>> like many victims of sexual assault, i felt deep shame and embarrassment about what had happened to me. i chose not to use my real name in the legal documents and called myself jane doe. >> that was until today. now we know her as tara woodley. news4's mark segraves spoke with her today. mark? >> reporter: yes, wendy. you know, it started with that one woman here at this one massage envy location. and as you said, it is now exploded into a national scandal. tara woodley said today that she's coming forward because she's found strength in all the other women across the country who have come forward as victims of sexual abuse. but now questions are being raised as to whether or not massage envy management did enough to protect these women. >> i feel all of the emotions you could possibly feel. of course, i'm angry. >> reporter: tara woodley was the first person to call police here in our area. she decided to

finding out there are other women who say the same thing happened to them. >> the magnitude of the amount of people who have been affected by this is greater than massage envy realizes, or maybe even cares. >> reporter: three women have come forward to allege the same therapist assaulted them at massage envy locations here in bowie, maryland and northwest d.c. but the allegations against employees at massage envy aren't limited to the two locations here in our area. an investigation by the news organization buzzfeed found more than 180 women have reported cases of sexual assault at massage envy franchises across the nation. including oregon, california, maryland, washington, d.c., virginia, pennsylvania, and florida. nbc news spoke with three of those women who all told similar accounts. >> this turned so evil so fast. >> when he pulled my underwear

>> he leaned over at the end and said, our little secret. >> reporter: several of the women have filed lawsuits and in several cases arrests have been made, including a massage envy employee in pennsylvania who admitted to assaulting nine women at the same location. according to the lawsuits in the pennsylvania case, as alleged in the cases in our area, massage envy management was told about the allegations but allowed the employees to continue seeing clients. woodley originally filed her lawsuit anonymously as a jane doe. as for why she has decided to go public? >> in the wake of all the recent allegations of sexual misconduct in hollywood, in government and other industries, i have found strength. >> reporter: now, the owners of the local franchise here declined to speak with us today. the national headquarters told nbc news they have a zero tolerance for this kind of behavior, but theye

of the lawsuits. wendy, back to you. >> mark segraves. thank you, mark. this is a story we brought you first on news4. an elderly man taken advantage of and bilked out of more than a million dollars. what's worse, this crime was not uncovered until after he had passed away. this evening a couple is facing decades behind bars. pat collins is in aspen hill this evening to tell this story. pat? >> reporter: wendy, not only did she steal his money, but she also tried to steal his. when this began the victim was 95 years old he had just lost his wife, he was loan some, depressed and delusional. the woman he hired to help, his housekeeper, she turned into a hoodlum. gustav shapiro was in his 90s. he was retired from the

department, and he was quite a saver. and his savings paid off. >> he was so frugal that he actually was able to develop an estate in upwards of $4 million from just saving and investing his money wisely. >> reporter: back in 2012, after mr. shapiro's wife of 70 years passed away, he hired this woman, betty molena, to clean his house and prosecutors say she cleaned him out. >> i want you to sign your name -- >> reporter: the prosecutors say molena tricked mr. shapiro into signing a power of attorney, and then used that to siphon more than a million dollars from his bank account. the year before he met molena, mr. shapiro only withdrew $14,000 from his savings account. but then the year after, it

$543,000. then $372,000. and the year after that, $231,000. they say she even tricked him into putting her name on the deed to his house. this house he's lived in since 1957. betty molena and her husband javier both convicted today of financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. >> the theft scheme went on for nearly four years and in grand sum total they got away with nearly $1.2 million. >> reporter: so, what did the molenas do with all that money? well, new house for them, new suv for them. fancy art school in new york for their daughter. oh, and did i mention the gambling? oh, i'm going to mention the gambling coming up 6:00. wendy, back to you. >> pat, you know, when you go to get power of

official or someone with an attorney. didn't anyone -- didn't this raise suspicions, the bank? there was no one that saw any flags throughout all of this, an elderly man and someone like this making him sign his signature and giving her all this power? >> reporter: well, apparently not. at least at that moment. but the way this whole case came to light, wendy, was some smart eagle-eyed banco fishk official noticed the big drains out of his account and they said something is wrong. this man has only taken out like $14,000 a year, and now all of a sudden he's pulling out hundreds of thousands of dollars each year. something's wrong. they triggered the investigation. the investigation caught up with the suspects. but unfortunately our victim here died before they were brought to justice. >> yeah, awful. just awful. thank you, pat. >> four women are under arrest

$29,000 in stolen property recovered, all of this from just one case in a weekend crackdown on crime in fairfax county malls. the christmas antitheft team or cat, made the arrest this weekend. it is part of a large scale east coast shoplifting ring. northern bureau chief julie carey is working the story and joins us live coming up on news4 at 6:00 tonight. >> thousands of cars travel on route 29. the police are looking for one, with clues to a deadly crash. a white van hit elaine allen november 9. she was trying to cross colesville road in white oak. the driver stayed on the scene, but it is unclear why the driver hit allen or if another car also hit her. police think a silver or gray colored sedan was in front of the van and may have seen what happened. they want to talk to that driver. and a problem with an electrical outlet sparked that deadly fire in

a lack of working smoke alarms made it impossible for an elderly mother and her son to have enough time to escape. lovenia gold son was 83, her son eugene 62. neighbors rushed to their rescue but the flames too intense. fire crews pulled the woman and her son out alive but they died shortly afterwards at the hospital. >> another family tragedy is unfolding in spotsylvania shortly after their dog was found wandering around the neighborhood. a couple and their daughter were discovered dead in a home on waterford drive. an apparent murder suicide. residents told our darcy spencer they're heartbroken. >> reporter: waterford drive in spotsylvania county is quiet, it's rural, lots of deer roam the woods. many residents live here 20 years. that included the skull i family that lived in this house for decades. neighbors are still trying to understand the tragedy that happened here. the husband and wife and their

afternoon in an apparent murder suicide. >> i couldn't see this coming. nice, nice guy. you know, very friendly. always had a kind word to say. >> reporter: police were called to the home after a neighbor spotted the family dog running loose. the front door was open. when police went in, they found the bodies. 68-year-old mary skully, her 69-year-old husband robert, and their 38-year-old disabled daughter megan. they had all been shot. what are you thinking today? >> i just think a lot of people are walking around with a lot of hurt and pain that you see every day and you don't realize how bad it is. >> reporter: neighbors say skully was retired and took care of his daughter. his wife worked from home. several neighbors told me they had never seen skully's wife or daughter, but they say he would often talk about them when he walked his dog bailey every day. >> and nothing has ever happened on this street. >> never. >> a decade. >> never heard any bad news or anythab

neighbors in the area. no, it's just been a shock to everybody. >> reporter: many neighbors now left wondering why this happened. was there something they could have done to help? in spotsylvania county, darcy spencer, news4. >> president trump has revived his racially insensitive nickname for massachusetts senator elizabeth warren. speaking in the oval office at an event or speaking at the white house at an event honoring native americans who served in world war ii, the president had this to say. >> you are very, very special people. you were here long before any of us were here. although we have a representative in congress who they say was here a long time ago. they call her pocahantas. but you know what? i like you. >> warren responded a short time later on msnbc calling it a racial slur, but white house press secretary sarah huck a buy sanders calls senator warren's response

misrepresenting her background in order to advance her career. >> three armed robberies in just 30 minutes leaves members of one community shaken. ahead, one victim describes his scary ordeal and tells us why he thinks this is part of a disturbing trend. plus not in a battle for his political life, senator al franken now addressing accusations of sexual misconduct. >> this has been a shock and it's been extremely humbling. i am embarrassed. i feel ashamed. >> what he says next after his apology today. >> we're suiting up and riding along with the best in the business. our friends from u.p.s. we are delivering hundreds of packages. it is holiday crunch time. >> look good in the uniform, handly. 55 degrees after another high temperature today in the 60s. but how long does that l

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[000:14:59;00] >> reporter: this is what the line to catch a shuttle bus outside the silver spring station looked like during the morning rush. >> i think it's a nightmare. >> reporter: the baby belongs to melissa. she's trying to get all the way to woodbridge from silver spring. but was caught off guard by this closure. now she has another bus and two more trains to catch. >> i didn't know it was going to be outside today so usually it's like on the metro, off the metro, done. >> reporter: and the frustration apparent with many riders. >> give me a break. >> why? >> why? i come to these things. it's not well advertised what they're doing. >> i don't like it at all. >> why not? >> at all. it's an inconvenience. very inconvenient and they should have did it better. >> reporter: still others keeping a sense of humor. >> i thought this was atlantic city. >> reporter: metro shutting down the red line to make major fixes to the rails and install communication upgrades. the closures are expected to

last until december 10. am i troe says th announced back in june so why this wasn't done during the safe track program, me throw says this is necessary to avoid another safe track. back to you. >> adam tuss. congress is back in session this evening after the long thanksgiving weekend and there's a lot on the agenda before christmas. but in addition to passing the budget and attempting the tax system overhaul, there are also claims of misconduct. this afternoon a visibly shaken al franken said he felt embarrassed and humbled by accusations against him. one woman says franken groped and forcibly kissed her and three women accused the minnesota senator of grabbing their behinds during campaign events. >> i am going to have to be much more conscious when in these

circumstances, much more careful, much more and that this will not happen again. >> franken went on to say he'll cooperate fully with the senate ethics investigation. >> the white house says president trump does not have plans to travel to alabama to campaign on behalf of roy moore. the republican senate candidate facing accusations from at least nine women. that includes the woman who says moore molested her when she was 14 and he was 32. moore has denied these allegations. top republicans on the hill have called for moore to get out of the race. the white house says the president wants people in congress who will work with his agenda. >> who is the boss? the new head of the consumer financial protection bureau kicked off the day with doughnuts for the staff and a duel over who will lead them. president trump's choice for the job, budget director nick mulvaney will arrive at his new office amidst growing criticism of the past agency he's now leading.

>> it turns up a joke and that's sick, sad kind of way. >> last week director richard cordre left the job and named lee an dra english as the director but the white house stepped in and said mulvaney run the agency until a permanent director is confirm. a hearing is taking place right now and a judge may ultimately decide who is in charge. so, what exactly does this all mean to you? our consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you tonight with what you need to know. susan? >> good question, jim. to help you understand what this agency does and how it impacts you, let's first give you a quick background. now, the cfp b was created back in 2010 following the financial crisis and the recession. it's main reason for existence, to prevent financial companies such as mortgage lenders, credit card companies from exploiting consumers. one of the most notable actions taken by the cfp b you will

remember is the $100ll following the phony account scandal. now, the agency has also taken legal action against other banks. mortgage servicers and credit card companies. critics, though, of the cfp b-s say it is the epitome. what happens next? as of right now mulvaney is in charge at the bureau, but as of last night, lyanne dra english filed suit to block him from taking over. as we mentioned at the beginning, as jim mentioned, there is a hearing going on right now and ultimately a judge may decide who is in charge. wendy? >> susan hogan. thanks, susan. this is a story still giving us all the feels, the wait for prince harry and meghan markle's engagement is now over. the big questions are just getting started. prince harry said the engagement was typical. they were just trying to roast a

chicken and he got and proposed. she said yes before he had finished his sentence. they were all smiles earlier today when asked about the pending nuptials and still ahead the couple opens up about their relationship. and prince harry shares what he thinks his mom, princess diana, would think of his future wife. >> some young people often have grand ideas, but they don't have the money to make them happen. ahead at 5:00, this special program, one d.c. teenager is using to get his small business off the ground. >> news4 your health, the injuries seen in a child's brain after just one season of high-impact sports. >> and what's up with our weather? doug is back next to tell us when it will begin feeling a bit

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with showtime and multi-room dvr service included with a two-year agreement. get our best new offer. go to getfios.com there was an old woman who lived in a shoe. she had so many children she had to buy lots of groceries. while she was shopping for organic fruits and veggies, burglars broke into her shoe. they stole her kids' mountain bikes and tablets along with her new juice press. luckily the geico insurance agency

had helped her with homeowners insurance. and started a mountain bike juice delivery service. call geico and see how affordable homeowners insurance can be. all right, doug. beautiful day out there today. can we keep it coming? >> yes. good, yeah. i think it gets even better tomorrow and into the day wednesday before things come back down. we had kind of a cool last two, three weeks here in the month of november. november going to end a little bit below average possibly, but the next two or three days going to be well above average. our average high temperature is 53. we get into the low 60s in parts of the areas today.

want to look at something going things. there's chopper 4. >> very festive. >> i like that. >> how cool is that? this is brookeville gardens. this is a cool location that happens in montgomery county. this is garden of lights in wheaton. i think i did this about six years ago. it's really cool. they charge about $25 per car load, but this is actually something you walk through. take a look at that tree right there. a really cool experience walking through there. a lot of trains set up on the inside. if you want to go, this is one of those cool spots in montgomery county. there's a couple of them around our area. not just montgomery county. fairfax county has a few as well where you can take the car, take the kids and go see the holiday lights. speaking of holiday lights, i'm going to see people's holiday lights coming up next week i'll be in people's front yards. this year we're doing front yard weather looking at lights around the area. if you have holiday lights you want me to see and be live in your front yard or your

neighbors, go to my facebook page, the sun making its way down half an hour ago. 50 degrees, win chester 49, culpepper. chilly and 48, warm by 9:00. 45 with plenty of sunshine. very nice weather if you're stepping out the door at 8:00 or 9:00, you may not need the jacket because the sun will help and be warm enough at that time that you won't need that. you will definitely not need the umbrella. there is no rain, not just here, but most of the country is on the dry side. only exception a front way back to the west but that is not coming our way any time soon. it is coming our way. some mid to high-level clouds torj. most mostly cloudy. 62 degrees. above average, we just get warmer. 63 in culpepper, 58 in martinsburg. all in all a beautiful tuesday and i think that is going to lead to a gorgeous wednesday. before our next front moves through on thursday. we'll have more clouds on

thursday but not bad. thursday night into friday. high of 56 on thursday. only 53 on friday. but that's the average high this time of year. but it's also the cool est day on the ten-day until we get late next week. that's a whole 'nother story. this weekend looking really, really nice. saturday and sunday temperatures cool, not bad, 54 on saturday, 55 on sunday. much more coming up. amelia joins me at 5:45. >> all right, thank you, doug. targeted and robbed, a local man held up at gunpoint tells news4 why this is part of a disturbing trend. >> plus, a life cut short. remembered today by the redskins, their fans and former players. >> i haven't slept the same since shawn's passing and i don't know, i've become paranoid. >> how shawn taylor's death ten

years ago today still deeply affects the lives of his >> announcer: you're watching news4 at 5:00. >> the big stories at 5:30, focus on the massage chain massage envy. for the first time a local woman went public saying she was sexually assaulted by the massage therapist at the tenley location in the district. she is speaking up after a new buzzfeed investigation that says there have been more than 180 sexual assaults claims at massage envies across our country. >> a disturbing story. a local couple facing decades in

prison after prosecutors say dollars from an elderly man in his 90s. prosecutors say the victim hired a woman to clean his home, but the woman tricked him into giving her power of attorney, something she used to siphon money from his accounts. >> and more headaches on the red line. a partial shut down began today confusing riders. it's going to last for two weeks. shuttle buses will be now carrying people between silver spring and fort totten on the red line. metro says it has to repair tracks and upgrade communication equipment. >> crooks on a crime spree hit up places you wouldn't expect as targets. >> but it turns out it's a disturbing trend, and one victim tells news4's kristin wright the last thing he expected today was getting a gun pulled on him while he was working. kristin is live in northeast washington with the details on this. kristin? >> reporter: yeah, well, tonight police are looking for three guys who robbed work crews at three different locations, all

a the first location, the house here behind me, it is under construction. next these guys went to a church that is just steps away. and then to another house that's around the corner. >> i think it was just like a couple of dollars. >> reporter: construction worker giovanni lopez never imagined he'd spend today talking to cops and a reporter. >> they say just lay down, lay down. don't move. okay. >> reporter: lopez says one of the robbers put a 45 in his helper's back and forced him down on the ground behind the house they were working on on 30th street in northeast. what did he say? >> nothing, just stay there. don't move. don't call anybody. >> reporter: one guy? >> three guys, three guys. >> reporter: last thing lopez expected at 11:00 in the morning. al >> i was scared. and then i was on the floor and he put his hand on my wallet and my pocket and took my wallet and my phone.

>> reporter: the robbers took off and hit new canaan church down the street. they held up landscapers in the parking lot and continued the crime spree. around the corner on yoest where barba barbara taylor keeps ang eon everything. >> earlier i heard this and it sounds like a gunshot. >> reporter: witnesses say someone from the church dhachas the guys. they went into a house and robbed workers renovating it. police in and out all day. that's right next door to you. giovanni grateful he lost a wallet and phone, not his life. >> a couple of dollars we can make in another day. but we save life. >> reporter: police not putting out much of a description except to say that one of these guys had a long scar on his face. they were all wearing black, and

that he had dreads. back to you. you. virginia state board is certifying this month's elections despite a number of irregularities that could impact the balance of power in richmond. right now republicans hold a slim majority in the house of delegates. 51-49. among some of the races in contention, two local ones. that includes the 28th and 88th districts. in one race just 82 votes separate the candidates, and in that area an investigation revealed that 384 voters had been assigned to the wrong district. what's more, about 150 of them actually cast a ballot on election day. adding to some of the confusion, the washington post reports that the registrar who assigned the voters to the wrong district actually passed away. the state board of elections says any challenges should be happenedl handled in the house or the courts.

>> troubling new findings when it comes to the impact of concussions on young people playing sports like football. a pair of studies looked at school age kids playing football after just a year of playing. doctors found differences in their default mode network. that's the part of your brain that is most active when you're awake and you are engaging in either intro spection or processing emotions. they found processes among players who had not suffered any concussions. experts say constant hits can have a lasting impact. >> that repetitive subconcussive injury where you may not feel it adds up over time. the brain is not meant to take 100 or 500 hits to the brain while still developing. >> researchers say additional studies are needed. ones that look at larger groups of young people before they can fully understand the complex factors that occur with concussions. >> we'll say his name and washington football fans will still feel an ache in their hearts.

>> sean taylor, he was a very young man, alreadyin he was killed ten years ago today. it was a botched robbery in his florida home. one gunshot to the leg severed a critical artery and suddenly tragically he was gone. for the past decade, no redskin player has worn his jersey number 21. how could they? it still resonates with taylor's powerful spirit. >> carol maloney sat down with two of his teammates today who vividly remember taylor's last days and his lasting impact on the game. carol? >> reporter: players don't wear number 21, but you guys know so many fans do. sean taylor was captivating, a football player's favorite football player. i sat down with a couple of his closest teammates. clinton porter and santana moss who tell me they're still dealing with the pain and anger from their toughest loss. >> i remember walking out of the

locker room and as i walked up look back and it was like sean was standing there and then he disappeared. you don't really think about that at the time. it was just like, dam, we're going to talk again and you never got that opportunity. >> sean was telling every coach, happy thanksgiving, happy thanksgiving. he was going about his way of being sean. i remember he sat next to me. i'm like, man, did you have to tell everybody happy thanksgiving? yeah, man, we should be thankful. i remember him saying, portis, go rush this many yards. i'll see you when y'all get back, when i was coming back from that game. it hurt because you just imagine him being there monday so we can talk about the game and talk about what's next. >> little after 5:00, i received a phone call from drew rosen house telling me that we've lost him. >> i can remember kevin santana after sean passed, like this is

not fe said they were taking sean's locker and i looked like why would you do that? i kid you not. i never cared about football because at that moment i felt like we were replaceable. like sean t., the legend of sean t. and you're going like move his locker and just put anybody here? >> i lost a lot of sleep. i haven't slept the same since sean's passing. and i don't know, i've become paranoid. i've become somebody that's always watching my back. it's just crazy. i don't sleep more than three hours, four hours now at night and it all stemmed from that year. i'm not saying that's the reason, but that's when it started. >> why is it important we continue to talk about him? >> i celebrate the life of sean t. you know, inasmuch as you miss him, you realize he's doing so much more watching over a collective group of people and he's taught us so much in the little short time that he was here. >> now i look at the bright side. i look at all the good memories

and i just enjoy it. years now. when you look back, wow. >> gone, but not forgotten. they tell me they never will forget anything. it was apparent, too. because this interview lasted almost an hour. i only asked a few questions. just the memories and the emotions, they were pouring out of them. of course we're going to share more coming up on nbc washington. >> got to talk, sure. >> hard to believe it's ten years. >> ten years. >> the shock and anger, i still have it, though. it's like ten years ago. it hasn't dissipated. >> a lot of people do. >> anxious to hear what they have to say. >> see you then. >> thanks, carol. >> when we come back, a natural disaster leading to mass evacuation ands major problems, the latest from the resort island of bali where an erupting volcano has stranded thousands. we're working for you this

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>> thick clouds mount agung. the tallest volcano as it continues to spew ash today, explosions from the mountain could be heard 7 miles from the summit and indonesia raised its warning for the volcano to the top level 4 alert today. authorities closed the vacation island airport with 445 flights canceled leaving 59,000 people stranded. residents were warned to immediately evacuate a six-mile wide danger zone that circles almost the 10,000 foot high mountain. now, the last eruption in 1963 left more than 1,000 people dead and destroyed several villages. determining exactly when and how damaging the eruption will be is nearly impossible. however, guys, if the eruption is large enough, it could impact the weather globally. potentially leading to a slight cooling. that's right, a slight cooling around the world, wendy. >> interesting. thanks, amelia.

well, this could be the biggest online shopping day products to get on cyber monday. >> and i'm going to show you how they get to your door on time in this holiday crush.

check it out as i deliver for u.p.s.onight in this week t's after a 3,000-mile journey, the capital christmas tree is now in place, arriving on the hill today from montana. it's an ingles man spruce, 79 feet tall. to give you some perspective, a bowling lane is 60 feet long. the annual tree lighting ceremony on the hill will take place december 6. >> well, today is the day many of you are shopping for something to put under your tree. coming up, a record breaking shopping weekend, cyber monday, is now in full swing on the track to be the biggest online shopping day ever. and we've got you covered. i've got a look at what it takes

to get that package to your door hogan with a look at some of the top sellers and the safest way to pay for them. >> that's right, jim. so, let's first take a look at some of the top-selling products so far. so, in electronics, they include the apple air pod and the google chrome cast. the top toys, funco pop, l.o.l. surprise. top video games and consoles include the super mario odyssey and nintendo switch and xbox 1 x. but a warning, if shopping online today, to say the chances of becoming a victim of a cyber crime is higher than on any other day in the year, you may want to consider what is called a virtual credit card instead of your real credit card number. the why card issuer gives you an alternate set of temporary digits. you set the dollar amount and you set the expiration date. >> i use one for merchants that

i'm not quite sure about. for wi-fi networks i the wi-fi network. i don't want to put my real account number into the system. >> now, most credit card companies offer virtual credit cards. one caveat, though, a virtual credit card could make returning a product more complicated since it's a temporary number. so, if you are using one for the holidays, just set the expiration date for a month after christmas just to be sure. jim? >> that's some good advice. thank you. >> sure. >> well, hundreds of millions of packages are delivered during this holiday season, and for the folks at u.p.s. it is crunch time. they hire thousands of holiday helpers for this time of year. i got to suit up in brown from head to toe and lend a hand with one of their best, eric ellerby. he has been beating deadlines with a perfect safety record for more than 25 years. he makes it -- i just unzipped the mic, folks. trust me, it is hard work every day. every morning begins with that

stretch. >> i will maintain proper ♪ ♪ >> today i have roughly 327 pieces. you need to leave the facility as rapidly as possible. >> let's go. >> every time you enter and exit the vehicle, i need to maintain three points of contact. you can work 12, 13 hours. this part might frighten you, i don't take a lunch break. >> no lunch break? >> no lunch break. one click, start the vehicle. my partner is checking my rear lights, my flashers work. [ honking horn ] >> keep up, right here. right beside me. u.p.s. grab the package with both hands, opposite corners. if you stay on my hip, i'll get you there in 30 seconds.

remember, bend your knees, not your back. go. >> all right. 15 houses in ten minutes. u.p.s. how that's this simplified and changed the way you do your day every day? >> i know everywhere i'm going. i know every -- how many pieces. and it's all in order. bend your knees, not your back. place it at the door out of weather out of sight. >> u.p.s. >> 42, 43, 44. in 30 seconds. 44 seconds, let's go. >> he's stopwatching me. >> did you secure the package? pull it straight back? comfortable with the weight? let's go. >> how many pounds am a hauling here? >> you have 150 approximately in your hand. >> okay. i mean, this is your workout. you don't need to run, you don't need to do weights. >> i do workout. i do have an in-home gym.

but it's not because of the job. i have some grand kids. in my career, i've seen new hires as big as football players literally crying. couldn't do t. surrender, give up. i've seen young ladies smaller than my youngest child can do this job as well as i can. it's more mental than physical. >> be smart about it. >> i'm going to be smart about it and get that package delivered. ready? >> let's do it. >> all right. >> for elle rerks by keeping it efficient is second nature. i don't get to keep this brown jacket. i get to keep the cap you saw. i have to ship the jacket back by u.p.s. of course. if you have an idea challenge hand it to handly, go to my facebook page. he almost lost me, wendy, at no lunch hour. >> i think you were dragging him down. >> i slowed him down big time. >> that guy could be a personal trainer. he was like, let's go.

40 seconds, come on, get back in >> yep. it was a tough run for me. but our thanks to u.p.s. >> yeah, that was fun. unfortunately as quickly as some of those packages are delivered, many of them disappear, snatched up by porch pirates who scour the neighborhoods and steal the packages off the porch. consumer experts say the best cure may be prevention. some delivery services including the post office offer tracking and e-mail images of what's on its way so register for that. and you can have your packages delivered to someplace other than your front porch. deliver them to your office or with a trusted neighbor. don't forget, some credit card companies do offer coverage up to a thousand dollars to help you recoup your loss. >> that's good to know. all right. well, doug -- >> you hanging in there, doug? >> you need a cap. put something on your head. i can't get over it. i've been sick, week-and-a-half. everybody is talking about the throat thing.

we all got. but yeah, i'm i wanted to see your hand be it to handly sego many. -- segment. i love that, man. i thought you were going to pull 150 boxes, 150 pounds. way to go. i want to show you what's happening. this is my favorite event. i take my kids every year. the lights festival, seneca park. you drive through the region, you open up your sun roof if you've got one. this is even a time where you put down the convertible if you have one as well. even if it's cold, because the kids just want to get out and see the lights. really cool. chopper 4 right now over in that area, gaithersburg. really cool event if you're going to be out there. open every single night right up through the holiday weekend. so, check the website and make sure. i think they're closed christmas eve, not quite sure. all right. national harbor camera, you know they're open. i was at national harbor all weekend. i went down to ice, so cool.

rudolph the red nose cool night tonight but not going to be cold. as a matter of fact, our average high 53, we were well above that during the day today. currently 55 in rockville, 55 in reston, 56 in fort belvoir and gaithersburg right now. over towards the park 54 degrees. nothing on the radar. high and dry, everywhere. look at this. boston to raleigh, chicago, st. louis. everybody dry. we really do need to see some rain. we're well below average. we're not going to see any any time soon. not any great chances for it. bus stop weather upper 30s in the suburb. maybe a jacket 54 degrees by recess. 62, though, by the time you're picking up the kids. a really nice day with plenty of sunshine. well above average. thinking about that, let's talk about that workweek. the outlook looking good you're decorating. no problems this week. i think just about any day looks good. exercise this week, same deal. zoo life, take the coat once the sun goes down temperatures will be colder.

speaking of decorating the tree, do you have a house that you are you excited about that? well, that's not supposed to happen. let me get that off of there. this is ridiculous. who did this? you cannot -- that was my fault. i'm supposed to do just that. there it is. there it is. yep. #dougsholidaylights. that was funny. if you want to enter, all you have to do is do a #dougsholidaylights. facebook, twitter, instagram. i'll be in your area. we will be live coming up. let's get to the ten-day forecast. let's see if i can do this one right. 62 tuesday, 63 wednesday even warmer. a little bit cooler as we head towards the weekend. not bad, weekend still looking good. next week, hey, also looking pretty good. above average across the region. okay. so, there you go. >> we'll take it. thank you, doug. >> there you go. wow.

yeah. >> monday, doug, never walk in front your own face. that's not fair. >> you've likely heard the phrase use a carrot not a stick. >> that philosophy is changing the lives of our city's youth. >> just ahead how it's helping some entrepreneurs see their future in a whole new light. >> and when doreen joins me next at 6:00 while you were busy shopping this weekend, police were busy busting shop lifters

at a local mall. and it crackedthe case up and [000:55:25;00] you may have heard the saying carrots work better than extinction. one local group gives meaning to that phrase. d.c. community carrot. the crime prevention program that helps young people start their own businesses. news4's amee cho explains how one entrepreneur in anacostia is hoping to build a better life for his family. >> reporter: this is alphonso gregory's neighborhood. he wanted us to see it. he showed us the room where he works. inside there are signs he has big plans. >> the goal is not a goal until you write them down. >> reporter: it's from his room that 20-year-old gregory runs a sneaker repair business. he takes old run down sneakers and gives them a fresh start. much like the one he wants. >> this neighborhood is kind of hard. this business is hopefully going to help me move to a better place. >> reporter: this self-professed sneaker head is self-taught. you learn to fix shoes by watching youtube. >> i'm not in the streets

running around doing crazy things. i come in the house, i study. turned out. >> reporter: it was at d.c. community carrot that he learned how to make money off of what he loves, but he isn't just in it for himself. >> i'm giving my nephews and my sisters something to look up to so that a dream can be achieved. my mother, she needs something that she wants, i can give it to her. >> reporter: now, that is a sign of success. >> hey. >> reporter: in anacostia, amee cho, news4. >> now at 6:00, silent no more. >> i'm going to push any fear, shame and embarrassment aside and be heard. >> a woman steps into the public eye for the first time after she says a local massage therapist violated her. what inspired her to speak out. >> all-new at 6:00, busted. just days into the big shopping season and a holiday crime crackdown is already paying off. the big get with a ripple effect up and down the east coast.

>> oval office controversy. >> they call her pocahontas. >> did the president heroes to take a swipe at elizabeth warren? and what senator warren thinks about it. >> and a news4 consumer investigation gets results. >> to call this the move from hell, would that be an understatement? >> oh, not at all. >> the owner of a moving company facing new legal troubles tonight as a result of our investigation. >> announcer: news4 at 6:00 starts now. >> panic, fear, shock, just some of the emotions a woman says she felt when she realized her massage therapist was sexually assaulting her. >> at first she hid her identity, but now she's showing her face and sharing her name, hoping to encourage other women to come forward. >> he got on his knees and he begged me and grabbed my left hand and pleaded with me not to tell anybody. >> news4's mark segraves broke this story surrounding the