coming up, the app that is now helping the arlington county police get the word out to the residents about crime in their neighborhood. steve: steve rudin live at the festival of lights. can you guess how many lights are lit behind me? i'll have the answer for you coming up. robert: i'm robert burton. coming up in sports, the skins took the l on monday they host the top spot. the hammer is back for the wizards. maureen: the arlington county police department today announced a partnership with a popular new app. mike carter-conneen reports police use the private social network next door to communicate with specific neighborhoods. >> i want to know who my neighbors are. people need help. >> stone was the first in the neighborhood to join next door and then invited others to do the same. >> it's nice to nice to walk around knows those passing through the neighborhood. >> neighborhood watch in your pocket. users can access next door on the smart phone or desk top computers and there are a range of options. they can post classified ads. but probably most popular crime and safety postings.

the newest location? this store looks totally different than arlington. merchandising is different, the layout is different, the lighting is different. the whole thing is different. the one thing that's consistent is this place is also functioning like a mini-warehouse. and there's even more inventory piled up here than there was in the other store. giovanni: i know what you're thinking. we literally just unloaded our delivery. lemonis: and i also wanted to check out the store they acquired at rogers park, but i had some trouble finding it, 'cause there was no sign of bentley's anywhere. giovanni: we only took it over in december. lemonis: yeah, and, so, when you took it over, did you think it was a good idea to change that awning so that i didn't drive by it three times? lisa: yes, we need to change that. -giovanni: yeah. -lemonis: why haven't you? -giovanni: just money -- -lemonis: don't say money to me. don't say money to me. we have money to pile inventory up to the hill, but not money to make sure that the sign is right. one of the most important part

now the arlington county board may be reconsidering. >> arlington is like the skinny part of the funnel. everything has to come through us. figuring out how to move these layers all at once through arlington is part of everybody's success. >> a full environmental impact study needs to be done before the expression lanes get extended to 395 but work could start as early as 2017. >>> need something to help take the stress out of the holidays? this next story is for you. erica gonzalez has four ways you can avoid stress when it comes to giving gifts. >> reporter: registers ringing and plenty of gift giving this holiday season. but all isn't always calm being. you can avoid some of the gift giving stress with some advice from kiplinger personal finance. first, if you plan to give money, is there a tactful way to do it? >> you need to be a little more sensitive. you don't want to seem like you are giving them a doe nation. feel free to throw in a line like i didn't know what to get you so i wanted you to get what you want. >> reporter: for students and young professionals, dress up the cash

jonathan: right now the end of an era in arlington. if you talk about a sendoff. er 35 years on the job, the senior firefighter is calling it a career. what a career it has been. alison: that is right. the inspiration for the career happened many years ago. just a few blocks away from station five. that is where we find the northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg. he is at the big retirement party. hey, jeff. jeff: this is so much fun. captain robert patterson retirement party. this is the group picture filled with smiles, memories, video for the retirement party. a day where captain patterson visited the stations across arlington saying goodbye to the colleagues why they are saying thank you. >> there are these who run to retirement and the others like captain patterson. >> i have enjoyed coming to work. every day for 35 years. >> who move toward it slower. >> hard to walk away. >> he joined this rising to the rank of captain. he served at station five a few blocks from where we grew up and where firefighters watched over patterson's family after his father p

report of a shot fired at the pentagon city mall parking lot. arlington police responded. notice the vehicle that fit the description that came in for the call. a chase ensued. the vehicle with the suspect inside crossed over the bridge, 14th street bridge into washington. at some point got off 395, perhaps on independent avenue -- independence avenue. got back on 395 where the chase ended here. two suspects got out of the vehicle. they were apprehended wile trying to get away on foot. we are told at some point in northwest washington here a firearm was thrown out of the

the first of two forums today at wakefield high school in arlington. there will be another one at the wiehle-reston east school. the new metro chief will be there personally. >>> if you're planning to ride metro on new year's eve, you might end up riding for free. the beer company miller coors is offering $165,000 to metro to cover rides that evening from midnight until 3:00 a.m. this is according to our news partners at wpop. they report the metro board will vote on the proposal tomorrow. >>> development is moving across our area. the next big up and coming city is tiysons. metro and the silver line are considered the catalyst for the building boom in that area. transportation officials say building around transit is smart growth and commuters we spoke with welcome the growth. >> definitely up and coming and it is nice to have a metro right by the mall. >> there's lots going on around here. yeah, it's developing really, really fast. every time i come here there's a new building going up. >> officials hope to add more housing around the metro station in

well, onto the arlington wreath cemetery. each wreath costs $15 and to lay one at every grave site it costs more than $3 million and right now they are short. it appears to be a miracle, a wreath laid at every tome stone at arlington national cemetery, each grave decorated and honored during the holidays. >> it says today i place the wreath on the grave of an american hero. >> reporter: each wreath costs $15. as of today they are 8,000 wreaths short. >> it is our responsibility to place them at the arlington national cemetery and i would like one wreath placed on my great uncle's grave site as possible. >> reporter: this man and his wife have been laying wreaths at arlington for years. >> we need criticizes to sponsor a wreath or two to help us reach a goal so no one is forgotten. >> when you lay that first wreath, and i did my first in 2000 , you equally go back. >> reporter: it started small in 1992. now they raise enough money to lay a wreath on every grave here. >> when you look at the wreath on the head stones, it means

no rain now outside the weather center in arlington. iest rain in baltimore and through the francis scott key bridge. 95. heavy rain. another pocket through the southwest of the area northeast of charlottesville to head north in our area as well. this is where the rain is. all over the place in the east coast. the surge is pushing south/southwest. severe outbreak across ohio and indiana. farther south in mississippi. a large tornado on the ground. violent pattern. give you an update on the travel weather tomorrow for christmas eve. we will have showers in the metro area and maybe isolated thunderstorm mid-to-late morning. the showers will be scattered south through the carolina southwest virginia. an area through ohio and the midwest will be clear. we have more showers and thunderstorms possible across the extreme southeastern section of tennessee. a major snowstorm for the texas oklahoma panhandle. it's rainy windy and warm.

. >> there is light rain outside the weather center here in roz ross. in arlington, virginia, the temperatures are around 50-52 all day long. we notice the cell that is moving along the chesapeake bay. lightning strike detected with that one. otherwise, pockets of rain. heavy downpours that are moving through the area. that is the story. several more hours of patches of rained drizzle. temperatures are steady. 50 degrees and won't change much. later the rain will end and overnight we have a break in the overcast before sunrise. 40-47 degrees. new year a eve, partly cloudy and breezy. 55 degrees. new year's eve night we have a few clouds. cool temperatures and a light breeze welcoming in 2016. looking at the next seven days for you in a couple of minutes. leon: the war on terror canceled celebration in brussels. the fireworks display has been canceled due to the risk of a terror attack. this is how the terror changing how we live. scott thuman has a look for us. scott: 24 hours ago we were here reporting that two men had been arrested in belgium for plotting a new ye

hundreds of cyclists road along the procession today as it crossed arlington memorial bridge. riders did to pay their respects and raise awareness about distracted drivers. gregg holdum said his brother was doing everything right when he was hit. >> i think the entire family was impressed and moved by the number of friends, relative, and cyclists that turned out to give my brother a final farewell. >> family is working with maryland lawmakers to try to raise awareness about distracted drivers. >>> robert wayne king of frederick was found by police badly injured when they responded to a call for shots fired. he died at the hospital. a reward of $10,000 for information that leads to the shooter. >>> bernie sanders is burning up. why he is suing his own party, and what it could mean for tomorrow's debate. >>> if you thought we were done showing you bizarre moments we are not. what happens when stormtroopers invade the white house. >>> how police used facebook to identify the guy responsible >>> things are definitely getting more interesting in the democratic campaign. senator bern

the event coincided with wreath laying at the arlington national cemetery. wmur' s kristen carosa joins us now live with the story. were honored to the days about remembering those who died making the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom and teaching that to our youngest generation. it is a show of respect at the state' s veterans cemetery in boscawen and beyond. >> all our cemeteries in new hampshire who are participating are doing this on the very day that arlington is doing it, because we are acting as one in remembrance. kristen: the new hampshire blue star mothers organized the event and have done this since 2007. hundreds of people came to help lay wreaths at veterans graves to honor their sacrifice. >> every person out here gave so much. kristen: among the group, veteran leo, a and medal of honor recipient. >> after six years of being locked up, freedom is so precious. and these people paid for it. kristen: jason: it is something being taught to new hampshire' s senator kelly ayotte brought her son. senator ayotte; to understand that we are only free bec

heather: the arlington woman accused of scamming an elderly widower out of more than $100,000 went before a judge today. prosecutors say anisa llega told the victim she had a brain tumor and need the money for treatment. newscenter 5' s jack harper spoke that 84-year-old man today. he is live in arlington. jack: he was one of the regulars for breakfast. they became friends. he hired her, but lately, it has she ripped me off. jack: his former housekeeper accused of ripping him off with a series of sad stories, including a bogus brain tumor. >> she needed a cancer operation and needed $30,000 to pay for the operation. insurance would pay for the rest. last friday i found out she was never a patient. jack: the albanian citizen' s attorney says she never asked for money, but he kept giving her gifts anyway. just but she do to meet her stories and that is why i gave her money area so she was a fraud. she would say she needed $500 for medicine. she would think me and say i was a wonderful guide to be helping her out. jack: -- jack: in court, prosecutors say that she laughed and giggled when she

the procession in to arlington went very well with the cyclist that was involved. we are just, i think that the whole family is very impressed by the number of friends and relatives and the cyclists that turned out to give his final farewell. >> and it was an impressive turnout. the family said that they have begun to work with maryland lawmakers to raise awareness. >>> and a member of the hyattsville city lice department. he now wears that protective vest. the vest is designed to help protect him and anyone armed with a gun or knife. >>> well she would and she did as she says that her pig fell down a manhole. she spent hours with rick ross and pleaded for help. >> and that i'm just hoping that people that would understand that he is a parking lot of my family and that -- a part of my family and that i can't just leave him down here. >> this afternoon firefighters showed up, saving rick ross' bacon. see what i did there, bruce? >> and yeah she named the pig after the rap eric ross. >> okay. enter don't judge, bruce, don't judge. >> and moving right along as they ha

gold weather expected saturday morning at the arlington national center for wreaths across america. in the mid-50's. christmas parade on saturday night. pardly cloudy skies in annapolis. through the evening temperatures in the 50's. it's pretty sweet for december night. back to you. leon: great. okay. let's see you have had 35 minutes to think about it. have you figured out what jackson was trying to do in figured it out? erin: i don't think he knows what he was trying to do. leon: what a mess. leon: enough about the redskins. erin: that was a mess. talk about another local team someone doing well. the only team hotter than the caps, that is the detroit red wings at the verizon center. hear why erin: the redskins miss a golden opportunity to distance themselves in the standing and instead find themselves in a three-way tie for first. with the giants losing to the jets sunday redskins had a chance to give themselves the two-game cushion between them and new york. but because of the loss to dallas the redskins flipped to a tie with the first for the giants and the eagles who have 5-7 r

. >> it really is the end of an era in arlington. that is captain robert patterson. he is retiring from the fimpte and he is the senior man with 35 years on the job. for him, this one is personal. he serves just blocks are from where he grew up. he remembers firefighters watching over his family after his father passed awhat in the early 70's. >> i wanted to do what the arlington firefighters did for my family. >> did you do it? >> yeah. >> patterson says he will miss the camaraderie of his workers, friends and brothers. but he can go always go back and visit. enjoy retirement. you deserve it. thanks for the service. new at 11:00, christmas comes early for some kidse in southeast d.c., marines handing out bicycles to 250 children this evening through the toys for tots program. some of the kids don't know how to ride the bikes yet, but they will learn. d they are getting the helmets. abc 7 is proud to partner with the marines this year for the toys for tots. we have made it so easy. you can donate online through address.tv 11/toys web you will have your choice of a ot

the holiday packages have to get out of here soon. i'm joce sterman live in arlington. we'll go inside the mind of the procrastinators who wait for the last minute to find out how they survive with a smile to get packages under jonathan: the redskins could be closer, at least soon to ending the trademark battle involving the team name. a federal appeals court ruled in a similar but unrelated case and found the first amendment allowed trademark protection for an asian american rock band that has the name some might find offensive. the u.s. patent and trademark office refused to protect the redskins name in the recent review. kimberly: precedent. interesting. the clock is ticking depending on where you ship the holiday gifts. only a few hours left to get them on the truck and on way to the loved ones. jonathan: joce sterman has the last-minute rush for all the procrastinators out there. joce: yeah. you are almost out of time, guys. we are at the ups store in arlington. the last pickup at 6:30. i have the last package to send. put it on the scale. they said they would take

the arlington county board approved a spring opening at its meeting on tuesday. >>> in the day ahead, you can attend a forum on how to improve your ride on metro. metro's new general manager paul weed fiedefeld will be there. be sure to check your shelves this morning. trader joe's is recalling bottles of triple ginger brew. this after reports of unopened bottles bursting. if you have any, dispose of them in an outside trash can. you can head to the store and get a full reimbursement. >> is it -- >> ginger beer, it's like natur natural. >> natural stuff. >>> rain back in the forecast. if you take a look at "storm team 4" radar, it will be a rain boots, rain jacket kind of day. >> you will need your wipers on. "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell timing out what you'll need in the next 24 hours. chuck what's going on? it's another weather alert day here on be 4. have your washington nbc app ready to go.

today, bikes rode alongside the motorcade from lincoln memorial to the arlington national cemetery. holden was buried with full military honors. his family says in his memory they are looking to raise awareness about bicycle safety. leon: schools in shenandoah valley closed because of a lesson involving the islamic faith. they were alarmed by the controversial wording of the writing assignment. a teacher had the students studn her class complete assignment practicing calligraphy, the statement was in air ra back and translated to, "there is no god and -- but allah and muhammad is the messenger of allah." alison: a montgomery county student accused of bringing brownies laced with marijuana to school. the 18-year-old student brought them to the high school in silver spring. two students ate the brineies and got sick. he is accused of distributing a drug on property. leon: this started with "7 on your side." questions about crumb rubber on the children soccer field. now a group of parents are standing up. police -- >> i'm dug hill. coming up the latest on the outdoor drive of the displ

thank our partners and made it possible infragard, bbd, google, george mason and being here at the arlington public library has been a great honor today to the do that. i want to thank all of you for coming and please take the time to do one or two things to make yourself a little bit safer on line and remember you will make the internet better for all of us. certainly have a great day and thanks again. [applause] >> the republican party has been beaten in the 1892 election. grover cleveland would come into office and mckinley has seen a country descend into a deep depression and the republicans think the election of 1896 is going to be there is and he wants to be the nominee buddies by these not the front-runner. he's not be favorite of the party bosses. >> host: now on c-span we want to introduce you to john watters who runs a company called isight partners. mr. watters what is isight? >> guest: it's a cyber company to protect against the cyber guys. >> host: when you say cyber thread what kind of cyber that's a looking for. >> guest: they call into three categories. cyber criminals after

if you have information on the search for butler call the arlington county police. we will see you next week with the wall of justice. have a happy and a safe holiday. i'm jennifer donelan. leon: coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- a historic chip returns to baltimore inner harbor. where has it been? >> and waiting for years. for health that never came. i-team investigator chris papst exposes the problem that is affecting thousands of if you could see your cough, you'd see all the sickness you're spreading. new robitussin cf max severe soothes and delivers powerful relief of cough, sore throat, stuffy nose and fever. new robitussin cf max severe. because it's never just a cough. when emergency room doctors choose an otc pain reliever for their patients muscle, back and joint pain. the medicine in advil is their #1 choice. nothing is stronger on tough pain than advil. relief doesn't get any better than this. advil. leon: the maryland department of health and mental hygiene developed a big problem. government watchdog investigator chris papst learned one of the program

the part-time elected officials are paid less than those in other places, like arlington county. if approved, the raise would take effect in january with new mayor. the council members have not seen a pay raise since 2002. >>> the holidays are about tradition and honoring one another. that's why for 23 years and counting, thousands of volunteers lay wreaths at arlington national cemetery. last year, every marker, all 227,000 were covered. the group is bringing in more trucks and wreaths at 9:00 this morning. drivers should suspect big crowds, kristin. >>> that's right. metro riders should expect crowded stations. for the event, metro is running full service. the blue line which serves the cemetery will run eight train cars >>> to decision 2016. presidential candidate donald trump heads to south carolina. he has spent months attacking the opposition and now he is taking aim at members of his own party. trump is not happy with senator ted cruz. nbc's katy tur has more on that fight and it seems it is not the only one. >> reporter: protesters clashing with security at a private trump

soon after that the arlington police spotted the suspect vehicle and a chase started. in the chase, one of the suspects apparently threw a gun outside the car at 395 north at the g.w. parkway. in this area, by third and northwest, two men got out of the vehicle and took off on foot. arlington misalong with metropolitan playlist captured the suspect and got them and secured them to custody. >> this is a unique holiday. temps may get extricated. jeff: we don't know the circumstances that led up to the road rage incident. this sunday investigation but we expect the police to clean up the scene and reopen 395 north at some point soon throughout the situation. no one was hurt. live in northwest washington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: all right. thank you. greenbelt woman wants answers after a police officer shot her dog literally behind her back. leon: this unusual story began when the woman who is hearing impaired took her three dogs to a dog park. stephen tschida picks up the story from there. tell us about this. stephen: the d.c. police officer is under investigati

report of a shot fired at the pentagon city mall parking lot. arlington police responded. notice the vehicle that fit the description that came in for the call. a chase ensued. the vehicle with the suspect inside crossed over the bridge, 14th street bridge into washington. at some point got off 395, perhaps on independent avenue -- independence avenue. got back on 395 where the chase ended here. two suspects got out of the vehicle. they were apprehended wile trying to get away on foot. we are told at some point in northwest washington here a firearm was thrown out of the vehicle. no injuries to report as a result of the situation. a shot was fired reportedly at the pentagon city mall parking lot. but we are told no victims, no no one was hurt in shooting. we do not know the information that led up to the shooting and what caused this to begin. a strong police presence. traffic is a big mess here happening right now diverted to the massachusetts avenue and 395 north. avoid this situation if possible. still following this breaking news story. we are going to get more informat

mary hines is chair of the arlington county board. arlington is the skinny part of the funnel.ing has to come through us because of our geography and the bridges, except the beltway bridges are all with us. so if we want to be successful as a region, then figuring out how to move these layers all at once through arlington is part of everybody's success. >> reporter: before any next step is taken, a full environmental impact study is performed and 395 looks to be the piece of the puzzle much like the lanes already on 95 and the virginia beltway. >> back here now live as you take a look at 395 and the traffic moving tonight. it calls for the new hot lane system to go all of the way to the 14th street bridge and some people are saying why stop there? why not go into d.c.? we'll tell you about those plans coming up at 6:00. in arlington, adam tuss, news 4. >>> scott macfarlane at the live desk with calls from montgomery county's police chief for tougher drunk driving laws in maryland. >> he learned of the death of officer noah leotta today. he was hit by a drunk driver while workin

the weekend forecast at 4:51. right now 36 gaithersburg, 32 manassas, 40 in arlington. high temperatures in your neighborhood today, 53 in martinsburg, 50 bay side in annapolis. lots of clouds around today. would he deal ta we'll detail the school forecast in ten. >>> inner loop of the beltway at brad to being, a little bit of road work. we saw a little bit of that slowdown on the bottom left side of the beltway. that should have been cleared about a half hour ago. looks like it might still be hanging around because we have slowdowns here. you can see a little spring link here of other construction. 395 south at duke, a brand new disled vehicle abled vehicle on shoulder. top of the beltway, no problems. everything here is rolling along just fine. taking a look overall at prince george's county, we're nice and green. and again, might having just fine. live picture of connecticut avenue at jones bridge, also looking. >>. see you here at 4:41. >>> breaking news from france, the french prime minister says officials have identified a third will suicide bomber. it was a french

we take you to the wreaths across america event at arlington national cemetery. the news at 6:00 starts now. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> from abc 7, this is a breaking news alert. >> fire crews are still fighting this fire that broke out at the annapolis yacht club. this video shows the heavy smoke and the crowds outside. matt gentle is live there. have you been able to confirm that a christmas tree started this? matt: we have not been able to confirm that, kimberly. i asked that question to the annapolis fire department. they said they are hearing those reports, but at this point everything is under consideration and they are not willing or able to declare an exact cause of the fire, but they are looking into the possibility it was a christmas tree. apparently, an employee from inside the yacht club was tweeting that it was a christmas tree responsible for the fire, but the annapolis fire department is not willing to confirm that at this point. the fire

services for taub were penned and being the family has not decide have had he will be buried at the arlingtonemetery. dann cuellar for channel 6 "action news." >>> law enforcement officers from around the region turned out today to honor the sacrifice of the new jersey state trooper, eli mccarson. funeral services at rowen. and he graduated from the academy this past year and just married last september. >>> and the rain did not damper the spirit in port richmond. the police officers hosted kids at target as they shopped with kids for gifts for their families. the elves in blue helped them decide on the perfect gift and they promised not to give away the surprises. >>> a mayfair family with a happier christmas thanks to police officers with huge hearts. a burglar broke into their home ran sacking it stealing the christmas presents, including those for his twin 4-year-old daughters, scarlet and samantha. the officers who answered the called decided they would not let christmas be ruined. and they raised enough money to replace the gift and give the family meals as well. >> it is awesome. it is

when his father-in-law died the arlington plantation was run down. the slaves were working when they felt like it. they were running away and it cost a lot of money to send it slave catchers to get them to bring them back. the other plantations were also run down. lee had to spend with precious savings he had from his inheritance from his mother to bring this plantations backup to par so they can be profitable enough to leave his sons good homes. by used of what money he had 1860 trying to provide his children inheritance from the grandfather. those are the men on the eve of the war that will change them and allow them to change america. they will come to that war with radically different backgrounds and experiences. different personalities with divergent views of themselves and other places in the world. commanders, they will exhibit skills and attitudes and decision-making processes that can make them seem almost identical. i could do another talk sometime on how these things play out during the war, but one thing you find is they are both risktaker

. >> the video is taken by the 28- year-old who lives in arlington, the cowboy fan that wants to fear for safety. >> unacceptable. shouldn't be any kind of knives in the stadium. it shouldn't happen. not with all the security that we would go through and the lines, they're missing stuff. maybe they missed a knife this time, but maybe they would miss the gun next time. here are at least two others posted on the website. >> i was nervous. i felt like i needed to get out of there. that somebody said that to me. >> reporter: there are half a million views today. many people believing that the man on the ground is prince george's county police, reporting today that there is no stabbing involved in this incident. although that the knife recovered, they are unable to make out who had the knife in their hands. there were eight arrests in total last night. not all of them were fighting and brawls as she said, "that is about average for a gang -- a game of this type." the washington redskins and dallas cowboys. reporting live at fedex field, scott broom wusa9. >> okay, scott, thanks for that re

we spoke with mondello earlier at the home in south arlington. the computer technician came to the home to fix the computer on monday but made it worse so she and her husband asked him to leave. the technician called police saying that joseph seen here would not let the man leave until the computers was fixed. police saying he had a gun and threatened to kill the technician. the wife thinks he fabricated the whole story because he was insulted after being asked to leave. a search of the home turned up a toy gun that was not used in any way in the incident. >> a state of shock. someone could make that up. >> there are reports that a life was threatened. we use our resources to enter to take someone in custody. >> coming up in an hour we'll hear more, a tierful and a strong words from them and the strong words that allegedly joseph mondello said to the computer technician. more on the story at 5:30. until then live in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: strange one. thanks. well, cooler than last week but still a pretty warm way to end th

the southeast-sweet of freeway in d.c. and right now nothing firm in place on to 395 and it primarily goes through arlington and getting the county onboard with the project hasn't been easy and they found transit and other forms of transportation to be in the project, as well and mary hines is part of the arlington county board. >> arlington is the skinny part of the funnel and everything has to come through us because of the geography and the bridges are always us. so if we want to be successful as a region, then figuring out how to move these layers all at once through arlington is part of everybody's success. >> reporter: before any next step is taken, a full environmental impact study has to be performed, but at this point, 395 looks to be the next piece of the puzzle for high-occupancy toll lanes much like the lanes on 95 and the virginia beltway. >> reporter: back here now live as you take a look at the traffic trying to make its way tonight. if everything goes according to plan on schedule, construction could start on this new toll lane network in 2017. back to you. >> thanks, adam. >>> still to come tonight, the ce

that's the way it looks here in arlington. >> tom, thanks. >>> it's now 6:17. a local family will receive the body of staff sergeant peter talb today at dover air force base. the young father was one of six americans killed in a suicide bombing in afghanistan on monday. his father tells us he couldn't be prouder of his son. >> it's the first attack americans have had in quite a while. >> yeah. >> and to have it happen to my son is -- i just can't get my head around it. >> talb's mother and brother own a restaurant in d.c. you can see a sign and an american flag on the window saying the restaurant will be closed while the family mourns the loss of their hero. he's survived by his wife who is pregnant with their second child. >>> we now know more about the other americans who died in that attack. flags in new york will fly at half staff today in honor of nypd detective joseph lemm. major adrianna leaves behind a wife and a boy. staff sergeant louis bonacasa and michael cinco was from the rio grande valley of texas and chester mcbride had been a college football st

. >>> the spirit of the holiday season is playing out in arlington. this mother wanted the 6 and 4-year-old to know there's more to christmas than the list for the santa. the students printed a prosthetic hand. they gave it to 13-year-old beccaen sen. >> it was thrilling to see her grab something with her right hand for the first time. >> a lot of emotions in this? >> yeah, actually, there is. it's pretty exciting. >> i really wanted to show them that christmas is about giving to others and not just receiving presents and buying presents. >> becca says she is so thankful for her early christmas present. she says she loves to cook and is eager to start using her hand in the kitchen. >>> there is nothing like giving. honestly, i know it sounds so cliche. it brings true joy. it's the meaning of the season. love it. >>> stay with us. "news 4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m. >>> "news 4 today" begins with breaking news. >> i'm megan mcgrath live in silver spring where a body was found late last night along the northwest branch trail. now the discover

the arlington county board approved a spring opening at its meeting on tuesday. >>> breaking news now into the live desk. the red line on metro is single tracking right now between medical center and friendship heights because of a track problem at the bethesda station. we know that montgomery county firefighters are there. they have not found any smoke or fire. that is good. this is the same area that we were single tracking at this time yesterday morning. more updates as we come back. >> kristin, thank you. >>> it is 5:51. time for "weather & traffic on the 1s." we're talking about a lot of rain, right, which is not necessarily good thing. >> nothing wrong with the rain. just the fact it's going to slow things down on the road. the ride in, especially if you're going to work a little later. if you're an early bird, not a bit of a problem. rain will have a much larger impact on your commute later this morning and a bigger impact later on today. look at the rain now, moderate rain in central virginia. heavy rains now west of the richmond charlottes ville. the rain showers are not heav

organizers of the 150th anniversary of the arlington national cemetery last year raised enough moneyevery gravestone. sadly this year they are still about 8,000 short. december 12th is national wreaths across america day. sponsorship for a wreath is $15. dear fellow citizen, i get that it's hard to say no when your kids want toys, because you're saving for shoes. and shoes. and shoes. but i can help you figure out how to save a little with one deposit checking. so ask me, i can help you avoid fees. sincerely, elizabeth trackler. fellow working mom and fellow citizen. >> a philadelphia police officer suspended with the intent the dismiss. 48-year-old joseph cease is charged with assaulting a woman on thanksgiving and breaking her nose. authorities say this was a domestic altercation. the officer was off duty at the time of the alleged incident. >> philadelphia has unveiled the city's plans for new year's celebrations. >> ♪ >>> mummers gave a small taste of what is to come at yesterday's announcement at city hall. there will be two fireworks displays, one at 6:00 p.m., the other at mid

so by law they are unable to be buried or taken at the arlington national cemetery. >> there is a flag flying every single day. >> reporter: she was among the elite group of women, selected to fly during the world war ii for the women air force service pilot or wasp. >> they not only freed up like in combat, but i mean that they were showing you the aircrafts from the factories, towing targets for people to practice the antiaircraft firing. >> this is the student pilot logbook that my grandmother kept track of. >> elaine harmon was a local aviation. >> she got her flight training right here at college park airport. >> reporter: her last request to be entered at arlington national cemetery. granted they awarded the congressional gold medal in 2009. harmon had no doubt that this would happen. >> i know my grandmother would be very disappointed to learn that in a way her country has let her down. >> reporter: her request recently denied. the decision now rests with the army. a spokesman told us, "the wasps were civilians, granted veteran status primarily for the purpose of health benefits

it coordinated with the arlington national cemetery. kristen carosa brings us the story. >> it's a show of respect at the state's cemetery in boscawen and beyond. >> all of the cemeteries are participating are doing it on the day that arlington is doing it. we're acting in remembrance. the organizers have done this since 2007. hundreds of people came to help lay wreaths at veterans graves to honor their sacrifice. >> every person is brave out here, gave so much. >> and among the group, the veteran, leo, a prisoner of war and medal of honor recipients. >> after six years of being locked up, i thought if the doorknob is on the inside, it's a good day. freedom is precious and these people paid for it. hampshire's youngest generation. son. >> to be part of this ceremony and to understand that we're only free because of the sacrifice of those who served our nation. one by one, wreaths were passed out and placed at more than a thousand graves. each person taking their time and giving respect. >> this is great for the state of new hampshire tha

the first one is at 7:00 at wakefield high school in arlington. if you can't make it there, there's another one at the whele metro east at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. >>> metro is considering an offer to give you a free ride on new year's eve. miller coors is offering $165,000 to cover rides from midnight until 3:00 a.m. on january 1st according to our news partner wtop. the radio station says the metro board will vote on that tomorrow. >>> flights are slowly getting back on track after record snowfall hit the area. nearly 500 flights were canceled yesterday after close to eight inches of snow hit that region. hundreds of miles of slippery and wet snow covered the highways and it was shut down. it was a whiteout. wind gusts almost 60 miles an hour slammed the metro area. the area will get a break from the snow as the storm heads into the midwest. wind gusts and heavy snow and shutting down highways. >> yeah. it's tough out there for them. tom, we've learned that weather tends to move west to east and it's not going to be that bad here but some of that stuf

doug: light rain outside the belfort furniture weather center here in arlington. no complaints here. we have temperatures in the 60's. way above the average temperature. 66 in fredericksburg. 63 in annapolis. and in the evening temperatures slowly drop with the cloudy skies in the 50's. it would be in the 40's north of town by the morning. i will become breezy, too. the rain associated with the cold front pushes through, moderate downpours over the upper montgomery county and frederick county. waves of showers we will be dealing with in the evening hours ahead of the cold front. the hair behind this cold front -- air behind this cold front is cooler. the air behind the cold front coming in thursday will be colder. so definite changes in the week. but for the short-term pleasant. tomorrow, sunny, breezy, 63 degrees in the afternoon. the northwesterly wind to 16 miles per hour. we look ahead at that front and the weekend forecast in a few minutes. leon: you got it, doug. folks, stay connected with the storm watch team wherever you happen to be. use wjla.com facebook,

. >> police did search the couple's arlington home, the only thing they found was a toy gun. mondelo has been charged with abduction by force or intimidation and use of a firearm and felony and expected before a judge march 22. >>> there has been a massive breach of voter information affecting everyone registered to vote in the united states as we are about to enter a general election year. mark albert report tlz is very little the federal commission can do about it. >> just over 4 weeks away from iowa's first in the nation caucuses, they discovered a massive data file with information on 191 million voters left unsecured online. the database includes, names, addresses, phone numbers, birth date, political affiliation and voting history since 2000, according to cso online which discovered the breach. >> i think it is a big impact for, you know, voters across the country. >> david gordon is a new york based director at light cyber, data security firm. >> am i at risk? >> yes, you are at risk in terms of disclosing information. i don't think, you know, proper security protocols

the organization has been putting wreaths on every grave at arlington since 1992. volunteers will place the reeves on the graves next weekend. antoinette: a special santa visit for a group of the serving children are carrying santa visited children with special needs that simon malls all around new england. the event provides families a reduction in sensory triggers. reid: if you' to spread holiday cheer, there is time to participate in the trees for troops campaign. only $30. mahoney' send a balsam for to a military s wants to send 2000 trees. as of last week, it accomplished half of that goal. those trees will go to families based at more than 60 bases around the world. antoinette: it almost does not feel like the holiday season whether -- weatherwise. mike wankum says there is a change ahead. your forecast coming up next. reid: some of my competitors plan to reduce the use of antibiotics over the next few years. r but what are you having for dinner tonight? rtry perdue simply smart and harvestland . rtwo trusted perdue brands of chicken raised with antoinette: th

mike: many did, including the arlington police. why do you think the public should have access to that policy? >> listen. there is no more important policy than to be transparent about than our use of force policy. mike: plenty of others did not follow the law, either by not responding in time or trying to keep the information secret, one town providing us that providing the payroll would be an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. are you surprised by our results? >> i' m disappointed to hear the results, but i' m not surprised. mike: state senator jason lewis is trying to reform the public records law, something secretary of state bill galvin supports. a need for changes in the law regarding fees and enforcement, as well as the timeliness of responding to records requests. sun communities made unusual demands of the students, and you can read about those in "the boston globe." tonight, our full investigation. watch the reaction from officials when we visit one town that did not turn over any records. phil: still much more news

word flight. >> since we got here we started to see that there were problems with the noise that my son makes. >> an arlington family says it could end up homeless because of their disabled son. the diaz family was told by their property manager that they're being evicted because their 10-year-old son is too loud. the boy suffered brain damage when he was severely beaten by a day care provider when he was just 18 months old. >> we even gave them a letter from our son's pediatrician stating the problems that he has. >> the diaz family spoke to us through a translator. a tenant advocate group is working with a family advocate. they've offered the family a smaller un flit for $400 more than they currently pay, something the family says it can't afford. >>> a new report says that the owner of marijuana edibles is taking orders again less than a week after he was arrested. owner nicholas cunningham says what he is doing, he says it's legal. according to d.c., he started a cush gods app where he is taking pot orders. it allows customers to make a $10 donation to pot brownies and gummies. it has a delivery car that

thousands are planned to go to the arlington national cemetery for the wreathlaying event for the holiday 24th year. that's get a check of the forecast. unseasonably warm day on tap josh. josh: that is right. things looking great for everyone. 52 by 9:00. low 60's by noon. not that warm for everybody. about 45 at andrews. 46 in annapolis. 50's in hagerstown and winchester. it is those two areas that have seen the most how cover and some sprinkles. we see some of that towards frederick. that will not hold for too long. unseasonably warm today. 68. more cloud cover tomorrow. but still in the 60's. this is about 20 degrees above average for this time of year. good chance of rain monday. make sure you have the umbrella. >> "jack hanna's wild countdown" is sponsored by nationwide. >> hi, everybody i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my base camp here at the columbus o. and welcome to "ld countdown." today's featured creatures are some of nature's greatest engineers and architects. is it digging a hole? >> yes. five feet deep. >> construction workers who build cities from leaves. >> look, there'

the fog advisory includes arlington, the district, prince george's, and anne arundel county.isibility down. zero in gaithersburg. school day forecast, foggy. wear something ee fleckive. recess gets a "b." we'll get a little more sunshine. highs up close to 60 degrees. we'll be in the 60s by the weekend. seven-day forecast. more breaking news with melissa mollet. >> still shut down here because of a fatal overnight crash. going to be like this for the next couple of hours. you could try 50 this morning. i wouldn't try this inbound. also shut down, 50 westbound near davison road. a crash shutting down nearly all of the westbound lanes. into town, 270 south to germantown, the spur, no problem. looking quite good. 6 f and 95 rolling along quite nicely. remember to listen to our friends when you hop in your car. >>> an air traffic control crisis. who says staffing levels are at an all-time low and how it could impact your safety. >>> from no child left behind to every child >>> new at 5:45. the search for relisha rudd. more on the story at the top of the hour. >>> he's encouraging

the arlington county board approved a spring opening at its meeting earlier this week. >> there is a push for the national zoo to reconsider culticult cutting its hours. starting january 1st, they will be open from 8:00 to 5:00. r right now, they are opened at 6:00 a.m. people that live near the zoo are upset they won't be able to walk or run through the zoo in the early morning hours. eleanor holmes norton says, officials should have asked for public input before making that decision. >> ever find yourself fighting over the thermostat in your office. according to a new survey from career builder, 23% of you are too cold at work and 25% are too hot. those fighting the chill use blankets, lots of layers and even space heaters in some offices to stay warm. the study says, 1 in 5 has argued with a co-worker about the office temperature >>> can you feel it? "star wars" fever is in full blast. signs of the movie will be everywhere, from the grocery store to holiday celebrations. don't forget, you can catch "news 4 midday" even if you are on the go. open the nbc washington app and open the

: yeah, we're outside the oakland apartments on columbia pike in arlington. see the christmas decorations are up but for one family here this holiday season has been anything but festive. we're talking about the diaz family and their son, 10-year-old elder. now back when he was 18 months old he was severely beaten by a childcare provider and left him with developmental issues. when they moved here, they told the folks who live here about this, they told the management company about it. he likes to sing, likes to shout, likes to cry. he doesn't like to cry, necessarily, but he cries like any other kid. the family says that the landlord who lives below them has singled them out. that's the only person that's complained. now, there's been some back and forth and at one point they were offered another apartment in the complex but it was smaller and cost $400 more. they can't swing that, they say and said the final straw came when they got a letter saying they had to be out of that apartment by new year's or face eviction. >> translator: i am frustrated. it's an in

they have noted that the part-time elected officials are paid less than those in other places, like arlington county. if approved today, the raise would take effect in january with a new mayor. council members haven't seen a pay raise since 2002. >> the holidays are about tradition, right? and honoring one another. that's why, for 23 years and counting, thousands of volunteers laid wreaths at arlington national cemetery. last year, all 227,000 markers covered. drivers should expect big crowds around memorial bridge. the blue line will return to get to that event >>> neighbors say they have been stuck in the dark for three long months >>> growing concern about extremism in america following those san bernardino shootings. why some fears center around who you might marry. >> and, omg, may be you >>> neighbors on one street in arlington are tired of being kept in the dark. the street lamps on north cleveland street have been out for months. >> people feel unsafe and want the lights fixed. jackie bensen got answers. >> reporter: brightened only by the occasional car headlights, the darkness of th

doug will also be buried in the arlington national cemetery. bill and doug were fantastic men who served their country and their communities with honor. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. quigley, for five minutes. mr. quigley: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this week more than 40,000 negotiators from 196 governments have descended on the french capital for the paris climate summit. this summit provides the world with a critical opportunity to take a significant step toward creating an ambitious and effective global framework for addressing climate change. climate change is no longer a problem for future generations. it is our problem and we must act now. paris gives that opportunity. the science demonstrating the reality of climate change advances by the day. in fact, 14 of the 15 warmest years on record have occurred since the year 2000. and 2015 is on track to be the warmest year of all. no country, no matter how large or small, weal