of the focus back on the republicans. in our town the presidential views stand bulletproof, rerebuilt every four years. since a huge crowd full of hope sauce the first swearing-in. says the country is headed in the right direction, as president obama's new portrayed is released. he likable at 61%, but only 29% say he's working effectively with congress.

today there's more conflict. responding to the president's declaration that we won't negotiate. they cut off lawmakers' paychecks. >> why pay them if they don't do t the. >> it's been a long time. >> the bush -- and the clinton second term by scandal and impeachment. the any obama term starts with a confrontation. >> saying it's encouraging that republicans are backing off, in the words of the white house, a move to hold the u.s. economy hostage and force drastic spending cuts. i'm steve handelsman, news4. security is a big concern

this inauguration. special forces arrived today to help with crowd control. with details on how security is being mustled up. >> you know when you see a jersey barrier like we have here, that obviously means don't go there, but they don't work well on the water. >> it's no secret or surprise that a presidential inauguration means changes on d.c. city streets. 6,000 troops are coming to -- they'll be highly visible. >> for that 48-hour period, the

waterways will be closed to all recreational boating traffic. >> reporter: security officials say there's no specific maritime threat nor one on land, but all always they choose to air on the side of caution. >> we're helping to ensure the safety and security of the public. keeping a gulls eye view of the pa tom mac. >> we had a full shutdown for the entire two days of the inauguration. this time we're going to allow the vessels to operate, bakley water taxis and dinner boats, but they have received special

permission, submitted their sail plans and fully vetted. and of course in the coming days you'll see even more. we're live downtown, derrick ward, news4. coming up in about ten minutes we'll introduce us -- we have a lot of visitors in town. storm team 4 chief meteorology it's doug kammerer is here to tell us more. >> it also will be on the windy side. so even though temperatures will be in the 40s, it's not going to feel that warm. that means temperature will call quickly, and they've already starreded. next week we get really cold,

and it starts on monday. of course that's inauguration day. forecasts, for temperatures at noon, this is what we're thinking. 27 degrees at 9:00 a.m., windchills between 10 and 15 degrees, by noon temperatures in 34s, windchills, and by late afternoon, 3:00, as the parade is going on, temperatures 39, but the windchill 30 to 35.

again drivers try to avoid 270 north in rockville if you possibly can. >> right now prince george's county is wanting this man in connection with an alleged assault of a 16-year-old girl. she was not seriously hurt. police say the suspect frequents the ft. washington area. new gun law proposals for governor o'malley today, calling for new licensing rules he also want to see a special group devoted to keeping children safe in school. tracee wilkins has details.

the actions we take could very well prevent another tragedy. >> reporter: limiting magazines and calling for gunjay walker of prince georges cow drafted the electric for maryland center of school safety with the idea of unifies how students are protected across the state. >> in prince george's county, taking about security. >> reporter: the office would provide support and create a -- >> bringing everybody together in for one boyce.

>> we're going to ask our delegation to be supportive of the govern orr's legislation. >> reporter: walker said he's happy to see the center at the top of the agenda, especially after the tragedy in newtown. >> that's an unfortunate incident but i think it makes you what would we have in place if that were to okur. >> reporter: he said having it here at buoy state university is not only good for the state because of the university's central location, but also good for the university itself, as it will receive some additional federal funds because of the center being here. i'm tracee walk united states, news4. gun controls at the state level and the president's gun proposal could -- the debt ceiling is also on the agenda. let's start with gun control. the president's plan, what are the chances?

>> i think it will be different. i think the president knows it will be different. as i talked to lawmakers, democrats and republicans, they talk about, a, mental health, doing more that can be done. the idea of an assault weapons back, and very, very different, they're a red state democrats not so enthusiastic about this who will be up for reelection next year. when the says says you have to rise up and demand this, he understands that the people who could stand in the way of this will not be persuaded. >> they're going to pass --

>> in the liberal, democratic primaries in 2016. >> let's talk about the debt ceiling, maybe doing something on monday, to cutting off paychecks. >> will there be movement next week? >> they can do it. republican leaders are saying let's not have a fight with the president over it. the politics are terrible, so what they want to do is say, look, we'll give a debt ceiling increase, but what you have to do in the signal is pass a budget. that's the current thinking right now. that gives them more leavage. >> i guess you guys will talk about the second term? >> we have senator schumer, senator cruz from texas, so

we'll talk about guns, the debt, and great roundtable, too. and where there's some real challenges and opportunities there as well. you appeared in it. >> i don't want to commen about any of that. it has nothing to do with me. the nra does what it does. the ad is factually incorrect. i think, you know. this is not about me. i ask tough questions on both sides on my program. people sometimes want to make me a political target, which i shouldn't be. in this particular case, they're taking on an argument that's factually untrue. the only protection they get is from the secret service. that's true of all kids at that school. >> pretty long no comment.

your assignment on inauguration today i? >> i'll be with brian williams and savannah guthrie. we'll be watching it all happen and talking about the next term. >> >> wee be watching it with you. >> david greg do i recall from "meet the press." one of the most famous symbols in the world, the presidential seal. meet the local artist hard at work on it. an attacker throws down a woman outside a grocery store. and a woman feels like she wasn't a victim until she had to deal with the police. >> they didn't listen to me, they don't believe me. >> this group says -- a human rights group says the woman is not alone. more on the accusations. plus the southern snow system

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dead. he's identified at frederick buddachio from katy, texas. he family has been notified. they came -- algeria's state press service is recording that the hostages including 132 foreign workers, and about 100 of them had been freed. at least 12 people have died in that standoff. >> you probably don't pay much attention to it, but the presidential seal plays a prominent role in the nomination and the presidency. you might be surprised to learn

where they make those official seals. sdploot it's the unmistakable seal, but few know that it's produced in fort belvoir tess army's institute of heraldry. >> we have nine artists in general. >> reporter: the seal isn't just a seal. each one is a work of art. >> each one is individually hand casted, hand painted and hand finished. each seal take about 40 -- >> we're not sure about where the 5-inch seals are used. >> reporter: they were first used by rutherford hayes. president trouping added the

stars, and turned the head of the eagle's head to the laurel branches. >> it's based on the design of the great seal of the u.s., featured on the back of the dollar bill. >> reporter: the seals are the most recognized sim abled produced here, but just about every other symbol was probably designed and developed here. >> flags, medals, patches, awards of all kinds, the family white house and pentagon oval. even the medal of freedom. >> whole, that's heavy.

>> >> reporter: but you'll likely never get your hands on one of these. and this user's inauguration, as you know, falls on martin luther king day. to celebrate his birthday this afternoon, fifth graders recited king's most famous speech. >> i still have a dream. a dream deeply rooted in the american dream. >> we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like water. >> watkins students have recited that speech, the "i have a dream" speech for more than 15 years now. tomorrow will be a national day of systems in honor of dr. king. a wreath is planned for sunday. news4 will be covering every asuspect, again on monday starting at 4:00 in the morning. >> we won't!

[ laughter ] >> there's other live. you will be there later in the afternoon, when it warms up a bit. >> i'm joking. it's not going to warm up at all. >> no. >> you could see those kids bundled up. will it be like that? >> exactly like that. >> this is kind of what we're going to be seeing out there, though monday just a bit colder. let's show you how things are out there right now. looking pretty good. as we look across the area. tonight we are going to see some cold temperatures. what are you're doing, it's going to be a chili one. temperatures already falling into the 20s at 6:00 at night. the high today was 40 degrees, but that came at about 2:00 in the morning, before temperatures started to fall. today would be only the second day this winter with temperatures in the 30s for

afternoon high temperatures, the asp high was 38 degrees. your evening forecast, clear and cold. temperatures will fall fast, down to about 29 to 34 degrees. winds we'll put our windchills in the mid 20s. right on through next week, maybe monday or tuesday, but that's really about it. there were, however, a couple

flurries today. we saw more snowflakes today than yesterday now, we say mild temperatures, it's going to be in the mid to upper 40s, with the wind it will feel more like the 30s. could be upwards of 30, 35 miles an hour. same thing -- still on the mild side, temperatures above average, with sunshine and then we start to see the arctic air move in. this will move in just in time for -- after that we'll really get cold. monday night should be a cold night. tomorrow morning clear and cold. temperatures to 20 to 29 degrees. tomorrow afternoon mostly sunny, warmer, but rather windy, as i mentioned. winds gusting to 35 miles per hour, as we look through the

next couple days, this is where we'll start to go up. saturday, sunday, highs in the 40s, this is when we'll start to go down. low temperature tuesday night of 20, a high of only 28 next tuesday, and take a look at this. down to 16 on wednesday. i think some areas could be in the single digits. back up into the 30s. friday our next chance for a bit of rain or snow. it is looking like a cold seven days. how about that inauguration forecast for you. here you go, around ninetime, temperatures will be 34 degrees. bundle up. with a 15 mirn wind, we're talking about a windchill of 25. if you're on top of a building down there, i don't know anybody who might be, but if you're on top of a building, it will be

even colder. >> dress in layers and wind resistian. >> monday morning early will really be cold he admitted, saying he felt like he had to do it, the only way he could effectively compete. one of his former tam mates is cautiously optimistic about his honesty. he explained how he could keep the secret at the time. >> this situation is one big lie

i repeated a lot of times. >> big first step, it's really what happens next. a parking attendant stole half a million. hi sentence is next. and then a local man made off with victims' cash. and the best ways to get around town with all those thousands of people here for the inauguration. coming up in sports, after only a week of training camp, the capitals are ready to rock the

♪ that's when "news4 at 6" continues. a maryland man who stole thousands from local immigrants learned his fate today. he almost got away with it, because his victims were reluctant to come forward. as jackie bensen reports, tonight's conviction happened with the helped of a determined civilian employees of the montgomery county police department.

>> reporter: prosecutors say 33-year-old jose luis ventura and his codefendant desiree alvarado targeted undocumented people desperate for driver's licenses that would allow him to continue working andly in the u.s. last week it came to the attention of blanca blaine, a civilian spokesperson. she became determined to help, but the victims were terrified of the police. >> i talked to him, and i talked to him, and until my face turned perple, like we say in spanish, but i was able to convince him. then we put 2 and 2 together. there were more victims. >> she convinced police to begin an investigation that included this security camera video from the maryland administration office in gayest burg. detectives learned that vanloads of victims would meet ventura there, but prosecutors say ven

are sene furthera would only take one man in line. he would leave the victims alone and disappeared through a back door with all of the money. >> regardless of your status, we will protect you if you're a victim of crime. your immigration status does not matter. this is part of a continuing effort to make sure everyone gets the full protection of the state's attorney's office. they found a 9-millimeter miss toll found in his truck. he was ordered to pay back the money he took from his victims for some of them it accounts to as much as a month's paper. in rockville, jackie bensen, news4. an aide to john leopold testified she feared she would lose her job if she didn't do what she wanted. she was the first of five witnesses toic that the stand at his trial. she said she put up signs for his reelection campaign and even acted as a personal nurse when he had surgery. the executive is accused of

misuses his start, including helping him have affairs with his mistress. the trial resumes on tuesday. a battle is brewing between a human rights group and this as a woman says an amendment to assault her was classified as an armed robbery. the watch dog group says that happens more often than you might thing. >> i did not feel like a victim until i started dealing with the police. i didn't go ahead raped, but the police made me feel like i should have gotten raped so they would classify it as such.

>>. >> it happened may 28th, 2011 around 2:00 in the morning. eleanor was walking home. she ended up on on the ground. she said he forced her back into this alley. she yelled rape, rape, a man cape to her aid. a woman called 911, and the suspect managed to escape. >> at the hospital, the detective said why didn't you just give him your purse, honey? >> according to information obtained, the human rights watch is about to issue a report, accusing d.c. police of mishandling scores of sectionium asaul cases. the watch grown claims that over a three-year period d.c. police failed to document 170 caseses

where an alleged sexual assault took place. they said there were 35 others where records were filed, but no evidence of a follow-up investigation. >> we found in our report, which will be published next week, and that a number of victims were report i reporting than the assault itself. >> reporter: according to a letter from the police chief, the human rights watch report is a publicity stunt. she says the information is unsupported an erroneous. more to come. that human rights watch report is expected to go public next week. more victims are expected to come forward. in washington, pat collins, news4. a braising robbery call on

video. montgomery county police are searches for the suspect who assaulted an elderly work. the suspect apropped her, stole her cash, and then ran off. the victim suffered some minor injuries. a parking lot attendant will spend 20 months in prison for stealing more. he pled guilty to stealing more than $487,000 in visitor parking fees. he admitted to unplugging the electronics vehicle counters and not given customers the right tickets after paying for parking. he will also spend three years on probation after his time in prison. tonight police in prince william county virginia are looking for two men in a woman who was shot to death as she opened her front dour.

christopher tolliveo and douglas tolliver are suspected in the murder of tashika laval. a there are suspect has not been identified. lawmakers in virginia spent the day debating possible gun control laws, and quickly voted against most of them. julie caries tells us about one piece of legislation that appears to still have a chance of passage. in today's work, we have to be very careful. >> they presented bills calling for criminal background checks. >> what we're talking about is stemming or attempting to stem the sale of guns to people who shouldn't have them. >> earlier in the week, two lawmakers released this video. but one after the other, the

university background check measures were defeated. >> reporter: a similar series of -- gun control opponents argued -- only inconveniences and potential penalizes law-abiding gun owners. >> the bad guys will get right around it. i'll be the one jumping through the hoops. >> reporter:. >> it is unfathomable after these repeated tragedies that the policy of this general assembly has not changed. >> one bill sponsored did winport mittee and nba sfa. >> that part of is is not to have guns fall into the hands of the mentally ill. anything we can do to make that

happen is a step forward. >> they thought they had walked away with one more victor. gop members became concerned about the bill's wording and decided to. well, details on the tsa's plans to get rid of of some of them now. plus the nation's top health experts released latest experts on the flu. is the worst over sglet. doug, how is the weather? >> well, yew skies right now,

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cold it will be, and when the coldest air moves in. they say nine more teens and children have died from the flu. this makes a total of 29 deaths of children nationwide. the flu is widespread in all states right now, except for tennessee and hawaii. this year's flu season started earlier than usual. the dominant flu strain this year is one that tends to make people sicker.

the tsa said it's getting rid of some of the airport body scanners that have been so popular. because of the privacy concerns. the tsa says a company that makes the scanser could not come up with the way to make the images generic. ♪ i just want you close ♪ you know i do ♪ where you can stay forever alisha keys will sing the national anthem at the super bowl just minutes about of kick jo of on sunday february 3rd in new orleans. the team's playing in the big game will be decided this weekend. and carol is here with a look at what's ahead in sports. >> from alisha keys to off-key, the ravens trying to sing tear way into the super bowl.

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the cops just 24 hours away, as "news4 at 6" continues. i know a lot of you out there would love to see a storm

like this around our area. yesterday the heaviest of the storm fell way down south, around norton, virginia, picking up nearly 13 inches of snow. this was the first real snow of the season. we won't see another chance for snow, at least not for another week or so. the windchill is on the 30. all right many locations down below freezing. huntingtown down to 29 already. that shows you where we're going

tonight. it would be a cold night and cold morning. look at the numbers tonight. if the winds die down, some of you could be in the teens. but then tomorrow, the winds really start to pick up. they're going to pick up overnight, but tomorrow maybe up to 35 miles an hour. to around 50. here it is, our forecast for inauguration, once again, it does look like the coldest air of the season will be coming down just in time. the arctic air will wait until tuesday. month highs in the 30s, tuesday, 20s and 30s. sh more about the seven-day forecast in just a minute, but there's 39 for your inauguration day. thank you, doug. carol is here with sports. we've waited long enough for the hockey season. >> it's wait and then hurry up, the washington capitals, six

practices, and now it's almost gametime. the caps open up the season tomorrow night. felt like it was back to business last night at verizon center. the capitals hoteled a fan appreciation night. it was more like a pep rally with 10,000 strong showing their love. players eager to show out of the system with adam oates. they're committed to defending their territory all over the ice. they don't expect it to come easy. >> there will be some ryu, i think, on both sides. that comes from just relearning the system and execution. that's usually tough. it's easier to practice. so we feel good right now, but it will be probably not the most crisp game you have ever seen. >> i think it's going to be a very tough game. it will be shatter the first

couple shifts, all through the game it will be hard, but you know, i think everybody will be ready for it. >> we've been through this before, made adjustments better, so we fool like we're ray. >> are you ready for two straight weeks of endly ray lewis retiring coverage? we're going to get even more if they go to the super bowl. wrapping up the preparation. terrell suggs is so happy, he breaks into song at practice. ♪ ♪ we have cup to show you

♪ we don't know what it is, but -- that's his favorite movie? >> joe flacco, a little more low key this week, focused, ready, you saw the one lombardi trophy. it looked lonely. you always hear that you act like i've been there before. they have, in fact, but that's not on that you are minds at all. >> we're going to go in there with our heads high, ready to play. we don't know what team we're facing, this is a very powerful team, experienced team that have been there before. we could care less about revenge. revenge in football, man, you know, you try to allow that to take over there's when bad things happened. we've got just got to go play football. >> ravens have a second game on sunday. the. maryland terrapins are

riding high. the terms defeated a ranked team for the third time -- but there's still room for improvements. the offense not where marge turgin wants it to be. on the bright side, coach t. loves the way hess young team is playing defense. that's what carrying the terps so far. >> i was so impressed. it was amaze iing perhaps such new team and so many young guys to guard that way. i felt like north carolina got even fewer open looks, so we're getting there. the difference is our rotation. the guards are starting to help

us out. alex was terrific on defense, especially around the rim. that's what i watch. i thought holy smokes, we're getting it. >> good times, they tip off at noon tomorrow. nats gm told me he doesn't get a vacation. good news, they avoided arbitration. the gm's work never stops. >> you never top thinking, making plans. if spring training started today, we would be content. if an opportunity arises that

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how to get around this weekend with a lot of visitors in town. huge crowds are expected monday in the national mall. transportation reporter adam tuss has the rundown of the street and metro closures, and what also you might need to know. >> the city getting dressed up, the anticipation building. eat for in place. let's start on metro, where the smith sonia, archives and mt.

vernon square stations will be closed for security purposes. you should expect crowds on the rails. >> in terms of service, we planning for the same level as we got in 2009. >> reporter: though the crowd isn't expected to be as large as the president's first inauguration, make no mistake about it, this will be a large event. metro says some escalators could be shut down and used as stairs as a safety measure. drive near the mall, definitely not a good idea. >> we'll have a number of streets closed. even though open will see some gridlock. >> reporter: remember the memorial bridge will be closed to traffic. on the bikes, vdot setting up bike corrals. there will also be bike parking for regular bikes at 16 and i northwest. d.c. taxis will be charges a $1 surcharge for every additional passengers. >> nobody wants their car towed. keep an eye out for the no parking signs posted around the city in the coming days. paying attention where you park could save you time and money.

in the district, adam tuss, news4. and news4 will be covering every aspect all weekend and again on monday starting at 4:00 a.m. reporting live from the parade and the swearing-in ceremony. let's find out how cold it will be. >> it will be cold especially early. >> i think 9:30, 10:00. >> around 9:00 we're talking about a windchill of about 18 to 19 degrees. it will be quite cold early in the morning on your monday. right on through the afternoon. 48 tomorrow, by the way, but that comes with a wind, so not going to feel all that warm. even with sunshine, we'll see more sunshine with sunshine, and then for inauguration, we go back down into the upper 30s, thinking a high of 39, but once again starting off at 26, and windchilling in the teens.

if you're heading down early, remember it is going to be quite cold. the windchill throughout the day should not get above freezing so watch out there. on tuesday and wednesday, the arctic air really moves in. if there's anything, doreen, at least it won't be 28 degrees on monday. >> it's gog to be warmer this