the storm that's causing devastation across parts of the south. that storm moving out of the area. what comes in next. it's going to stick around for a while. news4 at health ca4:00 star a new year, a new beginning. the 115th congress now in session. >> members of both chambers were sworn in today. this was the scene in the house just two hours ago. >> that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god. you are all now members of the 115th congress. now we're taking a live look at the house floor. lawmakers are about to adopt the rules for the new congress. republicans have abandoned an effort to weaken the congressional ethics office. it came under intense

from government watchdogs and president-elect trump. he tweeted do they really have to make the weakening of the ethics watchdog their number one priority? >> a look at some of the newly sworn in lawmakers. >> reporter: this first day of the 115th congress went somewhat as expected but there were some surprises too including a last minute decision by house republicans to scrap a controversial plan to over haul the congressional ethics process. they did so just a few moments before officially gaveling in this new congress, after which, as expected, they reelected the u.s. house speaker paul ryan, getting all local republican votes. all democrats voting instead for nancy pelosi. they got their new office spaces here on

in the u.s. senate the presence of somebody not in the senate hovered over activities today. president-elect donald trump. it was the new maryland u.s. senator who told news4 today he will look closely and scrutinize the president-elect's nominees for his cabinet. >> you've got many people who have been put in charge of federal agencies who have a record of trying to undermine the work of those agencies. and then you've got people, you know, being nominated who have no experience at all. >> reporter: coming up, behind the scenes with our new members of the u.s. house. what they plan for their first days in office and how they launched their congressional careers this afternoon. there will be a lot of new faces in both chambers. 34 senators took the oath of office today, seven of them for the first time. let's take a look. here's just a couple this morning. in one of his final acts as vice e

just a few hours later lawmakers reelected paul ryan as speakers of the house. republicans now control both claimers of congress for the first time in nine years. republicans hold a large majority in the house, 241-194. it's a lot closer in the senate where they hold a slim 52-48 majority. that's not enough to confirm a supreme court justice or over ride a veto, although republicans are unlikely to pass any bills that president trump didn't already support. general motors is responding to a tweet from president-elect trump. he went onto say, they should make the car in the u.s. or pay a big border tax. general motors says most of its cruze vehicles are actually made at

they did import some last year to meet demand but those imports have stopped. only the hatch back version is now made in mexico. he was an unconventional candidate so it's only fitting donald trump will not have a typical inauguration ceremony. >> reporter: even in the rain crews are working hard getting ready for the inaugural celebration, putting up the dpra grand stands here along pennsylvania avenue. you'll need a ticket for some of the better seats, but there will be spaces available for first come first serve. but we don't know the specifics of those locations yet. what we do know is, once the parade starts, he won't be here for long. >> you're going to see a shorter parade this year, probably an hour and a half or so. it's kind of a testament to this president's willingness and eagerness to get to work for the american people. >> reporter: there won't

many black tie balls this time around, but there will be a concert the night before the swearing in. >> thursday we'll have a preconcert that will feature american voices or the voices of the american people. then we'll have a welcome celebration where the president-elect and vice president-elect will speak. >> reporter: one of the big questions that still remains is where will the protesters be allowed to gather. so far 25 groups have questioned permits to protest during the inaugural week. those permits haven't been issued. a spokesperson for the park service tells us they will find space somewhere for those protesters. two of the nation's path presidents as well as a former presidential contender now confirm they will attend the inauguration. george w. bush and his wife laura and bill and hillary clinton will be at the january 20th

voted for trump. they say they left that field blank on the ballot. but they say they want to witness the peaceful transfer of power. 40 organizations including veterans and military groups will march in donald trump's inaugural parade. now we want to check in with storm team 4. we have been soaked in by showers for a second day straight. >> yeah. but now the focus is about to shift from rain to cold. we've got team coverage this afternoon. lauren and doug in the storm center. doug, i think i heard you say not one but two chances of snow? >> we had two storms that brought us rain earlier in the week, now we do transfer to a cold and stormy pattern of a different sort. >> of course we've got snow on the horizon for friday morning. >> yeah. let's talk about what's happening right now. we've got some clouds out there right now. temperatures this evening not going down all that much. as a matter of fa

only going to be 45 degrees right now, dropping but not much. we're actually staying right about average for this time of year, 45. we get to 46 degrees as we move onto the 7:00 hour. then driving up a little bit to 45 degrees by 9:00. it's the rain that's been in here all day long, finally starting to push on out of here. still some drizzle and still a few showers left to come. but the change is going to come really tomorrow night into thursday. that's when the cold air really tries to move in. high temperatures may not hit freezing as we move into the weekend. and two chances for snow. buckle up. first at 4:00, one lawmaker wants to change the rules about who has to wear a seat belt on local roads. it's the video everyone is talking about. for parents it's hard to watch. what happened when a dresser came crashing downn two t ow

a student may be on the verge of changing the seat belt law in virginia. mt. vernon delegate just introduced a measure that requires everyone to buckle up. but the idea for the bill came from jonathan tucker, a student at west potomac high school. right now the law only requires buckling up for drivers, front seat passengers and anyone in the back under the age of 18. travelers at dulles international are raising questions this afternoon as they learn about a scary

first reported by news4. on news year's day a baggage handler from the charlotte, north carolina, was found locked in the cargo hold of a jet that landed at dulles. flyers want to know why the plane never made an emergency landing. >> reporter: why didn't the plane make an emergency landing? and when did the pilot know he had a baggage handler locked in his cargo hold? those are some of the questions arising. some of the travelers grabbing their luggage today at the united airlines carousel had already heard news of what happened at dulles on sunday afternoon. they discovered the 45-year-old baggage handler was unharmed. an investigation revealed no security threat. but ni united airlines customers wonder why they

missing. >> land the plane. safety is paramount. >> reporter: united airlines and tsa representatives have both promised new information about what happened. i'll let you know what they have to say about this incident on news4 at 5:00. it's the kind of storm we see in the spring or summer, not january. the violent weather ripping across parts of the south and the devastation it's leaving afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me,

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. we're taking a live look at storm team 4 radar now. it has been a rainy couple of days, but things are about to change. at least four people have been killed after a line of severe thunderstorms and tornados moved across the deep south. >> it's rare to get this kind of weather in january. the weather channel's mike seidel is on the ground in hard hit alabama. >> reporter: the sun is up on another unusually warm day in south alabama. we're about four hours south of atlanta. temperatures again today cracking 70. it was the warmth and humidity that helped fire those storms. officials say four people were

struck, sending a tree and power lines crashing through their mobile home. seven people were huddled inside, seeking shelter at the time. damage in the area is extensive. that same series of storms leaving a trail of destruction from texas to florida. in louisiana, strong winds. >> looks like a hurricane. >> reporter: buildings blown apart. this semi truck over turned. in mississippi a tornado reducing this structure to rubble. flash floods stranding motorist. the driver of this car scrambling to escape the rising water. near houston, a close call for the family that lives in this home, struck by lightning. >> you could tell it was bad very quickly. >> reporter: everyone made it out safely. >> we have a lot of power lines down, trees down. >> reporter: in alabama the city of jackson hit hard. >> you okay? you already, buddy? >> reporter: from lions to

lemurs, at the zoo in gulf shores, they are cleaning up. only three tornados touching down in the month of january in this county. no fatalities reported since 1950 either in this county from twisters. some folks like it hot. some like it cold. almost nobody likes it cold and rainy. >> not at all. but it's like this all day today and yesterday. >> we're going to get a break tomorrow. that's the only kind of weather i hate. there's not much i hate about the weather. i hate cold, rainy days. that's exactly what we've had the last two days. right now that rain finally moves out of here, but still dreary and damp. we are going to see an increase in fog in parts of the area. 45 degrees, calm winds currently. yesterday we had the drizzle as

but don't be surprised if you need to use the windshield wipers just a little bit. still only 39 in winchester. just yuck. the rain is gone for the most part. again, can't rule out some areas of drizzle but the bulk of the rain is now well up towards new york city. there are more showers back to the west. we're going to see these try to move across the mountains. that storm moves out. and behind it, well, we get a little bit of a break here. we go from the 40s where we are today. we're going to rise overnight tonight into the 50s tomorrow, we think. and then look at this. minneapolis at 11. this is the cold air that's going to invade across parts of the great lakes and right on down toward our region. it is going to stay here for an extended time. this is going to be a five or six day ou

cold is concerned. tomorrow is the break. clouds early, breezy. here's the next ten days. 36. look at this. 30s and even 20s for highs during the weekend. it is going to be a cold weekend for sure. thursday night into friday morning i think we have a pretty good chance of some very light snow here. our computer model shows 1:00 a.m. friday morning the snow in the area right on through 4, 5 and 6:00 in the morning. kind of moving out by around 8:00. it's not going to be a lot. we could see a little bit of a coating on some of the roads. this is something we'll have to watch, because it coincides with the morning rush on friday. saturday, tracking that storm. 31 degrees. this is a storm we've been tracking for upwards of a week now. it still looks to me like we've got enough cold air and high pressureke

the south. but some of the latest models do bring it a little bit closer to southern maryland, parts of the eastern shore, maybe some snow there. it develops off the coast and likely staying to the south. now, on sunday, of course, 29 degrees for a high temperature. yeah, we've got a rather cold day on sunday. why not head down to the health and fitness expo down there at the convention center? looking really good for that if you are going to be out and about. it's going to be on the cold side outside, but nice and warm inside. we established yesterday during our facebook live that susan is a die-hard gym goer and i'm one of these interlopers that show up on the first of january with my resolution. >> you're coming out taking up the machines. >> come on down for the health screenings to talk with health professionals. you can sit in on one of the panel discussions on topic such as sleep or young people and

strokes. we'll also have a few celebrities. and some of our local professional athletes as well. we'll also have food demonstrations from local chefs. dancing demonstrations. and an obstacle course. this is the set of the american ninja warrior. that's going to be really fun. >> please join us. we're working for you saturday and sunday at the washington convention center. the best thing about this, it's all free. it is the police confrontation that's spreading fast on social media. a teenage girl, a police officer and a violent confrontation. what the teen's friend says really happened. ever since we were kids our parents always said clean your ears.

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guidelines for the way we treat our ears. >> that's right. the first recommendation, stop cleaning them. >> reporter: you know, people use all kinds of things to clean out their ears. doctors say that's not only dangerous, it's often unnecessary. many people are compelled to clean their ears as part of their usual bathing routine. let's face it. there's a yuck factor to ear wax. but ear wax is not dirty. it's actually a healthy thing, guarding your inner ear against dirt and other small particles. it also has antibacterial properties. experts say cleaning ears out too much can cause major problems. >> it's quite easy to abrade or scratch the skin in the ear canal which can lead to a pretty nasty infection. you can

penetrate the ear drum. >> reporter: it's possible that ear wax can build up too much, causing slight hearing loss or even dizziness. in those cases it's best to see a doctor. some people use ear candles to get rid of buildup. but doctors strongly advise ghe against that practice. they say it could cause severe burns and injuries to the ear. >> that candle thing, have you heard about that? >> i would never try it. >> it just seems gross. metro already has a lot to deal with now. >> now it has to find ways to make sure all of its riders are paying. that means taking some new measures behind the scenes. it's the shocking video that highlights just how quickly things can go wrong in your home. th

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thousands are without power. it's all part of wild weather across the country that held up air travelers over the weekend. with the inauguration weeks away, former president george w. bush as well as bill clinton and hillary clinton will all attend donald trump's swearing in. representatives from both families say they didn't support trump's candidacy but they support the peaceful transition of power. a big change of plans from ford. the auto maker says it's now abandoning its plans for a plant in mexico. instead it's adding hundreds of jobs in michigan. it is a big day here in augaug washington, d.c. the house and senate begin a whole new session. the 115th congress was sworn in today. donald trump already prevailed in his first disagreement with republican lawmakers. >> he sure did. they tried to flex their new muscle but they backed down by lunchtime. steve

all for us now. >> backed down is exactly what they did. a lot of insiders up here on the hill are still saying wait until congress teaches trump how washington really works. but trump and twitter today seemed to teach that washington might be changing. >> please raise your right hand. >> the clash came as the new congress was sworn in. after house republicans agreed to gut an independent ethics office, opened in 2006. >> they don't seem to get it that the country is fed up with washington. >> house republicans scrambled, then reversed their decision when donald trump disapproved. the president-elect tweeted, do they really have to make weakening the ethics watchdog their number one act? focus on tax reform, health care. paul ryan promised americans republicans will. >> we hear you. we will do right by you. and we will deliver. >> but repealg

complex. trump likes parts of it. >> so he is committed to retaining those pieces that his advisors say is working. >> trump got a win today. ford cancelling plans for a new car plant in mexico. today he threatened gm. make it in the u.s. or pay big border tax. chuck schumer warned trump many fear a twitter presidency. >> instead of rolling up your sleeves and forging serious policies, for you twitter suffic suffices. >> it worked for trump on day one of the new congress to keep republicans in line. and trump boasted in a retweet that he's already bringing back the jobs that he promised. from capitol hill, steve handelsman, news4. we asked you to weigh in on our flash survey. do you think congress should repeal or change the affordable care act?

change parts of it. you can still weigh in. cast your vote now on the nbc washington facebook page. maryland governor says he hasn't spoken to donald trump and doesn't plan to at least not before the inauguration. he says his relationship with the new administration is going to be great and he has talked with mike pence. he did not support trump in the primary or the general. but last week he confirmed he will attend the inauguration. the video is so hard to watch but the parents of two twin boys are making it public as a warning. the toddlers are playing in their room when a dresser fals d on top of them. thankfully they're okay. but it could have been much worse. >> reporter: call it toddler super human strength or brotherly love but 2-year-old body is being hailed a hero for saving his

under a dresser. the mom says she and her husband were sleeping and heard nothing from the other room. but a nanny cam they use to monitor their boys captured everything. >> i looked on the camera to see if they were still sleeping and i had just seen the dresser toppled over. i of course started panicking. >> the two were climbing on the dresser in their bedroom opening drawers. their weight tips the dresser over, landing mostly on brock. body immediately jumps into action looking for ways to save his brother. he's able to push the dresser off. >> they're completely fine. they're 100% okay. we're so grateful. >> reporter: while the boys are safe, they want to make sure over parents are aware of the danger. >> i don't want this to happen to anyone else's child. >> reporter: that danger lands a child in the emergency room every 30 minutes. >> we're still

weeks a child being killed by a tipped over piece of furniture or a tv. >> i just wanted to spread awareness and make sure people are bolting down their dressers. >> reporter: the dresser is now bolted to the wall, keeping two very lucky little boys much safer. >> and we spoke to the chairman of the consumer product safety commission you saw there. what's interesting is his reaction to all of this and what he wants the furniture industry to do and what they've been trying to get them to do for years. weal ha we'll have that coming up around 5:45 tonight. >> it's hard to watch. >> the strength of that little boy to push off that dresser -- >> pretty amazing. taking a look outside all day, you know, same as yesterday, cold, rainy, everything else that we don't want. lauren, we've got to get a break soon, right?

we are going to get a break and it's coming tomorrow. but we're going to trade the rain for some wind. going to be breezy tomorrow, but at least we'll see some sunshine. it's so gloomy out there. low visibility. be careful if you're traveling. a lot of wild animals still out there, deer, fox. you know, it's just really, really bad. so please be careful especially on some of those back roads. lots of fog settling in. that's going to be the name of the game as we continue into the overnight. the good news is the rain has moved to the north. we're seeing maybe a few spotty showers, maybe an equation -- occasional drizzle. it is going to be damp with low visibility. more fog developing overnight but changes come for tomorrow. it looks a lot better for tomorrow as we warm up. maybe some snow on

new at 4:30, a controversial statue is no longer on american university's campus. crews remove aouved a wooden sta depiction of a native american activist leonard peltier accused of murdering two fbi agents back in 1975. supporters say he was framed. they've asked president obama to grant him clemency. but some members of the law enforcement community say he is a killer. caught in the middle of a celebrity controversy. who ellen degeneres just booted from her show after some controversial comments went viral. you may have heard megyn kelly is getting a new job. we'll show you what's in store for her as she gets

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stores are now offering more organic foods as well as antibiotic free and hormone free options. restaurants including panera and starbucks are making changes to how they source ingredients like meat and eggs. jackfruit will be the next big meat institute. consumers will start eating more purple vegetables according to whole foods. americans are not afraid to cook. 72% already prepare meals ot home at least four nights a week. more than a third vowed to cook dinner at home more in 2017. and young people are leading the movement with millennials twice as likely to make that resolution. the top reasons are to save money, eat healthier and waste less food. a revealing new year tradition will continue this weekend here in d.c. anyone can join, but you have to leave your

for nearly 10 years a group of people have met up to ride the metro without pants. every year the group seems to get a little bit larger. metro transit police are full awa aware. they're going to meet up sunday at 3:00 in the afternoon at hancock park. >> i get you got the memo. >> yes. it's why we're only doing shots from here. a popular r & b singer goes on a social media rant after getting kicked out of a local casino. >> police are telling a different version of what happened. plus, some metro riders have been finding ways

you're watching news4 at 4:00. metro cracks down on crime. more and more people are getting caught trying to skip out on far fares. >> reporter: well, this is actually a problem across the metro rail system. people who don't want to pay their fair share either jump the turnstiles here or go through the emergency exit gates. metro's crackdown may be paying off. time and time again we've seen it, riders simply getting around paying by either jumping the fare gate oso

behind other riders and slip through the system. fare evasion is a continuing problem on metro. sources tell news4 they can't believe how often it happens and the costs add up. >> people jumping the turnstiles causing more people to go out and pay for the system. i think we need to crack down. >> reporter: take a look at the most recent stats from metro. they show in 2016 there have been over 6100 citations written for fare evasion, compared to about 4300 during the same time period a year early. a difference of more than 1800 more violations written. riders, happy for the crackdown. >> i can understand why some people would do that. but obviously you have to follow the law and stuff. >> reporter: not only about money, fare evasion has led to a spike in metro employees getting assaults when they try and step in. transit police are now taking a lead to make sure riders are following the rules on metro.

virginia governor vows to vee tote a bill that bans abortion after 20 weeks. the general assembly starts its legislative session next week. mcauliffe warned the body don't waste time on a bill. republicans are expected to advance legislation banning most abortions after 20 weeks. it's been a trying few weeks for sing er trey songs. this video you see right there appears to show him throwing things at the officers. today we're learning more about what happened last month at the mgm national harbor casino in prince george's county. he went on a social media rant saying he was kicked out of the casino. the police chief wouldn't say exactly what happened but said the singer's actions were uncalled for.

lead parents to look at that behavior and say to themselves, is this appropriate behavior for someone to model? and then ask questions of their children about who is influencing you and what do you think of this. >> he would only say his officers acted appropriately and that he was proud of his officers. it's been almost one week since a queen ann's county department was wounded in a shootout with a suspect. >> they say department warren hogan is improving. he was wounded in a shootout with a man who had been fighting with his girlfriend. that man was shot and killed. the department posted a photo on facebook and said hogan with now stand with a bit of help. he's scheduled for another surgery this week. his family and fellow deputies have set up a go fund me page. we have a link to it on the nbc washington app. it rained all day today. we're j

>> i've got a feeling in a couple days this rain may not look so bad. >> yeah. we've got cold air coming our way. it looks like it's hear to stay, -- here to stay. we had about an inch of rain in some spots today. d.c. got close to an inch. of course, we needed that rain here in our area. we may not need snow, or at least some people can agree. oth it's coming whether we like it or not. hopefully the fog is going, because it is a dreary evening out there. look at our live camera looking over dulles toll road. my goodness. we're going to continue with the low clouds into the overnight. it should be out of here tomorrow morning, especially because the winds are picking up. then we've got mild conditions through the day tomorrow. then a cold blast coming our way as we get into

way through the weekend and perhaps beyond. right now not much going on. any rain has lifted up to the north. we could have some spotty drizzle out there, maybe a light shower. temperatures staying put. we're going to be in the low to mid 40s throughout the rest of the evening and into the overnight. tomorrow, 54 degrees. it's accompanied by a little bit of a breeze out there. we're going to see wind gusts out of the northwest up to about 30 miles per hour at times. we'll get that sunshine later in the day. your commute wednesday morning going to be a little on the windy side. thursday, dry. friday, some snow in the forecast. thursday and friday we're just left with that cold air here in our area. tomorrow as those temperatures go up into the 50s, we're only around 50 at 4:00 p.m.

out of the 30s. we stay in the 30s as we get into friday as well. that's why precipitation is not a concern. it looks like it's going to be all snow coming late thursday night into early friday morning. we're not talking about a lot of snow. but of course for the evening commute there is going to be some snow on the ground on friday morning. it will all be gone by saturday. at least that's the way it's looking now. we're all going to be at the health and fitness expo at washington convention center. please come out and join us. doug and i are going to be there on saturday along with chuck. we're going to be watching some snow on saturday. looks like we're going to have a system that tracks just to the south. if it tracks a little further north, we could be dealing with some snow in our region. sunday looking dry. we warm up by mid next week. welcome toa

>> you knew it had to come sooner or later. one of the biggest names in cable and political news is coming to nbc. the network says megyn kelly will anchor a new one-hour program weekdays and a new sunday evening news magazine show. for the past three years kelly has anchored fox news channel "the kelly file." ellen degeneres is telling a guest she's not welcome after a controversial church sermon. the talk show hosts says gospel singer kim burrell will not appear on the show as planned. burrell refused to apologize for a sermon she gave in church in which she referred to gays and lesbians as perverted. at the age of 15 grace connor was diagnosed with a potentially deadly b

running her own successful ice cream business, filling more than a thousand pints a week nationwide. while the boston teen has her sights set on conquering the ice cream world, she also remembers to give back to the community. she scoops out free ice cream herself at charity events. she is so grateful she can serve up sweet treats to those faces a difficult experience she knows all too well. >> i feel happy and kind of a connection with them. you can see that moment of kind of forgetting everything else that's going on in their life and just enjoying. >> and more on her story on tonight's inspiring america series on nbc nightly news at 7:00 this evening right after news4. a police confrontation caught on camera and going viral. what this teenager's friend says really happened.

>> turns out this isn't the only angle. video we found on instagram shows a large brawl. this angle doesn't show the incident between the 16-year-old and the officer and specifically what happened when the camera t

still, the altercation is quickly spreading across social media in philadelphia. >> i'm like, that's awful. look at the young girl not backing down to the officer. then i see the young girl fall and the officer on top of her. what is going on here? second day of the year? terrible. >> the philadelphia police internal affairs department is investigating the officer's actions at the fight. the news continues right now with jim and wendy. >> reporter: the murder rate is up in prince george's county. coming up, the chief of police explains how the decriminalization of marijuana has helped that number to spike. >> reporter: coming up, the surprises, the things we didn't expect today on the first day of the new 115th congress.

stolen puppies taken from d.c. pups, a pet store in manassas, virginia. welcome to news4 at 5:00. the changing of the guard on capitol hill leads us off tonight. there are still two and a half weeks until donald trump is sworn in, but the 115th congress is now officially in session. congratulations. you are all now members of the 115th congress. wisconsin's paul ryan easily won reelection to be spouhouse speaker. 52 are new to the hill. meantime in the upper chamber, for his last time, vice president joe biden administered the oath to new and reelected

senators. the senate welcomes seven new members. including tammy duckworth an iraq war vet and double amputee. and kamala harris is the first indian american to serve in the senate. >> making america great again requires more than 140 characters per issue. with all due respect, america cannot afford a twitter presidency. >> the new senate minority leadlead leader chuck schumer saying issues in our country deserves more than a tweet. he says trump is aupbandoning se of his promises about change. a handful of new local law makers took the oath of officer today. we have team coverage for yo