environment. >> pat collins is live on the scene with the latest. what's happening now? >> reporter: a daring protest, high in the air. it brought our downtown to a stop. look in the sky, not a bird, not a plane, it's greenpeace. it was 70 feet by 35 feet, and in big, bold letters it said "resist." you could see it for miles and miles. it stopped traffic. it had people on the streets stretching their necks, clicking their cameras, shaking their heads in wonder and amazement. >> pretty crazy. just the sheer, like, size of it and just the amount of the risk of those protesters going into that is pretty amazing. >> reporter: greenpeace activists dangling 270 feet in the air from a construction crane at 15th and l

northwest. here to protest the environmental policies of president donald trump. >> would you do something like this? >> i like to think i would, but cranes actually terrify me, so definitely not. >> reporter: they pulled this off with military-like precision. in the dark hours of the morning, they climbed up the crane ladder. then two of the protesters chained themselves to the ladder to keep cops and others from following them up. >> it takes a lot of cajones to do that, definitely. >> reporter: would you do something like this? >> oh, no. i wouldn't be able to make it past the fourth floor. >> reporter: now the climbers are here, folding up that banner. they've been at it now for almost three hours. it's hope that when they finish that, they'll come down. and down here the police are waiting for them, so the police can do what police do. this was such an interesting focal point today. i

friends back home. i'll show you what i'm talking about coming up at 6:00. back to you. >> thank you, pat collins. for a third day in a row, we're seeing executive action by president trump. this time focusing on key issues of his campaign. immigration and that border wall. the president signed an executive order redirecting existing funds from homeland security to go to the wall. congressional aides say there's about $100 million. congress is going to need to approve any additional appropriations. >> we will be working in partnership with our friends in mexico to improve safety and economic opportunity on both sides of the border. this will also help mexico by deterring illegal immigration from central america and by disrupting violent cartel networks. >> another executive order directs the hiring of 5,000 new border patrol agen

number of officials with immigration and customs enforcement. we're taking a closer look now at what it will take to build that border wall. the border stretches nearly 2,000 miles. there are already structures, including fencing along about 670 miles, but that first chunk costs $2.4 billion newer estimates put costs between $15 and $25 billion, but even that doesn't account for things like maintaining or the fact that some of the land is privately owned or that the president wants a wall and not a fence. along with the challenges posed by topography, check this out. there's also a treaty with mexico that says structures cannot disrupt the flow of border rivers. now, that will include the entire border with texas here and a 24-mile stretch around arizona in that pocket right there. finally, when it comes to funding, the president has said mexico will pay

or another. mexico's president, who has insisted his country will not pay for it, will be here next week to meet with president trump. there were strong words this afternoon from the council on american islamic relations. in reaction to the president's latest actions on immigration. c.a.r.e., muslim civil rights group, says the moves will do more harm than good and are likely to increase the number of hate crimes and discrimination against ordinary, law-abiding american muslims. >> i can't even believe that things are getting as bad as they are. i cannot believe that state-sponsored persecution against the class of americans is taking place. i cannot believe it. >> reverend martin says the group supports sanctuary cities and places of worship offered as sanctuaries. president trump also making news with a new tweet out today promising a, quote, major in

what local elections officials found when they looked into the issue and their response to what the president said today. that's coming up here at about 5:30 tonight. for the third time in a week, tens of thousands of people are expected on our national mall and in downtown d.c. this timist for the annual march for life. news 4 mark segraves is on the scene. we understand there's a big change for people attending this time? >> reporter: that's exactly right, jim. the march will start about 12 blocks from the capitol here at 15th and constitution, where they'll have a stage set up and where they'll have their speakers. what we were told today, because of the high level of speakers coming, there will be secret service level protection, and that means checkpoints. >> we do have secret service protected guests speaking. kellyanne conway, of course. so, we'll have airline -- airport-like secur

body scans and what have you. come early. >> reporter: this will be the 44th time people will gather in d.c. for the march for life. while the organizers and park service don't estimate crowd sizes, they are expecting tens of thousands of people. >> correct. the national park service does not provide crowd estimates, however, our application process includes information from the organizers. the organizers of the march for life indicated a crowd of 50,000 on their application. >> the rally begins on the grounds of the washington monument, across from the white house friday at noon, with speeches and entertainment. then they will march up constitution avenue to capitol hill and the supreme court. >> what i can tell you is we've seen an increasingly palpable enthusiasm this year. i think in large part because of some of the demonstrations that have occurred over the course of the last week. then also just with a hopeful outlook in terms of pro-life policies in the couple of years ahead. >> reporter: while the anti-abti

service officials don't expect any trouble like we saw inauguration day, and they don't expect the crowds to overflow to nearby streets like they dl during the women's march on saturday, they are prepared for anything. >> we've got an emergency plan in place in case there's ever any kind of security concern, so we're going to keep our eye on the ball and focus on the march for life as we do every year. >> reporter: now, organizers and police hope that everything wraps up before the evening rush hour is scheduled to end in front of the supreme court around 3:00. there will still be activities in the area of the supreme court building that afternoon. if you're planning on coming down in the morning for those speeches, the change that was just announced today, there will be secret service level protection. that means fencing and checkpoints if you want to get into that staging area. that's the very latest on the march for life coming up on friday. wendy, back to you. >> thank you, mark. well, she turned the world on with her smile and she had that special something. >> you've got spu

>> well -- >> spunk. >> when i first saw mary tyler moore, i was 6 years old and she was the beautiful laura petteri, the new rochelle housewife in the capri pants whose husband rob wrote for the alan brady show in new york. later she became that single career woman at a minneapolis news station with that zany group of friends and coworkers. yes, today we are remembering the lovely and talented mary tyler moore, who passed away today at the age of 80. mark barger with more of her story. ♪ who can turn the world on with a smile ♪ >> reporter: mary tyler moore did just that. in a long career. highlighted -- >> mr. grant! >> reporter: -- by two legendary sitcoms. >> oh, rob. >> reporter: the brooklyn native's career started in commercials. but it to

"the dick van dyke show." >> it was so huge that i couldn't believe that i was being called in to read for it. >> reporter: the 25-year-old was cast in what would become one of tv's most treasured comedies. playing a legendary role, housewife laura petry. >> are you angry with me for something? she won two emmys for the part, turned capri pants into a fashion sensation and shared a sparkling chemistry with dick van dyke that made marriage look sexy. a very different role followed for moore in 1970. >> you've got spunk. >> well -- >> spunk! >> reporter: "the mary tyler moore show" introduced mary richards, never married, independent career woman in her 30s. something new for tv and a reflection of the era's growing women's movement. >> i always thought of the show as being an

it was not mary tyler moore and her playmates. it was always all of us together. >> reporter: the series won three straight emmys as best comedy. >> laugh for chuckles. >> reporter: made stars of the cast and led to three spin-off series. it also produced one of television's most memorable final episodes. >> it was my family. as i said, the dialogue in that last episode -- >> thank you for being my family. >> was just very difficult to say good-bye. >> reporter: moore's film work included the role of a nun opposite elvis presley in "change of habit" and an academy award nomination for the 1980 drama "ordinary people." but it's a pair of beloved characters that will be mary tyler moore's enduring legacy, one destined to keep the world on and smiling. mark barger, nbc news. >> and this is the new video fr

a wreath of flowers now standing at mary tyler moore's star. people have been stopping by to pay respects to the icon, all afternoon. she was amazing. carl reiner who wrote and starred in "the dick van dion dike show" said she will last forever as long as we have television because year after year we will have her face in front of us netflix has "the dick van dyke show" and amazon with the mary tyler show. it's good to binge watch. it's raefl really wonderful. >> it's wild to see those news rooms because we remember manual tywriters and when anchors had call letters in their lapel pins. a news room with six people. that's all it took. >> she was amazing. she was so funny. she was actually a very good serious actress as we saw her in "ordinary people" and she played mary todd lincoln in a made-for-tv movie that was amazing. i think she won an emmy. she was tremendous, just tremendous. much more head. a

her former boyfriend. you may remember yardley love and george huguely. tonight huguely's mother breaks her silence on the case. >> and i'm so sad and sorry that yardley's gone. a 25-year-old maryland man will spend the rest of his life in prison for sexually assaulting a woman with a mental illness. coming up, you'll hear from the victim's brother, who has an emotion @al message that he read to the judge in court. many of us into the low 60s a little earlier. we're falling into the 50s now. we're going down quite a bit as we head to the weekend.

illegal immigrants. several localities in our region operate as sanctuary cities, tacoma park, washington, d.c., and arlington. kristen wright is live for us with local reaction. >> reporter: well, jim, a rally is going on right now. what's happening is that immigrants are sharinei

explaining why they love this country. also talking about why they are opposed to some of president trump's policies. so, the crowd here is actually pretty big. the point is they want everyone to hear them. they want their voices heard. they are grateful that d.c. is a sanctuary city, but they do say things just could be better. >> and establishing that d.c. is a sanctuary city. and -- [ applause ] >> reporter: immigrants rallying in northwest d.c. to send the message that america is their home. >> i believe that everybody has that right to be able to call another place their home. i don't think that we should actually be creating those kinds of borders and divisions within our community of documented and undocumented. >> we're here to speak about our own experience and what it means to be sanctuary city. >> reporter: earlier today, d.c. mayor bowser talked about

protecting the city's sanctuary status and also about the fear in the immigrant community. >> we have gotten a lot of questions and calls and feelings of anxiety. i'm especially from families who fear that it means that they could be torn apart. >> reporter: meanwhile in frederick county, maryland, a voice known for speaking out against illegal immigration believes president trump is doing the right thing. sheriff chuck jenkins says the executive order must be followed. >> i think it's the right decision for america. i think it's the right decision for counties and communities that have felt the impact of crimes committed by illegal immigrants. everybody in the world wants to be an american, but we simply can't accommodate that. >> reporter: and mayor bowser reminding today that president trump's executive order not the end all, be all, and that congress has its role to play. back to you. >> thank you. services running once again after the regional amtrak train collided with a tanker truck this morning in prince william

crews work to get the truck off the tracks. this was just a couple miles north of quantico and there were no injuries. one person is dead after a fiery crash on i-70 here in frederick. take a look. we're told traffic was stopped at the i-270 ramp to allow a congressional motorcade through when a dump truck slammed into the back of an suv. that suv caught fire and the driver was killed. a viewer sent us this video they shot as they drove past the scene today. a total of three dump trucks were involved in this accident. two of the drivers were taken to the hospital. sentencing day for a man who sexuctioxually assaulted a ment ill woman, pulled a knife and threatened to kill her. we were in the montgomery county courtroom when the man heard his fate. >> reporter: prosecutors say it was a premeditated crime. >> probably every woman's worst nightmare. >> reporter: in november of 2015

investigators say miles bowersock climbed throughout bedroom window of a 64-year-old woman who lived in the bottom unit of his apartment complex. court documents say once inside he sexually assaulted the woman and then pulled out a knife, threatening to kill her if she called police. >> it's despicable. it really is deplorable. >> reporter: what's worse is prosecutors say he knew the woman had mental health issues. the victim's brother didn't want to be identified but spoke with us inside the courthouse. >> she has been in the public health system for most of her life since she was diagnosed as having scizo aeffective disorder as a teenager. >> reporter: state's attorney says he had seen the victim on several different occasions. >> i think he thought he could get away with it because of the mental condition he observed when he passed her. >> reporter: but fingerprints from the bedroom window sill and dna evidence from the scene ended up linking him to the crime. just before he was n

life in prison plus 20 years, the victim's brother addressed the judge. >> this crime has made her more anxious and it's made her afraid to even go outside. it set her back quite aways as to her ability to handle herself in the outside world. >> reporter: while the victim's family says it's possible she may never recover, they're grateful bowersocks will never be a free man again. >> if someone shows no remorse, why would you have any hope they could actually rehabilitate themselves and come back into the community. >> reporter: reporting in gomry county. the state of maryland goes high tech to protect your property. the tools in this truck that could keep your car out of the shop. our sun is setting on the mild sping-like r

hold on. looking at the calendar. yep, yep, just about the nicest day of the month. there's a better one on the 12th. i tell you what, guys, 61 degrees for a high temperature today. does not get much better in the month of january. this evening, just as nice across our region. think about taking an eveni

evening bike ride, temperature looking good. 57 degrees under clear skies.te the 50s down to the upper 40s by around 11:00. 49 degrees at that time. really nice weather for this time of year. average high temperature is 45. we were at 61 a little bit earlier. now down to 57, d.c. still 61 in frederick. leesburg, 62. charlottesville got up to 70 today. i mean, wow. you get this warm this time of year, you know you got something going on here. radar, nothing to show. we're not seeing any rain. we're going to stay on the dry side through the rest of the evening hours. overnight into tomorrow we'll track a system. you can see it back to the west, towards pittsburgh. here comes that frontal boundary. we have a pretty potent storm that brought parts of iowa over a foot of snow. snow our way, no. unfortunately, for you snow lovers, like me, not coming any time soon. we are going to track these showers. it's a very narrow line of showers. most of us do stay on the dry

about. clouds do move in, though, around 10:00, 11:00 tonight. that will keep things very mild. waking up tomorrow to mild numbers. look rat a chance of showers. future weather at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. shower activity around parts of the area, but most of the region dry. don't be surprised to see a couple of wet roads. by 8:00, it's all moving down towards ocean city. down towards the norfolk area. behind this, we get clear when we start to see the wind. the wind is going to bring the snow showers close to the mountains here, back towards parts of west virginia. what it means for us is, we get the cold wind coming in here during the afternoon. winds will be gusting upwards of 30 to 40 miles per hour tomorrow. so, 57 degrees early. morning cloud cover. then turning windy and cooler. by about this time tomorrow night, you'll feel the difference when you step out the front door from what we saw today and what you'll see early tomorrow. now 57 tomorrow. 44 on friday. friday's windchills will be in the 30s all day. so, a very chilly day on friday. same deal o

still dealing with winds, 15 to 20 miles an hour on saturday. windchill still around 37, 38. sunday a high of 44, more cloud cover. could be some flurries sunday night into monday. that's about all we can squeeze out as far as any snow chances. a high of 39 on monday. it looks like we stay around average if not a little below average as we end the month of january and head into the month of february. so, not looking too bad out there. yeah, i'm still looking for that next chance of snow. i know some of you out there want it. i know some of you do. a huge accomplishment for a local high school student. still ahead, how he managed to get into all four of the military academies. when you cast your ballot in northern virginia, it's the general registrar who oversees each county and assures your voting counts and is legitimate. now atw

president himself is suggesting voter fraud and asking for an investigation. a look at those locally who are responding to it. plus, our favorite pic of the day. an adorable new addition to the national zoo. wait until you see how this guy sparked a twitter war today. >> it's a girl. >> is it? >> no. >> it's a girl

. in just two tweets, president trump calling for a major investigation into his unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud. these are serious and false accusations and they are striking a nerve for those who are tasked with running our local elections. bureau reporter david culver is live in arlington with their reaction. >> reporter: we understand y i caught up with two local election officials. one here in arlington county as well as fairfax county's general registrar. both are adamant that there is no evidence to support claims of voter fraud. what's more is they say they both take the president's tweet personally. >> these are voters in current active status. this means they've registered. they normally participate. >> reporter: where does our re's

keep a printed record of registered voters? inside the registrar's center. 30,000 active voters filling dozens of drawers. >> this is what we pulled out after 2015. >> reporter: the so-called purged records. >> after two federal elections and somebody's been on an active status and has not voted, we actually will remove them from the list art after a contentious, drawn out presidential election, cameron's job was supposed to calm down a bit. that was before this tweet sent out some 20 miles away from the white house. >> when the president of the united states says, we're investigating voter fraud, that's you. that's your role. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: so it is personal. >> i do take it very personally. i think every election administrator probably feels the same way. >> reporter: election officials reassuring voters. >> i counteract that with i know everything we do in this office and colleagues across the state and across the country do ultimately adds up to a very secure system. >> and if there is ev

certainly welcome it. if the administration wants to bring it to us. >> reporter: arlington county's director of elections says they use inner-state cross-checks and communications with other state agencies precisely to prevent voter fraud. >> i'm not saying voter fraud doesn't exist. it does exist but on a very small scale. a scale that would potentially influence a major election, like a presidential election, obviously, the answer is no. >> reporter: i asked both of those election officials about cases of voter fraud that they have personally encountered. ahead on news 4 at 6:30, i'll walk you through some of those cases, when they occurred and what was done to them, where they go from the election office. we'll explain that to you when we see you ahead in our next hour. back to you. >> all right, david culver, thank you. d.c. mayor muirial bower says those who served their time deserve a chance to re-enter society. she's repealing the law that suspends someone's driver's license t

a drug offense. >> one small step. more of our returning citizens can apply for jobs that require a driver's license. it will also be easier for them to make it to their doctors' appointments, to seek housing, to support their school activit things we seek to do in our city. >> mayor bowser says as a result of that law, nearly 500 people had their licenses taken away last year. the administrator at a local liquor board has resigned amid federal charges of bribery and conspiracy. the former director, davidson, resigned with the board late last week. the chairman says he sent a short resignation letter and thanked the board for allowing him to serve. >> i'm not speaking specific kaeshlgs but i'm taken aback that we have people that we have entrusted to do the great work of

george's county, i'm just taken aback by that. >> as he looked at federal charging documents, they say that son took kickbacks from liquor businesses in exchange for votes on the board and in the state legislature. form delegate and liquor commissioner is also facing charges in this ongoing case. son is now under house arrest. the man police say shot a woman in front of elementary children has surrendered to police. roland simms faces several charges including first-degree attempted murder. police arrested him this morning. authorities tell us simms shot a woman at an oxen hill bus top yesterday morning after he tried to grab one of the girls. more than a dozen students were at that stop at the time, but none of them was hurt. the victim is expected to recover. getting into one of the four u.s. military academies is incredibly tough. the air force academy only accepts 12% of its

west point takes just 10%. but a local student at trinity christian in fairfax recently got into not one, not two, but all four of those military academies. he told news 4's amy chao how he pulled that off. >> i just -- i just couldn't hold back my emotions. i was shouting for joy. it was -- it was amazing. >> reporter: high school senior timothy park showing off his acceptance letters. air force academy, coast guard academy, naval academy and west point. >> i would say it's almost a miracle to have all four of these academies give me an appointment. to be able to be in that environment where i can develop myself, to serve my country, that's what i'm looking forward to the most. >> reporter: he hasn't picked one yet but he says he's leaning toward west point. his reason for wanting to join the military, his family. his grandfather, rescued by american soldiers during the korean war. he later opened a clinic. and his father in the army. >> i want to follow

father started. it was a lot of hard work on his part, lot of initiative, a lot of self-sacrifice. we're just happy to see it bear fruit. >> reporter: that hard work, long list. captain of cross country team, baseball team, principal cellist and mentoring young students. he's still in high school, but he's already gotten a taste of the military life. he's a youth cadet for the air force and he attended all four academies' summer programs. >> it definitely was tough. they challenge you a lot mentally. i've always had that in mind. do i really want to do this? i-k i do this? they made me want to go there even more after going through it. >> reporter: now he can in fairfax. >> now it's back to little old us. >> underachievers all of a sudden. >> exhausted to hear that. good for him. coming up, promises made, promises broken. >> that's what some prince george

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suburbs. pamela osborn from our sister station in philly has more on the damage that's forced neighbors from their homes now. >> incredible. hopefully it doesn't swallow the house. >> reporter: residents on brook street waking up to this. a sinkhole large enough to take down a tree. most of this concrete driveway and sidewalk. but that wasn't all it threatened to take with it when the ground opened up. >> i heard sort of a loud boom. looked out and then they heard -- what they heard was the water rushing through. >> reporter: kurt bashg first wandered outside this morning when he noticed his water pressure was low. >> curiosity got the best of me. i came out to see what was going on and i was shocked at what was going on. >> reporter: he says the people living in the house were inside at the time. after hearing a commotion, bashg says they tried to go out the front door to see what was going o but the door likely blocked by parts of this downed tree wouldn't open. so, they went around back.

for help right away. >> the homeowner that lives right there and a few others were just standing there just shaking their heads. >> reporter: also shaking his head, ron forester, who owned this home 30 years ago. >> we always wondered what was going on with the water table underneath. we got water in the basement. there was water in the basement every now and then so we always wondered what was going on. now we know. get ready to use your high squeaky talking to an animal voice. there is a new arrival at the national zoo and she's very cute. a new female gray seal pup. isn't she sweet? she's so cute! she was born this past weekend. that is kara, her mother, who is 33 years old. the oldest gray seal to give birth in a zoo. her father is gunther. keepers monitoring this little girl say she's nursing, moving around, bonding well with her mother and weighing in at 37 pounds. now, we love

a radio host in the hampton roads area tweeted saying, your move to the aquarium in virginia beach, which responded with a picture of an otter/osprey combo. an orangutan. a baby turtle. and the zoo responded with this otter pup. >> take that! >>, so there's a lot of cute little newborns going around, which is wonderful. what's interesting about the baby seal, she's got -- oh, she's white and very furry but she's going to lose that in the next couple of months and take on that dark gray slick, i guess better for water look. but she's so cute right now. >> and gunther, we guess s camera shy. no word from dad yet. >> men. we'll be right back with much more. the fight over a new regional medical center in prince george's county has turned ugly in annapolis. tracee wilkins coming up on news

the mother of a university of virginia lacrosse player convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend is now breaking her silence. george huguely, you'll remember, is serving a 23-year prison sentence for killing yardley love back in 2010. huguely grew up in bethesda. his mother says he should have been convicted of the lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter, calling it a drunken accident. >> had absolutely no intent to hurt yardley. yardley was his best friend.

>> does it still permeate? >> oh, every day. it's -- it's right here all the time. it's on -- it's -- it doesn't leave you. this kind of sadness and -- and i know, i can imagine for sharon love it's even more so. >> yardley's mother started the one love foundation in her daughter's honor to help combat dating violence. love's family has filed a $30 million wrongful death suit against huguely. there are new concerns about the future of a brand-new regional medical center in prince george's county. state lawmakers feuding over the funding. prince george's county bureau reporter tracee wilkins live in largo tonight with that. >> reporter: one day they're almost at the end of the road here, the hospital is supposed to go here over my shoulder, where the boulevard at the cap center is now. they are hitting some new bumps in the road. some county

racist. >> we are going to demand quality of service in prince george's county in the southern region and we're going to man a quality homent. >> reporter: prince george's elected officials called out maryland's governor and other state politicians saying they're playing games with the county's health care. >> every time we get there, the post gets moved further away. >> reporter: the new prince george's regional medical center is supposed to heal the county's broken medical center. officials are depending on cardiac surgery dollars to make money. >> we want to be in a position by the time we open that regional medical center, those marquee programs and the one that is the example is the cardiac surgery program. >> reporter: now the state's health commission is considering approving another heart program 30 minutes away. prince george's politicians say it will cut into the number of patients their facility can attract. >> on one hand they give to us. on the other hand, they take away. >> reporter: a stat

reads in part, this is not a one or the other scenario. both hospitals should be able to support their communities with modern, state-of-the-art facilities. when health care is politicized, patients and families lose. >> our prince george's county is going to stand firm on this cardiac care. guess what, it's not going to come to an end on april 10th. >> reporter: prince george's accused larry hogan of not supporting the hospital. >> we need the governor to immediately follow the law. put the money back in. stop playing a shell game with people's lives. >> reporter: maryland's health commission is expected to decide on that cardiac department some time in february. governor hogan released a statement saying he's deeply committed to the hospital. he went on to say it's too important to be used as someone's political pawn. in largo, i'm tracee wilkins. back to you in studio. thank you. tired ofo

driving around potholes and cracks in the roads can be frustrating. now the state of maryland is rolling out high-tech tools to find out where the road problems are before you do. the state highway administration is using a vehicle that's packed with 3-d lasers, high-definition video and a state-of-the-art gps. the equipment allows engineers and investigators to see things that engineers can't see. and it can spot the slightest imperfections. >> this truck can test a road from 19 miles per hour to 55 miles per hour. and to be able to look on the road and see a crack at 55 miles an hour, that's a little hard. this truck can do it. >> crews analyze the information to figure out what should be repaired first. the road tester truck cost about $1 million. state highway officials say the vehicle is investment. it can be used all year long. in the long run, it will save mone

for-profit colleges has left tens of thousands of students in limbo. now attorneys general from five states have filed a motion to intervene in a case that was brought against the department of education. consumer reporter susan hogan following the story for a while now. she joins us with the potential impact on students. >> that's right, wendy. the department of education recently chose not to renew the credentials of one of the largest accreditation agencies in the country, accusing that agency of predatory practices, and that a creditor is now suing the d.o.e. accrediting council for college and schools was responsible for accrediting over 200 for-profit colleges, many which are now closed as a result of the d.o.e.'s actions which took away the accrediters' ability to accredit colleges. many tell

struggling to transfer their credits and have their loans forgiven. this week five state attorneys general, including d.c. and maryland, filed a motion to intervene in the lawsuit. in a statement they say, acics accredited predatory schools like corinthian colleges and itt tech helping them defraud students and gain hundreds of millions of dollars from student loans in the process. we want to ensure the department of education's process continues to stand. now, it's unclear whether the trump administration will reverse the d.o.e.'s decision. the motion to intervene on behalf of the attorneys general serves as a form of insurance and is now pending before a u.s. district court judge. >> thank you, susan. another spectacular sunset. what did we do to deserve all this? >> another 60-degree day. >> oh, my gosh, 61 degrees. >> wonderful. >> official high today. but we're going to go down from here. if you want more january-like weather, it'si

tomorrow is our transition day. pretty much for the next ten days we're hanging out in the 40s. pretty normal for this time of year. the snow drought continues. take a look at your weather headlines. if you're out tomorrow early morning, before 7:00 a.m., have the small umbrella handy. by the afternoon you want the windbreaker. bring the warmer jacket to work because it's windy when you're walking out tomorrow afternoon and evening. it will still be breezy on friday and saturday, so is that means it's going to feel like we're in the 30s. friday and saturday, again, no snowstorm on the ten-day forecast. here's how our winter kind of stacks up. so far this season we've only had in total about half an inch of snow. normal for us at this point, about 6.5 inches. last season we had the blizzard and we had about 19 inches of snow. again, the snow drought continuing and only a few light showers around tomorrow morning. future weather here at 4:30. notice some isolated activity, especially in southern maryland at 7:00 a

completely dry. we have cloudy skies fairly early, and then throughout the day we have more sunshine. it will be blusier out there. at 7:00 a.m., showers east. washington. 46 degrees. take a look at the numbers. our high we hit around lunchtime, 57. with the winds it will feel a little cooler. then is definitely very windy tomorrow afternoon. 53 at 3:00 p.m. then we're down to 46 by 7:00 p.m. if you're an early commuter, could be dealing with a shower or wet roads. recess for the kids, definitely outdoors but breezy. outdoor exercise, going for the walk or run, i would do so in the morning hours or around lunchtime. it will be a little too windy during the afternoon and evening. you want to keep that in mind for the evening commute. as we look to the weekend, hit the slopes. it's looking great saturday and sunday. not too hot or too cold. i think it is going to be a little cold if you want to get the bicycle out or try to get some golf in, if the course is even open. we have the auto show going on in town this weekend.

days. tomorrow again a high of 57 but we hit that around lunchtime. then we kind of fall a little into the afternoon hours. into the low 50s. friday that high of 44, well, with the winds it feels more like 30. saturday, high of 43, breezy. more clouds around on sunday, but it's a dry weekend. 44. it's cold on monday, in the upper 30s. then after that, we kind of hang out in the low to mid-40s.

the drunk driver who struck and killed a montgomery county police officer is asking the court to reduce his prison sentence. in court filings obtained by news 4 itune, the man's attorney says he's behaved as model prisoner and completing his rehab program. >> he was driving drunk at three times the legal limit when he struck noah leato over a year ago. he had marijuana and xanax in his system. he was sentenced to ten years in prison. well, he was the top selling novelist and apparently had eclectic taste. a snakeskin table is just one of the many items up for auction at tom clancy's estate. >> who doesn't want one of them? besides furniture, there's lots of movie swag. we go inside the auction house for a look at what you can bid on. >> reporter: "the hunt for red

october," baltimore born novelist tom clancy would surface as leading novelist. true to his maryland roots, he built a home in southern maryland on the bay. he died in 2013. now some of his collection is in alexandria. >> the clancy estate was referred to us. we were thrilled to have it. >> reporter: potomac trading company says there are actually two groups of clancy items going up for bid. one reflects clancy the man, his affinity for unusual furnishings, rare material. this, for instance, is covered in stingray. >> this is an entertainment cab cab knelt or converted into a closet as well. >> reporter: snakeskin tables or glass tables and leather chairs. a little more pedestrian, but by no means run of the mill. then the other side of clancy. >> his personal collection that reflects his fascination with the cold war and the soviet era. we have a soviet wool coat.

we have model biplane. >> reporter: there's the soviet trench perry scope with almost se secretive markings. it was said he used these search lights to search the chesapeake off his water-front property. another side to clancy reflected here. a bit of extravagance. >> how much fun to be driving around in tom clancy's golf cart. >> reporter: it's popular. how popular? >> we had kennedy in the last sale, jackie and jack kennedy. that's obviously the benchmark for interest in provenance. i would say tom clancy is a close second. >> reporter: in alexandria, derrick ward, news 4. checking off the list. now at 6:00 -- president trump's controversial plans becoming a reality with the strokes of a pen. talk about sky high protests. protesters make a bold statement in the shadows of the

flowers line mary tyler moore's star on the hollywood walk of fame. the new reaction as the world remembers the actress who forever changed things for women on tv. we begin tonight with the white house and president trump keeping a major campaign promise. >> also one of the most controversi controversial. he signed an order to build a wall on the mexican border. pursuing a personal grievance that distracts from the day's big news. even though there's no evidence to support it, the president promised to launch a federal investigation into the charge that voter fraud cost him the popular vote. >> from the new president's policies to their impact on our area, we have team coverage this evening. we begin with steve handelsman live at the white house. >> reporter: thanks. the surprise news today that president trump will order a federal probe of the election that he won is