take a live look outside our northwest washington studios. another nice day. dare we say a beautiful day today. but a weather change is on the way here. a d.c. apartment building evacuated after a carbon monoxide scare. what firefighters are doing to keep people there safe. and who's in charge? the federal agency designed to protect you the consumer has two interim leaders. president trump is not happy. another mild day but a cooldown is coming our way. good evening, everyone. i'm leon harris. the temperature's going to fall now as many of your loved ones and friends are returning from the holiday weekend. storm team 4 meteorologist samarra

can expect. >> things are cooling down for our sunday, all courtesy of a cold front get going to pass through in the coming hours. let's get to the current temperatures right now. 52 degrees in washington. gaithersburg, how are you doing? up there 48 degrees. dulles at 44. a little farther back west, tell in the 50s. and again that frnt out to the west making its way toward us. it's going to bring us down to the 40s tomorrow. today we actually spent or day in the upper 50s for a lot of us and we even hit 60 degrees in the washington, d.c. area but we're headed to the upper 40s tomorrow. mostly sunny but of course pretty breezy. we have a warming trend on the way and i'll tuck to you about it soon. back to you, leon. three young children from the same family went missing after thanksgiving and now d.c. police say they need your help to find them. missing are 8-year-old leantony rice, leandra and 14-year-old brother andrel.

on south dakota avenue in northwest d.c. d.c. police say relatives did not report them missing until yesterday. the children may be with their mother, emily rice. people living in an apartment building in southwest d.c. are waiting in the cold, hoping to get back inside soon. firefighters evacuated their building on 3rd street after a carbon monoxide leak. news 4's darcy spencer has this urgent reminder about how critical carbon monoxide detectors are. >> reporter: we are here in the 1000 block of 3rd street in southwest washington. you can see there is still a large presence by d.c. fire and rescue. take a look over here. you can see dozens of people were evacuated from this apartment building here this afternoon. fortunately, there were working carbon monoxide detectors inside the building. at least one of them went off. d.c. fire was able to trace the fire to the basement of the building where there was some sort of issue with the boiler system. d.c. fire is inside the building right now trying to get those c.o. levels down.

high and that carbon monoxide detectors saved lives here today. >> it did save lives. take this incident right now and you have it happen in the middle of the night it could have been a lot worse outcome. >> reporter: because carbon monoxide poisoning could cause you to pass out, firefighters had to go door to door in every single apartment making shoor that everyone was okay. fortunately, no injuries have been reported in this incident. in southwest, darcy spencer, news 4. we learned today that a woman hit by a car earlier this week has died. the victim samantha iqbal of northwest d.c. died yesterday. officers say the driver of a mercedes who hit her monday night on castle place did call police and cooperate. it's unclear if the victim was in a crosswalk at the time she was hit. police are not saying if that driver is going to be charged. two people are in the hospital after their cars collided in annandale this morning. you can see how badly damaged the cars are. tow trucks had to carry them away from the scene. this happened around 7:00 a.m.

braddock road and southampton drive. police still investigating the cause of the crash. detectives say they want to know why a virginia youth pastor shot and killed his wife, daughter, and the daughter's boyfriend on thanksgiving day. police arrested christopher gatis for the strip'll murder in chester. that's just outside of richmond pfts officers found jeanette gattis and the couple's daughter candice kunze dead in the kitchen. kunze's boyfriend arndt buthorn was found dead outside. gattis is the youth pastor at grace lutheran church in chester. national news now. a big shake-up within the trump white house tonight over who is in charge of the consumer financial protection bureau. president trump tweeted earlier called the obama administration's handling of the bureau a complete disaster. but as nbc news's chris polone reports it's a separate tweet by the president on a completely different topic that has social immediate y. buzzing. >> reporter: president donald trump laying low in florida saturday. when he r

standoff and an escalating probe into his campaign ties to russia. the president named management and budget director mick mulvaney interim head of the consumer financial protection bureau while the agency's former director named his own successor before he left, leaving who's actually in charge an open question. late today president trump tweeting "the consumer financial protection bureau, or cfpb, has been a total disaster as run by the previous administration's pick. financial institutions have been devastated and unable to properly serve the public. we will bring it back to life." >> the president has appointed somebody who thinks the organization has no reason to exist, similar to what he did with the department of environmental protection. >> reporter: trump allies are downplaying news that former national security adviser michael flynn's lawyers are no longer consulting with trump's lawyers in the russia probe. >> whether that means he's going to cooperate against other persons or just try to negotiate a better deal for himself remains

>> reporter: and in a less serious matter trump this weekend claimed he passed on being "time" magazine's person of the year, saying he was informed he would probably be chosen for a second straight year. >> the american people don't give a hoot who's on the cover of "time" magazine. and we wish very deeply that our president would concentrate on other things. >> reporter: "time" responded on twitter, "the president is incorrect about how we choose person of the year." chris polone, nbc news. well, it looks like the wizards need a point guard protection bureau. bad news, fans. the team's best player is out for at least the rest of this month. george wallace joins us now from the newsroom with john wall's injury. george, here we go again. zblts always something. we knew john wall's knee has been borlthing him since the nae to knee contact with the man mavericks earlier this month. now we know why. discomfort and inflammation that's been bothering him since early november. sat out last sunday against the raptors but came back to score 31 points with 11 assists in wednesday's loss

wizards right now 1-1 without wall this year, heading into tonight. tim frazier will replace him in the starting rotation. and leon, tonight we will hear from head coach scott brooks coming up in sports. this is probably one of the last things you want to see when you go to the bathroom. a python relaxing inside the toilet bowl. a suspected slave trade thousands of miles away sparking protests around the world. today those demonstrations came to our back yard. and an award-winning author and professor at the university of virginia

a national book award winner and professor at the university of virginia faces allegations of sexual harassment. according to the "daily progress" publication two former students came forward with these claims against creative writing professor john casey. one of the students, emma eisenberg, says casey touched her numerous times and made vulgar remarks about women. casey declined to comment but says he may respond. the university says it's investigating. sexual misconduct allegations against people in prominent positions. that's going to be a major topic tomorrow morning on "meet the press." anita hill is going to be one of chuck todd's guests at 10:30. right after news 4 today. cnn has uncovered something disturbing happening in libya. ll

with people being auctioned off for a few hundred dollars apiece. now people around the world are asking where's the outrage? and activists are using the hashtag end it libya to draw attention to the issue. >> end it now. >> crowds gathered in protest outside the libyan embassy in foggy bottom today. last month a cnn team went to the north african country and they obtained footage of an alleged mie grantd auctigrant a. they say these people being sold are african migrants desperate to escape hardships in their country and are trying to make it to europe. >> the authorities at least are closing their eyes while these people are being sold as slaves. and that's ha we want to put an end to 37. >> the libyan government tells cnn it has set up a committee to investigate this issue. the u.n. has said if it's true this would constitute a crime against humanity. a hunter in new york mistakes a woman for a deer and kills her. why the timing of that

d.c. going big or keeping it small? kicking of

some are shopping big, others shopping small. today is small business saturday, a time when independently owned businesses hope to bring in a lot of money. as news 4's derrick ward

bring in some big bucks for d.c. >> reporter: from du pont circle to minnesota avenue washingtonians have at least one thing in common. something they want. >> things they can walk to, whether it's coffee, whether it's their dry cleaning or to pick up a gift. >> reporter: on small business saturday the message was that you could do all of that and more and support local businesses. did you know you could buy pickles grown in petworth or if your tastes tend to be eclectic? >> we have different menus from different parts of the world. jamaica, italy. >> reporter: whether it's served up here or kreted here, small businesses account for almost $3 billion in wages to d.c. residents and there's a thriving local small manufacturing sector driven by artists and artisans. enough to fill a store. >> we are and always have been a city of makers. this space allows us to illuminate that. >> any cinnamon in the cappuccino? >> it's different. it's not like

>> reporter: and during that time of year when lots of dollars cross counters all over the city, the word from the district is keep it small and keep it local. derrick ward, news 4. the night before thanksgiving a new york couple was preparing to celebrate but a neighboring hunter's tragic mistake ended their plans. the hunter told investigators that he mistook a woman for a deer. the woman was out walking her dogs outside buffalo. the hunter says he saw what he thought was a deer and he fired his pistol from about 200 yards away. the victim's husband questioned@man would shoot if he wasn't sure of his target. sheriff's deputies say that he fired after sunset and that is illegal. but no charges until the d.a. reviews this case. well, it may be a massive vodka party taking place in l.a. tonight. surveillance video captured these thieves stealing more than 1,800 gallons of vodka out of a distillery on wednesday. police say the men used a saw to get inside and they say the value of all

$300,000 worth. the owner of the distillery says the men stole 90% of their holiday inventory. and there have been no arrests made yet. a young washington state girl needed help in the bathroom after she found a python in her toilet. this happened yesterday inside a seattle apartment. police and neighbors removed it and placed it in this purple bin as you see there. the python did not hurt anyone. animal rescuers came and took it. they're now waiting for someone to come and claim it. it can be tempting to sleep in during the holiday weekend, but you know dozens of loudoun county students woke up early today to spend the morning giving back. they passed out free food and coats to the homeless at franklin square park. the students say they realize they come from a privileged area, so they wanted to help those less fortunate. >> a lot of kids in high school and middle school and stuff have a lot of stuff and they don't have to worry about being homeless or not having anything to be able to provide for their families or themselves. so i

more of the kids to what was going on down here in a community that was only 30 minutes away. >> these students tell us they do this every month and they're hoping to turn it into a weekly event in the future. >> announcer: and now your storm team 4 forecast. all right. right now temperatures outside are in the low 50s and dropping. today a lot of us hit the upper 50s and low 60s. really a beautiful day out there. we're going to stay quiet overnight. some clouds will start to make their way in. but i think the bigger story is the chill that's getting ready to set in for your sunday. so here's the culprit behind that. we've got a cold front on the way. this is not a strong cold front. you don't see any extreme weather on the periphery of this front but you can kind of see that line of demarcation in the clouds versus the clear conditions. that front's going to continue to push from the west to the east crossing over and behind it that cooler air will set in place. and that's when -- it's going to be cool on sunday. temperatures on sunday expected to peak in the upper 40s, possibly an area or two could hit 50 but noticeably cooler

temp trend. we are going to be warming. so once this cold front is in and out high pressure sets up and we start to see temperatures actually move above the norm for this time of year which is around 54 degrees. tuesday and wednesday we should actually be in the low 60s. it's not just the temperatures we're talking. it's also the wind. the cold front we often get, breezy or gusty conditions, and that's what's going to set up as we head through the overnight hours. i've gone on ahead and pushed it to 6:00 a.m. take a look. we're seeing gusts in the d.c. metro area around 20 miles per hour. but you head farther west you could see upwards of 25, 27 miles an hour out toward areas like leesburg. then we move to sunday afternoon. i think that's when we're going to reach the zenith of that breeze with a wind gust reaching possibly 30 miles per hour the farther west you go in the d.c. metro area around 22 miles per hour sunday afternoon. we'll start to calm things down windwise as we head toward sunday night, but that's going to be the gist of it for you are why your sunday. '

the noticeable changes the wind as well as temperatures. temperatures tomorrow topping up in the upper 40s. that morning run definitely go ahead is it put on the under armour. as we head toward the afternoon we've got the sun with us, still very breezy, but temperatures around 47 degrees, and then we'll start to fall off as we head toward sunset. again, winds calm tomorrow night. so your sundays outlook, sunday brun brunch, it's a go. dress in layers. tree lighting we've got dry conditions all through your sunday. that is not going to be anything you have to contend with. then of course it's definitely a great day to go ice skating. take a look at your storm team 4 ten-day outlook. i told you we're on a warm trend, heading to the 60s by the end of the week. tomorrow where's the rain at? well, it's hiding in the end of the week. i think around friday we're going to start to see that chance for showers really rev up and we'll start to cool things down. that's a look at your forecast. i'll talk to you soon. for now, leon, back to you. >> somara, something else to look up in the sky and see. a time lapse of a

volcano eruption south of mexico city. if you know the region, you know this erupted yesterday. it's been erupting since the mid '90s. siengts say this is not a life-threatening vol cane poep people just have been told to avoid outdoor activities. producers did not know i knew the name of popocatapetl. john wall out with a knee injury. here with head

>> announcer: this is the xfinity sports desk. you know, one thing's for sure. the injury bug is always an early season ticket holder in this town. seems like it happens every year. >> every year. november you can count on it, right? but now we have some work to do without john. john wall is going to be out for quite some time. heading into tonight's game the wizards sitting right now at 10-8, seventh in the eastern conference. they've been up and down, and we knew john wall's knee's been bothering him since the knee to knee contact in that game against the mavericks earlier this month. and now we know why. wall will miss at least two weeks with knee discomfort and inflammation in his left knee. he initially injured it november 7th against dallas, sat out last sunday's game against the raptors. wall in the midst of another all-star season,

double-doub double-double. averaging 20 points nine assists per game. up to tim frishz azier to take place in the starting line-up. but this is definitely a blow to the wizards. >> he's as tough a player as i've ever coached. he wants to be on the court with his teammates. with all of our players it's always their health is the number one concern. it's not about winning a game. but we felt this is the best. after collaborations with all the doctors and john and his representative. and going forward, this is the best to give him the best chance to calm the knee down and get that irritation. and you know, it's inflamed. so hopefully, after a couple of weeks to be back on the court and play the season out. college football. terps, nittany lions from college

all the way for 6. 7-0 penn state. later in the first keeps it himself at the goal line. nittany lions on top 14-0. right now, folks, penn state up 52-3 in the fourth quarter. jim harbaugh still looking for his first win against ohio state. wolverines hosting the buckeyes. this one's always fun. fourth quarter, michigan down four. john oakhorn going deep. however, no wolverine receiver within ten yards. jordan fuller picks it off, returns it 11 yards to midfield. ensuing ohio state possession. mike weber takes it, bounces outside, 25 yards to the house. buckeyes seal it 31-20. urban meyer improves to 3-0 against jim harbaugh. the caps back in action one day after a 3-1 win over the league best tampa bay lightning. doesn't get easier tonight. they visit the second best team in the conference, toronto. maple leafs shut out the caps back in october. the only game they've ben

after two straight ws barry trotz knows in team's close to turning that corner. >> i think we're all -- we all see it. we just have to do it. and put in the work and put in the time. we put in the teem. it's a matter in we put in the work night and in night out. if we do that, we'll have success. if we don't, then we won't. this lead will test you. you can't cut corners in this league. if you cut karners thcorners in league they make you pay for. >> we'll have to see if scott brooks can do a jay gruden and make an injury prone line-up work. >> can you play point guard? >> not anymore. >> tomorrow we've got the cooldown on the way. but we're going to warm up after that. let's go ahead and take a look at your ten-day outlook. tomorrow highs in the upper 40s, folks. you're going to notice the change. also it's going to be breezy. but mostly

dry all the way through the weak until friday our next best chance for showers. there goes the warm-up i was talking about. 56 monday, 6 20us, 61 wednesday. i'm digging it. >> can you play point guard, though? they're in bad shape. all right, folks. that's it. that's the news for now. thanks for joining us. stay tuned. "nightly news" coming up next. and we'll see you again for news 4 at 11:00 right here. have a good one.

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