tortured for hours inside their home in mclean. news4's shomari stone takes a closer look at the evidence collected in this case. >> reporter: people who live out here on spencer road in mclean, virginia, are surprised. prosecutors say their neighbors were tortured. we're learning new details about what happened in a bond hearing today. new court documents reveal what police say they found in home invasion suspect andrew schmuhl's car. several items, including a taser gun, a pistol and four cartridges. officers arrested andrew schmuhl and his wife, alicia, after the violent home invasion in mclean prosecutors say the victims are recovering. >> thank god they're alive. and i'm going to go over and see the male victim. >> reporter: police say andrew schmuhl posed as an officer at the couple's front door on sunday. he allegedly tased, handcuffed and stabbed the homeowner and the homeowner's wife multiple times. they're in their 60s. the man is a lawyer. >> we're still assessing the

evidence. the police are working very hard following up leads, even as we stand here today. >> reporter: we also learn andrew schmuhl allegedly fired a shot at the woman and missed. she pressed a panic alarm before he walked out of the door. he allegedly said he would be back to finish the job. the homeowner gave police a description and authorities tracked down the suspects an hour later after a car chase. they say andrew was wearing nothing but a diaper. >> that's pretty strange, i guess. >> reporter: rich hardy has lived next to andrew and alicia schmuhl for three years. >> they were good neighbors. they were friendly. we would have interactions when in the yard. >> reporter: the victim also told detectives that alicia schmuhl was recently fired from his law firm. >> we're just glad they're alive. >> reporter: and right now both victims are still at the hospital recovering. the man is in critical condition. the woman is expected to be released sometime either tonight or tomorrow. as for andrew schmuhl and his wife, a judge denied bond for his wife, and andrew schmuhl's bond hearing has yet to be

announced. in mclean, virginia, i'm shomari stone, news4. >> a look at weather now. it is getting really cold out there. but we're not the only ones getting slammed. some parts are worse, like cleveland. they got, what, almost a foot of snow out there. doug, we've got nothing like that coming our way, do we? >> no, nothing like that vance. but we have colder air that moves in across the region. we are in for a very chilly night tonight. take a look at the temperatures. our average high temperature is 59 degrees. these were the highs today. 44 in d.c. 37, luray. 40 in martinsburg. 40 hargs town. 41 in dulles airport. that is 15 degrees below average, the actual or average temperature for christmas still well over a month away. and i mentioned to you the colder air. this is what's happening. most of the entire -- most of the country now under the cold air, from denver all the way to chicago. that cold air will continue to move in. and i think next week it gets even colder. we see an area of low pressure move through. that will sweep in even colder

air. temperatures could be about 10 degrees colder than they were today. we've got big-time numbers to talk about. i'll mention those to you in a little bit. you just mentioned cleveland, ohio. yesterday we went to denver. 14 below to start day. today we go to cleveland. lake-effect snows. our sister station in cleveland has more. >> reporter: this is miko mara. what a difference from seven hours ago. this was a parking lot this morning. i know this, because i was in it. what normally takes me 20 minutes to get to work was an hour and twenty minutes of frustration of slip sliding all the way into town. now we get a break in the weather. traffic is moving at least for now until the next snow squall rolls off lake erie. that's the latest here in cleveland. micro mara, channel 3 news. the next storm system sets up during the day on monday. and yes, we can see some snow around here. we'll talk more about that coming up in my full forecast.

>> doug, thank you. tonight the search is over for the last young person wanted in the murder of a local high school student. within the past hour, police tell us that deion moses turned himself in. a judge allowed officers to release his name yesterday, even though he's underage. four people are now charged in the shooting death of brendan wilson, behind woodbridge high school monday. family and friends are gathering tonight to say goodbye to wilson. tonight new details reveal how a fence-jumper was able to get inside the white house last september. jim handly up in the news room now with more on that. jim? >> jim, a scathing new report on the secret service details the security lapses that night, and it is raising a lot of tough questions for the agency. this is the home video of fence-jumper, omar gonzalez, armed with a knife, running across the white house north lawn in september. a highly critical new report out from the department of homeland security reveals exactly what happened that night. after barging through the front

doors, knocking a female secret service officer to the ground, the report says gonzalez walked past the officer who accidentally grabb a flashlight instead of her baton before pulling out her gun. ignoring commands to stop, gonzalez turned left, and walked into the east room. then turned around and was eventually tackled by an officer in the center hallway. the report adds, the armed counter assault team didn't immediately enter the mansion, because they were unfamiliar with the layout of the white house and waited to get into a tactical formation before entering. >> this was just an unfortunate group of mishaps that all unbelievably happened at the exact same time. >> reporter: the review blames the secret service for a series of performance organizational and technical and other failur. it found that the secret service alarm system radios failed to work properly. and that many of the officers on duty didn't see gonzalez as he jumped the fence.

among the failures, the inaction of a uniformed secret service k-9 handler inside a van whose earpiece was out and wasn't listening to his two-way radio. instead the officer was taken a personal call on his cell phone. and only saw gonzalez after seeing another officer chasing him. the head of the house homeland security committee told nbc news more hearings are planned. now the secret service says it's already changed its training procedures in the wake of that security breach. jim and doreen, back to you. >> jim handly, thank you. and that scathing report just topics chuck todd will be delving into on "meet the press." he's also got shocking new comments about obamacare. >> chuck is joining us now. and let's do obamacare in a minute. first the secret service thing. you guys have learned that all the officers are still on the job, which doesn't give a lot of comfort about security at the white house. >> it doesn't. and i go back to when this happened. that is always a weak period

anyway, when the president wasn't there at the time, and everybody left home for the day, and you do sense that there is this -- that some of these guys just sort of let their guard down a little bit. it turned out, boy -- it seemed like it was keystone kops. it seems like every single one there. and i've talked to secret service veterans who say, you know, what they are -- they are pulled too thin these days, and there just wasn't enough. in the old days, there used to be more uniformed guys walking the perimeter. >> so now the question is going to be, will the new leadership at the secret service be able to make the changes needed? >> and will they have the money to do it? i think that's going to be a big thing. >> and this -- this new comment about the affordable care act, and top officials basically saying that it was passed because people are stupid? >> the right being able to say, hey, look at this, the democrats, they slammed this through, didn't do it

transparently. democrats trying to distance themselves from the designer, mr. gruber and saying wait a minute, they're jumping on something he he said. the fact of the matter is year two twins tomorrow. and the question is, does this bad publicity have an impact on enrollment and some in the obama administration believe it does. we're going to do a lot of health care, ahead of hhs, bobby jindal said no to this. toby cost grove, ceo of cleveland clinics. we'll be heavy on health care, but also immigration. all that -- all that kum ba yah. by the way, all that kum ba yah we had there for three days, it's gone. >> say goodbye. >> exactly. >> thank you, chuck. >> join chuck on sunday for "meet the press," 10:30 in the morning here on nbc 4. religious groups take note of what some are calling an historic event at the washington nark of national cathedral. five muslim groups held traditional friday prayers there today but not everybody is

celebrating. news4's kristin wright explains why. ♪ >> reporter: the first muslim prayer service to ever take place at washington national cathedral. >> for we approach the same god. whose desire for our world is salam shalom. peace. you are so very welcome. >> i think it really symbolizes how far we have come. >> respecting differences. that's what has strengthened america. and it will make us stronger. >> reporter: the episcopal cathedral's decision to host friday prayers sparked heated conversation on social media. the reverend billy graham's son posted on facebook, it's sad to see a church open its doors to the worship to anything other than the one full god of the bible. news4 viewer debby writes, i just cannot understand this. would they allow a christian

prayer service in a mosque? a protester briefly interrupted the start of the service. she was quickly led away. >> thanks and glory. >> reporter: the south african ambassador offered the sermon, condemning islamic extremism. >> we believe the cathedral should be used for other faith communities, because we're a national cathedral. >> reporter: the national cathedral would like to hold interfaith prayer services like this one on a regular basis. they plan to reach out to various faith, and invite them in. at the national cathedral, kristin wright, news4. >> we asked you to weigh in on this subject. the question for our viewers, do you support the national cathedral's symbolic gesture to host a national prayer service. 60% say yes, you do support it. 40% say no. an elderly driver has been blamed for a close call, narrowly missing shoppers inside a store that his car crashed

through. tonight, some new numbers reveal what could be part of a bigger problem in the area. new fallout after the i-team uncovered a government worker drinking and driving before a deadly accident. and plans to charge public school students to ride the bus, despite complaints of the school board i

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you're watching news4 at 6:00. a 92-year-old man charged with negligent driving after barreling his vehicle into a store in gaithersburg. it was a minivan he was driving. we're now taking a closer look at just how often that really happens. the news4 i-team has learned the percentage of deadly accidents involving a driver over the age of 65 has increased 20% since 2003. we recently pulled records that showed more than 250,000 drivers in our area are over the age of 80. in virginia, there's a new law that begins in january that shortens the license renewals for those over the age of 75. it's shortened from eight years to five years. we also learned that more than 6,000 maryland drivers had to undergo extra testing last year in order to keep their licenses. many of those were senior citizens. it's a proposal some parents say they can't believe. charging their children to take

the school bus. right now it's against the law to do that in virginia, but news4's jackie bensen shows why people in loudoun county want to change that. >> reporter: we're told that this was not an easy decision to make. charge students to take the bus to school. that's what the loudoun county school board wants the state legislature to allow them to do. school board vice chair jill turnen says it was a difficult choice but with budget shortfalls between 30 and $40 million in recent years, there were no easy answers. >> it's hard for us to keep up. we're trying to find every way we can to make sure we're offering our students educational items rather than the transportation. if we have to choose between one or the area, we may have to, you know -- we want to focus on education. >> reporter: under current virginia law, school systems are not required to provide bus transportation. but if they do, it must be free. the idea of charging for a ride

that has long been taken for granted by parents is being met with some consternation. >> i don't like the idea. i mean, we've had years where they have been riding. i think they can cut the budget other places. it doesn't need to be towards the school. >> reporter: no word yet on what the fare would be for children to ride the bus if the school system was given permission to do so. in leesburg, jackie bensen, news4. hundreds of students are at home tonight, but their day was interrupted at school. it was a fire that broke out on the second floor of forest oak middle school in gaithersburg. it happened late this morning. chopper 4 flew over the school as students were evacuated. three people ended up with minor injuries not related to the fire. everybody was allowed back into the building after the fire was put out. they're still trying to figure out what caused it. cold temperatures also to blame for early water main breaks this year. chopper 4 over the scene this morning in laurel when a main broke at 7th and main street. the break caused laurel elementary school to lose water.

they had to close the school down for the day, and that's probably the first of many water main breaks we're going to have during this extreme cold stretch. >> yeah. and we saw so many last year because we were so cold last year. and, of course, we'll be that cold the rest of this winter. my winter forecast coming up next thursday. get ready for that. i'll tell you, just two words for you about that one. >> what? >> oh, boy. what's happening right now, temperatures already in the oh boy range. 40 degrees, winds at 14 miles per hour. that is a very chilly wind. and if you think that's chilly, look at these numbers. these are the current wind chills. 33 in d.c. 22 in winchester. stanton, 18 degrees the current wind chill. 26 manassas and 26 in gaithersburg. a very cold night tonight if you're going out and about, make sure you take not only the jackets, but maybe even the hats and gloves. that's the kind of winter weather we're talking about tonight. storm team 4 radar is on the clear side in our area. but just off to the north and

west, take a look. the lake effect streamers across portion of ohio and pennsylvania and even around west virginia. snowshoe picking up 5 inches over the last 24 hours. they open their ski resort on november 26th, jt next week, opening for thanksgiving holiday. that northwesterly flow coming off the lakes towards our region. that's why we're going to be talking about very cold night tonight and very, very cold start to tomorrow morning. here's the temperatures through 11:00 tonight. these are the wind chills. 23 in leesburg. 23 in manassas. 24 in winchester. tomorrow morning the wind chill into the mid 20s. starting off tomorrow on a very cold night. and even tomorrow afternoon around 4:00 in the afternoon. the wind chill still in the upper 30s to around 40 degrees. so it's not going to be a very warm day at all. and temperatures are only going to be able to climb on sunday. but that's about it. mostly sunny tomorrow. breezy early and chilly. temperatures 40 to 46 degrees. if this was the middle of january, i would say, hey, looking like a pretty great day. this is november.

so it's definitely going to be like january cold. that's what we'll be dealing with tomorrow. and that's why we have an impact at a moderate rate. again, we will need to get out those coats. we will need to get those gloves. not as much wind, especially in the afternoon. so between around noon and say around 4:00, looking at a pretty nice day, even though it is going to be quite cold. sunday, a temperature of 50 degrees. so at least we start to warm up there. and a lot less wind. something else happening on sunday. redskins taking on tampa bay. those buccaneers do not like the cold weather. hopefully that helps us to get a win out of this. 47 degrees. bundle up for sure. if you're in the shade, a lot colder than if you had that sun on you. temperatures around 6:00 around 45 degrees. so bundle up for sure. monday we have a good chance of rain. i do think on monday we'll see this storm come through. it will most likely end in snow in parts of the area. not anticipating any accumulation. temperatures of 48. so a cold rain on monday. that storm brings in even colder

air. the coldest air we have seen. a high of only 36 on tuesday. so if you thought today was cold, look at next tuesday and wednesday. highs only in the 30s. wind chills on tuesday will be around 26 to 28 degrees in the afternoon. >> we're already saying oh boy. thank you, doug. >> and trying to find our gloves. they dangle from the nation's tallest skyscraper and live to tell about it. now they're talking about those terrifying moments, and whether they will ever return to this kind of work. a doctor infected with ebola in west africa has ties to our area. we'll report what we know about his condition now amid plans to bring him here to the u.s. for treatment. and a popular children's attraction is looking for a new home outside of prince george's county.

we held our breath when we saw them dangling outside one world trade center wednesday. now two window washers are talking about their frightening experience. the men were stuck 6 8 stories up when their scaffolding suddenly tilted to an almost vertical position. they were dangling there. firefighters cut a hole in a window to rescue them but it took hours. >> in the beginning, it was panic, and pretty much survival, trying to instinct for a few minutes. after that, kind of clear your mind, and try to get hold of the situation. i'm just honestly happy to get

home to see my family another day. >> as officials continue to investigate the accident and would caused it, the men say they plan to look for other window cleaning jobs that are a little closer to the ground. . a worker for the d.c. department of transportation who was seriously injured by a snowplow is showing some signs of improvement now. her name is donna store, injured last month during a test run of snow equipment at rfk stadium. she was pinned between the plow and the pickup truck. both her legged severely injured. she just had her ninth surgery now and is doing well in the hospital. doctors are hopeful, we're told, that she'll recover fully. before the snow even arrives, road crews are already ramping up for another cold winter. and for the first time, the road crews won't just be clearing the way for cars. d.c. and arlington county will have crews dedicated to clearing off bike lanes. arlington county will also clear

some trails. the district is also switching to certiamic snow blades that won't create potholes on the roads. one of the biggest concerns is running out of salt. but d.c.'s director of public works tells news4 he plans to hoard as much salt as he can store. next, an officer investigating jesse matthews says he could have prevented hannah graham's murder. new at 6:00, how this case could lead to changes across virginia. the news4 i-team confronts leaders of a government agency, asking why a man who caused a deadly incident after drinking is still on the federal payroll. the new laurel mall is set to open just in time for the holiday shopping season. but the stores aren't the only thing that people are excited about. i'll have the story coming up on news4 at 6:00.

new calls to change the way we track criminals. >> the technology gives us the ability to keep people much safer. why one officer says uva student hannah graham would still be alive today if the state's dna laws were different. congress promising some action in light of a news4 i-team report. we'll tell you about the new fallout for government worker who admitted to bar-hopping before an accident that killed a colleague. years of work and millions of dollars later, the new town center at laurel is unveiled.

the development is bringing more than restaurants and shops into prince george's county. first at 6:30, a sheriff in virginia calling for an expansion of the state's dna collection laws. he's using jesse matthew as his case in point. >> matthew appeared in a courtroom today to enter pleas in a sex called says. here is julie carey. >> reporter: jesse matthew entered a not guilty plea to all three charges against him, including attempted capital murder. he's accused of a 2005 attack in fairfax city. police say he dragged a 26-year-old woman into a wooded area, beat her and sexual assaulted her. outside the courthouse, ray morrow says the victim is prepared to return from india, where she now lives, to testify. he says her family, including a 6-month-old child, will accompany her. >> for us to step back into her life so many years later, i know that she is grateful, but again,

i can't imagine what she's going through. but i'm just so pleased that she is cooperating, and she's been really a saint with me. >> reporter: matthew will soon be transferred back to albemarle county, where he faces a december preliminary hearing in connection with uva student hannah graham's abduction. matthew has not yet been charged in connection with her death. dna also links him to virginia tech student, morgan harrington. now the albemarle county sheriff is pointing to the case as a prime example of why virginia needs to expand its dna collection laws. he believes hannah graham nephew would have crossed paths with matthew if his dna had been taken after a trespassing conviction years ago. it could have tied him to a felony and landed him in prison. >> the technology gives us the ability to make people safer. >> reporter: currently they take samples from all convicted felons and from some violent felons.

the sheriff points to new york state where dna is now taken even in misdemeanor cases. and there when dna was taken from those convicted of trespassing, it resulted in arrests for 30 homicides, 110 sex assaults and 121 burglaries. now i also touched base with the fairfax county delegate who heads up the courts of justice community. while some expansion and dna collection might be merited, he says in big counties like fairfax, it would be a nightmare to take dna from everyone convicted of a misdemeanor. so no doubt the debate goes on on that. and by the way, jesse matthew's trial date here at the fairfax county courthouse set for march 9th. reporting live, i'm julie carey, news4. another major case could have been solved much sooner, the so-called east coast rapist. aaron thomas is serving multiple life sentences for attacks on women from virginia up to rhode island. that includes three teenage girls who were assaulted

halloween night in dale city back in 2009. the sheriff says dna would have helped identify the suspect in that case earlier in 2003. he was convicted of misdemeanor assault and battery. a second person is going to be locked up in connection with the overdose death of a teenager in virginia. a sentence of 25 years was handed down today for the dealer who sold drugs to 16-year-old emmy lee longcheck in fairfax county. she died after using some extremely potent heroin last year. antoine thorn is the dealer convicted in the case. a man named kyle alifon who hid her body after she died was sentenced to six years in jail for tampering with evidence, and he was sentenced earlier this year. a family from our area is grappling with the knowledge a loved one has contracted ebola in west africa. dr. martin salia is the sixth doctor to become infected in

sierra leone. he is going to be transferred to the united states later tonight if his condition is stable enough for travel. his wife and children in prince george's county say they're trying to stay strong. >> he always sacrificed just to make sure someone else feels happy. we're trying everything possible to make sure he knows that we are strong for him and we hope that he recovers soon. >> in a recent interview, dr. salia said he was called by god to work in sierra leone. if he comes to the united states, he will be treated at the nebraska medical center. the national institutes of health is not an option, because caregivers there are still in the 21-day monitoring period after treating texas nurse, nina pham. the new town center at laurel, maryland, is about to open for business. and it's about more than just shopping, as well. the new mall is on route 1 and will mean convenience that many in that part of prince george's

county to which they're not accustomed. darcy spencer has our report. >> reporter: well, jim, the mall is scheduled to open tomorrow, but i'll let you in on a little secret. a lot of the shops have already opened. and it's not just about the shopping. for the first time in a long time, residents here in northern prince george's county are going to have a movie theater. for years, laurel resident jeff mcbride has had to drive to columbia and howard county to catch a movie. that's about to change very soon with the opening of a new regal cinema here. >> an hour ride back and forth in traffic. >> reporter: just to go to movies before. >> yep. we're going to be coming here. we saw two or three we're definitely going to come and see. >> reporter: the theatre is just one of the big draws for the new $130 million laurel town center. the grand opening for the mall is on saturday. >> it's very nice to have some shopping that's comparable to other counties up in our county, in columbia.

>> reporter: prince george's residents have been demanding more shopping options. the county is now getting its first harris teter store here, and already welcoming shoppers like melissa brown and her daughter lilly. >> i'm ecstatic, even though i know it's more expensive than other places. i love the selection they provide. and the food they have is really good. >> reporter: the mall is a totally different design than the old laurel mall, which was torn down a couple of of years ago. this is an outdoor concept. shoppers we spoke to like jan thomas say the layout makes them feel safer. >> the lighting is also very good out here. so if you come now that it gets dark earlier, when you come out, you feel safe. >> reporter: laurel's mayor says safety is a high priority. >> i can tell you, they have a security force that they have here on the property. they have got video. >> reporter: and at the center of it all, a huge christmas tree, stores opening just in time for the holiday shopping season.

>> very nice. it's long overdue. >> reporter: and that's what a lot of people are saying, long overdue. the grand opening is scheduled for 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. they're going to have food, they're going to have activities. a couple of nfl players. and we should dimensimentn the theater is scheduled to open later on this month. live from laurel, darcy spencer, thousand news4. >> student athletes touched by tragedy could signal a new beginning months after this deadly hot air balloon accident. a popular children's attraction on the move. doug, what are we looking at? >> cold temperatures, vance. temperatures right now in the 30s to around 40 in d.c. but many of us waking up to the 20s tomorrow. and it gets even colder. i've got your complete forecast,

the university of richmond women's basketball team is back on the court for the first time since a hot air balloon tragedy rocked the team. last may, long-time assistant coach ginny doyle and director of basketball operations natalie

lewis were killed in the fiery crash. today all the athletes at the school wore a patch with a red and blue ribbon to honor the women. their first game got under way a couple hours ago. there was a moment of silence before it started. two years ago, the national children's museum moved out of d.c. to a brand-new space in national harbor. now that museum is moving to yet another address. board members announced they're looking for space back in washington. but they don't yet have a time line for their move. access to metro and a building about double the size of the national harbor location were two of the major factors into the decision to move. >> the opportunity to move to district makes sense to do a better job at attracting kids from all areas of the washington metropolitan area. >> a lack of affordable space to expand also forced the move. the children's museum called d.c. home from 1974 to 2002. if you live or work near

foggy bottom, you might catch a glimpse of a future king of england next month. prince william will be in d.c. december 8th, including a lunch at the world bank here. the duchess of cambridge will stay in new york city where the royal couple have three days of events planned. one is an nba game between the nets and the cavaliers. there are many devoted fans of washington's football team out there. but one of them is taking his devotion to the grave. a man from virginia made a final request in his obituary of the team. john bartkiss has been a fan for more than 30 years, and lives in hanover county. on monday, he died from lung cancer. his family says he never lost his sense of humor. in his obituary, it says he wants the team to be his p pall-bearers so they can let him down one more time. that's cold.

oh, my. fighting for the american dream by fasting. tell you how these demonstrators are trying to get their voices heard. a top government worker under fire. tonight, new reaction to an i-team report revealing he's still on

a man is facing some serious jail time for the smash and grab robbery. his name is alonso meadows, convicted yesterday because of this heist. it happened last year at a jewelry store in frederick,

maryland. he and two other guys are accused of stealing $200,000 worth of rolex watches. after they forced workers and customers on the ground at gunpoint. prosecutors recommended a 15-year sentence for meadows. police never did catch the other guy. new fallout to a news4 i-team investigation about a high-ranking official inside the department of veterans' affairs. >> this week scott macfarlane reported an executive remains on the job despite barhopping in a government truck and getting behind the wheel before a colleague fell out and died. as scott reports tonight, top brass at the agency say the i-team's findings are disturbing. >> reporter: he admitted drinking and driving a government truck with two department of veterans' affairs colleagues in a business trip to dallas. one was annette berry's daughter, amy wheat, who fell from the truck and died. >> she was the love of my life, my only child. >> reporter: he was arrested but

not prosecuted. police gave him a breathalyzer six hours after the incident. he would resign months later but the i-team found the v.a. soon rehired him to a six-figure job and the agency quickly realized it made a mistake in doing so. staging an emergency meeting in d.c. and eventually saying the process of rehiring wasn't thorough and deeply regrettable. in a draft memo from the meeting, it reveals he didn't check a key box asking if he ever resigned from the agency under unfavorable circumstances. we tracked down the agency's deputy secretary. he's still employed by the agen ag. aru concerned that sends a bad message to the rest of the work force about the agency? >> yeah, i am concerned. i think it's unfortunate. that's an issue i looked into a number of months back. what i was able to conclude was that there had been a settlement in place, and that my ability to talk in any detail about the

instances around that or to take any further action was eliminated. >> reporter: can't do anything about it. >> nope. >> reporter: gibson won't tell us what that settlement was. we know the v.a. was sued by amy wheat's family after her death and that the case was settled. you saw the report. what was your reaction? >> inappropriate behavior. failure to hold people accountable. >> repor meantime, the chair of the house veterans' affairs committee says the i-team report reveals the v.a. bochs how it handles bad employees. >> accountability is not v.a.'s strongest suit. even with new law that we have given them to hold people accountable, they have chosen not to implement that law as we asked. >> reporter: congress is not through with its investigation of this case. the chairman of the house veterans' affairs committee says he will question the secretary of the v.a. next week and continued employment. at the cappitocapitol, scott macfarlane, news4 i-team.

>> i followed all rules and requirements for federal employment in 2011. i acknowledge having made mistakes, but i remain fully committed to the mission of the v.a. and the veterans we serve. you can watch that i-team report and hear more from the mother of the woman who died in this case on nbcwashington.com. click on investigations. there is a unique protest taking place outside the white house now, and today they finally got some attention from lawmakers. a group called dreamer moms has been fasting outside the white house for nearly two weeks now. they're calling for executive action on immigration, which is something the president says he has promised. today two democratic representatives visited that group and said they hope for an announcement by the end of next week. >> cold day to be out demonstrating. >> for sure. >> would rather do anything else. >> it will continue right

through the night tonight. of course, we're talking friday evening so you know that's going to be on the cold side. but let's get even colder. let's go someplace right here that's currently 9 degrees. >> whoa. >> it's inside. and it's ice! that is now down at the national harbor. they are just opened up. this is one of the coolest things we do in our area. really is. the popular attraction features 2 billion pounds of ice sculpted into a, from frosty the snowman this year. happy birthday! you guys know what that's from? >> no. >> that's from "frosty the snowman." thanks a lot, appreciate that. hopefully some of you out there did. if not, falling on deaf ears. that is cool right there. got to take my kids there. hopefully this weekend. your evening planner, on the cold side. but 9 degrees in there. they do give you huge coats so you won't be cold. 40 degrees, the current temperature, dropping through the 30s, down to 34 degrees. temperatures right now, 35 in rockville. already freezing in leesburg.

down towards warrenton, as well. huntingtown coming in at 32 degrees. a very cold night, but the wind chills already in the 20s. so, again, bundle up if heading outside. storm team 4 radar, all clear in our area. to the north, the lake-effect snow around pittsburgh, cleveland, towards west virginia. snowshoe, west virginia, opening their doors in two weeks. two weeks from yesterday, as a matter of fact. amazing to see that opening up so early. 27 in leesburg. 27 in culpeper. these are the overnight lows. these will be the temperatures when you wake up tomorrow morning. we will start our weekend on a very cold note. the good news tomorrow is, we will see plenty of sun. temperatures warmer thanned today and with less wind, slightly more comfortable than your saturday. saturday looking very cold early. so if you've got those games early, just make sure you bundle the kids up too. temperatures the next few days, up to 50 sunday for the redskins game. sunday looking like the best day out of the next seven. 48 on monday with a good chance

of rain. the snow will not cause any problems. mostly rain. the problems come tuesday and wednesday. 36 on tuesday. 39 degrees on wednesday. so, yeah, we have one cold forecast out there for sure. guys, i can't believe you don't remember. you'll see it, though. the specials. happy birthday! >> it's been a while, doug, sorry. >> you have no idea. >> a lot more news ahead tonight. >> here's brian williams with a look at "nbc nightly news." >> hey, jim, doreen. greetings from new york. coming up tonight, a troubling new report on of all things the status of america's nuclear arsenal. what the defense secretary plans to do about it. also tonight, a report from the port of los angeles on why christmas may be dropped short for some american families. and the old expression, looking for a needle in a haystack. we'll show a guy who did just that. that and more when we see you tonight at 7:00 for "nbc nightly news." >> thanks, brian. here's what's next in sports, jason.

>> redskins fans, they're expecting a big w this weekend. but the team, not taking tampa bay lightly. plus, college basketball tipping off tonight. why this season will be much different.

this is the xfinity sports desk, brought to you by xfinity. your home for the most live sports. so jason, doug said a while ago that the bucs don't like

cold weather so we might have an advantage. i might suggest the way they're playing this year, it doesn't matter what the weather is. >> any team in the nfl has an advantage. we'll see what happens sunday. not many people calling this game against the buccaneers a must-win for the redskins. but let's face it. when you play a 1-8 football team, that kind of goes without saying. the skins are coming off a bye week, and they are well-rest and had also playing at home. parlay that with the buccaneers being one of the worst teams in the entire nfl on both sides of the ball, their offense ranks 27th in the nfl in points per game. also among the worst when it comes to turnovers. their defense giving up 30 points a game, second-worst in the nfl. now despite the buccaneers' record, the fact they dropped five straight games as well, rg3, he's not ready to overlook this team. >> our focus is to get to 1-0. it's not to get to 7-0 this week. we have to take care of business. this week against tampa. and they're a very talented it team, regardless of their

record. there is no easy games in the nfl and we're not going to overlook them. we can't afford to overlook anybody. i think the guys are motivated and we feel like we do have an opportunity to seize. >> the redskins are a 7.5-point favorite against the buccaneers. let's move on to college basketball now. the regular season tips off tonight for several teams in the area. for the maryland terps, though, it's even more special, seeing how they start the season in a new conference. a lot of very new faces for head coach mark turgeon, this year's class one of the best in the conference. that has the terps thinking big. >> they want to be successful. we have good kids. and we have good leadership. we have four seniors, three are fifth-year seniors. makes it a different team. and then the young guys have bought into their leadership. so it's been good. now we're just getting started. we haven't played a game that counts yet. so we'll see.

>> george washington also ho hosting graham blin state, losing in the second round to memphis. still a very successful year for the program. notching their first since 2007. this season one of the early favorites in the atlantic 10 conference after making it to the dance last year. this team is hungry for more. >> i think they're motivated. last year is over, but i think it was nice they got a tastetive. in the ncaa tournament, this is a whole different level. for here for them to play in that atmosphere, they know we have a chance to get back. nothing is giving. we have to work hard and to reach our goals. >> we can't surprise anybody this year. i kind of like that. now we're going to get -- every night the best of everybody we play. and i really like that. so that's going to push us every game. >> all right. moving on to women's basketball. crowd pumped up in college park. tenth ranked maryland terps taking on mt. st. mary's.

first half, lexi brown with a nice pass to tiffany fuhrman. she had a double double, 16 points, 11 assists. the lead only got bigger from there. mt. st. mary's turns the ball over. moseley is there for the finish. that's a three-point play. terps roll all over the mound. 109-45 your final score. next up, wagner on sunday. let's go to the pitch now. maryland hosting michigan state and the big ten semi finals. two overtimes not enough in this one. went to penalty kicks in the third round. puts it in the net for the terps, giving maryland a 3-2 advantage. next up for the spartans, tim krause facing zack stephen. the goalkeeper coming up with a huge save there. stephen coming up clutch for maryland. they go on, putting the pressure on michigan state. fifth round spartans need this to score. they get it. how about that.

maryland, they go on to beat michigan state, advancing to the championship game on sunday. >> thanks, jason. "nbc nightly news" coming up next. >> we hope to see you for news4 at 11:00. have a good even

on our broadcast tonight, no relief as we head into a weekend that's going to feel like the middle of winter across much of the country. more records shattered today. and another big storm is on the way. an emergency fix being ordered for u.s. nuclear weapons after a shocking report about how our arsenal is being handled. and now the boss wants changes. campus tragedy. another awful incident in a frat house. a teenage pledge has died that renews a lot of questions for a lot of parents. and troubled waters headed into this holiday shopping season. why so many christmas gifts may be trapped just offshore. "nightly news" begins now. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams.