alison: breaking news in rockville, a woman randomly shot in the leg while driving her car. leon: the woman was on her way to pick up her son at the when she metro station was hit by bullet. she drove to a police station for help. roz plater is on the scene. roz: leon, this bizarre incident ended here at this firehouse on rockville pike. 8:00.rted just before this is video of the car, with a single bullet hole in the driver side door. the driver of the car which shot in her leg, expected to be ok. she was on her way to the rockville metro to pick her son, heard a loud noise, and felt a burning sensation in her leg, but continued driving, picked up her son, discovered she was shotand drove to the nearby firehouse to get help. this is the area the police have been searching tonight, looking for evidence. this is where it started, the victim driving near the rock terrace school and the rockville swim center when she was struck. callers to 911 said they heard as many as seven shots fired. the police are using flashlights tolv search the school and the park nearby, also using c

you can see rockville police are back out here on the scene. this is a field behind a school, and they are still searching for shell casings. this is where the bullet went into the door of the suv striking a woman in both legs. she was driving here on martins lane in rockville monday night when she was hit by the random gunfire. >> scary. everybody's scared. because to happen in the road. i don't know why. >> reporter: the victim didn't realize at first that she'd been hit. she drove to the rockville metro and picked up her adult son. when she saw the bullet wound, her son drove her to the rockville volunteer fire station. there she was taken to the hospital. >> we think this is totally random. that the victim was not targeted. that it possibly could have been an accidental shooting in whici the weapon for other purposes. >> reporter: police searched a wooded area behind the rock terrace school near the board of education office, but so far they haven't found any shell casings so they're still trying to figure out exactly where the shooter fire

. >> this portion of rockville pike is straight and leveled as he was in a marked police car. it was 9:45 and dark. >> court records reveal that in 1997, he pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. with all, but $45 to spend it. >> reporter: he did remain here on the scene last night and as for maryland law they were required to submit to the blood test that it will be analyzed for alcohol and illegal drugs, charges are pending reporting live, anny hong wusa9. >> they have been with the montgomery county police department since january of 2013. saying that they need all of us to fight for their life as they are quoting here, not only a dedicated young police officer, but a caring person that became a chance to serve for the community. police really want to hear from you to call montgomery county police. >> police slapped the cuffs this morning, saying they shot the officer easton early this morning when he responded to a call about suspicious activity. he's in stable condition with nearby schools that were closed, they will open on monday. >>> some scary mo

>> darcy spencer in rockville. thanks, darcy. >>> more than a dozen scol bus drivers stayed hope this afternoon leaving lots of parents in charles county scrambling to pick up their children. the drivers say they're fed up and they're looking to unionize. tracee wilkins is live in laplata with a look at what the drivers want and the impact that today's walkout had. tracee? >> reporter: they did not have as many drivers participate as they would have liked but they still had an impact. >> charles county drivers are are here to stay. we're not going nowhere. they got to resolve this issue. >> reporter: keith is helping to organize the nearly 300 bus drivers in charles county. he says they're fed up with working conditions and afraid. >> all these drivers are so fearful, they will not stand up and fight for their families because they have so much fear. >> reporter: which may explain why only 21 of them are believed to have participated in today's strike. the participating bus drivers took kids to school but didn't pi

in rockville bruce leshan wusa9. >> and police could use some help on this.ormation at all for them call rockville police as they are urging you to call them tonight. >>> the family of the 27-year- old special needs schoolteacher who died is called on the united nations to investigate their death and the judicial system. they show police officers were finding alonzo smith handcuffed by privately contracted armed security guards, unconscious and not breathing. they ruled smith's death a homicide from his sudden cardiac incident. his mother says he was brutally beaten to death. >> it will continue on by special police officers until they are made accountable for their actions. >> dc police are investigating the case of possible use of force as smith's mother want them to conduct the human rights investigation as to what they describe the arrests and the deaths of after -- after can americans. >> the man that authorities say they posted the photo and video of them robbing the virginia beach bank that has pleaded guilty. the 24-year-old admits to handing the tell

in rockville, i'm kevin lewis. jonathan: the university of maryland honoring a man that broke the color barrier but in politics as well. they are rename the arknology building after mitchell, the first black person to earn a graduate degree on campus. he was the first to be elected to congress from maryland and one of the congressional black caucus. that comes interesting timing. it's on the 16th anniversary of an event that sparked the civil rights movement. december 1, 1955, rosa parks was arrested on this bus for refusing to give up her seat for a white man. less than a week later martin luther king jr. led a city-wide bus boycott that sparked events to lead to the end of segregation. parks died in october of 2005, weeks before the 50th anniversary of her arrest. kellye: covering metro tonight. a federal transit situation is taking a closer look at what is called a deadly incident. a metro rider filed a complaint after a disabled train had to unload passengers at the gallery place chinatown stop november 10. the

getting to rockville and closer to german town and north to frederick. no crashes on the beltway but watch for the 66 delays. back to you. kellye: thank you. the smithsonian zoo put out the update on cub bei bei saying the panda is growing fast. there is an instagram contest chance to see bei bei on december 19. find details on wjla.com. leon: bei bei will need a fur coat for the next few hours. kellye: doug is standing by to give us the latest on the forecast. >> chilly out. the temperatures will rise. 48 in the capital. 49 in winchester and 46 in fredericksburg. temperatures are below average. the rain has ended but it's moving back to the area. this is the leading edge of a batch of rain that is coming farther southwest. heavier rain that luck would have it is in time for the rush hour tomorrow morning. the got news is it is going to push through the area but the question is to nail down the time. this is going to push eastward in the day but it looks as though it should taper off and in by 5:00 or 6:00. most of us have to wait until thursday for suns

wusa9 bruce leshan is live for us in rockville tonight. no luck so far for police trying to track the shooter down. >> no luck at all. in fact that's the reason that they will be out here right now checking the field as they would have no evidence, no sign of the shooter at this point. now neighbors say that they have heard six or seven shots. one of those shots hit the woman who was driving her car right here down martin's lane towards the metro station. >> at least six to eight. >> reporter: some worried that neighbors are still too frighten to go on camera. >> over a short period. >> bang, bang, bang. >> no, it is just a little more than that. >> reporter: neighbors say that the shooting lasted for about 15 minutes. and police at first, they did not find anything. and then the woman turned up at the fire station with the bullet hole in her driver's door and a gunshot or shrapnel wound to her legs. >> how did someone get shot and explain that. >> i'll track it hour by hour. >> reporter: and no shell casings, no evidence. >> police are st

last night the worst-case scenario unfolded in rockville.omery county police officer was hit by a small suv on rockville pike and was seriously jirn. the officer had just pulled over a car on 395 on edmundson drive and was hit by a passing vehicle. the driver of the vehicle stayed on the scene and was taken into custody. th it's believed that driver was under the influence. the officer was on the force for less than five years and we recently assigned to the alcohol task force and was working in that capacity. we'll keep a close eye and bring you any updates as we get them. >> thaerng you. >>> hundreds came out to the stadium last night. they lit candles. mayor carey davis thanks the rescue. >>> syed farook and tashfeen malik were both killed in a shoot-out. jay gray has more. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, eun. we know they have uncovered two cell phones and a hard drive. they were damaged. it will be so valuable to investigators as they try to piece together who the couple had been communicating with overseas, were they li

now they're tracking in toward west of rockville. want to take you south where the heavy rain is coming in. there's been a little bit of lightning not far from fair view beach. there's a little more rain to .g another couple hours and we'll dry out a little overnight. tomorrow, going to be in the 70s on christmas eve. >>> a shooting at a computer repair store in the alex andria area has put a man in the hospital tonight. it happened in the portion of fairfax county. a man wearing a mask entered the store, flashed a gun and grabbed a laptop. >> it appears the victim was shot. he was transported to fairfax hospital with non-life- threatening conditions. >> the owner was shot in the hand, but appears to be okay. >>> also tonight, a metro rider is in surgery just days after being attacked by a group of young people on the red line at the height of rush hour this. all happened monday evening the male victim suffered a concussion, broken teeth. >> it's terrible. >> reporter: has there been a time you didn't get on the train because you did

be careful as you're moving out of frederick making your way toward rockville, bethesda. we had a mechanical problem, east train, there is a delay. they did get the mechanical issue fairly fix. so far so good on the rest of the marc and vre lines. wheel check traffic. stay tuned. >> thank you, kim. >>> developing story, search teams in australia are wrapping up efforts to find a missing plane. malaysia airports flight 370 went missing last year from kuala lumpur to beijing. they're now looking for the plane. the underwater search covering 46 square miles is the most expensive search ever carried out in the country. there were more than 200 passengers and crew on board. so far there is no trace of that plane. >>> a man from annandale virginia now facing rape charges in maryland. police in frederick city say they arrested milton castro martinez. police say they used a sting operation to catch him this week. >>> more than 155,000 food items containing celery powetown chally contaminated with e. coli bacteria are being recalled. the fda has expanded the recall at major grocer

for now, trouble in rockville from melissa mollet. >>> still have this problem in rockville.ake a look at the screen here. rig right, you cannot turn left. something ellsworth mentioning on my mon tofrmt starting to see some rain in the further outportions of 66. again, you're going to have to work the windshield wipers. let's have a look at other issues. south of 129 at blackburn road, one lane trying to get past a crash. here, no issues, everybody behaving themselves. also on five, inbound and that is totally normal here for this time of the morning. 66 eastbound before lehigh v a crash now on the shoulder. and then take a look now at all of this moisture coming in. you're really going to have to use those windshield wipers this morning. i'm back in 10 minutes with some travel time. >> all right, mms. thank you. an apparent row dennet problem in one northwest d.c. neighborhood could cause a ticket. they're going through to see what could be causing this issue. it includes trash cans, high grass and debris. >>> jason van dyke is formally indicted in laquan mcdonald's death.

wascer noah leotta patrolling for drunk drivers thursday night on rockville pike. he had pulled somebody over and when he got out of his cruiser was hit by another car. the driver stayed at the scene and was taken into custody on suspicion of, all things, dui. after the attack on planned parenthood in colorado springs, supporters held rallies across the country. remembered the victims of the mass shooting. as mike carter-conneen reports, they challenged with a call putting out violent rhetoric. after his arrest, the planned parenthood shooting suspect allegedly told the police "no more baby parts." abortion clinics nationwide say they have been getting more threats because of the debate over capitol hill. >> the hateful rhetoric is almost making this continue. mike: this was billed as a national day of solidarity, similar events happening in colorado and across the country. in washington, people gathered at all souls church in columbia heights. >> when you start making it acceptable to say human bodies are not valuable, people do whatever they want to them and feel

temperatures 36 rockville, 39 in washington. 35 in ft. belvoir.d impacts for today, little talk of the fog around early this morning. only real knock on the commute might be sunshine delays on the way home. temperatures mid-30s for the ride in. mid-50s on the way home. a close look at your weekend, that's 6:21. see you in a few. >>> problem on the baltimore-washington parkway. that crash on brandy wine still there. branch avenue, brandy wine road, left lane blocked causing some delays. 270 to the beltway, things are moving along nicely for you. little heavy on the beltway itself between 95 and 270. when you leave the house, don't forget to tune into wtop 103.5 fm for updates on the 8s. >>> a little luck, that could change his life. why people in colorado say the state's newest lottery winnings couldn't go to a better person. >>> breaking news in south africa this morning involving former olympian oscar pistorius. the decision made overnight that will keep him out of prison for now. i' >>> breaking news at the live desk. two big developments in the

in rockville, brianne carter, abc 7 news. jummy: police arrested the man they believe shot and aberdeen police officer this morning. aton easton survived and is baltimore shots,. he will need facial surgery. suspect was arrested about eight hours after the shooting. schools near the shooting scene are close while police continue the investigation. fire marshalsnty, are investigating a townhouse fire as a possible case of arson. it happened in reston. woman wasonders say a rushed to the hospitals's with injuries related to smoke inhalation. car was vandalized earlier in the night. no word on what caused the fire. let's talk about the forecast. outooks like a nice day there. let's get to brian van de graaff with a look at the forecast. ian: look at how blue the skies are out there. things are looking good. we do not have the wind. yesterday the wind was intense. the wind, calming today. now, frederick, maryland, 44 degrees. a light breeze out of the north-northeast at about five. as we head through the afternoon, we will approa

multiple lanes of rockville pike are completely shut down at this hour. 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

rockville police say steven davis, timothy harris and terrence mcclaire broke into south storage plus last week. they stole somewhere between 1 and $10,000 worth of merchandise inside. that's according to police. police also say the men stole a box truck. two of the men were released on bail. the other is still in jail on a $15,000 bond. >>> a plan to add tolls to i-66 inside the beltway is headed for a showdown vote this week. inside nova reporting the transportation commission is expected to vote on thursday. it will decide whether to move forward on a plan that would lay out how money raised from tolls would be spent. this could be the last procedural vote before the commonwealth transportation board has the final say next week. >>> 6:19 now, charter bus company is apologizing after stranding more than 60 passengers in the cold for seven hours. the megabus blew a tire. another bus came to pick up the passengers, not until 10:00 the next morning. >> very cold. a lot of people with medical conditions. >> one of the women on board is pregnant. megabus released a statement apologizing

take a look at the rockville campus at montgomery college. rain is widespread. rainfall has been moderate. .064 in lusby. look how warm the temperatures are without any sunshine. 60 in chevy chase. 61 in dale city. 60 degrees at gallaudet university. a couple of radar stops, the areas in yellow and orange show the heaviest downpours. those are self of fredericksburg, northwest of baltimore. we can change position and show you the north side of the beltway, the area with the heaviest rain, 270 split all the way to the 95 corridor. plenty of rain coming up through charles county and west of the metro area. just a rainy day, anyway you cut it. but temperatures comfortably in the 60's. the whole 95 corridor has a chance of rain. 81 corridor also has a chance of rain. line of heavy rain moving through the afternoon hours through chicago and northern sections of indiana. things will change a bit. a quick preview of christmas eve and christmas day. still expect temperatures in the 70's tomorrow, slight chance of a shower. same on christmas day. a lot of whether to shar

again 44 now in rockville and bowie, then 50 downtown with a couple sprinkles here and there. some showers off to the west, what they were doing just in the last hour as they would move through during the evening and afternoon hours. everything will be general to the i-90 corridor as it will be 53 at 11:00. i think that it will be dry until one or two. a little dose for the new year. staying cool in the mid-40s on monday and tuesday. this is the best block of all. it's like candy cane lane. i know. oohhh. oh, holiday ferris wheel. i kind of love it. look at those reindeer. jeffrey, you're awfully quiet back there. i was just thinking... maybe it's time we finish this test drive and head back to the dealership? that is so jeffrey... soooo jeffrey... so jeffrey... oh. elves.. it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. the volkswagen sign then drive event. zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first months payment on a new passat and other select models. there's a place online where you always get more than you pay for. tjmaxx.com brands you love,

he was patrolling for drunk drivers on rockville pike. the police say he pulled somebody over.en he got out of his cruiser, he was hit by another car. that driver stopped at the scene and was taken into custody on suspicion of dui. alexandria police are looking for a killer after a gruesome discovery at a quiet park. a body was found in the wooded today. the park then i, the police confirm he had been missing on most a week. tonight, the police confirm he had been missing almost a week. tom roussey has more. leon, folks are stunned by where his body was found. there are high rise apartments in the distance, closer to me as a baseball field, on the other side the elementary school. to my left, this is a popular trail. there is so much activity, but folks had no idea that a few hundred feet away a body was lying. alexandria police return to the spot where the victim was found, this after they had spent almost all day investigating the death of the 22-year-old, declaring it a homicide late in the afternoon. he had been missing nearly a week. he was last seen here at four mile run

ochoa was a senior at the school. >>> a new clue in a bizarre shooting in rockville. police say they found a bullet in the woods on martin's lane. this he hope it will lead them to the person who fired several shots in that area monday night. one of the bullets hit a woman while she was driving. she is expected to be okay. rockville police think someone may have been illegally hunting a deer in that area. >>> the man shot by an off duty officer at union station has died. the washington post reports that rashaad bug bay cut a woman who was trying to stop him from hurting himself outside of union station. the 25-year-old then went inside where the officer saw him carrying a knife. the officer says that bug bay came at him so he fired. an autopsy did not reveal how he died. >>> i'm angie goff at the live desk with this just in. some incredible video out of china. let's get straight to it. it's a rescuer at the huge landslide in the country, they are pulling out a man who was trapped in the dirt for 67 hours, buried alive. this is unbelievable. the man was dehydrated and

between rockville pike and i-270 we hit a string of red lights and the next less than 40 seconds. >>eporter: coming up on news 4 at 6:00, why the county is not considering congested intersections inside the beltway. for now in montgomery county, scott macfarlane, news 4. >>> most kids won't be staying up to ring in the new year until midnight and that was not a problem for families in alexandria. megan mcgrath was there with the alternative to the late-night tradition. >> happy new year! >> a day of fun to ring in the new year on the southeast waterfront. >> we think it's a great time. it's an opportunity for us to spend time with the family during the day. thankful that the weather is nice. >> reporter: train rides, costumed entertainers and a huge, inflatable slide. all a part of the family, friendly festival. it was really big, scary walking up. it was fun going down. >> it was awesome. >> that's a long climb to get up there what was that like? >> it sure is -- >> scary. ♪ >> and in old town, the emphasis is on the arts with more than 100 performances levelled in venues scattered

. >> and i'm andrea mccarren in rockville. 50 homeless men, women, and families. and then they found housing for every one of them. >> and it felt awful. and nothing could have prepared them for the emotional and financial battle. >> i would pick up the second job serving. they might be going to the service community. >> you're marked $500,000 to transition these veterans from homelessness to hope. >> we have not achieved nationwide. in rockville andrea mccarren wusa9. >> if not they would keep working to go back to school to study math and physics. hoping to attend to get a degree in engineering. >>> the prices at the pumps are fueling big sales across the country as they say that the the national average price for a gallon of gas has dropped below $2 a gallon of gas for the first time in 2009 and compared to last year that the the average driver has faced $560 filling up. the report found most people, they are spending that extra cash to eat out, r by extra presence for under the christmas tree. >>> and on their watch. they used to run the rights, but sold them

live at the rockville jail bruce leshan, wusa9. >> bruce, thanks a lot. the charges against mangru carry up to a year in prison. because he's a commissioner and because the alleged victim works for the montgomery state's attorney, prince george's county prosecutors are the ones handling the case. >>> well, it now appears the 7 for a missing college student -- search for a missing college student has ended tragically. paul mcginnis of reston has been missing several days. the bcu student was last seen in adams morgan. this afternoon d.c. police found a body in an alley off 18th street. family friends tell wusa9 the victim is mcginnis, so far police not identifying the person calling this a death investigation. >>> in baltimore there was no new date to retry police officer william porter for the death of freddie gray in police custody, but the prosecutors, defense lawyers and judge did meet to discuss what's next after a mistrial was declared in the case. scott broom is still in baltimore tonight as the developments continue to come in. >> reporter: well, t

news 4's darcy spencer is live in rockville with more on her message tonight. darcy? >> reporter: erika, this rally was organized by people who say they don't want the victims of violence or their family members to be forgotten about during the holiday season and some are calling for what they call common-sense reforms that would make the community safer from gun violence. montgomery county's police chief as well as the county executive were among elected leaders who were speaking here this afternoon, some calling for universal background checks and the gun-permitting process as well as the sale of ammunition. we first start with the mother of billy mitchell who was gunned down in d.c. in 2011. >> when i hear folks saying, well, how can we possibly do registration, gun registration? how can we not have gun registration? how can we not? >> anybody can go on the internet and buy any kind of ammunition they want. the fact is that we continue to sell high-capacity magazine s that have no purpose for hunting, sporting or other recreational sports. sounds like common sense

these are live pictures of rockville pike and edmonston drive. we don't have word of how serious the injuries are, but we're working on that story. an indianao tonight, man lost more than a third of his weight and he did it the hard way. months,150 pounds in 10 all by himself without a trainer. he weighed nearly 400 pounds when he decided to get in shape. this was after the super bowl. he went to the gym and start working out, changed his diet and lifestyle. he says he did it all for his young daughter. >> i could not get down on the floor and play with her, i cannot go running with her. i cannot do the things i felt a father should do. able to stops been taking medication for high blood sugar, cholesterol, and type two diabetes. he has now completed three 5k races and his goal now is to compete in a triathlon. leon: it boils down to the same thing everything all time -- diet and exercise. if only it were that easy. alison: you have to have the motivation, working for his daughter. steve: let's talk about the weather. high today, 53 degrees. the

there's a crash on the outer loop of the beltway between rockville pipe, 65, and old georgetown road. reportedly there's a lane blocked there. be very careful as you're headed there. stay to the left in order to get by. >>> kim, thank you. it's 4:43. new details about the death of a montgomery county man. he was found stabbed to death back in august. police say a 19-year-old and three younger teens are now being charged with first-degree murder. two of those teens also face charges in a deadly shooting last month in gaithersburg. >>> we've got something going on in china now. we're learning the timing of threat is reportedly around christmas day or on christmas day. this is a very popular shopping day. british and french embassies have been notifying them as well. >>> another gain against the secret service. october 11th is when hernandez fired several shots from his car on constitutional avenue. at least several bullet s struc windows in an upstairs window. >>> the florida man who landed his gyrocopter on the capitol lawn said he will run for congress. daniel hughes says he plans to

reporter: the mood head injury inside rockville fire station 3. firefighters announcing the 40 year tradition of santa riding atop and in general visiting different neighborhoods was suspended. fireblame montgomery's chief who worried that santa could topple into the street. >> we are almost sterilizing society. santa can even ride on top of a fire truck. reporter: ryan curtis has fallen -- fond childhood memories. >> i will never forget my parents sipping a glass of wine and hearing the fire trucks coming. is exciting seen santa claus in the light. reporter: other fans share their frustration online. " war against christmas. pretty soon you will need permission to sneeze in moco." wereone firefighters packing away the light, the fire chief negotiated with santa. this new set of rules mandates st. nick can still ride in the engine but always wear a seatbelt and a class to safety harness. >> santa is no exception in this case. he's a busy guy and has a lot to do. we need him to get to where he needs to go. in this particular case it's going to be i

. >>> i'm megan mcgrath live along rockville pike. last night a montgomery county police officer was critically injured when he was hit by a car during a routine traffic stop. if you look behind me here, you can see the spray painted marks left behind by the accident reconstruction team. these marks telling the story of what happened. we have four orange marks here. these are the wheels of the police cruiser. just little ways up ahead, we have four white marks. this was the car that was pulled over in the traffic stop. then we have a third color. you can see this yellow curved line. this is where the police officer was struck. he was outside of his cruiser when he was hit by a small passing suv. police say the driver of that suv may have been drinking. let's look at the video from last night. this happened around 9:45 on rockville pike in front of the edmonston crossing shopping center. the officer was seriously injured. he is in critical condition and being watched closely at an area hospital. he has been with the montgomery county p

here in rockville center, the sports complex dedicated to skelos skill bears his name, for now. rockville center residents betrayed. >> very sorry to hear that. >> he got caught up in something that i don't know. >> reporter: the demise of a once towering political career. >>> developing story in southern california, the fbi investigating a fire at a mosque. worshipers reported the fire just after noon at an islamic center near palm springs. they held their prayers outside. federal officials are trying to determine whether it was intentionally set. the mosque had been the target of a hate crime last year. >>> troubling warning from the government on isis. a new report from immigration and customs reveals terrorists may be creating fake passports in order to travel overseas. they are using fake passport printing machines and blank books that were stolen from government buildings in syria. >>> on long island, a not guilty verdict for the nassau county cop caught on camera repeatedly punching a suspect. the video from 2014, a traffic stop in west barry. it led to charges against of

eric karlsson from rockville died saturday afternoon. he along with two other men, terry karlsson and jason willems were part of a western-based consulting firm. the ntsb is investigating the crash. >>> they have no idea why it happened. a child went unconscious and the family called paramedics and today we're learning a simple piece of equipment helped seay that child and others from carbon monoxide poisoning. darcy spencer is live with more. >> reporter: this was a very close call. i'm told there were dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide in that home. i'm going to show you what saved their lives. take a look here, this is a small carbon monoxide detector. one of these went off yesterday when the crew went inside that house and these are affixed to every first aid bag carried by ems crews here in montgomery county. there were nine kids and their two parents in that home on popping drive in rockville yesterday afternoon. that includes a 6-year-old girl who had fallen unconscious. they called 911 and the c.o. detector affixed to the

people wondering if they're heading out for the national tree lighting -- nikki burdine will be in rockville tonight. >> bundle up. it doesn't look too cold and the temperature isn't that bad. it's actually pretty typical this time of year. the wind makes it feel so much colder out there and the wind are going to subside tonight but that allows for temperatures to drop for another chilly morning. however, if you like warmer temperatures, we have a modest warmup heading our way, really nice this weekend. so the winds will subside. they have been gusting up to near 35 miles per hour. very cold. that cold air is just working its way in, ushering on in as the wind stay very high. as we head through tonight, we are going to see temperatures drop to the 30s and in some spots, upper 20s for colder spots first thing tomorrow morning. it won't be so breezy tomorrow morning and will be normally cold. as we head through friday and weekend, not as much wind and high pressure kind of sets up shop. we'll see temperatures steadily increase. it will be really nice. if you're looking to string the lights on

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

storm tracker we have rockville some showers by 9:04. sterling at 8:19. nothing crazy heavy over night. heavier activity will develop tomorrow. bus stop temperature 46-56 mild but wet. both commutes look wet. i don't think we will see any rain falling on the way home but i think the roads will remain wet through the commute. windy and chilly and dry on thursday temperatures actually about average for this time of year. 10:00 tonight there are the showers across frederick. and temps in the 40s. they are not going to go down much at all. still 48 at 10:00 in d.c.. and about 49 in dumpfully. by morning here comes the showers. notice we see yellow mixed in with the darker greens. heavier activity will develop by morning and through the morning hours in about 1:00 or so. so set your alarm early. it will be a slow commute. by account we have a lot of heavy activity. so coming in on 66, coming in on route 7 or 50 will be a slow deal. even by 1:00 most of us still have rain and showers. good news it's upper 50s to near 60. maybe it's even about

three people from rockville died in that crash. a full investigation could take a full year. barbara? >>> a little girl panicked and called 911. when police found her she was in tears, all because she thought she had ruined christma >>> well, we've got fog out there. we've got rain. last year at this time, on the 23 we had plenty of rain as everyone was making their way out of town no different for 2015. we have dense fog advisories out there. waves of rain that will continue and be moderate at times. it's still warm. believe it or not, it will be on the humid side tomorrow. dense fog advisories go until noon. we'll see if they extend them because the visibilities are fairly low. here comes the waves of rain i was talking about. stretching back down towards the deep south. this will work its way through here. not ending until 8:00, 9:00 tonight. guys? >> thank you. >>> a 7-year-old girl in new jersey called 911. she was afraid she would end up on the naughty list after she accidentally touched the elf on the shelf. >> izzy called 911 after she knocked that elf over after thro

. >>> a rockville woman is recovering from a shooting that at first she didn't know she was a victim of. the woman was driving near the swim club to pick up her son from the metro station when she heard a loud noise and felt something on her leg. a short time later she realized that she had gotten hit either by a bullet or shrapnel. neighbors told us that they heard up to seven shots and they believe that the gunman might have been a hunter. >> there is deer roaming around in that area. there could be somebody shooting at a deer. >> it very well could is been a hunter. >> reporter: when she heard the loud noise she thought she heard the deer. she's still in the hospital and she will be okay. so far rockville police have not found any evidence, but if you have any information call police. >>> so who would be bold enough to steal a package delivered to a police station? apparently this guy. take a look he's 53-year-old michael leonard of crofton. leonard was caught on surveillance camera walking out of the lobby of the western district police station where the package happened last fri

montgomery county officials will meet today along with those in guy thersbug and rockville to discuss a bus route transit system. they'll get across the county using dedicated bus lanes. that meeting takes place tonight at in rockville. >>> members of the northern virginia transportation commission will vote on the state government's plan on how funds raised through the tolls will be spent. today could be the final step of where the commonwealth transportation board gets the final say. the state's proposal would clear nearly ten miles of hot lanes on 66. these would not be new lanes. the existing lanes would become hot lanes during the peak driving periods. >>> the university of maryland is introducing its new head football coach job. his name is d.j. durkin. he worked at university of michigan. he also worked at florida and stanford before this. this is his third head coaching job. >>> more in the scandal rocking fifa. we'll tell you who's behind bars and why. >>> bad recess news for the kids. >>> of course, we're following the breaking news in california. 14 people are dead, several

morning, and headed to rockville at 11:54, and to alney after midnight.hing heavy. >>> headlines are like this, a milder finish tomorrow, thanks to, oh, sunshine. bus stop temperatures, 38 to 50. not much wind tomorrow. that's great. high in the 60s tomorrow and saturday, and ready for this? the record highs could fall on sunday. low 70s possible on sunday. the record high is in jeopardy. 45 in gaithersburg, and about 46 in silver spring, and then this is fantastic. 58 in fairfax for lunchtime, and by 6:00 p.m., 51 in gaithersburg, and 52 in bowie, and still 55 downtown, and that is stealing yet another day from december. >>> 40s across the board. 54 by 11:00, 58 by 1:00, and temperatures are going up. 63 on friday. 67 on saturday, and wait for it, 72 on sunday, and the record high is 71, and that would be a record. showers, and maybe a thunderstorm on monday, and my goodness, behind it, it's still warm. 60 on tuesday. >> we will not know what to do with ourselves. >> when it gets cold, we will have a lot of complaints. >> whiz return home to build a win

they held a live demonstration here in rockville today. this is what can happen when a dry tree comes in contact with a heat source. and that is what can happen when candles are placed too close to a set of curtains. between 2010 and 2012 candles were the source of an estimated 6500 residential fires annually. also fires sparked by holiday lights caused ten deaths last year. investigators are trying to figure out what sparked this deadly apartment fire in frederick county. this blaze broke out on west main street in emmitsburg. one person died. two others have serious injuries. the frederick county fire department tells us three people were trapped in the building. several families in nearby buildings had to be evacuated. no word yet on what caused the fire. >>> parents in montgomery county say tonight they still have questions about radon after high levels of the dangerous gas were found in several county schools. the district says it will retest every floor level room and ever school. they'll also work with the epa to create a new more f

noah leotta was hit by an suv last night during a traffic stop in rockville. we'll have the latest on his condition and tell you what police are saying about the investigation coming up in a couple of minutes. >> just fundamentally change how we do things. >> i'm scott macfarlane and the news 4 i-team is following an investigation for news 4 at 5:00. government workers, having sex on the job, sleeping on the job, drunk on the job, but keeping their jobs. our report upcoming will raise questions about who gets punished and how they get punished inside local medical centers run by the u.s. department of veterans affairs and whether workers who blow the whistle are being retaliated against coming up in just minutes right here on news 4. >>> massacre. the first officer to arrive at the scene of the shooting in san >>> authorities in new mexico are looking for a suspect in a massive jewelry heist. according to police a man walked into a santa fe jewelry store and walked out with more than a million dollars in jewelry. what makes this crime so unusual is that store

police say they found it in the woods behind rockville lake school on martins lane.y night the woman was shot. she is expected to be okay. people think someone was illegally hunting deer. >>> a german diplomat's son will stay. former governor tim kane asked the d.o.j. to make that transfer happen. soaring is serving two life terms for the killing of his ex-girlfriend's parents in bedford county. >>> 6:56. 4 things to know. foggy out there and that may slow down your travel on this busy get away day. millions of people are expected to leave the d.c. area. >>> hundreds of black lives matter protesters are heading to the mall of america today. they want to focus attention on police officers who shot and killed a blackman in minneapolis last month. >>> in a new ruling an appeals court said the government can't cancel offensive trademarks. we're looking to see if that affects the redskins you montgomery police are looking to find out how a person ended up dead in the northwest branch trail in silver springs. the body was found along the creek. >>> no worries about the col

. >> reporter: this is the scene on rockville pike in rockville last night. the officer was out of his cruiser making a traffic stop when he was hit by a small suv. police say 47-year-old luis rell uz cowas behind the wheel. this woman heard the crash. >> i heard a big bang and i came outside on to the balcony and within seconds they were swarmed with police officers and we came downstairs and he was laying in the street. >> reluzco was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, but he has not been charged. >> we have to get all of the evidence together away from that analysis from his blood and then present everything to the state's attorneys office to determine, what if any, charges are appropriate. >> lie oata is 24 years old and an officer in the county since 2013. he was working the holiday alcohol task force focusing on pulling over the type of driver who allegedly hit him. before becoming an officer leotta worked as an intern for the department where he also focused on impaired drivers. this woman lived near the crash sce

you may want to give yourself extra time if you use rockville pike. southbound lane closures between the ramps of 495 and senior lane intersection. road work starts today. expected to take about a week to finish. >>> happening today, elections for new leadership in two of our counties. montgomery county council members will replace both their current president and vice geor they're looking to elect a new chair and vice chair to take over next year. >>> pepco is having a conference this morning. we'll learn about its conservation programs designed to help you keep your bills low. >>> it is time to check weather and traffic on the 1s. chuck bell telling us more about this rain. >> yes, indeed. rain drops will be falling on your head all morning long. it will be weather alert through the morning commute today. heaviest rain will be in here, between 7:00 and 10:00 this morning. even potential for heavier rain tomorrow. things finally do start to change for us on thursday. but in the meantime, got to get you through this old mess. first, moderate rain down

we're live in rockville, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: kevin, thank you. an odd turn in the war on terror as republican presidential candidate donald trump calls for a ban on all muslims traveling to the united states. we first told you about the comments yesterday at 4:00 and reaction is spreading like wildfire today. with the mayor of st. petersburg, florida, banning the real estate mogul coming to her city. kenneth mouton now looks at all the reaction. reporter: donald trump off the campaign trail tuesday, but talk of the world. his proposed ban on muslims entering the u.s. has been met with global condemnation. >> a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. reporter: congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle spoke out against the republican presidential candidate. >> donald trump is standing on the platform of hate. >> what was proposed yesterday is not what this party stands for. and more importantly, it's not what this country stands for. reporter: house speaker paul ryan said he would still support whoever becomes the

. >>> a cyclist is dead after being hit on a busy road in rockville. an suv hit the cyclist at veers mill and turkey branch parkway. that intersection still shut down. the driver did stay on the scene. and you can still see the bike underneath the suv. a crash reconstruction team is there now to figure out how this happened. >>> tonight tamir rice's family says they're sad, but not surprised by a grand jury's decision. no charges will be filed against police officers for the death of their 12-year-old son. a grand jury spent two months listening to testimony and looking at evidence and decided not to indict two cleveland police officers. one of them shot rice as he reached for a pellet gun. prosecutors say it was missing its bright orange cap and looked like a real weapon. >>> this teenager from maryland has been missing for more than week, and tonight there is a desperate plea to help find her. karen sandoval is 14 years old. prince george's county police say she was last seen eight days ago on a sunday morning in college park. we're sharing sandoval'

. >> i'm in the news4 i-team in rockville where people have packed a room to decide on whether you should be allowed to vote on how you buy your alcohol in montgomery county. >>> rain, wind, cold, just plain dreary. it is about as nasty out there as it gets tonight. >> doug says we're just getting started too. he starts us off in the storm center tonight, tracking the rain. when is it going to end, doug? >> the good news is at least it gets a little warmer. because right now it is a very chilly rain. some areas see temperatures in the 30s. and with the rain it does make it for one nasty night. take a look at the radar. everybody is seeing rain. even where the radar is not picking up the rain, we're seeing drizzle around portions of prince george's county, and right back towards the west. one thing i'm watching, we've got the light rain right now. but i'm tracking this area of rain back to the west. this is going to make its way our way. and this will be here by early tomorrow morning. we're talking about the morning rush. that morning rush is going to be a big problem for sure. 6:00 to 9:

developing now, new details about a troubling shooting in rockville.ou montgomery county police say someone shot a woman as she drove to a station last night. the victim was hit once in the leg and is expected to be okay. officers used dogs to search the area for the gunman, but did not find anyone. >>> a man was killed in northeast washington and d.c. police are look for the person who stabbed him right now. that stabbing happened in the intersection of g street and 24th street northeast. police are looking for three suspects all wearing dark clothing and masks. >>> funeral services held for a 19-year-old found dead last week in a d.c. alley. family members say paul mcginnist was at a bar when he disappeared last wednesday night after celebrating a cousin's birthday. he was found the next day. d.c. police are investigating his death, but not as a homicide. >>> developing this morning, the taliban is claiming responsibility for the deadliest attack on americans in afghanistan since 2012. a suicide bomber killed six u.s. service members near bagram air

lanes open. 270 no surprises getting into germantown and now rockville.aking a look at our cameras the ride 95 north of the prince william parkway. the fender bender on the shoulder. that's the focal point of delays. >>> the homeland security department is preparing to announce a new terror alert system. >> also, the founder of lululemon opens up about the brand he created and the controversial comments he makes about women's bodies. >> all right. downloads the wusa9 app and you get aú,átraffic and weather u throughout the day. >> we'll have another local update for you in about 25 minutes. have a great day and thank you for waking up washington with us. ♪ who's the rebel now? no way. yes way! savor an egg mcmuffin any time you like. a fresh cracked egg, melty cheese, canadian bacon and an english muffin with real butter. mcdonald's all day breakfast menu. yeah! it's time to start breaking some rules. what if the holidays were about people again? and the four-letter word that defined the season was l-o-v-e, and not s-a-l-e. that's the world t.j.maxx, ma

the woman was on martins lane in rockville when she was shot in both legs. police canvassed the entire area today but didn't find new evidence of suspects. >>> still don't know the identity of the man found inside an suv that crashed into the anacostia river last night. the hummer was found upsidedown in the water when the crews arrived. not clear what caused the man to crash. >>> right now at 4:30 a man from maryland is accused of helping isis. a federal judge is about to decide whether he should stay in prison. he's from hartford county. prosecutors tell news 4 they're about to ask the judge to keep him locked up as they prepare their case. scott macfarlane and the news 4 i-team broke this story last week. >> muhammad elshinawy is facing the judge in baltimore. the judge will decide whether or not to free elshinawy on bond before the prosecution. the fbi sought to raid his home in edgewood earlier this month. they said he pledged allegiance to isis and accepted money from isis operatives with the understanding he was to cause destruction in the u.s. they c

news4's darcy spencer is live in rockville tonight.nd it, firefighters knew exactly what they were dealing with as soon as they walked through the house. >> reporter: they certainly did, erika. we're live at station 21. this is the station that responded yesterday afternoon. the good news is everyone is doing just fine. and medics here in montgomery county began carrying these portable co detectors a year ago. oscar monzano, his wife and their nine children are lucky to be alive. the close calls started when they found their 6-year-old daughter on the floor of their rockville home, unconscious. >> we tried to check it, you know, what happened. we call her and she not wake up. >> reporter: they called 911. and when montgomery county medics arrived, their portable carbon dioxide detector began beeping, letting them know the house was filled with a the dangerous gas. medics have been carrying the devices on their first aid bags for about a year. >> it's extremely important. over the past year, we've had several alarms that have activated