Night, and we are watching and waiting for what may happen next. Marcy gonzales is live in ferguson with the very latest good afternoon. They were more protests, but they were peaceful today. People were upset over the riots last night, and that officer Darren Wilson is a free man. Outrage from coast to coast. Today, for the first time officer Darren Wilson is talking publicly about the day he shot and killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown, telling George Stephanopoulos in an exclusive interview that while he is sorry , he would not have done anything differently. Wilson remained in hiding, where yesterday he learned a grand jury decided not to indict him. The announcement sparked violent protests in and around ferguson, missouri. W rocksmonstrators thre and bottles at police. Officers responded with tear gas. Today, discussed and disbelief gust and disbelief as the Community Comes together to patch up some of the destruction. I am very disappointed. Michael browns family through their attorney shared their own disappointment, angry with how the case that sparked the unrest was handled. We object publicly and loudly as we can on behalf of Michael Brown juniors family, that this process is broken. Are concerned there could be more writing tonight. But Law Enforcement officials insist that they are prepared, saying there will be more police and National Guard in the streets. Live in ferguson, missouri, marcy gonzalez, abc news. Thank you. Police across the country say they are getting ready for more protests in the wake of the grand jury decision. Were focused in five different areas in the district today. Outside muriel bowsers Transition Office in northwest, one protest will start about an hour and a half. We are at Freedom Plaza in front of the wilson building. We still have a Police Presence here because of the demonstration which was held a short while ago. If you look across Freedom Plaza , you still see a number of demonstrators lingering. Mostly young people. These demonstrations began earlier today, this morning actually, in front of the Justice Department and metropolitan police headquarters. They held dieins, lying down on the sidewalk to try to draw attention to what they say are abuses by the Police System against young black men. They are calling for demilitarization, for Police Officers to be required to wear body cameras, and also for better oversight of Law Enforcement across the country. They do believe that these goals are obtainable. Is not about necessarily having police not protect people. It is about having police not killing people, not using force to and unnecessary you can see the demonstrators across the street here at Freedom Plaza. They will be moving to Judiciary Square very shortly to muriel bowsers transitional headquarters. They will health have another demonstration, and protests will continue through the evening as well. U. S. Attorney general eric holder says that even though the grand jury decided not to indict officer wilson, the Justice Department will still investigate the shooting incident. The department is looking into any potential civil rights violations, specifically the question of whether Darren Wilson deprived Michael Brown of his civil rights. That is a difficult claim to prove. For example, in 1991 federal prosecutors did not find enough evidence after new York City Police shot 23yearold amadou diallo 41 times for reaching into his pocket. The Justice Department is looking at the entire Ferguson Police department to see if there is an overall pattern of discrimination. You can read all the documentation from the ferguson grand jury and decide for yourself. We will have it for you at wjla. Com. About another hour and a half to sign the condolence book for d. C. Councilman marion barry at the wilson building. The memorial will be available tomorrow and friday. Today, thousands lined up to take part in one of Marion Barrys Favorite Community events. Sam ford joins us live with more. Templere outside Union Baptist church in southeast washington, where every year for nearly a decade now marion barry held his turkey giveaway in ward 8. Friends say barry had been so looking forward to his turkey giveaway this year. An Unemployment Rate of over 70 . It is the poorest of the city. And on a planet rate of over 17 percent. It is the poorest in the city. 40,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables and 3000 turkeys were given away. Barry arranged for the items to come from whole foods and the National Capital food bank. It was the biggest event ever, even as it was his last. As for the needy, they were grateful to get the food. I am so happy. I did not know where to get a turkey. I went to every church, and they said they didnt have anymore. So thank you all. To know that someone in a Higher Office cares made a big difference in my life. Barryslanning for funeral continues. The thought is it will be sometime next week, not this week because of the things giving day holiday. Perhaps at the convention center. They are arranging for a number of acres, speakers, including a number coming from out of town. The planning goes on, but no date is certain at this point. Again, this was a big success, barrys last turkey giveaway in southeast. Reporting live from southeast washington, sam ford. Thanks. Hundreds of people lined up at fedex field today for the redskins annual turkey giveaway. Tim brant will have more on that coming up shortly at 4 40 today. The d. C. Counsel is set to advance a 300 million soccer stadium next year, which would remove a proposal at a musical building as a deal that would give the district cash and land for a d. C. United stadium. The city would be likely to use eminent domain. Not on these grounds, not now, not ever. That was the response from the chief of police in response to treating Sexual Assault at the university of virginia. Live from charlottesville allison, this was an emergency meeting called by the uva board to address the issue of Sexual Assault on campus, which has come into dramatic and sharp focus following the release of a Rolling Stone article last week. This meeting was attended not only by administration leaders, but student leaders as well as protesters who were inside the meeting holding signs. The board is unanimously voting on a zero tolerance policy for Sexual Assault crimes, and said that the suspension of fraternity activities here could go past january if satisfactory changes are not happening. The Rolling Stone article described a culture of permissiveness of Sexual Assault at uva and a 2005 Sexual Assault were a victim named jackie was the victim of a gang rape. This conduct will not be tolerated at university of virginia. The status quo is no longer acceptable. Jackies experience should not have happened, and nothing like it should ever happen again. Board members said today that the Virginia Attorney general will look at possible cases to state law to better deal with the issue of sexual abuse. Also, an independent law firm will be coming in and looking at possibly hoping to deal with cases of Sexual Assault at uva. Coming up at 5 00 much more on the emergency meeting, including possible changes that could be coming to campusm as well as a heartfelt plea from the man who became the face of the Hannah Graham investigation. We will see you then. Thank you. Police in Prince William county need your help finding a disabled man who has been missing for four days now. 24yearold Brian Boateng left his home on grimsby lane friday and has not been seen since. Anyone with information should call police. Coming up, tackling the link between whatd a look at decriminalizing marijuana in Northern Virginia could mean for the region. And hours away from the big finale of dancing with the stars. Nd what major aaa midatlantic is expecting that one Million People will travel outside the district for think evening. Thanksgiving. Another 1. 1 million in virginia and him was 9000 900,000 in maryland. If you want to fill up before you go, you will pay an average of 2. 80 per gallon in the washington area. We will have gas prices for you along the way, whether you are heading north, south, east, or west. Stay tuned for that. All the estimates this year point to a lot of us hitting the road for things giving tonight. But with approaching Winter Weather, folks with plane tickets are looking at changes of their own. A look at the airports leon and allison, a lot of people are trying to get out of town right now. Things are picking up here at dulles airport, understandably so. Waived the change fee for anyone who wanted to get out of town tonight or tomorrow ahead of the storm. Officials expect they will get one to three inches of snow. None of it will stick to the pavement, it is too warm. But some are preparing. This mom who drove all the way from delaware to get an early flight to beat the storm. Sothis place is so busy, that is why i am looking, where is everyone . Theres a snowstorm coming. Coming up tonight at 6 00, we go inside the nerve center of this 12,000 acre airport and find out exactly how they are preparing for tomorrows storm, how they are monitoring activity at the airport. We will have that tonight at 6 00. Take a live look. This is the arrivals area. All the cars lined up there, those are trying to pick up some folks. Things have heated up here over the last hour or so. Thanks. Theres almost never a good time to leave if you are driving for thanksgiving. Travele your best strategies around the holidays, aside from staying home . Ways to get around without getting in a bad mood. Share your ideas on our Facebook Page and we will share them with you later. Lets check on the traffic situation right now. Wtop Traffic Center with details. We are seeing a lot of volume already. Almost like a summer friday volumewise. Fromuthbound very slow woodbridge through quantico. South of quantico through Stafford County heading toward fredericksburg. All lanes are open, just a lot of volume. Northbound 95 is slow through points north of baltimore you see the volume. Very slow heading for the legion bridge. Travel lanes are open, just a lot of folks out with you. Very slow heading up toward frederick, and toward hagerstown, also very slow. Thanks, jerry. We have the potential here you look outside, 55 degrees. Tell you this, if temperatures to the west of us were colder there would be heightened concerns. Not going to happen. But in mountainous areas, lets jump into it. First, Winter Weather advisory, the purple color, close suburbs of washington and baltimore. Then in Higher Elevations, there is colder air, and this storm has to produce its cold air because there is no cold air around to pull in. That is a winter storm warning at 6 00 a. M. These numbers are 50s across the region. 56 in washington, very mild. To the west , 39 in columbus, colder. Heres the way you think it will work out. The storm will develop tonight off the coast of south carolina. Heaviest rains and thunderstorms will stay offshore. According to futurecast, the rain, the large area will be developing to the south. The mountainous areas will start. That will be the story. Modelsy evening, the suggest the bulk will push out of the area. A little disturbance on thanks giving day could bring us a rain or snow shower, but thats all we will be dealing with. Steve rudin is in the Weather Center to pick up the story. A busy travel day on the way for tomorrow, and the biggest problems mainly north of us as we move through daytime hours tomorrow. D. C. , not a lot of problems around the district, but the further north you go toward new york city, though temperatures will be around 40 you could be looking at delays due to busy air travel. 36 in pittsburgh, a better chance of snow. Western maryland the highest amounts of snow close to the dz metro area. If you are thinking about seeking out early tonight, no problems early on. But rain and snow will develop Early Morning wednesday. Temperatures continue to fall. Morning,0 in the falling to the middle30s by early tomorrow evening. We will talk about how much snow. Hardly any east of town. In the12 inches advisory area. Not in top 36 mountain tops 36 inches. Friday and saturday a warmup with clearing skies. Wsnow lovers, go west. [laughter] there you go. Thank you. Just a reminder, the abc 7 weather team is standing by to answer any questions about the storm. Go to our Facebook Page and join the chat. They will be up and running until 6 30 tonight. Comes down toall this. The mirror ball is on the line tonight. If you are heading to the eastern shore, tyou will pay 2. 84 for a3 and gallon of regular unleaded. Up before you leave. One store in mitchellville is charging 2. 68 a gallon. A sere retirement. A new home. Earning your diploma. Providing for your family. Real associates, using walmartbenefits to build better lives for their families. Opportunity. Thats the real walmart. A big night for all you fans thedancing with the stars, season finale. Three pairs remain in contention for the trophy. Months of dancing it was so dynamic. And 10 stars eliminated. It all comes down to this. The final three are ready to go one final time tonight, performing a lastminute dance with 24 hours to rehearse. It is hard to stay in it. Lastfonso ribero is the man standing, leading with two perfect scores. Sadie robertson is in second. This has been my favorite season yet. And Janel Parrish took the judges breath away. I wanted to live every minute. It is beautiful for me. The cast is returning for tonight to see who brings home the coveted trophy. Final rehearsals are underway. You can see part of the outdoor set behind me. All thats left is the final dances tonight to determine who is champion. With then see dancing stars tonight at 9 00 on abc 7, then join us at 11 00 to hear from the winners. Still to come, they may not be able to deliver on the field, but they are doing something for the fans this thanksgiving. Wering yourre ans questions on our facebook eight. Go to the abc 7 Facebook Page. Amy was wondering, what does the sterling area look l the abc 7 weather team is on storm watch, and it could prove to a messy drive to wherever you are heading for thanksgiving. Hill isrologist doug here with a look at when this weather will arrive in the area. Just before sunrise tomorrow morning is when we will see the rain moving in. Right now Winter Weather is the last thing we expect, with temperatures in the mid50s. 54 degrees in ocean city right now. With that said, a Winter Weather advisory will go into effect 8 00 tomorrow morning in howard, montgomery, fairfax, Prince William, culpeper countys. In Higher Elevations, winter storm warnings kick in at 6 00 a. M. Even though tempers are mild right now. Futurecast shows the rain in the area, around 3 00 in the morning. With different computer models we want to average them together. Some see a few pockets of heavier rain. In the highest mountain areas, the alleghenies. At 10 00 in the morning, heavier patches of rain are in yellow. At the same time, heavier snow developing in Higher Elevations. Shiftsby 5 00 everything rapidly to the east at the storm the parts. We might see a little or a few flakes. A little slush for a few flakes. Thanks giving day, low 40s and patches of rain or snow. And on thursday even though it will be a little messy and cool, does not look like there will be any impact. Maryland state Highway Administration is making plans ahead of tomorrow. They are activating an Emergency Operation center near bwi Marshall Airport that will monitor what is happening, and they are deploying 2400 pieces of equipment on the roads to apply salt or file as needed plow as needed. Getting back to the fallout in ferguson now. Tonight we will get our first chance to hear from officer Darren Wilson. He said down with thes jordan abcs George Stephanopoulos. You will see part of that on world news tonight. We are checking in with marcy n ferguson. What are they doing to keep the peace tonight . Allison, the governor just finished a news conference. He said there will be 2200 National Guard troops stationed throughout the area, a big increase from last night, when they were about 700 National Guardsmen. Definitely wrapping up security here and trying to learn lessons from last night. Mentioned the interview with George Stephanopoulos with officer wilson. Have we heard anything yet about what has come out of that . We know that officer Darren Wilson said he was sorry for what happened. But he also explained that he was following what he was trained to do, and that if he had the situation again there is nothing he would change about his reaction. You can hear that coming up later on world news tonight. Thank you very much for the latest. A look at the top 10 trending topics on twitter in d. C. , they have to do with the ferguson decision. It has also been at the top of facebook and google trends. Trackingon has been reaction. We see quite a lot of traffic on twitter and facebook. We looked at facebook from our wjla Facebook Page. There is still a heated debate taking place on social media regarding ferguson and the grand jury decision. Ets look here at comments one of the things were talking about right now. Youve got questions about the grand jury decision. We are asking, what do you think about this, the charges avoided . George says i have never had faith in the judicial system being a black man myself. That is his opinion. Carl says, there are no further questions. Rule of law has spoken, now those who are disgruntled with the rule of law are living and writing looting and writing. That is reference to what happened last night. It is very unfortunate. Hashtags. Ese people praying for peace, stars and celebrities on social media. Peace praying for throughout this thing. Tit is over. That is what we are hearing on social media. Missouris governor formed what was known as the ferguson commission, a crosssection of communities in missouri charged with releasing a report on the underlying issues raised by the unrest in ferguson. We will see whether that report has any impact following the grand jury decision. Back to you. Thank you very much. A clerical error has revealed new information about the potential link between the Hannah Graham and harrington cases. A closer look at what it could mean in the case against Jesse Matthew. It opened up a search warrant investigators did not want people to see, showing dna links Jesse Matthew to both women. The file from the Morgan Harrington case was mistakenly dnaed, saying matthews was found on a shirt belonging to harrington and a cigar butt found after Hannah Graham disappeared. Matthew is charged with abduction in the Hannah Graham case. No charges have been filed in the harrington case, which happened five years ago. Investigators have called out the charlottesville tv stations that originally released the warrant details, saying they had serious concerns about how the case could be impacted. Virginia state police say that they along with Albemarle County police asked both stations not to release the information. They are now working to reseal the warrant and have refused to comment on new details. Thank you. Head, one highprofile resignation at a vendor is theres Veterans Affairs hospital. And i95 southbound is full of thanksgiving traffic. If you need to fill up before going to richmond, eight stations there are charging less than 2. 50 for a gallon of regular unleaded, the lowers 2. 48. Log on to wjla. Com meteorologist we are manning the facebook questions. It is that they travel day tomorrow, so we are answering your questions. Elizabeth is in germantown and will be driving to Virginia Beach. You are going to see mainly rain for your travels, at least by the time you get to Virginia Beach again. All rain. We want to answer your questions whether you have snowfall to relation or you are wondering what your travel will be like tomorrow. We have you covered through 6 30. We will be here through 6 30. Eileen andblem is, lauren are the most cheery peop le. They could tell you it will be hail on the way to grandmas house. Who cares . [laughter] a big smile. The redskins did their part today to put food on the table for hundreds of families. Tim brant is here with a look at the turkey giveaway. It is the 12th annual harvest feast at fedex feald, where players and alumni join volunteers with a mission to put inles on the faces of those need. Tot here about. Quite turkeys, whatever else they have in there that we can get. On the receiving end, 3000 Prince Georges County families in need. It is a blessing to have this, a good thanksgiving dinner. Current and former redskins were there to help. It is awesome to get back. I understand the situation. I grew up poor in chicago, so when i can get back something i want to. Even cowboy fans were welcomed. Did people give you grief about the cowboy stuff . I paid no attention. They beat us, you know . [laughter] since 2003, the event has provided almost 1. 5 Million Pounds of food, their way of giving thanks. This is a great program. With Everything Else in the news today, we dont seem to have enough of this. Its heartwarming to seize many giving and receiving see so many giving and receiving and elevating all the things we have in our lives. That is great. All right. Thank you, tim. Coming up, a major route in and out of the district will close right in time for the holiday rush. And if you are traveling on i81, fill up at front royal. Staff at 14thl street charging 2. 37 a gallon for unleaded the silver line stop at tyson has been great for shoppers and the mall, but it also has a downside. We will talk about it coming up at 5 00. We will see you then. Right now investigators are trying to figure out how a veteran died at the v. A. Medical center in baltimore. Kai jackson is standing by, looking at what we know so far. We have a lot of questions surrounding the death of this veteran. A spokesperson says a veteran died saturday morning after acting agitated inside the lobby of the v. A. In baltimore. Apparently v. A. Police have been questioning the verse in, and the man was taken to the emergency room where he reportedly became limp and lethargic. He reportedly died 40 minutes cause and because the of death has not been determined. An autopsy will be performed to determine the exact cause of death. The mans name and age has not been released, and the officers involved in the case are on administrative leave, which is standard procedure. Do not count on taking the roosevelt bridge out of d. C. To get to the gw parkway tonight. The lanes will be closing at 8 00 tonight. Crews will be able to get in and inspect the bridge. It should be back up and by 4 00 a. M. All lanes of Arlington Ridge road are close between 20th foret south and 395 emergency repairs to a water main break. The Arlington County department of public says the repairs should take another four to five hours. We will keep you posted. Heading into one of the busiest travel days of the year,. Weather is cooperative. Most of the i95 corridor from new york city to the carolinas will be rain. Higher elevations north and west is where snow could potentially be. Right now it is delightful outside. Littletional harbor, a color in the sky, 56 degrees. Will fall slowly. Were only a few hours away from a Winter Weather advisory in the north and western suburbs. In mountains, high elevations, a winter storm warning kicking in at 6 00 a. M. Temperatures will steadily drop. 36 to 42. If any areas have these temperatures, it will be different to the north and west. This developing storm center over the southeast part of the country will continue to wrap north, causing problems. Steve written will pick up from there pressure to the north and east will take moisture with it, taking extra time for it to move on out of here. But through late tomorrow afternoon and evening hours conditions will gradually improve. Wind, snow, rain will come ot an end. 5 00 tomorrow evening, this slips to the north and east. Another system may bring us a little precip thanksgiving day, but not a whole lot. The biggest problems for travel are north and west of d. C. , especially if you are traveling into the mountains. The rest of the country not so bad. Chicago, 33 degrees. Upper looking at rain and 70s. Snow totals. Doug hill will give you the playbyplay. Rain for most parts of the metro area i95 and west. The actual corridor, may be a trace of snow late afternoon, but chances are most areas will stay rain. A classic rainsnow line. Storm generates clod air cold air best at Higher Elevations. A mountaintop could get five to six inches. The whole thing clears out tomorrow evening. Next seven days, lowpressure moving in thanksgiving could bring a few patches of light rain or now, but no impact because temperatures in the 40s. Next chance for precipitation is monday, but by then we will be in 5860. Thats where we want to be. Toi guess if we have to fly new york, there could be problems. Pittsburgh and new york, major airports like that, manchester with issues. Mountainous areas could have problems, but most of the area country will not have problems. Lets get a check of the traffic situation. Oprry booth is in the wt Traffic Center. I see red. A lot of red westbound, especially on the beltway heading through fairfax. In the stretches west of manassas toward i81 you will find volume. 95 southbound is a big trouble spot heading through triangle toward fredericksburg. Lots of volume, folks having out for the holiday early. Inner loop near connecticut avenue, the delays begin in virginia. An accident near Georgia Avenue to the right side of the roadway. You got it, jerry. Coming up, Police Arrest a man for allegedly taking a video of a woman inside a d. C. Bathroom. And changes you will soon notice. Change the way you eat . Coming up at 5 00. Couldd. C. Virginia follow suit . We have been tracking gas prices for you. If your travels take you north, pay 2. 77 along the new jersey turnpike. Gas prices a a secure retirement. A new home. Earning your diploma. Providing for your family. Real associates, using walmarts benefits to build better lives for their families. Opportunity. Thats the real walmart. Facebook questions. Just go to our abc 7 Facebook Page. Philip asked, any chance of seeing play in clinton, maryland flakes in clinton, maryland . Mainly a rain event. Maybe a few wet flakes, but pretty much rain for Prince Georges County. Eileen, thank you. Virginia is about to be the state to get in the debate over marijuana decriminalization. Why one state senator is taking up the issue now. Marijuana is no longer a taboo subject. To be out and as more states decriminalize or even legalize it, virginia is next to tackle weed. This is not going to legalize marijuana. The state senator will bring his marijuana decriminalization bill to richmond this january. He says that too many africanamericans are going to jail and too much money is being spent. Were spending 67 million of taxpayer funds to enforce marijuana prohibition. Under current law the current first offense gets 500 fine and 30 days jail time. The proposal would make it a 100 fine and no criminal record. Disturbing pot would remain illegal but would be a misdemeanor is less than a pound. It is getting mixed reaction in virginia. That is one less reason to take people to jail. Assistant professor jeremy mayer teaches at george mason university. He said the bill is a start. Virginia is still at heart a purple state, with a liberal democratic governor and a conservative legislature. You will need a different richmond to decriminalize marijuana. He knws this legislation will not be well received by all lawmakers enrichment. This will enrichment. This will be a tough bill to pass, but it is an important conversation to have. Conversation will start in january when the next session begins. Abc 7e from the the broadcast center, this is abc 7 news at 5 00 on your the holiday rush is on to beat the rain and snow thats on its way. People are changing their travel plans because of it. You could see snow or mostly rain tomorrow. This starts our Team Coverage tonight with a time line of events from our first winter storm of the season. Doug, whats the latest . Were looking at the snow moving in maybe as early as 6 00 in the morning. The mountainous areas of wintery ix will start earlier. Were going to see temperatures as they are now in the 50s drop overnight. This is an important key. Its so mild before the storm begins, almost guarantees that the majority of the area is going to be all rain. There will be areas in the Higher Elevations where it will be colder and thats where well find the snow. The rain will develop around 3 00 a. M. The temperatures will fall. The majority of the area will remain above freezing the entire night. But where the temperatures are freezing, lit change into snow. This is an area of rain moving into the region by 4 00. That trend will continue. This model has at 10 00 in the morning an area of rain and snow. Theyve little bit of a mix. This is actually the winter eather advisory. Higher elevations, colder temperatures. Pive others out during the fan. We may see a brief turnover to snow. Clearing skires later tomorrow night. There will be a secondary of snow possible with rain showers mixed with accumulation on sunday. Rain mostly i95 east. One to two in the western and northern suburbs. The mountain areas pick up the six. Four to back to you. And on time. All right, doug, thank you. If you have a question, a specific question for you about tomorrows storm or any other Winter Weather question, look other our Facebook Page