"news4 midday" begins with breaking news -- >> the breaking news is near the white house, a secret service agent on a bicycle was hit by a car. >> this happened at 17th as serious. it happened before 9:00 a.m. we do have a crew that is on the way to the scene and we're going to bring you an update later in the broadcast. stay with us for that. we're keeping track of more breaking news. the director of national intelligence, james clapper, has resigned. this was expected. clapper had planned to step down at the end of president obama's term. clapper is at a hearing right now on capitol hill in testimony

good. a community on alert right now -- a woman was sent to the hospital after she was attacked by a bear. it happened in frederick county, maryland overnight, that's where news4's megan mcgrath is live in middletown, tell us what happened. >> well barbara, it was a terrifying situation. it was dark and woman was walking down that driveway that you see behind me here to her daughter's house. she didn't realize in the darkness, that she was between a mother bear and her cubs. and the bear attacked. >> i think it kind of came up on her pretty fast. >> a horrifying experience. attacked by a mother bear seen in this photo in the driveway of her daughter's home in frederick. people who live in this wooded, rural neighborhood know not to come between a bear and her cubs. but it was 9:30 at night, the yard, dark.

of doing a search. >> mark snuffen says his mother-in-law, 63-year-old karen osbourne didn't know what she was walking into. >> the cub ran in the tree and grandma got between the cub and the bear. and the bear went after her. and broke her arm and scratched her up really bad. >> then i heard a cub up in the tree. >> bear family is known to people who live in the irongate neighborhood. >> we just like our wildlife. >> the in their back yard. the mother bear had an injured shoulder, possibly hit by a car at some point. she had been tagged by the department of natural resources. and had a tracking device. dick klug said she could be protective of her cubs. >> when i got a little close, she made a mock charge at me and i backed off and everything was okay. >> using special equipment, experts with dnr worked through

and killed. but the three cubs, they are healthy and free to roam. >> we handled one of the cubs last night and it's healthy. it's been tagged. the other two cubs were down there, they're both more than capable of surviving on their own at this point. they're probably close to 100 pounds. >> and the family and experts with dnr agree that this is one of those just wrong place, wrong time situations. with tragic results, as for the victim, karen osbourne, she has serious injuries. she has 78 stitches, a broken arm and some puncture wounds, she will recover physically. but her family is worried about the mental scars, having gone through such a terrifying experience. back to you. how horrific. megan mcgrath, thank you. we are working to learn more about this house fire in prince george's county.

cruise. no word on whether anyone was in the house or a possible cause, we'll send out updates through our nbc washington app. another great november day. so let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist lauryn ricketts who is standing by. >> beautiful day. i mean it is absolutely gorgeous. and i do believe tomorrow is just going to be a little bit better. but yesterday compared to yesterday, anything is better. because we had that unexpected rain throughout the midday. but now we're just looking at blue skies across the board this is the reston live camera, a gorgeous view and the temperatures warming up underneath the sunshine. 58 already. the wind at about 10 miles per hour at dca, reagan national airport. but plenty of sunshine. and daytime highs today going to top out in the mid 60s. 65 here in washington, 64 in manassas, 63 in leesburg. so low to mid 60s today. wait until you see the number i

if you like the warm -- got something for each of you coming up in the 10-day forecast. back to breaking news now, a secret service agent hit by a car. news4's molette green is live at the scene and can tell us more now. molette? >> good morning, let me step out of the way and show you the crashed vehicle, still on the scene along with the secret service agent's bike and together to determine what happened. we can tell you, d.c. fire and ems treated the agent and took the agent to the hospital. we have learned the agent is in serious condition. his injuries not considered life-threatening. you're looking at video that we shot from the scene as officers started their investigation. we now know that a second person was also taken to a local

that person suffered only minor injuries to the hand. the secret service bike patrol officer was struck here near the white house at 17th and new york avenue. d.c. police of course on the scene, along with secret service agents here at 17th and new york. and this street is blocked, 17th, all the way down to e street here. for the accident investigation here on the scene. i can tell you that just arrived about five minutes ago. and once the investigation here at the scene is complete, they will take the bike and the smashed-up car away that's the latest live from northwest d.c. near the white house. in prince george's county closing arguments are under way in the trial against the man accused of killing a 3-year-old girl. yvonne wallace is charged with

police say wallace fired six shots at a landover home after having an argument with someone inside the house. one of the shots went through the house, killing the little girl. the defense argues wallace didn't intentionally shoot the child. five hours, that's how long it took crews to rescue a construction worker in greenbelt. chopper 4 captured the moment he was pulled from a tremplg. the collapse happened around 1:00 yesterday afternoon. at 2:00, rescue crews began just before 6:00 p.m. crews pulled the worker out on a stretcher. he had serious injuries, but is expected to survive. to a developing story out of metro, a new scathing report from the federal transit administration. >> the reports looks at serious problems on the tracks that need to be fixed now. and problems with the program that is in place to fix them so we want to start first with safetrack. the report predicts the total cost of the project will be $118 million.

manager paul wiedefeld estimated the cost at $60 million. so it could also take longer than expected. until december of 2017, as a matter of fact. other problems with safetrack listed in the report? lack of coordination, crews working 12-hour workdays, six days a week. and no plan to finish the work not completed during the allotted time. >> here's a list of other problems metro needs to deal with according to this report, could prove dangerous, continued water issues in the tunnels and tunnels with no lights. vice president-elect mike pence is in the middle of meetings on capitol hill. he's expected to meet with house speaker paul ryan and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell today and pence is scheduled to meet with the democratic leaders of the house and senate. president-elect donald trump is tweeting about his transition process. my transition team working long

candidates today, end quote. one of the people he's expected to meet with today, south carolina governor nikki haley, news4's tracie potts has more. >> new names are emerging for president-elect trump's cabinet. lieutenant general mike flynn is national security adviser. missouri's jim talent as defense secretary and senator ted cruz, as attorney general. >> i am eager to help any way i can. >> south carolina governor nikki considered as secretary of state, even though she publicly opposed trump. >> we have an immense amount of talent out there. >> including -- >> we discussed the transition. it went really well. >> former new york mayor rudy giuliani and form u.n. ambassador john bolton. there may be enough democrats and republicans to block both. >> i don't think you want your chief diplomat to be an advocate for war.

leaders from both parties who could choose the next supreme court justice. even with a republican majority, confirmation may not be easy. >> to say the least, i think they have another, another thing -- they better think twice about that. >> hillary clinton made her first public appearance since the election, urging democrats not to give up. >> please, don't lose heart. don't give up on the values we share. >> and the top democratth is asking the transition team for the names of anyone they've requested security clearance for. mr. trump and his team have said that they have not requested clearance for jared kushner, his son-in-law or any of his adult children. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. senator bernie sanders will rally for social and economic justice and equality later today near the u.s. capitol it comes after he made waves last night when he rejected the idea that

clinton the election. instead, he argued that he made her a better candidate and could have beaten trump himself. today more protests are planned following the presidential elections. students at the university of maryland are expected to walk out of class at 1:30 this afternoon. the superintendant of montgomery county schools is asking his students to stay in class. yesterday, a 15-year-old trump supporter was beaten up at a protest. >> it raises serious safety issues that requires rethink the situation. >> the superintendant's entire message will play at schools today. you can watch it right now on our nbc washington app. it may be his last and most significant act as president obama's surgeon general. up next the call for a major cultural shift in the way americans view drug and alcohol addiction. and we're watching this hearing, live right now, federal reserve chair janet yellen is taking questions from lawmakers.

the expedition 50 crew will head to the international space station today. they are scheduled to launch from kazakhstan. nasa astronaut peggy pittson is one of the members of the crew and she will become the first

the joint economic committee is holding its annual economic outlook hearing. these are live pictures inside the hearing at the hart senate office building. federal reserve chair janet yellen is testifying right now. so far she has said she has no plans of stepping down. she also said the case for an increase in interest rates has strengthened. there's big news coming out of about child booster seats right now. nbc's chris clackham explain as new list that's not only surprising highway safety >> every parent who buckles a child into a booster seat will likely love hearing what the insurance institute for highway safety has to say about boosters. >> when we first began our ratings in 2008 only about a quarter got the top rating of best bet. and this year, 48 out of 53 got the top rating. >> let's say that again -- 48

the highest ratings. in the institute's latest series of tests. and consumers were told to avoid only two. >> unfortunately, there were a couple boosters that made our not recommended list. those are two boosters made by durell that put the lap belt too high up on the child's belly. >> durell still has top picks on the latest list, did not respond to our request for comment. researchers are crowing about the boosters that work. >> this is good parents, they can feel confident, when they're shopping for a booster, the vast majority will provide good belts across a range of vehicles. >> boosters are mainly meant for children 4-8 years old and can be a life-safer. chris clackham, nbc news. today we'll learn how many people are homeless across the united states. the department of housing and urban development will announce state by state figures this afternoon. officials say homelessness has

years, especially among military veterans. volunteers actually conduct the homeless count. the numbers include people living outside on the street or in shelters. and so we already know from previous counts that there are nearly 700 homeless youth in washington today. half of them haven't finished high school. more than half will go without food at least one day this month. well tonight our own aaron gilchrest will be part of a washington change those facts. it provides support for homeless, disconnected and exploited out. 18-24-year-olds are able to take g.e.d. and job-training classes. there's mental health care and even a pantry for young people who might otherwise go hungry. >> they come here, they don't have family, they're disconnected from family. disconnected from school. disconnected from church. so we become and fill in that space, we become their family.

business and education leaders, politicians and celebrities will sleep outside in solidarity with homeless youth and to raise money for programs. before tonight's sleep-out you're invited to a public candlelight vij toll raise awareness about youth homelessness. new today the surgeon general is calling for americans to shift the way they think about drug and alcohol addiction. dr. vivak having doctors medication assisted treatment. he calls for a higher alcohol tax. studies show higher alcohol taxes reduce alcohol consumption. the report shows families must treat addiction as a chronic illness, not a moral failing. that stigma often keeps people from seeking treatment.

president obama calls it a threat as great as terrorism. news4's doreen gentzler reports. >> the pictures are pretty shocking. two parents passed out in the front seat of a van with, their toddler in back. a little girl crying in a store, she's trying to rouse her mother who is passed out. the story behind these pictures is actually so much bigger. addiction to opiates now. and thousands of children are the victims. losing their parents and their homes to drugs. >> sometimes you just so lost. you know. this should be my time to shine and i'm here raising a 6-year-old child, my husband and i are parents all over again.

custody of their granddaughter thamplt daughter struggled with drug addiction for years, pills and heroin. >> drugs had totally what taken what love she ever had for her daughter. >> lexie used to live with her own parents, but when mary saw the conditions her granddaughter was living in, she was appalled. >> that's all lexie saw was drugs, that's all these kids when they're with their parents, the drugs, they don't hide it that's when i looked at my husband and said, we have to do something. they pepgsed the court and their daughter for full custody of lexie and won. there are no concrete numbers for how many people are raising their grandchildren as a result of drug addiction. but a looks on facebook shows pages like the addict's mom. grandparents raising grandchildren which offer online group support for grandparents. >> i know a total of probably

raising their grandchildren. like i said, the lady that lives next to me lost her son. from the drugs. >> suddenly becoming a parent again after raising her own five children. is a challenge in so many ways. >> i didn't have a car seat for lexi. i had nothing. no bed, no nothing. not even a baby doll. >> friends and neighbors have helped out and mary now works cleaning houses and walking dogs. but making sure lexi part. >> she was a child that was traumatized. like i said, i couldn't get her to sleep by herself. i got her in therapy. >> mary says her daughter, janet, is now clean and sober and lives in an upstairs apartment in their home where she and ed can keep an eye on her. although janet has infrequent and supervised visits with lexi, it's lexi's grandparents who are

granddaughter's moments and milestones. >> i'm happy that she's starting to become this happy little girl that she should have been four years ago. >> that was doreen gentzler reporting. many other children of addiction will knob the spending the holidays with their parents. great story coming out of last night's capitals' game, how fans came together to make the national anthem very memorable. for millions of people in the middle of our country. a look at who is getting hit

right now, three million people are under winter advisories in parts of the country. the white stuff falling in utah. this is video from steward stadium at weber state university. snow expected to continue there throughout >> we have had snow this early in the past in washington. >> absolutely. and you know, early as october, if i can recall correctly. i have to go back to the record books, i know they're glad they're getting snow out there that's ski country and they've been struggling the last couple of years. to get some snow and park city in utah. so hopefully they'll get some snow and hopefully we'll get some for the east coast mountains. i think, i like our 170-degree

think i got a couple of in store for you. yesterday we had a little bleep in the radar where we had the clouds moving in and also some of the rain. but yes you can put away the umbrella today. you're not going to need it as we go through today, it's going to be beautiful and warm, i think we can get to the 70-degree mark by tomorrow. by sunday, it's going to be feeling all throughout the day like the 20s and 30s. yeah. big change. big change. i think a lot of people might be getting sick from that. you can see we're nearing the 60-degree mark, we're headed into the mid 60s for the daytime high. 65 should be the number. afternoon sunshine we're warming as we continue into the afternoon. nice wind out there, nothing to complain about all throughout the remainder of the day. so mild we'll get a chilly overnight. temperatures will be falling into the 40s and 30s, still nice tomorrow, 70, sunny skies, nice

as we go through the future weather, we're clear tonight, and as we head into friday, looking good, friday afternoon, it's still fine. saturday, most of saturday going to be dry here come some rain, maybe wet snowflakes, that's a frontal system. what it does behind the front for sunday, we've got the answers on that coming up in a few minutes. well lately we've talked about the division in america. especially following the election. >> that's right. but last night at center we saw a great show of unity. ?? ?? >> so the microphone dropped out in the middle of the national anthem before the washington capitals' game. but singer caleb green carried onward and the crowd helped him out. everybody in the stands sang

pittsburgh penguins 7-1. right now we're waiting to hear from president obama who is in germany, meeting with chancellor angela merkel. >> a look at weather phone apps leading to more distracted

president obama is in germany right now, making his final foreign trip while in office. he's meeting with several european leaders, including angela merkel. they're about to hold a joint news conference. we're looking a live picture from berlin. while in europe the president is also meeting with the leaders from france, spain, italy and the united kingdom. meanwhile, we've got a traffic alert for you, a brief lane closuren eastbound i-66 this morning happening in the right lane at the eastern end of the rossland tunnel until noon. v-dot is moving heavy equipment for the lynn street and trail improvement projects. there's plenty to worry about when your kids get behind the wheel. apps designed to make their lives easier could be putting them at risk.

how apps could be creating a dangerous trend. >> from driving directions to applications that let users post photos with their current speed, the very apps designed to make driving easier and more enjoyable may be making the road dangerous. >> i'm guilty of using the-mile-per-hour filter on snapchat. >> chris was shocked to hear of a deadly and troubling new trend. nearly 18,000 people have been six months of this year. a 10% spike in deaths compared to the same time last year. >> head east on cirrus street. >> some experts fear the rise is linked to the rapidly growing use of apps behind the wheel. >> when i look at my phone i try and think, would it be worth it to be looking at my phone for that snapchat or that text message? >> the sobering news on

into their phones. but some of the most popular apps like snapchat and pokemon go say their features are designed for passengers, not drivers. ways the gps application tells nbc news all core functionality can be performed hands-free by voice input and audio direction. >> it's not just apps that can be distracting. most new cars let you integrate your cell phone with your vehicle. and right here on e music, maps and text messaging. >> who shall i text in. >> it's not your hands off the wheel so much as your mind off the task of driving safely. >> today during the morning commute, drivers everywhere will face potentially deadly distractions. ones many of us could avoid. >> that was nbc's miguel almaguer reporting. the most-used driving apps are designed to get you from point a

safely. many have the extra options for silence or turn them off altogether. >> i knew what he was heading for. i knew where he was going to end up and i sat here many afternoons asking myself why! >> that is a scene from one of the most iconic plays of the american theater, arthur miller's "a view from the bridge." it begins showing tomorrow at the kennedy center. and here to tell us all about the production is thomas j. ryan, a wonderful actor of film and television f welcome. >> hi, thank you for having me. >> tell us a little about the play. why don't you give us a little synopsis. >> it's a famous play writing in the 1950s by the great american writer, arthur miller. it takes place in red hook brooklyn. which is very fancy now, at that time it was a slum community in new york city. and it's about a family, a nuclear family and their cousins who come from italy as

in red hook. and what happens when immigrants come into a community that is very set in its ways. >> and actually some of the themes are actually important to us today. immigration, illegal immigration. and a lot of the things that happened. and i'll talk to you about that. you have a very pivotal role, you play alfieri. are you an attorney in the play? >> i am. but i'm several things, because i begin the play by narrating. you think at the beginning i'm narrator of "our town" or something. and about halfway through the play i enter into the action as the lawyer of the main character. so it's a really interesting trajectory for me. unlike the other actors, i get to look out at the audience and see who's there. and really connect with them one-on-one. >> well i wonder if some of the themes -- we know that one of the characters, the leading male character, i guess you're the leading male character. but the man who plays the

that probably was shocking back in the '50s to see this played out. when about today? >> i think it's as shocking as it was then. she's about to turn 18 in the play. and you know one of the beautiful things about the play is it's ambiguous. you don't know that he's falling in love with her. but we sort of see that perhaps the behavior is not quite right. and she falls in love with one of these immigrant boys who come from and that's the explosion that happens in the middle of the play. >> now what about there's a gay accusation in the play. something that people didn't talk about that much back in the '50s when it was first written. how is that received today? >> well it's interesting. because in the '50s, you wouldn't write in a play that i'm accusing someone of being a homosexual. instead he kept saying something about him isn't right. or something about him seems odd because he likes music and he

sort of dancing around it a little bit. which i think was necessary in the '50s, one of the benefits is now it has a dramatic texture is that is not quite named and i think it shocks people. i think people are shocked today as they were in the 50s. >> and people will walk away having felt they've learned something from this? >> i think so but i don't want people to think we're a preachy, political play. because i don't think that was the intention, intention. certainly in this moment, in this city, in this country, talking about issues of immigration and deportation will resonate for people, but the play has many avenue it is goes down. that's just one. >> thomas j. ryan, i can't wait to see you. >> please come. >> i hear you're terrific. >> thank you so much. >> at the kennedy center. erika? >> thanks, barbara. setting records where you can see this amazing diamond on display in our area.

so sorry about that lauryn is back after the break with when it will feel a lot more like

take a look at this. this is the foxfire diamond, it's 187 carats. 187 carats? the largest known uncut gem-quality diamond mined in north america. you can go see smithsonian's national museum of natural history. next to the renowned hope diamond. the foxfire diamond is three times the size of the hope diamond. the foxfire diamond is on display through february 16th. can you imagine that on your finger? >> yes, i can. yes, i can. >> you put that on the list for boo? >> i won't put it on the list

natural history museum. especially sunday might be a good time to get into the museum because it's going to be cold. temperatures will be around 70 degrees for tomorrow and i believe we're going to be in the mid 60s today, we're already up to 58 with full sunshine we have out there. so looking good. a little cool as we head to the northwest. up towards state college. temperatures going to be in the 60s,e' 70 tomorrow. plenty of sunshine around tomorrow. nice little wind out of the southwest that will help bump up those temperatures a little bit. so enjoy tomorrow's temperature because we got some changes on the way. so tonight let me take you through the day. parts clear, we're looking good, clear tomorrow morning. you start off your morning on friday with temperatures in the 40s. and then by the time we get into the afternoon, still looking all right. friday is going to be fine. saturday, a lot of things going on on saturday, holiday parades,

increasing cloud cover. by the time we get into the late afternoon. we'll start to see showers moving quick. they'll move to the east by about 7:00, 8:00. and out of here before that we could have some wet snowflakes mixed in. once the rain starts to hit, the temperature is going to drop. it could drop 20 degrees in a matter of a few hours. so by sunday evening, or i'm sorry, sunday overnight we're looking at temperatures in the 30s. it's going to drop dramatically as wet afternoon 40s with wind chill in the 30s. if you're headed out to fedex, it will be a blustery one. we've got the 10-day forecast coming up. have you started shopping for your thanksgiving meal. lauryn says she's eating out. we look at how much it's going to cost you. we're doing a little holiday cooking here. some unique ideas to add to the

while everyone else is cooking turkey, maybe you'd like to think of what you're going to eat the day before or day after or maybe even on thanksgiving day. some folks might want to take a break from the different regular holiday meal. here with ideas for some zesty holiday meatballs. let me tell you who this is,

lambert who is famous in town for trying all kinds of new things. >> how are you? >> we're glad to have you with us. >> glad to be here. you've got a lot of ideas that are not traditional for the holidays? >> i like to mix things up a little bit and do different things. >> tell us how we do these zesty holiday meatballs? >> here we have chicken or turkey. you can make it with chicken, >> it's ground up. and we have some leftover stuffing. so we take -- >> this is for the next day. >> yup. >> want me to hold you this. >> sure. >> and we just add these to the bowl. >> so you need your mixing bowl and you're going to put this in there, too? >> leftover holiday stuffing, onions, celery and. >> garlic and this one has a little bacon in it.

cream and i like a little hot sauce to give it extra flavor. >> heavy cream? >> yes. >> and it has something in it? >> hot sauce. >> we add a few spices to it, and a little bit of black pepper. >> if you don't have a mixer, it's okay. you can mix it by hand. >> him to ground the turkey or chicken or can you do that yourself? >> you can do that if you like. at home i have an attachment with the mixer. when i do it at home. either way, it's just as easy to get it at the store. >> show me the texture. >> if you're not very handy, you can get it. >> so it mixes. >> and then what happens? >> it will just come together a little bit in the bowl, the eggs will make it a little homogenous.

>> you get the oil getting hot in here, right? >> i've got the meatballs, i take some gravy, a little bit of red wine i had left over and a little bit of the turkey stock and i thickened it likely with the corn starch. >> and you put it all together and roll the meatballs and throw them in. >> do they have to be sauteed or anything? >> you can saute them or deep fry them or roast them in the oven at a >> so they've got to be cooked before you put them in the sauce? >> it helps to keep them from falling apart. >> yes. >> what have we got here? >> this is here is a little bit of a fragula salad. it's a sardinian pasta. similar to israeli couscous. >> it has toasted almonds, cranberries, chopped parsley and a little bit of garlic oil. >> do you have to cook anything for that in. >> the fragula you cook just

>> and would you serve us with the meatballs, want to show us how you put it together? >> we'll take a little of your regula. and -- >> this looks delicious. fragula? >> you can get israeli couscous if you don't like it. ? this is a little bit of cranberries, dried cranberries. >> i'm going to hold it >> the meatballs here. you have a little bit of the gravy that you have with it. >> chef ben lambert. this looks delicious, 701 restaurant are you going to be cooking this up on thanksgiving day? >> this will be on the menu. >> along with turkey, we're serving steaks and crabcakes and other items that everybody loves to eat. >> thanks for coming. i'm going to eat this when we

erika, i'll share it with you. we have everybody in our area to have a good meal like the one barbara was just demoing, news4 is, woulding for you in the community to provide food baskets for those in the community. can you drop your donations off at this sunday's redskins game, chuck, doug, are both going to be out there or stop by the verizon center on monday. you can also donate online and through texts, search food for families. in the nbc washington app for more information. it's down to less than $5 a person, the american farm bureau's annual survey finds the average cost of a feast for ten people at $49.84. 27 cents less than last year. the big-ticket item, a 16-pound turkey is 30 cents less, about $1.42 a pound.

fresh cranberries and sweet potatoes are a little more expensive. i'm landon downy. don't you love the taste of bacon in the morning? >> uh-huh. >> but now there's a way to supposedly you get the taste without the calories and the fat? an arizona family business sells mushrooms that they say taste like bacon. i don't know about that. the sonoran mushroom company says not only are they delicious, but they can reduce your cholesterol levels. right now they're only being sold in the tucson area. i think the jury is still out on that one. i want the real deal. your chance to tour a church at the center of controversy for georgetown university.

only on news4, they're a unique opportunity to glimpse into the sold to keep georgetown university open. as news4's mark segraves reports, those slaves lived and worked on a tobacco plantation in st. mary's county that was once owned by the catholic church. >> this is where the catholic church got its start in america. st. xavier's church in

in the 1700's, the first manor house was built here by the jesuits who built a large tobacco plantation. >> a lot of the found us of our country andant foundings of catholicism in america, discussions were held in this building. >> this parishioner is working to preserve the aging structure. >> the manor house has witnessed a lot of history over the years. there's an old inscription >> on this day, 30th day of may, 1882. signed it there. >> in 1812, the british fleet anchored in bretton bay in the church's back yard. >> they landed here and walked up to our cemetery and they camped up there and went to leonardtown. >> and in 1800s, the manor house

the catholic church. >> tobacco was labor intensive, at one time it was close to 800 acres. >> the labor came from slaves eventually sold to pay off debts by georgetown university. >> there's documentation there were 42 slaves from this plantation used that were sold at that time, in 1838. some of the slaves were married to other slaves on other properties. >> the president of georgetown the sale of the slaves. today, the manor house sits empty and in disrepair. one of the biggest problems? the crumbling foundation. >> the original mortar was just sand and oyster shells and water. so over a period of time it's just disintegrating. >> on saturday the church is hosting a christmas bazaar and the church will be open. if you'd like to visit the church, we have everything you

mark segraves, news4. interesting part of history. let's take a look at the forecast for today and can we look at the weekend yet? >> i know. it almost makes us want to go outside for a run -- almost. >> but not quite, i guess. >> we'll think about it. >> think about it for tomorrow as well. you'll have one more day where the temperatures are going to be mild and above average. now we're going to be at 70 tomorrow, mid 60s today, we get into the weekend and that's when we have transition day. we're going to top out in the mid to upper 60s. we're going to have a few showers that roll throughout the area. late afternoon on saturday. and coming through here saturday evening. sunday, 40s and blustery. that's it for "news4 midday." thank you so much for joining us. remember you can get your news and weather updates any time with the nbc washington app.

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welcome back to our beloved kit. what a whirlwind trip for you, new york. >> you were on assignment. >> kit hoover's on assignment. >> i felt like i was very m megyn kelly and we heard things we hadn't heard before. >> she's been promoting her new book, "settling for more." we heard her talk about roger ales, donald trump, bill o'reilly. she stands to make over $20 million with her next contract. what i love about it, she is sort of this new woman, very