Where the grand jury has issued a ruling. The stakes are high. In placef emergency is in missouri. The National Guard called in, schools up and close. In ferguson, School Activities have been canceled. The president has called for restraint on both sides. Once this announcement comes down protests are expected across the land area dan some in the d. C. Region. All the signs aaron wilson and arrestsel brown ensued and many were indicted. That brown was surrendering. Brown tried toat take the officers gun. Demonstrators say regardless of the outcome, they will protest. Public safety leaders have agreed to 11 out of 19 requests from demonstrators to avoid confrontations like trying to avoid the excessive use of force. Police were criticized during the first round of unrest for acting in a militant and against her testers. We should also note. Nine out of 12 grand jury members have agreed to in die. Whiteut of 12 are interior black. Await theth us as we grand jurys decision. We will bring you that announcement when it is made along with any reaion we get at home and around the country. Montgomeryws out of county. Five people are behind bars in connection with two robberies at the same gaithersburg location. The first robbery happened back in august. The most recent was in november 6. Two people were shot and the victims did survive. Preparations are underway to remember d. C. Councilman marion barry. The former mayor died early day morning and two nights he was a largerthanlife political figure in the district for decades. Sam ford begins our team coverage. I hope my calculations are right. He was a mayor here for 16 years and a councilmember for 16 years. He has been here at this building probably longer than any other political figure and his losses certainly a morning here today. Black ands draped in council staffers are busy preparing a place for marion layys body to eventually in state. Up greens ofing all kinds donated by whole foods. Andn Collard Greens kale. Staffers are being asked to wear green which was his favorite color. Anita, one thing you will youre learn is that nice to your friends but you are nicer to your enemies. And hold them closer. The question is when will his funeral be held and when we lose . Ody lay in repose there are no answers at this point but staffers have told me they are almost certain that the funeral will be sometime next week after the thanksgiving day holiday. Across the district, many stories of gratitude are coming out for the man known as mayor for life who gave many people their first jobs. We are in front of the mural which was completed just yesterday. The day that marion barry died. Toay people have come by observe and take pictures. He drove the Nations Capital to the brink of bankruptcy with his fiscal policy but he was determined to create jobs. Many same he give them a better life. Of this man prays. A monument in southeast d. C. The big chair. Now a memorial. People came to pay tribute and say thank you. She had to get back to work. To a job she has had for decades thanks to one man. Marion barry. During his time in power he drove taxes up and expanded the citys workforce dramatically. He got me started working. She works at it at a pizza shop but says it was marion barry who put her on the way to lifelong employment. First jobs, real jobs. As people stopped to take a look at the mural, pamela reflected on a man who made a difference in so many lives. I i would not have the things have today that were not for marion barry. I have a home, i have a husband, i have family. The district house workforce is larger than any other American City of comparable size and in that respect, Marion Barrys legacy lives on. New developments today. All fraternity activities have been canceled as the investigation escalates. A private Security Guard has been watching around the clock telling us they have been receiving threats while members are still living inside the house even as the fraternity voluntarily give up its fraternal status with the university. Not long after the death of hannah graham. Once again dealing with a painful and public situation. Ask anyone on campus about the article and they know exactly what youre talking about. A lot of disappointment plus sadness, anger, and discussed. Groups against Sexual Violence spoke out. Enough passive it he, and of stigma, and of silence. A united front of action. Sexual assault is a problem that needs our undivided attention. Now. The launching point for the article was an alleged gang rape at the fire cap acai fraternity. It faults the University Hospital handling of the situation and details the deeply rooted culture of partying and secret secrecy. Mary collins believes this is a turning point for the school. In a statement the School President said the wrongs andribed are appalling caused all of us to reexamine our responsibility to this community. The students agree. This is our problem to solve. Tomorrow will be a big day. A meetingis holding with students and staff addressing the issue. All fraternity activities have been suspended until january 9. There is a series of changes coming to campus. A cyclist was struck and killed by a w ssc truck before 10 at 10 a. M. This morning. Live on the scene. What happened here . The truck was trying to turn left and the two collided. The entrance became the focus of the only accident investigation after police state the driver hit and killed the cyclist. Vicki gibbs was waiting for her doctors appointment this morning when she sighed unfolding. And plowedk came in over him. She said she left lost her son and seeing this tragedy brought back years of pain and emotion. Worst thing that could have happened. The driver was turning left going westbound and the cyclist was heading east when he was hit just before 10 a. M. Are detectives are coming to the scene to determine exactly the sequence of events. Ann compton was on her way to open her Jewelry Store and was time the driver. She said they had a green light at the intersection not far from Quince Orchard road where the driver stopped in front of her shee making a turn area was still shaken by the ordeal. She said she was so upset this morning she could not open her business for at least an hour. Police say the drivers cooperating with authorities and it could be weeks or months before they complete their investigation. The driver is shaken and they are conducting their own investigation into the matter. Thank you. Is on your side. A homeowner catches a package safe on camera. What you need to know to protect your holiday shipments. A major move by craigslist after an investigation for recalled products still for sale on the website. Offans are sounding the fear of disasters flooding is eased in buffalo. Keeping areas clear so water can drain from the massive snow. There is a risk of flooding through wednesday and high winds have become another problem. Officials are worried the winds could knocked down power lines and trees. We are keeping a close eye and some snow heading our way just in time for things giving travelers. We went out to see if people are adjusting their holiday plans. 395 in Northern Virginia on any given day can be problematic. Add to that mix the wintry mix and a sprinkle. Hard to believe looking at todays blue skies and smooth traffic. How different this picture may look in less than 48 hours. You can almost guarantee it. For what is normally a twohour drive. So different millions of drivers who plan on hitting the road now weighing their options. Jeff expected to move his family to florida on wednesday. We may hold off and leave on friday or maybe even thursday. We do not want to get on the road with a 17,000 out 17,000 pound trailer being pushed around. The potential wintry mix will hit the busiest in her traffic corridor during the busiest travel they of the year. I am leaving a couple days early. I have class tomorrow but i am not going. They expect up to one and a half million travelers during thanksgiving week. With that many passengers, snow or just rain could spell trouble. You can always come in. Back to the roots where critics are million locals will be driving and white authorities are sounding an early alarmed for drivers to get out. Storms in the d. C. Region that have hit during rushhour and their bad enough without it being the wednesday before thanksgiving. Highway officials have 2400 crews on standby for wednesday. Similar story. The airlines have not decided yet whether they will waive the. Hange fees a lot going on. A Beautiful Day with perhaps recordsetting temperatures. It will be pleasant but all that disappears wednesday. Lets get started. This is from the armynavy country club. The clouds were still hanging around but they cleared up. Now into the lower 70s in many areas across the region. It will be a beautiful evening although it will turn just fit cooler. Some of the higher amounts of rainfall. Three quarters of its reported. Right now, temperatures upper 60s. He to airport. At the. His is a real treat for us it is a oneday deal. It will get cooler tonight i had 40 to 52 warning. You will climb nearly 60. Wednesday everything changes because of the storm developing authorities have these Atlantic Coast and eastern seaboard is an advance the entire area and all the way through pennsylvania and turnpike, i95, the poconos, back to West Virginia and western virginia, winter storm watch posted from early wednesday morning to wednesday afternoon. Sometime tomorrow this is going to change. The counties will be changed based on what forecasters are saying once the storm starts to form. We are dealing with what computer model say and they are coming together making a case for this coastal storm. Despite the warmth today that is out of the picture. Tomorrow a little cooler. The air is moving across is in detroit and chicago. The cold air, it is not an arctic outbreak. It is enough to put the ingredients in place for snow. Thequestion is where will line hit . You know that is a must always the story was coastal storms. There is a rainsnow line because of the warmth and moisture that comes in and the amount of cold air available. We have to figure out where it will be. Many parts of the area are getting a little snow and the rain south and east in this model keep snow across the area and takes it out of the picture andednesday afternoon evening. Other computer model suggests that the storm will start later in the heavier snow will be west of the metro area. This is what happens when you forecast snow amounts when before the storm forms. The area through wednesday morning and wednesday. Changing to snow at the Higher Elevations and taking longer to clear out until sometime in the late evening hours. For big wintry mess. For tomorrow we will see chilly temperatures as we get through the evening hours. This is the forecast wednesday as temperature temperatures fall. And 60 degrees. As we head through the afternoon and evening we will take part in a live facebook conversation. We will be there from noon until this. Taking questions will become partly cloudy and then it will be chilly and another nice warmup. Slow down in this bad weather. Some new speed cameras will help you do that. How drones could help with the amount of damage and the number of deaths during hurricanes. Waiting for the ferguson grand jury decision. We will tell you what is happening there this hour. Here is what is coming up on prime time. 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. Exit is proving to be a tense evening and and around missouri ferguson, missouri. We will learn what the jury decided in the Michael Brown shooting case. More with what is happening there. How are things tonight . We are having a problem. Can you hear us now . Will get back to him and just a bit. Just ahead, speed cameras up in the district. Reminding you that you need to slow down. They call it front porch shopping. This is the kind of neighborhood they like to target. Torches are close and a lot of people are working and it is quiet during the day. In this case, the thief picked the wrong house. Look closely at this video. Brandysn box contains mug set. Realizes the package is gone she checks her Security System and has the bad guy in the brought blue jacket on camera from two angles. Here he is parking his gray for dorset dan. I was. Because he looked very comfortable walking up to the house and i just felt like they was an invasion of my privacy in space. Police said there was he called police but there was no followup. I was hoping you could get me some kind of resolution. Police say they are on the case. We will forward it to investigators were looking into the incident. As lack friday and cyber monday approached terrel wants to alert her neighbors. I never had anyone steal anything. This is an increasingly common crime. Police suggest having packages shipped to your workplace or a po box. She will keep shopping online with precautions and she still has hope for this package now that the video is out. I want my mug. They are by very nice eminem monks. You can see one of those security cameras clearly visible. This thief only had eyes for that package. Prosecutors have dropped that charges against the owner of a popular d. C. Nightclub. We told you about the charges against mark barnes, owner of the park on 14th. Burns confiscated and id from an underaged woman who borrowed it from a friend to enter the club. Police charged barnes with misdemeanor seconddegree theft and distraction of property. Barnes says he takes underaged ranking seriously. He was forced to sell his Previous Club after an underage anron drove drunk and killed officer. There are several cameras in the district. There were five new speed cams and a stop sign cameras well. The other is on florida avenue and northeast. The majority of being set up on streets where the speed limit is 25 or 35 miles an hour. After that it is a ticket. Time for a check on the traffic. What are we looking at here . I do nothing we need to worry about higher speeds. Plenty of volume leaving the beltway all the way out to the centreville area. Same goes for the inner loop of the beltway. To theall the way American Legion bridge and toward the topside into montgomery county. And still heavy on the interlude in college park. No major incidents. Have a great evening. We will talk to you in just a bit. Another monday and another redskins loss. Many fans are asking for some big changes within the organization. Suzanne kennedy joins us with what folks are saying about the future of rg iii. This man was the most popular guy in town. Well one of those tshirts after he was drafted but now it is a different story. With four games left in the season many have lost total confidence. We make some that changes. It is a sentiment being , doed throughout washington c they need to bench him. Not playing up to par. Keith galloway has all but given up on the quarterback. He cannot did that distribute the ball, handle the to sit down. S let some meals play. Fan say that was not his only problem. It. E fakes i do not think he can read defense too well. And he is trying to carry it on his shoulders. He cannot do it now since he has been hurt or you he has been four and 14 in his last 18 games. Many think that is an indication year andookie of the it is time to look past the star. The coaches have been calling him out saying he has made a lot of mistakes. I am trying to look at the other option. We also gave him two seasons and he still has not shown any improvement. Robert griffin has been prolific on social media but not as of late. The controversy from his play in the field has literally shut him down. He has not been on facebook or tweeted since just after losing to the buccaneers. Ahead at 5 p. M. Crashes involving Police Cruisers may take place more often than you think. We break down the numbers coming up. Friendly skies but not so friendly passengers. Friendly skies but not so friendly passengers. Why this has i gooh no. One. Fitting the tree through the door, thats feastworthy. So celebrate with the kfc festive feast. A bucket of the worlds best chicken, our famous sides, biscuits and our new pumpkin cake. The kfkfc festive feast. Marion barry will be remembered for many things. Jobome called him mayor and creator and others, a convicted felon. A look at the good and bad of Marion Barrys legacy. Manarion barry was a remembered for so many personal and historical accomplishments that also many transgressions. Today he is being remembered as a mayor who plenty of people hated but so many people loved. The son of mississippi sharecroppers, marion barry went on to get a degree in chemistry, become a National Student leader, and mayor of the most popular city in the world. Solved the city not properly representing all its people and he decided to do something about it. He forged strong relationships with the Business Community to revamp downtown. Crackhis jail stint for cocaine, Congress Took over many functions of running the city. Barryswill be marion negative legacy. Critics say he never fully owned up to his mistakes and continue to be investigated for not paying parking ticket or taxes. Accusations he was too close to contractors. He was also talented, determined, and smart. He started out with an intellect that made it possible for him to succeed on many occasions when others would have given up. Acted as though the rules did not apply to him and admitted he focused on black voters over whites saying that is where the need was. Others called it divisive. He never stopped fighting to for those in need. I think on all three of those fronts, he has a lot to be proud of. In history when he will what he will be remembered for is the things he did to against the interests of the city. Marion barry went said he did not want to go into politics because he did not trust the system. He said he decided to become mayor and try and change the system. Craigslist making big changes after our iteam investigation about recalled items on the popular site. We will tell you how much more. The breaking news, the decision in ferguson. Our team on the scene and what we have learned about the officer. Noreaster, the winter start winter storm watch now. A real traffic nightmare this weekend. Who knew there was a best day to buy toys and electronics . Our electronics hurricanes cost the u. S. About 5 billion in damage every year. There have been no hurricane related deaths there have been several hurricane related a drone may be part of the answer. When a hurricane forms, the global hawk is the newest way to track its every move. It can fly for toy for hours and can fly for over 9000 not miles. We can catch storms coming off the coast of africa and watch them develop out over the knownic robbie hood is as the unmanned probes director. It is important to understand storm forms and intensifies. We want to have a better of what will spin up into a hurricane and what will not. It flies 30,000 feet above commercial airliners at 60,000 feet. From that Vantage Point well above the storm, it gathers data similar to what satellites provide but with much more detail. Sometimes it can see the eye. Sometimes we can see structure and it is a great view. Is equipped says it with cameras to capture video and 88 instruments. They collect important realtime eta when dropped into storms. It is collecting information on temperature, pressure, humidity, and when speed. To replacet likely other aircraft. Longterm and constant information about storms the forecasters did not have before. We are excited about the mission we finished because we to catch were able hurricane edouard as it developed and dissipated. The global hawk is considered by nasa known to be experimental. Fed to theis being National Hurricane center. An interesting use for the aircraft that has been part of the u. S. Military for several years. We will find out when they do the study whether it is worth it. Are we in the Hurricane Season . No. Now we are in the winter season. That coulds the day be a messy day. Lets get you the coverage here. The temperatures were spectacular. 70 in fredericksburg. The 70s. 60s to mostly clear by morning. Where dropping 42 defense to two but these are well above average nighttime temperatures area we are forecasting overnight to tomorrow morning. Tomorrow will be a nice day. Partly cloudy and 60 degrees. The storm has not formed but has crafted the issue. Untiltch is effective wednesday afternoon. This watch will be upgraded to a warning and downgraded to an advisory. It may shift east to west area this is pay attention, something iscoming and what is coming the storm center. It will be a cold rain for most of the area that will change to snow. The farther north and west the more snow is likely. Accumulations at the highest levels, that is where the heavier snow could but she really as we head through wednesday and wednesday night. This gives you a taste of what may happen here through tomorrow. Partly cloudy skies and as the storm take shape the rain moves in and then it is a question of in theh cold air and Higher Elevations rain could turn to snow. We will finish with the 70 outlook. Temperatures colder wednesday and thursday we will clear out and then a bit of a warmup. Partly cloudy through the weekend. Temperatures back to average into the 50s. We are getting some results. We showed you how easy it was to find and buy recalled toys on craigslist. That website is taking a new stance on safety. Posts a caution notice when people list in the baby and kid stuff section. The agency is working with the company to make changes to protect children. The movie rental service is raising its prices by 25 . Now renting a dvd will cost a dollar 50 per night and blue weight bluray rentals will go to two dollars. They hope increased revenue will allow them to improve their service. Gordon peterson has a look ahead. Will continue to follow breaking news from ferguson, missouri where the weight is about to end. We are tracking the expected announcement of the grand jurys decision on possible charges for officer Darren Wilson. Defense secretary chuck hagel is resigning. We will talk about what but to the change and take a look at possible replacements. Those stories coming up at 6 p. M. You like the way the redskins played yesterday. Be the only one. The trending story is once again the drama of rg iii in the redskins. It is not that he played any worse. He played better and safer but not enough to make all the drama go away. He did not change the narrative and that may come with a win. It looked like the offensive line break down cost five sacks of griffin. Aways to throw the ball when he can. In the nfl you get to three, you are in trouble. That ball has to be gone. They were too many penalties and the offense did not have a rhythm. They played a solid game yesterday and made some stops. 49ers offense to 17 points. Washington did give up that play. The defense was solid. Whenever matched their intensity. It is deaf really one of the things we try to take pride in. Regardless of what game is. Left a lot of points out there, a lot of short fields. Work onitely have to that. It was nice to see. Garcon. Pierre how about that . Body control. His hands are huge. This could be the greatest catch of the year. Certainly ranking with the theet catch or the catch of season to this point. How about that . A gas leak has forced evacuation of several homes and close down the road. The gas company is on the scene and the word we have is no one has been hurt. We will keep you posted. Police spend most of their shifts in their cars. They are trying to drive safely but that does not always happen. The abc seven iteam takes a deeper look at the consequences and cost of crashes where police are to blame. How local departments are trying to present those accidents. Those accidents happen more than you think. The local departments we spoke with say dropping those numbers is a priority to protect you and officers. That is why training is the key. The oakville facility is helping officers get ready for whatever they encounter on the road whatever theyh encounter on the road. These officers are practicing worstcase scenarios. Make them good decision makers. The decisions officers make have an impact on public safety. That is why the Northern Virginia academy puts officers through their paces before they hit the road for real. Policel is to prevent involved accidents by building skills behind the wheel. They have to think before they engage. Here they engage on in on the road training. Is intensive training from the outside in. With recruits and officers getting retraining on simulators that push the limits. And let them try scenarios where they can make mistakes and no one gets hurt area i am convinced that highquality make a training does difference. There is no research to say for sure. Causes and cures for Police Involved accidents have not been formally studied but agencies need to take a closer look. Sometimes they are spurred by [inaudible] them with People Killed in Police Involved accidents. Their tragedies spurring change to safety but those accidents persist. We will break down the crash numbers for Police Departments where you live and hear from local people who have felt the impact of those crashes and up costing you. Abc7 news at 5or p. M. We continue to follow breaking news from ferguson, missouri. Reaching a verdict on charges. Ofembering the life former councilman and mayor marion barry. More changes in the Obama Administration coming. Chuck hagel resigns. A look at who could replace him. The news at six starts now. Live from the abc seven broadcast centers, this is abc 7 news at 6 p. M. On your side. Springlike weather in late november but big changes are ahead. How they could affect your travel plans. When the Winter Weather is coming. Across the viewing area it will be rain or snow or rain and or snow. But start with the monday weather which is spectacular. A high of 74 tying the record from 1958. Temperatures in the 70s across the board for high temperatures above the average high i55. B to your marshall 72. Officially washington goes into the books for the tie. And that comes wednesday. Tomorrow is a fine day. The winter storm watch posted, there is a high likelihood that watch area could be changed to some degree tomorrow. Perhaps areas upgraded to a winter storm warning. In any case, wednesdays travel day will be impacting the weather. I will show you where the most likely snow accumulating areas will be. 7 andy connected with abc wjla. Com as we track the Winter Weather. You can get weather alerts on your mobile device. We continue to follow breaking news from ferguson. The grand jury has reached a decision regarding whether to charge Darren Wilson in the shooting breath death of Michael Brown. The school prompting district district to cancel classes tomorrow. J clar