night, we have team coverage. >> jackie bensen has reaction from local police about the impact that the president's decision will have on their jobs and on public safety. but we begin with steve handelsman at the white house with more on this. >> reporter: hi, jim. thanks. here at the white house today, president obama said most americans including, he said, most republicans and most gun owners, support the kind of tougher background checks that he's decided to mandate. >> thank you. >> reporter: president obama ordering the changes was cheered by gun control activists. >> because people are dying. >> reporter: and he got emotional. wiping away tears, citing the mass shootings at columbine, at virginia tech and sandy hook elementary. >> every time i think about those kids, it gets me mad. >> reporter: he's ordering more background checks, hiring more fbi examiners to do them 24/7. and many gun shows now, no background checking is required

for so-called private sales. same on the internet in many states. from now on, the obama order says if you're in the business of selling guns, you must do background checks. support from hillary clinton. >> because i called for some of those measures a couple of months ago. >> reporter: support from the mother of reporter alison parker whose killer passed his check and bought his gun legally. >> if background checks can save one life, it may not have saved alison's, but that's not a reason to do nothing. >> reporter: the nra tweeted "president obama's executive orders will do nothing to improve public safety." marco rubio agreed. >> because gun violence is committed by criminals and criminals don't care what the law is. rmu and other gop candidates vow to roll back the tougher gun rules that president obama is ordering into effect on his own. the president is also asking congress for $500 million more for mental health care improvements but house speaker paul ryan made clear the

republicans who run the house and the senate will not go along with tougher gun control. live at the white house, steve handelsman, news 4. >> thank you, steve. one of the most visible and vocal police chiefs in our area is praising the president for his actions today. at the same time, local gun shop owners say the announcement has been good for business. jackie bensen continues our team coverage now. she's in rockville. jackie? >> reporter: jim, news 4 contacted a number of gun stores in montgomery county this afternoon, all, all of them reported an increase in sales ahead of president obama's announcement. now, that is common any time a tightening of gun sales is expected. now, meanwhile, just a short time ago, montgomery county police chief tom manger who is also president of the major cities police chiefs association talked about the president's announcement. he praised the plan for increased mental health initiatives which he indicated are long overdue.

>> no one, there's not one police chief, not one sheriff in this nation, that thinks that these proposals are going to stop all the killings in our cities. there's not one person that thinks that every shooting will -- there will be no shootings in our cities and towns as a result of these propos proposals. i will tell you the nation's police chiefs do believe some of these are long-needed steps that put us in the right direction to reduce gun violence and, in fact, keep our communities safer. >> reporter: chief manger says his officers sometimes respond to 10 or 15 mental health-related calls a day. jim, back to you. >> thanks, jackie. we asked all of you to weigh in on the proposal. look at the results now of our survey. 58% of those who responded support the president's plan to curb gun violence. now to our weather. people bundled up today as bitter cold and windchill took hold of the region.

factor in all of that and it was just pretty miserable out there. doug is tracking the conditions for us right now and tells us how long this will stick around. doug? >> doreen, i know you're not a fan of this cold weather. jim, you normally say bring it on. you're saying today? >> bring it on. >> come on, man, this is cold. >> it's wintertime, doug. >> this was real cold, though. take a look at where we were this morning. cold for sure. 16 at d.c. 10 in gaithersburg. 14 in ma than. that was the actual temperature. the windchill this morning between zero and 10 degrees. extremely cold start to the day. kum current temperatures. they saw snow around the virginia beach and norfolk area earlier today, too. coming up, tonight's headlines, this is what we're going to be talking about. one more cold one. we're going see milder air come in late week. we'll talk about that and the rain chances on the increase.

those rain chances coming toward the end of the week and the weekend just in time for that redskins playoff game. we'll have much more on that coming up in my full forecast. >> all right, doug. thank you. a developing story in virginia tonight. a state senator who was stabbed by his son has filed a $6 million lawsuit against the commonwealth and a mental health facility. senator deeds claims his 24-year-old son, gus, was denied treatment the day before the attack. gus stabbed his father 13 times before shooting and killing himself in november of 2013. the commonwealth, a health facility, and the mental health worker who evaluated deed's son are all named in the lawsuit. there are some new details emerging tonight about the driver who jumped a curb and hit six people after a new year's eve party. police say that man was drunk and that he had a passenger in his car. mark segraves is in downtown washington now to explain why the man's lawyer says it was not his fault.

mark? >> reporter: yeah, jim, there's still signs of that accident here along "l" street, in fact, there used to be a tree right here where i'm standing. today in court it was revealed that the driver of the car who caused this accident had prior convictions and, in fact, was awaiting trial on another charge when this incident happened sending six victims to the hospital. according to courtroom testimony today, malik lloyd has a pending drug distribution charge. he also has convictions for other drug and gun-related charges. he's currently a student and an employee at the university of district of columbia. according to police, lloyd was drinking at the barcode nightclub on new year's eve. he left with a woman who told police she was too drunk to drive so lloyd drove her car. witnesses told police they saw him hit a car on 17th street and then speed off. the car then was seen turning onto "l" street where it jumped the curb, took out a tree and

hit several pedestrians before finally hitting a light pole. court documents show when police asked lloyd if he'd been drinking, he answered, "yes, but not that much." he also told police that he had been smoking marijuana prior to going into the club. now the judge today said if it had not been -- here we go, gentlemen. the judge today said if it had not been for a lamp post just down the street that stopped the car from going any further, we would be talking about victims who had been killed rather than just injured today. in court, lloyd's attorney said after the accident on 17th street where he first hit a car before hopping the curb, he was rendered unconscious and therefore couldn't have been driving recklessly when he hit the pedestrians. the judge ordered him held without bond. back to you. >> mark segraves reporting. thank you. montgomery county, there are new calls around a troublesome intersection after a woman was hit by a ride on bus and

critically injured. it happened this morning off old georgetown road and battery lane near downtown bethesda. transportation reporter adam tuss joins us live to tell us why some don't feel safe at that crossing. adam? >> reporter: that's right. unfortunately pedestrian accidents are all too common in our area. simple changes could make a difference. take a look at the intersection where all of this happened here this morning and the woman is fighting for her life after being hit by that bus, in critical condition. busy intersection? >> it is very busy during the rush hour. gets a little crazy. >> reporter: josh would know. he lives right here at the corner of old georgetown road and battery lane. investigators say they're still trying to figure out how a woman who was trying to cross old georgetown road was hit by a ride on bus this morning. signals are being looked at specifically wases something off with the timing? josh says he thinks that's an issue. >> it's only a ten-second crosswalk. and they always start it at the wrong time.

>> reporter: he wants the signal timing changed. the initial investigation shows a best make a left turn from battery lane onto old georgetown road just before 8:00 this morning when it happened. al harris is a former bus driver and says flat-out the roads are a dangerous place. he thinks safety upgrades need to be considered all across our region. >> we got a lot of people here. we got to take care of this. >> reporter: this did happen right in front of the bethesda chevy chase rescue squad. members inside responded. the investigation still ongoing but we know the driver of the ride on bus has been with ride on since 2006. an extensive reconstruction took place. the bus was towed away. the driver has been taken in for drug and alcohol testing which is standard after an incident like this. this is a good time to remind everybody that rush hour is in full effect all around us again. you got to pay extra special attention. no matter how you commute. jim, back to you. >> thanks, adam. metro says it is not exactly sure whether cold temperatures

caused a cracked rail this morning on the green line. crews discovered the how can

armed protesters who are occupying a federal wildlife refuge in oregon are showing no signs of leaving. authorities are keeping a low profile as they look for a peaceful end to the situation there. that group took over the area near a small town of burns, oregon, back on saturday. nbc has our report. >> reporter: anti-government protesters continue to control buildings at a federal wildlife refuge near burns in remote eastern oregon. leaders of the occupation now in its fourth day say the group won't leave until it's implemented a plan. >> where the community will begin to participate more in

that and then begin to take that over and so that they can claim their own right so that they can begin using them and then they can stand strong enough to defend them themselves. >> reporter: digging in despite a direct plea from the local sheriff. >> it's time for you to leave our community. go home to your families. and end this peacefully. >> reporter: they call themselves citizens for constitutional freedom and think the federal government has too much control over western land. some local ranchers agree in the generations-old debate. >> it feels like we're getting pinched out. >> reporter: the occupiers are rallying behind ranchers dwight and steven hammond who reported for prison monday after being convicted of starting fires on federal land. but the hammonds made it clear they don't want militant support. the occupation has closed schools for a week. unsettling much of the community. >> i don't think he really has any business doing this. i think he's inciting, you know,

unrest. >> reporter: law enforcement led by the fbi taking a low-keyed approach for now seems ready to wait them out. leeann greg, nbc news. here in d.c., a man who barricaded himself inside an office building in georgetown last night is undergoing a mental health evaluation. that standoff happened on "k" street near the waterfront. it lasted more than seven hours before the man surrendered to the police at about 10:30 last night. it's legal in the district to grow and use marijuana in your home. but today the d.c. council voted to allow marijuana use in private clubs. minutes later they changed their minds and reversed the ruling. tom sherwood explains what happened. all new at 6:00. >> reporter: marijuana since it became legal here, only homegrown, only home use. but today the d.c. council opened up a historic expansion of the law. it narrowly voted to end a specific ban on marijuana use in

private clubs. that ban would expire january 15th. marijuana advocates delighted. >> well, this is historic. >> reporter: but minutes later after a handful of furious phone calls from mayor muriel bowser the council reversed itself and kept the private club ban in place. >> it sucks to win and then lose, and i think it just shows how much influence the mayor does have over this council. >> reporter: it wasn't so much influenced by the mayor but her warning. she told the council police don't have rules or regulations to enforce private club use. >> she made some valid points. this could be the wild west if it doesn't get taken care of. >> we voted to maintain the existing law in place. >> reporter: the council swiftly overturned its initial vote. council chairman phil mendelson was among those who spoke with bowser. >> several members realize that that actually was more of a problem than way realized on the initial vote. >> reporter: the mayor's office

welcomed the abrupt reversal. >> said the law it's clear, it's homegrown, home use for marijua marijuana. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. a maryland delegate wants stronger atv laws after he had a close encounter with some riders last week. delegate jay walker shot this video. you can see dozens of bikers illegally riding on the streets down near national harbor. at one point, some of them drove up on the sidewalk to go around traffic. they almost hit walker. a prince george's county delegate says he is going to talk to the county council about creating some new regulations that would prevent that kind of innocent from happening. last week, some atv and dirt bike riders also caused problems when they blocked traffic on beltway. nbc news has learned a british father of four is believed to be the man behind the mask in a new isis propaganda video. the british media are calling him the new jihadi john. his real name is siddartha dhar.

he was awaiting trial in london on terror-related charges when he skipped bail last year and apparently made his way to syria. the original isis executioner who became known as jihadi john is believed to have been killed in the u.s. air strike back in november. and pentagon officials say they're waiting for a fire fight to end so they can learn more about a deadly attack in afghanistan. u.s. special operations forces came under attack by the taliban during a counterterrorism operation near the town of marja in helmand province. one american was killed and two others were wounded. a helicopter sent to evacuate the casualties was disabled when its rotor hit a wall. heavy fighting was preventing them from learning more about the attack. we are learning tonight from the attorney representing the so-called affluenza teen from texas. 18-year-old ethan couch is still locked up in a jail near mexico city. police caught him and his

mother, tanya, last week after two weeks of the two of them being on the run. authorities in texas were looking for couch after he missed a probation check-in. back in 2013, couch received that probation for driving drunk in an incident that he killed four people. the lawyers blamed his affluence for his actions. said he didn't know right from wrong. couch's lawyer now says deportation back to the u.s. could take months. >> he's a young man, an unexperienced young man in a foreign country being detained. i think he's entitled to the same compassion as any other human being would. >> today, ethan's mother went before a judge in california. she's accused of helping her son escape and could be back in texas to fight charges later this week. a new request from a key witness just days before a second police officer goes on trial in the death of freddie

gr gray. a fixture in the community for 50 years forced to close her doors. we'll tell you about advice she has for other small businesses struggling to stay open. on the road to the playoffs. pat collins is doing some hard-hitting journalism to see how football fans are gearing up for the big game sunday. >> get my gear on. get my beer on. and get ready

what a frightening moment for a father and his two sons during a family ski trip this weekend. day were going up a ragged mountain in danbury, new hampshire, for a final run when one of the boys started to slip off the chair lift. he says he tried to get the attendant's attention but nobody heard him. he says his hands just got tired and the boy fell 25 to 30 feet. he suffered a concussion but was not seriously hurt. and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> a forecast on the cold side tonight for sure. not quite as cold as last night. the temperatures may be similar, but without the wind we're not going to be dealing with the windchill. that windchill last night got to zero in many locations right now. current temperature sitting at 31 degrees. the winds are now up to 8 miles an hour. doesn't seem like a lot. that does put our windchill down around 23. it is still on the cold side. these are the actual temperatures. 25 martinsburg. 21 already in culpeper.

down toward huntingtown at 23. see as the sun has gone down, we are going to continue to cool as we move on through the next couple of hours. sun went down tonight at 5:00. so from now on, through the rest of the year until november the sun will set after 5:00 p.m. no more 4:00 sunsets. don't want to see those anytime soon. radar showing no rain, no snow. there was snow down to the south. look at the clear skies all across the mid-atlantic. notice the clouds just off the coast. these are all created as the warm air passes over, or rather the cold air passes over the relatively warm ocean and look what it does down to the south. look at this little streamer. this is like a lake-effect snow band that formed up toward buffalo but formed off the chesapeake bay. we're calling it a bay-effect snow band came across the norfolk area down the hampton roads area, too, they picked up a little dusting of snow. also some of the areas right along the outer banks reported a little bit in the way of light snow there, too. that ocean-effect snow.

kind of amazing what happened there. i thought that was really cool when i saw that this morning. speaking of cool, let's just call it cold. down to 20 in d.c. tomorrow morning. 13 in frederick. 13 manassas. about 16 in fredericksburg. it is going to be a very cold start to your wednesday for sure but a little bit better tomorrow afternoon. the reason, plenty of sun again, but with less wind, 40 degrees is going to feel pretty nice across our region as long as you bundle up for it. 35 in gaithersburg. 41 culpeper. it can be cold but the wind is what really bites through you. we will not have the wind problem during the day tomorrow. but what to wear? she's got it all going on. the heavy coat, glove, hat, the scarf. only thing you will not need is the umbrella. we'll take that away for you. everything else will be on tomorrow if your kid is going to the bus stop or heading out to recess. the impact forecast, we'll be on the low side. not worried too much about this. we think we're going to see cooler numbers. all in all, not a bad temperature. 40 degrees in the afternoon. up to 42 degrees on your thursday. mostly cloudy skies on thursday.

then we get to friday. friday right now looks like we'll have mostly cloudy skies all day then clouds will be on the increase. we'll see a chance of showers late in the day into the overnight hours. if you're going out friday night you may need the umbrella. temperature around 45 degrees. that rain should end by early saturday morning. that's something we're going to be watching. notice the temperature back up to 50 on saturday. some areas, though, most of you will actually stay in the 40s. i'm going to have the rest of the forecast including the r redskins forecast coming up at 6:45 and a closer look at the weekend rain chances. could that affect the redskins game, too? i'll see you at 6:45. >> thank you, doug. up in flames. why neighbors fear their properties could be in danger the day after this fiery scene in prince george's county. i'm julie carey in loudoun county where some deputies are now carrying a new tool to try to fight the increasing number of heroin and opioid overdoses. why they hope this new weapon will save lives, just ahead. also a piece of history

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right now, fire destroyed a local home, a $1.5 million loss. >> the fire had started behind this wall. >> we'll tell you about the change neighbors are apushing fr now. it can save a life when seconds count. we'll report what people are now being trained to use this drug. it's been part of the community for more than half a century. >> can't think of any place more special for things like this.

>> why this popular shop is closing its doors. and the excitement over washington's big football game this sunday is building. pat collins talking with fans and we'll tell you our playoff predictions. first at 6:30, though, smoke still coming from the home that caught fire in prince george's county. >> it happened yesterday in accokeek causing more than $1 million worth of damage. tonight as investigators try to figure out what started this fire, neighbors say they wish they had a fire hydrant nearby. bureau chief tracee wilkins reports. >> this was the retirement home. >> reporter: but now this more than 7,500 square foot home is just a shell. sitting on ten acres of rural land. >> come home and no buses, no cars, airplanes, no public transportation. you're just out in the wilderness. >> reporter: and no nearby fire hydrants. the closest is nearly a mile away. so people who live in these large homes depend on sprinklers powered by 500-gallon water

tanks to fight fire. >> the tank for the 500 gallons of water was behind that wall. >> reporter: but since this fire may have started outside and spread before the sprinklers could engage, some homeowners are now rethinking how rural their community should be. >> we're all concerned about the fact now of not having a fire hydrant anywhere on james town estate here. >> this won't save us, the size of the house is massive. not enough water to put a fire out. >> reporter: she is one of the neighbors in this development who wants a hydrant near her home. >> we have a home association in this neighborhood so i think, i got an e-mail yesterday, that work on doing something about it. >> reporter: according to wssc, getting a hydrant would mean joining its system completely, an expensive proposition that depends on the size of the neighborhood and how many homes are involved. it would also mean the end of well water and the residents would have to find a way to pay for it. >> all the neighbors in the community, they're pulling together going to try to do something to make a change,

immediate change so no one else has to experience such a drastic loss. >> reporter: wssc spokesmen say there are grants available to communities they can apply for them to see if they can help with connecting to the water system. in accokeek, tracee wilkins, news 4. lawyers for the officer charged in the death of freddie gray want a judge to void a subpoena that requires the officer to testify against another policeman. william porter's trial ended with a hung jury last month but prosecutors want him to testify against another officer named caesar goodson. goodson is the officer who drove the van in which gray suffered the injury that later led to his death. that trial begins next week. porter's lawyer says he should not be compelled to give any testimony that might be self-incriminatory. in the race for the white house, donald trump holds on to a big lead among republicans in

a new poll by nbc news and survey monkey. trump has support from 35% of gop-leaning voters. senator ted cruz has 18% support in this poll. and senator marco rubio has 13%. and among democrats, hillary clinton has a large lead. she has support from 53% of party voters. bernie sanders, 36%. former maryland governor martin o'malley, just 2%. flow to one of the issues getting attention from the candidates on the campaign trail. today, several republican presidential hopefuls talked about ways to fight drug addicti addiction. they did that at a forum in new hampshire. according to the national institute on drug abuse, the number of people dying from prescription opioid painkiller overdoses has more than tripled in the past 30 years. health experts say addiction to opioids often leads to heroin abuse as well. in virginia, overdose deaths could hit a new high when all

the numbers for 2015 are counted up, but one local sheriff's department has a new way to attack the problem. as bureau chief julie carey reports now, more people are now being trained to help save lives. >> reporter: there may be a life-saving dummy at the center of this class, but the rescue method being taught is new. these fairfax county employees and residents alike are learning to become overdose life savers. this revive kit when stocked with the medication naloxone can counter effects of a heroin or opioid overdose. >> half the medication into one nostril to be down to one millimeter and the other half goes in the other nostril. >> reporter: some coming to the classes are worried parents who may have seen their own child overdose. >> this is a great thing for family members. gives them sometng they can do so they don't feel helpless. >> reporter: this county employee ready to put his new skill to work if needed. >> if we save one life through the injection, that's a life

worth saving. >> reporter: neighboring loudoun county naloxone became the newest weapon in a comprehensive effort to curb overdose deaths. this deputy says on her patrols she comes upon two to three overdose victims a month. she welcomes the naloxone training she and 30 other deputies just received. >> that's a great tool on my tool belt. it's always going to be right here. we're super excited to have it. >> reporter: the pilot program is being started with deputies who patrol the most remote western loudoun since they often arrive on scene before other emergency responders. >> so it's not only about law enforcement, it's about prevention, education, and in this particular case, life saving. >> reporter: the sheriff says the focus on the overdose epidemic in the county could be starting to pay off. while the number of overdose incidents is still climbing, the number of overdose deaths down 30%. in loudoun county, julie carey, news 4. the man at the center of a controversial hockey rink in montgomery county says he is prepared for a legal fight.

mark cone is his name. he spent $40,000 to build a rink on his property in poolsville. he did it in memory of his stepdaughter who passed away in july. she was a big hockey fan. the county says that that hockey rink violates zoning laws. both sides met on the issue today and the county offered to partner with cone to move the rink to a location that they say is legal. but he says he wants to leave it where it is. he says he will meet with county officials again soon. he'll take a lawyer with him next time. still ahead, $600 gone in a matter of moments. see the dramatic video as investigators try to figure out what caused a hoverboard to catch fire. a longtime children's boutique right here in oldtown, alexandria, closing its doors. while some are saddened by the news, others choosing to see it in a positive light. we'll show you how ahead on news 4 at 6:00.

there wasn't much positive this morning when the windchill was down below zero in many locations. the good news now that windchill at least in the 20s. i'll show you where it goes overnight. as we head into day

new video just released shows another hoverboard fire. a guy was riding his device last week in los angeles when it started smoking. he quickly hopped off and started recording. moments later the thing burst into flames. he says it was recently charged but not overcharged. the consumer products safety commission is investigating at least 28 hoverboard fires in 19 states. you think of toy stores, you think of a place where kids are smiling and laughing. there's a store in oldtown alexandria called why not store. it brought some tears today. this shop opened up when john kennedy was in the white house. now it's about to close. forced out, we're told, by the

internet. but our david culver shows us some people are still calling this small business a success story. >> everybody's sad. >> i know, i know. >> reporter: kate's been getting that a lot lately. >> just people so, so, so sad. you know, that they're not -- and i understand. there's not another store like this. >> reporter: since the early '60s, the why not store has been filled with unique children's keepsakes. what year was this? >> '78. >> reporter: kate's been working here since high school. hired 48 years ago by this woman. jean. >> we have generations, you see, of customers. >> reporter: and those customers now pouring in trying to savor a piece of their childhood. ♪ >> it's just very, very special to see an independent toy store. they're too rare. >> it's hard to bring my kid to a computer and pick out a book, share that time. it's -- you loose places like this, you lose some of the value of the experience, i think.

>> it makes me sad. it's like a historical landmark. >> reporter: while some are dwelling in the nostalgia of this place, perhaps even a little sad, others choose to see a success story. >> it's a huge success story. there are very few businesses who have made it past five years, frankly, and to make it 50 years they are an example for a lot of the independent boutiques in oldtown and delray. >> reporter: as the shelves clear kate wishes es her belov why not could go on. >> i'm sorry for everybody that i'm going, but i have to go. i just have to. i hope everybody understands that. i just, you know, it's time. it's time. >> reporter: in old town alexandria, david culver, news 4. not too far from there the hull of a ship from the 1700s was unearthed at a construction site in alexandria. today hundreds of people got the discovopportunity to see it. archaeologists say it's well

preserved but they'll be researching whether it was used in trade or by the military. preservation is going to take several years. a public warehouse and three outhouses were also found on this site. for more information on the discovery, head to our nbc washington app and search "alexandria ship." coming up, pat collins talking food and football. on the road to the playoffs. >> reporter: football, streetcars, 8th street, i g

so have we mentioned that it's playoff week here in washington? tonight we're talking about two of our favorite things. football and food.

>> pat collins visited a spot in the district where they are definitely getting ready for sunday. here with details. pat? >> reporter: jim, you've heard of baseball and hot dogs. what about fish and football? come with me now to 8th street northeast. the food is fish. the conversation, football. welcome to harace and dickie's, a small place off 8th street but has a big following and nobody here is bashful. especially when it comes to football. >> i'm 65 years old. i've been in washington all my life. we're going to beat green bay. >> reporter: so tell me the truth, what did you expect to see first? the skins in a playoff game, or a streetcar actually carrying people making its way down 8g

8th street? hey, where is everybody? >> everybody's in -- thank god we're there. >> reporter: brotherly love? meet now the manning brothers. not pating and eli. lonnie and edward. lonnie a skins fan. edward roots for the eagles. it doesn't always go well. >> a philly fan. >> reporter: how did that happen? he's your brother. >> my brother, my own brother. >> reporter: your own brother. >> ain't that something? >> reporter: after what happened he can still wear the phillies hat? >> we're going to send him to philly at the end of the season and let him stay up there. >> reporter: analysis -- >> rodgers doesn't have the good look that he had seven or eight months ago. doesn't look too confident. >> reporter: fan strategy. so you go incognito for the game? >> yes. >> reporter: you don't wear any redskins paraphernalia? >> no, no. >> reporter: because you think that's -- >> that's a jinx. for us it is. >> reporter: so and after they win, then you put it on? >> oh, yeah, i wear it all week long. >> reporter: they're going to

beat those packers? >> i'm hoping and i'm praying that they do. i gave it to god so it going to work. >> reporter: a little prayer never hurts. now less than five days before the big game, it's time to start working on your fan plan. jim? doreen? >> we got to working -- >> you mean for food? our plan for food? >> reporter: yes. that, too. >> that's important. >> pat, that hat looks way better than that cheese thing you had on yesterday. good choice. >> reporter: yeah, we offed the cheese thing. >> good for you. >> we want to take a look at our picks for sunday's game. take a look. we are all predicting a redskins win. imagine that. yeah. shocking. pat's picking the redskins score of 31-27. vance also going with our home team. 24-21. >> without a doubt. my partner here has washington, 28-21, big score.

doug is a bit more reasonable. he has the home am winning 20-17. we'll see how close we come to that. >> you didn't really think any of us was going to pick the packers, did you? >> i tell you, if i thought the packers were going to win, i would definitely -- >> of course you would have. >> like i said, as a meteorologist, 60% chance of that score actually happening, 2017. >> you just made that up. >> but truly, the weather could be a factor. green bay is probably better playing in bad weather than our guys. >> somebody told me something today, i didn't think about this, i knew there would be a wet field. the rain should be out during the game. should be over by game time. we all know how bad the field is. that is going to be a problem. the field when it gets wet tends to come apart a lot of times. hopefully it's going to be better for our running game. again, i'm doing too many sports. who's doing sports tonight? >> carol. >> going to get mad at me again. >> back to the weather. >> 31 degrees the current temperature. we will be dropping, of course,

wz ae move on through the rest of the night tonight. down to 27 by 9:00. 24 by 11:00. it will be a very cold night tonight. and already a cold night. 23 in gaithersburg. 21 down toward manassas. warr warrenton, our friends down there at 21 degrees. huntingtown coming in at 22. heading out tonight, take the coats. the hats. take the gloves, too. you'll need them all. remember to think about those pets going out for that walk , quick walk out there tonight. nothing on the radar. not going to see any rain or snow. not only the day on friday. hour by hour tomorrow, 20 to start off the day. 28 by 10:00. 36 by 1:00. less wind tomorrow does mean a better day. by 4:00 we'll be around 39 degrees. again, going for a high temperature tomorrow of 40 degrees. 42 on thursday. 45 on friday. chance of rain comes late friday night. if you're heading out friday night, take the umbrella. you may need it. on saturday, temperature of 50 degrees. then we see rain overnight saturday night into sunday. sunday, high temperature of 52. if you're heading to the skins

game, i do think the rain is done by around noon, maybe a chance of a shower, but it should be out of here by around noon. 47 degrees at that time. 49 by 4:00. gam game time 4:40. i think we're dry. by that time the field could be little bit wet, though. >> all right, thank you, doug. you know there's something else going on this weekend. before the football game sunday afternoon. news 4 committed to helping you start the new year on the right foot physically and mentally. for more than a year, we've been working to open up the dialogue about mental health with our changing minds campaign and at this weekend's nbc 4 health and fitness expo, you'll find all kinds of resources to help you or a loved one. just stop by the changing minds pavilion. the expo is this weekend, saturday and sunday 9:00 to 5:00 at the washington convention center. admission is free. for a complete list of all the speakers and exhibiters, head to our website, or open up the nbc washington app. we got sports coming up. team leader has returned. and we're going to tell you how

jay gruden's playoff premonition is playin

this is the xfinity sports desk brought to you by xfinity. your home for the most live sports. >> you like the home team? >> i think the red skskins win either way. >> either way? what does that mean? what does that mean?

there's only one -- >> they're playing with house money. they can't lose. the big question is -- i think they are going to win the game. if watch sunday night football, the packers are terrible. i think the packers are scared they are going to lose to the redskins in the playoffs. so i think the redskins win/win. i'm being told to get to my scripts. we have a return that makes me think the redskins are going to return for the "o" line. jay gruden was ask eed why he p kory lichtensteiger on short term ir, the coach's response, so he could return to the playoffs. eyes were rolled then and somebody snickers. maybe it was me. i don't know. a little faith. now look who's back like gruden predicted the redskins' starting center making a timely return. lichtensteiger officially activated today. he had missed 11 games because of a pinched nerve in his neck. so bad he had no strength in one arm. he rested and if healthy he

could be a huge key to the running game and bless his replacement to struggled with snapping the ball. lichtensteiger back on the "o" line is a huge boost for the skins offense. while the offense gets a familiar face back, the defense is adding somebody new. the redskins signing veteran quarterback cary williams. the redskins hope the addition of williams can soften the blow ofal&

>> he's what you want a son to be made out of because what -- i mean, he think s he's the reaso. he's not the reason. it's not you. it's not you. it's us. we win, we lose together. what i would tell him, he's going to be right back in here in about two days starting to work on next year. just like he always does. and that's never going to change. god bless him for it. >> an emotional tom coughlin then walks off the stage and then walks right by giants co-owner giving him the cold shoulder as he exits the room. that had plenty of people talking. you're doing a big wow. >> oh, my goodness, wow. you know, some question about whether he resigned willingly or not. there it is. >> there's the answer. let his feet do the talking. meantime everything coming up caps, minus the last two games alex ovechkin named one of the washingtonians of the year. the caps' favorite in vegas to

win the stanley cup. capitals looking to bounce back from something we haven't seen from this team since last may, back to back losses. can you believe it? this team with the first back to back ls of the season. a tough three-game stretch on the road. this team built differently and ready to get back on track. >> so far this year we've been really good at responding to whether it be a bad period or a bad game. coming out, getting ready for the next one. >> we're in a spot now where we can turn the page pretty good and forget about it. >> we're just a well-built team right now off the ice. >> the chemistry and the experience, you know, it's -- we didn't have that kind of slump, go down, go up, all this year, we're, like, same level. >> caps and bruins tonight. 7:00 p.m. on csn. you know what this number means? >> no. >> that's ovi's goals.

>> 496. wow, that's pretty impressive. >> he'll do it tonight. >> good for him. >> thanks, carol. >> "nightly news" coming up next. >> hope we'll see you tonight for news 4 at 11:00. have a good eve

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