they've downplayed it on twitter but witnesses say they're not buying it. >> he was visibl visibly shaken. he was agitated. >> if the crew determines that a customer is causing conflict on the aircraft the customer will be asked to deplane. 4:30 is our time right now. brand-new developments about a deadly road rage shooting. >> derrick ward is at the live desk with details. good morning. >> good morning. there's been an arrest overthe weekend. gary holmes has surrendered last night and he's been charged with murder. she was not hurt. after the

a nearby shopping center. that's when she realize heard grandson had been shot. the longest delays may not be at the airport this year. reagan airport, the congestion driving up to the lot may be there. they suggest you park in the garage rather than circling and take the metro to avoid some of the travel. aaa says the majority of the traffic this holiday week is still low. it's recently gotten like that. >> the best solution is metro. it's so easy because i live downtown and sometimes it's so much easier to hop on the train

so you can get down there. >> now you have your plan forthe holiday, ta-da. >> there's reagan national right there this morning. it's a clear sky, nice seasonably chilly start out there. the four things you need to know about the weather. first things first for the day, a nice quiet start to the day and a quiet start to the holiday weekend for many. a good travel day. if today's your getaway day, job well done on the scheduling because every evething is going be just fine. plan on a soggy start on saturday morning. rain will be impactful through most of the daylight hours. planning out today, look at all that morning sunshine with temperatures in the chilly 30s and 40s early on, but rising into the upper 40s to perhaps even 50 for a brief time and for tomorrow. most of the rain chance tomorrow is in the front part of

after 8:00, everything should be dry. we have the whole weekend coming up. for now, it times to hear what melissa mollet has to say. >> up top on the beltway and all of these routes into town and out of town looking quite good. 95 is going to be a very different story here as folks are getting ready. right now looking quite good. 66 into town and out of town. no problems from fairfax county to the beltway. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. you'll be seeing a lot of southbound traffic looking quite good. we'll see you back here in ten minutes. >> we'll see you in ten minutes. thank you. it's 4:33. breaking news out of australia. >> derrick ward is at the live desk. >> troubling news. they have five people in custody. they were allegedly planning christmas day

melbourne. it's believe thaed were inspired by an islamic group. they say they were all australian born. the targets included a train station and cathedral. back to you. thank you. the prime suspect in the attack on berlin is somewhere on the run and we're learning more about him. first take a look at this video. it's showing the truck moments before it barreled into a christmas market earlier this week. his name, anis amri. a 26-year-old was arrested on wednesday. investigators say he

somebody money that he believe was to be used to buy weapons for isis workers. this started with a tip from someone who noticed williams posting pro-isis material on facebook. only on "news4," a d.c. tow truck driver is in jail. he's accused of phoning in bomb threats such as the mcphearson metro station, near the white house and the world bank. in addition taccording to prosecutors, back in july cherry told prosecutors he placed eight bombs inside union station. a junk has ordered him to remain in jail until his trial. he's face 20g years in prison june right now police need your help finding this missing rockville woman. this is

morris. they say she was last seen wednesday afternoon and left without telling them where she was going. although she's an adult, she functions as a third grader. if you know where she is, call police. d.c. police are trying to track down a holiday thief. police say the thief went into five different office buildings in northwest washington. the stolen cards were used at at least two stores including cvs you see here. they're offering a $1,000 award leading to his arrest. it's 4:36. you know every day game is a big game, but tomorrow is the biggest game. washington redskins playing. two key players did not take part in practice. tight end jorn

with shoulder issues and another has an elbow injury. players say it's all about tomorrow. >> i know our back is against the wall. we should have never put ourselves in this position, but now we did. we have to make sure we stand up like pros and get up off the wall. >> you heard him there. you know what we're doing. go skins. right in between brunch and christmas eve service you need to carve out that time. >> there you go. packages stolen from front porch steps returned. we hear from the people reunited with their packages just in time for the holidays. >> plus the all mat gift. a child waking up to his new home for the first time for this morning. we'll show you the emotional centimeter welcome. this weekend join barbara harrison for christmas on embassy row. the "news4" special

welcome back. it's december 23rd. santa is heading out on his sleigh. he has a lot

how do i know this? norad. they're already go. this countdown is live. this tradition began in 1955 when a child called. they want to know how things work. >> i wonder how he got the number in 1955. >> he called the phone. he had to dial a number. >> rotary. >> i guess so. >> we're tracking him. >> now santa skypes, by the way. >> all right. let e let's see if he's going to have any trouble on the roads even though he flies. >> he may come down 270. you never know. >> there's backup over the american legion bridge. it's a -- >>

chimn chimn chimney. for the few folks heading out getting to the metro or the bus or uber, temperatures near 30 this morning. it's a cold start. won't be a bad day today. temperatures will be up near around 50 degrees later on this afternoon, so you'll need yr warm hat early this morning. maybe a fashionable scarf and hat. that's about it. we're going to take it as a very good day to be outside. again, more on rage changes which will affect christmas eve that. is coming up with your 10-day forecast. >> things looking good. we don't have any roadwork happening here except a couple of long-term projects we don't get too bothered by and this are looking nice and dry. things in maryland looking quite good. no big problems there. we're going to be quite slow

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the syrian government officially declared it's in full control of the city of aleppo. relk inkreiders have been bust. it was a key base for the last four years. now the eastern districts are basically in ruins. syria's civil war has been going on for half a decade. the obama administration moves to stop possible muslim tracking by a president-elect. they say the national security exit registration system was created in the wake of the september 11th attacks. it requires men from 25 countries considered to be at higher troisk register in person to submit to questions and finger printing and naturalization service office. a vote today on israeli settlement. this afterre

that comment is causing concern as trump said it before he takes office. edward lawrence is standing by to break this down. good morning. >> good morning. the vote was supposed to be yes. it was delayed because of donald trump's tweet. also benjamin netanyahu overnight has got on on the phone working the political channels to try to stop this u.n. resolution going flew. egypt is behind the resolution. a lot of pressure being put on the egyptians and united nations to hold off on this. i was expecting that the obama administration might have abstained from the u.s. resolution meaning it would have gone through saying the israeli settlements are illegal. president-elect donald trump has said that the two israelis and palestinians need to sit down and negotiate with one another and that's how we'll get peace. >> and, edward, many are trying to figure

happen. >> it sounds like donald trump's -- the cold war rhetoric that we heard out of the '80s talking about how a proliferation of nuclear weapons could hold the peace. it seems like there might be another arms race on the horizon. vladimir putin came out yesterday and said he was looking. his objective in 2017 was to strengthen his nuclear strategies in response to that. you saw the tweet by donald trump who said we need to strengthen our communication. folks worrying this could be another nuclear arms race. >> edward lawrence on the hill. thank you. >> metro was changing its tune a bit when it comes to the inaugurati inauguration. they say trump's picture will be featured on some smart trip photos after all. metro says trump's picture was left off

he did not respond to their request for a picture. absentee voting begins today for the mayor. three are competing. michael demarco is in his third term and serves with the metropolitan washington government. david myers is in his fifth term. he co-authored about the city's histo history. >> in-person absentee voting continues february 3rd at city hall. the election is set for february 7 mt they found two people sleeping in

the officers woke him up and he pointed his gun at him. the officer hot him. more than 40 packages have now been returned to their rightful owners. security cameras caught theeshs stealing holiday packages right off front porches. montgomery county police tracked them down and personally delivered the gifts at the police station in germantown yesterday. >> we never lost a package before. it's been recovering. >> i've been waiting for these. i'm so glad to have them back. >> police say to take extra cautions. schedule packages requiring a delivery, leashing a note with specific instructions can help out with that. >> again, a lot of delivery men and women have found unique and creative places to hide the packages on people's

this shopper. so this is a christmas gift that has been for years in the making. maryland family is finally able to bring home their new son. he joins six other children in his family including two adopted sisters. all three of them have down syndromes. their parents karen and adam vogelsong adopted molly, sammy, and pearl after they saw them online. >> they're perfect christmas gifts. they it's so perfect. >> i'm glad to have rain shower family complete again. >> she said sammy wasn't avail wbl the agency they wanted 4 1/2 years ago. they never gave up. what a precious gift for sure.

can really take years. how wonderful. oh, my goodness. we get our little girl for our first christmas with her this year which is so fun. so many celebration. >> hard to believe little baby bird is six months. >> seven months. >> the doctor said it's so funny to see a big baby with ay mom. >> she's perfect. >> thank you. >> first christmases are so fun. >> she'll have no idea. >> this will be the pictures that we terrorize her with late when she's 15 and dares to try to bring a boyfriend home. >> exactly. >> we have nice travel weather for a lot of people trying to get out of town. a little bit of a rain chance coming our way for tomorrow.

heavy. no big storm but certainly raindrops to contend with tomorrow. enjoy the dry weather. wow. 33 degrees. a light wind out of the south right now and southerly breezes will be with us for much of the day today. those southerly winds will eventually bring more in the way of cloud cover. mostly cloudy by mid to late afternoon. no chance for rain until early tomorrow morning. by the time you wake up tomorrow, it's likely going to be raining. showers will start at 3:00 in the morning and continue up to 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon before tapering off. hourly temperatures, mostly in the 30s and 40s. highs today, mid-40s in montgomery. if you're doing traveling, get your nbc app. you u can always keep track of the raindrops. pretty good chance for rain before 3:00 tomorrow afno

dry. christmas and first day of hanukkah looks good there. cloudy, nice and mild. 60 tuesday with a passing shower. better chances on thursday and an early lean on christmas eve weekend is dry. >> seems to me like santa will need his bumbershoot. >> no. >> i thought you said -- >> santa's magic, he doesn't need that. >> i totally misread that. beltway, inner loop and outer loop, they've lifted the roadwork, no worries there. hopefully you're heading out sometime soon and can appreciate these green and open roads. maryland to the beltway, going to take you ten minutes. see you back in a few. >> thank you, melissa. an incredible story. a man election trow cuted on the job revive. what it took to bring him back to life. that's just ahead. plus, snowman

it took x-rays to find frosty. you'll want to see this story. it's coming up. >> first, a long journey home. a look how a special teddy bare left behind in the airport made his way back into the arms where he belos.ng

a texas officer on leave after arresting a wochlt after speaking with that neighbor, the officer started questioning craig's parent iing. >> now craig and her daughters have been released from jail. ft. worth police are asking for patience as they look into this incident. an electrician has a second chance at life. he died for five minutes but was brought back to life. authority says the man was electrocuted after working at a rockville building on wednesday. when they arrived they started cpr and hooked him up to a defibrillator. his

from underneath him which kicked away the live wire a & that probably helped him. he's in the hospital and we're told he's expected to be okay. >> this will make your hearst grow two sizes bigger. it's about an 8-year-old girl and her teddy bear. >> she lost it from somewhere between texas and michigan. one worker knew her mother and decided to get it back home to her and document the story all the way home. these are steven loveman's photos. it had quite an adventure. >> it finally made it back to the little girl where it belongs. that says it all. this reminds me of one of our favorite books of all time. ka enoughle bunny by mo williams. they're funny. ka

trixie. you know how it goes. >> you'll have to tell me. stay with us. "news4" continues at 5:00 a.m. right now on "news4 today," we're getting you ready for the holiday ahead from travel to shopping and your "storm team 4" forecast. we have everything to let you know. >> new information about a road rage arrest. a man accused of killing a 3-year-old is in custody this morning. we have more about the charges he's facing. plus new details about a passenger and outrage. it is 5:00 a.m. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang and what we can expect. >> keeping your eye on the roads. we'll start with "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell and a look at the day ahead. >> all right. skies will remain mostly clear outside and it's going to be an easy travel day, whether