actually falling during the afternoon. a chance of rain christmas day will be late in the afternoon, but guys, it will stay on the warm side. >> we'll take it. thank you, doug. now at 5:00, a developing story that's quickly going viral. >> the teenager that used the defense of affluenza isn't the only one in the family that is on the run this evening. 'tis the season for shopping and shipping. today it's quite busy in the shipping lane and we'll take you behind the scenes to the mad dash at the local post office. every year this house in

lake ridge is decked for the holidays, but this year there's something missing. actually, there's five somethings missing. coming up on news 4 at 5:00, a

we're learning new details about a deadly shooting at a holiday party inside a maryland home. the man hosting that party in damascus is now facing murder

charges. his wife called 911 saying a guest was drunk and threatening them. the one word the homeowner told police just before his arrest. first at 5:30, stolen holiday decorations. you know the houses, the ones with all of the lights and the figures. >> there's one in lakeridge in prince william county that is missing some of its attractions. erika gonzalez is there for us with the story. >> reporter: yeah. you know, if you look behind me, wendy, you would say how on earth could they possibly notice something is missing? they notice because there is more than one thing missing. there are several things missing. >> this is actually our first thing that we started with. >> jennifer drake and her family have been decorating their lake ridge yard for christmas ever since they first got the house. >> over the years have always stopped and said how much they enjoy seeing the decorations, what kind of joy it brings them and brings them into the christmas spirit. >> at the end of every long and

winding cable is an inflatable. dozens of inflatables all over the yard, a force to be reckoned with. >> every year, they added more and more inflatables until the whole yard just blew up. drake says it started with her dad wanting to do something for the grandkids. >> this is my favorite decoration. >> but this year -- >> a grinch. super grinch. >> reporter: stole the fun from this display of flashing lights and festivity. >> it wasn't just one. >> it was several. several items. prince william county police say last weekend someone snatched five inflatables from the yards. >> just heartless. the yard has become somewhat of an icon for the neighborhood. >> what do you think of the christmas decorations? >> great! >> residents tell us it's just sad. >> it's not about the money. they just do it for the neighborhood and for people to see and you know, they just kind of dammered their christmas

spirit. i hope she found a way to boost it for her and her kids. >> reporter: with no real clues as to who exactly did this, coming up tonight on news 4 at 6:00 s, we'll tell you how the neighbors are stepping in to help. we're live in lakeridge. >> maryland state troopers are dedicating a trackdown on drunk driving this season to officer noah leotta. he died after hit by a suspected drunk driving and he was hit during a holiday dui patrol. he said he will be on their minds and they won't be giving drunk drivers any second chances. >> there is no excuse for impaired driving and we in law enforcement will accept no excuses. if you're look forra warning when you're stop, i'm giving it to you right now. >> 82 people were killed in drunk driving crashes across the state of maryland just last december. it's the final dash to

deliver the christmas cards and holiday packages and the busiest day of the year for the u.s. postal service is coming to a close now. the agency tells us it expects to handle 30 million items today alo alone. workers have been putting long are hours to get to their destinations on time. >> it seems everybody is going online to shop instead of going to the mall. and we're getting the most. i know competitors are doing the same, but the post office is getting the most. >> today is the deadline for priority mail to go out. >> december 23rd and that's the deadline to get packages in for the next-day delivery. >> the ongoing search in the so-called affluenza case. police releasing new images of the truck that the affluenza teenager may be in. eshths than couethan couch. a couple of years ago he made

national headlines when he avoid jail time in a drunk driving crash that killed four people and injured several others. his defense centered on his dysfunctional, affluent upbringing. police are being looking for the teenager's mom who may be helping him. fda is usie easing a ban on men to donate blood. it prevented gay and bisexual men fro donating. they have to abstain from sex for 12 months and those guidelines are similar to policies in the uk and in australia. whitman walker health released a statement saying in part the updated policy is still discriminatory and not reooted n the reality of hiv testing and it should be no longer than 30 days. >> the crew of the air france flight is being praised as they work to find out who is behind a fake bomb. six people onboard the flight are being questioned in connection with yesterday's scare. they include a former french

police officer who was released today after 12 hours in custody. that flight bound for paris was diverted to kenya. passengers arrived safely today. they say the crew saved lives by acting calm and quick. that kwies are device turned out to be harmless. chaos and confusion on a california runway after two southwest airlines planes clipped wings. the flight was scheduled to fly to oakland when its wing touched the wing of a parked plane that was scheduled to fly to denver. 225 passenger his to get off the plane. both planes were pulled out ofs one was hurt. >> he had the vote to override a veto by larry hogan. he would ensure that third party travel websites pay state sales tax. the governor said it amounted to a new tax on those websites and supporters say the bill simply closes a loophole. senate president mike miller says he has the three-fifths

majority to override the veto and the house is just one vote shy of the override. taking the heat over safety. an automaker that's about to make it big and it's not the first time. >> you've seen this on the facebook feed and the big moment gone terribly wrong and we'll tell you who is apologizing for the miss universe pageant flub and what host steve harvey says happened. >> it's that time of year and want to see the best d.c. holiday lights? we have the list of the biggest and brightest on the nbc and brightest on the nbc washington app right no

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>> new technology to help prevent derailments like this one is now active on amtrak tracks between philadelphia and new york. it's called positive train control and it uses gps and tracking systems to automatically stop trains that are in danger of derailing because they're going too fast or if there is the possibility of a collision. investigators say that system could have prevented the amtrak derailment in philly this last may that killed eight people. the system was activated between d.c. and philly last week. >> bmw north america will have to pay a hefty penalty now after traffic safety officials say the company violated requirements to issue a recall for its 2014-15 mini coopers. the national highway traffic safety administration imposed a

$40 million civil penalty against the automaker. the administration says the mini coopers failed to meet safety minimums for side-impact crash protection along with the penalties, bmw will have to retain an independent safety consultant. >> a proposal that would increase some speeding violations in the district to $1,000 would be too costly for most residents according to aaa. it says the fine would be nearly double the average weekly take home pay for people who live in the city. that $1,000 fine would be for driver whos are caugs who are c miles over the speed limit. the current fine of $300 is already higher than both maryland and virginia. nothing will stand in our way. >> certainly appears nothing will get in the way of star wars smashing almost every record out there. the new installment of the franchise brought in $528 million worldwide just this weekend, enough to break the

record set earlier this year by jurassic world for sales on opening weekend and that doesn't even count sales in china, the world's second largest film market where the movie hasn't been released yet. >> as we get closer to christmas we're all going to be eating chocolate and candy. why one candymaker is urging people not to eat one popular treat. we'll tell you what locality says all of its homeless veterans now have a place to stay for the holidays and how they manage to do that. >> and we've got warming temperatures and we have rain. rain chances for the first part of the day tomorrow and that's not only it, we hav

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now at 5:00, the run-up to christmas. storm team is tracking the rain headed our way and how it could impact your plans in just a few minutes. developing now, schools in new hampshire's second largest city will be open tomorrow and the entire system shut down today. specific threats were made in an email against two high schools in nashua 50 minutes northwest of boston. they don't consider them a hoax, but they don't consider them credible. investigators are trying to figure on the who sense that email. montgomery county leaders called it an audacious goal, one few thought they would actually accomplish. >> as tisha thompson reports they announced they have found a home for every homeless veteran in the county. >> it's been a long battle

headed to this moment, after he couldn't cover mentally from his time in operation iraqi freedom. >> and you're sleeping on a playground and going to work the next morning and when you have children it makes it harder. >> he became so desperate he called the suicide crisis line for help. >> we're great at turning civilians into soldiers and less so turning them back into civilians. >> soucy sinclair smith of the coalition for the homeless celebrated today after accomplishing something that's never been done before in our area. something that caused montgomery councilman george leventhal to unexpectedly choke up. >> it's good news for the holidays. i'm sorry. i didn't expect that would happen. >> leventhal said the county secured more than a half million dollars to find homes for all 58 veterans. >> weir an enlightened community and we believe in the power of

government to solve problems and there is no problem more compelling for government to solve than the circumstances facing those who have the least, those who literally don't have a roof over their heads. >> you may think we're heroes, but you all are the real heroes. >> meredith was one of several vets who came to publicly thank the huge group of people who teamed up to find permanent homes. who spontaneously broke into song. joyful, these men will finally be able to come home for christmas. >> in rockville, tisha thompson, news 4. what a great story. meredith got help after he called the military's crisis line. if you're a vet and need help with housing or any other issue for that matter, you can call the number on your screen. it's toll-free, 24 hours a day, 365 a year. >> they didn't have snow for most of the month in upstate new

york, but that just came to an end. the region got hammered with lake-effect snow as they're known for. some places got more than three feet. it doesn't mean it will be a white christmas because it could be gone with temperatures in the 50s by friday and the snow can be replaced by rain, as well. so we're all in for a heat wave. >> yeah. >> warming up! that's not going to be a sight we're going to see any time soon. definitely not three feet of snow. >> no. i'm done with that. after 2010 i'm done with that, but we are going to maybe get cooler february. it does seem like we'll be on the warm side especially for christmas and let's dive into that forecast. we do have a winter warm-up and winter officially begins at 11:48 this evening and that's when the winter solstice, and we're furthest away from the sun and the tilt of the earth and that happens precisely at 11:48 p.m. and keep those umbrellas handy and you might want to slip

it in your purse or have it in your car. will be a few showers out there and unfortunately, wednesday will be the wettest day and i know that say big travel day and i'm traveling, too, and it does look like we're going to have some pretty heavy rain showers moving across the region. it's not too bad after a chilly start this morning and a few sprinkles out and about there and maybe more activity coming through the shenandoah valley and win che winchester and we'l continue to see some light showers and the frontal system diminishing out and we'll keep the chance of showers and again for the overnight and through the first half of tomorrow. so scattered light showers and we'll have a little fog tomorrow morning, as well. when you wake up tomorrow morning you might want to turn it on channel 4 to see what the radar is doing because again, we'll have showers through the first part of the day and then maybe by the second part of the day when you're heading home it looks like we could have a little bit of sunshine and it

will be a welcome sight and not much sunshine in the seven-day forecast and more cloud cover and more rain and it could be heavy at times as you're traveling all through the mid atlantic. >> so when you're walking to work, temperatures right around 50 degrees and it will be mild because we'll top out around 60 as we dry out by tomorrow afternoon. if you're traveling tomorrow and headed out of the mid atlantic and maybe off a little bit early we are looking at rain up toward new england and the pacific northwest, you'll see a little bit of snow and some rain, i-95 from richmond southbound and it looks from wilmington to north carolina. last-minute shopping and moderate rain showers on wednesday with temperatures in the 60s and we warm up from there and we'll warm up, record-breaking temperatures on christmas eve and we've been talking about it quite a bit and incredible warmth and we'll be in the 70s on christmas eve and we'll stay warm through the weekend and reagan, 69 degrees. yeah. we'll all be in the 70s as we continue into again, christmas

eve. there could be a slight chance of a shower and temperatures will be in the mid-60s and we drop a little bit on saturday and the rain chances for saturday and again on monday, but those temperatures not too bad out there. >> mars chocolate is recalling a possible stocking stuffer because of allergy concerns. the company issueded a voluntary recall for the 24-ounce bags of dove chocolate snowflakes. it could have pieces of snickers, milky way and twix that contain peanut, milk and egg, but the bag doesn't mention those ingredients. the chocolates were sold in stores in maryland and virginia. this is a particularly tough time of year for people with food allergies with all of the parties and get togethers, it can be hard to know what is in the food that is being served so doctors recommend that if you're hosting the party, hang on to the food labels so those with allergies can double-check. >> if you are the guest, make

sure the host knows your allergies as soon as possible and have a back-up plan. >> if you don't have your epipen you shouldn't be eating because you never know what's going to be in something. if you're really concerned, experts say host the party yourself and have people bring non-food items like drinks and paper goods so you can control it. >> holiday shoppers are spending big bucks at restaurants. data from mastercard spending pulse found november restaurant sales are up between 4% and 6% and a half a percent from 2010. from just last year those numbers have jumped more than 8%. the international council of shopping centers also says two-thirds of people who shopped on black friday also took time to dine out. and if you're looking for the best places to eat out, you may need to head west. they traveled coast to coast to find the best food cities in

america. number one, portland, oregon. san francisco, came in at number two. l.a. was third. our own city earned a top spot in the top ten at number nine with the district earning praise for our indian cuisine and spanish tapas. for the first time in six years your holiday getaway could be a little bit cheaper when it comes to your gas tank. the average gallon of gas is now under $2 nationwide and that's for the first time since 2009. in maryland and d.c., and maryland, it's $2.01. it's an additional penny and $2.20 in the district and virginia is well below the national average and $1.83 a gallon and aaa says expect gas prices to drop more through january. a family of five departs for a holiday party and never arrive. tonight, the chilling calls for help as their plane wsuddenly disappears. a military coalition in afghanistan suffered one of its worst days. the latest on the suicide bomb

attack that killed

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crown from miss colombia and give it to miss philippines. harvey apologized calling it an honest mistakes. >> that hurts. more fallout for martin shkreli. it fired him as ceo last week. shkreli also resigned as the head of touring pharmaceuticals last week after the feds arrested him on an alleged securities fraud charges. during this time attorneys for shkreli raised the price of a life-saving hiv and cancer drug by 5,000%. the charges are not connected to that price gouging. >>. >> well, what started as a trip for a holiday party ended in tragedy in california. a family of five killed when their plane went down over the weekend in bakersfield. >> our report tonight from maryanne favro. >> reporter: jason thomas price and his wife, olga price, their daughter olivia, 10-year-old daughter mary and 14-year-old

son john all died in the crash. the family took off from reid hillview airport in san jose. they were flying in this plane, a single engine piper p.a. 32 headed to henderson nevada to attend a holiday party. the faa says the plane disappeared from radar around 4:00 p.m. moments later, jason price is heard making a may day call on to air traffic control. >> may day, may day. mayday. >> 4-0-2. >> mayday. >> the plane crashed in an almond orchard ten miles south of bakersfield, leaving a debris field a quarter mile long. >> we are trying to do our best to either assist in the investigation and assist in finding what the cause was and make sure these types of tragedies don't occur again. >> deputies pulled five bodies

from the wreckage. there was rain in the area where the plane went down. the national transportation safety board is now at the crash site investigating the cause. relatives are left wondering how a family trip to share holiday cheer could end with so much grief. . right now at 6:00, rain kicks of a our week and find out what's in store for your holiday travel and last-minute shopping. right now the fbi is looking into a hit-list that includes the name of a government employee in gaithersburg. we have the i-team investigating that story. with the holiday rush in full swing, we are working the tsa checkpoint line. how many layers of security are actually right here at the security checkpoint? i'll tell you coming up. first to developments in afghanistan. a suicide bomber killed six

american troops that were part of a nato convoy today that happened near bagram airfield and that's a major u.s. base. officials say a bomber rammed an explosive-laden motorcycle and names of the victims won't be released until tomorrow. two other american service members were injured. the united states condemns this cowardly attack on members of the u.s. and afghan forces and we remain committed to supporting the afghan people and their government. the taliban is claiming responsibility for this attack. a recent pentagon report says the violence in afghanistan has increased in recent months. the white house, one of the leading voices on national security and the military is out of the race. senator lindsay graham suspended his campaign today just as donald trump claims he's the victim of hillary clinton's lives. nbc's edward lawrence joins us from capitol hill from the ever-interesting and