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Amber is under arrest and now in custody, facing criminal charges of attempted robbery and burglary with a use of a deadly weapon. Video from a surveillance camera on a neighbors house shows a black car driving away. Investigators believe two others were inside the car and have posted a lookout for them. We believe at this point there are four people involved. Ahead, will the resident who shot and killed Delonte Jones here be facing any criminal reporting from culpepper, virginia, chris gordon, news 4. Breaking news that our Mark Segraves reported on twitter. Theres been an arrest in the murder of a man in a parking lot in a Shopping Center in manassas. Plooes arrested roberta brandern. Shes accused in the death in cordray jackson on tuesday. Police tell us the victim was involved in a fight with the suspect and another man. Out of a job following sex abuse allegations. Archbishop Carol High School in northwest d. C. Said it fired jimmy agustin. D. C. Police arrested him yesterday, saying he engaged with sexual contact with a female add the school at least two separate times in recent months. He was listed at head athletic trainer and Science Teacher on the schools website. In a statement, they said agustin previously background check and after learning of thealigations, they immediately removed him from work and terminated his employment. Members of Congress Took aim at the leadership of metro after allegations that metro employees ignored safety problems and falsified inspection reports. The ntsb board says those actions contributed to a derailment last summer at the East Falls Church metro station. Mark segraves live outside the Cleveland Park metro station tonight with more details for that hearing today by subcommittee of the Transportation Committee and the u. S. Congress didnt resolve any of metros issues today, but it did give members of congress an opportunity to blast metro. It cant be tolerated anymore. This is our fourth hearing. Im tired of hearings. Im tiring of excuses. Im tired of us going back and forth to look at these issues and say, well, if you just give us a little more time, well get it well, its not a fine wine. It does improve with wine. That was the tone for the entire 2 1 2hour hearing. Members of congress expressing frustration that metro continues to have problems. Maybe we could reterm this hearing, lets make washington metro great again. For many of the members of congress, the top issue was an ntsb report revealing metro to the derailment at the East Falls Church metro station last summer. To hear the report of falsified records is just mind blowing. Started a criminal investigation. I have hired two independent prosecutors that investigation is still open. Much of Northern Virginia congressman jerry conleys angst was reserved for jack evans who has said that the district would veto plans to cut metro hours and threatened to cut services didnt come up with more money to funt the transit system. When you threaten on that board to close down the largest single connection to metro in Northern Virginia your remarks were calculated to be helpful to us, is that right . Or were you just playing games to appeal to somebody in maybe your jurisdiction . We have a 290 million shortfall this year that will lecture about the current condition of metro, i know it intimately, but your comments and those of mr. Price were cheap and reckless and have huge implications on my side of the river. Its clear to me now that neither virginia nor maryland will do a dedicated Funding Source anytime in the future and its unlikely well get federal help. How are we going to afford to operate the silver line to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollar as year when were losing already . I think the answer, congressman, and you and i are on the same page on this. I dont think we are. No, we need more funding from the jurisdictions. The virginia congressman is considered to be an ally for district leader whose have no vote in congress, but today, he warned dwiktd leaders they risk losing his support if they continue these types of threats. Coming up at 6 00, it wasnt only metro Officials Congress say about the safety regulates with oversight over metro. And more familiar faces pass through the doors of trump tower today, but the president elect isnt expected to announce any new cabinet picks until next week. However, he did stun his Transition Team when he let one announcement slip out early during his victory rally in ohio. Trump telling the crowd hes moving forward with plans to nominate retired marine general James Mad Dog Mattis as secretary of defense and will makeha monday. Florida attorney general pam bondi, an early trump ally, met with the future president today, batting away speculation about a potential role in the trump administration. Says shes happy with her current job. And a recount of president ial votes is moving ahead today in wisconsin. Despite a lawsuit to block it. Trump supporters challenged the count, calling it unconstitutional because ballots are not treated equally in all cases. And in michigan, the election that means it will start next week unless the courts intervene. If not, the recount requested by Green Party Candidate jill stein begins on tuesday or wednesday. The president ial election just a few weeks behind us, and virginians are already looking at the next big race. The race for governor in 2017. Its one of only two in the entire nation next year, so the stakes are high for both parties. Today, virginia Business Leaders got a look at all five julie carey was there. On the democratic side, Lieutenant Governor ralph norcome stands alone, but four candidates are seeking the gop nomination. Two very familiar to Northern Virginians. Prince William County chairman cory stewart, and ed gillespie. Along with frank wagner and congressman rob wittman, they made their pitch on Economic Development to the Virginia Chamber of commerce. But there is another name that donald trump. Virginia is like lee to be seen as a referendum on the first year of donald trump. Today, both stewart and wagner sought to underscore their relationship with the president elect. Stewart fiercely loyal, made headlines when the campaign fired him as its virginia chairman back in october for taking things too far. Trump knows that i continue to be loyal to him. I have had some interaction with some Administration Since then. Were fine. Ed gilespy, who has already won support of many Virginia State lawmakers and raised the most money is seen as the early frontrunner, but his support of trump more lukewarm. Im confident ill unify republicans and well take a unified party to the general election next year. The democrat sees an opportunity, too, to push back against the nastiness that defined the president ial race. Were in a process where we need to be healed. Theres no better person to heal than a doctor. Im going to bring some civility to the race next year. Benefit most from a trump effect in 2017. In williamsburg, virginia, julie carey, news 4. A cool day today, but a little above average, at least in the city. To the west of the blue ridge, cloudy skies and much cooler conditions, by about 10 degrees. Take a look at the numbers right now. You can still see the mountains have trended to the east, temperatures in the upper 40s to near 50. 51, richmond, 48 in d. C. Behind the mountains, cooler air across the midatlantic and thats what were going to see overnight tonight and right into the next couple days. A chilly night tonight when youre out and about. A much colder pattern setting up. No more 60s coming in anytime soon, and well be hard pressed to get to the 50s. Tracking our next storm, that coming early next week, and then winter really moves in. High temperatures only in the 30s. Windchills in the 20s. And that kind of weather wants to stick around for a while. When you get in your car, you trust that that seat belt is going to hold you when you crash. Afford today issues a major recall. Well tell you if it impacts your vehicle coming up. And Santiago De Cuba is preparing to receive the remains of fidel castro. Just ahead on news 4, well bring you a live report and show you what the folks here are preparing for and why for many here its more significant than other parts of the island nation. Thats ahead. Also coming up, is yo Christmas Tree up . Well, maybe youre putting it up this weekend. While you do, we want to know whats your favorite holiday song . Were going to take a quick . . . . A threedaylong proceson castro is nearing its end in Santiago De Cuba. The car avan left from havana early tuesday, traveling more than 500 miles across that island nation, and david culver made the same drive. He joins us now just ahead of the arrival. David. Hey, there, wendy. Coming to you from Santiago De Cuba. The plaza of the revolution. 24 hours from now, this will be packed with thousands of people you can see theyre getting ready, setting up the stage, chairs set up ready for dignitaies who will come in. All of this while his remains are still en route. A threeday journey from havana to here. More than 500 miles. Thousands lining the streets for just a few seconds. Whats normally a 12hour drive across country taking nearly twice as long. Cuban military and state police shutting down the countrys central highway. Castros remains pass by. The journey, a reversal of the same trek castro took in 1959, claiming victory for the revolution. For this multiday funeral procession, thousands of cubans packing the streets for miles upon miles. Carrying faces of the revolutions leader. The same faces that haunt cuban americans who were forced to flee. But for many cubans living on emotions. I asked this woman, why are you crying . Because i loved him. He was like a father figure, she told me. More than anything, cubans i think youre going to be surprised. Cuban filmmaker Carlos Rodriguez grew up in the eastern part of cuba. He says the emotions here are far more visible than in havana because this is the place castro called home. For belonged to the city, and the city thinks that fidel belongs to them. Carlos points out not everyone we found packing the streets long into the raining night are fidel loyalists. There are people who dont totally agree with fidel castro. And many cubans do, you know, but he was in power for almost 50 years. And he was the ruler. You see those lines of thousands of people who filed into the streets waiting for that procession to come by. What is interesting is when you talk to locals and ask them to compare, say, fidels 49 years of ruling this country to his brother raul, who is the current president. Their take on that is something youll want to hear, what they see as progress. Thats ahead on news 4 at 6 00. Hope to see you then. David, i know you have flown over cuba before, but now to you a different perspective, what its like to be on the ground there going between one major city and the next, and all of this island in between . I tell you, its almost as though havana is one city. Everything outside of havana very different. Much more rural. What really was interesting was comparing the emotions. In the capitol city, it was as if people were showing up to some of the tributes. You didnt see the tears we driving here overnight. We didnt get in until after 2 00 in the morning and folks were in tears, lining the streets into the darkness as it was raining. Didnt matter. They were determined to be there. Interesting to compair. An interesting adventure and journey. Thank you, david. And david will be in cuba throughout the weekend, covering the processional that is carrying castros ashes and then covering his funeral. You can also follow twitter. We have a massive seat belt recall to tell you about tonight. Ford is recalling close to 700,000 cars after a potentially dangerous defect was found. Consumer reporter susan hogan joins us with developing details. Ford is aware of two accidents and two injuries associated with the defective seat belts. The recall involves 680,000 ford the models include the 2013 through 2016 fusion, and the twen tlaent through 2016 lincoln mkx. It stems from tensions that can overheat and cause the cable to snap during deployment in a crash. In a statement, ford tells us the issue may inadequately restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of now, the repair requires injecting a coating to insulate the cables from heat and to prevent further breakage. If you own one of these vehicles, you will be notified shortly. Thank you. Some parents in maryland are rushing their kids to the doctors after a teenager stuck students with a diabetic needle. This happened in harvard county. Police say the 15yearold randomly struck at least 17 office, the needle belonged to the students family member. The teen allegedly told investigators it was just a joke. We believe at this point he thought it was humorous. My son got tested. They said theyre not going to be able to determine anything for three to six months. So im going to have to continually take him back to john hopkins and have him tested. The School System says the student has been disciplined and the Sheriffs Office says there could be more victims. The determine if criminal charges will be filed. Students in Fairfax County will head back to class before labor day. The school board approved the new calendar next week. The states socalled Kings Dominion law required schools to start class after labor day to help boost tourism, but individual School Boards can ask for waivers if they meet certain requirements. Fairfax county has acquired enough snow days to qualify for a waiver. Classes will now start on august 28th in 2017. Passed decades ago to give families an extra week of vacation. And some parents in louden county are lobbying for a calendar change of their own. They want the kids to have a day off so they can attend president elect Donald Trumps inauguration on january 21st, thats a friday. The school board is taking up the issue after requests from some parents. They say they prefer to hold classes as usual that day. In 2008, the school board did vote to Cancel School for terrorist walked into a Holiday Christmas party and killed 14 of his colleagues. We may never know why he did it, but today, the victims are honored with a ride to remember. Body camera footage has emerged showing the moment a Maryland Police officer shot an unarmed man in the back. Well, its going to be two more years before you can go to the top of the washington monument. 2019, thats when the elevator issues will be fixed. Today, the National Park service announced its getting the money to fix it once and for all. The park service says Philanthropist David Rubenstein is donating the money to fix the mechanical, electrical, and computer issues. In 2011 after the earthquake, he donated half of the 15 million that was needed to repair it. Wow. Nice guy. Just get this done. Exactly. Doug was down there, ground side yesterday. Boy, did you have an amazing view. It was. I had friends down there earlier today. Its on the breezy side down along the mall. Temperatures today only in the 40s to low 50s, and yeah, you had the wind out there, too. Gusting upwards of 25 Vantage Point towards National Harbor. A beautiful shot there. Of course, the mgm opening up soon. Theres the capitol wheel right there, looking great. You can see the bridge right there off in the distance. Currently 48 degrees. Look at the wind. Northwest at 20 miles per hour. That gives us a windchill across the region, so yeah, its going to be a chilly one for tonight for sure. Already down to 39 in winchester, 45 in manassas, 43, if youre going out tonight, make sure to bundle up. Radar picture, nothing to show. Not talking rain anytime soon. But what we are tracking is a storm system just to our north. You can see clouds making their way in. The mountains really helping us today, twofold. One gives us a downsloping wind and that helps to heat things up across the region. Also, it kept the clouds at bay. The clouds not making their way over the blue ridge. To the west, plenty of clouds and snow and some right down the great lakes in towards our region. So of course, thats going to be a cooler flow. Were in for a changing weather pattern. No more warm days, at least we dont see any anytime soon. Were starting to go the other way now. 37 tonight in d. C. 49 tomorrow at noon. It will be cool. 52 is the high, but once again, with the winds gusting upwards of 15, 20, 25 miles per hour, tomorrow will be a chilly afternoon, and tomorrow night, tonight. Temperatures only in the 40s to the west. 50s in the city, and over the next couple days, showing you whats happening here. 40s, 49 on sunday. Thats coming with plenty of cloud cover. 52 on monday. A good chance of rain on tuesday, and this is a system were going to have to watch, if enough cold air is here, we might see flakes in the northern zones, but i want to show you whats happening back here, friday, saturday, sunday. Very cold air. Thol be watching the first real actic outbreak, but this weekend, not bad. 52 on saturday. If youre thinking of getting out there doing the tree on sunday, im getting mine on sunday, 40 degrees 9 00 a. M. By noon, around 45 degrees, going up to 49. A chilly sunday, but not all that bad. Again, this time of year, about what we expect. Amelia draper will talk more about the storm on tuesday and how much rain we may get. There are new details in the found on thanksgiving day after she was held and tortured for weeks. Well, some are saying there are clues in the case that suggest there is a chilling motive behind that abduction. Im Darcy Spencer in laurel where new body camera videos show Police Shooting and wounding a burglary suspect. Why a grand jury declined to indict the officer. Its a sewer system overtaxed and out of date. Spilling millions of gallons of sewage into the why neighbors are worried that our top stories right now at 5 30, an intruder who forced his way into a culpepper home is killed with his own gun. After a struggle, the homeowner was able to take control of the weapon and use it against him. And congress is not happy about a recent report suggesting that metro track inspectors outside the east falls metro station where a silver line Train Derailment occurs this summer. Some people say those people ought to lose those jobs. First at 5 30, new concerns are surfacing for People Living around one of the most anticipated new attractions in our region. Neighbors near the Mgm National Harbor say issues with sewage could get worse for them when the casino opens next week. Our bureau chief Tracee Wilkins infrastructure stories. Since 2012, the people who live in southern Prince Georges County have been waiting for the completion of their sewer upgrade. The project was supposed to be complete before the opening of the mgm. Now, theyre saying the sewer system wont be done for another four years. And when it rains, really hard there, many residents are literally smelling the effects of the delay. This is broad creek, and down developments. The National Harbor was approved before the prohibition. And mgm was approved because they expected to have the sewer system upgraded by the opening of the casino. But now, those improvements have been pushed back to 2020. What we wanted was wssc to step up to the plate and admit that they couldnt handle the sewage and to correct the problem. Gary is wsscs chief engineer. Youre ng theres not an overflow. Would you swim in it . I would swim in it. I wouldnt drink it. Wssc is well aware of the issue. They were sued for the sewage overflow by the Justice Department on behalf of the epa in 2004. They have been working since to correct the problem. The rain gets into the sewers, and then once thats in there, its like sewage because its a liquid coming down the pipe. The sewage is a liquid coming that on a regular day, there are no problems with this sewer system. Its actually under capacity, but when it rains, thats when they have the issues. Coming up on news 4 at 6 00, wssc explains why its taken so long to complete this project, and they tell us what they would say if National Harbor and mgm would propose for construction today. Interesting. Thank you. Bumping ride for some drivers on 295 today. Take a look at all the debris in by because of this. The road is clear now, and all the lanes are open. Were getting a look at video of a Police Shooting in laurel. The Police Officer shot an unarmed man while investigating a possible burglary at a grocery store. He survived. Police are calling the shooting unintentional and the officer is not being charged. Darcy spencer live in laurel with reaction to this video. This market here in laurel. Now, police are saying that this was accidental. The officer cleared by a grand jury, but the suspects Attorney Says this shooting was not justified. Anybody in there . Come out now with your hands up. The body camera video shows Laurel Police on the hunt for burglary suspect last april. They found one suspect, a teenager, and tasered him. But they still nee building. The English Market food store on fourth street. One officer, a 17year veteran, pulls open a door. And fires a single shot. The officer would later say accidentally. He had been startled. Are you hit . The officer frantically pulled the man out of the building and searches for a bullet wound. The suspect, 20yearold rashon kirby, had been shot in the back. The video is among the evidence presented to a grand jury late charges. The grand jury in this case declined to indict the officer for his actions. So we moved forward then and sent a letter to the Laurel Police department letting them know that based on the grand jurys actions, we would not be prosecuting the officer. Kirby survived the shooting and was charged with burglary. His attorney told news 4 police were not justified in using deadly force. Patrick says based upon the video and given the fact that mr. Keea obvious threat to the officer, we find it troubling and disturbing that there was no indictment. Laurel police said in a statement back in april that the unnamed officer is a s. W. A. T. Team member and firearms instructor. The department explained the officer saw movement in the dark when he opened the door. Thats when he got startled, jumped back, and his gun went off. Coming up on news 4 at 6 00, how this shooting may change Laurel Police Department Policy and needs to happen next in this case. Wendy, back to you. Darcy spencer. New details emrnling about the bizarre kidnapping of a Northern California mother. Sherri papini was out jogging by her home when she was taken by two Spanish Speaking women. Police say she was branded and tortured by her captors who kept their faces covered in the threeweek ordeal. Nbc news has talked to experts who say this case has classic signs of human sex to stay alert until the kidnappers are caught. We do not know if she was a specific target or if this was a random abduction. Thats the number one thing we look for in a traffic victim, is a brand. Papini was found on thanksgiving day. She was taken from an area known as the emerald triangle, which is a hotbed for the drug cartels. In Prince Georges County, a nigh place for Cancer Patients disease. Hope connections is designed and furnished to feel like home, to make people feel comfortable. Its run by a nonprofit based in bethesda. It offers educational workshops and mind body exercises all free of charge. Were a community of support, so its not so much about the programs, although theyre very valuable. Its really about bringing people together so that they are not isolated. They dont feel so al that theyre really with people who understand what theyre going through. The 3,000squarefoot space is located near the New Carrollton metro station. Some are noticing rainbow flags going up in chevy chase d. C. Neighborhood. This is the new neighborhood of the Vice President elect, mike pence, so we went there to see how neighbors are feeling about the new family in town. Tis the season to be jolly. All those extra packages well all those extra packages well intohe night. T did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back . Say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. Comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet thats 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. Say hello to internet speeds up to 150 mbps. And add phone and tv for only 34. 90 more a month. Call today. Fios is not cable. Were wired differently. So were offering incredibly fast 150 meg internet, just in time for the holidays. Hurry, freddy, youre gonna miss it coming. I cant believe he is doing this. Its so fast that in the 3. 7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, held by gary watson. Fly, gary, fly. His friend can download 13 different versions of the perfect song. His sister can live stream it. Et a dislocated shoulder, all at the same time. Gary. Only fios offers 150 meg internet with equal upload and download speeds, tv and phone for just 79. 99 per month online for the first year; plus a 200 dollar visa prepaid card with a twoyear agreement. Pence getting a colorful welcome from his new neighbors. Theyre in chevy chase, bk, and pence moved into a house there last week. Now, many neighbors are putting pence is known for being an opponent of some gay rights. We want to send him a friendly message, but a really important message, that we disagree with pretty much all of his policies and the one we wanted to focus on is gay rights. Pence will only be living in this house until he takes office. After that, hell move to the national observatory. Okay, move over, pokemon go. App in town, and its from the white house. Its called 1600, in reference to the washington address 1600 pennsylvania avenue. When users focus on a 1 bill, it focuses on George Washingtons face and builds a tiny interactive white house. You can also watch events like the annual easter egg roll. More families will stay warm this winter thanks to your so far. It was in Northern Virginia at the salvation armys dell ray area. Earlier this week, we told you about the man behind the big mac passing away. Now, the chef who created general tsaos chicken is no longer with us as well. The chef first made the generals chicken back in the 50s when he was working as a chef government. A u. S. Navy admiral visited taiwan back in the 1950s. That admiral asked the chef was the dish was called. On the spot, he said because you never know how to say it. Is it either general tsao or general chows chicken. I have heard it both ways. He later moved to new york city and opened a restaurant in 1973. Guy. So there. A remarkable story of survival emerged this week after a relentless wildfire broke out in tennessee. How a couple who was together for decades just barely escaped the flames. Postal workers are trying to make sure they keep themselves the holidays can we risky for u. S. Postal workers because around. Thieve see them as easy targets. Just a few days ago, a local carrier was assaulted and robbed. Derrick ward is live in northeast with whats being done to keep these people safe. Derrick. Yeah, and you know, this year, theyre expected to deliver 16 billion pieces of mail. Thats cards, letters, and 750 million packages. Now, with that increased volume comes some increased concns what happened this past weekend. Its that time of year when they get busies, especially with the advenlt on online shopping. The loads increase and so do the responsibilities. The main concern is to stay safe. This past weekend, a letter carrier was attacked and robbed of his mail and personal belongings. Police are looking for these two men in connection with that robbery. Its an all too real concern, especially this time of year. We all have to be mindful of our surroundings and know exactly what to do to keep measures. Some you can see, some you cant. At the start of each days rounds, these men and women are schooled on what they need to look out for, what to do if theres a threat. Incidents are rare, but anyone like this past weekend, is enough to make them step up the individualance. Every morning as soon as we get to the building and before we leave to go to the street. Police are still looking to make an arrest in this past weekends attack. They hope they dont have to deal with ahi were live in northeast. Back to you. All right. Thank you, derrick. Right now, the number of people confirmed dead from the tennessee wildfires is at 13. This as many Property Owners begin to get their first look at the damage to their houses. State officials there say the flames damaged or destroyed at least 1,000 structures in and around gatlinburg this week. One couple in their 80s made an incredible effort to escape after the fire spread to their road. And so i didnt know of another way to get down from where we were easy, so just cover your mouth and run straight through it. The fires exact cause is still under investigation. But the National Park service says it was sparked by human activity. Are they going to get more rain there, amelia, so they can so they dontve being likely on tuesday, thats still coming from tennessee. There wul be rain here. Back here for the weekend, first weekend in december, were talking about highs kind of around 50 degrees. Pretty normal for this time of year. It is going to be breezy again tomorrow. A cool weekend. Breezy saturday. And then there you see it, rain is likely on tuesday. We need the rain here in our area. And after tuesday, as we look toward the end of next week, around december 9th, december 10th, you probably have your its going to be cold. Highs in the upper 30s. Wait until you see the number on the tenday. Right now, were still tracking blustery conditions outside. Winds gusting anywhere from about 15 to 25 miles across the area, including wind gusts here in washington. Right around 25. Our Weather Underground network of temperatures in the low to mid 40s already. Its 45 degrees in riverdale. 42 out in potomac, and 43 in leesburg. A few clouds out there tonight, but throughout the day tomorr, for your saturday. We start off around 37. By lunchtime, only in the upper 40s and a high tomorrow of 52. Kind of similar to today with the breeze as well throughout the day tomorrow. Tomorrow evening, its chilly, but its dry and around 44 at 7 00. Heres a look at the weekend outlook. The weather having a pretty low impact on your weekend. Outdoor exercise, chilly but perfect this time of year with a couple layers. If youre getting the tree, you because the winds wont be an issue on sunday. If youre hanging the lights, the chill will set in. You want the hats and gloves. Going to the holiday parties this evening and tomorrow night, looking dry for that. Good travel weather. On sunday, a high of honey 49. Monday, high of 52. Kind of normal for this time of year. Tuesday, though, look. Heres the rain. A 70 chance were getting rain. Highs in the 40s, so kind of a chilly and raw day on tuesday. Winds, thursday, were around 50 de friday, a High Temperature of 39 degrees with mostly cloudy skies. The coldest its been since february, and it will be blustery at times. When you factor in the wind friday and saturday, well feel like were in the teens and 20s. And it looks like this cold pattern is going to stick around, maybe for the majority of december. Saturday, you see a high of only 38. Sunday, a high around 40. As you look to next monday, High Temperatures in the low 40s. A husband and wife attacked people at the San Bernardino county health center. The community is honoring those victims with a bike ride today. Theyre riding one mile for each of the 14 victims killed in the mass shooting. As jane tells us, one of the First Responders at the shooting that day organized todays memorial ride. More than 100 cyclists took off on seventh street in front of the San Bernardino police department. Everyone with a different reaon this is just a tiny step for all those victims that are still hurting. The victims and our First Responders. I dont want people to forget this. For amell, this ride is personal. Its personal to me because i was there with the victims. So that was probably the most difficult part of this whole thing. A 25year veteran on the San Bernardino police force, is a sergeant in the robbery homicide division. He was one of the First Responders of the mass shooting and basically found a lot of people down, a lot of screaming, a lot of crying. I thought about this every day since. He organized the ride to remember the people who died, and those who survived. Important to stay vigilant. 14 victims who lost their lives that day. 22 who were wounded. In their memory, riders went on a 14mile ride, one mile representing every person killed and 22 kilometers for the 22 people when were together, we can all be supportive and be united and therefore not give in to fear and to hate. Tim woo joined in the ride, passing six different agencies from fire stations to the sheriffs department, responding to the terror attack. They also went past the street where police opened fire, killing the couple that forever changed this community. I dont think that this community has recovered yet. Events today culminate with a multifaith memorial tonight. Reporting. The building where the attack occurs is still closed and is being remodels. Nbc 4 is working for you and the xupt. The next Allstate Community shred is tomorrow morning set for 8 00 to 11 00 a. M. At rfk stadium in parking lot a. Your car must be in line by 10 45 in order to be served. Shredding is the easiest way to prevent identity theft, so bring your old Bank Statements and other private documents. Theres a car. More information is on our nbc washington app. Just search shred it. tis the season for water skiing santas. Santa or jet skiing santas. Santa and his elves abandoned the traditional sleigh. This is in the Delaware River in new jersey today where theyre having a good time. We have a water skiing santa. Exactly. With rain gear, a grinch. They know how to do it. They actually get in and on the Christmas Tree up yet, maybe youre doing it this weekend. We want to know if your tree is real, if its artificial, do you have one . Vote now on our nbc washington facebook page. So far, most of you say you have an artificial tree that is safer and easier to clean up. All new, coming up at 6 00 tonight, a maryland business looking to expand just days before a new casino opens down at National Harbor. This time, they have their sights set on spain. Covering Northern Virginia tonight, were working to learn more about this house fire in arlington this morning. It happened here on first road south near route 50 and south fillmore street. Fire officials tell us the blaze began in the basement. No word on the exact cause. Rescuers pulled a woman from the rubble of this Building Collapse in sioux falls, debris for about three hours. Shes doing well tonight with only leg injuries. Crews are looking for a construction worker who is also still trapped. From teasing to tests. Middle schoolers dont always have it easy. Dozens of local girls got together today for an empowerment panel. Their goal, to put a stop to the negativity and stand up for one another. Amy cho has our story. People need to learn how to sharing a pearl of wisdom. Shes one of the 50 middle school girls who gathered today to talk bullying, body image, and being themselves. We looked at magazines and how they were all photo shopped and how nobody actually looks like that. There to help out, High Schoolers who could relate all too well. I went through a lot in middle school. I think its good to help people and talk about problems we had or what we saw to help their experiences be easier. They also should have girls backs. Since we know how hard it is to be a girl, it doesnt make any sense to me why we would be putting other girls down when we should be lifting them up. And of course, they talked boys. Still going to be annoying. Not to the same extent. Everybody is going to lessen a little bit. The girls also made identity masks where they wrote traits theyre proud of. One girl wrote confident, mask. This is a really great opportunity for girls our ages. Im so excited to be a part of this. Everyone is like perfectly imperfect. You know what i mean . For these young girls, it was the perfect message. In the district, amy cho, news 4. First at 6 00, some familiar faces have been going to the gilded powers of trump tower. And we saw Chris Christie leaving a short time job of rnc chair. Democrats are always raising concernsunts mr. Trumps newest cabinet pick, james mattis. Brian joins us with the latest. The next president kicked off his thank you tour in ohio with a rally that featured some familiar themes. President elect trump back out on the road next week in his Tour De Force performance in we spend too much time focusing on what divides us. He whipsawed between conciliatory and confrontational. Remember, you cannot get to 270. Dishonest press. And though he won, he still sounded a lot like he was still running. He apparently stunned his own Transition Team by preannouncing his choice of general james mattis as defense secretary. Were not announcing it until monday so marine. His nomination is probably striking fear into the hearts of many of americas potential adversaries. But the general retired in 2013, and a federal law requires a sevenyear wait between active duty and deployment as defense secretary. Congress would have to pass a waiver. This is part of the fabric of america. The civilian control of our military. Meanwhile, good news for the Obama Administration is good

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