>> i'm pat lawson muse. still no deal, yet. the budget wrangling continues on capitol hill. so does the threat of another possible government shutdown. here is a live look at where lawmakers are trying to come up with a spending plan. the biggest blocks, payroll taxes and unemployment benefits. steve handelsman reports the issues will be resolved before the deadline. >> reporter: with government set to partially shutdown saturday, a rare show of cooperation in the senate. a deal on tax cuts and funding government. >> we are going to resolve both on a bipartisan basis. >> reporter: the democrats are tieing the issues into one. republicans need to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits without pushing a

controversial oil pipeline. the white house has a countdown clock. president obama stood with workers who need payroll taxes kept low. >> congress needs to make sure 160 million working americans don't see taxes go up january 1. >> reporter: on the key, obama demand -- the white house caved, again. >> the president's priority isn't to raise taxes, it's been to lower taxes. >> reporter: the head house republican rubbed it in. >> i appreciate they gave up on their millionaire surtax. they didn't give anything up, they never had it. >> reporter: a payroll tax deal is near. >> there's no need to shut down the government. >> reporter: this can be, says boehner, untangled. 16 years after government shut

down for three weeks, republicans got blamed. it badly damaged the career of then speaker, newt gingrich. i'm steve handelsman, news 4, capitol hill. fixed mortgage rates fell to a record low, again. according to freddie mac, the average rate fell from 3.99% to 3.4% last week. the lowest rate ever, according to data from the national bureau of research. the average rate on a 15-year mortgage fell to 3.21. that is also a record. wall street ended a losing streak posting modest gains. here are the lathest numbers. dow gained 39 points s&p 500 closed up more than three points. investors took a break from worrying about the economic crisis. jobless claims were at a three and a half year low.

after nearly a decade, the military mission is over in iraq. nearly 4,500 u.s. soldiers lost their lives since the invasion began in 2003. today, a ceremony took place in baghdad to mark the end of the war. richard engel has the story from there. >> reporter: on a base on the edge of baghdad, the united states took down their flag to mark the end of the military mission. with the casing of the colors, the military command in iraq is officially closed. the iraq war, a war led by the u.s. military is no more. all that's left to do now is withdrawal the 4,000 remaining troops in the coming days. defense secretary, leon panetta. >> no words, no ceremony can provide full tribute to the sacrifices that have brought this day to pass.

>> reporter: as the mission ends, most troops have made it south to kuwait where they repacked. >> spend some time with the family. >> reporter: go through pre-flight inspections. after years of fighting, they are not used to carrying tiny bottles of liquid when they travel. >> three shots -- no pornography. >> mostly the troops wait. >> the family is tired of me being gone. it's going to be nice to be home for awhile. >> reporter: excitement for the simp list of things, family, friends, maybe a few beers. >> being in the desert. just spending the weekends at home. i haven't had a day off since i took leave. >> reporter: outprocessing takes days, sometimes longer. after a war and with family waiting, kuwait can feel like the worst layover, ever. staff sergeant michael stephens

served four tours in iraq. >> a day without -- day-to-day -- >> he lost a finger in combat. some of his friends didn't make it. >> what kept me going was knowing that i wasn't going to give up. my friends, obviously took the ultimate sacrifice. i wasn't going to turn around and say i'm done. they wouldn't have done that. >> he plans to surprise his four children by being home for christmas after missing so many. now, there's a 16 hour flight to go on a charter plane from delta. the flight crew tried to lift the crews spirits. the biggest military mission is ending for the holidays. many iraqis worry about their future and fear there could be a return of sectarian violence. richard engel, nbc news,

baghdad. more evidence that stress goes beyond the battlefields. divorce rates are the highest level in 12 years. 30,000 marriages ended in 2011. as troops return, the number is expected to climb higher. divorces were the most common among enlisted women. the overall military divorce rate surpasses the civilian rate of 3.5% posted in 2009. we have a real warm up out there today. >> now, we are getting warm december rain. storm 4 meteorologist veronica johnson has more on the weather from the storm center. hi, veronica. >> that's right, we are. a little rain out there to go along with the mild temperatures today. it was kind of spring-like. i don't know, that may be pushing it. the numbers were way up today. here is a look at the temperatures today.

d.c., foggy bottom, the high 63 degrees. falls church, 64. up to 66 in culpeper. 68 today in fredericksburg. those kind of temperatures are more like late november and early november around here. we dropped five degrees. we are at 58 degrees. well above the average, still. we are going to stay high for much of the evening and overnight. the rain that's out there is moving out of here in the next two to three hours. some very light showers around bowie and waldorf around areas around waldorf. the rain moving out of here. the clouds, that's not going to move out of here. those are sticking around. mostly cloudy at 11:00 p.m. the temperature at 11:00 p.m., 53 degrees. that's a very mild evening. a mild overnight coming our way. light showers out there now. the other thing, folks wanted snow, believe it or not. we have the possibility of a few

snow showers coming our way. you have to stick around for the four-day forecast. barbara? >> we'll stick around then. thanks, veronica. the fbi is launching a search for a rapest. he's called the potomac rapist and wanted for a dozen assaults in the area. >> this is the picture from back in 1988 of the man who could be the potomac river rapist. here is what they believe he looks like today. his last known victim, 29-year-old chris dean. she was attacked, sexually assaulted and struck multiple times in the head with a boulder. left for dead. it happened near the whitehurst freeway. there is no excuse for this

violent string of attacks. the person responsible has to be taken off the street. >> reporter: dna links the same suspect to that case and eight others that happened in may of 1991 and august of 1998. the m.o. included throwing a towel over the victim's head so they couldn't get a good look at him. police believe he's living among us. he was believed to be in his late 20s to 30s back then. he's now in his 30s to 40s. >> the public's help in solving this case can bring solis to victims and their families. >> reporter: some of the techniques used to find the east coast rapist will be used in this case. the effort will include a dedicated website, digital

billboards up and down the east coast and social media alerts on twitter and youtube as well as podcasts on itunes and radio spots. what police need now is the public's help. >> search your heart and memory. our detectives follow up on this. detectives will follow up on this. this is a great partnership to get him off the street. >> reporter: investigators are asking if you have information that they think can assist in this case to contact authorities. if you are wrong about your suspicions, someone may be responsible for the crimes. they have dna evidence to eliminate people who are not the suspect they are looking for. in northwest, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. an appeals court in italy is explaining why they reversed the murder conviction of amanda knox. faulty evidence was used to link

her to the death of her roommate. she spent four years in jail. she immediately went home to seattle. her boyfriend was also cleared in the case. when news 4 at 4:00 continues, facebook gets another facelift. ♪ >> remember this, rebecca black's hit single? it went viral. where she landed on the list of the most googled words. vandals caught on video destroying a local christmas display with baseball bats. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less?

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users. the time line profile makes it harder to shed past identities. when you choose to activate it, you have seven days to review what will be displayed on your new facebook profile. one way to find out what is on people's mind is look at what they search for online. >> google is out with the list of most popular terms. a catchy song turns out to be the big winner. ♪ it's friday, friday ♪ gotta get down on friday ♪ everybody's looking forward to the weekend ♪ >> the song "friday" by rebecca black was the largest searched item on google this year. next, ryan dunn a star from the "jackass" movie, casey anthony

and steve jobs. michael jackson's daughter, paris, tells how he inspired her. >> will we ever get a break fwr the kardashians? >> a surprise judge for "america's got talent." i guess you know who it is. time for hollywood headlines. so, georgia, we understand there's a lot of buzz about the choice of replacement for piers morgan? >> yeah. howard stern, he's howard stern. >> he creates buzz, doesn't he? >> i think he's going to be perfect. there are rumors he got $21 million. he said are you kidding, do you think i'm that cheap? i think he got more than $20 million. he is going to be mean. >> people are probably going to watch.

>> we like watching. we'll probably watch. >> i don't like it when they are mean. >> i don't either. >> you put yourself out there. >> somebody does. >> maybe it makes it work. >> despite the break up, you will get tweets from mrs. kutcher. >> don't forget it. her followers, i follow her, too. why don't you call yourself demi or a different name? she's like does it really bother you? i'm not changing my name. she's got 4 million followers. you change your name and people have to follow you. they were the first celebrities to catch on to the twitter thing. her handle is mrs. kutcher. she's interested in holding on to her followers. >> makes sense. looks like we are going to hear more about the kardashians. that's exciting isn't it? >> oh, joy. >> heading into the new year. >> not only their show, but two,

three, maybe four spin offs in the works. the first is going to deal with a teenage sisters. then a star from "dancing with the stars" will get their show as well. >> just what you want. forbes is out with a new list. top earning women in music. >> again, another list we are not on. >> oh, well. >> this is just music. >> oh, just music. >> number one is lady gaga. she made $90 million last year. she toured like almost every day making $1.3 million per night when she toured. >> no surprise there. what about the rest of the top five? >> taylor swift, $45 million. right after her is katy perry with $44 million and beyonce with $43 million and rihanna with $23 million.

i'm confused why i'm not on that list. not really, though. >> learn to sing. >> okay, the late michael jackson's daughter, paris gave her first solo interview, maybe the first ever with ellen degeneres. i saw it. i thought she was composed and lovely. listen. >> you tell your dad you wanted to act? >> yeah and he -- we did improves together. he would give us scenarios. in this scene you would cry and i would cry on the spot. >> you could cry on the spot? >> yes. >> that's impressive. then you got away with all kinds of things. he didn't know if you were crying or acting. >> apparently i was faking it all the time. >> what a pretty girl. she's going to be in "london bridge." looks that so many people have so many followers. i think she's going to be great in there.

it's animated. pretty girl. >> she's beautiful. >> what do you have coming up tomorrow? >> wes is on vacation. we are giving his money away. we are giving away cash every hour. it's really bad. when he gets bad he's going to be like what happened to my prize closet. gone, finished. >> 93.99, wkys. thank you. see you next week. a special holiday for a baby born smaller than a soda can. something on your body can protect you from bedbug bites. we'll tell you. follow news 4 online. search nbc washington on facebook and twitter.

here is something we haven't seen in awhile. an official first family portrait. the white house released this today of the obama's deciding it was time for an update since the girls have grown up so much. it was taken last sunday. malia is 13, sasha is 10. an official portrait hasn't been

released since 2009. here is that one. see how the family has changed.d >> boy, have they grown up. >> they grow up fast these days, you know that, don't you? >> in many, many ways. >> what's this about snow? >> interesting. we have been doing this, up and down. we are going to be back around freezing. mid part of the weekend, snow showers and flurries. it's not going to be the kind that causes trouble on the roadway, but it will be conversational. i'll tell you what is the best time the snow could start falling around here. as far as today, overcast. yes, it was very, very mild again throughout the area. 58 degrees is where we are now after seeing highs in the low to mid-60s throughout the area. 58, a lot of humidity in the air. yes, showers falling, too. the other thing is with the weather system coming in, it's gotten gusty.

culpeper, 60 miles per hour. manassas, 24 miles per hour. you have gusts around 23 miles per hour. it's only going to increase as we go through the evening and overnight. by 9:00, 54 degrees. a mild overnight period. 53 at 11:00 p.m. showers. at 7:00, the clouds stick around. a few more breaks in cloud cover tomorrow morning. tomorrow morning is partly cloudy. by the time we get to the latter part of the afternoon, it will fill in fast. here is a look at 5:00. the front comes through here between midnight and dawn tomorrow. we get a bit of clearing. quickly, with what's left of the system, clouds move back. a cool day expected with a high of 50 degrees. down to the south of the area, southern maryland, areas of central virginia, fredericksburg, a few light showers tomorrow. we are into chilly conditions

for saturday. we are clearing out, mostly sunny. clouds come in for sunday morning. that's the time period we are talking. after about 2:00 a.m. on sunday, up until 7:00 a.m. on sunday, we could see snow showers, very light snow flurries. not enough where it's going to amount to anything on the area roads. out of the mountains, it accumulates there, too. the lake-effect snow will be a big deal for areas of new york state, off erie and lake on tear ya. a chilly breeze. 38 to 45 degrees. the wind out of the northwest at 10 to 15. the clouds thicken again with possible showers south of the area. here is a look at your four-day forecast. there's your saturday at 46. your sunday at 43. again, we are going to be warming up sunday. starting out below freezing, areas in the upper 20s. could be conversational snow sunday morning. by monday, the high 54.

in a couple minutes we look at the extended forecast because next week is a big travel week, too. a lot of folks trying to get to where they want to go. it's going to show. that is going to be interesting. >> oh, yeah? it's a tease. talk to you later. >> thanks, veronica. still to come, who's in and who is out. the golden globe nominations coming up. a package with letters and turns to winter

and brings in the cold. because of our economy, millions more will feel that chill than ever before. they're the forgotten ones. the big boys have abused the system to enrich only themselves, while workers are still hurting. it could be a layoff after 22 years of working for the same company. or choosing between food and heat for a sick child. or after working your whole life, you don't have what you

need to stay warm. you played by the rules, but who changed them? even though oil prices are soaring to record levels, in washington, fuel aid for the poor was cut in half. citizens energy asked big oil companies and oil producing nations to help. they all said 'no,' expect for citgo and the people of venezuela. for the last 7 years, citgo has helped struggling families in the united states in good times and in bad. so if you need help staying warm this winter, give me a call. because no one should be left out in the cold.

welcome back to news 4 at 4:00. >> welcome back, i'm barbara harrison in for jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. here is what's happening in the news this hour. a partial government shutdown is days away. they are confident they can make a deal. how to find an extension for the payroll tax cut is the hold back. the war started in 2003, nearly 4,500 u.s. soldiers lost their lives since the war began. it was the longest military effort since vietnam. the fbi is launching a campaign to catch the man known as the potomac river raper.

he's known for at least a dozen attacks in the area between 1991 and 1998. federal agents will use the same social media blitz that eventually led to the capture of the east coast rapist. after three days of losses, wall street had a rally. all posted gains. investors focused on better than expected jobless numbers. today, the hollywood film fest. the silent movie, "the artist" led the way with six nods. >> george clooney was a big winner. rafael has the story. >> reporter: silence is golden for the hollywood press association. at this mornings nomination,

"the artist" led the way with six nods including best film in the music category. >> it's unique. it's a black and white silent film without that many well known people. >> reporter: rounding out is "bridesmaids" "50/50" and "my week with marilyn." two films with nine nominations. cast mates received casting nominations. hugo, "money ball" "war horse." >> george clooney was upmost for writing, directing and starring. >> reporter: ryan gosling is also in the drawing. >> my money is on george clooney at this point.

>> best actress went to glenn close. the girl with the dragon tattoo and the iron lady. in the supporting category, bernice did a silent celebration for a nomination in her silent film. >> i'm very happy, as you can see. >> she's up against jessica and octavia. janet in albert nobs. >> he ruffled a few ruffles last year, ricky gervais will return in 2012. the awards will be handed out january 13th. >> the golden globe awards include honors for television. tina fey and alec baldwin were nominated. if watching simon cowell doesn't get your blood boiling a bit, you will be able to read

about him. valentine books announced a publishing called sweet revenge. the life of simon cowell. bauer says he had hundreds of hours of access to cowell. he spoke to the judges friends and foes. he was on "american idol" before leaving to host "the x-factor." imagine opening your mailbox to find a letter lost for 33 years. >> through a series of coincidences, she was able to find the intended recipients. the letter was sent in 1978 to a mr. and mrs. wilson. no one has a clue where it's been for the past three decades. the envelope appeared monday on the doorstep of the woman who loves in their house. the amazing part is the woman

met the wilson's 40 years ago before they moved thousands of miles away to arkansas. she tracked them down with the news. >> i kind of hated to open this because i wanted you to get it intact. here we go. >> it's meaning more than anything else. all the coincidences. >> the letter contained old photos and details about the family from nine years ago. the letter will be hand delivered to the family for christmas. a cable tv repairman found something scary. he saw a 500 pound bear sleeping on the floor. the incident happened on wednesday in new jersey. neighbors say it had been wandering the area all day long. the bear ran and escaped being spotted. wildlife officials tranquilized him in the house and captured him a few blocks away.

no injuries reported. >> wow, bear in the basement. yesterday, a seal on a couch. lock your doors, folks. if you are worried about being bitten by bedbugs, put away the razor. hungry bedbugs are more likely to feed on bare arms and legs than hairier arms and legs. body hair slows down the insects as they look for places to bite and nerves attached to hair warns that something is crawling on the skin. men are naturally hairier than women, they aren't bitten less often. maybe because a heavy coat of thick hair makes it easier for them to hide. got that? >> interesting. there's more to come. vehicles put to the crash test. the top safety picks for 2012. plus, a baby born so small, so tiny, it weighed less than a

can of soda. an update on how the baby is doing. i'm stationed in south korea. this goes out to marcus, my lovely boyfriend in district of

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the fandemonium sweep steaks is back. it's a 4g friday. fans can win cash. this friday, one person will win $4,000. all you have to do is sign up on the nbc washington facebook page. enter weekly for a chance to win. that's friday's random drawing. >> friday's are big around here. >> we can't enter, right? >> not legally. >> what's this deal about snow? >> yeah, we want to know how much. >> snow flurries. we'll just be talking about it. >> it's not going to stick at all? >> not around here. you have to go to the west. >> how far?

>> i don't think many of us have time to do that. west virginia, western maryland, that kind of thing. i'm talking one system that's going to come before christmas. a significant system. it's not the flurries we are going to get at all. saturday night, sunday morning, let's hear the details in a minute. let's check out the current conditions. 58 degrees. well above the average high of 47 degrees. we have light showers falling across the area. your good night wake-up forecast will head down to 53 degrees. still a lot of cloud cover once the rain moves completely out of here at 7:00. early tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m., 48 degrees. the breezy conditions we have now are going to carry over into tomorrow morning. 45 by 7:00 a.m. 39 in frederick. 39 in leesburg. for most spots, you know how we started the week, below freezing, now we are looking at milder mornings. 49 degrees, the high just shy of

50 degrees, i think, tomorrow. look at all the cloud cover we have posted around the area for tomorrow. sunshine early on. the clouds will quickly return. now, told you about the one storm that we are going to get before christmas. here is the way it's looking now. a storm system that's going to develop down south. the white, that's the snow. areas from the panhandle of texas to chicago may see a little bit of snow. for us, hey, it's just rain we are talking about coming into the area mid part of next week. 46 on saturday. 43 on sunday. the early morning flurries. mid part of next week, right now, rain coming our way. 50 on tuesday. 54 degrees on wednesday. that's a look at the forecast. i'll step out of the way for you to take it all in. meanwhile, well, you know doug kammerer is out in the field today for holiday lights. doug, where are you today? >> oh, we are in fairfax right now. just to the west of woodson high

school. look at this yard behind me. a beautiful yard all lit up. they have a lot of inflatables. we saw these tuesday night in another yard in bethesda. this has large ones, too. we are going to talk to the homeowners in a couple minutes then what you can expect as far as the weather is concerned in the 5:00 and 6:00 hour. right now, everybody around here, lots of kids, too. we are going to talk to them and introduce you to the family in a couple minutes. >> that is very cool and colorful. i'm glad the rain is not taking down the inflatables. >> no, it is so warm out here. they are worried about wind gusts. >> was that an inflatable that went by on a scooter? >> that's amazing. >> how big they are when you see the children standing next to them. >> exactly. >> wow. >> we have to wait until 5:00. >> can't wait to see more. >> thanks, doug.

>> thanks, veronica. the third tiniest baby ever born prematurely and surviving is doing well. >> melinda was born at usc medical center in los angeles, california. she weighed less than a can of soda at the time of her birth. aerica edwards has the story. >> reporter: she is three and a half months old and weighs four pounds. >> reporter: miraculous. she was born premature at 24 weeks and weighed more than a half pound. at nine and a half ounces, she is one of the smallest babies born. now her doctors say she may be able to go home around the new year. >> they will likely go home in two to three weeks. >> reporter: how rare is it for a baby this tiny to survive? >> this cannot happen every day.

i want you to be sure. this is once in a lifetime, maybe twice in a lifetime. >> reporter: she was born by sa sarn section and hooked up to a breathing machine. a feeding tube provided her nutrition. >> it was a scary feeling. i knew she was going to survive. >> her chances of living was 1%. we got it. it's a miracle. >> reporter: last month, she underwent surgery to close an artery that usually seals after birth. her mother was able to hold her for the first time after surgery. >> it's great. no words to be said. >> reporter: now it's home for the new year and this young family and their miracle baby. erica edwards, nbc news. >> what a great story. coming up on news 4, a fashion show filled with chocolate.

>> mmm. plus, dozens of penguins covered in oil are cleaned and let go. i'm wendy rieger in the news room. coming up on news 4 at 5:00, a group of thrill seekers who fell from the sky. we'll tell you where they were base jumping and how it got them in trouble. a school in northeast d.c. where the students are fit and academically disciplined. coming up at 6:00, preventing a crime from crossing the line. voting on a measure

a record number of cars and trucks receive add top safety rating from an insurance watchdog today. the insurance institute for highway safety picked models after conducting tests to see how well they handled front, side, rear and rollover crashes. some of the cars chosen include the 2012 honda accord, bmw and the forester. stronger roofs on the models led to the record number. it's a happy ending for some penguins caught in a nasty oil spill. staff members at a wildlife recovery center in new zealand released dozens of the penguins today. 300 of the birds were covered in oil after a tanker got stuck on

a reef. they have been released in groups. today's was the last big group to be returned to the wild. one of the newest fashion trends in china may be the sweetest. models took to the cat walk in shanghai wearing dresses made of chocolate. it was to promote a new theme park. the models say they couldn't tell the different between the chocolate and normal fabric. wow. >> that's fascinating, isn't it? >> really pretty, too. you can eat it. >> lacy and sweet and probably high in calories. i bet the models can't -- >> they wouldn't be able to get into the dress afterwards. still ahead, vandals caught [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices...

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an eye-popping christmas display in fairfax station is raising more eyebrows after two teens were caught on tape vandalizing the decorations. this afternoon, police are investigating to see who ruined part of the holiday attraction. shomari stone reports. >> i started out being angry, then i got sad. >> reporter: he's usually filled

with happiness when he looks at the christmas display in his yard. ♪ >> right now, i'm happy the display is back up and working. >> reporter: it was broken, like his heart, after his surveilness system shows two teenage boys knocking it down with bats at 4:00 in the morning. >> this is a christmas display, out of the goodness of somebody's heart for children. it's an act of kindness. how you can attack an act of kindness baffles me. >> reporter: they destroyed inflatables, decorations and 10,000 lights. a grand total of more than $7,000. michelle says this is supposed to be the season that is jolly. >> christmas is special to us. very special. ruining something like a christmas display just isn't right. >> reporter: after the

destruction, the teens jumped in a silver ford taurus, then drove over the display. look at the tire tracks here. michelle says it hurts to see them jump the curve and driver over her hard work. >> you watch it and feel violated. >> reporter: the police are search i searching for the grinches. >> i don't understand it. i was a kid once, too, and did dumb things. this is beyond that. >> shomari stone, news 4. >> that's news 4 at 4:00. news 4 at 5:00 starts right now. tonight at 5:00, look out below. unexpected guests drop in from the sky where some thrill seekers decided to base jump. how it got them into trouble. >> more troubles for marion berry, he's trying to explain a

tax lien on his house. the war in iraq is officially over. >> no words. no ceremony can provide full tribute to the sacrifices that have brought this day to pass. >> hello, i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm wendy rieger. jim handly has the night off tonight. the fbi is trying to catch one of washington east most notorious rapists. they are turning to social media to do that. authorities believe he's responsible for a dozen attacks in the 1990s. pat collins is in the news room with a push to catch this serial rapist. pat? >> reporter: the last known crime committed by the suspect 13 years ago. why this case at this time? they say there's a number of reasons. they have strong dna evidence in the case. it's the holiday time of year.