news 4 today begins with breaking news. >> we have two breg news stories this morning right off the top, good morning. >> police now are investigating two different homicides overnight. we just got video into the newsroom. take a look, homicide investigation is under way in prince george's county. police were called to the scene just before 11:00 last night. a man was shot to death. there is still no information about what led up to the shooting. a reward is available though for information that leads to an arrest in this case. >> in the district, another man was shot and killed overnight. that shooting happened just on first street in southwest washington. police are looking for a suspect right now. 6:00 on the dot, we want to

turn to your forecast, morning frost returning and we saw a lot of fog this morning coming in, right, adam? >> my question, fog free? >> yes, it can. in fact we have temperatures near freezing. if you're heading out and driving, you may not see any fog in your neighborhood but then you may be going to a patchy dense fog area. watch out this morning. there is fog over the river. there's a live view from the national hoover camera. prince skbrorge's county. there is some fog there and visibility there about a quarter of a mile. here's another view of our sky, the live tower camera overlooking henleytown. this is light fog here. when you do encounter it, use your low beams and slow down because that fog, if you see the temperature read out on your car, at or below freezing, it could be causing a glaze on road, watch out on that. it is below freezing. maryland and virginia, rural areas, upper 20s to mid-20s

right in washington. it's at 34 reagan national around the bay. it's hovering around 30 degrees, delightful december day on the way, look at that coming up. breaking news in yemen, high-ranking official and several body guards are dead. they were killed in a rocket attack described as a huge explosion. yemen security officials say the governor of the city of aden was killed along with six body guards. a group affiliated with isis claimed responsibility for the attack. tonight president obama will address the nation from the oval office. at 8:00 p.m. he'll provide an update on the san bernardino attacks that killed 14 people. and speak how his administration plan is going to defeat isis. nbc jay gray reports from california around the latest surrounding the investigation into the shooting suspects. >> reporter: as a memorial grows outside the inland regional center, terror investigation in san bernardino. early saturday, federal agents

raided this home where they lived. he purchased the two assault rifles used in the attack. he's not a suspect in the mass shootings but want to know when and why they were transferred. >> it's an urban tactical weapon that these individuals used in a capacity for terroristic acts. >> reporter: supporters in the area stopped short of claiming responsibility for the deadly attack. >> isil and others are encouraging people around the world and in our country to commit terrible acts of violence. oftentimes as lone wolf actors. only the third time in his presidency, he'll address the nation from the oval office. the white house says, he'll discuss the situation in california and the broader threat of terrorism, how it's evolved, and how the u.s. will defeat it. jay gray, nbc news, san

bernardino. >> now the friend that gave syed farook the weapons hasn't talked to the fbi. he's in a mental institute. he is not a suspect in the shooting. as the investigation continues, we are hearing some incredible stories of bravery from inside the conference room. one survivor says that she is alive because a man shielded her from the bullets. she says when the shooting began, shannon johnson used his body to protect her. johnson kept repeating, i got you, i got you as the shooting continued. he was one of 14 people who lost their lives that day inside the inland regional center. now to a developing story out of wisconsin, one person has died after a shooting and standoff at a motorcycle shop. the man walked out holding a weapon and refused to listen to police officers ordering him to put it down. that's when the officers opened

fire. police say he may have been shot from inside the bike shop. they're still sorting through kpapd here. one officer was shot at, but his helmet deflected the bullet. police have another suspect in custody. chaos at a christmas parade in centerville after a seven-year-old is run over by a moving float. police say that he slipped and fell and run over by that float at the end of the parade route. the little boy was taken to john hopkins and treated for leg and facial injuries. he is expected to be okay. update now on the officer shot in aberdeen, maryland, jason eastton was shot in the face late thursday night. he'll continue to receive freemt for his eye injury. yesterday a second suspect was arrested. the gun was found. hanukkah begins tonight. big night to celebrate, sft menorah will be lit tonight. and it'll last through the

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not really cunning, and if we don't beat them to the punch, it's going to be very ugly over here. it's going to be very bad. >> strong words again from donald trump. he made those comments after he was asked about the mass shooting in san bernardino, california. called radical islamic terrorists a problem in the united states. americans need to keep a watchful eye on mosques. trump also addressed gun control saying more americans should carry guns for protection. now the president of liberty university in virginia is echoing that sentiment, saying that his students should carry guns. news 4's reporter has reaction. >> reporter: we went to george mason university in fairfax county to get student reaction to -- the students should arm themselves to protect against a potential attack like the one in san bernardino. i like the ideaed that everyone should be able to get themselves. i just don't think in reality it would work out as well as that. people would do that.

>> i don't think it's a good idea. i think part of the reason why things happen is because we don't know the guns go in the hands of. >> reporter: the liberty of university in lynchburg, virginia, he made controversial comments about muslims. criticized president obama for wanting more gun control, and called for students to get permits to carry guns on the private university campus. >> i just wanted to, take this opportunity to encourage all of you to get your permit. we offer a free course. and let's, let's teach them a lesson if they ever show up here. >> reporter: some mason students who support the idea of carrying guns own campus say there should be strict rules and screenings for those who want them. >> i think it's a great idea to allow students to have their own ways to protect themselves and have to rely on the time it takes for anyone to come and help.

when a situation breaks out, it's kind of just sitting around waiting it out. >> reporter: introducing more guns and foot in really know who is carrying them won't make them feel safer. >> it's just not safe. you don't know who's carrying a gun and like what they're thinking. >> well the virginia governor called them rash and repugnant in the following-up interview with media outlets, he stood behind comments. chuck todd will talk to lorettaynch and the gun control and her concerns on meet the press today. that'll start here after news 4 today at 10:30 this morning. headed out early, grab coats and gloves. >> heaters are still needed these days. >> yeah. >> they work. >> we've got to the make sure that works, later on today, it's supposed to warm up as well. >> i'm digging the december temperatures. >> and i'm on the hot seat. we are starting off with patchy fog, it's not widespread, it's

just skiend of patchy. watch out for that this morning as we look at the temperatures, it's at or below freezing, we have a lot of frost around. may have to scrape frost off this morning. most of maryland, virginia, accept near the water, it's freezing. then out of the mountains too, it's generally in the mid-20s. there's the first of the glow over washington. not a lot of fog here right in the city. there's a little bit of light fog hangs in the air. that is the potomac river. there's a live view at national harbor, right there in prince george's county where there was denser fog a few minutes ago. now it's lifting. there's still patchy fog there, especially around the water. if you're driving early this morning, slow down, use your low beams. some fog could cause a little bit of a glaze on some area roads, dress like this young lady today, need your coat, gloves, and a warm start. won't need any rain gear, we'll stay dry throughout the day, for

the morning, bundle up, then during the afternoon, lose layers. there's a live view, not much fog here in northwest upper washington. patchy fog through 8:00 a.m. lots of sun, high clouds, by then, around 50 degrees. then hitting the mid-50s, midafternoon and partly cloudy. storm team 4 radar not showing any rain, no snow anywhere in the vicinity. right now, the forecast will have highs reaching again, mid-50s on monday. little disturbance coming through, giving us clouds, small chance of a sprinkle in the afternoon tomorrow. partly to mostly cloudy in the afternoon. then tuesday, partly cloudy, near 40 in the morning, afternoon highs on tuesday again, mid-50s on the average high this time of year is around 50. this is warmer than average, staying that way on wednesday with sunshine. seven-day outlook as we get into thursday and friday, highs near 60 degrees, both days. we'll take that in december. morning lows in the 40s and

partly cloudy. mild weather continues into saturday. in fact saturday's temperatures may reach the mid-60s and partly cloudy then, next sunday, a week from today, that's our next chance of getting any rain. at all. we'll be in the 50s. so a dry pattern continues here today, all the way into next saturday. that's the way it looks. >> all right, tom, thanks. we're liking that dry pattern after last week. >> and all of the 60s, that's fine. >> early christmas present. next up, we have more for you. >> back in 15 minutes with more of the top stories. good morning, d.c. tunts not making the graded. only one in four students in public, middle, and charter schools is college or career-ready. among minorities, the numbers are worse. annual park test scores show 25% of third through eighth graders tested at our bo in english or math. 17% of black students, and 22%

of latino students are on-track. the scores were sobering, but should not be embarrassing. do you agree with that? >> you know, the reaction from school officials was that they were sobering. and sfernl you look at the -- certainly if you look at the numbers, they are sobering. the other reaction was particularly interested in was that they show a college for hope and future here. the younger students scored better than the older students. you could make the case that because of all these perform reforms that are being made now by the time the younger students grow into the older grades, they'll have higher scores. however, i think there's also a case to be made that there might be something systematic with the school system that has students grow older that they withdraw from schooling. and so, is it an issue of reforms being made or is there something systematic with the school system and the culture so they can be addressed? >> high school scores really just a few weeks ago show the

same race gap, but the mass scores were much lower. is it promising that the younger student's scores were better? >> if you're trying to looking for something here in the d.c. school system and officials there, that's the promising part. i think what has to be disconcerting for the district is this disparity that we've seen, and it seems to be ongoing. any time you see an 80, 20% and we know that the demographic of the city is changing. more whites are moving into the city. when you look at in the test scores in english and math, 80% english, white, 20% african american, that's troubling. and also only 4% in special education are even efficient. those are the numbers that are i think though d.c. and the officials there are hopeful. they still, i think, are troubling. so i think the issue is how quickly can they move those numbers up? >> dave, does it matter how much does it matter that the mayor

says these indicators, parents confidence in the schools. it grows. >> well, i think that's hope. i mean, that's hopeful. that could be a hopeful forward-looking thing, but i think they have to still reflect on a couple of the basics. what is the state of the teachers, what kind of teaching are the kids getting. what's the state of the communities that the children come from? how stable are the families? that's been a large problem in the district because a lot of the city is in poverty levels and the families have broken up and you have other problems like that. i think they have to get into that and deal wl those issues too. but i think a person could remain hopeful over these statistics. >> protest over a princeton mural, while we're discussing d.c. schools, whanl do we know about the protest? >> we know ky henderson asked about the high school, and the

topic hasn't come up, if it does, we'll address it and if the changes need to be made, we'll think about the changes. obviously this is an issue that's broader than justwood row wilson, but he is a former president. there is a high school named here after him. there is a bridge that many cross over time in virginia or maryland, but i think the larger issue here, we've talked about this, is in a society, what do we want to honor, and how do we want to honor those? and i think it's especially difficult here because you're talking about a president, and if you take his name off, we do know that woodrow wilson had racist views and so did abraham lynn khan. then the debate is the person of the time and name should stay on this or time to change these names to reflect a society that's different than it was a century ago? >> the question is if you take away the name of woodrow wilson, you remove a name that, that is

painful for many, many people. but on the other hand, you also take away a chance for a discussion. if the name prompts people start talking about racial issues, that's something. but if it isn't there to prompt them, then you muss them, maybe missed an opportunity. >> but when they were belding a new t.c. williams high school and debating this name, t.c. williams, he's 20th century superintendent alexandria schools that supported segregation. so when they were demolishing the new building and building a new one, they debated this topic. do we want to keep this name? they decided to keep in it in large bauds because it was associated with the movie "remember the titans" more so than the individual. then there's the other example of in georgetown recently they renamed buildings associated with the sales to finance construction at georgetown, university. i think we're going to see much more of these kinds of debates. >> and we have the woodrow

wilson center of studies that is a think tank in washington. they're thinking about should we change that name? >> missing critical weapons to fight synthetic drugs. federal prosecutors will try cases against people who sell synthetic drugs in the city. prosecutions van long time cutting. d.c. police don't have the devices needed to conduct field tests. the machines are expensive and they aren't perfect. >> well, simply have to get moving. if they're really serious about prosecuting these crimes, they have to have all the tools needed to do it. and if it requires some extra funding or extra personnel, if they're serious about prosecuting these folks, it's time to move ahead. >> i think the issue too here is really, coming down to money. because we've had this issue, especially in the district about body cams and he's talking about how would we process the video? but the money it will cost to equip all of these officers with body cams, and now we're talking

about the new devices and in that report, cost $21,000 each. how many would you order? how many officers would you equip with these? what it's going to boil down, does the district have the money and will they invest the money to have this equipment? we know the synthetic drug issue is big and mate your talked about it. >> the equipment doesn't do 100% job. and that's the other issue if you're going to spend this kind of money on machine and only detecting a small amount of synthetic drugs which are difficult to identify. >> and they change all the time. composition changes all the time and you need to update the machines. the things that strikes me about this debate, all the talk we're having about the expensive machines poses the problem from a law enforcement perspective. but i think there are lots of people that are making the case that this might not be a problem that you should approach as a law enforcement issue, maybe this is a health care issue. and we should approach it that way.

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crack dounz on credit toir towing. it is illegal for spotters to hang out in montgomery county parking lots trying to catch you when you park illegally. a new laws bans the practice as one of several provisions in a new law that is aimed at stopping predatory towing in the county. they have to take a picture of your car before towing it to prove there's a violation. and they also have to give you that to help the cost. >> this is a big, big problem in montgomery county. if your car is towed, we know, the feeling you've parked somewhere you think is okay, you don't think it's trespassing, then the car is gone. what i think montgomery county is trying to do and one of the big things here, they stated that they are now aligned more

so with the state law. that's number one. i think number two is that they are saying that if a company is going to put up signs and say this is trespassing that you have to have electronic monitoring to tell us this is what you're doing and so that you can prove this, and finally, the office of complaint said in montgomery county, this was the number one complaint they were getting every month. i think the county is reacting to citizens saying, this is a problem. i think they're being more reactive than proactive which sometimes is a good thing. >> it's funny, why did it take them so long to come this way? and it's not just a complaint in montgomery county. it's a complaint every where, even in the district that cops are moving in before your time is up or some other reason that your car, police are moving in, but the tow trucks are moving in too soon. and it's a cashcow industry for them. i think a lot of people think it's time to cut off the cash cow. >> and there are lots of somethings that are built into this that protect people against

this predatory practice. like for example, there's a new requirement that these businesses have to take cash or credit. that's a big problem. show up the places and say no, we only take cash. and requirement about the si signage where they tow away the cars from. there's a lot built in here to protect consumers. i'm interested, so this is something cracking down on predatory towing, i think in virginia, next year we're going to see potential legislation crack dounz on predatory lending as well. >> yes. loudoun county schools bursting at the seams. some of the most dramatic school growth in the area is taking place in loudoun county. the numbers have just 67% in the past decade outpacing population growth which is only 43%. why is everybody moving to loudoun county? >> well, they may find it's cheaper to live in loudoun county, that's often an incentive, look for the best affordable housing, county that has good schools, good location. the roads are okay. i mean, and it's just an

inevitable thing with the population. that's why they're heading out there. as they head out, there'll be more and more demands for services, education, roads, and that kind of thing. >> we've also seen a pretty dramatic growth, michael, in arlington and alexandria as well. >> yeah, spent time looking at enrollment growth over the last decade, and what i found was there's an uneven nature to this cross the washington region. loudoun county was the outlier by far with this 67% growth, but arlgton and alexandria grew a significant amount. you know what you didn't see is growth in the maryland jurisdiction. montgomery and prince george's were at the bottom of the list. basically keeping pace with population growth. you have to wonder what's happening in the region that would cause the virginia schools to grow, but not the maryland schools. >> we do know in loudoun county, the hispanic population is growing in loudoun county, and that probably also contributes to the school enrollment.

what comes with that as dave said too, you have to address that with non-english speaking students coming in too, the educate or its know there are other issues they have to address when that you have type of increase. and i think if you look at the numbers, large increase being pushed there for the hispanic students. >> betting on the best hats. he hasn't been able to expand medicaid in virginia. so governor mckaul la has another idea to help the uninsured. the bet tax. that would be charged a percentage of the revenue, population based on the number of beds at each facility. the federal government would match that amount to the medicaid and go back to the hospital to help cover their cost. michael, you worked on this as well. this is the governor's work around, but what it is it going to take to make it? >> agreement with the republicans is a short answer. he ran on expanding medicaid to 400,000 people who don't have

health insurance. people who are poor or have disabilities. he's been unable to doed that, looks like he probably will be unable to do that as the republicans control general assembly. this is not expanding health insurance for poor people, but it is taking money from the federal government that virginia's currently not getting to help hospitals pay for people that show up in the er that can't afford care. it's not outstanding health insurance for anybody, but it's helping care for people. >> your thoughts. >> that's the dirty word with republicans. government, government involvement, government and truth. there are going to be other strings attached and unfunded mandate. will the money be cut off later? that's why they object to the medicaid expansion. they think that's not going to be around. i think he's going to have trouble selling it. >> i think the selling point that the governor can make is that maybe it'll save tax payers for those who come into the emergency room and tax payers and hospitals have to pay for it. >> that was an argument for obamacare.

>> thank you, gentlemen, and thank you, that's "reporters notebook." news 4 today starts now. hi everyone, welcome to news 4 today, i'm andy. >> we to want catch you up on the morning top stories here. someone shot a man dead. police were called to the scene on austin hill road just before 11:00 last night. still no information about what led up to the shooting. >> man was killed in southwest washington last night, just blocks from nat's park. police still looking for the killer right now. tonight president barack obama will address the nation from the oval office. at 8:00 p.m., we'll provide an update on the san bernardino attack that killed 14 people. and it's a bit of a chilly start to the morning, but we're expecting a warm-up. our smgs here with what to expect, hey, tom. >> good morning, great to have

you with us early on this sunday morning as you're having your morning coffee, maybe looking out your window, you might see a little fog in your neighborhood, but most areas, that fog has pretty much dissipated. look at your tv. we have a beautiful turquoise and tang rin sunrise under way. that's a live view from the tower camera overlooking at the middle distance way off in horizon. we have a clear sky, maybe just a little bit of very light fog over the city. there's the potomac river, there's a denser fog over the potomac itself, temperatures at or below freezing, when you encounter fog, and it is a little below freezing, might be light glaze. watch out for that as we are in the 20s, most of maryland and virginia in the rural areas as well as shenandoah valley near the bay and downtown, it's in the generally low to mid-30s. low down, use low beams if you encounter any of that patchy dense fog. there is union station, they've got the wreaths out, holiday scene there. by 11:00 this morning, lots of

sun near 50. low 50s to mid-50s midafternoon, then back down to the mid-40s by late this evening. your 12-hour by hour forecast. look at a dry pattern and mild pattern too, that's coming up. >> thank you, tom. this morning we are following a developing story out of london. >> stop. >> this is video of people fleeing after stabbing inside a london underground station. scotland yard says the incident is being treated as a terrorist incident. one person was seriously hurt, one person was arrested. witnesses reported hearing the suspect saying, "this is for syria." east london station is back open this morning according to to the transit authority. investigation is under way right now in miami beach where police officers shot and killed a man. you may have seen this video already, but we're not going to show you the entire thing here. in it, you can see the moments just before that man was shot and killed.

according to police, he did try to rob a bank with a note that said he a bomb. police say he then left the bank without taking any money. then brought a razor out of a barbershop next door. officer tased him, another shot him. separate police agency is now reviewing the video. leavesburg police are investigating a possible shooting on friday a car drove past the home northeast. someone fired several rounds into that home. one person was home at the time of the shooting, but was not hurt there. tragedy in prince george's county, man killed after his camping trailer went up in flames. this was the scene in clinton, maryland, yesterday morning. firefighters say when they got there, the trailer was burning out of control. police and fire investigators are trying to figure out what happened. devastating house fire claims the life of an area mom. this happened on fifth street near alabama and martin luther king jr. avenue. when firefighters got there, the woman was rushed to the hospital, but she didn't make it. fire investigators are still

trying to figure out how this started. officials are reminding folks to be safe as the temperatures continue to dip. >> during the holiday season there are a number of things that go on. people start using space heaters. people to want have christmas trees. >> and that also means that fireplaces are being fired up again. falling temperatures and heat alternatives, highlight the need for the prevention and planning for you and your family. this morning a man wanted in a fatal shooting is in police kus economy alexandria. andre will conditions was charged in the killing that killed one person and two others. they got him thanks to an unanimous tip called in. he's being held without bond. today jesse jackson will call for a federal investigation into the deadly shooting of an unarmed black teenager. today's march and rally will happen in downtown chicago. october of last year, jason van dyke shot laquan mcdonald 16

times. now that video disputed officer van dyke's claim that mcdonald approached officers while armed with a knife. van dyke is now charged with murder. reverend jackson says the shooting is a real hate crime. all right. it's sunday, and here's what's coming up in the week ahead. democratic presidential candidates hillary clinton will be in maryland tomorrow. she's attending a fundracer with a forearm head of the maryland democratic party. and in baltimore, tomorrow's another day in the trial of a police officer charged in freddie gray's death. prosecutors could wrap up their argument this week. and this thursday, we'll hear the state of prince george's county schools. the ceo of the school system is giving the state of the county school's address that day. and maryland governor larry hoegen to get funds to schools in rural counties is causing friction among democratic leaders. in a letter, hogan says that he attends to give more than $5.5 million to carol, tent, and

garrett county. the washington post reports that some leaders are mad because the trio tend to vote for republicans. well, they're now questioning his decision to give funds to one set of schools, while another set has not received all of the money they were expecting this year. today, watch out for street closures because of the jingle all the way 5k in d.c. the area around freedom plaza and pennsylvania avenue northwest is going to be closed between 13th and 14th streets. independence avenue south beach is closed from seventh to third street. third street northwest from pennsylvania avenue, also closed. the street closures will last until noon. well tis' the season for giving, you can give requester time today. volunteers are needed to pack 100,000 meals for starving children around the world. organizing a project for stop hunger now. there'll be no church services closes to 1,000 meals. if you want to help, go to the

thomas jefferson community gym, volunteered can come at 9:30 or 11:00 this morning for one hour, make a big impact. coming up, sex, drugs, and even weapons at work. and these federal workers kept their jobs. while some whistle blowers didn't. i-team investigation coming up. low overnight, temperatures are freezing in some areas right now, tom is coming out when it's going to warm up and your monday work forecast is straight ahead. work forecast is straight ahead. sta

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soil. what questions are -- is the president expected to address tonight, and in reaction to all the criticism that he's been getting about being too restrained against his strategy against isis. >> look, this is about reassuring, i think a nervous county. all right. and i think that that, you know, when the criticism that's come in on him has been, he's been too restin gent, where's he been? we announced this was a terrorist attack and the fbi director announced it, not the president. some of it is semantics, some is theatrics, that is what we count on the president to do sometimes. i think in that case, that's number one. which is, reassure a nervous public that yes, the government's on this, yes, the government is aware of it. i tell you, there are some difficult questions, is he going to get into those security versus privacy debate? you know, if we're going stop these home-grown terrorists, there are two things we've got to do. one figure out how to defeat the

ideology. it's not just about defeating isis over there, the ideology of it, and second, you know, how do you find out who's being, who's being sucked into this? to the point where, without sort of -- well, violating constitutional rights of america. and that's, you know, this has been something we've been concerned about for over a decade. and i think it's more key now than ever. >> this is not the position he wanted to find himself in. obviously you don't want to talk about a mass shooting, but he didn't want to talk about isis, and here he is. >> year seven of his presidency thinking, i think, this was supposed to be the week he was going to be doing historic things on climate change. he's going to start to make the pivot, this is about legacy. late, seventh year of his presidency, basically dealing with the same problem on foreign policy that his predecessor had. the country's not happy. the country doesn't like what's going on in the middle east.

right now, he and president bush have almost identical job approval ratings on job policy for different reasons. different ways that they went about it, but the country is not feeling good. the country feels unsteady. and here he is at the time when country and in some ways is ready to pick a new president, but one president at a time, and it's a time for the commander and chief to reach out to the country. >> how does this change the dynamic of the campaign trail? >> reinforcing number one is terrorism is clearly the number one issue now amongst veeters. not necessarily democratic primary voters, but republican primary voters. the one person that benefitted the most so far, donald trump. sort of the strength, the bra va toe, people believe and sometimes it's missed -- misused in how he goes about it, but showing that strength is what some voters want to hear. when there's been a vacuum.

maybe that changes tonight. maybe the president sets a tone that sort of, that hurts trump. i don't know if that's the case. >> okay. and you're going to speak with loretta lynch, attorney general. >> the latest update. nobody better. >> that's great. >> two pages who have you're speaking for today. it's going to be a big one. >> like ill said, alert everybody, we may not be done by 11:00. >> might be going long today. >> you can see "meet the press" every sunday right here after news 4 today. thanks for stopping by. major agency and local employer's accused of trying to silence critics. >> it's the latest for veteran's affairs. investigation by news 4 i-team scott mcfarland about whether the agencies is punishing whistle blowers. >> going too easy on some people is causing problems. >> reporter: dr. richard hill didn't expect to have free time that the point of his career. >> this one, just a little twig. >> reporter: pruning trees in

frederick. >> i have more time to do things, seeing more family and all that. >> reporter: it's because he chose to retire from his job at the u.s. department of veteran's affairs clinic. shortly after he was officially reprimanded by agency administrators. >> they just said conduct unbecoming. that was the reason. conduct unbecoming. >> reporter: because he was being retaliated after writing e-mails saying the clinic didn't have enough clerical staff and errors were occurring because of it. >> i went to receive the reprimand. i was told that, you know, i'd been bringing up things i shouldn't bring up. >> reporter: richard hill isn't the only one saying that. our review of the reports filed by the u.s. support of special county which is retaliation shows more than 1,400 complaint filed by va employees just since january. more than any other agency government watches. and the officer since ordered release for dozens of them, financial settlement or formal

acknowledgment, confirming they were unfairly treated, richard hill included. they were helped reach a deal to withdraw his reprimand. these complaints come at the time when the va is reel freg a scandal which some other va hospitals cook their books to mask long wait times. the agency secretary resigned, and nows in the months since, one by one, forearm whistle blowers told congress they felt retaliated against for speaking up. >> i suffered retaliation for years. >> retaliation exists because it's a culture. >> unfortunately, my experience is not unique at va. >> reporter: the va responding to complaints told the news 4 i-team, it's unacceptable and that allmh÷ employees who are notified about whistle blower protection. despites months of question, the u.s. department of veteran affairs declined an interview to talk about whistle blowers and mr. hill's case. but in the time since, found another issue, workers committing health and safety violations, kept their jobs.

what one congressman calls blasts. only three agency administrators have been fired for that major wait time scandal. the chairman of the house veteran's chair committee. >> i they blatantly caused problems within the va. >> reporter: many more should be fired for that and other bad behavior. dozens of other forms of employee misconduct in the d.c. area by obtaining reports from the lowe va medical center. >> if they really to want win, they've got to cut the players that aren't performing. >> reporter: workers who had sex at the hospital in martinsburg and others sleeping on duty, another under the influence of alcohol at the d.c. medical center. another in martinsburg for distributing heroin and a seven-year employee there who brought a loaded gun and knife on the grounds. none of them, fired. the worker with the gun showed remorse, the agency told us. congressman miller thinks it's not acceptable. >> no, absolutely not. i mean, we're talking about

people's lives that are being endangered. >> reporter: the va in a statement said performance and conduct issues, va takes appropriate action to be terminate employee. in the d.c. area, that was the result in about 20% of the time. in 2013 and 2014. scott mcfarland, news 4 i-team. >> investigation by scott there, good. and good day to get out and take that tree if you haven't gotten it. >> if you look out the window, may look like your bathroom mirror after you take a shower which is what it looks like right now. >> that was like the american legion bridge coming in this morning. >> this was at the national harbor. so it's patchy, dense fog, you can see it on this tower camera view. you can see the fog bank there right along the middle part of your screen. that's hovering right over the potomac river. elsewhere, we don't have a lot of fog. we have a clear sky over the fog, there's a live view from the other tower camera. national cathedral there in the

middle distance off the horizon, prince george's county starting off. with the patchy fog, slow down if you encounter that, use low beams and sub-freezing temperatures much of the region where the fog is, that's label the of a glaze on some of the roads because we are at or a little below freezing around most of the renal. there's patchy dense fog around the bay waters, the title potomac and some of the rural areas. watch out for patchy fog near open fields. right now we're in the 20s just about every where. address according toingly this morning, you'll see a warm scarf, coat and gloves for the morning hours, then you can lose a couple layers during the afternoon. biking forecast, good day then to get out on a bike. patchy fog may be lingering, otherwise sunny, by noontime, near 50. light winds, good biking weather today by 4:00, should be into the mid-50s. so a terrific day, and yes, going off tree-hunting today. looks like a good day for that. sunny, but rather chilly. we'll be in the low to mid-50s in the rural areas.

storm team 4 radar not showing rain or snow anywhere in the renal. and our four-day forecast seeing dry air all the way through the rest of the week. slight chance of a sprinkle on monday afternoon as we reach the mid-50s. clouds come on through. and then on tuesday, partly cloudy near 40 in the morning, afternoon highs mid-50s. wednesday into the mid-50s. storm team 4 seven-day outlook remaining mild, in fact highs near 60 degrees on thursday. and again on friday. and i may actually get into the low, briefly mid-60s on saturday next weekend looking great. here's an outlook for next weekend with a partly cloudy sky on saturday, mild, but the next chance of any rain may come next sunday. a week from today. some showers bha around with temperatures in the 50s. and that's the way it looks. >> thanks so much, tom. man finds man's best friend after two years. how the poor pooch made it from miami to d.c. and what all pet

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you're watching news 4 today. welcome back. they say there's no place like home. someone said that. but we have a unique twist on the concept to share with you. >> for a group of college students in cleveland, home has become a local retirement community. nbc's reporter stopped by for a visit. >> reporter: 25-year-old daniel carven has a lot on his mind these days, as he finishes up his ph.d. at the cleveland institute. one thing he doesn't worry about. >> i've got the best student housing arrangement in cleveland, i think. >> reporter: and it's not just the apartment in a luxury hotel.

or the grand piano with a lounge. it's his house mates. >> i have 100 fwrpts here, and dear friends of mine. >> reporter: he is home to both two seniors. novel arrangement for college kids and retirees that started five years ago. 79-year-old laura verick has four sons and six biological grandchildren? >> she's as of as my family as some of my adult grand kids. >> reporter: what could they have in common? turns out, a lot. >> we found a lot of things we enjoy doing together. cooking, sharing a meal. talking about art. talking about music. >> reporter: the students get free housing, in exchange for performing once a month. residents say the young neighbors chemothem young. -- keep them young. >> you want to look alive.

you see a young person. you want to look as though you're still part of it. >> i see them wearing or carrying something, and like what the hell is that? >> no loud parties or lat at nights? >> we can actually have those too, you know, just because of our age, we go loud. >> reporter: there is one area of disagreement between the ages. who do you think gets more out of it, the residents or you? >> i do, i like older people better than people my anyone. >> reporter: so far, a dozen students have together to create this family-like atmosphere. >> it's a win for us because we have delightful young people here. >> reporter: two different generations living in harmony. nbc news, cleveland. >> love that. well, holiday miracle for a man whose dog was stolen from him in miami over two years ago. washington humane society found the dog this week in d.c.

microchip is what led the humane see the to his owner, jason brandon, says he didn't think he would see him again. drove all the way from new york city to where he lives now for this very special reunion and to take polo home. >> he said, this is the story you see on the news. guess what, it's on the news. just reminder, 35 bucks, go to the humane society and get one of the chips for your pet if you don't have one. it's a good idea. >> right. still more ahead on news 4 today. >> that includes an hour by hour look at the forecast with our meteorologist. cold out there right now. stay wi

news 4 today begins with breaking news. >> yeah, breaking news at the top of the 7:00 hour, we have new details tweebt murders. >> both homicides happened overnight, one in prince george's county and the other in the district. this morning, prince george's county police are searching for a homicide suspect. officers, they were called to the scene on austin hill road around here just before 11:00 last night. they found a man shot to death at this point, there is still no information about what led up to the shooting. we do know that a reward is available for information that leads to an arrest in the case. and around 10:00 last night, d.c. police say the man was shot and killed in a district. shooting happened near n street southwest, blocks from the park. we're calls police to find out the name and what happened

there. police are looking for a suspect right now. i don't know about you, but i have been enjoying the december days, but we are paying the price with some cold overnight lows. >> cold, but i like what's coming up in the forecast. got to look at that. >> yeah, consider that my holiday present. we have unusually mild and continued dry weather here for the week ahead. that includes today. right now, looking at this view of washington that looks like a french impressionist painting that you would see at the national gallery. that's a live view from the city camera. little bit of light fog hovers over capitol hill and look at the potomac river, it's like glass this morning. no wind at all. and the patchy dense fog is rather dense right over the pennsylvania toe my mic river valley looking off to the north and west. that is all dense fog over the ta toe mic river. elsewhere, no fog, there's capital, steam coming off there, and by 11:00 this morning with lots of sunshine will be near 50

by midafternoon, maybe low, mid-50s, and back down to low 50s by 5:00 p.m. then by late tonight, going ahead 12 hours, we'll be back down into the mid40i by late this evening under a partly cloudy sky. look at how long the pattern will last. that's in just a few minutes. >> thanks. breaking news now out of yemen, governor was killed in this explosion. this is new video just into news 4 newsroom. group affiliated with isis claimed responsibility for this attack. you can see a car completely up in flames in the area. yemen security officials saying that the governor of the city of aden was killed along with half a dozen body guards. tonight president obama will address the nation from the oval office. he'll provide an update on the san bernardino attack that killed 14 people. also going to speak about his administration's plan to defeat isis. jay gray reports from california on the latest surrounding the investigation into the shooting

suspects. >> reporter: as the memorial grows outside the inland region signal center, so does the terror investigation in san bernardino. early saturday, this home was raided. he apparently purchased the two assault rifles used in the attack. authorities say he's not at suspect in the mass shooting, but they want to know when and why the weapons were transferred to farook and his wife, tashfeen malik. >> it's an urban tactical weapon that they used for terroristic acts. >> reporter: saturday, isis called them supporters and hailed them as martyrs, but stopped short of claiming responsibility for the deadly attack. >> we know that isil and other groups are encouraging people around the world and in the country to commit terrible acts of violence. oftentimes as lone worful actors. >> reporter: president obama continues to get daily briefings on sunday for the third time in his presidency. he'll address the nation from the oval office. the white house says, he'll discuss the situation in

california and the broader threat of terrorism, how it's evolved, and how the u.s. will defeat it. jay gray, nbc news, san bernardino. >> the friend that gave syed farook the assault rifles used in the deadly attack hasn't spoke to the fbi. he checked himself into a mental hospital after the attack. he is not a suspect in the shooting. as the investigation into the deadly attack continues, we are hearing stories of heroism. one says she is alive because a man shielded her from the bullets. she says, when the shooting began, shannon johnson used his body to protect her. he says johnson kept repeating, i got you. as the shooting continued. the 45-year-old was one of 14 people who lost their lives that day inside the inland regional center. i want to take you to a developing story out of wisconsin now. one person died after a shooting and standoff at a motorcycle

shop. police say the man walked out holding a weapon and refused to listen to officers ordering him to put it down. that's when the aurss owned fire. the man may have been shot at from inside the bike shop. they're trying to figure out what happened there. one officer was shot, but helmet deflected the bullet. police have another suspect. custody. chaos at a christmas parade in centerville, virginia, after a seven-year-old boy is run over by a moving float. he slipped and fell at the end of the parade route. he was taken to john's hopkins and treated for leg and facial injuries. he is expected to be okay. update now on the officer shot in aberdeen, maryland, officer jason easten was released from the hospital. he was shot in the face late thursday night. doctors say that he will continue to receive treatment for his eye injury. yesterday, we told you a second suspect was arrested and the gun believed to have been used in that attack was found. today is the first day of hanukkah, the holiday begins at

s sundown, and if you are jewish, happy hanukkah to you. to kick off, there is a special lighting tonight. it starts at 4:00. it is free, but you need a ticket to attend. you're looking at vid grow last year's event -- video from last year's event which included joe biden. this year, white house staff will be there. >> love the dancing dreidel. coming up, guns on campus, how students are responding to a call to arm themselves. police connecticut found skeletal remains inside a house. how the suspect is using his religion as a defense. council woman quits her job. the reason she says because of

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i'm one of the people that do something like -- who? >> creepy is an understatement. neighbors had strong reactions after hearing a man had five human skeletons in his apartment. this happened in hartford, connecticut. police say they came from a cemetery in another state more than an hour away. officers arrested the man. he said he's a priest of the religion that uses skeletal remains. he'll be in court this week. baltimore man is facing attempted murder charges after setting two co-workers on fire. christopher harrison jr. is being held without bail. police say that a work dispute somehow led harrison to douse his co-workers in gasoline, then set them on fire. they are in the hospital in critical condition. columbia's president announced the discovery of what may be the world's largest treasure. it's a large cargo of gold and

precious stones. now the lost ship and cargo have been the subject of decade's long arguments between governments. believe the ship was carrying a 11 million gold coins and jewels. wow. well, we're going look outside right now. tom says to expect some warmer temperatures next week. he's timing out exactly when this. >> look how pretty. donald trump speaking on the san bernardino shooting massacre. he puts it all out there.

you're watching news 4 today. >> this is a war, we're at war, and if we're not smart, and we're not really cunning, and if we don't beat them to the punch, it's going to be very ugly over here. it's going to be very bad. >> strong words again from donald trump, he made those comments after being asked about the shooting in san bernardino, california. called radical islamic terrorists in the united states. americans need to keep a watchful eye on mosques. >> trump also said the people in san bernardino had guns, they could have protected themselves. in a similar message, the president of liberty university in virginia told students they should carry guns too. news 4's reporter with reaction. >> reporter: we went to george mason university in fairfax county to get student reaction

from jerry caldwell jr.'s comments that students should arm themselves to protect themselves against the attack sliek the one in san bernardino. >> i like the idea that everyone should protect themselves. i just don't think in reality it would work out as well that people would like it to. >> i don't think it's a good idea. i think part of the reason why shootings like these happen is because we don't know who these guns go in the hands of. >> reporter: he is president of the conservative liberty university in virginia. speaking at a conference, he made controversial comments about muslims, criticized president obama for more gun control and called for students to get permits to carry guns on the private university campus. >> i wanted to take this opportunity to encourage all of you to get your permit. we offer a free course. and let's, let's -- let's teach them a lesson if they i ever show up here. >> reporter: mason students who support the idea on campus say

there should also be strict rules and screening for those who want them. >> i also think it's a great idea. a lot of students to have their own ways of protecting themselves and not have to rely on the time it takes to have anyone come and help. when a situation breaks out, it's kind of difficult to just sit around and wait it out. >> reporter: others say introducing more guns and not knowing who is carrying them won't make them feel sacher. >> it's just not safe. you don't know who's carrying a gun. and like what they're thinking. >> darcy spencer reporting there. he stood behind his comments in follow-up interviews. meanwhile, virginia governor called the remarks pug nant. with so much talk about gun control and the controversy, "meet the press" will talk to loretta lynch about it all. new reports states a

12-year-old cleveland boy shot and killed by a police officer had his hands in his pockets. he did not have enough time to remove his hands from his pockets. the report says rice's hands were not visible to the officer. officer timothy lowman shot rice in less than a second after opening his police cruiser door. grand jury deciding whether to bring charges will review the new reports. take a look at this special tribute to the victims of the terror attacks in paris here. it's the 24th annual parade of lights in oldtown, alexandria. over 50 votes decorated and trimmed with lights. this right here, floating in solidarity with france. see the eiffel tower there, very cool. major flooding across the pond right now. wind is blowing and the rain is falling in england. look at the water flowing past doorways and in one place nearly as high as a bridge. now roads are closed across parts of england, scotland, and

wales this morning. well the next story out of new jersey is a complicated one. a town council member now says she is not resigning. she stepped down originally after the rest of the council voted to call it a christmas ceremony. for the last 20 years they called it a holiday tree lighting, but they're changing it now. the council member made the name made it a religious event. she will stay on the council afterall. >> bah humbug. >> i feel like, this time of year, we see stories like this over and over again. some of them locally. >> right. >> people are very sensitive to that. >> she's staying on the job. >> she's staying on the job, going to serve the community. the lights will go on, all will be well. today might be a good day to get a christmas tree -- >> or string the lights. >> a lot of people had them strapped to their rooftops and another day to get out and do that. and that was a big tradition in my family. we didn't get the tree until christmas eve. >> wow. >> and then decorated it christmas eve and had it up on krems day. and then took it down the day

after christmas. >> that's because your dad didn't want to. >> yeah. >> wow. >> good weather for tree hunting today. always felt bad further tree though. >> yeah. >> oh wait. >> poor baby. but we have some gorgeous tree farms that grow them for that reason. high in the mid-50s new afternoon. there's the sky over washington. few clouds coming through later today. good weather for biking today. little patchy fog here through about 8:00 this morning, and by mid-morning, it'll be gone by noon, up around 50 degrees. how to get the mid-50s by midafternoon. great day to go bike riding or hiking, just light winds. temperatures right now though are cold. we have it down into the mid to upper 20s in the rural areas near 30 right by the way. low 30s right in washington. shenandoah valley into the washington, mid to upper 20s there as well. you can see the fog bank over the river, live view from the tower camera, elsewhere, light fog hangs in the air early sunday morning.

there's thick fog there, that's a few from the national harbor camera. dress warmly it morning, you won't need an umbrella, stay dry through the day, but it'll billion cold here through mid-morning. then by the afternoon, we'll get that warming. nothing showing up on storm team 4 radar now. all dry around the region. and after we reach mid-50s today, partly cloudy tonight down to the upper 30s by dawn on monday. back to work and school tomorrow. good weather, just clouds coming in during the afternoon. that's part of an upper level disturbance that might give us a few sprinkles. high mid-50s and remaining above average for temperatures, average high this time of year is in the upper 40s, mid-50s again on tuesday near 40 in the morning. we'll do that again on wednesday. ought to be more sun around on wednesday into the mid-50s and near 40 in the morning. storm team 4 seven-day outlook. gets ian milder towards the end of the week. on thursday, and again on friday, both days may be up around 60 degrees.

and it may actually get into the low and mid-60s on saturday. thank you very much. thank you very much. it looks like a mild trend is going to continue on sunday as well. look at next weekend after that mild day on saturday. our next chance of any rain does appear to be sunday. a week from today. some showers bha coming through with temperatures again right around 60 degrees on sunday afternoon. what's missing? snow. no snow over the next seven or eight days in the extending outlook is looking dry for the most part. except next sunday. >> okay. >> we're not complaining. >> i don't to want shovel. >> thanks, tom. 7:20 right now, warning signs in the fight against breast cancer. of a new risk factor that doctors now say should not be

you're watching news 4 today. we are back with an important health story that came out this week. >> yeah, it's a new warning sign for breast cancer that doctors say should now be added to the list of risk factor for the disease. nbc's janet shamly has more. >> excellent. >> reporter: this trainer wasn't overly concerned when a mammogram several years back detected something suspicious. >> let's go. >> reporter: turned out to be what's known as a false-positive. additional screening found she was cancer-free. but three years later, there was nothing false about it. yearly test revealed the houston mom had stage two breast cancer.

what's it like when you get that diagnosis? >> it is very scary. i have a little boy, and i want to see him grow up. and get married and all those wonderful things. >> reporter: new research finds the false-positives may be cause for concern afterall. receiving them had a higher chance of eventually developing breast cancer than those who didn't. study follows more than a million women between the ages of 30 and 74 for over a decade. women with a previous false-positive had a 39% greater risk of breast cancer later on than women who never had such a finding. those when a bipartisanship si that turned out to being me ifty eventually had a 76% greater risk. however, the overall risk remains low. doctors say it adds up to about one additional cancer in every 100 women. >> chances of a woman developing breast cancer overall are small, even if she is a false-positive. >> reporter: this doctor says, false-positives should be considered a risk factor, just like family history and age and women with that should continue

to get regular screenings. >> i was diagnosed two years ago. >> reporter: after diagnosis, claudia was treated at md anderson cancer center. >> this is mommy, look at her bicep. >> reporter: still plenty of energy for son nicholas. >> i'm very, very lucky that it wasn't as bad and that they discovered. you know, at an earlier stage. >> reporter: false alarm mammogram, a potential clue for early detection in the fight against breast cancer. janet shamly, nbc news, houston. well, was it a new act of terror? we're going to show you the scare witnesses inside an underground london train station came face to face with. and the sun just now starting to rise. tom breaks down conditions hour by hour at 7:30. and why actor morgan freeman is thanking his pilot this

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to block your right to label. call congress. demand clear labels, not high tech gimmicks. don't let them overturn state gmo labeling. protect our right to know. someone shot a man to death in prince george's county. police were called to the scene just before 11:00 last night. there's still no information about what led up to the shooting. and we're working to learn more about a separate shooting in southwest d.c. someone shot and killed a man there on first street, southwest, just blocks from the park. tonight president barack obama will address the nation from the oval office. at 8:00 p.m., he'll provide an update on a san bernardino attack that killed 14 people.

welcome back everyone. >> hope you're having a great start to your sunday morning. and we to want take a look at the true star of the show. today. the star right there, which is the sun. >> yeah, this thing's going to be working later for us, and in our favor. let's check in with our storm team 4 meteorologist. >> live view from the city camera this morning. golden sunlight now spreading across the landscape. below the sun, a fog bank. we do have some patchy fog around early on this sunday morning under a clear sky. it is cold, our weather headlines for today, morning patchy fog and it'll be a sunny cool afternoon. dry pattern continues for much of the week aide ahead. there's that fog bank you can see in the upper part of the potomac river, live view from the tower camera. this is around the palace age area, and this foggy right over

the potomac all the way up to great falls. camera can't quite see that far. above that, turquoise, tangerine sky starting off on this sunday morning. temperatures right now are generally in the upper 20s near 30. nearby suburbs near 30 by the bay. shenandoah valley in the mountains, mid and upper 20s. low 20s out in the mountains this morning. there's the capital, steam vents will on this cold, sunday morning. hour by hour forecast by 11:00, we'll be up near 50 degrees. and then by midafternoon, the mid-50s business 5:00 p.m., we'll be back down to the low 50s, sunset today's at 4:46, then by late evening, back down to the mid-40s. look at how long this dry pattern will last and warming trend for the week ahead. that's coming in just a few minutes. >> thank you very much, tom. well this morning we are following a developing story out of london. stabbing inside an london underground station. one person seriously hurt, one

arrested. witnesses reported hear the the man say, "this is for syria." the station is back open this morning according to to the transit authority. investigation is under way in miami beach where police officers shot and killed a man. you may have seen this video, but we are not going to show the whole thing right now. in it, you can actually see the moments just before the man, right there, the shirtless man was shot and killed. according to police, he tried to rob a bank with a note that said he had a bomb. police say he then left without taking any money but then brought a razor out of a barb barbershop next door. one tased him, another shot him. separate police agency is reviewing the video. possible driveby shooting on friday a car drove past a home on graywood way northeast. someone fired several rounds into the home. one person was home at the time of the shooting. was not hurt. tragedy in prince george's county. a man killed after his camping trailer went up in flames. this was the scene in clinton,

maryland, yesterday morning. firefighters say when they got there the trailer was out of control. fire investigators are trying to figure out exactly what happened. devastating house fire claims the life of an area mom. this happened on fifth street in southeast near alabama and martin luther king jr. avenue. now when firefighters glot, the woman was rushed to the hospital, but she didn't make it. firefighters are still trying to figure out how this started. officials are reminding folks to be safe as temperatures continue to dip. >> there are a number of things that go on. people start using safety. people to want have christmas trees. >> that also means fireplaces are being fired up again. falling temperatures and heat alternatives highlight the need for detectives prevention, in worst case scenario planning for your family. well, we're working for you with an eye on the big story is to watch for in the week ahead. now tomorrow, hillary clinton will visit maryland while on her campaign for the white house. she's attending a fundraiser

with a former leader of the party. prosecutors call more witnesses in the first trial over freddie gray's death. baltimore police officer william porter is charged with manslaughter. and this thursday, we'll hear what you can lock forward to in the future of prince george's county school. ceo of the district is giving his state of the school's address on that day. maryland governor larry hogan's promise to give additional state funds to some rural county schools is causing friction among some democratic leaders. in a letter, hogan says he intends to give more than five and a half million dollars to carol kent in garrett county. the washington post reports leaders are mad because the trio of counties tend to vote for republicans. they're questioning his decision to give additional funds to one set of schools, while another set has not received all the money they were expecting this year. all right. well tis' the season for giving. you can give your time today.

volunteers are needed to pack 100,000 peoples for starving children around the world. great community church in arlington is organizing the project for stop hunger now. there will be no church service. close to 1,000 volunteers work to assemble the meal. if you want to help, go to the gym, volunteers can come at 9:30 this morning or 11:00 this morning, just for one hour, you're going to make a big impact. how edward snowden's revolution of the nsa phone prarm is restricting access in the investigation into the san bernardino shooting. >> that's right. and actor morgan freeman in a plane scare. what he's saying about the incident this morning. that's coming up. i've smoked a lot

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you're watching news 4 today. welcome back, it's 7:36, investigators can't access the nsa's phone records of the couple they believe carried out the deadly attacks in california. now the government's authority to review and analyze the records ran out just four days before the wednesday attacks. under the new usa freedom act, authorities are able to obtain roughly two years worth of calling records. the old program kept up to five

years worth of records. nsa ended after edward snowden leaked a program's existence in the summer of 2013. today in chicago, the rernd jesse jackson -- reverend jesse jackson will call for a federal investigations into the unarmed teenager. jason van dyke shot laquan mcdonald 16 times in a shooting caught on video. mcdonald approached officers while armed with a knife. van dyke is charged with murder. reverend jackson says the shooting was a real hate crime. morgan freeman says he's just fine after a tire blew on a plane that he was in and trying to take off. it was in mississippi. it made a crash landing. the actor says his quote "excellent pilot," kept things under control and everyone is safe. good to hear than. taxi uber, lyft, which is

cheaper in the district? we have a breakdown and you may be surprised. let's look out the window right now. beautiful sunrise on this sunday morning. tom is tracking the forecast ahead, when we might be able to get this, break out shorts and sandals next week. stick around.

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you're watching news 4 today. well, it's a game a lot of adults have never learned to

play, but some students in d.c. are being taught by the pros. news 4's kristin wright shows us somehow chess challenge is shaping young minds. >> how many squares can the pobd go? >> correct. good job. >> reporter: it's a game of strategy. >> i get to capture people. >> reporter: confidence. and skill. >> like about the method because you get to move. >> reporter: and whether they realized realize it or not, students at turner elementary in southeast d.c. are learning more than how to play the game of chess. >> with this program, we really hope to give these kids the tools they need to succeed in life. >> reporter: it's the first year for chess challenge at turner. underperforming school. >> turner is a school nestled in a community that's known, a wide range of challenges from poverty to crime. >> reporter: schesz bringing a new experience. >> i have to think where to

move, where to move my pieces. my pieces so i won't lose my king or queen. >> reporter: it's in ten elementary and middle schools in the district. the free program includes a math and literacy curriculum. >> chess has been proven to create new brain tasks. >> today we are mastering the bishop. >> we're trying to implement a shift and a change in the instructional and just the overall student experience. >> reporter: and he says he's already noticed better beheir and a new eagerness, check mate. >> you got the king, and you can win. >> reporter: in the district, kristin wright, news 4. >> love that. well, new families could be coming together after the adoption and foster care expo in d.c. our very own barbara harrison hosted that expo yesterday. carnegie library in northwest d.c. perspective parents had the chance to get answers from experts in all stages of the adoption process. >> good for them.

the "today" show is next on nbc 4, starts at 8:00. >> let's get a preview what have they're working on. joining us live from new york this morning, good morning. >> good morning, coming up on a sunday morning here on "today," we're live all around the globe with the latest on the terror threat facing the u.s. president obama speaking to the nation tonight. new fbi raid in the wake of san bernardino, and startling information emerging about the female suspect's belief. plus a big scare is in london, when a man started assaulting people with a knife. also a turn and show the good side of people when we take you to a florida restaurant that tells people who are down on their luck, just pay what you got in your pocket. and we're going to go to the wild, wild west. everybody complains about traveling in coach. this is traveling in coach, folks, we'll give you a little taste of what it was like back in the day. >> looks peaceful. >> you'll see. >> i don't know about that, chanel. looks a little bumpy. >> yeah, a little rocky. >> we'll see.

>> be ready. >> scenery. we'll take that part of it. >> very nice, i can't wait, thanks, guys. >> old school. the canadian prime minister pledges to legalize marijuana in the country. canada's governor general made an announcement about the party's plan. the newly elected prime minister supported legalized marijuana for several years. predatory towing is about to become a thing of the past in d.c. president obama signed a new federal law this week giving state and local governments the power to regulate towing companies. well, a similar law went into effect in montgomery county on monday. it bans spotters. those are people who watch and wait for you to park illegally. also adds new requirement for parking lot owners who want to have cars towed. there's a new study on the best way to save money when you're catching a ride in d.c. according to to the search engine finder, a one mile taxi

ride in the district will cost you five bucks and 14 cents, and uber x ride 5 to $7 for the same distance. lyft is about $7 to go a mile. new app curve will charge you $9. those are just for one-mile ride. they can cost more in other cities, even though they're usually the cheapest here. okay. have you got your copy yet? >> no. northern virginia magazine, it's out, we have an announcement. i'm a member of the "today" show parenting team, and so i've just started writing a monthly column on parenting issues for northern virginia magazine. and this year, the first, the first thing i'm talking about thor month is holidays. >> no kidding. >> and you know, you've just got to not let the pressure get to you and really try to get away from having the picture-perfect holiday. with social media the pressure is on us to do it up perfect. >> that's right. >> and so, my message is, don't

diy, dey, do enjoy yourself. >> do enjoy yourself. >> yeah, pick up your copy, it's fun. >> except when the dog jumps up on the table and into the turkey. >> christmas story? >> yeah. >> well, you know, and i put stories about it. i hosted thanksgiving last year, and this is a short story. basically i ordered everything in. you still had to heat it the up. got through the first thing, mashed potatoes, microwave broke. >> oh no. and the family arrived. >> so you've got to read the rest of the story. >> yeah. it's okay. we all survived. all is well. we're breaking out the flip-flops today, right. >> no. >> oh, okay. >> you can look at them, if you want. and dream. but not today. little bit of fog that's lingering. in the rural areas been light glaze, watch out for that because we are at or below freezing. you could see the light fog in

the air. overlooking the foreground. office in the left there, that's friendship heights. under a clear sky on this sound morning. the other tower camera showing that are bank of dense fog that's right over the potomac river, right along palace aid, macarthur boulevard, american legion bridge and the great falls. we've got patch yib dense fog, and extends south too. all the way down to alexandria and around the wilson bridge, that's where we have that dense fog and where the temperatures are at or below freezing now in the upper 20s, and there's patchy fog too in southern maryland. watch out, a glaze on some of the roads. temperatures right near the bay waters though are a little bit above freezing. 20 in shenandoah valley, out of the mountains, cold morning there. great day to get exercise, recreation, there's one right downtown should be good weather for that. upper 40s, right around 50 degrees. then by 1:00, the low 50s made peak around mid-50s at around 3:00 this afternoon.

lots of sunshine. then by late afternoon, sunsets at 4:46, we'll drop back down into the low 50s. for the morning, you're about to head out. you'll need your coat, gloves, and a warm scarf. it's going to stay cold for another couple of hours. right now, storm team 4 radar not showing any rain, no snow anywhere in the vicinity. or anywhere up and down the atlantic sea board in and around the southwest. storm team 4 four-day forecast. another average high this time of year is in the upper 40s to around 50 degrees. we'll be warmer than that tomorrow into the mid-50s again, but clouds building on monday afternoon. as an upper level disturbance comes on through there. slight chance of maybe a few sprinkles from that monday afternoon, otherwise just clouds rolling on through. and then on tuesday, another day, milder than average. up sbeer mid-50s, morning lows near 40. your plans for the week ahead. just stay dry on wednesday too. midweek temperatures should be into the mid-50s again on

wednesday. then we get into thursday, friday, and saturday. it gets a bit milder. >> in fact, up near 60 degrees on thursday afternoon, and partly cloudy and near 60, again, on friday. and partly cloudy. this mild pattern does continue, all the the way into next weekend. saturday, next saturday, we may make it into the low and mid-60s. great weather for outdoor recreation and fun on next saturday with a partly cloudy sky. now our next chance of any rain may be a week from today, next sunday. there is a chance of some scattered showers coming through the metro area and much of the region as a front comes on through. bringing us some rain. looks like any snow, it'll be too mild, we'll be near 60 again, that's a week from today, next sunday. our next chance for any significant rain. so this dry pattern continues all the way into next saturday with a warming trend by the end of the week. and that's the way it looks.

>> tom, love that forecast. coming up, mo-town legend barry gourdy, executive producer of the wiz movie back in the '70s. he was in town this week for another show playing here in d.c. sat down with barbara harrison. >> yeah. don't forget, you can watch us here and online. streaming live during commercial break and facebook starting at 9:00 a.m. you'll find the live screen and you'll find the live screen and chat on the facebo

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you're watching news 4 today. love this next one, holiday miracle for a man's dog -- who steals a dog? dog was stolen in miami over two years ago. washington humane society found the dog this week, severely neglected, locked up in a crate next to a dumpster in d.c. microchip led the humane society to its owner. he didn't think he'd see the dog again. drove all the way from new york city for this very special reunion and to take polo home. >> so cute. >> good to see that. >> you can just see the smile on his face. >> yeah. >> how happy he was. he said he could not believe it. that gives a lot of people hope who have lost pets. >> absolutely. well when "the wiz" hit broadway, it seemed like a natural fit for barry gourdy jr. to snap up the movie rights to the show. >> barbara harrison sat down and

sktd them how they came up with the cast and who would fill dorothy's ruby red slippers. ♪ somewhere over the rainbow -- ♪ >> reporter: this was the first dorothy, 17-year-old judy garland who some thought was already too old to play the young lead character in the 1939 film version of the tale, the wonderful wizard of oz. she wouldn't be the last to gain fame in the role, nor the oldest. this play build from new york's majestic theater in 1975 introduced 17-year-old stephanie mils as the lady who would ease on down the yellow brick road in a soulful recreation of the '30s hit. renamed "the wiz," she would feature an all-black cast. >> come on dorothy, come on. >> reporter: then in 1978, a film version of "the wiz" from

mo-town studios and universal pictures would adjust the role of dorothy. instead of a young girl, she became a young school teacher to accommodate the age of this star. ♪ when i think of home, i think of a place -- ♪ >> reporter: diana ross was thought by some to be too old at 33 to be the role of dorothy. barry gourdy says, the producers knew who they wanted. >> michael jackson and diana ross were in it. she wanted to play, and diana ross at that time was my super, super star, and i think i was in love with her at that time. >> reporter: which he laughingly says didn't play a role in that decision. >> she said i want to play dorothy, and i said, well, i don't know what whether that would work. i don't know if you could fit it. she proved to me that she could do it. and i basically encourage people to reach for the moon. i said, you know, the sky is not the limit, it's just the first

step. >> reporter: another big star of the film version, 20-year-old michael jackson who by then left mo-town for epic records. barry gourdy says he encouraging all of his young talent to spread their wings but to try and take care of them at the same time as a father would. >> unfortunately, you know, i didn't have a lot of control of michael when he left the company because he made millions of dollars when they were with me, i was very strict on certain things. but totally free on other things. free with the restrictions is what i used to call it. >> reporter: young stars grow up, and like characters in a fairy tale, they are ready to spread their wings and try new things. it's a theme that forever repeats itself, that's why it's not surprising that with the new nbc version of "the wiz," the story of dorothy never grows old. at 86 now, barry gourdy remembers fondly all of the talented youth who came through

the doors of mo-town. he sees his role as surreal in some ways. his life, like a fairy tale. like the tale of the wizard of oz, and the end he says what matters is love. ♪ barbara harrison, news 4, washington. >> stimgives you chills, right? and a lot of critics saying that nbc's broadway show, live broadway show really brought it home. >> absolutely. >> this past week. >> that's all for news 4 today. thanks for joining us this morning. >> we'll be back here at 9:00, until then, have a great sunday, everyone.

good morning, terror in the spotlight. president obama after meeting with his top advisers in the white house situation room set it address the nation tonight about the battle against isis and keeping americans safe in the wake of san bernardino as the fbi launches a new raid at the home of the man who originally bought the assault rifles. we learn more about the female suspect and her background and fear and anger rises across the nation. i always thought if more good people had conceal carry permits then we could end those muslims before they go out and try to kill. we're live all across the globe. lone wolf in london. a slasher goes on a wild attack in a