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We want to see police preserve and protect, not treat us as the enemy. We have nothing to lose but reporter it is the protest in front of department of justice today. Earlier this afternoon, dozens staged a diein, reenacting the death of Michael Brown. Justice for Michael Brown reporter todays protest began with demonstrators blocking commuter traffic along 14th street, and then on other downtown streets. Protesters say this is far from the last demonstration here in d. C. Yeah, we have a group of ten mothers coming next week, all of them lost their children to police violence. And theyre all coming here to say Michael Brown is not an isolated incident. This is happening in our communities every week, every month, every year. And they want to see real change. Reporter at the department of justice, mark segraves, news4. We asked you, should protesters be allowed to shut down a major street in d. C. During the commute. Its our nbc washington flash poll of the day. Most say its okay to protest, but not to disrupt traffic. Protesters shut down traffic in new york city as they mash marved from union square to times square. Most were high school and College Students who walked out of class with their hands up, chanting dont shoot. Students also protested in st. Paul, minnesota, walking with a large banner before gathering outside the courthouse there. Tonight, president obama is taking steps to help the nation move forward. He has created a task force to examine ways to reduce crime and improve the relationship between the police and the communities they serve. The co chairs are George Mason University professor, Laurie Robinson and Philadelphia Police commissioner Charles Ramsey who served as police chief for eight years. Ramsey is a champion of community policing. Our Team Coverage continues now with Steve Handelsman on capitol hill. Steve . Reporter doreen, thanks. This is an uncharacteristically aggressive approach by president obama. He is asking congress to come up with a quarter billion dollars for more cameras, body cameras, for police to wear. Hes reviewing the controversial use we saw in ferguson of military style equipment by police, and this is the most uncharacteristic. Hes vowing that this time relations will improve between police and the communities. The protests in washington blocked morning commuters from virginia. Justice for Michael Brown Reporter Police allowed the blockade. And some motorists were sympathetic. Im angry about what happened, and i do think a dialogue needs to occur. This temporary inconvenience will do a larger good for youth of color. Reporter at the white house, the president met with police and community leaders, acknowledging that past efforts to unite africanamerican citizens and police have failed, but he vowed they wont fail now. This time will be different. And part of the reason this time will be different is because the president of the United States is deeply invested in making sure this time is different. Reporter mr. Obama has named Philadelphia Police commissioner, Charles Ramsey, to head a National Task force to build trust in police. And mr. Obama wants many more Police Wearing body cameras. The nfl today did not discipline five st. Louis rams who yesterday protested the killing of Michael Brown with hands up. We respect the concerns of all individuals on this tragic situation, said the league. That had people protesting again today. This was new york. And downtown washington. Nearly four months after ferguson became a symbol. Im Steve Handelsman, nbc news, washington. Also today, there is the weather. Up near 70 degrees earlier today. But, boy, oh, boy, is that about to change. Doug . Its already changing, vance. Temperatures today, wow. You walked outside and said hey, look, feels more like spring out here than going into winter. Today the first day of meteorological winter, and it was 69 degrees in d. C. 75 in fredericksburg. 72 in martinsburg. Beautiful, right . Well, say goodbye to those numbers and say hello to the rain and much colder air. Weve already seen temperatures drop some 20 to 30 degrees. Look at the rain through prince georges county. Right through the district, over towards fairfax and around the springfield area. Down through fauquier county, loudoun county, Montgomery County and everywhere in between. We have seen some showers on the heavier side, and its all part of a system that is bringing through the colder air. Look at the snow breaking out of the north side of this moisture field. Thats whats moving into our area. Thats why we have a Winter Weather advisory in effect. Not for d. C. But areas to the west. This should fall in the form of sleet. Well talk much more about that, the timing of it and how much well see and all of the other good stuff in my forecast in a minute. Thank you, doug. Word just in from the mother of one of two teenagers shot on the way to school today. That shooting happened near sixth and n streets in northwest washington. Just blocks away from Dunbar High School. News4s pat collins has been talking with neighbors all afternoon, and he joins us live with more. Pat . Reporter doreen, what happened here today is news. But its not really new. The victims here, teenagers. The shooter, a teenager. The motive, police are still working on that. When gunfire broke out this morning at 6th and n streets northwest, it came as no surprise to jared williams. Hes been living around here for 35 years and says young people shoot at each other all of the time. Theres been a lot of shootings in this neighborhood. But now they dont even know what theyre shooting about. And the generation has gotten younger and younger every time. Reporter this morning, it happened again. Two teen hajers, a 16yearold and 17yearold, shot and wounded as they were walking through this parking lot with a group of teens. They were on their way to Dunbar High School, just a few blocks away. All of a sudden, a man wearing a hoodie appears. Hes got a gun. He fires off some shots. One shot, two shots. About six shots fired. The group scatters. The 16yearold is hit in the back. They find him over there. The 17yearold hit in the leg. They find him about a block down there. The gunman, that gunman disappears. Today, Dunbar High School sent this letter home to parents. It says, we understand this incident is sure to raise many emotions, concerns and questions for our entire school, especially our students. Our school has professional counselors trained to help with the needs of students, parents and school personnel. Now, the victims are expected to be okay. Of i talked to the mother of one of the teens tonight. She says her son is doing much better now, but she is very concerned about what happened here. Live in northwest, pat colorali news4. Thanks, pat. New at 6 00 tonight, reports of a domestic problem could be behind the murders of four people in west virginia. The shootings took place at three scenes near morgantown. The suspect is 39 years old. His name is jody hunt. Hes still on the loose now, believed to be in a black ford f150. A post on the suspects Facebook Page says he was hurt by events that led to today, and it goes on to say, and i quote, dont play a game with ones heart, end quote. Police are not yet talking about a motive for those murders. A prominent d. C. Rabbi accused of secretly videotaping women is now out of a job. Kersher israel synagogue in georgetown has fired rabbi barry freundel, charged with secretly recording six women during religious battle at the georgetown synagogue. Two universities where freundel taught have begun investigations, as well. He also has to find a new place to live right now. Freundel is living in a home owned by the synagogue. He has to be out of there by january. Freundel has pleaded not guilty. An election has now been set for next year to fill marian barrys ward 8 council seat. That comes as the city prepares for days of services to remember barrys life and legacy. Tom sherwood takes us to todays memorial. Reporter on the steps of the wilson City Government building downtown, a drummer performed over a ceremonial casket representing the late marion barry. A ceremonial hearse was included. To be here, to be a part of this homegoing process for our beloved marion barry. Reporter the crowd was just one of several unofficial events before three days of public mourning for barry. It begins thursday, when his body will lie in repose at the Wilson Building before a motorcade through the city on friday. And a fourhour funeral saturday at the citys convention center. The d. C. Board of elections today officially declared barrys ward 8 seat vacant. It set april 28th as a special election to fill the remaining two years on barrys term. The board later this week may also schedule the ward 4 election for april 28th, once mayorelect Muriel Bowser files a formal resignation letter. Barrys adult son christopher was in the barry crowd today. Some are urging him to run forward 8. But thats uncertain. Several others are expected to enter the race. In the district, tom sherwood, news4. Only on news4, their job is to process the mail, but now theyre under investigation for stealing it, and thousands of dollars worth of gift cards inside. Reporter new details revealed in court today about the death of a d. C. Department of corrections official found murdered in her alexandria apartment. Allnew at 6 00, a possible motive behind the attack. Also a warning from the fbi about members of the military and their social media accounts. Well hear from nbcs Jim Miklaszewski. Of. There are new concerns tonight about the terrorist group known as isis. The fbi has issued a warning about the terror group, trying to use western recruits to target current and former members of the military. Nbc news chief pentagon correspondent Jim Miklaszewski joins us now live. Jim, thanks. And first of all, why are Service Members now being told to watch what they post online . First, i think, jim, its important to stress, this is not based on any immediate or specific threat against any u. S. Military personnel here in the United States or anywhere around the world. But because isis has been so aggressive in trying to recruit terrorists, self radicalized terrorists in other countries to go after targets here in the u. S. , the fbi and Homeland Security thought it was important to put out this warning to u. S. Military personnel and their families, just to be careful, be cautious, be walk aware of a potential threat when they post things online, facebook, twitter, that could give away a persons identity, location, family members, in an effort to keep them safe. Was this inspired in any way, jim, by what happened in canada to the Service Member there recently . Absolutely. In fact, in october when those two canadian soldiers were killed by two separate selfradicalized jihadists there in ottawa, the pentagon immediately put out a reminder to all u. S. Military personnel, much like the one from the fbi and Homeland Security, hey, use some common sense here, and what they call operational security. Dont let potential enemies know who you are and what youre doing. Finally, jim, does the advisory go in any way beyond the recommendation in terms of what to do online or what not to do . At this point, no. Of i mean, officials here acknowledge that its impossible to control every soldier, every sailors activity on social media, particularly their families. Theyre just putting out the best guidance possible in an attempt to keep them safe from any terrorist attack. All right. Thanks, jim. Jim miklaszewski, pentagon correspondent for nbc nightly news, which will go deeper into the isis warning coming up tonight at 7 00, right here on nbc 4. New details revealed tonight in the murder of carolyn cross, department of corrections officer found dead in her apartment. Tonight the possible answer to the question why. David culver from alexandria. Reporter the goal for alexandria prosecutors today, convince a judge there is enough evidence to try dewitt sayum. Cross was the Department Director of d. C. s department of corrections. Her daughter found her lifeless body inside her apartment. We learned how brutal her attack was. Detectives testified in court today at that he was waiting in the laundry room of cross Apartment Building when he heard her in the hall. They say he confronted her, he had with him, according to police, a wrench, duct tape and a plastic bag. They say he attacked her several times in her apartment, and when she was unconscious, police say he covered her head with a plastic bag and secured it with the duct tape. Police told the court later that afternoon, he called 911. They found him inside his apartment bloody. Officers say he tried to take his own life. At the hospital, police said he opened up. He said he did something bad today, officer james young testified. He said, i may have murdered a woman today. But why . Thats what cross dozen or so supporters want to know. Police said he told them he had gotten into a fight with miss mother. He said the next person that intimidates me is going to get it. Prosecutors say for some reason cross was that next person. Attorneys for him pointed out he was hearing voices around the time of cross murder. Its likely that could factor into their defense. Ultimately, the judge decided the case will move on to a grand jury, which is likely to meet sometime next week. In alexandria, im david culver, news4. Now to a symbolic tribute in honor of world aids day. The white house and other landmarks around the globe are draped in red ribbons to remember those who lost their battle to the disease and the ongoing fight to find a cure. Pretty scene at the white house. I see a lot of scenes a lot of reporters look like were unprepared for the cold rain. And i can understand why. It was so nice today. Well, and thats really what happened. You go outside on a day like today, you dont take your coat. No matter what the expert meteorologist said, it just seemed so nice. Thank you. Or what the app from storm team 4 says. Thats right. We have had some of the rain come in, colder temperatures are on the way after what was a simply beautiful, beautiful day, but look at that shot. Anything but beautiful. Weve got the rain, weve got the wind. And weve got temperatures falling, and they are falling dramatically. Already down ten degrees from where we were earlier this afternoon. Now 59. And look at those winds, north winds at 21 Miles Per Hour. Were seeing gusts over 30, even 35 Miles Per Hour with this colder air, and it sinks in across our region. Look at the temperatures. 70 in fredericksburg. Near 40 near 30 degrees colder back towards cumberland. And thats the cold air thats coming in. Were at 50 degrees right now in manassas. That is a 24degree temperature swing over the last couple of hours. Not in the last day, in the last couple hours, and its all because of the system we have now. The rain making its way in here through parts of maryland, Northern Virginia all seeing the rain and just about everybody seeing at least some rain today. Heaviest rain now through crofton, bowie, clinton, maryland. Upper marlboro, waldorf, la pla plata, towards woodbridge, manassas seeing some heavier rain. Weve even heard a couple rumbles of thunder during the day and more shower activity around gaithersburg, mt. Airy and frederick this. Is all rain. Temperatures well above the freezing level now. But back to the west, notice around cincinnati, notice this Northern Branch here, this is where were starting to see that colder air transition from rain to snow and into some sleet. And thats what were going to see tonight. 11 00 tonight, notice were on the drier side here. But here comes wave number two with some rain and then a mixture of rain, sleet and snow towards the west. Some of the areas could see some snow. But tomorrow morning well wake up to a mixture of snow and sleet, back toward the west. Around harrisonburg, shenandoah valley, winchester, its rain and really just showers from d. C. Down to the south. Fredericksburg, parts of southern maryland, tomorrow mornings rush will be on the wet side. Tomorrow afternoon, around noon, notice only a couple showers. Back to the west, that these are showers too, but snow and sleet showers. Maybe sleet around the d. C. Metro area. And, again, sleet is the one that bounces on your car as it comes in. Far different than freezing rain which comes down and freezes on the surface. Good news there, freezing rain much worse than sleet. Well take sleet over freezing rain any day. Even 5 00 in the afternoon. Just showers. So dont expect to see a washout tomorrow at all. And dont expect to see too many problems. Heres where the Winter Weather advisory is. Frederick county, maryland, virginia, and areas west of the blue ridge. D. C. Metro area, what do we expect . Showers likely, but nothing heavy. Cold again and may mix with sleet. But roads just on the wet side. To the west, may see some slick roads, but not a whole lot. 40 degrees tomorrow for a high temperature. Most of you in the 30s all day. 57 on wednesday. 50 degrees coming up on thursday. And then we move back into an unsettled pattern with rain showers likely late friday into the weekend, as well. Not a huge washout on saturday and sunday. But yep, expecting rain. All right. Thanks, doug. Still to come tonight, janay rice talking candidly about that now infamous attack in an elevator. You know, im not going to sit there in silence and let something happen to me. From her marriage to her message to the media. And the one thing she refuses to do, despite all of the publicity. Reporter a request is made to shut down one of the busiest roads in the area. Im adam tuss. Ill tell you where it is and what might happen, coming up. How can i avoid maintenance fees . Why would you want to avoid them . Because i dont want to. You know what . Im gonna bring my maintenance guy in here to tell you all about it. Roddy so, uh, without your fee, your checking chamber cant run smoothly. Every time you put money in, it causes, uh. Deposit friction. Gotta get some fiscal lube on there. [ male announcer ] its time to bank human again. [ defeated] okay. [ male announcer ] avoid monthly maintenance fees at td bank with a minimum checking balance of just 100. Td bank. Americas most convenient bank. Only on news4 tonight, we have learned one of the most traveled stretches of road in our area could be shut down for a significant amount of time. Developers want to close the third street tunnel, which is an emergency Evacuation Route. News4 transportation reporter adam tuss is live with the details. Adam . Reporter doreen, just a mention of shutting down the third street tunnel has commuters shuttering. Take a look tonight. You can see how much traffic is actually on the tunnel, and uses the tunnel. And all the talk new at 6 00 is about this road as an Evacuation Route. Close the third street tunnel for a lengthy period of time and no doubt every commuter in the dmv would feel the impact. Maybe they should try to make alternate routes to try to make it convenient. Reporter and quietly sources at the District Department of transportation are grumbling about the Developers Plan to close the road here, because its such an important Evacuation Route out of d. C. One source with direct knowledge. Project says the closure likely wont happen, because of that fact. But the request is still being made, and heres why. A network of beams, columns, girders, have to be built. That framework will then essentially be the base for new development on top. New office, housing and retail. The developer, a Property Group partners, declined an oncamera interview but sent this statement, saying, our goal is to enhance the safety of the traveling public and decrease the time during which the roadway system is impacted by our construction. Cammy bud works nearby and says he doesnt want more buildings here. I think it would look very crowded and it wouldnt look very pretty. Because it would be like very congested. Reporter his feelings echoed by others. I think a bunch of buildings would be crowded. I like walking this way, because its quieter. Reporter the capitol crossing project is expected to take years to complete. Its not known how long the tunnel would have to close. Live now again, right here in the space, the plan is for four new Office Buildings and a new residential building. Well have to see how long the construction lasts. Reporting live in d. C. , adam tuss, news4. Thanks, adam. A ride on metro might not necessarily be more expensive coming up. But it could take longer to get where youre trying to go. Metro is thinking about service cuts that would make the wait times between trains go from six minutes to eight minutes during the rush hour. The wait on weekends could go as long as 20 minutes. Transit officials are asking local governments for another 10 in subsidies in order to avoid that. Another fare increase is not part of the plan. It could be another few months before metro makes any decision or changes. Next, only on news4, two postal workers under investigation for stealing nearly 10,000 worth of your gift cards. Now, the news4 iteam is learning if the spree could involve more of your mail and more employees. Its happened three times this year. Tonight, the victims tell news4 how theyre fighting back and h help police catch these burglars in the act. Plus, uv as president delivers a strong message to the university after she suddenly cancelled her meeting in d. C. What she says about the youre watching news4 at 6 00. First at 6 30 tonight, local postal workers are under investigation for stealing gift cards. Thousands of dollars worth of gift cards were allegedly stolen from inside a major local postal facility. And as the iteam Scott Macfarlane reports now, customers from across the region may have been hit. Reporter at least two of the employees here at the Mail Distribution Center in Capitol Heights are accused of taking the gift cards right from the mail they were processing. One of them telling investigators her colleague would cut open the envelopes and take out the gift cards, when, quote, the coast was clear. Several weeks ago, before the holiday mail rush, a manager here found a razor blade and 200 envelopes sliced open. According to a search warrant filed by the inspector general. Days earlieearlier, the feds ha gotten a tip that the card never arrived. They say the woman who redeemed the card was a postal employee who worked here at the distribution center, and the feds say when they questioned her, she admitted stealing 2,000 in gift cards. They say they found 25 gift cards in her car. And they say she admitted one of her colleagues had stolen far more. 7. 500 worth when working inside the Capitol Heights processing, he would look for certain envelopes, put them to the side and snatch them when no one was looking. The feds say she even admitted serving as a lookout. We went to that mans listed address to ask about it, but the woman inside said he wasnt home. We have learned the feds are seeking Court Approval to search ma male employees cell phone for evidence. Were learning more about some other evidence in this case. At least one of the two employees was captured on surveillance video. Investigators have said using one of the cards, a 120 gift card at the target in rockville. In Capitol Heights, Scott Macfarlane, news4. If you have a news tip, call our tip line, 2028854444. You can also email tips news4iteam. Com. Looking at weather now. Doug tracking some just nasty weather, i guess, coming our way. Doug . It really is. And its already gotten nasty. Near 70 today. Beautiful weather. And now the rain has moved in. Temperatures have fallen and the rain is falling. Gathburg to fairfax, towards quantity co, bowie, crofton, annapolis. Mostly light to moderate. Another batch of rain to the west will eventually mix with sleet, possibly snow. Thats why we have a Winter Weather advisory in effect for parts of the area. And this is the reason. 59 in d. C. 36 in morgantown, west virginia. The 30s, theyre coming. Temperatures tomorrow, 30 to 40 degrees colder than they were today. Get out the coats, get out the jackets, get out the umbrellas. You need them all. Guys . Thank you, doug. The man suspended of killing a Cornell University student from our area is set to appear in court tomorrow. Police say Benjamin Kiai admitted to killing Shannon Jones thanksgiving day. He choked her. Shannon jones grew up in potomac and went to churchill high school. She was a senior at cornell. Congress next week is set to take up the issue of campus assaults. This, of course, in the wake of the rape controversy at the university of virginia. Uva president , teresa sullivan, is under fire now for the way the school handled sex assault allegations that were detailed in an article in Rolling Stone magazine last month. A former student alleges she was gangraped at a campus fraternity. The article said administrators were aware of the allegations, but did nothing about them. Today, sullivan told the uva community, the university will repair the wrong, and it will not stop until every student feels safe. Sullivan cancels a speech today in order to speak instead at charlottesville. Imagine setting up a camera in your home to deter burglars and watch guys break in, rifle through your stuff and steal the camera. Thats what happened in one local apartment. But what the crooks didnt know, that camera was sending video to the cloud. And just today, Police Released the video on their Facebook Page. But the homeowners didnt stop there. News4s chris gordon spoke with them. Reporter using a crow bar, three men break into this apartment on euclid street northwest at about noon the day before thanksgiving. By the time they left, computer gear, electronic equipment, clothing and watches were missing. This video was taken with a camera the tenant, tommy rossman, had placed on a shelf. When he discovered the breakin, he used his iphone to trace the ipad mini that had been stolen. I was able to track them to three different locations where they spent an amount of time and were hoping the Police Detectives would be able to immediately check that out. But they never showed up. Tommys roommate followed the tracking device to a culdesac in prince georges county. On the video, there is a gentleman with a pretty distinct gray hat. And i saw a gentleman with a very similar gray hat. Reporter after about ten minutes, the men in the apartment found and ripped out the hidden camera. But it had already done its job, taking closeup pictures of the three men d. C. Detectives call persons of interest. They are asking anyone who recognizes them or knows anything about this incident to call the police. Absolutely feel violated, because i i dont know. I dont know how i really dont know how to express that frustration and that anger that i have. Reporter i asked tommy and robert if they ever thought of just moving, leaving this apartment, which has been burglarized three times in the past seven months. They told me they discussed it this weekend, but then they realized, if they moved, the burglars would win. And they dont want to let that happen. In northwest washington, chris gordon, news4. The congressional aide who criticized president obamas daughters tells nbc news she is resigning. Hundreds of people shared the story on our Facebook Page and hundreds more left comments after the Communications Director for a republican congressman posted comments online about sasha and malia obama. Her name is elizabeth lauten. She complained that the teenagers, in her view, looked uninterested last week during the prethanksgiving pardon of the turkey ceremony at the white house. She said they needed to show a little class, and she criticized their clothing. Most washington politicians and journalists consider the children of president s offlimits for criticism. Hollywood films get hacked, and why the move could be an act of revenge for north korea. And the face of Domestic Violence. Janay rice, that scandal having an impact on local victims living in fear. [ highpitched ] nailed it [ normal voice ] youre right, that was really easy. 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A new trouble in toy land report of toys on shelves. They were singled out for choking hazards and toxins. The toy industry claims the report is inaccurate. Heres one example. The group claims the our generation doll comes with small parts. But the manufacturer sent a photo showing it comes with the necessary warning label about the small parts. Despite releasing this report for 29 years, and although we have seen progress, we do continue to find dangerous toys on the shelves. The Toy Industry Association says it has gone through the last six years of the report and not one of the toys listed has resulted in a government recall. You can see the entire trouble in toy land report. Just go to nbcwashington. Com and search dangerous toys. Kind of a slow start to the Holiday Shopping season. People who hit the stores for black friday this past weekend spent about 380 each on average. Thats down more than 6 from the average spent per shopper last year. Total spending was down about 11 . Retail Industry Experts say earlier holiday promotions and more people choosing to shop online could account for the drop. Coming up, janay rice in her own words talking about the night that changed her life. Have you seen the second tape . No. I refuse. I refuse. Im not going to let the public bring me back there. Well report why a local advocate for Domestic Violence victims says rice missed an opportunity in the way she handled the situation. Ray rice was a star running back and the face of the Baltimore Ravens football team. Just a few days after the nfl reinstated ray rice to the league, we are hearing now from janay rice about the attack that led to rays expulsion. And the video of it from inside an Atlantic City casino earlier this year. Janay, rays wife, talked about it with her mother at her side, in an interview today with nbcs matt lauer. Have you seen the second tape . No. I refuse. I refuse. Im not going to let the public bring me back there. Prior to what we have now seen in that elevator, was there ever any incident of violence in your relationship with ray or has there been any incident of violence since that elevator incident . No. No. There is no way. He knows what he would have to deal with, you know, if this was something im not going to sit there in silence and let something happen to me and, you know, god forbid, in front of my child. Janay rice also said her then fiance was too terrified to help her up after she fell down. That interview continues tomorrow morning on the today show with ray rice joining the discussion. Some local advocates for Domestic Violence survivors say janay rice is missing an opportunity to help others as she breaks her silence about all of this. Prince georges county Bureau Reporter Darcy Spencer has the story. Reporter this is actually a mom of a Domestic Violence survivor. Arlene joel is the executive director of the Community Advocates for family and youth in prince georges county. I think the biggest change is that more people are reporting. That more people know that there are agencies and Services Available to them. Reporter but joel says ray rice being reinstated to the nfl was a setback for survivors. The disservice was that it took away from the fact that violence had occurred. Reporter janay rice spoke for the first time about the assault on the today show. She has a testimony to share with someone else. And so from that perspective, i think its a missed opportunity to help hundreds, thousands of women. Reporter perhaps one of those is this woman from prince georges county. She doesnt want us to show her face or give her name but her tears and the horrible photos of her neck injury help tell the story of her abuse. He stepped in on my neck, stepped and squeezed so the my skin started peeling up. Reporter the video of ray rice punching his wife has brought the issue of Domestic Violence to the forefront. This victim walked janay rice talk about the assault on the today show. No man has a right to judge a woman. Women are weak. We have a mouth. We can say anything. You know . But you dont have the right to hit a woman. Reporter while she is away from her abuser now, and getting help, she still lives in fear for her life, and for her kids. In Upper Marlboro, Darcy Spencer, news4. More about this nasty weather rolling in here. Big change. You know, it really is. You walk outside for lunch time today, you think, hey, everything is great and then tomorrow for lunch time, not so great. Youll need the umbrellas, youll need the jackets and maybe even the coats and gloves. Thats the kind of air were talking about. Winter moving back in, and moving in even as we speak. Sun went down today at 4 47. But the sun was already out of here as we dealt with the clouds making their way in. Current temperature down to 55 degrees. Ive got to redo these numbers here. I was thinking 56 by 7 00. Well be down well below that number but im thinking in the mid 40s by 11 00 after a high close to 70 today. 48 degrees in leesburg. 48 in dulles. 48 in gaithersburg. 59 in huntingtown. We were in the 70s a couple hours ago and now were down into the 40s. All because of this frontal boundary making its way through here. A lot of rain associated with this now. Some of that rain has been coming down fairly heavily. Around the annapolis area towards bowie, 301 towards Upper Marlboro and clinton, waldorf, diehl. Right through downtown, right now, alexandria. And annandale. Roslyn seeing heavier rain and down 95. Hmmm, 95, woodbridge to quantico, always a mess. Mother nature adding more of a mess to it with the fact were dealing with some rain. Thats wave number one. Here comes wave number two, the one thats got the colder air that continues to move in. Rain changing to snow and freezing rain towards the west and thats going to be our concern. Not really snow. Not really freezing rain here. But i think sleet, and i think we could even see around the d. C. Metro area, but the Winter Weather advisory, west virginia, shenandoaha valley west of the blue ridge will see the Winter Weather advisory and you have the best chance of seeing some of that mixed rain down to the south, snow, sleet, light icing, maybe less than an inch, but were not expecting much in the way of some problems around the area. I do think roads should be okay. Should remain above freezing. 40 degrees tomorrow. Most of you in the 30s. 57 on wednesday. So we go back up. Wednesday afternoon looks nice. Then 50 on thursday. And then it gets unsettled again. Friday, saturday and sunday, highs only in the 40s. And were dealing with showers. These will be rain showers through the weekend. Guys . Thanks, doug. Dianna is at the park and you look at the final box scores, who would think this guy had almost 400 yards in total offense . Unbelievable. Four straight losses. Playoffs gone for the redskins. And no wins in november. So not a good day here at redskins park. So i had to ask head coach jay gruden, what is the most disappointing part of this season . Hes going to have his answer coming up, along with chris cooley. Sports is next. This is the xfinity sports desk, brought to you by kb infinity, your home for the most live sports. Save us somebody save us please, somebody save my skins thats sad. Thats that is so sad. Dianna, listen, i heard what you said in your tease about what you asked gruden about, whats the most disappointing. And i thought the best answer was the one that doreen had, which was, where do you want me to begin . How much time have you got . I know. Thats what it feels like here at redskins park, especially right now at this point in the season with only four games left. But coach has this attitude now. These guys have to play the best four games of the season right now, because theyre playing for their jobs, theyre playing for next season. Yes, he didnt say that. But he knows that the future begins right now for this Redskins Team. But hes pretty disappointed where theyre at. You can see it. We can all see it now. Too many blown assignments. And, you know, i feel like we are putting in the time and work. Monday through saturday. And were doing a fine job of that. Its just unfortunately not translating on the field for whatever reason. And we have to find out why. And weve got to challenge our guys last four games. Weve got to make this the most important four games of their careers. Welcome into the cooley report. Chris cooley, is colt mccoy the best quarterback on the Redskins Team now for the remainder of the year . Hes a starter so yeah, hes the best. I think hes been effective. Three touchdown passes, 113 quarterback rating and yes, a slow start. The guy hasnt played for four weeks. I think he allows this offense to develop the best. Defense. Who is key out there . Swiss cheese. They had ghost man defenders out there. This guy is playing ghost defender in that third of the field. So its not really a catch. Kobi flaner was invisible. Terrible defense. Missed cues. They have to learn to communicate and understand route concepts and what they see. Understand what offense is trying to do to you. Watch film, understand, and dont just take guesses. Last four games of the year jay gruden says are most important for these guys, individually for their own careers. You remember being a player. Do you really care about these games . Is it worth being injured . They better care, if they want to be a part of this team. This is where jay is really going to learn about his players, who will put in the time, continue to work, who wants to be a great nfl football player, not just a pro who hangs out in the locker room, not just a guy on the team. Youve got to study and work. My notebook would be meticulous. This is the learning process to say, are you part of the roster turnover or are you part of the problem . And hopefully some redskins are taking their own notes off cooley there, because thats some good advice as they wrapup the season here with the next four games. Lets talk some wizards. They are back at the Verizon Center tonight to face the heat. But for the fourth game in a row, theyre going to be without their big guy, nene. Tipoff tonight on Comcast Sports net at 7 00. Lets go down a level and talk some college hoops. University of maryland basketball. Today ap came out with their top 25. Theyre checking in at number 21. Its their first top 25 ranking under head coach mark turgeon. They havent been in the polls since march of 2010. The terps are 70 on the season coming up a big upset over then 13th ranked iowa state. Last week big test. Maryland welcomes in seventh ranked virginia. Baseball. Nelson cruz no long a baltimore oriole, now with the mariners, agreed to a fouryear, 57 million deal. Cruz was an allstar, led the major leagues with 40 home runs after signing a oneyear deal with baltimore. But the outfielder turned down a oneyear qualifying offer from the birds, meaning the mariners will have to pick the os give the os a draft pick. Big day for nelson cruz and sad day for the os. He certainly had a great year for them last year. Guys, back to you. Thanks, dianna. Thats our broadcast for now. Nbc nightly news is up next. We hope to see on our broadcast this monday night, making a statement. From the players on the field to the protesters in the streets, the fallout from ferguson continues. Now it involves a slew of military equipment local police are using. Tonight, our nbc news exclusive, ray rice and his wife, the couple at the center of the storm over Domestic Violence and the nfl speaking out for the first time. Hollywood hacked. A big studio gets hit. 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