rain, go away when are we going to see the sun again? probably not until thursday. we have one more day of the rain and will see it during the day tomorrow. let's take a look, show you what's happening right now. the rain moved out. we saw heavy rain earlier today. that's out of here. what's in behind it, you can see shower activity making its way up in toward parts of the s shenandoah valley, la ray, charlottesville. this is light rain. back to the west we have some of the heavier rain that will continue and making its way up from the west, too. what we're going to be seeing here as this storm system moves our way is the rain moving in and some of it heavy at times. that heavy rain right now down toward portions of the southeast, that will move in. by early tomorrow, we are going to be seeing that rain in here, so periods of rain, some of it heavy, bring the umbrella as you move on throughout the day. much more on this and the forecast for the rest of the week and the weekend coming up. >> thanks, doug. breaking news in d.c. where there are a lot of questions after a student took a gun inside wilson high school in northwest.

shomari stone is talking to students and parents tonight. police are trying to figure out how it happened. shomari? >> reporter: well, tonight students and parents are demanding answers. they want answers to the following questions. number one, how did the student get through the metal detector? number two, was the gun loaded? and number three, where did he allegedly get the gun? right now, there was a basketball game going on here at the school, and as parents were walking on the sidewalk, they came up to me and day wanted to know answers to those questions. tonight, sources tell news 4 that the student made it into the classroom with the gun. he showed it to a classmate and she allegedly took cell phone pictures of it and posted them on snapchat. school officials somehow saw the pictures of the gun. they walked to the classroom, confronted the student, and allegedly found the gun in his backpack around 1:15 this afternoon. they took him into custody and they removed the girl who allegedly posted the pics from the classroom. students also want to know how was he able to get past security guards and a bag search?

>> to me it's just shocking, and partly i don't know who's to blame really, but that's -- it's definitely something that should be investigated and looked -- >> normally the security guards take, like, even, like, glass things, like, they take, like, perfume and glass and anything, and, like, somehow they just, like, let a gun slip by? like, that doesn't make sense at all. >> reporter: indeed, a lot of folks tell me this is senseless. as for the school, well, there was no immediate threat, and school officials tell us that no one was hurt. live at woodrow wilson high school in northwest d.c., shomari stone, news 4. >> thank you. from safety to reliability, to finances. metro's new leader says it all needs to improve. today paul wedefeld sat down for his first extensive tv interview as he looks to improve the troubled trarn ed transit agenc.

tr transportation reporter adam tuss. >> reporter: new gm paul wedefeld says he gets it, dealing with falling ridership and customer satisfaction, what wedefeld wants is a respected organization. >> when somebody asks where you are, metro, i want them to be proud of that and i want the person to hear that to think, wow, that's a neat place to work. i don't think we're there. i think we lost that. we have to regain that. >> reporter: hexr to get creative, hear from people not from metro on how the organization can improve and yes, even on social media he says he needs to get involved. >> we have to understand that's the way of the world now. >> reporter: yeah. >> we got to embrace that. >> reporter: there are more things along social media lines you can use in day-to-day operations in the rail system? >> definitely. across the board. one of the most frustrating things that i hear from customers is just communication. >> reporter: on a personal note, wedefeld said he found an apartment in the noma area off "h" street. his home metro station will be

union station. he plans to ride the red line every day though it will be just one stop to metro headquarters but makes it clear he needs to get metro's current operations back on track and everything else will follow. >> i can't be worried about it being hard. >> reporter: right. can you make a promise to people that it's going it gto get better? >> i definitely can make a promise that it will get better. >> when we asked the gm if metro riders have to be more patient with the fixes that are still needed with the system, he said he doesn't want to ask for patience anymore. it's time to make the system better. guys? >> lot of riders would agree with him about that. >> absolutely. just fix it, get it done. >> all right. adam tuss, thank you. watch adam's entire interview on our nbc washington app right now, just search metro gm. a man in montgomery county sharing a frightening ordeal that played out inside his own house. he says a woman ambushed him, threatened his life then robbed him. pat collins is in kensington now

with the victim's story. pat? >> reporter: jim, when a stranger would knock on his door, he would open it. when a stranger would ask him a question, he would answer it. not anymore. not after what happened here in kensington. >> i'll kill you, i'll kill you. >> reporter: the victim is a man we call joe. he's a 74-year-old retiree. we're not using his real name or showing his face because he's afraid she may come back. but he wanted to talk today because he's worried she may victimize someone else.ççwl >> she was no novice, no beginner. when she runs out of money, my money, she'll do it again. >> reporter: the suspect is this woman. she calls herself maria. here she is spending some of joe's money at a walmart in virginia. police say she used two young accomplices to make withdrawals from his bank account in maryland. and there were more purchases at a target and at a mcdonald's.

this happened on lawrence avenue in kensington. police say maria barged into joe's house, threatened to stab him with a large pair of scissors. tied him up, took his money, his credit cards, his bank card, and warned him if he told anybody about it, she'd be back. >> if you tell the banks, the police, or anybody, we'll come back and we'll kill you. >> reporter: do you think you'll ever be at ease in your house again? >> yeah. if they catch her. >> reporter: if they catch her. and there's a $10,000 reward posted in this case. doreen, back to you. >> pat collins in kensington. thank you. the pentagon plans to deploy more special operations forces to increase the pressure on isis. those new forces are separate from the team of 50 that recently deployed to help kurdish fighters battle isis in syria. defense secretary ashton carter told congress today the new force will assist iraqi and

kurdish forces and may also conduct raids inside syria. nbc news has learned there will be roughly 100 to 150 u.s. troops based in iraq at a location that is yet to be determined. >> these special operators will over time be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence, and capture isil leaders. >> a defense official told nbc news that some operations will be similar to the raid that u.s. and kurdish fighters conducted at an isis prison in northern iraq in october. one u.s. special operations commando was killed then. 70 isis prisoners were freed. in chicago the head of the police department has been fired. that happened as the city looks to restore trust between police and the public. it comes a week after a dashcam video was released showing a white officer shooting and killing a black teenager. nbc's chris clackum has our

report. >> reporter: ever since last week's release of the video showing officer jason van dyke shooting death of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald, calls for chicago police superintendent garry mccarthy's resignation have been constant. the latest from the "chicago sun-times." >> the public trust and leadership of the department has been shaken. >> reporter: mayor rahm emanuel made it official tuesday. >> i formally asked for his resignation. he has become an issue rather than dealing with the issue. >> reporter: earlier tuesday, in an interview with wmaq mccarthy defended his actions. >> i didn't have the authority to do what people thought i should have done. >> reporter: also admitted a press release on the day of the shooting that said van dyke fired on mcdonald 16 times only after the teenager lunged at officers was wrong. >> the initial press release was mistaken, no two ways about it. i guess that's my fault because i'm accountable for it. >> reporter: in the 14 month since the shooting he says never

corrected that information because the feds had taken over that investigation. >> 16 shots! >> reporter: critics say that's more evidence of a police cover-up, accusation bolstered by missing surveillance video from a nearby burger king as well as missing audio from dashcam video of the shooting. mccarthy's dismissal comes the morning after van dyke was released on bond to prepare his defense on first-degree murder charges. chris clackum, nbc news. in baltimore, a jury is expected to be seated tomorrow in the first trial related to the death of freddie gray. his death in police custody set off rioting in baltimore. new at 6:00, our chris gordon checks in on the neighborhood where that rioting began. he's outside the courthouse right now. chris? >> reporter: well, jim, opening statements will follow after a jury is picked in the trial of baltimore police officer william porter. so we thought that this would be an appropriate time to go back to the neighborhood where the

rioting broke out. the death of freddie gray sparked rioting in west baltimore. the cvs was burned out. there was looting. windows were broken in cars and stores. the national guard was called in and a curfew wases imposed. this is the neighborhood today. the cvs is being rebuilt. people here tell me there's still not enough jobs but they're trying to do something about it. >> we're in this situation, so we're improving our situation on our own without the help from everybody that's making it seem like thugs and everything else. so to say that what's going on in the community, we're prospering right now. >> reporter: but when you look around, and ask around, you will find that there's still a lot of anger here. how is this area doing since the rioting? >> we fine. you know what i'm saying? so the police come around, and do the same thing, it's going to happen again. >> reporter: the rioting that happened in april was quieted in part because state's attorney

marilyn mosby announced she would investigate the death of freddie gray. six baltimore police will be tried separately. william porter is the first case to come to court. there's little sympathy for the police. do you think it's important this police officer gets a fair trial? >> suffer. suffer. >> reporter: officer william porter has indicated that he anticipates taking the stand and testifying in his own defense. that's the latest live in baltimore, jim, back to you. >> thanks, chris. a criminal shopping spree, we'll report what one couple is accused of stealing then reselling on the streets. these are the test results showing an increase level of a cancer-causing gas in dozens of montgomery county schools. the district says they've known about this for years. coming up at 6:00, why parents are just finding out about it today and what experts say about

the possible risk to students. a shift in the race for the white house. two months ahead of the iowa caucuses. who's on top, who's in trouble, and who's demanding a

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take a look at the video. police are going to show you. they're looking for three men who held up the shoe store on martin luther king avenue on friday. see the people inside the store put their hands up. the guys then put some of the shoes in bags and they chased several people at gunpoint while they robbed the place. call d.c. police if you think you saw something related. at the live desk, scott macfarlane. two men are locked up tonight accused of robbing a bank that prompted what they call a lock-in at several schools in alexandria. police say the men robbed the pnc bank at the corner of north washington street and montgomery at about 10:00 this morning. both men were armed. five nearby schools were on lock-in mode as police looked for the suspects. what that means is that all the school doors were locked but classes did continue. the men were eventually caught near the target at potomac yard. dangerous levels of a gas that can potentially cause cancer were detected in 28 montgomery county schools over

the last three years. and nothing was done about it until now. and the school district calls it a mistake. tonight, letters are going home with students to lit pareet par know about the radon discovery in those schools. megan fitzgerald tells us officials will be in a meeting tonight to answer questions. >> reporter: for the last six years mindy friedman has been sending her two boys to falls meade elementary school and never had an issue until now. >> i wassen raged. >> reporter: friedman saw this radon report from montgomery county school district. it shows 28 out of 202 schools have elevated radon levels. according to the epa, exposure to high levels of the odorless gas can cause lung cancer. the epa considers 4 or less to be safe. smith center has the highest levels with nearly three times that amount. the report shows levels as high as 5.3 were found in 16 rooms at fallsmead elementary.

what makes parents like friedman even more upset is the tests were conducted three years ago and nothing was done about it. >> and that was a mistake on our part. >> reporter: brian edwards is the chief communications officer for the mont fwgomery county puc schools. he says a mistake was made by the indoor air quality team and was only discovered a few weeks ago. edwards says the district is sending home letters to parents letting them know about the situation but he insists students are safe. but the epa says, "even radon levels below 4 pqi/l pose some risk and the risk of lung cancer can be reduced by lower radon levels." we're told school official districts will be at the pta meeting at fallsmead elementary school behind us here. they're going to be discussing the radon tests and taking questions from concerned parents. we're told that all of the testing dates, retesting dates and the results will be posted on the montgomery county school district's website. reporting in montgomery county,

megan fitzgerald, news 4. >> we are all exposed to low levels of radon gas every day. it's a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas that's formed when elements like uranium break down in soil and rock. that gas migrates into the air and into homes and buildings. the epa says about 1 in 15 homes in the u.s. has el investigaeva of radon. extended exposure can lead to lung cancer, the second leading cause of lung cancer behind spoking with about 20,000 radon-related deaths every year. after the shakeup in the republican presidential race, ben carson's surge to front-runner status fading away now to second place or even lower in some polls. in the meantime, donald trump is still on top. he's demanding now to get paid to show up for the next debate. steve handelsman on capitol hill now with details on why carson's campaign appears to have hit a rough patch. steve? >> reporter: jim, thanks. why is actually a big question.

not clear exactly what's going on with ben carson. first came the questions about his life story. then came the isis attacks in paris. and whether there's a connection or not, the doctor who briefly topped the republican polls or was tied at the top no longer is. it's a roller coaster for ben carson. on top in gop polls a month ago, he's now second. his gains erased. this was today. >> well, you know, poll numbers will go up and down, you know, it's a marathon, it's not a sprint. >> reporter: seven points behind donald trump on october 1st, carson rose to a tie in mid-november. then trump's support hit a high and so did marco rubio's and ted cruz's. while the newcomer's carson's support sagged. after the is swrn is attacks. chris christie today. >> you need experience. when the tough times come. >> reporter: carson visited syrian refugees in jordan and said today, we should help them there, not bring them to the

u.s. >> why do things that just make some people feel good and say we've done something? >> reporter: rubio running second now in new hampshire is playing up his youth. ted cruz in iowa mocked the charge that he'd cut access to birth control. >> last i checked, we don't have a rubber shortage in america. >> reporter: donald trump warned cnn about the next republican face-off december 15th. >> i won't do the debate unless they pay me $5 million all of which money goes to the wounded warriors or go to vets. >> reporter: the billionaire said he might debate, worried he'd be called a chicken if he doesn't. and donald trump says he is not a chicken. he definitely tops the pecking order in republican polls, running first in iowa where the vote is exactly two months from today. and polling on the top in new hampshire and in south carolina where they vote next. i'm steve handelsman, news 4. some high-profile chefs will

gamble with new restaurants as part of the mgm national harbor casino. jose andres, marcus samuelsson and bryan and michael voltaggio signed on to open restaurants. jose andres is going to feature seafood. the voltaggio brothers are going to open a steakhouse. the mgm casino is scheduled to open in the second half of next year. now the rain is tapering off but yet there's more of it moving in late tonight. doug's been working on that. he'll tell us how it's going to play out. heightened security as d.c. leaders head to paris for climate talks. a major announcement that could create jobs and lower utility bills. a prince george's county police officer's on trial for assault charges and misconduct in office. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, what he said after the incident that was caught on cell phone vid

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and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> well, the rain has ended. for a little while. it's going to come back tonight. that's for sure. and don't put those umbrellas away too far. we are going to see the rain move back in probably over the next couple hours. right now, though, we're dealing with the cloud cover. temperatures on the cool side. 48 zdegrees. winds out of the south at about 5 miles per hour. it has been a very chilly day once again. only 41 in winchester. 42 martinsburg. warmer off toward the east. easton into the low 50s.

but most of the area into the 40s. here's the radar currently. you notice the rain that we saw earlier moved on out of here. now we're watching rain trying to move in across our region. we're watching that back toward la ray and winchester. this will try into move into the area over the next couple of hours but the next two to three hours for the most part should be on the dry side. if you want to get out there maybe walk the dog, take a trip to the store, now's a good time to do it. there goes that bulk of heavy rain we saw earlier. the next batch of rain is just on down to the south. and take a look at the stream of moisture coming in off the pacific. and off the gulf of mexico. a line of moisture all because of this huge area of low pressure. this is giving snow placing like minnesota, omaha, nebraska, and it's just bringing in that moisture right on into our region. it's also going to bring in more mild air. let's take you hour by hour on through the night tonight. here come the showers. around 10:00, we have showers around. that's what we'll see tonight. and overnight. just some scattered showers. the rain doesn't pick up again until tomorrow morning. it picks up quickly. look at 7:00 a.m. notice areas of heavy rain right

during the morning rush. the morning rush going to be a problem. the heaviest rain between 7:00 and about noon tomorrow. notice right around 11:00, it's in here, too. we could pick up a half inch to an inch of rain between that time. tomorrow afternoon we clear out as far as the rain is concerned. we'll still have the clouds. it will be a little bit milder. we still have some showers, just showers during the afternoon into the evening hours. the last batch of showers come through with the actual frontal boundary. so bus stop forecast tomorrow, 7:08 is when the sun will rise. shower activity at this time, yeah, for sure, you'll need the umbrella. temperatures around 5 4 degrees. rising to about 63 with scattered showers at that time. heaviest rain coming around 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 tomorrow morning. tomorrow's high temperatures warmer than they've been. it's going to start off cool. up to 63 in leesburg. 64 down toward leeleesburg. tomorrow, on the moderate side for sure. need the umbrella, probably need a change of shoes, maybe the

boots on there with rain at times. some will be heavy at times, too. next couple days we clear out. we dry out. we see nice weather. 50 thursday. 52 on friday. 53 on saturday. this time of year that's where we want to be. low 50s. plenty of sun. really looking quite nice. just got to get through the rain coming up tomorrow. coming up at 6:45, closer look at those weekend plans. i'll show you both saturday and sunday. >> all right. thank you, doug. a local police officer on trial for assault, but it's what he said after the confrontation that called his actions into question. new details tonight about what led the cops to raid a pet store in northern virginia. we'll tell you what they found there. i'm mark segraves on the roof of city hall. and soon this won't be the only local government building with solar panels on it. coming up, a

a cop accused of holding a gun to a man's head, and then saying to him, and i quote, we're pgpd, we shoot people. >> today that officer is having his day in court. facing charges of assault, and misconduct in this case. bureau chief tracee wilkins is at the courthouse in upper marlboro with more. t tracee? >> reporter: it's not only the video which we saw several times today in court that appears to be damning in this case but what the officer is accused of saying

both before and after that video was shot. "i dare you to fing fight me, son." on cell phone video played in court you hear those words from jenchesky santiago as he points his gun at william cunningham's head. >> i felt like my life was about to end. >> reporter: this is william cunningham as he announced a filing of a civil suit against officer santiago in march. santiago faced criminal assault charges and two counts of misconduct in office today. william cunningham says officer santiago held a gun to his aed hen tried to keep him from entering his house. the incident was caught on cell phone video. cunningham and his cousin were sitting in a vehicle parked in front of his buoy home in may of 2014. it was daytime when the officer santiago approached the vehicle and asked why the two were there. after an exchange of words, cunningham decided to go in his house, but before he could enter, cell phone played in

court today shows santiago with his gun to cunningham's head yelling, and ordering him to get back into the vehicle. >> bake makes reference to his service in iraq, threatens to kill our client on his very doorstep. >> reporter: today in court a witness testified santiago also yelled, pg county officers shoot people. santiago's attorney said in his opening statement, "i don't believe my client is a good police officer or demonstrated good police work, but i don't believe he is a criminal." now, santiago's attorney was saying that while he may not be the best cop, that does not make him a criminal. santiago is expected to take the stand first thing tomorrow morning and then, perhaps, we'll have a better understanding of how his defense is going to play out in this hearing. the judge will have the final say. reporting live in upper marlboro, tracee wilkins, back to you in the studio. >> thanks, tracee. new details tonight following a raid at a pet store in chantilly, virginia.

animal control officers seized 46 puppies from a store called dreamy puppy last week. search warrants -- a search warrant documents -- i'm sorry. search warrant documents obtained by news 4 show investigators set up surveillance at the store and found the animals were left alone for more than four hours on that day. once inside, the officers say they found several puppies. they were lethargic and soiled in feces. several of them needed immediate veterinary care. undercover officers also bought one of the puppies before the raid. court documents alleged they were not provided with the required vaccinations records and they were given an incomplete animal history. so far, no criminal charges have been filed. we contacted the pet store owner, but he has yet to provide a comment on the allegations. president obama returned to the white house just about an hour ago after spending two days in paris at the summit on climate change.

the conference brought nearly 200 world leaders to paris to work together on ways to protect our planet from global warming. negotiations will continue for another 12 days. similar talks have failed in years past, but president obama sounds optimistic that this conference will produce results. >> all of this will be hard, getting 200 nations to agree on anything is hard, but i am convinced that we're going to get big things done here. >> president obama also called climate change, in his words, an economic and security imperative for the united states. d.c. is becoming one of the most energy-efficient cities in the nation. today mayor bowser announced a new deal to install solar panels on dozens of government buildings. the city is also sending a delegation to paris tomorrow despite concerns about security there. news 4's mark segraves has that story from atop the wilson building. >> reporter: as the district's delegation prepares to leave for paris, one of the things they

are concerned about is security. >> i have been briefed on that. we're also getting a lot of communications from the c-40 and other organizations over there what we need to prepare for. but, you know, paris is a global city like washington, d.c. i think it's even more important that we go now because we share much of the same values and certainly share the same role in leading the world and being a free city. a free country. and so i think it's even more important that we show that bond that we go to paris and that we represent washington, d.c., there. >> reporter: tommy wells will lead the district's delegation to paris. he joined mayor muriel bowser on the roof of the district's wilson building today to talk about a new plan to reduce pollution in d.c. and to create clean energy. >> for taxpayers, it means that we are controlling our energy costs and we're using the resources that we have like the roofs of our buildings in ways we never imagined before. >> reporter: the plan is to have a private company install solar

panels on the rooftops of dozens of d.c. government buildings. the company would pay for the installation and maintenance and the district government would buy the power from that company. the district recently struck a similar deal to buy wind power. >> in combination with the wind deal, we're looking at upwards of $30 million to $40 million we can save the taxpayers over the next 20 years. >> reporter: by the end of next year, there will be solar panels on at least 50 d.c. government buildings and increase the amount of solar energy produced in the city by 70%. from the roof of the wilson building, mark segraves, news 4. as we begin to think about colder weather here, petco is urging people to prepare for higher energy bills. the company is reaching out to some customers to remind them of options available to make sure the heat stays on. the company is urging people to look into budget billing in which yearly bills are are divided equally over 12 months. special payment plans with the

billing date that falls on payday, and federal and state heating assistance programs. a sophisticated crime targeting local businesses. details behind one couple's lavish spending sprees using fake cards and phony aliases as police reveal what they were buying and then reselling. governor hogan's cancer is in remission, but now he's turning to social media with a big question. and i'm watching the rain across our area. it's moved out for now, but a lot more coming our way. i'll show you when it moves back in and what comes next in my forecast.

a live look at the white house tonight. a red ribbon hanging from the north in honor of world aids day. it is estimated that more than 36 million people worldwide are living with hiv and aids. that disease has killed many more than that. and recognition of world aids

day, d.c.'s mayor muriel bowser signed a global pledge to end the hiv and aids epidemic by the year 2030. the mayor touted an aggressive campaign here in the district. >> 90% of people with hiv will know their status. 90% of persons with hiv will receive treatment. 90% of people with hiv will achieve a viral load suppression and we will reduce the number of new cases by 50% by 2020. >> d.c. health officials say tee spite csignificant progress, to many people young and old still are being exposed to the virus. maryland governor larry hogan wants everyone to weigh in now that his cancer is in remission. should he stick with the bald look? the governor posted that question on facebook. he wrote that he was looking forward to growing his hair back after he finished months of

chemotherapy for nonhodgkins lymphoma but people started telling him they liked him bald. he's inviting everyone to vote by hitting like for hair or share for bald on facebook. so far it looks like hair is the clear favorite, and why would you ask the public for their opinion about your hair? i don't know. >> that often doesn't work out. >> no. no. no. coming up, they used to struggle to make ends meet and put food on the table, but now mystery couple is giving back to the community in a big way. i'm julie carey in fairfax county where police have put a stop to a couple from new york who went on a spending spree at malls in our area with fake credit cards. coming up, why police say their

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they were a young couple with expensive taste in perfume, but that shopping habit helped lead to their arrest. police say the pair from new york had been ripping off local retailers for months using cloned credit cards. bureau chief julie care ary joins us from fair oaks mall with the story you'll see only on news 4. julie? >> reporter: well, doreen, what i found in the search warrant documents doesn't sound like my holiday shopping list. $1,700 of perfume, $800 hightops and $1,000 gucci watch. but that is the kind of stuff

this couple was buying in our area. police were first alerted of them here at fair oaks mall. the female was still in high school. when she was arrested, she ended up giving police a very detailed description of their credit card scheme. tyson's corner center and fair oaks, two malls that were targets of this pair, 21-year-old donovan nedd and 18-year-old messihana alicia porter. investigators say she was recruited by nedd when she was still a yujuvenile. she revealed their plot in detail. >> it helps our detectives and our law enforcement partners to really know what's going on with these sorts of cases. and we really know how to better investigate them. >> reporter: just look at the list of fake or cloned credit cards that porter had in hand during multiple shopping sprees in northern virginia. all bore the name of her alias, tanya harding. it was fairfax county patrol officers who got a tip from fair oaks mall security about a

suspicious couple and caught porter. she told investigators nedd would give her gift cards and credit cards instructing her to buy high-priced items. chanel perfume was a favorite. macy's stores were frequently hit. nedd would then allegedly take the perfume back to new york to resell it. evidence suggests the couple repeated the pattern at malls in the boston area. on just two days in november here in fairfax county, investigators say the pair stole more than $9,000 with fraudulent credit cards. police say the case underscores their constant message, check your credit card activity. >> you can check it online. always know where you're spending, what you're spending, to make sure that you aren't a victim. >> reporter: now days after the young woman was arrested and told her story to police, they did also catch up with donovan nedd, in fact, they used her to lure him to a gas station near fair oaks mall where they placed him under arrest.

inside his car they found lots of perfume. those hightop sneakers. and other clothes. and police say this investigation continues and could lead to other suspects. varn vance, back to you in the studio. >> thanks, julie. final preparations under way in new york city for the tree lighting ceremony at rockefeller plaza. it's a 78-foot-tall tree up there. it's dark right now but soon it will be glowing with more than 45,000 l.e.d. lights. video you're looking at now of the tree being put in place last month. the celebration kicks off at 8:00 tomorrow night. there will be performances by sting, mary j. blige, the rockettes, of course, the high kicking, and others. watch it right here on nbc 4 or and the national christmas tree that sits on the ellipse will be -- the one here in d.c., that is -- how many ellipses do

you know? that one is going to be lit on thursday night. >> three. >> reese witherspoon -- i want to hear the other two. >> me, too. >> reese witherspoon will host the ceremony. we'll see performances by fall out boy, trombone shorty, as well as crosby, stills and nash. remember them? of course the first family will be there to flip the switch and light the tree. those girls have to show up no matter what. whether they want to or not. the ceremony gets under way at 4:30. we'll bring you live coverage right here on news 4. >> like the regular entertainment report there. the firefighters manning the salvation army's red kettle outside a supermarket in minnesota thought saturday was just their regular day. imagine their shock when they learned that one of the donations was worth $500,000. the check has already cleared, too. and salvation army officials say the donors want to remain anonymous. however, the couple shared that they lived on discarded food

scraps to make ends meet when they were younger and now, now they can afford to help others and they're hoping that their generosity will encourage other people to give what they can. this holiday season. >> i love stories like that. >> great story. >> me, too. >> that is so cool. >> even nice when it's somebody doing it anonymously. >> that's even better. we needed something to brighten up our day, doug, because it's pretty gloomy. >> saying i've given you nothing but gloomy days? >> pretty much. >> we've had an extended stretch of that coming in from saturday, sunday we saw the clouds and the rain. yesterday was a washout. today a washout. tomorrow, a washout. but we've got the sun coming up over the next couple of days. your evening planner tonight, the sun coming -- or went down at 4:47. even though we didn't see it. 48 degrees at that time. take a look. that's the current temperature, 48. actually numbers may be going up just a little bit up to 49 by 9:00, up to 49 by 11:00.

we're dry between 7:00 and k9:0. 45 in leesburg. 45 toward manassas. the rainfall, overnight tonight it's going to be on the light side. tomorrow it's bring umbrella day like earlier this morning, potential for steady, moderate to heavy rain. right now, go back toward the martinsburg area, la ray, to see showers. they're trying to move in but having a tough time doing so. the rain down to the south will not have a tough time. right up across our region. tomorrow will be one wet day especially early during the day tomorrow. 50 degrees on your thursday behind this system. a little breezy early on thursday. could be a chilly morning. 52 degrees on friday. 53 on sunday. the weekend looking great. look at sunday. a high of 55. that's actually well above average for this time of year and with sunshine, we're looking really, really nice if you have weekend plans. good weekend to get out there and decorate that house for the holidays. >> thanks, doug. i'll expect you over at my house a

this is the xfinity sports desk. brought to you by xfinity. your home for the most live sports. >> this is a matchup we remember so many times, so well, from so many years in the -- >> yeah. >> big test. >> this is the one we've had, it's like a gift from the schedule makers. maryland and unc reunion night.

a longtime conference rifvals ae part of the big ten acc challenge. terps' head coach was an assistant to roy williams. they have a lopsided history. he's never beaten his former boss despite some tries. lucky number eight tonight? it's going to be tough. >> it's a matchup we've been looking forward to all year. a top ten matchup. the fans are going to be pumped up. it's going to be a great atmosphere. >> we'll be ready, prepared, we'll be excited. every player, every coach, every manager is going to be jacked up. it's been a highly anticipated game since it came out on the schedule and now we get our first, you know, road test against a really good team. meanwhile the wizards will try and right the ship tonight trying to snap a four-game losing streak when they visit lebron and the cavaliers. the skid has coincided with struggles by star point guard who was just 6 for 25 from the field in the latest loss.

as well as two missed free throws in the final seconds against the raptors. wall taking those losses personally. and now taking a long look in the mirror. >> it's just been frustrating. the way we had been playing. i mean, that's the only key, i have to play better for my team to have a chance to win games. i have to be out there, i have to play at an all-star type -- it's something i have to figure out, something i have to get out of. i work every day to get better and improve and spend time with my crew. i didn't play well, and there are times where i will play well. i'll be all right. >> they tip off at 7:00 on coco. the beginning of his farewell tour retiring at season's end. a short time ago, he spoke of the challenges ahead. >> it will take a while to get used to it, just so used to getting up and playing and competing on a physical level. truth be told, i don't have much of a choice because my body's not going to let me go out and

there and compete. it's either i figure out how to do it and be successful and find the joy in that or, you know, be a miserable old dude. >> hope that doesn't happen, kobe. kobe is -- the popular attacker being traded to the philadelphia union. the deal expected to be official next week. the longest tenured player for united, seven seasoned but struggled to stay healthy. three goals and one assist in 23 league matches this season. another memorable monday night football trending today as the tortured cleveland browns fans react. ravens and browns. . it was all tied up at 27. three seconds on the clock. browns attempt a 51-yarder to win it. but it's blocked by brent irvin making his nfl debut and the ravens will -- you see zooms down the sideline. no time on the clock. untouch game winning score. wild finish.

heartbreaking ending for the brouns f browns fans who lost mccown for the season. as you can imagine the scene at first energy stadium to worst energy stadium. home video. the fans tweeted. it shows how browns fans reacting. they cannot believe it. some of the fans visibly upset and apparently just done. done with the jersey. done with the team. browns 2-9 and not looking good for the future. not all the days have been dark in cleveland. i want to remind you guys of happier times when our own doreen genzler worked at a local station. they were happy at one point. a-okay. back when doreen was there in the mid '80s. >> thanks a lot. i'm going to get even. >> look at her hair. see the hair? who's that dude leaning all up close like that? >> that was judd, brother of -- >> mike used to work here. >> that was an nbc station, yes. >> that was cool.

>> oh, my -- >> doreen. >> i will get even. >> uh-oh. >> we do that every day. >> "nightly" is next.

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