it could happen to anyone. >> there are popular gifts or kids that could have high levels of lead. we're woking for you. >> announcer: and facebook has a revealing request. why they are asking you to send in nude pictures of yourself. >> you are in for a huge afternoon here on news4 today, folks. we're working some breaking news. we've got a story you're only going to see here on news4. we have celebrities coming in and of course a big day for storm team 4. >> and we're talk about our first big freeze. doug rolls out his much anticipated coverage. >> we are going to begin this afternoon with explosive breaking news. that is the only word for it. it went off like a bomb on capitol hill today. a controversial republic kanl candidate accused of having sexual contact which 14-year-old girl when he was 32. >> the accusation is leveled against alabama senate candidate roy moore, in a lengthy investigation published this afternoon by the washingn

reaction from republicans today was swift and remarkably strong. blayne alexander is live on capitol hill. no one saw this coming, blayne. >> reporter: absolutely not, pat, leon. what is most notable about this, we didn't see any of that side stepping or question dodging we usually see when lawmakers want to avoid a controversial topic. lawmakers, senate republicans did not waste any time speaking out against this and pretty strong terms. in fact, a lot of them said if these are true, roy moore should absolutely and immediately step aside. perhaps most notable majority leader mitch mcconnell repeating that. we also heard today from senator john mccain who said regardless if the allegations are true or not, moore should step aside anyway. he said allegations are just that disturbing. now, this of course is hearkening back to a report first published by the washington post. moore's camp was very quick to come out with a statement pushing back against this strongly calling this a smear campaign. he said it was a be

newspaper. also notable today, guys, breitbart news came out before that report with a report of their own disdaining roy moore. pat, leon, the election in question is a special election that would go to replace former alabama senator now attorney general jeff sessions. that is going to be taking place on december 12th. now, if he was to step aside, there appears to be little that officials could do to actually remove him from the ballot. as you know, those ballots have already been printed and absentee ballots have been mailed out. >> that is going to complicate things quite a bit. thanks, blayne. >> what a story. thank you. well, now, the story that we get from storm team 4, before we know it it's going to feel 30 degrees colder? oh, my goodness. >> let's get word from the chief meteorologist doug kammerer. man, you have to be kidding. >> really amazing, the change we're going to see in about the next 12 hours or so. you're walking outside

low 50s in some areas. tomorrow it feels like the mid 20s. that cold air coming in straight from canada. right now we're dealing with cloud cover, showers and drizzle around. here's the front coming from chicago. back to the west, 20s in parts north and west of the region. across the region today in the 50s, where are we were going to be tomorrow morning? 28. that's how the temperature will feel tomorrow. you'll need the coats, hats, gloves, get them out. we have a freeze warning for areas in purple including loudoun county. a freeze watch for tomorrow night and we get even colder. all of that coming up including part of my winter weather outlook here in the 4:00 hour. >> thank you, doug. ashanti billie's parents are going through the unimaginable.

out after a homeless veteran was arrested for their daughter's murder. >> new details emerge about the charges of the man kidnapping her. >> erika gonzalez is live in the newsroom. she has the families' words this afternoon. ya erika. >> it is painful to hear them talk about the man who alleged ali murdered their daughter. they are thankful for the authorities and community support, they still have a lot of questions about what happened to their daughter. 45-year-old eric brown, a homeless retired navy veteran has been charged with her kidnapping and murder. authorities say they have video evidence, phone history and dna linking brown to the crime. ashanti billie went missing in september from the joint base where she worked. her body was found ten days later in north carolina. her father says it absolutely tears him apart to know he could not be there when she needed him most.

>> it was my job to be there. she came -- encountered this guy. as a father, it was my job to be there. i fell short on that. i fell short on that. but my job is now to get resolution for her. i wasn't able to be there for her in the beginning, but i will be here to make sure for that -- that's our job. >> it's difficult to hear. when questioned by authorities about being on the base at the time of ashanti's disappearance, brown confirms he was there, but that at some point blacked out and does not remember anything further. from the newsroom, i'm erika gonzalez. back to you guys in the studio. >> heart breaking. thank you, erika. here's a story hard to believe. a woman walked into her multi-million dollar home a few months ago and found two people claiming

and ordered her to get out. confrontation on surveillance video you will see only on news4. this type of incident has actually been happening across the country. mark segraves is here now to explain. mark. >> reporter: yeah, pat, the man and woman wearing green military jackets said they were moorish nationalists and they were claiming the land because their ancestors were the original inhabitants. >> reporter: the $3 million home was for sale and the owners were not living in it. they came to the house and the alarm went off. that's when the homeowner was confronted. >> this is our ancestor's place. >> reporter: on the video, you can hear the couple repeatedly saying the land is theirs and telling the homeowner to get out. the homeowner calls police who came and diffused the situation, but the couple can be heard raising their voices and ultimately the man appears to try and push his way through e

woman were arrested. homeowner tells me she's terrified they will come back to the house. this type of squatting on multi-million dollar homes by moorish nationalists has been happening in other areas across the country. may rye call four years ago same thing happened to a mansion in bethesda. >> thank you, mark segraves reporting there. to texas now where the church where 26 people who massacred on sunday could be demolished and possibly replaced with a memorial. the pastor at sutherland springs baptist church says it would be too painful to go back and use it that building to worship. it was the worst mass shooting in texas history. gunman devin kelley was shot by a local es are department and injured as he went out of the church. he later committed suicide. first at 4:00, an emotional ceremony after five police officers who risked their lives at the congressional baseball o

officer accepted the medal of honor. [ applause ] >> the assistant chief of the u.s. capital police says the five officers represent what is good about america, what is good about law enforce: representative steve scalise called them heroes and family. he spoke directly to the mother of capital police officer david bailey. she flew in from brazil to see her son recognized. >> your son saved the lives of over a dozen members of congress and the staff that were out on that ball field. i know you're proud of him on a regular basis, but, no, he's a hero to all of us. >> representative scalise and both of the special agents honored today were hurt on the alexandria baseball field back in june. today he said officer crystal griner's fast recovery rawas inspiring him to get better soon. a shake up in the commonwealth.

retire. meet the press moderator chuck todd joins us with a look at how this all means -- what it all means for you, the voter. >> and remember that shocking attack on a bus driver by a woman using her own urine? we'll see how she is going ton punished and the people steering the bus down right worried now. this might just be the strangest story of the day. facebook asking for you to send them naked photos. >> why they say they are doing this to protect you. and news4 wants to get you in the holiday spirit with a trip to the big apple the >> that's right. check it out. one lucky winner and guest will win two tickets to the tonight show jimmy fallon, two tickets to the christmas tree lighting and two vip today show plaza tickets. don't worry we'll take care of the train and ticket for you. the hotel for you as well in new york city. >> so, all you need to do is keep watching us. coming up later this hour we'll reveal a secret code word. then log on

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breaking news back here at the live desk, an entertainment star accused of lewd conduct in front of five women. "the new york times" broke this story about comedian louis c.k. earlier this afternoon. the times reports a series of incidents happened more than a decade ago. not going to go into details right now. some of these are simply too obscene for tv. the publicist says louis c.k. will not be answering any questions. if you want to read more about the accusations you can head to the nbc washington app, n nbcwashington.com right now. we'll keep you an eye on any new developments. for now i'm erika gonzalez. back to you guys in the studio. >> thank you, erika. >> all right. we've been looking for this all week long, this cold weather coming in here just in time for your winter weather outlook. >> timed it perfect.

to be amazing. you're going to go home, 9:00, 10:00, late dinner, 9:00, it is going to be okay, it will be chilly but okay. stepping out the front door tomorrow is going to be 100% different in the fact that tomorrow morning we'll feel so much colder. we have the cold air, cold win, it will be brutal tomorrow morning. out there right now believe or not temperature wise it's not all that bad. average temperature 63, we're sitting at 56 right now. winds out of the north at 3 miles an hour. we've had the clouds, we've had the drizzle today. that has kept temperatures down, but once again, east of 95, at least in the mid 50s, that's not too bad. upper 40s to the west, 45 winchester 46 in luray, 50 degrees in gaithersburg. radar not showing much. we've seen a little in the way of drizzle. very hard to pickup on the radar. the wider picture here shows the storm system to our south moving through. that's why we have the cloud cover. one reason we have the cloud cover. and here's the next storm. you can see this front coming through the chicago land

arctic air and look at the temperatures here. okay, 56 here, we're at 56 in cincinnati, 40 in chicago, 21 degrees in minneapolis. 21! that's the cold air that's going to be racing in here over the next 12 hours, and it will be here by the time you wake up, by the time you head out tomorrow morning. that's why we have a freeze warning in effect for areas of purple that includes frederick, that includes areas like gaithersburg, clarksburg, upper montgomery county, eastern portions of loudoun county, northern portion the of fauquier. western lake loudoun county, winchester, you're not in a warning. you've already seen your freeze. you've seen the end of the growing season. you're not in a warning, everybody would be in it. areas in the blue is a freeze watch tomorrow night. this will most likely become a freeze warning. you're going to get very cold. look at the temperatures tomorrow morning. these are the wind chills tomorrow morning, 8:00 a.m., 29 in

in manassas. tomorrow afternoon the wind gusting upwards of 20 to 25 miles an hour, maybe even more. look at the wind chill at noon tomorrow. 29 d.c., 29 leez burks, 34 fredericksburg 6:00. if you're heading out tomorrow night, 27 d.c., 25 in gaithersburg, 19 in martinsburg. so, some really cold air coming on in here and that cold air extinction around through the early morning hours on saturday. we could be near record low temperatures on saturday morning. that's the kind of cold air we have. temperatures in the afternoon, 42. got three words for you. cold, cold, cold. that's exactly what you're going to see during the day tomorrow. cold air extinction around for saturday, sunday a little better, up to 51 degrees, chance of rain late. all next week we are at least into the mid 50s. get ready, next couple of days they are cold. i have your winter weather outlook 4:45. >> all right. we are ready and we're looking forward to th

>> all right, doug. >> big political news out of virginia, first at 4:00, another house republican said he's not seeking reelection. >> that's right. representative bob good latch wants to spend time with his family. he's the chairman of the house committee. he represents parts of virginia from shenandoah valley, western part of the commonwealth. his retirement, one of nearly 40 the gop is facing now. meet the press moderator chuck todd joins us in the studio to talk about this. is this all about tuesday? it's all about what happened the other day? >> some of this is about tuesday, some of this is about -- look, good latch was getting elected, this is a pretty conservative district out there. that said, he's committee chairman. right now if you extrapolate those virginia results, it's not just virginia. it's nationwide because you look -- you have to make the democrats assuming they can keep this turnout, keep this intensity of interest in the election going with the democratic base, the likelihood the democrats win

50/50. and frankly, if you look at the last nine months, it only seems to be in the same direction if you're a republican, it seems like the environment only gets worse every day. so, you're kind of like, what if you win and you're in the minority, is it really worth it? some of these, there's two types of potential retire ease. guys like good lat, term limit, thinks they won't be back in control. he's been in control for a long time. or the guys that are really worried about winning and losing. i'll be curious. wouldn't surprise me if she decided to stay, challenge tim mccain. both races are tough. is it better to go up or out. you may see some folks -- i'm not saying -- i know some people would like to see her run. of course stewart will be tough for her to beat in the primary. maybe she doesn't want to get involved in something like that. but you'll see other lawmakers in tough districts think on the republican side making those decisions as well. >> you have a big anniversary. >> we do. >> tell us about the meet the press film festiv

70e 70 years. >> we are. it's the first one we're doing with the film institute. we're going to feature 16 difficult rents films covering seven issues monday. it's sold out. maybe there are a few tickets left. go on our website meetthepress.com. it's at the landmark cinema. pretty neat. we have issues, opioids is covered, growing old, how do you deal with that is covered. crime and punishment, meet the press issues, this whole bursting of documentaries, it is amazing how much there is now. such an appetite for it. i think millennials in particular, the new book, you know what i mean? people like to learn visually. i want to become a sports fan. i 0-30 for 30. i'm hoping some day i have the mtp docks where you're looking forward to. i don't know if i could do rick player. you think abo

characters in virginia. imagine a bio pick on a marion barry. ground bra groundbreaking in this area. >> millennials, that's the only way they get information now. >> we let them read, too. >> all right. >> you have to make them read. >> all right, chuck, thank you. >> watch meet the press sunday morning starting at 10:30 right here on news4. see you later, chuck. >> thank you. >> there is a pretty good chance that someone in your family will get a fidget spinner this holiday season. ahead, a consumer alert. which ones could pose hidden hazards, that is. >> all right. plus, from the screen to the stage with some star power to boot, braxton and carl pain are right over there and they're going to join us in

in this trailer the movie you love is now a stage play. >> two can play that game coming to d.c. this weekend and two of the members of the cast here with us right now. we have tawanda braxton from the fabulous family of singers. you recognize her from the show as well. carl payne who most folks will

[ laughter ] >> you still do that? >> that's the call. >> that and the hat. always the hat. >> got to keep one. >> you're in this new production being converted into a play. all right, so, everybody who watched the movie is going to ask -- my wife has already asked -- is the play just like the movie? >> it's similar. 80% of it stays the same in terms of subject matter. you know, it's always a battle of the sexes, but we added some new characters, some new twists and turns. >> we made it a little more modern with texting and all that stuff. >> okay. about 15 years old, 16, okay. >> now you're part of a pretty star-studded cast. you have vivika fox, five performances three days. how tough is that? >> it's tough but it's fun so we get through it, yeah. >> a lot of fun. it's a lot of fun. i never know what he's going to

back there, wait a minute, that wasn't on the script. but it's hilarious. >> i was going to ask you about that. do you stick to the script or do you ad-lib a little bit, throw something in there different every night? >> for me anyway, i always throw something in there to keep people on their toes because i like to live in the moment. it's one of those shows just like the movie where it's a call and response situation where you -- >> audience participation. >> the audience keeps us going. >> so, we're talking about the warner theater. >> the warner theater. >> and you're opening -- go ahead. >> tomorrow night at 8:00, three shows on saturday. and two shows on sunday. >> one show on sunday. >> see, i don't know. >> one show on sunday. >> four shows in three days? >> five shows in three days. i'm the responsible one. >> you and your sisters grew up in prince george's county. you had your own show. >> yes, it's going to come out in march. i want to thank everyone because we actually made history. we are the longest running

show, longest running. >> all right. tawanda braxton, carl payne. good luck to you. >> thank you. >> two can play that game. >> get down with your bad self. all right, folks, stay with us. we have more coming up just ahead here. >> that's right. it's gift giving season and gift cards are popular, of course. they are not all created alike, though. which ones are best for your buck. >> plus this video stunned the region, bus driver with the passenger using her own urine. today she learned how she's going to be punished for that and we'll tell you how that raises concerns for people who are behind the wheel. >> and we are following some breaking news in southeast washington right now. we are showing you live pictures near the high school where a boy has just been shot. we are gathering details right now. erika gonzalez will have a report from the lie desk. v

i'm erika gonzalez back here at the live desk with breaking news now. we are working to learn more information about a shooting that's just happened about a block away from ballou high school in southeast. we learned the victim is a juvenile, is not conscious, but we are told they are breathing. the shooting happened on 4th street near martin luther king, jr. avenue. we are trying to get more in

these are live pictures coming to you from the scene. we do have one crew that is there. jackie benson is also on her way to the scene right now, getting these live pictures coming from southeast, d.c., just about a block away from ballou high school. we understand a juvenile has been shot. as soon as we get a few more details, we'll have them for you right here at the live desk. back over to you guys in the studio. >> all right, erika. >> thanks, erica. an update from storm team 4. >> amelia joins us. the coldest air of the season? >> exactly. that is going to greet us tomorrow morning and then temperatures continue to tumble for saturday morning. take a look right now, 56 degrees. overcast skies, we've had that all day as well as patchy drizzle and we'll continue to see areas of drizzle until about midnight tonight, maybe even a little later. that is not the case tomorrow morning, but look at what you're dealing with. wind chill temperatures in the 20s at 7:00 a.m., the

make sure kids are bundled up. weather service issuing freeze warnings and freeze watches. here in purple parts of montgomery county, loudoun, fauquier under a freeze warning tonight. those same areas and everybody else in blue under a freeze watch through saturday morning. so, your friday night into saturday morning, what that means is the growing season comes to an end, we talk about winter, and doug will have more on the winter weather outlook dumbing arnold palmer at 4:45, guys. >> thanks, amelia. >> the woman in this video who threw a cup of urine on a metro bus driver is facing the consequence now. opal brown will spend a third of a year in jail and she's banned from riding the x2 bus for years. >> transportation reporter adam tuss was in court for her sentencing. he has more on what can prevent this from happening again. >> reporter: in the end the judge told opal brown there was no way she could justify what she did on the x2 bus line. it was actually so wrong that

a bigger penalty to give her. 120 days in jail, three years probation, banned from the x2 bus during probation, and mental health and drug assessments. that was brown as news4 cameras captured her initial arrest in august because she's already served a month and a half in jail, brown has about 75 more days behind bars. >> i don't know what she was upset about that day, but she was upset about something that day. >> reporter: outside court marie chat man who said she's a good friend of brown's talking to metro bus drivers who gathered. >> i apologize. i respect y'all the the most the job you do. >> reporter: opal apologized in court. she said she was provoked during the 30-minute ride. metro union says it points to the need to protect drivers. >> they need to go to felonies. right now it's just a misdemeanor. >> reporter: metro says it is looking at

buses. >> the plex i glass she's were designed from drivers getting punched and items thrown at them. they weren't designed envisioning an incident as repulse i have as this. >> reporter: the bus driver who was attacked was only on the job a month. the union said she couldn't come to court today because she's still traumatized. in the district, adam tuss, news4. >> well, changing topics, if you have children, chances are there is a fidget spinner in your life and in your house. >> not just kids involved with this. a lot of folks are, all ages. today these wildly popular gadgets are blasted for having unhealthy levels of lead in them. the major retailer selling them also taking heat for that. >> consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you with some important information that we need know about these. >> i know, because my son jack has, i don't know, probably 12 of these things. so, what we're talking about in this particular case, there's two types of fidget spinners being sold at target that were f

lead. so, let's take a look. the fidget wild premium spinner brass and metal, both made by bull's-eye toys, according to lab results they contained as much as 330 times the federal legal limit for lead in children's products. now, this is, according to the u.s. public interest research group that did the testing. even though the products are labeled for ages 14 plus, on these specific products were labeled 14 plus, target is marketing these fidget spinners in the toy aisle and online. although the cpsd won't comment specifically on why target marketed these two ages 6 and older, fidget spinners labeled 12 and under must meet strict federal rules. target now as a result of all of this revised its website so that the manufacturer's recommendation is now 14 and older. target earlier defended its action by claiming fidget

children's products and are not subject to lead standards. the distributor of the fidget spinners tells us its products are tested and comply with cpsc safety standards. and federal law also limits the amount of lead in children's products to 100 parts per million. for a point of reference for you, the lab test on the brass fidget spinner showed in upwards of 33,000 parts per million of lead. kind of crazy. yeah. significant. again, the manufacturer said on the label 14 plus. but the placement of the products in target were in the children's section and that's where they had the problem. >> so if fidget spinners are on your kids wish list, you're suggesting something else. >> definitely with these that were just tested for sure. kids and adults, we all love gift cards. a survey found 41% of those asked would rather a gift card than a gift. in the interest of helping you find the best gift card, wallet hub compared 50 of the most

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i'm erika gonzalez. we are following breaking news. a boy has been shot near ballou high school in southeast. we are told the 16-year-old victim is not conscious. want to show you a live look at the scene on 4th street. again, this is in southeast. a few of the different shots we've been able to see, there's probably two dozen police officers there. our jackie benson is now on the scene. she's gathering details. we'll have a live report from her coming up in the next two mi

>> thank you. all week we've been helping you get ready for winter. >> that's right. storm team 4 chief meteorologist doug kammerer has a report. we've been waiting for this. susan hogan shared her tips for keeping your house cozy without overpaying. >> tuesday meteorologist amelia draper showed us ways to prepare the garden. she also shared what you can do now to have beautiful flowers in the spring. >> then susan was back upon wednesday with the four things you can do now to winterize your car. you can find the tips in the nbc washington app. search ready for winter when you get there. so, now let's get to doug now and get the latest on the winter weather outlook. >> so, doug, tell us what you've been looking at as you put your forecast together. >> there are a lot of factors, guys, that go into making a winter forecast. the number one thing, the very first thing i look at is which phase we are in as far as el nino is concerned. also known

account lanina. are we in warmer than average or cooler than average. both play a huge role not just in our weather but weather around the world. lanina which we are in now, provides the jet stream further to our north. meaning a little less snow fall in our area and warmer temperatures during the winter. that is one factor. another big factor, this is the factor we've been looking at the last dozen years 0 so, is siberia. we go all the way over to russia and siberia to see what we may be getting later this winter. the reason, it's all about siberian snow cover. snow cover in the month of october, how much snow is in siberia, what is the extent of that snow, how fast does it ramp up. this year that snow cover is once again above average and normally with above average snow fall that allows cold air to come down from

and right down into our region. so, if you're hoping for snow, this is something you want to see happen. so, those are two of the many factors that i look at for that winter forecast. i'm leaning one way or the other here. coming up at 5:00, we're going to have much more on this. and i'm going to take you all the way through all of this coming up at 6:00. i know the big question. how much snow are we going to get? as i said, a lot more than last year. let's take a look and show you weather wise what we're doing today. 46 towards martinsburg even with the cloud cover. we got into the mid 50s. we have seen areas of drizzle. that is something i've been watching. it's definitely cooler to the west than it is to the east. temperatures tomorrow a much different story. a little bit in the way of some drizzle, not showing up on radar here. take a look at the bus stop. 39 degrees at the bus stop. get the coat, the gloves and the hat. because the wind chill here at the bus stop will be about 25 degrees. 25. it will feel close to 30 degrees colder t

by recess 42, the wind is going to be a major factor and it's just plain individual i hfrigid you're picking the kids up. it stays cold on saturday. we're calling tomorrow a weather alert day because of the cold. 42 on saturday, wind chill early in the morning. take a look at the low temperatures. we're going 26 in the city. 21 -- this is not wind chill, this is the actual temperature. 21 gaithersburg, 19 in winchester, and take a look at next week. we get a little bit better at least we're back into the mid 50s here. even the upper 50s by late next week and a chance of showers. no real big storms here but something we are watching. there is another potential arctic outbreak late next weekend, but now we are tracking the winter weather coming in tonight, tomorrow and saturday. >> we need to dig out everything we have. >> dig it all out. i think you'll need it this winter. snow shovels were not needed much last year. you're going to need them this year. >> i have vegetable oil to spray on them. >> true. >>

>> thank you. >> all right. a marijuana dispensary next door to a house of worship. >> well, this is a budding controversy. jim and wendy are in the newsroom with a look at this story coming up at 5:00. hey, guys. >> medical marijuana is not available in maryland yet, but by the beginning of next year it will be. and in a story you'll see only on news4 tonight, a local church finds out that a marijuana dispensary is moving in next door to their house of worship. >> ahead at 5:00, we talk to the church's pastor tonight and find out how he and his parishioners plan to put up a fight. plus our julie carey first brought you the story of jennifer foye last summer. she almost had to give up her run for state delegate when she gave birth to extremely premature twins. >> she tells us what it's like to win an election, and new baby -- new babies all in the last few days. >> big congrats.

those stories and move. >> love the way he's dragging this whole thing out. >> there's lots to tell and he's right behind you there. [ laughter ] >> he heard us talking about him. all right, guys. we'll see you soon. >> well, would you believe too many christmas carols could be bad for your mental health? >> okay. and up loading your nude photos to facebook is the best way to keep your nude photos from appearing on facebook, so says facebook. >> really? >> 94.7 fresh fm tommy mcfly definitely the talk of the town. >> hey, guys. you actually can consume too much christmas music. a clinical psychologist in the u.k. said it's possible. if you work in a store or an office that has too much christmas music going on, you spend so much time and so much energy trying to cancel out listening to christmas music that it actually could harm your mental state. this might not b

science, it has people in an uproar because you know if you work in an office that goes off christmas is a little grinding when it starts, you know, in october. >> or in the middle of the summer. >> it gets earlier and earlier every year. >> what do you think is the proper date is to get into christmas? >> after thanksgiving. >> thank you, thank you. how about that? >> after the turkey. >> let's get from one holiday to the next. leapfrogging holidays. confusing, shopping for christmas gifts before you buy your halloween costume. >> we need more halloween songs. if you had more halloween songs you can make it happen. >> this is scary to me to think of this. facebook asking people to put their nude photos on facebook. >> what's up with that? >> basically, facebook says the best way to keep your nude photos off of facebook is to up load them. it stops pornography. if you have a spiteful ex you

photo online, go to your secure portal and up load it to them first. they won't store it, and they're going to photo digital footprint it. so, they use mapping technology that if someone tries to put that photo online, they'll block it. >> doesn't that mean they have to have the photo that your ex has, not the photos that you have? >> theoretically you would have sent it. >> that's counter intuitive. >> it's very counter intuitive. the best way to keep your naked photos off the internet is don't take naked photos and send to step people. >> and don't post them. >> that's my philosophy on the whole thing. would you trust a company with with that? absolutely not. >> i want to talk to their hr department on this one. >> we're going to talk about it on facebook as long as facebook will allow us to. right now, join us on my page tommy mcfly. we're going to go facebook live and talk about the new technology they're piloting in australia and might come to the u.s. if success. . >> i'm not buying that. >> sometimes what's down under should stay down

all right, folks, we're working a wild story in the district, strangers move into a woman's mansion and refuse to leave. it's a store you you'll only see here on news4, and you should care about this because it could happen to you. >> also, we are following some breaking news in southeast right now. you're looking at live pictures near ballou high school where a boy, a teenager has just been shot. ou jackie bensonr i

now at 5:00, here comes the cold. >> i'm doug kammerer. get out the hats, get out the coats. get out the gloves. we're talking extreme cold by tomorrow morning. plus myoofficial winter weather forecast. >> a home for sale, an unwelcome visitor, and an outrageous claim. >> they called this their land. they said we're actually in morocco right now. >> they entered her $3 million home with the intention of taking

could potentially happen to you. >> plus, the business next door. >> marijuana dispensary next to a house of worship. >> the controversial plan to sell weed right next door to a local church. >> all right. get ready. we're going to start tonight with a forecast and dramatic changes on the way. >> here we go, folks. doug, you're saying it's time to dig into the closet, pull out the winter coats. >> absolutely. the difference between right now and tomorrow morning is geneva convention to be a shock to the system. temperatures in the mid 50s, tomorrow it will feel like the mid 20s in some areas. i mean, this is really some arctic air. making its way right on down from canada. you can see where it is. up here, here's the front right here. notice the snow coming across the great lakes, lake effect snow, that whole system, that cold front moves right into our area overnight tonight and boy the cold air comes with it. temperatures today into the.50. but look at this, by tomorrow morni

that's going to be the case tomorrow night. we're even talking about the potential for some record low temperatures tomorrow night, and a freeze warning in effect for tonight. that's in the purple, freeze watch in effect for everybody else. tomorrow night, that area in the blue, much more on this and of course the rest of the winter forecast. i'm back in just a minute. >> doug, thank you. >> cold already. we continue following breaking news in southeast d.c., a boy shot near ballou high school. >> jackie benson is on the scene and joins us with what she's learned. jackie? >> reporter: i can tell you there is a lot of concern here. we are one block -- one block from la liballou high school. the person who is shot is described as a teenager. we hear he may be as young as 16. we are told that he was conscious or he was breathing when he was transported from this area with a gunshot wound to the chest. now, i can