>> plus the controversy in the classroom that was first on news4. a sacred head scarf knocked to the floor by a teacher. shocking leaders. >> announcer: news4 at 4:00 with breaking news. >> we learned a baltimore police detective shot in the line of duty yesterday has died. >> 43-year-old sean suitor was an 18 year veteran of the city's force. he was married, a father of five, and he grew up right here in the d.c. area. >> today suitor's fellow police officers are ramping up their efforts to find his killer. it took place west of the inner harbor. police now widening the scene canvassing the neighborhood, handing out fliers and asking people what they saw. >> police say suitor was investigating a homicide last night. he noticed a man acting suspiciously. he went up to the man, started talking to him. the man pulled a gun and shot him. >> we will find the person responsible for this ridiculous,

absurd, unnecessary loss of life. the shooter knows what he did and he knows who he did it to, a baltimore police detective. >> now, police say they do have some leads, but they have not identified a suspect as yet. they are offering a $69,000 reward for any information. >> breaking news. >> you pay in taxes. a giant reform bill just cleared the house. >> news4's erika gonzalez standing by at the live desk with what happens next. erika? >> this is a major step for the gop and a huge win for president trump. he tweeted his congratulations only a few minutes ago. >> 227, the nays are 205. the bill is passed. >> with that, the nearly $1.5 trillion tax cuts and jobs act moves on to the senate. the bill would reduce the corporate tax rate. it would condense the individual tax code from seven brackets to four and it would also reduce and eventually end the estate

simplifies the tax code and lowers taxes on middle income families, but democrats say the gains would disproportionately benefit corporations and the rich. house democrats unanimously voted against the bill. more than a dozen republicans abstained. pat and leon, now back to you. >> all right. thank you, erika. >> now to more breaking news, another well known figure on capitol hill caught up in allegations of sexual misconduct. >> a los angeles radio news anchor has accused minnesota senator al franken of groping and kissing her without her consent. lyanne tweeden said it happened in 2006 when they were out on a uso tour. franken is a saturday night live comedian as you may know. he had allegedly written a sketch for the two of them that involved a kiss. >> tweeden claims he insisted on rehearsing even though she didn't want to. >> and he just sort of came at me we did the line. he came at me. before you even know it, you get close and he put his

his face against -- it happened so fast. he mashed his lips against my face and he stuck his tongue in my mouth so fast and i said, if you ever do that to me again, i'm not going to be so nice about it the second time. and i just walked out away from him. >> franken released a written statement about the accusations that reads in part, quote, i want to apologize to lyanne and to everyone who counseled me to be an ally and supporter and champion of women. he goes on to say, and the fact that my own actions have given people a good reason to doubt that makes me feel ashamed. and there's this reaction today from virginia senator tim kaine. >> the allegations are so specific that they have some real credibility and senator franken's own statement and response, he doesn't deny it so i think the ethics committee investigation is the way to go. >> franken said he would gladly cooperate with an ethics investigation. also

afternoon, alabama senate candidate roy moore remaining as defiant as ever. >> in the last hour he spoke to a group of faith leaders in birmingham. the group of pastors fiercely defends moore, even as three more women came accusing him of inappropriate behavior. moore criticized the media for not focusing on the issues and he blamed senate majority leader mitch mcconnell for trying to end his campaign. >> many of you have recognized that this is an effort by mitch mcconnell and his cronies to sta steal this election from the people of alabama and they will not stand for it. >> a total of nine women now accuse moore of varying degrees of sex assault. just moments ago the white house press secretary said the president believes moore should step aside if the allegations are true. >> first on news4, a teacher suspended accused of removing a head scarf, a hijab, from

the girl took to twitter to say what happened. she said she is angry and embarrassed. news4's chris gordon live now outside lake braddock high school to explain how the muslim community is responding. chris, what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, leon, tonight the nation's largest muslim civil rights and advocacy group is issuing a statement sending it out by e-mail saying it supports the disciplinary action taken against the teacher who allegedly removed the muslim student's head scarf. the student at lake braddock says she's infuriated, upset and shocked. she tweets, so my hijab was ripped off my head by a teacher i appreciated and valued. i was in the middle of a conversation with my friend and he came up from behind me and pulled it ofoff. the student ran to a rest room and called her parents. they contacted the school and a local mosque to

horrifying. >> reporter: asia prime is the woman's program director at the islamic center. she said the hijab is worn to identify as a muslim. it's an expression of religious modesty. >> and if there is any part of my body that i choose to cover, my body is my business and her hair is her business. >> reporter: fairfax county public schools sent us a statement saying the teacher's action was inappropriate and unacceptable. the school administration has apologized to the student and her family for the incident. the teacher has been placed on leave while lake braddock high school investigates. the teacher tells fellow teachers, he thought the student was wearing a hoodie over her hijab. he reached to pull it back and he was embarrassed along with the student when the hijab came off. the school sent a note home with students. >> they do that, pull your hat off or take your hood off. >> i think the reason was he w

was muslim or wearing a hijab. >> reporter: now this evening we got a copy of the school's note sent home to parents. it stresses that diversity is a very important part of the lake braddock high school community. leon, back to you. >> all right, it is important for them to figure out the intent in this case. thank you, chris. chris gordon reporting live. pat? >> now to storm team4 and the windy weather that is about to make us feel a whole lot colder around here. doug, how cold? >> we have the wind today. the wind actually helped us to get into the low 60s. some beautiful weather yerler, but now starting to see that cooler air funnel in. i want to show you where we are now. we got to a high of 64 degrees today, currently we're down to 60 degrees, and off to the north and west well below that. 49 now in hagerstown, 39 back towards pittsburgh. that colder air is making its way in here even as we speak. take a look at the wind. wind gusting upwards of 30 to 40 miles per hour,

winds in martinsburg, 29 in d.c. now the winds don't feel too bad. notice overnight tonight into tomorrow morning, the wind chills in the 30s by 8:00 tonight and by tomorrow morning many areas will be in the upper 20s to around 30 degrees. so, a much colder start to our day, tomorrow a much colder friday than on thursday. we'll talk about the weekend forecast, too. there are big changes there as well. see back here in ten minutes. >> you got it, doug. first at 4:00, a crew of crooks toting a baby used distracting tactics to steal cash and jewelry. this is new surveillance jewelry from falls church. northern virginia bureau reporter david culver is there live. david, walk us through what happened there and what we know about these shop lifters. >> reporter: pat and leon, what better place to do that than inside b.t. jewelers. that's where we are now. i want to introduce you to the owner. he goes by tony. he's owned this place for some 30 years. to be dealing with all of this right now, how are you doing? >> yeah, i feel terrible

found out with a lot of things lost. >> reporter: a lot of things. we're going to walk you through now what exactly happened here. you can see herein side the jewelry store this is where the seven suspects including the one you mentioned, leon, with a baby came in. so, they all took different positions. they kept him over there, tony they pushed to the corner, distracted him. another customer they distracted over here. one of the suspects, a woman, then got down on her hands and knees, crawled down, went behind the counter, and she was heading all the way back here to the safe. the safe happened to be open because tony had just opened the store. let me show you some surveillance video now. this is from the high-quality cameras that tony has posted throughout the store. and they show the group trickling in. they kind of come up into the store and in different sections and they break away into different parts of the store. clearly this was coordinated if you talk to falls church police. that's what they will tell you. as we show closer images, i want to get you this because tony

images of their faces. and this is what we can show you now. these are the seven suspects involved. we're talking six women, one man. they are as of now still on the loose. police do not know where they are. here's what we can tell you as far as what they were driving. either a 2004 to 2010 honda odyssey. that's what was last seen leaving the parking lot here at the eden center. but they still don't know where they are. in fact, that's why police are reaching out to us trying to figure out if you know anything, if you've seen them, perhaps they're staying at a nearby hotel or motel. give them a call. leon, pat, we'll send it back to you guys. >> alrighty, thanks, david. speaking of thieves, how about this hand barriurglar that got busted? >> a woman accused of diving through a mcdonald's drive through window was arrested. howard county police say it shows jessica cross climbing inside the mcdonald'swi

columbia, stealing cash, food and happy meals while she was there. the tips came in after police posted the video and officers tracked down the suspect. i understand she was trying to get an order placed and discovered the place was closed. >> she helped herself. >> and the window was open. >> i told you 23 hours ago at the end of the show they're going to get her because the video was too good. they got it. hey, speaking of fast food, did you know that today is national fast food day? which chains are offering the best of the best now. >> plus a break with tradition. why christmas is coming a little early to the white house this year. >> all week long, we're talking about reinventing retail, and the overhaul to your customer service experience that includes pretty cool perks just in time for the holiday. but first weigh in on our flash survey. >> are you satisfied with the customer service you get in retail stores? go to the nbc washington facebook page. track the results live on your screen during the break

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lobby craft stores. the group won a controversial supreme court case which allowed them to deny contraceptive coverage to employees. an annual white house christmas tradition, this year with a twist. traditionally the first lady accepts the white house christmas tree on the friday after thanksgiving. that's when what michelle obama did last year. but the trumps are expected to be at their home in florida, so melania trump will be accepting the tree on monday. the wisconsin family that grew the 19 1/2 foot balsam fir will be there. it will be on display in the white house blue room. >> freeze the treats. today is a good excuse, folks, for you to satisfy your fast food craving because it's national fast food day, huh? >> that's so exciting. guess what, i got you a present. >> what's that? >> your very favorite. >> no, you didn't. that's why you were asking. >> it smells so good, and mine, too. yeah, i know. >> now you're in trouble. nowre

>> it's so good. >> okay, let's talk about fast food before we get to this. fast food has changed so much since it first became popular back in the 1950s. you were checking with consumers to see what it is they like and dislike about it now. >> absolutely. so, we have all eaten fast food, of course, and i can't resist the convenience. when it comes to my personal favorite which is filet of fish from mcdonald's, when i'm driving on the road, long trips. in honor of national fast food day we took a look at consumer reports national survey and found more than half of its subscribers who participated eat fast food once a week. not me by the way. five guys, pot belly sandwich shop and chick feill a earned fr politeness. steak and shake, bagels and boston market scored pretty well just to name a few. so, why eat fast food? 48% said because it's affordable, especially with promotional sc

say that they actually got excellent value for their money. >> that's a surprise. this is' counter intuitive. >> exactly. consumer reports is saying people talk about thin, but they eat fast fat. >> that's right. even though more chains are offering salads and soups and healthier fare, less sodium, more fruit and veggies, people aren't flocking to it? >> no, not at all. 20% of the diners surveyed said they eat that healthy stuff off the fast food menu. quick, quick, come on, you and i know it's been a long time since we've eaten this stuff. in honor of fast food day, let's cheers. >> we'll be back in a minute. all right, see you. >> you got the prize? the prize? >> of course. >> he's got the waffle prize. >> there you go. alrighty. >> oh, man. >> that's a meal. wash it down with some -- >> thank you. my new best friend. >> not a bad day, doug, to sit outside and eat something like that. the warm est day it's been in a week or so. >>

double chicken nugget, $3.50. >> everybody has -- that's a deal. >> come on, and it's healthy, right? >> hard to beat. >> you know what, 64 degrees, we did get a high temperature today of 64. very warm, especially considering where we've been the past week-and-a-half. but now the tem turperatures starting to cool. take a look outside. a lot of brown out there. we've been talking about the fall foliage, not a lot of great color, but we have reached peak in our area. 60 degrees, winds at 14 miles an hour, gusts 30 miles an hour, some spots higher. 60 in d.c., 46 in winchester, 49 in hagerstown. so, you can see that cooler air starting to make its way in here and it will be a lot cooler over the next couple of hours. it's all because of that big storm system we had come through. didn't bring us a lot of rain last night, but it is still a very potent storm. you can see what's happening right now. up here towards boston, a lot of snow -- a lot of rain and hail.

because of the cold air in the system. and that cold air wrapping around the storm is coming right across. look at the great lakes. lake effect snow showers and rain showers coming down, that tells you we have air coming out of canada and that means much colder air for you when you wake up tomorrow. temperatures tomorrow about 10 to 15 degrees cooler than where they were today. 52 degrees, breezy early, plenty of sunshine. when i say cooler, 52, it's going to feel like 40, 45 all day. the wind chill will be a big factor. tomorrow at the bus stop, much different than this morning. the coats, gloves, hats, all go back on. 38 degrees at that time. wind chill could be around 30 early tomorrow morning. 46 degrees at recess, 52, cool conditions by the time you're picking up the kids. it will be breezy through the day. as we move on through the next couple days, 60 on saturday, a lot of wind on saturday night. a lot of clouds, too. we could see an isolated shower saturday. not expecting much. let's talk about saturday for the weekend outlook.

what are we expecting? saturday increasing winds. now i have it at yell oeds because of the chance of shower early, chance of shower late. saturday night rain showers likely and then sunday much colder, feeling like temperatures are in the 30s, afternoon high of 51. much cooler again on monday, temperature of 48. look at thanksgiving right now. high of only 48, wind chills could be in the 30s. i'm going to have much more of your thanksgiving forecast, travel forecast. see you back here, what hour are we in? 4:45. that's when i'm back. >> okay. >> alrighty, doug. >> we'll see you then. >> it's almost time for dinner although you just had yours. >> you can have part of mine. >> we're taking our fire fighter challenge to prince george's county to see what's in the kitchen. >> beat the chick fillet i just had. police are telling a woman to take down her very political and strongly worded sign on her car.

z2i1zz z16fz y2i1zy y16fy all right. it's that time again. day four of our fire fighter cook off challenge. molette green started off the week in manassas where she sampled crab ra soto and shrimp scampi. >> she tasted beef and broccoli at engine company

yesterday it was chicken marsala and crab balls in rockville. >> pretty ambitious menus these guys are doing. who is fighting fires? anthony bourdain? today molette traveled to a firehouse in prince george's county for the last stop of the cook-off challenge. >> after a week's worth of delicious meals it's up to you to decide who can really burn in the kitchen. check it out. >> prince george's county is bringing in the kitchen in the saint joseph fire station. right across the street from flowers high school and john michael chris man has been working on this brisket 12 hours. he's been smoking it, right? >> yes, ma'am. >> all right. this is the grand finale, the beef brisket, he's plating it up. there you see it, with the homemade baked beans, and the coleslaw homemade over there. and tlhen over there for desser we have delicious double stuffed

there? okay, so, john michael, tell me what the secret is to success with brisket, which is a popular holiday dish? >> just a slow and real low temperature. it's going to bring it to -- it's going to fall apart. >> i love it, i love it. but we went to manassas first, and they did short ribs. >> and they came up shorts. >> oh. >> then we went to the district of columbia and they did beef and broccoli. >> and their fortune cookie showed -- >> reporter: he's going hard, isn't he, guys? what about the montgomery county and the chicken marsala? >> i think they're a little chicken. this is the grand slam. >> reporter: what's the secret weapon as well? you've got a secret weapon. >> it's going to be a little baby, everybody loves brisket. >> reporter: brisket and a baby. who is is this? >> this is my daughter

>> reporter: she's brand spanking new. four months? >> four weeks. >> reporter: michelle did a lot of work to make this happen. we thank her for that. you guys have a saying here at the fire station. prince george's county, the largest combination of career volunteer fire station. what's your saying? >> go hard or go home. >> reporter: go hard or go home. there you have it. we're going to post all the fire station pictures, all the competitors on our facebook page, and you guys at home, you get to vote and pick a winner. crown a winner. are you the win er? >> i am the winner. >> reporter: he says he's the winner. we'll see. we'll talk about that. in prince george's county in spring daily, i'm molette green, news4. what is it again? >> go hard or go home. >> go hard or go home. >> i like his confidence. that works. >> too bad we can't taste. >> i thought he was going to say the baby's name was brisket. >> i thought that was coming. >> what do you think, do you have a

>> okay, folks, go ahead and get online and vote. now, it sounds simple, right, have a good shopping experience someplace and you're lierkly to go back. >> yeah, but if you had a bad experience, that means bad business. we'll show you some of the pretty cool new ways that retailers are trying to win you over. >> and we've got a big afternoon of breaking news. senator al franken is the latest public figure torah cuesed of sexual misconduct. wel go deeper a'ln

first, excitement for their vote today, but a strong message to their senate colleagues. do your job. >> mr. president -- >> reporter: today president trump taking his tax reform push straight to capitol hill, firing up house republicans ahead of today's vote. >> it's going to be a great day for america. >> reporter: democrats doing everything they could to stop it. >> this is not comprehensive tax reform. the american people -- >> gentle lady's time has expired. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: the bill easily passed the house, giving republicans a reason to celebrate. >> we put america in the driver seat in the global economy

again. this is about giving people hope and a new opportunity. >> reporter: now it is up to the senate. republicans here discussing their version of the bill that's already getting rejection from their own party. >> we can do better than this. i'm going to do everything i can until we force a vote to do it. >> reporter: some republicans are on board with their senate colleagues mixing a partial obamacare repeal into tax reform. >> i love it. >> reporter: others worry it could derail the entire plan. >> what i would like to see them do is pass a bill. >> reporter: president trump optimistic after a face to face with top republicans. >> taxes going really well. thank you very much. >> reporter: jumping a major hurdle today, but the race is not over. now, president trump has repeatedly said that he would not benefit from this plan, but based on the only recent tax return of his that's public, numbers show that the president could save more than $20 million on this plan and his heirs could s

pat? >> ball is in the senate's court now. blayne alexander, thank you. metro has a problem with your hair. >> jim and wendy in the newsroom with the story you'll see only on 4 tonight. what's the story, guys? >> hi, guys. >> i had to ask the producer give this to me twice. what is it again, what is it again? metro hired a consultant to look into the system and why the fires are starting and found something kind of interesting. >> yeah, adam tuss will explain why they think your hair style may be contributing to delays on the rails. >> hair style. >> uh-huh. >> plus, a drama unfolding inside a classroom during a recent back to school night. >> our amee cho reports on how a meeting with parents and teachers turned into a lesson about the heart. >> it's thursday, the weekend is fast approaching and the weather is kind of wacky out there. we'll see you soon with those stories and a lot more. >> i want to see and hear what they think people are putting in their hair. that's a good one. okay. >> all right. >> we do, too. we want to

thanks, guys. >> rapid fire reaction this afternoon as minnesota senator al franken becomes the latest high-profile persona cuesed of sexual misconduct. a los angeles radio announcer claimed he groped and kissed her during a 2006 uso tour. in a statement released today, franken apologized to the accuser, lyanne tweeden. she says she accepts his apology but wishes he could have apologized a lot sooner. the franken allegation is the latest in an avalanche. >> that's right. and concerns about the president's judicial nominee talk today. troy johnson is here with the talk around town. let's talk about what your listeners are saying. franken allegation comes out after two women lawmakers are introducing ways to change the sexual harassment policies and guidelines. what are your listeners saying about this and the franken case? >> they are disgusted about this and the allegations we've heard over the last few weeks from many different people. they are thinking about the victims who now have the courage

these experiences they've had. they have to reopen wounds. they're facing scrutiny from those who think they may be grandstanding or trying to bring down a public official. so, people are telling me the franken story is interesting because these allegations aren't several decades old, they are recent history. they are images, some questioning the sincerity of his apology as well. he said he wishes that he could have apologized sooner, but now the apology really comes after this is all revealed. so, they don't really think -- they are concerned about that and he could have done something sooner in their eyes. it would have been nice to see that. >> yeah. as for roy moore, nine women now accuse him of some degree of inappropriate behavior. if he does win the senate race in alabama, do you think listeners -- do your listeners think he should or will be removed? what are they saying about that? >> i think they believe that is going to likely be the case. the allegations aren't sitting well with people i talk to. they don't like the way that he's handled the situi

they think he's been dee.500. he has slammed the accusers who are talking about these issues against him. and they believe where there is smoke there is likely some fire. they are also taking note, many fellow republicans including mitch mcconnell, lining up against him. so, a lot of folks are saying there may be more to this. you know, he did come out with, as you see, quite a few women stand bei standing beside him and clergy officials in alabama. folks are really thinking there may be more to this. and they believe that he likely won't be sitting in the senate at some point. he could be removed. that's their viewpoint. >> people are also talking quite a bit about the president's judicial nominees. he's made 58 of them, only one african-american. 98% of them are white, 81% male. your listeners, are they concerned about what this means for the courts going forward? >> they can't find -- they find these numbers unbelievable. they can't believe, as you mentioned, those kinds of numbers. you have to go all the way back to george h.w.

equivalent number of white male appointees and not that many, you know, folks of color. i spoke to justine today. she's a lifelong d.c. resident who says she's concerned about these trump appointments. she tells me, you can't move away from diversity now, and i asked her what she would tell the president about some of these moves. >> i know that we don't have enough women. i know we don't have enough hispanics, african-americans, and let's not leave out the asian pacific islander population. come out of that bubble and look at what's around you. maybe you don't care, but the rest of the world cares. and, you know, if you're trying to build a legacy, that's not the legacy that you want. >> and back to her point on women, justine tells me there's no excuse for women not to be a major part of these recent appointments. she feels

be past viewing women as minorities since they outnumber men, when you look at census numbers. something to think about. >> it's a good point. >> and they outlive us. >> they may be smarter than we are, all of those things. >> you got that right. >> thank you, troy. >> good to see you. all right, folks, if your car has a sticker that some people don't agree with, should you be forced to remove it? >> why police say the woman who drives this truck could be in danger if she doesn't take it down. >> and we're talking much colder air make its way in here. 60 now, 39 back to the west. colder air moving in. i'll show you how long it sticks around and what's coming next for your weekend. see you back here in just minutes.

d.c. is home to some fruit-loving folks. a new national report ranks the district as tops in the country when it comes to fruit consumption. nationwide, the numbers show a rather unhealthy trend

and prevention says only 12% of adults ate the recommended fruits and veggies in 2015. states like west virginia, kentucky and oklahoma had the lowest percentage of fruit consumption. >> a bumper sticker disparaging president trump and his supporters has gone viral. a woman in richmond, texas owns this struck you see here. take a look at the sticker. you can see for yourself. curses president trump and the people who voted for him. the local sheriff in richmond wants her to remove it for fears of her safety. >> i'm not fearful at all. there's too much positive and it makes people smile. they honk their horn. they give you a thumbs up. there is some negativity. >> the sheriff says he's gotten complaints about the profanity and says the woman could be charged with disorderly conduct if she doesn't remove it. >> well, many of us love to shop, but have you ever had a shopping experience that was just so frustrating you wanted to put it all back and forget buying it at all? >> you know we've a

there. bad customer service can chase you out of the stores and onto the web, but not so fast. >> susan hogan joins us with the way retailers are

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let's get you caught up. i'm erika gonzalez in the news4 newsroom. here are four things to know on this thursday afternoon. senator al franken is apologizing and says he will cooperate with an ethics investigation. a radio journalist came forward today saying franken groped and forcibly kissed her over a decade ago during a uso tour. hroy moore defiant. he continues to push back against claims that he sexually assaulted women when he was younger. moore called it a plot by mitch mcconnell to end his campaign. the baltimore police department is remembering detective sean suitor, the detective was shot and killed in the line of duty yesterday in

homicide at the time. police are still searching for a suspect. jessica cross of spring daily, maryland is under arrest. in that drive through burglary we showed you yesterday, remember the video? the surveillance video shows a woman crawling into the closed mcdonald's in columbia and making off with cash, food, a purse and some happy meal toys. cross is charged with burglary. pat and leon, back to you. >> she climbed through the window with flip-flops on. >> i don't know. >> thanks, erika. >> pretty hungry, i guess. needed a big mac. >> pretty determined. >> we have all experienced poor customer service at some point and unfortunately it seems to happen more often. >> that's right. but that's a not being lost on the big retailers. some of them are making big changes to the way they do business to make sure your next experiences are good ones. consumer reporter susan hogan is here to tell us what they are doing to reinvent retail. >> it is a simple concept, in fact. pay your employees more money,

just maybe customer service will actually improve. customer experience begins the minute you walk through the door. experts say small businesses have raised the bar for the retail industry. they tend to have a special relationship with their customers. and it shows on their bottom line. >> it's one of the reasons that when we see bright spots in retail, they tend to be small, local retailers. >> greg portal consults with retailers on what they need to do to reinvent themselves. success is mart pli li measured on who they hire. >> it's not a minimum wage person on the sales floor helping you. >> wal-mart is not hiring seasonal help this year. instead, the retailer will give its staff extra hours. and it says thousands of existing employees went through special training to prepare them to more effecty

customers. just this fall target raised its minimum hourly wage by a dollar. toys r us reportedly bumped up employee pay and it goes up another dollar after an employee is there six months. >> it allows them to attract a higher caliber of talent, which, therefore, creates that in-store experience. >> greg says getting rid of any barrier between a customer and salesperson is another way to personalize the experience. a good example, the apple store which has employees stationed throughout its stores. and nordstrom which is known for its customer service has gone above and beyond offering curb side pickup 24/7 at select stores. >> that connection to community is something we overwhelmingly see in the research that ability to influence folks rather than what people can afford is also a big driver. >> so, guess what? nordstrom 24/7 curb side pickup is coming to tyson's corner in

season. it starts december 16. >> that's going to be a winner. >> it will be really cool to see. >> always keep you coming back. >> yes, ma'am, it will. >> thank you, susan. >> sure. >> speaking of retail, is this the weekend to go buy new coats or what? >> we're predicting cold air this winter, you know, that, right? >> 30 degrees tomorrow? >> it was at 64. one of our photographers said it got really chilly out there. as expected the wind bringing in much colder air right now. we're going to continue to see that. currently we're looking at nice conditions. sun making its way down at this hour. sun going down in the next couple of minutes. temperature wise it says 60, but i took a look at the latest observation coming in right now, 57 now at the airport. even cooler. 49 by 7:00, we're going to drop nearly ten degrees in the next couple of hours as a result of this wind and cooler air. a very cold night tonight, cold start to friday.

52 leesburg, 58 belvoir, camp springs. these are going to change quickly in the next few hours as the cold air races on in. no rain to talk about. we're not going to see rain. storm team4 radar continues to be dry. next couple days, 52 tomorrow, breezy in the morning with a temperature of 38. so, as you're sending the kids off to school, you're heading off to work, you're going to need to bundle up tomorrow. wind chills will be in the upper 20s to low 30s, cold start. rain overnight start. most of saturday dry. early saturday morning we could see showers through 9:00, 10:00. and a much better chance saturday night into sunday. sunday is dry, temperature of 51, 48 on monday. a couple really chilly days. sunday's wind chill in 30s to around 40 all day. a cold sunday, but if you're bundled up for it, it shouldn't be all that bad. 56 on tuesday, and then we get towards the holiday week. wednesday and thursday, right now for thanksgiving 48 degrees is what i'm going for. if you're traveling on thanksgiving day, let's take a look at it and show you what we're going to be dealing with. in our area it's going to be on the chilly side. that's

exception. i-95, as you're traveling back i-70, you'll be okay on the roadways f. you're flying anywhere, the only place to worry about, up towards seattle, portland, and maybe towards new orleans. the rest of the country looking pretty good for traveling on thanksgiving. if you're getting outs of here. for me, i have family coming from atlanta. it looks good for them coming that way. oh, yeah, i have to toss to amelia now. she is doing some really cool stuff. she told me about some things she's looking at. amelia, this is something i never heard of before, you said magnetic goo. >> yes, here we are making magnetic goo. we're at the girls in technology sharing our success stem fair today. so, guys, first i have to point out we have the braddock elementary robotics team here. you can see them driving their robots that they've made, they programmed, they're right there programming them right now. driving them around. i've also recruited some of them to help make this magnetic goo. re

greer. you started the rosie riveter nonprofit foundation. talk toe am about why stepping is so important. >> it is an opportunity for all girls to engage in one of the most growing kind of fields available in terms of jobs coming onto the market. we work with girls 4 to 14 to excite, engage them and help navigate the pitfalls that come their way as they work to enter into the stem work force. >> science, technology, engineering and math. we're making magnet being goo. quickly, how does this relate to real life? >> we're talking about magnetic, so many i had and liquid might be useful. it can change its shape easily. entering into a magnetic field it has uses from biomedical applications to automotive. >> so it's like your joints, the brakes in your car. i'm getting a rap. i have to do this quickly. here we are, i'm stepping on this. so, i have maximum static. here we go. i don't know, is my hair going up? pat, leon, we're going

here all afternoon talking about why stem is important. it is okay to get a c in calculus. just take it again. back to you. >> it's going. >> there goes the hair. >> all right. i need to take the hair spray out maybe. >> all right, girls. see you in a bit. we're getting new reaction after a baltimore detective with d.c. ties dies in the line of duty. >> we are also getting reaction to accusations against senator al franken. he and his accuser are speaking out. >> issues on metro with fires could be because of, get this, human hair. first here's tommy. >> you ever wonder where do supreme court justices have dinner? i'm tommy mcfly with your celebrity 60. last night tony bennett's music was inducted into the library of congress with gloria stephane and josh groban paying tribute. breus willis was there, too. he didn't sing. all to pay homage to the san francisco c

she tried to cross the border with marijuana earlier this year. page 6 of the new york post says she could pay up to $750 and be subject to unsupervised probation for the misdemeanor. yep, that was supreme court justice kagen in dupont circle iron gate restaurant. she and a friend had a small plate menu. after more than 20 years, the van's warp tour is calling it quits. the organizer says the music festival landscape has changed. artists aren't super excited to be involved any more. he's just tired. katie perry will be headlining this year's farewell warp tour. y m tomm

breaking right now at 5:00, killed in the line of duty, a department in shock. >> ridiculous,

unnecessary loss of life. >> a neighborhood locked down as the manhunt intensifies in maryland for a cop killer. >> violated, i just felt like, you know, he betrayed my trust. >> the growing outcry over sexual harassment reaches the halls of congress. >> he knew exactly what he did to me then. >> the accusations against senator al franken and what happens next after his apology for inappropriate behavior towards a radio host. >> plus, metro has a problem with your hair. why the agency is blaming your do for delays on the rails. >> we begin with a murder of baltimore police department detective and the manhunt still on to find his killer. good evening, i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm jim handly. tonight the city's mayor says violence in baltimore is out of control. the baltimore police department just posted these images of sean suitor who was shot in the head on the job last night. >> and late this afternoon we heard from the city's

gonzalez in the newsroom with the latest on this. >> well, wendy, we now know that sean suitor is actually from our area, born and raised right here in d.c., and he lived in pennsylvania with his wife and five children. suitor had been with the department for 18 years and worked as a homicide detective. he and his partner had been investigating a 2016 case in west baltimore when they encountered a man acting suspicious. police say when suit era approach -- suitor approached that man, he opened fire shooting him in the head. the police commissioner spoke late this afternoon. >> we will find the person responsible for this ridiculous life. we are absolutely certain that the community will step up again and stand with the baltimore police department to bring this heartless, ruthless soulless killer to justice. >> so, the commissioner says they believe this shooter may have been wounded. right now th