coinciding with christmas. here's a view of i-95. prince george's county, you can see traffic moving pretty well there. chris gordon is out in springfield. he's keeping aian on the big get away. how does it look where you are? >> not so good here. behind me, what you see, chris and pat, is a live shot of slow traffic, trying to merge onto 95 south, and it is a slow go. well past dumbfries to stafford, and we know because we drove up and down 95 here in virginia and up in maryland today to see what holiday travelers are facing. we hit our first backup on the beltway at the exit ramp to irk-95 north. at the first rest stop, we met these sisters traveling to new jersey to spend the holiday with family. >> the roads and traffic is horrible. all backed up. taking forever. >> we then drove south on 95 into virginia where drivers

the brakes in low traffic that sometime came to a stop. we met barbara, riding with her sons to visit their grand parents in georgia. >> we hit delaware, it was a stand still for a little bit because of an accident. cleared up when we got to it, can a little coming in from 495 on to 95, a stand still. >> aaa mid-atlantic expects the heaviest traffic this evening. >> i think we can look for very, very heavy traffic volumes because people are commuting from work. they're heading out of town. and also they're going to be christmas shopping. it's going to be a very, very tough evening. >> we'll tell you how making a long trip with pets and children enhances holiday travel. back to you. >> all right. thank you, chris. you may run into your biggest problem at reagan

near the terminal. officials expect a lot of traffic congestion driving up to the airport, and they're warning travelers to avoid that cell phone lock, circling the terminal only adds to the backup, so they're suggesting your park in the short term garage. just in, cold to be vigilant this weekend. they have issued a joint intelligence bulletin saying isis supporters may be looking to target churches in the united states, europe, and canada. the bulletin tells federal, loegal, and state security officials to remain on alert. reading through the bullet right now. we'll have a live report on news 4 at 5:00. >> the search for europe's most wanted man is now over, but the terror threat in germany remains high after the deadly attack at a christmas market in berlin. anis amri, the man suspected of driving a truck into the market was killed by police in italy today, aan

agency released a video they say shows amri pledging alliance to the group. 12 pie died after he allegedly drove a truck into the market. now, security officials want to know if he had any help. >> reporter: this morning, italian investigators gathering evidence at the scene of the shootout. the most wanted man in europe, 24-year-old anis amri, dead, killed after he was asked for i.d. by italian police. officials say amri immediately pulled a gun and started firing. there is no doubt, italy's interior minister told reporters, that the dead man is amri. this is what officials believe amri did at the berlin christmas market. the truck on the left of your screen is a dark menace on the street awash in holiday lights. at 40 miles per hour, running over people and stalls in the market. german authorities say they found his fingerprints insde

italy was familiar territory to amri. after leaving his hometown in tunisia in 2011, amri spent more than three years in prison there for setting fire to a refugee center. a prison official tells nbc news he was violent but showed no signs of religious fundamentalism. at the market, back to business. returning here, an emotional moment for this woman, who like amri, is from tunisia. >> there's a kind of double sadness, but good people are everywhere, and bad people are also everywhere. >> the police officer injured in the shooting is recovering in an italian hospital. he's said to be in stable condition. and his injuries are not life threatening. here in berlin, german authorities are thanking their italian counterparts for all their support and cooperation and are saying they're very relieved he's no longer a

now back to you. back here in our area, police irfairfax county are looking into whether two deaths may be connected. on the first, a young man murdered at his home in springfield last night, and today, a woman was found dead just a couple miles away in burke, where police are calling it suspicious. let's get to darcy spencer, live. what are you seeing? >> well, fairfax county police tweeted out minutes ago that the homicide -- the murder that they're investigating here, the suspicious death is in fact a murder. that means there have been two homicides here in fairfish county since 8:00 last night. like you said, they may in fact be connected. this is cordwood court. this is where the second victim was found. a young woman. she was 22 years old. her body was found behind these houses here. apparently, leaning against a

a resident saw that body, called police, and they confirmed she was in fact dead. she had suffered trauma to her upper body. police say this mace be connected to the murder of henok yohannes. his body was found inside his home in springfield. like you said, that was about two miles away, just after 8:00 last night. heel also had trauma to his upper body. these two victims did know one another. >> the detectives actually were able to discover some things that made them feel or that appears to link to this case. we haven't confirmed that for a fact. it just appears to possibly be linked to the suspicious death today. >> so we're expecting to get additional information from fairfax county police on news 4 at 5 cloox, you'll hear from some of the friends and neighbors of the young man found dead in springfield last night. back to you. >> darsa spencer, thank you. >> storm team 4 is busy tracking the forecast for your holiday weekend so you can see from

radar that rain is moving in. >> we have team coverage this afternoon. amelia draper and lauryn ricketts are in the storm center. so how do you think this is going to affect the holiday weekend? >> well, we're going to be dealing with showers around tomorrow morning. but you know, we're not just doing the weather here. gop as well, and they're talking about heavy traffic tonight. but weather wise. >> weather, quiet. especially around the mid-atlantic, but we may hit a few bumps in the road by tomorrow morning, unfortunately, when everybody is making their way out for christmas and the holidays. >> the good news, it's not like last saturday when we think back to the freezing rain event. it's dry across the area, but we're keeping a close eye on this system back to the west. now, we could see a few sprinkles around for the evening hours. if you're getting last-minute holiday shopping done or traveling, you can't rule out a few light showers. for the most part, the main event is tomorrow morning when we're tracking rain. i want to show you the evening planner. we're at 44 degrees, and we'll

overnight, but that's a good thing. the clouds add to the blanket so the temperatures really can't dip down too much. we're looking at near steady temperatures overnight. by 9:00 p.m., maybe a few sprinkles out there and around 42 degrees. 11:00 p.m., still around 42. and it will really be tomorrow morning when we're waking up to showers across the area. at about 4:17, i'll walk you throughout your saturday hour by hour, letting you know when the rain moves in and when it leaves. >> thank you. gas prices are climbing, and right now, some government employees are in trouble for filling up their tanks, and they did it on your dime. >> need to do last-minute shopping? the experts say you need to do this first to make it easier. and to find e best dealsth.

there is debate and there are a lot of questions this afternoon about president-elect donald trump's tweets about nukes. trump says that until the rest of the world comes to its senses regarding nuclear weapons, this country should strengthen and expand ours. his tweet stunned most nuclear experts. fixating on the word expand. one expert tells nbc news that would be a change in u.s. policy. at the end of year news conference this morning, vladimir putin bragged russia's nuclear arms system is more efficient than the u.s. system and he wants to expand. >> meanwhile, there is word this afternoon that president obama's final major address will take place from chicago next month. nbc news has learned it will be on january 10th, shortly after the st

hawaii where they're on vacation. president obama began his political career in illinois, first as a state senator, then later as a u.s. senator before becoming president in 2009. >> we're learning new details about two deadly crashes in baltimore. today, the maryland transportation authority identified the truck driver who died when his tanker slid off i-95 and burst into flames. his name is clinton worrell, and he lived in baltimore. the same stretch of 95, where worrell died, two other people were killed in a 70-car pileuf. both happened last weekend. >> time is running out to find the perfect gift. what you can do before you hit the stores that could make the last-minute shopping easier and why it may be a bad idea to wait

it's the final countdown, with the first night of hanukkah tomorrow, and christmas day on sunday. time is running out to get that perfect gift. >> yeah, nbc's chris pallone takes a look at the last-minute rush to buy gifts. >> it seems like everyone has a secret strategy. >> i got here really early. >> to finish up the last-minute holiday shopping when time isn't on your time, many say having a plan is the key to keeping your sanity. g

the stores, avoid the lines. do what you can to get in and get out. >> the national retail federation predicts americans will spend nearly $656 billion this season, an increase of 3.5% over last year, and those shoppers will spend an average of $935 on gifts. many hubting for bargains. >> i love being able to go in and say you saved $100. i'm like, yes. all about the savings to me. >> believe it or not, 20% of holiday shoppers will wait until christmas eve to hit stores. >> doing all right considering i haven't started. >> some thrive under the pressure. >> i guess it would be slightly stressful, but the fun is more just the fact that we waited to the last minute. it's kind of the e oh, god, i need to do this now. it's sort of fun like that. >> this is fun. this is the greatest time of the year. >> it may be the thought that counts, but for the procrastinators among us, finding the perfect gift for that special someone is tru

>> we have some more details on holiday shopping hours for christmas eve. walmart will be closing at 6:00, two hours earlier than last year. target will stay open until 10:00. tyson's mall closes at 5:00, and the leesburg and potomac mall outlets close at 6:00. fair oaks mall also closing at 6:00. >> you better get tracking. >> and amelia, folks will be running around, trying to get last-minute shopping done in the rain? >> some showers around, yeah, tomorrow morning. so it looks like the rain will be here pretty much when we're waking up tomorrow morning. as early as 4:00, 5:00 a.m. if not, you can anticipate showers for sure by 7:00 a.m. as we move into the afternoon and evening hours, we're dry, so if you head out to holiday services for your saturday night, roads will be dry at that point. if you still have holiday opping to do, i don't

so here are your weather headlines. showers around tomorrow morning into the midday hours. looking drive for christmas and new year's eve. yesterday, it was looking dry. still looking dry today, but now it's looking cold. wait until you see the numbers as we ring in 2017. look at the numbers right now. currently, pretty much everybody between 44 and 46 degrees. 44 in washington. 45 up in frederick, and 46 in culpepper. we do have a lilt cloudiness out there, and that's a good thing. when rain moves in tomorrow morning, we're kind of around 40 degrees. no worries of freezing rain. again, look at your outlook. travel, wet roads in the morning hours. if you want some exercise in by the afternoon, not bad at that point. maybe some peeks of sunshine, and that last-minute holiday shopping, again, better by the afternoon. weather wise, evening church services, looking at temperatures in the 40s, too, with a warm jacket and festive holiday scarf, probably. here's future weather tomorrow morning. 5:00 a.m., scattered showers across the

nature. that's good. not really going to have an impact on visibility, just wet roads across the area. you know what any rain does to our area. really can have an impact on traffic. 8:00 a.m., notice just about everybody seeing showers and at this point, notice yellows on the map. that's heavier rain over toward the eastern shore and up to parts of new jersey. just not in our area, though. by 11:00 a.m., the white here, just cloudiness. the green showers east of 95, and then after that, 3:00, well, maybe some peeks of sunshine. coming up at 4:45, lauryn will be talking about what kind of temperatures you can expect tomorrow afternoon and evening as you celebrate hanukkah or christmas. tomorrow overall, a high of 51 degrees. and over the next new days, here are the potential flight delays across the area. tomorrow, the pacific northwest and the rockies could see flight delays with snow. a christmas, the plains could be heavily impactedeter with snow or the potential with severe thunderstorms. but monday and tuesday, acro

quiet, so you're likely okay there. if you or family and friends travel. the next ten days, christmas, near 50 degrees. mix of clouds and sun. monday, plenty of clouds. notice tuesday, mild. 61, and then i want to point out on the ten-day new year's eve day. a high of 35 degrees, so that means at night, we're in the low 30s and 20s as we ring in the new year. and on the new year, 2017, looking pretty normal. 43 degrees with plenty of sunshine. again, lauryn will be up next talking about what you can expect hour by hour tomorrow afternoon and evening. >> thanks, amelia. whether you're staying in town or heading out, traffic could be a big issue tonight and tomorrow. here's a live look at chopper 4. this is the beltway over river road. you can see backups heading toward the american legion bridge. >> we're working for you with the best times to leave to avoid some of that traffic.

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this time of year if you're jewish, you're generally finished with hanukkah and enjoying the eight gifts. for the first time in 40 years, the first night of the jewish festival of light falls on

the lighting of the national menorah takes place on sunday, on the ellipse. the ceremony starts at 4:00. you can get tickets, they're free, but you have to order them online. >> a bartender jumped into action to help a customer who was choking. he performed the heimlich maneuver and probably saved the man's life. >> now the man is recovered and he wants the bartender to know how grateful he is. jackie bensen has more on his jen rnerous gift. >> darko, a bartender at the oakville grill in bethesda received the most generous tip of his career this week. >> it will take me two months to earn that. >> that is not the story. the gift is the result of an incident in the restaurant a couple weeks ago that could have had a tragic outcome. >> he was at a table, took a bite of food, swallowed, and immediately realized something was very wrong. luckily, just a few feet away, there was someone who had life saving experience. but that is not the

>> when i approached from the back, he was basically, he couldn't breathe. >> the longtime owner of the restaurant made a new policy. >> all the servers practice on each other so they know exactly how to do it, where to do it, because i think this should be a requirement. >> but that is not the story. the 29-year-old bartender initially refused his grateful customer's generosity. >> it's not something that is -- that i did for something. >> the grateful customer eventually mailed the gift to him, both asked we not reveal the amount. some will go to make a happier christmas for the parents who raised him to do the right thing for its own sake. >> thank you much. >> you are very welcome. thank you so much. >> and exchanged warmest greetings with the very camera-shy man whose family is grateful for the fast reflexes and big heart of darko. and that is the s

4. >> it was worth the wait to see that handshake between the two of them. >> a big heart. very generous, and a life-saving skill. >> great to see that the restaurant is going to have the entire staff. i think more restaurants should do that. >> i agree. >> some local government workers have been cheating uncle sam. >> they're racking up big bills at the gas pump on your dime. we'll tell you what the team has learned. >> and some flight attendants say they're getting sick on the job, and it's not because of the altitude. why their uniforms may be the problem. >> going to be a soggy start to the holiday weekend. storm team 4 is tracking rain and how that could impact your

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four things to go on this friday afternoon. right now at 4:30, the holiday travel rush is on. chopper 4 is over the american legion bridge right now. these are are live pictures. you can see things are moving rather slowly because of a disabled car. it's right in the middle of the outer loop. slowing things down there. aaa is expected today to be the busiest departure day of the holiday travel season. a look at the best times to leave coming up later. >> the hostage situation aboard a plan in malta is over now. the flight was hijacked this morning after leaving libya. hijackers freed all 111 passengers and crew members and en

>> police in fairfax are investigating two crime scenes they think could be connected. investigators believe someone killed a man at his home in springfield this morning and then a woman was found dead behind a home in burke. they believe her death is suspicious as well. it's not clear how these two scenes may be connected. the prime suspect behind this weekend's christmas market attack in berlin is now dead. shot and killed by police in milan, iterally. when they say he tried to pull a gun on them. now, investigators are trying to figure out whether he had help. 12 people died in that attack tuesday, and dozens more have been hurt. >> president-elect donald trump has gotten the world's attention after declaring today, quote, let it be an arms race. >> that's coming after yesterday's tweet in which he said the u.s. needed to strengthen its nuclear arsenal. jennifer johnson joins us live from capitol hill with more. jennifer. >> well, chris and pat, president-elect continued his tough talk today about nuclear

countries on notice. a cold war of words between president-elect donald trump and russian president vladimir putin. after both leaders called for expanding their nuclear arsenals. today, mr. trump had an off-camera conversation with msnbc's mika brzezinski, telling her -- >> let it be an arms race. we'll outmatch them at after pass. >> trump enjoyed a casual golf outing with tiger woods. his incoming press secretary tried to clarify. >> the president isn't saying we're going to do this. they said unless they come to their senses. it's a warning to them that this president is going to take action. >> both leaders called for their countries to strengthen their nuclear capabilities, but today, putin told reporters if someone accelerates and speeds up the arms race, it's not us. sbl something as complex and important as nuclear weapon strategy cannot be communicated in the course of 140 characters in a twitter message. this is

american president should be behaving. >> trump today released a week-old christmas letter from putin who expressed hope for more cooperation between the two countries, prompting a less confrontational response from trump, saying a very nice letter from vladimir putin. i hope both sides are able to live up to these thoughts and we do not have to travel an alternate path. today, putin held a press conference denying that russian hacking had anything to do with hillary clinton's election loss, and saying the democrats need to learn how to lose with dignity. live on capitol hill, i'm jennifer johnson. pat, back to you. >> thank you, jennifer. new details now following an arrest in the road rage shooting of a 3-year-old boy in little rock. the suspect, gary holmes, was ar arraigned today and pleaded not guilty to murder charges. holmes surrendered to police last night. he's being held without bond. he's accused of shooting into a car driven by the little boy's grandmother. she told authorities she had

saturday night, a man honked his horn when she didn't move quickly enough, got out of his car and then opened fire. >> we have been reporting on the video of this video of a white police officer wrestling a black woman to the ground. sparking outrage, now viewed well over 2.5 million times. the takedown happened in ft. worth, texas. the woman actually called police to say her neighbor had choked her 7-year-old son for littering in the neighborhood. things escalated after the officer asked her why she didn't teach her son not to litter. the officer is seen wrestling the woman to the ground. he arrests her and her two teenage daughters. the video appears to have some gaps in it, but the family's attorney says it wasn't edited. they just got a phone call that interrupted the feed. the mother is now considering a civil rights claim against the officer. >> it made me feel less of a parent that i couldn't pr

>> she was charged with resisting arrest. the officer has been placed on restricted duty. in a statement, the ft. worth police acknowledge the video may raise serious questions but they're asking for time so their investigators can thoroughly examine it. >> only on news 4, the i-team finds fraud at the pump. as scott mcfarland reports, in three separate cases, federal wurjers from northern virginia have admitted cheating uncle sam at the gas station. >> good afternoon. in this season of giving, we found three local u.s. government workers admitting being on the take from taxpayers and doing so at the gas pump. each admitting using their government issued taxpayer funded gasoline card to fill up their personal vehicles. in each case, the men made off with thousands of dollars in fraudulent purchases before the feds caught them and stopped them. including at the pumps, on base, here at ft.

investigators say this type of crime and common and they recovered an average of $400,000 in these fraudulent gas purchases in each. in the past several years. >> when you're sitting at a gas station and you see a vehicle without a government tag using one of our obvious government credit cards, that's a red flag in and of itself. >> tonight, we dig into the li local northern virginia cases, where did the men work and how did they get caught. for now, scott mcfarland, news 4. >> got some important information about mail delivery over the christmas holiday. first of all, post offices will be closed on monday. regular mail will not be delivered sunday or monday. post offices and mail delivery will pick up as normal starting tuesday. well, those clouds rolled in pretty quickly throughout the region. we had a little sunshine today. temperatures made it into the mid to upper 40s, and they're going to drop jusl

too far. 44 is our temperature now. we have a southerly wind that's not that bad. nothing to complain about. dry conditions across the region as you make your way out of town, make your way home, settle in for the holiday weekend. of course, that cloud cover will lend to a little rain as we get into tomorrow. but you can see pretty mild along the east coast, new york at 45. warmer to the south, obviously. we do have some showers to the west, that's ahead of a frontal system that will bring it our way, but nothing showing up on the radar now. here's the frontal system, a little snow. i haven't looked but i'm going to say there's probably delays at chicago airport, at o'hare. all the way up through wisconsin, going up through minnesota. but again, down for us, we'll see rain move into our area, so we'll time it out and talk about christmas eve coming up. >> thanks, lauryn. >> we have breaking news now from the sky. where nbc has confirmed that actress

suffered a massive heart attack while on a plane. she was flying from london to los angeles when she went into cardiac arrest. tmz first reported that people onboard were administering cp rrk. she was taken to a hospital once the plane landed. we do not yet know her condition. carrie fisher is best known for her role in "star wars" and recently wrote a book. she's 60 years old. we'll bring you more about the story. >> stars are already tweeting we should send special thoughts to her and her family. >> all kind of new gadgets unwrapped in the next few days but how much screen time is too much? how to maintain a healthy balance. >> it's not your average sleepover. the new social media challenge that has many people breaking the laws, and it could involve

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thousands of flight attendants have filed a grievance with american airlines and say their new uniforms are making them sick. the flight attendants say they have been getting rashes and skin blistering and suffing from wheezing, headaches and vertigo. they're a blend of polyester and wool. it's offering cotton versions to anyone who is sensitive to wool, and researchers are testing the packaging those uniforms came in. >> are you kids getting tech toys and video games for christmas? >> there will be lots of time to stare at those screens over the break. nbc's erica edwards shares some ways we can try to maintain a

all of those gadgets during the holidays. >> reporter: kids will want to spend as much time as possible on their new tech toys. screen times will understandably increase, but pediatricians say maintaining a balance over holiday break is important. one tip, before your kids even open their gift, it may be a good idea to set ground rules so they don't overdo it. >> just have a discussion with your children that these are the holidays. you know, this is not how it's always going to be when we get back into school. we'll get back to our usual routines. >> also, make sure children are a part of all holiday festivities and they're also engaging with friends and family. setting up media-free sezones le at the dinner table can be helpful. experts say parents should lead by example. >> put our cell phones and tablets away, and just really look at each other and interact and have conversations.

because nothing takes place that important face-to-face interaction. >> for mom and dads still considering whether to purchase their child's first mobile device, experts say it's not the age but the maturity levels. >> if your child is losing their backpack or their homework folder all the time, then it's going to be pretty expensive to lose a cell phone. >> what better way to keep an eye on your kids' media use than to play the games with them? erica edwards, nbc news. you know, the christmas song "up on the house top." i don't. one local family can say their rooftop is their christmas gift. how the community came together to make it happen. and between last-minute shopping, holiday travel, and some rain in our forecast, it's going to be an interesting next 24 hours if you plan to hit the roads. chopper 4 is live over a very busy tyson's corner center right now. we'll tl you the bestel t

all the holiday hustle and bustle is in full swing. and if you're not leaving town, you may be having rushing around to do. here's a live look at tyson's corner center from chopper 4. you can see those parking lots are still pretty full, and the road getting in, still some people coming in, trying to do last-minute shopping. also taking arthlo

live traffic camera from the american legion bridge. things appear to be picking up again. earlier, we saw some big backups as cars were dodging a disabled car in the middle lane. >> aaa is predicting that the 2016 holiday season will be a record breaker. between now and the 2nd of january, the agency is expecting some 2 million people from the washington metro area will drive 50 miles or more to get to their celebrations. and across the country, 93 million will likely do the same thing. today, news 4 asked local drivers how they plan to get around all the gridlock. >> i think i will probably hang out on christmas day, do more christmas shopping and try to wait it out. >> i'm going to have to ask work to let me leave early. >> do you have back roads you rely on, any tricks? >> of course, yes. >> you can't tell us what they are? >> no. >> well, we can tell you about some alternate routes and

restrictions and work zones over the holiday weekend. >> i'm melissa mollet with your first 4 traffic and a look at tips if you're heading out of town or even heading back into town. remember, travel at off-peak times. that means leaving early or late when fewer people will be on the roads. if the bottom of the beltway or i-95 in virginia are bad, you can think about taking 301 instead. sometimes it doesn't pop to mind. all major work zones in virginia and lane closures will be lifted from noon friday to noon tuesday. they're light after christmas. restrictions on 6 and 95 lifted on monday the 26th and also the day after new year's day on january 2nd. as far as the express lanes go on i-95, this is important here. so on friday, they shut down northbound 10:00 a.m., open southbound at noon. saturday, southbound there all day, and sunday, there on christmas, closed

midnight, opened at 2:00 a.m. alternate in maryland, if 270 is packed, try 15. if 95 is jammed, think about vw parkway. sometimes we don't, even if you're familiar or from the area. have a wonderful holiday. looks like from everything we have seen, it looks like maybe getting out tonight may be a little better for shopping than tomorrow. >> absolutely. i don't know how the malls are going to be, don't have a forecast on that. >> some of us are going to find out. >> i think i'm one of them. >> exactly, it really doesn't look that bad this evening. tomorrow morning, that's when we have a little bit of a different story. could be a little rainy out there as we head through tomorrow morning and into the early afternoon. i can't rule out a few sprinkles tonight. amelia and i been talking about this. we put it in there because some models are hinting we could get a little moisture out there after about 9:00, but that's all we're looking at. i don't think

will definitely need one tomorrow morning, but sunday, christmas day looking good, and after tomorrow's rain, the next chance of rain is not going to be until tuesday. 44 right now, and we're going to warm up a little. cool down a little bit, not warm up, but not that bad because temperatures are only going to fall to the upper 30s. we have that cloud cover us so it acts as a blanket. a few sprinkles possible, but near steady temperatures overnight, right around the 40 degree mark. not a lot showing up on the radar right now. we'll widen it out for you. we have a frontal system moving through the area. it's a pretty weak front, so we're not expecting a lot of rain, just a little showers and through the early afternoon. but again, if you're flying, i said i would bet that chicago had air delays, and in fact, amelia looked at it and said no delays in that area, but they have some delays in minnesota. so again, that frontal system moving to our area. the rest of the united states looks pretty good, except for san francisco and going down through the west coast wh

rain will be with us by 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning and it will fill in through about 7:00, 8:00. look how quickly it moves out. if you need to shop, tomorrow afternoon is the time to to it. evening services looking good tomorrow at midnight, first night of hanukkah looking good, and we continue through sunday morning a-okay. saturday morning, temperatures right around 50 degrees as we get into the afternoon with a.m. showers. so if you're traveling around saturday, especially in the morning, going to be wet. sunday and monday, try. so as far as your weekend outlook goes, light those luminaries, no rain saturday night. midnight services around 40 degrees. it's going to be fairly mild. we'll stay 40 throughout the overnight. testing toys, maybe opening them early on christmas eve, a-okay to get out and about tomorrow afternoon through tomorrow evening. christmas looks great. temperatures in the upper 40s, and we stay in the upper 40s monday by tuesday. that's our next chance of rain. look at that, right around 60 degrees befo

down. another chance of rain on thursday. >> all right, thanks lauren n. you'll be able to track santa's progress as he delivers gifts to homes across the globe. norad has been keeping tracks on santa and his reindeer. their website tracks his journey every year. you can also watch videos, play games, and get an answer to the age old question, is santa real? open our nbc washington app and search santa tracker to get a link to their site. >> well, it seems christmas came early for a mother of three in fairfax county. courtesy of a new roof over her head. >> her name is sherry blackburn. she was selected for the dry home roofing and siding holiday program. every year, the company provides a homeowner or a nonprofit a free roof. well, blackburn got the most nominations from customers and from the community. >> well, when we let her know she was going to get a free roof, i think the biggest problem that we had was convincing her that she w

and we weren't trying to sell her something. so it was kind of nice. i think it was total disbelief. >> and a great surprise. the company didn't realize at the time that she was selected, but blackburn was a previous customer decades ago during its first years in business. good for her. >> yeah. >> we have all been guilty of it, from time to time, you borrow a book from the library, forget to return it on time. mark segraves has the story of what happened when a man returned a couple books to his local library that were decades overdue. >> john kramer and his family live just blocks from the twin brook library here in maryland in the '70s. his parents checked out two books in 1973 and 1974 and never returned them. a few months ago, kramer found those books in the family home in ontario. and he did something very special. he

cents a day for more than 3,000 days. and he wrote a check to the library system for more than $1,500. kramer, who now lives in minnesota, says his family spent many memorable hours at the libraries here in montgomery county, and he just wanted to give something back. coming up on news 4, you'll hear from him, the library system, and you'll find out what they're going to do with that money and what's going to happen to those books. >> it's a troubling new trend. teenagers spending the night in stores well after the stores close. why there's so much at stake for those trying to compete in the sleep over challenge. >> this is news 4, first at 4:00.

ikea and other big retailers are cracking down on a troubling new trend. teenagers hiding out in stores overnight, and then posting videos of their adventures. >> they call it the sleep over challenge, but as miguel almaguer reports, it's serious business. kids could be charged with trespassing and even go to jail. >> tonight, we are going to try to sleep in ikea. >> the craze appears to have started with these two belgian teens. back in january, the best friends filmed themselves at their local ikea store, hiding in a closet until closing. then they spent the night ro roaming the store, bouncing

around. >> they have really good beds here. >> and mugging for their camera. >> we made it. casually slept in ikea. >> it began a little bit as a joke. we came up with the idea to film it. and to put it on the internet. it blew up like crazy. >> their youtube video, two idiots at night in ikea, went viral with more than two million views. and it's apparently inspired copy cats world wide, in canada, these ubers filled their overnight escapade in a walmart. >> shhh. >> here in the u.s., these friends recorded their night hiding inside the play set at a mcdonald's. >> is this trespassing? >> they weren't caught. but these british youths weren't so lucky after their night in an ikea store. >> might be getting arrested for trespassing. >> are you worried you may have started something that could get other kids in trouble? >> maybe a little bit. be free, but

responsible. >> in a statement to nbc news, ikea said, the safety and security of our co-workers and customers is our highest priorities. that's why we do not allow sleepovers in our stores. walmart told us, we do not condone any activity inside our stores that could result in vandalism, destruction of property, or physical injury and will take appropriate action if necessary. as for these two, they never heard from ikea after posting their video. they don't plan any more sleepovers there. >> i guess you had to think about it twice before you do it. >> well, those teens hid in that wardrobe closet for three hours waiting for closing time. now they're promising to visit stores during norm al business hours. >> well, there will be happy holidays when you get to them. the light morning commute may not bear any resemblance to

>> if you're leaving tonight for your holiday destination or if you're heading to the stores to finish that christmas store holiday shopping, we've got chopper 4 up in the skies keeping an eye on the roads for you. >> storm team 4 has a look at your holiday weekend forecast. rain coming our way. we'll tell you when it's expected to rive. we start tonight with new terror concerns and a call to be vigilant during the holidays. >> nbc news has learned isis supporters may be looking to target churches here in the u.s. and abroad during holiday gatherings. jackie bensen is live with more on this story. jackie. >> pat, this comes from a bulletin obtained by nbc news, sent by the department of homeland security and the fbi to remind first responders and security planners to remain vigilant. now, it references a link that was published on december 21st on a pro-isil social media platform. it contains names and addresses of churches in the u.s. all of those addresses

probably available information, and that information has been previously published online. most concerning, according to the bulletin, are posts to the original link that called for aspirational attacks. according to the bulletin, the post urges these attacks to be carried out on churches, hotels, coffee shops. streets, markets, and other public places and that list includes locations in the u.s., canada, france, and the netherlands. intelligence officials think that the list in their words is likely not indicative of a specific credible threat. now, what can you do going into this holiday weekend ahead of this? it's been stated many, many times. keep your eyes open. look around. suspicions gun sales, suspicious vehicle sales. if you want to know more about this, the department of homeland security has published a lik, what to look for. you can download our app and search security. >> thank you,