paypal and using western union to do so and they say he used prepaid phones, email accounts and a social media handle called egypt in the usa to communicate. no indication in the court records that elshinawi had planned any attacks and feds say he denied doing so when questioned by them in july and he tried to siphon money away from isil, but defense said they have evidence he lied to them during questioning and charged him also with making false statements and obstruction and he was formally charged this afternoon in federal court in baltimore. elshinawy facing 20 to 30 years in prison. >> scott, thank you. >> the president said the u.s. is gaining ground in the fight against isis overseas and he has strong words for the group's leaders tonight. chris lawrence joins us to explain. >> reporter: president obama says the mission is moving forward with a sense of urgency and a u.s.-led coalition is

hitting isis, quote, harder than ever. >> the point is isil leaders cannot hide and our next message to them is simple. you are next. >> mr. obama made that remark after going through a list of top isis leaders that have been killed in u.s. airstrikes. the president also said ice sis losing territory that it gained in iraq and syria, but he acknowledged that's not enough. >> progress needs to keep coming faster. no one knows that more than the syrians and iraqis living every day under isil's terror as well as families in san bernardino and parents and elsewhere who are grieving the loss of their loved ones. >> the president said he has sent ash carter to the middle east to try to secure more tangible military contributions from some of the coalition partners. wendy? and with all of the recent news about terrorism and soft targets, the message from the region's business and government needers tonight is the alert not afraid. news 4's tom sherwood joins us

with the briefing from top terrorism experts. tom? >> wendy, the key word is vigilance during any season including this holiday season. the holiday season here in the nation's capital, all sorts of reasons for a cheerful holiday mood, but recent acts of terrorism inside america do have americans here and elsewhere on edge. >> our message isan. this, we are facing a threat today that is a threat to our entire community. people should go about their normal lives throughout the holiday season and people should be aware of their surroundings. >> he heads counter terrorism for the national capital region and he was part of the closed door and council of governments and board of trade on being more alert and prepared rather than just being scared. a new gallup poll shows 16% of americans cite the threat of terrorism as our number one issue. that's up from just 3% in november, but still far short of

46% after 9/11. nbc 4 was not allowed to record sound from the vigilant session, but fairfax police chief edwin rossler told us the meeting was blunt talk about everyone being alert to unusual behavior. >> we all know there are pieces in our everyday life that fit and don't fit. let us be the ones that are the tip of the spear to determine whether or not that information that you give sus something that we need to take action on. >> law enforcement officials say they recognize the public can suffer from terrorism and alert fatigue and say everyone can simply pay more attention. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. new video from a situation at reagan national airport. this is happening at terminal b. airport police tell us the bomb squad is on the scene right now after a suspicious checked bag was discovered. police tell us they closed off a small area of the ticketing level, but airport operations

continue as normal right now. the terminal has not been evacuated and those airline counters are still open. >> now to the verdict watch in the trial against the first officer charged if the death of freddie gray. the jury got the case against william porter this afternoon. news 4 chris gordon joins us live from the courthouse where both sides came out swinging in their closing arguments today. chris? >> jim, the charges are manslaughter, assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct. to reach a verdict all 12 members of the jury must be unanimous and vote either that officer porter is not guilty or guilty on each of the charges. >> the prosecutor began closing arguments by telling the jury freddie gray went into the van healthy and freddie gray came out dead. prosecutor janice bledsoe said porter had the opportunity on four or five occasions to save freddie gray. he failed in his responsibility. >> it would not surprise me in

the least if the jury returned convictions against officer porter. i also believe that the defense has raised some very important issues on reasonable doubt that must be resolved. >> reporter: 26-year-old officer william porter is charged with involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, misconduct and reckless endangerment. during the trial officer porter testified that he asked freddie gray what's wrong. gray said help, help me up. porter put him on the bench, but didn't belt him in or call for a medic. prosecutors accuse porter of lying by testifying freddie gray did not tell him i can't breathe. in the closing arguments for the defense, porter's lawyer joseph murtha said there is an absolute absence of testimony that officer porter acted in an irresponsible manner. murtha says the state has preyed upon the fears that arose after the death of freddie gray, but officer porter is not guilty and

prosecutors have not proven their case beyond a reasonable doubt. baltimore lawyer warren brown is monitoring the trial. >> the defense is correct. the state fails to show that, but four porter's actions or inactions that fredi gray may have lipped and that's important. this jury has been deliberating since 2:30 this afternoon and we have not been told how late the judge will let them work, but we are here on duty monitoring developments until they go home or reach a verdict and we will be updating you on our nbc washington app as well as posting on social media, and of course, coming up on news 4 at 6:00. jim, back to you. >> we'll stay with you. chris gordon. thanks so much. storm team 4 tracking the rain on the radar right now. wet weather is moving through the region right now. doug kammerer is here on the conditions as we have a wet

evening commute. >> we have wanot seen much in t way of rain and yes, we need to see the rain and this rain will be out of here fairly quickly and radar tracking it now and you can see where the rain is and there is a line of moderate showers through parts of frederick and montgomery county through western portions of prince william and fauquier county and everybody will get some of that rain as that line is moving on through. back to the west, winchester, la rhea, you've probably seen all of the rain you're going to see. you can see that line continuing to move on through the region and as it does we will start to see some changes. tomorrow is still on the mild side and still a very mild tuesday and more rain is on the way and we'll show you when that moves in and finally, finally, turning cold. we'll show you when in my full forecast. >> we have a developing story in the district. a mother is demanding answers after a medical examiner said her son was killed by security

officers. his mother spoke with news 4's mark segraves. >> the autopsy revealed alonzo smith's heart gave out while he was restrained and compression to his torso was a contributing factor. the medical examiner noted that cocaine in smith's system also contributed to his death. it was 4:00 a.m. when police were called to the marbury apartment osgoodhope road last month. when they arrived smith was handcuffed and unresponsive. two private security guards were standing over him. >> a d.c. police officer tried to resuscitate my son, but it failed. >> smith had a 6-year-old son and was engaged to be married. his mother says her son had a few run-ins with police in his past, but was currently working as a teacher and going back to college to finish his degree in social work. >> not only was my son beaten to death. my son was actually tortured to death. there were a lot of contusions,

head traumas and internal injuries and things that i couldn't physically see when i viewed my son's body from head to toe at the funeral parlor. >> that was mark segraves reporting and we did reach out to both the private security firm and the management company for that apartment complex and both declined to comment. no one has been charged in this case and we will explain why coming up new on news 4 at 6:00. >> new tonight, a teenager is facing charges for the stabbing death of a prince george's county man. the body of keith williams was found last night inside a car on tucker road in fort washington. police tell us he'd been stabbed. a 17 yoerld named grayton hawkins is now under arrest. police say williams and hawkins argued before the stabbing. hawkins is charged as an adult with first and second-degree murder. well, he has been hitting up gas stations and he is still on the run after hitting a tenth station over the weekend. the robber has been linked to

falls church, vienna and northwest d.c. the most recent was in richmond. the fbi released these surveillance photos and in each robbery he is weing a baseball cap with the logo jim mckay maryland million day. on the second of two visitation services for a fallen montgomery county police officer will take place this evening. the first service for noah leotta wrapped up an hour ago at the covenant life church in gaithersburg. officer leotta died on thursday. it was one week after he was hit by a suspected drunk driver while he was working on a holiday alcohol task force. his funeral will be held tomorrow. >> holiday toys for local needy children stolen. what's being done to make sure everybody gets a gift. armed robberies across prince george's county and why police believe the gunmen covered a lot of ground in a very short period of time. >> some folks living in greenbelt have a lot to say about the syrian refugee issue.

so much so the city council is picking it up tonight. i'm tracee

now at 5:00, gas prices down and there's good reason you are getting a good deal at the pump now. setting the stage, the

political standoff over the plan to ban muslims coming to the u.s. is this week's marquee fight in vegas. >> the world continues to watch the droves of syrian refugees fleeing their wartorn countries and the questions continue to mount about whether those refugees should be accepted he in the u.s. here in our region several communities have said they will welcome refugees and as prince george's county bureau chief tells us the city of greenbelt could be next. >> is tartstarted out with a so media post. >> reporter: and then this post turned into a petition on change.org that has now become a movement to welcome syrian refugees to greenbelt. >> this is more about who we are as people in greenbelt. >> reporter: tonight the greenbelt city council is expected to approve a letter to governor larry hogan saying in part we express our strong support for welcoming to our state any and all vetted refugees. >> it would be a small role to play, but it would be a role to

play in the solution, nonetheless. >> josh hamlin's petition began after governor larry hogan following the paris attacks. he opposes syrian resettlement in maryland for now. >> i think governor hogan is trying to do his best for the citizens of the state. >> he doesn't completely agree with the governor's position on this issue. >> i think if we bring immigrants into the country as long as we vet them properly to make sure everyone's safe then there's no problem. that's what the country was founded on. >> he's proud of the position the city council is expected to take and he hopes greenbelt will become a safe haven for refugees. >> these people for miserable shape and we ought to do something about it. >> asking him to reconsider his position to organizer of this movement said he's not enough. what he would like to see happen coming up on news 4 at 6:00. in greenbelt, i'm tracee

wilkins, news 4. since january the state department says 35 syrians have been settled in maryland in the last five years in maryland, about 6700 refugees have been taken in from 50 different countries. 43% were resettled in baltimore, 34% in montgomery county. 9% were resettled in prince george's county. highly controversial comments about muslims could lead to fireworks as nine presidential candidates gather in vegas tomorrow for the fifth and final gop debate of 2015. donald trump still leading the national polls after proposing a ban on muslim immigrants to the u.s., but new numbers are suggesting a shift may be coming. ted cruz has surged 21% in a poll from the des moines register and the bloomberg news. he now leads trump by ten percentage points in iowa and voters say they are now taking a closer look at him. >> he's a little more polished.

he's been in this arena for quite some time and i think he knows how congress works. >> but ben carson meanwhile, appears to be in a freefall dropping to third place. marco rubio is now in fourth. experts say this could shape up to be a three-way race between cruz, trump and rubio. it's been one year since those express lanes opened on i-95. so are they making an impact on those crammed and crowded roads any better? our transportation reporter adam tuss is here now to break it all down for us in this first year. adam? >> nice to see you, jim. there have been plusses and minuses with the express lane. these lanes are placed on a system when the toll can vary on depending on how much traffic there is. at some point the toll to take the lane from springfield to stafford county has gone well above ten bucks for a one-way trip, but you do get the option to beat the congestion and if you're willing to pay a toll then get 55 miles per hour even

during rush hour. the operator lanes tells us more than 1.1 million customers have used a lane so far and hov trips along the corridor make up as much as 40% of the traffic in that lane. there are some physical challenges to work out still, though, at the end of the lanes in stafford county. there's been a choke point there and that's been a problem so much so that vdot wants to fix that area and one year in for those new express lanes and 395 and 66 are the next areas likely to get these types of high-occupancy toll lanes. back to you. >> all right. thanks, adam. >> you've probably noticed that at the gas pumps prices dropping to levels we haven't seen since 2009. the current national average was two bucks for a gallon of regular and around here the cheapest gas is in virginia where regular is averaging about $1.84. in maryland, it's just over $2 and in d.c., things are a bit more expensive. everything is a bit more expensive here. it's $2.32 a gallon.

risc prices are fluctuating around here because of taxes. regardless, gas pricey could stay low for years as there is an overa buddance of oil in the production line right now. i'm jason pugh here at redskins park where the burgundy and gold are still atop the nfc east division after a big win against the chicago bears. i do want to give you injury updates that we learned from head coach jay gruden and wide receiver desean jackson and he is day to day with a knee contusion and while darren is out for the season with a torn acl and mcl. the redskins finally got the elusive first road victory to their name after taking down the bears in chicago. still a very tight race in the division with the eagles winning yesterday and the giants playing miami tonight.

the skins controlled their playoff destiny with three games remaining. their next hurdle, winning two games in a row. we have yet to put back-to-back years and how we rebound after a victory, i've said that before six times and it hasn't worked very well. this is going to be a very important game for us and buffalo is coming here after a tough theres philadelphia. >> one step closer to getting back to the season. >> it will be a very interesting journey from here on out. we have to win them all in order to get the opportunity to stay in the playoff to stay at the top of our division. >> yes, that is alfred morrison in the chef's hat and a few other players taking part in the skins' santa shop at fedex field meeting from d.c. public and prince george's schools. we'll have more on news 4 at 6:00 and we'll get into the big day from tight end jordan reed from redskins park.

i'm jason pugh, news 4, sports. a woman whose 24-year-old daughter was hit and killed by a car. meet some of the many people whose lives were saved by her daughter's organ donations. if you've been holiday shopping, chances are a clerk has asked you for your zip code. we'll find out just how much information you are really giving up with those seven numbers. and why a murder in prince william county was justified.

a fiery crash sends four people to the hospital and forces four others out of their home. this happened in prince george's county. an suv was speeding and it crashed into the front porch of this house on addison road in fairmont heights. there were no serious injury, but the home is no longer safe to live in. and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> we've got some wet roadways out there across the region and a dreary night for sure, but hey, we're still on the mild side and you can see what's happening down toward the capitol looking okay and we need the rain and this is helpful rain, and you're not going to see a whole lot of it, but 63, the current temperature and look at the winds south at 16 miles an hour and you will see breezy conditions right on through the

rest of the night tonight. 64 leesburg and we got to 68 in d.c. today and that's 2 degrees shy of the record and dulles hit 69 and that did set records. it has been incredibly warm, but here's the change. we've got the showers making their way on through and the heaviest rain right now coming right on through 495 right on down 95 so coming in through the beltway and this is an area right around tyson's corner and right around bethesda and right around through rockville making its way through and this will all move through the region and behind it we're dealing with showers back toward the west and we'll zoom in just a little bit more and down toward 66 and 495. this is always a bad area and notice the orange region and that is where we're seeing heavy rain around idlewood and we will continue to see rain moving through the district and right on through the next few hours. so with those showers you will need the umbrellas for sure and maybe not the biggest umbrella, if you'll be out and about for

the next few hours and most of it ends by 9:00, 10:00 tonight. the wide view shows the storm and this is the big-time storm and normally at this time of year and you'll have snow on the back side and there has not been much snow at all and the system is too warm and it's allowed that warm air to come into our region and even behind it we'll stay on the warm side so here we go tonight around 9:00 and notice some shower activity around the area and right on through midnight and one or two showers and then it all clears out and by tomorrow morning we're starting out with cloud cover across parts of the region and then we get into the sunshine again. 63, d.c. and 64 fredericksburg and 57 in martinsburg. so, yes, a little bit cooler than today and still quite nice for this time of year and that's the way it will be over the next couple of days, too and that will definitely be on the low side and enjoy the weather again tomorrow and we'll start to see

changes and on monday a high of 58 degrees and we will see sunshine and another nice afternoon and then we get the rain on thursday and this system will make some changes for us. a high of 55 on thursday and the potential is there for heavy rain and a much cooler high only around 45 and falling temperatures on friday. the weekend right now looking kind of chilly. veronica johnson, she has that coming up at 6:45. a bank, a restaurant, a sneaker store, a number of 7-elevens. a string of armed robberies in prince george's county. i'm pat collins. i have the security video. i have the story coming up. a devastating fire, the historic annapolis yacht club. find out what's next and the plans to rebuild. >> plus a search in the lake connected to the san bernardino shootings. more on the

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gray's death. there is concern tonight that a not guilty decision could lead to unrest in the city of baltimore. >> it was just eight months ago that businesses were burned and looted there and hundreds were arrested. there's late word tonight that baltimore schools are now trying to help prevent any violence. nbc's jay gray joins us now live with this development. >> reporter: hi there, jim and wendy. what we're hearing is baltimore schools sent home a letter with students warning them that there will be no outbursts after a decision is reached here and if there is they will face consequences according to this letter. they say they understand that students may need to work through some of their feelings and emotions regarding this trial and they plan to give them that opportunity, but say a walkout, any type of demonstration and anything that disrupts the classes will be dealt with swiftly and appropriately. so the school is preparing as is the courthouse in the area here in the downtown area.

barricades are up and there have been if are some time and extra police on hand and we've been told that the chief of police, the commissioner rather of the police force suspended our leave and officers began 12-hour shifts arne the clock through the verdict so they are prepared and calling for calm and they're calling for calm should go things go the wrong way. i'm live outside the courthouse. back to you. no charges will be filed in a domestic dispute. a family member stabbed stephen brown at a home in manassas. the case made headlines because it was only the county's fifth homicide of the year. after looking at all of the details authorities determined it was self-defense. seven armed robberies at seven different locations all in one terrifying day. now police are trying to track down the culprits who pulled guns on people just trying to do their jobs. news 4's pat collins is in

prince george's county where he spoke to two store clerks who had guns pointed at their heads. pat? >> reporter: wendy, a restaurant, a snoeaker store, seven armed robberies in prince george's county, four of them targeting 7-eleven stores. at the one in morningside it got frightening and it got physical. we talked to the victims and we concealed their identity. >> i was scared about my life because they have gun. it was my first time in my life. >> reporter: saturday just before 4:30 a.m. watch the security video. you can see the masked robbers enter the 7-eleven with guns drawn. they spread out through the store as if each one had an assigned task. one gunman goes after the clerk and gets him to open the register. >> he come with the gun on me. it was serious.

then he tell me to open the register. >> the other gunman hunts down a second clerk in the back of the store and holds a gun to his he head. the cash register clerk is brought to the back of the store, as well. both clerks are ordered to the floor where one of the robbers kicks one of the clerks in the head. then the robbers make off with the money and for some reason a large box which is just one bag of chips inside. for these clerks it was a night they will not soon forget. >> i don't sleep. i think about that, so i'm really afraid. >> reporter: those are two lucky men. there was also a robbery at a sneaker store and a new air jordan shoe may have been the motive for that. more on that at 6:00. wendy, back to you. >> pat collins. >> in the investigation into the shootings in san bernardino changes may now be made to the visa vetting process.

in the wake of a report that says the warning signs about syed farook and tashfeen malik were missed. "the new york times" reports malik posted on social media about participating in jihad well before she was approved for her iffiance visa. they will investigate what role social media should play in the process. the fbi is continuing to put together a time line to find out what malik and farook did between the deadly mass shootings and the shootout with police. three years ago today a gunman killed 20 children and six adults in sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. family, relatives and neighbor will come together tonight for an interfaith prayer in honor of those lives lost. today is the first time students were in class on the anniversary. the governor of connecticut ordered all state and u.s. flags flown at half-staff. in newtown, gun violence in

the united states has gone down, but nbc news looked specifically at children under 12 and what we found is that they're no safer. we're at a gun shop in new jersey that focuses on gun safety specifically when it comes to children. we'll have that story tonight on "nightly news". >> we have just learned the all clear has been given at reagan national irport. there has been a heavy police presence and the bomb squad after a suspicious checked bag was found. police say they closed off a small area of the ticketing level, but airport operation were never impacted. again, all clear now at reagan national airport. and the salvation army in the district is making some changes after someone stole holiday gifts from local families. we'll find outrdeñ what you can to help. bill cosby turning the tables on some of his accusers now. why he'

>> tonight, walmart is donating $20,000 to the salvation army after thieves broke into the angel tree warehouse in our area and stole gifts for our local children. >> guess who else is helping out? the washington nationals. news 4's mark segraves has our story. >> reporter: this is where volunteers have been spending the last 24 hours sifting through these bags intended for needy families to find out just how much stuff was stolen.

thieves broke in here saturday morning. at least five suspects. police say two are in custody, a juvenile male and a female who have been charged with burglary, too. they went through all of these bags, hundreds of bags looking just for high-end electronic devices like kindles and ipads. the thieves were even using a suitcase to put all of the electronics goods in and in their haste to getaw away and t bags and the kindles they were planning on stealing. right now they're damaged. >> they're 80,000 worth of items we'll purchase. at the end of the day this facility will help 2500 families and 6,000 children. we're still going to do it. we're not going to have a child not have christmas because of something like this. >> reporter: while there was an alarm system here there is no video surveillance of the incident and there were no security guards on duty here. salvation army said they just

can't afford to have someone here 24 hours a day, but now they will. reporting from the salvation army's angel tree clearing house, mark segraves, news 4. >> providing your zip code at the register seems harmless, but you should watch our next report before you give out that personal information. these are the faces of people who died, but donated their organs so others could live. coming up at 5:00, we were there when a mother who lost her daughter met for the first time a person her daughter saved. we've had very few days over this past few weeks that have been cold and windy. here comes the weekend. cold and winty, but will it stay that way? i'll have the

>> now at 5:00, flames devour a piece of maryland history today. we have new look tonight at the fire aftermath here at the annapolis yacht club. >> and snow is piling up out west. while some wet weather is adding to the warmth in our region storm team 4's full forecast is five minute away. >> a young woman was hit and killed by a car five years ago, but her legacy lives on in a very special way. stacy farmer signed up to be an

organ donor and news 4's meagan fitzgerald tells us today that her family met some of the recipients in northern virginia. >> she was a pretty vibrant character. she had traveled through her college years all over. >> she was 24-year-old stacy farmer. her mother kathy says she was a free spirit and that person who never seemed to meet a stranger. stacy was working as a rafting instructor at harper's per ney west virginia. >> full of life. oh, my gosh, yeah. she was life. >> reporter: on september 15, 2010, her life ended. stacy was riding her bike when she was hit by a car. >> she just didn't time it right and the lights were very, very quick there. >> kathy says the pain of losing a child with so much life to live is indescribable.

>> hi. it's so nice to meet you. >> kathy and her daughter lisa got a chance to meet the people who are alive because of stacy. >> it has a lot of pictures of her life. you have some strong heart. >> she donated seven organs, saving five living. sherry haulstead was one of them receiving a pancreas and kidney. >> i got diabetes when i was about 30. i would pass out with no warning. i -- i would get low so often they couldn't tell when i was low. >> reporter: but now sherry says she feels alive again and kathy says she has closure knowing her daughter's spirit lives on. >> it is so special just being able to see you. >> reporting in annandale, meagan fitzgerald. news 4. >> a little known area of arlington with a lot of history is due for a makeover and the planners need ideas about what to do with it.

nauck town square will reflect the cultural heritage and become a gathering place for events and it will be between south sharelington road. >> it is a historically after can american community and part of what we wanted to capture is the history and evolution of the community. >> because this san art project and planning project and hopefully we can take those comments and actually build upon them to get people to imagine a greater set of opportunities for them through art. the community meeting begins at 6:30 at the drew model school on 23rd street in arlington. planners hope the improvements will be in place some time in the next two years. >> if you've looked out the window, folks, you know we have rain on the radar and while many parts of the country are enjoying unseasonably warm temperatures today, areas around salt lake city utah were hit with nearly a foot of snow and it's still coming down here and mike seidel is in utah with this

report. >> reporter: 11 inch of snow and counting and we're off to the suth and east and this is what we've been seeing all morning and the incline on wasatch boulevard. notice that car being pushed. if you don't have four-wheel, all-wheel or chains. the car that has four-wheel drive, the car of choice is a subaru. there he goes with his skis. more skiers going up to the ski resorts. they will do well. they should pick up one to two feet of fresh powder. it has been a down season so far, salt lake city until this storm hit it only had an inch and a half of snow and 13 inches below average so they love this. they need the moisture. 53% of the state is in a moderate to severe drought. the snow will continue on and off right on through midday tuesday. a winter storm warning in salt lake city until 9:00 p.m. tuesday night. i'm meteorologist mike seidel on the benches here east of salt lake city. back to you. >> v.j., another 50 degrees and that could have been us today.

>> we wouldn't have gotten that much and maybe one to three inches we could have out of this system and it's producing light rain across our area and the bulk of it is coming through our area right now so head's up, the roads are wet. in fact, i-95, you can see right there from d.c. to baltimore and that's where getting a small, brief period of moderate rains coming through and we'll go right into d.c. and there you can see around the gardens and addison heights and even the chill in the area and rain starting to pick up in intensity and with it also some wind and you folks may see the wind come up and college park, cherry hill and gusts over 20 miles an hour and port washington is wet and right at the golf course, wet weather coming through. it will be dry tomorrow morning and i'll be out with my good friends at the salvation army with burke university hospital. i'll be at the alexandria location at burke and herbert

bank. make sure you come and see me. drop it off and we'll be on the air starting early tomorrow morning. mostly clear and not as cold and you can always get more information on nbc washington. 49 to 57 degrees and i know it's hard to think about coat weather right now, but it is going to get very cold this weekend. your planner tomorrow as clouds move through. we're at 60 degrees by lunchtime and a mild day tomorrow and we'll drop to 58 degrees by 5:00 p.m. and still in the low 50s and not bad at all and 8:00 tomorrow and tomorrow it will be a-plus when and we're back to the c, c-minus weather for thursday because thursday rain will come in and it's going to be moderate to heavy. in fact over the next seven days it's the only chance of rain and it goes up and back down so dry for the end of the week and for the weekend, but it's behind that system this we really get our next change at the end of the week, thursday and friday time period. in fact, here it is. taking a look at the early part

of saturday morning and the end of the week as the cold continues to move in. 34 and 35 degrees and 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 a.m. and feeling like december with the windchills early saturday morning and as we take a look at the workweek and 50s, not bad. the coldest day on friday at 45. the weekend, 43 to 50 degrees and the mildest day out of the weekend and look at breakfast, lunchtime and dinner on saturday and you'll be able to feel a little bit like christmas as temperatures are set to go right back up next week and we've got a lot more on that coming up on news 4 at 6:00. thanks, v.j. >> you probably think nothing of it when you provide your zip code to a retailer when they ask for it at check out, as erika gonzalez reports you might want to think about it because protecting your privacy is what you need to do as you make those holiday purchases. >> reporter: fill up at the pump

and you'll have to do this, but inside a store there's no requirement to give your zip which is why carcare carey of bethesda doesn't ask for it. we check their i.d. and we don't need their email or firstborn. if they want to see our sales they will go to instagram or facebook and check in at their time. he says he and his business partner treat their customers the way they'd want to be treated. >> me as a consumer, i do not appreciate being inundated with emails or text messages or anything. if i want to check out a sale i should have the right to go at my time. >> reporter: not all stores' intentions are so considerate. >> the claim is that these stores are using the pretense of using a credit card as requiring your zip code. >> scott perry is an attorney who has sued on behalf of shoppers. >> what most people don't

realize is that there's technology now that with your name on the credit card and zip code they can actually find your address. stores can find that information to send you marketing material like catalogs and wineke thinks it's just too much. i know it boths me when people email me about sales. >> or ask you for your zip code. unless i'm at a gas station, why should they need that? >> erika gonzalez, news 4. >> a good way to determine whether you do need to give out your personal information such as your zip code, if it is a machine like that prompting you, it is likely for security reasons, but if it's a person asking for it you don't have to give it. >> two big online retailers are pulling or limiting sales of hoverboards because of fire fears. amazon has pulled most hoverboards from its website. sellers are being told to prove their products meet safety standards. hoverboardh ul labels meet those stand arts and

overstock.com has stopped selling hoverboards altogether. the consumer product safety commission is reporting several reports of hoverboards going up in flames. and if you are planning to get a drone you will have to let the government know about it. they will require all drone owners, register those devices on an faa website that will help them identify and educate drone operators. you have to be 13 or older to register. it is free for the first 30 days and then it will cost you five bucks. fire aftermath. how the annapolis yacht club plans to make a comeback. >> i'm julie carey in fairfax city, yesterday this patch of earth was a 15-foot deep hole carved out by a homeless man to live in. coming up, what police did what they

>> well, bill cosby is fighting back against seven women who have accused him of sexual assault. today he filed a defamation suit against the women and in it cosby said they made malicious and false accusations. more than 50 women say they were sexually assaulted by cosby. some of the accusations date back 30 years. >> a maryland institution for more than a century badly damaged in a blaze that investigators say may have started around the christmas tree. >> that fire caused the

cancellation of the parade of lights at the annapolis yacht club and the impact will be felt well beyond that event and how it's affecting the annapolis community. saturday's fire gutted most of the annapolis yacht club's top two floors on the side that provides the best views of the annapolis harbor. a view enjoyed in this spot since 1886 when the club first organized. they modernized the building in 1963, but not enough to have a sprinkler system installed. the club was closed to the public at the time of the fire and the staff inside got out safely. >> it's hard to look at, but what the message that we want to share with our membership and with the community is that we're going to put it back together. >> this afternoon, city and state officials met with the yacht club about ways to streamline the rebuilding process. >> it depends if they're going to tear the building down or rebuild it as is. if they're able to rebuild the building and it's structurally sound we should be able to rebuild it throughout the year.

>> 150 people who work at the club are out of a job. >> yes, we've committed to paying them for the next 30 days and we hope within that time to find an alternate location and have a clubhouse and the office operating out of and to keep them working just as they are now. >> news 4 at 6:00, begins with breaking news. now at 6:00, president obama has sharpened his tone and reinforced his strategy amid recent terror attacks. also news 4 has uncovered new information about a man from maryland who has just been charged with supporting isis. brian mooar is on capitol hill with a closer look with the president's plan. we begin with scott macfarlane who was the first to report details in the fbi's search warrant in the case of the man from maryland. >> good evening. his name is mohammed elshinawy.

he took money from known isil operatives and money he knew was used to cause destruction and attack. they've asked to search a home they've linked to him. there it is. just minutes from the aberdeen proving ground and the edgewood mark train station in baltimore. they wanted to check his computers and check for any photos, financial records and weapons or bomb making materials. they say elshinawy not only attempted to support them, but lied when questioned. in court filings an fbi agent said elshinawy admitted knowing the thousands of dollars he received was used for a terror attack and he could siphon money away from the operation. he accepted the money using paypal and western union and they say he used prepaid phones and email accounts and a social media handle called egypt in the usa to communicate. they say they qio