now at 11:00, closing a loophole, the step d.c. will take tomorrow to try to keep violent offenders off the streets. plus, new clues tonight in the

bethesda man. police find the person using his credit card but they still can't find him. a d.c. neighborhood about to get a much higher profile as the trumps and the obamas move in. good evening. d.c. gets set to close a loophole in its laws dealing with criminals and gps ankle monitors. >> it's in response to a case news4 has been following for more than a year. tonight, some say another loophole in the law is still wide open. >> reporter: most people think cutting off a gps ankle bracelet means you get sent back to jail. in the district, that has not always been the case and that is about to change. the legislation d.c. mayor muriel bowser will sign into law wednesday has its roots in a terrible crime that happened on a

denise was a newly elected advisory neighborhood commissioner. one of her neighbors was brutally beaten and raped by a man who entered her apartment while she was working from home. the man was supposed to be wearing a gps ankle bracelet after a 2012 robbery conviction. police found the cutoff monitor in his backpack but he was not sent back to jail. >> you cut it off, you're going to jail. you cut it off, you're going to be prosecuted. there will be consequences. >> reporter: last year after the murder of tricia mccally, the judge ordered that he wear a gps ankle bracelet but he did not return to the courthouse as ordered the next day to get on

been a lot of finger pointing about this in the wake of the murder. last week we were told on background by a knowledgeable source that duane johnson was not on gps because he had no fixed address to tie the gudevi to. in a statement, head of d.c.'s pretrial program told me, a pretrial defendant not having a fixed address would not automatically disqualify them from being placed in the gps program, end quote. all of which is moot of course because johnson never showed up to get it. new tonight, president-elect donald trump again using twitter to make headlines. >> and again apparently questioning whether russian tampering in our election actually happened. he tweeted, quote, the intelligence briefing on so-called russian hacking was delayed until friday. perhaps more time needed to build a case.

very strange. >> after president obama handed down sanctions against russia last week, the president-elect said he would meet with the intelligence community to get a briefing on the situation. one senior u.s. official told nbc news tonight the briefing was always set for friday and called the tweet adversarial. president-elect trump also announced on twitter tonight his first news conference since winning the presidency will come next wednesday, january 11th. on capitol hill today, democrats warn trump cannot govern via tweet. republicans in the new congress hit the ground running. they started work immediately on repealing president obama's signature healthcare law. news4's chris lawrence is in the newsroom with the latest. >> they're not wasting any time. senate republicans introduced a resolution that would allow them to dismantle the affordable care act with a simple majoritity that wou

that would cut democrats out of the equation. >> it's totally reckless to appeal the affordable care act without presenting any kind of alternative. >> immediately they have to figure out how that resistance is going to take shape. americans facing skyrocketing premiums and soaring deductibles, he wants to repeal obama as soon as possible. some republicans senators say if they don't vote on a replacement at the same time, they risk being blamed for the system's collapse. democrats are lining up to push that narrative. >> we have 400,000 marylanders who have access to affordable care today because of the affordable care act. you wacan't weight that out and tell people some time down the road you're going to replace it. that is irresponsible. donald trump is indicating he doesn't want anyone to lose their coverage. just today his senior advisor said it could take years to complete pr

doing things differently while still honoring past traditions, the presidential inaugural committee says that's what we can expect from donald trump's inauguration festivities. the night before he's sworn in, the president-elect will give a speech at a concert on the steps of the lincoln memorial. on inauguration day he'll attend services at st. john's church and have coffee with president obama on the capital steps. after that, we'll notice some changes. >> you're going to see a shorter parade this year. kind of a testament to this president's willingness and eagerness to get to work for the american people. >> we also learned today that all former u.s. presidents will attend the inauguration except for george h.w. bush due to his health. both bill clinton and hillary clinton will be there. several members of the ncaap including its national president were arrested during a

jeff session's office in alabama, protesting his nomination as u.s. attorney general saying he has a hostile attitude towards civil and voting rights. today session's confirmation hearing was set for tuesday and wednesday of next week. confirmation for rex tillerson will also begin next week. the hearing and the senate foreign relations committee are expected wednesday and thursday. democratic senator chuck schumer said tonight he'll try to block donald trump from filling a supreme court vacancy. senate republicans blocked president obama's nominee for nearly a year after antonin scalia's death. turning now to weather, another hazy, misty night. it is thick out there, folks. >> it is. we've still got some rain on the

>> i'm tracking that rain right now. mostly just to the west of d.c., loudoun county, frederick county. let's take a look at the radar. no rain around the district although we've seen areas of drizzle from time to time. some of the heavier rain is right around the harper's ferry area. here's a nice little line around the charlestown area. and more of that rain through portions of montgomery county in the next hour or so. still a few showers to go. and then behind this, that's when things get a little bit different. tomorrow we're going to see the 50s. they're still in the 50s at 11:00 at night just back to the west. that warmer air will move in, but the cold air is coming and a couple of chances of snow are coming too. new tonight, a prominent part of d.c.'s skyline

washington monument around 7:00 this evening. they determined the problem was not on their end. the national park service thinks it's an issue with the automated program that controls the lights but they won't know for sure until electricians take a look at it tomorrow morning. a maryland father is hoping an arrest will lead to more information about his adult son who's been missing for more than three weeks. john donahoe was last seen december 13th. >> reporter: police say the suspect turned herself in after a relative recognizes her on surveillance video when it aired on television. they say she walked inside the premium beauty supply shop behind me and allegedly used john donahoe's credit card. tonight his father is hoping she has information to help find his

>> reporter: tonight bob worries about his son john. the 36-year-old has been missing since december 13th. did your son have any enemies? >> no. he was a great guy. he was very helpful. >> reporter: the woman shown in this surveillance video using john donahoe's credit card has turned herself in at a police station. she is charged with credit card fraud. >> i know that the police investigation is continuing and hopefully this will lead to more information about john's whereabouts. >> reporter: police say she charged about $700 at a beauty supply shop and other stores. police are investigating how she got the credit card. >> finding the link between the credit card and john is still what we need to be able to do. >> reporter: john donahoe is 5'11" and weighs about

pounds. he was last seen driving a black 2011 chevy equinox. the suv has not been located. tonight police urge anyone with information about this case to give them a call. some sad news to report tonight out of virginia. former state senator chuck colgan has died. his daughter told the "washington post" he died this morning at a hospice center in virginia. praise has been pouring in tonight from both sides of the aisle. republican speaker william howell calling him a statesman and a devoted public servant.

is alive tonight, but there are several reports he is ill and in a hospital. priva manson is currently serving nine life sentences for the 1969 cult murders of actrectress sha tate and six others. ivanka trump moving to a tony neighborhood just steps away from the obamas' new digs. the startling and down right creepy discovery in a local family's bathroom.

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new tonight, we've learned michelle obama's final public event as first lady is this friday. she'll help recognize the school counselor of the year in an event at the white house, an annual event she established to highlight the work that school counselors do with young people and the conditions under which they operate. tonight we also know the obamas will have some new neighbors in their life after the white house. >> future first daughter ivanka trump closed on a deal in d.c.'s kalorama neighborhood just over a block from the obama's new digs. pat collins went there today. >> reporter: though they may be far apart

trumps and obamas are going to be downright neighborly. ivanka trump's new house on tracy place in kalorama. the obama's new house on belmont street, right around the corner. people working on obama's house today, making it secret service safe. in the meantime, people in kalorama seem excited about their new neighbors. you have ivanka and her husband and her kids here, and then you have the obamas right around the corner. >> it will be a hell of a block party. >> reporter: ivanka's new house, 6,870 square feet, six bedrooms, six and a off bahalf baths withe price -- a number i just can't say. will these new yorkers find happiness in kalorama? >> change is what we do here. i think most of the time it seems to be in the rgh

and having them here, i think is terrific. i don't know if they're going to love it here, though. this is a pretty quiet town compared to where they come from. >> reporter: he's lived in the kalorama neighborhood for more than 43 years. >> i think we're all going to have a lot of fun, actually. their father is certainly dynamic enough that nothing stands still, i think, when he's around. >> reporter: you think he'll come by and see his daughter and grandchildren? >> i think he'll be the first one here. i'm surprised i haven't seen him here already. peter alexander sat down with the president and publisher of the magazine and kathy williams. >> so it's always been hot, but it's been kind of a quieter neighborhood. that is one of its unique aspects. >> not for

everybody knows about and outside of washington most people have heard of georgetown. kalorama is a lot quieter. so we will see the effect. >> peter's full story about the future of kalorama will air tomorrow morning on the today show. new hampshire wants to take its no selfies in the voting booth fight to the supreme court. a lower court struck down on its ban on ball lot selfies back in november. right now fewer than a dozen states apparently permit voting booth selfies. if the supreme court takes the case, it would determine whether they can be permitted nationwide. we need a ban in our studio. we get a little carried away sometimes. >> selfies here. >> some of us do. >> just saying. fogou

>> it has been nasty, nasty, nasty for 48 hours straight. looks like that's going to stick around, at least for the next couple of hours. it may be early tomorrow morning before things start to look a little bit better. rain coming through leesburg, around frederick, over towards the hag the haguearea. just to the in other wornorth o right here, makes its way over towards barnesville and poolsville in about the next 15 to 20 minutes. this is just another little system going around the bigger system that came through earlier today. look what it's doing now. this thing is blowing up and it's going to give 6-10 inches of snow towards portions of maine. for us, though, it's actually going to help to provide us with

we're already on the mild side now. 46 degrees. winds out of the southwest at 3 miles an hour. take a look at the rest of the region. we're up to 47 now in fredericksburg. most of the other area has stayed steady. winchester is up to 41. look at the warmer air. it's right there in the green. that's temperatures in the 50s all the way up just south of pittsburgh. roanoke was in the 40s today. now they're at 50 degrees. look at minneapolis, minnesota, 3 degrees. the arctic air is going to be spilling down across our region. tomorrow, the break, 54 degrees, the break from the messy yucky weather and the cold weather. tomorrow may be the only nice weather we see. some clearing late. here's your next ten days. notice the 30s and even some 20s in here all the way through

friday, i do think we are going to see a good chance for some snow. look at our latest computer model here. look at the snow developing early friday morning through about 5:00 a.m. everybody seeing the snow and not ending until 8:00. that means the morning rush is going to be a problem. we could see some delays on friday. it will not be much of a snowstorm at all, half inch to an inch maybe. but it may have some big impacts. as far as the saturday storm, we are still tracking this storm. i think most of this will stay to our south but it could come close enough to get even d.c. a little bit of snow. but likely staying south, developing off the coast. yes, we will continue to track this. on sunday, the coldest day, 29 degrees. that's a great day to get down to the health and fitness expo down at the convention center. nice and warm in there. we have all kinds of great things for you to do.

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the second. a beautiful setup for matthews. he had two assists in the game. toronto up 4-2. third periods the caps battling back. loose puck on the boards. the caps pull to within a goal. little over a minute later caps continue the come back. the caps come all the way back, tie this one at 4- 4. no quit for these caps. carlson. that's your neighbor, doreen. he buried it and puts the game at 5-5. over time doesn't last long. 22 seconds in, carlson sends it to a wide open ovechkin. you should not leave him open. 19th career over time game-winning goal, a franchise record

that ties jagr mofor most. >> we haven't had a come back in a third period in a long time. this one certainly feels good. we kept pushing forward and fortunately we got some big goals. the wizards had a big night. they're visiting the mavericks. john wall named eastern conference player of the month. wall, the pullup and he hits it, makes it look so easy. fired up. the mavs come back, third quarter. shot clock winding down. harris 4 for 7 from the three. mavs take the lead in the fourth. dallas up ten. wall trying to get his team back in this one. somehow finds some room, gets it to

25 points for beal. but the mavericks close this one out. harrison barnes hits the three. he had 26. mavericks beat the wizards. baseball is coming. the nationals announcing pe ini pitchers and catches report to training on february 14th. this year the first spring training held at their new facility in west palm beach which they will share with the houston astros. average temps for west palm beach in february, mid 70s. let the arm wrestling begin. >>

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