air coming in aloft, we have very cold temperatures at the surface now. still only in the 20s all day today, we only made it to 27 degrees today in d.c. 18, pittsburgh. 27 in richmond. there are freeze advisories or freeze and rain advisories all the way down toward south carolina. that's how big the system is going to be. it's not much now. a little snow here, a little back to the west. that's it. it's really taking shape overnight tonight. we have this winter weather advisory here in the purple. freezing rain advisory down to the south. it does not take much to get a freezing rain advisory. you just need enough to possibly coat the roadways. a better chance of freezing rain in the purple. this is what we're watching closely. i'm going to break it down for you. i'll take you hour for hour, show you exactly what to expect tomorrow morning. it's that critical time period tomorrow morning between 5:00 and 9:00 a.m. >> thank you. you may be wondering what the roads will be like in this frigid weather. salt trucks are expected to be out in full

been pretreated, despite problems that the cold and ice can bring, some people don't mind it at all. in fact, they say they welcome in. kristen wright is at an outdoor skating rink in southwest d.c. how, kristen. >> hi, doreen. if there's anywhere to be when the weather is this cold, this just may be it. but you know, the roads probably not the best place to be. d.c. tells us they're working hard to make sure they're not bad. >> this is the full deployment for us. we'll have over 200 of our vehicles out. >> in d.c., the salt trucks will be out starting at midnight because we're about to see a lot of this on the roads. d.c. says they pretreated across the city. >> we have been treating them with a liquid brine and not with rock salt, given the current ground temperatures, the brine is much more effective at making sure that any snow or rain

>> the tropics aren't a bad place to be on a day like today. >> isn't it wonderful? i love it. >> elma and her friend ann came to the u.s. botanic garden to feel the warmth. >> i love it. of course, i love the warmth. and the beautiful plants. this is my love. >> it's about 80 degrees in the conservatory. >> i'm going to stay inside. >> because right outside the botanic gardens, there's ice. the birds don't seem to mind it one bit, but shannon day, on the other hand. >> i don't like it. it's so cold. >> they're visiting from north carolina. >> i want to go back right now. i can't do it. i'm too cold. >> but they're here on a bitter cold day. >> if it snows, if it's snowing now, i would be like, it's snowing. it's okay. but it's not so it's just cold. >> fernando, chico, and chulo are dressed for it. >> got to be a good mother, put

>> all right, so our managing editor says she was most impressed by my skating backwards at 5:00. that's how i'm going to leave you and say good night. stay warm. >> backwards skating. >> that's impressive. >> go kristen. >> look out! that's pretty cool. >> hey, the weather blanketing most of the nation, parts of 35 states under winter weather advisories. a large storm stretches from one coast to the other. it's bringing snow from the plains and the midwest into the northeast overnight. bitter cold to much of the country. >> this blast of winter weather is also causing trouble on the roads and making driving downright dangerous. this was the scene in upstate new york. lake effect snow combined with 50-mile-per-hour winds to create intense blizzard conditions in pulaski, new york, last night. >> a thunderstorm created sleet outside of salt lake city, utah, today. light rain and ice pellets seen

a winter storm warning issued there. close to two feet of snow and strong wind gusts are expected. >> the weather here also prompting a delayed start to some school activities tomorrow. for more on that, download the nbc washington app and turn on weather alerts to get the latest updates on the wintry weather. >> president obama just wrapped up a news conference where he talked about russian interference in our election. and he got in a few digs. >> the russians can't change us. or significantly weaken us. they're a smaller country. they're a weaker country. their economy doesn't produce anything that anybody wants to buy except oil and gas and arms. they don't innovate. they can impact us if we lose track of who we are. >> just before that news conference, we learned that the fbi and the director of national intelligence agree with the cia assessment that russiaha

faith in our electoral system and eventually help donald trump's campaign. edward lawrence is on capitol hill with details. >> jim, the president wanted to send a message to the world. he really aunted to talk about his legacy, saying that all the screw-ups in his administration were his fault, he takes responsibility for that, and the successes are shared, but what he had to address was russia and the hacking before the election. >> good afternoon. >> in his last news conference of the year, president obama says russian hacking contributed to an atmosphere that got donald trump elected. but stopped short of saying it was the reason republicans won. mr. obama adds, he warned russian president vladimir putin directly. >> told him to cut it out and there could be serious consequences if he didn't. in fact, we did not see further tampering of the election process. >> new tonight, the cia says it has agreement from the fbi and director of national intelligence that the

elected. president obama says the u.s. will retaliate at a time and place of its choosing. >> our goal continues to be to send a clear message to russia or others not to do this to us. because we can do stuff to you. >> president-elect trump on twitter reminded voters that his election was a movement, not the result of russian hacking. republicans on trump's transition team say this is just sour grapes by democrats because if president obama was really worried about russia, he would have done something during the campaign. >> we won fair and square. even if they try to hack our system or do something to influence the election, we won anyway. and it didn't really have an impact. >> nbc news says russian leaders are challenging the cia and president obama, calling on them to reveal the evidence russia hacked e-mails. and hillary clinton told donors that there's a direct line between the russian president's anger towards her because she

during the campaign. reporting live on capitol hill, edward lawrence, now back to you, jim. >> thank you, edward. now to a controversial move within donald trump's transition. he intends to nominate bankruptcy attorney david friedman as u.s. ambassador to israel. friedman has served as mr. trump's attorney on matters that involve atlantic city casinos. friedman is considered hard right on matters that involve israeli politics and supports moving the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. he has also been critical of the moderate jewish american group j-street. today, j-street announces it opposes friedman's nomination. >> a guilty plea from a man who made online threats against local high school students. he was tried under a new law in maryland. chris gordon has more on the case and the big role prince george's county played in getting the law passed. >> it was just a month ago on november 15th that high point high school

today, the young man responsible pleaded guilty and was sentenced in court. prince george's county state's attorney discovered just a few years ago that maryland had no law making the threat of mass violence a crime. she helped draft the law and pushed for it to be passed. >> it's putting ten or more people in fear for their lives, causing them to shelter in place or otherwise adjust their everyday schedules. >> on november 15th, high point high school was placed on high alert. after 20-year-old alejandro avilar posted a tweet saying i will be bringing an aker-47 with two pistols to the stadium. i'm also armed heavily with bombs. we stopped by his home today, but there was no answer at the door. his lawyer says he had no weapons and meant it as a joke. he was in favor of trump having won the election, and all these

against it. so that's what it was. >> avilar got a three-year suspended sentence, two years of probation, and must perform 100 hours of community service. he graduated from high point high school and is now studying to become a mechanical engineer. his lawyer tells me he hopes some day his conviction will be wiped off his record. reporting from prince george's county, chris gordon, news 4. >> a family left homeless just days before christmas. the homeowner tried to put out the fire, but it was too much to handle. tonight, investigators tell us it was intentionally set. news 4's meagan fitzgerald broke the news on twitter that the family's 19-year-old daughter has now been charged with arson. she has the story from silver spring. >> reporter: this is what's left of a home on sea island court in silver spring. restoration crews worked quickly, boarding up windows and cleaning up des.

hours earlier, at around 1:00 a.m., it was firefighters who were rushing to get the blaze under control. >> firefighters arrived, pretty heavy fire kilsh conditions. >> pete is with montgomery county fire and rescue. investigators determined the blaze was started in an upstairs room by the homeowner's 19-year-old daughter. >> i don't think there was any intent to burn down the whole house, necessarily, but materials at hand and it just got away from them. >> we spoke with the homeowner who didn't want to go on camera but says he ran into the room and used a blanket to try to extinguish the flames but it didn't work. that's when he says he and his family ran out of the home. >> in this particular case, in their attempts to smother the fire, it really just made things a little worse and got bigger. >> he says using a blanket to extinguish a fire is extremely dangerous and is not advised. while getting out of the house quickly and safely is always the focus, he says if there's time, close the doors behind you. it can stop thep

stops that flow of air in most cases, it's also a barrier, a protection barrier for you. >> it's too late for the structure, a family of four calmed home. but fire officials say everybody managed to escape without being injured. he says the homeowner tried to extipguish the blaze with a fire extinguisher like this one. it's not advised to use one of these unless you have been trained on how to use one properly. >> the man behind that shooting at comet ping-pong is back in court. why his lawyer is fighting back after a recent jailhouse interview with "the new york times." >> social media set-up, how three men used facebook to rob a victim looking for love, and what you can do to keep something like this from happening to you. >> plus, a closer look at russia's role in our election. chuck todd joins us next to break down the findings and why dald trump isn't takinong

a not guilty plea from the man accused of shooting an assault rifle inside comet ping-pong in the district. edgar welch will remain in jail until his trial. he's facing more than three decades in prison if he's convicted. mark segraves explains why welch's attorney was upset about an interviewhi

>> it started when edgar welch drove from north carolina here to comet ping-pong, went inside with an automatic weapon and opened fire. today, he appeared before a judge, and he finally entered a plea, not guilty on all three charges. welch is facing 35 years in prison. he had asked the judge to let him out of prison pending his trial, but today, his attorneys withdrew that request. and he will remain in jail until his next court hearing in early january. but his defense attorney did have something to say about the press coverage. she told the judge she's upset that a "new york times" reporter was able to see her client in jail and interview him without an attorney being present. "the new york times" issued us a statement saying that that reporter identified himself as a "new york times" reporter and did try to call his attorney but the attorney never returned those cal

segraves, news 4. >> back to politics now and what we learned from president obama's final news conference of the year. >> chuck todd is the nbc news political director and moderator of "meet the press" and he's here with analysis. so many questions and so little time. let's start with what the president said about his administration's response after learning that russia was behind the hacking of the dnc. >> a couple things to take away from this today. it was, when you think about what was happening moments before the news conference began, the confirmation that now the fbi was joining the cia in its conclusion that not only did russia hack, try to hack, they were trying to do something on behalf of donald trump. so it created this drama, and you thought, oh, boy, that's the type of thing right before the press conference, there must be something more here, but it seemed, i got the sense you had a president today who wanted to figure out how to get the partisanship out of this a little bit. de-escalate it a little

he also in doing so went after the media and some might say went after the media harder than he went after putin. and that seems to be a little bit of a debate among some. but overall, i felt as if the president was trying to say, look, we have to deal with putin. we have to deal with russia. and perhaps he's making the calculation that he's got to bring the president-elect along to this conclusion, and he doesn't want to alienate him, and he didn't. he went almost out of his way not to do that today. i think we probably can't ignore that aspect of perhaps what president obama was trying to say or not trying to say. >> meanwhile, chuck, donald trump doesn't seem to be taking this matter very seriously. talk about his reaction to all of this still. >> and that's what is a head scratcher. i mean, look, there's some -- it's interesting hire. there are some people in the trump orbit that are starting to say, okay. you know, we know obviously something nefarious happened here. the rnc said russia tried to hack in, we stopped them. that's

what is the response going to be? i think that's the sense i got from, you saw donald trump yesterday hit josh earnest, the white house press secretary really hard. at the same time, said i don't think he's talking to president obama. today, president obama did not sound like josh earnest today, as tough on trump as his press secretary was. you do wonder how much he realized, okay, can not start a partisan fight, we need a peaceful transfer of power. it was almost, he was trying to protect institutions today. he defended the fbi against john podesta's op-ed. he was doing, you know, and you got the sense that's what he believed he had to do in the position that he's in. i can tell you, some partisans on the clinton side probably not happy with some of the tone he took today when it comes to sort of deflecting blame of the fbi and deflecting blame on putin. >> i think it's hard to understand why russians' cyberattacks against us in an efrt

is even a partisan issue at all. >> that's what -- you heard, and that was also part of, you heard president obama today lament the state of our polarized environment and then note that somehow, he quoted a poll number about one poll showed that more than a third of republicans had a more positive view of putin, essentially believed putin over the democrats type of thing. look, this is a dangerous game here that we're so hyperpolarized that now an outside entity, a foreign entity, perhaps an enemy, we don't know, but some people think he's more of an enemy, is somehow more believed than a member of the opposing political party in the same country. that is a rough place that we're in now in our politics. this has been escalating, escalating, and here we are. >> no end in sight. >> is this something that could derail his nominee for secretary of state, do you think? >> i think it has the chance

confirmation hearing is about rex tillerson, he'll be confirmed. if the confirmation hearing is a proxy fight over donald trump's relationship with putin and his conclusions, look, it's very possible that some republicans that believe that trump is being too soft on putin almost use the tillerson nomination maybe as a threat to the president or maybe as a wake-up call to president-elect trump. on the russia issue. we'll see, but i think it has the potential to be a proxy fight about russia, and that's something if you're rex tillerson, that's out of your hands. that's not a fun place to be when you're in the middle of a confirmation process, when you don't feel like you get to control your own destiny. >> got a big show coming up sunday morning, we know you're going to have john podesta, and also defense secretary former defense secretary robert gates. we'll look forward to that on "meet the press." >> was head of the cia, by the way. so here's a

>> exactly. >> lots to talk about. we'll look forward to that. thanks so much, chuck. up next, mystery solved. new information about an american hero and the priceless medals his family left behind at a goodwill store. you can check out now on my facebook live, the video of a stafford marine surprising his son dressed as santa, but ahead on news 4, we're going to tell you the story behind it and

a bitter blast of cold air is sweeping the region. has us in weather alert mode going into the weekend. doug and amelia tracking it all. doug, let's start with you. it's cold now, it's going to get even messier soon, isn't it? >> it really is. the high temperature today, 27 degrees. that's the coldest afternoon we have seen in december since 2010. extremely cold air mass moving in. that sets the stage for what we're going to see overnight tonight. if you're heading out tonight, no problems. dress for the cold, but we're not going to see any snow or ice or sleet or freezing rain tonight. so if you're heading out, no problem, as long as you're home by 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning. now, temperatures, 27 degrees, the kurbt number. winds out of the south, 9 miles per hour. still dealing with a windchill of around 19. still very cold. 25 in

27, dulles. anything that falls will be frozen. we have warmer air aloft. as it moves through, it will change to rain. when it hits the ground, it turns back to ice. we're talking freezing rain. nothing right now, storm team 4 radar looking okay. we tracked snow back to our west, but that's just on the radar, not hitting the ground. the atmosphere just too dry. storm system itself, we'll see if we can move farther down to the south and west here. starting to see it taking shape. you can see a little return here. radar return, but not much going on. it will start to move into our area, and it will start to intensify in coverage as well as we move on through the night. by tomorrow morning, talking freezing rain. winter weather advisory in the effect in the purple. freezing rain advisory to the south. what's the difference? winter weather could be snow, sleet, or freezing rain. for this storm, we think mostly freezing rain. down to the south, all freezing rain sknrx it doesn't take a lot to get to a warning or rather a freezing rain advisory. that's what we're deal

here. freezing rain, slick roads, and yes, it will all be changing to rain. some of us might not see much at all. now, overnight tonight, no big deal. maybe a little bit of light snow around 11:00, 12:00, but heerbz the deal around 6:00 a.m. notice the freezing rain all across the area. now, much less down to the south, and not too worried about these areas. if you live in frederick, leesburg, and d.c., this is the area we're concerned about. it could linger on through 9:00. the rest of the area changes to rain, but the roads are going to continue to be a problem. amelia draper outside right now. it's so cold out there right now. the ground is already frozen. anything that falls is going to freeze on the roadways. >> a lot of people asking us on twitter and facebook, what should i do tomorrow morning? probably the best idea just to stay home. roads are going to be easy. as you saw there on future weather, especially in the metro area and areas to the north. take a look at the road conditions and neighborhoods and secondary roads. icy there. i think the main roads have been treated enough where they'll probably just be wet. so if you have to be out, just make s

south of washington, only some spotty freezing rain. so areas could stay completely dry. look at the timeline. 7:00 a.m., icy conditions. by 11:00 a.m., just wet road. and then more rain in the forecast on sunday. kind of a rainy day on sunday. >> yeah, with temperatures in the 60s, by the way. thanks. have a great weekend. she'll be here all weekend long tracking it for you. take a look at the biggest impact tomorrow, down to the south, not really worried about that. in the district, a little worried. possibly easy, but the north, frederick, leesburg, montgomery county, these are the areas of concern. if you live in these regions, this is where you watch out, and maybe don't drive until after 9:00 or 10:00 when the temperatures rise. we're in the 40s by afternoon on saturday. weather alert day tomorrow. 63 on your sunday. back down to 35 on monday. and right now, next week, really not looking too bad at all. some pretty nice weather, as a matter of fact, as we het into christmas. christmas

it's coming fast. >> still ahead, how the community is coming together to help a family mourning the loss of a mother who was killed days before the holidays. >> prince george's county police quickly catch suspects who are accused of setting up a man on facebook and getting him to come out here to district heights where he was robbed. what they found in the suspects' home when they arrested them. >> and how much do we love this story? a surprise santa. see the emotional reunion as a military dad sees his son for the first time in eig

now at 6:30, four people are facing charges in prince george's county for a social media set-up. >> police tell us they duped a guy who thought he had been talking to a woman online, and then robbed him. >> tracee wilkins explains what police found when they made the arrest. >> reporter: it started as a chance encounter on facebook. the man who met this young woman online wanted to meet her in person. >> he got to her apartment, she was nowhere to be found. >> police say the victim parked his vehicle in this district heights apartment complex, thinking he was going to meet the woman he had been speaking with on facebook. that's when he was robbed. >> there were three armed individuals there to rob him.

they stole several items from him at gunpoint before fleeing the area. >> this all unfolded on wednesday in the 3300 block of walters lane in district heights. prince george's county police say they went back to investigate the apartment after it happened. >> our detectives conducted a follow-up investigation of the apartment and they spoke to a young lady who lives there. and while they were conducting that investigation with her, they searched the apartment and found two males inside the closet hiding with a backpack. >> it's what they found in the backpack and in the apartment that led to serious charges for everyone. >> a fully loaded .38 caliber resolver as well as several grams of suspected marijuana. >> precious holder was charged and three other suspects. laquan hall, monty beckman, and rico dequan stewart. stewart is a juvenile but was charges as an adult because of the fully loaded weapon found on him. prince george's county police have this tip for anyone who is meeting someone online foth

meet them in a public location where there are a lot of witnesses. just in case something goes wrong. >> prince george's county police say they're investigating this group to see if they have done anything like this before. outside prince george's county police headquarters, tracee wilkins, news 4. >> we're getting a clearer picture of a police-involved shooting earlier at a fairfax hospital. a deputy shot and killed a man outside the hospital in a report out today from the virginia commonwealth attorney, we learned police thought the man had a sword based on 911 communications from the hospital. in reality, the man had used a sign post to hit and injure a security guard, which is what prompted them to call 911. the report found that the officer was not criminally responsible for the homicide. >> a huge outpouring of support for the family of an alexandria mother who was hit and killed while crossing the road.

died back on december 4th. cruz was hit at mt. vernon avenue. restaurants in the area held a rally for rose tuesday night. bringing in more than $11,000. the rest of the money came from a raffle and cash donations. you can find a link to go fund me page on our nbc washington app. search help rose's family. >> thousands of people paying their final respects to astronaut john glenn today as he lies in state at the ohio state house in columbus. the honor is typically reserved for officials who held office in ohio, but an exception was made for glenn who served four terms in the u.s. senate. publ public visitation continues until 8:00 tonight, and tomorrow, a public memorial service will be held at ohio state university. vice president joe biden is among the dignitaries expected to speak. glenn died last week at the age of 95. he's going to be buried at

>> a stafford, virginia, marine home early for christmas, but decided to disguise himself as santa to surprise his young son. david culver looks at what it took to pull off a heartwarming surprise. >> not exactly the sight you would expect to see outside of this stafford elementary school. but to understand this young family's holiday joy, go back just a few weeks. this is marine staff sergeant david aresa. some 7,000 miles away in kuwait on deployment. back home, his jung son jackson, writing in his journal his christmas wish for dad to come home before the holiday. didn't seem likely until this moment. staff sergeant decided to suit up and make a special visit to his son's first grade classroom, reading them a book. >> jolly good, i chuckled. >> jackson sitting in the front row, no idea who the man in red was. >> merry

teacher stepped in. >> let's start with jackson. >> i want an xbox one for christmas. >> do you want anything else for christmas? >> i would also like my dad. >> you want your dad? >> yeah. >> the xbox would have to wait, but dad was right there. >> i think i have a bit of christmas magic for you. >> layer by layer, santa transformed into staff sergeant rescaught. jackson's jaw droppe his eyes teary. his christmas wish come true. >> i love you. >> holiday season, what do you want for christmas? it's been daddy. daddy, daddy, daddy. >> mom ashley helped come up with the surprise. >> i asked ashley here what we could do to surprise him, and she had the idea of doing it at school, coming in as santa, picking him up there. >> how will this christmas compare to others? >> this is actually the best one yet. >> in stafford county

>> two new hot wheels. >> david culver, news 4. >> now he's got a list, right? now that dad's home. >> going to be busy. great story. >> a unique approach to handling holiday stress. how this tank and hundreds of pounds of salt could hold the key to relaxation and health and recovery from addiction. >> the season for shopping and shipping all of those holiday gifts. we'll take you behind the scenes and tell you if the weather is having any impact on deliveries this year. >> those guys delivering, i'm telling you, they have been bundled up for sure. the cold is here. the storm getting itself together. i'll update you on when the storm moves in and what's next because we have two storms heading our way. (my hero zero by lemonheads) zero really can be a hero.

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susan hogan is at the fedex processing plant in alexandria with some answers. >> hey, guys. so as you can see me, i'm still over here. this is kind of like the heart of where all of the packages are coming through. and you got your hands loaded there. all right. this is the alexandria fedex processing plant for this area. i'm coming through. and this is their peak season, clearly, right? we'll go from last monday all the way until next week. and we have our friend tony here again. this is what is really neat. you have got meteorologists on stand-by watching the weather, making sure the packages get there on time because of your hubs, right? >> absolutely. we want to make sure our flights arrive on time, our packages get to our customers on time. >> last year, there was a huge issue with the shipping companies because of the bad weather. this year, are we looking okay? >> i think we're in good shape.

and you know, again, we have our meteorologists down there telling us minute by minute how the weather is going to be, so it affects not only us here in alexandria but our hubs over in memphis and newark. >> tony, thanks so much. we'll be back, guys. >> if you're still buying gifts, head to our nbc washington facebook page for a list of important shipping deadlines. >> be honest. how much christmas shopping have you done while you are at work? it's our nbc washington flash survey question this evening. many of you claim you haven't done it at all, and i certainly never would think of it, but there are plenty of you who have owned up to doing at least 50% of your shopping from your desk at work. you can weigh in, too, just head to the nbc washington facebook page. >> and can this relieve your holiday stress? still ahead, why floating in the darkness could be the secret to total relaxation. >> also, growing mystery. two military

local goodwill, wait until you hear what happened after

did you ever wish that life's stresses would just float away? well, there are places around the country, and in this area, where you can actually float. flotation therapy is gaining in popularity, while its medical benefits are still unproven, fans swear it help

>> all right. you ready? >> harriet is ready to float at hope floats, a flotation center in bethesda. >> put your head back that way. lay back, and you will effortlessly float. now, when i float, i float with my arms above my head like this. that's how i find the most comfort and how my muscles are able to completely relax. >> floating also known as flotation therapy, relies on partial sensory deprivation and 1,000 pounds of salt. the idea is by shutting off the other senses, the body can achieve a deep state of relaxation, and that can have physical benefits. >> i love floating. it's the most peace i'm able to find, and it's also the only time that i don't feel pain. >> lisa has been dploeting since this past spring. she said it's helped her with a lot of health issues. >> i had spinal fusion. i have had three knee surgeries, three wrist

>> kimmy boone found that floating helped her with recovering from addiction. >> within six weeks, i just noticed such a big difference. i was calmer. i was more serene. >> she made floating an integral part of her life and relaxed she wanted to share the benefits with others. so she opened hope floats with lynette in 2014. >> three years out, we're over 8,000 names of people who have floated with us. >> floating is not new. the first tank was developed in 1954. but after a dip in popularity, it seems to be making a comeback lately. >> we do have trainers and professional athletes coming in as well. >> here's how it works. >> you put in the ear buds and then you kind of go in. >> this video, which hope floats shared with us, shows another customer's view from inside the tank. there's about 11 inches of water inside set to skin temperature. the sessions last about one hour each. >> it was so

yeah. >> small studies on floating suggest it can help with tension, depression, and pain. lynette and kimmy say chiropractors, physical therapists and even psychiatrists have referred patients to them. >> ptsd, which is probably the one that -- >> a lot of military are coming to use, learning to use this as a way to deal with that. we also see chronic pain issues, fibromyalgia, people who have been in accidents,ia know, trying to heal from that. lynette just read something recently where they were talking about whiplash. >> and if you're wondering, float centers adhere to strick cleaning and local health department regulations. >> we have a wonderful update tonight after two medals were found at a local goodwill that had a lot of utalking on social media this week. we're happy to say those medals that were found in annandale, virginia, are one step closer to being returned to the soldier's

soldier earned a silver star and a purple heart. thanks to our viewers, we were able to track down his family in south carolina. >> this is a brave soldier who gave his life for our country. they deserve those medals, deserve to be with his family. >> important remembering the people in our family, the history, and not forgetting what they did. >> the soldier attended clemson university. the ceo of goodwill will be in south carolina next week, so she plans to return these medals to the family in person. >> wow. glad to see that happen. glad we had a role in it, too. so doug, going to be ugly tomorrow, huh? >> here's the thing. i'm not a doctor. >> yeah. >> but doctors orders, sleep in until 9:00. >> all right. >> sleep in until 9:00, 10:00, you have no problems, you wake up, roads are okay. i give you an excuse. >> i love it.

i'm sleeping in until 9:00. because it's really going to be after 9:00 that things start to get a lot better out there. we'll have a period between 5:00 and 9:00 that some of us will see pretty good icing. it doesn't take a lot of ice. you know this. it does not take a lot of ice to have problems on our roadways across our region. but this is happening on a saturday. so maybe we can sleep in a little bit. out there right now, temperature of 27 degrees. wind out of the south at 9 miles per hour. the rest of the yaarea, well bew freezing for all day. anything that falls tonight is going to freeze on contact. and that's why we have a winter weather advisory in effect for the areas in purple here. freezing rain down to the south. again, the only difference here is in the winter weather advisory, you may see some snow mixed in at the onset, maybe a little sleet. down to the south, this is just going to be freezing rain. freezing rain advisories go all the way down to south carolina. that's because of the cold air in place and the moisture m

freezing rain will lead to slick roads between 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., especially to the north of washington. changing to rain late. let's track this for you. by around the 11:00 hour, a little light snow in parts of the area, but most of us, nothing. 6:00 a.m., look at all the freezing rain around the area. you don't want to be on the road at this time. 9:00, the warmer air starts to move in. you see it changing over to rain even around d.c. still hanging on in some locations. by 11:00, it's out of here. get up, get out. that's the time to go around 10:00, 11:00, i think we should be a lot better off. let's take a look again. the biggest impact will be in our northern zone. baltimore, frederick, montgomery county, howard county, the areas you need to take precautions. next couple days, a little roller coaster. up to 63 on sunday. down to 31 late sunday night, and then next week, all of next week, looking good, and look at next weekend. hey, just happens to be christmas. 55. what? >> we like that. >> good bike riding weather if

christmas. all right, thank you, doug. >> hey, this might help you get in the holiday spirit, if you aren't already. it's national ugly christmas sweater day. did you know that? a lot of us here at news 4 and across the area couldn't help but partake. thanks to everyone who shared their sweater pictures with us. you can see a selection in the nbc washington app. >> that's pretty cool. >> search ugly sweater day. >> because we had so much time on our hands today. >> those are the fun people we work with. hey, coming up in sports, washington's defense took a blow last sunday against the eagles, but the burgundy and gold feel confident this week a

look who it is in the studio. chris back with us in the flesh. good to see you. a lot going on. start with the redskins. >> oh, yes. wizards, caps, both in action. the redskins steal the show. there's a new name you need to pay attention to. he's a linebacker. his name is martrell spake. he's in his second year now, has one interception, just nine tackles, and really hasn't had a lot of action for the redskins. he may need to step up this week because there's a lot of injuries going on with this team. we start with the linebacker position, and will compton, and cravens both did not practice on thursday or friday. that

role as a starter after missing most of his rookie season due to concussion. he saw action this past sunday against the eagles when compton went down. now, he has to step up and help in the defensive huddle. they say spate has what it takes. >> we don't have backups, we have starters in waiting because as a backup, you're one play away from being a starter. ia never know when you're going to have to be called upon to answer the bell. we put a lot on the linebacker for him to come in and do that, it was good. >> i felt like it was a big test, just to see where i'm at, just in the real game, and it allowed me to see the physicality of the game and things i need to work on. it was a huge gain for me. >> always asking questions, whether it's myself, anything like that. he's always very adamant and humble in his approach. for him, staying calm, staying focused. not getting too high in the moment and playing his game, because when he plays, he can

4-2 so far in the month of december. look to continue their best stretch of the season tonight when the detroit pistons come to town. john wall has been spectacular. hey, pay attention. you might see double vision. marquis morris back in the starting lineup. he'll play against his twin brother, marcus morris, who plays for the pistons. in his absence, kellyubery played for him. look for him to see increased playing time even with morris' return. >> the nba lost an icon on thursday with the passing of craig sager. the broadcasting hall of famer was best known for his 30-plus years as an nba sideline reporter and his unique sense of style. he battled leukemia for the past two and a half years. this morning, the wizards had a chance to reflect on his legacy. >> craig was a legendary icon in this league. i mean, i have been in this league ten years, and i have seen him since day one. i mean, he had an incredible

personality. you know, he's meant a lot to so many people, and it's going to change the game for us. and just what he did, you know, his character and the type of guy he was, it was a reflection, i think, of how everybody should live. he was a strong guy. strong beliefs. and very unselfish person. >> the capitals have won five straight, making a trip south to face the carolina panthers. puck drops at 7:30. the caps are sitting in fifth place in the metro division. flyers, penguins, blue jackets all have winning streaks of seven games or more. caps trying to keep pace with those teams who are in front of them in the meant row division. of course, caps/wizards, busy night tonight. >> thanks so much. >> and thank you for joining us. nbc nightly news coming up next. >> we'll be right here at 11:00. we hope you are, too. is a good night, everybody.

breaking news tonight. intelligence sources say the fbi agrees with the cia that the russians interfered in the election, in part, to help donald trump win. tonight president obama points the finger at putin, as nbc news learned the extraordinary measures the government took to protect the vote. getting out alive. our team is inside aleppo on the front lines of the horr. families trapped and desperately trying to escape. frozen nation. the most bitter blast yet. temperatures feel like 28 below. snow on the way in places. al roker is here with more. the power of plastic, hidden credit card perks that many people don't even know they have. how you can save money. you might be shocked. and the incredible gift of giving. a holiday surprise.