halloween revolt. the national liberation militia's plan is infiltrate revelry and wear masks and then cause a disturbance to lure the police to the scene. then the anarchists would attack the officers with bricks, bottles and possibly firearms. just a short while ago i received an e-mail from the field office, the washington field office. this is the latest coming from the f.b.i. it reads that the f.b.i. routinely shares information about potential threats to better enable law enforcement to protect the community they serve. so no specific threat here but a general alert across the country. the people we spoke to, the halloween partiers say they won't let the alert discourage them this halloween. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: thank you. we want everyone to have a fun, safe halloween. the national center for missing and exploited children has a flyer online with recommendations. plan trick-or-treating route before you go out. it's a good time to remind your children orteach them to call 911. make sure the older children go in groups if you are not with them. always go with the younger ones to the front door. don't stay back on the sidewalk. turning to news out of the district. disturbing find with standardized tests in high schools. many students lagging began. english, 27% of the students exceeded expectations or were on track for college. jam tri, 12% -- in geometry, only 12% fell in the categories. and sam ford has a look at the state of high school education in washington. a bit bleak today. sam: well, indeed. i'm in front of dunbar high school in northwest, one of the schools that did not do well on the test. the test is call park. partnership for assessment of ready, college and careers. the school officials say it's a better test on subjects that are necessary for a student to do well in the first year in college. when the newest scores were revealed to the council and the mayor today they were a drop from the old test scores. only 25% scoring well in english. 10% in math. while best d.c. public and public charter schools scored well, some high schools scored zero. meaning no students at that school scored in the meet expectation range. chancellor henderson admitted there is a lot of work to do. henderson: it's not the best news in the world. one of my principals said we're not scared. we have a track record to show we can move the numbers and ensure that the kids are doing better. sam: again, we are in front of dunbar high school where they scored 8% needing expectation in enlish and 0% needing expectation in math. they are not the only school. a number of the schools scored low. we have more on the schools and some reaction from parents coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00". reporting live, sam ford, abc7 news. alison: see you at 5:00. changes are coming to maryland. testing oversight. governor hogan made appointment to the panel review panel. they will review the state's use of the standardized tests. the first meeting scheduled for november 17. so things are going to look at time spent in each grade on administering the test and the purpose of local, state and federally mandated exams. jonathan: president obama and attorney general loretta lynch speaking out about criminal justice reform and gun measures. they addressed the international association of police chiefs in chicago. thousands of chiefs from the federal, state, county, local and the tribal agencies are attending the 122nd annual conference and exposition that wraps up today. president obama discussed recent police involved shootings. president obama: i reject any narrative that seeks to divide police and communities that they serve. [applause] president obama: i reject a storyline that says when it comes to public safety there is an us and a them. jonathan: this is the largest gathering of law enforcement leaders in the world. alison: meanwhile, the parents of slain tv reporter alison parker helping lead a summit on gun violence and mental health. this is in the district. you will remember in august parker and the photographer adam ward were killed by a former coworker who ambushed them in a live morning news segment. today in d.c., parker's parents spoke to hundreds of people how they believe the nation could address this issue of gun violence. >> universal background checks. certainly the mental health piece is incorporated into it. we have to mental health officials talk to law enforcement if they see a walking time bomb. alison: it's spearheaded by the brady campaign and american public health association and the goal is cut gun deaths in half by the year 2025. it's been an unusually difficult time in prince william county. four teens dead in just three days. all of these incidents are unrelated. the most recent a bind a girl found dead in a minivan in woodbridge. diane cho has a new twist in the investigation. diane: we are told the investigation surrounding the garfield high school teen death is underway after he was found dead with another student in a minivan this weekend. police say 17-year-old lyle ferringer and 17-year-old indya davis' bodies were discovered on saturday on hamilton drive in woodbridge, a few blocks away from ferringer's home. ferringer's father tells us his son was dating davis for about two years but they broke up last week. police say the teens died from stab wounds. the medical examiner since ruled davis' death as a suicide but say the manager of death for ferringer has not been determined yet. friends tell us it has been a difficult day at school. >> it's upsetting. i almost broke down earlier. everybody knows how different i act right now. it's just really upsetting at the moment. diane: four prince william county students died since friday. coming up at 5:00 we hear what staff members are doing to help students grieve. in prince william county, diane cho, abc7 news. jonathan: we are entering the final stage of the alexandria murder trial. the defense team wrapped up the case. closing arguments will be presented tomorrow. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg joining us outside the courthouse with a look at the final day of testimony and what we can expect tomorrow. jeff? jeff: inside the courtroom now. the lawyers for both sides and the judge work out the instructions that will be given to jurors tomorrow before they begin deliberations. defense wrapping up the case by focusing on the writing of charles severance, trying to emphasize their point while the writings might be bizarre and alarming they offer no proof that severance killed nancy dunning, ron kirby or ruthanne lodato. before the defense wrapped its case, judge randy bellows asked charles severance if he wanted to testify on his own behalf. severance responded, "a man witnessing against himself, that is a 1791 idea." before delivering a several minute history on the militia and the fifth amendment who protects a person who does not want to testify against himself. severance then asked all charges against him be dismissed. the final defense witness was sara burke, a private investigator. she and defense attorney went through many of severance's writings, e-mails and game disdescriptions where he expressed anger toward the police and advocated violence but it was stressed that severance never specified he would carry out any violence. the defense also detailing severance's travels before his arrest in west virginia in march 2014. underscoring the argument he was on a historical trip. not fleeing authorities. they called in testimony of the plumber that says he saw severance near the home of ron kirby on the day of his murder in 2013. burke arguing based on the driving speed and the street layouts it would have been difficult for him to specifically identify severance in the area. charles severance had a few more things to say in the courtroom as well. we'll have other elements of the story in an hour. jonathan: we'll see you at 5:00. you can follow jeff on the closing arguments on twitter. @abc7 jeffg. this is the only place to get inside the courtroom. alison: looking around the nation now the f.b.i. has launched an investigation in a dramatic arrest in that south carolina classroom. the video, disturbing video has gone viral. school resource officer was called in when a student refused to leave the classroom. the video shows him grab the girl from the desk, slam her to the ground and arrest her. >> they got her out of classroom. he came back and said you want some of this, too he? said you going to jail, too. he put me in handcuffs. >> my initial reaction is one of shock. i'm disturbed and i have questions i want answered. alison: field was placed on unpaid administrative leave and banned from school grounds while the investigation takes place. he is also facing a lawsuit in federal court right now for alleged civil rights violation of another high school student. jonathan: that is tough to watch. coming up we look at the timing of the rain heading our way. alison: are you ready for halloween? look at the drink from starbucks. we'll tell you what it is, when you can order it coming up. jonathan: forget the soap box derby. we'll take you for a ride in a casket. why one town is racing the pine boxes. that's coming up next. alison: strip searched by the t.s.a. a 90-year-old woman. what her son says happen and what the t. zarb saw in her -- t.s.a. saw in her bra that prompted the search. still ahead. >> national retailer tells black friday to take a hike. literally. i'm suzanne kennedy in falls church. jonathan: you think you have a cool ride? check this out. a halloween tradition in elmore, ohio, to combine tombstone and speed. it's tombstone derby. many are in modified caskets, many donated by the undertaker. people come from all over to check out the race and the custom design. winning is a goal, the racers say there are many reasons to compete here. >> the smiles on people's faces. when they look at it. that is weird, that is different. you put them together, everybody enjoys it. it's different. jonathan: i like the roadster. that is a lot of work. it's part of a large festival. halloween parade. body toss. alison: body toss? jonathan: don't ask. alison: this is a treat for anyone going out this halloween. the washington regional alcohol program offering free cab rides to prevent drunk driving. they will start saturday night at 10:00 and go to 4 centre a.m. sunday. the number handy 1-800-200-taxi. you will get up to $30 fare at no cost. last year more than 300 people took advantage of the service. jonathan: take advantage of it if you need it. alison: right. jonathan: it is fall. the leaves are changing. thanksgiving is less than a month away. alison: hard to believe. black friday is one month away. big deals, big crowds. but not r.e.i. this year. all of the stores will be closed. suzanne kennedy is the the shop in falls church with the big decision that everyone is talking about today. suzanne: hi. normally on block friday the registers here at r.e.i. would be busy but this year they are silent. this store and 142 others will be closed. all the employees they are hopeing will be outside. there are 12,000 r.e.i. employees. all of them are being given the dayoff on black friday. told to get on their bike, hit the trail or grab a tennis racquet. they are closing all the stores and the two distribution centers rather than offer door buster deals to the rabid shoppers. >> we believe the opportunity to spend the day outside and particularly black friday outside with your family is special. this is something we are passionate about and we are taking advantage of the opportunity to do that. suzanne: no word how much it will cost r.e.i. or if oil will become a tradition. we took some tame and we talked to employees and the shoppers and tell you what they have to say about the unprecedented and perhaps risky move. reporting live in falls church, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks very much. we are already getting feedback to what people think. there are a lot of people reacting on facebook -- jonathan: we'll have much more from you. a lot of folks are joining in on the communication. something we are just getting in the newsroom. video of a confrontation between d.c. police and a man. now launched an investigation. the question is did police go too far? jay korff is following this and he joins us now with what he has for us. jay? jay: just in the newsroom a short time ago, d.c. released cell phone by a witness that shows confrontation between a man who appeared to be in an altered state. police say it happened monday in the 5100 block of cloud place in northeast washington. they say they confronted the man because he was acting erratically. they approached a and say he lunged at them. they took out the night stick and hit him in the leg. then they wrestled him to the ground. while the man they say was resisting arrest at one point, you also see the officers striking man in the face when they get him to the ground. the video goes on for quite sometime. it took a third and fourth officer to subdue the man. the only other information metropolitan police are giving us to this time that the officers per policy reported the use of force. investigation has been launched into weather the use of force was justified or not. we'll keep digging with the story and go to a police station and get the report and dig in to see what we can find and go to the scene and talk to the witnesses. but that is the story from here. another video out questioning the police use of force. for now live in newsroom, jay korff. alison: thank you for that. meanwhile, repairs continue on a broken water main. in heart of falls church. apal avenue. it's ung clear when the reason when reopen. then you have to wait for the road crews to patch up the streets. jonathan: we are talking about roads. look at what is going on with angela foster with the rush hour report. angela: good afternoon. for the rush hour this afternoon it's not too bad. not following too many accidents. capital beltway we have two accidents. one at the inner loop at the clara barton parkway. even after you pass the legion bridge, the second crash montgomery county. this is 355 and georgia avenue. we rat a stop-and-go ace -- we are at a stop-and-go pace. live look at connecticut avenue. no issues to report on the other interstates leaving the capital beltway. i-270 with the heavy volume. this is as you continue to the truck scales. and the interstate ties up as soon as you leave the capitol. you are off and on the brakes the entire stretch. that is look at the afternoon drive. back to you. alison: thank you. starbucks is getting in the halloween spirit with a new drink. take a look. this is the company vampire inspired frapula frappuccino. it has white chocolate sauce, blended milk and ice, sandwiched between mocha sauce and whipped cream. the red is the raspberry service on the rim. it's available tomorrow through saturday at u.s. stores. jonathan: 4,000 calories. alison: and $40. jonathan: right. talk about what is happening outside and when we get weather here. doug: we always have red. this is kind of nice -- we always have weather. but this is kind of nice. but the rain will come in tomorrow. alison: we have to get through this. doug: yes. it will clear out for the rest of the week. this is laurel, maryland, at the laurel high school annex. cloudy skies. cloudy all day. but no rain. the air is dry. we show the radar and the effect that it has on the rain moving in. 59 in annapolis. 53 in fredericksburg. we have been tracking this all day. a lot of the rain is light. some of it is not reaching the ground because of the dry air evaporating before it gets in. we can show you a time lapse. there is a lot more rain heading our way. warm front from the coast to head tomorrow morning to bring us heavier rain. in the afternoon that and the combined of a cold front could bring us thunderstorms. the remnant of the hurricane. that will lift. the moisture comes north. warm front in the morning. steady rain. isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. but it will be really nice. it's in the 70'sing on thursday and then it will turn cooler toward the remainder of the week and the holiday forecast. the forecast, as we move three the clouds will continue with the rain. clearing skies on thursday and friday. weekend will be fine. it's perfect for the trick-or-treaters saturday night. good weather saturday. when we go to bed and turn the clocks back an hour. jonathan: don't you hate when it's dark earlier? doug: it gets light again in the string. alison: still ahead at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- montgomery county getting rid of the final exams. students might be happy but teachers are not. why they are fighting the new policy at 4:30. jonathan: also ahead, this time yesterday traffic was backed up on the b.w. parkway afflalo car was fops upside down in a pond off the exit. today we are lengerring more down in a pond off the exit. today we are lengerring more about how long he was there okay. so everyone is saying, "hey! you gotta get fios!" but why? why fios? well fios is a 100 percent fiber optic network, so you can get 100% out of all your devices. whatever speed you need, fios has it. so if you need more streaming for more devices, fios gives you options with the fastest internet and wi-fi available from 50 to 500 mpbs. and we're not just talking downloads. we're talking equal upload speeds, too. you can upload your favorite videos up to 5x faster than cable. plus with the fios mobile app, you can view your 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take a look. the brush and the tree over the scene, impossible to see down here from the roadway or even the air. marcus lee freeman was just supposed to be getting gas and heading home. that was 2 seven a.m. friday. october 16 -- 2:00 a.m. friday, october 16. the 26-year-old never did come home. he was driving his father's car. he didn't answer his phone. so the family reported him missing right away. laurel police investigated. they made this flyer. freeman's friends spread it on social media for freeman's parents. >> they were so wonderful in how they supported us. they kept us encouraged and prayed for us. brad: jose freeman in tears because they confirm it was her son marcus found deceased in this car. mostly submerged down a ravine off the b.w. parkway. the crash investigation is underway but it appears likely the car went undiscovered for ten days. freeman's parents are crushed. >> marcus had a generous heart. witty sense of humor. that's what we'll miss the most. he was the laughter in our household. brad: the freemans say the police did everything they could have done. the police did an investigation. they didn't do a search because there was no place given to them to actually search. when we come back at 5:00, i will share with you why freemans wish they could have done more and what they think parents should do to be prepared in regard to their own children. that is coming up at 5:00. in laurel, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: thank you. a warmer winter could mean lower heating bills this year. not just from running your heating system less but lowering the demand for fuel. like natural gas. along with the above average stock piles means the prices will fall. natural gas prices have dropped so even if you turn the heat up the cost stays down. jonathan: we are tracking rain in the area. this is what is left of hurricane patricia. she is making her way here. doug bell is back with a look at when the heavy stuff will arrive. how heavy? doug: inch or two of rain by the time it tapers off tomorrow afternoon or evening. keep an eye on that. the hurricane is going to go from louisiana to chicago. the rain will be heavy at times. the air is so dry, the rain is closer to the radar it's evaporating. that will change tonight. by tomorrow morning we will have steady rain around the area. warm front moves through. we'll pull moisture off the atlantic and the gulf of mexico. afternoon thunderstorms as a cold front approaches. then is a cold front where the cold air is 18 hours behind the cold front. that is good for us. cool air will arrive on friday. that is the latest. jonathan: tonight there is a meeting on capitol hill hosted by the councilmember charles allen to take place at 7:00 at the friendship chamberland public charter school potomac avenue southeast. the department of justice will participate in the meeting tonight. alison: new information today in the shooting death of corey jones. in palm beach groves, florida. he was shot and killed 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of "wicked city" on abc. we'll go behind the scenes of the show. jonathan: why on earth a t.s.a. says they did everything right to force a 90-year-old grand mother to remove her blouse and bra during a s jonathan: this is a head-scratcher to be sure. 90 years old and strip searched by the t.s.a. that is what a woman said happened when he took his mom to portland over the weekend. alison: bob hays show us what triggered the detail search. >> 90-year-old wrappal up -- wrapping up a visit with her son when they got the portland international airport saturday morning. >> obviously they were going into a search. but i presume they were going to pat her down. reporter: but it turned out that she didn't know she had sewn a small pocket for extra dollars in her bra. the t.s.a. body scanner alerted screeners to the pocket. that is when he says his allen was taken in a room and told to pull off her blouse. >> they wanted her to take her clothes off from the waist up. so she took off her bra. >> what was your reaction at that point? >> i'm like what? >> the t.s.a. that would be unusual and is still looking into what happened in the search. >> the t.s.a. released a statement that said in part, "it appears than the security system worked as it should. the advanced technology screens without physical contact for metallic and nonmetallic threat. pat-down screeners are use to resolve alarms found, including those triggered by imaging technology." a search may have been necessary, alan charney says it was handled badly and left his olderly mom shaken -- elderly mom shaken. >> there was no sanity or sensitivity at all to the work they were doing. jonathan: yikes. general motors now recalling 1.4 million cars due to fears that they might catch fire. this happened before. this includes models produced two decades ago. g.m. says 1,300 of the vehicles caught fire after they were fixed. prompting the new recall. those affected by the recall can go to a g.m. dealer to get the vehicles fixed for free yet again. hopefully this time it works. a new federal investigation finds potentially dangerous flaw in the tire recall system. the national transportation safety board says 33,000 accidents every year are relatedded to the defective tires and many people don't know about the recalls until it's too late. the ntsb found problems with aging tires. right now there is no current law or industry standard that prevents the sale of aged tires. earlier we told you about the outdoor retailer r.e.i. closing on black friday. we got feedback on this. r.e .i. wants the employees to enjoy what the day is about. a lot of people wrote in. here is one -- jonathan: join the conversation by going to our facebook page. alison: the u.s. national soccer team welcomed at the white house today. they were given high praise from the president himself. mr. obama also noted that carly lloyd wikipedia page changed her position from midfielder to president of the united states after the world cup win. he encouraged to jump in the race. if you are there, get as many pictures as you can. alex morgan took them with her teammate before meeting the president saying, "put on our best for the president." jonathan: how cool is that. alison: fun. jonathan: congratulations to them as well. fantastic. alison: yeah. jonathan: new tonight on abc7. "wicked city" that takes viewers in the dark side of hollywood circa 1980's. alison: the show even gives some of the actors the chills. >> 1982, hollywood sunset strip a time of rock 'n' roll, sex and murder. the new thriller "wicked city" follows the cat and mouse game between a fictional serial killer duos. the victims, and the detective trying to catch them. >> unsolveed murders. >> this is a rabbit hole. just going to go in on crazy stories. >> play it back. >> the star ed westwick researched real-life killers from the era, including ted bundy, who confessed to murdering dozens of women. >> i watched a lot of interviews. you have to fill in the blanks because i'm not a serial killer. >> are you sure? >> really, i am. i'm not. you have to use the imagination. >> how do you fall in love with someone who is a serial killer? >> what do the neighbors always say when they find out. he was the nicest guy. >> then there is the wild 1980's, a character in and of itself. >> beneath the ambition and beneath the style was something very dark. >> it gets under your skin. it's creepy. >> also a time many of the young actors -- >> i'm working on a story. >> never experienced in real life. >> it's fun to listen to the new music. new music for me. >> now they are fans of the fashion, the fun and the fear unfolding in the new drama. brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. jonathan: wove that in. oh, they're serial killers. >> none to see how they were dressed. alison: we remember it. jonathan: big hair. >> side ponytails. jonathan: leg warmers. remember that? >> and then some! steve: the weekend is coming closer. we are four days away and it's a big weekend. not only do we have daylight savings time but we have the trick-or-treaters to deal with. 61 degree is the high on saturday. daytime hours are nice. good deal of sunshine, added clouds on sunday. temperatures in the middle 60's. early look at the trick-or-treat forecast. temperatures are about 58. falling to the middle and the lower 50's. by 11:00, everyone should be home enjoying the treat to gear up for sunday. checking out the fall color change. it is great around here. around the capitol beltway. the g.w. parkway. to montgomery county and frederick county. further west to if blue ridge and the shenandoah past peak. southern maryland will get in the swing of things as they move new the next seven or eight days. we'll enjoy a beautiful fall color change. look at the next seven days. it's warm tomorrow. two the showers and the period of the heavy rain. thunderstorms. middle 70's on thursday. check on the rush hour commute. >> thank you, steve. good afternoon. vehicle fire tying us up. we are closed. southbound as you head to the third street tunnel. head to the traffic land camera. the closure has us tied up in all directions. but especially southbound between new york and massachusetts avenue. that is where we are closed for the vehicle fire. the southbound is jammed. meantime we are dealing with the crash clean-up around the beltway. we had incident on the inner loop. clara barton, they are blocking lanes there. approaching the connecticut avenue, that delay looks to be getting better. the city through virginia 395, we have the southbound delays to make past washington boulevard. there is nothing unusual there but no accidents. that is the good news. there will be delays heading through the dale city. that's the latest. back to you. jonathan: thank you. coming up next watt "abc7 news at 4:00" -- >> i'm mike carter-conneen in arlington where today make a wish kid got an awesome opportunity to hang out with some of the favorite players at practice. coming up, details on a cooler experience at the game coming up, details on a cooler experience at the game tomorrow at the verizon okay. so everyone isis saying, "hey! you gotta get fios!" but why? why fios? well fios is a 100 percent fiber optic network, so you can get 100% out of all your devices. whatever speed you need, fios has it. so if you need more streaming for more devices, fios gives you options with the fastest internet and wi-fi available from 50 to 500 mpbs. and we're not just talking downloads. we're talking equal upload speeds, too. you can upload your favorite videos up to 5x faster than cable. plus with the fios mobile app, you can view your entertainment at home, or on the go. but the main reason to get fios? we're rated number 1 in customer satisfaction. why fios? ultimately, that's why. right now, get 50 meg fios internet, tv & phone starting at $79.99 a month, guaranteed for two years. plus get $300 back. last chance, offer ends november 7th. get out of the past. get fios. leon: the capitol will host hockey fights cancer tomorrow. alison: they will honor a 12-year-old fan from maryland who is a cancer survivor. as mike carter-conneen reports he will get an all-access pass and take center ice. mike: last year, sam becker was battling a form of bone cancer. today the 12-year-old is in remission and feeling healthy. but is in physical therapy. >> difficult but it's worth it. >> he needs to use the cane. the progress is good. mike: a huge capitals fan, the make a wish foundation for him to meet nicholas backstrom last december. today they reunited at the practice. mike: the entire team welcomed him and wished him well. >> we're proud of you. mike: this was a nice attraction. >> forget about what he has been through and have some fun. >> it continues tomorrow when the caps host the penguins at home. he will get a special tour, hang out with his favorite players in the locker room. he gets to drop the puck before the game. >> you want to drop it close to him tomorrow. we want to win it. >> in front of the whole crowd, national audience. mike: he has a front-row seat and behind the scenes aspect. he appreciates that his heroes were just as friendly as he hoped. >> a great experience. it's nice to know they're real and nice guys. mike: mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. leon: tonight, d.c. schools plus a new testing system equals an abysmal showing. is it the students or the test? a threat has the f.b.i. warning police officers across the country to watch their backs on halloween. reunitedded after six months and a court order. local cop and a k9 friend back together. announcer: from abc7 news, this is a breaking news alert. alison: that breaking news is out of the district where two lanes of the southbound third street tunnel just reopened after a vehicle fire there. brianne carter is at the scene now. what do we know about this? brianne: let me get you out to see what we are seeing. we are in the northbound lanes. take a live look at the southbound lanes at a standstill. we pulled up to see a number of the cars that are sitting in park. as a result of this with the car fire here in the southbound lanes. we have seen the cars here. many have the flashers on. heavy smoke could be seen from independence avenue. metropolitan police as well as fire on the scene of the car fire. westbound new york. that is where traffic is diverted. just in the past moment you can see here we are seeing some of the traffic start to move. you can take a live look here from the roof camera in mobile track 7. some of the traffic is moving for the first time since the closure of the car fire. we just pulled up on the scene. traffic was being diverted. we have to check to see if it's being allowed back in the southbound lanes of the third street tunnel. we will continue to monitor the situation. reporting live in mobile track 7, brianne carter, abc7 news. leon: let's talk about the weather. great day giving way to rain. remnants of hurricane patricia going to make its way to our neighborhood. that storm causing flooding in water logged state of south carolina. alison: chief meteorologist doug hill in the st

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