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 appreciation the pennsylvania

authorities for finally charging cosby. she's one of more than 50 women who say they were drugged and/or sexually assaulted by cosby and who, according to legal analysts, could be called to testify against him. >> the absolute game changer here is that bill cosby may very well have to hear not only the victim in this case, but the testimony of all of the other alleged victims with the similar m.o. talk to him in court and have their moment against him in a criminal setting. cosby has denied all allegations, but his bond was set at $1 million and his passport was confiscated. chris clackum, nbc news. >> the smithsonian has no plans to pull an exhibit in d.c. that cosby funded. part of it features his private art collection and he funded the exhibit with a gift of more than $700,000 an official at the museum of african art says it will close as scheduled on january 24th.

>> a lot of people are weighing in on this new development and chris gordon went down to chili bowl. cosby is a longtime friend of that d.c. eatery and there is a mural of him there and he's also the only celebrity who gets to eat there for free. >> i've looked up to him and it's sad. i don't -- i no longer respect him. (ñ i feel like every man deserves a second chance, but at the same time i -- you know, i do have a different opinion. >> i appreciate the positive things he did, and i won't try to take that away from him. >> coming up in our next half hour, chris takes a look at the possible defense strategy that cosby could use. right now still tracking rain across the area and the big news is -- ore the good news is the heavy rain continues to move on out of the region and we're dealing with mist and drizzle across parts of the area and fog, too. to give you extra time on those roads and we do have more

showers back to the west and most of our area is on the dryer side and notice around a nap sis, though and we do have this other line that's going to continue to move on through and it will move through at 7:00, 8:00 and after that, we're done with the rain and then we see some more changes over the next couple of days and your headline tonight, following the showers and rain tonight and mostly done between 8:00, 9:00 and good news for new year's eve and then it gets cold for the new year. everybody's asking when we're going to see the cold and i've got it for you and i'll show you when in my forecast in just a few minutes. >> this bad weather may have played a role in the crash that shut down i-95 near laurel. three of the northbound lanes have reopened at the 175 exit. a truck had overturned there. this crash happened before 2:00 this afternoon. traffic still getting by on the southbound side. >> we continue to monitor the severe weather in the midwest where the threat of more deadly

flooding remains for missouri, illinois and several other states and at least 20 deaths have been blamed on the torrential rain. it has forced lends of families to evacuate. >> reporter: a state of emergency in missouri. neighborhoods drowning, residents fleeing these potentially historic floodwaters. >> we made the decision yesterday just to load everything up and you know, get out of here. >> reporter: with 16 counties under flood warnings, the area where the missouri and mississippi rivers meet is of particular concern. in many cases, sandbags are just not enough to hold back water that is 20 to 30 feet above flood stage in some places. >> we have the rv going on out here and we loaded it with sodas and drinks. >> reporter: families will not be able to use a major artery to evacuate and the rising levels have submerged interstate 44 in both directions near st. louis.

>> we have countless roads that will stay under water for several days. >> reporter: in high ridge, the flooding contaminated the primary water supply. not welcome news since rivers aren't expected to crest until thursday. >> we are here before the water rises and we're here after it falls. we are here until this place is back to what it was before and sometimes that takes a while. >> reporter: hoping mother nature will let go of her grip of the midwest before more lives and homes are lost. wendy wilforwilfork, nbc news, chicago. a sexual assault on the outskirts of chinatown. a woman attacked in an alley just off of h street where there are a number of high-rise buildings. pat collins talked to pele who live nearby. pat? >> reporter: wendy, a sunday night rape on the edge of chinatown and people here are

nervous. scores of people walk past this alley every day and so when something bad happens they take notice. >> i'm very disturbed because i'm a neighbor, and i didn't hear about that. >> you go past this alley a lot? >> practically every day. >> reporter: concerned? >> quite concerned. >> reporter: this is the scene, this alley behind the 400 block of h street northwest. this is where police say it happened. a woman raped by a man who sexually assaulted her here and then ran off. >> terrible when it happens anywhere including right here where many people are walking by all of the time. >> for people who pass by here, for people who live around here it's the kind of thing that puts you on edge. >> it's deeply shocking and pretty scary. >> i'm surprised that we didn't hear about it.

>> you live right here. yeah. >> i guess i would like to -- but we'll see what happens in the future. >> reporter: the lookout here for a man 30 to 40 years old, tan jacket, black pants. so far, no suspect. no arrest. chris, back to you. >> thanks, pat. >> big changes are coming to the chicago police as the city tries to cut back on the use of deadly force. pretty soon every officer in the field will have to carry a stun gun and know to how to use it. the new policy interegoes into in june and tol double officers to 1600. all of these changes are coming after the high-profile death of laquan mcdonald. a police officer shot the teenager 16 times and that officer has pleaded not guilty to murder. here in the district mayor muriel bowser has signed sweeping legislation to outlet thousands of officers with body cameras. as tom sherwood reports, the use of tasers is also on the horizon. >> backed by the police class

that will hit the streets in may, mayor muriel bowser today finds d.c. counsel legislation that has 2800 officers wear body cams on duty in 2016, one of the most ambitious programs in the nation. >> we know the body-worn cameras make our community safer and stronger. they increase accountability among all parties involved? >> and to promote accountability and transparency both among law enforcement officers as well as the public? >> city officials know the new law allows the public disclosure of video under freedom of information rules as quickly as some cases as 48 hours. the camera program costs about $5 million a year. the police union supports body camer cameras, but it also wants individual officers similar to chicago assign less lethal tasers for difficult situations. the city says that's going to happen. >> it is the intention of the metropolitan police department to give the availability of

tasers to our officers in the field so we intend to do that. >> the first 700 new cameras are expected to arrive soon. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. a rally outside of the white house amid word that the obama administration is planning large deportation raids next year. >> obama! obama! this stems from a recent report in "the washington post" claiming the department of homeland security plans to track down people who have entered the country illegally. these deport eggs will target people who have already been ordered to leave the country by immigration judges. protesters say they are ready for congress to act on immigration reform. >> i'm frustrated. i'm mad. i'm upset with what's going on or what is going to happen next year, you know? i feel like my community has been attacked. you know, we have fought so hard to ask for immigration reform. we had it so close and they had it in front of them ready to, you know, to say yes and they

didn't do it. they say no. >> repter: the obama administration is not commenting on this proposed plan. a source tells the washington post it has not been given final approval. now to politics and the republican front-runner, donald trump is putting his money where his mouth is and he's about to launch a massive ad blitz in several early battleground states. he has ads in iowa and new hampshire and south carolina will focus core issues like securing the border, trade and fighting isis. >> there's no reason to spend, and i feel i should spend and honestly, i don't want to take any chances. >> reporter: to this point he has spent a quarter million on ads this is the least of any candidate. jeb bush has spent $41 million which is the most. hillary clinton has spent $12 million on ads and bernie sanders about 7 million. hillary clinton is offering prayers tonight to the four secret service agents assigned to her campaign and they were

hurt in a deadly head-on crash and it happened last night in new hampshire as the agents were traveling between campaign stops. another car crossed the center line and hit them head-on. the word was slick with snow and freezing rain. police say the driver of the other car was killed and he was driving without a valid license. another terror attack has been foiled overseas and the several mainings prepared to ring in the new year. >> a local family turned in on construction and see why it

for a second day in a row authorities in europe have foiled a plot to attack new year's celebrations there. investigators say these are the suicide vests and explosive devices that two men were going to use in turkey's capital. the suspects came from syria. they're believed to be isis bombers. police say they were planning to attack bars near the main square in ankara tomorrow night. police and homeland security officials are not taking any chances in new york city. they have increased security ahead of tomorrow night's huge celebration in times square. authorities say there's no credible evidence of an attack in the works, but given the recent events in europe and the holiday they are on high alert. nbc's brian mooar has more on

what's being done to keep you safe. >> three, two, one! >> reporter: high above new york's times square, one last check of that famous ball that will drop to herald the new year, but on the ground, police face a much tougher test in the city that's been a terror target since 9/11. >> we are aware that the threat picture has changed because of isis. its changed significantly from what it was a year ago or two years ago. >> reporter: security will be tight from midtown manhattan to pasadena, california, which is preparing for the tournament of roses parade. the same in berlin which hosts one of europe's biggest open-air parties and paris, where terrorists struck six weeks ago. patrol stepped up where the masses will gather on new year's eve and the mayor canceled festivities after two were charged in a terror plot and officials in turkey say they arrested in two isis bombers, seizing the suicide vests they planned to use in the country's

capital. this month's attack in san bernardino, california, was a grim reminder that terror can strike anywhere. >> director comey said there are investigations in all 50 states for jihadi-inspired radicals. >> reporter: that won't stop the celebrations. >> you can't worry about it all of the time or you wouldn't go out and enjoy yourself. optimism tempered with vigilance as the new year approaches. >> the message is simple, fear not, but if you see something say something. chris, back to you. >> don't forget, you can get a free ride home tomorrow night on metro. miller lite is paying for all of the trips between midnight and 3:00 a.m. you will still have to use your fare card to go in and out of the rail system, but they're not going to charge you. for busses, simply show your smart trip ride to your driver. months after the worst power station fire in the transit station's history. it happened in september near the stadium armory station and through several lines into a tailspin. delays grew, reliability dropped

and customer satisfaction went down, too. today metro announced the problem is fixed, but what are the chances something like this happens again. transportation reporter adam tuss has been tracking the story from the beginning and joins us now live with the latest. hey, adam. >> consider this, metro has over 100 power stations just like the one behind me here, but the good news, take a look at the train tonight on the blue, orange and silver line. they are running at rush hour levels and that is a good thing, but a lot of people are making sure that metro is maintaining its equipment. take a look inside one of these power stayingeds and you can tell this is not small stuff. many of these pieces are custom made specifically for metro. >> commercial power transformers are readily available and our type of equipment is not. >> reporter: metro believes the problem started in a copper coil, and it led to this. a huge fire that severely delayed, orange, blue and silver

line service for months and mike adams was caught in that original mess and describes some of the frustration since. >> above ground, sitting for 20 minutes and four trains, empty trains going in the opposite direction. >> reporter: the transit agency says it may never fully know why the massive fire started and all it can do is maintain its equipment and franklin keeps his fingers crossed as metro's woes get better. >> year after year it's the same old story and it's not changing. hopefully. >> reporter: but the good news, trains getting back to normal for the orange and silver lines. that means trains will now be leaving the end of the line station every six minutes during rush hours. since the fire they've only been running every eight minutes and on metro every minute counts. >> reporter: metro specifically thanked customers who stuck this whole thing out and this fix took significantly less time

than first thought. wendy, back to you. >> thanks, adam. >> a second day of searching the potomac river and still no sign of of a boater that may or may not be missing. >> this is what they have, a mystery that started when officials found this, this boat yesterday on the virginia side of the river near fort washington. the washington post reports someone found a life jacket floating nearby. police think the boater may have fallen overboard while duck hunting. >> the two men who survived the boating accident are sharing their story to save lives. they met the coast guard crew that pulled them out of the potomac last weekend and they were fishing near tiny point recreational area when big waves flooded the boat. having the right equipment and knowing what to do made all the difference. >> you don't think it will happen to you and you can't believe how quick it can happen. in a matter of 5, ten seconds all of a sudden everything has changed and you're in really cold water. >> reporter: along with having life vests and radios, they help

them stay sharp and clearly. >> justice delayed and why it could be weeks before the so-called affluenza teenager is brought back to the u.s. to face charges. >> a local family was facing eviction because their son was too loud, but now the landlord is changing her tune. see what happened after our story aired. >> i'm scott macfarlane, coming up on 4:00, a growing problem in every corner of our

and that forecast has had some rain and its had drizzle and we've had the clouds. speaking of the clouds, we have seen the clouds for teb cn consecutive days and let's get some sunshine and right now looking better toward the capital and you can see the clouds have risen just a little bit and the ceiling just above the capitol building and no more drizzle downtown and we could see more drizzle and fog.

keep the umbrella handy. current temperature 51 degrees through the area and now we're watching this band of rain and that's a line of showers back toward the west. no thunderstorms with this, but we are seeing heavier showers and morgan county, frederick county, virginia and the shenandoah county and right around 81 and martinsburg and winchester over the next hour and this whole thing moves toward the d.c., metro area around 8:00, 9:00 and keep the umbrella handy and the big part of the storm is down to the south and east and flash flood warnings for parts of the carolinas and they've seen a lot of rain from this and the thunderstorm activity and that is all moving down to the south and we're not going to get in on that action and notice the showers in the region and we're drying out. by tomorrow morning we're clearing out. the sun will come out tomorrow. yeah, annie, she said that. the sun comes out tomorrow and we will see some sunshine finally and then we really get into the sun as we start the new

year. temperatures tomorrow, 49 in hagerstown and 53 in the d.c. metro area and 52 toward annapolis and again, we will see some sunshine and cloud cover, too, and we get under way, as well. if you're going out tomorrow night if you're going out for new year's eve and no problem. we will need the jackets and it will be chilly and upper 30s in the suburbs by around midnight and temperatures at 42 and that's about the average high. the impact forecast tomorrow, weather will have a very low impact on your day. finally some sun and it will be a bit breezy and it will be cool, but that's what we've seen over the last couple of days. not cold, though. the cold starts to move in when the new year sets in. high of 47 and cold or saturday, high of 45 and not a bad day sunday and the wind begins to die down and winds gusting upward of 10 to 20 miles an hour

and puts the windchill into the 30s. how about friday, if you'll be out friday night and friday will be a big night for 2016 and the first night of the new year looking good there. 9:00, 42 degrees and if you'll be out late night friday night and temperatures dropping at 39 degrees and that's in the city and most areas will be colder than that and we will have some of the coldest numbers we've seen so far and the coldest comes on monday. i'm not showing you monday until 6:45. we'll talk about that cold air for the new year coming up in just a few minutes. >> we have more breaking news. bill cosby charged about sexually assaulting a woman more than a decade ago and how today's developments could impact more than 50 other accusers. ahead, what is the best defense for bill cosby if the sexual assault charge against him goes to trial? they never quite know when the trash truck will be able to make it down their street to pick up their garbage. their mail is also

unpredictable. for one northern virginia family just getting to their house can at times be impossible. coming up at 6:0

first at 6:30 we return to the breaking news we've been following all afternoon. bill cosby's attorneys have now released a statement calling today's charge unjustified. cosby was arraigned on a felony charge of aggravated indecent assault. he posted bail and handed over

his passport before being booked. now the charge was filed days before the statute of limitations ran out and this could be the only criminal charge he faces out of more than 50 accusations. prosecutors say cosby used pills and wine to incapacitate a former temple university employee back in 2004 during sworn testimony for a civil suit. cosby said he had consensual sex with andrea constand. >> cosby has deep roots in d.c. at the chili bowl. news 4's chris gordon talked to some of them and joins us with the defense that cosby could use if this case does go to trial. chris? >> the owners of ben's chili bowl are not commenting tonight about the criminal charge against him nor are they answering questions as to whether they have any plans to remove his picture from the mural on the side of their restaurant. bill cosby is a longtime friend

of the owners of ben's chili bowl. they say he's the only one who eats here free. >> i think bill cosby is a pretty great guy. yeah. over the years he's done nothing, but shown, you know, our people that he is a really good character. >> reporter: cosby's character has been questioned since some women went public saying he drugged them for sex and a handful have filed civil lawsuits against him. pennsylvania allows 12 years for filing a criminal charge in a sexual assault case. the prosecutor filed it today before the statute of limitations runs out next month. former attorney general. before that he was montgomery county's top prosecutor. i asked how he expects cosby to respond to the sexual assault charge against him. >> i think what cosby mounts is the offensive si gave her herbal medication. she consented. i feel terrible about it, she consented and that's what happened. >> reporter: this tourist from

germany says he grew up watching "the cosby show". >> reporter: is he still a hero in your mind? >> i think so. >> reporter: why is that? >> everybody makes mistakes and you should forgive him. >> reporter: others are disillusioned. >> it took a toll on me personally because i tried to model my family after bill cosby. >> i think something needs to be done because so many women have been wronged by him. >> reporter: defense lawyers sent out a statement this evening which concludes we expect mr. cosby will be exonerated by a court of law. that's the latest live in northwest washington. chris, back to you. >> thanks, chris. >> now to a story impacting medical care for veterans. there is a growing fear that the v.a. centers will not have enough nurses and it will have the personal medical records nurses have left in droves.

>> he says he's seen the va system up close. >> nurses have this amazing power to calm people down to get information out of them and the first person you see for any treatment is when a nurse gets you back and gets your vitals and gets the initial assessment of you. >> he's been noticing new faces among the staffers and when they requested staffers under the freedom of information act, they showed 12% who started the year at the martinsburg medical center have retired or quit since. 11% have and nearly as many at the major va medical center in d.c. in each case, significantly more leaving than 2014. >> there is a fatigue to being a nurse, but there is also significant gratification to being a nurse. >> reporter: susan george is one of them, retiring at the end of the year. she's served for decade at the va including nine years in martinsburg where she served

vets from maryland, virginia and west virginia. >> i always loved being a nurse in every place i've been in. >> reporter: they're facing hurdles including a national nursing shortage and from private hospitals who can offer better pay packages for those nurses, luring some of them away from the va system. auditors say this could be a crieses in 2018. nationwide, they estimate 40,000 more nurses will be needed just to keep up with the growing population of veterans and an aging population which will soon have more significant health needs. many of those nurses will instead choose to stay. >> a far more thankful, far more giving population of patients and they really dig on that. >> scott macfarlane, news 4. >> you can see scott's previous coverage of what it's like inside the va system. just go to the nbc washington app and search veterans. an arlington family will not be forced to move out of their home tomorrow. this comes after our story aired

yesterday. the landlord at the oakland apartments wanted the diaz family out by the new year because their son who has special needs is too loud in the landlord's opinion, but we learned today that the family's lease has now been extended until january 31st. an advocacy group is still trying to get the landlord to let the family stay permanently or at least let them find other housing. >> it seems fair. the year in review. coming up next, a look at the top four stories that captured our attention in 2015. plus the device that's helping a dog get back on his feet after a brush with death. we're not quite done with the rain just yet and more showers moving in on storm team 4 radar and i'll show you when they move into your area. we'll

[mother] yeah but this neighborhood,i feel like it's got a lot of what we were kinda talking about. we should definitely go see it. [agent] hi. melanie. maggie. living room. [dad]what about this? this looks good. [brendan] no. [mother] isn't it great? [agent] hey brendan,you might like this room. [announcer]redfin pays its agents based on your happiness... that's real estate, redefined. >> as we get ready to ring in 2016 we're remembering the big moments that defined our year in the washington area. >> some stories shocked us, some

inspired change and others brought us together. news 4's aaron gilchrist brings us the four biggest stories. >> reporter: 2015 was a year of crime concerns, uncertainty for transit riders and a visit from one of the world's most beloved figures. we're looking back at news 4's four biggest stories in 2015 that affected the washington area. number four, a story just up the road from washington felt all across the d.c. area and beyond. in april, baltimore resident freddie gray was arrested and placed in the back of a police van. during that ride he suffered a spinal cord injury and died days later sparking violent reaction in the streets. >> violence and rioting that have been taking place in baltimore. this is a picture, we believe, of the cvs store and we've seen a lot of looting here and it appears, sadly, that there is some fire. >> reporter: baltimore states attorney demanded swift justice

against the officersic vofrled. they will all face trial and the first ended in a mistrial. >> number three, mansion murder mifrtry. >> the scene of a fire now rapidly evolving into something much more sinister. >> the first fire fighters who responded here this afternoon very quickly realized something was terribly wrong. >> on may 14th, flames poured from a large home in northwest d.c. four people died and safs on and amy savopoulos had all been tortured beforehand. daron wint. his former attorney claims he was set up. the homicide rate spiked from 97 in 2014 to more than 150 this year. >> number two, a visit of papal proportions. on september 22nd, pope francis made his first visit to the u.s.

and his first stop was the nation's capital. >> and here he comes. >> reporter: his motorcade and his fiat bounced back and forth all throughout washington and news 4 covered it all for you live. he met with president obama at the white house and waved to terns of thousands along the papal parade route, blessed a few children and became the first pope to address the united states congress. he also celebrated mass at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception where he canonized missionary junipero serra. finally the story with the biggest impact for the washington region, a turbulent year for metro. in january, smoke caused chaos beneath the streets of washington. >> the plaza metro station, one of the busiest in the system has been evacuated and closed down. there are reports of smoke. >> it is unbelievable how many blocks are closed off here with fire and rescue equipment. >> we now know that one person has died.

several others were rushed to the hospital this afternoon. >> carol glover never made it home that day. she was headed home from work when her train stopped and started filling from smoke. it was an insulator that led to the deadly incident. the agency dealt with a handful of other problems. later determined to have been preventable as well as the morning chopper 4 flew over a stranded train as its passengers got out and walked back to the station. it also took metro almost a year to hire a new general manager and in november, former bwi marshall paul wiedefeld took the reins promising the safety and a better overall experience. i'm aaron gilchrist, news 4. >> it was an incredible year and that's just the beginning. you can open up the nbc washington app to see what stories you clicked on the most this year. everything from crime to politics to baby pandas, we've tallied up the top 28 scores

online. now breaking news in missouri. high drama as the floodwaters rise to historic levels and why this threat is not even -- not over even though the storms have moved out. >> they call it mission impossible. only on news 4, the challenges one northern virginia family is facing every day just to get out the door and why it could be

breaking news out of mexico. the mother of the so-called affluenza teenager is back to the u.s. tonya crouch is -- if she's convicted she's facing up to ten years in prison. couch and her son ethan were arrested monday in puerto

vallarta after being on the run for two weeks. police tracked them down after they used a cell phone to order pizza in a hotel. ethan couch may only spend a few months in prison because he is a juvenile. couch remains in mexico and it could be several more weeks before the teenager is extradited. now to a story you will see only on 4. a family on northern virginia has been caught off from the rest of their neighborhood because messy road work has dragged on for months. they live in vienna and the streets connecting their driveway are all blocked off. bureau reporter david culver reports on how long this could last. >> reporter: when this muddy strip isn't blocked by construction trucks it's the only way elizabeth warkova is able to driver to her vienna home and we came home and we could aren't get to the house at all because the road was completely taken down and we didn't have any access. >> they've sinceeen allowed to use part of this closed road and

the troubles remain. the trash trucks can't always make it down. some visitors have to walk and delivery crews will often turn away. >> it's a mission impossible for them. they keep calling and they cannot get to the house, but worse, when they see they're over, they say we're not getting on the road so you can't get deliveries. >> i go around the yard. >> the family's second grader anthony ms. to cut through neighboring properties to cut through the bus stop. >> i cannot imagine what this will be like. >> they were told it would last only a couple of months. the town saying they were hoping to finish by early january. you can tell that's not going to be the case. most recently the town told me in a statement that they hope to be finished by mid-march, but no guarantees. >> the town of vienna tells me the contractor his to address several unexpected and additional issues, hence the delays. depending on winter weather conditions this project is now

anticipated to be substantially completed by mid-march. >> 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: adding to the problems a warning just today warning the family they'll have limited water service tomorrow. in vienna, david culver, news 4. federal investigators are trying to figure out why a passenger jet landed on the runway outside of the runway. it was at seattle tacoma airport. the pilot landed on an area where the planes taxi. the weather was clear at the time, no one was injured and if another plane had been there it could have been a dangerous outcome. another pilot, by the way, made the same mistake at the same airport 11 years ago. a little dog is back on his paws after being found in the middle of the road in virginia when he couldn't even move. french fry is now rocking a new custom harness and wheels. volunteers at the fairfax animal

shelter made it for him. vets think a car hit french fry and the harness helps him get out for one of his favorite things. a nice walk. french fry is now up for adoption, and i have to think they'll be lining up to get a crack at him. >> i want to see his cute face, though. >> i know. we've got to --? you need another gopro camera. >> any dog with the name french fry -- >> you've got to love. >> pick him up. >> so we've got a -- can't love this weather. >> we have seen ten days in a row now with cloud cover. we have not seen much sunshine at all and everyone saying, we live in seattle. what's going on? we need some sun and it will come out tomorrow and it will get better as far as the sunshine is concerned right on through the weekend although it gets colder out there toward the airport and we have the latest in terms of shower activity and temperatures not really dropping all that much and we'll stay on the mild side and a real good chance of showers coming between

7:00 and 9:00 depending where you are and here's what's happening now. we saw the earlier batch of rain moving off toward the east and here's the next round of rain and this is the last of the rain here and i want to show you where this is now and back towards martinsburg around winchester and back toward rappahannock county and culpeper, they'll all be moving in and this is where it will be and around the fairfax and the vienna area and this batch of rain coming in here and let's say right about an hour and 45 minutes and we're talking right around 8:30 around the d.c., metro area and keep those umbrellas handy as we move on through. for us, it's the rain and the one thing we're not going to see is the flooding and nothing like what they saw around toward missouri and take a look at the video. the mississippi river is now cresting at record and historic levels. this is absolutely amazing what's happening back there. the deadly floods are submerging communities and up to 14 people have now died in the state of

missouri alone there and they're not done just yet and the crests will continue for the next few days all of the way down the river and they'll be dealing with this over the next few days for sure. for us, we'll be deal web colder weather and 45 degrees on saturday and 48 on sunday and we've got sunshine both saturday and sunday and windchills in the 30s on saturday and then it gets really cold. we haven't seen any cold air and it's coming in monday at 40 and 39 degrees coming up next tuesday. >> thanks, doug. coming up in sports everyone's asking one question about the redskins this weekend. will they play the starters? >> kirk cousins

a lot of fans will be holding their breaths this weekend just hoping let's just get through this one and nobody gets hurt. >> the fans want to beat dallas so they want the players to play. this game means something to the -- you don't want to lose to dallas twice in the same season. it was a different vibe at redskins park today. the last two years players have been anxious for the season to be over. now there's something to actually look forward to and that's playoff football, but the big question at the park today was the redskins rush their starters or try to keep that momentum going into dallas. >> important for us to be healthy come playoff time and it's also to have some kind of momentum and also going in, i'd

like to end on a four-game winning streak and finish the fourth quarter 4 and 0 and it's a step in the right direction. >> i feel good and i want to play and i feel as a young player that i want to continue to develop and get a rhythm, and i'll always defer to the head coach with whatever he decides. >> would you play? >> oh, man, this drink is good. >> do you want to play this weekend? >> this drink is good, man. [ laughter ] >> why are you putting one over on me like this? >> i don't know, man. it's up to the coaches, man. >> so we asked you, should the redskins rush their starters this weekend against the cowboys and more than half of you saying no, keep the momentum going. >> there we go. >> the big news around the nfl in the last 24 hours and the eagles firing head coach chip kelly and a lot of pop within that organization and he was the decision maker of the roster and also has a reputation for not

having good relationships with players and remember, kelly came over after having big success at the university of oregon. today i talked to veteran deangelo hall who said the nfl is a much different ball game. >> it's different from coaching 18 to 22-year-olds versus koe p coaching grown men that make more than you. you have to kind of let men be men, you know. in college you're molding boys to men and when you get to the nfl you pretty much have men on your roster. it was a shocker to me and you give a guy that much power and then fire him, they'll be behind for a couple of years just because of the personnel decisions and they got rid of really good football players so it will be interesting. >> i'm still a little shocked that chip kelly was fired. 26 wins in three seasons. >> i thought they would have given him one more year. >> and i thought he would have been stripped. >> your thoughts?

>> i don't know who he is. >> switching gears now. they're in action today as well as the capitals and the caps going for their ninth win in a row and they'll tick on buffalo while the wizards will hit the road to face toronto. first conference game of the season today for the terps. the kids like to get a little crazy during winter break at the xfinitiy center and the penguin costumes a big hit today. we'll pick it up in the second half and maryland is down four after the missed free throw and the freshman for the flush and the terps, they're within two and the very next maryland possession and nice pass. stone finishes and capped off a ten 10-0 maryland run. how about this move? nice finish there, excuse me, diamond stone. this game still in progress right now. maryland is up 64-62.

stone has 36 points in this game. true freshman. he was a mcdonald's all-american. before i let you go, i want to remind you, professional athletes are fans just like us and redskins linebacker, he asked deangelo hall on twitter if kevin durant knew who he was, hall responded saying of course, he his favorite team and the man himself respond asked kevin durant telling compton, i know who you are and don't insult me like that and i asked him how he would react if he ever met k.d. >> person? >> i would be excited and i would act like a giddy little fan. i would have to play it cool at some point, but, no. it's -- it's awesome, man. it's really cool that we get to experience these things and, you know, i'm going to enjoy it. i'm going to enjoy every bit of it. >> he's only going to been recognized twice in public since he's been the starting middle

linebacker. i like how he told deangelo be cool about it. >> thanks for joining us. "nightly news" is coming up next. >> we'll see you at 11:00.

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