tweet. >> a new clue in the search for a clil killer. what could bring justice to the family of a a girl murdered in d.c. >> more pushback over a plan to cut service hours. why some riders say it's already hitting them in the wallet. >> we begin with the presidential transition. donald trump has added two well-known names to his team. >> the news ismp it sent constitutional scholars scram sbling. and there are changes in if plans for protests after the inauguration. we have team coverage tonight. let's start with brian moore on capitol hill. >> let's start tout with the breaking news. numerous parts that steve will be president-elect trump's official pick to be treasury secretary. nbc news has not confirmed that,

front runner if not the actual pick. let's talk about the candidate donald trump, who promised to drain the swamp in washington. at this point, it seems like he's building a team filled with insight. if there was any question about president-elect trump's determination to dismantle obama care, his answer is the appointment of congressman tom price as secretary of health and human a third generation doctor, price is an outspoken opponent of obamacare at the forefront of the repeal and replace movement. he's also an advocate of privatizing medicare. changes that could affect a third of the u.s. population. democrats are promising a fight. >> we say to our republicans who want to privatize medicare, go try it. make our day. >> reporter: the president-elect

elaine chao as secretary. >> i will not be recusing myself. >> the president-elect has touched off another twitter controversy declaring anyone who burns a flag should face consequences, perhaps loss of citizenship or a year in jail. not all republicans agree. >> we have a long tradition of respecting unpleasant speech. i happen to s court's decision on that matter. >> reporter: a court that included the late justice scalia that voted twice to uphold that right. steve will be named as treasury secretary. additionally wilbur ross will be named as commerce secretary. those announcements set to come some time tomorrow. >> thank you, brian. elaine chao would be the

of labor secretary. transportation secretary and a spouse of a senate majority leader. the first person to hold all three titles was elizabeth dole. she served as secretary of transportation under president reagan. her husband bob dole was senate majority leader at the time. george bush named her head of labor department in 1989. sheso don't expect the inauguration day crowds to let up once the big event is over. hundreds of thousands of people plan to rally on the national mall after trump is sworn in. but there's a new challenge for the demonstrators. our coverage continues now with chris gordon, who is near the capital. >> organizers of the women's march on washington are changing plans. they are not yet ready to reveal

still in discussions with federal agencies that give out permits. it will be different from the obama inauguration. the trump inaugural will be followed the next day by the women's march on washington gathering for justice. says they applied too late for permits to rally at lincoln memorial and march to the white house. >> we have 15 applications that have been submitted for first amendment events around the inaugural weekend.

people are still anxious about transportation and housing. >> we want to give them it access to the things that they need including metro ccess. we're working on all of those things. but people should start to get their hotels if they are interested in coming. >> destination d.c., which markets tourism for the nation's capital says there are plenty of hotels available in d.c. and t community is they are preparing for inauguration. >> reporter: we are told there's a scarcity of air b and b and ore affordable housing, so march organizers suggest if they can't afford a hotel, they contact a friend who lives locally or some churches who may be offering marchers a place to sleep.

you. >> we turn to weather now. most of the rain has gone, but you might not want to put the boots away yet. >> more rain coming. could be here tomorrow morning. so once again tomorrow morning's commute could be rather wet and soggy across the region. we're going to throw in another wrench. fog could be a big issue. already seeing visibility below a half a mile. take a lock at the rainfall. the radar picking up a couple showers now mostly just some drizzle and light shower activity. but again, we are watching another system, which right now is bringing tornadoes towards southern portions of the nation. that system does provide us with more rain during the day tomorrow. so that's the morning commute. going to be a tough one tomorrow. fog and showers likely. but we'll have another change

here in about ten minutes. new clues tonight in the murder of a 16-year-old in southeast d.c. police now have a person of interest. he could be the key to soling the murder of brianna mcmillen. e vabs was arrested last summer. pat collins is live with more on what happened in that case. >> reporter: here he is. washington plea from the police chief. >> if he is listening and has any conscience or human e decency, we ask he turn himself in and take responsibility for his actions. help bring closure to the family and the community. the community that have been rattle bid this case. >> reporter: 30-year-old saeve

brianna mcmullen shot and killed by a stray bullet near her home in the public housing complex. police say surveillance cameras show evans holding a gun and shooting that gun towards some people in a courtyard here. tonight police are trying to hunt down evans. >> he should be considered armed and dangerous. if anyone should see him or know his whereabouts, they should immediately contact the police. >> this is not the first time evans has been in the news. back on august 10th, 2014, six people, three men, three women, shot and wounded in an alley near national park. evans was named as a suspect in that case. august 28th, e events arrested inside a a million dollar home in prince georges county where they say he and a dozen other people were squatting in a foreclosed property there. evans arrested for that shooting

but in may 2015, those charges against saeve evans were dismissed and it's unclear as to why. it might have been a witness problem. according to court documents, one witness was a paid confidential informant. one refused to provide any further information. one said it didn't know what happened. and another refused to cooperate. evans was himself a sources say in one incident, he was shot more than six times. but he survived. he recovered and returned to the streets. jim, back to you. >> pat collins, thank you. tonight the community at ohio state university will gather for a buckeye strong event. they are trying to heal from yesterday's attack on campus. an 18-year-old student plowed

slashing them with a butcher knife. campus police officer shot and killed the man. he was a permanent u.s. resident and refugee from somalia. 11 people were injured in the attack. students returned to campus today, but many of them still a bit nervous. >> definitely a lot of emotions going through me. like a little more. >> investigators are are still trying to figure out why he did it. they have not ruled out terrorism. he left behind a message on his facebook page. that message he said attacks on muslims around the world led him to a boiling point. d.c. leaders are pushing back against metro's plan to cut hours on the subway. maintenance crews can have more

the plan cannot be a long-term solution. riders telling news 4 they are thinking about just dropping metro altogether. our transportation reporter adam tuss has our report. >> reporter: as elected leaders and metro officials troy to figure out what they are going to do with the transit system, it's these people down here in the system that have to deal with all the day-to-day stuff. and for some perspective, here's one of those riders that had to deal with the >> he's an everyday metro rider, but maybe unlike you, he moved here partly because of metro. now he said the agency's plan to scale back surface could change his lifestyle. >> we rented there because it's easy to walk across the street to the metro. why am i u paying extra rent if that's a factor. >> reporter: you think people could decide to move further

it's more reliable. >> reporter: will it drive riders away because it isn't available. the mayor taking a hard stand against the current plan to cut for two years. >> we can't be asked to support a system that doesn't serve the needs of our region. >> reporter: the board chair echoing that statement. >> this can only be a temporary measure for one year. that its lost its focus. >> i have said since day one that if they put the customer first, safety and everything else come along with it. >> still unclear which track metro will take when it comes to cutting hours. it's important to note any change to metro train schedules wouldn't happen until july. back to you. >> coming up, pouring in after an investigation sbo a college president spending.

at how that spending compares to another community college in the area. we're in havana, cuba as preparations are underway for a farewell funeral service. our report from cuba, just ahead. donald trump sparks a twitter storm. we're going to get the pulse of

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just an hour from now, we expect to be a farewell of sorts for cubans here in the capital city before the remains of castro are transferred across country. and today was the last day for cubans who live in havana to come to the outskirts. they were able to sign a tribute book and lay flowers. whatever they chose to do.

you get to know them pretty well and get a a good feel for how they are responding. it doesn't seem like they are overly emotional to the passing. it's been a few days. it was for some a shock even though he was 90 years old. it's still a presence that was very visible. you saw signs pretty much everywhere you go around here praising the revolution.

to. for the ones we spoke to, not uncredibly emotional, but still processing what's going on for the most part. we're going to have a lot more coverage from the capital city. going into tonight, we hope to bring you live reports right after that service wraps up. it's supposed to end late sbo the evening. we hope to bring that to you on news 4 at 11:00. that's the latest from cuba. i'm david culver, back to you. gonzales is one of the many cubans who lined up to pay final respects to fidel castro today. gonzales was just 5 years old and became the focus of an intense international custody battle. his mother attempted to flee cuba with him in an inner tube in 2009. she drown and e he survived. his relatives in miami fought to keep him in the u.s. federal agents took him from their home and reunited him with

today gonzales told nbc news that his return to cuba was the right thing. but also said americans are, in his words, good and humble people. if donald trump had his way, burning the american flag would be a crime. he posted this tweet today sparking controversy. there was one thing standing in his way. the u.s. constitution. tom sherwood has more on why flag burning is such an thanes. >> reporter: flags here, there, everywhere. and here. a flag burning protest the day after donald trump's election. >> there is something quite special for many people. that's why it provokes a reaction. >> trump created another twitter

burners should be jailed or lose citizenship. more than 200,000 responses. the supreme court has seen it differently. twice ruling that protected speech. nbc justice correspondent pete williams. >> it's just something that strikes a lot of people as offensive, but the supreme court says it's expression. >> it is freedom of speech. >> the tolerance is the true test of freedom. it's easy to tolerate things you agree with. what's hard is to tolerate things you don't agree with it. >> burning the american flag is disrespectful, but it's not

>> he tries to deflect from other issues. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news 4. coming up, thousands forced from their homes a as fast-moving fires destroyed and threatened popular tourist destinations in tennessee. the remains of a child found in frederick months ago are still unidentified, but now with the help of facial reconstruction technology and the national center for missing and exploited children, what he might have looked like. some of the biggest names in music set to perform at the mgm casino. tonight, a closer look at how it

we have a damp day. we still have the drought lurking. >> that's going to continue. even with today's rain, we didn't see much of it. the drought is going to continue for the next couple days. probably the next couple weeks. we need 3 to 6 inches of rain to really put a dent in the drought. only saw two tenths of an inch

the showers are moving off to the north. 58 degrees currently. 58 and we'll start to rise as we move on through the rest of the evening. some areas have already been rising. >> notice winchester at 46 degrees as temperatures cool with moist air. we have a dense fog as advisory until 7:00. it includes manassas, staffo we're seeing visibility below a quarter mile. overnight tonight into tomorrow morning, give yourself extra time. slow down, remember don't turn on the brights in dense fog. you can see the rain exiting the area.

that's going to be the case tomorrow as well. you can see what's happening. here's the front. another system developing. this is the area of low pressure that's developing down to the south. take a look south of memphis. a a very dangerous situation here. as we put on the watches and warnings, notice all the red boxes. we had tornadic supercells in louisiana and mississippi. and that storm system moves our way. it will not bring severe weather rain tomorrow morning. let's take you through it hour by hour. a great time to take a look at the storm team 4 app. take a look at it. you can track the radar right on

we'll see periods of rain. also looking very warm after the fog lifts temperatures in the 60s to low 70s as we move on through the afternoon tomorrow. low 70s will be extremely warm. but we don't stay there. back sbo the 50s thursday and friday. hello to the 40s most of the weekend and rl next week. much more on the weekend forecast and the rest of the morning commute coming up in 10 to 15 minutes. new clues in the mysterious death of a young man in r used to help put a name to this face. also a lesson for local law enforcement on dealing with deaf people. it comes after a series of high profile arrests. i'm tracee wilkins. coming up, mgm has already attracted some of the biggest names in if entertainment. so why are these entertainers deciding to come to such a small theater and how much money is in

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at 6:30, a new clue in the mysterious death of a teen. how experts came up with this image in an effort to identify the young victim. >> there's a level of sadness when we receive a case like this. the president of montgomery

spending habits. a fire storm in tennessee. a closer look at the destruction left behind by wildfires as crews race to get the upper hand. plus changing the entertainment scene in prince georges county. how the new mgm casino is impacting venues like the verizon center. first at r 6:30, new clues into the mysterious death of a young boy. his body was found in frederick county. found, police have this image. they are hoping someone will help them connect the missing pieces to identify who he is and how he died. kristin wright reports. >> we never put out an image we're not confident would look like this child in life. >> reporter: the national center for mising and exploited children says he's sure this is the face of a a teen whose remains were found near cunningham falls state park in

it's a new image he created. >> we have to put in the hairstyle, eyebrows. >> reporter: to hopefully solve the mystery. >> they are trying to identify who he is. >> reporter: facial reconstruction technology helped close 24 cases a year r. they are working on more than 700 cases of unidentified children in the country right now. >> we want to know where to place the ears. >> reporter: the image is based off a ct scan of the partial skull that was found. he works with an anthropologist

we have learned tonight that the d.c. police will complete their rollout of body worn cameras in the next couple weeks. mayor bowser announced today that all 2600 patrol officers will have those cameras by mid-december. d.c. council approved body camera legislation about a year ago after reaching an agreement with the mayor over public access to the footage. fairfax county police recruits are arming themselves with the valuable skill. they are learning how to deal hearing impaired. the lesson at the academy today came from someone uniquely qualified. the police chief. he was raised by deaf parents and has found a special niche in law enforcement. he underscored the need for officers to take time to recognize signals that someone they encounter may be deaf. showing how they will gesture to their ear or mouth.

things can go wrong. >> to me, this is a sad situation where the officer didn't take the time nor the effort to try to communicate with this guy. he could have wrote down, hey, you're under arrest. turn around. so simple as that. >> police and sheriff department trin rs say this kind of specialized class is part of their renewed effort to improve communication with the public to avoid confrontation when possible. >> viewers had strong responses following the investigation into spending by a local community college president. she joins us now with new information about what the president of that school and many of you had to say. >> multiple staffers asked us to

montgomery college. we found she has spent more than $16,000 on travel and transportation since 2013 infuriating viewers unhappy about how much she spent on room service, seat upgrades and automobiles not just for herself, but her wife, which is allowed in her contract and approved by the board. four weeks we repeatedly asked the president for an interview. she declined. several hours after ab investigation first aired, she

view of community colleges. we took a look at how her spending compares to another very large community college in our area. northern virginia community college whose president took over last september. nova's president makes $308,000 for 75,000 students. that's $27,000 more than her students. both presidents receive a car lease paid for by the armed driver while dr. rawls drives himself. nova does not pay for the president. 's spouse to travel. montgomery college does. nova also does not pay for seat upgrades or extra baggage. we found montgomery college's president spent $9700 on just that since 2014. since he was hired last september, nova says its president has spent about 8500

found dr. pollard spent $37,000 on 18 trips. montgomery college board fired its last president in 2009 in part for spending too much money on perks. faculty leaders were upset that he spent more than $58,000 on corporate credit card within a 21-month period. we have for dr. pollard's card and found she spent $79,000. to watch the original investigation and see how spending by udc's president compares, go to our nbc washington app and click on investigation. tisha thompson, news 4 i-team. coming up, tragedy in colombia as questions swirl about the cause of a a deadly plane crash. a crash that killed members of a a soccer team. the race to contain the

threaten homes and resorts in tennessee forcing thousands of people to evacuate. they will see more rainmaking its way into that portion of tennessee. the same rain moving our way too during the day tomorrow. we're watching

hundreds of homes and buildings are thousands forced out of their homes if gatlinburg. many of them describe the scene as hell. fire all around them as they evacuated. national guard troops arrived to help firefighters struggling to get the upper hand. three people have died in this inferno. . there are only six survivors in the crash of a plane carrying a brazilian soccer team. it was a chartered plane that

declared an emergency. on that plane were 81 people including members of an up and coming soccer team on their way to their biggest match in team history. several journal u.s.s were killed. six survivors were initially rescued. seven were found later. there are reports they were able to call his wife after the crash, but later at the hospital. a tribute to military families today as we got our first look at the holiday decorations inside the white house. this is the eighth and final year that michelle obama is in charge of the holiday decor. this year's theme is the gift of the holidays. many of the rooms highlight her favorite initiatives. there's also a whimsical tribute to the first family dogs.

>> i'm thinking back to when we first came here to washington. we promised to open up this house to as many people from as many backgrounds as possible. and we truly wanted to make the white house the people's house. >> first lady says the obamas have welcomed almost a half million people to the white house during the holidays in the last eight years. the mgm putting national it even opens to the public. big names set is to perform there. how it could have an impact on how it could have an impact on other fios is not cable. we're wired differently. how it could have an impact on other

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some of the biggest names in showbiz set to perform at the new mgm casino at national harbor. sting to bruno mars, cher, a lot of excitement one week before the venue money the mgm theater will make for prince georges county over the next six months. >> reporter: right now, the county is projecting that they are looking at maybe $19 million in tax revenue. a quarter will be coming from the concerts that they throw here. >> who have they announced that you'd like to go see?

>> bruno mars announced his december concert date with mgm just as his video premiered with mgm las vegas featured throughout. he had the multiyear entertainment deal with the giant. >> it's not for me, but i'm sure there are people like cher. >> reporter: the theater seats 3,000 but can hold 4,000 for special events. this venue creates an experience you can find nowhere else in had the area. >> it's intimate. you'll get to see incredible shows in a small venue. it's part of a resort. >> it will bring a level entertainment to prince georges that they have not experiencd in decades. >> you're getting the kind of entertainment you'd get on the national scale here in prince georges county. >> they are expected to reap major benefits alone.

even if only half of the theater sells out a the an average of $150 per ticket, with a 10% tax on entertainment, the county could see more than $4 million in this 2017 fiscal year alone. that's just for half the year. >> i think there's great expectation to see that when it opens. >> it kicks off and then we roll into this incredible line up. >> i noticed he's one night. that's too bad. >> a lot of people talking about the bruno mars concert. it's sold out here at the casino. but verizon pointed out they do have him coming in december. reporting live, i'm tracee wilkins, back to you all in the studio. we have added coverage online including a gallery of performers sknled to come to mgm and other local venues this

we invite you to open our app and search winter concerts. news 4 is working for you on this giving tuesday. awarding a total of $100,000 to three local nonprofits. the arc of northern virginia is going to use the money to help people with intellectual and development tall disabilities. they are using its portion to teach journalism skills to teens and low-income families. hopkins house will be funding yth media platform that identifies and helps teens cope with social issues. these grants are part of our 21st century solutions program. more than $1 million given to nonprofits nationwide. time to give us valuable take on the weather coming our way. >> that means you can't do that. >> there it is.

we have some rain. we're going to need some rain. tomorrow morning may not be just the rain we're worried about. out there it right now, no fog. at least at the airport. take a look off in the distance. there's the mgm. i'm excited about that place. i just hope they let me in. let's look at the numbers. 58 degrees. winds are now calm. e we have cloud cover across the area. those calm winds and cool nor the fog to form. 55. these are on our weather underground network. not much on our radar locally, but down to the south and west, we're watching another storm that came through today. that's already out of here. . the next one towards louisiana and mississippi. this is bringing tornadoes and severe weather. that same system moves our way and will affect us tomorrow.

dense fog advisory in areas towards northern virginia. also we have a coastal flood advisory over towards portions of the potomac. that's something we'll be watching closely. not dealing with wind tonight. and showers likely but off and on. not going to be a wash out of a day. very similar to today. keep the umbrella handy. you won't next couple days, temperatures fall back to average. 56 on thursday. 51 on friday. a little below average for the weekend. temperatures only in the upper 40s. and we stay rather chilly. not cold or frigid, but rather chilly through early next week. another chance of shower activity on tuesday and again next thursday. >> excellent stuff. thank you. we have sports coming up. we're talking playoffs and we're

also why you might find yourself roolting for the kou kou. boys. here's lester holt with a look at what's ahead on "nbc nightly news." the scene of a deadly wildfire that exploded in tennessee. president-elect trump on what he wants done to flag burners, but would it be legal and important

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you got a pencil and paper? you might one. >> these are the teams you want to root for and these against. the arizona cardinals look to be falling apart. they have won just one gamein it's gotten so bad in arizona their head coach publicly called out its team for being selfish. with all that being said in arizona, they can get right back in. the playoff picture with a win this weekend putting even more pressure on this redskins team. there are a couple squads out there chaising the burgundy and gold. the buccaneers being one of them. they are right behind the skins. they have won 5 of their last 7

might want to pull for the cowboys. i know that's hard to do, but they are taking on the vikings who are also nipping at the redskins heels for the final wild card spot. today was about rock, paper scissors. several members taking a trip to southwest. the players suited for a series of team-build. ing exercises. it's all part of the redskins charitable foundation and working with association. a big night in college basketball. maryland take on pittsburgh. it's the big ten acc challenge. the terps are off to a hot start this season. 7-0 to start the year. but maryland have ha had a lot of close calls. coaches have the white board and drawing up plays. trying to put their team in the best place to win. this is what mark is drawing up. this is what he's drawing up during timeouts.

this is the play. every single play late in games. give the ball to melo. just give it to him. everybody else, get out of the way. always good to have an experienced point guard on your roster. and melo is providing to be the difference in these tight ball games. kansas state he was amazing. he had the game-winning layup with 6 he had a career high 31 points. you had a few big plays from the freshman class and he's learning a a lot about this maryland defense. >> we just are resilient. i think we're starting to execute a little better. starting to listen a little better. we're getting a little tougher. we know we're nowhere where we need to be to have the record we have. we get that. we have a great player that we can let him do his thing late in the game.

he's fearless on offense. for him, he's being a leader and out there on the court. we definitely look up to him. it definitely picks up the whole team. news from virginia tech today. acc coach of the year in his first season leading the team. once they joinvi turn around the program after he was at the university of memphis, they are currently ranked 19th in the poll. to baseball, the best hair in the league. not actually. today he was named the comeback player of the year. 80 games become in 2015. this season he was back to his old form. e he had 85 rbis and batting average of .270.

he was absolutely outstanding this season for the nats. congratulations to him. >> he did have the best hair as well. nightly news is coming up next.

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