A few thunderstorms come tomorrow for sure, just good oldfashioned rain today and thats what we need exactly. A few showers around the district. The heavier stuff is off to the north near frederick and Northern Maryland. This is where theyve seen pockets of the heavier or more moderate rain i should say so this is where the rainfall totals are going to add up about a half inch today. So how long does this stick around . Well much of the activity for today is going to be through the morning and early afternoon. A rain chances are not gone for the evening but things will start to taper off a little bit. 2 20 a lot of the steadier light showers push off east of 95 and areas west you can get a little bit drier with just some spotty showers, its warm out there youll be surprised how comfortable it is when you head outside. Southerly winds that are rather breezy are pushing in some nice warm air so were headed to the 60s today. This is 5 00 at night, still into the mid 60s. With those southerly winds continuing. Showers for your evening commute could impact 95. Now tomorrow, another round and alert day. So well time out how its going to be different and when it clears out. You can always get our radar on the fro wusa9 free wusa9 app. And heres a live look at Reagan Washington National where airport workers are joining in a nationwide protest demanding higher pay. Airport employees say its been a problem for years. Wusa9 transportation reporter pete muntean joins us live from national airport, pete, protests are they affecting air traffic yet . Travelers yet but it could soon. Were talking about 4,000 airport workers regionwide. They are threatening to strike if they dont get what they want. Possibly some time this holiday season. Theyre fighting for 15 an hour. Some are only making 6 dollars 75 an hour dollars 6. 75 an hour right now. Were talking sky caps and baggage handlers, their message for the authority that oversees power to make the companies it contracts with pay their people more. See what were trying to do and while well see that you know were not going to give up. These workers we dont play. Were going to fight to the end until we get the 15 and a union. Reporter the Service Employees International Union organized this rally. This movement has already had some success in san francisco. This one just getting tarted here started here as similar rallies are going on across the live at Reagan National airport, pete muntean, wusa9. And we have some new information this afternoon in connection with the murder of a teenager on capitol hill. Police just released the photo of the suspect wanted for the as ohio state students returned to watts hall this morning, a sense of normalcy. Just another day. Mixed with recognition of what happened here yesterday. I didnt feel safe sitting in watts hall. This is where Authorities Say Abdul Razak Ali artan intentionally drove the honda on to the sidewalk and into a group of people on campus. Authorities say the student then got out of the vehicle with a butcher knife and began stabbing on lockers. [ sirens ] Police Responded quickly. Shooting and killing artan but they werent sure if he was working alone and put the campus on lockdown. Doesenings of students barricaded classrooms. Last night, Law Enforcement vehicles lined the streets outside his apartment complex. Officials say theyre investigating the incident as a possible terror attack. They discovered recent statements he made online critical of how muslims are treated. On facebook, he posted im sick and tired odysseying my of seeing my fellow muslims brothers and sisters being killed and tortured everywhere. Just six months ago he was in high spirits as he accepted his Associates Degree at a nearby community college. Very well received around here by people. For the most part. But when he came to ohio state three months ago, he told the Student Newspaper he was afraid to pray if public on dam in public on campus. Cbs news, columbus, ohio. One of the officer who is took out the Navy Yard Shooter will receive high honors today on the hill. National Park Police Officer carl hyatt will be honored with a congressional badge of Bravery Award this evening. The officer along with his page 197 to take down aaron alexis during that terrifying mass shooting incident in september 2013. Classes have been canceled for two days and public christmas and new years events have been suspended in brazil, the government has declared 30 days of mourning for the members of a professional soccer team killed in a plane crash. Of the 81 people on board, five survived the crash. The pilot declared an emergency for an electrical failure People Living near the crash site have been ordered to stay away as officials investigate. The tournament the team was flying to has been canceled. You cant hear me youre drunk baby. Delta airlines is banning a passenger for life who professed his support for the president elect while standing in the aisle shortly after takeoff. The unarmed man and unnamed man used vulgar language to insult women who supported Hillary Clinton while passengers looked uncomfortable. The companys ceo says in an internal memo that the airline is also issuing a refund to those on the flight from atlanta to allentown november 22nd. He says if crew members had seen the behavior that has now gone viral, the man would have been kicked off the plane. Well, it seems everyone has an opinion about this story on social media. Jim tweets that punishment wasnt enough. They should have just dropped him from it will sky. Flush the sky. And star wrote jus imagine if that was a muslim yelling that delta flight. And finally michelle tweeted no matter your politics, an airplane cabin is not the place for rants. So did delta act appropriately or go too far . Log on to any of the wusa9 mold middle ages and social media pages and join the conversation. Donald trump has announced another major cabinet selection mr. Trump picked georgia congressman tom price to head the department of health and human ic has been a leading critic of president obamas Affordable Care act. Vice president elect mike pence who is heading up the Transition Team said theyre going to be several more major announcements. Mr. Trump meets today with two candidates for secretary of state, tennessee senator bob corker and for a second time with 2012 republican president ial nominee mitt romney. Aside free trumps cabinet picks his most recent tweet on what to do with people who burned the American Flag is the president elect tweeted nobody should be allowed to burn the American Flag. If they do there must believe consequences must be consequences perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail. President obama and Vice President biden will not afend the tune attend the funeral for fidel castro on december 4th. No ward yet if any u. S. Representative will attend. Hundreds of thousands of cubans have been lining up to bid fare well pledging allegiance to schools and government offices in cuba will will b closed today be closed today for a second day of homage to the former dictator who died friday. Mourning in havana but the community in miami is celebrating the death. Organizers are planning a rally to push for cuban reform. Officials done note exactly tonight know contactually where it is or where it came from but a chemical substance has been found floating down the Potomac River. Authorities say youre there Drinking Water drinking some are concerned about the health and environmental limply case implications. Reporter the Potomac River here is a source of Drinking Water in the district. People also love to ride their bikes and jog right along the river because its so peaceful and scenic. You can imagine that some people were really upset when they heard that theres an unknown substance floating right along the river here. Im not happy about that at all. Reporter lisa murray, not happy to learn that an unknown chemical that officials believe is either hydraulic Potomac River. Thats crazy. Reporter water Officials Say they dont expect the chemical to have any impact on your Drinking Water, but theyre taking precautions. Water will not be drawn from the river until the plume has passed. And more testing will be done on the walter that water that comes into the plant. Some d. C. Residents say this exactly why they dont trust the tap water. I dont drink out of my faucet. I i always buy bottled reporter the plume is expected to pass through the area by this afternoon. In the district, hilary lane, wusa9. The plume was first seen in point of rocks, maryland on sunday. Federal regional and state and low al agencies are part of the response effort. If youre looking for ways to share this holiday season, freeze join us to give hope. Wusa9 is partnering with the volunteers of america Chesapeake Branch to help get toys and gifts for needy families in the area. Just the give hope banner. Its a virtual toy drive so you can make a donation with just a few clicks. In todays health alert parkinsons disease affects more than a Million People in the u. S. And their families. For stimulation has been the treatment standard but a segment of parkinsons sufferers were left out. Now a new variation on dbs opens up this lifechanging treatment to more patients. Life is terrible. I was losing hope. Is First Quarter 1 years ago 11 years ago he was diagnosed with parkinsons disease. I could not function. Like a normal person and my active life at work and also at was no longer effective. Today he is a different man and he credits his steady hand with the mri guided deep brain stimulation procedure he had at inova fairfax. The essential technology placing antileak road deep in the brain has been around for 25 years. Nature of how dbs is implanted was an awake procedure usually done with ct and the patient would interact while the surgery was happening so we would know was placed and are we getting any good benefits. Reporter however in a mock surgery he couldnt tolerate dbs while awake. In the past not being able to be awake meant patients couldnt have it. But with new mri guided dbs technology, doctors are now able to offer patients this lifechanging treatment while sedated. So we can essentially put these electrodes in the right place of the brain within basically half a millimeter of results are evident still in the o. O. With the mri enhanced procedure, he had to wait a few weeks. So he came into the clinic and we turned it on and immediately could see improvement on the right side. What are your tremors like now . My life is changed totally. My wife is happy. My kids are happy having me home. And smiling and talking with them because i was that was really stressful. Mr. Flee is considering the procedure for the other side spring. Now while this new mri guided procedure has its benefits, the traditional awake dbs surgery will still be the procedure of choice for many patients and their doctors. Well, its something many of us probably take for granted. The ability to listen and speak to one another. But for some people, this is the gift one that is the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the deaf and hard of hearing helps to give. The nonprofit based in georgetown uses donations to aid to families who need help paying for hearing devices and developmental programs. Elaina who was also miss pennsylvania usa 2016 lost her hearing from bacterial meningitis when she was 4 years old. The nonprofit helped pay for enrichment programs and special schooling and also received this cochlear implant to help her hear. I had a very, very successful surgery. And my left ear and then having that followup with the oral went there. And i think thats really why i i speak as well and hear as well as i do. The Alexander Graham Bell Organization donates more than a half Million Dollars in scholarships and Financial Aid each year to improve the lives of the deaf and hard of hearing. Donations are being acce ptedto support the cause. And theyre halfway there but a northeast d. C. Football team really needs your help to raise the money it needs to get beacon house football program. These boys and girls have to meet academic challenges as well as opponents on the possible field. Football football field. Their parents say it helps build character and stay out of trouble. One of the players 9yearold hope says she even dreams of playing in the nfl one day. I wanted to be a girl that plays football and i wanted and i want to let all the girls out in the world that they can be anything they want to be. The kids still need to raise 48,000 by this friday to cover transportation and hotel rooms for its 104 players. This is giving tuesday so if youd like to help beacon house, check out the wusa9 app. Bruce johnson and i have donated. Please join us every little bit will help. A state of emergency has prompted evacuations in eastern tennessee after search raging wildfires moved from the smoky areas. Officials say at least 30 buildings in gatlinburg have been damaged or impacted by the flames, many people are without power and phone lines are down phone lines are down prompting facebook to start the safety check feature for the area. Logan baker was inside a hotel as the flames burned just outside his door. This is stuff that like so much worse outside. Smoke in here. So [ sirens ] theyre keeping us here for now. There are no reports of fatalities, it did start gatlinburg area. But only lightly. Forecasters say the rain should be heavier later today. Fire crews are hoping that rain brings some help in relief. All schools in the area are closed today. Light rain overnight. Is it going to be heavier for us throughout the day . So its going to stay light to moderate. There are possibilities of heavier rain especially to the north and Northern Maryland. Round of showers and this one we could have a few possibilities of heavier rain with some thunderstorms. And wont be as steady and widespread as the light showers are this morning. And through this afternoon. So kind of two different scenarios but hey we need the rain. And you know what this is the same system that system moving through is moving through tennessee or it has moved through tennessee. Remember yesterday we had the wind advisory for the hiker elevations. That higher elevations. They helped spread the winds through tennessee and they di so not good news so were going to keep them in our thoughts. 58 degrees right now and temperatures continue to climb and notice the winds out of the south 10 to even 20 Miles Per Hour later on today. Temperatures will continue to head to the mid 60s and the light rain will continue right now through the early afternoon. Ling and then well and then well see it taper off a little bit. Were in the 50s. Theyre into the 60s in fredericksburg and get used to the amer temperatures. Tomorrow were headed to near 70 degrees. And then its all going to cool pushing out of eastern tennessee. However they have another chance later on tomorrow. Like we do as well. First a look at live doppler just some light showers just drizzling here through the district. Once you head up through Silver Spring and reston and sterling and even chantilly a few pockets of more moderate rainfall. Tracking to the north notice north of 70 near mount airy yeah more moderate rain and thats where the rainfall totals have been a little bit higher for places in Northern Maryland just shy of about a half inch for some areas and he the take a look. We are almost 8 inches short for the year and this is less than an inch for most spots and i put my cursor there on one of the darker green spots and thats only. 4 inches so less than half an inch. We have more showers to go through. This will be through wednesday. So we are going to see some areas over an inch and we need every drop we can get. Lets time it out for you on your futurecast. These showers continue to push off to the east later on this afternoon. Midafternoon. Climb. 5 30, still just a few stray showers and dry out overnight and tomorrow another yellow weather alert day. Not going to see the consistent rain but we will have pockets of heavier rain with some thunderstorms. And you get near 70 degrees youll have some rumbles of thunder out there. 3 00 tomorrow afternoon this is underdoing it a little bit i think more in the way of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Wednesday into thursday. Well have a few last lingering showers before the sun returns for thursday. Friday. And also into saturday. So we get rather warm near 70 but tomorrow and then pretty chilly for friday and saturday. Were tracking another system thats going to move in as with advil, youll ask what bad knee . What throbbing head . Advil makes pain a distant memory stronger or longer what pain . Advil. . . When it comes to heartburn. Trust the brand doctors trust. Nexium 24hr is the 1 choice of doctors and pharmacists for their own frequent heartburn. For all day and all night protection. Banish the burn. With nexium 24hr. She jumped out of a moving jet and ran off. Mental evaluation. It happened after the flight from new orleans landed yet at bush intercontinental airport in houston, texas. A witness says the woman pulled open the exit hatch on the door, walked out onto the wing of the plane and made the 15 foot jump to the ground and ran off. Traveling with my sister and she was at the window. And she saw a woman running on the tarmac towards the terminal. The captain came on air and said you know the police will be boarding the plane. They came on e their dogs. Police say they are not going to charge the woman. All right, you can always check our app for the latest on the rain on our sheehy storm alert doppler, it will be warm today and warmer even tomorrow before we dry out for the rest of the week. Thats it for wusa9 news at noon. We will be back at 5 00. Until then have a great afternoon. Well see you tomorrow. Fios is not cable. Were wired differently. So were offering incredibly fast 150 meg internet, just in time for the holidays. 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