As we are getting a little bit more of an easterly movement here. Heaviest rain, lets zoom in, in through Montgomery County. Now right over great falls, moving up toward gaithersburg. Rockville, headsup there. In toward bethesda. Will move across the American Legion bridge already having a tough time as normal traffic is concerned. The wider picture showing the rain will come to an end tonight. In behind it, we get much cooler if not colder. Ill have that complete forecast inclung minutes. Thanks, doug. A Council Member in Prince Georges County has crashed his countyissued vehicle for a second time. But this time police say mel franklin was drunk. Hes accused of crashing his suv into a car at a red light last week. Our bureau chief, tracee wilkins, is in Upper Marlboro with more on this. Reporter this is what was left of prince georges Council Members mel franklins countyissued suv after a crash vehicle he struck looked like. A couple was inside of the car. Their car was totaled. They both are going to be suffering for a while from the injuries that they have. Reporter it happened november 21st around midnight on pennsylvania avenue and dowerhouse road. According to Police Reports, frankly struck the vehicle from the back at a stoplight. Multiple sources say the Council Member fled the scene of the accident and was found minutes later in the woods by state troopers. He was given a breathalyzer, wh h he was taken into custody and charged with dui, reckless drives and other charges related to the accident. Were going to make sure we get justice for the Collins Family in a civil sense. Were going to wait until they finish their medicare treatment and our case against at that point. Reporter through a request, news 4s Prince Georges County bureau uncovered in october of 2012, franklin was involved in an accident in another that vehicle was damaged. But in december of 2012, franklin was involved in a major accident and the vehicle seen here was ruled a total loss. According to the Police Reports associated with that accident, franklin momentarily looked down and lost control of his vehicle striking another car. The Council Member also received numerous speeding violations throughout 2011 and 2012. We could not reach him for comment, but his attorney released his statement on november 21st 2016 my client, mel frankly, was involved in a Motor Vehicle accident. As you are aware, this is legal mart and these issues will be addressed in court. Prince georges county councils chair released the statement saying Council Member franklin has relinquished the use of his county vehicle and to longer has use or access to any county of issued vehicle. Get back together again. We are hoping to hear from the Council Member before then. But were not able to hear from him today. Reporting live from Upper Marlboro, tracee wilkins, wendy, back to you in the studio. Now to Donald Trumps president ial transition. The president elect taking a victory lap of sorts tomorrow. In part to celebrate a jobs promise he made on the campaign trail. He revealed that news and a lot more on twitter today. Brian mooar joins us with the latest. Y president has notably side stepped the media in recent months but says he will be holding a News Conference on december 15th to answer some important questions. In his latest twitter blast president elect trump announced hell hold a News Conference with his family in two weeks. Hell outline plans to get out of his business and focus on running the country. The question, will he divest from a global empire synonymous with his name . Number one, can he actually do it . Him to do it . I mean, this is the guy whos tweeting at 3 00 a. M. Reporter he hasnt held a News Conference since late july. His allimportant cabinet announcements have been revealed online. Among the latest, former Goldman Sachs executive Steven Mnuchin as treasury secretary. He says tax reform is priority number one. Making sure we repatriate trillions of dollars back to the United States and the personal income taxes. Where were going to have the most significant middle income tax cuts since reagan. Trump, billionaire investor wilbur ross as commerce secretary. Theres also news sarah palin is angling for secretary of veterans affairs. This bureaucracy is killing our vets. Reporter trump tweeted plans for an indiana trip tomorrow to announce that carrier airconditioning, a frequent target in this campaign speeches, wont be moving a thousand jobs to mexico as it had planned. Also tomorrow, a rally in cincinnati. The first stop on a thankyou tour of the battleground states white house. Wendy . And nancy pelosi fought off an attempted coup and won reelection today as House Minority leader. Ohio congressman tim ryan challenged pelosi for the leadership arguing that change was needed after the democrats lost the white house and failed to pick up significant seats in the house and senate in the recent election. Pelosi supporters praised her tactical skills. The secret ballot, stony hoyer reelected as minority whip. D. C. Police are close to closing a murder case. A 16yearold girl was shot and killed last week in southeast d. C. Last night, a person of interest turned himself in. Pat collins has the developments today from the courtroom. Pat . Reporter jim, he has a criminal past and police are using it to try and solve a case according to court documents, in 2005, he used a stolen car to try and run down some cops. He was behind the wheel and they say he cut the wheel so the vehicle would travel toward the officers. That assault led to a felony conviction for evans. And because he was a convicted felon, it meant he could never possess a firearm. Fast forward now to friday, gardens complex in southeast. 16yearold Brianna Mcmillan shot and killed by a stray bullet near her home there. Police say they have Security Camera video showing evans with a gun and firing that gun in that complex at about the time brianna was killed. Evans has been called a person of interest in the murder, and after police circulated this flier yesterday, evans turned charge him with illegal possession of a handgun, but theyre hoping hell help them solve this case of murder. We believe that he does have information thats going to help us bring closure to that case. A tragic case. You know, we talked about this yesterday. You have a family thats been devastated by this. You got an entire community thats heartbroken. Reporter are at this point, only with illegal possession of a handgun. Hes being held without bond pending further court action. Jim, back to you. Pat collins. Thanks, pat. The death of a black man named keith scott set off days of protests in charlotte, North Carolina, back in september. Scott was shot and killed by a black Police Officer. That shooting captured on video but observers say that video did today, the District Attorney there announced that criminal charges will not be filed against the officer. The d. A. Said he asked current and former prosecutors to review the evidence before he decided not to prosecute. Their recommendation was unanimous. That bears repeating. 15 career prosecutors and their recommendation was unanimous. Police say keith scott was holding a gun when they chamber. The safety was off. His family says there may have been a gun on the scene, but they dont know if it was in scotts hand. And they questioned whether that shooting was justified. Mayors from around the world are gathering in mexico to fight Climate Change. While the Trump Administration wont be at the summit, washington, d. C. , will be represented. News 4s Mark Segraves sat down with mayor Muriel Bowser to talk but its also important that our city is represented on the world stage. We are the nations capital. Reporter the d. C. Delegation will be led by mayor Muriel Bowser and tommy wells, the director of the Districts Department of energy and environment. They say its more important than ever to have this conversation on a global level with the president elect who has questioned the science of Climate Change calling it a hoax. A real message and ill be among a group of american course. Were going forward. Were not fighting science. Were embracing it. Reporter the c40 mayors summit in mexico city brings together big city leaders from around the world to share best practices and to work on plans reduce carbon emissions. This is the second summit wells has attended. The different cities, were having to learn from each other as fast as possible are. Reporter one of the thing bowser says mayors in the United States will have to learn is how to work with the trump policies are, they dont have they havent been well advanced. And so we dont know exactly what a Trump Administration will bring. Reporter bowser and wells say theyll show off the districts growing investment in solar and wind energy which they say is one reason d. C. Has reduced its Greenhouse Gases by 23 . Its not just the responsible thing to do and its not just a way to preserve and great place to live. Reporter wells and bowser point with pride to the resurgence of the bald Eagle Population in d. C. As one sign the districts efforts are paying off. In the district, Mark Segraves, news 4. And coming up, well report on the d. C. Connection to the attack at Ohio State University yesterday. As investigators map out the suspects moves in the days and hours before that shooting rampage. The death toll climbs as see the destruction left and why crews say the threat is not over. As the remains of fidel castro make their way across the island nation tonight, we speak to a group from Northern Virginia who just happened to be here in cuba as history broke. Stronger is blasting her tumors. Without risking her bones. More fight. Its doing everything in your power, and everything in ours. Because we dont just want kids to grow up. We want them to grow up stronger. And with your support, they will. A symbolic tribute for fidel castro. The procession carrying his ashes travels from havana to santiago de cuba, traces in reverse the victory tour castro and his rebels took after they overthrew the government in 1959. Thousands of cubans line the streets as that procession passes. Some say they are not there by choice. Others are there by chance. News 4s david culver live in havana with the david . Reporter hi there, wendy. Midway through the nine days of official mourning as declared by the State Government here, these cubans in havana that we noticed are getting back to their normal routine. Comes after you mentioned thousands of cubans gathering today to bid a final farewell to fidel castro. Dozens of staterun buses headed to various provinces and towns. Cubans going back to their usual the streets, waiting for the cremated remains of fidel castro to be carried past. It was a solemn act, very difficult for all cubans, she tells me. The military procession witnessed not only by cubans but also americans. He is in town from Northern Virginia. The reason were really here, which are the kids and the tennis players of cuba. Reporter his company midatlantic Tennis Courts down here with a nonprofit cle another also participating, navigating new diplomatic relations by helping resurface Tennis Courts. You talk about building bridges of communication through sport which is the essence of this and for junior tennis. Reporter it just so happens theyre also here witnesses history. Immediately following castros death, they noticed a strange reaction from cubans they are working with. They dont want to go out and say it, no one wants to go on record. Im pretty sure youve experienced that in cuba. White regularly protest government oppression tells me so many gathered to pay their respects because they had no other choice. She says the alternative is face backlash like having your travel out of the country restricted. But those gathered insisted on camera they wanted to be here. She telling me castro was her Guiding Force for all these years. Another two days before castros remains make their way to the santiago de cuba. Were going to start that journey ourselves, starting the 12hour drive early thunderstorm tomorrow morning. Our goal is to bring you live coverage beginning friday at 4 00. Thats the latest from cuba, back to you. Thanks, david. Nbc news learned the student who carried out the attack at Ohio State University was in washington, d. C. , last week. Law enforcement sources say Abdul Razak Ali artan bought a district, also bought a knife at a walmart in columbus, ohio. Its not clear if either knife was the up us one used in the attack. Officials arent sure why artan was in d. C. The fbi believes he may have been inspired by isis and nwar al awlaki. 11 people were injured at osu on monday before Campus Police officer shot and killed artan. Im shomari stone in Upper Marlboro, maryland, where Prince Georges County police have a crime scene that they are now investigating. You look right here, you can see police have blocked off this intersection. They are not allowing people to go through. Right now, they believe that there was a man who was barricaded in a home who is now somewhere in this neighborhood. There is a helicopter above that has the light shining down on the ground. Searching for this suspect. Started around 2 40. There was a call for a breaking and entering 911 call. Thats when Police Showed up here. And they are urging people to stay inside. Come back out here live, there are folks who are actually waiting on the side of the street waiting to try and get home. Youre now going to hear from a woman who lives in this neighborhood. Lets hear what she has to say. Im alarmed and im kind of frustrated at the same time. At nbc washington. Live here in Upper Marlboro, shomari stone, news 4. Thank you. And developing now in our southeast, at least five people dead after a tornado outbreak overnight that destroyed so many homes. Three people died in alabama when the tornado hit their mobile home and a husband and wife were killed in tennessee. Also in tennessee, the aftermath of the wildfires that forced thousands of people to evacuate. The flames also leveling of two popular resort towns. Nbcs Sarah Rosario has more on the damage. Reporter in the gateway to the smoky mountains, home to popular tourist destinations, a historic wildfire reducing homes and buildings to rubble is finally letting up. I mean, it was literally like driving through hell. Reporter the largest fire for the volunteer state in more than 100 years. Watch as we drive past. Youre going to see a huge flame right here. Husband are among more than 14,000 forced to leave. Rushing to get to safety through ash and smoke. All you can think is we got out but were going to die. Reporter now safe in a shelter, theyre anxious to know the status of their home. Sadly jerri and jeff morgan already learned theirs. That was our big beautiful stone wall. Reporter recently remodeling share pigeon forge house, parts are now burned beyond recognition. My mom and grandmothers wedding dress. Pictures. My moms of starting over now top of mind, others are still in harms way. More than 200 firefighters are taking the brunt of the blaze. But with eight new fires overnight and storms toppling trees and power lines, their jobs are becoming increasingly difficult. Spent a lot of our time today clearing roadways, as i discussed this morning, clearing mudslides, getting power lines and trees and other debris moved out of the way to get us into community is coming together. Preparing for another night of uncertainty. Hoping to go home soon. Sarah rosario, nbc news. Coming up tonight, new questions from investigators after a martial arts instructor was arrested and accused of sexually assaulting a girl at summer camp. Will your ride on metro get better . Will the Transit Agency find a storm team 4 right now tracking the rain across our region. Some areas seeing heavy rain. Others havent seen any rain at all this afternoon. We all got in on the rain early this morning, though, and that allowed for some nice warm temperates the warm front moved through. Temperatures sitting at 65 right now. Theyre not going to drop that much until we start getting in on the rain here in about the next hour to two hours and will see temperatures drop. Temperature wise, see where the difference is. Very warm out ahead of this system. 67 clinton. 68 fredericksburg. 52 winchester and martinmartins areas that have already seen the Fairfax County. Take a look whats h