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federal agents arrested 26-year-old lionel williams of suffolk yesterday. according to court documents williams sent money to someone he thought was trying to arm isis fighter. williams has accused of proclaiming support for the terror group on social media. two drastically different pictures tonight in the aftermath of the terror attack in berlin. a massive memorial is growing at the christmas market where 12 people were killed on monday. the market reopened to the public today. meanwhile, a national manhunt grows in the search for the suspect anis amri. german police say they found his finger prints in the cab of the truck used to carry out the attack. before the attack, amri's name was on terror watch list across europe. jonathan: in the coming days more than 135,000 people from the area will walk through the metal detectors at the local airports to start the vacation. we get-away. doug hill has the travel forecast. start off with richard. i understand the airport is the scene of reunions tonight and smooth sailing as well. richard: it is so awesome to s

the fbi arrested 26-year-old lionel williams yesterday in suffolk, believing he was preparing to stage an attack in the commonwealth. >> the story of how investigators tracked a man they feared would soon to violence. >> on facebook the arlington-born williams went by the name alshababi. he posted constantly about jihad. those posts and his decision to buy an ak-47 online rafte the san bernardino attacks last year. >> reporter: the fbi began monitoring williams' social media in march. around the time he posted his allegiance to the islamic state. by april undercover agents had them talking to him about his dreams of jihad. i can't wait till the day the black flag exists all over maryland, dc, and chicago, he told an fbi agent in may. they used aerial surveillance. something that never aroused the suspicion of his neighbors. >> he'd just go out and practice. i figured like my husband. my husband has guns. when you have a gun you want to shoot it. didn't think anything of it. >> reporter: the bureau watched and waited as williams tried to send $250 to buy ammunition for people he thought

. >>> a virginia man charged with supporting the islamic state, the fbi arrested 26-year- old lionel williamssuffolk. they believe he was getting ready to stage a terror attack allegiance to isis on facebook. williams is now the 112th person charged in an isis- related crime in the united states and that's also the 11th virginiaian to face these kinds of charges. >>> that's a quick look at what's going on. >> friday is here and the news at 4:30 starts right now. >>> so the lines were moving yesterday at reagan international. it was fairly busy. today aaa predicts it will probably not be nearly as smooth. good morning and happy friday, christmas is almost here and so is hanukkah. i'm mike hydeck. >> good morning, everyone, i'm makia turner. let's hand it over to mologist melissa nord. melissa, turning out to be not such a white christmas this year diswhrvment not going to be a white christmas. we'll see a green christmas eve and hanukkah, some rain showers around. today looks fairly quiet in the area if you're trying to head out of town or come back in we're starting off in the 20s, seasonably

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according to court documents lionel williams sent money to a person he believed was collecting money to purchase weapons for isis fighters. he also posted content on social media showing his support for the group. they also found two guns inside williams' home. ifwi convicted effaces up to 20 years in prison. take a look at this video.o. would you just sit there in the middle of an armed robbery? that's what you might ask yourself after you see this next story. let's set it up first. d.c. police are still searching for four suspects who robbed a northeast convenience storet co mondaynv night. that store sells a lot of lottery tickets.lo matt ackland showstt us whatt happens next. >>reporter: it was just before 8:00 when several masked individuals entered keep your eye on the man sitting on the bench just checking his lottery tickets t. another suspect squeezes througs a small window where he demands cash. he said like open the save s drawer. as that was going on am of thee customers were taken to theth back. but not that man we talked about earlier. nope, he's still checking his tick

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. >>> 26-year-old lionel nelson williams of suffolk, virginia, was arrested on wednesday. investigators say he gave money to someone in october and november believing it would be used to help buy weapons and ammunition for isis fighters but that person was working under cover for the fbi. this started from a tip when someone noticed he was posted pro-isis material on media. he bought an ak-15 before the shooting. >> james cherry is accused of places such as in the metro station, an area near the white house, and the world bank. in addition, he told 911 dispatcher back in july that he'd placed eight bombs inside union station. a judge has ordered him to remain in jail until trial. he's pled not guilty. he's facing 20 years in pruzen. >>> right now police need your help finding a missing rockville woman. this is 21-year-old erica morris. she left the family home and didn't say where she was going. although she's an adult, she functions at the level of a third grader. she likes transportation and loves to go to the library. if you know anything, please call police. >>> uber a

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