facts to the civil deposition and we learned about allegations from other victims under similar circumstances, reopening this case was not a question. rather, reopening this case was our duty as law enforcement officers with the sworn obligation to uphold our constitutions and to uphold the law. here at the live desk we are looking at the mounting legal trouble bill cosby is facing from other accusers. remember, up until today cosby has only faced civil lawsuits because a lot of these cases date back to the ace 60s and '70s and the statute of limitations has long since run out. there are six defamation and civil suits filed against the comedian and the largest one is on behalf of seven accusers and cosby said he is prepared to fight. he filed a counter suit calling the clams of the women false and

opportunistic. legal experts say it could be very difficult to convict him on today's charge simply because of the amount of time that has passed and the judge probably will not allow any of these other accusers to testify. jim? >> chris, thank you. >> reaction to the criminal charge pouring in online as you can imagine and here in the washington area. we invite you to join the conversation right now on our nbc washington facebook page. our team coverage continues tonight with news 4's chris gordon. he's outside ben's chile bowl out on u street. hi, chris. >> reporter: hi, jim. the owners of ben's chili bowl are longtime friends of bill cosby. you can see his picture on the wall of the restaurant and i went in to ask if they had anything to say about the criminal charge filed today in pennsylvania against cosby. they told me they have no comment. ben's chili bowl is a landmark that attracts locals and tourists. today almost everyone here has heard that bill cosby has been

charged with sexual assault by a woman in pennsylvania. >> you know, i looked up to him and it's bad. i no longer respect him. >> his reputation has been pretty badly tarnished in the last year, and i think it's good that some of this -- that there are finally some consequences for all of the testimony that's come forth. >> reporter: cosby has been sued by dozens of women. they've told similar stories about cosby giving them a drug so he could have sex with them. the accuse are behind the criminal charges filed today settled her civil case against cosby in 2006. now she may have to testify against him. there is a criminal trial on the felony sexual assault charge. doug gansler, the former prosecutor in maryland and the attorney general of maryland says it is a difficult case to prove unless the judge allows the other women who have sued cosby to testify, as well. >> when you have 50 or 60

different people who don't know each other putting forth the same allegations and ultimately it's not a surprise there is a criminal indictment. >> reporter: some fans remain loyal to him despite the charges filed today. >> honestly, i feel like every man deserves a second chance, but at the same time i -- you know, i do have a different opinion. i do have a different opinion after knowing certain things. >> i appreciate the positive things he's done and i won't try to take that away from him. >> reporter: ahead, we'll hear what kind of defense bill cosby could consider if this criminal case goes to trial. that's coming up on news 4 at 6:00. wendy, back to you. >> all right. thank you, chris. cosby's criminal charges will not have an impact on the special art exhibit. the exhibit that includes a private collection from cosby and his wife will remain on display as scheduled through next month. that exhibit includes a

disclaimer that explains that the display is about the artists and not about the owners of that collection. you can see the criminal charges against cosby for yourself. we have posted them on nbcwashington.com. inside our live coverage of cosby's court appearance today. tracking a rather nasty night across our region right now. the rain, fog and drizzle all out there. give yourself time on the roads and take the umbrella. storm team 4 radar tracking showers moving on through the region. it's all over with for the most part back toward winchester, la rhea, warrenton and leesburg. notice where we're seeing the rain right on through portions of the beltway and we will continue to see that moving off toward the east. so head's up, fairfax county and mount vernon around alexandria and the national harbor area. this system, a very strong system. some thunderstorms to our south and this whole thing is moving off and we have one more area of

rain to come through and we're not done with the rain just yet and then we see some changes and watch out for the headlines tonight. showers and rain tonight right on into the early evening and good news for new year's eve and we're talking about nice weather tomorrow and cold for the new year. finally some cold. finally something else that we'll see in the sky, too. the sun. we haven't seen much of that guy, either. >> we need it bad. thank you. bad weather may have played a role in a crash that shut down i-95 for a time north of laurel here. take a look. in the last 30 minutes some of the northbound lanes have reopened at the route 175 exit after a truck there overturned. this crash happened before 2:00 this afternoon and traffic is still getting by on the southbound side. some breaking news in the midwest, a state of emergency in missouri, but the governor there says he's optimistic that the eastern and southern parts of the state will recover from the devastating floods that have

killed at least 14 people. transportation officials in missouri have had to shut down major roadways there and say there's no way to stop the water flow with some rivers 20 to 30 feet above flood stage. some rivers in that state could continue to crest over the next few days. we'll have a full report from a crew on the ground there in the next half hour. >> and we are learning about a sexual assault in downtown d.c. a woman says a man attacked her in an alley in a neighborhood that is undergoing a lot of change. this happened this past sunday evening. along h street in northwest d.c. where there are a number of new high-rise ans and condos and that's where we find pat collins. pat? >> wendy, we go through our city all of the time and we see all sorts of familiar sights and oftentimes we're unaware of what's happening behind those street scenes. here now the story from the edge of chinatown.

>> the 400 block of h street northwest. the government accountability office down there. st. mary's catholic church over here and down the street, the chinatown arch. familiar sights to people who frequent downtown, but i don't want you to focus on what's out here. i want you to take a look at what's around back. >> this is the alley behind the 400 block of h street northwest. it is cavernous with apartments and condos on all sides. why there are places here where you can barely see the sky. it was in this alley that it happened. it was in this alley where the woman was attacked. it was 9:30. 9:30 sunday night. police say a woman was raped here in this alley and raped by a man who sexually assaulted her

and then ran away. people around here say this alley is a watch where you walk kind of place. >> i don't feel like as a woman i don't come out here that often. not by myself. >> reporter: at night. >> no. dangerous for women? >> yeah, man. it's not safe for anybody walking at night by themselves. >> what do you make of the sexual assault? i think it's very terrible, i don't know what words to use in that situation because i hate that it happened to someone. it would be tragic for me. >> the description of the suspect a man 30 to 40 years old, tan jacket, black pants. if you know anything about this case, police want to hear from you. wendy, back to you. >> all right. pat collins. a second day of searching did not turn up anything in what's to become a mystery along the potomac. crews went out looking for someone after finding this abandoned boat near fort

washington. there is a concern the boater may have fallen overboard. "the washington post" reports a life jacket was found floating nearby and police found decoys in the boat so they sink. someone may have been duck hunting. there is risk of a nursing shortage for local military veterans. in recent months three major local v.a. medical facilities have been losing nurses in large numbers and the patience could be impacted. scott mcfarland shows us the problem is litting ahitting all of the washington region? susan spent decades working as a nurse at the va medical center where patients from maryland, virginia and west virginia traveled for care. george announced her retirement and she will miss it. >> it gives good experiences for you to add to your life career and how you view what you've contributed to the veteran

organization. >> reporter: but susan george isn't the only one. the va staffing record shows 12% of the nurses either retired or quit. at the maryland va health system, 11% did and nearly as many at the va medical center in d.c. in each case, significantly moefr departed in 2014. >> any time you have a high turnover rate you might lose something in the continuity department. we document really well, things are put down on paper, but you know, it's never going to be the same as the nurse you're used to seeing. >> reporter: paul served two tours in iraq and said he noticed the changing faces in the medical center. >> the nurses i know from va. the nurses i've dealt with, my nurses, you know, to an individual every one of them is there because they really -- they feel like they get something more back from dealing and caring for veterans. federal auditors say this could be a major problem very soon.

less experienced, newer numbers could be helping a rising number of vietnam veterans that enters the center with increasing healthcare needs and it's facing hurdles in hiring replacements including a national nursing shortage and better salary offers for those that work in private hospitals. it is actively recruiting in nontraditional ways offering to pay back nurse's student loans and giving them bonus pay if they relocate. on news 4 at 6:00, why federal investigators are worried about what happens to va nurses and local v apparents in 2018. scott macfarlane, news 4. now at 5:00, a change for metro riders and it hasn't happened since the massive fire at a power station near the stadium armory. [ applause ] >> and with that we officially have body cameras in d.c. find out when you will see them on d.c. police officers and what

the police hope the video will reveal. >> and i deadly crash involving secret service agents who are part of hillary clirpt's prote

>> after a series of police shootings major changes are

coming to chicago's police force. the mayor says among the changes the department will double the number of tasers to 1400 so every officer in the field can have one. as well as any officer involved in the shooting will be on desk duty for 30 days, a change from just three. officers will be trained to better handle the mentally ill. >> there say difference between whether someone can use a gun and when they should use a gun and we as a city must train for that difference. >> these changes come amid a justice department probe into chicago police practices and weeks of protests that have included calls for the mayor to resign. and soon police body cameras will be a common sight here in the district. today d.c. mayor muriel bowser signed legislation to have about 2800 police officers start wearing them on patrol. news 4's tom sherwood reports the officials are hoping these cameras will boost public confidence in the police.

>> it's official that recruits will become officers, mayor bowser signed legislation that will roll out the cameras to spring and early summer. >> february, march, april and may and hopefully by june we'll have the entire patrol division equipped with the body cameras. >> overall they're down 4% even though homicides are up significantly. it hopes the cameras will show the real world of law enforcement officers doing their daily tough jobs. >> i think cameras tell you a part of the story and it's one -- it's a very good piece of evidence in an investigation, but you still have to do the investigation. >> reporter: the district is far ahead of other major jurisdictions. mayor bowser compromised with kenyan mcduff toe a plto allow public video. some video could be public within 48 hours. >> the police want the cameras

because they want accountability on all sides that we all need to hold ourselves accountable to have appropriate police community relations. >> reporter: council member mcduffy says cameras can ease community unrest over policing. >> these cameras are not a panacea. >> they've been doing a pilot program for more than a year. about 700 new cameras will arrive in early spring. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >> investigators are trying to figure out if winter weather play a role in a deadly crash in new hampshire that involved four secret service agents. they were part of hillary clinton's detail. they were driving between two campaign starts when another car crossed the center line hitting them head-on. all of the agents were hurt and the other driver bruce danforth was killed. >> mr. danforth did not possess a valid driver's license at the time of the accident. mr. danforth was known to us and he has an extensive criminal

history. >> secretary clinton released -- former secretary clinton released a statement saying my husband and i send our prayers and condolences to all of the victims and their families. we are grateful every day for the service, dedication and professionalism of the u.s. secret service, end quote. major backlash after a virginia delegate called gop presidential front-runner donald trump a moron on monday. now he has to face the mob of angry trump supporters. delegate david ramidan has received thousands of hate-filled messages and threats after he made the comment on cnn and one person offered to fight him all of this over a pledge by the republican party of virginia to require primary voters to declare their party affiliation. trump says he thinks it's a conspiracy to hurt his candidacy.

i'm jason pugh here at redskins park. usually redskins versus cowboys means everything, but this season finale doesn't mean all that much seeing how the team has punched their ticket to the playoffs and while everyone in the organization wants to finish the season with a 9 and 7 record, they also want to be smart about injuries. >> i would like to win three games in a row and finish 9 and 7. i think it's a step in the right direction. so if the guys are able to play and compete. >> i want to win every game and everything i play, if it's card, domino, whatever. i'm trying to win so if they're keeping score, i'm going to be competitive and play as hard as i can. that's how i look at that. >> would you play? >> oh, man. this drink is good. [ laughter ] >> you want to play this weekend? >> this drink is good, man! >> why are you -- >> i don't know, man. it's up to the coaches, man.

i'm a football player and i love playing football and whatever the season they make i'll be ready. >> the good part is you can't risk 22 guys. it's not like we're going to suit up with the practice squad and we'll still put quality guys out on the field and someone gets the opportunity and hopefully they'll rise to the occasion. >> reporter: mixed reactions from players on how they want to finish out this season against dallas this weekend. kirk cousins did say if it were up to him he would start against the cowboys. from redskins park, i'm jason pugh, news 4 sports. >> he's a hard working man, and should the redskins rest their starters this weekend? yes, of course, or no, keep the momentum going. we've been asking the question all day on our facebook. keep those votes coming in. >> it's the latest trend. high ropes adventure courses. soon one will be going up in the trees in fairfax county. according to the washington

business journal, plans are in the works in springfield. officials say it will help provide exercise and build confidence and team morale. we first told you about an arlington family because their son with special needs is too loud and we found out today that they could stay in their apartment for now, but not all of the problems are solved. a couple of maryland boaters thanking the crew that saved their lives. experience and preparation made all of the difference when that boat started to take on water. free money for the new year? it's not a facebook hoax. i'm erika gonzalez. cell phone customers are running out of time to get some cash.

the last couple of hours have been kind of nasty across our region. we've seen the fog and drizzle and now rain moving in. some of that will continue over the next couple of hours. let's take a look out toward the capital. a very nasty shot out there and almost looks like snow across the area and no chance of that. the current temperature with that fog, look at the drizzle coming down there and 51 degrees and winds out of the east at 6 miles per hour. one thing you notice, not a lot of rain now and the rain is starting to dissipate and a few showers back to the west and the game really right in town along portions of the beltway down toward the south and down around

the oxon hill area over toward the lanham region and all of this moving toward the east and fairfax county right up toward the southeast here and we'll zoom on in to the southeast and the nats park in anacostia and down around 295 and kettering right up into cheverly, as well. we'll continue to see this rain moving on through the region and most of the rain will stay down to the south as we talked about yesterday on news 4. that system continuing south and eastward and even some big thunderstorms down there. flash flood warnings in effect for parts of the carolinas and for us it was just scattered showers during the evening and the future weather by 6:00 and most of the activity out of the region could see some more showers and maybe some areas of drizzle by 8:00 and by early tomorrow morning i think we start to see some clearing and we may see some fog develop overnight, but tomorrow i expect to see some sunshine and that is very much needed across our

region. we have seen ten days in a row with cloud cover. we have not seen much sun at all and we'll see some tomorrow. 55 in fredericksburg, 48 in martinsburg. so cool, but still quite nice for this time of year and temperatures are ten degrees above average and that means your new year's eve is looking cool too. if you're heading downtown, 42 degrees in the city and upper 30s in the suburbs and down to 41 degrees in the city around 2:00 a.m. and you'll still need the coat if you're headed out for the festivities going on out there and a bit breezy and cool tomorrow and that will be on the low side for sure. here's the next four days and 53 tomorrow and then we start to get into some cooler air. as the new year starts the cold air moves in and 45 on saturday and windchills in the 30s and even colder air next week. amelia has that at 5:45. well, we all have to deal with construction as we move around our area, but one family

in northern virginia says one project is literally keeping them from getting home. plus you may notice a change to your metro ride. when a lot of you return to work next week and why some trains will be arriving faster at some stations and we're learning more tonight about a foiled new year's eve attack overseas and hear what's being done

some positive news to report to metro riders. full rush hour service has been restored on the orange and silver line. that service was seriously impacted after a huge fire at a power station back in late september. >> our transportation reporter adam tuss has been tracking the story from the beginning. he is near the armory station where the fire started. hi, adam. >> this is very positive news and take a look behind me. right there in that area that is where the fire started in the substation and you swing it off to the left and you see that the trains are running again. they are running at full rush hour service. that's good news. things are getting back to normal.

>> reporter: trains, trains, trains, trains. it's pretty simple, really. riders want more trains. >> they are late and always late. metro is always late. >> reporter: if you want to run more trains you need to have the power to do it. that's why when this happened a massive fire at a power station near stadium armory, things along the blue, orange and silver lines slowed considerably and spiralled to a low point for riders. >> imagine having passengers above ground sitting for 20 minutes and four trains, empty trains going in the opposite direction. i guess they're trying to keep up with the scheduling or what have you. >> reporter: he called it unbearable and hopes that the power is now fully restored and

makes a difference. metro put together the damage the fire caused and it started inside a copper coil and andrew is off with metro's infrastructure department and called it the most catastrophic fire in metro's history. >> we understand the frustration that this event has caused and we've been here every day since the 21st of september working to provide the safest and most expedient solution. >> reporter: but the good news, trains are getting back to normal for the orange and silver lines and that means trains will be leaving the end of the line stations every six minutes during rush hour and since the fire, they'll be running every eight minutes and on metro, every minute counts. >> out here now live. how many other power stations like this one are in the metro station and what is it doing to make sure that issue doesn't happen again and the answer at 6:00. >> thank you, adam. it has been exactly a year since

the i-95 express lanes happened in virginia. according to the washington post, those lanes are making it easier and fast tore post the highway. and it shows the express lanes eased travel on the regular lanes between 2:00 and 15 minutes on average depending on the day. it also found 34% of the drivers are carpooling and that means they get to ride for free. d.c. mayor muriel bowser will have a new place it call home and these are the pictures of the house on northwest washington off of 16th street. news 4 is not disclosing the specific address and public records show she paid $838,000 for it. police and power company officials are outfitting the home for the mayor's security. she's moving from a duplex townhouse in riggs park where she has lived for more than a decade. >> two local boaters who ran into trouble in bad weather got a chance to thank the people who came to their rescue. brad stemkoski and charlie frank

met their coast guard rescuers in annapolis. last sunday their boat capsized plunging the pair into the cold potomac river and they were prepared and had on their life vest and they were making calls as their boat started taking on water. >> how fast everything actually happened and you just don't have time to access anything. if it's not on you, then you're not going to have it when you're in the water, basically. so i think that's the point that we're just trying to drive home right now. >> the boaters say thinking about their loved ones gave them the drive to survive. maryland state police, coast guard all helped in this rescue. now to a developing story overseas where for the second time this week authorities have stopped what they believe to be a planned terror attack and it comes as security ramps up in major cities here in the u.s. and abroad ahead of new year's eve. news 4's chris lawrence has

details for us. >> this latest scare involves two suspected isis bombers. officials say they plan to attack a new year's celebration in an car a the capital of turkey. two men came with the plan to attack bars in the main square where large crowds celebrate. they raided an isis safe house where they found suicide vests and explosive devices. they arrested two men for plotting a new year's attack in brussel. 132 people were killed in terrorist attacks in paris and now security there is ramping up again. french officials say they'll still do a light show at the arc de triomphe. closer to home, more than 6,000 officers have been assigned to times square. 600 of them have been specially trained in counter terrorism measures and the fbi is assisting. law enforcement officials say they haven't received credible threats and there will be added

layers of security mixed into the crowd and a lot of which people won't even see. >> 1200 new officers just graduated from the police academy and bill de blasio said new year's eve will be their first assignment. >> thank you, chris. you might have some money coming to you and all you have to do is sign up to get your refund. a local mother was facing eviction because she was told her disabled son was too loud. the landlord has made a n

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you know, each week we like to bring you a story about a special child waiting for a permanent, loving home. >> as we gear up to bid farewell to 2015, more than two dozen kids in our area will be ringing in the next year with their new families. >> news 4's barbara harrison tells us about a special occasion that's become a national tradition now. ♪ ♪ >> the leslie family singers were back to herald the beginning of another adoption day in court. it's been 29 years since d.c. launched this event and one of the first of its kind in the nation, and i've been lucky to be here on this day every year when the d.c. superior courthouse is filled with balloons and babies and families like the browns who came here to make it official. the adoption of their darling new daughter ella. one by one, the families came forward. some adopting one.

some adopting one more. some taking home two, and one family going home with enough for their own basketball team. five siblings that the new parents wanted to keep together and be for those five their forever family. >> and all the family court judges who work here at the superior court were waiting for them, waiting to sign their decrees of adoption. >> and someone else who works here. someone who has helped put this event together for the last 14 years was here this time for a different reason. becoming a mom for the first time, adopting daar. >> this was more than 12 years ago when dayar, a wednesday's child was a bright,el yent 9-year-old who told me he just wanted a family to love him. he's 22 years old now and as a year as his foster mom, leah becomes the mother of of a young man who is now a senior at penn state. >> i always dreamed that i could

be here at adoption day, but i didn't know i would be here at such a late age. >> better late than never, right? >> better late than never, and i have a great mom. it is such a joy and my life is so much better for having him in it. >> it was a day to rejoice, and to let go of the woes of waiting for what seemed would never happen and to celebrate a new day. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> barbara harrison, news 4 for wednesday's child. >> wow! if you are ever having a bad day, just take that and watch it again. >> absolutely! what a beautiful, beautiful thing. >> if you have room in your home and heart for one of our wednesday's children please call the special adoption hotline, 1-88-to-adopt-me or search

nbcwash.com. >> just ahead, why the northern virginia family that lives in this home says getting to their house is at times impossible. plus days after the deadly tornado in texas, a miracle emerges from the rubble. and dealing with wet roads and some patchy fog tonight, but after that we dry out and the focus turns to cooler temperatures. i'll let you know just how cold it will get for the

a northern virginia family says construction on the road outside of their home is far more than an inconvenience. >> yeah. they tell us its left them cut off from their neighborhood and their town. bureau reporter david culver looked into their concerns. >> reporter: getting to the vienna home proved a slight challenge for us. we could see the driveway turning on the lane from 123, but couldn't get to it. road closed. we tried another entrance. this, too, marked as a road closed, but notice one suv making the muddy drive. that's elizabeth behind the wheel. >> we were accepting the fact that we would suffer some inconvenience due to their construction, but we didn't expect the situation to be like

this. >> reporter: to reach their home the family has to drive on this closed road, an unpaved dirt stretch. some of those visiting have to walk it. >> all local entrances, there is a sign the road closed. >> reporter: for this family, getting everything from their mail to packages delivered has been virtually impossible. as you can see behind me their trash has been building up after several days. service just unpredictable. >> we have been contacting the town of vienna on many, many be onning cautions trying to ask them to provide any kind of reasonable, safe access to the house and do something. all of these requests are in vain. >> reporter: in a statement the town of vienna empathizing with frustrated residents adding that the contractor his to address several unexpected and additional issues. >> and they're not even meeting the deadline as to when this will be over. >> reporter: at 6:00, how the road work is impacting the family's second grader and when

the town tells us it should all be fixed. in vienna, david culver, news 4. >> what a mess. an arlington family facing eviction because their son with special needs is too loud will be able to stay in their apartment for another month. the landlord at the oakland apartments has extended the lease for the diaz family until january 31st, but a tenant advocacy group is still trying to let the landlord to let the family stay without the threat of being kicked out. the family has requested a reference in case they choose to leave. the advocacy group says the landlord is refusing that request. breaking news in the midwest as more rain and flooding are expected, it has prompted widespread evacuations across missouri. we take you tou to the city of eureka where morgan radford has our report. >> reporter: a state of emergency here in missouri as these floodwaters continue to rise, debris floating through the water and this is after

governor nexton has asked the national guard to come in and 24 people have been declared dead. 14 people here in missouri and seven in illinois. the heart in eureka, missouri have closed up shops and they've piled sandbags five and six feet high and that's to proprevent water from entering through the crevices of the windows and doors. they've disrupted roads and shutdown major highways here and in fact, just behind me you can see where a car, a red truck that is almost completely submerge side trying to make its way through these waters when it was stopped short. the national weather service says that 50% of fatalities coming from floods are also related to the vehicles. in fact, 13 of the 14 people killed here in missouri had their cars swept away while they were inside. that's why the governor is asking people to be extremely careful to avoid travel and to especially avoid roads like this. >> parts of tennessee still cleaning up tonight from last

week's tornadoes. here's another example of just how powerful those storms can be and the tornadoes did not damage this family's tennessee home, but the winds did leave a single piece of paper on their front yard. the last page of someone's will. it turns out it belongs to a husband and wife who were killed when a tornado hit their home about 40 miles away. sharon thompson googled the names. >> in looking at the news stories and saw the name, it matched the names in the will. >> we couldn't believe it and i even looked up on the map to see how far it was. >> just incredible. the will lists the executor of the estate and the couple's beneficiaries and even describes what should happen if there is a disaster. sharon thompson is trying to return the will to the couple's family. amid the destruction in north texas comes a sweet story of survival. a family whose house was destroyed, they couldn't find

their dog. fearing the worst, they returned to the rubble two days later and found a wonderful sign of life. astrid martinez has their story. >> reporter: two days after a devastating tornado passed through rawlet, homeowners came back to search through debris looking to salvage any personal items. gina and her family were standing on top of piles and piles of wood when they heard a familiar sound. >> we heard him. we heard him just crying out, so -- barking. >> they immediately started digging. >> got it. >> sawyer was buried for two days underneath the rubble of two houses. >> oh, my gosh. i -- i had not been able to sleep these past few nights thinking and then the rain and the cold and i just -- just praying. >> reporter: praying for a miracle, her dog while dirty and in some pain alive and going to be just fine. >> well, four hours after that

reunion the family found the other dog lucy, the chihuahua. she was found under a pile of debris and like sawyer, lucy is expected to be okay. >> oh, my goodness! all right, amelia, we have thick fog out there still, right? >> some fog, drizzle and rain. for the most part this will wind down before midnight around 8:00, 9:00 and we could be tracking patchy fog and an isolated shower or two until midnight and we're done with the rain for a few days and not only that, but we'll talk about sunshine in the forecast and wall to wall sunshine arrives for the weekend and wait until you see the seven day. a pattern change for sure. looking ahead to new year's eve if you'll be out and about ringing in the new year. 30s in the suburbs and i'll have an hourly planner in just a moment. the coldest air so far this season will greet us for monday, as well as tuesday. here's the latest on storm team 4 radar tracking some heavy rain impacting parts of prince george's and anne arundel county

and for the most part anything we tracked this evening only light to moderate in nature and not only tracking hef downpours and around the clinton area just starting to dry out and annapolis, you're dealing with some rain and you will be for about another 30 minutes at least and otherwise temperatures are in the 50s for the most part and 52 in manassas and gaithersburg coming in at a cooler 48 and overnight lows dip into the 40s and tomorrow, thursday new year's eve day and the weather having a low impact on your day. it's breezy and cool, but temperatures are still ten degrees above normal and we'll hit that about 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon and the temperature around 47 degrees by lunchtime temperatures around 50. so if you're headed out for a walk, jog before you celebrate the new year you'll probably want to bundle up and you don't need to have the umbrella handy. a jacket or warm coat will be just fine. sunglasses probably not needed, as well. for the most part mainly cloudy

skies tomorrow and your new year's eve planner testimony temperatures in the 40s as we work our way toward midnight. 42 in washington and 2:00 a.m. the temperature of 41 in the district and the high of 47 and still breezy, but more sunshine and full sunshine saturday and sunday with highs in the mid to upper 40s, but then cold monday and tuesday and high temperatures around 40 degrees and plenty of sunshine and by wednesday we start to warm up with a high of 46. guys? >> thanks. >> the deadline is fast approaching for you to claim money owed to you from two of the biggest cell phone providers. this has been one of the most shared stories we've had last week and erika gonzalez is in the newsroom with details of this cramming payout. that's right. the deadline to file for a refund is, in pack, tomorrow. we've heard people calling the newsroom to make sure this is real and, yes, verizon and sprint are prepared to pay out

more than 150 million to eligible and current and former customers as part of a settlement for so-called mobile cramming and those are services that you got, but you never requested or wanted and easily in the form of premium text message. some of them showed up in fine print on your bill dating back to 2010. they include a $10 monthly fee for services like astrology, celebrity gossip and sports tips to check if you're eligible and to make a claim for your refund you'll have to do so on a special settlement site set up for verizon and sprint and individual refund amounts will vary. verizon says its eligible customers will get theirs within 90 days and for sprint, they'll pay by may and we posted the links to both claim sites in the nbc washington app and search settlement. the deadline is tomorrow. in the newsroom. i'm erika gonzalez news 4. >> the affluenza teenager who made a run for the border.

he will not be coming back from mexico today as originally expecteded

he's been called the affluenza teenager. ethan couch and his mother are not returns to the u.s. from mexico as originally expected. couch has filed a court action to delay his extradition. nbc's kerry sanders is in pewer on vallar

puerto vallarta. >> reporter: the affluenza teen will remain in mexico in custody of the mexican federal authorities. he's being held in the jalisco state after being picked up in this gritty section of town in puerto vallarta. he was here with his mother ton tonya. they were holed up inside this apartment paying $100 a month and they had only been here four days. his lawyers had filed with the federal government with what's known as amparro. it will delay his extradition to the united states and also delay his mother's extradition. it could take one or two days and it could take up to two months. at this time we do not have a timeframe. we do not know if the mexicans have the highest priority like we do in america and it's on the time schedule. eventually he will be back in a courtroom there and they hope to move his probation violation

leaving the united states from mexico into an adult court where they will attempt to hold him more responsible, but at most, the tarrant county says he will wind up with 120 days in jail. that's at most. i'm kerry sanders in puerto vallarta, mexico. nbc news. news 4 at 6:00, begins with breaking news. an american icon booked on sexual assault charge. he is back home after posting $1 million bail and the criminal case is far from over. >> this comes after months of mounting accusations against the comedian. if convicted he could spend decades in prison and this all stems from an encounter that cosby had with a former temple university employee in 2004. prosecutors say the woman was incapacitated by drugs and wine. this charge comes just days before the statute of limitations was set to run out.

our coverage begins tonight with nbc's chris clackum. >> reporter: he was once a wildly popular comedian and bill cosby's stage wednesday was a courtroom near philadelphia for arraignment on a charge filed earlier in the day of sexually assaulting a woman. >> there is one charge that is filed. aggravated, indecent assault which is a felony. >> this case involves a former temple university employee who cosby invited to his home near philadelphia in 2004. on the evening in question, mr. cosby urged her to take pills that he provided to her and to drink wine. the effect of which rendered her unable to move or respond to his advances and he committed aggravated, indecent assault upon her. >> andrea don stand previously came forward as that alleged victim in a civil suit and through her attorneys expressed