the hill. let's start with erika gonzalez at the live desk. erika? >> doreen, let's start with the troubling allegations aimed at senator al franken. they come from a woman who is overseas on a uso tour with franken in 2006. lyanne tweeden says he appears to have fondled her breasts while she was asleep on the flight home and he forcibly kissed her against her will while they rehearsed for a skit. >> he just put his hand on the back of my head and he mashed his face against me. it happened so fast. he mashed his lips against my face and he stuck his tongue in my mouth so fast. >> lyanne tweeden is originally from manassas. she's a morning news anchor for wabc radio in los angeles. as for senator franken's response, he issued a statement apologizing to lyanne tweeden and everyone else on the tour. he wrote that he respects women and the fact that he has given people a good reason to doubt that makes him ashamed. franken also said that held

gladly cooperate with an ethics investigation. our team coverage continues now with nbc's dan shen amen and knew accusers coming forward in the roy moore scandal. >> judge roy moore. >> digging in for the long fight. this is an effort by mitch mcconnell examine his croneys to steal this election from the people of alabama and they will not stand for it. >> reporter: this as new complaints about moore's conduct decades ago hit the headlines. jinah richardson tells the washington post she was in high school and working at the mall in gadsden alabama in 1977 when a 30-year-old moore asked her for her number. when she declined, she says he fo phoned her at school and had her pulled out of math class into the principal's office. that ended in an unwanted forceful kiss. >> i'm glad it came out. it's finally time. >> reporter: becky said she had issues witho

70s and early '80s. >> i've heard stories the last 40 years about him and i've not doubted one of them. i've been there. i understand. >> reporter: the growing list of allegations is a, quote, political farce and denies any misconduct. moore's attorney suggested accuser beverley young nelson's high school book could have been a forgery and from a divorce case the judge presided over. dave shen aman, nbc news. >> and we are looking at how rampant sexual harassment is on capitol hill. >> and the toll it is taking on taxpayers. what have you learned? >> the past 48 hours members of congress have indicated their own colleagues are under investigation. the system used to handle complaints favors the powerful and not the harassers. they must wait for months to wait for their complaints to be fully addressed and the system calls for confidential settlements funded by

keeping the harasser's names private and relieve of them of having to pay a penny to the victims. congress's office of compliance has just released a report on how widespread those settlements are revealing 264 settled cases since 1997. the past 20 years. totaling tens of millions of dollars, 25 cases alone worth $4 million in 2007. and in just the past two years, 23 sexual harassment settlements costing taxpayers $1.4 million. yesterday members of congress formally drafted legislation to change the system to hold members of congress personally liable for harassment and to end those confidential settlements. there is no timetable for a debate or a vote on that new law. doreen. >> pretty shocking that we're just now learning about this. scott macfarlane, thank you. in other news tonight, coordinated and well planned, that's how falls church police are describing a group

crooks, december seven people, holding a toddler. >> they believe these folks have struck before in other states. david culver is at the eden center to explain what is going on. this is pretty brassy here. >> absolutely, leon and doreen. in fact, police believe this group may have hit jewelry stores across other parts of virginia, pennsylvania, even as fara way as california. we can show you what they look like because of those right there. those high-quality surveillance cameras. they caught this carefully choreographed crime. >> they took one diamond right here. >> reporter: for 30 years this is what nguyen, who goes by tony has worked to build. it's his livelihood. >> i never thought, you know, that happen. >> reporter: those possessions stolen. falls church police say this surveillance video shows the november 3rd crime. watch as the suspects space out their entrance into b.t. jewelers. a man and six women. one of them holding a

tony. another customer, her face blurred out, also kept distracted. then watch closely. this woman crouches down, crawling, her dress slithering behind the counter, change cameras. we can go to the back room now. tony had just opened the store and so his safe also open. one of the suspected thieves seen stuffing a pouch with rings, gold and cash. >> they took almost $200,000. >> reporter: $200,000? >> yeah. >> reporter: falls church police, they're working this case. >> it was very planned, very coordinated. they worked together to try and distract and then steal. >> reporter: tony is hoping you recognize the seven individuals. police think they may still be in the area. >> if they are, then we're likely staying at a hotel, motel in the area. >> reporter: tony really hopes you can help him out in finding those individuals. he's offering some of his own money, $5,000 as a reward. to make mat

dealing with a very serious illness. in fact, the day that crime happened he had just taken her to the hospital, doreen. >> david culver, thank you. let's hope they catch those people before they strike again. in front of classmates, the symbol of a young woman's faith is yanked from her body. the teacher says it was an accident. but the student is embarrassed and upset. chris gordon is at lake braddock high school to explain the consequence in a story you saw first on news4. >> reporter: 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. then he says, oh, your hair is so pretty, and tries to play it off like it's a joke when clearly he should know better because he's a grown man and shouldn't even be touching students. she ran to a rest room and called her parngts. they contacted the school and the local mosque to complain. >>

then make a comment as if her hair was his business, that in and of itself is a problem as it relates to women's rights. >> reporter: aisha prime is the women's director at the center. >> it's not that this level of insult, this level of attack against muslim women who choose to wear hijab. it's worse because it's happening to our children. >> 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 about the incident home with students. >> a lot of teachers do that. they pull your ha o

>> i think the reason was that he was going for the hood and not because she's muslim or she was wearing a hijab. >> reporter: we got a copy of the note the school sent home informing parents what's happening here and assuring them that diversity is an important value here at lake braddock high school. doreen? >> chris gordon reporting. thank you, chris. in western cultures, hijab refers to a muslim woman's head scarf, but its meaning in islam is broader. it is a symbol of observing modesty in general. many muslim women choose to wear a veil as a way of expressing modesty and devotion to god. they don't have to wear it around muslim women or male family members. muslim women who choose not to wear the head scarf consider it a cultural symbol and not a religious obligation. >> turn now to the weather, folks, got to get ready for drastic temperature

tomorro tomorrow. >> it is cooler now. we had a high temperature of 64 degrees, currently sitting at a 3. already an 11 degrees temperature drop. notice the numbers back to the west. hagerstown in the 30s to our north and west and these numbers will continue to fall overnight tonight. look at the current winds. upwards of 20 to 30 mile per hour winds. 30 in baltimore, 25 in gaithersburg, 26 in martinsburg. that is already giving us a wind chill in the low 30s right now in some areas so quite cool as we move on through the overnight hours. look at 8:00 tonight. two hours away, wind chill 39 d.c., near 33 in winchester by the time you're waking up tomorrow morning some of you with wind chills in the 20s. a much colder friday, another topsy-turvy weekend out there. we'll call it 50/50 weekend, but more like 40/60. 40 is the good part. >> oh, oh, all right. thank you, doug. the house passed their tax

13 republicans joined them. mostly from states where voters are concerned about losing deductions for state and local taxes. virginia congresswoman barbara come stock voted for the bill. blayne alexander is at the capital where the senate version of the bill is being met with push back and lots of it. blayne? >> reporter: yeah, doreen. all signs certainly point to a bumpy road ahead for the senate. as for the house vote, republican members met with president trump before going into that vote. now, i spoke with a number of house republicans as they walked into that meeting with the president and i heard two things from them over and over. first they were very excited about their own vote but they had a very strong message for 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. >> reporteem

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's seat in the global economy once again. it's about giving people hope and a new opportunity. >> reporter: now it's 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 and force a vote to do it. >> reporter: and some republicans are on board with their senate colleagues mixing 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 actually pass a bill. >> reporter: president trump optimistic after a face to face with top republicans. >> thank you. 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 insisted that he will not benefit from this plan, but based on the only recent tax return of his that's available, numbers show that the president could save more than $20 million under this plan and his heirs could save more than $1 billion. leon, back to you. >> all right. thank you, blayne. >> still ahead, a family holding out hope decades after a young woman's murder. >> the case has gone cold, but find out why police think someone will one day be brought to justice. >> a bizarre connection. we'll explain how the hair on your body is leading to headaches and

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he remembers it like it was just yesterday. a retired army sergeant's older sister was abducted in d.c., and then found dead in charles county. >> she had aspirations. she wanted to be a nurse. she wanted to help people because she had a caring heart. that was something that she never got a chance to achieve. >> her name was deborah brooks. everybody called her missy. the murder happened in 1980. around this time of year, right before the holidays. to this day, the killer hasn't been found, but as news4's kristin wright learns, detectives have never given up on this case and missy's brother has never given up hope that justice will be served. >> i remember vividly as

was just yesterday how my mother felt, how i felt, how her death impacted the family. and i've carried it with me all these years. >> reporter: time has not healed this wound. 37 years ago this week, someone murdered paul brooks's sister deborah brooks. she was only 17. >> before we could celebrate the holidays, we had to mourn my sister's death, and it just cast a shadow over every single holiday since then. >> reporter: everyone called her missy. in 1980 she was abducted right by her home in the brook lan neighborhood in northeast washington. her partially clothed body was found dumped in the woods off sharpers ville road in charles county. her killer was never found. >> right before my mother passed, the one thing that she said she regretted was that we were never able to find out what happened to my sister. >> reporter: but this cold case has new life. missy's body was found about a te

here. detectives have still coming back to the scene and still talking to people who knew missy. >> a lot of times the suspects in these cases are found in the case file. and that being said, we have a number of individuals that we're looking at. >> we just feel now is the time for the community to step up and hopefully give us the lead needed. >> reporter: that one piece of the puzzle, no matter how big or small, there is a $10,000 reward in the case. paul says someone must stand up and tell the truth. >> it won't bring her back, but it will give my family the satisfaction of knowing that the persons responsible have been dealt with. >> reporter: and finally, a chance at peace. kristin wright, news4. >> now to a bipartisan effort to strengthen gun safety laws, there is a new senate bill aimed at improving background checks. the bill's scope is narrow. it attempts to better current law and make sure information is properly up loaded. this is the work of

connecticut democrat chris murphy. murphy has been arguing for stronger gun laws since the sandy hook school massacre in connecticut five years ago. in baltimore, a growing manhunt for the man who shot and killed a police detective there, sean suiter grew up in this area. in fact his mother still lives here. he was an 18 year veteran at the baltimore police department. he had a wife and five children. yesterday he and his partner were investigating a homicide when had he saw a man acting suspiciously. when suiter approached the man he opened fire shooting suiter in the head. he city's police commissioner vowed to bring the shooter to justice. >> we will find the person responsible for this ridiculous, absurd, unnecessary loss of life. >> i think jack young said it best last night. i'm sick and tired of being sick and tired. we need to stop the violence. >> the commissioner says that they believe the shooter may have been wounded

$100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the killer. >> a house fire in prince george's county has turned deadly, but investigators are still working to identify the victims. the story last night at 6:00, fire fighters pulled two people from this home in lorraine drive in temple hills. they couldn't reached the trapped residents because of the intensity of the flames and smoke. fire officials say they are waiting on autopsies, but believe the victims are a man in his 60s and his elderly mother. >> ocean city considering changes to its iconic board walk to prevent truck attacks. our news partners at wtop radio are reporting the town wants to aid barriers in all the vehicle access points on the board walk. this extra security would cost more than a million dollars and could be installed by the summer of 2019. these changes coming in response to recent terror attacks on crowds in the u.s. and abroad. well, they're supposed to keep you safe in a

some guardrails may be doing more harm than good. tonight our consumer team hit the road in search of answers. >> a long lost da vinci painting sold for a record price, but you don't need millions of dollars to see theartist's work close

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leaves today. it was like a shower of leaves across the area. >> it doesn't pay to clean up the leaves until the last months of fall. >> why would you rake -- >> i can't pick a reason why, but the leaf piles people raked everywhere. >> i wait until february. by then i don't need to. >> the neighbors have done it. >> after a few letters, things like that, for some reason, no more leaves. let's look at what is happening outside today. the leaves coming down because the wind has been up there. winds gusting 20 to 30 miles per hour this afternoon bringing the temperatures down, too. first it helped to actually raise the temperatures. we saw a high of 64, now the cooler air moving in, northwest winds at 17 miles an hour. 53 degrees the current number. around the rest of the region down to 44, martinsburg a 53, d. c-53, fredericksburg. let's show you the wind chills gusting upwards of 20 miles an hour. still feels like 37 now in martinsburg, 39 in gaithersburg. and that wind chill will be coming down over the next couple

all because of the storm system which now is moving up towards parts of the northeast. pretty big storm for them, for us. didn't see a lot of rain here. it's just wind and cold air that is making its way on in. you can see where the wind is coming from, right across the great lakes, from canada. thanks a lot, canada. here we go, we have canadian air moving in. that is going to mean a very chilly day tomorrow. beautiful blue skies. any time we see the air out of canada it's nice and clean. 52 degrees, breezy early. that is going to be something to think about here because you're really going to need the coats tomorrow morning. much cooler, plenty of sunshine during the afternoon. that's why at the bus stop with the kids, if you're getting ready, walking to metro, it's going to be a cold one. coats, gloves, hats, you'll need them. wind chill in the upper 20s to around the 32 degree mark, a very cold start. 36 by recess. still wind chills in the 30s tomorrow afternoon. a little better by the time you pickup the kids, sunshine, cooler with a little less wind in the afternoon.

now, saturday 60 degrees. we could see a chance of a shower early on saturday. let's take a little bit closer look here at saturday. shower early in the day, around 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 in the morning. we see a pretty nice afternoon. we'll see a lot of wind and a lot of cloud cover. that's why i've got us in the yellow here. saturday night rain showers and wind. it is going to be a nasty saturday night. if you're thinking about heading out, you're thinking about -- do i call the baby-sitter, maybe i don't, may be a good idea to watch a movie inside. sunday feels like the 30s. that one definitely going to be a yellow day. not red, it will be cold. we expect it to be cold this time of year. 48 on monday, though, a cool one, and thanksgiving looking cold as well. so, heads up for that. much more on the thanksgiving day holiday including some travel tips coming up at 6:45. thinking about hitting a movie, justice league comes out in the next couple days. i'm excited. saw thor last week, justice league this week. >> thank you, doug. still ahead, a grieving father n

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groped and forcibly kissed by him over a decade ago. some of franken's fellow senators want an ethics investigation. >> amid the face of more sexual misconduct claims, alabama senate roy moore says he's innocent and he's staying in the race. >> the baltimore police detective who was shot in the head last night has died. detective sean suiter is say d.c. native. his killer still on the run. >> announcer: you're watching news4 at 6:00. >> we've got a warning tonight about a potential danger on the side of the road. >> a controversial guardrail is being blamed for at least six deaths and a news4 consumer has found hundreds of them are on the roads in virginia and maryland. >> consumer reporter susan hogan is here with what you need to know. >> according to three lawsuits filed against the manufacturer of the lyndsay x-lite guardrail, instead of deflecting vehicles, the guardrail in some cases is acua

deadly consequence. steve eimers is a father on a mission. >> i'm fighting it so that no other family has to be here. >> reporter: it's been one year since his 17-year-old daughter hannah died. her car was pierced by a guardrail after she ran off the road. >> a guardrail at highway speeds, what it will do is horrific. >> reporter: eimers is now working tierl tirelessly to get guardrails he calls dangerous offer every road in the country. >> i can tell you that state dots have raised significant concerns about how this product functions. >> reporter: hannah is one of four people killed in tennessee after hitting the ends of guardrails. according to lawsuits in those cases, each time the vehicle was speared by a lyndsay x-lite end terminal. it's happened in virginia, too. sarah weinberg of alexandria died laec

fauquier county. >> the telescoping system, it pushes down section upon section. as it's doing that it's absorbing insure angie and slowing the vehicle down, bleeding off energy so it slows so it's a controlled stop. you have a crash, but you don't have a fatality. >> and that didn't do that here? >> no. >> reporter: and take a look at these photos from saline county, missouri. they show a truck that was literally skewered by an x-lite this past february. the state tells us it was an x-lite. the driver killed. in a statement to news4, lyndsay transportation solutions says x-lite has successfully passed crash and safety tests in accordance with federal standards and criteria, and remains eligible for federal transportation funding. there is no road safety equipment that can prevent injury every time a driver fails to stay on the road. but x-lite has reduced the number and severity of injuries

sustained in automobile accidents. while the x-lite remains on the federal highway administration's list of approved products, at least 11 states, including virginia, have decided to stop using it. the virginia department of transportation issued this memo last year, citing concerns over how the x-lite performed in crash tests. maryland says after reviewing all guardrail crashes on its roads over the past year, it does not plan to pull the x-lite. >> right now we have no indication that this has been involved in any unusual or injurious situation on maryland roads. >> reporter: but it has been involved in other fatalities, you are aware of that, in other states? >> yes. >> reporter: isn't that concerning enough? >> i would tell you that the maryland department of transportation and all of us at the state highway administration are always concerned about people's safety. so, any insinuation or any possibility of us sitting on our hands and allowing safety to come second is just not true. >> reporter: in the meantime, steveer

to not only pull the x-lite from its approved products list, but to make sure every single one is removed from roads across the country. >> i know how this will end. it will end with a national recall. the only thing i don't know is when that will happen. >> reporter: now, starting next summer, all guardrail and terminals will have to meet new crash test standards to receive federal approval. the lyndsay x-lite guardrail and terminals don't qualify so there won't be any new ones installed after june. however, remember, there are thousands that remain on our roads right now and those will stay in place. back to you. >> susan hogan reporting. rose mcgowan, officially a rained today in loudoun county on felony cocaine charges, the actress and activist didn't appear in court. instead her lawyer was there. in january airport authority police say a member of the united airlines cleaning crew found mcgowen's w

international to come here to participate in the women's march in january. mcgowen told the new yorker magazine that the small bags of cocaine found in her wallet may have been planted, possibly by someone working for harvey weinstein. mcgowen was among the first to accuse the movie producer of sexual abuse. mcgowan vows to plead not guilty in this drug case. >> scary moments at back to school night in loudoun county. a kindergarten teacher collapsed and she may not be here today were it not for some quick thinking parents. joanna bean is now back in front of her sturndents at stewart weller elementary school. she got a chance to thank the parents and nurse who saved her life. her heart stopped and parents trained in cpr and armed with a defibrillator helped until emts got there. >> earlier that day i was alone in my classroom before the parents came. and it was just -- it was the perfect timing. if it had

to happen then when jeremy and megan could come and save me. >> right place right time. bean has recovered and she's now back in her classroom and she's thankful rather to the nurse and the parents who saved her life. >> that worked out well. >> how about that? i'm sure she would toll yell yot teaching is a labor of love. not the kind of job you take for the money. >> no, school staffers in our area can count on a little extra in their paychecks. the prince george's county school system board of education and educators association signed a new two-year contract today depending on an employee's eligibility, the agreement includes a pay increase or a one-time bonus. there is also full tuition reimbursement and stipends for those who pursue national board certification. now here's adam tuss with a look at what's coming up next. >> reporter: i'm adam tuss. how's this for a metro story? the hair on top of your head could be causing delays. i'll explain why

coming up. >> okay. 53 degrees. wind chills in the 20s and 30s. that's the colder air moving in of the you'll feel it by tomorrow. that plus your weekend forast ec

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there was a big groundbreaking today on the future of suitland. this moment is more than two decades in the making. it promises to bring an economic boon to prince george's county. the town square at suitland federal center will mix housing and retail in a city ripe for revival. ate more than 30 akers, the space extends from federal center to silver hill road to suitland road. it is the largest redevelopment of prince george's county history. the work here should be finished by 2020. >> all right. here's the moment we've been waiting for all evening. b.n.b.'s

been dealing with something enough to make your stomach churn, hair. human hair is gumming up in the tunnels and it could cause some serious safety concerns. in a story you'll see only on news4, transportation reporter adam tuss went combing for clues and uncovered metro's follicle folly. >> reporter: of all the metro stories we've covered, this one here is a brand-new one. the hair on top of your head, human hair, human fibers getting into the metro system and actually causing problems. hair, your hair is an issue for metro. >> human hair, that's interesting. >> got to think about it, your hair does shed. >> it's actually fiber and hair that literally just coming off of people. >> reporter: outside consultants are telling metro that so much human hair and human fibers are collecting on parts of the system that it's an issue. >> oh, absolutely. >> reporter: we talked about phone with brian sherlock.

amalgamated transit union international. take a look at these side by side photos that show what's going on. he says a felt-like material, an eighth of an inch think is collecting at insulators that hold the high voltage third rail. >> a huge, huge amount. i was flabbergasted. >> reporter: flabbergasted at the amount of hair that's in metro? >> yeah. >> reporter: metro's gm is also now acknowledging the problem. >> and the stuff that's around the insulators, when they do the analysis of that, they see quite a bit of composition ever that. i'm not sure we can eliminate all that. >> reporter: the bigger problem here, all that gunk can actually cause some sparking and potentially a fire. the union says metro needs to find a way to keep the areas around these insulators clean. now other transit agencies in new york, boston, philly, chicago dealing with this issue as well according to the union, but back here at home with metro, the general manager stopping short of saying everyone should be wearing a

news4. >> i still can't see how clumps of hair could be falling off people's heads when they walk up there >> how come they haven't been cleaning this up? don't you wonder how did it get this bad? >> and have we heard of another transit system catching fire because of hair? >> no. not to my knowledge. there's a lot going on underground that we don't know about. >> okay. >> alrighty. no laughing matter, a comedian turned politician is accused of misconduct. nbc's kasie hunt joins us next to break down one woman's claims against senator al franken. >> and this rare painting sold for a record price last night, but you don't have to go far or shill out a lot

lengthier statement apologizing saying there was no way that could possibly be funny. the question is now what happens next. franken himself said he thinks there should be an ethics committee investigation. republican and democratic leaders say that investigation should go forward. investigations like that could lead to the expulsion of a u.s. senator, but frankly it is extremely rare. the last time a senator was actually expelled was back in the 19860s. guys? >> thanks, kasie hunt on capitol hill. >> much more ahead on nbc news with lester holt right after this broadcast. >> a wealthy russian businessman just pocketed a hefty profit on the record setting sale of a painting by leonardo da vinci. it sold at auction for a staggering $450 million, including fees. the portrait of jesus christ is the most expensive piece of art ever sold at

not yet been disclosed. the seller is a russian fertilizer magnate and he bought the painting for $127 million in 2013. if his name sounds familiar, he is the businessman that paid $95 million for donald trump to stay in palm beach. mr. trump reportedly made $50 million on that deal back in 2008. >> you may not know this, but you don't have to travel very far to enjoy it, leonardo da vinci's work up close. >> that's right. the national gallery of art has the only painting on display in the u.s. it is marking its 50th year on the national mall and today tom sherwood went there to pay the world treasure a visit. >> sold. [cheering and applauding] 66 >> reporte >> reporter: history made in new york. but in washington a virtual old friend at the national gallery was entertaining a steady stream of visitors. >> the

the painting is absolutely magnificent. it's breath taking to see it so close. >> reporter: leonardo da vinci was the daughter of a wealthy flour an teen banker. she first came here 50 years ago as a college student and the painting had just arrived. what do you think when you look at it? >> it carries me back. i see something different every time. it's so beautiful. >> reporter: bought for a reported $5 million back then, it was brought over in a first class airline seat from europe. today her value likely exceeds the new york auction price. >> whenever i come to national gallery, i make sure i make one stop here. >> reporter: the physicist author and artist has written about leonardo. >> in the bushes on the right and on the left, leonardo left his fingerprints. >>

young girl. >> reporter: leonardo is one of the many other master paintings at the national gallery. the gift shop sells all sorts of items to feature it. but it is the painting itself from the 1400s that draws the visitors. in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >> and when you consider there were only 20 known da vincis in existence on the entire planet, probably worth a trip to go down there and check it out. >> that mona lisa gets all the attention, and we have one right here and she's not even smiling. >> no, right. >> are we going to be smiling, do we have anything to smile about this weekend? >> tomorrow you're going to be shivering. today was a good day. 64 degrees. >> very nice. >> sunshine, def nifty on the breezy side. the wind helped us to warm. this afternoon it helped us to cool. right now we're a lot cooler than we were a couple of hours ago. down to 53 degrees right now, 49 next hour. down to 44 by 11:00. the wind chill in the city by

around 35. many of you will be in the 20s by that time. take a look at the current numbers. already down to 46 in gaithersburg, down to 47 in reston. still in the 50s south and east of d.c. you can see the cooler air making its way down. it will be a cold night and a really chilly morning. know that when you step out the front door. you may not have needed the coat this morning. you'll need it tomorrow. won't need the umbrella. no rain on storm team4. it will be cooler than that. 60 degrees on saturday. if you're heading out saturday night, know that there will be rain. you will need the jackets and the umbrellas saturday night. sunday, a high temperature of 51, but look at the wind chill during the day. the wind chills are going to be much cooler than this, only in the 30s as you move on through most est day. 48 degrees on your monday. we'll see plenty of sunshine on monday, but again it is going to be a cool one. a little bit breezy, too. as we move toward the middle of the week, a little bit better tuesday and wednesday, another surge of cold air comes down and makes its way in here wednesday and into thursday.

travel forecast. in our area and the northeast i really think travel will be pretty easy especially on the roadways. it will be chilly to the north and west of us, but that's about it. anywhere you're flying you're okay, too, unless you have family back around portland, oregon, or seattle. the rest of the country looking goodth tlt be cool for the country. 54 degrees on friday, 55 as we make our way to next saturday. this weekend is kind of topsy-turvy out there. >> thank you, doug. our annual food for families campaign is underway providing thanksgiving food baskets to thousands of families, veterans and the elderly in our community. if you'd like to join us, make a donation, head to our website, nbcwashington.com, search food 4 families. every dollar counts and no amount is too small. we also have a list of locations where you can drop off canned and boxed foods that you'd like to donate. >> still ahead, the redskins trying to stop the saints fro

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he was getting an mri on his ankle. it was unclear when he suffered this injury, pryor had a frustrating first year with the skins. he had a foot injury. 1,000 yards receiving last year, only 20 catches for 240 yards this year. with all the injury news you're either a die hard fan or you're inside that locker room to think the skins have a chance against the saints. sheree burruss reporting. >> reporter: the last 17 tried and failed to beat the new orleans saints. on sunday it's the redskins turn to try to take down the hottest team in the nfl. the saints, the hottest scoring team in the league last week putting up 47 points against buffer low a buffalo. despite drew brees is in his 17th season it doesn't get any easier stopping him. >> any time you're playing a hall of famer goat, you're going to have your best game. you want to pick him off. you want to get a drew brees ball. as the secretary, this is the best challenge we can have. >> everybody has to hustle. know your assignment,

going to be a group effort. >> reporter: that's just one of the challenges this redskins defense faces. the saints have the third best rushing offense in the league setting a franchise record with six, yes, six rushing touchdowns last weekend. >> once we stop the run, you know, we'll make them one dimensional and give them playing how we want them to play. >> reporter: an important and tough week ahead for the burgundy and gold, two games in five days sunday. in new orleans followed by that big thanksgiving match up with the giants back at fedex field right here on news4. from redskins park, sheree burruss, news4 sports. >> i've been in the locker room all season. she's interviewing guys. who is that? they keep signing new guys. >> you want to say it, come on, it's funny. >> it's -- he's going to get an mri on his ankle. have them check his hands, too. >> he can take it. matt sherzer awarded top honor for pitcher and should get another for putting us all at ease about the upcoming season.

back to back cy youngs for sherzer. it's the third of his career, a special time of year for him as his firstborn baby due any minute. he says he knows chaos is coming with that, but he does not feel the same way about the upcoming season with the new manager and the new pitching coach. >> change is good sometimes. sometimes you have some fresh ideas and you're able to see something that you were never able to see before. and that's something that i always try to do, is sometimes we get a new pitching coach. all right, how are you going to make me better? what are you going to do to make me better? i expect that. sometimes when you get some fresh blood in, sometimes that happens and makes you better. really thankful for having dusty and mad dog as my coaches. unfortunately change happens. i look forward to, woulding with derek and dave. they bring something to the table i can benefit from. >> that's why we love max. >> exactly. he mayo

so bad we're airing and promoting it here on news4, even though we already know who is going to win this event. the final race of the season at homestead miami speed way this sunday. the miami zoo with an interesting way to predict who is going to win it all. the zoo lining up the remaining driver's numbers and then they release a vulture. [ laughter ] >> the vulture's name peanut, accomplish. accomplish is going to win his second cup championship win on sunday. thank you, peanut. you can watch nascar's championship sunday at 3:00 here on news4. if anyone is interested, there are some crows in the parking lot ready to pick the winner of the redskins game. >> shouldn't the vul tours go to the -- vultures? >> true story, there is a vulture in the tree i saw at redskins park. and i looked up he flew away. i said that's a good sign. no vultures down

>> thanks, carol. >> thanks for joining us. nightly news is coming up next. ll we' see you at 11:00.

tonight, a tonight, a sitting united states senator accused. a woman claims al franken groped her on tour for the troops and has a photograph to prove it. franken now apologizing. will he be forced from the senate? also tonight a woman accusing roy moore of sexual misconduct. her first television interview. >> he had power over me. he had me in a position where i couldn't do nothing, and i didn't want it. >> her story is a brand-new poll from alabama shows moore's support slipping. news tonight about your taxes. republicans pass their sweeping plan in the house. can it pass in the senate? and what will it mean for how much you pay? all-out manhunt for a killer tonight after a police detective, a father of five, is fatally gunned down. and ifou