days in the next few days. the next one is not for rain. plus it is a a sneak peek inside the new mgm casino. we're taking you inside for the first time see what it looks like day bfrs it hope opens to the public. a mistrial declared at the trial of a white south carolina police officer charged with murder in the death of a black man. the judge declared a mistrial te reach a decision. michael slager was on trial for killing walter scott in north charleston. it showed him shooting him. >> the judge did give jurors the option of making a decision on a lesser charge. they it deliberated for more than 22 hours over a four-day period. right now it's still unclear if there's going to be a retrial. to the latest on the fake

district. >> it's put the national spotlight on a neighborhood pizzeria in northwest d.c. the man accused of firing shots is in court right now. let's get the update from scott macfarlane at the live desk. >> good afternoon, edgar madison is facing a slew of new charges. the 28-year-old from north restaurant yesterday afternoon on kmth avenue with a handgun and ar-15 and fired multiple shots. nobody was injured and after drawing a heavy police presence officers arrestedwell wefl outside on the street. it's drawn national attention for the gunman's motive. he had gone to investigate the pizza gate conspiracy.

hillary clinton and ties to child sex crimes. mark segraves is in court now waiting for the appearance. we'll have more after the hearing coming up on news 4. >> thank you, scott. outrage over the shooting has reached capitol hill. this morning on twitter eleanor holmes norton wrote that the district, quote, stands with comet ping-pong and all must condemn this conspiracy theory and others that threate as scott mentioned, the suspect cited the fake pizzagate conspiracy for his trip to comet. wikileaks published hacked e-mails in the days e leading up to the election. users on the message board noted one e e-mail requesting a a fundraiser at comet. that started speculation that the pizzeria was part of a child

even though others debunked the claim pointing out that nobody cited credible sources in talking about the alleged ring. meagan fitzgerald is taking a closer look at this new fake news phenomenon and how the stories spread. that's coming up in our next hour. as the president-elect tries to piece together his new administration, new names are emerging this afternoon and one comes as a bit of a shock. dona and urban development. this is coming a week after he said he wasn't interested in a cabinet job. trump says carson is not only brilliant but passionate about strengthening families and communities, but maryland representative elijah cummings makes it clear trump has no interest in protecting from wall street abuses. the a congressman from

he praised trump and said it's a terrific signal to china that the u.s. will no longer be a pushover and there will be consequences for its agreasive actions. a e recount of presidential votes is underway this afternoon in michigan after a federal judge ordered it. republicans and state officials argued against the recount because taxpayers might have to pay for part of it and there's no evidence of any it problems. the judge apounted by president obama ordered the immediate time is important. >> these votes are important and it's important that a miscount or a dismissal of votes in the communities of color not be contributing to an erroneous outcome. >> former green party candidate jill stein is is also seeking an emergency federal court order

pennsylvania. we're getting word this afternoon the mayor of d.c. is heading to trump tower to meet with the president-elect. she will speak with trump about common interests like rebuilding infrastructure. may u your bowser would like to discuss population growth, falling unemployment rate and schools. now to @ deadly warehouse fire in oakland. the death toll stands at 36 70% of the building has been searched and there's still concern even more rerains may be found. investigators temporarily stopped searching the ruins saying it isn't safe for first responders. the fire broke out friday night during a party au tended by nearly 100 people. >> we want to do a very thorough investigation, whichever direction that takes us. whether it's criminal or remains right now as an investigation. >> investigators believe they

stay tuned to news 4 for a live report with the latest from oakland in 30 minutes. president obama is expressing sympathies for the residents of oakland. in a a statement, he thanked first responders. the president said oakland is one of the most diverse and creative cities in our country. and as families and residents, he asked them to pull together in the wake of this awful tragedy. . he says they will have the unri >> we got to turn to storm team 4. tomorrow is going to be a weather alert day. what's coming our way? >> it's rain, but it's not just rain. it's a cold rain. i like to call it the worst possible weather. i hate cold rain. nothing to show right now. we're dry. but just out to the south and

we'll see you back here. in northern virginia a sense of deep loss this afternoon in the delray neighborhood where a popular restaurant manager has died. the victim was hit by an suv last week as she walked home from work. julie carey watched security camera video today that shows

>> reporter: rose cruise could see her house from this busy intersection. the mother of two young girls had just stepped into that it crosswalk last thursday it evening when a car turning right struck her running over her. the security camera video of the accident is too graphic to show you. but loved ones say they are not surprised. it reveals rose cruise was doing everything right. waiting until it was her turn the owner of the restaurant is raising money to help her family through tragedy. >> that's what we can do for her now. raise money for the kids and this family and the father also works in the restaurant business. so he's going to have a tough time working at night and having the two young girls at home. so we're going to support them

we'll hear from it her husband about the message he hope this is terrible accident will send to others. in alexandria, julie carey, news 4. a local woman has been in jail for months now thousands of miles from home. why she and her family finally have new look. a train flips right off the tracks, but it's what the train was carrying that's getting a lot of attention. those holiday decorations sure

first at 4:00, new hope for a local mother jailed overseas. fan ta is a naturalized citizen from frederick, maryland. she's been locked up since april. a hearing will determine whether she gets her passport back. a train derailed in south carolina carrying 100 brand new bmws. >> it happened yesterday afternoon. they are still not sure why two locomotives and ten train cars were damaged. 97 bmws destroyed. there were no reports of injuries. crews were busy removing some of the busy cars from the tracks. they'd have to do that before they can get in there and do the

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coming to our area. we're three days away from the grand opening of the new mgm national harbor resort. our prince georges county bureau chief has been covering its progress tr years. now she joins us from inside. >> reporter: today e we got an inside look at mgm national harbor. we're standing inside the atrium here. above us is the 24-story hotel. today we had an opportunity to check out what's happening in the atrium area including all of casino. take a look at how magnificent the inside of this building is. this looks a lot like the bloj owe in las vegas. that's the inspiration of how it's styled. right now we're seeing christmas decorations here, but my understanding is this is in a constant rotation daily and seasonally to change the inside of this place up. for the gamblers, we're interested in what's inside.

there's also a high roller room, a little club area there as well. we checked out the restaurants that it they have here. and a lot of high end restaurants. but something for every price point here. the opening day will be this thursday at 11:00 p.m. the garage opens at 10:30 p.m. coming up at 5:00, we take a look at what we can expect for opening day. i'm tracee we want you to weigh in. . do you plan to take a trip to the new casino? it's our flash survey today. so here are the results so far. you can weigh in and track the results over on the nbc washington facebook page. one of washington's favorite families is back in the public eye. >> the national zoo has reopened the panda house. they had to close it because its prized cub needed emergency surgery.

blocking his intense tin. he's covering well and the panda house is back open from 9:00 to 4:00. you can always open the nbc washington app and search "panda." we posted pictures going all the way back to his birth. >> glad he's feeling better. turning now to the weather. doug, how are we going to be feeling? >> tomorrow you'll be feeling wet and chilly and later this week you're going to be feeg tonight and into tomorrow, it's just cold. we won't call it arctic just yet. not a bad day. really a great day to start off our workweek. we have seen some sunshine today. a few clouds making their way in here. you can see a lot of sun downtown shining off the nice sign looking over 395. as e we move towards the rest of the afternoon, we're going to cool as the sun goes down. a 55 degrees and winds out of the north at 7 miles per hour.

are, 40s back to the west. 55 in manassas. so not bad. as a matter of fact, 5 to 6 degrees above average across the e region. that all comes to an end starting tomorrow. we get much colder tomorrow as a result of the cloud cover. no rain now. the radar tracking the rain down to our south and west. you can see that rain heavy at times to alabama, florida panhandle, atlanta, severe thunderstorm watches in t that storm moves our way. we're not going to see any e severe weather. we'll pick up a a good amount of rain. starting at 5:00, not bad this evening. tomorrow morning's rush through 8:00 may be okay. now i still think we're going to see rain around that 8:00 hour.

and by noon ask it will be a rainy afternoon well to the west here. we have a mix and western portions of maryland and west virginia. even tomorrow around 5:00, we still see the rain coming on through here. even around 8:00 still seeing some rain. this is an all day u rain and that's why we're calling tomorrow a weather alert day. it's a great idea to download the app. now gr forecast and take you hour by hour. you get the latest radar right on your phone. tomorrow, 40 degrees to start off the day u. 44 and rain. that's just nasty. 44 and chilly rain. 44 same deal at 3:00. showers by 7:00. temperatures dip a little bit. so tomorrow a chilly, nasty day. that's why i have a high impact day tomorrow. that rain is steady at times, but quite chilly and damp. make sure you have the coats and umbrellas tomorrow because

47 on thursday. slight chance of a shower, but then friday a weather alert day. not just for the temperatures, lauryn ricketts and i are checking this out. we're working on that forecast. she's coming up to talk more about what you can expect friday and saturday. the next weather alert day she has on the weather alert red. she'll be back at 4:45. >> lauren is working hard. what are the most anticipated movies of behind the scenes of the new star wars. what its stars say you can can want. plus it's better to give than receive. we know that. but buying a gift with a group of people isn't always easy. how you can simplify the press

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>> access hollywood got a preview of the thriller. natalie morales joins us to show us. show us the good stuff. >> i kaeblt wait to see this movie. my kids are counting down. felicity jones steps into the biggest franchise. and alex hutchens sat down with her. >> this is our chance to make a >> she's almost hans solo combo. is that it intentional? >> yeah, there's definitely a lot of hans solo and had this idea i wanted it to be like a caged animal. she doesn't trust anyone. she's defensive and has to bring herself up. >> the number one enemy is the storm trooper. they haven't been very kind to her parents.

pilot and just wanted to annihilate them basically. he's definitely not afraid of whacking them on the head with great force. >> any bumps and bruises along the way? >> oh yeah, constantly. i would be applying a good remedy for bruises. to kind of help heal quicker. i i grew up being a tomboy. i used to love kind of going and swimming and i love sports. so i really enjoyed that side of it. >> felicity's character was originally supposed to be a man. so it's a woman now saving the universe from the death star. back to you.

>> tune in. >> looking forward to it. it is the time of year for festive trees and bright lights. but every single day hundreds of people are injured by their holiday deck prapgs some simple steps to keep your home and your family safe u. plus what donald trump,

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now at 4:30rks the man accused of firing a an assault rifle will make his first appearance in court. after he was arrested yesterday, he told police he went to comet ping-pong after reading a fake news story online. no one was injured. comet reopens tomorrow. >> mayor bouzer is headed to trump tower. tom sherwood has been talking to the mayor's office and counsel about what the two may discuss. he's working on that for you later on news 4. right now at 4:30, more news on the transition team. president-elect donald trump has made another pick for his cabinet. >> he's chosen ben carson to be secretary of housing and urban development. when he quit the race, he

on the story. he'll get 7,000 employees and a budget of $48 billion. donald trump broke the news on twitter. vp elect mike pence. >> we're excited to have ben carson as our intended nominee for housing urban development. . fighting racial discrimination and carson has never run a big organization. now he tackles trump's promise to reach out to african-americans. the president-elect's phone call with taiwan's president still has washington reeling. 40 years of shutting china's arch enemy ended. team obama is upset but powerless. >> our policy toward this region

20th. >> former ambassador jon huntsman said trump strengthed the u.s. for negotiating with china. >> you have a businessman who has become president of the united states who understands real leverage and how to find real leverage in that relationship. >> reporter: huntsman is another former trump critic whose sources say u is underconsideration for secretary of state. meeting with trump today was al gore, who wants trump not to back the u.s. out of the global deal to fight cat interesting and to be continue ed. >> still avoiding reporters, donald trump warned his tweeting will continue. >> he'd have less reason to use twitter if the press would cover him accurately, he tweeted, but he doesn't know if that will

20-year-old adam lanza shot and killed 20 years between the ages of 6 and 7 at the sandy hook shooting. >> no way. >> this afternoon a group founded by the families of the victims launched a campaign to promote the warning signs of dangerous behavior. the group wants people to realize how easy it it is to miss dangerous behavior that could lead to gun violence. the man accused of killing black church goers will get his defense team back. dylann roof's request to rehire

ago and represented himself during jury selection. he's accused of shooting nine parishioners at the church last year. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. we end 2016 and we learned who nuanced the news for better or worse. it's that time of year we look at "time" magazine. >> they revealed their short list on the "today" sh. his other political figures. big names in entertainment and technology include beyonce and simone biles and mark zuckerberg. two groups are also in the running. the whistleblowers who brought the water contamination crisis in flint to light and the

technology known as crispr that can edit dna. you can see the big reveal tomorrow on the "today" show here on nbc 4. we had a great day after some rain last night. . turned out to be a beautiful day and a warm day. temperature for this time of year in the low 50s. a a lot of our area made it into the upper 50s. so not bad. we had plenty of sunshine. maybe a little breeze through the midday hours. that's settling down and we're looking at wonderful conditions out there. 55 right now. we'll take a trip down to the south. this will be moving into our area for tomorrow. not only tomorrow, but also on friday.

and what to expect for friday, coming up. for many of us this month is a fessive and fun time of year. the time to set up decorations for the holidays. >> but some safety experts say you can be one of the most dangerous seasons around the household. chris clackum explains how you can protect yourself and your family. the numbers of dangers associated with decorating for the holidays keeps getting suffering decoration related injuries. angie hicks and other home repair experts are offering up new safer alternatives to doing the decorating yourself. like the guys you hire to cut the grass or clean the gutters.

companies are all going to have the equipment in order to do holiday decorating. so ladders and special equipment like that. they will have on hand and know how to use. >> going that route is more affordable than hiring professionals who design as well as decorate. and both will know better than to overload one electrical outlet with too many decorations. >> i u can speak from experience on that one. i did that one and had to have an electrician out on christmas eve. >> reporter: proof that even pros need tips o deck the halls. chris clackum, nbc news. if you're like many many people, you're always trying to get the perfect night's sleep. come a common form of therapy, may you may be able to do it without leaving the house.

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should do. so it looks like these customized solutions online could be working. it means you may not have to go to a doctor for sleep disorders. you may be able to just pay a small fee and then use these tools to go to sleep. >> that would be so much easier. that's fascinating stuff. thank you. we're going to watching for more on this story tonight at 7:00 on holt. a tragedy so overwhelming. . the investigation is just getting started. new terrifying stories from people who tried to escape the deadly flames that swallowed a california warehouse and what's slowing down the investigation. getting a group gift for someone can bring stress during the holidays.

the death toll from that weekend fire that tore through a california warehouse now stands at 36 and it's expected to grow. >> officials have activated a criminal investigative team to look into what some are calling illegal housing. steven luke is at the scene in okayland with the latest. >> this is quickly becoming one of the deadliest fires in

talking about some of the information they have learned after they have identified the bodies and say some of the trauma indicative of their investigations suggests that these individuals fell from the second floor and there was indeed a second floor collapse. then today everyone was called off of the search because there was fear the entire building could come down. authorities believe they pin pointed the section of the warehouse erupted friday night. >> we now feel very strongly that we have the section of the building that was the area of origin of where the fire started. >> structural concerns caused firefighters to pause in what is slow and methodical work. >> working under a wobbly potentially collapsing exterior wall that's extremely dangerous. >> they have combed through mounds of charred debris and

warehouse, the building home to studios and illegal living spaces piled high with wooden staircases and a maize of furniture. >> that place was a a death trap. >> reporter: a former resident called the warehouse a disaster waiting to happen. >> there's all these candles. >> reporter: this is the largest tragedy in more than a decade. officials confirm a criminal investigation is underway. >> they are no closer to finding tallties will increase. >> unanswered questions for a community deep in grief. still unable to comprehend such a horrific loss of life. so with people still mising in oakland with 30% of the area at last checked, still basically needing to be combed through, a lot of work to be done here and they do fear that it the death toll will climb u.

we had a beautiful day out there today and on the mild side with temperatures in the 50s. we had some sunshine and a little bit of a breeze. but all in all, not bad. big changes this week. but this evening, pleasant and rather nice. overnight that's when we start to see the changes taking place. we'll see some clouds roll into the area and then tomorrow is a storm team 4 weather alert day. we have rain showers all throug maybe even a little bit of mix. 55 right now. we're doing all right this evening. we'll continue to fall into the 40s during the overnight. possibly in the upper 30s for an overnight low in d.c. we're not looking at much on the radar right now. the clouds are starleting to stream in. they will continue to increase throughout the overnight. here comes the rain. a lo the of moisture headed our

continue to fill in from the south and west to the north ask. east. and unfortunately as i said, we're locking at rain for much of the day. this is a good time to download the nbc washington app because you don't want to be caught off guard tomorrow. showers moving in through the morning until lunchtime as they move to the north and east. then some steady rain. look at the temperatures. it's a cold rain with that temperature only around degrees. so most of the morning commute looks all right. that's when we'll start to e see the rain move in first. we're starting to see it move into the baltimore beltway and will continue from there through the evening commute. not getting out of here until after 10:00 tomorrow night. spotty showers could linger north and west of the district. but high impact day tomorrow. go ahead and bring those coats

you're going to need them for tomorrow. the jacket and the boots and definitely the gloves. so not only do we have a storm team 4 weather alert day tomorrow, we have one as we get into friday. friday, temperatures 38 degrees. that is it. it is cold. and not only is it cold, it's rather blustery. windchills when you wake up on friday morning, they will be in the teens, 20s much of the day. we have a little bit of a frontal system that will cross through on thursday. weekend looks nice. . doug is going to time out the rain coming up again for you. so you don't miss a beat for tomorrow. that's coming up after 5:00. right now, nearly 2 million pounds of ready to eat chicken products is being recalled. they may be undercooked and contain it dangerous bacteria. this involves ready to eat chicken from august 20th through the end of november. some of the products have a label called hor mel natural choice.

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in the district, a fire that consumed vacant home in the pentwood neighborhood is forcing one family to find some place else to stay. the flames broke out on iowa avenue northwest near georgia avenue. as derrick ward reports, there are new challenges for investigators trying to figure

>> reporter: as devastating flames were engulfing this home just before dawn, fate set things in motion. >> this ambulance was returning to the fire house. they noticed this fire. >> reporter: as they were radioing it in, it was becoming evident to the people in the house next door that they were in danger amid-the predawn darkness they smelled smoke. >> my wife said something was burning. when i turn on the light, all

>> we went and knocked on doors to try to get people out of the house. >> they did an excellent job containing this fire, keeping it to the building of origin. >> reporter: that building a partially collapsed shell had yet to be searched. too dangerous even for the rescue dog brought in to locate anyone who may have been inside. it would have to do its duty from the perimeter of the unstable structure. while the house next door didn't burn down, smoke and intense heat means aa no home. i understand one firefighter did suffer a minor burn injury in fighting this fire, but the family l that lived in that house next door have is a little bit of help from the red cross. they are going to need more. they don't know when they u will be able to get back into the house. in northwest, derrick ward, news 4. right now at 5:00, storm team 4 tracking rain and cold

day. the latest time line for what is coming. >> days before it opens to the public, we're taking you inside the mgm casino for a sneak peek. and going face to face. d.c.'s mayor and the president-elect getting ready to meet for the first time since trump won election. what the two leaders will be talking about when they get together tomorrow. real charges against m accused of bringing an assault rifle into a local pizza shop. i'm chris lawrence. >> and i'm wendy rieger. edgar madison is now facing seven charges in this case. he's accused of firing his gun inside the comet ping-pong restaurant in northwest washington. . that restaurant the center of a fake news story about hillary clinton's presidential campaign. we have team coverage for you beginning with mark segraves, who is at the d.c. superior

>> reporter: the 28-year-old from north carolina made his first appearance before a d.c. superior court judge. the judge ordered him held without bond until later this week when he can appear before a preliminary u hearing before another judge. this all started yesterday afternoon inside comet pizza in upper northwest washington. it began just before 3:00 sunday afternoon. the 28-year-old walked into come e et pointed it at an employee. the e employee was able to get away and call police. he fired once inside the restaurant. no one was injured. nearby businesses were locked down as police negotiated with welsh who eventually surrendered. he told police he was there to, quote, self-investigate what had been determined to be fake news reports linking the restaurant