mayoral-elect muriel bowser is meeting with kathy ma lear. she wants a review of police enforcement after multiple shootings in the last week along with two deaths. d.c. police are now calling one of the deadly shootings a . police charged this man in arroyo's death. marvin lopez. but he also goes by the name marvin cabrera. he has not been arrested yet. her friends and acquaintances set up a memorial and say they hope her killer is found. >> she worked faithfully and did what she was supposed to do in life to be successful. i don't know why someone would have to do this to her. >> police are hoping a tip helps them track lopez down. they are offering a $25,000 reward in this case. >>> questions this morning after whether a popular foggy bottom bar will be open for new year's eve. mcfadden's liquor license was suspended this weekend. five people were stabbed there friday night. the website is still advertise thing for a new year's eve party but it is not selling tickets. it cannot reopen until the owners appear before the alcoholic atlanticor

s mayor elect muriel bowser did address not only those killings but a recent rash of violent crimes across the city. bowser talked about it during a visit to merriam's kitchen, an organization that helps the city's homeless. >> sometimes spikes in violence are just that, un what's important is that if there are connections, that the police identify the connections. >> we did ask d.c. police for an interview. they told us while there has been an uptick in violence recent days, overall violent crime in the city is down 9% compared to last year. >>> d.c. police say they misidentified a man shot to death by officers after a robbery on christmas eve. police initially identified the man as 29-year-old raymond robinson of southwest d.c. but now say the man was actually 33- year-old gregory gray who had no fixed address. a police spokesperson said she could not provide details on how that mistake was made. >>> coming up just days before leaving office mayor vincent gray shares with our bruce johnson his political triumphs and why he rejected a plea deal from federal prosecutors. >> up next a high

mayor elect muriel bowser. what she says her administration will focus on. >> good evening. and coming up, new details coming in. more details on airasia flight 8501. the search area expanding, rescue officials fearing the worst. and the family members who did not get on that plane. and caught on camera -- fast and furious drivers. the growing danger on america's highways. >> in the last several months, high profile cases of deaths in ferguson, missouri and new york have made headlines and then the revenge killings of two police officers in new york. our correspondent takes a closer look. >> over the last few months there has been extensive coverage of police, seem to be as overly violent by the public. but there is another aspect of the job, rarely discussed. it is called community policing. >> i think we can still do things the old-fashioned ways. >> captain paul says that means community meetings, talking to residents, and showing they are, in fact, the good guys. >> we need their help just like they need our help. >> police say it is a common misconception that they sit

mayor elect muriel bowser believes they can make more money by selling. $150 million to buy the land. d.c. united would then pay about the same to buil sheriffs will discuss how the county deals with drugs. they're holding a news conference at 10:00 and we're told detectives arrested 90 people on drug charges in the last 12 . >>> an alert for university of maryland students after a classmate was sexually assaulted just off campus. police say the woman was at an n s fold into a room by a man. she says he put a hand over her mouth and told her to be quiet. the student bit him. he began slapping and groping her. she was able to get away. those we talked to say the university does a good job of ting sex assaults. >> they inform us. we get e-mail mule times a day about what's happening. they're really good about informing us. >> there'sw sexl assault workshop that all students are required to take, i'm pretty sure. >> at least three have reported being groped near campus since september. police do not believe the cases are connected. on campus.ty the seven society just announce add $57,000

mayor elect muriel bowser is filling more cabinet positions and heard ministrations. she announced appointments for the department of human services, the department of health, and rehab services. she says that she will focus on homelessness and getting residents access to quality health care. she will be sworn in this wednesday, january 2. >> mayor vincent gray took part in 20 driven cutting -- ribbon-cutting ceremonies in two hours. right now more than $1 billion in property is unclaimed in virginia. physically unclaimed property included abandoned safe-deposit boxes and abandoned bank accounts. the virginia department of the treasury says that the property can be claimed, no matter how much time has passed. still ahead at 6:00 -- changes in the forecast. that will let us know if we need to bundle up for new year's eve. >> football drama continues at redskins park. jay gruden briefs the players. and racking up the points. abc 7 news >> the at this coupled church of maryland says it's from -- is first female bishop with the driver and a deadly hit-and-run and run acci

muriel bowser will be sworn in as the next mayor friday morning. a new report shows more than 4 million people signed up for healthcare. there was a target of 9.1 million customers to be signed up in 2015. opening enrollment runs through february 15. coming up tonight at 11:00. >> pretty tragedy incident right now that we're dealing with. >> shock and horror after a freak accident at wal-mart. how a two-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his mother. another little boy holds the key to a possible break-through of the ebola outbreak. and enough years eve parties could leave you with a huge bill in 2015. >> to the west, a tragedy story coming in from idaho where a two-year-old boy accidentally killed and -- shot and killed his mother in a wal-mart. the boy reached into her purse and found the weapon and fired. she did have a concealed weapon license. >> they came in to do some shopping. >> it was a terrible incident but it turns out that no one else was hurt. researchers in germany think they pinpointed just how the ebola viret started in afric

the will be a second vacancy when muriel bowser is sworn in as the mayor. the board of elections could decide to fill her seat as well. d.c. andwere held in around the globe to recognize world aids day. tonight, a vigil to mark the districts work fighting the disease while acknowledging the challenges ahead. roz plater is live in the satellite center with more. >> activist gathered at the whitman walker clinic where they say we have come a long way in the fighting in hiv aids, but we also have a long ways to go when it comes to having zero new infections. ♪ forced inside from the rain, dozens gathered for a vigil using smart's phone -- smartphone flashlights instead of candles, paying tribute to those who lost their battles with hiv-aids. forward.also looked with advances in medical research, there is good new s in the movement. >> back then it was pretty much a death sentence. many have been encouraged by losing somebody close to them. >> i saw my relatives, my uncles who succumbed to the hiv virus. from that point, that put the passion in me. sadly, activ

mayor elect muriel bowser spoke with residents saturday night meeting with the police monday to map out a strategy. >> this ability is important. patrols, residents have pointed out to us, we need more patrols. >> we need a serious look at deployment and how beat officers are supervised. >> the man who was shot on division avenue late this afternoon, he becomes the cities 106th homicide this year. last year there were 104 12 of those from the navy yard shooting. roz plater, abc 7 news. >> two years later, a local family continues to push for an arrest in the hit-and-run death of a teenager. 16-year-old jackson died in 2012 after being struck by two vehicles on new york avenue, not far from her northwest d.c. home. tonight her family held a vigil in her memory near the scene of the crash. >> i feel proud and blessed that my daughter is loved by everyone. >> jackson's family believes that she was being chased and ran into the street. her relatives believe that someone he wanted to steal her coat. >> a u.s. navy ship has joined the search for the missing air asia jet. the plane vanished ov

muriel bowser's administration will take over on the second of january. >> a couple in hawaii were forced to relocate their wedding ceremony on a military base because president obama had scheduled a tee time at the sky -- at the same location. the couple, both members of the military, have a special memory to share, a presidential apology . take a listen. >> i feel terrible. nobody told us. >> that was the president right there. the couple called it a blessing in disguise. they even invited the president to the reception and mentioned an open bar. he politely declined. >> as all three of us would have gone. >> the president was just like the 16th hole and they moved to another. >> he said that if he had known he would have skipped the whole. >> exactly. >> nice. hawaii dreams right now. >> let's hope so. >> not in this weather. >> it is brutal. we are just going to be going downhill -- downhill. we started off on a cloudy side today and as you can see in the weatherbug network here in arlington it shows you that the clouds cleared out very nicely and we have got nothing but sunshine acro

. >>> mayor elect muriel bowser knows there is plenty of work to be done to stop violent in the down. >> reporter: several homicides and stabbings have people worried and a new mayor taking action. >> i'm the mayor, and i'm responsible. >> reporter: the new mayor addressed the issue at miriam's kitchen today. >> sometimes spikes in violence are just that, unexplained spikes. what is important is that if there are connections that the police identify the connections. >> reporter: we asked the police department for an interview and received this response. while there has been an uptick in violence in recent days, overall violent crime in the city is down 9%. that is comparing 2013 to 2014. violent crime includes homicide, sex abuse, robbery and assault. >> you have all these police, who are making sure we stay crime free, but what is being done to address the social problems? nothing. >> i don't know if i would say it is nothing. there has been a lot. >> at today's conference, frustration was voiced about the string of violence. >> we know often times that there are robbery rings. i kno

we talked to muriel bowserers as they arrived.didn't know her personally, but like i said, she is a sister of ours. everybody else around here, it's a big brotherhood. so when one falls we come to support of p i didn't know her personally, but we're here to support the family and keep her in our prepares. she was very personable. very likeable. there are times when i visited the fire station where she was working. i had an opportunity to have a good conversation. you know, you build a rapport. and that was robin perry. she was a friend of joist craig and herself is retired from law enforcement. she says the women in these departments, they are a tight-knit community. they watch each other's back. thinks a hard day for everybody here if the city in law enforcement. it's a very difficult time as they lay to rest firefighter joist craig. > that's right, sabina buena, sad day in the city. an overnight crash, one person dead. this happened around 2:15 at north fifth street in philadelphia's olney section. investigators say it was a one

he was planning to run in place of mayor elect muriel bowser and died at his mother's d.c. home with a heart attack. this was taken at the ferguson protest organization and was planning to get married. >> i knew his mother when she was on a campaign for planned pregnancy. i know how devastated she must be. >> he was a young proud washingtonian who worked tirelessly to make d.c. a better place. >>> airbag maker,takata back on capitol hill under mounting pressure from congress. eric gonzalez joins us at the live desk with the latest on the airbag recall hearing. >> reporter:takata grilled by lawmakers but the japanese auto-maker not bulging saying it will not issue a recall. the airbags can shoot shrapnel upon impact affecting 16 million cars and linked to at least five deaths. today, the vice president for tack ta said they have not been able to pinpoint the exact cause of the defect and still alleges it's only a problem with high humidity. >> we will take all the actions necessary to advance the goal of safety for the driving public including walk g working to produce addit

mayor-elect muriel bowser is renewing her pledge to find homelessness. while visiting area's kimmen in the foggy got tom neighborhood she said we must do more to provide long-term and short-term housing for the homeless. >> we know in a city like ours we always have the need for emergency housing. we need to have transitional housing for those in the services. my focus is on creating more housing opportunities. >> bowser also wants to close the d.c. general family shelter as quickly as possible if other housing can be found. she'll take office on new year's day at noon. >>> the artificial turf war is heating up in prince george's county. lawmakers will try for a third time to bring artificial playing fields to all county schools. they hope to get the legislation passed during the next general assembly session, but there's stiff resistance from the environmental groups who are concerned about the material used to make the fake grass. lawmakers say the schools need it to keep athletes competitive with other school systems. >>> we are seeing action followin

muriel bowser, who i'm supporting for mayor, and i talked to this morning. she said, you're the "mayor for life". thank you, ken. thank you. [applause] okay, i'm sorry. >> you are serving in ward 8, a poor section of the city. you said in the book that you been stopped by police friend for a umber of occasions dwb. what does that stand for? driving while black. >> it's a true story. getting ready to go to the southeast, and a police three across the street is getting out. was driving probably 25 mph to 30 mph. he gave me a ticket for driving too slow. as it turns out, dc does not have a law for driving too slow. i've had more trouble with them anybody in this town. leave me alone now. do you feel that racism is still alive and well in america, despite the fact that we have a black man in the white house? ever get past -- live in a post-racial society? i hate this post-racial. chapter of my book talks about where we're going from here. do not say racism, but race that factor in everything happens in america. it is a factor. it is not the factor, but it is a f

who is the musical act to welcome muriel bowser to her new post. >>> the airasia wreckage is found but delaying other stage sh½rts. >>> the stage is set for winter classics, coming up why this moment in winter hockey is special for two men in@ the military. >>> and an eight minute fireworks=umou kj2ibextravaganza.z victoria harbor provided the backdrop for celebrat o-lds . >> right n we're getting dramatic video from the burning ferry and passengers. i can see smog and smoke. at least 10 people died in the fair sparked on sunday. more than 400 people were rescued. the finalom k few arriving on land today. they're tryl determine how the fire started. >>> the search for bodies and wreckage fr airasia flight 8501 has become painfully slow today. >> bad weather)k5@w is keeping crews from flying over that se0 area. seven bodies have been recovered including al attendant dressed in her uniform. >>> there are reports they picked up the fuselage but that is not so and operations will now run around the clock. >>> the weather unfortunately not2hq6 looking good the next two or three days slowing

ward 4 seat is open now that muriel bowser will become mayor. they will push to have both of those special elections held o. we are live here at 1 judiciary square. i'm molette green. back to you. >>> molette,. they will lay their mayor for life on thursday. barry's body will lie in repose at the wilson building for 24 hours. friday, a memorial service at the temple of praise church in southeast. the funeral will be saturday, december 6th, at the conviction center, followed by a private burial. >>> today the man charged with killing a high-ranking member of the d.c. government northbound. he killed cross. judge granted a delay until today because his lawyer obtained a new autopsy which she says could change the case. >>> for the first time expects fair revenues to stay flat. a fare hike is out of the question. they raised fares this year. d.c., virginia and maryland could be on the hook for rising costs. richard jordan will have more on how this could impact your commute >> clashes in hong kong. why hundreds of people are protesting there. >>> p

and what is their strategy for dealing with these crimes, and we will also talked to mayor elect muriel bowser. >> ari, thank you. or documents say a woman accused of murdering her grandmother said she's seen a man running from the house during the attack. accused of stabbing the 67-year-old to death outside her home in jefferson last monday. family members say harris was dealing with mental issues. a viewing is scheduled for tonight, and her funeral is set for tomorrow. rebecca cooper was at court today, and she will have more details coming up on abc seven news at 5:00. meanwhile, lawyers for boston marathon bombing suspect the car sunday of -- tsarnaev. he faces the death penalty, so they are asking for more time to prepare for the case. the bombings killed three people and injured more than 260 others. he pled not guilty to 30 federal charges. >> being humiliated when pledging a nationally known a fraternity. what the man says happened to him at the hands of the group you wanted to be a part of. >> and he wanted to follow in their footsteps, but what happened to him as he was joining this

mayor-elect muriel bowser says she's meeting with police to deal with this spike in violence. >> noneus are at all satisfied with any

mayor-elect muriel bowser says she's meeting with police to deal with this spike in violence. >> none of us are at all satisfied with any violence in our neighborhoods, and i know especially that people are very scared when there's gunfire in their neighborhood but we're working diligently to get in >> just this afternoon, another shooting. this one in broad daylight. this time the victim is said to be a 27-year-old man shot outside this carryout on division avenue. police did not release his condition, but homicide detectives were called in to work the case. just last night a double murder on southern avenue. 71-year-old preston cornelius jansen sr. shot and killed 49 years old preston cornelius johnson jr., both men found dead around 10:00 p.m. found about a block away. one man found death youth side the car. one man found dead inside the car. he was retired from the maryland department of environmental services. he was the father of ten children. johnny law is one of his sons. >> it took the holidays completely away from us. the new year is coming it took that away. at least we got

the ward 4 seat is also vacant since muriel bowser was elected are pushing to have both elections on same day. it's now 5:36. an investigation into the d to know.ild safe >> what congress will do following reports of how universities handle sex assaults on campus. >>> plus, you are wa hopefully it won't stay like this all day. tom kierein is tracking your weather changes. >>> graco's handling of the largest seat they are looking into the timeliness of reporting of the problem. graco recalled 6 million dell forgetive buckles on child and infant car seats sticking in the latched position e a potential life threatening risk. graco could face up to $35 million in civil penalties. >>> 5:40 is your time. i saw people in shorts and sunglasses yesterday. >> and then reality hit ase rig. it is just 40 degrees outside of our studios. the temperature is not the big problem. it's auld st tom. >> the sky looked at the calendar and said, wait a minute, it's december. this morning storm t 4 radar showing rain, a very light rain, a few sprinkles here in washington, and some moderate showers over sou

. >>> muriel bowser will fight homelessness in the district.ounced human services appointments while visiting miriam's kitchen in the foggy bottom neighborhood. she says we must do more to provide long and short-term homes in the area. >> we needed to have transitional housing where people are getting services. i'm not focusing on creating shelter but creating more housing opportunities. she wants to close the d.c. general 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

he was hoping to replace muriel bowser on the d.c. council representing ward 4 when she becomes mayor. >> shockingly cooper died yesterday after heart attack. he was just 34 years old. his family says he was complaining of chest pains after eating breakfast yesterday at his parents' home in northwest d.c. the d.c. activist just got engaged on thanksgiving, too. he's the nephew of d.c. community leader and noted philanthropist peggy cooper. >>> a special election is set for april 28, the same day voters in ward 8 will pick a new representative to fill marion barry's term. >>> protests erupt over the latest nonindictment in the police killing of an unarmed black man. >> this time it is over a chokehold in the death of a new york man. coming up, a closer look at reaction that is pouring in now from around the country. we'll be right back. some say your health is the luck of the draw. but inova's groundbreaking genomic research is working to change that. we're studying the genetic make-up of infants to detect if, when and how disease may

he leaves office friday when muriel bowser will be sworn in. >>> a flying dog brewery is branching outtomac. officials of the brewery will open a separate farm brewery about 17 miles away on the site of a recently announced hops farm in northern virginia. >> farmworks brewery is expected to open in 2015 in leesburg. it will include a 15-barrel brew house, tasting area, hospitality area and will focus on highly experimental beers that will include barrel aged wild fermentation and some sour beers. >>> let's go ahead and take a look outside, shall we? clear but cold is how we sum it up. >> indeed, temperatures in the 30s probably out in the burbs in the upper 20s. allyson joins us on the weather terrace with more. >> reporter: good morning. i've been out here for about two minutes. my hands feel like icicles. so that's -- gloves would be good today. let's take a look outside. clear, 32 degrees, feels about 25 out here thanks to a little bit after breeze. not much but you'll notice it. here we are with the teens. 18 for manassas. culpeper at 18. 21 for fredricksburg. 25 for baltimore. and

mayor elect muriel bowser and other city leaders have said they would also like to get washington's football team to return to the city. which would mean all the local professional sports teams then would make d.c. their home. >>> a northern virginia rugby player is turning his tragedy on the field into a way of giving back. here's news4's david culver with the story behind one remarkable recovery. >> really emphasize that. >> reporter: from the treadmill -- >> think about that. >> reporter: -- to the balance bars. for the past year, this has been gary's full-time job. but to fully appreciate gary's progress, you need only go back a year into the sport that he loves. >> rugby kind of helped shape my life, if you like. >> reporter: born and raised in south africa, gary has played rugby since he was 5. his only injury in those 45 years happened last november. >> it was a freak accident and something that never really happens in rugby. >> reporter: gary broke his neck, couldn't move and wasn't expected to walk again. >> the injury, obviously, didn't sever my spinal cord, all right. that's -- if

the board later this week may also schedule the ward 4 election for april 28th, once mayor-elect muriel bowseriles a formal resignation letter. barry's adult son christopher was in the barry crowd today. some are urging him to run forward 8. but that's uncertain. several others are expected to enter the race. in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >>> only on news4, their job is to process the mail, but now they're under investigation for stealing it, and thousands of dollars worth of gift cards inside. >> reporter: new details revealed in court today about the death of a d.c. department of corrections official found murdered in her alexandria apartment. all-new at 6:00, a possible motive behind the attack. >>> also a warning from the fbi about members of the military and their social media accounts. we'll hear from nbc's jim miklaszewski. of . >>> there are new concerns tonight about the terrorist group known as isis. the fbi has issued a warning about the terror group, trying to use western recruits to target current and former members of the military. nbc news chief pentagon correspondent ji

mayor-elect muriel bowser will be sworn into office coming up on friday morning. >>> and new laws starting in january will mean minimum wage will go up in 21 states. the economic policy institute says increases will affect about 2.4 million employees in all those states. massachusetts and minnesota will see its wage raise an extra dollar an hour. in florida the raise is only 12 cents an hour. >>> it is cloudy and cold out there. temperatures are going to head to the lower 40s this afternoon and a little more sunshine. the flurries and drizzle in spots continue for a little while longer but sunshine just in time before the sun sets. we do see high pressure remain for wednesday, thursday and parts of friday. temperatures are going to be kind of cold out there until friday into saturday. let's go over to beverly with traffic. >> reporter: a couple of incidents. fairfax county parkway they're still hadding up the southbound traffic south of 50 for the crash. tow truck trying to remove the vehicles. northbound traffic able to get by the scene. also dealing with a crash, the american legion brid

mayor elect muriel bowser says she believes the city could make more money selling the reaves centern u-street than by trading it. >> the cold weather already starting to come in. >> it's really amazing how warm we were and how cool we already are in some areas. that's the way it's going to be tonight, too. if you left without a coat this morning, you need it tonight. take a look. we're outside right now, and this is the current scene from national harbor looking towards woodrow wilson. yeah, nasty out there. some rain coming down at a pretty good clip. temperature was 69 earlier. now down to 64. winds out of the south at 7 miles per hour. under those cloudy skies. with that rain. but notice to the west, we're already in the 40s. 45 degrees in cumberland. a 25-degree difference between fredericksburg and cumberland. actually, 26 degrees, to be exact. but that's what we're talking about with that cold air moving on in. behind this, we're seeing winds gusting to 30 miles per hour too, around winchester, leesburg, frederick and around the gaithersburg here. here is the rain and we'll zo

ward 4 council member and mayor elect muriel bowser praised the soccer vote, although exact financingds to be worked out. >> we're doing this for a lot of reasons. we know great cities like ours support arts and culture and sports and our sports teams are a part of that culture. >> reporter: the soccer team supporters crowding the council chamber, the council voted to spend up $150 million in city money to assemble the land in southwest, and clear it for soccer construction. the private owners of the team would pay $150 million for the stadium itself. now expected to be completed in late 2017 or 2018. >> you know, it's about economic development, first and foremost, i think for the city. it's an opportunity for an area of the city that hasn't seen that movement. >> reporter: the soccer deal which will be voted on one more time in two weeks eliminates a team sales tax break initially negotiated by mayor sent gray. the city agreed to buy the land and provide public transportation to the site that could become a new test nation point in the region. >> it's worked well for baseball. it's

everyday since he has passed, someone tells me, muriel bowser, marion trusted you., to fight for us. marion trusted you with the baton he passed on to lead the district of columbia. it is that fight, it is that spirit, that i will stand before you again on january 2 to become the next mayor of the district of columbia. i will stand with that spirit of the mayor for life, the mayor forever, marion barry. god bless you. [applause] >> good afternoon. two cora, christopher, and all of the loved ones, our as thences, for me council of the district of columbia. this is a home going, a celebration. i feel it has been a little too serious. marion barry was someone who knew how to laugh, enjoy life, how to cut it up, so i will begin with this. everyone has a marion barry story. i have plenty. but how many of you can say marion barry had you arrested? [laughter] i can. a decade before i was elected to the council, i was one of those pesky neighborhood commissioners from ward 3. we had this development controversy which i helped to start up -- stir up. we were trying to find e

county executive rushern baker, marc morial sterling tucker, charlene drew jarvis and mayor-elect muriel bowserto represent the people of prince george's county. there you go. i'm pleased to be joined by council members leon davis and karen tolls. we're pleased to be here because representing ward nine, i think they said like to say we came here to claim our land back. you know in life, life you encounter and experience. it is about the people you meet. the places we go and the situations and environments we are exposed to. over the course of our lives, we welcome and meet people across the world. who possess wonderful gifts of capturing our hearts and our minds. through their energy passion and commitment, they cause us to believe and understand that we can dramatically change the course of events in our lives and in the world. marion barry was one of those people. on december 6, 2010, the mayor for life was sitting in the front row as i raised my hand and took the oath of office to become prince george's county executive. it was an honor for me to have him there supporting me. i've said this