. >> live in southeast d.c. at union temple baptist church where they plan to continue a thanksgiving tradition near to bury's heart. >> reporter: good morning. that tradition will be carried on this tuesday. that is the tradition where marion barry hands out turkeys to folks here, thousands of turkeys. it's a community event, but it's just going to be part of a whole week and a long period of remembrance, i would imagine for marion barry. here outside union temple in ward 8, the heart of marion barry's constituency. we spoke to reverend wilson who was with barry when he passed away. take a look at the scene inside the church. they had a traditional ceremony, a pouring of libations, african-themed ceremony at the beginning of the early morning service. we spoke to parishioners as they came here, and the word started to spread about barry's passing. despite his recent health problems, as you said, everyone thought he would bounce back and that came as a surprise. among the folks we spoke to, everyone had a barry

they say it will be more and that growth for southeast d.c. >> when people start coming here to this neighborhood, everybody will benefit. >> reporter: with andy at the mike, it felt like a win where wins aren't easy to find. >> we have a negative connotation. nobo wants to come over here. >> reporter: the announcement bus boys and poets will open a new location in southeast d.c. is the kind of change that appeals to washingtonian i am optimistic, i really am. >> reporter: today is not just more food options but a collaborate that includes plans for a culinary training this is going to be a true job creation opportunity. >> reporter: he ran for mayor before being eliminated and part of muriel bowser's transition team said it is more than economic development. this is about human capital, human development. >> reporter: for all its success, busboys in the past has been a catalyst to change neighborhood and has some people like kiana a little i hone they will bring resources and change what they're bringing to us. >> reporter: zachary, news4. >>> a firm owned by the same parent company

we have a closure in southeast d.c. we spoke to police. 22nd between savannah and southern avenue due to police activity. a apparently they are investigating something in that area. you do want to use caution. find an alternate route. elsewhere, westbound 66 between nutley and route 123, an accident moved to the left shoulder. 66 near nutley street. we are seeing all lanes open here. looking good. no problems. angie, back to you >> thank you, alexis. work to go keep your money safe and secure. erika gonzalez goes right to the secret service for important tips before you start holiday shopping. shopping. >>> taking a a stand against ♪ let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together ♪ ♪ i've got some real estate here in my bag ♪ ♪ it took me four days to hitch-hike from saginaw ♪ ♪ "i've come to look for america" ♪ >>> it's black friday. you're looking at springfield town center. news 4 megan mcgrath on what the deals are looking like early on this friday morning. christmas will be walking on the white house doors. th

>> that breaking news out of southeast d.c. where police are investigating a fatal crash on the 1,800 block of alabama southeast. police are telling us the victim was a 63-year-old man, walked into traffic and was hit by a vehicle. the driver has not been charged. stay with abc 7 and wjla.com for updates on this breaking story. the holiday shopping season is officially here. our crews found hundreds of people lined up for deals for anything from toys to electronics. tom is live in fairfax for us. he has been all over the place. tom, how is it looking? >> well, you know the stores open earlier every year. two years ago they opened at midnight. last year 8:00. this year, 6:00. they are going to close at midnight. they still have an hour to go but you can see there are still a lot of people here today for the first time malls throughout the region opened at 6:00 with many heading right out after thanksgiving dinner. >> some have been out on thanksgiving before. >> i buy something for my little niece. >> for others, this is uncharte

victoria smith was shot to death then set on fire inside of a vacant townhome in southeast d.c. richard reeve shows how smith's family is trying to find leads. >> yes, yes, yes. >> and emotional day for the family of latroia smith. >> we are not going anywhere. we need answers. >> firefighters responded to a call at the purported uptown house on langston place. >> she did not deserve this. no one deserves this. they found smith's body, shot several times. the family believes the killer then set her on fire. shot, way that she was beat, burned, in this abandoned place, loan to die. 26-he police suspect the year-old mother of three attended a party the night before. so far, no suspects. smith's family is putting up award posters, passing out flyers. >> someone is still roaming free, living their life every day, not being brought to justice for what happened. >> this family dealing with a heavy loss, hoping for healing and closure. >> somebody know some answers. she was a beautiful young woman. family suspects the killer or killers have used the same townhouse before. mpd saying th

. >> reporter: today it was announced a new busboys and poets would be coming to southeast d.c., ward 8 even in the heart of the district's anacostia community. >> 44 years we've waited for something of this magnitude to come to the neighborhood. >> this will be an anchor for economic development. >> reporter: it's one of the city's poorest neighborhoods, unemployment as high as 50% at time. >> my idea was if i'm going to open a place that's going to offer maybe 100, 120 jobs, i want to make sure those jobs are geared for the people that live and work here. >> reporter: gentrification, is it here? >> it's already here, bruce. i don't think we should have any anxiety about that. the difference here is you have someone interested in making a difference in the community and not just to make money. >> we'll have increased foot traffic on the street, people looking to spend money. >> reporter: the building is owned by a group called the southeast family strengthening collaborative. translation, it's a group trying to hold families together and they say the new tenants can help. >> our inte

. >>> in southeast d.c., three board of elections laptops were stolen from the polls overnight at davis elementary school on street. the board of election confirms those computers were taken but says voter information was not compromised because the laptops have to be hooked up to a network to get access to their information. refreshments for election volunteers were also stolen. >>> and if you have not made it to the polls yet they close at 7:00 p.m. tonight in virginia. they will stay open until 6:00 in the district and maryland. so you still have plenty of time. >>> and wusa 9 is covering election day from every angle today. you can check out our new voter guide on the brand-new wusa 9 app. you can find everything from your polling location to where the candidates stand on the issues. and because it is mobile, you can read it while you're standing in line to vote. that way you can be informed before you make your choice in the voting booth. >>> coming up on wusa 9, making their case. will republicans end up ruling the senate? we're going take a closer look at the national races. >>>

last night as protesters were out in front of the department of transportation headquarters in southeast d.c. they said they will ask the council to hold off on issuing permits for the project. >> it sounds like residents are being ignored time and time again. >> it's like we're david and goliath. how do you fight a big corporation very intent on to go this. >> the d.c. department of transportation already gave csx permission to take over the roads near that tunnel. >>> all right. time to the forecast once again. i like the way they're starting, especially this time of the year. >> your weather and traffic on the 1s with tom kierein. >> a light jacket. we just saw a live video of the washington monument. high clouds drifting over the full moon in the western sky. it's milder this morning. we are in the 50s across most of virginia, maryland, eastern shore. it's near 60 degrees in the shenandoah valley. here is your hour-by-hour forecast. a live view from tower camera showing dry pavement around. cool. mid-50s through 8:00. then by noon time, mild for your lunch hour. low '60s by then. upper '

he passed away at united medical center in southeast d.c.e was only just out of the hospital when he collapsed. his friends and loved ones called the news shocking. we'll have their reaction coming up in just a few minutes. >> good morning and welcome to "news 4 today," i'm angie goff. >> i'm adam tuss. news 4's tom sherwood has obviously covered marion barry's career for a long time. he joins us in studio. he's been with us all morning. tom, i guess we should reset and give your initial thoughts on what's happened. are you shocked personally? >> many people are using the word shocked. as i've watched him decline in health, his ability to work as a council member was never faltered. when he talked that he knew more about issues. physically he was just failing. recently he reluctantly agreed to have someone drive him around. it was not safe for him to drive. >> which he didn't want to do. >> he hated that. as one of our guests said, he liked to be in charge. he was here for so long, it's hard to fathom he's actually going to be gone. i kept t

. >>> new tonight, a man is dead after a shooting in southeast d.c. police are looking for clues as to who pulled the trigger. it happened on 37th street. police have not identified the man who was killed and don't have any information about the possible shooter. >>> there's a new report out that blames failures in secret service training and communication among other things for allowing a man to jump a fence and get into the white house. it happens back in september. pete williams has more on the new . >> reporter: this report by the department of homeland security says nearly everything that could have gone wrong that night did. it says uniformed secret service officers saw the man accused of the white house intrusion preparing to climb the fence and one made a call on his radio. as the man ran toward the white house, he triggered motion alarms. an officer issued a radio announcement of a jumper. but it was never heard by the officers out on the north lawn. an officer in charge of an attack dog did not hear any radio transmissions because he was tal

. >>> neighbors in southeast d.c. filed a lawsuit challenging plans for the construction of two freight railroad tunnels at the site of the old rail tunnel near virginia avenue. outside federal court, organizers said this plan would mean years of hazardous construction. both d.c. and federal governments have approved the construction. the freight company csx says it is committed to safety and committed to working with the community. >> you might want to imagine tonight's conversation over dinner for these two window washers who found themselves trapped near the world trade center this afternoon. authorities say the crew was done for the day and in fact, we were about to go up to the roof when one of the scaffolding cables became loose. rescue crews had to use diamond saws to cut through three layers of glass to pull the men into safety. aside from a mild case of hyperthermia, those guys are doing fine. >> the only station with weather alert days, wusa9's first alert weather. >> the colder air and cold air is just on o

d.c. police are investigating a fatal pedestrian accident in southeast. the person walking was struck and killed in the 1800 block of alabama avenue around 8:00 tonight. that person was taken to medstar with life threatening injuries and ultimately died from them. >>> maryland state police say a woman was killed and three people hurt when the car they were in crashed into a tree in snow hill and two of those injured passengers were children. the passenger in the front seat died at the scene. the driver was flown to shock trauma in baltimore. >>> tonight a plot to bomb the st. louis arch is averted. our sister station in st. louis is reporting two men were arrested last week on federal weapons charges. the two were reportedly planning to bomb that city's iconic gateway arch. the men also allegedly planned to kill st. louis county prosecutorring attorney bob mcculloch and ferguson police chief tom jackson. we're told the suspects had been under investigation for months. >>> more trouble tonight for entertainer and comedian bill cosby. the university of mass

tenth annual thanksgiving turkey giveaway went on as scheduled at union temple baptist church in southeast d.c. bruce johnson is live there with more. we had people lining up at 5:00 this morning. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, mike. he's gone and he was certainly missed here throughout the morning. they're out of turkeys right now. 3500 turkeys compliments of giant food here at union temple baptist church, w street in southeast. 50,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables compliments of whole foods. all that gone. some left dispointed. some kay here because it's about marion barry. take a look at what we put together. >> i certainly wish if there was anything that i could have right now that i would be sitting home watching television and marion would be standing here giving out turkeys. he's not here and i'm trying to do what i can. >> reporter: what are your thoughts right now? >> he gave me a summer job. >> he will be well missed in the city. >> good manual. very good man -- good man. very good man. >> a nice thanksgiving. >> we're legacy holders. we have to make sure his legacy continues in

nobody is in custody for the death of a one month old baby in southeast d.c. >> the medical examiners a boy died from an apparent beating. it happened in trenton place. bruce johnson reveals some of the details not given in a public report and we want to warn you they are disturbing. >> it's horrible. it's terrible. it's heartbreaking. >> give him life. even people afraid to give their names or show their faces wanted to weigh in on the slain. that took place last wednesday morning inside 1769 trenton place in southeast. >> it was crazy. i mean, why would somebody do that to a child? >> it was after 11:00 in the morning on october 29, that a 7th district police officer and paramedics responded to a report that one month old tyreek brown was unconscious in e apartment. the baby was pronounced dead at the hospital. the medical examiner this weekend ruled his death a homicide. >> anybody suspects something was wrong? >> i didn't hear nothing. i am hearing that someone killed a baby, that's crazy. >> the police report is not available to the pu.

. >> a monument in southeast d.c. the big chair. now a memorial. people came to pay tribute and say thank you. she had to get back to work. to a job she has had for decades thanks to one man. >> marion barry. >> during his time in power he drove taxes up and expanded the city's workforce dramatically. >> he got me started working. she works at it -- at a pizza shop but says it was marion barry who put her on the way to lifelong employment. first jobs, real jobs. >> as people stopped to take a look at the mural, pamela reflected on a man who made a difference in so many lives. i i would not have the things have today that were not for marion barry. i have a home, i have a husband, i have family. >> the district house workforce is larger than any other american city of comparable size and in that respect, marion barry's legacy lives on. >> new developments today. all fraternity activities have been canceled as the investigation escalates. >> a private security guard has been watching around the clock telling us they have been receiving threats while

health center, and the case the turn this upside down was at you see united medical center in southeast -- d.c. united medical center in southeast. we spoke to one of his neighbors. >> you would think he would be safe in there because you're pretty vulnerable at that time when you are incapacitated to whatever degree, whether you are sick or mentally incapacitated. you expect quality care, to not have to worry about that. of -- we understand why some hospitals reported it to the board, but george washington university hospital did not. it does say in both those cases he was taken off the schedule. bowie health center started a police investigation. d.c. united medical center was a case that led to today's arrest. there's a warrant out for his arrest in prince george's county. he is on monitoring. he will be on house arrest. he has been told he cannot show up at a medical facility, whether it is working or volunteering. i'm jennifer donelan. back to you. it was found that kline is still a licensed nurse in iowa and california. his lawyer said in court that kline is now working in sales and is n

the shooting happened last night on call place near 50th southeast. d.c. police are looking for a four door black honda. the girl is expected to be okay. speculation building around terry mcauliffe's plan to visit new hampshire. he is expected to headline a fund raiser. some believe he is headlining hillary clinton as a 2016 candidate. the visit is to celebrate party wins in the november elections. >>> 6:55 your time. four things to know as you head out the door. rg3 has been benched. colt mccoy will be the starting quarterback will start. coach gruden said he didn't want the news to get out until today. >>> police say overall a much calmer night of protests. police credit the additional national guard. >>> 14 flights out of reagan national among hundreds canceled nationwide because of a storm approaching the east coast. many of you are preparing for your thanksgiving drive. aaa predicts a million people in our area will hit the road this weekend. >> storm team 4 seven-day outlook. rain in the metro, changing over to snow this afternoon. maybe an inch on g

doing all across the country, whether it's restoring a wildlife habitat in seattle or here in southeast d.cor building a home for disadvantaged kids in dallas. veterans are saying what we want to do when we continue home is serving. >> you've kind of built this architecture so that people right-hand turn just doing this as one off, right? they're part of some kind of larger, coherent structure that, in some ways, sort of mirrors what they had when they were in the service. >> absolutely. so today's -- this generation of veterans served for a very long time. they served in tough conditions in tough areas and they had a long term, voluntary commitmented to the milt e military. and that's what they're looking to do here at home. >>> we have gone through a strange period in this history. it's the longest period of war in the nation's history. it's the period where there has which the amount of fighting has been intensely concentrate among the relatively small number of people when you look at the total population. do you think our culture is properly equipped or prepared for the period that now

. >>> the shooting happened last night on call place near 50th street in southeast. d.c. police are looking for a four-door black honda. they don't have a description of the shooter though. the girl though is expected to be okay. >>> the university of virginia's vowing to combat a campus rape problem with a new zero tolerance policy. it was adopted at yesterday's emergency board meeting. it's unclear how it will be enforced. the university has come under fire since a "rolling stone" article detailed a female student's gang rape at a frat house. >> is it not being done at the university of virginia to deal with this? >> i think we can always do more. >> a recent graduate who says she was a victim of assault. we'll have more on her story at 11:30 this morning. >>> also coming up, keeping the peace in ferguson. as protests spread across the country. even shutting down a california highway this morning. and take a look at this wintry scene. snow outside the white house right now. our coverage of this early snowstorm continues throughout this hour. stay with us. we'll be right

group c100 says that will lead to years of dangerous construction work alongside an up and coming southeast d.citol hill. opponents say those who approved the plan failed to take into account the dangers and environmental impact. >>> today nurses at d.c.'s providence hospital plan to stage a one-day strike. the nurses say they are protesting the hospital's refusal to address critical issues of health and safety concerns for both patients and nurses. >> these include inadequate ebola preparedness and other issues like staffing shortages. the walkout is part of a national day of action in more than a dozen states by a nurses union. >>> at 10:30 this morning, a probe from the european space agency is scheduled to land on a movying comet. its -- moving comet. it's called the rosetta mission. it's design to help scientists learn more about earth. the probe cannot be steered and it's going to free fall on to the comet. >> fingers crossed on that one. this ten-year mission could fall apart or can could unlong the answers to -- unlock the answers to many mysteries. if successful, this will be the first

health center, and the case the turn this upside down was at you see united medical center in southeast -- d.cunited medical center in southeast. we spoke to one of his neighbors. >> you would think he would be safe in there because you're pretty vulnerable at that time when you are incapacitated to whatever degree, whether you are sick or mentally incapacitated. you expect quality care, to not have to worry about

-- officially blown up from southeast d.c. we tweet with twag. it's called twaggin if you don't know. >> that will be trending itself. >>> we have more tributes and reflections and photos remembering marion barry on our wusa9 app and of course on wusa9.com. >>> councilman jim graham often clashed with marion barry in the political arena. there's no denying both men respected one another. >> graham recently told bruce johnson there is no operating barry from his beloved d.c. >> marion barry will always be the district of columbia and the district of columbia will always be marion barry because of the profound impact he's had. he's had impact on jobs. he's had impact on services. he's had impact on -- the persona of the city, its whatever your reaction is, marion barry is the district of columbia to so many people in the world, not just here. i mean the world marion barry is the person they think of when they think of d.c. now, over time that will change, but for the moment we've got to give him that impact and i just -- i feel

when i go down there and speak at this in southeast d.c., which is much more impoverished, obviously,the message is received much better than when i'm in northwest d.c. talking to kids at georgetown who really just -- >> we actually have some recent exit research on this. it looks like the southeast neighborhoods voted just about as much as the whiter neighborhoods as well. it was 65% to 70%. and the interesting thing is there actually appears to be higher support in d.c. for a system of taxing and licensing and regulating it than it was for the decriminalization -- >> the message we've heard is that liquor stores have devastated the african-american community, especially -- >> it's a more serious drug -- >> the last thing they want is another store, another basically intoxicant that's going to be disproportionately located in minority neighborhoods. >> kevin, they already know marijuana is already being sold in the neighborhoods, it's generating criminal revenue and it's getting kids arrested. >> massively promoted as alcohol is, when you go after the most vulnerable, there are eight

live in southeast d.c. tonight with a lot of enthusiastic volunteers. >> thank you! >> reporter: debra alfarone, wusa9. >> barry! barry! barry! >> to see them paying it forward, that is priceless. >>> secretary of defense chuck hagel is stepping down. president obama joined hagel as he announced his retirement today at the white house. during his two years the former republican senator of nebraska oversaw the drawdown of u.s. forces in afghanistan and helped fight for the pentagon budget during tight fiscal times. >> it's been the greatest privilege of my life, greatest privilege of my life to lead and most important to serve. >> administration sources say the white house was not happy hagel was not more vocal of his position. >>> we are just getting started on wusa9 news at 5:00. there is more controversy over artwork at the smithsonian donated by bill cosby. this is more accusations surfaced against the comedian. bruce leshan will bring us that part of the story at 5:30. >> right after the break how a teenager was able to fend off a man she says tried to rape her o

meantime, hundreds lined up this morning in southeast d.c. for barry's annual turkey give-away.year, 3,500 turkeys and 40,000 pounds of fresh vegetables were handed out. barry's spokeswoman says this is what barry lived for. giving back to the people and serving those who don't have a voice. >> what he's doing for the people, he's been doing, you know, since civil rights. he loves us and we love him. you know, he always has been there for the people. to provide, you know, what he could. >> marion barry's chief of staff says he hopes to keep the turkey give-away forward 8 residents going in the years to come. >>> new evidence in a deadly hit and run. we'll tell you what we're learning about the suspect's actions moments before a tragedy in college park. >>> uncovering sex assaults inside a federal agency. the stagger statistic of postal workers being attacked by colleagues or even bosses and why some say the cases were covered up. >>> 'tis the season for holiday travel, and look what's waiting for you at the airport. i think a lot of people are changing their plans because of upc

in southeast d.c. a gallon of llon at the shell located >>> in tonight's consumer alert many of us haven't finished our halloween candy and we're already thinking about holiday shopping. planning early could help you save money this holiday season. >> reporter: now that the calendar has slipped to november, holiday expenses like shopping and travel are on the minds of many consumers. you may not be ready to get out and shop yet, but it is a good time to plan for end of year expenses starting with a realistic idea of what you'll be able to spend on gifts and holiday visits to family and friends. don't overlook the little things. that can include meals at the airport during trips, postage for christmas cards, holiday tipping and new clothes for parties. if you've been saving points or miles from frequent traveler programs or credit cards, consider how that haul could help trim holiday expenses because for the peak holiday travel season those miles may not translate into free tickets, but see how you migh

. >> later this evening, mississippi avenue in southeast d.c. will be the scene of a celebrity-filled ribbon cutting ceremony. >> the party celebrates an unveiling of the $18 million renovation of the southeast tennis and learning center. that's where delia goncalves joins us live when they roll out the red carpet. she's made it inside. >> reporter: we have made it inside and i've got to say really breathtaking inside and very impressive. the outside looks great. inside looks great as well. how can you not notice that there is images of venus and serena all over the place. this is a ribbon cutting with then mayor anthony williams of the original ribbon cutting of the tennis and learning center back in 2001 and then of course there's a bronze statue of the famous sisters as you walk into the aeven take. take a look -- arena. take a look here. this is the williams arena. inside the stage is set for the huge gala tonight and here to talk about all the wonderful things that are happening here, the site manager. let's go through what we have here. le

. >> election day got off to a rough start at one polling place in southeast washington. the d.c. board of elections says laptops were stolen overnight from the davis elementary school voting precinct on 8th street. the computers were supposed to be used to check voters before they cast a ballot and we're told voter information was not compromised because the computers were not yet connected to the board of elections. replacement laptops were sent to the polling place and it did open on time. >> the weather sure did cooperate for voters today. >> top has a quick look at the forecast for those in maryland and d.c. who can still get out there and cast a ballot. they have 50 minutes right now. >> it's mild. there's no reason not to vote. we said this all day yesterday. we'll say it again. look at the temperatures. it's in the low 60s downtown, 59 in arlington. but still 62 in fairfax and 60 in reston and 60 in rockville. here's your future cast. 8:00, it's going to be low 60s downtown and upper 50s in maryland. by 9:00, we're still 57 in gaithersburg and 57 in frederic. we'll come ba

d.c.. south, southeast of town. so mostly sunny and this is where we're a little milder. when the low 40s although the -- the sense that we have in la plata says 36. i think probably closer to 40 there. weapon in the mid 30s to about 40s in many areas north and west where the clouds are thicker and yes still in the teens at davis. that's about 3500, 4,000 feet but their windchill at 7. our windchills in the 20s and 30s so i like to always remind you that it can always be worse. right now sunny skies on the michael & son weather camera. it looks good but it's cold. 42. wind are north-northwest at 15 gusting to 25. so our windchill is 35 degrees right now. and the air is very dry. got the heat on you might want to be turning the humidifier on if you haven't yet. the arctic air still in place in the rockies northern plains still some subzero readings there but only 43 in anonymous. that's a cold day down on the -- no new orleans. -- in new orleans. that's a cold day there on the gulf coast. they got buried the cumberland yesterday and another -- cleveland yesterday and getti

southeast. during one of the deadly officers a d.c. police was injured. smith's family says it is time for those who live there to speak up. >> the polls closed for more than 24 hours but still watching races across the country and right here in the area. right mow, even at this late still too close to call. so close in fact they could lead to a recount in some cases. tom is live in the studio with a look at this. how does it look? too close to call, the virginia senate. the latest numbers. incumbent mark warner up by just about 17,000 votes. cast.llion plus votes still the race can't be call and still the numbers right here could change. >> only the vote canvassing will continue in fairfax county. is going on throughout the state. >> we check for errors and make sure that the numbers are accurate. >> officials don't expect the numbers to change much. thing fromear a either candidate in person today but gillespie put out a is closelyaying he watching the canvassing. the numbers are close enough he could ask for a recount. most local races aren't still up

d.c. the southeast tennis center just underwent an $18 million renovation.s sisters were here to cut the ribbon. they said places like these are so important for kids interested in sports. there are now six indoor and outdoor courts. >> that is cool. talk about some cool centerpieces. >> way to give back. and what inspiration venus and serena williams are. >> this is the day for some indoor tennis. >> yeah. it's chilly outside. 30s and 40s this morning. mid 50s today, upper 50s. no rain on your weekend. >> nice and dry. >>> that's it for news 4 today. we'll be back in 25 minutes with another update. >> that's right. we're going to continue to follow that breaking news, >>> good morning. power house. a massive storm pounding alaska this morning. one of the strongest ever in that region bringing hurricane-force winds and giant waves. it is set to put a cold wave into motion to send temperatures plunging. >>> back toay the number of troops to battle isis. it is a slippery slope to a ground war? >>> in the nick of time. a girl snatched from her bedroom by an int

d.c. to unveil the new southeast tennis and learning center on mississippi avenue. the tennis center underwent an $18 million renovation. it will have six new outdoor courts, six indoor courts and an outdoor clay court. the facility originally opened in 2001. >>> now that barbara comstock is heading to d.c. to represent the 10th district, the process begins to replace her. first, she has to resign from the house, which has not yet happened. then each will select a nominee in the primary. republicans set theirs for november 15th. once the candidates are decided, a special election will be held. that will likely happen next month or early next year. >>> today the salvation army is kicking off its annual holiday traditions. the red kettle campaign. they pop up outside of grocery stores this time of year seeking donations for those in need. the campaign kicks off at giant food on cathedral commons on wisconsin avenue. brand-new giant. . >>> the rockefeller center christmas tree will arrive in new york city. giant spruce was cut down and hoisted on a trailer on pennsylva

southeast. police are looking for d.c. tags en 7682. if you see it, call police. >>> silver hill road is open in both directions. crews finished up paving that road last night following this water main break. what a mess. water service was restored to businesses in the area. the break happen ed on silverjo road. >>> the man who shot three people at florida state university mailed ten packages to friends before opening fire. investigators are looking through those packages now. they believe myron may sent videos and journals to show he thought the government was spying on him. one package was sent to someone in alexandria, virginia. postal inspectors say the contents do not pose a public threat. in a voicemail message may says, quote, i do not want to die in vain. he was shot and killed early friday morning. >>> president obama is sending ferguson a direct message. in an interview with abc news, the president says everyone has a right to express their views and protest. however using the event as an excuse for violence is unacceptable. a

d.c. police are searching for clues to solve a murder in southeast. a man was shot to death last night. it happened on 37th street not far from fort dupo they to the floor any information about the possible shooting >> today is the funeral for the woodbridge high school student gunned down and killed in virginia. he was shot monday. a vigil remembering the 16-year-old's life was held by family and friends earlier this week. funeral services begin at 6:00 in woodbridge. >>> detectives are hoping a rare move will help track down the fourth suspect in his murder. prince william county police are looking for deion three other people are in custody. the suspected gunman, smalls, was out on bond at the time of the shooting. he was supposed to be wearing a monitoring bracelet. >>> a developing story. a harsh report on how a man was able to get in the white house in september. everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong. agents saw the man accused of jump, omar gonzalez get ready. motion alarms were triggered. radio announcement was made. but it was never heard by officers on the north l

southeast, southwest. those thru lanes open. d.c. 295 kenilworth avenue. from eastern avenue down toward the exits for the 11 rght street bridge -- 11th street bridge and the freeway. back to you. ♪ steak & eggs. steak & eggs! steak & eggs. steak & eggs? steak & eggs. boom. dunkin's angus steak and egg sandwich is oven-toasted and made with angus beef. make today a steak & egg day. america runs on dunkin'. >>> 6:25. boy, you're looking at a nice sky this morning. had some fog in one or two spots but overall a chilly start with 30s and 40s. let me show you what's happening on the futurecast. looks like a good day. if you're south and east of us toward the bay, southern maryland, the northern neck, a few more clouds eastern shore, too. by lunch time lower to mid-60s with partly to mostly sunny skies and a few clouds here and there. really a nice afternoon for this time of year. mid-to upper 60s. looks like we're in good shape for the concert of valor this evening. low 60s falling to the upper 50s. let's check in with beverly farmer a. nice tuesday for the mo

southeast. they say they will ask d.c.ouncil to hold off on issuing permits for the project. >> it seems like they are being ignored time and time again. >> it's like we're david and goliath. they are very intent on doing this. >> "washington post" reports d.c. department of transportation already gave permission to take over the roads near that tunnel. >>> a lucky new yorker won a whole heck of a lot of money. mega millions jackpot up to $321 million. a single ticket matched all six numbers. the cash option is estimated to be about $194 million. this is the eighth largest jackpot in mega millions history. >> congrats. >> completely missed it. no clue there was a big jackpot. >> we were all thinking about the elections. love this weather, tom. >> you won't need the umbrella until this evening. driving, though, should have dry pavement throughout most of the day today. for the morning, you'll need the heater on in the car. maybe even the heated seats. it will be in the low 50s. still quite a bit of chill in the air. dry roa

d.c. police searching for clues southeast washington. shot to death last the shooting happened on 37th street, not far from park. police have not identified the man have any information a possible shooter. >>> i'm molette green if he live desk. a race against time for the comet before the battery dies possibly as soon as this afternoon. we're waiting to see if the european space station will use the lander's drill to pull up subsurface material. that's a key part of the mission. it's risky because it could drain th that's the latest. back to you, eun. >> it will be a first at the national cathedral. five muslim groups will hold friday prayers inside th cathedral. the begins at 11:30 with the prayers beginning at 12:30. >>> expect a normal trip unless you're taking a red line. trains will run every 16 minutes between shadd glen mont. and more trains between grosvenor and noma -gallaudet. >> we want to first let you know we saw a little snow overnight if you weren't aware. d.c. will play out plans to deal with the real snow when it gets he

chicago and even a rain-snow mix for places like new york, boston, down toward d.c., rain and thunderstorms across the southeast as well. so lester, it could be a very busy wednesday travel day. >> kelly, thank you. >>> ferguson, missouri remains on edge as it awaits a decision on whether a police officer will be charged in the shooting death of michael brown. and while the mood on the street is tense, tonight questions revolve around the question that will mean a behind -- will stay behind closed doors by a 12 member grand jury. >> reporter: at a church in ferguson, calls for justice for michael brown in anticipation of a grand jury decision on whether or not to indict officer wilson and calls for peace, come what may. >> nonviolence is the way. ip don't care that other people on the other side of this argument say you need to just go home and stop protesting, we're tired of seeing you protest. this is the way. >> reporter: with protests now nightly, barriers around the courthouse and police on high alert throughout the region, the seven men and five women of the grand jury are expected back in session on mond

d.c. mayor, vincent gray, surrounded by cameras in southeast today, he refuses to confirm that he turned down a felony plea deal from federal prosecutors who are investigating the illegal campaign contributions from convicted businessman, jeffrey thompson. and this is mayor gray's lawyer. in an interview with wusa9 back in march -- >> i think based on the merits, he should not be charged. i think the u.s. attorney should walk away. >> by phone today, robert bennett told wusa9 that after looking at all the evidence in this case, u.s. attorney, ron, should not go forward. bennett added that if the mayor is charged, they are prepared to fight for his vindication. >> our information is don't expect an indictment from the u.s. attorney in the next few days, but the question remains, if the u.s. attorney is determined to indict the mayor, will he do it now or wait until mayor vincent gray is out of office? >> held in limbo and he said this cloud over his head. so maybe it's finally the opportunity for him to clear his name or for him to account for his actions. >> u.s. attorney, ron, said in the pa

d.c. police investigating the murder of a 1-month-old baby. he was found unconscious on a home in trenton southeast. the child's death was ruled homicide after the medical examiner found multiple blunt force on the body. >>> rg3 and the redskins heading into the bye week after losing to the vikings. consider this, the redskins are now 3-6, the same record they had in 2012 before they won seven straight and the nfc east. a lot of people were expecting to look at rg3 to look a little rusty. but he did make big plays, including this one to desean jackson. he had the loss will make them hungrier when they play buccaneers on the 16th. the bus crashed. several players and coaches documented the crash on their twitter feeds. minnesota state police say a police escort stopped short and that caused the chain reaction crash. nobody other than the drivers were wearing a seat belt. >> i was just really worried about the bus driver. the pwoeupbd shattered. thank god he had on his seat belt. all of us were good. it didn't affect the game. we were able to play. >> redskins players sigh hrus red could not suit up

southeast. temperatures tomorrow, 69 degrees in atlanta. 70 in d.c. 54 in chicago. temperatures around 57 in kansas city. back to you. >>> jennifer, thank you. unbelievable footage from high above the chicago river. this is what nik wallenda saw on sunday as he walked on the wire stretched between skyscrapers between the windy city. fortunately for him, the windy city was not too windy. for an encore, he walked between the marina east and west towers blindfolded. he called it the most challenging stunt so far. >> you look down 600 feet and say i'm doing this blindfolded, there is winds. >> the question is why. the why here is interesting. because a tv and where tv is headed -- i recommend you check out cnn.com. brian stelter is reporting on how this is the future of television. live events where people do these things. you don't dvr. you see what will happen to nik wallenda. >>> happening now. signs of good news in the fight to save kobani from isis. we are live right after the break. >>> a bloody weekend west of baghdad. dozens of sunni tribal members were pull fro

the southeast we are looking at lighter precipitation around washington, d.c., looking at some colder air moving in. even though it is a rain snow mixture around philadelphia and new york city, looks like it will go to mostly snow for two hours to three hours before the precipitation comes to an end. downtown, two to three inches, just to the north and west. there will be a lot more heavy precipitation, six inches to 10 inches of snow for some locales. some spots will see over one foot of heavy, wet snow, putting down some trees on the power lines. out towards the coastline we have a warmer push of air initially with lesser amounts further to the west. south, the travel was not only hitting a problem in the northeast, but there is a chain reaction write-down into the southeast as well. >> thank you for that, justin. even though it is bad news. coming up, we will preview black friday and cyber monday to find out what retailers are doing to lure in more shoppers this year. ♪ >> the holiday season is a battleground for retailers in this year's fight will be decided by the omni-channel sh

kennelworth, d.c.295, building volume, in southeast building volume as well, trying to make your way westbound. outer loop delays forming west of college park, leaving new hampshire avenue around to georgia avenue in silver spring. that's a look at the ride. back to howard with our forecast for today. >> out in the weather chair, it's pretty comfortable out here this morning. i've left the jacket in. it's a little cool. we've got 50s, but the wins are nice and light. some areas in the upper 40s an the warm spots now are over 60 degrees. show you the day planner, you'll see the clouds that we're dealing with across the land. there's a couple of slivers in the clouds. we may see just a peek or two of sun today, especially this morning, but the better chance of sun if we go to the weather computer, oh, the weather computer, that's on me. the better chance of sun will be on me. we're running now from the upper 40 new zealand the cool spots like manassas, to the low 60s in hagerstown and martinsburg and winchester and we're talking about temperatures this afternoon upper 60s, maybe 70 in

d.c. they're here to unveil the new southeast tennis&learning center. it six outdoor courts, six indoor courts and an outdoor clay court. it opened in 2000. >>> a developing story. the man accused of abducting a woman off a >>> at 6:00 a.m., a developing story. overnight the man accused of abducting a woman in philadelphia was booked in jail. >>> a montgomery county high school student hit by a car. why police think the driver may have meant to hit him. >> before you step outside, get ready for cool temperatures. take a look. here's storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein to help you plan for your friday. tom? >> we are 40 minutes away from sunrise for your friday morning. off to a chilly start. faint light of dawn. live video from our capital camera. a chilly morning. followed by cold co mornings over the weekend. right now temperatures in montgomery county, mid to upper 40s. fairfax county, most locations in the 40s. stafford, spotsylvania, fauquier and culpepper. for the rest of the day, we will make it into the low 50s by noon. lots of sunshine. blus

the morning in the 300 block of south capital street southeast outside the af rayburn house office building. police are looking for two suspects. >>> d.c. police are investigating a different stabbing outside the metro station. a person who was stabbed ran into the metro for help. police believe they were attacked outside 20th and q street. they put a handcuffed woman in the cruiser. the victim is expected to recover. . >>> right now a man accused of killing his girlfriend and posting her pictures onsis line is in jail. he is charged with second-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend amber lynn copeland. her body found in port orchard, washington. he posted pictures of the crime scene and body on a social media site and said he wanted to die by suicide by cop. he did surrender. he is cooperating with the investigation. they are waiting for a search warrant to search for any evidence. >>> congress starts to decide how much money the government will spend fighting pole. the senate appropriations committee will hear testimony on what is needed to get rid of the disease. the director for the centers for disease control and the direct

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7:00 but late tonight after midnight, a few clouds and even patchy fog with a southeast wind coming off the waters. 44 in d.cwn to 30 in the cold spots. even where it's in the mid-30s, that's a 28 now in harrisonburg. even where it's the mid-30s, places like cambridge, you can have frost so you may be scraping your wind 1450e8d. michael & son -- windshield. michael & son weather camera showing the haze. delaying the initial first rays of sun. 44 officially at reagan national with no wind. that's helping out a lot with these temperatures. but this is nothing compared to what's up in canada. we have temperatures in the single digits across the midwest. the cold is gathering up here. with the cold we're also seeing some wintry weather developing from montana, wyoming, stretching through the dakotas into minneapolis where -- check this out -- this is a live shot from minneapolis. they're expecting a foot or more of snow from minnesota up into areas in wisconsin and the u.p. i thought we had video to share with you. we'll keep moving on. around here that will stay to the north but the cold air is going to be movi

southeast for today. temperatures 65 in atlanta. 74 in d.c. 67 in new york. chicago at 45.ature will really drop as we get closer to thanksgiving. it is a big travel week for a lot of folks and good news is, tomorrow, most of the country is looking good. we see thunderstorms pushing into south florida. sunny in the south. mountain snow in the rockies. lake-effect snow across the great lakes. as far as high temperatures go tomorrow, 55 in atlanta. 30 in chicago. 55 in d.c. new york at 50. we will see temperatures at 60 degrees in dallas. deb. >>> jennifer, thanks. and no conspiracy, no cover up. that is the conclusion of the house intelligence report investigating the administration's handling of the deadly 2012 attack on the mission in benghazi. it was spearheaded by republicans, but one top ranking republican is calling the findings crap in his words. erin mcpike has more. >> it is crap. >> why? >> the deputy director of the cia, when i asked him, do you know who changed the talking points with senator aoytte and mccain and susan rice by his side, he said the fbi changed t