A sprinkle or two. Thats the warm front coming through which promises a huge warmup for the weekend. More about that in a few more minutes. For now, traffic time. New crash northbound route 5 branch avenue in maryland, north of brandy wine road. Left lane blocked there. Delays on 66 eastbound because of an earlier crash and vehicle fire. All on the right shoulder, causing delays from haymarket making your way through manassas. Everything is on the right shoulder. On 95, southbound, there is activity on the left and right shoulder. Northbound 123, a crash to watch out for. Were taking a live look at the top side of the beltway, traffic on the outer loop headed toward the mormon temple. A developing story at Catholic University this morning. Tense moments on campus after students are ordered to shelter in place. Police got a report of an armed man on campus. An officer searched but found nothing. Molette green is live with more on the scary moments. Good morning. Quite an unsettling night on this campus. And in the last hour, the university tweeted there will be more information coming about the shelter in place order in their email. But the lockdown lasting several hours and is now over. D. C. Police and the Campus Security gave that all clear hours ago after telling the School Community to shelter in place through social media, hosting several tweets. There was concern about a potential armed suspect. Campus police say that came after a custodial worker reported reported. Police evacuated two buildings. The school of engineering and school of law brought in the explosives unit to search, nothing found on campus. Some students studying at the time got escorted out by police. But, again, no word from police about this suspected gunman. But the all clear has been given. They have been told to resume normal activities here on campus in northeast d. C. Thats the latest live from Catholic University. Back to you. Thanks for that. Sheriffs asking for your help. This teen is missing. She has not been seen for three days. Detectives say that 19yearold Katelin Akens luggage was found in a Drainage Ditch outside fredericksburg yesterday. Her parents say they dropped her off at the francona Springfield Metro station on saturday to catch a flight. She never made it to her destination. A total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the United States until our countrys representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. Donald j. Trump is in a new controversy, dividing members of both parties. This time hes saying muslims living in the United States hate america. He has gotten backlash. Trumps refusing to back down and urging supporters to forgo racial profiling in favor of national security. It is going to get worse and worse. Youll have more world trade centers. It is going to get worse and worse folks. We could be politically correct and be stupid, but it is going to get worse and worse. The council on American Islamic relation calls trumps plan unamerican, reckless and fearmongering. It reminds to be seen how this will impact his campaign. 20 of republicans support trump and the gop doesnt want to risk him running as an independent. Funerals will begin for those killed in San Bernardinos mass shooting. County workers held a vigil for their slain coworkers. Services for four victims will happen over the weekend. 14 people died in last weeks shooting. A judge ordered the daughter be placed in foster care before being adopted by extended family. Were learning the county employees underwent active shooting training inside the same Conference Room where last wednesdays rampage took place. The fbi says the couple that is accused or behind the shooting was seen at multiple shooting ranges practicing with rifles. One witness says he saw syed farook just a couple of days before the shooting at a gun range. The defense changes strategy for the first officer charged in the freddie gray death. Attorneys for officer William Porter are trying to prove gray was injured before he arrived. The lawyers are shifting the blame to officer Caesar Goodson who faces the most serious charge. You can weigh in tonight on tolls. That would mean tolls in peak directs. Some could pay as much as 300 bucks a month to use the lanes. There is a Public Meeting at george mason high school. The commonwealth transportation board is expected to make a final decision soon. If youre a redskins fan and didnt stay up to watch the game, little warning, not going to want to watch the dvr today. And good oh, my goodness. Unbelievable. The decisive play, a field goal that put the cowboys ahead with less than ten seconds to go. It was the cowboys first win this season where tony romo hasnt played quarterback. The skins lost at home for the second time this year. Theyre still in first place, though, but tied with the eagles and giants now. Players looking ahead to sunday when they take on the bears. But, man, a tough loss last night. 54yard field goal. Hes got ice water in his veins to stick that thing through at the end there. Wow. A traffic stop left him fighting for his life. Now the mentor of a Montgomery CountyPolice Officer is talking about his passion for the job as he recovers from that accident. A cold start to the day as you look live at National Harbor and capital wheel. This will be a day youll be talking about for good reason. The conditions you can expect on your way to work and from work with your weather and traffic coming up on the 1s. New developments into the newsroom involving that air France Flight that was forced to divert to montreal after a threat. What the airline is saying right now and when that flight could be paback in the air. Discover unexpected treasures, for the people who least expect it. Find thoughtful gifts at amazing prices everyday at t. J. Maxx, marshalls and homegoods. We have got new information now on that diverted air France Flight we told you about. The threat turned out to be a hoax. The flight was headed from San Francisco to paris. Someone made the threat and the plane was diverted to montreal. Authorities checked out all 231 passengers. And the plane didnt find anything. Right now, theyre trying to find out who made this threat. The passengers are on their way to france right now. Back to you. Thank you, kristin. You may encounter new security checkpoints this morning. Metro officers are conducting random bag checks at station entrances. Theyre looking for possible explosives. Also more than 20 canine teams doing security sweeps around rail stations. Metro stepped up the security after the attacks in paris. 6 11 on this tuesday morning. Chilly start. Looking up. Whether youre headed to the metro or maybe outside to get to the car, chuck is saying it will be seasonably cold. Please explain. Please explain. Record cold would be single digits. That would be cold for sure. But seasonably cold, in the 20s and 30s this morning. Thats about average for this time of year. Clear skies, over capitol hill, early this morning. Temperatures 36 rockville, 39 in washington. 35 in ft. Belvoir. Road impacts for today, little talk of the fog around early this morning. Only real knock on the commute might be sunshine delays on the way home. Temperatures mid30s for the ride in. Mid50s on the way home. A close look at your weekend, thats 6 21. See you in a few. Problem on the baltimorewashington parkway. That crash on brandy wine still there. Branch avenue, brandy wine road, left lane blocked causing some delays. 270 to the beltway, things are moving along nicely for you. Little heavy on the beltway itself between 95 and 270. When you leave the house, dont forget to tune into wtop 103. 5 fm for updates on the 8s. A little luck, that could change his life. Why people in colorado say the states newest lottery winnings couldnt go to a better person. Breaking news in south africa this morning involving former olympian Oscar Pistorius. The decision made overnight that will keep him out of prison for now. I breaking news at the live desk. Two big developments in the Oscar Pistorius saga. The olympian was just released on bail, set at under 700. So now pistorius can leave home between 7 00 a. M. And noon every take. This is him in court today. Hes only allowed to go 12 miles from home and has to hand over his passport. The other breaking pistorius news into the live desk now, el appeal the murder conviction handed down last week. Hes supposed to be sentenced in april. The blade runner killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013 as you may know. Back to you. Want to make a difference and also had a deep compassion to treat people with dignity and respect as he did his job. Thats the mentor of Montgomery CountyPolice Officer noah leotta. Officer john womack said he and his mentee shared a passion for going after drunk drivers. Leotta was serving on the Holiday Alcohol Task force when he was hit by an alleged drunk driver. Officer womack said he volunteered for the job because he liked keeping people safe. They say luis reluzco ran into the officer. He refuse ed to take a breathalyzer. His result s are still pending. The officer is in the hospital with a traumatic injury. You dont want it to be any officer. But somebody you train, you rode with for a year, you care about deeply this was preventable by somebody not getting behind the wheel. If you would like to send well wishes, we posted that information in the nbc washington app, just search officer leotta. It is 6 17. This morning, detectives are trying to solve a murder mystery in spotsylvania county. The Sheriffs Office says that Heather Ciccone was found dead inside of a car on piney branch road. They say she was in the drivers seat and had severe trauma to her upper body. The investigation was originally a suspicious death. It was then changed to a homicide. Ciccone was 21 years old. A secret Service Officer charged with trying to have sex with a 14yearold girl faces a judge for a hearing today. Lee robert moore was caught in an online sting by undercover agents. Prosecutors argue moore is a safety risk and should stay in custody before a trial. Moore is also accused of having online sex chats while on duty at the white house. It is 6 18. A muslim cab driver berate and attacked by a passenger in alexandria has been given 350,000 in damages. A federal jury found dalberg assaulted salim two years ago. He was caught on video saying antimuslim racial slurs when he asked the driver to denounce the 9 11 attackers. After the video ended, he says dalberg punched him several times. It dalberg admitted he was drunk during the incident. Legislators asking Terry Mccauliff to keep a german diplomats son behind bars. Soring was convicted of killing his girlfriends parents in 1985. He confessed to the murders, but later claimed he only did so because he thought he would be protected by his fathers diplomatic immunity. The home of maryland football may have a different name. Wallace low is asking the board of regions to change the name of byrd stadium. Opponents say the former University President had racist and segregationist views. Low is recommending the name be changed to maryland stadium. The board will take up that proposal this friday. If approved, byrds legacy would be recognized in one of the main libraries there at the school. A developing story. Some families in oregon are being forced out of their homes as heavy rain causes more flooding in that state. Record rainfall slammed milwaukee just south of portland. A flood watch is in effect for most of northwest oregon and southwest washington through midweek. Heavy rain has caused road closures, landslides and sinkhole. More rain is expected to hit the region today. A Police Officer in the district getting a lot of attention this morning for her 12 days of giving project. Very cool. Officer Juanita Graham started with the d. C. Police as a cadet in high school. And she said she was inspired to help others by another officer she saw hand out care packages to the homeless. Since last month, graham starts each shift by giving care packages to Homeless People she comes across. Her partner on the beat says her acts are inspiring him to do more. Making me feel good. Makes you want to come up with other ideas for yourself. Graham has been with the d. C. Police department for 25 years. At the vatican, the symbolic start of a new year. Less than an hour ago, pope francis opened the bronze holy door at st. Peters basilica. Opening what is being called the year of mercy. Passing through the doors after they were open. It is 6 21. Families in Northern Virginia will celebrate hanukkah on ice today. The peon celebrating the holiday with music and food. The event starts at 6 00 p. M. If you want to go. The third night of hanukkah starts at sundown. The holiday lasts for eight days. What great weather we have been having to get out there and celebrate. Is this really december . Doesnt feel like winter. It doesnt. It looks like this nice stretch will last through the weekend. Yeah. In fact, by the time we get to the weekend, this will feel cold by comparison. Temperatures by the weekend might be 20 degrees warmer than average. Get ready, everybody. December going on vacation. Outside this morning, clear skies over capitol hill. Temperatures in the 20s and 30s now. A delightful low impact weather day. Sunshine and mild with temperatures this afternoon climbing up to the 50s. 52 today for a high in gaithersburg. 56 in washington. 57 manassas. Average high now is 49. Well be in the 50s today and tomorrow. Warm front comes through wednesday night into thursday. Might bring out a rain drop or sprinkle. Behind that, temperatures by the weekend, saturday and sunday, both far into the 60s. Maybe even Central Virginia close to 70. The warm front comes through Late Wednesday night into early thursday. Thats the next change in the weather and may wring out a sprinkle or two wednesday night to the predawn hours of thursday morning. Shouldnt impact wednesday and wont impact your thursday either as thursdays temperatures climb back to the 60s. Thats the only tiny option or opportunity for a drop to fall out of the sky as well be dry after that. Right now, visibility dramatically reduced and southern parts of the Shenandoah Valley. Well go back to mostly sunny skies for this afternoon. Chilly overnight with clouds increasing a bit. And tomorrow, though it will still be mild, a partly to mostly cloudy day tomorrow. Dry. But little chance for sprinkles and showers as we head towards Late Wednesday night into early thursday morning. If youre already thinking about your weekend, saturday is probably the better day. Mild and dry. Mid to upper 60s. Risk for a shower probably only in the Shenandoah Valley on sunday. Check out those highs. Thats plus 20. Both days this weekend, make your plans now to get outside and enjoy. Full seven day forecast at 6 51. Live at vdot north of beltway, making your way toward edsal. Inside the beltway, into d. C. , no significant issues roogt now. Across the 14th street bridge, roosevelt bridge, nice and quiet. New york avenue and d. C. And i295. Moving into virginia on 95, still reports of a crash northbound 95 near 123 on the shoulder. It is causing delays trying to move up from fredericksburg. And be careful on northbound branch avenue. Left lane is blocked with a crash. Today, there may be some big changes in how the safety of your car is actually measured. Transportation secretary anthony fox will announce enhancements to its five star safety ratings system that could include new technology for voiding crashes like emergency braking and collision warnings. Right now the Rating System is based only on how safe the car is once it is actually in a crash. The plan to build the purple line in maryland is moving forward. Four Companies Financial proposals due today. Theyre submitting plans for the design, operation and maintenance of that light rail line, which would go from New Carrollton to bethesda. The project is run by the Maryland Transit Administration which then has to review the plans. State Officials Say they want a final decision on a Partner Company within the next two months. 6 25. Chipotle shares are taking a hit after 30 students got sick after one of the chains above tresta. Three dozen Boston College students became sick over the weekend. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is working to see if this could be link to the outbreak of e. Coli at chipotle restaurants. Most students spent less than 5 of the school day actually moving. Teenagers in the study were given activity trackers. The same problem discovered after school. On average, students in the study were active 39 minutes a day. 60 minutes is recommended by the doctors. If youre feeling nauseous, the smell of rubbing alcohol may help relieve that nausea. Researchers in texas asked emergency room patients who felt nauseous to smell pads smoked in