the president has former d.c. police chief charles ramsey who left d.c. and now runs the police force in philadelphia to head a task force to talk about approving police community relations across america. and lastly, the president today has a report back that he ordered on the controversial use in ferguson, and then nationwide, of paramilitary equipment. a lot of people shocked in the first round of violence in ferguson that followed the killing of the student by the police officer to see ak-47s and armored vehicles. the president said let's study it. the report back does not condemn their use in ferguson, says they can be beneficial. boston marathon, a positive example. but it requires a lot more federal oversight. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> some of the reaction to the recent protests has been almost as strong as the demonstrations themselves. so do they go too far? that's our question today, and we'll go in depth with whor's troy johnson. >>> turning to storm team 4, get ready to feel the chill. some big changes are headed for us. >> yeah, cover

d.c., protesters took to the streets demanding justice. nikki burdine is live in the newsroom with more on the local protests. nikki? >> reporter: as you can imagine as the decision came down not to indict the police officer in new york city, especially just after the ferguson decision, protests erupted across the country. first let's take a look at new york city. demonstrations in new york, chicago, seattle, st. louis, and d.c. took place last night after a grand jury decided not to indict a new york city police officer. officer danielle pantaleo in the -- daniel pantaleo. the incident and the death were all caught on camera. the officer released a statement saying he would keep garner and his family in his prayers. meanwhile garner's mother responded to that. >> there's nothing that he says or anything else will make me feel any different. no, i don't accept an apology. >> reporter: correction, that was his wife. protests have been a common thing the past few days with the grand jury not

>>> a d.c. man reacts to the death of a friend, a cyclist killed allegedly in a hit and run by a baltimore bishop. >> reporter: a centreville man was hit and killed operating his tow truck on 495 today. now tow truck operators are asking drivers to move over. >> three days missing and no solid leads. tonight the search for air asia flight 8501 is widening. shoo we're tracking cloud and colder air, what that means in terms of sprinkles and flurries and we'll talk about the end of the year forecast and the forecast for the winter classic. >>> maryland's first female episcopal bishop is on administrative leave after being involved in a deadly hit and run. good evening. i'm derek mcginty. >> i'm jan ffjecoat. bishop heather cook was behind the wheel of a car that struck and killed a cyclist over the weekend. cook initially left the scene on roland avenue and baltimore but later turned to take responsibility. >> jim osman is live in northwest d.c. tonight where he spoke with the business owner who kn

it will be chaired by former d.c. police chief and now philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey and lori robinson. the task force will examine how to reduce crime while still maintaining public trust. >>> protesters in the district say they won't stop until there is justice. after causing headaches for commuters this morning, they took their fight to the justice department this afternoon. and that's where news4's mark segraves joins us live with another protest going on right now. mark? >> reporter: that's right. although the rain is really kind of hampering this protest, a lot of people are scurrying to try to find some shelter for this rain right now. but this is the latest protest here at the department of justice this afternoon. and many of these protests are organized by different groups, the morning, afternoon and evening protests. but the one thing they all have in common, the message is the same. ♪ >> reporter: this is the second protest here outside department of justice offices this afternoon. >> we w

in d.c.id not have much. when black congressman robert nixon, william donaldson, they could not get their hair cut in the capitol. when blacks in d.c. could only live in certain parts of town. they had never walked the carpets of city hall at any authority or served on commissions, airport and commerce. in d.c. marion helped emancipate washington and much of southern maryland and northern virginia all about the work of marion barry. [applause] marion never stopped fighting for d.c. statehood. 660,000 people living under occupation. he had to get a budget passed by people, by the congress with ignorant and hostile attitudes towards his people. congress governs d.c. without the consent of the governed. marion never stop exposing the contradictions. from havana, cuba, to beijing, china, to moscow, the capitals representing the legislators but not washington, d.c. they pay the the highest taxes. our children are sent to jail more often than those in most states. as well as to serve and bleed in t

maybe sleet around the d.c. metro area.nd, again, sleet is the one that bounces on your car as it comes in. far different than freezing rain which comes down and freezes on the surface. good news there, freezing rain much worse than sleet. we'll take sleet over freezing rain any day. even 5:00 in the afternoon. just showers. so don't expect to see a washout tomorrow at all. and don't expect to see too many problems. here's where the winter weather advisory is. frederick county, maryland, virginia, and areas west of the blue ridge. d.c. metro area, what do we expect? showers likely, but nothing heavy. cold again and may mix with sleet. but roads just on the wet side. to the west, may see some slick roads, but not a whole lot. 40 degrees tomorrow for a high temperature. most of you in the 30s all day. 57 on wednesday. 50 degrees coming up on thursday. and then we move back into an unsettled pattern with rain showers likely late friday into the weekend, as well. not a huge washout on saturday and sunday. but yep, expecting rai

showers moving through parts of the d.c. region at this hour. >>> amelia siegel is here with your out-the-door forecast. good morning. >> good morning. storm team 4 radar showing showers south of washington. in parts of southern fauquier and southern prince william counties. you can see this activity is pushing east-northeast. those of you south of the district could be dealing with some light rain mainly during the morning hours. only a slight chance of showers in washington early this morning if that does happen it would only last an hour or so. this area is very light. everybody, though is noticing any cloud cover. overcast skies. rain in south washington. showers favoring extreme southern maryland down through the northern neck.

and in d.c. the wage will rise to $10.50 an hour. >>> and ups and fedex delivered 9 90% of their packages on time. still, high weather forced fedex to deliver items on christmas day. back to you. >> landon thank you. >>> after a disappointing redskins season no word on how much richmond will pay for summer training camps. in 2013 the richmond economic development autho failed to make the school kribscont y fut shortfall would technically give the redskins the right to walk away from the deal. they have not determined yet how to make enough money for the second summer training camp in the city. >>> today we're the national park. watch later today to find out how well our chief meteorologist can skate at the winter classic. tickets are going for more than $250 right now online for just standing room. we'll air it live here on nbc4 watching it from the cozy portion of your couch. they play at 1:00 p.m. with pre-game at 11:00 new year's day. if you want to go out there to sit in the stands $400 for a

in d.c. robert nixon, william dawson couldn't get their haircut at the capitol. when blacks in d.c. could only live in certain parts of town. when blacks in d.c. have never walked the corridors of city hall with any authority, who never served on admission. in d.c. helped emancipate washington and much of southern maryland and northern virginia is all about the work of marion barry. he had to -- congress governs d.c. without the consent of the government. from havana cuba, to beijing, china, to moscow, the capitals are representing the national legislature but not washington, d.c. d.c. pays the highest taxes. our citizens are sent to jail more often. we volunteer to serve and bleed in the military. we deserve more than taxation without representation. he never fought small battles. he always had big dreams. marion was a builder. for the first time he got legal contracts, accounting contracts, cable contracts, radio stations, tv stations, construction contracts. marion was a builder. he wasn't

d.c. police very day. mcfadden's h eve party pl the bar post tickets shou >>> right now we have less than 18 hours left in 2014. and if you are still looking for something to do tonight, ther in alexandri annual first. today local sh and building turn into penu you're looki last year's and falls ch year's eve b it begins at a lot of chi food all aro. the main sta drop is broa a d.c. is kicking off the new year with a major event. live at nats park where they drop the puck in about 30 hours. the conditions you'll be dealing with. > rig now the story is this cold weather as you make your ne plans. amelia siegel has your hour-by-hourt at 6:11. >>> making it harder to hide what. >>> if you live in virginia you may be one of the 164,000 people to especially roll in a health care plan. the report by the u.s. depa health and human services. 46% were reenrolling. the numbers don't include auc reenrollment. the open enrollment period lasts through february 15th. >>> in news 4 for youhealth most of you want to know

man, it is a pleasure to be back in washington, d.c.. many of you may know that i spent the last 40 years here in the nation's capital, but i have since decamped to the community of my youth, los angeles, where i am opening the l.a. kitchen right now. was happy to leave, and we are going to get to transition, heart more fills the than walking streets you are so familiar with. i have spent the last couple of days visiting old friends, seeing old colleagues, going to the biggest shelter in america where i spent 21 years making payroll, just like many of you in the room. , washington,ime d.c. is a town that allows you .o reinspired yourself it is very appropriate that we to talk aboutoday the 50th anniversary of community action. i look around the room and first came in. not that many people who were that old when we started. i am 56 now. i look around the room, and there are a few people older than i am, but for many of us, the sign of that era that has inspired so much of our work and the leaders of that era who oftentimes decorate the wa

that is in southeast d.c. now the suspect in that case had a handgun and fled the scene in a four-door honda sedan. >>> a deadly fire leaves one woman dead. the fire broke out late monday afternoon and the first crew on the scene said they saw flames shooting from the roof and then they found 70-year-old betty-ann davis on the floor. firefighters pulled her from the home but it was too late. a dog and cat inside the house also died in the blaze. it took 60 firefighters to put out the blaze and still no word on how it all started. >>> a frederick county maryland, th dr of the other veh s arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. >>> well, if you are affected by trash collectors in that strike in montgomery county, put out your trash as usual today it. will be picked up if you put it out by 7:00 in the morning. the strike affects 60,000 of you. workers for unity trash and recycling say they deserve higher pay and better working conditions. >>> he was given almost no chance to live but thi

d.c. metro area. we will see just rain here. i'll talk about how the rain will move in when it moves out and what to expect over the next couple days as this roller coaster will just continue. >> doug, thank you. >>> new details on a breaking story in georgetown university now being pulled into the scandal involving that rabbi accused of secretly videotaping women. the news4 i-team broke this story online just about an hour ago. tisha thompson obtained the lawsuit and joins us now with more. tisha? >> jim, a third-year georgetown university law student only known as jane doe filed a class action lawsuit late this afternoon against her school in the georgetown synagogue. that is where rabbi barry freundelel is accused of illegally videotaping women as they undressed and went into a ritual bath. the lawsuit claims as a professor at georgetown's law school, he encouraged the student to write a term paper on the ritual bath and told her to research it by immersing herself on two different occa

we're d.c. proud and wanted to be part of the city.as the city as a whole. >> reporter: the8i district, some sherwood news4. >> you will need some liquor to keep yourself warm tonight right, doug. it's my job to=s>pñ say you will need layers. you can say whatever you want. >> i want to show you a great shot toward national harbor tonight. earlier, i mentioned they are having fireworks. they are not having fireworks but you can see the fireworks in alexandria national harbor. got that? 36 degrees dropping to 32 degrees at midnight. many areas in the 20. 29 in the bowie area and already down to 28 in hunt gington. u can see where we will be the next re the evening. windchills the 20s. near 20 at d17y10:00. the windchill we're talking about. teens by midnight 1:00. a very cold night for sure. bundle up if you're outdoors. no problem as far as rain or snow is concerned. still cold 39 or 45 for our temperature. windchills, near 35. and will feel a little colder. could even feel colder tomorrow than it did today because of the winds. winds d

they shot down 395 in southwest d.c. until police moved all but eight of them, who they then arrested >> in ferguson, studying social conditions there is meeting. governor nixon established that in response to the first protests against michael brown's death. this is the first time that commission is meeting since the grand decision last week. >> eric holder will push for trust between civilians and police today. holder will be at an interfaith service tonight at the church where dr. martin luther king jr. used to be. nbc's tracie potts will join us live to tell more about his plans at 6:30. >>> d.c. council will officially declare the seat vacant for marion barry. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. while the city is focused on preparing for a proper farewell for marion barry, there is still the business of a special election to fill his seat. the board of election will certify the victacancy of the s. somewhere between 74 and 174 days. that could put us early february and mid-may. this will be the first special election

they march from the justice buildingt to a d.c. this morning. in 1990, the former d.c.yor .pent six months in jail he bounced back in won a fourth term as mayor. he later served as a d.c. councilman. metro says it wants to help want headaches as people to get out and shop and visit with friends or head out of town. traffic.k at the down,in started coming bob. did it make a difference? i-95, from dale , there is a crash on route one that is affecting traffic. on the outer loop of the beltway and onto 70, it will slow down between tyson and 270. on the inner loop to bethesda, silver spring and college park, also some delays. a crash near eisenhower avenue on the beltway. it's on the outer loop after eisenhower and before telegraph road. most of the activity is out of the roadway but still getting a lot of attention. >> the national highway traffic safety administration is opening great go'sation into handling of the largest car seat recall in u.s. history -- into handling of the car seat recall. the vocal can become stuck in the latched position. buckle can become stuck.

next, d.c.entral kitchen founder robert egger speaks at an event marking the 50th of the 1964 civil rights act. he talked about his experience a nonprofit in washington d.c. for 24 years, and said charitable organizations will be important the future as the aging population puts stress on government programs. is 50 minutes. i met robert eight, nine, 10 years ago. read his book, begging for change, you know his work weh d.c. central kitchen, call him the steve jobs the nonprofit sector, he's a pretty cool guy. to have himited here. thinkl take us, make us differently. i encourage you to keep your questions at hand, we will pause the end for some q and a. that i'm going to turn it over to robert to lead us through the keynote and he'll be joining us later this afternoon. [applause] thanknk you, thank you, you. that is a pleasure to be back in washington d.c. may know that i asnt the last 40 years here but i have since decamped to the community of my youth, los opening upere i'm the l.a. kitchen ri

the d.c. metro area. this is all just sleet or rather drizzle here. not showing up on radar. but it's there. it's been there all day. back to the west, notice these areas of yellow and orange. those are areas of ice in the radar showing that, trying to see if we have confirmation towards winchester and martinsburg, seeing if it's seeing sleet there. we have that winter weather advisory that continues, and we're just now getting into this next wave of moisture as it moves on through. so we're in for a rather wet night. that winter weather advisory continues until 1:00 a.m. frederick county maryland, frederick county, virginia, the panhandle of west virginia down i-81. he'll be back later on to talk about how this round of winter weather -- we told you it wouldn't be much, but the next round, i'll talk about that, too. what's happening next. i've got your forecast. >> thanks, doug. >>> a georgetown law student says her university should have done more to protect her from a rabbi who worked there

the problems in d.c. overnight. whether demonstrations will cause problems on the way to work. >>> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is tracking warmer weather with your hour-by-hour forecast at 6:11. >>> but first making it easy to stop online harassment. the new tools being touted by a >>> welcome back. reporting abuse on twitter is getting a little easier. they rolled out new tools like harassment or impersonation. you can report abuse of accounts and let twitter know whether violent threats are being made against you or any other user. they come after several other abuses. >>> yahoo! top searches for 2014. ebola was the first. mine craft second. pop star arellano grande in third place. jennifer lawrence. kim kardashian did take the sixth spot. guess she's been quietish this year. >> if that's what you want to call it. let's check the forecast now. we're talking about rain and clouds and dreary and dismal and all kinds of adjectives. >> so it has to get better. >> on the bright side, it's above breezing. we

d.c. chief charles ramsay. he did not ask for the government to stop problems that provide military style equipment to police departments. >>> communities in our area will be talking abo fergus. students and professors will discuss the impact of the michael brown/darren wilson c e case. they are holding a meeting at 4:45. there will be another town hall with the protesters who have been defensemen on straighting in our area this week happening at 8:00 p.m. tonight. >>> a new proposal to bring a soccer stadium to southwest washington. at first the city planned to acquire land by trading the reeves center on u street northwest. mayor elect bowser said they believe they can make more m ce. under the new deal the district will pay as much as $150 million to buy the land. d.c. united would then pay about the same amount to build it. >> 4:36 right now. the figh getting a new push today. president obama heading to the ational institutes of health doctors there just published results from a trial

d.c. police tell us closures will begin at 8:00 a.m.tinue until midnight. >>> new this morning, a house explosion forced several people out of their homes. a water main ruptured northeast of scranton. it caused a home to blow up. the house next door caught fire too. 20230 residents were evacuated. no injuries reported. >>> firefighters near scranton are battling this massive fire. we want to tell but this incident involving a baby who was taken to the hospital in a fire truck in d.c. actually. this morning d.c. mayor vincent gray is asking why this happened. yesterday morning the 3-month-old was on good hope southeast. someone called 911. high call volume is to blame there. >> rockville annual tree lighting ceremony is tonight. hope you can come out and join us. kick off the season with family fun with live music. and the tree lighting ceremony at 6:30. you have to have santa claus and mrs. claus. they will be there. and ice skating performances. i'm working on my moves now. parking is free for the event. see you don't at rockville town

d.c. police say proper protocol was not followed in the identification process. they say the department is investigating how this occurred so tn now the man really killed in that shootout with police has been identified as 33-year-old gregory marcus gray of no fixed address. live in northwest, pat collins, news4. >>> thank you, pat. the flu has claimed the life of a fifth grader from creighton's corner elementary in ashburn, village. joshua justin died last week. his death come y room doctors are seeing a spike in flu cases. david culver at inova hospital. >> reporter: at all of the area hospitals you'll notice these signs going up. it's all part of an effort to stop the flu from spreading. the strict new visiting policy limits the number much visitors per patient to just two and if you walk through the doors you may be asked to put on a facemask. >> we definitely have seen a spike. started around thanksgiving. been increasing ever since. >> reporter: chief of infectiousl control says we'v

. >> protests against darren wilson continue to spread, including here in d.c. hear what president obama is doing to address the issue. plus a tragic end, the search for missing ohio state university football player. what the police found near the player's body near a dumpster. and travel, and what is being blamed for long lines at the airport. we begin tonight with breaking news. out of solel seoul, south korea. someone reported an unscheduled active shooter drill. security forces swept the area, and didn't find anything suspicious, and everyone is reported to be safe. it is home to 500 u.s. troops stationed in south korea. now new information in the fallout in ferguson, missouri. president obama will discuss the situation tomorrow with his cabinets civil rights leaders and law enforcement. he'll discuss how to strengthen relationships between police officers and minorities. that announcement comes while protests continue in d.c. and other cities across the u.s. other demonstrators brought traffic to a standstill in both directions on i-395. just over in the di

sources close to the project say d.c.'department of transportation is not happy with the idea, because the third street tunnel is part of the evacuation route out of the city. >>> in less than an hour, d.c. police will start issues more tickets for traffic violations caught on camera. the district installed eight new automated traffic cameras a month ago and gave a 30-day grace period to drivers caught speeding or running stop signs at the new location. but at midnight, those warnings will turn into tickets, some of them up to $300. for a complete list of traffic camera locations, visit our website, nbc washington.com. nobody should be driving fast tomorrow with the weather we have coming. >> we have it now. most of the area seeing rain, changing over to sleet. and this on the same day we saw 70 and even 75 degrees. >> it's not right. >> and now we're talking about sleet already moving in. look outside now, rain moving into the d.c. metro area. this will mostly be rain for the district. tomorrow morning it may mix with sle

two teens shot in northwest d.c. live on the scene with more. pat, tell us what's happening right now. >> reporter: we're at the intersection of sixth and n streets northwest. where police are investigating a double shooting that happened earlier this morning. both of the victims are said to be teenagers. their estimated age between 16 and 18. one young man was found shot in the parking lot here. a second teenager was found down the block towards seventh street. he was shot in the leg. here now from the police captain ralph mccain. >> found a young man shot in the lower back, nonlife threatening wound in the parking lot behind me, and other units responding found another young man over at seventh and n. >> police say these injuries appear to be nonlife threatening. they're looking for evidence. they're looking for clues. they're looking for a suspect. in the past, there's been a lot of gang activity in this area. it's unclear whether or not this shooting today was gang related. police are working the case. we'll have more coming up, news 4 at 4:

a d.c. man has been charged with murder and police believe henderson stab fraser in his home yesterday morning. henderson was arrested last night. police say he was driving a car stolen from fraser's home. >> adc boy shot in the head is released from the hospital. nine-year-old jaydan stancil was shot in northeast washington. the bullet, launched just above his eye, was actually meant for someone else. the family wants to move to a new home in a safer neighborhood. >> and police in columbus, ohio, found the body of a missing toddler from maryland. 18-month-old cameron beckford was found, and the mother is being held on $150,000 bond. >> the search for the missing airasia jet was grounded due to high seas and wind. it was flying from indonesia to singapore, killing all 162 people on board. >> a check on the traffic situation this new year's eve, and bob immler is at the wtop traffic center. how is it looking out there, bob? >> things are winding down early. delays only at the dulles toll road

the petition is addressed to d.c. council members. and by the way, if you're wondering about to chavez brothers named, their father also sat on city council for more than a decade. >> covered their father. surae, thanks a lot. >>> the search for a missing ohio state university football player comes to a tragic end. >>> it's the busiest day of the year for amazon.com and other on-line redayers. still ahead, we'll reveal which products shoppers will find the best deals for on cyber monday. >>> out here on the weather terrace, i'm meteorologist erica grow. it is mild but breezy. that's because a cold front is on the way. we'll time the arrival of that cold front and talk more about the yellow alert for tuesday coming up in the first alert >>> new information on a missing 13-year-old florida boy who was reunited with his mother after four years. tonight the boy's father and stepmother are being held without bond. they are accused of keeping the boy behind a fake wall in their suburban atlanta home. the couple was arrested after the 13-yea

the d.c. board of elections officially declared the ward 8 seat vacant yesterday. >> he died at the age of 7 #. some constituents are earning his son christopher to run for that seat. >>> it's 6 after the hour. a new soccer stadium planned for the district could wind up costing the city a lot more than it expected. >> metro transit looks at different ways to secure funding for the future. wusa9 is back after this. >>> 6:08. a yellow alert in effect for this tuesday. we have showers around and a little sleet mixing in. we're worried about a touch of ice. very minor in the areas along and west of the blue ridge and i-70. winter advisories are up. most go till 1:00 tonight unless canceled earlier. 1:00 p.m. this afternoon for carroll county east. we'll be back and show you where it's raining and sleeting on doppler 9000 and of course i'll have the weekend outlook in the seven-day forecast. now over to beverly and timesaver traffic. >>> tough with the rain and even tougher with the closure of the

. >> d.c. central kitchen founder ber -- robert edgar speaks about running a nonprofit for 24 says that charitable organizations will be important as aging populations put stress on government programs. this is 50 minutes. >> i will pause and introduce our keynote speaker, robert gger. years ago, it has been a while. if you read his book "begging for change" you are familiar with his work. cool guy. we are to have him here. think a little differently. you may not agree with everything. i encourage you to keep your questions at hand. we will pause for q&a. for those questions ready when we open the floor. i will turn it over to robert to lead us through the keynote. robert? [applause] thank you, thank you, thank you. it is a pleasure to be back in washington dc. i spent the last 40 years in the nation's capital, but i have decamped to the community of my youth -- los angeles, where i'm opening the los angeles kitchen. will get to transition. nothing fills the heart more than walking streets you

she wants to close the d.c. family shelter as quickly as possible if other housing can be found. she take office on friday at noon. >>> a frederick county maryland deputy is recovering after being hurt in a crash. the deputy's marked car was hit from behind and she was taken to meredith medical center where she was treated and released for minor injuries. the driver of the other vehicle was arrested and charged with driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. >>> breaking news right now involving the search for the missing airasia plane. in the last few hours, we have learned recovery teens found several bodies and debris around the java sea. investigators are trying to figure out exactly where the plane went down. what we're learning is coming up from the live desk next on "news4 >>> breaking news overnight in the search for the missing airasia plane. while you were sleeping they found several bodies and a number pieces of debris. we'll tracking all this at the live desk. >>> but first, grab your co

it's not 100% guarantee. >> they scrambled from spring city, chester county, to washington, d.c. intestines was matching up amazingly well with just what carlene needed. >> all the parameters the lab, um, the size we thought, everything else looked really good. but you never really know until you're at the the operation. the medical team prepared carlene for what was taking place in the wee hours of the morning. then they flew out of state to the site of the donor. >> it's 1:00 o'clock in the morning and we're headed to carlene's hospital room here at med star georgetown university hospital. she's just hours away from surgery now. >> she and steve overwhelmed with every emotion. >> it's very tough. i'm scared. but i rely on my faith. >> and the hope of a normal live with their precious adopted daughter ava who sent hannah along for comfort. >> it's been emotional day, a nerve racking day. it's been a little bit of everything. >> i'm looking at my tomorrows. this is my tomorrows. and for that, put me through what i have to go through. >> neither slept a wink as the clock ticked to

still ahead, washington, d.c. says farewell to mayor for life marion barry. >> axelrod: an american flag stolen 38 years ago in manchester, new hampshire, has been returned. it was taken from a park in manchester, a notorious crime at the time. but this week, the local historical society got a package, and inside there it was. with it, a note, signed only "a flawed son of manchester." 13 days after his death, the man they called "mayor for life" in washington, d.c. what a larger-than-life celebration of his life. they raised the roof at the washington, d.c. convention center this afternoon, celebrating the life of marion barry, who died two weeks ago at the age of 78. the four-time mayor of washington-- that's where his nickname came from-- was the first civil rights activist to be elected mayor of a large american city and still a councilman when he died. his son, mar jon christopher barry, took measure of the man. >> there's not a person in this city or a corner of the city that he hasn't touched. and knowing th

meanwhile, d.c. police urge anyone with information, if you know who is responsible for the shooting, detectivt to hear from you. you can also call the department anonymously. i'm shomari stone, news 4. >> thanks shomari. a look at weather now. doug little damp out there, little chilly but nothing to be all that alarmed about, is it? >> no we're talking flurries here. saw them come down a little bit earlier this after county prince georges county and a few others down to the south. take a look the radar. picking up shower activity fairly well. these are just very light flurries towards culpepper, into southern maryland. it's not going to amount to anything. no worries as far as the morning commute is concerned. however, we may see a few flurries through the morning. cold new year yeah that's for sure. new year's eve, the coldest we've seen in a while. watching what could be a bigger storm weekend. i've got it all for you coming up in just a ce minutes. >>> new tonight, a woman killed in a house five

well d.c. police apologized to robinson for that mistaken identity. 33-year-old gregory gray has now been identified as the man killed. his family was notified. >>> right now anne arundel police are searching for a missing woman. kim was last seen sunday leaving her job at anne arundel medical center in an a app accomplice. she is 135 pounds 5'9" inches tall. 3md0073. >>> police believe a missing maryland toddler is dead. officers are looking for 14-month-old cameron beck ford near columbus, ohio. the boy's mother told the father she left him on the porch of a house development on friday. cameron's father lives in frederick, maryland. he reported the boy and 6-year-old sister missing after their mother took them earlier this month. the girl is now in the care of child protective services. the mother faces childen dangering and tampering with evidence. well it is new year's eve. a whole lot going on in our area to ring in the new year. alexandria you can attend first night. shops and buildings i

d.c. police shut it down that very day. mcfadden's had a big new year's eve party planned. the r posted t anyone with ticketsthem. >>> 2014 is almost over. there are lots of things to do to ring in the new year in our area. in alexandria you can play annual first night. today local shops, restaurants, and buildings in old town will turn into performance venues. you' looking at video from last night's first night celebration. and falls church a free new year's bash. a lot of children's activities food all around town. the main stage to watch the ball drop is main street and washington street. if y plan to celebrate with champagne free rides as part of sober ride program to discourage drunk driving. call 800-200-taxi. they will pay for your ride up to $30. the free rides end at 6:00 a.m. >>> stay up to date by checking out nbc washington facebook. sober ride metro, uber they all have plans to make sure you can get home safely. and make sure you share this with your friends and loved ones to

d.c. -- an hour tomorrow, d.c. increases from 9.50 to 10.50 on july 1st. >> reporter: it is new year's eve in times square. the people are showing up. the last minute it's the time of year for making lists... at chevrolet, we've made it onto a few lists ourselves. in fact this year, we've been at the top of more awards lists than any other car company. now during the chevy year end event put us on yours. choose a cruze in stock the longest and get cash back for 20 percent of the msrp. that's over four thousand two hundred fifty dollars on this cruze lt. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. >>> alexandria is celebrating its 20th anniversary of first night alexandria, a family friendly way to welcome in the new year. it got underway this afternoon with a scavenger hunt. carnival games and face in pating will happen tonight and fireworks will burst the potomac river ed amid at -- river at midnight. >>> in beijing china thousands of people filled national stadium. the evening was filled with sports demonstrations

in d.c., demonstrators say shutting down i-395 is just one of self protests we will be seeing. this caused major delays. police arrested eight people who would not move after officers showed up. they told derrick ward they stand behind their action. >> if people have a problem with us shutting down the problem, i have a problem with not being able to walk to the store to get a bag of skittles and my life not being in jeopardy. >> officer wilson's next paycheck will be his last. he will not receive any kind of severance pay following his resignation over the weekend. president obama will meet with several different groups to talk about ferguson and community partnerships with police. nbc's tracie potts will tell us more about his plans at 5:33. >>> 5:03 is your time right now. d.c. council will begin the process to fill the position previously held by mayor whereon barry. molette green is live from the board of elections with more on the process to replace barry. molette, good morning >> repor

later today d.c.nsportation officials want to hear your thoughts about a new proposal to connect union station to georgetown. along with ddo a modes of transportation for this project. they will discuss its potential environmental impact. the meeting begins at 6:00 p.m. at the carnegie library at mt. vernon square on k street in northwest. >>> starting to see one japanese company company co its air bag recall. landon, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, aaron. the japanese autoparts maker is reportedly going to expand its recall of faulty air bags. the recallap states with high humidity conditions. g metal shrapnel.d explode in a they have given the can company until today to declare that the air bags are defective or it could face fines up to $7,000 per vehicle and be forced to issue a recall. not as many shoppers reported shopping and clicking online. sales are below estimates as consumers may have taken advantage of deals before and after thanksgiving. the average order $129. that's dow

i just spoke with the d.c.epartment and they confirmed there have been just two arrests since the major protest began. so they've been trying to make sure that this stays peaceful. we'll be watching all night. >> we'll see what happens. athena, thank you very much. we'll have much more coming up on the violence that erupted around the country, especially of the protests in california overnight. let's go to berkeley. cnn's dan simon is standing by. what's the latest over there, dan? >> reporter: hi, wolf. police here in berkeley are preparing for another round of protests tonight. the word has gone out on social media for the protesters to organize near the university later this evening. what has happened over the past few days is the marchers sort of romed the streets, and thenspli and vandalize the area. police are trying to keep these areas secure, but obviously when you have a group that's intent on causing violence, it's hard to keep things contained. >> dan, thank you very much. let's go to new york right

they shut down that bridge at the height of rush hour in d.c. early today. protesters in d.c. then moved onto shut down traffic at another key spot, the 12th street tunnel outside the department of justice in d.c. protesters laid down on the ground on pennsylvania avenue. and then a couple dozen gathered holding hands, chanting. that was today at the department of justice in washington. on the west coast, newton station today, a group of protesters gathered and drew chalk outlines of bodies on the sidewalk. in new york, protesters were marching from union square to times square in new york city today. this was time to be part of, essentially, a nationwide demonstration that was called hands up, walk out. people were called onto walk out of their colleges and their high schools and their businesses. at 101 p.m. eastern time today. this was the scene in harvard square in massachusetts where 500 students from harvard university and from local high schools took to the streets today. this was the university of massachusetts at amhearst today. this was the university of colorado at

uninsured residents signed up under d.c. health link. 18,400 previously uninsured people now have health coverage. the study also found that every part of the district sought reductions in uninsured. at in 2014, all taxpayers, at the request of the irs will have to have hope insurance for the previous year. this is required under the affordable health care act. those who do not have insurance will have a fine unless you qualify for exemption. turning to the weather now -- we are told a major cooldown is on the way. doug hill is here with an early look. doug >> early, we had temperatures near 60. let's see where we are on live doppler radar. rain in maryland, and you will see more of that tonight when temperatures fall. there may be areas of light snow. 37 in gaithersburg, 44 at reagan national airport. there are a couple separate areas of precipitation off the virginia coast and a second batch moving in from southwest virginia. there are areas of snow possible overnight or early in the morning. 27to 34 -- 27 to 34. we will t

i don't want to comment on washington, d.c.to be critical, not understanding the full cultural and essence of what's going on down there. i would implore the washington police department that they knead to utilize as much restatement as they can. they need to be sympathetic to the protesters. but it comes to a point when, if they're breaking the law and if the breaking of that law goes into a dangerous situation, certain action has to be taken. from what i'm seeing now,'9" does not appear that that is happening. so i would certainly implore support for the local police to have that support, have that restraint, but certainly to see whether or not it continues, can it evolve into a situation where lives can be lost. >> these people are lying on the streets, traffic is not going to move on this street over there outside verizon center. if this were to happen outside madison square garden and people couldn't get to a knicks game and you were a cop in new york city, and you used to be the number three cop in the nypd, what would yo

d.c. police charged this man in her death. his name is marvin lopez. he goes by the name marvin cabrera. arroyo was killed on 14th street northwest in the pet worth neighborhood. her friends and a quantity a answers set up a memorial for her. they say they hope her killer is found. >> she worked faithful and she did what she was supposed to do in life be successful. i don't know wipe someone would do this to her. >> if you know anything call d.c. police. . >>> we're work to go learn more about a triple shooting in the district. three people were shot on galveston near i-295 in southwest last night. police say someone was seen wearing a red polo jacket and jeeps. . >>> a d.c. cab driver is opening up to news 4 about a brutal attack. the man was beaten robbed and stuffed into the trunk of his own car. as derrick ward reports, the cab driver didn't think he would >> reporter: police say it was about 12:30 a.m. they asked to be driven to congress heights. along the way, he said he sensed something. >> my mind was telling me i was not going to be okay. >> r

athena jones is in washington, d.c. jason carroll is in new york. and we begin with deborah fayerick who is down on wall street. deb? >> reporter: there are a couple of dozen protestors here and light rain falling and so some are looking to go to areas where there are more protesters in a culminati culmination. and also those who have come out to support the garner family, there are a number of people here. [ inaudible ]. there is a talking about what the death men. >> there is trouble with deborah's audio so we'll go to manhattan where people have made their way to the iconic apple store on 5th avenue. jason, what are you seeing? >> reporter: they started in columbus circle, the numbers started to grow to more than 100. and then they got to the apple store, they staged the all-to all-too-familiar. none of them stopped them. none of the managers at the store. and now on 5th avenue, some of the new york expensive stores, past prada and gucci and past the gap now. they continue to march down 5th avenue. so far no arrests but this crowd is starting to

demonstrators have been walking through d.c. the past half hour. 14th street southwest and walked to constitution avenue here in ront of the department of justice. one demonstrator tells me they are not done. to stop until g innocent black men stop dying in street. >> they ended the demonstration town where they laid down. > you are in violation of the d.c. coat. disperse not cease and you will be arrested. >> this as president obama prepares to speak to civil leaders, elected officials and law enforcement at the white house to discuss ways the relationship between police and communities of color. we t is a crucial moment have to come together to say that black rights matter. >> jeanette reyes. >> police say no one was rrested during the protest today. the leader of the group lined he action is defending the protests. he appeared on news channel 8's this is the said best way to get something done. for change e hungry and they want the police rization of the but it doesn't seem to be getting resonance so even though create tensio

d.c. is the overseer, if you will, the budget -- or the congress is the overseer of the d.c. budget. is, want, republicans that they want to include some provision to cut off funding for enactment of the recently legislated ballot initiative. everything from making costs minimal to fund an enforcement issue. there would be some cost associated with it and congress could then d.c. from doing so. d.c. from doing so. republicans are advocating for this behind closed doors. it is an clear where the final negotiations will land regarding d.c. host: you can read his reporting and national journal.com and follow him on twitter. thanks for the update. we get back to your calls and comments about the justice system. what is your faith in the justices him like after the grand jury decision yesterday not to indict the police officers in the chokehold death of aragon are in staten island? lee, you are on the air. go ahead. you are onlo? host: the air, lee. we removedlo? host: to michael, albuquerque new mexico. robert in new mexico, i apologize. go ahead, robert. i just want to contribut

and extra trains will be available. >>> d.c. gray says the street ca will be ready for passengers in less than three weeks. the street car line along h street northeast is expected to start running january 19th. they were supposed to be ready before the end of that's year but there was a delay with the system. the department of transporti says passenger safety is at the top of priority. >>> her son was shot and killed by police but she didn't know about it fo days. how a case of mistaken identity impacted two families in the district. >>> a scare in the air as drones fly into dangerous territory and what's being do to keep you safe. >> reporter: t outbreak of flu being callean . >>> the controversy is dying down and tonight more people will have a chance to watch "the interview" home. sony picturest[u2dájár!uting it to cable, satellite and te services. the comedy about an assassinati attempt on north korea was first offered online a day before it hit theaters in christmas. a wider release at christmas had been planned but cancel

it would not work today in afghanistan or ukraine but it did work in washington, d.c. and british pulled back and first patent office was not burned, thanks to mr. thornton. he keeps coming up. let's go upstairs, when we get upstairs, when we get in the treaty room, i will tell you a few thing about what happens on the third floor. any questions you might have, ask. mind your step going up and particularly when we're coming down. this was mrs. taylo's dressing room. all of her clothes were in here. triangle-shaped room. this was the master bedroom. and what they would do, which all of you know was common in the 18th century, special guests when they came in the early morning could upstairs and sit with her in bed and have some tea and chat about whatever was happening. the nursery was located between the office and this room. mrs. thalo had not one, not five, not ten, 15 children. 15. 15. good home. she did not keep all of them in here at one time because it would have been like the old lady living in the shoe. the youngest ones were upstairs. they had a tutor and thei