there? that's where the suspect made a wrong move, when he turned down a dead end street. >> literally, figuratively the end of the road for a man that fled from a traffic stop and led police on a chase through two jurisdictions. it must have looked like a movie scene as the suspect plowed into the tree and fence. he was quickly surrounded by officers including some whose cars he repeatedly smashed. just listen to the radio communication from the officers and cruisers. one fairfax county unmarked cruiser was left behind just off the beltway after it was hit and that's where police thought they had the guy stopped, boxing him in at a light and then the civilian car in front of him moved. >> i heard a bunch of noise, the police officers were speeding down to the light. when they got to the light,

there was a lady sitting right in front of them, and he couldn't go anywhere and he had him balked oxed in. >> praubg tur said one officer stepped out of his cruiser and then briefly put his gun on the suspect and then the chase began as the suspect continued to hit police vehicles. >> struck my vehicle again, and i tried to hit him. >> moments later, though, it was all over after the wrong turn and while the battered fairfax county police cruiser was able to drive away, the suspect's car had to be towed. we got a good look inside his car today and we'll show you what we found coming up on news4 at 6:00. he sparked a lot of drama at the white house yesterday and today the man that is arrested

for scaling the white house fence showed little emotion during his first court appearance. meagan fitzgerald is live. >> reporter: a judge ordered the suspect here, 23-year-old joseph caputo to be transported for a psychological evaluation, and tonight we received court documents, we combed through them and learned what investigators found on him shortly after he was arrested. it was a normal day at the white house on thursday. >> i was just there taking pictures. >> until spectators snapped these pictures of the 23-year-old from connecticut hopping over the fence with the american flag and a binder in his mouth. court documents say he said, quote, i love my country, and

quote, i knew i would be locked up. before he was, investigators say they found a usb flash drive in the form of a captain american shield, a pocket guide to the u.s. constitution and weight lifting gloves. we spoke with the congresswoman that represents d.c., and she said his ability to make it over the fence highlights a security risk and one she wants to question secret service agents about. >> terrorists are not 95% of the people nor was this man. >> he appeared in court on friday and showed little emotion as a judge released him to the custody of the secret service for a psychological evaluation. his family was seated behind him, and they didn't have anything to say as they quickly walked out of the courthouse. >> reporter: he is facing a charge of illegal entry and he is due back in court on monday.

coming up at 6:00, we'll explain why investigators say they found a suicide note and why they found it in virginia. reporting in northwest, meagan fitzgerald, news4. here at the live desk we are learning new details about the standoff in colorado. police are now telling us they are still being fired upon. a man with a gun is still shooting at them at that planned parenthood office. they also say there are civilians still inside and several of them are hurt. this is all happening just outside colorado springs. one witness says she heard at least 20 shots in less than five minutes, and then saw an officer fall to the ground. a spokesperson says four officers have been hurt and they have now called in the fbi to help. what is not clear is if this man has any hostages or an accomplice. the hospital just told us they have five patients and what they have not said is if they are civilians or police officers.

the situation is rapidly developing and we will continue to track it and bring updates as soon as they come in. developing in europe on this friday evening, belgium prosecutors charged a man with involvement in terrorists attacks and that man was arrested on thursday in pwrus brussels, and still has not been identified. saw hraupl did at mid one of his brothers was one of the attackers in paris. and then in paris the sun has set on the day of mourning for the terrorists victims. the french president, there was

a reading of the names from all the victims, and they were from 19 countries including the u.s., and residents hung flags from their windows to honor the lives lost. news4's darrick ward is live. >> amid the concerns of what is going on in the world and some of the things that we might say our enemies threatened to do some are expressing concern about being a mall on this black friday and we talked to mall security and management and they say things are being done to help you keep safe. shoppers we spoke to have a lot of things on their mind, but

security issues among the least of topics. they had focus groups on black friday asking consumers what they don't like and like? >> they love being around everybody and the excitement of the holidays, and they truly don't like the parking. >> they want you to be assured that plans and protocols are in place. >> we can't talk about our security measures here but what i can tell you, the safety of the customers are top priority for us. >> for shoppers it's more about statistics or logistics. >> we started late last night, and have been braving the crowd so far. >> or where the bargains are. >> we went to a store, and bought t-shirts for $10. >> at pentagon city the management company will not discuss details, but some of the security measures you will be

able to see, but some of them you won't, but it's there, and there's constant collaboration with the fbi and homeland security with plans vetted and approved by homeland security to keep shoppers safe this black friday and the entire holiday shopping season. of course it's still in effect that modern day adage about if you see something say something, and that's when folks want people to remember, whether they are at a mall or downtown or anywhere for this holiday season. >> no shortage of shoppers to protect out there this holiday weekend. the national retail federation estimates some 136 million will be heading to the stores this holiday period, and that's 2 million more than last year. coming up in 20 minutes, we will take you out to the stores to let you know what items are not such a great deal today and give you tips if you plan to take part in giving tuesday.

shopping or walking or whatever you got, whatever you wanted to do, we hope you enjoyed the sunshine, doug. sounds like it could be a while before we see it again? >> that's right. temperatures in the mid and upper 60s, and we have a lot more clouds moving in. high temperature 64 in the city, and close to 70 in fredericksburg, and very warm temperatures out there on our friday and overnight tonight if you are going to be out and about, 57 degrees, nice and mild, and 7:00, 52 by 11:00. cool but still well above average early tomorrow. tomorrow the last day that we will see temperatures above average for a little bit of a time here, and yeah, we are talking about a chance for rain over the weekend. we'll break it down coming up. a man in the hospital after being hit by a metro bus. happened on the d.c. maryland line where south capital street turns into indian head highway.

the man was seen walk into traffic and the metro bus driver is not expected to be charged. right now in chicago, protesters are demanding the mayor, the lead prosecutor and the police superintendent all step down. hundreds of people marched on the miracle mile today, blocking traffic and disrupting shoppers looking for the black friday deals. they are also upset it took more than a year to release the video of the deadly police shooting and more than a year to charge the officer involved. >> while one man did the killing nine people watched it and did not turn in their reports to justify his being arrested. >> some stores locked the doors as the demonstrators lined up but today's protest did remain peaceful. and then the first baltimore police officer going on trial

for the death of freddie gray. chris gordon will have live reports starting at 6:00 monday morning on news4 today. download the nbc washington app to get instant updates as the news in the trial breaks. we know four police officers have been shot and the gunman still has not been captured. we will have more updates you from the live desk when we learn about any hostages inside the planned parenthood office. we will tell you which items on sale this weekend will offer you the best value. >> reporter: montgomery county leaders welcome syrian refugees

republican presidential candidate, ben carson, is in the middle east tonight meeting with syrian refugees in jordan. dr. carson drew criticism for using an analogy that compared refugees to rabid dogs. he condemned president obama's plan to welcome 10,000 refugees to the united states.

carson's camp says it will tour a refugee camp but is not releasing more details because of security concerns. and then calling for the federal government to do more for security before welcoming to refugees from syria, and now one county is taking security up on its own. >> council president said the members signed a letter to the federal government with that invitation. >> it's 200 refugees per state, so we are talking about some dozens of people that might end up in our county. >> hogan wants appropriate assurances the refugees are not safety threats, and the council member says it's important for the county to declare its position. >> i think there are a lot of

people wondering what is the affect of the governor's taking a particular position, where is my county government on this? >> today i contacted governor hogan's office and was told his first priority will be providing security, and nothing will change that. and many are divided over welcoming the refugees is the right decision. >> it's a threat, i guess. >> i would feel safe and happy that we are doing some good. >> ahead, why montgomery county leaders are confident syrian refugees will not threaten safety in this community. that's coming up on news4 at 6:00. this is chris gordon reporting. >> back to the breaking news, there are eight people being

treated at hospitals in colorado springs and the gunman is surrounded in the lobby of the office building. we know four officers have been hurt and this scene has been playing out multiple times, and a s.w.a.t. team loading a patient into an ambulance. this shooting is prompting the nypd to bolster security around planned parenthood locations in and around new york city. we'll stay on top of it. police need help tonight finding the person who sexually assaulted a woman just blocks from eastern market. this was tuesday night on eighth street. officers say a woman was walking when the woman approached her and robbed her and sexually assaulted her, and the woman suffered minor injuries and there's $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in this case. and then investigators say

robert williams, jr. lost control while coming down capitol hill heights. a man was hit while trying to cross sunset hills road. police blocked traffic to investigate just how this happened. >> reporter: it happened just about 11:00 this morning here on sunset hills road in restin. police say an adult male was crossing the street here when he was struck by this car. according to fairfax county police, the victim sustained critical injuries and is in a local hospital at this moment. the driver of the car did remain on the scene and fairfax county police have called out their accident reconstruction unit, which is only called out for the most serious of accidents. they say at this point no charges have been filed. reporting from restin, mark

seagraves, news4. and then kids playing with a very popular holiday toy. >> sat there for two hours while we pulled on her hair, basically. >> she was traumatized. >> how the makers of bunchups are responding to bad customer reviews online. ice, snow and even snow threaten parts of the midwest on this day after thanksgiving.

from near-blinding snow to sheets of ice, drivers dealing with hazardous conditions on this weekend. an ice storm warning in effect for the south plains for tomorrow. they are bringing widespread road closures and two deadly

crashes in wichita, kansas, are blamed on icy roads. what a difference here. it was like shorts and flip-flop weather here. is that system coming our way and is it going to be ugly? >> going to move our way for sure, but nothing like that, no wintry weather at all for us although temperatures coming down in the next few days. denver around 14 degrees, and for us, we're in the 60s. 64 degrees, a little earlier this afternoon, some areas even around 70, and right now at the airport, 60 degrees and winds out of the south at 5 miles per hour under clear skies. a mild night but we are going to cool as we always do. 63 in leesburg. 56 in fredericksburg. going out tonight? it's a friday night, and maybe a light jacket necessary, but a nice evening. temperatures dropping through the 50s and essentially the upper 40s by 9:00 or 10:00 in some of the suburbs.

storm team radar is clear. there's the storm itself. back towards oklahoma city, back towards lubbock, kansas city, this is going to be a huge area over the next 24 hours of significant ice. this is going to be a major problem back this way, and the rain making its way our way and it's going to take its time. tomorrow, dry all day until we get to about this time tomorrow night. here's your future weather. 8:00 a.m., notice your cloud cover. by 1:00, we're still dry but warm, temperatures still above average. rain is across the region, and tomorrow if you need the umbrella, you may need it tomorrow night and into early sunday, and the rain is out of here, and that's good news, too. maybe you will drive around d.c.

if you are driving this weekend, that's where you are going to be watching out for those issues. high temperatures tomorrow, back in the 60s. 64 in leesburg, and 65 here. pretty nice compared to sunday. once agai on sunday, and the temperature 53. only 48 on monday and 54 on tuesday. tuesday a good chance for rain almost all day and that will continue into the day on wednesday. speaking of sunday, the giants coming to town. 1:00 kickoff out there at fedex. how is that looking? cloudy, and i think we will be dry and can't rule out an isolated shower, but i think we will be dry for the game, and temperatures falling toerbwardse end of the game. big game, if we win that, we are going to be in first place. one maryland county running

dui checkpoints, but it's not looking for drunk drivers, looking for heroin. >> the aclu pushing back on that saying this kind of checkpoint is illegal. and shoppers are still pouring in, and i am treacee wilkins. and then using

first at 5:30, a volatile situation in colorado springs, and there's an active shooting situation. hospitals in colorado springs say they are treating nine people so far. this has been playing out over the course of the last four hours. that gunman reportedly surrounded in the lobby of a planned parenthood office in colorado springs and police believe he is armed with an ak-47. in chicago, many people all but shut down the miracle mile today. it took officials more than a year to charge the officer that killed mcdonald. >> police identified the man they said led officers on a high speed chase from springfield to alexandria. he is facing a number of

charges. he smashed into at least three police vehicles before he crashed his own car into a fence. shoppers from all over have been lining up to get into tangar outlets. prince georges county bureau chief is live. >> reporter: it shocked me, because i thought the lines only happened in the morning, not throughout the entire day. people are still coming in here, and the idea is yesterday we ate, and today we shop. >> didn't want to come out too early and get trampled by people and we are nervous about what we heard about black friday in the past. ♪ >> reporter: it's fitting, there was a live dj at national harbor, and it was so busy the outlets almost took on a club light atmosphere, where

security -- >> i had to clarify to see if they had the item i wanted, if it was worth the wait, and it was. >> i have never seen it this crowded. >> reporter: these are shoppers looking for deals on top of deals. >> some of the stores will markup the price and then say it's 50% off, but after you really do the math, you haven't saved that much, so i really have been looking for those signs where it's actually a deal. >> some are finding exactly what they want. >> looking for 30% off or 50% off, and we knew what we were looking for and we were able to find good deals. >> money is not an issue. >> you are not worried about it because you don't have to worry about it, right, it's on dad? >> yeah, right. >> reporter: it's amazing how

packed it is here. there's nothing but a huge parking lot surrounding the outlets, but i am still seeing park in buildings nearby and walk here. this is huge new for prince georges county and can't wait to hear how the numbers will look for black friday shopping. coming up at 6:00, we visited another store in the county to check out the best deals in electronics, and you will want to know what is flying off those shelves. dozens of people gathered outside a walmart store near union station, but not looking for deals, and they are pushing for the company to raise minimum wages for all of its employees for up to $15. before this demonstration, hundreds took part in a 15-day fast in solidarity with the cause. we just got a statement from walmart in the past hour and it says in part our average full haoeupl hourly soes yacht earns

more than $13 an hour in addition to the opportunity for quarterly cash bonus matching 401(k) and health care benefits. walmart is investing $2.7 billion over this year and next in wages, education and training for our associates because we know they make the difference, end quote. if you are still planning to head out to the stores later, plan on buying something online tonight, and there's a few things to consider before you check out. chris? >> a lot of us just assume black friday means big deals but some of the sale signs aren't telling the full story. consumer site wallet hub looked at some of the major retailers and found 11% are offering the same deal as last year, and about 17% in some cases there are actually more, and wallet hub found 17% of the items to be more expensive than what amazon

was selling them before black friday. some of the most popular items, gift cards, and they are popular every year. visa and american express and itunes make out the top in that category, but if you are looking for something tangible, something to wrap under the tree, books and music, and then something to avoid, jewelry, the deals just aren't there. >> thank you. the website for department store neiman marcus is back up after being down for several hours, and people rushing to get deals saw this error message. the site started having problems about 8:00 a.m., and a spokesperson for neiman marcus saying the company is look into the problem and the store tweeted out an apology today and they say due to the website issues they will be extending their sales. a lot of you may plan to donate to charities in the

coming weeks, and maryland's attorney general has advice before you do. do the research. use tools like guide star and cherry navigator to find out how much of your donation goes to charitable work, and if you decide to give, give directly to the charity. watch out for fakes. some of them are quite tricky. these fake charities have names similar to the legitimate charities and always avoid cash or money wiring. instead, write them a check or use a credit card. >> new video of a near miss on a connecticut highway this morning. how a state trooper got away from this, unhurt. first lady michelle obama receives the christmas tree that will adorn the white house blue room for the holidays. let's talk a little bit about main routes and then alternates here. of course tons of people are

taking 95 northbound and southbound here this weekend for thanksgiving holiday, and just consider route 1, consider bw parkway and check your phone and apps to see what is your best bet when you are leaving, whenever you end up leaving here around the holiday. taking a look at 66 now. of course, lots of people headed probably westbound there on 66 this weekend. always consider 50 and consider the dulles toll road if you are not going too far, and 95 this corridor always ends up being a mess, and route 1 may take you longer but you may not be sitting as much as you would

oh, it sounds like the holidays as the horse drawn

carriage arrives at the white house with the official white house christmas tree, and first lady, michelle obama, with the dogs there to greet and receive the fraser fur. it's 8.5-feet tall. it was grown on a farm in pennsylvania, and the tree has a special history and it honors our military servicemen and women. it will be on display in the white house blue room. you'll have a new chance to see the navy's -- there is bo and sunny. the navy times reports the flights will take flight during the fleet week in october. they performed in 2012 and again in 2014 and more recently in our area, the team took their high-flying act near reagan national airport in august. and then closed for the first three months of next year as the national museum of the

marine corps will close in january so they can install new displays, and it's a world war ii era bomber that will be hanging over the museum's central gallery. >> new numbers out tonight about the heroin epidemic in one local county. how one maryland police department is choosing dui-style checkpoints. and then a change coming to the system in the new year. if you are thinking about the getting the car wash over the next few days, i would probably hold off. tracking showers at times for the remainder

we have seen a spike in heroin overdoses and deaths in

our area in recent years and now it has gotten to the point where one county in maryland started checkpoints to curve the problem, and the aclu says it's a constitutional violation of peoples' rights. >> reporter: a sign of the times, the hartford county drug task force set up heroin checkpoints. police targeted major highways including routes 152, 1, 24 and 40. they also focused on hot spot neighborhoods known for heroin use and sales. but unlike dui checkpoints, they allow drivers to proceed at the posted limit. >> it raised huge red flags for me and it sounds like they were trying to do an end run around the fourth amendment.

>> an attorney, we reached him by phone traveling on a train. >> ordinarily it requires individualized suspicious that is a particular reason to stop a particular person before their freedom to move around can be interfered with. >> back in 2000, the supreme court ruled police are not allowed to set up checkpoints for general law purposes, including drug intervention. >> trick people and lie about what they are doing and what the fourth amendment allows in order to try and gain an excuse to stop people is extremely tu troubling. >> it's to enhance public safety and arrest drug users and dealers and arrest dui offenders and promote the heroin dangers.

they handed out two pamphlets, and they want it to interpret the message to drug dealers they are not welcome. >> there have already been 180 heroin overdoses this year. heroin use in montgomery county is also on the rise this year. a report that is due out monday is going to show that there were 20 related heroin deaths in the county in the first six months of the past year and that compares to 33 deaths in all of last year. the use of the heroin overdose antidote is also on the rise. montgomery county firefighters and paramedics say they use naloxone more than one time a day.

paper fare cards, the fare machines will only issue plastic smart trip cards. you can still transfer the balance from the paper cards to the plastic cards through june of next year. next thursday is the paper free event day at anacostia station. and then the national zoo zoo lights kicked off less than an hour ago. you will be able to enjoy the hundreds of thousands of christmas lights strung up around all of the exhibits, along with the special activities planned. >> temperatures this evening are going to be in the low 60s right now fall into the 50s, and it's dry. tomorrow, another day of nice and mild temperatures. after that our focus turns to more typical kind of

temperatures for this time of year. first weather headline, nice and mild. temperatures in the 60s across the area, tracking some showers around for your sunday morning, and if you are traveling on sunday overall still the weather having a low impact on your day and what you will notice on sunday, cooler temperatures and after that we stay cool for the upcoming workweek. tomorrow on saturday, the weather having a low impact on your day. cloudy skies overall, but most of the day will be dry for most of us if you are headed out on your saturday night, and you will want to grab the small umbrella. right now we are at 60 degrees, and a 7:00 still nice with the temperature around 57, and 9:00 p.m., temperatures in the mid-50s heading out this evening, and want to grab a light jacket or sweatshirt, but you will be just fine with that. as we work our way over the overnight hours, a temperature of 52 and waking up tomorrow morning temperatures in the mid to upper 40s, and mid-40s in the suburbs, and washington waking up at 7:00 a.m. with a

temperature around 49 degrees, and limited sun during the morning hours and clouds quickly move in. by noon a. temperature around 60 degrees, and 3:00 there could be some scattered showers tphoeurt of washington. i will show you that on future weather. for most of us, it's dry with a temperature of 65. tomorrow is going to be one of those days when you are looking out the window, it might look chilly out there because of the cloud cover but that simply won't be the case. 7:00 p.m., tracking light showers at that point for a good portion of the area and a temperature of 56 degrees. those showers will usher in cooler air for sunday. here we are tomorrow afternoon at 3:00, a scattered light shower chance north of washington that does include parts of montgomery county, and saturday night here we are in between 11:00 p.m. and midnight, moisture moving in, light in nature, and then sunday we will track scattered showers and as quickly as they arrive, they are out of here. if you are traveling, this is

what you can anticipate. at 8:00, most of the area is dry. that includes richmond and up around the philadelphia area, tracking clouds at that point. on monday, a high of only 48 degrees with mostly cloudy skies, and tuesday, a high of 54, and it looks like we will have showers moving into the area on monday evening. keep a close eye for the weather on thursday, we do have a chance of rain in here and this is the day with the biggest question mark and some models keep it dry and others bring in a steady flow of rain. doug will have new information coming in at 11:00 p.m. tonight and otherwise the temperature not too bad, 58, thursday and friday will dry out and temperatures around 50 degrees for highs. >> amelia, thank you. dash cam video shows a car barrelling into a disabled car on the side of a connecticut highway. it happened last night on i-95. police believe that car was going more than 85 miles per

hour when it came dangerously close to plowing into a state trooper and two people standing by the guardrail. such a close call and nobody was seriously hurt. the continent of hope, that's how pope francis says the world looks at africa as he hopes to highlight its achievement and struggles. the pontiff is currently on the second leg of his first tour in africa and landed earlier today in uganda, and during his speech he talked about the need to respect one another regardless of differences. over the weekend, he will travel to the tphcentral african repub. getting slammed by parents, and the makers of bunch 'ems complain about this getting snuck children's hair. and then events unfolding in colorado springs. four officers shot near a planned parenthood. we are approaching hour five of

the standoff with the shooter that police do say they have that police do say they have my favorite. bad news. the johnsonville factory burned down brian. it's terrible. well if you can't serve tasty sausage why are we even a family? i may as well move out. well, if that's what yo... you're right. i'll stay. and tomorrow we're going to help johnsonville rebuild that factory. i'll take dinner in my room, with chocolate milk.

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rei said it was going to do and it did, all locations closed down across the country today and the sign on the door says we are spending the day outside, we'll see you saturday at 8:00 a.m. this is part of a movement by the store called opt outside, encouraging people to choose nature over consumerism, and it was a paid day off for all the company's employees. expected to be among the hottest toys this season, and they are called bunch 'ems. nbc's randy mack, takes a look. >> tiny plastic spheres matted

in hair. they spend hours to get it untangled while their children scream and cry. >> she said, grandma, can i put my toy in my hair, and i can't get it out and it hurts. >> take a close look and you will see how it can happen. each bunchem has tiny of little hooks. that makes them perfect for building soft sculptures, and it earned them a spot on the list of top holiday toys. >> look at what it does when i put a few in the wig, and they attach almost instantly, and when i pull them out, i pull on the hair and you can imagine what it feels like for a child

to have them removed. >> she was traumatized. i felt like it was so silly because its hair, but she thought she was going to lose her hair. >> some kids have, and one mom sent this photo of a clump she had to cut out of her hair, and the i-team reached out to spin master, and the bunchems cautions. >> apply the conditioner. >> a video is now posted on the support page instructing parents how to use conditioner or oil to remove from hair, which is how dotty, with help of haley's mom, helped to remove them.

>> no more toy. no more toy. >> well, nbc reached out to several retailers, and target and walmart have no plans to take them off the shelves and amazon did not reply. news4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. >> we start off with the breaking situation unfolding right now in colorado springs. here's what we know about the active shooter situation near a planned parent hood clinic. nine people are being treated at the hospital for injuries and at least four of them are police officers. >> you are looking at live pictures right now. this has been going on for five hours. we don't know if police stopped the man with a gun and we do know he and the officers got into a shoot-out two times as people inside the building tried to hide from the bullets. we are starting to hear stories from the people inside and will get a live update in minutes. and then a police chase that

left three police officers damaged in virginia. >> we learned the name of the man accused of taking the police on the ride from springfield. julie carey is live. >> reporter: the suspect hit that circle and made a turn that led to the evened of the chase because he turned on to a dead end street. tonight he identified as zoltan, and tonight he faces a list of charges. the miles-long police chase came to a sudden end in alexandria when the suspect crashed into a tree and fence and was quickly surrounded by the many police vehicles in pursuit. some of the vehicles looked like they had been in a demolition derby along the way. the suspe s