the rain is not done with us quite yet. >> we've had several waves of this rain coming through since early this morning and we just had one wave, the last one just passed right through washington, is now heading off to the east, passing into prince george's county. this is rapidly heading off to the east and moving across the chesapeake bay and pulling away from the metro area. we still have a lot of low clouss

bit of fog forming. reagan national now is at 48 degrees. culpepper at 51. manassas at 48. some of that mild air is going to come in later into the evening hours. our temperatures are actually going to be rising as we get into the evening hours, climbing into the low 50s and staying that way until midnight and overnight tonight. there's going to be some dense fog forming as this somewhat milder air does come on through. we could have visibility down to a half a mile or less. a look at big changes on the way for the end of the week, inauguration day and the weekend coming up in just a few minutes. just days from the inauguration, two confirmation hearings on capitol hill today.

expected to be grilled. >> people are lining up outside the senate room where the hearing is going to take place. we just got our hands on some of her prepared remarks. she says parents should be empowered to choose the learning environment best for their kids. teachers unions say devos seeks to undermine public education. zinke has a track record of successfully supporting public lands used by hunters, fishermen and other outdoor enthusiasts. vladimir putin is getting in his last jabs, aiming some harsh words athe

administration, which leaves office in less than three days. putin accused the administration of spreading false allegations to undermine donald trump. he said the people doing it are, quote, worse than prostitutes. he was asked about the alleged dossier on trump's activities in russia, which putin dismisses as fake. minutes ago we learned that maryland democratic congressman jamie raskin will not attend the inauguration. at last check, more than 50 democrats have said they're not going. many say they made up their minds after trump criticized john lewis for saying donald trump is an

president. >> we have so much more coverage throughout the hour as we count down to inauguration day, including president obama's surprise visit today. what he did during the final white house briefing of his administration. also, how the country feels about president-elect trump's plan to reverse the affordable care act. and a warning about fake tickets and invites ahead of all those inauguration festivities. janet napolitano, the secretary for homeland security is in a california hospital where she's fighting complications linked to her treatment for cancer. she's currently the president of the university of california. she had already been successfully treated for her breast cancer. she's been working throughout this latest treatment after a new cancer diagnosis last

august. new developments in the murder of a local rapper. prince george's county have arrested and charged four suspects. khalil wiggins was found shot and killed outside his capitol heights home on december 29th. police believe the motive was robbery. police say they all admitted their involvement in the kill. three people are in the hospital after police say a man stabbed his wife and her father in upper marlboro and then stabbed himself. it all started as a domestic dispute. the woman and her father ran to find out at a nearby home. that neighbor was an off duty police officer and was able to apply first aid. >> well, through my training and the experience of

just like, you know, step in, do what i need to do. i know what to do, apply the first aid, call for assistance and continue to do my job. >> the woman is in serious condition. the officer continues to go above and beyond. he's taking care of her dog while she recovers. a local college professor arrested for secretly taping what he did with a female student. and the new amazon deal that

in just a few months, millions of low income people will be able to use food stamps to buy groceries online. today the department of agriculture announced that seven retailers will test the idea in a pilot program. the government says it's important people have the option to buy groceries online, especially if they live in neighbors or rural communities with limited access to healthy food. there are several stores participating in our area. the pilot program will last two years and start some time this summer. last year more than 44 million americans received assistance from snap. a significant move today in montgomery county to hike the minimum wage. the county council has just approved a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by the year 2020. legislation was approved by a narrow 5-4 vot

against it say they're hoping to delay action on the bill so the council n better study the wage hike and its impact on businesses. there's also a chance the county executive could veto the bill. a new poll shows the law has never been more popular. a new nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows 45% of americans think the affordable care act is a good idea. that's the highest percentage since nbc started asking people eight years ago. 50% of americans say they have little confidence republican plans to replace the law will actually make things better. the report says the number of uninsured would spike to 18 million people in the first year alone and premiums would go up for some people. speaker ryan says the report doesn't consider any republican replacement plan or what

revitalize the insurance industry, which he says has been decimated by obamacare. it may not be a bromance like the one the president has with joe biden but we'll show you his ev sery tv doctor knows scrubbg is serious business. they also know you need to get your annual check-up. now with one touch using the mycigna app you can find a doctor in your plan's network to save money. need to be thorough.

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george mason university is facing charged this afternoon, accused of secretly recording a sexual encounter with a student. >> we've learned that professor is a former navy commander and fbi agent. how did all this unfold? >> reporter: according to arlington police, they tell us this encounter happened inside james sellcamp's apartment which is in this building behind us here. important to note the professor had a consenting relationship with the student, but they say the student never gave him permission to film their encounter. police say the professor met the student on the campus of george mason university. police say back in september the woman spotted a camera inside his arlington apartment and saw footage of their sexual encounter. police say the woman reported the incident the next day. >> during the course of the investigation, we were able to

a film and charge him appropriately. >> reporter: investigators arrestedfe feldcamp. he was also a former navy commander and a special agent with the fbi. arlington police tell us that unlawful filming is a misdemeanor. we reached out to george mason university. they tell us james feldcamp is no longer employed and they are cooperating with the police investigation. coming up at 5:00, you'll hear what police say feldcamp told the victim after she confronted him with the video she found. investigators are trying to figure out how a woman ended up driving her car off the road and into the anacostia river near e

police say she had made it out of the car by the time rescue crews arrived. she was able to tell police whether someone else was in the car. so they dove into the river, searched the car and realized she'd been all by herself. reckless behavior led to the death of a woman in a wheelchair. the chief of police made a plea for anyone to come forward with information about the shooting. vivian marrow was shot and killed while making her regular trip in a wheelchair to the local market. >> to the person who is responsible, you know what, you need to come in and let us know what you did. you may have had a beef with somebody else, may have been another adult male, whoever. you've taken a woman out of our community who had no business losing her life at is

trying to determine a motive. a young man was hit in yesterday's shooting, but police are not saying whether that man may have been the intended target. it's been a gray and wet tuesday. we've had about a quarter of an inch of rain here from several waves of rain coming through. as we take a look at our prince george's county camera over looking national harbor, we do have some light fog in the air. you can see there visibility at reagan national is about five miles. at dulles, it's about a mile and a half. the rain has ended in washington and is quickly moving east, now crossing the chesapeake bay. it's going to be continuing to track across the eastern shore. we're going to have some low clouds around, a little bit of mist in the air, perhaps a little drizzle. temperatures are generally hovering in the mid to upper forge 40

up the shenandoah valley. culpepper is at 51. fredericksburg, 53. we'll be actually climbing a bit. by 8:00, it will be in the low 50s. some patchy fog and the fog may get denser by later this evening. by dawn tomorrow, too getting ready to get back to work and school in the morning, you may be encountering some fog. getting mild by late morning, beginning to climb into the mid 50s. as we get into the afternoon hours we're going to see it getting even milder. there's that foggy sky over washington. you'll need a jacket in the morning and just a sweater in the afternoon. u'll need some sunglasses too. no

ten day outlook showing these changes on the way. we'll have highs in the 50s every day for the next ten days. afternoon high this time of year is in the low 40s. tomorrow we may actually get up to near 60 degrees in the afternoon with sunshine in and out. then on thursday, another mild day. it will be near 40 in the morning. afternoon highs climbing into the mid 50s. inauguration day, all eyes looking at that, temperatures near 40 in the morning. actually might have a little sun at dawn. but then it quickly clouds up during the day and temperatures climbing into the low 50s. at the capitol, time for the swearing in ceremony at noon, may not be raining yet, but there is a chance of afternoon rain coming in after the swearing in ceremony. it does look like just some light rain at that. and that will be ending after sunset on friday. then saturday, for the big women's march we'll be in the upper 50s to near 60 with some sunshine in and out. a nice day. then on suspendin

that rain will be in place on monday. then it dries out after that with a mild trend into next week. certainly not acting like january. >> no, sir. check out this sinkhole. the pavement beneath a commercial truck in georgia collapsed, causing a huge hole that swallowed the truck. the truck then began leaking fuel. crews managed to stop the leak and removed all the water from the truck. that made it lighter to lift. the truck carries about 1600 gallons of water and weighs 55,000 pounds. a couple who survived a plane crash had a chance to meet one of the volunteers who saved their lives. >> that small plane went down on a mountain top in a remote part of california, the temperature that day negative 18. he sorted through radar of every plane that had taken off in

couple's location. then he guided a search crew to pick them up. >> i want all the rest of the people who were involved to be able to meet you and put a name and a face to the mission. >> wow. the couple is now planning a trip over the summer to visit with more people who helped in that rescue. no word yet if they plan to fly or drive. a traffic alert now for drivers on i-66. there will be some road closures tonight and tomorrow near gleeb road. when crews start installing the first of eight over head ga gantries for the new hot lanes. workers will close all lanes 15 minutes at a time between midnight and 4:00 a.m. we're working with you to make sure you don't get scammed au

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>> president obama dropped by his press secretary's final news conference this afternoon. josh earnest was praised for his integrity and intelligence. go fund me sites that are raising money for disadvantaged youngsters to see the movie hidden figures are popping up all across the country. the movie is based on the true story of three african-american women working at nasa whose contributions were critical to launching astronaut john glenn into orbit. one young woman left a hidden figures screening at the white house feeling inspired. so inspired that she start add go fund me campaign. her goal was to raise $2600 to send 100 girls to see the movie this weekend. so far she's raised more than 12,000. >> i'm not great at math, but that's a lot of girls who are going to get a chance to seeth

it's not a secret that the president loves the first lady. >> we share his special message to, quote, the girl from the south side as people all over social media wish michelle obama a happy birthday.

the rain we've been getting all day is almost done with us.

fog. the good news is that it's going to stay pretty mild over the next few days, with temperatures staying in the 50s. police in prince george's county say a man stabbed his wife and her father and then stabbed himself. the victims ran out of the house to get help. one of their neighbors is an off duty police officer who was able to apply first aid. a new report shows repealing obamacare would increase the number of uninsured americans to 18 million in the first year alone. the congressional budget office says it would also make some people's premiums go higher. house speaker paul ryan called the report meaningless. right now we're about 30 minutes away from the start of the confirmation hearing for education secretary betsy devos. there is a lot of ground to cover. >> reporter: in eye popping fashion, russian president vladimir putin has intr

transition process. in front of cameras here at the white house today, barack obama had a chance to weigh in on that, but the president just laughed and walked away without a word about putin or about donald trump. the president-elect got support from moscow as he tried to build enthusiasm for his inauguration. with just 40% of americans now polling positive about a donald trump presidency, enter vladimir putin again. alleging a political struggle in the u.s., calling the leakers of unverified reports about trump worse than prostitutes. john brennan insists this is not intelligence community information. he called it repugnant for donald trump to have likened u.s. intel officials to nazis. john lewis called

election ill legitimate saying he will boycott friday, missing his first inauguration as a congressman. wrong or lie, tweeted trump. he boycotted bush 43. yes, lewis had to admit, he did protest the supreme court deciding that at election. >> we did not attend the first bush inauguration. that is factual. >> another fact, under pressure by trump, general motors announced plans to create or save 7,000 jobs. >> i think mr. trump's engagement with industry is going to help us grow manufacturing jobs in this country. >> reporter: trump bragged americans are seeing big stuff. but they won't in our town on friday, because the president-elect is paring back inauguration day celebrations.

and just three inaugural balls. a day after the inauguration, hundreds of thousands of women and men are headed to the women's march on washington. but few of them match the profile of daliah mesa. she's 90 years old. she tells us it's not her first experience with political activism. she demonstrated against u.s. involvement in the vietnam war. now she'll be joining the women's march with two generations of her family. she says her age is no obstacle. >> how could i not go? i think our nation is facing a tremendous challenge to get through this presidency. and i think we have to -- we should be civic minded, responsible citizens, speak out. >> since

to get around, a family member is getting a wheelchair for her to take to the march. the message that 90-year-old woman is hoping to deliver, coming up. >> she looks fantastic. wow. as the inauguration gets closer, we want to warn you be on the lookout for fake tickets and invites. >> if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is too good to be true. >> it's certainly easy to get caught up in the excitement of the inauguration. it's certainly an historic day. but the better business bureau has reminders so you don't get caught up in a scam. trust me, there are many out there. first of all, legitimate tickets needed for certain areas of the ceremony are given out by your house representatives or your senator. they're free. remember, there are non-ticketed viewing areas available as well. tickets for the parade are only required for certain places

along the parade route. the presidential inaugural committee handles these tickets. most viewing areas along the parade route will not need a ticket. always remember if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. news4 is your inauguration headquarters. we'll have live coverage to have parade and when the president's motorcade starts 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 charlie brotman. right now, well wishes are pouring in on social media for first lady michelle obam

president obama took to twitter to gush over the first lady. also adele sent her a shoutout. so did tracy ellen ross and tons of others. the first lady has become popular for many reasons, including her style. >> if you want to see an entire gallery of her gowns, just head over to our nbc washington facebook page. turning now to weather, turning from wet to a little difficult to see in. >> we're getting the over cast lowering quite a bit now in the wake of the rain that did come through. we have some mild air trying to push in now. temperatures hovering in the 40s all day long. our high temperature is probably going to be right before midnight tonight. there's a view from our tower camera looking down on the rooftops of northwest washington. the camera is up at about 00

of the clouds are. below that, the visibilities are not too bad. we had that one wave of rain come through. it's now crossing the bay heading out across the eastern shore and pulling away. behind that, we'll have temperatures hovering in the upper 40s and near 50 degrees. look at these current visibilities, mile and a half at dulles and manassas. it could be thickening up a bit into teerhe evening hours. if you want to get in a run, we'll have our temperatures hovering near 50 at 6:00 p.m. you'll be jumping over some puddles and a little bit of fog. wet pavement and getting quite dark through the evening.

by 10:00. still damp and rather foggy into the evening hours. a look at the big changes on the way for the rest of inauguration week and inauguration day. we'll look at our rain chances and the weekend in just a few minutes. all knnew at 5:00, d.c.'s mayor says she's stepping up her fight against the incoming president. also the major money on its way to metro and why two lawmakers in virginia say it's absolutely necessary. first, here at 4:00, be ware of the bumblebee. >> the

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a new study has found a small, but substantial, number of women in their 40s and 50s are battling bulimia and anorexia. some say they experienced it in their teens. others say they developed it for the first time in middle age. what if high blood pressure could actually help you and not hurt you? that's what some of the findings of a study released today in the alzheimer's association journal seem to suggest. this was especially true if high blood pressure started at the age of 80 or older.

because there's more blood flowing to the brain. they say there's still a lot more to study a few months ago a mysterious illness put a 75-year-old woman in a coma. she was rushed to the hospital but last november doctors took her off life support. >> on the verge of death, her family waited by her side expecting her final moments to come. >> we set up the visitation, the funeral services. one organ after another started failing. >> dr. mat wooten says they ruled out a brain infection, stroke, even meningitis. >> we didn't know exactly what was going on. we had a lot of suspicions. >> barnett wa'tsn getting any better and her ventilator was taken out on november 8th. >> we

waited for her to go. >> but she kept on breathing. >> we kept praying. she mouthed i love you. >> after two days dr. wooten game down to ese how barnett was going. >> when i went down there, she opened her eyes and started talking to me. it really surprised me. i'm like oh wow. >> even she says it was a miracle. >> they didn't see any chance for me coming out of this. and they thought it would be best just to let me go. i have a lot of fight in me. and it keeps me going. >> she eventually left the hospital for a transitional care center and didn't make any progress for weeks, but suddenly she started to stand up. >> if it wasn't for the therapy department, i don't think i would have made it. no matter what happens to you, don't give up hope. >> there's still not an official diagnosis of what happened. >> everybody's definition of miracles is different.

about things. i'm going to live. >> new admissions today as the widow of the pulse nightclub shooter has her first appearance in court. and do you use your phone when you're working out? >> a lot of people do. why it may not beour best y

breaking news, president obama has just commuted the prison sentence of army soldier chelsea manning. she was convicted in 2013 of leaking classified information about u.s. national security activities. those were later disclosed by wikilea wikileaks. she's going to get out in may. president obama also either pardoned or commuted the sentence of more than 200 others. new details about a stabbing at a soccer game over the weekend in fairfax county. we're learning more about one of the victim's condition. police say a man stabbed two men with a box cutter during an argument. it happened on the soccer field at south lakes high on sunday. no students were involved. two men ages 22 and 23 were taken to the hospital. one man had life threatening injuries.

police are still looking for the suspect. >> from now on the you park at the reston town center but don't pay, plan on just driving away. chris, this is a pretty big change. >> reporter: that's right. the reston town center has been open since 1990. just two weeks ago, they decided to charge for parking here. well, the management company calls it a success, but some businesses disagree. one bike store told us they're down to two or three customers a day, a sharp decline. and they say some businesses are threatening to leave. reston town center now charges for parking 24 hours a day monday through friday. it's $2 for the first hour in a garage, up to a total of $24. street parking is $3 for the first hour. some stores and restaurants say it's hurting business. >> it's been devastating for us and for a lot of the

probably the majority of the tenants in the town center. the traffic has been way down. people are upset. you know, they're boycotting the town center as a whole. >> reporter: some employers subsidize parking for employees. others don't. >> one of my coworkers say they have a friend, a waitress, saying she's having a hard time paying for the fee. >> reporter: reston town center is charging for parking in part because once metro opens commuters can't park all day for free. a spokesman says more than 55,000 park rtc apps have been downloaded so far. 95% of people use technology to pay for parking. only 5% pay with cash. some people say they have no objection to paying for parking. >> because i think land is at a premium and we have to park someplace. >> reporter: those who run up unpaid parking violations could be looking at this, the bumblebee. suction cups

making it impossible to drive without sticking your head out of the window. a head, who will get stung by the bumblebee and how to avoid it. new research suggests you don't mix texting with exercise because you could fall over. the study was small, just 45 students. researchers illustrated how texting on a mobile phone while working out changed a person's posture and stability. talking on the phone during exercise had a similar but slightly smaller impact. listening to music with ear buds has no effect on posture. turning now to the weather. what's it looking like for tonight? >> lookg

we have a camera that over looks the dulles tollway and reston town center. that's the view from that camera right now. where chris was down at street level, there is no problem with fog. dulles and the reston town center is just right off in the middle distance, but it's not visible because of the low cloud cover there. and the rain that passed through just about an hour or so ago, now crossing the bay, pulling away, did leave about a quarter of an inch of rain in its wake. our temperatures are beginning to get mild. shenandoah valley over to culpepper and fredericksburg into the 40s. a warming trend through the evening. our warmest temperatures of the day will likely be right around 9:00, 10:00,

50s. most locations will be 53 or 54 degrees through the evening hours. that overcast may actually drop a little bit more as mild air does push in. for tomorrow morning waiting at the bus stop, waiting for the metro, some patchy fog. it will be hovering around 50 degrees. then the sunshine breaks out later in the morning. for your lunch hour tomorrow, climbing into the mid 50s. you'll need your sunglasses. a gorgeous day on wednesday. afternoon highs tomorrow might make it up to about 60 degrees by mid afternoon. certainly looking un- january-like here. every day afternoon highs climbing into the 50s over the next ten days. this is quite a stretch. staying above freezing for the morning as well. tomorrow, near 50. then on thursday

sunshine in and out, auought toe making it into the mid 50s. on inauguration day, sun in the morning, then clouds quickly increase. by noontime, it does look like it will just be cloudy. right rai light rain after the swearing in ceremony. we ought to be in the 50s saturday and sunday. chance of rain late sunday into monday. then we dry out after that. highs in the 50s with sunshine returning as we get into next week. learning to ride a bike is a pivotal moment in a child's life. >> some kids miss out because they have a disability that prevents them from being able to peddle a regular bike. a man in northern michigan is on a mission to change that. he spends hours every day building om

trikes. >> you see the look on their face when they're riding for the very first time. for that moment, they're a normal kid. they don't have a handicap. that's why i do it. >> wow. over the years he's built hundreds of bikes and all of that money comes out of his own pocket. folks have been donating bikes and even cash so boroughs can keep the

firefighters have gained control of a building blaze in huntington, west virginia. it started just after midnight and it burned throughout the morning. when firefighters first arrived on the scene, flamed had already claimed the second floor. according to the fire chief, a new tenant haddock pie eoccupie building. no one was hurt. the man charged with fatally shooting five people and wounding six others at the fort lauderdale airport has been denied bail. a federal judge determined esteban santiago was a flight risk. the fbi says santiago flew from alaska to florida, then took a handgun out of a checked gun box, loaded it in the bathroom and then started shooting. a first court

the widow of a man who carried out the deadliest shooting in u.s. history. >> authorities say omar mateen's wife knew about the attack and even helped. >> exactly seven months to the day after the horrific murders of people at pulse nightclub, noor salman is now facing charges, appearing for a judge today in california where she moved after the attack. she said very little. her family by her side. >> did she know? >> no, she doesn't know. she doesn't know. why does everybody believe that? >> the indictment accused sal month of knowingly aiding and abetting a terrorist attack. it also accuses her of misleading police. >> we said from the beginning we were going to look at every aspect of this

of her husband's plans and failed to give any warnings, telling the fbi she drove mateen to the nightclub at least once because he wanted to check it out and was with him at walmart as he bought ammunition. in a november "new york times" interview, she denied everything. these text messages to her husband on the night of the attack a possible implication of that knowledge. >> she will not hurt a fly. >> salman's lawyer also insists she's innocent, saying prosecuting her dishonors shooting victims because it punishes an innocent victim, a decision that could be left to a jury once salman is extradited back to florida. news4 at 5:00 starts now with jim and wendy. >> reporter: a now former gmu professor has been arrested with secretly filming a sexual encounter he had

>> reporter: new information in the wheelchair murder case. but the killer is still at large. we're gathering new details in a police involved shooting at a town home here in american don. ahead on news4, what the suspect's friends are saying that is very different from what police are telling us. news4 at 5:00 starts now. good afternoon. we begin with a disturbing claim against a professor at george mason university. he's facing charges, accused of recording a sexual encounter he had with a student, recording without her permission. >> now we've learned this professor is a former navy commander and fbi agent. meagan fitzgerald is live for us in arlington with details. >> reporter: according to arlington police, they tell us shortly after this incident was reported, they were able to get a search warrant for james fe

apartment. they went inside and found that video. that's when they were able to make the arrest and file the charges. according to the george mason university website, jam james feldcamp was a former special agent with the fbi and a u.s. navy commander. from 2008 to 2016 he was an adjunct professor on campus, teaching a specialty course in theory and practice of terrorism. that's how say he met a student he was involved with. >> she was not one of his students at the time of the incident. >> reporter: the incident police investigated started in september. ashley savage with the arlington police department says the adult student told police she found a camera inside feldcamp's arlington apartment. she then saw a video of a sexual encounter she had with the professor but says she didn't give permission for the incident to be recorded. fe femp