this and we'll move on in and we'll talk about what's happening around annandale and look at the beltway here and seeing heavy rain around buy and let's zoom in one more time and we'll show exactly where this is from d.c. around 395, simply a mess and that's the way it will be for the next few hours. we'll see the rain lighten just a little bit and more shower activity as we move through the rest of the evening and it could be a different story and amelia has more on that. >> we're tracking another round of rain and unlike today, this isn't going to be an all-day rain and notice this here on future weather and notice the bright colors here inside of the d.c. metro area at 9:30 and the potential for rumbles of thunder and by noon tracking southern maryland and around the northern neck. by 3:00, doug, it looks like we dry out and not only will be following record rain, but record warmth too. >> that's not the only record we're tracking.

we're tracking a lot for you right here from the storm center and we'll continue to do so. >> we'll update the weather's impact on the roads and the skies and we'll be doing that all evening. >> flight aware is reporting some delays and make sure you follow @first4 weather and take the app with you when you're heading out. >> an undercover law enforcement officer busted in an undercover sting. this man is charged tonight with having inappropriate sexual contact with a 14-year-old boy and police tell us he tried to lure that boy to a virginia mall parking lot just last night. news 4's scott macfarlane tells us the agent has enjoyed a high-profile career. >> the agent is an undercover specialist known to conduct surveillance on criminals and help take them down. his beat was tobacco trafficking and now he's the one who has been taken down. >> reporter: this is paul carey who has frequently appeared on television including reports on

news 4. he's spoken on news conferences about tobacco smuggling in and out of virginia. >> a veteran investigator of the northern virginia cigarette tax board with the power to arrest people. as news 4 was first to report today, fairfax county police arrested paul carey last night at 7:00, at this parking lot outside the lord and taylor. he's suspected of inappropriate contact with a 14-year-old boy. he stayed in contact with the boy, but investigators say when they got wind of the case an undercover detective pretending to be that boy agreed to a meet-up at the maurl all and he trying to solicit the boy again. >> they assumed the identity of the victim and he went ahead and made contact with mr. carey and at that point subsequently, he was arrested. >> reporter: law enforcement officials say carey was held on bond last night. no answer when we tried to reach

someone at his home at prince william county today. they're investigating whether carey might have had inappropriate contact with other children and are asking for tips. this is the second local law enforcement agent suspected of having indecent contact with a child in as many weeks. and why do the feds say there's been sch a sharp increase in overall invest gagds of child sex crimes this year. that part of the story on news 4 at 6:00. wendy? >> scott macfarlane. >> now to a developing story in prince george's county where an officer fires at a man with a gun in i quiet residential cul-de-sac this afternoon. this is on clarion court. news 4's derek ward is there now. we just heard police caught up with the guy. >> reporter: well, it looks that way. it looks like the situation has resolved itself during the course of an hour and there's still an investigation and we're in the 13,000 block of clarion

court and it is a quiet cul-de-sac of single family homes and someone called police. take a look at the scene shortly after this all started to unfold. someone called police to report a suspicious vehicle and a suspicious person. the first officer arrived and found that car and apparently saw that the occupant, at least one occupant in that car was armed and we don't know what kind of confrontation or interact went on between the officer and the suspect. a shot was filed between the police officer and the suspect ran off. it was determined that that person was not hit. police brought in k-9 units and began an extensive search of the area and within 30 minutes that person had been arrested and we don't know where that arrest occurred and what that person was doing here and what transpired that led to that shot being fired. no one was hit by the gun fire, that the suspect is in custody and this street remains closed while the investigation continues. we hope to bring you more on this in the next hour on news 4.

right now we're in port washingt washington, nederrick ward, new 4. this is a section of the trail that is not far from the inner loop of the beltway. right now not clear how this person died. police are waiting for an autopsy and they are looking for witnesses. >> and the baltimore county police officer caught on camera punching a 19-year-old during an arrest is now on administrative duties. the officer punched zachary plumenstein of chevy case after blumenstein resisted arrest on saturday. when officers tried to arrest him outside of a restaurant. video posted on youtube shows three officers struggling with blumenstein. the suspect is facing charges of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct and investigators are reviewing the incident. >> republican rivals are coming to the side of presidential candidate ted cruz tonight after his daughters were depicted as

monkeys in a washington post editorial cartoon. the cartoon is now off the post website. it's an unwritten rule that the children of candidates are off-limits, but cruz says the post crossed that line. >> folks want to attack me, knock yourself out. that's part of the process. i signed up for that. that's fine. it's not complicated. don't make fun of of a 5-year-old girl and a 7-year-old girl. >> the cartoonist is defending the drawing saying cruz uses his children as political props. cruz has used the controversy to call on supporters to, quote, fight back. the jabs keep coming between donald trump and hillary clinton. clinton responding to the vulgar language trump used at a rally earlier this week. >> nothing surprises me. i don't know that he has any boundaries at all and his bigotry, his bluster, his bullying have become his campaign. >> despite the near-constant controversies, trump's poll

numbers continue to rise on the republican side. a new cnn poll shows he has a more than double-digit lead over ted cruz. >> a morgan state student killed in a head-on collision in prince george's county was buried today. family and friends of ososanya died in upper marlboro. a driver crossed into his path and hit him head on. his friends raised money for his funeral through a go fund me page. he spoke through his photography, his charisma and his kindness. a man is recovering tonight for being shot while trying to stop another man from robbing his store. this happened in a little computer shop in fairfax county. news 4's meagan fitzgerald has that story. >> reporter: there are shops all along richmond highway packed

with people doing holiday shopping, but yards away on beacon hill road, fairfax county police were busy investigating a crime scene. >> a man entered the business. he displayed a handgun and took an item. >> tawny wright is a spokesperson for the fairfax county police department. she says the robbery happened around 11:30. as the suspect was get being ready to leave the store he was confronted by an employee. >> it appears the victim was shot. >> wright says the employee is okay, but confronting a gunman in most situations isn't a good idea. >> we always suggest to think of your own safety. >> reporter: nevertheless, the robber got away, running toward richmond highway and quickly changing the mood for many last-minute shoppers. >> that's something that if that happens it's a calculated gamble with craze human beings. >> that's just the world that we live in now. you have to be more careful. >> that was meagan fitzgerald reporting and police say they're

reviewing security camera video from the area, and they want anyone who has seen that suspect so give them a call. >> the man who has admitted to killing three people in a colorado planned parenthood wants to represent himself. robert dear interrupted a hearing who said he couldn't trust his public defender. dear had several outbursts during his last appearance saying he was a warrior for babies. he faces nearly 180 charges including first-degree murder. on christmas day you'll see them on the basketball court, but you will also see some of the nba's big of the stars and a new psa calling for an end to gun violence. i heard about a shooting involving a 3-year-old girl over the summer. my daughter riley is that age. >> it features superstars like steph curry, carmelo anthony along with gun violence survivors and spike lee directed. 88 americans die each day as a

result of gun violence. it calls for people to use the #endgunviolence. now at 5:00, local mid will schools targeted in a threat that was posted on instagram and the person police say posted it is a classmate. david culver speaks to the student's mother about what happened. >> her military legacy was in place years before a suicide attack in afghanistan. we're getting a new look tonight at the impact of an airwoman who died for her country. in some way signifies that women and lesbians and gays are truly equal.

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well, by now you know, folks, we have a weather alert there. we are closely tracking storm team 4 radar, reagan national the heart of the nation's capital and many of us are getting ready to hit the roads and the skies. chief meteorologist doug kammerer brings us an updated look at your holiday in just a few minutes. solemn moments in afghanistan as troops gather to rememberá89ñ their fallen colleagues. a suicide bomber killed six service members. some troops knelt in front of their photos, and others giving a final salute. that airfield is one of the main bases for u.s. troops in afghanistan. the victim's bodies are being

turned over to their families. today at dover air force base in a dignified transfer. >> among the six killed adrianna vorderbruggen to be killed in the line of duty. >> she fought for don't ask don't tell to be repealed. and coping with the loss of a loved one. >> reporter: a family photo with the golden gate bridge in the background captures air force major adrianna vorderbruggen with her wife and son. a photo her widow heather lamb will treasure after a suicide bomber killed vorderbruggen in afghanistan monday. in a statement she said adrianna was the light of our lives and our son jacob and i miss her so much and as the family mourns -- >> adrianna and her partner were

part of the lobby to repeal don't ask don't tell. >> she is remembering vorderbruggen as a fighter who once served in the shadows. under don't ask don't tell she couldn't tell her superiors she needed leave. >> hearth was pregnant with her child and adrianna had to take leave so she could be with her wife during the labor. >> with the repeal of don't ask don't tell vorderbruggen served openly for the last five years most recently on the front lines of afghanistan. the 36-year-old is the face of equality in the military and the dangers of war. >> her death in some ways signifies that women and lesbians and gays are truly equal and that we do have the same risk out there. >> vorderbruggen paid the ultimate price. >> that was jean ellie reporting. the taliban has claimed responsibility for that attack and it is the deadliest against u.s. forces in afghanistan this year. we're watching a developing

situation after blocking traffic to two of the city's airport terminals. this is a black lives matter demonstration that moved from the mall of america to the airport this afternoon where there were some confrontations with police, as you can see. those terminals are now back open. protesters want minneapolis police to remove video of an officer shooting and killing jamal clark next month. the big holiday getaway under way. aaa tells us tonight this evening will be the busiest time to travel. 90% of travelers across the country will be traveling because of the drop in the gas prices out there. travel in our area is up over last year by a little more than 1%. let's get an update on how the rain and the fog are affecting this holiday rush, doug? >> they're affecting it in a big way. all around the beltway and 95 is a mess, and it will be a complete mess and right on

through the day tomorrow and with more rain likely and take a live look outside and just a nasty, nasty shot out there toward the capital and we have the rain falling and temperatures on the warm side. 65 degrees and 20 degrees above average. winds continue to be out of the south at 6 miles per hour and the rest of the area, 64 degrees currently in leesburg. last-minute shopping and a lot of people got the frustration going on and rain and fog, 63 and make sure you have the umbrella and tomorrow a few showers and maybe a thunderstorm and high of 75 degrees and most of the day tomorrow though is going to be on the dry side. here's the current radar and i want to point your attention. look at the severe weather, and down around the raleigh, north carolina area and some of this tried to move our way and we've seen thunderstorms in our region and look right here into northern portions of prince george's county and also back towards montgomery county, heavy rain and take a look out around 270 and this is 495 in river road headed toward 270 and

headed toward northern virginia. it is just a moos those roadways and if you're waiting for someone to come home, yeah, you have to give them extra time for sure. let's zoom in on this area and i want to zoom in around the northern part of the beltway and this is around college park and to the north of buoy. look at the red. this is at the v.w. parkway and this is going to continue to be extremely heavy rain right on through the next 20 to 30 minutes and if you live up around the laurel area you will continue to see the very heavy rain around the cheverly handy. >> most of us will start to clear out a little bit tonight, and each by 9:00, and it's still rain in parts of the area. then we get to tomorrow and of course, we're talking christmas eve now. early in the morning, notice what's happening. notice the reds here and these are thunderstorms that come

through and look at how one computer model brings a line of storms along i-59 between 9:00 and 10:00 and any storms that develop may have the potential to bring in strong winds and 40, 50 mile-an-hour winds and it will move through very quickly and most of the day looks dry on your christmas eve and that's one reason why temperatures will be so warm during the day tomorrow with record high temperatures on friday morning, christmas morning and it's like fog. santa will have to be going through some fog to get those presents out to us tomorrow night. what's going to be happening as far as the impact is concerned and low to moderate impact because of the record warmth and the period of rain early in the morning that could affect your plan especially early. 75 tomorrow, that's a record and 68 on friday and i wouldn't be surprised for some areas to be around 70 christmas day. 69 on saturday and another chance of shower activity and 75 on sunday and that, too, would be a record high temperature and we have the chances of rain and

amelia segal will have the seven-day forecast and she'll have a look at your traffic in just a couple of minutes. gone, but not forgotten. a community remembers a fallen officer and gives others the gift of life. >> today is the day millions of people take to the roads, the rails and the runways. how travelers are dealing with the rush even as the weather slows them down.

>> more holiday travelers are predicted this year than ever before. prices are way down on the road and up in the air. >> but we had fog this morning. we have rain all day. someone saying it's lightning out there now. news 4's erika gonzalez is being troising the conditions for you. >> reporter: it's time to go. it's getaway day and according to aaa, 100 million people across the country are traveling for christmas. >> i'm going down to new port news, virginia. >> reporter: 2.5 million in our area are behind the wheel. >> very happy. >> reporter: that's because -- gas prices are the lowest they've been in six years. when was the last time you

remember seeing $1.91? >> i don't know. it's been a really long time. >> reporter: and the rain, a little rain never hurt anybody. and then the skies 100,000 people from our area are taking a plane to get to family why where are you going for christmas? >> the chicago area. >> reporter: and then others are trading the weather for the sand and the sun. >> we're going to maui. >> reporter: where are you going? >> florida. >> where are you going for christmas? >> reporter: i'm going to disney world? >> i'm getting married. >> reporter: from the smallest travelers to four-legged travelers, lots of people are looking to get home for christmas. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: while it is the most wonderful time of the year, it can also be the most dangerous. the national safety council estimates that over the next three-day christmas period there will be hundreds of deaths on

the roadways and more than 37,000 serious injuries related to traffic crashes so please get to your destinations safely and merry christmas. erika gonzalez, news 4. >> hey, the man in the big red suit is less than 12 hours away from starting his journey and norad is getting set to track every reindeer prance and norad santa tracker goes live early tomorrow morning at norad santa.org. santa cams let you watch as he travels the globe. until then you can play games and learn about santa's history on the site, too. norad has been tracking st. nick for more than 60 years now. time is running out to get your shopping done and stragglers are still out there. that is the nbc washington flash survey and call and text the number on your screen and head to the facebook and twitter pages and let us know if you're done with holiday shopping, almost done or if you're just getting started. last-minute shoppers might

be looking for that perfect gift, but we have a warning for you tonight about a scheme that's targeting parents. we'll tell you what they're doing and how to make sure they don't take your money. and a mercedes that delivers marijuana. you may have seen it circling the city. a sting operation changed it and why one of people behind the wheel saying what he was doing was not illegal. threats made over instagram made over several middle schoolers in fairfax. what the young suspect's mom tells me, there is a lot more to this story. >> it could have been something else for two weeks for my daughter. plus storm team 4 in full-on weather alert tonight. rain falling across our region and it could make for a hectic travel for millions. our team coverage continues right here on news 4 at 5:00.

right now at 5:30, a veteran state tobacco investigator busted in an undercover sting. a fairfax county police arrest paul carey last night at fair oaks mall after an undercover officer pretended to be a 14-year-old boy. police say carey had inappropriate sexual contact with the boy and tried to meet up with him again last night. it's still not clear whose body wound up in a creek in the northwest branch trail in silver

spring, maryland. police are waiting for autopsy results and they're looking for witnesses. >> as we track heavy rain on storm team 4 radar moving out of the district, its had an impact on traffic. no matter where you're headed out of town, look at the slow go with plenty of oranges and reds on the map. doug and i will have travel impact updates coming up in our updated forecast. >> thanks, amelia. now it a series of violent threats made against middle schoolers. those threats surfaced on the instagram. and called out students by name. northern virginia bureau reporter david culver uncovered this story and he's live in fairfax tonight. >> reporter: wendy and jim, right now school is ut for the winter holiday break and in court documents we learned right before these students went on break several of them were threatened in posts on instagram. the search warrant we polled

full of serious felony allegations. fairfax police say someone threatened death or bodily injury to several students at lanier in fairfax. >> reporter: fairfax police began investigating instagram posts. it read, watch out. i'm coming, followed by a knife, a gun and a bomb emoji. >> reporter: within just a few hours police track do you understand the young suspect, a student here at lanier. >> as a mom, i don't know what to tell you. >> given the suspect's a juvenile we will not reveal her or her mom's name. >> she wasn't thinking like an adult. we all make mistakes and -- unfortunately, it was her. >> reporter: police seized a list of items from their home including a cell phone and its contacts and log-in information and other social media accounts. >> it was too much and she couldn't handle it anymore. >> reporter: her mom said it was her daughter's way of reacting

to bullies. >> it was a group of boys bothering her. >> reporter: fairfax county public schools say anonymous threats are increasingly common. they tell us in part, quote, these parts of anonymous threats can be disruptive each when not credible and we ask parents to talk to their children regarding the inappropriate use of social media. >> reporter: we'll show you how police were able to track down the young suspect so quickly within a few hours of the post going online. we're live tonight in fairfax, i'm david culver, news 4. > . >> just coming into the live desk, the man who landed a gyrocopter just announced he's challenge a high-ranking democrat for her seat. douglas hughes plans to run for florida's 3rd district currently

held by wasserman schultz. he was arrested after landing the gyrocopter in a protest for campaign finance reform. that conviction does not make him ineligible to run for congress. wendy? >> there is a warning for you last-minute shoppers who are looking for something unique for their children. a lot of people are getting emails or handwritten letters. it tells you to enter personal and credit card information. these sites are scammings and make sure you don't fall for it and check the business bureau to make sure the company is legit and look for poor spelling and grammar mistakes and make sure you see the lock icon in the browser bar which means that your payments are secure. the woman accused of driving her car into crowds on the vegas strip appeared in court today. lakeisha holloway was arraigned on murder, hit and run and child abuse charges. investigators say they have video of holloway turning into

groups of people at least twice. prosecutors say more charges are likely. holloway did not enter a plea today, but has not been very cooperative with police. more than 100 million people are expected to hit the roads and travel at least 50 miles this holiday week and that's an increase from last year and a big factor are those falling gas prices. aaa says the average for a gallon of regular hit $1.99 this week, the lowest in more than five years. we're on par with that and the d.c. area. as always, the cheapest in our area is virginia averaging $1.89, but check out this from one of our producers at a what what in spotsylvania. regular gas just $1.69. > . i'm carol maloney out at redskins park and skins back to work prepping for the biggest game in years. a date with the eagles on

saturday night. a win and they clinch the division title and a home playoff game. a loss and it will be an interesting and stressful final week. >> it could be a movie. it's like a story, movie plot going against your archrival to win a spot in the playoffs at their home, you know, it just doesn't get any better. the stakes don't get any higher. >> it's the best way to have it against the division rival in their building and winner takes all. they know it's in their hand and we know it's in our hands. it will be one hell of a game to watch. >> everyone is dialled in and understand what's at stake. they've come a long way. the poll his us ranked 32 and we're moving up and we made great improvements and great strides, but we industrial a long way to go. >> reporter: a short week, a tall task. desean jackson returning to philly and how does he feel about going back to the city of brotherly love and ending his

former team season and we'll have that story coming up on news 4 at 6:00. from redskins park, carol maloney, news 4 sports. >> they're training to qualify for the real olympicand today they showed off a few skills to critically ill children. carl snyder and helen marullies. both wrestlers have won gold medals which they shared with the kids and kyle is from woodvine and helen is from rockville. now chipotle says it's trying to something new to make sure more people don't fall ill. >> overwhelming demand to honor a fallen officer. what some of his bosses and the community did the to honor him today. how you can pay tribute, as well. need to run out and get the one last gift? we've posted links to our favorite gifts under $100. it's on our nbc

with everyone talking and singing about being home for the holidays this can be an especially difficult time for kids who are still waiting and hoping for permanent adoptive homes. tonight we share a story about a team that's been busy filling up a great big sack of holiday gifts for our waiting wednesday's gifts and while you think santa's selves it's santa's seniors all in red hats. >> there were bonnets and bucket styles and while the choices of he's red-hatted hard workers may vary, they're all of one mind

when it comes to helping children in foster care, how the have a happy holiday season. you may remember the last holiday brigade put on for our wednesday's children. one event was a back to school bash. the red hat team had pulled resources from donations and bake sales and special, vents and from their own pockets, too, to buy school suspect plies for the children that year. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> this year, darren, a wednesday's child who is still waiting came along with social worker adrian jubilee to a wonderful holiday luncheon. he was there to represent the many other children still waiting and hoping for adoptive families, like seth. ♪ ♪ and xavier. >> i wanted to make a difference. >> and jeremiah. >> and serena. >> the lady i was being cooking

with, i want to be just like her. >> there were gifts from each of them with this party. the seniors in sunrise, and whether they have caps or visors, have a unified vision. making the world just a little bit better for children in the community and they're ready to roll up their sleeves all year long to create a little happiness for kids during the holidays. >> and if you have room in your home and your heart for one of our wednesday's kids who are still waiting, please call our special o dopgz hot line and the number is 1-88-2-adopt-me. >> great party. >> santa's seniors out there. >> now at 5:00, tonight it's one car on local streets that really stands out. >> and it led to a whole lot of problems for the people driving it around. a man charged with selling drugs on the streets of d.c. walked out of the courthouse today and proclaimed he'll be back on the streets tomorrow doing the exact same thing. i'm mark seeigravessegraves.

coming up, you'll hear from the man and why he believes what he's doing is perfectly legal. >> the two extremes affecting tens of millions of people. and we'll be dealing with more rain here tomorrow. i'll have the timing coming up, but as this rain moves through we could be dealing with high winds and potentially,

now at 5:00, a huge system of rain is prompting a weather alert tonight. look at the green over there on your left. not only is there a steady rain across our region and it comes as so many of you are getting ready to hit the road for holiday travel. >> that's 395 on the right hand of the screen. it's a busy time for the folks headed to the airport. >> we are lighting up with holiday green. >> there you are in holiday red to tell us when the green will get out of here. >> i planned this with the radar. >> you sure did. we'll be dealing with rain until 9:00 p.m. tonight and we'll dry out overnight and more rain tomorrow. it's not going to be as soggy tomorrow and we'll have more dry time than wet and as the rain does move through we could see high winds accompanying it and even a few downpours today. here are your weather headlines and we'll continue to track rain at times and good travel weather

there. the most difficult part of the forecast is the exact timing of the rain. as long as you have your umbrella handy, the rain boots handy will be just fine and what we're talking about right through sunday is above normal temperatures and a record high is likely tomorrow and on sunday, as well. big temperature drop, though, does come on monday. here is the latest on storm team 4 radar. doug and i have been tracking the heavy rain moving over the area and over the last couple of hours you can see a break in activity over the metro area. it will be advanced and misty with light showers continuing to push through the area. the weather having a low to moderate impact on your thursday for christmas eve day. >> record warmth and that rain likely in the forecast and here's the latest timing with future weather. 7:00 a.m. it's impacting frederick and fauquier county and notice as we work air way through the late-morning hours, prince george's and fairfax counties and down into prince william county at that point and

notice the bright colors here on future weather. the yellows and the oranges and southern maryland and the northern neck by noon and that's heavy rain and potentially some strong, gusty winds and by 3:00 and it looks like the area returns to dry condition and we'll stay dry through christmas eve and 6:00, the temperature around 70 degrees and as we work our way through 9:00 p.m. and midnight. 9:00 p.m., the temperature at 67 by midnight and areas of fog form for your christmas eve and christmas morning we're dealing with patchy fog and it's likely dry at breakfast. by the time lunchtime rolls around showers are possible and we have to keep the chance of showers in the forecast right on through dinner time and notice throughout the day on christmas, temperatures hang out at christmas with a high of 68 degrees. for your 70, there is the chance of showers on saturday mainly during the first half of the day. sunday again, we're keeping it dry and warm and a high temperature of 75 degrees and travel not just locally, but

around the mid atlantic and the eastern seaboard, record warmth highly likely. showers are possible. so sunday evening you could be dealing with some rain. monday, look at this. temperature drop. we go down to 49 degrees for a high and feeling more like late december, maybe some limited sunshine and then we're tracking more rain moving back into the area on tuesday and wednesday. tuesday, a temperature of 57 and wednesday, a high around 60. jim and wendy? >> all right. >> right now, there is wild weather across the country and more heavy snow out west in wyoming and back-to-back storms caught drivers out in the cold and the roads are still unpassable and in the nevada mountains, two and a half feet of snow fell in just 24 hours. meanwhile, the south is dealing with heavy rain and the threat of tornados and this is flooding in mobile, alabama. in arkansas, a person was killed when a tree ran out of the house and now $4 million people are under tornado watches with more

storms expected tonight. he calls himself the kush god. police say he's been openly selling marijuana on the streets of d.c. out of high-end luxury cars. news 4's mark segraves has been following this developing story all day and he's in the courthouse where the man just appeared before a judge. mark? >> yeah, jim. >> nicholas cunningham stood before a d.c. superior court judge and told him i'm a businessman and then he pled not guilty to four counts of selling marijuana and then the man who goes by the name of kush god walked out of a d.c. superior court and stood on the sidewalk and told reporters that he plans to be back on the streets of d.d. krch d.c. handing out marijuana. >> nicholas cunningham wasn't hiding the fact he was distributing marijuana on the streets of d.c. his cars were covered with pictures of marijuana. >> specifically to heal the nation. that's why we came to d.c.. >> cunningham and his employees would set up shop in northwest

d.c. they would offer people brownies, cupcakes and gummies laced with marijuana and ask for a donation. >> i know what i'm doing is very legal. i feel like it is great for the city. >> reporter: d.c. law allows adults to give one another marijuana, but it's illegal to sell it. >> we were confident in our investigation that the intent of these two folks was to sell marijuana. >> cunningham who goes by the name kush god says he probably would have stopped if police had warned him first. >> the distribution of marijuana in the district of columbia for any type of proceed is illegal, and there's no requirement for giving a warning. >> reporter: now he says he'll be back out on the streets tomorrow, but he'll have a few problems to get over to do that. those three luxury cars were impounded by d.c. police. he's not expected to have those back on the street tomorrow and today the judge ordered him to stay away from the chinatown neighborhoods and the adams morgan neighborhoods where he

had been distributing. so he'll be on social media tomorrow, he says, telling customers of his new location. wendy, back to you guys. well, a surprise announcement from virginia congressman, robert hurt will be retiring at the end of his team. he represents virginia's 5th district. he was first elected in 2010. several state senators including jill holtzman could be running to replace him. new details tonight in the crash that severely injured comedian tracy morgan. a grand jury has indicted the truck driver who crashed into morgan's limo with manslaughter and vehicular homicide. investigators say kevin roper hadn't slept for 28 hours before he crashed that walmart tractor trailer he was driving. one of morgan's friends and a fellow comedian james mcnair was killed in the crash. move over adele. christmas is coming early for you music lovers and just after midnight, you'll be able to stream the beatles on a range of

outlets including spotify, amazon and google. you may recall the fab four held off ever allowing digital downloads from itunes until 2010. best of all, it's not just premium members so you won't have to pay to listen. and a southwest flight is safely on the ground after spending four hours circling oakland international airport this morning. shortly after taking off for chick chish chicago the crew reported a front tire had blown out. it landed without issue a few hours ago. southwest says none of the 139 people onboard were hurt. >> his career may have been short, but it won't soon be forgotten. the emotional way that police and neighbors are saving others all while remembering a fellow officer who was taken too soon.

we're approaching the top of the hour and the storm team 4 is on weather alert. >> the timing could not be worse for the millions of people trying to travel for the holidays and doug kammerer and amelia segal updating your forecast for you as we speak. they'll bring us an updated look in just moments on news 4 at 6:00 tonight. >> first we have new developments. explosive air bags are being blamed for another death in the u.s. the national highway traffic safety administration says a teenager who died a few days after a car crash in july was killed by a faulty takata air bag. this is the 8th death in the u.s. blamed on these air bags. the ninth worldwide. 23 million air bag inflators have been recalled and the list is still growing. following the latest e. coli

scare, chipotle is changing some of its being couping prep, tomato, cilantro and other ingredients will now be chopped at central locations rather than at individual restaurants to allow testing. other things like onions and limes will be blanched before chopped. raw chicken will be marinated in resealable bags rather than bowls. chipotle says the changes shouldn't impact taste. the cdc has aren't identified just what triggered that e. coli outbreak. tonight on news 4 at 11:00, a mystery that ended with a reunion right here in our area. a class ring lost long ago finally found and by the strangest of circumstances. >> i was crying like a baby. i just broke down. it was just so amazing. >> it was a search that spanned several states. in the end, a beautiful reunion, tears and joy, tonight on news 4 at 11:00. the memory of montgomery county police officer noah leotta lives on. >> today colleagues and people

he never knew gave blood in honor of the young officer who was killed in the line of duty. >> reporter: news 4's kristen wright shows us the outpouring from the support and the community he served. >> when debbie wolf heard about the blood drive to honor fallen montgomery county police officer noah leotta. he had to be here to give. she feels a personal connection. >> i am a retired police officer. i have a 24-year-old daughter and i can't imagine the loss of of a child. >> officer leotta was also 24. killed by a suspected drunk driver earlier this month. the blood drive at public safety headquarters in gaithersburg is giving life. >> it's just an easy way to help save a life. the drive was planned months ago, but after it was named in officer leotta's honor, every time slot filled up and that's more than 100 donors and this gives people a way to feel he's doing something in his memory. >> i think it's awesome.

i think it just shows the spirit of the community in which we live. >> chief tom major gave blood. he says the drive reflects officer leotta's character as a giving, public servant, but it doesn't end here. >> we want to develop a court watch program so that people are holding judges accountable for how they're dealing with these repeat offenders. >> officer leotta was an organ donor. his ultimate sacrifice could save the lives of 30 people. >> i think it's great. i think they ought to do another day or two and probably fill up three or four. >> reporter: in montgomery county, kristen wright, news 4. >> eachoven though the blood dr book booked up fast, we posted a link to the blood drive. open it up and search blood drives. news 4 at 6:00 starts now. right now at 6:00, exclusive

details about a law enforcement officer who earn? izes in undercover work. now he's accused of having inappropriate contact with a child just hours after appearing on news 4 yesterday. >> we're on the scene of a police-involved shooting in washington. what we're learning about the confrontation that led to shots being fired in a residential neighborhood. >> a solemn memorial as the remains of six american airmen return to u.s. soil. >> if you have travel plans for christmas or expecting someone to arrive tonight be prepared to wait. >> between people getting off work, folks going away for the holiday and the rain, it is slow going right now. >> here is a live look at i-95 north of woodbridge. this could be bumper to bump or a good day and we have been seeing solid cars since 2:00 this afternoon. not quite as bad as 270 in montgomery counted and this is expected to be about as bad trafficwise for the rest of the week. >> here's good news. take a