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Is still in the crosswalk, and reconstruction crews are trying to piece together what happened. At 7 09 tonight it was travel westbound when it hit the 81 yearold man crossing the street. Hes been taken to the hospital with lifethreatening injuries, and the driver stayed on the scene and is talking to investigators. Some of what they are trying to figure out is who had the right ofway in the case and in the man was in the crosswalk this woman was here shortly after it happened. The windshield was smashed in thank god it wasnt my daughter who recently started driving. I was worried about that, and i came up, but whatever happened, i pray that they are going to be okay. And police, while they are still trying to put this together, they say its a reminder that this time of the year, when its cold out and getting dark out, pedestrians need to be aware to watch out for each other, and they should be extra cautious. Reporting live from silverspring, cam thompson. Wusa9. It happens so fast. For more information download our wusa app for live coverage and important updates. Right now police are investigating a holiday road rage incident at a local mall that sparked gunfire and a high speed chase. The violence has a lot of people worried about holiday safety. Stephanie gailhard has more tonight. Reporter the suspect fired a gun into the air. The road rage likely sparked the gunfire. During the holiday season, incidents like this are more common. We are encouraging people to park as close to the entrances as possible. Put your gift purchases into the trunk of your vehicle so they are out of site, and it makes it more difficult to access the items. When youre approaching your car, carry your keys in hand, and maybe youre talking to a friend. Reporter in todays incident, lieutenant mol come says witnesses did exactly what they were supposed to do. They are out and about and doing their daytoday business. If they see anything suspicious or illegal, dont get involved but clearly call 911. Reporter thanks to the 911 calls, Police Caught up to the suspects miles away from the mall on 395 near massachusetts avenue. The shoppers no it could have ended a lot worse this is is a holiday safety reminder for so many. You have to be more careful. We all have to be more vigilant. We hear about it a lot these days, and as a soldier, i am always cognizant of my whereabouts whether shopping or not. Reporter police are still looking for the second driver in all of this. The victim. If you know anything, youre asked to call the Arlington County police department. Reporting live in arlington virginia, stephanie gailheart, wusa 9. The holidays are supposed to be good times. We were warned about the reality check, and boy did we get it today. Winds whipping up there today, and temperatures feeling like december. Even in here. Lets check in with meteorologist topper shutt. We can hand it handle it for 48 hours. These are not windchills they are actual temperatures. Looking at 31 in fairfax, and now, lets talk about the windchill temperatures, and at 11 feeling like 29 downtown. Thats what you have to dress for tomorrow. Going for the 30s, but if youre out super, super early tomorrow, the teens and 20s for windchills, and these are straight temps. By 7 00, everyone else in the about when the winds will finally die down, and the forecast for the big game at fedex and the 3degree guarantee. City officials have released a second offers body camera video in the case of alonso smith. He died after being taken into custody by private security guards. We warn you some people may find this video graphic. Keep going keep going wake up so this video shows officers performing cpr on smith, and he was later pronounced dead at the hot. City officials released body camera video from the other officer earlier this week those two officers responded to an apartment complex in southeast, and they found smith in the custody of security guards, handcuffed, unconscious, and not breathing. The medical examiner ruled his death a homicide, and the case remains under investigation. We are hearing more from Central Virginia parents tonight about this, the homework assignment that led to the entire Augusta County School System being shut down today, and this is arabic. Translated it means theres no god but ahlah. Students were asked to copy it for an assignment, but the school ended up on the fast track to a tongue lashing. School leaders were not taking any chances. They dont wanttous preach about god in the schools, i dont see why they should be promoting the islamic religion. Some parents are accused the teacher of trying to indoctrine the students. Some took to social media saying the closure of the schools was an overreaction. Remember the threats sent to School Districts in l. A. And new york city . Miami, houston and dallas schools have also been threatened and clark county metro, thats in the las vegas area. Authorities dont know who sent the menacing emails but they were routed through germany from a 21yearold in maine. He claims he can locate the source of the emails, and after receiving subpoenas for clark county and the nypd, the young man has consulted with a lawyer, a lawyer who formally represented edward snowden. Gunfire outside of the katlynn Community Center. Three men ended up in the hospital, all with nonlife threatening injuries. The Community Center was closed but employees were inside getting ready for a holiday party. We took a call from a woman identifying herself as the Dc Police Officer who shot and wounded a dog, belonging to a woman who is pearing impaired last sunday near a dog park in greenville, and that bullet pass the through the pit bull nicknamed chleo. I think she should be charged with a felony, animal cruelty, because she didnt have the appropriate credentials or anything on her, and she didnt announce herself. Immediately after the shooting, the officer said she reported the incident to the police, to Greenville Police in fact, and she did not give us her name tonight, but she told us i saw the dog running toward me at a high rate of speed, and i yelled at the dog to get back, but the dog kept coming. I thought my life was threatened. We have an update on the mystery woman who was wearing hospital scrubs who helped save a mans life by performing cpr. U. S. Supreme Court Officer stephen smith, he was the first person on the scene last saturday when 73yearold jorge medino crashed his car. I knew what to do, but it was just a matter of doing it. Reporter the two brought him back to life. He went home from the hospital toe, and hes expected to make a full recovery. Best gift of all. Friends and family are grieving the loss of a talented Morgan State University jr. The 20yearold was killed last night when another driver crossed the center line and hit him head on on route 202 in upper marlboro. In Fairfax County tonight, police need your help in identifying two suspects wanted for stealing from an electronic store. The two men you see right here took six tablets from the hhh greg store earlier this month. The suspects broke into a display cabinet, took the merchandise, and darted out of the store. Police said this man was scene acting suspicious inside of Westfield High School on december 8th. The staff member who talked to him said he had no reason to be in the school, and he was asked to leave. If you have any information, youre asked to Contact Crime solvers. A former navy s. E. A. L. Was killed today. Hundreds of cyclists road along the procession today as it crossed arlington memorial bridge. Riders did to pay their respects and raise awareness about distracted drivers. Gregg holdum said his brother was doing everything right when he was hit. I think the entire family was impressed and moved by the number of friends, relative, and cyclists that turned out to give my brother a final farewell. Family is working with maryland lawmakers to try to raise awareness about distracted drivers. Robert wayne king of frederick was found by police badly injured when they responded to a call for shots fired. He died at the hospital. A reward of 10,000 for information that leads to the shooter. Bernie sanders is burning up. Why he is suing his own party, and what it could mean for tomorrows debate. If you thought we were done showing you bizarre moments we are not. What happens when stormtroopers invade the white house. How police used facebook to identify the guy responsible things are definitely getting more interesting in the democratic campaign. Senator Bernie Sanders president ial campaign has gone to court to demand they reinstate to a data base after they were temporarily locked out. Reporter Bernie Sanders filed a lawsuit late friday afternoon hours after the Democratic National committee suspended access to the shared data base. We need our data that has been stolen by the dnc. Reporter his camp was blocked from access after a 45 minute clinch allowed viewers to see data created by hillary clinton. I wanted to accurately assess what was my understanding of the dnc base. Reporter at least four users not only look at files for ten states but saved and exported some clinton data. People make mistakes leaving their front door unlocked also, but that doesnt mean its okay to go in and steal. Reporter sanders learned of the breech 24 hours after it happened, not from his own staffers but he found out from me. Reporter what was his reaction . He was stunned. Reporter sanders camp cant even access its own files on the data base, and staffers say it will cripple the campaign and cost them more than 600,000 a day in lost donations, and by the way you probably guess it will all come up tomorrow be the democrats debate in new hampshire. Adam . We have been talking about it the last few days. Star wars is everywhere. It made perfect sense to see the imperial storm troopers and r2d2 in the White House Briefing room today. Apparently r2 is taking questions now. It was a special screening of the new scifi film for military members and their kids. That sounds great. So the new movie is already a box office hit, but will it top the golden list . Its believed it will haul in 2 billion, but that puts it behind titanic that took in 3. 6 million and avatar that took in 3. 6 billion and avatar that took in 2. 9 billion. Nathan glenville posted a comment on facebook moments before this crash indicating he was going to do something big, and then he plowed in the front doors of the store. He climbed out the driver side window, fell into a shopping cart, and tried to stumble away, but the police grabbed him. Youre going to get caught every time. If youre going to post on facebook. Did he have too much eggnog or what . He looks hammered. He lookeds to be under the influence of something perhaps. Stupidity, but fueled by something else. We can can only speculate. Thats the finest. All right, the big air today, the change, the 3 degrees, and the temperatures went up last night into tonight, and good thing we. Did we went for the high of 51, but we may have a bullseye, but we are okay with 52. We can live with that. 8 in a row now. We will go with 44 tomorrow. Dont get too hung up on that number, because it will feel like the 30s with the wind. Down to 37, and thats as cold as it gets today, and midnight high and midnight low, and look at the dew point in the teens. Remember the dew points in the 50s yesterday . This is more like the december air mass, colder, dryer, and yes, it wont be around long. The cold start for tomorrow, 20s and 30s. In the morning, windchill in the teens and 20s, and all day, holding in the 30s, okay . A bit milder on sunday, less wind, and temperatures near 50, upper 40s, and then warming up christmas week. 50s, back to 60s next week, and football forecast, mostly sunny and chilly. Highs near 45. Winds not a factor, in case it comes down to the late minute field goal. Winds out of the west at 10. If youre tailgating, out of the 30s. 7 00tomorrow, 20s in the suburbs, and 28 in fairfax. By 10 00, we are at 37 in silverspring. These are straight temperatures, not windchills. 4 00in the full sun, and 6 00 p. M. , back in the 30s. 34 in frederick, and 35 in leesburg, and then by 10 00, we are really falling, and we are at 29 and only 30 in laplatta. Tomorrow, less wind. Windchills will be really cold. 30 to start, 40 by 11 00, and 43 with full sun by 1 00 p. M. Not too bad on sunday. Between chilly and cool. 49, less wind, and great for football. 54 and milder on monday. Next 7 days, getting warmer. Back to the 60s, mid50s on wednesday, and near 70 with Christmas Eve day, and we will cool off. Oh, thats a yuletide log for christmas. 70 degrees on christmas . Yeah, okay. Thats all right. I hope we have a blazing hot forecast. Our student athletes always doing it up on friday night. Tonights sportscast is hoops heavy. Dad coaches against his daughter. Who wins . We go to prince georges vo some call it giving back. We call it share the love. During our share the love event, get a new subaru and well donate 250 to those in need. Bringing our total donations to over sixtyfive million dollars. And bringing love where its needed most. Love. Its what makes a subaru a subaru. We have got a lot to get to tonight, but we are going to begin with our great student athletes who are hooping it up in the dmv tonight, and its a also the subject of the game of the week. Oh by the way, its ladies night, and we will start with the ladies. No doubt about it, kennedy and einstein. Thats tgahe ng green as i call them. You know how they call it queen bee . How about queen three . Sasha the queen three, knocking it out from outside. A. B. B. Inside, and delania was doing good things from outside. Ashley smalls was large for einstein and the lady einsteins, thats their new nickname. All kennedy down the stretch. Kennedy wins it 5936. Kennedy traveled to einstein for tonights game of the week. The cavaliers had the hot hand nearly all game long, led by the play of their junior forward. Her leadership is really helping the team this year. I thought the pace of the game was pretty constant, and everyone on my team supported each other, passing the ball, helping each other store, and defensively we were just helping each other get fast breaks and things like that. Reporter melbournes game high 29 points helped for the victory. The lady cavaliers are now 50 on the season, and the einstein high school, grace olsen, wusa sports. Theres Willie Whitley taking on his Daughter Brittany whitley, and she is taking it on early. 2927 entering the 4th. Brittanys new nickname the post mac mama. And austin hill wins 3933 and Daughter Brittany can gloat a little bit. I will hold it over my father because we won, he lost, and he can talk about it all week. I was told if i won, i could come home. She has the win today. Good job it feels good. She is going to gloat a little bit. Look at this handshake there. Can you guys do that . Its pretty good. We need to work on one of those. That is shaq demonibonie. Thats his name. He had 29 for whitman, and blair had a moment, too with the layin, whitman wins it 45 43 tonight. You think lesli foster and adam longo are a dynamic duo . How about Alex Ovechkin and brandon opie . No wonder they are smoking the league right now. Way ahead in first place for the metropolitan division, but opie yanked after giving up 3 goals, they are down 3love, and then johanneson finishes it off. Mojo with the lead. They score 4 straight to take the lead, and then they win 53 tonight. Dynamic duoy superhero status. I this is the best block of all. Its like candy cane lane. I know. Oohhh. Oh, holiday ferris wheel. I kind of love it. Look at those reindeer. Jeffrey, youre awfully quiet back there. I was just thinking. Maybe its time we finish this test drive and head back to the dealership . That is so jeffrey. Soooo jeffrey. So jeffrey. Oh. 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