chopper 4 over bethesda taking a look at what might be happening at the bethesda metro. looks like things have cleared out of the way. still, red line tracking between medical center and friendship heights with the arcing insulator. northbound at the b.w. parkway is blocked. outer loop there at new hampshire avenue. so you're going to get more information on both of those. edsall between van dorn and south reynolds a problem. tom? >>> cold and dry on this wednesday morning. temperatures down in the 30s and 40s. we have sunshine. this time tomorrow morning, rain begins to move in. hour by hour timing. by 11:00 tomorrow, that's when the bulk of the rain begins to move in. all the areas in the dark greens and yellows. moderate to heavy downpours. by noon to 1:00, rain moving in. moderate to heavy downpours by 3:00 p.m. into the afternoon commute during the day on thursday. then we'll dry out on thursday night. we'll look at the next 12 hours when the temperature change is on the way hour by hour coming up at 6:11. >>> right now, a big step toward getting street cars running

chopper 4 over bethesda taking a look at what might be happening at the bethesda metro. looks like things have cleared out of the way. still, red line tracking between medical center and friendship heights with the arcing insulator. northbound at the b.w. parkway is blocked. outer loop there at new hampshire avenue.

nikki burdine is live at the tasty diner in bethesda with reaction.ot even bacon is making some fans feel better this morning. >> reporter: thank goodness for bacon. that makes everything better. redskins fans are certainly a little heart broken this morning but it's all in good fun. i stumbled upon a bet between friends at the tasty diner. we have larry and kevin. tell me about the bite. >> i'm a diehard redskins fan. >> i'm a diehard giants fan. >> reporter: how did this work out? >> kevin likes to eat and i bet if they won i would get get breakfast but i lost. >> reporter: what did you order? >> scrambled eggs, toast, bacon. >> reporter: you're rooting against the home team? >> i have to because i'm a giant fan and they're one game ahead of my team. dallas is actually at the bottom so it doesn't matter with them. i needed dallas to win in order to push them back a little bit because we lost last week against the jets. >> reporter: but it's all in good fun. you came here this morning. you saw larry. what did you talk about when you first came in? >>

we're live inside the busy westlake bethesda post office. there are packages ever, amazon, harry & david, and, of course, mixed in, you've got your regular mail. talking about this busiest season, hugo aldona, good morning. >> good morning, molette. how are you? >> reporter: good. what's the best way to get packages to grandma? >> today is the absolute last day to make sure grandma gets it by friday. today is the last day for priority mail. >> and pack your patience. >> yes, it is. >> you open at 9:00 for customers but these workers have been here for hours already. 30,000 seasonal employees added nationwide on this busiest day of the holiday season. 30 million packages delivered nationwide. december 23rd is your deadline for express mail. today is your deadline for priority mail. we're inside the busy bethesda post office. i'm mollet green. back to you. >> you know what that means, extra dollars. >> people will be in line. >> a look at the incredible video just coming in to the news room. >> and new concerns when it comes to combatting terr

noish uses as you make your way toward the beltway in bethesda. for now we'll send it over to you. >>> counting down a 2016 year on wake up washington. >> delia goncalves is live at the mall. >> reporter: gm, some of us will celebrate at home. some will ring in the new year with our viewers here on wake up washington. but a lot of you, we know, are going to head out to party around the dc metro area. here is a list and of course we want you to be safe. so listen up to the information we have for you. ringing in the new year and need a ride in well you can hop on metro free from midnight until the system closes at 2:00 a.m. if you are still stumped on your holiday plans, here's a list of some of what is going on around town. being conduct out night at the museum. that link has info at a party happening at the waterfront in george up to. hyatt regency dc's moonlight circuit ball bash, or echo stage in northeast. they are partying the new year in with electronic dance music duo cruella. as always be responsible. if you need a free and sober ride home

there is because of a problem at bethesda metro. we had a problem yesterday making some calls to figure out what exactly is going on. we'll let you know as soon as we know. that looking pretty good. that is off to the shoulder at this point. don't have to worry about that one too much. 66 right now starting to get some of that moisture coming in. not causing any problems on the road. 95, northbound and southbound just fine. branch avenue looking good. more on the single tracking problem. travel times in ten minutes. >>> 5:32. happening today, president obama will address leaders at the national counterterrorism center in maclean, virginia. he will meet with the families of the victims in the deadly shooting there. nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill with what may come out of today's meeting. tracie, good morning. >> aaron, good morning. the president is headed over to maclean to get a review of what our efforts are. number one, fighting isis, fighting terrorists, but also how we're protecting people here at home and then he's

reporting live in bethesda, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. leon: developing now a possible disruption of the school bus service in charles county. the school superintendent tells us that some bus drivers may be planning to bring kids to school tomorrow morning but may not return to take them home. she sent out a letter to parents saying that the schools are making preparations in case that happens. that includes the range of the substitute drivers. baltimore police officer william porter will be tried again in the death of freddie gray. a new trial date was set. up13, 2016. last week a mistrial was declared after the jury couldn't reach unanimous decision. they were the first of six office gores on trial for the death of freddie gray who died from injuries he suffered in the back of the police van. a big warmingum ahead with the temperatures in -- warmup ahead with temperatures in the 60's or maybe 7 o's christmas eve. but there is rain in the forecast, too. chief meteorologist doug hill has the outlook. i hope it's as beautiful as we'd like.

mania was everywhere and it all started at the tc diner in bethesda.hey were over the moon for their team. >> monday morning after christmas is usually pretty quiet but not today and it's all thanks to the burgundy and gold. >> they are actually playing with a little heart and i like that. >> and so did other fans who welcomed the team home monday by chanting, you like that. back at the kasey diner redskins talk is as common as bacon and eggs. the last time we were here it was after the loss to dallas. today, though, it's a completely different story. >> you can just see the progress progression of the team. >> after beating philly and officially putting them in the playoffs, redskins nation is abuzz again. >> it's exciting. i mean, we've been waiting a long time for this to happen again. >> and it couldn't have come at a better time. a nice little christmas present. >> i'm happy. >> and even the nonfootball fans were on board. >> when the redskins win, everybody is gub hasn't around here. >> believe it or not we found a dallas fan who is happy with th

nikki burdine live at the tasty diner bethesda. nikki, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we always come out to the tasty diner to do a redskins story because the redskins fans are loyal. al here is a big redskins fan. the last time we were here it was a different story. people were sad and down but not you. you were optimistic. why? >> again, i like the way this team is heading. i like the coaching staff. i think the owners finally got out of the way. i like everything about them. they have a little bit of talent. they're actually playing with heart, blue collar if you will and i like that. it means a lot to the fans. >> reporter: he kept saying last time we were here when they lost to dallas he said no, i think we're headed in the right direct. were you watching the game? >> i watched the whole game. i stayed up. it was a great game. we got a few lucky calls. you know what? we haven't been lucky in a long time so it's good to get a little luck. it was good to win the game. >> reporter: there was a big party in ashburn when the team came out. redskins faithful came out to

. >>> you may want to give yourself a little extra time if you use rockville pike in bethesda, especially today with all the rain. starting today, southbound lane closures between the ramp to 495 and the cedar lane intersection. road work starts in the area today. it is expected to take about a week to finish. >>> today, news 4 transportation reporter adam tuss sits down with metro's new general manager for his first tv interview . on his first day on the job yesterday, paul wiedefeld got sobering news about how riders feel about the system. a new customer satisfaction survey shows 67% of riders are satisfied with the service. that's down from as high as 84% two years ago. >>> today we expect an update on how you can save on energy costs this winter. pepco is having the winter weather conference this morning and will learn its plans for preparing for storms and responding to outages after them. we'll learn about the concentration programs designed to help keep your bills low. >>> it is decision day for students in prince william county. current sophomores had to decide whether to stay at

the outer loop as you're making your way from bethesda toward the american legion bridge, you can see above bradley boulevard there's a sirius problem. at least two left lanes blocked at this area. so you are going to run into some problems as you cofrom rockville to bethesda heading toward the american legion bridge. >>> it is now 4:54. new details in the case of a woman forced out of a hospital and arrested right before she collapsed. what we're learning about her death. >> only on "news4," a mother defends her daughter for posting a threat online. what she sayser her daughter's actions. >> here, there, everywhere, >> here, there, everywhere, where why let someone else have all the fun? the sometimes haphazard, never boring fun. the why can't it smell like this all the time fun. the learning the virtue of sharing fun. why let someone else have all the fun? that's no fun. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. >>> back at 4:57, it is a kw weather alert day. if you're away from your tv, come look at this. "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell will let us know if the rain is goin

underway in what the prosecutors call an elaborate plot to make profit off luxury vehicles in north bethesda. it's caught with someone else's credit. this is a story we broke first. kevin lewis joins us now to tell us about it. how does this work? >> well, leon, earlier this year, montgomery authorities filed charges but the case is so coplex that the feds had to step in. they are now probing an exemployee at this luxury car dealership to accuse him of concocting an illegal strategy to make a lot of extra cash. >> the feds are investigating the former sales manager at the manhattan imported cars in bethesda for fraud. special agents say the manager was part of an international crime syndicate that bought fancy cars hiring phony customersed in other cases used random people stolen identity. the vehicle, many range rovers were shipped overseas and sold three times the u.s. sticker price. >> represents 220 d.c. area car dealers and says this is a problem. >> 30,000 issue is not an issue -- $30,000 value is not an issue. the higher price point the bigger the issue. >> it impacts their foreign sa

>> reporter: before sunrise bikers meet in bethesda and ride off in groups of ten along the crescent trail. >> it's first about honoring captain holden and his family. he was passionate cyclist. >> reporter: this two-wheeled kacaravan takes them to the lincoln memorial to escort hold ton his final resting place at arlington national cemetery. the retired navy s.e.a.l. died doing what he loved, cycling. >> it's going to be a somber ride. people are concerned for their safety. they hope tim's memory will activate some changes in the laws. >> reporter: in late august, a car hit holden not far from his home in bethesda during his morning bike ride on massachusetts avenue. many of the bikerers didn't know him personally but share his passion for cycling and are using his story to raise awareness about safety. >> we assume a certain amount of risk when we get on our bikes. many of us daily. and i guess i felt like it could have been any one of us. he deserved that support. >> reporter: holden's five daughters each received a u.s. flag along with his widow. a special exception made for the

. >>> and tonight in bethesda, an interfaith vigil will be held to remember victims of sandy hook and the tens of thousands of lives lost to gun violence since then. the vigil takes place at 7:00 p.m. at the unitarian universalist church in bethesda. >>> services for a fallen montgomery county police officer will start this afternoon. the viewing for noah leotta runs from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in gaithersburg and resumes from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. this evening. his funeral is set for tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. officer liota was struck by a suspected drunk driver on december 3. he died last thursday. the driver of that crash is facing charges now. >>> one man is dead in prince george's county. police are now calling this a homicide. it was just before 10:00 last night at fort washington that police made this discovery. nikki burdine has the latest. >> reporter: police say the initial call was for a car crash, but when they got here,  they quickly realized it was much more. >> about 9:00, i go to my bed and i heard the impact of the car. >> reporter: neighbor antonio hernandez says he saw the car

is the latest on the road from the bethesda pool.'m molette green, "news4." >> thank you, molette. >>> sims heads back to court. you remember she was found in a maryland parpushing the lifeless body of her 2-year-old son on a swing. she was found in a park in la plata back in may. the maryland coroner said her 3-year-old son died of hi hypotherm hypothermia. >>> this happened at wilson high school earlier this month. the 16-year-old faces three charges including possession of an unregistered fire a.m. police still don't know how the teen got the gun through the school's metal detectors. no one was hurt in that incident. >>> a fight between firefighters leads to assault and obstruction charges. two female career firefighters from landover hills say christopher kelly and jeff miller physically forced them out of a burning home in lanham last week. the fight basically came down to a turf war. a new-month-old law makes it a felony to assault firefighters or medics while they're performing their jobs. >>> p ham right now, defense secretar

reporting live in bethesda, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you.le we talk about it, they go to work and then they come home when people start a work day. drowsing driving is a major issue for 10 million americans who work the night shift. it is responsible for a quarter of all car crashes that lead to hospitalizations or death. researchers people at most risk when they are driving home afterworking an all-nighter. rough shift. alison: against the natural sleep cycle. jonathan: we enter one of the last weeks of 2015. doug: we'll talk about the daylight hours. tonight at 11:40, i will have a moment. it is the winter sol solstice. we look at the daylight. we will add three minutes of daylight. inian up to 10 hours. the direct angle of the sunlight will come northward from the tropic of capricorn. good stuff. spring is coming. we haven't had winter yet. i forgot. the temperatures are 58 in reagan national. 58 in fredericksburg. 48 and chilly in frederick. the temperatures are steady. they could rise a degree. the winds will continue out of the south a

so he was put in bethesda hospital. bethesda naval hospital it was called then. he went off the deep end completely. i think what should have happened is that the military should have taken better care of him. they knew he was sick. brian: his one last quote. this is on page 690. 1969, march 9. brian: how would you sum up the way drew pearson felt about the kennedy's overall? drew was -- the people that drew was really close to had real affection for, you could tell. i don't think he was close to or had real affection for the kennedys. and it probably goes back to joe , who didjack's father some things that drew disapproved of. he admired jack kennedy. but as he told jack kennedy himself, he said, you know, you would never have gotten elected on thevenson put you ticket in 1966. you would have been just another defeated vice presidential candidate and you would never have been able to be covered -- to recover and become president. i'm not sure that he was right about that. interesting that he would say it. brian: where do they keep the archives of all the columns

abc's tom costelo is at one busy post office in bethesda and he has what you need to know if you want your packages. >> good day to you, here in bethesda, they are handling one of the most congested zip codes in the area, as you know, four zip codes, actually and they move here about 15,000 packages every single day during the holidays, but nationwide, we're talking 15 billion, packages, cards and letters before we're all singing auld lang syne. >> santa's not the only one trying to get presents under the tree by christmas morning. the nation's shipping giant are moving faster than rudolph ofl and fedex is expecting to move 28 million packages and ups 420 million and the postal service 545 million and more than a billion packages up 8% from last year. the surge in deliveries thanks to a record breaking cyber monday and online sales totaled more than $3 billion. peak season hits right now so we'll be busy through the 24th. >> more shipping means more staff. amazon hired 100,000 temporary workers and ups, 95,000, fedex, 55,000 and the postal service 30,000. at the ups in louisville the

live here in bethesda, back to you, chris. >> thanks, shomari. next time we hope you get that done earlier. >>> whether it's your first christmas in the area or your 20th, there's a good chance you've seen this man in the big red suit at one local mall. we'll tell you how he's marking a milestone this christmas. >>> a 12-year-old from montgomery county is battling a disease that has changed his life. his diagnosis and how he's helping families who are going through a tough time. >>> i'm mark segraves, there's one person that you think is very busy today. this holiday, ford america's best-selling brand is giving you more. the ford holiday sales event... with 0% financing for 60 months on 2015 f-150 and focus and 2016 fusion and escape. plus 1,000 dollars holiday bonus cash on 2015 focus and 2016 fusion and escape. it's the best gift ever. now during the ford holiday sales event get 0% financing for 60 months plus 1,000 dollars holiday bonus cash on select vehicles. see your local ford dealer. [ cheering ] >> check it out. i think santa's roasting

cold night and more like 30 in gaithersburg and 29 in olney and 31 in rockville and probably 32 in bethesda downtown. by 1:00, we are around 50. i think that we'll make it tomorrow for the highs, lows in the upper 20s. we'll come back and look ahead to your forecast. >> they paid a visit today that many are feeling uneasy after the recent terror attacks as they delivered message of peace saying they do not consider any terrorist to be a true muslim. >> we know the difference between the terrorist and the muslim. >> the recent incidents say that they helped police find the person behind that. peggy fox will have a live report at 6:00. and after the arrest last april asking for medical help. but he passed along the request, but the van made other stops as gray died just days later of the severe spinal injury. porter was the first of six baltimore officers scheduled to stand trial in connection to gray's death. >>> today the judge ordered colorado shooting suspect to pay $1 million to the victims of the 2012 massacre. holmes is serving 12 consecutive lifetime services and will likely never pay

they remembered his love for the redskins, golf, bethesda bethesda -- bethany beach. but nothing could top ad mir ration for the police department and his family. a relative said, "noah achieved what most of us don't. he loved his work." bagpipers play and the law enforcement gave salute as the pallbearers carried his casket from the church. seven-mile procession followed with the police from d.c., delaware, maryland, virginia and west virginia taking part. residents most total strangers to the leotta family lined georgia avenue, to pay tribute to a man who protected their streets. >> he was a good man. he was a good man. pray for his family. >> i was in vietnam. i know a lot of 24-year-olds who are young forever. this officer is the same way. kevin: today, noah's unkle in the funeral said, "noah infected people with his positive attitude, good vibes and strong moral character." police chief tom manger saying, "noah will continue to save lives even after his death as the department and many others now push for tougher d.u.i. laws in maryland." i'm kevin lewis, abc7 ne

if you're traveling in bethesda, there's a cash reported at gainesborough road. it could cause you a little bit of a delay. let's check on what's going on with the weather. >> thanks, chuck. outside this morning, clies have cleared wchl very seen follow developing in spots. visibility a little bit reduced through the shenandoah valley. parts of northern maryland and along the bay. be on the lookout for fog earlier this morning. it's a chilly start. 26 in charles town, west virginia, and a sub freeze 30g degrees down in fredericksburg and stafford. fog around this morning. temperatures in the 30s. skies mostly cloudy. could be some sprinkles in southern maryland and into tomorrow starting off dry once again. when i see you in ten minutes we'll take a look at the hour-by-hour forecast. we'll see you then. >> thanks. thousands of employees head back to work in san bernardino. the county shut down much of its services is at the inland regional center. university officials say the focus is on whether tashfeen malik radicalized her husband syed farook. >> it's our resp

. >>> i'm molette greenf9nç ptut bethesda's main post office on holiday season.for thet( customers here and f" the postal workers, just days before christmas. >> open and ready for the busiest delivery day of the season, five days until >> good. york in time. >> customers line up early for >> customers line up early for e last day to mail om( arrival. >> to return things and to ship out to my sister andçó family i new york. >> reporter: nothing but a busy postal workers put in 12-hour ships, worked seven dayse1 a we amazon and target packages. >> it seems like everybody is going online to shop instead of going to the mall. so we're getting most of the packages. i knowxd competitors are doing e same. same. the post offi[ most. t(çóyears, brenda mitcner has a system. >> i know about 400 other addressese1 and zipçóçó codes. >> and for steveÑit( çócourier, like playing e1santa. >> i do that's why i'm here to help. santa needs all the help he can get this time of year. >> thank you. >> reporter: 30 million expected packages to be delivered today ñçó already running 15

. >> you feel it's a little safer in bethesda? police described the suspect as a hispanic male, standing around five feet five around 165, weighing fat -- 165 pounds, last seen wearing a loop that he. they woman is expected to be ok. a rough day for hundreds of families in gaithersburg. a car hit and damaged a gas meter early this morning, forcing washington gas to turn off gas service. no heat, no water, no one was hurt but more than 100 if the units were left without hot water. once it is repaired, gas service will be restored. another chilly one out there. the department of human services will react a hypothermia alert in the district. we have more now without temperatures they will go. we will start with a snapshot of the nations capital tonight and talk about the cold night set to come. 19 in some spots with highs ,ecovering from 19, 22 degrees real-time temperature of dates, freezing near culpeper. looking ahead into the forecast, the cloud cover started to build a little sooner. we have begun a warming trend. does that soun

reporting live from bethesda, andrea mccarren, wusa9 news. >> the primary female suspect? this case is described as hispanic, possibly in her 40s with a medium build, black hair and wearing maroon colored clothing. montgomery county police would like anyone with information to contact the major crimes division. there is a reward for up to $10,000. adam? >>> picking a jury to hear the freddie gray case is proving to be a tall order. today in baltimore a second batch of jurors had to be brought in after day one of jury selection did not produce a panel. scott has more from baltimore. it sounds like it could take a while. >> reporter: it appears now the judge is poised to select a final group tomorrow after sorting through more than 150 potential jurors today and yesterday in an attempt to find just 12 who can make a ruling in this case. on the street in baltimore with vivid memories of unrest, people feel the gravity of getting the freddie gray case right the first time and they worry. do you think baltimore can put together a fair jury? >> no. too many people know about it.

it should be raining in bethesda before 7:00 a.m.t's only an hour to an hour and half and slows things down. if you have a morning commute coming up i-95, the sooner you get on the road, the faster you'll get into town. moderate rain out here toward rappahannock county as well. here's future weather. that first batch of rain moves into the metro arriving at 9:00 and 10:00 this morning. heaviest rain. here's noontime. look at all the yellows and oranges. rain will start to ease up. still dry around the metro. rainfall intent today will come down heavy at times so take the big umbrella on your way out the door this morning. rain chances after today, we go back into the dry weather pattern as we head into the weekend. so planning out the day, then, 46 now, we'll be in the 40s with rain moving in this morning. heaviest rain between 1 178 and and 2:00 or 3:00 as temperatures climb basically up into the 50s. the next beg change arrives between torn and early tomorrow morning. costs go through. turns the rain off. tomorrow's windchills will

this is bethesda, at the country club. you know the drill. at least for the moment the steady rain moved out of the area and moved north of bethesda. you can see the low clouds with fog and evening hours. the temperatures are creeping up. 48 now at andrews and the reagan national airport. there is warm air closing in from two angles. we will warm up a degree or two overnight and be warmer today. the first batch. a break. we get showers tonight. late tonight and overnight tomorrow. more steady rain moves in for the morning commute. the forecast for tonight, scattered showers redeveloping. the internal optimist we have put in sunshine late in the day. we are good to go. a ton of sunshine. beautiful weather. breezy on thursday and then the temperatures will warm up through the weekend and next week. that is the latest. jonathan: thank you for that. new developments in the boston marathon bombing. today attorneys for convicted bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev requested a new trial. the lawyers argue a recent supreme court case calls into question half of

it moved to bethesda four years ago. many are now hopeful for new development, bringing new housing and convenient retail, restaurant and office space all desperately needed in this underserved middle and upper income area. >> i'm excited about the entire project. >> reporter: it includes 73-year-old wanda oat, the retired d.c. public schools coach was the first female coach of a boy's basketball team. she wants to shop near her home and not out of the city. >> yes. i go out of the city or with downtown, but with the development at walter reed i'll be staying in my home area. >> the massive redevelopment also will mean millions of new taxes for the city. >> this project is a big deal because it's a very large parcel of land. >> reporter: the d.c. council held a public hearing on redevelopment planses. >> we have an opportunity to redevelop 66 acres right in the heart of the city. >> reporter: and is expected to vote to approve them in the coming weeks. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >>> comes up, prosecutors call

holden was hit by a car while cycling on massachusetts avenue in bethesda.ading to meet his daughter for coffee. >> tim's younger brother ray says the last several months haven't been easy and waiting for the funeral has been especially difficult. >> it's been four months since the accident. it's a long time to wait for burial. >> reporter: but he says this moment was worth the wait. >> during the traditional flag folding ceremony, tim's wife and five daughters were presented with the american flag. arlington national cemetery officials say typically only the veteran's spouse received the flag, but they granted a waiver. officials say this is rare. the holden family says they're grateful for this gesture. for ray, it was closure. ♪ ♪ >> a chance to properly say thank you and good-bye. reporting in arlington, meagan fitzgerald, news 4. >> one of the most celebrated religious figures of the 20th century will become a saint. today the vatican officially attributed a second miracle to mother teresa. that clears the way for the catholic church to canonize her. th

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jedia was seen near the grover metro station in north bethesda. police tell us he was a passenger in a vehicle and got out near rockville pike and tuckerman lane and his family is concerned for his welfare and emotional well-being. >> verizon and sprint could owe you some money, but you have to act fast. we'll explain. >>> a local worker rigging the system. >> details in a rapidly changing scandal. >> plus cafeteria karaoke stuns students. ♪ ♪ >>> new fallout tonight in a lottery jackpot rigging investigation. the associate press has learned the man who has run powerball since its inception was quietly removed from his post back in october. he's not accused of wrongdoing and his security director eddie tipton was convicted of rigging a hot lotto jackpot. that was played here in d.c. and 15 states. tipton is also accused of rigging other jackpots. the former security director's brother and former college roommate are among the people who cashed in on some winning tickets. >>> some good news to report tonight on a story that created an uproar on soc

meagan fitzgerald is live in bethesda. meagan, when was this decision made?e interim superintendent made the decision over the weekend after many parents were first notified last week that elevated levels of cancer-causing gas called radon was detected years ago. the i want rim superintendent calls it a mistake not to inform parents right away, but he assures everyone that this problem was actively being fixed right now. >>> montgomery county schools says out of an abundance of caution every school will now be checked for the cancer-causing gas over the next few weeks. the epa, a test result of four pico tests are safe, but it shows levels as high as 11.9 in 28 schools. brian edwards is the montgomery county school spokesman. he says every floor-level room in all schools will be checked and if elevated levels are found they will fix the issue immediately. >> we'll complete these tests over the next few months and we'll get that information posted in our website for our families to review and if we need to remediate anywhere we'll make it happen. >> all of the

design, operation and maintenance of that light rail line, which would go from new carrollton to bethesdae project is run by the maryland transit administration which then has to review the plans. state officials say they want a final decision on a partner company within the next two months. >>> 6:25. chipotle shares are taking a hit after 30 students got sick after one of the chain's above tresta. three dozen boston college students became sick over the weekend. the massachusetts department of public health is working to see if this could be link to the outbreak of e. coli at chipotle restaurants. >>> most students spent less than 5% of the school day actually moving. teenagers in the study were given activity trackers. the same problem discovered after school. on average, students in the study were active 39 minutes a day. 60 minutes is recommended by the doctors. >>> if you're feeling nauseous, the smell of rubbing alcohol may help relieve that nausea. researchers in texas asked emergency room patients who felt nauseous to smell pads smoked in alcohol or saline solution. within ten min

holden was killed while riding shs bike in bethesda as they ow that the driver who struck him, only received a fine. they say that they were trying to make their roads and i checked for a pulse. he didn't have a pulse. >> reporter: officer smith did five cycles of cpr, alternating their chest compressions, bringing mondino back to life. then the mystery woman in scrubs >>> yeah, it is so good to know that. >> absolutely. >>> we are building a wall of wishes to share what you wish for. >> karen scweitzer has been unemployed for some time, wishing for a job. we're with you, tina powell wishes for good health and joy for her family and friends. betty vogul wishes to keep the nice weather in spring that will come sooner than later. i like that one. topper? >> you can get your wish on the wall by tweeting the wall of wishes, and then go and check out the wall on wusa.com/wishes. >>> my concern when it is this warm that we will get hit in january or february or something like that. >> i like their thinking. >> not likely though? >> not likely. i post add picture and that started something, getting

congressional country club in bethesda, 41 degrees. breaks in the overcast. dryer northwesterly winds, skies will clear out. 40 degrees in hagerstown, 39 in winchester. 44 in baltimore. 44 in the nation's capital. highs this afternoon will climb up a couple of degrees. 45 in fairfax. germantown avenue 44. 47 degrees over northeast washington around gallaudet. high pressure to the south comes around the top side. that's i get the westerly winds. it is pushed yesterday's cold front well off to see. lake-effect snow cranking up for the first time this season in a big way later tonight. high pressure will continue to drive eastward. we will get reinforcements of this cold wind out of the northwest. a bit of a break as we head through the day on sunday. the numbers will be deceiving here. we will be gusting with a high of 44 tomorrow. the winds will make it feel no warmer than the 30's. in the morning, teens to low 20's. here is the next seven days for you. 44 tomorrow. 49 on sunday. great football weather expected. it very unsettled pattern here, monday, tuesday,

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our john gonzalez is in bethesda with how long all of this work will last. >> even though we have been getting heavy rain all day long couple of work is going on. this is going to take about five to 10 days. , theis rockville pike stretch between locustville and cedar lane, just to give you a lay of the land. you have seen that resurfacing work that is going to go on for the next week or so. if started when a water main broke on october 12. get totors will southbound lances shut down for about 10 days. that is all thanks to the old type, 74 years old, that ruptured in early october. >> i have other options getting out of the neighborhood. >> i have heard about the work that is going to be done. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> even though lanes have been shifting, allowing drivers in squeezingtions to be by in this area, at times, during off-peak hours all southbound lanes will be shut down. you might want to avoid this area here for the next week or so. happening now, the second day of jury selection in baltimore. the worst trier of six officers charged in the death of freddie gray. w

tim holden was killed after a driver hit him while he was biking near his bethesda home. his family was given a special gesture during the ceremony today. news 4's meagan fitzgerald has more on the strong show of support from hundreds of cyclists in our area. >> reporter: when hundreds of cyclists come together to honor a man many have never met, it sends a message. >> we had a fallen rider, and i just want to show my support for that fallen rider. >> reporter: these riders hope captain tim holden's death reminds people of the importance of staying alert on the road. holden is a decorated navy s.e.a.l. and persian war vet. his family says he could have died in war, but instead his life ended on massachusetts avenue in bethesda. in august, he was riding his bike when montgomery county police said a driver veered to the side of the road striking him from behind. criminal charges were never filed. he was greeted by his fellow sailors who carried the casket to its final refsting place. [ "taps" ] >> during the traditional flag folding ceremony, holden's wife and daughters eac

here's a live look on i-270 as you approach the spur in bethesda. no problems for you this morning.like the fog starting to burn off which is good news for our commuters. your next traffic update coming up shortly. for now over to you. >>> a popular college student who was killed in a car crash last week will be laid to rest today. >> nikki burdine is in landover, maryland, now with how that young man is being remembered. nikki? >> reporter: that's right. aledire olanrewaju ososanya or d-ray as his friends called him will be laid to rest today. he will be remembered as a young man with a bright, promising future who touched so many lives. he's 20 years old. hundreds ever people, possibly even a thousand people here to pay their final respects to d- ray. he was a junior at morgan state university studying business. last week he was driving on route 202 when a car driven by 31-year-old james colero crossed the center line and hit him head-on. colero was initially charged with dui and reckless driving but prosecutors dropped the charges pending a complete investigation. they expect to

live in bethesda, kevin lewis, abc 7 news. jummy: so tragic. thank you for the update. we also following a potential lead in a heartbreaking cold case. relisha rudd went missing last march when she was eight years old. d.c. police announcing a new search for the little girl today. john gonzalez has the new information that led to the searchersss. corner where retailer walmart was going to build a store, the project fell through. today, the construction site is where fbi, d.c. police, and a range of searchers are scalping for clues. a, we are not aware of relish she was missing for three weeks after she had actually gone missing. we are going through that through a variety of different technologies and video and information that saw mr. tatum. now analyzing some of the information, we have a couple of different places we want to look at. john: with the assistance of k-9ce recruits and a k-9 units, searches have begun for relisha rudd. she was last seen with mr. tatum, the character of the homeless shelter where she and her family had been stating in march of last year. t

so coming in through the beltway and this is an area right around tyson's corner and right around bethesda and right around through rockville making its way through and this will all move through the region and behind it we're dealing with showers back toward the west and we'll zoom in just a little bit more and down toward 66 and 495. this is always a bad area and notice the orange region and that is where we're seeing heavy rain around idlewood and we will continue to see rain moving through the district and right on through the next few hours. so with those showers you will need the umbrellas for sure and maybe not the biggest umbrella, if you'll be out and about for the next few hours and most of it ends by 9:00, 10:00 tonight. >>> the wide view shows the storm and this is the big-time storm and normally at this time of year and you'll have snow on the back side and there has not been much snow at all and the system is too warm and it's allowed that warm air to come into our region and even behind it we'll stay on the warm side so here we go tonight around 9:00 and notice some shower a

long and here is the rain coming across the area and right on through the metro to leesburg and bethesdatoward portions of the upper marlboro and this will continue to move up to the north and east and we'll continue

in bethesda, molette green, news 4. >>> december 24th is the last day to hand to someone so if you'llout in the stores every evening until thursday, we have a map of the shopping hours for the region's most popular stores and malls through christmas day. you'll find it on nbcwashington.com. take a look by heading to our website and searching shopping hours. >>> we're working several developing stories in the newsroom including one in baltimore where a teenager has died overnight from the injuries he sustained when he was stabbed in a classroom last month. police arrested a 17-year-old and he could soon face more severe charges. it's not clear what prompted the stabbing at renaissance academy high school, but a resource officer there says the two had confrontations in the past. >>> coming up new at 5:00, isis allegedly threatens to kill a federal worker who lives right here in our area. the fbi is investigating an isis hit-list which names an employee at the national institutes of standards and technology in gaithersburg. the news 4's i-team scott macfarlane will have this new story co

and reporting live from bethesda andrea mccarren wusa9. >> you would know. that's good news, thank you. if you still have shopping to do, a few stores are staying hope tonight. >>> dozens of protesters set out. it's the latest in the series of the protests, showing a white officer shoot that teenager 16 times. he's charged with first-degree murder. they are expanding the use of the officer body cams this spring. >>> a total of eight protesters were arrested yesterday. the demonstration blocked traffic. protesters were ordered to leave the nearby mall of america. the protest was just a decoy, organized by black lives matter in response to the police killing of the black man last month. >>> the mother of the unarmed man shot by police in detroit says her son is a diagnosed schizophrenic and wasn't a threat. kevin matthews was involved in a theft that lead to the foot says and shooting. the police watchdog group is calling for the officer's suspension. >>> a st. louis woman is fighting to keep a pair of embryos. >> but her ex-husband and father of the embryos i

the police say that nathaniel hisro was last seen riding bike on pyle wrote in bethesda at 4:00 this afternoon. he is 5'6" with brown eyes, brown hair, wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt with green lining. if you see him, call montgomery county right away. in sports, the capital stay hot in canada. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. capitals looking for their sixth straight win tonight on the road in montrÉal against the canadiens. shey scores on the deflection. caps win 6 in a row, 3-2. , heck of atball resume for the terps new head and he was introduced today in college park. he comes to maryland from michigan where he was jim harbaugh's defensive coordinator. he replaces randy edsall. today, durkin said he cannot wait to meet his new family. looking'm forward to meeting the players and team. i want to meet with our guys one-on-one and learn more about them. robert: durkin has something to be excited about. the mask is senior was a one-man wrecking crew and he will be going to maryland. senior was aus one-man wrecking crew and he will be g

heading to the bethesda area trying to get to silver spring give yourself extra time or you can take for 10 as an option, and that will be the best alternates instead of taking the beltway. back to you. jummy: developing now, a holiday party ends in a homicide in montgomery county. a guest of the party was shot and killed overnight. police released the name of the suspect and the victim. charged in the death of mario perez. more on the crime shaping this typically quiet town. >> a christmas party here into mask us last night. this afternoon, it is a crime scene. we want to show you the home where police got a call early this morning of a shooting. we understand a homeowner who shot and killed a man who was an invited guest. we watched as investigators pulled several bags of evidence out of the home and they asked -- they also pulled out what appeared to be a long case. the house was filled with adult and children and something went terribly wrong or the men of the house got into an argument with the invited guests. the 35-year-old man shot and killed. the suspect stayed at the home.

tom: earlier, folks in bethesda enjoyed the weather. are you called? >>- are you cold? >> no. tom: this family dressed for the temperatures, which were record-breaking. >> usually we have snow falling. and it's hot and you are able to wear t-shirts and shorts, so it's crazy. tom: weather outside or in, for many, christmas eve was all about family. >> it's fun. >> that's wonderful. tom: we have this family enjoying the very warm temperatures tonight. by the way, if anyone has not fi only options left our 24-hour drugstores, which actually do have some decent gifts. otherwise, pretty much everything is closed. live in columbia heights, tom roussey, abc 7 news. leon: it's too late to go out and buy some real pants. tom is wearing shorts at 11:00 on christmas eve? come on. kimberly: at the amazing, isn't it. we are fully colluded than the studio, a fitting end to a day with temperatures falling through the area. steve rudin has the holiday forecast. steve: no need for a jacket, it is beautiful outside with record-breaking temperatures at all three major airports. bwi marshall 71 d

might want to give yourself a little extra time to use rockville pike in bethesda. road work starts in that area today, it is expected to take about a week to finish. >>> today we expect an update on how you can save on energy costs this winter. pepco is having winter weather conference this morning. we'll learn its plans for preparing for storms and responding to outages after them. we'll also learn about couldn conservation programs. when the heat cranks up -- >> i'm in full heat mode. >> full heat mode. >> we turned it off for a while. it was so warm over the thanksgiving weekend. back on. >> might need it today too and you'll need the umbrella for sure. we can see the rain is falling. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell, is this going to be like this all day, chuck? >> pretty much. what you see is what you get, especially here for the next five or six hours. the tuesday morning commute takes it on the chin for mother nature, leave early or be late. it is a weather alert here for the remainder of the morning. just to give you the heads up on the impact rain