tonight before lying one holiday scented candles. it felt nice, but don't get used to that. when you can expect our next arctic blast and will we break a record. the senate's top republican says congress will investigate the cia's claim that russia interfered with the election. i'm pat lawson muse. >> and i'm chris lawrence. president-elect donald trump says he has his dougts that it russia hack ed e-mails. several republican leaders are calling for a a bipartisan investigation and say they want to be sure there was an actual foreign breach of cyber security measures. mitch mcconnell said the russians are not our friends, but he won't say whether he thinks they help trump win. another one-time fierce rival is singing trump's praise after meeting with him today. carly fiorina is reportedly being considered for director of national intelligence. she's the former ceo of

discussions centered on global affairs. >> we talked about china and our most important adversary we talked about hacking, whether it's chinese hacking or purported russian hacking. >> just a short time ago, the vote recount in wisconsin ended and latest word was that hillary clinton. picked up 25 votes. donald trump won the state by more than 22,000. and jill stein requested a recount and fade for it u but her attempts to have them in pennsylvania and michigan have been blocked in court. the revolving door at the pentagon now in the president-elect's cross hairs. we'll have more on that in a live report coming up from capitol hill at 4:45.

desk. we're following breaking news. a deadly crash in loudoun county. a dramatic impact on the roads in that area. this is far western loudoun county along route 7. one person was killed after a truck and car crashed. deputy says u they had to shut down all westbound lanes of route 7 in the area of yellow schoolhouse road. investigator says it's going to be awhile before they will be able to reopen those lanes. images show the dramatic nature of this crash. you talk about is this part of loudoun county. they are close to the west virginia line. but route 7 is a major to ro fair for so many people in and out of d.c. these are the westbound lanes shut down. at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. people are shovel iing out from the season's first big or

rapids. i was getting pictures from my brother and dad. i told them i love living in virginia. >> doug, what's it going to look like for us in the next couple hours. >> we won't see anything like that coming any time soon. snow into portions of the great lakes and the northeast. it's been kind of a mess out there over the last couple days. and for us, things have gotten better. we saw some rain last night. some of them even heavy at times. let's show you the radar right now. nothing on the radar. we are seeing plenty of sunshine and a beautiful u afternoon. we'll take you back 12 hours and show you that storm. snow to the north. here's our rain that came on through. that's now all pushing off to the east. behind it we're actually warming behind the system. normally behind the system you cool off. that's not the case. 54 in d.c. but there's some colder air making its way i

area. tomorrow will be a little cooler. we're tracking a small system tomorrow. then turning much colder on wednesday. and we're talking a frigid week. i will be back in ten minutes with the latest. it's a stubborn incinerator fire. firefighters are trying to put out a fire u at a trash incinerator plant that's been burning for days. it started thursday night at the resource recovery facility on martinsburg road. darcy spencer is live there now and has the latest o on how this blaze could impact trash collection in the county. the smoke from it this fire is pretty bad depending on which way the wind is e blowing. it has a horrible smell. i want to show you where the fire is burning. right here in this build ing

this is the incinerator area u for montgomery county. the fire is confined to this building. you can see the top part where they had to pull a hole in the building so they could get in and put water. this is very stubborn. they are having a hard time putting this fire out. they have been out here since about 6:30 on thursday evening working around the clock. but again, it's still not out. it's confined. looking at several more days of being able to get this completely out. they are facing a lot of challenges here. as we put water on the fire, it smokes up and then it's hard for them to operate. if you live in a single family home, you will not be impacted. but if you're in a multifamily dwelling like an apartment building or a business, your trash is going to have to be sent to another facility. let's hear from the fire spokesman.

>> you have a huge amount of trash in this facility. so there was a fire. but pretty significant fire. initially, we called for second alarm precautionary, but the fire was contained and they worked throughout the night to make sure that was the case. reporting live in dickerson, darcy spencer, news 4. first at 4:00, a young man was shot to death sitting in his car in northwest d.c. and his mother is still having a hard time believing him u. police found him inside a jaguar on 32nd street. his mom says she's still trying to process what happened.

they say know what you had until it's gone. and that's so true. >> investigators say whoever killed him was in the car with him. pat collins is work the story for us and will explain why police think u this could be connected to another crime. it hasn't been the smoothest commute today on the red line. this morning a train filled with passengers separated and a few rail cars came apart near the twin brooks station. reporter adam tuss is there with the latest on this developing story. >> reporter: metro personnel are on the track where this dekubling happened where the train came u apart. and the kind of train was ones of the brand new 7,000 series rail cars you heard so much about. they run up and down the red line here.

board. take a look of people having to get off the train and then walk the tracks. quite an experience for some riders for sure. coming up on news 4 tonight, hasn't this type of thing happened with the 7,000 series before? we'll explore that, back to you. sgl thanks, adam. the first lady teams up with ryan seacrest to put smiles on the faces of local children. >> and what she let slip about the president's christmas gift and why she told her daughters she's not cooking christmas dinner. and the new smart cars with your relaxationn mind. i stronger is blasting her tumors...

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time is running out to ship your holiday pack pajs and you have to keep dead laines in mind. >> today is the deadline for the smart post delivery. and friday is the deadline for home and ground delivery. more than 900 retail businesses are taking part in free shipping friday. there's no minimum purchase and you're gauaranteed christmas ev delivery u. >> imagine having your car towed. audi has new technology that allows those to read signal lights and then alert drivers. it's a pretty simple display for the drivers. officials say that keeps drivers from having to stare at the

you're stuck behind a large truck and can't see it. right now the technology is in las vegas, but audi hopes it's going to expand to other cities soon. the skies are clear as we look over the district. but we are tracking rain, maybe even snow this this week. doug is back with what you should expect. there are mounting frustrations today for some groups hoping to demonstrate t the preasi

hundreds of activists marched from the justice department to the white house this morning. they called on president obama to shut down a registry program that targets muslims. the so-called national security entry/exit registration system was created right after 9/11. president obama shut down the operations in 2011, but the policies outline remains on the books. they fear the new president could reinstate the system when he enters office next month. we are now just six weeks away from a big crowd expected for the president's inauguration. >> about 20 protest groups are complaining the park service won't issue them permits. officials say they reserve space for t

committee, which has first dibs, but there's no dead line to make that space available. one organization is in court trying to force the park service to provide a place to protest. >> tom sherwood isworking on the story u. do the protesters have a point. >> there's space, but all the space is reserved for the president's private inaugural committee. if they want to kooep the space, there's none to give away. that's the policy. >> you have dealt with these agencies. how does this get resolved? >> you mentioned the court case. there's a case saying this is a national event every four years. people want to come and both celebrate trump's election and those who don't. they want to be able to have space near the inauguration, near the pennsylvania avenue, ea

be pushed off somewhere far away. so they are asking the park service to change this policy and provide some space that can be properly watched over by police, but still be close to the inauguration ceremony. so the court says we don't know if the court will rule or not. >> if they did, could then the committee come back and file a countersuit and say this has always been the case. a lot of this and until we release it. >> the trump people are saying they are still organizing what they want to do. in the women's march the day after, they have given up on the park service. they are asking the d.c. police department for a simple permit to be on the street, much less on park service lapd. it could get messy. the week of the inauguration. >> there's no deadline for the committee to do anything. it doesn't have to do anything. it may not. we'll see. >> thank you it, tom. let's take a look atat

area. it was pretty nice out there. didn't feel like the dead of winter today. >> just wait. temperatures today skyrocketed behind our system that came through this morning bringing with it some pretty nice rain. beneficial rain. some locations picking up a quarter inch. it came down hard for a certain period of time. now sunshine and beautiful weather. it's just gorgeous right now. 54 degrees the current temperature at the airport. winds out of the north at 12 miles per hour. a little breeze. we are dealing with that sunshine. now notice these numbers. 59 in fredericksburg. 52 at dulles. so temperatures well above average this afternoon. that won't stay the case as we make our way through the next couple days. this evening will be cool too. notice dropping into the 30s by 10:00 or 11:00. that's normal for this time of year. even a little above average. . not too cold overnight into the

here's the storm that we saw come through our region just about 12 hours ago. it started as some snow. look how close we were just a couple hundred miles to the north. it was snow up towards boston and new york. and still portions of new england. that's where the cold air is. 1 in chicago. that's the start of the next batch of cold air. say good-bye o to anything like the 50s. tomorrow we'll have a lot of cloud cover off and on. maybe some sun. but here's future weather. 1:00, simply cloudy skies au cross the region. 5:00, all clouds. and then watch tomorrow night. maybe some shower activity. not expecting much out of this. behind it we clear out on wednesday. wednesday is going to be a day of transition. some clouds move in. that's with the fr

air. look at these numbers. wednesday's windchill, 37 in d.c. 3 in martinsburg. 13 in washington. 9 in gaithersburg. that's the kind of temperature change we have coming our way. that's why we're calling thursday and friday weather alert days. 32 for a high on thursday with windy conditions, freezing conditions on friday with a high of only 28. windchills in the single digits. maybe even in town. this weekend saturday is still the storm to watch. could start out with light snow or ice on saturday morning before switching over to rain. we get 60 on sunday. >> i feel like we're on a yo yo here. keeping you a busy man. >> check your holiday shopping lists. one of the items may have been recalled. consumer reporter susan hogan is in the newsroom with the details. who doesn't like a good

kind is being pulled from shelves because of the glass can crack and break when it's lit. the safety commission says they have recalled 31,000 candles in its luminous candle collection. the recall includes various scents. it's a square glass candidale w a three wicks. the candles were sold exclusively at indiayankee cand stores from september through november. yankee candle is offering a full refund for you. you can view the list of candles affected and learn more about how to get a e refund. open up the nbc washington app and search yankee candle. susan hogan, news 4. >> thank you. first at 4:00, the uber driver who says he had to jump out of his own car. >> what he says one woman wouldn't stop doing before she drove away with his car. first we go live to hollywood where everybody is talking abou

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netflix bingeing habits. they like to binge on a series and take a break for a few days. they looked at subscribers. nearly 60% of viewers pause for a few days after finishing a series before they committed to a new show. among those people who did take a break, majority decided to just watch. la laland, moonlight and westworld lead the golden globe nominations recognizing the best in film and on television. >> a lot of the nominations went as predicted, but there was some sur surprises. i wish the americans could get a little more love. what jumped out at you? >> same weekend it was released in theaters in select theaters and the day after won best picture at the critics choice awards "la lalan w

for seven golden globe awards including best picture. that's more than any other film. as we talked about, "moonlight" took six nominations. i'm predicting because that's what i do that casey affleck and ryan gosling will win in their categories. while best actress will go to natalie portman and emma stone. best picture, "manchester" for drama. but here's the thing. last year the golden globe for best picture went to the "the revenant." the oscar went to "spotlight" so critics choice got it right, not the globes. this year they will get it right again when "la la land" wins for best picture. i u saw it at the film festival

back in the beginning of september. here's the other thing. last year i sat at the spotlight table. that won best picture. last night i sat at the "la la land" table. you can call me a good luck charm. the other is on the tv side. "people versus o.j. simpson" led the way with five nominations. and "this is us" with three nominations. the golden globes airs live on nbc on january 8 ths. back to you. >> we want you at our table. >> you got it. >> thank you. appreciate it. new today, how the mgm national harbor casino and resort did on its first big weekend. a nightmare for an uber driver. the passenger he wish he is never picked up and how she got away with his car.

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the president-elect meets with another former campaign rival as he looks to fill his cabinets. carly fiorina spoke with donald trump in new york today. trump is said to be considering her to be director of national intelligence. also trump is denying any russian involvement i

presidential election. top republican are calling for a congressional investigation. a mother is pleading for answers a day after someone shot and killed their son. police found him in his car in northwest d.c. his mom told pat collins her son's death made her realize she should be thankful she had a chance to live with an angel. it's pretty warm out there at least for december. we are tracking a temperature plunge. the coldest air yet this season is going to hit us by the end of the week. our team of meteorologists say temperatures will top out in the 20s on friday. one of them touched him inappropriately. >> and then the situation went from bad to worse when one jumped into the driver's seat and took off in the car. derek ward has the story.

ride that went terribly wrong. it all started here. it seems like it was going to be an average ride. turn ed out to be anything but. the driver picked up two women and a man. >> i told her to stop. she did. >> the uber driver says after a few more blocks, the passenger got happy handed again. >> i pulmoled to the side and td them to get out. i got out because i didn't feel safe. there were two people in the back. i got outside and started recording. >> why y

>> the uber driver says he never did anything to encourage the passenger's behavior. no means no, regardless of the circumstances. >> i didn't appreciate it. i have a beautiful girlfriend. i have to stay faithful. but it was crazy. i told her to stop. >> the male passenger got out of the car and left before the other passenger drove off. the uber driver called police and they found her car a short distance away abandoned and damaged. >>s that job. so i want them to think u about that. we're getting you home safely. >> the drivers like to do the same. in northwest, drk ward, news 4. a dog owner will spend the next five years on probation after being convicted of animal cruelty u. today a judge gave three 90-day prison sentences, one for each misdemeanor count.

back in april animal control officers seized three emaciated pit bull puppies from her home. she's banned from own anything pets and has to attend a responsible owner class before she can get another. the good take away is the puppies have all been treated and adopted. the new mgm national harbor has been an entertainment hot spot. it hosted more than 50,000 it people between thursday and sunday night and it anticipates thousands more will visit in the days to come. to see the variety of acts that will start performing at the theater there, the $1.4 billion facility opened on thursday after two years of construction and it's open 24 hours a day. we're among the millions of americans getting ready for a second arctic blst.

that blanketed a large swath of the country in snow and ice. >> winter weather arrived across the u.s. >> it's cold. >> from coast to coast, snow and freezing rain affecting millions. at least six midwest states more than a foot of snow. and now an arctic air mass pushing south will make the already bone chilling temperatures much worse by the end of the week. >> i don't like windchill u. i could do without the wind. >> reporter: temperatures 10 to 30 degrees below average are forecast from the midwest to the east. the northeast is bracing for highs only in the teens. the midwest could see minus 30 windchills. the snow and ice making a travel nightmare. over the

skidded off a runway. fortunately, no one was hurt. now there are people who welcome the snow with less than two weeks until christmas. >> it fits the mood and the setting. but after the holidays, i'm done. >> but with no end in sight and the mercury only going downward, winter weather veterans are ready. >> rolling with the punches and making sure my car is is in the garage when it can be. >> bring it on. >> after a mild november, a dose of reality with the official start of winter around the corner. the snow and ice are not going to melt any time soon. the arctic express is on its way u. apparently today is going to seem warm by the end of the week here. in chicago. it is a balmy monday

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. compared to what we're going to be seeing by the end of the week, this is certainly feel in very nice. we're just a few minutes away from sunset. about ten minutes away now. we're get. ing our later sunsets. it's at 4:47. wee see the fainting light of day. off in the distance is the washington monument. temperatures in the low and mid-50s. then getting cloudy in the 30s. up to around 40 degrees. look at the cold plunge for the week ahead in just a few minutes. a warning this afternoon an upcoming cold snap could cost you if you don't protect your exposed pipes in your home. whether or not you're ready for it, that freezing weather is coming our way. so you want to be prepared. consumer reporter

commission about ways you can prevent your typipes from leaki and bursting. actions you can take now to save you money later and who you're supposed to call when you have a problem. it's not always the water company. preventing frozen pipes tonight on news 4 at 5:00. we know president obama plans to stick around in d.c. when his term is up. where he will be working and why he will probably see him around town. plus how you can get back locally u this season. which organizations could use your help and how to find them. we invite you to keep sending us holiday pictures. we love getting these. use

now a new study reveals a surprising number of americans are taking psychiatric drugs. the study looked at how patients use three types of drugs in 2013. one in six adulthoods admitting to filling one prescription for psychiatric drugs. 12% reported taking antidepressants. and half took antipsychotic. the institute that did the study found most for months and years. while giving gifts, have you considered giving a gift to charity. it's a great t

deed and a tax deduction. here are some ideas for you. the catalog is a great guide. this year's edition contains a list of 74 small nonprofits doing big thing its in our area. the united way is another good option. you're short on cash consider charging it. on for your sunday viewpoint, sandra block's personal finance told me you just want to be smart about it. >> i have to tell people if you use your credit card, you can claim that deduction even if you don't pay the bill until next year. so i wouldn't encourage people to spend more than they have, but if you know you're going to come into cash, you can put those charitable deductions on your credit card, claim the deduction and pay it next year. >> if you donate clothing to charity, keep an itemized list c

it you donate your car, you can only deduct what the charity sells your car for. donating stocks is a good bet if they increased in value. they will have to pay capital gains taxes. for these and other charitable giving ideas, go to the nbc washington app and search end of year tax tips. local kids are get iting a special visit today not just from the first lay u day but a hollywood celebrity. a special moment at the children's national hospital. donald trump back on twitter. the program he's going after today when e he check in with steve handlesman on capitol hill. and new at 5:00, the crime that's bringing d.c.'s mayor and police chief to a local school tonight.

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the president-elect donald trump going on twitter today to express more anger. this time he's criticizing u.s. intelligence over its analysis of russian interference in the election. >> today he took on a huge defense contractor. steve handlesman joins us with the latest. >> the stock plunged 2.5% today after trump slammed the company and bragged he would savefr

billionaires. donald trump is slamming the most reputable program in list. the new f-35. out of control, trump tweeted. billions of dollars will be saved on military and other purchase was a january 20th. when he takes office. carly fiorina to discuss u.s. intelligence. she has no experience. >> we talked about hacking, whether it's chinese hacking or purported russian hacking. >> the cia assesses that russia's hackers intended to hurt hillary clinton and help trump in the election. trump scoffing at that. >> the former head of the cia is appalled at trump. >> he said the intelligence community on which he will rely is incompetent, politicized and

time for them. that's not a winning formula for him. >> reporter: congress will investigate. >> it cannot be partisan issue. >> we ought to work to deter the russians. trump sending the opposite signal talking up for secretary of state. exxon mobile ceo who cut deals with vladimir putin. >> i think this is getting blown way out of proportion. it can be looked upon as an asset, not a liability. >> reporter: no trump decision announced for secretary of state. but if it is tillerson, senators up here in both parties are warning confirmation could be tough. >> thank you, steve. we're get iting new details about president obama's plans immediately after his term is over. "the washington post" reports he's going to open an office at the world wildlife fund in foggy bottom. that's a nonprofit that concentrates on environmental

concentration. here we go. we had a great day. we love d it. i was just telling my family in michigan it's so great to live in virginia. now they are going to give it right back to me at the end of the week. >> they said we hate you. michigan have been get iting slammed with winter so far this december. here we're kind of just basking in balmy temperatures on this monday afternoon. and we have a beautiful sunset underway. a live view from our tower camera. so we're now getting that time of year getting gradually incrementally later sunsets each day. but that's a beautiful live view there now. as we do see the sun drop, the temperatures will drop as well. it's still hovering in the low to mid-50s. reagana

low and mid-50s around the bay. the mountains it's been a beautiful afternoon. temperature there is now right around the upper 40s to near 50. the rain we had this morning is now exited and long gone. we have dried out and we're going to stay dry here for the rest of the evening and into tomorrow morning. we have clouds rolling back in into the evening hours. temperature down into the 40s. this is for the suburbs and rural areas. we'll be down into the upper 30s by late tonight. and much of the region by dawn will be hovering right around the low 30s to mid-30s right in town starting off tuesday morning. then tuesday it afternoon into the mid-40s. a lot of clouds around. then sbo tuesday night, a brief light rain shower. then wednesday the mid-30s and dries out. wednesday afternoon a little sun into the low 40s. but then the big change. weather alert days thursday and friday because of a dramatic drop in our temperatures on thursday. the winds may be guin

around 40 miles per hour as the temperature plummets. it will be near 30 in the morning. by evening near 20 degrees. dramatic drop from where we are now. into friday, a frigid day. we'll be in the teens in the morning with lighter winds. partly sunny into the upper 20s. then on saturday, in the morning, we may get a mix of some snow and sleet. maybe a little icing. minor accumulations changing over to afternoon rain on saturday in the mid-40s. and then some rain on sunday and balmy again. it may bullpen near 60 degrees while we're having the rein on sunday. another cold blast first part of next week with highs in the 30s and morning lows in the 20s. that's the way it looks. >> thank you, tom. first lady michelle obama keeping up a holiday tradition that dates back

barbara harrison has more on the first lady's final visit doing this. it is a tradition and it's a tradition that the children really look forward to every year. >> this tradition goes back longer than you and i have been in town. this dates back some 60 years back to truman. they ran a christmas story to the kids and they had a chance to ask the first lay u day anything they wanted. one child wanted to know if they ever worked together at the white house. >> one of the things we worked together is not just me and the president, but the vice president joe biden and his wife. e

military families. we do a lot of events like that together. and it's fun having your husband hanging around with you all day. great questions, guys. >> one child also wanted to know what the first lay u day got president obama for christmas. mrs. obama wasn't giving anything away, but did say one gift had to do with music. the other had to do with sports. everyone had had a great time out there. very special event for the kids at christmas at children's national medical center. >> thank you. this was a special day for thousands of kids in need in fairfax county as well. firefighters and paramedics teamed up with police officers and sheriffs deputies to provide a special experience for the kids. each child was

among toys and clothes. they also got therapy dogs and a visit with santa. this year their head elf survived a lengthy illness and wants to pass along the cheer he received when santa visited him in the hospital. >> whenever see santa. new at 5:00, complaints about diversity emerging as we go to the nominations. >> attacks overseas

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the deadly explosion at a church in cairo, egypt, appears to be the work of a suicide bomber. >> the victims include more than 20 women and children. we are learning a lot more about the bomber. >> this is the deadliest attack on egypt's christian minority in five years. the funerals taking place this morning for 25 people worshippers killed at a church. the bomb exploded inside the church. an employee who was not at the mass but next door told our producer in

package and walked out. authorities have been battling extremists since the takeover in 2013. that's when the democratically elected was overthrown. they banned the muslim brotherhood and jailed thousands of islamist disdents and faced a violent backlash. fighting small scale attacks for three years now. last week six police officers were killed in a bomb attack in a check point close to the pyramids in cairo. a group claimed responsibility for that attack, but said they did not carry out the church bombings. so far, no claim of responsibility for sunday's attack. back to you. news 4 at 5:00 starts right now. right now at 5:00, a bigger push to investigate claims that russia

election. plus a fire at a trash plant burning for days. the impact it could have on trash collection as firefighters struggled to put it out. trouble on the tracks. passengers force d to walk the rails after their cars separate from a metro train. first tonight, a mother in grief after someone shot her son behind the wheel of his car. good evening, i'm susan hogan. >> and i'm jim handly. that 21-year-old was on his way home from watching football with friends when someone opened fire. this happened in an unlikely spot. the hawthorne section of washington. right on the montgomery county line. pat collins is there tonight with the story. the car was parked in an odd way between two driveways. when they saw the auto glass on the street, they first thought it was an act

down inside, they thought he was asleep. but when they opened the car door, they realized this was a case of murder. he was d.c. through and through. he was try ing ing to be an entrepreneur like his father. but that dream ended in bloodshed last night on 32nd street. >> he was a good person. i think there's a bug. he would do it. i'm his mom. he was the best son ever. >> for him u to die this way. >>. >> about a block and a half from his home