developing right now at 6:00, police identify the woman found dead on a prince george's county trail. also, new information coming into the newsroom about a missing autistic child in pennsylvania. and see how a terror group is using donald trump to issue an ultimatum to american muslims. >> we now know the identity of a woman found dead on a trail in prince george's county, and she didn't live far from where she was killed. a jogger spotted the woman's bod along the northwest branch trail yesterday. news 4's darcy spencer joins us from chillum with the developing

details. >> reporter: that victim has been identified as katherine alvarado. she was 20 years old. just a short time ago, i was able to speak to a family friend. you're going to hear from her in just a moment. she tells us that the mom of the victim is too distraught to speak to us on camera. now, police have not made any arrests in this case, but they do tell us that they do not believe that this was a random killing. a jogger found katherine's body just off the trail new year's morning, and the family had seen her on new year's eve night. when her mom knocked on her bedroom door yesterday morning, she realized she was not there. that's when she notified police. they started piecing things together and realized that she was, in fact, the woman who was found on the trail behind rosa parks elementary school yesterday. let's hear now from that family friend. >> katherine was such a sweet little girl that we all loved, and we are very shocked what

happened. the last time i saw her was on the 30th. we were heading to church, and this totally has taken us, you know, unexpected. >> reporter: police are offering up to a $25,000 reward for information that helps solve this case. megan, back to you. >> now to a developing story in pennsylvania. just a few minutes ago, police announced that they found the body of a 5-year-old autistic boy in allentown. police say jaleel batista ran away from a party just before midnight on new year's eve. the allentown police chief says crews found a tablet computer and some water in a local park this afternoon, and shortly after, they found the body of batista in the water. a medical examiner will now perform an autopsy to figure out when the boy entered the water. and damage assessments and cleanups are under way in the

midwest after days of devastating floods. as nbc's chris pallone shows us, cities further south are bracing for a powerful surge heading their way. >> reporter: in arnold, missouri, it's a day for drying out. >> it's at least three feet deep. well, two feet. >> reporter: the town, wedged between the meramec and the mississippi rivers inundated after storms dumped ten inches of rain upstream. it left 150 homes underwater. at least 11 levies have given way. 24 people are dead and two remain missing. >> they keep calling it the hundred year flood, i call it the ten year flood because it keeps coming around. >> reporter: the governors of illinois and missouri have been out surveying the damage. >> just as we stood together to assist during the response phase, now we stand ready to work to ensure this region can recover as quickly as possible and families can get back on their feet. >> reporter: the coast guard is watching from the air, looking for people who might be stranded.

the national guard is ready to help too. >> we've got equipment, communication equipment as well as sandbags and other supplies, to support local first responders. >> reporter: those who escaped with their lives but little else remain hopeful. >> we will get through this, and we're going to come out better on the other side than when we started. >> reporter: now focus shifts downstream as places like memphis and vicsberg, mississippi, prepare for the surge headed their way later this month. nor the first time, a terror group is using donald trump in a recruitment video, but it's not isis. somalia based militant group released a film that includes trump's call for a ban on muslims entering the country. the group says muslims in the u.s. had a choice. either leave for islamic countries or stay at home in the u.s. and help militants fight the west. today the white house responded to the video by saying nobody should be surprised that terrorist groups try to recruit people by suggesting the u.s. is

at war with islam. we're working to learn more about a house fire that broke out this afternoon in northwest. firefighters got the call just after noon for a fire on 15th street. not too far from scott circle. crews quickly extinguished the fire, and officials say nobody was injured. it's still not clear as to what started the fire. the district is dealing with a recent spike in violent crimes. 162 people were killed in 2015. d.c. police say they have a 62% closure rate for homicides, but that number includes murders that happened in 2015 and past years. centerville road was shut down for nearly two hours after this car hit a utility pole, leaving wires down across the road. traffic had to be rerouted while crews cleaned up the mess and fixed the pole. this happened near old mill road. all lanes of centerville road are back open except for one

southbound lane. no word yet if anyone was injured. two people have died after a new year's day a.t.v. crash. the harper county sheriff's office says two men were driving separate atvs at around 1:00 a.m. in pilesville, maryland, deputies say the men knew each other and had been celebrating the new year at a home near the crash scene. investigators are still trying to figure out how this all happened. president obama's new gun control push is triggering a fierce debate. we went to a packed local gun show to find out how some folks feel about the proposed crackdown. and the question is are you feeling lucky? one of power balls largest jackpots, just hours away. >> with lows in washington dipping into the low 30s and 20s in the suburbs. wait until you see the temperatures for monday and tuesday. the coldest air

you know, it's hard to believe christmas is over, but that means it's time to take down those trees. today, mer ch elementary school held a. the trees were grinded down and the people could either take home the bag of mulch or doe nate it. >> it's get the trees taken care of and for them to be put to good use, too. >> donations were accepted, and all the money raised will go to

the home and school association of merch, elementary. and if you haven't gotten your power ball ticket for tonight's $337 million jackpot, you better hurry because time is running out, folks. people lined up to get theirs at tenleytown market in northwest, d.c. today. if you hit all six numbers you have the option of taking home $205 million in a lump sum, or you can opt for 30 annual payments. this is the 12th largest jackpot in the game's history, but get this. the power ball jackpot has rolled over 16 consecutive times, and no one has won the top prize, which means we could see a winner. the power ball drawing starts at 10:59 tonight. storm team 4 is tracking the coldest air we've felt so far this season. amelia is standing by with the timing. >> changing horizons in loudoun

the parking lot was packed and lines were out the door today at the dulles expo center. folks were there for the nation's gun show. it's being held as president obama tries to stiffen gun laws

by executive action. he wants to close the so-called gun show loophole, which doesn't require background checks for purchases at shows like the one in chantilly. >> i can definitely tell you that there is a lot more people in the show than i have seen in a long time. they actually opened another side of the venue. has it had an impact? i think it probably has had a pretty big impact on the sales. >> the president may also try to stop people on the terror watch list from legally buying firearms. for the first time in 250 year-history, loudoun county has african-americans on the board of supervisor. new members were sworn in today in ash burn, and as derrick ward reports, the ceremony today was the first indication that things are changing in the county. >> reporter: there were a number of firsts. while the actual swearings in had already been done because the law said they had to by the year's start, this largely ceremonial event at the lands down resort held some real

significance. the fact that republicans and democrats on the board took their ceremonial oaths in the same place at the same time. they chose the resort because it was the right size to handle the gathering. incoming board chair phyllis randall says expect more. >> in loudoun, we don't sit in traffic as democrats or republicans. >> reporter: her speech offered a nod to a key issue, tgsz, and a look at how she, one of only two african-americans ever elected to the board, plans to chair it. it will be a balancing act. loudoun's changing. good going forward, it is my fervent hope we will set a new tone on this board. >> reporter: now not only dealing with the changing demographics but its distinct characters, east and waeft. the more rural western end and the burgeoning edge city that the eastern part of the county is becoming. >> we also appreciate the importance of western loudoun county, and because western loudoun county has no desire to

be eastern loudoun county. >> reporter: part of the change is embodied in other sworn in ceremonially on this day. one, the other of the board's first african-american members, and the other, its younger member. >> a brand new day. we're ready to get to work. it's been a long road to get here. >> reporter: board member ron characterizes it as bringing fresh eyes. >> it will bring some exciting things to this board. >> reporter: their first official meeting is scheduled for wednesday. >> and it was a pretty nice day for that event. the sun was out. a little crisp. it kind of felt like winter. not too bad. >> tomorrow is going to be nice. we haven't had full sunshine in about ten days. tomorrow we're going to have full snun once again. temperatures running a little bit above normal. our high tomorrow of 51 degrees. normally we would anticipate highs of 44 this time of year. after tomorrow, our temperatures tumble. cold for monday and tuesday. the coldest air so far this season. definitely need to locate the

warmest jacket you have for monday and tuesday. our next chance of rain is friday on into saturday. now, tomorrow, the weather having a low impact on your sunday. it's cool. it's crisp. you'll need the sunglasses. overall really not too bad for the first weekend in 2016. happy new year by the way. currently the temperatures are in the 30s and 40s. 44 in washington. 43 in annapolis, and 37 in gaithersburg. clear skies tonight. tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m., a temperature in the district of 33. mid-to-upper 20ss in the suburbs. sun my skies throughout the day. by lunch time, we're in the mid-40s. low 50s during the afternoon. a bit of a breeze around at 3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. you'll need a warmer jacket with a temperature at that point of 44 degrees. monday, look at the high temperature. 38 degrees. it's a cold start. breakfast temperatures around 29. flurries, not a mistake here. as we deal with the mix of clouds and sunshine, we could see a few flurries around during

the midday hours on monday. it's not going to accumulate to anything. it would be conversational. that's just an indicate orate of how cold it's going to be. dinner temperature of 28 on monday. not only that, but it's blustery throughout the day. breezy to windy conditions. you start to deal with that feels like temperature. although temperatures will be in the 30s, this is what it feels like monday 3:00 p.m. 25 in ma nanassas. a very cold day. tuesday it is still extremely chilly. you can always connect with me on instagram, twitter, and facebook. i posted more information there about this cold spell that will be moving into the area. a high temperature on tuesday of only 34 degrees, but we do return to plenty of sunshine and the winds aren't an issue on tuesday. wednesday, our temperatures start to warm back up with a high of 41. s sunny skies thursday. mostly sun my skies, a high temperature of 46 degrees. our next chance of rain on

friday. mainly later in the day with a high of 47. some rain right now is looking likely on saturday. maybe some heavier rain at times. otherwise a high temperature of 54 degrees. nice tomorrow, and then cold monday and tuesday. and blustery as well on monday. >> not a bad looking forecast, amelia. thank you. after the break, the maryland women's basketball team went undefeated in big ten play last year, but today the terps were

>> announcer: this is the xfinity sports desk. the caps are the kings of the n.h.l. so far, but they learned today they'll be without one of their key players for a while. chris malone joins us from the csn studio. this is a pretty big loss for a couple of weeks, isn't it? >> indeed it is, meagan. the caps lost on new year's eve for the first time in ten games. jay beagle, he was out. the caps are going to have to adjust to life without him. beagle is out six weeks now after having surgery on his hand today. the third line center currently

leads the nhl in face-off percentage and is a big part of their potent attack. filling out a solution to fill the void vacated by his injury is not going to be easy. >> i think we have a lot of good young players in the organization. i mean i feel like even if we got some key players out, i mean it always gets someone else to step up and gives someone else a chance. that's good. >> penn state quarterback christian hackenberg has 15 touchdowns, just five interceptions this year. looking to lead the nittany lions. the junior tried to make something happened on the ground and ended up getting injured. his day over in the second quarter. georgia quarterback, grayson lambert had just 115 yards passing but made some big plays. this one of them. the touchdown gary godwin gives the bulldogs a commanding 17-3

lead at the half. penn state needing a big come back from their backup and they got it. mcsorrily finds deshawn hamilton. we have a one touchdown game coming down to the wire. five seconds left. nittany lions trying to send this into overtime. mcsorrily tossing it up but no one comes down with it. georgia wins 24-17. plenty of future terps in the under armour high school maryland game. that's quarterback dwayne haski haskins. haskins showing off his elusiveness, but he was just 6 for 10 passing, and then he gets tackled by another maryland commit. linebacker keandre jones. wide receiver tino ellis looks like a future play maker for the terps. gets behind the defense. the big story, terrence davis headed to college park. the offensive lineman, committed to maryland. a nice class for d.j. durkin's

inaugural season. maryland was unstoppable in their first year in the big ten. the women's basketball team did not lose a conference game, and the outlook was simple. it's maryland, and then everybody else. well, the buckeyes had something to say about that today. the terps celebrating their ten-year anniversary of their 2006 national championship. red shirt senior brene mosley controlled the first half. 13 points before the break. 20 in the game. terps up three at the half. but the script flipped in the second half. kelsey mitchell attacking the rim. three-point play caps a 7-0 run. buckeyes back in front. ohio state pulls away down the stretch. mitchell, great look to alexa hart for 2 of her 20. buckeyes spoil the party. 80-71 the final. >> that's the great thing about sports is it humbles you. you're not going to go out and win every game, but you're

striving for that. obviously disappointed. i thought ohio state came in and played hard. this game will help us in terms of improving. ohio state is a great team. they're ranked in the top ten for a reason. >> how about the fellas? fifth ranked virginia hosting notre dame. early first half, anthony gill. nice moves in the post. finishes at the rim with two hands. nine points in the half. later on, striving, feeds to vaughan hall in the corner. gets the member's bounce. part of a 17-6 run. virginia leads early in the second half. let's head to richmond. vcu hosting george mason. rams off to a fast start. all right. and that is uva once again. here we go.

vcu. down in richmond playing host to george mason. that's johnson pulling up with the three. he's good for it. johnson also getting it done in transition. rams leading 35-25 at the half. late tip-off at the verizon center. marquette and georgetown. early first half. luke fisher. look what he found. gets the ball, takes it the other way for the easy deuce. back and forth game to start it off. brad hayes, backing down. throws up the jump. starting to see shades of a great georgetown center in hayes. georgetown leading 36-26 late in the first half. down in blacks burg, hokeys hosting nc state. tech down three. former maryland guard seth allen gets open and he's good for it. three of his 23 forces overtime. in the extra period, allen looking for more. can't get it to go, but carey

black share is there for the put-back and the foul. hokeys back in the lead. they win 73-68. meagan, a very busy day in college basketball. just getting started. tonight at 11:00, we'll have an update on all of the action. remember, you can catch the caps on the ice on csn. puck drops at 7:00 as well. >> chris miles, thank you very much. i will get one last check on our forecast. >> nice again tomorrow. temperatures around 50 degrees, but as we head back to work and school on monday, bundle up. coldest year so far this season.

on this saturday night, manhunt. the intense search in israel for the gunman who brought death and terror to a busy cafe. recruitment tool. donald trump making headlines again, this time as a recruitment video from an al qaeda affiliate. criminal investigation? just as it is trying to make aba comeback, the government is