essentially expelled 35 russian diplomats who work at the embassy here in d.c. >> also part of the sanctions, a russian-owned compound in maryland on the eastern shore one of two compounds that will eventually be shut down by the state department. you're looking at that. . it was over the compound earlier and a flurry of activity both at the compound and outside of it. >> news 4's darcy spencer continues our coverage from the russian embassy in northwest d.c. with a closer look at the steps taken today by the white house. >> we are live outside the russian embassy. but we're actually on the

backside. this is where some of the diplomats and staffers live. some of these diplomats, presumably, are among those going to be expound from this country as the president maeks goods to retaliation for russian hacking. let's show you video of the front side. this is in response to the cyber attacks and hacking affecting the 2016 election and the aggressive harassment of diplomats in russia. the president also saying the u.s. is going to provide corporate america and cyber network defenders critical information to stop and guard against russia's malicious activity. let's show you video of the compound on the eastern shore. the president is shutting down two russian compounds. including the one on the eastern shore. the 45-acre compound was bought by the soviet union in 1972. it's been used apparently as a vacation and retreat location for russian diplomats and

staffers. they have until noon tomorrow to get out. we have seen cars with u.s. government tags there at the compound. it's water front property. earlier today, mark warner issued a statement saying that basically praising the president's actions today, but also saying that the next president and the congress also had to support these actions in order to prevent future attacks. back to you. >> darcy spencer, thank you. developing in israel, more fallout from the vote by the u.n. security council. this is the one that condemns israeli settlements in the west bank and east jerusalem. officials now canceling a vote on applications to build nearly 500 new homes for israelis. the u.s. abstained from the initial vote making that resolution possible. tonight rabbis here are weighing in on the issue. chris gordon has the story.

>> reporter: these came to the white house to support president obama. they say israeli settlements, the cause of bloodshed and unrest. they feel the obama administration made the right decision to abstain from the u.n. security council vote to condemn settlements. >> we hope that this resolution is a step towards peace, a step towards ending the suffering of an entire people. >> reporter: condemn iing israe settlements. a past president of the washington board of rabbis. something tha

do. >> the rabbis demonstrating the at the white house blame israel for the lack of negotiations. >> killing, oppressing and occupying is totally forbidden. >> early in the obama administration israeli prime minister responded to the request to stop developing new settlements and none were built. >> the problem is that the palestinians have not been willing to discuss these issues. at the end of the day, they are more interested in continuing the conflict than to ending it. >> that was chris gordon reporting. a man is dead and a deputy is in serious condition this evening after an exchange of gunfire on the eastern shore. investigators say this happened when a deputy escorted a woman to her boyfriend's home to collect her belongings. the woman and her boyfriend had gotten into a fight. the man identified as james rich fired shots at the deputy. that

rich. that deputy got wounded in the exchange. right now a deal to cut down violence across syria is in the works. a cease-fire will begin at midnight. it's between turkey and russia. not clear how long it will last or really just how successful it will be. but we do know both sides said they will follow the terms of the treaty. the u.s. was not involved in the deal. it comes days after forces said they kicked out the last remains of rebel fighters in aleppo. early morning snow and ice in frederick, maryland. >> up towards frederick county, washington county, we did see some of that snow and ice early this morning. you can see it on the radar

behind it, now we're starting to see the colder air and the wind really developing now. winds gusting 25 to 35 miles per hour and that's going to start bringing our windchills down as well. right now in our region, tracking a couple snow showers earlier. now they are all falling apart. now it's just the cold. take a look at these numbers. the windchill down to 44 in d.c. 34 in hagerstown. 28 in pittsburgh. and that's where we'll be tomorrow. much colder during the day tomorrow. that is for sure. the feels like temperature around 28. by tomorrow morning, windchill temperatures in the teens and 20s across the region. so get ready. bundle up. i'll have the forecast for the new years eve. >> new video of a meltdown in motown. fans say trey u songs lost

he's now charged with assaulting an officer. . you're looking at cell phone video from a concert goer. . it shows songs throwing things as officerings came to remove him from the stage. one officer got hit in the head and was taken to the hospital with a concussion. he's due back in court next week. d.c. police hope newly released video will help them identify the driver of a hit-and-run crash that killed a woman trying to cross the street. they say this suv struck and killed jacqueline cole tuesday morning as she crossed 14th street in columbia heights. cole was deaf and lived nearby. also in d.c., there's a new bench on a sidewalk that has a lot of people turning heads. >> it's aimed a at bringing police and kids together. mark segraves has the story. >> this is the woodland terrace of southeast washington. it has

and crime. yesterday on this sidewalk, ten i -- illegal handguns showed up. >> let's come together and do something positive. >> ronnie is all too familiar with gun violence. once having a gun pointed right in his face. >> i'm tired of seeing my people die. ronnie is part of a group of teens at the police department and local nonprofit the earth conservation cores has been taking illegal guns. so it showed us how to come together. >> the bench is the first guns to roses bench but it's not going to be the last. >> young people and police officers standing side by side creating something.

>> they looked back in the bench when others in the community see it. i u made that. >> guns to roses teaches kids a little bit about welding, a little bit about art and a lot about life. in southeast, mark segraves, news 4. how about a heartwarming story? this is officer leiton. he found this puppy when she was a few weeks old in fairfax county. the officer brought the puppy to the animal shelter where they named her orphan annie. when nobody claimed the dog, he decided to foster and then adopt the. puppy. she now has a loving family for life. cute little pup there. still ahead this evening, the special steps one police department is taking to keep drunk drivers off the road this new years eve. i'm scott macfarlane along

coming up, more drug traffickers could be beside you in traffic on our local roads. our report, coming up. and local water officials are finally making public what few have known for awhile. washington, d.c. has no backup supply of clean drinking water. and with just days until the brand new year, we want to know do you make resolutions? it's our flash survey today. the options, yes, no, and yes but they don't last. most of you who already answered say you make them but they don't last. a quick break. log on to our nbc washington facebook page. tell us about your new year's resolutions.

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it was a major drug bust. one man was driving with 250 pounds of marijuana. news 4's scott macfarlane has been doing some digging sdpound the drug bust might have been big but not rare. there's a new spike in drivers caught carrying loads of drugs to and through our business uiest roads. scott is live with the details you'll see only on

>> reporter: le in order thomp sons was driving his pickup when police stopped him for a traffic violation. according to investigators. inside his truck they found more than they expected. 6k kilos of cocoin. he was ordered to prison. earlier this month near clarksburg, police stopped a man with 250 pounds of marijuana in his van. he was headed from pittsburgh to virginia, investigator says. >> in this part of the country in the northeast, drugs typically run north to south. interstate 95, north to south. >> former trooper and transit officer neil franklin. >> the cartels and other major organizations, crime

they know this so they ship a little more knowing it's going to be intercepted and what they want to arrive in new york or miami or baltimore city or philadelphia, it arrives. >> reporter: if i-95 and highways are a hot spot for drug trafficking they are growing hotter. a e review of state records by news 4 shows the number of drug arrests by u state police troopers has jumped by hundreds just this year. >> those things that a human can't. >> the agency's canine unit including brian herb are part of a large number of those busts. >> it's in every county. it's everywhere. >> canines are an important tool for fighting a crime that's difficult to see through the windshield. when state police placed a small bag to officers outside of bar risks it took less than a minute for him to

that part of our story it tonight on news 4 at 6:00. for now live in rockville, scott macfarlane, news 4. >> thank you. we have got a major recall to tell you about now. it involves nearly 650,000 honda odyssey my u any vans. there's a problem with the second row seats which may not lock and could move unexpectedly during a crash. the recall covers odysseys from 2011 to 2016. honda says they discovered the problem through warranty claims. . there are no reports of injuries. honda is sending out recall notices next month. dealers will repair the faulty levers for free. starting next week, new cameras will be in place as police try to crack down on speeders. the cameras will be near south washington street. the

warning period that starts next wednesday. but come february, if it you get a citation, if you're caught speeding, you have to pay the fines connected to it. the cameras will be up and running by then. a family in prince george's county has to find a a new place to stay after a fire ripped through their home. it started just before 11:00 this morning. you can see the thick smoke pouring from the second floor and roof. and much of the roof is now missing. the fire burned through it causing a portion of it to cave in. the mom and son were able to get out safely. the damage is estimated at $250,000. prince george's county is leading maryland in rising property values. on average property values increased about 6.4%. in an assessment of 750,000 homes in prince george's county, propert

14%. commercial property values increased 11.5%. we take it for granted. every time we turn on the sinks and assume the water is going to flow. it's exposed serious vulnerabilities in the water supply. particularly here in the district. we take a look at the problem and a possible solution. >> this this story came to light a cup can l weeks ago. remember when there was that scene on the potomac that was back to the dickerson power plant in upper montgomery county. they have learned that there's only a 24 to 48-hour amount of backup water that the washington aqua duct has. and the to tom mac is the sole source of water for d.c., arlington and falls church. they have some extra water from the

experts at the washington area were glad to talk to us about this situation because they think it's important to discuss that the local water plant are not connected. so if one plant has a problem, they can't help each other of the out. there's now discussion and testing of to build what could be a shared reservoir that would help all three of the water companies in the area. we'll have all those details tomorrow morning. >> thanks so much. storm team 4 is tracking a few snow showers on the radar west of d.c. the snow flakes are starting to die down. cold air is moving in. when you'll really start to feel

>> it was a slushy start. new england is going to get slammed with a foot of snow.

>> we might get snow. but republically the cold air m in now. we have a chance to see some snow in the forecast. i'll show you what's happening. clear skies and mostly in the d.c. area. you can see this vantage point looking towards national harbor region is a good shot tonight. temperatures 49 degrees, but they are dropping. winds out of the west at 13 miles per hour. we have seen those winds gusting upwards of 25 to 30 miles per hour. and that's going to give us the windchill. windchill is already in the low 30s right now. temperature wise we're at 36 in winchester. so much cooler tonight. and especially during the day tomorrow. the windchill only in the 20s. now on the radar, we were

tracking a couple light snow showers coming through. those typically guy off. that's what happened. could see some tomorrow though. some snow showers. it's not going to be much. they are going to be lake-effect snow. developing around our region. maybe a couple snow showers. that's about it. but look back to the west here. we are still seeing snow towards the mountains of west virginia and western maryland. and the big storm towards new england is becoming a monster nor'easter. really starting to develop and strengthen here. boston gets rain for them. but for us means windy conditions. for us what we're seeing in our area just the cold tomorrow. but notice back towards the west f you're thinking about heading out to areas, winter storm warnings in effect. and they are going to see snowfall 5 to 10 inches of snow expected during the day on friday. . if you're heading there this weekend, a lot of people going skiing for the holiday. looking good for the west. speaking of ski and snow board forecast, how about the rest of the ar

base 8 to 16 inches. and then back to the west, towards snow shoe, these areas will get snow. but even around liberty, they will be able to make it tomorrow. looking like a good weekend if you're thinking about doing some skiing. temperature wise, 42 degrees. windy and cold. wind chills in the 20s. so a much different day tomorrow. the good news here on saturday. windchills in the 30s to 40s. sunday 51 degrees for the first day of 2017. then we look at monday and tuesday. some rain moving in. not a lot of rain, but temperatures go way up. 60 degrees on tuesday. temperatures come crashing down and take a hook at next friday and saturday. the first real shot. first shot of snowfall. still way out there. we'll continue to watch it for you here from the storm

enjoy. >> thank you, doug. striking back at russia. a sharp response to russia's alleged use of sicyber attacks interfere with the presidential election. >> the sanctions imposed just this afternoon by president obama. what this could mean for the incoming trump administration. fairfax county can police are stepping up their efforts to come drunk driving. i'll tell you about a special squad that's going to be out in force, coming up on news 4. and her son thinks she died of a broken heart while planning the funeral. >> we're remembering debbie reynolds. .

right now at 5:30, you're looking live at the front gate of the russian embassy in northwest d.c. reaction is pouring into the obama administration's decision to sanction russia for a number of alleged hacks during the election year and for a pattern of harassment against u.s. diplomats. a spokesperson for the foreign ministry said in a statement, quote, the people who resided in the white house for the last eight years are not the administration. they are a group of foreign policy losers. angry and narrow minded. ns

afternoon. he joins us live. and from the state department, either saying these officials were acting in a a manner inconsistent with the diplomatic or counsellor status. you were speaking bluntly. what exactly is the accusation here? >> essentially it means they are intelligence officials shorthand for saying they are spies. they are saying basically these aren't diplomats. let's be clear, though. the u.s. embassy has someone that actually works in the cia. several people working in the cia that are there under diplomatic cover. the likely response to the expulsion of these 35, you can expect from u.s. intelligence officers in russia they could potentially be expelled from russia, which basically means you have to start your intelligence gathering, your sourcing up again. you have to start from scratch. both countries will be reduced a little bit in their intelligence capabilities. the other thing they did, the property out there in maryland. it

out there on the eastern shore. that's going to be taken over essentially by the u.s. government. and one final point on this. that is the officials that russia's intelligence agency. they are unlikely to have a lot of ae sets and trading and contact with the state. >> hans nichols, we appreciate you joining us. thank you. now at 5:30, the number of traffic deaths that happened over the new year's eve holiday u is staggering and those involving alcohol can all be prevented. that's why fairfax county's new drunk driving squad will be out

derrick ward is in tyson's co corner with details on the drunk driving patrols. >> reporter: you know what? you add that new year's eve holiday coming on a weekend when there's already a higher incident of drink iing. . that is a recipe for trouble. now there are things that people are expected to do. don't drink too much. take public transportation. but where all of that failed, fairfax county police have a final line of defense in place to keep the roads safe. 43.5%, half of all traffic deaths that occur on new year's involve impaired driving. the safe driving efforts here this weekend. >> during the holiday season, a lot of folks are out taking advantage of some holiday parties and enjoying time with family and friends and

their main focus is getting img paired drivers off the roadways. where the impaired drivers are or when the impaired ones are out. >> we look at the arrest data and found that typically our impaired driving crashes and arrests were occurring between the 7:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. hours. so that's typically when we'll deploy the team. >> reporter: this new year's weekend a lot more places ask drivers will meet the criteria. there are programs creating safe alternatives. but the alcohol program is among them. they expect to be busy as well. >> any time we have one of our soberride offerings on a weekend or nice weather out, we're going to have both this time of year, our ridership always goes up. but i think we can handle it. >> that's like

designated drivers on the road. they provided 580 rides. >> with special squads, they may find themselves behind a breathalyzer machine and behind bars. >> who are the people? one of the requirements is they have a passion for dui enforcement. more on that coming up. >> thank you. this is a gun that it tsa officers confiscated. they had a loaded semiautomatic handgun that was in his carry on as he went through a security check point yesterday. debbie reynolds son says his mother died of

the actress died yesterday at the age of 84, just one day after the death of her famous daughter carrie fisher. stephanie gosk has a look back at her career and life. >> tragedy strikes twice for one of hollywood's most famous families. a day after the death of her daughter, debbie reynolds pass wad from a stroke. her son blaming a broken heart telling variety his mother said just hours before her death, i u miss her so much. i want to be with carrie. family and friends coming to grips with the loss of two icons from two eras in hollywood.

>> they have been dancing 30 years. i was dancing for three months. so i was hysterical. >> reynolds would go on to showcase her range earning an oscar nomination for the drama the unsinabling molly u brown. her favorite marriage to eddie fisher ended in a scandalous love triangle. reynolds would go on to marry and divorce two more times. >> i don't choose well. i don't blame anybody but myself. i just seem to have very poor taste in men. >> reynolds also had a volatile relationship with her daughter. one carrie fisher famously wrote about in her book "postcards from the e

the mother/daughter duo shared some similarities. both landed their breakout roles at age 19. rocketing to stardom both living in the public eye. the pair u e eventually ended their feud becoming very close. >> reynolds and fisher appearing in a rare performance on oprah in 2011. ♪ >> reynolds came from old hollywood. . musicals, very much where a studio owned you. whereas carrie fisher came from the rebellious '70s and she was like you don't have to tell me what to do. >> reporter: along with their legacies, their stories and personal relationship will live on with an upcoming documentary offering an intimate look at their

. >> you cannot keep that phone. it's ridiculous. >> reporter: the bond of this influential mother and daughter team captured in a statement from carrie's brother todd. she's gone to be with carrie. she loved taking care of her and now she's gone to be with her. >> that was stephanie gosk reporting. in our app, we have a photo gallery of reynolds' life. you can check it out by searching "debbie reynolds." >> no doubt you have gotten the e-mails and the mailers this time of year. charities pushing to help them in the season of giving. >> but before you give, make sure you know where your money is going and how to protect yourself against the scams. >> the redskins already treating sunday's game against the giants like a playoff game. but what else is motivating t

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no pressure here, but we're three days away from the redskins biggest game of the year. >> the farthest thing from the players' minds is the off season. >> the redskins are not just playing for a spot in the playoffs. it's much more than that. they are not ready for the 2016 season to be over. >> you definitely don't want to go home. you're preparing like you're going to have ano

win this football game and play our best football. >> i'm not reed day to take that bag and start cleaning out my locker. i know we have a a chance to get in. it's up to us. if we don't get in, it's because of us. >> our main goal is try to make the playoff. put ourselves in position and do great things. we had a few opportunities we didn't take advantage of early in the season. it's a time to redeem ourselves. >> they know they are already in. they may rest guys or not. but we're thinking our mind set is they are trying to knock us out. so we have to bring it. >> we need to focus on what we have to do. everything else will take care of itself. we have to stay focused and keep our eyes on everything that's in front of us. and continue to play together ask play hard and fast.

>> that's why they are treating it like a playoff game with a hope of making a deep run sbo january. >> a sheriffs deputy shot while trying to help a victim of domestic u violence. details on the shootout and the deputy's condition, next. for those looking to balance out the holiday gifts with giving, we have tips to avoid scam

we're learning new details about a deputy who remains in serious condition after an exchange of gunfire on the eastern shore. >> that shooting left

man dead following a domestic dispute. our baltimore station has a look at how it all unfolded. >> reporter: it all started with a text message. >> the suspect's girlfriend who was staying with him at his residence sent a text message saying they were involved in a physical altercation. >> the victim's father picked her up and took her to the sheriffs office. just after midnight, deputy warren scott hogan accompanied her back to the home in chestertown to get her blonkings. >> the suspect went sbo a back room. other residents and obtained a shotgun. he came out and fired one round. he then continued walking toward the deputy and was in close proximity when the suspect and deputy exchanged gunfire. . both were struck by the other gunfire. >> reporter: the suspect 52-year-old james rich died a at a nearby hospital. deputy hogan was flown to shock trauma with a shotgun wound to the torso under his

>> he was awake and talking but clear cannily critically injured. we got him to the operating room. we have completed at least the first of his operative procedures. he is still quite ill, but we are ep hopeful. >> we were there when he woke up out of surgery. he looks like he's in good series spirits. . >> reporter: the sheriff says deputy ohhogan is a four-year veteran of the force after serve years with another law enforcement agency. >> he's a really great guy. we have been here the entire time with him and his family supporting them through this traumatic event. >> the national law enforcement officers memorial fund says more officers were killed in 2016 responding to domestic disturbances than any other type of call. we have a page full of resources for you to help anyone affected by domestic violence. it's in our nbc washington app.

"safe at home." emergency workers going door to door to check on homeowners and survey damage after rolling storms knocked out power and cut trees in half. all this happening in northern georgia. the severe weather damaged about 25 homes. mostly as a result of the high winds. no report of any injuries there. none of here. but maybe a taste of winter weather. >> it's a change in our pattern. we're finally going to get to a winter pattern into 2017. but next couple days, we get really cold tomorrow. but it's really only one day of real cold air before things moderate a little bit as we head into the holiday weekend. out there right now, looking good. temperatures today got to the 50 degree mark. we're down to 49. winds out of the west at 13 miles per hour. we have seen those winds gusting 20 to 35 miles per hour. that is bringing in the colder air. 43 in leesburg. 45 in twin brook.

down quickly through the res of the night into the day tomorrow. we're not seeing any rain or snow. we did have the rain early or snow this morning. and then this afternoon, we saw a couple showers included back towards i-81. that could be the case. would not be surprised with the flow around the storm which is becoming a big storm. that flow could give us a couple showers. don't be surprised to see some flakes. not going to amount to much. back to the mountains. they could see a couple inches. a monster storm developing for them. but for us, it's the cold and wind we have to deal with tomorrow. 42 degrees. windy and cold. windchills 25 to 30 degrees. it's going to be a cold one. windchills in the 20s all day tomorrow. and it's going to be cold still on new year's day.

afternoon and evening, not too bad going to the festives. 4:00, chilly. 46 degrees and windchill around 39. around midnight our average low this time of year is 30. we'll be a little above that. . temperatures not all that bad for this time of year. new year's day looking pretty nice. 51 degrees. less wind and that is also the day that e we take on the giants. we need this win so bad. e we win and we're in they say. that's good news there. the forecast looking great for the game. 50 degrees at 4:00. and then some chance of light showers. any time i say snow, that's all i hear about. . i said snow next week. but first we have a good chance of rain monday and tuesday. temperatures going to the 60s. and then this is that pattern change i'm talking about. it does look like we're going to stay on the cold side for the second week of january. and yes, it does look like a good chance. the pattern is right for a storm

saturday time frame. we're watching that closely. right now, all eyes on the holiday weekend. just on the chilly side. >> all i hear is snow. >> i know. >> caught on camera, a driver losing control of his vehicle jumping the curb slamming into two gas pumps. . watch it right here. this is surveillance video from detroit shows that moment of impact. police say the driver had swerved to avoid a collision with another car that blew right through a red light. the driver was thrown from his vehicle and ended up in the hospital. but is expected to be okay. that was crazy. tis the season for giving and getting scammed. the year come s s to a close, donations to charities are on the rise. a warning from the attorney general. scammers often try to take advantage of your generosity. so here's four warning signs to e know so your good deed doesn't go to thieves. the charity refuses to

intends to use your donation. the charity u asks for your payment in cash or money order. the organization's name and e logo closely resemble another charity. the organization refuses to tell you how much of your donation actually goes to those in need. >> asked for written materials. if you can't get written materials. we'll go into our database and verify whether the charity that is soliciting you is, in fact, legitimate. >> be careful of the gofunde me pages unless you know the people involved. search "charity check." as we're talking donations, the clock is ticking to save money on taxes. just two days left to make donations to charity and get the write offs. we stopped by the goodwill this

week of the year. they are getting tens o of thousands of items each day. >> it's always nice to do that. but it's also nice to get a tax deduction as well as do something that going to be used by other people. it's a win-win situation. >> if you have plans to top stop by, your best bet is early morning or late afternoon. amazon is one step closer to making drone deliveries a reality. the company has been award ed a patent for a giant flying warehouse. . that warehouse would be u stocked with goods and act as a launch pad to deliver orders within minutes. . think of a big blimp or airship. amazon revealed some uses for the warehouse including at sporting events. in that case, they could stock it with fan gear and relocate near a game and then have drones deliver items to

this. a special kind of lighting er s ceremony to mark the sixth night of hanukkah in bethesda. check it out. when a group of people built what they are call iing a bagel nora, this is made out of bagels. there's an event planned in bethesda with bagelbagels. >> a lot of carbs right there. new information about a little girl and her great grandmother missing for a a few days. a lot of you talking about this on social media. they were driving from new jersey to north carolina. we now know what happened to them and how they survived for four days. that story is next on news 4 at 5:00.

authorities are trying to piece together how a 71-year-old woman and her great granddaughter got lost in virginia. she vanished on a trip to north carolina. four day its past with no sign of the two. now we're learning how they managed to survive in the woods. our sister station in richmond reports. >> reporter: our prayers have been answered. that's the message from barbara's family after the pair were rescued from a remote, wooded area wednesday night. family members

who took part in the search, but they are asking for continued prayers as the two recooperate in the hospital. the 71-year-old and a 5-year-old granddaughter were traveling from new jersey to north carolina for christmas when they lost their way. they weren't heard from for four days. family members in new jersey describe the happy reunion. >> she was happy to see them. >> she was so scared. she's a tough girl. she's very bright and smart. >> in the meantime, investigators are still trying to figure out why barbara ended up deep in the woods. they were found by a farmer walking through the property. richard shon has been hunting in that area for more than a decade. but he says even he has gotten disoriented in the vast

there's a creek in it. a swamp in it. it's a big block of woods so you can get lost. >> reporter: police found. the pair sitting outside their car. the 71-year-old was unconscious and the pair had survived for days on juice boxes and snacks. richardson says finding them alive and unharmed is nothing short of miraculous. >> it's just a blessing. everybody out here was praying for them. so it was a blessing. i'm glad they were found. >> that was colleen reporting. news 4 at 6:00 with david and pat starts right now. new at 6:00, new reaction coming into u.s. sanctions against russia. the obama administration's first public response to meddling in the u.s. election. those sanctions impacting russians in our area not only at the embassy but also a compound on the eastern shore. >> a story you'll only see on news 4 tonight. why our

highways are seeing more busts for drug trafficking. good evening, first that developing story u involving the u.s. and russia. >> the russian foreign ministry putting out a statement calling them losers, angry and narrow minded. this after punishment was laid out for alleged russian interference in the u.s. election and for what the administration called a pattern of harassment of u.s. diplomats. >> republican senators john mccain and lindsey graham say the sanctions announced today do not go far enough. but president obama says the u.s. isn't done and, quote, we will continue to take a variety of actions at a time and place of our choosing, some of which will not be publicized. >> jennifer johnson is keeping tabs on all these developments. she begins our coverage on capitol hill. >> this was an executive order from president obama with