the part-time elected officials are paid less than those in other places, like arlington county. if approved, the raise would take effect in january with new mayor. the council members have not seen a pay raise since 2002. >>> the holidays are about tradition and honoring one another. that's why for 23 years and counting, thousands of volunteers lay wreaths at arlington national cemetery. last year, every marker, all 227,000 were covered. the group is bringing in more trucks and wreaths at 9:00 this morning. drivers should suspect big crowds, kristin. >>> that's right. metro riders should expect crowded stations. for the event, metro is running full service. the blue line which serves the cemetery will run eight train cars >>> to decision 2016. presidential candidate donald trump heads to south carolina. he has spent months attacking the opposition and now he is taking aim at members of his own party. trump is not happy with senator ted cruz. nbc's katy tur has more on that fight and it seems it is not the only one. >> reporter: protesters clashing with security at a private trum

the procession in to arlington went very well with the cyclist that was involved. we are just, i think that the whole family is very impressed by the number of friends and relatives and the cyclists that turned out to give his final farewell. >> and it was an impressive turnout. the family said that they have begun to work with maryland lawmakers to raise awareness. >>> and a member of the hyattsville city lice department. he now wears that protective vest. the vest is designed to help protect him and anyone armed with a gun or knife. >>> well she would and she did as she says that her pig fell down a manhole. she spent hours with rick ross and pleaded for help. >> and that i'm just hoping that people that would understand that he is a parking lot of my family and that -- a part of my family and that i can't just leave him down here. >> this afternoon firefighters showed up, saving rick ross' bacon. see what i did there, bruce? >> and yeah she named the pig after the rap eric ross. >> okay. enter don't judge, bruce, don't judge. >> and moving right along as they ha

mike: i'm mike carter-conneen in arlington. coming up, why police say they are partnering with a community app to fight crime. doug: i'm doug hill in the weather center. cloudy and foggy. skies clearing a bit. if you want milder weather, spring like weather you will like the forecast. still the come at leon: get back to the breaking news of the barricade situation in northwest washington. jennifer donelan still on the scene. what is going on now? jennifer: d.c. police tweeting out to public saying that the suspect on oglethorpe street, barricaded suspect is safely in custody. so according to police this is over. but the police are still out there but that is the report from twitter. leon: thank you. appreciate the update. maureen: tonight a vigil is held to remember a young woman found dead in a car in spotsylvania county. >> it's a murder investigation. stephen tschida is live in spotsylvania tonight with what we know about the case. stephen: dozens of people are gathering in spotsylvania county for a candlelight vigil for 21-

you can see a dramatic police presence between the metropolitan police department, arlington police as well. traffic diverted off 395 going to massachusetts avenue. here is what happened. this is 3:00 today. report of a shot fired at the pentagon city mall parking lot. arlington police responded. notice the vehicle that fit the description that came in for the call. a chase ensued. the vehicle with the suspect inside crossed over the bridge, 14th street bridge into washington. at some point got off 395, perhaps on independent avenue -- independence avenue. got back on 395 where the chase ended here. two suspects got out of the vehicle. they were apprehended wile trying to get away on foot. we are told at some point in northwest washington here a firearm was thrown out of the

now the arlington county board may be reconsidering. >> arlington is like the skinny part of the funnel. everything has to come through us. figuring out how to move these layers all at once through arlington is part of everybody's success. >> a full environmental impact study needs to be done before the expression lanes get extended to 395 but work could start as early as 2017. >>> need something to help take the stress out of the holidays? this next story is for you. erica gonzalez has four ways you can avoid stress when it comes to giving gifts. >> reporter: registers ringing and plenty of gift giving this holiday season. but all isn't always calm being. you can avoid some of the gift giving stress with some advice from kiplinger personal finance. first, if you plan to give money, is there a tactful way to do it? >> you need to be a little more sensitive. you don't want to seem like you are giving them a doe nation. feel free to throw in a line like i didn't know what to get you so i wanted you to get what you want. >> reporter: for students and young professionals, dress up the cash

live in arlington. we will tell you about the options and how much christmas will cost you if kimberly: reporter jeanette reyes said it was hard to breathe as it spread. that was a result of a safe tree fire. they say even though most people are focused on the dry live trees artificial trees can catch fire with quickly with the lights and the presents underneath. leon: there are chemicals too. >> did you wait until the last minute? leon: as we do every year. it's a tradition. do you have any options to get the gifts to the friends? joce sterman is live in arlington. she has an answer to that question. is the answer question? joce: the answer is yes. i'm at the ups in arlington. carlos and wade are sticking around. the last pickup is 6:30. they are willing to find a truck to get the packages on if you show up by 7:30. there are options. we took this box to a few places today to see how much it will cost you. we found out it will cost you big money, though. showing up to the shipping store stacked with bo

i'm joce sterman live in arlington. we'll go inside the mind of the procrastinators who wait for the last minute to find out how they survive with a smile to get packages under jonathan: the redskins could be closer, at least soon to ending the trademark battle involving the team name. a federal appeals court ruled in a similar but unrelated case and found the first amendment allowed trademark protection for an asian american rock band that has the name some might find offensive. the u.s. patent and trademark office refused to protect the redskins name in the recent review. kimberly: precedent. interesting. the clock is ticking depending on where you ship the holiday gifts. only a few hours left to get them on the truck and on way to the loved ones. jonathan: joce sterman has the last-minute rush for all the procrastinators out there. joce: yeah. you are almost out of time, guys. we are at the ups store in arlington. the last pickup at 6:30. i have the last package to send. put it on the scale. they said they would take

well, onto the arlington wreath cemetery. each wreath costs $15 and to lay one at every grave site it costs more than $3 million and right now they are short. it appears to be a miracle, a wreath laid at every tome stone at arlington national cemetery, each grave decorated and honored during the holidays. >> it says today i place the wreath on the grave of an american hero. >> reporter: each wreath costs $15. as of today they are 8,000 wreaths short. >> it is our responsibility to place them at the arlington national cemetery and i would like one wreath placed on my great uncle's grave site as possible. >> reporter: this man and his wife have been laying wreaths at arlington for years. >> we need criticizes to sponsor a wreath or two to help us reach a goal so no one is forgotten. >> when you lay that first wreath, and i did my first in 2000 , you equally go back. >> reporter: it started small in 1992. now they raise enough money to lay a wreath on every grave here. >> when you look at the wreath on the head stones, it means

she is really concerned. >> reporter: in an e-mail, a spokesperson for arlington county's department of environmental services tells me there is an issue with the disconnect box, which is more complicated than a simple bulb repair. we have ordered parts and are waiting on them to arrive. estimated time of repair is 2-3 weeks. >> jackie bensen reporting there. how easy is it to get a fake passport and how easy is it for isis to get their hands on one. an investigation reveals some chilling findings >>> tom says we are going to get well into the 60s this weekend. well into the 60s this weekend. what about next week? depends on who's in the sidecar. it's pretty comfortable in there. let's go for a ride. alright. ♪ definitely misread this one. geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. swing and a miss! >> on this fine saturday, we are hosting the nbc 4 community shred. you can bring any sensitive papers to the northern virginia community college campus. >> joining us, jeff shi with allstate and sean wynne with shred it. tell us what they have to do. >> drive down here and we have pe

live in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. >> family of service.eat story. >> nice to let us join in. we where are part of the party. >> give him a handshake and tell him thank you for the service. >> thank you. >> all right. see how it is moving on the roadways. this is friday, after all. >> jamie is keeping an eye on all that is moving. brake lights. that is the fire and the police department. >> we started out with an afternoon rush but we have a one spending in a bad spot. this is before route 28. trying to get to centreville. it won't be easy heading out of the city. they are blocked off. let's move to the map to talk about how slow we are. from this point continuing closer to the accident, still on the brakes. the traffic is normal. inner loop and the outer loop between virginia and maryland. we are okay. over to you. steve: we have temperatures above average. if you have time to get out, take advantage of it. if you can't get out sunday, monday then a cold front moves through. 66 in reagan national airport. 52 in winchester. quiet and dry. w

we are live in arlington along 395. as chuck was mentioning, as he's been mentioning all morning, take a look right over beside me. that's the air force memorial. normally you can see that and this morning you can barely make it out, much less the peaks on the air force memorial. please be careful on the roads. give yourself a little extra time this morning. give your tires a check before you leave and make sure there's a roadside kit in the case. it's december 23rd, otherwise known as the get away day. people bolting out of town to get to grandma's for christmas. a lot of people will take to the skies as well, but most people will hit the roads. the biggest thing that's helping people escape for the holidays are the gas prices. incredible. well below $2 in most parts around here. some people taking pictures. the last couple days i saw $1.47, i've seen $1.60 something. by the new year you're looking at prices the lowest they've been since 2009. we've got a steady stream of traffic this morning. we'll be back in a couple

we only have half mile visibility here in arlington. the area airport, dull let, bwi have visibilities under 1/2 mile to 1/4 mile. the densest fog is to the west. elevations above 500 feet. all those counties in gray up to the west under the dense fog advisory from mid to late morning. then the rain moves in later today causing problems for the afternoon commute. we'll keep you updated with the rain that will be affecting the day especially through the afternoon hours. that's the way it looks here in arlington. >> tom, thanks. >>> it's now 6:17. a local family will receive the body of staff sergeant peter talb today at dover air force base. the young father was one of six americans killed in a suicide bombing in afghanistan on monday. his father tells us he couldn't be prouder of his son. >> it's the first attack americans have had in quite a while. >> yeah. >> and to have it happen to my son is -- i just can't get my head around it. >> talb's mother and brother own a restaurant in d.c. you can see a sign and an american flag on the win

has approved a new school site in south arlington. the board will use a portion of thomas jefferson middle school and community center for the new campus. that portion of the old school is currently being used as a parking lot. >>> not the place you want your flight to end up. the frightening moments for southwest passengers after their plane goes barrelling off the runway. >>> cigarette use among teens may be at an all-time low. we'll show you the newest trend to watch out for. >>> two new problems right now. one on the outer loop and another on the b.w. >>> we're following a developing story out of california. l.a. schools will reopen this morning just one day after a threat closed the entire system. hundreds of thousands of students and personnel were side lined tuesday. that reaction is getting some tough criticism out of new york. new york city received the same anonymous e-mail threat but did not close schools. new york's police commissioner bill grate ton who was once l.a.'s police commissioner said l.a. overreacted to the hoax

we take you to the wreaths across america event at arlington national cemetery. the news at 6:00 starts now. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> from abc 7, this is a breaking news alert. >> fire crews are still fighting this fire that broke out at the annapolis yacht club. this video shows the heavy smoke and the crowds outside. matt gentle is live there. have you been able to confirm that a christmas tree started this? matt: we have not been able to confirm that, kimberly. i asked that question to the annapolis fire department. they said they are hearing those reports, but at this point everything is under consideration and they are not willing or able to declare an exact cause of the fire, but they are looking into the possibility it was a christmas tree. apparently, an employee from inside the yacht club was tweeting that it was a christmas tree responsible for the fire, but the annapolis fire department is not willing to confirm that at this point. the fir

arlington heights is gonna be the model.erday that i wasn't willing to make the acquisition unless you can prove that you are a leader. -giovanni: okay. -lemonis: and that running a manager's meeting is part of that, being open-minded is part of it, and change is part of it. and so i want to see what sort of leader you are. -giovanni: okay. -lemonis: today, we're closing the store entirely. giovanni: i don't understand lemonis: we're locking the door. giovanni: now? right now? -lisa: okay. -giovanni: for how long? lemonis: as long as it takes to get the store redone. giovanni: okay. lemonis: well, there's a truck and boxes and people here to start loading. giovanni: come on! is that really -- are you being serious? ♪ lemonis: i knew the idea of closing this store quickly would catch gio off-guard, but i need to know that he can adapt to change and lead people through tough situations. it's a small test of his leadership, but it's an important one for me. giovanni: we'll load -- that's the biggest thing. displays will move ou

mary hines is chair of the arlington county board. arlington is the skinny part of the funnel.ing has to come through us because of our geography and the bridges, except the beltway bridges are all with us. so if we want to be successful as a region, then figuring out how to move these layers all at once through arlington is part of everybody's success. >> reporter: before any next step is taken, a full environmental impact study is performed and 395 looks to be the piece of the puzzle much like the lanes already on 95 and the virginia beltway. >> back here now live as you take a look at 395 and the traffic moving tonight. it calls for the new hot lane system to go all of the way to the 14th street bridge and some people are saying why stop there? why not go into d.c.? we'll tell you about those plans coming up at 6:00. in arlington, adam tuss, news 4. >>> scott macfarlane at the live desk with calls from montgomery county's police chief for tougher drunk driving laws in maryland. >> he learned of the death of officer noah leotta today. he was hit by a drunk driver while workin

if you're in arlington, be careful. all lanes are open. there is construction southbound 395 after seminary road until 8:00 a.m. you have two left lanes getting by the construction. to springfield and even in toward d.c. everything is nice and quiet. adam, angie? >> thanks, kim. >>> 6:01 and new this morning. three people are hurt after a serious crash overnight in arlington. at last check traffic lights were out at the intersection of south arlington and ridge road. they report two cars collided at about 55 miles per hour. how one person was thrown from the vehicle upon impact. >>> today we expect a trial in the case of jesse matthew. he faces murder and abduction charges. this is video of previous appearances. look for a push alert from our nbc washington app if anything significant develops. the wilson high student accused of bringing a gun to school will face a judge today. they're trying to finding out how he got past metal detectors. it prompted all d.c. public schools to review their security procedures. >>> and a man is in serious

in arlington, virginia, the temperatures are around 50-52 all day long. we notice the cell that is moving along the chesapeake bay. lightning strike detected with that one. otherwise, pockets of rain. heavy downpours that are moving through the area. that is the story. several more hours of patches of rained drizzle. temperatures are steady. 50 degrees and won't change much. later the rain will end and overnight we have a break in the overcast before sunrise. 40-47 degrees. new year a eve, partly cloudy and breezy. 55 degrees. new year's eve night we have a few clouds. cool temperatures and a light breeze welcoming in 2016. looking at the next seven days for you in a couple of minutes. leon: the war on terror canceled celebration in brussels. the fireworks display has been canceled due to the risk of a terror attack. this is how the terror changing how we live. scott thuman has a look for us. scott: 24 hours ago we were here reporting that two men had been arrested in belgium for plotting a new year's attack. this is adds we make changes going about our d

if you know anything, you're asked to call the arlington county police department. reporting live in arlington virginia, stephanie gailheart, wusa 9. >> the holidays are supposed to be good times. >>> we were warned about the reality check, and boy did we get it today. >> winds whipping up there today, and temperatures feeling like december. >> even in here. let's check in with meteorologist topper shutt. >> we can hand it -- handle it for 48 hours. these are not windchills they are actual temperatures. looking at 31 in fairfax, and now, let's talk about the windchill temperatures, and at 11 feeling like 29 downtown. that's what you have to dress for tomorrow. going for the 30s, but if you're out super, super early tomorrow, the teens and 20s for windchills, and these are straight temps. by 7:00, everyone else in the about when the winds will finally die down, and the forecast for the big game at fedex and the 3-degree guarantee. >>> city officials have released a second offer's body camera video in the case of alonso smith. he died after being taken into custody by

temperatures, 28 in manassas but 40 in arlington, 40 in washington. so as you're heading out, a bit chilly. keep up the pace. 20s and 30s be l rise up into the 50s and there's a risk of a couple of sprinkles. again, let's take a look at some of our computer models. the best rain chance is coming up in a few more minutes. traffic time, here's kim mccormick. >> thanks, chuck. we have a crash between 23rd and south lang street. now, the accident investigation is from an overnight crash. the detour is still going on. now, if you want to use 395 you certainly can do so but it's going to affect more of the neighborhood residents rather than actual commuter traffic on the main lines this morning. we do have some construction in frederick to watch out for. it's the right lane getting by. they should be lifting that shortly because we're coming up on the start of the morning rush hour. it should be gone by 5:00 for you. no problems if you're moving in frederick down toward 270 and on toward the beltway. things are moving along quite well for you so far this mo

doug: light rain outside the belfort furniture weather center here in arlington. no complaints here. we have temperatures in the 60's. way above the average temperature. 66 in fredericksburg. 63 in annapolis. and in the evening temperatures slowly drop with the cloudy skies in the 50's. it would be in the 40's north of town by the morning. i will become breezy, too. the rain associated with the cold front pushes through, moderate downpours over the upper montgomery county and frederick county. waves of showers we will be dealing with in the evening hours ahead of the cold front. the hair behind this cold front -- air behind this cold front is cooler. the air behind the cold front coming in thursday will be colder. so definite changes in the week. but for the short-term pleasant. tomorrow, sunny, breezy, 63 degrees in the afternoon. the northwesterly wind to 16 miles per hour. we look ahead at that front and the weekend forecast in a few minutes. leon: you got it, doug. folks, stay connected with the storm watch team wherever you happen to be. use wjla.com facebook

. >>> hailing a cab in arlington will cost you more soon. >> also ahead, donald trump is now targeting senator ted cruz. >> and out at dulles, we have already tied the record before the noon hour at 67 degrees. everybody's in at least the mid- 60s, if not higher than that. and we're tracking rain and a big cooldown for the weekend. i'll have welcome. always a friendly hello.

live in arlington, shomari stone, news 4. >> now to woodbridge where they're planning a vigil for a popular softball player. she was shot and killed by her boyfriend. the boyfriend charged with involuntary manslaughter. julie carey joins us where people are expected to gather. jules? >> reporter: the victim's friends expect hundreds may join them tomorrow night at the vigil out there at second base. that's where 25-year-old brittany castro played during the softball season and she played many nights a week and on many prince william county teams. they are also keeping a very close eye on the ongoing investigation into her death. whether it was an adult softball league game or playing volleyball. brittany koster was the one who lifted spirits on the team. >> always upbeat. always smiling. she is always there for somebody. >> our motto is all team, all family. >> they got word something terrible had happened. koster had been shot and killed by her boyfriend at her rappahannock home. he is charged with involuntary manslaughter. he thought the gun was empty when he pointed it at koster and pull

each december he places wreaths at arlington national cemetery and thousands of volunteers are there to help him. >> i think a lot of people think like i do. they appreciate the veterans, and they want to show it. >> this story begins back in 1962, when worcester, a 12-yard -year-old paper boy from maine won a trip to washington. what impressed him most was arlington, the beauty and dignity and the rows and rows of graves. >> every one represent a life, a family and story. they're not just tombstones. they're all people. 30 years later in 1992, worcester was running his own wreath company in harrington, maine. as christmas approached he had a bunch left over. they were fresh, well made and i didn't want to throw them away. >> he thought of arlington and all those graves. when the cemetery approved, they drove the wreaths down and laid them on the headstones. so it continued for years until a few christmases back when an air force sergeant took this picture which ended up on the internet. >> it kind of struck a nerve, and people e-mailed it to each other, and it really went around the

we spoke with mondello earlier at the home in south arlington. the computer technician came to the home to fix the computer on monday but made it worse so she and her husband asked him to leave. the technician called police saying that joseph seen here would not let the man leave until the computers was fixed. police saying he had a gun and threatened to kill the technician. the wife thinks he fabricated the whole story because he was insulted after being asked to leave. a search of the home turned up a toy gun that was not used in any way in the incident. >> a state of shock. someone could make that up. >> there are reports that a life was threatened. we use our resources to enter to take someone in custody. >> coming up in an hour we'll hear more, a tierful and a strong words from them and the strong words that allegedly joseph mondello said to the computer technician. more on the story at 5:30. until then live in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: strange one. thanks. well, cooler than last week but still a pretty warm way to end t

the first one is at 7:00 at wakefield high school in arlington. if you can't make it there, there's another one at the whele metro east at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. >>> metro is considering an offer to give you a free ride on new year's eve. miller coors is offering $165,000 to cover rides from midnight until 3:00 a.m. on january 1st according to our news partner wtop. the radio station says the metro board will vote on that tomorrow. >>> flights are slowly getting back on track after record snowfall hit the area. nearly 500 flights were canceled yesterday after close to eight inches of snow hit that region. hundreds of miles of slippery and wet snow covered the highways and it was shut down. it was a whiteout. wind gusts almost 60 miles an hour slammed the metro area. the area will get a break from the snow as the storm heads into the midwest. wind gusts and heavy snow and shutting down highways. >> yeah. it's tough out there for them. tom, we've learned that weather tends to move west to east and it's not going to be that bad here but some of that stu

right now 36 gaithersburg, 32 manassas, 40 in arlington. high temperatures in your neighborhood today, 53 in martinsburg, 50 bay side in annapolis. lots of clouds around today. would he deal ta we'll detail the school forecast in ten. >>> inner loop of the beltway at brad to being, a little bit of road work. we saw a little bit of that slowdown on the bottom left side of the beltway. that should have been cleared about a half hour ago. looks like it might still be hanging around because we have slowdowns here. you can see a little spring link here of other construction. 395 south at duke, a brand new disled vehicle abled vehicle on shoulder. top of the beltway, no problems. everything here is rolling along just fine. taking a look overall at prince george's county, we're nice and green. and again, might having just fine. live picture of connecticut avenue at jones bridge, also looking. >>. see you here at 4:41. >>> breaking news from france, the french prime minister says officials have identified a third will suicide bomber. it was a frenc

if you have information on the case, call arlington county police. i'm jennifer donelan. leon: get back to breaking news in seabrook. news chopper 7 over the scene of homicide investigation at an elementary school. kellye: the body found on gaywood elementary school this afternoon. jay korff just arrived on the scene. we will have a live report from him in a moment. leon: let's go to jay. he is checking in now with the latest. what did you learn? jay: disturbing scene here. a neighborhood where the school is nestled. it is our understanding that a male body is on the other side of the school. but on school grounds and was found a short time ago. trauma to the body indicative of a homicide. not much more than that. we are expecting a press conference to get more information. we don't know the age of the male or the circumstances. there are no activities at the school today and the children are on at winter break. we will hopefully get more answers on the homicide investigation on the ground of an elementary school. back to you. leon: good deal. leon: coming up a traffic me

arlington county police need your help finding irv butler. he is accused of breaking into a half dozen cars at the pentagon city mall a few years ago. police are still looking for him. detectives tell us there are 15 active warrants out for his arrest. his last known address was in suitland, maryland. >> butler has indeed been busy. we have been looking for him for over three years now. we are desperate to find him. >> he has black hair and black eyes and he is facing larceny and destruction of property charges. they want him off the wall of justice and put him behind bars. if you have information on the search for butler call the arlington county police. we will see you next week with the wall of justice. have a happy and a safe holiday. i'm jennifer donelan. leon: coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- a historic chip returns to baltimore inner harbor. where has it been? >> and waiting for years. for health that never came. i-team investigator chris papst exposes the problem that is affecting thousands of if you could see your cough, you'd see

protect our right to know. >>> breaking news in arlington, an accident overnight on south arlington rich road. "news4's" molette green has more. mollet. >> good morning, angie. the road is back open, but as you can see, no traffic lights here at this intersection of south arlington, rich road, and 23rd street because of this very serious accident here. two cars involved an three people injured. when we got here a tow truck loaded up the two cars, one of them a minivan. the police tell me the minivan got pushed into a telephone pole and ejected the passenger. it was a 55-mile-an-hour crash here. they're still waiting for the lights at the intersection to be fixed. there is a cree headed this way, but in the meantime they set up a stop sign to allow safe travel. that is the latest live this morning from ar longton. >> a man is in serious consider after crashing into a wall. ar lengthton county says the driver collided with the wall. police are investigating what caused that accident. >> in news for your health, a new pill to keep hands out of addicts is making a difference in florida. they

retired navy seal laid to rest at arlington national cemetery this morning. back in august, captain tim holden was hit by a driver who had fallen asleep at the wheel. because he was an avid bike rider, arlington made an exception for known bike rule and allowed the cyclist to escort the casket to the grounds. holden survived by his wife, five daughters about several grand children. alison: wow! still ahead 59:00, new information on radon in montgomery county schools and what a test found and how long it has been since many schools were tested. leon: plus, how chewbacca is helping police spread a message to save your life. >> you may love this unseasonably warm weather but they don't love it at the area ski resorts. i'm suzanne kennedy. i'll have that story coming up. alison: coming up next, two key things to watch out for as you hit the streets this weekend for the last-minute christmas shopping. leon: procrastinators to the world let's unite at the shopping center. the final week before christmas. the national retail federation said 80% of americans have one

was laid to rest today at arlington national cemetery. tim holden was blocks away from his house when he was killed riding his bicycle this happened back in august. friends and family and about 200 bicyclists rode on the capital crescent trail to the lincoln memorial. they hope to raise awareness about bike safety and encourage others to share the road in the area. >>> developing on capitol hill, the house votes to pass the $1.1 trillion government spending bill. that will keep the government running past tuesday. the next step happening now, the senate is debating the bill and it's expected to cast their vote later today. >>> today president obama meets with families from the san bernardino terror attacks. >> after assuring americans that the government knows of nothing else in the works, tracie potts has more for us on this developing story. >> reporter: later today president and mrs. obama meet privately with families from the san bernardino attack. the government filed charges against enrique marquez, the man who bought two of the fou

: yeah, we're outside the oakland apartments on columbia pike in arlington. see the christmas decorations are up but for one family here this holiday season has been anything but festive. we're talking about the diaz family and their son, 10-year-old elder. now back when he was 18 months old he was severely beaten by a childcare provider and left him with developmental issues. when they moved here, they told the folks who live here about this, they told the management company about it. he likes to sing, likes to shout, likes to cry. he doesn't like to cry, necessarily, but he cries like any other kid. the family says that the landlord who lives below them has singled them out. that's the only person that's complained. now, there's been some back and forth and at one point they were offered another apartment in the complex but it was smaller and cost $400 more. they can't swing that, they say and said the final straw came when they got a letter saying they had to be out of that apartment by new year's or face eviction. >> translator: i am frustrated. it's an i

will be laid to rest at arlington national cemetery.im holden was killed riding his bicycle in august. how others will learn from his death. molette? >> reporter: eun, good morning. i want to show you quite a screen developing at the bethesda pool. i want to step out. tim holden's fellow bicyclist friends, those who want to show their solidarity showed up here. want to pay final tribute to him before his burial at arlington cemetery. they're going to get on the krenlts here and ride down to the lincoln memorial. arlington gave these special bikers permission to join up with the family. some 250 bikers could be part of this before it's all said and done. now the retired navy s.e.a.l. died in late august doing what he loved doing. that's riding his bike, getting that exercise in. that happened when he was hit from behind as he pedalled up a hill heading east on massachusetts ave. this happens before you get to glen ek ols firehouse. these fellow bikers want to use this as an opportunity to make awareness for bike riders being able to care

they were fresh, well made and i didn't want to throw them away. >> hi thought of arlington. when the cemetery approved, they drove the wreaths down and laid them on the headstones. so it continued for years until a few christmases back when an picture which ended up on the internet. >> it kind of struck a nerve, and people e-mailed it to each other, and it really went around the world. >> we were there the next year as he and his workers at the worcester wrees loded upped wreaths, then they embarked on what embarked on the longest parade a 750-mile journey at some point attracted more than 100 vehicles. when he got to arlington, so many people watched to participate. >> the ceremony you're about to witness is an army replaying ser moyer to be coucted by the worcester wreath company. >> for years he paid out of this on his own pocket and started wreaths acontrolling america, sending hundreds to cemeteries and war memorials around the country, but he will need help i think around 2.7 million graves. that's a tall order to decorate 2.7 million graves. >> but you'd like to do it

the toll lanes could go on 395 north into arlington. this was proposed by the mcauliffe administration early this year. construction is slated to begin in 2017. the information session is happening monday, january 25th. it's going to be at 7:00 in the afternoon at the fair lington community center. >>> scams. we have warned you about them all trout 2015 about the way crooks try to steal your money. scams cost nearly $1 million this year. number one scam reported, tax scams. the bbb compiled its list of the top scams of 2015. marcy rolf of brookville, maryland, explains the phone calls she received, somebody impersonating the irs. they say the tax scam is the most reported of 2015. >> i sew i answered the phone and it was a prerecorded message. this is the irs. to avoid further legal action, call this number immediately. >> the caller i.d. is often spoofed to appear to be from the government agency or police. remember, the irs will never call you to collect taxes. the second most popular scam will involve a phony debt collector, somebody

sally: the goal was 230,000 wreaths, one for every grave in arlington. and the public answered the call to honor every one. "wreaths across america" says it is humbled by the quick response they now have more than they need, so the extra wreaths will be placed in other areas around arlington and sent to other cemeteries around the country. the tradition started over 20 years ago at arlington national cemetery and has expanded to more than 1,000 locations. volunteers will be placing the wreaths on the graves on december 12. reporting from washington, i' m sally kidd. >> now, meteorologist hayley lapoint and your forecast. hayley: good saturday evening. it looks beautiful with all of the christmas lights. you have clear skies tonight and the temperature is responding to the clear skies. they are promoting -- plummeting quick. it is beautiful tonight with the completely clear skies. we have a nice night to check out the stars and the moon. the high temperature today was 53 in concord. compare that to the average high we were well above that. we did not make

live in arlington, robert goulston, fox 25 news. >> vanessa: terrifying moments for a woman robbed at gunpoint, while working at a salem, new hampshire convenience store. >> mark: you can see the robbery play out in this surveillance video. and demands cash. she opens the register, he grabs the cash and runs off. investigators say he has a scar near his upper lip. investigators are blaming this boston fire on a electrical short circuit on east cottage street and roxbury. no one was hurt, but eight people have no home tonight. >> vanessa: puppies, sick and dike being sold to new hampshire residents and tonight, two women are facing charges. deering, new hampshire police say some of the dogs died of a contagious virus when they were shipped from north carolina to south carolina. the animal rescue league is caring for seven of the dogs. the women arrested face multiple charges, including selling diseased animals. >> kevin: i expected a few sprinkles and flurries popping up in new england today as the cold air came rushing in and in some places, the air is coming down fairly steadily. sno

kevin: in arlington, i am kevin lewis, abc 7 news. kellye: coming up on abc 7 news at 6:30, a security scare the vatican. why t israelis were picked upwo not far from -- why two israelis were picked up not far from pope francis' home. and devon will let kellye: friends of the chicago woman who was accidentally shot by police yesterday are demanding answers. investigators say 55-year-old bettie jones was killed when police received a domestic disturbance call. it was her neighbor who called 911 about his son, who also was shot and killed. >> why you have to shoot first and ask questions later? it is ridiculous! somebody needs to do something about this! this is ridiculous! [indiscernible] don't start shooting people, innocent people. kellye: the firing officer is on leave. the chicago pd has been under increased scrutiny after several officer-involved shootings. coming up on abc 7 news, the security scare at the vatican. why two israelis are under arrest or a plus, a c kellye: police in rome have arrested tw israelis -- two israelis fo

they led the procession to arlington national cemetery where sailors carried a casket. he received full military honors. news 4 spoke to holden's younger brother thor is money. >> it was a beautiful ceremony and everything went extremely well and i can't tell you how much it meant to my family to see the people that were here for thor is money. >> holden was a highly decorated navy s.e.a.l. the car who struck holden was issued traffic citations and prosecutors say it was a horrible accident, but the driver's actions were not criminal. >>> parents say one local principal ignored them at his own peril and officials had dismissed him from a popular school in greenbelt. parents started filing complaints against the teacher when they heard he spanked students at the immersion school. principal nasir abi who allegedly ignored those complaints and on thursday prince george's county officials confirmed they let him go. the teacher in question is now teaching in montgomery county. >> and first at 4:00, we're awaiting word from the white house on when the president will sign the

neighbors on north cleveland street in arlington say they feel unsafe and they have been trying to get this fixed for months now. jackie explains the hold up. >> we have new information tonight that this is apparently much more complicated than just replacing a bulb, and to give you a feeling for how seriously dark it is right now, when you turn it off, this is what you get. brightened only by the occasional car headlights. it is not the most serious prlem in the world, but it has been an annoying one for the people that live here. >> it is narrow, there is no sidewalk, a couple of my neighbors are retired and they feel like they're putting their life in their hands because they can't move fast and they can't see well. >> we have not been able to get anything done. they did come by, and they fixed every other light, but that one was still dark. >> jessica rodriguez worries that the darkness can also be an invitation for crime. >> our next door neighbors are retired, and in her 80s, and he is is really concerned. >> in an e-mail, the department of environmental services say the issue is

and right now nothing firm in place on to 395 and it primarily goes through arlington and getting the county onboard with the project hasn't been easy and they found transit and other forms of transportation to be in the project, as well and mary hines is part of the arlington county board. >> arlington is the skinny part of the funnel and everything has to come through us because of the geography and the bridges are always us. so if we want to be successful as a region, then figuring out how to move these layers all at once through arlington is part of everybody's success. >> reporter: before any next step is taken, a full environmental impact study has to be performed, but at this point, 395 looks to be the next piece of the puzzle for high-occupancy toll lanes much like the lanes on 95 and the virginia beltway. >> reporter: back here now live as you take a look at the traffic trying to make its way tonight. if everything goes according to plan on schedule, construction could start on this new toll lane network in 2017. back to you. >> thanks, adam. >>> still to come tonight, the ce

more than a thousand volunteers came out in arlington to help feed the hungry. groups partnered with the stop hunger now for the event at thomas jefferson middle school. they assembled 100,000 meals for starving children around the world. some of hollywood's biggest bars are in the district for the 3 annual kennedy center honors. this year's honorees include george lucas, sisley tyson, and rita moreno. the star-studded event will be broadcast on network tv later this month. a special event to mark the first night of hanukkah. the national hanukkah menorah was lit just a few hours ago. they white house chief of staff helped with the lighting ceremony which included live music by president obama's u.s. marine corps band. tonight, devon is back with a check on you kimberly: talking about the combination of fog and -- devon: and frost. kimberly: froggy. devon: it my dad next a few minutes tomorrow. we had a heavy frost with a thick frost on the windshield. you know what that means -- you need to allow a few extra minutes. it takes you up to five or 10 minutes before

so by law they are unable to be buried or taken at the arlington national cemetery. >> there is a flag flying every single day. >> reporter: she was among the elite group of women, selected to fly during the world war ii for the women air force service pilot or wasp. >> they not only freed up like in combat, but i mean that they were showing you the aircrafts from the factories, towing targets for people to practice the antiaircraft firing. >> this is the student pilot logbook that my grandmother kept track of. >> elaine harmon was a local aviation. >> she got her flight training right here at college park airport. >> reporter: her last request to be entered at arlington national cemetery. granted they awarded the congressional gold medal in 2009. harmon had no doubt that this would happen. >> i know my grandmother would be very disappointed to learn that in a way her country has let her down. >> reporter: her request recently denied. the decision now rests with the army. a spokesman told us, "the wasps were civilians, granted veteran status primarily for the purpose of health benefits