so it is an exciting day in winchester. >> he's the bay state's newest jedi. all 7 pounds 11 ounces of him. with the seventh installment of the "star wars" saga revving up fans nationwide, it is a birth to remember. >> it went really really well. >> you did a beautiful job. >> this young ling middle name is jedi. he came into the world at 8:37 this today "star wars: the force awakens" opens in boston and nationwide. >> here we are. >> yeah. >> his proud mom and dad will bring him home following a successful delivery at winchester hospital by dr. kim cole. >> the original "star wars" came out 38 years ago when disk oh was hot and men actually wore bell bottoms. denise and jim hadn't even been born themselves. >> my three holders brothers who were into "star wars" of itself so it's kind of one of those things where i'm into it as well. >> so when are they going to see this movie? dad says next week. mom says, hey, wait a minute. let me rest up. maybe the week after next. it all depends on the sitter, doesn't it. >> we're live in winchester, jonathan hall, 7news.

also up in gaithersburg and winchester, martinsburg. might be till mid- to late morning before it starts to lift and somewhat better this afternoon. let's talk to beverly farmer and find out what's happening on your commute on this thursday morning. >>> that wet pavement, the poor visibility not helping the rides, howard. the accidents we're dealing with not helping things at all. westbound route 50 out of annapolis, they won't detour you back to i-97. you get to the scene ever the crash before 424 and find a single right lane blocked. it will take extra time. lots of extra time inside the beltway where 202 in prince george's county is closed near fedex field. the crash investigation blocks 202 at barlowe road right at brightseat road and 704. before you get to the 14th street bridge, the right side tied up from the pentagon toward the 14th street bridge. back to you. >> thank you, bev. >>> a deadly attacked a a heavily fortified kandahar airport in afghanistan ends with 50 people dead. >> switching gears, seven new puppies being hailed

in winchester. -- 36 in cumberland. 39 in winchester. went makes it feel a few degrees cooler. partly cloudy now. more sunshine through the afternoon. a definite chill in the air. more chilly temperatures straight through this upcoming weekend. life details and a look ahead to christmas day in a few minutes. jummy: it is time for a check of traffic this noon with jamie sullivan. jamie: 395 traffic a bit heavy heading northbound. continuing north with bumper-to-bumper traffic. the exit ramp locked because of a disabled vehicle. 20 minutes from the springfield interchange to the 14th street bridge. only at an average of 14 miles per hour. heading north on 270 three montgomery county, not bad at all. really well at the 270 spur. towards gaithersburg, still in the green. heading out of town for the weekend, not an issue for you toward frederick and hopping on 270. nothing to worry about in d.c. nothing to worry about traveling north 16th street headed toward silver spring. jummy: good news, that's for sure. police investigating a deadly crash that shut down part of route 202 late l

in the past two years, winchester medical center steadily ramped up its approach to helping the babies, do a toxicology screen on all moms who come to deliver. the most dramatic change came last month. every baby showing withdrawal symptoms now goes straight to the neonatal intensive care unit. there, dark peaceful private rooms help with the treatment. so do the cuddlers. a volunteer corps created to give the babies comforting they desperately need. >> a position that makes them comfortable and this baby here enjoys snuggling on the shoulder. >> reporter: the treatment doesn't stop with the babies. valley health helps fund a social worker from the community services board. she works with obstetricians and at the hospital to try to steer moms into treatment or keep those already in recovery on that path. >> we're trying to help connect with the moms as early in pregnancy as possible. >> reporter: the alarms were first sounded several years ago by the winchester police chief. now a community summit is leading to creation of a drug treatment court and hope some day to have a comprehensiv

above average reading. 48 in frederick. 52 in winchester. 49 in culpeper. the oldest to the year well north is not super cold. south and west to the 60's. reporting at 65 degrees. so satellite and the radar. not a lot going on. we have partly cloudy skies. patchy developing tonight and tomorrow. most is gone for eight or 9:00. waking up tomorrow, 45 in fairfax. lago with temperatures around 46. a lot of mile air moves from the south. highs in the middle 60. on sunday warmer yet. tomorrow looks fantastic. upper 60's at 4:00 in the afternoon. once again the temperatures are 20 degrees above average. a cold front on monday. tuesday tumbles to the lower 60's. 60 on wednesday. week from today, back to reality with the temperatures around 47 degrees. head to robert. robert: seriously? okay. it's not your fault. let's talk about the wizards and what randy wittman said about the play. what does a quarterback do when the receiver is frustrated? i will let kirk cousins tell you. sports is next. >> we are digging ourselves in a hole playing cool and soft at the start

he spent 30 minutes walking the town in sandtown, winchester. he was met with community leaders and got a look at areas looted during the riots over the summer. a group of residents chanted gray's name as sanders walked by. he held a news conference after the tour and called for more affordable housing projects. he said they would provide not only shelter but jobs to millions of people in low-income areas around the country. >> 51% of young african-american kids in this country are unemployed or underemployed. that is a national tragedy. that has got to change and it's got to change for human reasons. we don't want to see lives destroyed. >> sanders also talked about the need to give ex-convicts jobs in an effort to keep them from going back to prison and stressed that there is a need for better and more accessible education for low-income kids. >> thank you, chris. >>> what happened to katelin? that is the question in northern virginia after the disappearance of a young woman visiting her parents. katelin akens was last seen saturday when her p

. >> and it happened in winchester. inspired by the "star wars" premiere tonight. >> >>> first at 11:00 showers still raining down on parts of new england tonight but once those showers are gone focus turns to a chilly weekend. >> a little bit of a change but there still may be a shower or two perhaps to get through tomorrow. let's check your forecast with meteorologist chris loom bert. >> meteorologist: not as widespread as what we saw earlier this evening but we still could have a couple urs couple of showers on any. you st. still low level moisture rain but not as nearly as intense as we saw through the evening commute. a little bit of drizzle stretching from the merrimac valley, even in the city of boston, although err was beginning to see more and more lulls breaking on threw but it's a soupy air mass by december standards. visibility two miles in a lot of towns with areas of fog. look a these numbers. 51 degrees in the city of boston. that's 10 degrees above the average high temperature for this time of year. so i

the .405 winchester was a favorite of which american president?nswer when we return. >> so, the .405 winchester was a favorite of which of these presidents? it's teddy roosevelt. the powerful rifle was one of t.r.'s favorites. after taking it on safari in africa, he called it "the medicine gun for lions." >> beautiful day. in the early 2000s, garland richards is trying to restore his strange inheritance, fort chadbourne, a frontier army outpost that has sat in ruins on his family's west texas land for over a century. >> i always describe it as jumping off in the raging water and swimming your way out. >> garland enlists the help of his old buddy roy roberson sr., but he needs money, too -- a lot more than he ever imagined. he applies for grants and gets $374,000 from a private foundation to stabilize several of the fort buildings. >> we hired several consultants. they would tell us that you would have to tear these buildings down, put a foundation under them, and build these buildings back up. >> garland scoffs. he proposes an old west technique o

winchester medical center started to see this troubling trend a couple of years ago in expectant moms. as our bureau chief reports, that means some victims of heroin are newborn babies. >> swaddled in this blanket, one of the tiniest victim os f the heroin and opioid. many winchester, virginia, an area hard hit by heroin use, doctors and nurses began to notice signs of trouble in newborns. the syndrome occurs when babies are exposed to heroin in the womb. >> they're very irritable, their muscle tone is increased, they're jittery, very difficult to console. they spend a lot of time and energy crying. >> feeding is also difficult. unless treated the babies may fail to thrive. >> those babies need to get the symptoms captured pretty quickly. >> for the past two years, the medical center has ramped up its approach to helping the babies. doing a toxicology screen on all moms coming to deliver. and if they know ahead of time that a baby has been exposed to drugs, an umbilical cord sample is also taken. the most dra mat i believe change came last month. every baby showing withdrawal signs go

but tokle here or there, the northwest, winchester, cumberland, hagerstown, they are seeing heavier showers just to the west of 81. the bigger bulk of the moisture is still to the south and west. the eastern portions of tennessee, southwest virginia, western portions of north carolina, this is lifting to the east northeast, and the timeline brings this close to us tomorrow morning. heaviestmorning, the rain will still be to the west, but progressively through the midmorning, heavier rain comes down on top of us. be prepared tomorrow morning as you head into work. tomorrow afternoon at evening, the heaviest, more organized rain comes close. that is good news, but i still say lingering moisture, so watching that closely. thursday, definitely drive for the national tree lighting thursday. tonight, scattered showers, patchy fog, slow going, be careful. tomorrow, showers likely for the morning half of the day. the capital tree lighting tomorrow at 5 p.m., i'm hopeful we will see some drying. not as -- tomorrow, cool, 52. i'm hoping the rain will taper off in the latter half of the day. thursday

and thank you to simon winchester.f you would fold up your own chair and the line will fold up on this side. thank you for coming. [inaudible conversations] >> you're watching book tv, c-span2, television for serious readers. here is a look at what's on prime time. then at 7:30 life and career of ruth, tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern nurse and new york times theresa brown talks about patient care. and at 11:00 p.m. talks about terrorism. that happens all tonight on book tv. >> many of this year's presidential candidates have written books to introduce themselves to voters and to remote their views on issues. in his newest book reply all, web jewish catalogs e-mail correspondence, ben carson argues that a better understanding of the constitution is nice to solve america's issues, in his latest book a more perfect union. hillary clinton looks back on her time serving in the obama administration in hard choices. in a time for truth, texas sena

across the board, still mild for this time, 54 degrees leesburg, 52 frederick, same in winchester and luray, southern maryland coming in at the low 50's. plenty of mild air all the way from the coast inland. columbus, detroit, indianapolis, louisville, all in the 50's. don't see that very often this time of year. the moisture on the way later tonight into the early morning hours. this moves across the d.c. metro, eventually towards philadelphia and new york city. if you are traveling tomorrow, it will be wet up and out east coast. apple radar, dry around the beltway right now, but northern montgomery county is where the showers are developing. not amounting to a lot. the mask is an barnesville, poolesville, light activity at this time. tomorrow morning, grabbed the umbrella heading out the door. you will need it for the morning and early afternoon. patchy fog,rnight, not enough to cause delays, the wind relatively light at five miles per hour. tomorrow morning, upper 40's waldorf and la plata, dale city 48 degrees, petworth, cleveland park, dupont, 50 to 52. the wet weather moving in

we are already seeing dense fog and winchester visibility down to zero right now and anywhere west of the blue ridge that's where we're seeing the fog at the moment. this goes to 10:00 tomorrow morning and the rest of the area could also see some fog. no rain to talk about now. you can see weather starting to move to the south and we are in for a very nasty wednesday. that's why tomorrow is a weather alert day. much more on that and record setting temperatures and much more on that. full forecast in a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> the busiest christmas travel holiday starts tomorrow and ends january 3rd. in that time, nearly 2.3 million people in our area will drive at least 50 miles from home. tomorrow is the single busiest day in the two week stretch. if you wake up early tomorrow, be with us on "news4 today." and when is the best time to leave and melissa will talk about any accidents or backups that might get in your way. >>> new tonight, the family of a d.c. teenager says he's never been in any kind of trouble and don't know why anybody would want to kill him. jose ochoa was jus

sprinkles in winchester. parts of culpeper and a few light rain showers here, those will be up on the bay bridge. what to expect today, raindrops. periods of rain this morning getting heavy midday today. that will really slow things down. leave early and pack your patience. this is updated hourly, and each hour it's been pretty consistent. 6:30 this morning, rain into the area. there's that moderate rain moving into the metro here now. 9:00 a.m., the yellows here, that's the period of heaviest rain. likely between about 10:00 this morning and 3:00 or 4:00 this afternoon and then easing up a bit in the metro area and then in southern maryland around 4:00 or 5:00. 50s today. the next big change in the weather actually arrives later tonight into tomorrow. rain showers ending late tonight turning breezy. and windchills back down into the 30s. chilly day tomorrow and end of the day on saturday. that may be our coldest day of the month so fafrmt windchills only in the 20s for much of the day on saturday. the good n

the heaviest rain along i-81, haggerstown, down into winchester. you are going out past 50, and nothing really-just yet. the best chance for heavy activity will be tomorrow. another wet morning commute, but milder. bus stop temperatures, 46 to 56 and wet and miserable. heaviest rain, 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on wednesday. back to average temperatures around 50. 6:00 in the morning, 51. the heaviest activity, the yellow is moderate rain fall. by 9:00, moving across the entire metro area, up to 54 in dc, and it continues to rain right on through the lunch hour, and the good news, it will begin to clear out in time for the evening commute. okay, so, on the day planner as you may imagine, it's going to be rain and showers across the board. 58 by 1:00, cooler on thursday, but nice. 50, and 50 on friday. chilly and less wind. friday will feel better than thursday, even though it's the same temperature. the next 7 days, wow, the weekend and great. temperatures mid-50s on saturday. near 60 on saturday. upper 50s for monday, dry for the game, and maybe rain o

maybe winchester and a little better chance for the showers in the next couple of hours, that's about it. no shortage of clouds, that's for sure. bus stop temperatures? well pretty warm. 44 to 55. again the average high is 55. it's just crazy. now wednesday, wettest day of the week. and we may make that a yellow weather alert day. it is not a bad day for september, but it would be worse. we're looking at temperatures in the 70s on christmas eve day. 52 downtown with a lot of crowds here and there and they are light. 50 in leesburg at 10:00 tonight. 49 in manassas. now by morning a better chance for showers, maybe up towards frederick and with heavier rain. just be advised that showers are possible tomorrow. scattered showers by 9:00. and then by lunchtime, a lot of clouds. most of the showers to the west that it may be a little optimistic with the breaks in the clouds. and 56 in sing springs. a little breezy. winds are out of the southwest. even looking further than that. it could be a tough winter. 57 at 11:00 and with a chance for showers. the next three days, that will be the wette

and with "star wars" prehearing winchester baby boy who could be the next jedi. i see it. don't you. absolutely. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. it's always worth remembering... that icing the cinnamon rolls is a privilege not a right. unleash the power of dough. >> now on the because. people were rushing to the computers this morning to buy tickets for adele's american tour. >> tickets sold out in just minutes. now people are reselling their tickets on sites like stub hub. adele's boston shows are on december 14th and 15th in 2016. >> terminator ii will be hitting theaters worldwide after being remaster in 3d. directors james cameron is teaming up with a chinese studio. next year will be the 25th anniversary of the film which won four oscars. >> netflix releasing a sneak peek of the full house reboot, fuller house, the clip features shots of the house and even though none of the characters can be seen they're heard in voice overs. many of the sit com.

machines and monitors for breathing and eating, bags, tubes, a trach and cords keeping michael winchester>> smart as a whip michael used our camera showing up in his bedroom as and excuse to break away from his typical routine. >> he likes -- >> he gets 20 hours of nursing care. >> i do vital signs every five hours. >> therapists and incredible list of medications. >> every day he gets pretty much everything on this list. >> all this in between what michael think social security all play time. ♪ >> momma naomi winchester is always on hand. grandmom paulette jones is never far away. nurse karen one of many working shifts here and poppa william winchester home every chance between traveling for work for his four boys. william, jr., david, isaia and michael. >> michael remains calm even after distressing episodes of choking and gasping for air. >> instead of him swallowing on his own or coughing it up he has to have it vacuum sucked out of him. >> reporter: it's constant and michael never complains. this is all he knows. he was born with a congenital heart defect called hypo plastic left hea

tonight in winchester, community leaders and others are gathering to view a powerful new documentarybout the heroin crisis in the commonwealth. winchester has been especially hard hit with heroin deaths but heroin and opioid addictions are also taking tolls on very tiny victims. day are babies born to addicted or even recovering moms. now, these babies suffer from neonatal abstinence syndrome, withdrawing from drug exposure they received while still in the womb. >> the baby has the same issue that the mother does if suddenly the baby is cut off from the supply of drug into their system. >> ahead at 5:00, i'll take you into the winchester medical center's nicu where they've made dramatic changes to try to help these babies recover. >> all right. looking forward to that. thanks, julie. >>> one of the killers from california was seen at a gun range two days before the massacre. what an instructor says he saw the shooter do. >>> authorities in california are using some technology of their own to find people who shine lasers at aircraft. the sheriff's department helicopter was hit three t

union city police say numerous tips led them to john winchester and he was arrested in livermore.e is also suspected in some package thefts in pleasanton. investigators say winchester is the man seen in this surveillance video hopping a fence trying to get into a home through a sliding glass door. on this one he gives up and left. >>> you have a hankering for aburger? you have 40 bucks? the royal dorian restaurant in san francisco's marina district has just the burger for you. called the royal dorian, it includes maryland crab. as for a side, that $40 burger comes with truffle fries. >> looks good. >>> new year's eve in times square definitely a unique experience and once again this year, new york restaurant are taking advantage of their prime location when that ball dropped. olive garden charging $400 a person to be part of a five- hour party with a full buffet and open bars. it's going to cost you $375 to eat at applebee's in some time squares. there's also all you can eat food and drains available and bubba gump shrimp companies new year's eve times square party sold out quickl

. >> reporter: donna jennings didn't just work at the winchester community credit union. she was the manager in charge of accounting and reporting to the board of directors. in federal court in alexandria today jennings admitted ripping the ple off. embezzling more than $1 million between 2001 and 2014 buecause f an addiction to shopping. she also admitted creating a fictitious loan using collateral owned by one of her customers without that customer's knowledge. a loan from which she later withdrew tens of thousands to pay off her credit cards and she acknowledged breaking credit union rules making a large loan to herself and taking out large advances. >> she has acknowledged her guilt and she wants me to convey her sense of remorse to anyone who has suffered any consequences from this and her deepest apologies. >> reporter: the winchester community federal credit union is no more. the old branch sits empty. the bank had just $13 million in holdings, froms koourts said and they said jennings's embezzlement substantially jeopardized the safety, soundness and solvency of t

officers in winchester are looking for lamar andre woolridge. they tell us he got into an argument with the man around midnight in the parking lot of a blue fox billiards bar and grill on millwood pike. the man hit survived. witnesses at the scene wrote down woolridge's license plate. he was also seen at the bar earlier. woolridge's last known address is in woodbridge, but he has friends in winchester. >>> an 8-year-old boy in colorado is being praised for his honesty after turning in a large sum of money he found in a parking lot. police won't say how much it is. he often looks for loose change when walking around stores. usually he just finds nickels, dimes and quarters. he never thought he would find the amount of cash on monday. he is a cub scout and knew the right thing to do. >> i knew it was not mine, and i could not spend it. i would feel so guilty if i spent it. it could be something for the baby or food. >> how cute is he? >> wow! >> so smart, too. >> honest kid! >> the boy's good deed could pay off for him if the cash is not claimed i

mamma naomi winchester is always on hand. grandmom paulette jones is never far away.n't one of many working shifts here and poppa william winchester home every chance between traveling for work for his four boys. william, jr., david, isaia and michael. ♪ >> reporter: michael remains calm even after distressing episodes of choking and gasping for air. >> instead of him swallowing on his own or coughing it up he has to have it vacuum sucked out of him. >> reporter: it's constant and michael never complains. this is all he knows. he was born with a congenital heart defect called hypo plastic left heart syndrome hlhs. the left side of his heart severely under developed leading to other serious medical complications. >> mistake we actually did trach change this morning. >> reporter: he also has a condition called hetero taxi. his organs are not positioned where they're supposed to be inside. >> so where your right lung is posed to be, his left lung is. and his heart is also flipped upside down. >> reporter: two open heart surgeries at five days old and another major proced

probably one of the best authorities on world war ii to talk to us tonight, anthony was educated at winchester. he studied under author and historian john keegan. he was in the military but unfortunately for us after about five years he left the army to begin writing about soldiers, war. he has published four novels, 11 books of nonfiction. his works have appeared in more than 30 foreign languages, so more than six and a half million copies. he has been called the best-selling historian of the book span area. the battle of

so if you are watching in winchester you could see the sunshine, late afternoon. the rain will linger longer. but tomorrow is the last day of the system. it will move out and make way for improved weather. sunshine and 50 degrees on friday. saturday and sunday are a bit milder. we will be in good shape and the sunshine and the dry weather. we'll see what happens. i get e-mails is it going to snow? i suspect at some point but it's not close for the near future yesterday. leon: a little place somewhere else. kellye: one day after the 50th airing of the christmas special, america's block head and the pals get another honor. the u.s. postal service has stamps to show scenes from the beloved film. they went on sale today across the u.s. as forever stamps. >> all right. i love that. it quickly went viral for the wrong reasons. ahead, police say they found a woman who posted a picture of a dog with the muzzle duct tape shut. where she was and the charges she's now facing. kellye: a proposal to outfit every d.c. officer on patrol with a body leon: in the wake of several h

behind the line of rain, forget winchester as far as temperatures are concerned. mid to upper 50s with the cooler weather moving in through the weekend. tonight, yellow weather alert for the evening. the rain will taper with the showers here probably by 6:30 to 7:00 in dc, a little bit later, moving towards the south. a spotty shower some fog by sunday morning. and 72 would tie that record. much cooler on monday with the late shower possible. not as concerned for them by tuesday morning. it looks like they will head their way for the new year. >> and now on wusa9 game on sports. brought to you by xfinity. >>> for those of you celebrating the holiday, merry christmas. the vibes and positive spirit are kind of nice. some of the local colleges have been in a holiday mood too. the 450 plus student athletes and coaches and staff of george washington university put together a video. here's part of it. >> in 2015 we came together as one to help each other, to unite each other. >> happy nur crease's from all of us to all of you. raise high the boston blue. >> raise high t

yesterday this time was 72 in winchester. all kind of big changes. there is more rain coming in overnight tonight. this is the cold front from yesterday. what will happen is the rain is going to spread eastward in advance of the big storm. the one that caused the outbreak of tornadoes in the part of texas and is causing heavy snow across the western lakes. the upper midwest. it could be heavy at it times. the temperatures are cold north. there are areas of sleet and freezing rain. temperatures south remain warm. the temperatures will start to rise. this is a 1:00 a.m. map. this will move through the area and then we get winds to the west to bring us drier air. sunshine tomorrow afternoon. we reverse the course on wednesday. we start early and another system moving in for afternoon, everything, nighttime hours. everything on target to get out of here on new year's eve and new year's day. there is a tenth of an inch. this could be overdone but east of the area. chilly today but tomorrow is 20 degrees warmer with likelihood of rain in the morning. 58 on

what we learned about steve when' s private meeting with mayor walsh. winchester today has a star wars quick fight -- >> they found the cat hiding as cap do in fires. lopez is grateful for the kindness and bravery of those firefighters. this started out as any ordinary day in sacramento. >> he saw something that saved his life. >> load operator tony maranda spotted something out of the ordinary heading his way. >> it was surrounded by a bunch it was hard to see it but i spotted it really quick. >> barely the size of his hand. this little kittens almost didn' t make it. next on the line, spinning metal legs and it -- metal blades and a compactor. >> they found alive cap. >> heather garcia turned his way and found a longing coming over her. >> is just so cute. >> she claimed her as her own. named her after the facility. >> is just amazing to see a little kiddies survive through all this. it made my day today. >> he said she' s in good health. survival as one person' s trash becomes another tabby. >> what a great story. admittedly more of a dog person than a cap person but that' s one of

coldest temperatures across the area will be the western zone. 34 degrees in martinsburg. 36 in winchester. 30 in leesburg. clearing skies will follow after a chilly morning we will climb to 48 with the gusty breeze. it will feel like december tomorrow afternoon. a completely get outlook later. leon: we are breaking news in the war on terror. in the last five minutes of former neighbor of the san bernardino shooters was charged in buying the guns used in the attack. those are terrorism charges. enrique marquez has cooperated since the shooting. reporter: he is the man authorities say purchase the two assault rifles used in the worst terrorist attack on u.s. soil since 9/11. now the 24-year-old is under arrest facing federal criminal charges >> he's a summit on the lines of there is a lot of muslims in our backyard ready to go haywire. reporter: the fbi raided his home shortly after syed farook and tashfeen malik killed 14 people after dying in a shootout with police. marquez was his close friend and former neighbor. after days of questioning the fbi says the two even plotted an attack toge

winchester we are new information what caused on morning rush hour nightmare for drivers and left one person dead. >> breaking news, a police confrontation leads to a shocking discovery. a family tragedy inside a local home. details just coming in. >>> making a big change. what a local school just decided about the controversial name of its football stadium. >>> and i'm tracking mild temperatures, but clouds over the area. how much of an impact with the clouds have today and on into the weekend for near record warmth. news4 midday starts right now. >>> developing now. we are just finding out that a man in stafford county is accused of killing his own mother. christopher ellis is charged with first-degree murder: deputies were called out to his house at about 5:00 this morning. they say ellis was screaming and assaulted a deputy in the backyard. they found his mother, elizabeth ellis dead. right now, ellis is in jail. >>> right now, police investigating a deadly crash on the inner loop of the beltway. one person died earlier this morning. another person has life-threatening injuries. d

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winchester democratic senator jason louis will lead the delegation next month observing california, a state where recreational pot is legal. the committee will issue its report in february but senate president's family rosenberg says it's unlikely any one ballot initiative would pass. massachusetts has already made medical marijuana legal. the trip is being funded privately. >>> facebook announcing it will begin testing live video. the site announced a small percentage of users with iphones will get a chance to try it. live lets you watch what you're seeing in realtime facebook says you'll also be able to subscribe to broadcasters and be notified when they are live. >>> record number of cars under recall for deadly airbags, faulty ignition switches and other detects. bill campbell tells us if a bill passed day it would allow the drivers to get behind the cars. >> reporter: it's the single part of the new 1300 page transportation bill that has auto safety groups revved up. put a used recalled vehicle on the lot without fixing it first. >> put a new coat of paint, make it look good but

a little bit cool, but we have several hours to warm up. 53 in fredericksburg. 50 in winchester. 49 in baltimore. 50 in the nation's capital. we will continue to get the sunshine. through the evening, we will stay partly cloudy and turn a bit cooler. partly cloudy and cool weather. more sunshine in the forecast. sooner or later, we will have to deal with the chance of rain. that's included in our seven-day outlook. and a warming trend. we have some days in the 60's. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. jummy: let's take a look at the roadways. jamie sullivan is joining us. jamie: we are starting off in d.c. there is a disabled vehicle right at mass ave. is the traffic. we are really not in bad shape. not seeing many slowdowns. a little bit of volume on 50. we are ok in virginia. no delays on 66 or the gw parkway. we are clear on the beltway. above the posted speed limits on both sides. back to you. jummy: the all clear has been given at northwestern high school in hyattsville after reports of suspicious activity. more on this story coming up on our website. in the meantime, firefigh

police identified him as 55- year-old john winchester of livermore. he was linked to the christmas day burglary through home surveillance video that was posted on facebook. police in pleasanton, are also questioning. the homeowner showed us the video of the thief, and says he made the connection to his package theft. >> this is upsetting it happened to us. but once we saw the facebook video of him trying to break into the house in union city on christmas day, in broad daylight, that was really upsetting. >> authorities say winchester has beener booked into jail. >>> a christmas eve attack leaves a jail deputy seriously injured. the quick changes made after authorities say ten inmates brutally beat a guard. >> a tragic start to christmas ends with happiness. how bay area police and firefighters made sure one special girl had a surprise christmas. >> where it was delivered after being put into the back of a pickup truck? ♪ (vo) some call it giving back. we call it share the love. during our share the love event, get a new subaru, and we'll donate $250 t

the temperatures are 46 in manassas. 47 in culpeper. 50 in winchester and cumberland.s nothing super cold. that is a good indication for us when the highs will be in the 60's. mostly to partly clouds. if you are headed to the big game. great weather for the evening. it will start off in the lower 50's. moving through the game and halftime the third and the fourth quarter we will look for temperatures around 41 to 5. the future cast. we warm up in the mid-afternoon hours. the temperatures will tummal quickly thanks to the high pressure overhead. clouds increase on wednesday. overall, nice day. 50 degrees btime. 4:00 56 the is the average high for this tame of year is 49. take you out with great news. if you like it mild. the upper ''s thursday. the next best chance for showers is monday next week. maureen: thank you steve. this does not feel like football weather but it is football weather at fedex field. a big game. erin hawksworth is out there. tell us how things are going. erin: that is right. a little warm for december. isn't it? take a look at the field. one of the

notice winchester, virginia, la rhea and stanton, virginia, 63, but the other side of the mountain, much cooler and 43 in frederick and 49 towards d.c. and then again it gets warm as we saw more sunshine out toward the bay. so the clouds are from i-95 and you can see the clouds now and we'll see more clouds come in overnight. we could see areas of fog and by tomorrow morning it will be a-okay. wait until you see how high we go this weekend. i've got the forecast. >> a big vote that could impact your commute. the toll changes to i-66. >> what health officials are saying about the news reporters: it's a fish, but it's been changed. genetically altered by scientists. critics call the process creepy, and label it frankenfish. narrator: genetically engineered salmon was just approved by the fda - no labels required. disturbing, right? get this. if your state wants to label gmos, congress is trying a year-end sneak attack to block your right to label. call congress. demand clear labels, not high tech gimmicks. don't let them overturn state gmo labeling. protect our right to know. >>> the safet

culpeper, 20 in manassas. 23 in winchester.uch of a ere is not wind to make it feel worse. 43 in hagerstown. 45 in charlestown and 46 in berriville. washington.y in close to 47 shown there. -- waldorf, 50 in fredericksburg. the breeze, it feels so much better than it did. friday and saturday as well. 50 in culpeper. here's a look at the cloud cover into monday. starts to come back. high thin wispy cirrus clouds. cloudy, mostly cloudy, but at least temperatures will be on the rise. his is how it should work altogether. beautiful crisp, clear day. beautiful sunrise. cloud in the sky. but cold at 30. that's a high end temperature. 24 is about middle of the road. throughout the day, tons of sunshine, crystal clear blue in downtown 6 reagan. lows once again. t will be a very cold day and right into the seven-day forecast, temperatures on up 50s.the 60's. rain on wednesday and that would high on christmas eve beating the previous record of 69 in 1933. christmas day, 60. very mild. well above average. last year it was actually 61. it

winchester residents were shocked to learn some of the victims are newborns, babies who are exposed to heroin in the womb experience withdrawals. >> trying to help connect with the moms as early in pregnancy as possible. >> the a larms were first sounded several years ago by win chess ear police chief on these tiny victims and now a community summit is leading a creation of a drug treatment that they hope some day to have a comprehensive recovery center. >>> good morning. i'm landon downdy. many americans are struggling to keep up with sky rot krocketing spending more than 30% and in some cases half of their income on housing costs. rents have rich more than 3% a year of a testiafter accounting inflation. there i'm pllandon downdy. >>> new accusations for a secret service officer. lee rob perth moore was arresting in a sexting sting last month. now prosecutors say moore obstructed justice by destroying digital evidence that could link him to a crime. he's in jail until his trial. >>> customers and politicians remain divided over a proposed merger between pepco exelon. last night protes

even 51 at winchester. 52 in romney. that's pretty nice. now, we'll get in to the evening hours, clouds hang tough. keeping the temperatures up this evening. 49 in frederick and hagerstown. then by 9:30 temperatures go back in to the upper 40s. so not crazy cold at night anymore. so tonight, partly cloudy, just chilly. 34 to 42. winds are light, southeast at 10:00. by morning, partly cloudy and chilly. there will be some clouds around. 34 to about 53. and then by afternoon, we'll stay partly sunny, breezy, pleasant. i'll keep the isolated shower or sprinkle in, with the high temperatures around 55, despite the showers. winds are southwest at 10 to 15, a warm wind. on the day planner, 40s to start. these are downtown temps. 45 at 9:00. 51 at 11:00. and 55 with partly sunny skies at 1:00 p.m. all right, now watch the temperatures climb. 59 on thursday. partly cloudy. 64 on friday. partly cloudy. wait for it. saturday 67. 71 on sunday. what? and then a good chance for rain and showers sunday night as the cold front goes through. but when the c

that is high degree of tires and the record. 72 in leesburg. 70 in manassas and winchester. it is briefly. -- it is breezy. have breezyinue to conditions through the rest of the day and a good bit of cloud cover. rain aroundg some fredericksburg and leonardtown. those of you in southern st. mary's county will be getting that rain. i have even seen some lightning strikes as well. warm weather. we will talk about the potential for record-breaking christmas temperatures. thank you. now we want to take a look at traffic. steve kerr showing joins us. delays,here are some especially on i-95. here we are on i-95 in virginia. traffic is heavy heading southbound. you can see it slowing down. near 234.too bad it is going to be very slow on the way to fredericksburg. , doing ok oneltway the outer loop of 270. 95 looks pretty good as well. thank you. we have an alert for residents without power in mclean. a downed tree is to blame for the loss of electricity. after this morning on delaney drive, power officials say it will take at least three hours to restore that power. just in time fo

looking at the numbers now, mid to upper 40's from manassas. 45, winchester. frederick, 46. 47, andrews. annapolis, 48. we have a little bit of a breeze today. yesterday, these numbers were kicking at 20 to 25 miles per hour. not too much of a wind chill factor to talk about today. nothing too extreme with the temperatures. satellite pictures showing a clear sky. temperature across the mid-atlantic uniform. cool air is in place. another cold night. sunshine and pleasant tomorrow. cool for saturday. sunday, mild. temperatures on sunday will be above average. it will feel cool, but we are heading in the right direction. saturday is the day we have our toys for tots drive between 11:00 and 3:00. stop by national harbor with an unwrapped gift and drop it off. on the the redskins take cowboys at fedex field it will be cool and dry. the next chance of rain not until tuesday. even at that point, the chance of rain is slight. if you plan to head out to join the weather, come see us. abc 7 is teaming up with toys for tots to help children. we will be out with volunteer

metro area, hagerstown, winchester, that is where you are looking at heavier showers. all of this moves towards the east, a little closer, northern montgomery county, gaithersburg, germantown, rockville. hour, 90n the next minutes. not expecting anything heavy. tomorrow morning, all of this will be out of here. nighttime lows of the upper 30's, middle 40's. warmer temperatures closer to the beltway and the district. scattered showers end and patchy fog may develop, but i don't think we will see anything that will bring fog advisories early tomorrow morning. waking up, 41 fairfax, 45 petworth, lower 40's waldorf and la plata. grab the sunglasses, you will need them part of the day tomorrow. futurecast, waking up tomorrow morning and through the rush-hour commute, partly cloudy skies, clouds through the midday. by friday, the wind returns out of the south and southwest and temperatures really start to rise. daytime highs well into the 60's. we will keep that going for the weekend. tomorrow morning, lower 40's, middle 50's by lunchtime, 60 degrees by 4:00. sunset at 4:45.

it is 37 degrees leesburg, 41 43,ees winchester, luratyy at culpeper 45.vernight, 33 pittsburgh and state college in columbus, 34 detroit. the warmer, milder temperatures to the south, 50 charlotte. in terms of the satellite and radar, not a lot at this time. the high-pressure overhead builds through the day tomorrow come into wednesday and thursday. a few impulses of energy will give us cloudiness, but nothing that will bring rain, at least not anytime soon. the forecast, moving through the overnight, upper 20's, lower 30's in the suburbs. downtown, with skies clearing after midnight. early tomorrow morning, it will be a cool start tuesday, near freezing temperatures fairfax, 35 petworth, 32 waldorf. grab the sunglasses, you will need them all day. up into the middle to upper 50's for the daytime highs. the futurecast, through the yearly morning tomorrow, clouds montgomery county, southern and eastern frederick county. otherwise it will be sunny fredericksburg. clouds drivetime home. try pavement, nothing to worry about with the weather delays. thursday,

and then lower to middle 50s, now, winchester, 54 in winchester, 55 in cullpepper and about 55 or 56fairfax and silver spring. almost 60 downtown. it breaks down like this. 40s to start. these are downtown temperatures, 49 by 9:00, 55 by 11:00. and 59 almost 60 by 1:00 p.m. like we are in another month. friday, warmer, 63. saturday, warmer, 67. sunday, 72. that would be a record. rain showers, maybe a thunderstorm on monday. and in the wake of that cold front not very cold. 60 on tuesday. 59 on wednesday. >>> now, wusa9 game on sports. brought to you by xfinity. >>> washington has to put the loss behind them as they turn their focus to the next opponent. can they keep up the lose 1 win one trend going in chicago? the team was back to work today. practiced with the media as they prepare for their trip to the windy city. monday's outcome leaving no margin for error as they head down the horemesttch of the season. all is not lost. there is still plenty to play for. frank has mored in the red zone from redskins park. -- frank has more inside the red zone from redskins park. >> what do yo

donna jennings admitted she took money from winchester community federal credit union.he created bogus loans and approved her own loan, all what she calls to shopping addition. she will be sentenced in april. >> today the fda proposed unprecedented new rules to ban anyone under 18 from using indoor tanning beds. they are citing the rising rates of skin cancer among teens and people in their 20s. the indoor tanning association said the decision should be left up to parents. more than 1.5 million teenagers tan indoors every year. they will take public comments for 90 days before working to finalize the proposal. >> crews are installing a new synthetic turf and a lot of parents are concerned about the chemicals in it. they just learned that the field will use a chrome rubber turf and they are worried about the cancer risk associated with that substance. the parents are asking school officials to delay the plan and school is moving ahead with the project. the turf is and nothing to prove is causes any health risk. >> 157.5 tons of chemicals you would not allow cows to graze

national, clear skies through the overnight into early tomorrow morning. 34 leesburg, 28 frederick, 36 winchesterith the clear skies, temperatures are falling quickly. cooler to the north, but overall temperatures across the mid-atlantic into the 30's, lower 40's. lotsatellite radar, not a going on. the high pressure eventually moves off the coast. once that happens, the return flow warms us a little bit into next week. still, sunshine tomorrow, sunday, monday, tuesday. wednesday and thursday we could be looking at a coastal storm. i think it will be far enough the east that it will savor the atlantic. the coldest temperatures, north and western suburbs, 35 to 38 inside the capital beltway and the district, the wind out of the northwest at to 5. futurecast, hard to believe it :00 in the morning not a single cloud in the sky. sunglasses, jackets, gloves. we have a lot going on this weekend, the big festival in old town alexandria for the holidays. the temperatures rebound into the 50's in the afternoon, warmer than that sunday with clouds as we move into the late .vening into the overnight we stay

it feels like 39 in washington 35 in winchester and 36 degrees in baltimore.o major storminess talk about. the only precipitation is a little lake effect across lake erie in lake ontario. we are seen clearing skies. the cold air coming in on the north and west sides of the appalachians. that is why we are clear and they are not given him time everybody will clear out under the influence of high pressure from the west. it will keep us mostly sunny through tomorrow with a chilly start in the low 30's. climbing to the low 50's in the afternoon. friday night will be clear and chilly again. saturday another beautiful day with sunshine. probably 5455 on saturday. saturday.5 on tomorrow mostly sunny with 52. saturday, 53 degrees. early saturday morning if you will be near national harbor, stop by. it is toys for tots. drop in unopened randy toy between 11:00 and 3:00. we are cosponsoring with national harbor. the weather will be fine. temperatures in the 40's. then we get into sunday in warm up a bit more. on monday we are at 55 and monday evening we will keep our ey

still 46 degrees in winchester, and there it is on doppler radar. i could close my eyes and touch screen and pretty much anywhere would be rain, drizzle and fog. a huge area of high pressure tomorrow will be with us. complete details on those and i think you will like what you hear. jummy: thank you doug. we turn now to the freddy gray case. a jury has been seated in the trial of officer william porter. he is the first of six officers to go to trial. our sam swinney is in the ewsroom. >> they started with 150 potential jurors. eight women, four men and four male alternates. these jurors went through a lot of scrutiny. the trick was to find a jury and it would be almost impossible to find a juror that did not know about this case. william porter was the first officer charged with the death of gray and prosecutors say he ignored depray's pleas for medical help from the back of that van. they say if the prosecutors fail to convict in this case it would be nearly impossible in the upcoming trials and opening statements are likely to begin shortly. my co

again and it has been on the cool side and here's some shower activity and back to the west of winchester and i do expect to make its way over the next hour or so and you can see the wider view here and you can see the system making its way our way, too and it's the frontal boundary associated with an area of low pressure well to the north and west and that keeps us in the warm air and it also gives us the chance of rain and overnight tonight, not much of a chance and most of it should stay to the west of the mountains and by tomorrow morning we start to get into showers right around the morning rush. it may affect you when you're stepping out the front door and most of this will be on the light side and we will see roadways to give yourself extra time tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon around noon, not bad. maybe a couple of showers and that's about it and we're not expecting rain tomorrow and still a good idea to keep the umbrella handy and maybe some sunshine before the sun goes down tomorrow night and the sun going down around 4:48. tomorrow the first full day of winter. that's righ