and complaining of workplace issues. >> reporter: the police were notified and they responded. this woman, who lives nearby who doesn't want to appear on camera stepped out to get her mail and was shocked and frightened by what she saw and heard. >> i heard gunshots, then the police were out there. then, that makes me more nervous. then, i saw the police running into his car. >> reporter: according to police, the incident was in the midst of the violent conclusion. a man emergeed from the house. >> he was with a handgun, he waved the gun in a threatening manner. several officers shot that man. >> reporter: the victim fell dead near the drive way. police say there had been verbal exchange among officers and the subject in the minutes before the shooting.

efforts were made to get him to drop the weapon. the entire incident transpired over the course of 30 minutes. the s.w.a.t. team arrived and searched the home for other occupants. none were founld. officers escorted groups of children around the scene as a detailed investigation got under way. >> we are looking into whether the gunman fired any rounds. >> reporter: now, police are only identifying the man who died as a man in his 40s, about 43 years old. the investigation does, indeed, continue. as you can see, crime scene tape and christmas lights on valley park road. back to you. >> all right, derrick ward. thank you. in an argument between two bus drivers may have prompted one to crash her bus into a building today early this morning. this was at a bus parking lot in waldorf. school officials say two female

drivers had a dispute. the judge refused to grant one a restraining order. three people received minor injuries. it's not known if the other driver is among those hurt. the federal government is facing a third partial shutdown. news 4's jane watrel is here to talk about what is causing the stalemate this time. >> it's complicate d but it stes from a fight over taxes and spending. the obama administration is alerting employees a government shutdown could happen and what steps they should take should one occur. >> here we go again. >> we have been down that road before. >> reporter: that's the reaction of workers worried about the threat of a government shutdown as partisan politics turns nasty. >> it's continuely playing

itself out. it's partisan. people across the country know it's partisan. >> reporter: democrats are refusing to sign off on a funding bill to keep federal agencies running beyond friday. >> this bill is terrible. it is terrible. >> reporter: republicans accused democrats of blocking a year end funding bill to use it as leverage in the payroll tax cut negotiations. >> they would rather shut down the government than allow this legislation to become law. >> reporter: caught in the middle, 800,000 employees and hundreds of thousands of contractors who would face furloughs as the christmas holiday is approaching. >> this is a serious threat. congress is getting ready to go out. you have a situation where there's a stand off. everybody on capitol hill is looking at next november. they are not looking at america right now and what needs to be. >> reporter: many federal workers aren't spending much money as they approach the holidays.

too worried the stand off on capitol hill will hit them hard. >> i have really cut back. i'm not getting anything or doing cookies or that kind of thing. my dollars are not going to help the economy because of the uncertainty. i have to pay my mortgage. >> the clock is ticking. congress is scheduled to go on vacation. for faa workers a shutdown would be the second time this year without a paycheck. you'll hear from many of them coming up at 6:00. >> jane watrel, thanks. a man was struck and killed by a tractor trailer on i-270 this morning. police want to know why he was in the road in the first place. it was 5:30 this morning in germantown. he was trying to cross the road. the accident backed up traffic for several hours. the driver of the truck stayed on the scene. he is not facing charges. harry thomas reached an agreement to pay an outstanding

student loan. he owes $16,000 in student loans obtained back in the 1980s. the government says he agreed to make payments. it was announced during a court hearing. this isn't the only legal trouble he's facing. his home was raided in part of an investigation in whether he diverted city funds for personal use. turning to the weather, we have rain headed in our area. veronica johnson has an update. >> yes, drops due to fall around here. it's going to take a long while for the drops to start falling. a couple hours, we are talking about some time tomorrow. i'll give you the details, coming up. today, the clouds got us. 49 degrees. the mercury is managing to hold pretty mild for this time of year when you consider the average high is 47 degrees. that humidity around the area is hanging. 48 in baltimore.

46 degrees in manassas and low 50s to the south and west of us. not a bad evening. it's not going to be all that cold. 43 degrees by 9:00. as we head to 11:00, 43 degrees as well. temperatures are going to hold steady. we'll talk about when the rain is going to start tomorrow and how much we could get out of this next weather system. i'll have the seven day forecast. >> thanks. the days are getting shorter, the nights longer. snow is just around the corner. d.c. officials are doing all they can to get ready and avoid a dangerous scene on those roads. tom sherwood is on pennsylvania with more on the preparations for the heavy winter. tom? >> reporter: wendy, mayor gray said last year's snow response was inadequate. he thought the city would do better this season. with millions of dollars spent on a newer model of snow

equipment and planning, officials are ready for the fast approaching snow season after a tough 2011. >> the snowstorm on january 26 that left traffic across the region snarled or in some cases hours. we have the vehicles. the people and the contracts in place to prepare us for snow events large and small. >> reporter: the mayor cited several plans, one to announce school closings by 11:00 p.m. the night before. two, to allow more city workers to telecommute from home and to work with federal officials to more orderly release thousands of employees or provide shelter in place options. new efforts to keep intersections clear. >> one of the big problems we experienced as you may remember is the blocking of the box. many of you may have sat at intersections for a half hour. >> reporter: they have 750 city

workers cross trained. there are no budget problems this year. >> this is a semiaxel dump. >> reporter: what does that mean to a person stuck in the snow? >> it can get down in the residential area. we use the light plow. this can go down the resident street. more pay low to move more snow. >> reporter: now, officials acknowledge if all the workers in the city, tens of thousands of workers rush out into the street and try to get home in a snowstorm at the same time, there's not much they can do. wendy, back to you. >> all right. the streets are dry tonight. it looks festive down there. thanks, tom. occupy wall street is teaming up with civil rights leaders and heads of the african-american clergy to strengthen. other church leaders announced the formation of occupy, the dream at the national press club. thousands of church leaders and

celebrities will address the economic injustice across the country. >> because the question has been asked, what does occupy want? we want just what the constitution promised. the constitution promised that there is, in fact, the ability to pursue life, liberty and happiness. >> it will mobilize on january 16th to coincide with martin luther king day. still ahead, fed up drivers say enough is enough. how holiday shopping habits changed to help people avoid gridlock. the search for a special kind of thief. someone who stole baby jesus here in fredericksburg. i'm pat collins. the story, coming up, news 4. and getting healthy at any age. nbc 4s battle of the ages. experiment wraps up. which age group dropped the most pounds? we'll tell yo

well, if you are already thinking about your news year resolutions you might find inspiration in the next story. >> we have the final results for

battle of the ages weight loss competition. doreen gentzler has the results. >> hi, guys. we have been following two d.c. women 30 years apart in age. tonight, we'll see who lost the most pounds and whether age was a factor for them when it came to weight loss. >> i'm feeling good. i feel great. >> i fit back in clothes i haven't worn in awhile. i took two inches off my waist. >> this 28-year-old and 58-year-old are two women on a mission. a mission to get fit. but, they are 30 years apart. we wanted to see if age would affect how easily a person loses weight. when we met wakefield, she said she was ready for a change. >> i was unhappy. i wasn't feeling great. i was starting to get to that point where nothing really made me happy. >> lynch says after by pass surgery, she wanted to get

healthy. >> i have heart disease in the family. i need to be very concerned about how long a life i'm going to have. >> for the last two months they have been working with personal trainers who have not only set up exercise regimens for them, but advised them on their diets. their plans were laid out for them. it was up to each woman to find the motivation and commitment to stick with the program. >> people think there's a trick to weight loss, there isn't. it's dumby free. it's simply, being consistent. >> today, the final weigh in. lynch when we met her, she weighed 178 pounds. today at 169. it's a nine-pound weight loss in two months. next, wakefield, she weighed 218. today, she's at 193 pounds. so, she's the winner with the 25

pound weight loss. >> it's an amazing accomplishment in two months. i'm very excited and loving it. >> i'm happy because i had struggled for so long to get nine or ten pounds off. this is super motivation to keep it going and keep going toward my goal. >> lynch lost eight of the nine pounds in the second month of the challenge. she admitted she didn't really follow her diet and exercise plan like she should have. youth prevailed in this contest, lynch and her trainer agreed age wasn't the reason. >> age is a number. her metabolism is much slower, i'm sure, but she can still do pretty much everything britney did. she had to do the same thing, stick with it. >> okay. the younger woman won the weight

loss challenge. both feel like winners and are excited about their weight loss. they both say they would like to continue losing. there you go. >> good for them. >> yeah. >> we were having a debate, 25 pounds is tough, even when you are young. when you are young, it's tough. it's a lot of weight. >> she started from a heavier place, too. that make as difference. >> good for them. we are proud of them. >> even nine pounds can make a difference. >> she's fitting into clothes she hasn't fit in for years. >> i'll take it. >> me, too. >> i wonder what her new year's resolution will be. >> turning to the weather, we're getting rain. a little rain or a lot of rain? >> very little rain. it's going to be the kind of little rain where we might not have to put on our rain jackets around here. what i would do is pack the umbrella for tomorrow. a little rain. some folks don't like that. we are going to head over to the

weather wall and check out current conditions. we are at 49 degrees. today's temperatures right around 50. we haven't fallen off much at all. the wind out of the southwest at 5 miles per hour. some of the other neighborhoods will head up to howard county. columbia, maryland, 46 the temperature in gaithersburg. german town, 46 degrees. reston, 46, too. to the southwest, culpeper, 52 degrees right now. so, you know, temperatures are up from where they were yesterday at this time. the radar, fairly quiet. showers in hartford in maryland and a few showers in west virginia, south of petersburg. there's been light scattered shower activity today. overnight, though, with the first part of the weather system moving through, it's the warm front. partly cloudy by tomorrow morning. 43 at 11:00. 39 by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow

morning. we call that chilly and damp with a higher humidity around the area. we are not going to see the big rains that areas to the west have been getting like around chicago. heavy rain today. st. louis, they have had airport delays around 30 minutes around chicago, o'hare and midway airport. texas where they had severe weather in northeastern texas, today. early tomorrow morning, thursday, partly cloudy. a little bit of sunshine. the rain, the front comes into the area at 2:00 tomorrow. between 2:00 and 6:00 p.m. is the best chance for rain. things dry up as the front makes its way across the mountains. tomorrow night, cloud cover and a fair amount of cloud cover left around on friday, too until the front continues moving to the south and east and high pressure builds in. friday, we are still overcast. we are still breezy and chilly at 50 degrees. for your evening, damp, 42 to 45

degrees with a light southerly wind. tomorrow morning, 34 to 39. a coat will be required for the early part of the day. tomorrow, during the afternoon, heading up to the 50s. mid to upper 50s with a 50% chance of light showers tomorrow. not everyone is going to get rain tomorrow. those that do get rain will not get a lot of rain. the weekend, 46 and 47 degrees. very, very nice weekend coming our way here. the last weekend before christmas. >> looks good. nice weather for running around and doing the last minute shopping. >> you bet. >> thanks. still to come, living the bachelor lifestyle. the factor that is explain why more and more people are avoiding the walk down the aisle. >> he was helping dozens of couples. couples. the the government says

i sweated the details. all the phone calls, the emails, the lost weekends. and then after twenty-two years, just like that, i was laid off. today there are so many americans like matthew. he worked hard and played by the rules. suddenly, he's out of a job.

it's been a struggle not being able to find a job. but it's been our faith and family and friends that have helped us get through this. citizens energy was created to help the forgotten ones keep warm. we asked the big oil companies and oil producing nations to help. only citgo and the people of venezuela answered the call. and this year, in spite of soaring prices, washington actually cut fuel assistance for families in need. so if you need help staying warm this winter give me a call. because in times like these, no one should be left out in the cold.

one wrong turn landed this little baby seal on the couch of a home in new zealand. it wiggled across a busy road sunday evening, then wandered across a garden, entered a home through a cat door. the seal climbed up the stairs, entered the kitchen and made his way to the living room where he rested on the couch. he had to be tired.

despite being cute, seals are more dangerous than you would think. he was released back into the wild where he belongs. 30 kids in college park got a special visit from santa today. this was the easter seals child development center. they were surprised by the guy in red. they got a special gift, got to do a holiday party with songs and treats. new research gives pain striking picture of the state of marriage in america. according to census data reviewed by the pugh research center, 51% of american adts are married. it's down 5% from last year and down more than 20% from 1960. people getting married are doing it later in life. half of all women are 26 or older when they first marry. more than half of all men are at least 29 when they marry. part of the reason, cohabitation

and single parenthood are more acceptable than in years past. still to come, fed up drivers say enough is enough. they are changing their holiday shopping habits to avoid all the traffic. the end of an era in the hotel business. after four decades heading up his family business, bill marriott calls it quits. who stole baby jesus? he is missing. this church took drastic measures because it isn't the first time he's been stolen. >> hi, we are stationed in germany. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices...

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a fast 4ward through the headlines. police say they were forced to open fire after a man refused to put down his gun. police say the 43-year-old called authorities complaining of workplace issues and threatened suicide. he began waving his handgun in a threatening manner. >> mayor vincent gray unveiled washington's improved emergency snow plan. the district spent millions of dollars on equipment to present scenes like this one. school closings will be announced the night before a storm, if possible. employees will be allowed to telecommute and a more coordinated release of employees

to avoid gridlock. the government is looking at a partial shutdown that could hit by friday. it deals with extending the payroll tax cut. it's the third possible shutdown this year. let's get a look at the weather. veronica? >> today, we got up around 50. tomorrow, likely to be the warmest day in more than a week. get ready for tomorrow. a warm up. wet. 49 degrees. cloud cover overhead. no rainfalling. dry for the overnight. dry to start things off tomorrow morning. we are starting out at 40 to 39 degrees. higher humidity in the air. don't expect the rain until late. partly cloudy late tonight into tomorrow morning. 38 the overnight low in waldorf, maryland with a high of 55 to 60 throughout the area. really liking that.

here is a look at the four day forecast. 57 tomorrow. not much rain at all. 50 with clouds for friday. a great looking weekend is coming our way with sunshine coming back to the area. back to you. >> thanks, veronica. we have developing news out of montgomery county. a hospital worker is convicted of murdering a colleague inside the hospital new year's day. he hated his supervisor. he was found in the boiler room of the hospital with 72 stab wounds. prosecutors argue that little was annoyed because he would not allow him to keep a second job. this wasn't his first run-in with the law. he was accused of another murder in '03, but acquitted. traffic headaches keeping virginia shoppers out of the mall and on the web this holiday season. erika gonzalez is live in tyson's corner with what's drawing the holiday trend. >> reporter: hi, there.

lots of people opting to stay home and be in the comfort of their own home and using technology to stay away from the dreaded traffic problem we have in the d.c. area. it's comfortable, convenient. i can do it at 3:00 a.m. in the morning. >> reporter: some of the reasons he prefers to shop online rather than department stores. he's not the only one. a poll conducts says nearly 50% of virginians will shop online this year to avoid the hassels this year. >> it is true. it really is. we are walking around for exercise. her drive from sterlington to tyson's corner can be up to three hours. >> bumper to bumper. not worth it. i shop online. >> reporter: that couldn't be further than the truth for this

man. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: he tells me, he would rather get out of the house and enjoy the decorations at malls and big box stores regardless of traffic. virginians will shell out the most amount of money for holiday gifts. how much? $1,005 to be exact compared to $959 in maryland. this does have more validity for him. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: he says he's already spent $300 and isn't half way done with his holiday shopping list. maryland and d.c. residents are not far behind in the same poll. maryland residents come in at 44% of the people saying they will do their shopping online this year. 35% of d.c. residents will do the same. live at tyson's corner, erika

gonzalez news 4, back to you. >> thank you. prince george's county is lagging behind maryland when it comes to the health of residents. it's a report by the robert wood foundation. they ranked 17th out of 23 counties. montgomery ranked second. infant mortality, obesity and violent crime and rates of graduation. they looked at how long people live and how they feel while they are alive. for the second straight year, d.c. is topping the list of best cities for business. the market watch study compared 102 cities taking into consideration how much business is concentrated into a region and whether they boost the local economy. washington was praised for job growth. the top five, boston, des moines, minneapolis, st. paul and omaha. marriott's worldwide

headquarters in bethesda. bill marriott jr. is stepping aside. we have the report. [ applause ] >> reporter: bill marriott jr. is stepping aside, not retiring. they named a new ceo, addressing hundreds of employees at the headquarters. >> i have been with the company 60 years in june and ceo 40 years in november. this is a good time to move on. >> reporter: there were a few laughs and fond memories shared. it was an announcement employees knew would come but still dreaded hearing. >> he's like a father figure to so many of us. i thought i would retire before the chairman retired. that didn't happen. >> reporter: it started with a family root beer stand in washington. they opened the first hotel near the 14th bridge. it's now a 3600 hotel empire.

setting the bar for hotels worldwide. >> i worked three or four days a week for four or five hours a day to learn the business. >> arty will take his place. he's chief operator. he's the first non-marriott to take the role of ceo. he's take the title of executive chairman. >> i thought for years, pity the person who tries to follow bill marriott and fill his shoes. he's a man we all love and i don't think i will try to fill his shoes in that sense. >> reporter: the marriott family has been known for fill ant pi donating millions. marriott insists this is the right time for him to hand over the reigns. he promises to remain hands on. >> i'm not retiring.

i am not retiring. i'm going to be around here. >> reporter: this will be the third ceo in the company's history. mr. marriott will step aside at the end of march. in bethesda, maryland, melissa ma lay, news 4. there's a free app with an easy navigational stories list and videos play out on your phone. you can find the latest weather forecast to prepare for the day and receive breaking news. check us out on the itunes store. we have a link on www.nbcwashington.com. this is a free app. coming up, a sperm donor offers to help hundreds of couples for free. the fda says not so fast. a rare piece of d.c. history available for the first time. the fandemonium sweep stakes is back. it is 4g friday.

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a collection of more than 4,000 photos, paintings, maps that trace the evolution of d.c. they have a new home now. they have assembled a massive collection over the past 85 years. now the collection will be on display at the historical society. it is the largest private historical collection in the country. two kids with big dreams recently got the chance to meet some washington greats. >> they are brothers and hoping to find a loving family soon. >> barbara harrison takes us to meet them at redskins park on wednesday's child. >> reporter: washington redskins wide receiver got up early to show them around the redskins practice facility in ashburn, virginia. they tossed the ball around a little bit and the boys told him

about themselves. >> what do you want to grow up to be? >> football player. >> football player, what about you? >> a policeman. >> a policeman. all right. and what? >> a preacher. >> a preacher. you have a lot of goals. >> i'm making as, bs and one c. >> he made the honor roll. >> that's fantastic. congratulations. the boys want and need a home to grow up in. >> nicholas is quiet and sensitive. >> it didn't take him long to warm up to coach mike shanahan and ask questions and make suggestio suggestions. >> what about changes for the redskins. i can see you are kind of slipping up. rex grossman threw nine interceptions. >> reporter: the coach said nicholas had some good ideas.

>> he's a tall, athletic young boy who aspires to be a football player. >> reporter: he told the coach he would like to play football some day. >> what position? >> receiver. >> wide receiver. >> reporter: they got a photo-op with the coach and then to the locker room. >> we have a couple gifts for you. a couple gift bags for you guys. we are also going to get you six tickets to the christmas eve game. >> reporter: they were thrilled and trying on the uniforms was like getting a taes of what the future could hold. most of all, for now, they hope the future will include a forever family. barbara harrison, news 4, for wednesday's child. >> if you have room in your home and your heart for them or another child waiting for a permanent loving family, call the special adoption hot line. the number is 888-2-adopt-me or

log on to www.nbcwashington.com. still to come, what happened to baby jesus. he's missing from an area church. he was outside in the nativity scene. it's not the first time he's disappeared. a lot of local flavor to the

a nativity scene in fredericksburg is without the most important piece. somebody stole the baby jesus out of the manger. this isn't the first time he's disappeared. pat collins has the story from

fredericksburg. >> reporter: the central park shopping center, fredericksburg, virginia. every holiday season, the same display. it's a tradition here. the christmas tree. the menorah and this, joseph, mary and the three wisemen. but take a closer look. there's no baby jesus. they say that last night someone came here and stole baby jesus. >> what is this worldcoming to? >> it's a shame. >> it's horrible. >> i think it's a disgrace. >> reporter: he was about that wide and that long. he weighed 80 pounds. you see, this happened once before, so to prevent someone from stealing him, again, they filled the statue with concrete. 80 pounds of concrete. >> it's an insult and injury to everybody when this kind of

thing happens. it's not just personal. it affects a lot of people. >> reporter: investigators checked the security cameras at fridays and the ones over there at the outback. so far, nothing. only one clue here. te telltail tire tracks. a vehicle was used in the theft. because baby jesus weighed 80 pounds, it's likely more than one person was involved. >> what kind of person would do something like that? >> cruel, insensitive. heartless. >> a person that didn't have anything else to do and a person with a criminal mind. >> cold hearted. >> reporter: what happened here was a crime. when there's a crime, there are consequences. in the hospital only in the court but in this case, maybe in other places as well.

i'm pat collins, news 4, fredericksburg. >> while police hope the theft of baby jesus was intended as a prank, it's a crime and considered grand larceny. >> all right. let's get a check with veronica and the weather. we have rain heading this way. >> we do, a little bit of rain. ahead of the rain, milder air. if you like today, up around 50 degrees. tomorrow, close to 60 in some neighborhoods. down to the south of us, 49 right now. a light wind out of the south and southwest. the same mild wind out of the area tomorrow. the wind will pick up a bit. by the time we get to friday, breezy with chillier wind as the system moves out. here is a snapshot of the future weather. mostly cloudy now. over the next couple hours, turning partly cloudy. it's how we are going to start the day with a little bit of

sunshine. as the weather front gets closer and closer to us, we are expecting rain. after 2:00, not much and not every neighborhood is going to get the rain. those that do will get a little. maybe a tenth of an inch at that. just enough to have you turn your windshield wipers on. 57 degrees for a high temperature. 58 degrees in waldorf and close to 60 in stafford, fredericksburg and culpeper. here is a look at the four-day forecast. tomorrow 57 for this time of year to 50 for a high on friday. the 50 comes with a bit of wind. chilled starting on friday. chilly for the weekend even with the return of sunshine, 46 to 47 degrees. again, it is mid december. none theless, mid-50s for monday. with chillier rain, in fact a cold rain coming our way. the rain will be with us tuesday night into wednesday morning. we have to watch the temperatures for tuesday night

and wednesday morning up to the north and west of us. they will be critical if the rain continues in those locations because it could get icy for next week this time. back to you. >> all right. we'll enjoy this while we have it. >> yes. >> thanks, veronica. dan is here with the nfl plays of the week. >> the best athletes of the world doing what they do best. time for the fumbles and bumbles. where the plays of the week matter. the teams fighting for a spot are fighting for positions and jobs. players ready to make plays. the best from the week in the nfl. let's get it started. we start with a guy that is practically a regular here. wide receiver, larry fitzgerald takes this pass. in one motion, makes the catch, turns to the end zone, 46 yards. take another look. in the air. he is gone. what a play from larry

fitzgerald. skelton loves it. the cards upset the niners. back to pass. loses the ball. there to scoop it up for the touchdown. the ball slipped out of river's hands and scott was waiting there. long season for san diego's quarterback who had mvp aspirations this season. the kansas city chiefs against the jets. not exactly what they were hoping for. the ball has to travel ten yards. watch this. it goes about three. what are you doing? where are you going? that's the kind of season it's been for the chiefs. how about a local guy making a play of the week. former gonzaga high school football. running down the field. look what i have here. his sister, one of our producers in the sports department, she was going nuts on sunday. this is the first game he's been

active all season. picked up by the jaguars how cool is that? speaking of hometown, the redskins made the plays twice this week. once for absolutely horrendous tackling. we call this the forest gump run. you can't get him down. that was brutal to watch if you are a redskins fan. rex grossman, he flips it over to banks. banks, you know what he does. throws it downfield to a wide open santana moss and finds the end zone. a bright spot. another loss for the redskins this season. we are going to call that the fedex plop, by the way. finally, all the talk about tim tebow, he contributed to a play this week. charles tillman hauls this tebow pass in. that's what we like to call an interception. his feet are kept inbounds.

he turns completely around in the air. even tebow had to go up and say to mr. tillman job well done. i saw you keep his feet. maybe he didn't say that. tebow is nice to everybody. maybe he said great play. >> yeah. that's the play for the week. hopefully we'll be able to top it. i don't know. >> we'll do our best. >> exciting about him. >> isn't that awesome? so neat. his sister really was. you have to put a muzzle on her. she was so excited. >> not to mention his dad, he used to work here. he's really out of control, we hear. >> he's crazy. jack we love him. >> i can't believe he's that old, old enough to be a professional football player. that's scary. we remember him. >> we do. when he was little. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, here is what we have. the marine corps is apologizing

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a california man says he's helping childless couples complete their families offering free sperm through his website. >> he's made some 300 donations. the fda wants him to stop. >> tracee wilkins has the the story. >> i looked at all the foods that were aphrodisiacs to get your sex drive up. >> reporter: trent researched the healthiest ingredients to

put in what he calls his fertility shake. he set up a website with his background and medical history, talks to couples seeking help having a baby and arranges for them to come to his home where he provides them his own sperm, free of charge. >> what some recipients want. it seems to be an increasing trend. they want to have some connection or at least have a name and a face to put with their donor. >> reporter: it started when he responded to an ad from a couple in 2006. he's provided 350 sperm donations that led to the births of more than a dozen children. his independent operation went smoothly until the food and drug administration contacted him and told him he had to register the donor services with the government. then there was a surprise inspection of what they categorized as a clinic.

>> they probably go to clinics or hospitals. it was unusual to meet in my bedroom. i set up chairs and tables. >> reporter: the findings, significant violation of procedures. they are federal regulations he believes he shouldn't have to adhere to as a one-man operation. he's been fighting the order to cease manufacturing human cells and tissues. >> i wouldn't call it manufacturing. to me, it's helping childless couples have a baby. we have an intimate partnership, that was tracie grant reporting. there's a higher law firm here. >> as to why he didn't donate to a sperm bank, he doesn't want to children he fathered to think he was trying to make money. >> that's news 4 at 5:00. news 4 at 6:00 is starting right

now. new information in the murder investigation of virginia tech turns out the school knew a gunman might have been on campus 24 hours before the crime was committed. a school bus crashed into a building today. it was no accident, it was an act of retaliation. president obama travels to ft. bragg as we prepare to mark the end of the war in iraq. >> good evening, i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler. the federal government is facing the threat of another shutdown. a payroll tax cut extension. both sides want it, but can't agree on how to pay for it. if politicians can't come up with a compromise, thousands of workers could face furloughs in time for the holidays. jane watrel is here with the shutdown showdown. this story is getting all too familiar.