. a deadly shooting in northeast washington, we're live on the scene with details. >> president-elect trump back on a twitter tirade this morning, we're breaking down his latest controversy just days before he's sworn into office. and rain continues through much of the day today. but when can we see that rise in temperatures, and finally see some sunshine? i've got your forecast in just a couple minutes. news4 midday starts now. good morning, and thanks for joining us. i'm pat lawson muse. >> we'll have those stories in just a moment. first a quick check on the forecast with meteorologist lauren ricketts. hey, lauren. >> hey, guy

today. and yeah, we're continuing to see lots of rain, low visibility, even some fog. look at our live tower camera. can't see much from that. probably the view from some windows out and about the region. because we just have a dreary, cloudy day on our hands on this tuesday. now we're seeing a few showers working their way through the region right now. the heaviest move through i-95. we're still seeing showers back off to the west. and you can see just a few through west virginia, continuing to move to the east. and we will continue to see some showers. unfortunately, through much of the day. temperatures at 44. we have not budged much at all this morning. eventually we'll take it up, a run at that 50 agree mark. still scattered showers this afternoon. in case you have plans for this afternoon, inauguration day forecast, a few changes to that. that's coming up in 15 minutes. >> all right, thanks, au

upper marlboro. prince george's county police say a man and woman were stabbed in a house on pompeii drive. the victims ran away from the house and there was another man injured inside. it's not exactly clear how that man was involved. we'll keep you updated on the breaking news right here and on the nbc washington app. we now know a man was killed in a shooting in northeast d.c. another man was injured. news4's molette green is following the developments. what have you learned, molette? >> reporter: yeah, the medical examiner just left the scene about two minutes ago with the still unidentified victim inside there. and behind me, you can see the police activity. that police truck blocking what is a white sedan that has its car door open. the focal point of this investigation. someone shot two men early t

street here, where just around the corner from maryland avenue. people in this neighborhood were just waking up at the time. some out walking their dogs and getting ready for work when they heard the gunshots. the two were shot inside a car here in the 600 block of 14th place. one man confirmed dead, we know. another person taken to the hospital. his condition unknown at this hour. one neighbor tells me her husband actually heard the gunshot, and the news just quickly spread among residents. >> he said he heard about two gunshots and then luckily we're a pretty tight community around here so we have a list serve where it, like -- even that early in the morning, blew up with everyone wanting to ask each other what happened, and everyone confirmed that there were gunshots and then people were communicating, you know, what they saw on 14th place. >> reporter: and at this time, d.c. pol

description of a man seen leaving the scene after the gunshots rang out. police are asking anyone with information to give them a call. we're live this morning in northeast d.c. back to you. >> all right, thanks molette. police are searching for the person who shot a 67-year-old grandmother in southeast. vivian marro was caught in the cross fire of an apparent turf war between two gangs. she was shot in the head yesterday while sitting in her motorized wheelchair. another man was also hit by bullets. he's expected to be okay. neighbors called her a fixture in the community and they say she'll be sorely missed. there is no excuse for this kind of violence. just into the news room, we just learned the name of the suspect who was killed in a developing situation in fairfax county. news4's justin finch is live in herndon on covered wagon lane. >> reporter: melissa, good morning. police have

doudzai. almost a day later, fairfax county investigators are combing the house behind us for clues. back from a last-minute overnight hotel stay this family is happy to be home. yesterday afternoon, he thought he saw smoke. >> something is burning, i thought. but i didn't expect this. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: a neighbor caught the scene from afar on a cell phone camera. a s.w.a.t. team rollout on the 13000 covered wagon line in herndon. the next door neighbor's house becoming the backdrop of a shooting, fire and hostage standoff. noise complaints before. >> seemed like he used to play loud music. >> reporter: late last night, a news4 camera was rolling as investigators recovered a knife on-scene. and hours before, chopper

overhead as fairfax county police closed in. a flashbang tossed, prompting the suspect's exit and police say he comes out armed with the knife. the fairfax county police chief describes the takedown. >> our less lethal force both in the form of taser and a .40 millimeter foam bullet. >> reporter: and a regular bullet. >> the deadly force was that from a firearm. >> reporter: this all began close to 3:00 monday afternoon. police say the suspect identified as 32-year-old mohammad doudzai shot two brothers in the home. they drove themselves to the hospital, doudzai reportedly set fire to part of the home and held a man hostage inside for two hours before the deadly standoff. crime scene investigators were back on scene tuesday morning. and back live, the officer who fired that fatal shot is on administrative leave. the ties between doudzai and his

shot are expected to recover and that hostage was treated on-scene after he was rescued yesterday. live in herndon, justin finch, news4. back into you. >> thank you, justin. an update to a story we told you about yesterday. it all had to do with this twitter exchange between a frederick county school employee and a student in maryland. katie nash told the post that she was fired after correcting a student's spelling mistake online. nash ran the district's social media account. the student told the paper, he didn't take the message personally. now an online petition has gone up to get nash's job back. but she says she is not interested. developing this morning, students at american university are on alert after two robberies near campus. d.c. police believe three men in a stolen black audi are behind the robberies. the first one happened around 8:00 p.m. on till don street northwest. 15 minutes later the same car was involved in a robbery on scherrier place. less than an hour af

the same group tried to rob someone near the square. police tell us one of the suspects in the car had a gun. as we get closer to inauguration day, we're getting some details about the swearing in ceremony. officials say donald trump will be sworn in using his bible and the same bible president lincoln used at his first inauguration. all of this comes as more democratic lawmakers say they plan to skip the event. news4's tracie potts has more. >> reporter: with stage press and security well under way for friday's inauguration, the trump team is hinting at a speech full of both style and substance. >> anybody who is confusing donald trump's inaugural address as one of those never-ending senseless state of the unions where they have the christmas tree of goodies will be disappoint disappointed. >> reporter: more than 40 democrats say they'll boycott the inauguration after president trump criticized lewis for being

illegitimate. >> i wouldn't put it past him to pick up the phone and call him. >> lewis digging in. >>ner give up! never give in! stand up ! speak up. >> reporter: mr. trump will need democrats' help to replace obamacare. he's promising a plan that negotiates drug prices and provides insurance for everyone. so far, with few details. >> want to do a lot of things. cover everyone who still has obamacare. how you do that with all the costs involved. >> reporter: nominee ryan zincy and education nominee betsy duh voss say they're set for this afternoon. more hearings scheduled between now and friday. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. trump is lashing out in response to new polls this morning. they show trump with historically low approval ratings for an incoming president. trump tweeting, quote, the same people who did the phony election polls and w

polls. they're rigged, just like before. unquote. he's also taking on congressman lewis, calling lewis' statement that trump's inauguration will be the first one he misses, quote, wrong or a lie. a spokesman for lewis confirmed yesterday that he did skip bush's inauguration in 2001. sharp words from russian president, vladimir putin. he's accusing the obama administration of trying to undermine president-elect trump's legitimacy by spreading fake allegations. putin made the comments at a news conference today. he was asked about a so-called dossieron trump's activities and dismissed it as fake. hundreds of thousands of people expected to come to washington for the inauguration. officials estimate that as many as 900,000 people will attend friday's event. thousands are also expected saturday for the women's march on washington, tourism officials say before election day, hotels had more planned for a hillary clinton victory. th

level of enthusiasm and demand for hotel rooms did not immediately reach that of recent inaugurations. and as the inauguration draws closer, you're getting warned about fake tickets and invites. >> consumer reporter, susan hogan, is working for you. >> reporter: it's certainly easy to get caught up in all of the excitement of the inauguration and certainly an historic day. but the better business bureau has reminders so you don't get caught up in the scam, and trust me, there are many that are out there. first of all, legitimate tickets needed for certain areas of the swearing in ceremony are giving out by house representative or senator, and they're free. remember, these -- there are nonticketed viewing areas available, as well. tickets for the parade are only required for certain places along the parade route. and the presidential inaugural committee handles these tickets. most viewing areas along the parade route will not need a ticket. and finally, to attend an inaugural ball, contact the committee whose hosting the

convince you otherwise. always remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. especially if someone tries to sell you a ticket to a popular event where those tickets are rare, or in many cases, simply free. in the news room, susan hogan, news4. and we want to remind you to join news4 for a live coverage of the inaugural parade. when the president's motorcade begins to wind its way up pennsylvania avenue for the white house, jim vance and doreen gentzler will be with you every step of the way. we'll also have special guests, including former long-time parade announcer, charlie broughtman. join us on air and online on inauguration day. they were taking the plane out to visit family when the unthinkable happened. >> what do we do from here? we are on the top of the mountain. and we need to get off. >> hear the amazing story of this couple's will to survive.

home surveillance video was all the proof a long island mother needed to have her child's nanny arrested. the boy's mother was giving him a bath when suddenly he screamed in pain. the 2-year-old's hand was red and the boy told his mom his nanny had burned him with a curling iron. security video backed up the mom's fear. >> after she burned him several

tell she is telling him, see that's what happens when you don't listen and then hugs him. and he's like warped mind games with my child. >> court documents indicate the 21-year-old nanny admitted to the attack, saying the child would not listen, the nanny is now facing fault and child endangerment charges and received a court order to stay away from the child and parents. after years of looking for the missing malaysian airlines flight, the search is now over. and almost nothing was found. flight mh-370 disappeared on its way to beijing back in 2014. australia, ma marion barry and china sent more than $160 million. they searched tens of thousands of miles. they didn't find the black boxes or the 239 people believed to have died. federal prosecutors say the widow of the orlando nightclub shooter misled police and the fbi about the attack. yesterday

arrested omar mateen's widow, noor salman in northern california. she appeared in court this morning and will be extradited to florida. salman is charged with obstruction of justice, and aiding and abetting in the attack last june. her attorney says she had no idea about what her husband was planning. omar mateen killed 49 people inside the pulse nightclub. also today, the suspect in the shooting rampage of the fort lauderdale-hollywood airport will appear in court. the 26-year-old esteban santiago. the judge is expected to keep him in jail. he is charged with killing five people and hurting six others inside the airport earlier this month. prince william county police identified the body found along the potomac river. they found 21-year-old christian

re i' rivas. so far, no suspects have been named. for a colorado couple, surviving a plane crash was just a miracle. >> we hear about a special reunion with one of the people who helped save their lives. >> that was one of the reasons why he got his pilot's license so we could take quick trips back to see family. >> reporter: which is what russ and sherry ford were doing a week and a half ago. they were flying home to colorado springs in their sr-22 on a saturday morning. >> there just wasn't any power to the airplane. >> i knew that whatever screaming i did was not going to help him. >> reporter: they never expected the engine to give up. >> what do we do from here? we are on the top of a mountain and we need to get off. >> reporter: when it comes to miracles, the fords are big believers. >> if we landed 3.1 seconds later, we would go over. >> reporter: they were 300 feet away from a cliff. they were stuck in negative 18 degrees and prayed everything would end we.

so was lieutenant colonel mark young who drive five hours to meet with the fords today. >> how are you? >> reporter: he was the incident commander that saturday with a civil air patrol national radar analysis team. they sorted the radar data like this, each green line indicating an airplane in colorado. >> i can tell you that the crash was survivable. >> reporter: taking less than 30 minutes to zero in on where the fords were, and guiding local search and rescue crews to them. >> it's just awesome. you know. but, you know, i want all the rest of the people who were involved to -- we see a face and put a name and a face to the mission. >> i woke up about 3:00 in the morning. i looked at the pictures. the crash site. and that's -- the first time tears were just -- streaming down my face. and i couldn't believe we had lived. >> reporter: as critical as this rescue was for the fords, who wanted to make i

two sons, it was also important for colonel young. >> after christmas, we did seven missions straight. 24 fatalities. >> reporter: his team's morale was struggling. and he wanted -- this. >> it's important that they get to be here and see that something positive comes from all of the work i do. >> reporter: all of them now holding on to the gift of another day. >> wow. very, very lucky. performance reviews at work can be tough for anybody. but millennials seem to really dislike the process. a survey from adobe revealed 61% of millennials say they would switch jobs if it meant no more reviews. 47% admitted to looking for a new job. 25% of men and 18% of women admitted to crying after a review from their manager. about two-thirds of employees and managers think formal reviews are an outdated way of measuring performance. it was

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also to the penguins back then. the caps had won nine in a row. they are still first in the division. >> yeah. in fact, they have the most points in the natuhl right now. >> theo, as you know, is -- his job is to quench droughts. he takes the reins of an organization wandering in the wilderness, delivers them to the promise land. i have talked to him about being dnc chair. >> president obama was all jokes as he welcomed the cubs there at the white house there. world champs. this was his final championship ceremony, as president. and the team from his hometown. while the president is a white sox fan, he made sure to know the first lady is a lifelong cubs fan. the team presented mr. obama and his family a lifetime pass to wrigley field. and today is the first lady's birthday.

final birthday as first lady. she turns 53. president obama just tweeted this a few moments ago. he says to the girl from the south side who took on a role she didn't ask for, and made it her own. happy birthday, michelle. well, months later, we'll be celebrating change in the weather. right now, it's rainy and cold and yucky. >> absolutely. and you know we're coming up on the anniversary of the blizzard from last year. january -- let's go ahead over that. january 20, 21 ask last year. so we're going to move over that, as melissa said. because temperatures are going to be rather warm. it is chilly out there today for mrs. obama's birthday, unfortunately, and also a dreary day. look at it outside. just looks gross. just stay inside. usually we've been getting this on saturdays, where we can just stay in and watch movies, but i know all of u

work today as yesterday was a vacation day for many people. but now, yeah, we are just socked in with the fog and some rain throughout the region. and the heaviest rain just moved through the area. that is now pushing off to the eastern shore. we are going to be watching for some more scattered showers floating through west virginia and into the virginia area. and maryland. those will be moving to the east. just go with scattered showers and keep that umbrella with you as we go into the afternoon. even into the evening. i do believe they're going to become more spotty throughout the evening. we've got a lot of moisture to get through our area. as we look at our current temperatures, we haven't budged. 44 in washington. 45 in lorden. you can see in the shenandoah valley, luray at 52. breaks of sun there, but won't last for long. i do believe we'll take a run at the 50 degree mark late this afternoon. i'm talking about 3:00, 4:00. could be in the lower 50s and temperatures plateau overnight. in fact, we'll stay in the low 50s during the overnight. now again some showers rolling through the area. but becoming more spotty as we get into the evening

later on tonight. we'll be dry as we go into your wednesday. wednesday not looking too bad. peeks of sunshine. temperatures in the mid to upper 60s, thursday not bad as well. friday the swearing in ceremony, and after 11:00 a.m., temperatures around 47 for that swearing in ceremony. eventually we'll top out right around 50. bring those umbrellas if you are headed downtown for the inauguration. a lot of events on saturday. we're talking about saturday hour by hour. that's all coming up in just about ten minutes. >> all right, thanks, melissa. another arrest in the deadly pulse nightclub shootings. >> the woman married to the shooter is now on her way to court. hear why police believe she knew about the

you're watching news4 midday. 49 people died in that mass shooting at a nightclub in orlando. now the wife of the suspect is in federal custody. nbc's kerry sanders tells us the charges noor salman is facing today. >> reporter: this is the first video of the arrest of noor salman, widow of orlando nightclub shooter, omar mateen. a relative telling nbc news, agents took her into custo

the early morning, raided her home near san francisco. she has been charged with aiding and abetting the terrorist attack and obstruction of justice, according to federal officials. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: the night mateen carried out his deadly attack at the pulse nightclub, killing 49 people and wounding dozens more, salman texted her husband, "where are you?" he replies," do you see what's happening?" "no, she says." he answers, "i love you, babe." the next day i asked the father. >> she cannot talk, even. she's very sad. >> reporter: but law enforcement officials told nbc news, she became a person of interest after telling officials she had been with her husband when he bought ammunition at walmart, and drove with him past the club at least once before the attack. salman later told the "new york times," "i was unaware of everything." this morning, the family is saying they're shocked and

because they have been cooperating with law enforcement. salman's attorney calling her innocent, writing in a statement, "noor salman had no foreknowledge, nor could she predict what omar mateen intended to do that tragic night. we believe that it is misguided and wrong to prosecute her." noor salman is now expected to be extradited back to florida to stand trial. kerry sanders, nbc news, orlando. turning now to the inauguration of donald trump. three days from now, he'll be sworn in as the 45th president of the united states. trump remains in new york today, preparing for this week's events here in washington. however, a growing number of democratic lawmakers say they plan to skip friday's inauguration. that includes two local lawmakers, two local members of congress. virginia congressman, don buyer and the maryland congressman.

>> not only did the president-elect disrespect john lewis, the man, the civil rights hero and icon, but he also disrespected congressman john lewis, and the office he holds. >> meanwhile, trump met with martin luther king iii yesterday at trump tower. king called that meeting constructive. the president-elect will keep his personal twitter account and other social media after his inauguration. the information is from the transition team. there is no word if his administration is planning to use white house twitter handles, the certified handles, including @potus and @flotus. join us for live coverage of the inaugural parade when the president's motorcade starts up pennsylvania avenue. jim vance and doreen gentzler will be with you every step of the way. we'll have special guests, including former

broughtman. join us onair and online for a front row seat. new at midday, britain's prime minister is explaining how her country plans to lead the european union. she gave a speech about brexit earlier today. >> we are leaving the european union, but we are not leaving europe. and that is why we seek a new and equal partnership. >> prime minister theresa may spoke in london this morning. what was likely her most important speech since taking office. she advocated for a clean break, a decision the country voted in favor of last year. may also called for stricter borders and asked for free trade. general motors has announced a $1 billion investment in u.s. factories. it's expected to create or keep about 1,000 jobs. a source tells the associated press the investment has been planned

earlier this month, president-elect trump threatened to tax gm for importing the compact chevy cruze. most of the sedans are built in ohio. walmart is also expanding its u.s. work force. the store is planning to add 10,000 retail positions. open new stores and expand existing locations. walmart plans to invest close to $7 billion to cover the cost, along with retail jobs, the company is planning to offer 24,000 new construction opportunities. a new report suggests donald trump's election and brexit are connected to the worldwide gap between the rich and the poor. ox fam released a report that suggests the gap is greater than just a year ago. eight of the world's richest men own as much wealth as the bottom half of the population, which is 3.6 billion people. oxfam says they sho

level playing field. a decision is expected today on a plan to hike the minimum wage in montgomery county to $15 an hour. if it passes, there will be a study to take a look at putting the raise in place by 2020. the "washington post" reports five members support the plan, while four members of the council want to study the issue more closely. the current minimum wage in the county is $10.75. it would bump up to $11.50 in july. a mayor in montgomery county is pulling his membership from a popular golf club, because of president obama. >> somerset mayor, jeffrey slaven, says the club might not let the president become a member. he says there is debate within wood mont country club about whether to welcome the president because of his recent action on israel. you'll remember, last month the u.s. declined to block a u.n. resolution reprimanding israel for building settlements in the west bank. vermont is a historically jewish club.

>> i just don't really want to be associated with a community that is so intolerant and so disrespectful of the president. and i hope that by resigning that it will be a wake-up call. >> slaven has been a long time member of the club and also a democratic activist. the "washington post" reports that even though president obama has played the golf -- golf at the club before, it is not even known if he wants to join there. right now, road crews are back at work once again, trying to fix a busy intersection in leesburg. you may have been delayed by the gas line work earlier this month. it closed down parts of east market and plaza streets. now workers say they need to perform more extensive paving to fix the section of the road patched there. temporary closures are in effect and the work should wrap-up this afternoon. there is a warning this morning about the spread of the flu virus. the centers for

reports a big uptick in the number of flu cases. so far, there have been about 15,000 cases nationwide, including three cases where the babies died. doctors are also seeing an increase in virginia, maryland and the district. they say they're seeing the eighth strain of the virus this season, which is covered by the flu shot. the cdc recommends everyone 6 months or older should get the vaccine. vaccines take about two weeks to take effect. in virginia, a bill that would have required power companies to give refunds if they made excessive profits has been defeated. introduced by a fairfax lawmaker and was called the refund restoration bill, it also required virginia power companies to refund overcharged customers. apple's new mac book pro laptops now have the stamp of approval from the consumer reports. the approval comes after a battery issue was fixed. the inco

apple is rolling out an update that gives the models longer battery life. before the update, the three mac book pros were the first not to get "consumer reports" recommended rating. we have already had our share of ice storms this season. >> wait until you hear how one man reacted to a storm happening in his neckf the woods. o

the police department in seattle has rallied around its transgender officer. the officer restauranted to transition years ago but didn't tell fellow officers until last may. he says he's gotten a lot of support. >> nobody had anything bad to say. you know? like -- and they weren't sugar coating anything. just because they knew a transgender person was in the room, because they didn't. you know, that was very encouraging. >> the seattle p

program, which tries to reduce crimes against the lgbt community. look, that would give you a bad day. whoop! bad day. >> we showed you images of that deadly ice storm that swept through several states. this guy shouldn't be driving, either, i can tell you that. lots of people cleaning up after the damage, and it appears some are simply watching, like this guy commentating. listen to him explain what a bad day it was in des moines. he came across several cars that slipped right off the roadways. can someone tell this guy he shouldn't be driving? >> yeah. someone do that. >> he's about to have a bad day. >> whoa, hang on. let me turn this thing around. >> i'm so glad we're not dealing with that. >> we just have a wet day. >> exactly. a wet day. >> really wet. >> really wet. not necessarily bad. it is a little on the chilly side out there. but temperatures inching up into the low 50s as we get into this afternoon. but, yeah, we do have that rain out there. but we will be dry w

so scattered showers out there today. now, those temperatures going up, and we stay mild. in fact, it looks like we stay mild even into next week. we do have some rain chances possible on friday. but the weekend right now does not look too shabby. unlike today where we have those rain showers pushing through. now rain showers that -- the big swath of moisture that came through about an hour or two ago now off to the eastern shore. those continue to move east and back out towards elkins. those will move east. just scattered showers throughout the remainder of the day. keep that umbrella with you. i do believe they'll become less in coverage as we get into the middle part of the afternoon into the later part of the afternoon. temperatures stuck in the 40s. fredericksburg. i want to mention manassas. the faa is actually upgrading it. so we really won't have a reading from them until late january. sorry for the inconvenience. te

well. temperatures moving into the low 50s as we get into the afternoon with scattered showers. so you'll have some rain around for the evening commute. then it will start to clear out and we are even going to get some sunshine for tomorrow. and then we'll have some sunshine around for your thursday, as well. thursday is not looking too bad. friday we'll have more clouds move in and rain showers around 11:00. that will continue through the afternoon with temperatures in the upper 40s for the swearing in. looks like right around 50 during the afternoon. women's march in the upper 50s and dry. we do have that ten-day forecast. i'll let you know how warm we'll get as we go into next week, all coming up in a few minutes, guys. >> all right, thank you. in it's been decades since he went missing. >> and now there could be some new clues about where a famous

scientists investigating america's only unsolved sky jacking say they have found new evidence. in 1971, a man who called himself dan cooper high jekd a northwest orient flight and demanded $200,000. he escaped by parachuting out of the back of the plane with the ransom money. miguel almaguer reports on the possible new clues in the search for the infamous hijacker, db cooper. >> reporter: the old clip-on tie from jcpenney is said to be spotted with evidence. and it could now help solve a mystery that has stumped fbi investigators for more than 45 years.

states this evening are searching for a man who is perhaps the most clever and certainly the most audacious airplane hijacker of all-time. >> reporter: the tie belongs to the man dubbed db cooper, the legendary sky jacker who parachuted out of a passenger plane in 1971 with a bag full of cash. >> what we have done is taken cooper down from being one of millions of people in the united states, down to just a handful and maybe 1,000 people. >> reporter: a group of scientists calling themselves amateur sleuths were given rare access to evidence by the fbi, and have identified more than 100,000 particles of rare earth elements coating db cooper's tie. >> names like stronchyum and sear yum. >> reporter: the table of clues, say scientists, suggest cooper had access to a manufacturing company that made airplanes, like the one he jumped from. perhaps a company with a connection to boeing.

worked at boeing, but we think potentially a supplier was dealing with boeing. >> reporter: the 1971 unsolved mystery begins with a neatly dressed man who identified himself as dan cooper, and hijacked a northwest airlines jet, releasing passengers in seattle in exchange for parachutes and $200,000 in ransom. airborne in the pacific northwest, cooper did the unimaginable. plunging from the back of the plane and into history. some cash was found along the columbia river in washington state, but there has never been a trace of cooper or his true identity. >> what it is, we found the right rabbit hole to look down. the end of the rabbit hole is dark. but we know this is the right rabbit hole. >> that was miguel almaguer reporting. the fbi says they are not actively investigating this case, and have not requested help from outside entities. but the bureau says the physical evidence emerges connected to

those investigating this case should step forward. well, before you get to enjoy the physical changes that come with weight loss, you often need a mental makeover. >> news4's eun yang explains how it starts with being kind to yourself. >> reporter: the new year has a lot of people rethinking their health and fitness, whether for a new year's resolution. weight loss at the top of the list for goals, for many people. registered dietician, nutritionist, rebecca, is out with a new book that says you shouldn't ever have to diet again. >> thank you for having me. >> you have a new book, "body kindness." what's your message with this book? >> we all need to look at the bigger picture of what health and well-being means. when we only focus on weight loss and dieting, we don't establish long-term habits. so i want to help people really create a better life through habits that they enjoy, and that fit them. it's not easy to change your

being good to yourself, you're going to get there a lot quicker, easier, and you're going to be much more satisfied. >> a lot of people will be skeptical. how do you lose weight without dieting? it's like magic. >> it's actually science. so you work with your body, you know, without the expectation of i know i'm going to get into that high school prom dress. a little more realistic. so you take small steps, balancing out your plate a little bit better. sleeping better, because you're going to boost your hormones. exercising, because you're going to boost your metabolism. there are things we know, but instead of all or nothing, like i'm never eating chocolate cake again, the body kindness, you learn about making choices of when is it a good time to have cake, when is it not a good time. and you build self control habits, and there's a sense of trust and confidence that you don't need anyone else's rules. you set your own rules. and you're just much more satisfied with the results. >> interesting. i love this whole concept of b

total sense in theory, but really hard to put in practice. how do we do this, and how are we kinder to ourselves? because we can be critical, especially women. >> absolutely. number one, be your own best friend. if you call a truce with whatever mistakes you've made in the past, we all have an inner critic that we can be our harshest critics. they're never satisfied. so commit to being your best friend. when you hear that negative voice, just notice it and say, what's one choice i can make that i know is good for me, that i know is good for my body. and suddenly, you're spiralling up your energy and your mood, and you're on your way. >> what are some of the best choices you've made, the best tips you can give, or what has made the most significant difference in your life? >> i'm a mom of two young girls so sleep has been a challenge. >> i remember sleep. i don't know how you do it. >> when i get enough, my cravings are better managed. i feel the energy to go exercise. but if there's one tip that will work for anybody, it's when

build your self awareness and say i don't feel good right now, you know, cookies are going to make it better, alcohol is not going to make it better. but sleep may. a quick walk. we're just reminiscing on the good things that you do have in your life, a little bit of gratitude helps prevent the downward spirals to where it tends to leave to self sabotage. instead we want to spiral up. >> i love gralt attitude. and how do you move forward if you hit a road block? >> i think that we have to realize, we're all human. and as such, we make mistakes and life is not perfect. it's a colorful mosaic of art. so if we can see this as a journey and work in progress, we're allowed to make mistakes and pick ourselves back up and move forward. but stay fully committed to yourself, and your own well-being, no matter what. >> all right. rebecca scholarshipfield, author of "body kindness," thank you so much. >> thank you for having me. it's the video dominating social media this

massive alligator that has kveryone as

everybody is talking about this incredible video today. take a look at this guy. this colossal alligator is named humpback in a reserve in florida. absolutely huge. >>

and obviously the video went viral. a lot of folks then questioned whether humpback was real. so the county government there in florida said he's nothing out of the ordinary for the reserve. where it apparently lives. >> he's like the longest, weirdest legs for an alligator. >> he looks pretty historic. they must feed it well at the preserve. >> i think so. lauren ricketts, do you think he's real? >> i don't know. i've seen that video a couple times and i feel like i saw one a while ago. i know i'm not headed down to that reserve any time soon if that's the norm down there. definitely not the norm around here, as temperatures continue to rise. our average temperature is empty nid 40s. main showers and more spotty in the afternoon. breezy tomorrow, mid 50s. friday, showers after about 11:00 a.m., could happen for the inauguration. saturday, looking good. but temperatures in the upper 50s and temperatures stay in the 50s all the way through the end of next week. guys? >> all right. thanks, lauren. and thank you. that's news4 midday. thanks for joining us.

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