And night goes on. By 8 00 tonight, windchills in the teens. It will feel like low 20s downtown. By 9 00. Essentially teens everywhere. Almost teens downtown. And check this out. By morning, it will feel like it is 2 in winchester and 5 in frederick. Coldest air of the season. These are the numbers that you need to focus on when youre getting the kids dressed for the bus stop tomorrow or if youre going out for tonight. We will talk more about the flakes before the pattern flips again. Thanks, top. The father of a teen who died after a party on saturday wants answers. He wants to know how his son got so much alcohol and he is critical of how police handled a bust of the under aged party and the search once his son went missing. Scott, you just talked with the father. Reporter what an emotional average at the swim club. Sheets of furry has just left the make shift memorial to his son. Many people loved his son. He declined to face a video camera or be recorded but he spent a long time speaking with me. He confirmed he was the one who found his own sons body in the woods behind the swim club here, lying face up in a stream. The boy had a bottle of vodka in his pocket in the woods behind the swim club. He spoke to me yards where he found his own son, dead, face up in this puddle in a small stream. The evening after his son, 17 yearold navad went missing after attending a party on saturday night. He had a bottle of vodka in his him the preliminary cause of death may be drowning. But a final medical examiners report is not finished. Later, tearful teens surrounded the shattered family. The father gave this account of his sons final hours. He went to an underaged Drinking Party on elgin lane half a mile away. Police were called and adults were there, he said. Witnesses said that he was obviously intoxicated and was questioned by officers but police did not call the family to come get their son. Instead, teens scattered. Wusa reported that she got this response when she tried to ask the adults at the scene of the party. No comment. Im on the phone. No comment. All right. Thank you for your interest. Reporter meanwhile according to the father, he was seen mac after the party. How he stumbled in the woods and drowned in the tiny stream is a mystery. The father told me he used a find my phone app to find his sons body. He searched the woods himself here on sunday evening. Some 17 hours after his son was last seen because he said the police had left the area and it was getting dark. He called the discovery of his sons body the worst disaster of his life. This obviously puts the focus on teen drinking, whether or not his death was linked to this party. He was highly critical of the Montgomery County police response. He wants to know why there have been no citations at the house. Why no kids were given citations for underaged drinking and why he was not called when police apparently had contact with his son after that p. And he is critical of what he claims is a lack luster response by police on sunday during the search for his son, leading him to discover his sons own body. Reporting live at the swim club, scott broom, wusa 9. It is so profoundly sad. Thank you, scott. We asked the Police Spokesman about the allegations. So far there has been no response. We have breaking news for you of a crash on the beltway near Andrews Air Force base. The pictures from sky 9 live. You can barely make it out. But there are two school buses were told involved in the crash where you see all of the flashing lights. Were working to get more information for you on this. As you can see traffic is moving in the far left lanes there. But we will get more information just follow us on our mobile app or at wusa9. Com. And now to another crash. This one involving two police cars. This happened this afternoon and sent three officers to the recover. It happened along lot ford road in mitchellville. The cars collided with each other. Police shut down the road while they investigated. It is now open. But police say the officers were working a case at the time. So right now we dont know what led up to the crash. A sixmonth investigation by the wusa 9 special assignment unit exposed how decades of government inaction allowed what experts call roving to kill thousands every year on the nations highways. Now that investigation has prompted landmark bipartisan action to prevent more needles deaths. Investigative reporter eric black has been leading our team of journalists working since the summer to bring this problem to lawmakers attention and he is live on capitol hill where the historic announcement was made. Many believe this could be a gamechanger when it comes to tractortrailer safety in country. Reporter they do. We first started investigating underride accidents in june when we learned of the Public Health danger. Now legislation has been introduced to address this decades old problem. We have require seat belts and weight standards, all of it for safety reasons. Now, you know, with the lives of so many loved ones lost, it is time for the industry to listen. Reporter with the families of accident victims by their side, today a Bipartisan Group of lawmakers led by the senator of new york announced the stop underride act of 2017. It is a bill written in honor of the thousands of victims of underride accidents nationwide, including those profiled in the wusa 9 series, big rig big risk. What do you think that she would have said about this effort. She would have been proud. And i know she would want to make sure it didnt happen to another family. Reporter underride accidents happen when a vehicle runs underneath a semi trailer, shearing off the top of the Passenger Department and decapitating the passenger inside. For the first time front and side guards will be required on all tractortrailers and strengthen rear guard requirements that have been proven to be outdated and inadequate. In our reporting, one of the main problems is this problem has been on the roads for decade and no one has created change. What makes this legislation different as far as cutting through that red tape. It is shocking how this has hurt families, communities all across the country. And i think with this effort to be heard and speaking out, congress, this is their opportunity to listen and make a difference in the lives of the families. Reporter the bill was drafted after the wusa 9 produced broadcast reports, a half hour special, a digital section and a unique analysis that underscored the extent of the problem. Your team has followed our story and helped to make it be to raise awareness in that way. You know, to each aspect of it. I think it has really been important. Reporter for mothers like marianne who lost two daughters in an underride accident, it means the possibility of sparing another family her pain. I hate it as much as ever that it will not bring them back. But im thankful for the legislators that did take a stand. Reporter now, todays announcement is obviously a big victory for Safety Advocates and the family members of the underride accident victims. But we still have a long way to go to actually get that law passed, especially when you consider the powerful trucking lobby up here on capi support all of these reforms. Response from the Trucking Industry coming in tonight. And we will have that for you tonight at 6 00. Reporting live on capitol hill, eric black, wusa 9. Eric, thank you. A pea to pass the underride legislation announced today has picked up more than 12,000 signatures in just 24 hours. If you would like to see it, we have a link on our wusa 9 news app. Voters are going to the polls in the closely watched special election in alabama. Embattled republican candidate roy moore showed up on horseback to his polling place. He and Democrat Doug Jones are trying to replace Jeff Sessions in the senate. Moore with the heavy lead in the case until Sexual Misconduct allegations were alleged against him. Moore and jones cast their ballots this morning. I dont think that roy moore is going to win this election. This is an important race for our country, for our state and for the futu. Polls in this solidly republican state will be key to this race. Jones will need a huge African American turnout and capture some republican votes too to get to washington. The nfl network is benching three onair analyst over Sexual Harassment always. Marshall falk, ike taylor are suspended after a lawsuit was filed saying the three and others harassed her. The plaintiff, jamie cant era cued the nfl employees Donovan Mcnabb and davis of harassment. They have been suspended from their jobs at espn. Should students be forced to stand for the pledge of allegiance. It is an issue that cost a teacher his job. It started after a 15yearold chose not to stand for the pledge last month. Eric says he hasnt stood for the pledge lives Matter Movement on twitter since the 8th grade. But the teacher yelled at the student, yanked him out his chair and sent him out of the classroom. Employees are banned from disciplining students. Investigators are still trying to figure out why a driver was going the wrong way on the outer loop of the beltway last night, causing a deadly crash. The person behind the wheel of a black toyota camry collided with an xfinity work truck. The driver of the camry died. The driver of the pickup truck is in critical condition. The outer loop was closed for hours last night. Here is a look at the other headlines were working for you tonight. A woman is found dead in northeast and tonight neighbors are worried that the victim is a woman missing since the day before thanksgiving. Remember this viral video of a woman trying to explain why her tonight mom is explaining controversial social media posts. Were learning new details about the suspect ac they also know you need to get your annual checkup. Iness. Now, with one touch using the mycigna app, you can find a doctor in your plans network to save money. Need to be thorough. Cigna. Together all the way. Now to the latest york city subway. A federal Prosecutor Says the suspect chose a time and place to cause the maximum destruction. It happened yesterday morning during the height of rush hour. The suspect, 27yearold akayed uliah was burned in the attack. Five other people had minor injuries. Have investigators believe that he became radicalized on the internet three years ago. He claimed to be inspired by isis. So far it appears that akayed uliah acted alone. Sad news in San Francisco where the mayor died suddenly early this morning. 65yearold ed lee was the first asianamerican mayor in the city. He was apparently shopping at safe way when he collapsed and was rushed to the hospital. He was surrounded by family, friends and colleagues when he died. D. C. Marabouser tweeted very sad to hear about my friend ed lee. He fought for equality, equity and opportunity for all. My prayers are with his fami, San Francisco. Today marks the day of the eightday celebration of hanukkah. Thousands of people are celebrating across from the white house after the annual lighting of the National Grand menorah. This evening ceremony includes a performance by the air force band. We will have more on that coming up at 6 00. About 15 seconds, thats how long it took this dried out Christmas Tree to go up in flames this morning at the university of maryland. But it was part of the Fire Research departments efforts to spread the word about Christmas Tree safety. Chc students say it is important to make sure there is always water in the tree stand and check a couple of times a day. There are around 200 Christmas Tree fires every year. Back in 2015, this Christmas Tree went killing six people. The blaze was blamed on a bad Electrical Club and a dry Christmas Tree. 17 people are out of a home after a fire gutted their sterling home over the weekend. The large extended family includes seven young family. Peggy fox caught up with the homeowner who is thankful that no one was hurt, not even the family pet who was in the spot where the fire started. Reporter the owner of this home that went up in flames on sunday is now meeting with one of the restoration guys. It looks like it is completely gutted inside, like nothing is left. The good news is all 17 people who lived here are okay. They were right by that corner right there. Reporter thats where the fire started sunday evening. Luckily, he had taken his family out for dinner. He got a call from his neighbor that their house was on fire. By the time we got here, the fire brigades and ambulances were all the way at the stop sign. Reporter shaw lives members, his parents, two brothers and their families. That is ten adults and seven small children in all. Everything is gone. Everything is gone. You lost everything. Yep. Yep. Thats a pretty heavy blow. It is. It is. Reporter they built the house in 2006. And finally had everything complete. Everything was just right. Yep. Everything was right. And then everything is gone in 10, 15 minutes. It just happened. Uhhuh. That all 17 people were gone. Yeah. Yeah. On a sunday night. Yeah. And you were telling me how you think it started into remember that corner behind the house . Thats where a dog house used to be. Shaws brother had a heat lamp in the dog house that caught the dogs bedding on fire. What happened to the dog . They escaped luckily somehow. The dog escaped. Yes. Wow. My brother who keeps the dog, he came over and tried to find it. He couldnt find it. He asked the fireman. We didnt see any dogs. By the time he went back to his Police Standing at the car. Oh. He knew where the car was. I guess, yeah. Wow. So there are some silver linings. Absolutely. Yeah. You know, we can take the positive out of this that we are all safe. Reporter yeah. Were all safe. And that is best thing that can be happen to be honest. From this kind of fire, yes. Reporter in sterling, peggy fox, wusa 9. And shaw says that he is just amazed at the community support. We have information on how you can help on our wusa 9 news app. Now wusa 9s first alert weather. Rated number one in the d. C. Area. We welcome you to send inic purchasetures. Here is a big santa on top of that townhome. And weather ranger gary lapel hashtag it wusa9weather. Lets talk about the temperatures. Theyre not as low as theyre going to go but temperatures are starting to take a tumble after the next six hours. Were already down to 41. The due point is down to 21. Tomorrow morning or even actually tomorrow at this time we will see dew points in the Single Digits. Gusty winds up to 32 miles per hour. The snow showers, snow flurries back to the west. A couple will make it across i 81 and plain old showers into Southern Maryland and into la plata, st. Mary city. A couple of wet snowflakes mixed in there as well. Not a problem for the drive home. Windchills in the teens after 9 00 tonight. Bus stop temperature, 14 to 28. That is cold. But windchills in the Single Digits tomorrow for kids at the bus stop. You will probably be driving them to the keeping them warm. Windchills in the teens and 20s all day. Thats it. Some snow showers are possible tomorrow night with a clipper. Although, you know, clippers break your heart if you like snow. Probably going to go to the north of us. Most of the snow stays in the mountains. Staying chilly to cold. 35 tomorrow. 44 on thursday. Back to 35 on friday. 42 on saturday. And back to almost 50 on sunday. All right. This is a forecast of the windchills. This is now 6 00 a. M. In the morning. 5 above in get hesberg. 11 downtown. It feels like it is 3 in romney. You jump the divide, 10 to 15 below. By 10 00, not much better. In the low to mid teens. Feeling like 9 in winchester. By lunchtime, if youre walking to lunch, you need everything to cover yourself up. 22 downtown but in the upper teens up i270. By this time tomorrow night, it will feel like it is by this time tomorrow night and turn more west southwesterly which is a little bit better. Tomorrow night at 9 00, windchills cold but not brutal. Generally in the 20s across the board. On the day planner, 20s to start. 29 by 11 00. Up to 33, full sun by 1 00. We get into thursday, maybe a morning flurry. This is the little clipper that passes to the north wednesday night and thursday. 44 on thursday. Another system may give us snow showers on friday afternoon or evening. 35. We will monitor that for the yellow weather alert. Nice on saturday but chilly. Okay for the game. Maybe some showers. Probably after the game ends. Maybe morning showers on monday. Check this out, mid50s monday and mid50s next tuesday with sunshine. All right, top. Feminism is the word of the year. Searches for the meaning of the word spiked during the Womens Marchs around the didnt consider herself a feminist in the classic sense. It is defined as the theory of the economic and equality of the sexes and organized activity in support of womens rights and interests. Still ahead, we will hear from the mother of the tennessee boy whose video about bullying went viral. She is directing posts on her facebook feed thats have come under fire. A body found in an alley may provide answers in the case of a missing d. C. Woman. But first a virginia mall is getting a makeover. Were talking about what you can look forward to by this time next year. Hey yeah . I switched to geico and got more more savings on Car Insurance . They helped with homeowners, too ok plus motorcycle, boat and rv insurance geicos got you covered like a blanket you seeing this . Geico. Expect great savings and a whole lot more. By this time next year, you will be able to take your appetite around the world by going to arlingtons mall. It is getting a makeover. This is what it will look like. 18 vendors are joined by an outdoor plaza. Dishes from italy, japan, korea and more will be there. Retail stores will go through changes. There are residential units coming in and everything should be ready by next fall. An internet scam that has been around for years is still ripping people off and they dont know it. A new report shows that scam artists are raking in millions with this scam. First you get a popup message that says your computer has a virus and needs your screen, the person says they need Remote Access to your computer to fix the problem and they want to charge you for it. We know they are getting peoples Online Banking credentials and logging into Bank Accounts later. A Better BusinessBureau Report that two out of three people have been exposed to one of these scams. If you get a popup like that on your computer, dont call the number. Just turn the computer off and turn it back on and that should fix the problem. Fedex workers are busy preparing for all of your holiday packages. It estimates it will deliver between 380 and 400 million of them. But that is nothing compared to the postal service. Theyre looking at 15 billion pieces of mail and 850 million packages. This year the post office and companies have new delivery options that could buy you extra time but they come at a cost. If wait until the last minute you could ship your the u. S. Postal Service Priority mail and they will make it to the destination on time. Wait even longer with ups. Your gifts will make it under the tree in time for christmas if you use guaranteed delivery by december 22nd. Thats wusa 9 news at 5 00. The news at 5 30 starts right now. Neighbors have been searching for weeks since the night they feared the worst. Police have found a womans body in an alley in northwest d. C. And suspect it is joanie rocking ham and they fear she was murdered. Reporter it was the outcome friends and family had feared the most. Joanie rockingham walked out of her moms house the day before thanksgiving without her purse and then simply disappeared. They had searched and plastered missing posters for the mother of three grown children everywhere they could. Yeah. It was laying right there. Almost three weeks after she went missing, a neighbor found a womans body yet to be positively identified next to a garbage can behind an abandoned home on 34th street. It looks very suspicious right now. We will have to wait for an autopsy. Reporter neighbors say they have searched all across this area repeatedly for weeks, including here in the alley and over here in the driveway. They say she was not here up until now. Yeah. We think that somebody dumped already here. Definitely. She definitely was not laying right here. Reporter could she have been held and then murdered . Still a mystery. I just believe that she put up a struggle. And im hoping and believing that some dna is going to show up somewhere. Reporter her sister says it will be a horrible christmas. That