more fallout in ferguson. tonight, a new arrest tied to the michael brown case as students here and across the country continue to protest. first to breaking news. traffic stopped across the area for 30 minutes at a time for a motorcade at the height of rush hour. it, of course, is part of living in and around the nation's capital, but oh, my goodness, right now the beltway closed, the gw parkway closed, the key bridge closed. news4 transportation reporter, adam tuss, joining us now on the gw parkway near 123. adam, sounds like a mess out there. >> reporter: you know, jim, every once in a while in this region, we have one of those commutes. i have feeling this is bun of the ones people are going to be talking about for a while. traffic once again is moving on the northbound gw parkway. that's the good news. we're going to show some video now. the presidential motorcade just

passed us here on the parkway. see what they were doing as they were using the northbound lanes to go southbound, because of that big sinkhole problem on the southbound lanes of the gw parkway. but before he got here, he passed the beltway at river road. and caused a big closure there. all of the motorcade going through there. and before that, the motorcade passing by old georgetown road, and, of course, that caused a problem in that area. some of the roads around here shut down for more than a half hour during the heart of rush hour. i understand how motorcades work. i understand the need for them. but that seemed a bit excessive and probably could have been planned better and probably has a lot to do with this, what's going on over here. what we have been telling you about all day. the southbound lanes of the george washington parkway where work is still continuing to fix that big sinkhole that opened up not long ago. and that work is expected to wrap-up later on tonight. the good news on this side of the parkway, you should be able to use this side of the parkway

to get to work tomorrow, southbound lanes should be open. but man, oh, man. what a rush hour tonight, guys, one we'll be talking about for a while. send it back to you. >> thanks, adam. our other big story tonight, of course, the weather. you might want to get ready for another round of rain. sleet. and bitter cold. >> sad, but true. it's moving through the recently right now, creating a mess on our roads. doug is tracking it all from storm center 4. doug? >> oh, you might as well just add in bad weather to bad traffic. the two go hand-in-hand, exactly what we're seeing now. the rain across our region, drizzle, parts of the area seeing sleet. you can see it on storm team 4 radar. not much around the d.c. metro area. this is all just sleet or rather drizzle here. not showing up on radar. but it's there. it's been there all day. back to the west, notice these areas of yellow and orange. those are areas of ice in the radar showing that, trying to see if we have confirmation towards winchester and martinsburg, seeing if it's seeing sleet there. we have that winter weather advisory that continues, and we're just now getting into this next wave of moisture as it

moves on through. so we're in for a rather wet night. that winter weather advisory continues until 1:00 a.m. frederick county maryland, frederick county, virginia, the panhandle of west virginia down i-81. he'll be back later on to talk about how this round of winter weather -- we told you it wouldn't be much, but the next round, i'll talk about that, too. what's happening next. i've got your forecast. >> thanks, doug. a georgetown law student says her university should have done more to protect her from a rabbi who worked there. he is accused of secretly videotaping women during a ritual bath, and now she has filed a class action lawsuit. and as the news4 i-team's tisha thompson reports, that lawsuit names both the university and the georgetown synagogue. >> reporter: that is where rabbi barry freundel is accused of illegally videotaping women as they undressed and went into a ritual bath known as a mikvah. as a professor at georgetown's law school, he encouraged the student to write a term paper on the ritual bath and told her to

research it by immersing herself on two different occasions. the suit says she is one of at least 100 women who might have been videotaped, and says the school and the synagogue should have done more to protect the women from the rabbi, because according to court records, he had a long-standing reputation for being, coat, creepy, and encouraging young, attractive women to repeatedly use the bath. the lawsuit says one synagogue staffer is even quoted as saying the rabbi treated the mikvah like a car wash, every sunday, six students at a time. the lawsuit says the student got the highest grade in the class because of that paper but now feels she was lured to the bath by the rabbi so he could sexually exploit her. tisha thompson, news4 i-team. the synagogue has not responded to our request for comment but a representative from georgetown university e-mailed the statement, and i quote, we are horrified by the behavior reported to have taken place at the mikvah. the university is cooperating fully with law enforcement authorities on their

investigation, as well as conducting our own investigation of rabbi africanel freundel's conduct. tonight we have learned it was a repairman who found the woman stabbed in her home. she lived at white flint station old georgetown road in rockville. jackie bensen joins us representative from the scene. >> reporter: the victim's name has not yet been released by police, and at this hour, detectives are talking to her roommate. police cruisers and homicide detectives are an unaccustomed sight here and that has neighbors concerned. >> very scary, very uncharacteristic of this neighborhood. like i was saying, this is a very residential, very family-oriented neighborhood. i know lots of families with young children that live here. >> reporter: montgom police officers responded to a 911 call from the white flint station condo complex on old

georgetown road just east of rockville pike around 10:00 a.m. sources tell news4, one of the complex's maintenance workers told police he discovered the woman's body when he came to the unit to make a repair, and found the door ajar. sources say the victim had been stabbed in the upper body. the first arriving officers also encountered the victim's roommate. >> we're interviewing a roommate, and identified as a female in her 50s. she was present when police arrived. >> reporter: the complex, a stone's throw from rockville pike, is a fairly recent addition to the area. >> it's pretty bizarre. pretty bizarre. you know, i'm sure they'll make some sense of it here. >> reporter: now, this section of old georgetown road is a newly residential area. the condo complex lists its address as north bethesda. live in montgomery county, jackie bensen, news4. thanks, jackie. yet another arrest in connection to the fallout in ferguson,

missouri. a man in washington state is facing federal charges for threatening a ferguson police the officer on the receiving end of that threat is believed to be darren wilson, according to our sister station in seattle. wilson resigned from the ferguson police force days after a grand jury decided not to indict him for killing michael brown. here at home, students at george washington university held a demonstration to protest the ferguson decision. and to promote better race relations on the campus there. in the meantime, the coach of the st. louis rams is refusing demands for an apology for several players who made a hands-up, don't shoot gesture before the game sunday. the next defense secretary nominee is likely to be ashton carter. nbc news has learned an announcement is expected this week, maybe as soon as tomorrow. carter formally served as second in command at the pentagon. he was in the running to succeed leon panetta in the office. president obama ultimately chose chuck hagel, who resigned under

pressure last week. two years after a scandal forced cia director david petraeus to resign, there is a new call for an investigation. a letter was sent expressing concern about leaks in the case, and leaving petraeus open to blackmail. petraeus resigned over an extramarital affair. mccain also questioned whether the investigation is being handled in a fair manner, since attorney general eric holder has commented publicly on the case. a battle over president obama's executive action on immigration reform is front and center again. republicans are determined to express their frustration over the president's unilateral action. some of them have threatened it shut down the government. but house speaker john boehner may have come up with an opinion that with an option, that is, that uses a scalpel rather than an ax. steve handelsman is in capitol hill with more. >> reporter: republican leaders insist they will not shut down government but say they do want

to try to use the power of the purse to counter what they see as an unconstitutional move by the president. to try to block president obama's executive order, to grant work permits to 4 to 5 million immigrants in the u.s. without proper paper, republicans say they will refuse to fully fund the department of homelandy that runs immigration programs, while fully funding the fence and everything else through next september. tea party members want to vote on that now. >> to bring a stop to the action that the president wants. >> reporter: but speaker john boehner warned republicans, he won't try that until next year. >> i think they understand, it's going to be difficult to take meaningful action, as long as we've got democratic control in the senate. >> reporter: still, republicans are furious now. >> key we keep talking about the illegal immigrant and making it easier for them. how does this help the american worker who can't find work and can't provide for his family. >> reporter: republicans

earlier clips of the president saying he cannot alter immigration policy on his own. >> that's not how our democracy functions. >> reporter: president obama has clearly exceeded his constitutional authority. the secretary of home land secured argued the opposite. >> this type of action has existed in one form or another, going back decades. >> reporter: and because he issued the executive order, the gallup poll finds, it's up ten points to 68%. but republicans are encouraged by polls that find about half of american voters want congress to do more to try to roll back those obama executive orders. i'm steve handelsman, news4. we're learning more about a potential blow to the terror group, isis. the lebanese army has arrested one of the three wives of the isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi. she and a small child were detained as they tried to speaker lebanon with forged identification panls.

the woman may know a great deal about isis, and its inner workings. lebanese security officials tell nbc news, she was detained nine days ago and is still being interrogated. coming up, messages of hate at three separate locations. and tonight, neighbors are talking about the damage as police try to find the vandals. his recovery is nothing short of a miracle. how a local rugby coach defend the odds and walked again, despite suffering a serious injury on the field. an historic moment. 356 years in the making. we'll report how one local community is working to improve race relations between police and the public.

today marked an historic moment for law enforcement and race relations in charles county, maryland. our chris gordon was in attendance for the swearing in of that county's first black sheriff. his name is troy barry. >> according to the constitutional laws of this state -- >> according to the constitution and the laws of this state. >> congratulations, sheriff barry. best wishes to you. >> reporter: history is made as troy barry becomes the first african-american sheriff here. >> there is a single reason why i entered the political race to be sheriff of charles county, maryland. i was not trying to make history. i was trying to make a difference.

>> sheriff barry, hugging family members, crediting his wife for helping him decide to run. >> and i told him, i felt he was the right man at the right time for the right job. >> reporter: at a time when race relations and demonstrations focusing on ferguson, missouri, dominate news headlines, i asked sheriff barry how that will influence his thinking as he runs the charles county sheriff's office. >> i think a law enforcement entity should be reflective of the community, not specifically black officers. we are underserved in the areas of hispanic officers. hispanic population is growing here in charles county. >> reporter: ten years ago, charles county was the scene of one of the largest residential arson cases in maryland's history. one of the five white men tried in the case said the houses were chosen because many of the home buyers were african-americans. charles county leaders say times have changed. >> i think we've got a pretty good job in bridging the divide and we'll continue to do that and troy will do a great job of doing that. >> reporter: 600 officers were

sworn in today along with the sheriff, who is asking them to join him, working for positive change. charles county, chris gordon, news4. a followup to a news4 i-team investigation into maryland's beefed up towing law. the state is fighting a judge's ruling that said parts of the law are unconstitutional. the owner of g & g towing went to court, challenging the law, which includes rules about so-called tow-spotters. those are workers who watch for unauthorized vehicles on private properties. the judge sided with the tow company. maryland has filed an appeal. arguments are expected early next year. doug, it's just been a perfectly dreadful day out there. not -- snow would be later than this icy-cold rain. >> i would agree -- i love weather. there is one type of weather i hate. and that is code rain. and that's what we have seen all day today. unless you're inside, unless you can sleep it off, today was a little bit of a miserable day.

a lot of people would say yuk. and that's what we're dealing with toward reston town center. look at that camera, shows the rain there, the fog around the area. same deal down at the airport. visibility starting to get lower. still around a mile. but yeah, we are losing visibility. still, though, not a horrible day. not bad enough to cancel the lighting of the capitol christmas tree. that took place earlier today. the lighting ceremony took place within the last hour down at the capitol. all right. yep. that's a prey looking tree. a 10-year-old maryland boy helped speaker john boehner with the honors. the tree will be lit from dusk until 11:00 every night right now through january 1st. great tree. and, of course, the white house down at the white house, we'll do that christmas tree, that's coming up on thursday night. we'll be live down there, as well. i will be there for that one, and the weather will be the best its been in four years for that one. so i'm excited about that. temperature right now, 37. it's raing across the area.

the drizzle, the cold air. yeah, definitely on the chilly side. not the best day. 32 in gaithersburg. 33 in hagerstown. the good news is, just about everybody -- all of the reporting stations are above freezing. but you notice here, around thethe catoctin some freezing rain, a report south of smithburg right around the hagerstown area, west of frederick, report of freezing rain in that area. watch out. you could see some pockets of freezing rain and sleet. but the rain just now starting to move into the d.c. metro area. i-81, starting to come down pretty good, maybe mixing wi sleet at times and some areas of freezing rain. to the north, in through parts of pennsylvania, it is snow and sleet. and freezing rain. they're dealing with a bigger mess than we are. our temperatures, though, because they are just above freezing, we should stay on the better side of things. and look what happens tonight around 8:00. that's when it really moves into the d.c. metro area, right around the i-95 corridor.

it moves out. that's the next wave that moves out. clearing skies around 11:00. maybe still dealing with drizzle at that time. more showers developing overnight, around 5:00, 6:00 in the morning and then those get out of here. by 8:00 tomorrow morning, i think we'll be okay. dealing with clearing or rather cloudy skies. but it wasn't be as cold. temperatures tonight will t ris tomorrow morning when you step out the door. 58 by tomorrow afternoon. so a big temperature change there. 70 yesterday. 35 today. 58 tomorrow. what about the next few days? back down to 46 on thursday. 48 degrees on friday. and then we get rather unsettled. chance of a few showers on friday. but then the washout of the day comes on saturday, i think, with a high of 47 degrees. 46 on sunday, still a chance for some showers. but i think the most rain from this system will come on saturday. could even linger into the day on monday. high temperatures only in the 40s after tomorrow's 58. so enjoy that. >> all right. we will. thank you, doug. tackling domestic violence

off the football field. the emotional exchange that brought an nfl executive to tears. also, a first for prince george's county. the leader that could spark change in the classroom.

ray rice won his appeal against the nfl, but says he would give up his football career for his family. rice was a running back, a star for the baltimore ravens. he spoke on the "today" show with his wife and her parents by

his side. he talked about how that video of his punching his now wife janay has had an impact on more than his own family. >> i want my wife, my daughter, my family, to -- we all just want our lives back. you know, you know, i realize football was one thing. but now i realize that the amount of people we have affected, the amount of families we have affected, that, you know, domestic violence is a real issue in society, you know. we could take our one bad night that just happened to be on video, but we are truly sorry for the people really going through it. if i never play football again, i'll be honest with you, i would sacrifice more so she could have a better future. >> ray rice also denied ever hitting his wife before that assault in the elevator that was on tape. he said he is still hoping for another nfl team to give him a

second chance to play. we've been asking viewers if they think rice should get a second chance. after they watched today's interview. so far a majority are saying yes he should. another nfl player also fighting to get his job. adrian peterson appeared in court in new york today to appeal his season-long suspension after he pled no contest to child abuse allegations. he injured his 4-year-old son with a wooden switch. the hearing ended late this afternoon and will continue thursday. an nfl executive and former washington redskin brought to tears today on capitol hill. >> it happened at a hearing this afternoon. addressing domestic violence in professional sports. dianna russini is here with more. >> right now, representatives from the nfl and all of pro sports are looking to find ways to promote awareness and develop correct punishment for domestic abusers in pro sports.

executive vice president of football operations troy sin vent testified, and shared his very personal experience with abuse. >> domestic violence was a way of life for my brother and i growing up. my brother and i watched helplessly numerous times as my mother was beaten and knocked unconscious as we dialed 911. we saw how she struggled to seek help and find the courage to say no more. i relate to the 20 million victims, survivors of domestic violence, domestic abuse in every community across our nation. we believe that wearing a uniform of an nfl player is a privilege. it is not a right. >> emotional testimony. vincent also outlined what the league is doing to improve their response to incidents of domestic violence, child abuse and sexual assault, review of personal conduct policy. implementing a mandatory education program for all nfl

employees, training critical response teams, medical, legal and financial support and supporting leading domestic violence and sex assault prevention and awareness groups, along with raising awareness. the nfl p.a., which is the nfl players union, says it is also establishing a commission to advise the nfl on domestic violence prevention and puni. next -- the holiday mood has been, danned by spray painting vandals. a game-changer for virginia state laws in response to uv a's campus controversy. see the latest response to the school's alleged rape culture. plus, a local rugby coach inspiring others with his story, the devastating injury playing the sport he loves, and how his remarkable recovery will help other patients with similar injuries. next.

messages of hate, spray painted on the cars and homes. we'll hear from those targeted as police step up their search for the people who did it. driver beware. more speed cameras are going up. we'll pinpoint the exact location. and we'll tell you how a youth rugby coach is turning his pain into something positive. it's in hopes of helping others with spinal cord injuries. updating breaking news now

from the top of the show, president obama is back at home at the white house after his motorcade from the national institutes of health caused road closures. the gw parkway was closed in both directions, key bridge closed in both directions. the outer loop of the beltway was closed from rockville pike all the way into virginia. all of those closures happening in the middle of an already wet and slow rush hour. traffic is now moving again. president obama was at nih to tour its the research center and to get the latest on the fight against ebola. he congratulated the researchers on the early results on a new vaccine they have developed. it's the first of its kind and will be tested soon in west africa. the president noted the fight against ebola is far from over, and he urged congress to approve his $6.2 billion funding request. now to our weather. a wintry mix still moving

through the region. doug lets us know when is it going to move out. doug? >> it will move out overnight towards tomorrow morning. i don't think we'll be dealing with this for the rush hour tomorrow. but we're dealing with it right now. tonight's rush hour a wet one. we have seen the drizzle all day. the rain really coming in through montgomery county, moving through fairfax county, down through prince william, fauquier and places to the west. notice the areas in yellow and orange, pink. that is some mixing taking place. we have heard some reports of sleet and freezing rain in parts of the region. i want to show you temperatures. future temperatures tonight in the 30s. watch what happens overnight into early tomorrow morning. we move into the 40s by 8:00 a.m. so temperatures will rise tonight on a southwesterly wind. we could see some fog before that starts to happen tomorrow afternoon going up into the 50s, even around 60 degrees. so boy, what a difference a day makes from yesterday to today. what a difference a day makes between today and tomorrow. i've got your complete forecast coming up in a minute. >> thanks, doug. homes and vehicles damaged

with messages of hate. >> about a dozen families in loudoun county are dealing with the vandalism darkening their holiday. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey joins us live from sterling with reaction from residents. julie? >> reporter: the thanksgiving holiday just coming to a close when residents on this block and two others had a rude awakening on sunday and monday morning. a spray painted mess on some of their homes and vehicles. angela bower's told her friend it would be safe to leave his car, but monday morning, neighbors in sterling woke up to find that car and another vandalized with spray paint. on one, the driver side mirror blocked out. on the other, a failed attempt at a swastika. it put a damper on the end of the thanksgiving holiday. >> makes it sad after everything is supposed to be happy and family and friends and then you come outside and see something that could be meant as hurtful and you can take it hurtful and

it's kind of how i took it, a little personal. >> reporter: this was one of three sterling blocks hit by vandals over the weekend. angela's neighbor says the graffiti attack is troubling and potentially costly to victims. >> it is a nuisance, filing an insurance claim, et cetera, et cetera. and around this time, so much going on. but it is unsettling. you know, we feel this is a fairly safe neighborhood, and, you know, things like this kind of jolt you. >> reporter: this walking path could be the link tweebetween t areas. chelims ford, eight cars parked there spray painted. damage on this road and stafford court discovered first thing monday morning. casper quickly painted over the graffiti on his garage door. he couldn't make out what was written but investigators think some of the words may have been an ethnic slur. >> i tried to see if i could see something into it, but i couldn't see anything that would indicate that it was something. the police came back and asked if -- they wanted to know if i

was jewish or something, because some of the signs, i guess, were along that line. but i said no, i wasn't. >> reporter: and a spokesman of the loudoun county sheriff's office tells me along with the obvious case of vandalism, they are looking at this too as a potential hate crime. reporting live from sterling, virginia, julie carey, news4. the latest response to the campus rape controversy at the university of virginia could change state law. there's new legislation of virginia's general assembly. it would force police to report any campus sex assaults to local prosecutors within 48 hours. delegate eileen fellacorn is outraged. uva has been accused of not doingnough to investigate rape accusations. details in "rolling stone" magazine last month. the fallout at uva is impacting another virginia school, the university of mary washington in fredericksburg announced a moratorium on fraternities and sororities.

the school does not have a greek life system. the school's president sent an e-mail yesterday saying now is not the time to establish one. the president also acknowledged rape incidents are not limited to fraternities and announced a new task force to address sex assaults on that campus. the prince george's county school board has never had any latino members until now. two women are making history tonight by becoming the first loits latinas on the board. these appointments will make a big difference. >> reporter: jocelyn is a senior at park dale high school in prince george's county. and as the daughter of parents from el sal dor, she knows the struggles immigrant kids are facing. >> a lot of our parents, while they want to support their child, don't have the resources for it. they say how am i going to pay for college? how is my child going further? >> reporter: she is hopeful that having latinas affected to the prince george's county school board will mean more immigrant kids will get the help and

resources needed to go to college. >> to me, the board members show anything is possible. we're not a statistic. and we are going to see these results of people going more towards jobs that they might consider out of reach now. >> reporter: these two women, lupi grady and nora hernandez are the first two latinas elected to the board. hernandez is the daughter of immigrants from el salvador. she attended county schools from kindergarten to graduation. >> i had parents who didn't know the system, came from a different kind of educational background in their home country, and got to go through the system and excel. >> lupi grady went to school in d.c., but when she and her husband were starting a family, they chose prince george's county schools. they came to the u.s. from el salvador when she was 7. >> it helped shape who i am as far as keeping it in perspective. you see the sacrifices your family makes around, you know, just wanting to give you an opportunity, education was definitely part of that.

>> reporter: latinos make up 26% of the student population here, and it's a growing number. >> it's really good there is latino reputation. it shows diverse, and they can work as a team. >> reporter: in upper marlboro, darcy spencer, news4. maryland's governor-elect, larry hogan, is preparing for his biggest event since winning the election. he will meet with president obama friday afternoon at the white house. the president is meeting with newly elected governors from six states. coming up, air bags are supposed to keep i safe in a crash, but that's not always the case. coming up, we'll tell you about the ebbs expanding call for a recall. consider yourself -- more and more speed cameras are up and ticketing in d.c. what you need to know bef

a table loaded with heroin, cocaine, guns and cash, all the result of a large-scale drug bust in frederick county, maryland. the sheriff's office there

believes it has arrested a major dealer in that area. at one location, they found a shotgun and $63,000 in cash, some heroin, crack cocaine and marijuana. in all, investigators have arrested six people so far in that case. the air bag maker takata seems to be on a collision course with the government over that massive recall. today was the deadline the national highway traffic safety administration had given takata, demanding it issue a nationwide air bag recall. it has not responded to that request. the air bags can shoot shrapnel upon impact. meanwhile, subaru and mitsubishi are expanding the air bag recall in their vehicles to include more cars in high humidity areas like mississippi and alabama. drivers are going to have to slow down or risk getting a ticket in more parts of the distct now. the 30-day warning period is over for six new speed cameras in northeast d.c. two stop sign cameras, as well, in northwest.

here's a look where they are on a map. stop sign violation fines will be $50. speeding fines range from 50 to $300. depends how fast you're going the people have spoken, but the question is will metro agree. survey results show riders want the future route 772 metro station the silver line to be named ashburn. and the route 606 stop, they want to be named broad run. loudoun county supervisors will vote on the names tomorrow, and forward them to the washington metropolitan transportatio the stations are not scheduled to open for another three years. tonight a new push to increase the minimum wage in virginia. senator dave marsden, a democrat from frfax county, is behind the bill. he wants to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour by 2017. he says the move would help the

poor and promote spending that would help state businesses. similar legislation failed to pass the gop-controlled house during this year's legislative session. coming up, major construction project got the green light. we'll report what it will take to get a new soccer stadium in d.c. doctors weren't sure if gary would be able to walk again. but today a year after his accident, he's doing that and more. i'm david culver in mclean, coming up, the story behind his remarkable recovery.

it now appears that the d.c. united soccer team will, in fact, get a new stadium in the

district. the d.c. council today gave preliminary approval to a $300 million sports complex near nats ballpark. some financing details still need to be worked out, but city will pay about $150 million for the land. the team will pay about $150 million to build the 20,000-seat stadium. mayor elect muriel bowser and other city leaders have said they would also like to get washington's football team to return to the city. which would mean all the local professional sports teams then would make d.c. their home. a northern virginia rugby player is turning his tragedy on the field into a way of giving back. here's news4's david culver with the story behind one remarkable recovery. >> really emphasize that. >> reporter: from the treadmill -- >> think about that. >> reporter: -- to the balance bars. for the past year, this has been gary's full-time job. but to fully appreciate gary's progress, you need only go back a year into the sport that he loves.

>> rugby kind of helped shape my life, if you like. >> reporter: born and raised in south africa, gary has played rugby since he was 5. his only injury in those 45 years happened last november. >> it was a freak accident and something that never really happens in rugby. >> reporter: gary broke his neck, couldn't move and wasn't expected to walk again. >> the injury, obviously, didn't sever my spinal cord, all right. that's -- if i had, i wouldn't be here. >> reporte but with his wife teresa by his side, they focused on the positive. >> i just knew he needed to know i was there, and he had support. >> reporter: that support and gary's determination led to this. teresa recorded just about every step of gary's progress. this was gary needing the help of several therapists to move his legs. here he is working his shoulders and perfecting his grip. >> he's back to being independent. >> repor gary is now using his sport to help others with spinal cord injuries. he just hosted his first charity tournament with his great falls youth rugby players and is

planning more to spread his message of resilience. >> don't give up. do as much as you can for yourself. >> reporte in mclean, i'm david culver, news4. >> wow. that is quite the story. we're glad he is sharing. >> for sure. so little improvement tomorrow? >> a lot improvement tomorrow. i mean, it's not quite as -- you know, nice as yesterday. yesterday, 70 degrees. today at 35 with drizzle and rain. va vance, you sum it up best when you say -- >> i have to be careful here. yucky, nasty, funky kind of day, all right? does that get there? >> i was looking for one word, but you got there just fine. your evening planner tonight, temperatures on the cold side. you know that. look at the rain coming down at the airport. 37 degrees with rain falling. rain around 7:00. rain around 8:00, 9:00 and then we see that rain getting out of here and chilly around 11:00. temperatures around the 35 degree mark. that's where we are in rockville. 34 in the gaithersburg area. 33 -- 36 in reston.

37 in ft. belvoir. 5 degrees, that's all it takes and we would be freezing and talking about a mess. but we told you yesterday this would be all rain as we would stay above freezing so some very good news there. back to the west, some areas of sleet and freezing rain, but not a lot. most is still on the warm side, at least in the upper levels of the atmosphere. so this is all falling as rain in most of the region. you can see that rain now coming through the d.c. metro area back through fairfax county, montgomery county, as we move with the map on down over towards frederick. you can see a little bit of a mix and some freezing rain arou around catoctin mountains and blue ridge. heads up in those areas, the winter weather advisory in effect until 1:00 in the morning. the rain moving on out of here, you can see what's behind it. a little bit more in the way of moisture. but southwesterly winds and that's going to help us. by tomorrow morning, look at this. not as cold. 42 degrees. so our temperatures will rise overnight tonight. by tomorrow afternoon, a whole lot better. we're talking 58 degrees for

that evening commute, no problem at all. nice and mild tomorrow afternoon. there's the forecast, mostly cloudy, nice and mild again after yesterday's nice, mild temperatures. 55 to 61 degrees. that's the roller coaster we have been on. down today, we go back up tomorrow. back down a little bit on thursday. 46 degrees on thursday. 48 on friday. then we get a little unsettled. the rain moves in late friday into saturday. saturday could be a washout. if you've got plans on saturday, yeah, you might want to rethink that. sunday right now looks like just the chance for some shower activity. not a lot of rain. but we'll be watching this weekend forecast for you and continue to keep you updated right here from the storm center. guys? >> thank you. a milestone tonight on "nbc nightly news" as brian williams celebrates ten years as anchor and managing editor. >> a look now at what brian's work looks like. >> coming up tonight, who turned out the lights in detroit as the investigation continues into a major failure of the power grid there. our investigation into

artificial playing surfaces continues tonight. with new questions about playgrounds for children. and with gas prices continuing to plummet, we'll take you to a place where they may dip below $2 a gallon. that and more when we join you tonight. dianna is out -- well, no, she's not. >> i'm here. >> she's here. but -- >> the caps at the verizon center. the winter classic is less than a month away. tonight hoping to kickstart a december against one of the best in the west. plus, the whiz starting to look like the elite. why don't they believe it? sports is next. stay here.

this is the xfinity sports desk, brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. so caps are playing again tonight and want to hit the reset button. they do, but we're talking about the wizards first. >> to the caps, all right. >> the wizards last night. >> vince lombardi said if you want to have faith in yourself and discipline when you're the best, what you've got to have is faith and discipline when you're not. from what it sounds like right

now, this is a washington wizards mentality. they admit, they are playing as the underdogs in the nba right now. even if they really aren't. >> we play with a chip on our shoulder. we have a lot to prove, and we're not satisfied with where we're at, we want to continue to get better each and every game. this start, we got off to has been good, because we have just been playing, moving the ball, and playing great defense. our defense really on top of everything won us our games. >> are we there yet, i don't know, i can't answer that. but we're growing. i think that's part of maturity. continuity, guys together. the experiences of going through that. and, you know, are learning from it. >> stay the underdogs, it works. something basketball fans have been waiting for all season, the reigning nba mvp kevin durant with the pelicans. he fractured his foot and

underwent surgery. kd expected to play 30 minutes tonight. thunder are 5-12 this season without him. just come to d.c., just come here. so the winter classic which will air here on nbc 4 on new year's day is less than a month away. the caps play tonight at the verizon center, and one thing needs to happen with this team. they need to find something that works this month. it all starts tonight. barry trotz and the caps have seen this vancouver team once this season. falling to the canucks on the road in october. things haven't been good lately for the caps, losing three of their last four games, even though it thoroughly -- team is at tenth in the east and things have got to start turning around. >> we're not in the playoff picture. we start today -- i don't know if we're sitting around thinking we're kings, but we're not. it a very good hockey team. they are a very good hockey team. it's going to be a hard-fought game. i think we can't stress enough, it's time to win hockey games. >> just got to get back on the horse. can't lose two in a row at this

time of year. got to get back on and can't afford to take a break. they're a good team and it's just -- can't afford anything else in this league. >> got to take that wizards' attitude. the underdog attitude maybe will help them a little bit. i like that they're thinking playoffs. >> i would consider thinking -- >> you don't like that? >> new year's day. >> right? all right. jim. caps-canucks at 7:00 on comcast sports net. tiger woods hasn't played competitive golf since the pga championship in august and took off the last few months with a nagging back injury. feel like he has been going through this forever. but now woods is returning for this weekend's hero golf challenge, an event his foundation sponsors. and today he talked about how he is feeling. >> feels great. it feels fantastic. i've done the proper rehab, i've gotten stronger. i've gotten more explosive. i've gotten faster.

all things are now -- now i just need to hit more balls. but the body is good. i don't have the sharp pain like i used to the beginning of the year. i don't have tha i still have some aches and pains, just like anybody else who is my age and older. i said you. >> let's hope he can stay healthy. coach of the year after leading united to the top of the eastern conference, goalkeeper bill aimmediate and bobby boss well named to the mls best 11. and finally, redskins spending their day off at the library. well, helping renovate the library. the elementary school in southwest. alfred morris, of course, also taking some time to read with the kids, and my favorite guy ever, doug williams on hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony to cap the special day off. and vance, doug williams says hi. he tells me every sunday, make sure you tell vance hi.

>> he's the man. he's the only person who gets two syllables out of my name. i love that. "nbc nightly news" is next. >> we'll see you at 11:00. have a good evening.

on our broadcast tonight, knocked out. who turned out the lights in detroit? a huge power grid suddenly goes dark. a city-wide emergency focuses attention on a crumbling infrastructure nationwide. mandatory evacuations in california as the nasty and sprawling storm moves on shore. too much rain way too fast and in a drought-stricn region that now means floods. sounding the alarm about what's in the cargo hold on commercial flights. tonight the product that could bring down a plane. also our nbc news investigation on a potential health risk in certain playgrounds. why some doctors warn against it, some parents won't let their kids near it. and plunge at the pump. gas prices continue to dive, and we'll learn where they might be about