panicked. tonight gets a 6 on the scale for just how nasty it will be. moderate to heavy rain. what you need to know before going out coming up. first at 4:00, a developing situation on wall street at this hour. another huge drop today for stocks. >> that's right. the final numbers are just posting as we come on the air and they are painful. right now the s&p is struggling to stay above its lowest level since august. here's a live look at the numbers that may have us doing a double take on our investments. the dow took a hit earlier in the day and ithow wall street affects you coming up in the next half hour. a move that could impact our economy in washington along with many other towns in cities across the country. the announcement from walmart to

close 150 stores nationwide. it means the world's largest retailer is ditching plans to open two additional stores in the district in neighborhoods that need an economic boost and mark segraves is live in northwest with the response from walmart and city officials. hey, good evening, chris. this walmart here on georgia avenue has been a boost to this neighborhood just like the ones on h street and the one near fort totten. this store here used to be an abandoned car dealership and sat empty for years and it's helped to revitalize this northwest neighborhood and two neighborhoods in ward 7 that were promised walmarts won't be getting the stores that they were counting on. >> i'm blood mad about it. >> today's news that walmart is backing out of deals to open two more stores came as a stock district leaders. >> they made a commitment to two other stores to private developers. so we're very concerned about that. we will turn our attention to those private developments to

see anything and everything the city can do to make sure they continue to be viable. >> the city has been bringing jobs and retail to poor neighborhoods that need a boost. without walmart to anchor the capital gateway projest in northeast it's uncertain if either of those projects could still be built. >> i believe a company's word should be their bond. i was at that meeting in las vegas where it was put to walmart in very clear terms that if you cannot build anywhere else in the district of columbia. >> reporter: i spoke to a representative in walmart that says the three stores open in d.c. will not be impacted and there will not be layoffs at those stores. as for the future of the projects i spoke to the developers in the two ward 7 projects and they did not want to comment on what this means for the future of those developments. >> coming up at 5:00 you'll hear more from mayor bowser about

what she's going to do to ensure that those neighborhoods do get the jobs that they were counting on. chris, back to you. >> thanks, mark. tough, tough news. we want to turn to storm team 4 because as you can see from the radar here we're in for a wet night and this is just the beginning. >> let's turn to storm team 4 veronica johnson. you've been updating the forecast, v.j. >> it's right on our back door now. rain and quite a bid of it and it's a big system and going out tonight and even this evening take along the big umbrella because we're talking about steady rain and it will last a while and there will be pockets of moderate rain and there it is around la rhea around i-81. just light showers right now and even washington and that rain will pick up in intensity and you can see pockets of yellow. all part of this big system and this area of low pressure that will be lifting our way. so roads for the evening.

we get the green light and this is prior to 7:00. showers nothing too heavy and after 7:00 and especially around 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 p.m. moderate rain and there could be ponding on area roads. by early saturday morning it is over and we'll get the green light because we'll start drying out. in a couple of minutes amelia is back for the evening and what the temperatures will be like and why you don't have to worry about road conditions too much. we're tracking developments off of the coast of hawaii where two helicopters collided in mid air. there's no sign of the 12 crew members. the marine corps and coast guard are scouring an area of two and a half miles. the crash happened at night during a training exercise off the coast of oahu. coast guard rescuers spotteded a burning debris in the water. a trouble end to d.c.

students and staffers. threats phoned in to several facilities made this short school day for a number of students. d.c. police headquarters, a charter school and a junior high school all got phone calls during the 10:00 hour this morning. police didn't specify the school locations and said one was evacuated out of an abundance of caution. >> it came from an unidentified number, from a human voice and we'll work with our detectives and see if there were similar threats made. >> police say they are still working to find out who made the calls and that none of the threats were credible. >> several workers are being tested right now to see if they've been exposed to lead. crews are renovating at the longworth house office building over the past few weeks. this morning it was shut down when ten workers started feeling sick. the house sergeant at arms office said the construction may have released lead into the air.

hazmat crews were checking the building and just gave it the all clear. d.c. police have a man in custody who they say attacked five women in different parts of the district. melvin latney is facing several charges of sexual assault and robbery in connection with the attacks that spanned more than a month last year. police had released images and video of latney and thanks to tips managed to arrest him yesterday. chief lanier says latney is charged as an escapee. >> mr. latney actually walked away from a halfway house on november 24th and beginning on that day began engaging in a spree of crimes. >> lanier says surveillance cameras helped them identify latney as a suspect in four of the five attacks. i'm darcy spencer at circuit court in upper marlboro. two men were sentenced today for

their roles in a robbery and shooting of a disabled vietnam veteran. that veteran is 66 years old. he was selling items out of the back of his car to try to raise money to buy christmas presents for his grandkids, and that's when he was set up for this robbery. he agreed to give the two men all of his items, even his car, but as the suspects were leaving one of them said to the other bust him anyway, and that's when the other suspect fired his gun. the bullet hit the victim's spine. he fell down to the ground in a parking lot. fortunately, he survived and was able to see this day of closure and testify at the sentencing hearings for the two men who injured him. you'll hear from that victim coming up in my report on news 4 at 5:00. a moment months in the making could be on the way, see how you can get a glimpse of the precious 5-month-olds.

>> the man behind it has never talked about it until now. what steve harvey is

and welcome back. veronica and i are tracking rain moving into the area. if you're heading out this evening you want to grab your umbrella and coat, as well and you can leave the scarf and gloves at home. currently our temperature is 48 degrees and 49 degrees, actually and showers start to push into washington around 6:00, 7:00 p.m. at that point the temperature at 47 by 9:00 tracking areas of

rain and a temperature of 46. some moderate to heavy rain even at spots and a temperature of 45. coming up in ten minutes v.j. will be walking you through your weekend and cooler air mixed this way. in fact, some of the coldest air you've seen this season. again, she'll have that forecast in ten minutes. new at 4:00, prince george's county police have charged a man with murdering a 6-month-old baby. a lot of you are sharing and commenting about this on our facebook page. karem bryant is charged with child abuse and second-degree murder. officers responded to a call in landover about a baby that wasn't breathing. paramedics rushed mariah to the hospital. she died three days later and an autopsy revealed injuries to the baby's head and chest. bryant and the girl's mother were in a relationship. steve harvey says announcing the wrong winner of the miss universe pageant has caused him a lot of sleepless nights.

harvey breaks his silence about the controversy in a special two-day event that takes place next week on his tv show. >> because regardless as to how i felt i was still stuck on them two women i really was, man, because i've got daughters. [ applause ] >> 2015 -- >> the newly crowned miss universe from the philippines joins steve on the show and shares her feelings about what happened. you'll also hear from runner-up. the runner-up, miss colombia. the two-day special airs monday afternoon at 2:00 on nbc 4. >> that should be something to see. talk about making an announcement. the big news one couple decided to share on national television that's got people talking. the emotional tribute local students paid to a

breaking news at the live desk. the u.s. supreme court -- the u.s. supreme court has just agreed to hear the appeal of former virginia governor bob mcdonnell. julie carey just broke the story on twitter. mcdonnell wants the court to hear his corruption convictions. mcdonnell was convicted based on an overly broad definition of corruption. a definition that puts all elected officials at risk of

prosecution if it is allowed to stand. mcdonnell and his wife maureen both convicted in 2014 doing favors of the vitamin executive in exchange for $165,000 in gifts and loans. the high court is expected to hear his case this april. too many families in virginia and in maryland and the district are touched by gun violence. >> that through regional cooperation we can stem the tide of gun violence. >> it was a first of its kind meeting in our area today to help curb gun crimes. today the attorneys general of d.c., maryland and virginia met to talk about ways to prevent gun violence and they committed to making some changes. the plan includes establishing regular communication about shooting cases between their offices and sharing strategies and crime information with each other. the attorneys general said on average about $1500 people die in shootings every year in d.c.,

maryland and virginia. >> a driver with a previous dui charge who was involved in this deadly crash in largo is out now on bond. police say juan sanchez was driving with a suspended license and taken to jail after the crash. officers had a warrant out for his arrest after he failed to attend a hearing on his dui charge. a woman was killed in the crash and three others were injured. the city of flint is in the middle of a water crisis. now rick schneider is asking president obama to issue an emergency decoration and give him more aid. a couple of years ago the city was under state financial management when it switched its water supply to save money. local officials declared a public health emergency in october and a local sheriff said they need a lot more from fema. >> we don't need fema to come in and give us more water. we need fema to come in and give

us the surgical procedure and send the surgeons in that can replace the infrastructure that needs to be replaced and take a look at the people and how they're affected in our community. >> the united autoworkers union donated thousands of water to flint residents and given a cash donation, as well. >> we're finally getting a look at them. the first winners of the record-setting powerball jackpot are coming forward to claim their prize. >> the couple from mumford, tennessee, bought a ticket at their neighborhood grocery store and they're planning to present their ticket to lottery officials this afternoon. >> mumphord is one of three locations that sold the winning ticket. >> munford, tennessee, 27 miles north of memphis and home to america's newest multimillionaires. >> it's the talk of the town. >> john and lisa robinson bought the winning powerball ticket at their neighborhood grocery store. >> looked again, they're the same and the third time i went

running down the hallway, john, john, you've got to check the numbers? >> i checked them four times and i said i believe it when the news comes on in the morning and they say hey, there is a winner in munford. the town is home to 6,000 people that are embracing the good fortune that has put them in the national spotlight. >> no doubt about it. this is it. this is the biggest thing to ever happen in munford. >> put us on the map. >> the robinsons were on the "today" show before presenting it to the lottery. they wanted people to know who won the jackpot before ducking out of their private lives. mark barger, nbc news. >> never going to be the same. >> lucky couple. >> v.j., we have been watching that radar really starting to light up, and you can see what's on its way. >> indeed. it's going to be nasty and just

a sloppy evening for us. rain is about an hour or two from overspreading the area. we've been tracking it all day and road conditions and what you can expect. i wanted to start with that so you can see the temperatures and they'll be on the high side between 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. and rain, by 8:00, 9:00 starts moving into the area and the late will be 45 degree between 9:00 and 11:00 and not moving out of the area until 2:00 in the morning. >> and there's spotsylvania and culpeper. hartwood, fredericksburg over in areas of virginia next and we'll just continue to make its way on up and through with the pockets of moderate rain and just to the area of a storm system tracking to the east of our area and we'll get quite a bit in some locations. everywhere in the blue about a half inch and that's most of the area and the lighter amounts north and west at this time and

western maryland and for the areas of eastern west virginia. here it is by 7:00, the pockets of moderate rain start to show up especially to the south and areas around waldorf right on over toward cambridge and even by midnight it will be sloppy and nasty. check out 6:00 a.m. saturday and the clouds starting to clear and the wind will wait until the afternoon to start picking up. we get the green light and the roads are damp early and with the wind it will wick that away and start drying and the best day out of the next seven to get out and for out and about, thumbs up, folks, i hope you make the most of tomorrow. breezy during the afternoon. sunshine, yes. make sure that for anyone who will be out late as soon as the sun sets, it's going to get chilly for sure and we top out at 50 degrees, la plat at and 48 degrees gaithersburg and sunday, you probably heard talk of the flurries. there are some that are possible right now. little or no accumulation.

so nothing to stress over for sunday, but monday we will have to. look at the high temperature on monday. just 25 degrees and we're close to that on tuesday, as well. the breakdown for the day on monday and the big change that you'll notice. windchills in the single digits to just almost around zero by dinner time and we have more on that and the big changes taking place and amelia has your ski forecast. >> thanks, veronica. the presidential primaries in our area are weeks away and why are some voters able to cast ballots. >> and the long-awaited moment is here. how and when you can get a look

it's the day many folks young and old have been waiting for. the day bei bei makes his public debut. >> you can open the nbc washington app to see a slide show of his cutest moments and news 4's megan mcgrath has a preview from the national zoo. >> the national zoo will be overrun by panda lovers this weekend as bei bei, the zoo's first panda cub makes his official public debut. this was a month ago during his media debut and on saturday bei bei will be available to the public for the very first time. he's almost 25 pounds. his name means precious treasure and he is definitely precious.

we are expecting big crowds here at the zoo for this event. the panda house opens at 9:00 a.m. and folks will want to use the asia trail entrance. that's the one closest to the panda house. keep in mind after bei bei's public debut, the pandas are given access daily around 7:30 every day to the public areas outside the panda house and that's also a great place to see them in action. a big crowd is expected, as i said. when bei bei's sister made her debut over 5,000 people showed up. expect long lines and also bring your patience and be aware of pedestrians that will be crossing connecticut avenue. your best bet is to take public transportation, take metro. the woodly park metro station is the closest, but 9:00 a.m., saturday morning panda lovers will be coming here to the panda house to get a good look at that little guy, bei bei. back to you in the studio. a dramatic step for chipotle

as it tries to find out why so many of its customers get sick. the big story is rain moving in on us and the big changes that will follow the rain.

now at 4:30, big plans for two local neighborhoods have been abandoned as walmart announces it will close more than 200 stores worldwide.

it also announced it would end plans to open two stores in our area. one at capitol gateway and the other at skyland town center. >> rain and then snow and bone-chilling cold. there is a lot in store for the next few days and storm team is tracking it all. >> it's been a bruising end on wall street. the dow closed after losing more than 390 points. let's bring in cnbc's sharon e epperson. today was a bad day and they're blaming oil. >> oil is the reason for the big fall. folks get so excited when they're filling up their cars and the price of gasoline is so low right now, but it comes at a price. the reason, of course, gas prices are so low because oil prices had been tumbling down some 20% almost so far this year and so that has really helped to bring down the stock market.

you add to that concerns about growth globally and what's happening in china and whether we'll see the type of growth from that country that was anticipated. that's also pressuring a lot of the stock markets around the world including stock markets in europe which are even down further than ours and there is a great deal of concern there and that is helping the slide that we've seen so far this year. as you mentioned not a great year, down 8, 10% and all of this leaves investors thinking what should i do right now? should i put my money under my mattress. if it's in the stock market the money i have is invested in the long term and it should be there for five years or more and therefore, when you look at what's happened to different situations where we've seen market tanks and i'm not saying that this is anything like the great recession that we saw, but the five years after that, we saw the market climb 178% in the five years after that crisis occurred. >> so there is a lot of growth potential out there. >> just to jump in on that point

there, sharon. lauren fink, a wall street executive said he thinks the market could drop another 10%. when you talk about long-term investing. >> yep. >> is there a reason for people to sort of re-evaluate their 401(k)s at this point? >> oh, absolutely. absolutely. there is definitely a reason. i'm just telling people not to pull out. this is the time when you need to re-evaluate and make sure that you have money and you know where it's invested. if you have a lot of money that's been invested in energy stocks and banks you might be worried because they've taken a hard hit and maybe you don't want to have those type of stocks and funds in your portfolio and if you have foreign stocks and u.s. stocks and if you have some bonds and some cash, you're probably well diversified and you may be able to stomach this. we've seen this before. a period of time when the market may be down some 30% in a period of months, but then the next

couple of years after that if you had taken that money out you would have lost the growth where your money would have doubled. >> sharon epperson, a lot of folks biting their nails. >> we're one of them. showers starting to show up on storm team 4 radar and this is just the beginning. >> amelia? >> exactly, pat and chris. we're in for rainy night and areas of moderate to rainy night and your will be a dry day. veronica and i cleaning a close eye on this rain and moving into fredericksburg right now in the district between 6:00 and 7:00 pflt m. and the rain intensity between 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. and periods of heavy rain until midnight and rain comes to an end by 2:00 a.m. and if you're going skiing tomorrow, some slushy conditions for the rain and overall relatively speaking pretty good and on sunday a chance for light snow and this will be the best day to go

skiing, although it's windy and cold, very cold. a head's up there if you're planning on going to the peace walk, veronica will have that forecast coming up in a little bit. >> i'm julie carey in fairfax county. the national focus on the presidential race might be on iowa and new hampshire. virginia voters are casting ballots today in fairfax and in polling places across the commonwealth. on this first day of in-person absentee voting here, the numbers are ahead of 2008 the last time there was an open presidential primary. this understand piece of paper handed to those in the gop primary. it's a statement of allegiance that the voter is a republican. you'll hear what's motivating voters to turn out and cast their ballots at this very first opportunity.

>> i think he hurt himself last night. he's a good debater, but he's very strident and a lot of people aren't going to like that. >> that's donald trump's post-debate take on republican opponent ted cruz. he criticized cruz calling him harsh and grading on nbc's "morning joe." the broadcast was interrupted by spectators who chanted for trump to stop the hate. both cruz and trump have taken shots at each other and questioning each other's eligibility based on citizenship. trump was in iowa campaigning where polls show him neck and neck to cruz. >> he didn't make many waves last night, but today jeb bush picked up a big endorsement. ? lindsay graham is backing the former florida governor after graham suspended his own campaign last month. he pledged his work to national

security with establishment republicans in south carolina which obviously is one of the critical early voting states in the primary. we're sure to hear responses to what republicans have said on the trail recently and this sunday night in the primary debate and vermont senator burdeny sanders and martin o'malley will square off in south carolina. that debate starts at 9:00. chipotle is planning to hold team meetings with all workers next month and that means all of the stores will be opening late. >> put it on the calendar for monday february 8th. chipotle stores will open at 3:00 in the afternoon instead of 11:00 in the morning. the company will talk about how it's improving food safety measures. the mexican food chain has dealt with salmonella, e. coli, and open the nbc washington app to read more about what chipotle is doing to regain customers' trust. real-life drama out of a

movie. why a major hollywood actor went to meet with one of the world's most wanted men. >> it's been a busy afternoon and the big things you need to know as we head into

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weather. evening rain, the weekend not too bad at all especially tomorrow. sunday we'll get a flurry or two come through here and dangerous cold next week and here is a look at storm team 4 radar showing you rain and some sprinkles from fredericksburg from one of the storm team 4 viewers. laray, bar warrenton and by thee we get to 7:00 it will be wet in many locations and it's moderate rain after that with the temperatures pretty much holding in the 40s. so you won't have to worry about icy conditions on area roads and dangerous conditions for next week and the martin king, jr., walk. feels like temperature 5 to 10 below. amelia has temperatures that will be even lower for early tuesday? thanks, veronica. >> just when supplies of food are running low on pantry shelves, fairfax connector us busses will be at two looks next

month. the two locations tomorrow will be the fox mill giant near herndon and the mount vernon plaza warehouse near alexandria. they'll visit different supermarkets through february 15th, in fact. to get dates and locations search stuff the bus on the nbc washington app. it came as a joyous day and a long night of captivity. >> the mi >>. >> those are students of watkins elementary school reciting dr. martin luther king's historic i have a dream speech. >> they read one line during the 1963 march on washington. the school has done this for the last 12 years now in honor of the civil rights leader birthday. about 100 fifth graders took part in the event today. >> you may have used it to get your holiday gifts delivered last year to your home quickly. if you missed out, we'll tell

you how you're about to get a big incentive to sign up. >> longer weekend wait times. what

right now, first at 4:00, you'll need the umbrella as we head into the weekend. storm team 4 is being troising showers into our area. amelia will join us to explain why that's not the only thing that could be falling this

weekend. safer streets. the big announcement that could give local neighborhoods a little peace of mind. actor sean penn says his article, quote, failed. >> he's talking about the interview he did with el chapo, the mexican drug lord and was captured after six months on the run. >> nbc's jacob rascon is in mexico with more on penn's role. >> reporter: if you thought sean penn was in it for the thrill of the big scoop, sean penn would say that you're wrong. in an interview with cbs's charlie rose he says that he has a terrible regret about the entire story and his "rolling stone" article. his purpose in going there was to begin a conversation about the policy on the war on drugs, and he says, quote, my article failed. let me make it clear, my article failed. meanwhile, we sat down with mexico's prison boss in charge of the entire federal prison system, and he says he was put in only months after el chapo escaped last july in order to

fix the security. he detailed some of the changes that have taken place, not just at altiplano prison where el chapo is being held, but at all of the prisons. el chapo and other prisoners have 24-hour physical and electronic surveillance and there are motion sensors on the floors and there are new screens for drugs and weapons and other measures, he says, that make him confident, he says that what happened last july won't happen again. this as we're learning that official talks face-to-face between mexican and american authorities have begun in miami. jacob rascon, nbc news, mexico city. protesters angry about police shootings in chicago try to disrupt an annual breakfast honoring dr. martin luther king jr.'s birthday.

it was hosted by rahm emanuel who has been under fire for police affairs. some held up signs and others tried to block the entrance. several prominent community leaders and groups vowed to boycott the event. now your storm team 4 forecast. >> and keeping a close eye on storm team 4 radar as rain is moving into parts of the area right now and will continue to track rain into the overnight hours, but dry by 2:00, 3:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. light snow is possible on sunday, flurries potentially, but little or no accumulation, but a head's up here. dangerously cold temperatures monday and tuesday morning. wait until you see the windchills can especially tuesday morning as kids are heading back to school after the long weekend. weather alert monday and tuesday morning because of those temperatures. here is the latest on storm team 4 radar. we see that by the brighter colors here on radar and we'll continue to track some pockets of moderate to heavy rain

overnight tonight. overnight, a steady rain out there. here's future weather, and rain in the metro area at that point and as we work our way toward midnight and notice the brighter colors here at 11:00 p.m. and we do start to dry out and skies will become mostly sunny throughout the day tomorrow and temperatures not too bad in the 40s. >> 48 in washington and 46 degrees in manassas and the weather having a low impact on your saturday and it will be breezy later in the day and the high is comfortable, a high at 53 degrees and we'll hit that around 3:00 p.m. around 6:00, 7:00 a.m. it's damp, but dry. temperature around 40 degrees and the clouds break up around the mid-morning hours and by 7:00 p.m. still dry with the temperature of 45. now on sunday, a high of 38. again, some flurries are possible maybe around the midday and afternoon hours. monday, martin luther king, jr. day and a high of 25 and blustery throughout the day and feeling like the temperatures

are in the single digits and teens throughout the day. tuesday morning is absolutely frigid and it will still be breezy and temperatures at 17 and when you factor in the winds it will about 5 below, and 25 degrees and still a bit breezy at that point. i'm melissa mollet with your first 4 traffic and a look at metro track work for the weekend. on the red line we'll have some delays because of single tracking trains every nine to 18 minutes. orange line on sunday, busses will replace betweens between stadium armory and cheverly. regular service on sill very between wheelie, reston east and that's where silver line will be running this weekend. on the blue line, busses replace between stadium armory and and we have regular weekend service

on the yellow and green line this weekend and remember on monday, we have a regular metro schedule system and it opens at 5:00 a.m. and shuts down at midnight and have a great holiday. i'll see you for news 4 today. >> a d.c. man will spend 18 months in prison for an identity theft and tax fraud scheme. a judge sentenced 39-year-old ezequiel raspberry today. he got $15,000 in refunds after filing 145 fraudulent federal income tax returns. raspberry was ordered to pay the money back to the irs. court documents say the group filed at least 12,000 fraudulent returns in an effort to get some $42 million in refunds. amazon's popular prime service is on sale for $73 this weekend. the promotion is to celebrate the company winning two golden globe awards for its series,"

mozart in the jungle" and they're streaming the service for free throughout the weekend. the company's prime service which offers two-day weekend for free and video streaming normally costs $99 a year. a lot of americans think of the maldives as a resort destination and there is a political crisis brewing in the indian ocean island. amal clooney is raising questions about what's going on there. >> it's a place where people can't speak freely. it's a place where women are subject to abuse through the judicial system and harsh punishments, and it's a place where it's becoming a national security threat. you've got the highest rate of recruiting to isis per capita in the world. >> she's been working on human rights causes for years, but they sort of came under a global spotlight after she married actor george clooney last year.

we are working several developing stories in our newsroom right now. you saw the flames gut a local apartment building live here on our air. ahead on our next hour, why firefighters are concerned that a new dispatch system is calling for help from other places. >> some of the biggest changes happen and you don't even see them. that's the case at some local historic sites and why one spot in particular is seeing a change in energy. david culver here in loudoun county where we've been telling you over recent weeks about the growing concern when it comes to drug overdose deaths in the suburbs. really across northern virginia. the drug enforcement administration and local law enforcement teaming up using this new temporary exhibit in hopes of curbing the numbers and they're using this to educate through visual and interactive

displays. >> it goes into what happens with you, your family and the destruction that it causes. ahead on news 4 at 5:00, the stories being told in this exhibit in hopes of evoking some emotion and stopping the spread of drug use in northern virginia. it's one step, but officials say it could keep some of our local neighborhoods a whole lot safer. we'll tell you how a stroke of a pen could impact a lot of local schools and churches. >> you're watching news 4 at 4:00.

hyatt has released a full list of hotels that have been affected bia data breach. malware was discovered in 250 hotels, most from those hotel's restaurants and it exposed customers' credit cards and debit card numbers and other information. this happened between july and december. the affected hotels in the district include the grand hyatt, hyatt regency and grand hyatt. in maryland, the hyatt hotel in bethesda and virginia hotels in crystal city, rest op, hyatt, tyson's corner and herndon were all affected. to see a hotel that you visited while you were traveling was affected open our nbc washington app to get a full list of the hotels worldwide. there is a new plan to help keep you safer while dining and shopping in the district. a move to keep more eyes on criminals with security cameras.

as molette green explains some local business owners aren't sure the cameras will work for them. >> reporter: this popular h street coffee shop already has cameras, but buying into the mayor's new public safety plan isn't so simple for a small business owner. >> the only thing is i think who will spend the money. >> the legislate known as the incentive program is part of mayor bowser's incentive to deter crime and i.d. suspects. the program would provide rebates to property and business owners, even churchers who installed security cameras and register the system with d.c. police. years ago, criminals targeted the small shop, shattering the glass windows. since then he's resisted other deterrents such as putting up bars. >> for myself, i don't want to live in a cage. >> reporter: but the mayor's plan is tempting if the rebate can offset the costs.

>> and to us the money and to pay for it is harder. >> reporter: the mayor chose ward 8 to sign her security rebate plan into law. her spokesperson tells me she wanted to be in this neighborhood where robbers tend to hit businesses over and over. still, though, lots of questions about the details of this rebate plan that is now part of d.c. law. in southeast, molette green. news 4. news 4 at 5:00 is next with chris and wendy. right now at 5:00, the rain is going to be moving in. storm team 4 is being trotracki path for you tonight. >> and the all-important weekend forecast. walmart has backed out of a deal to bring retail to a neighborhood that has been waiting for decades and i'm mark segraves. what this move means for the people of this neighborhood who are desperate for some good news. >> brief optimism on wall street gets crushed today and stocks

crashed capping off another volatile week of trading and the numbers are painful and what they could mean for you. that's coming up. but now to the fury for d.c. leaders over walmart's big announcement and it is backing out of a commitment to build two more stores in the district on top of closing hundreds more around the world. >> the d.c. stores were slated for neighborhoods where shopping and employment options are already tough to find. news 4's mark seeing vagraves w they're responding to this. >> reporter: it's one of two walmarts currently open in the district and they've been open for three years. originally the plan for walmart was to bring as many as six stores inside the district of columbia and all along, throughout those negotiations, putting up a walmart in skyland and ward 7 was the lynchpin to the deal. >> i'm blood mad about it. >> reporter: mayor muriel bowser didn't hold back today when

reporters asked about walmart's decision to back out of deals to open stores in ward 7 at the sky line development in southeast and the capital gateway development in northeast. >> they're not closing any stores in washington, d.c., and so that's a good thing, but at the same time we would have wanted them to do what they said they were going to do and be at skyland and on east capital. >> longtime residents in the skyland neighborhood had been counting on walmart to bring retail options. >> if they pull out that's a lot of jobs gone and money gone that would have helped this neighborhood here. >> in a written statement walmart said opening two additional stores in washington, d.c. is not viable at this time. our experience over the last three years operating in the current stores in d.c. has given us a fuller view on building and operating stores in the district. council member vincent orange was part of the team that first