the attorney representing the family of bijan ghaisar describe the death surrounding the 25-year-old accountant, a graduate of virginia commonwealth university. >> i don't think there are words to describe how heavy the shock was because of the circumstances. like i said, it's one thing somebody goes out and is riding in a car and somebody had been drinking too much and you have an accident. okay, this was not an accident. >> reporter: this is how the suv looked the night of november 17th. officers from that agency pursued the vehicle after a hit and run crash on the george washington parkway near reagan national airport. the pursuit ended deep in a residential area of mt. vernon after park police officers fired shots. fairfax county police confirm officers participated in the pursuit, but were not involved in the shooting itself. fairfax county police chief ed rossler has promised investigators the use of any police camera video from t

>> three days after the shooting we learned that the fbi would be the lead investigative agency at the request of u.s. park police chief rod mclean. back to you. >> jackie benson. jackie, thank you. >> now back to breaking news we've been telling you about this evening. one person is dead after a crash on the inner loop of the beltway between new hampshire avenue and i-95 in prince george's county. we learned within the last 45 minutes that the victim was struck by a tractor-trailer and it brought traffic to a crawl. officers are talking to possible witnesses right now. we are still working to find out why the person was on the highway. >> we've been reporting for months now on issues involving atv riders on our local roadways. it's a police policy that they don't typically chase after them, but in this recent encounter, a d.c. officer wound up hitting the pavement as they tried to jump from a bicycle to a dirt bike. this all unfolding along the busy 14th street corridor just a

news4's pat collins is live there with the story. pat? >> reporter: jim, another chapter in the war between police and atvs. this time a bike cop was involved. atvs rolling down 14th street in the dark hours of the night. a cop on a bike and some police cruisers following close behind. here at the intersection it appears the bicycle cop makes a rodeo move to catch an atv driver. it doesn't go well. let's stop this tape for a minute. there's some things you have to know. it's illegal to drive an all-terrain vehicle on the streets of our city. police say it leads to the dangerous and dire circumstances and they take it s

well, last summer the police department came up with this picture book, pictures of suspects linked to atvs, people they want to identify so they can seize those atvs and get them off the streets of our city. but it didn't end just here. a few weeks later, police went out and seized about 50 atvs. hauled them to a nearby junk yard where they were crushed and turned into ordinary trash. police versus atvs, an ongoing struggle. [ laughter ] >> reporter: which brings us back to 14th street last weekend, and this video taken by an atv driver. the outlawed atvs coming down the street. the police following along. an intersection, a red light, the cop on the bik

move. he ends up face down on the street. laughing, the atv drivers roll away. now, police say the bike cop suffered minor injuries. he's expected to be okay. jim and doreen? >> that's tough to watch. boy, that could have been a lot worse. thank you, pat. >> i know, that guy is lucky to be all right. an urgent warning tonight for people who will rely on ride sharing services to get to their destinations safely after two unsettling crimes. >> in virginia an uber driver is accused of kidnapping and attacking a woman on a ride home this weekend. it comes days after a similar case in the district. >> but in that encounter a man was posing as an uber driver and was arrested for sexually assaulting a woman who hailed the ride from the road, not from the app. here's news4's kristin wright. >> reporter: uber driver christian avalo is an accused

he's charged with sexually assaulting a woman who requested a ride. police say he picked her up in manassas around 3:00 a.m. saturday. estopp he stopped the car in dale city, held the woman down and attacked. then he took her home and she got away. police say the 22-year-old woman requested the uber from somewhere in manassas. for privacy reasons police won't say exactly where she got into the uber. in a statement, uber told news4 this is appalling and our thoughts are with the rider during this difficult time. the driver has been removed from the app. uber says he was one of their drivers for eight months and passed a background check. in northern virginia, kristin wright, news4. >> and here's more information about the other case we mentioned. a man fired by uber is accused of rainiping a woman in d.c. on november 19, a woman and friend saw an uber sticker on a car and got in. the pair did not book the ride through the app and the driver si

the woman says the driver took her to american university and raped her in a parking lot. the driver claims it was consensual. he is being monitored by gps until his next court appearance. >> defense secretary james mattis says north korea is building missiles that can, quote, threaten everywhere in the world. he says the inter-continental ballistic missile fired today went higher than previous launches. north korea's last test was a medium-range missile fire in september. today's launch is considered far more provocative. president trump responded by saying the u.s. will, in his words, take care of it. he did not elaborate. in the meantime, a high stakes blame game playing out on both ends of pennsylvania avenue. the government will shut down if congress doesn't make a budget deal by the end of next week. blayne alexander is tracking all this for us. blayne? >> reporter: yeah, doreen, that blame game that you mentioned

today falling apart before it even got started. so, no bipartisan meeting means there is no agreement on the budget and we are one day closer to a government shut down. president trump's focus today, congress, courting republicans and further alienating democrats. >> mr. president, do you have the votes on tax reform? >> reporter: the president meeting with senate republicans ahead of this week's planned tax reform vote, hoping to sway six gop members who have not yet committed. >> think of sitting there with a rubics cube trying to get to 50, and we do have a few members who have concerns and we're trying to address them. >> reporter: making the gop sell harder, the nonpartisan congressional budget office predicts americans making less than $75,000 a year will fare worse under this plan. while wealthy americans will benefit. >> kill the vote. don't kill us. >> reporter: out

lining up by the dozens. democrats set to meet with president trump and rub caepubl leaders at the white house quickly pulled out after the president tweeted, i don't see a deal with chuck and nancy to avoid a government shutdown. >> rather than going to the white house or a show meeting that won't result in an agreement from a president who doesn't see a deal, we've asked leader mcconnell and speaker ryan to meet with us. >> reporter: flanked by two empty chairs, president trump scolding the absent leaders hours after a new missile launch from north korea. >> they should be calling immediately and say we want to see you but probably they won't because nothing to them is important other than raising taxes. >> reporter: and saying if the government does shut down, he will blame democrats. and about potential shutdown, here is a quick time line check for you. the deadline to avoid a government shutdown is next friday. and, jim, tre

legislative days left before the end of the year. back to you. >> the clock is i can itting. blayne, thank you. a second woman who used to work for john conyers is now publicly accusing the congressman of sexual harassment. the detroit news reports the new allegations are coming from conyers' former deputy chief of staff. deanna mayor ran his office from 1997 to 2005. she tells the paper conyers made unwanted advances toward her three times. nbc news has not independently verified the allegations. meanwhile, alabama senate candidate roy moore remained defiant last night in his first public appearance since sexual misconduct claims rocked his campaign. and he rallied against the forces he says are conspiring against him just two weeks until election day. tomorrow the house takes up a resolution aimed at preventing sexual harassment. leading the way and pushing for reform, northern virginia congresswoman barbara

bureau chief julie carey is on capitol hill where she sat down with the republican to find out what's driving her. julie? >> reporter: well, hi, jim. congress plan come stock put it very bluntly in our conversation today, telling me, quote, it's time to take out all the trash on capitol hill, unquote. saying they need to stop protecting those in power who prey on usually younger women. and she says that it is that concern for women that is driving her now. but some of her critics question whether it's improving her chances of what is expected to be a tough reelection bid. it was a story that came from a friend of a former hill staffer whose congressman boss greeted her at home in a towel. >> at that point he decided to expose himself. >> reporter: come stock still doesn't know who the congressman in question is, but that jaw dropping disclosure put her in the national spotlight on the issue of sexual harassment. >> i think this is a watershed mo

to fundamentally change things. >> reporter: it starts tomorrow when the house takes up a resolution co-sponsored by come stock that mandates all interns, staff and members undergo training aimed at preventing sexual harassment and discrimination. come stock's next target, major reforms in the office that helped goshlg secret settlement. >> i think it is important that bad apples move along. >> reporter: in the past they accused come stock of side stepping issues. she won't hold town halls. she rejects their suggestion now that she's seizing the spotlight for political gain. she points to her young wimtz leadership program and focus on human trafficking as evidence she's long been an advocate for women. >> i've been here working on capitol hill since i worktd ed an intern and i care about protecting women in the

analysts say this effort could payoff for come stock as they prepares for a fight in a district that is increasingly blue. >> it establishes her as somewhat independent from some members of her party. >> reporter: and political analyst rose el points out come stock's tough position on this issue isn't really anything new. she was one of the first republicans to call for then candidate donald trump to drop out of the presidential race after those access hollywood tapes surfaced and she has also called on alabama senate candidate roy moore to step aside in that race. doreen and jim, back to you in the studio. >> julie carey, thank you. fighting crime from the sky. >> we have new video into our newsroom as we see local police track down a teenage suspect from the air as he hid under the cover of darkness. >> outrage over the ads you don't see on metro. why the catholic church is taking the transit agency to court over christmas.

>> and we've been extremely dry lately. i'm tracking a small chance for rain coming up during the workweek. i'll let you know when that is. and also when some cooler air moves back into our area. coming up at 25.6:

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the arch diocese of washington is suing the transit agency offer a christmas ad. as news4's mark segraves reports, now the church says it is a violation of their constitutional right, but metro says their policies are clear. >> reporter: the backs of metro buses are very popular with advertisers. that's where the catholic church wanted to put this christmas ad, but metro said no. pointing to this 2015 policy that prohibits any ads from religious or political groups. >> what's frustrating is that we don't think it's in any way exclusively religious or that it excludes anybody in the community. isn't the community made better by the opportunity to help as many people as possible? and this is prohibiting us from being able to do that. >> reporter: in a statement metro says its policy is clear. the ad in question was declined because it was prohibited by the current advertising guidelines. we spoke with some metro riders who agree with metro's policy.

religious. they don't have to see it. and it's propaganda. >> i'm okay with no religious advertising. it kind much gives the impression that they support one religion over the other. >> reporter: now, some critics of metro's advertising policies do point out that the transit agency does accept advertising dollars from some businesses who many might consider controversial, such as ads for alcohol. >> metro will accept ads showing, you know, wrapped up gifts under the christmas tree, encouraging you to buy toys and clothes, but not to think about the other meaning of christmas. and while we don't think the government should endorse religion, we also completely agree that the government should not foreclose religious messages from a public forum. >> reporter: d.c. is not the only city facing this advertising controversy. >> different agencies have different policies. there have been lawsuits against a bunch of transit agency advertising policies and some have won, and some have lost. the rules are not completely ea

>> reporter: in the district, mark segraves, news4. >> president trump's daughter and senior advisor ivanka trump is under fire tonight. she's representing the u.s. right now at a global entrepreneurship summit in india. >> our administration is striving to promote greater opportunities for women around the world both through our domestic reforms and our international initiatives. >> critics say ivanka trump may not be the best ambassador for women's empowerment issues. the company she used to run which still bears her name is accused of ignoring abusive conditions in factories that produce her products. and democrats know president trump did not make women's issues a priority during his recent trip to asia. >> it would be a lot more credibility if she spoke out against some of the practices in india concerning women and labor. it's unclear exactly what ivanka trump is doing as far as foreign policy for the united states and

india. >> there are more tensions. the u.s. secretary of state generally attends this annual summit, but not this year. rex tillerson is here in washington and reportedly no senior diplomats have been assigned to help ivanka trump with the trip. >> a top aide to d.c.'s mayor is under investigation for misconduct. courtney snowden is accused of having city employees baby-sit her child during the workday. snowden is the deputy mayor for greater economic opportunity. the news4 i-team first reported this story in june. a report from the inspector general confirms snowden used staff to watch her young child at least three times. mayor bowser's office tells news4 the issues have been addressed and the mayor has confidence that snowden can do her job. >> congress will question virginia's top elections official tomorrow about a decision he made weeks before this year's election to prevent votes from being hacked. our scott macfarlane is in the newsroom now with a story you'll

scott? >> reporter: if you or someone you know voted in virginia earlier this month, you know polling places use paper ballots. weeks before the election, they voted to remove touch screen voting machines. they were concerned the electronic machines could be vulnerable to hackers, to someone trying to infiltrate virginia's election system. the u.s. house oversight committee has called the commissioner ed guard owe core tez to explain his decision wednesday as part of a hearing on voting system vulnerability. news4 learned cortez will say the security has changed dramatically in the past year and virginia and all states must be vigilant and also say it was a scramble to get the paper ballots ready in just two months before the election. congressional staffers have provided news4 a copy of tomorrow's testimony virginia's election administrator will say, quote, the november 2017 general election was effectively administered without any reported voting equipment

virginia's communities including northern virginia had already shifted to paper ballots before the state shut down to electronic machines was announced in september. back to you. >> scott macfarlane, thank you, scott. >> tonight a call to action on a local college campus. the new steps being taken to combat racism and hate after a student's high profile murder there. plus a promise to the community as a major transportation project takes shape. what's being done to keep people from being

john mccain called it wone of the most pristine and beautiful parts of the world. now donald trump and republican leaders have a tax scheme that will put it up for sale. why? to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and big corporations. it's a bad deal. the top 1% get a tax cut.

tell representative comstock, don't sell our wild lands to give billionaires a tax cut.

well, our man doug is still under the weather and we are happy amelia is here in his place. we have some colder weather ever coming in, it still feels pretty warm. >> it's slowly coming in. it will be cooler as we close out the workweek on thursday and friday. but tomorrow another mild day for late november. our high today 61, take a look, tomorrow mild again. highs tomorrow in the low to mid 60s. not normal for this time of year. we're about 10 degrees above average. normally we'd be forecasting a high of about 53 for late november, but then again it will be cooler as we close out the workweek. and then not only crisp for the weekend, but dry as well. so, some good news there for whatever your weekend plans may be. currently temperatures in the low to mid 50s. they're falling fast tonight as the sun sets with clear skies in place. we are already down to 55 in leesburg, 51 in camp springs, 53 over in annapolis. tomorrow morning at the bus stop, it will be a cool start. you want the jacket for the kids. 44 degrees, but with plenty of

we are around 59 degrees. as you're picking the kids up from school, might want to head to the playground after. just gorgeous weather for this time of year. 64 degrees. so, the weather having a low impact on your wednesday. at the bus stop again, not as cold as it was this morning. you can even grab your lunch outdoors tomorrow. and as we look to getting the holiday tree, tomorrow after work and school is perfect. it's not going to be too cold so the fingers won'ting freezing as you're heading out to the christmas tree farm or lot to pick out the holiday tree. as we look to thursday, this is when things start to change. take a look. we're not in the 60s for highs. we're in the mid 50s. so, a high on thursday of 55 degrees, partly to mostly cloudy skies. there is the chance for some showers late but as far as the timing goes, really late. take a look here. future weather 9:00, it's cloudy and it's still dry. this is your thursday evening. so, you're already home from work, you haven't had to deal with any rain. but during the overnight hours, some light rain moves through the area, barely enough, thgh

by 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 a.m., those showers already out of here. unless you commute early in the morning, you're not going to be dealing with any rain on your friday. ultimate ma thely the workweek for most of us will be mainly dry. thursday again, remember, that's the cooler day. that's when the cool air moves in. 55. friday there is that chance of very early morning shower, but for most of us it's just breezy and cooler with a high temperature of 53. for the weekend, low to mid.50 on saturday and sunday. it does look breezy for sunday afternoon. skies 40s in the forecast until next thursday. high temperatures upper 40s. nice string of warmer weather the most tart the next ten days. >> thank you, amelia. chances are you've seen it happen before. now police are hitting the streets to try to change bad habits and change behavior on our roads. >> a

la landscape and the effort to keep people from being pushed out of their homes. >> a new threat to

right now at 6:30, a man is dead after being shot earlier this month by park police. officers began pursuing an suv suspected of leaving the scene of an

parkway. shots were fired at the suv and the driver crashed. a lawyer for the man's family says he was unarmed. >> questions tonight about the moments before impact after a tractor-trailer hit and killed a person here on the inner loop of the beltway. it happened a few hours ago between new hampshire avenue and i-95 in prince george's county. police still don't know why that person was on the highway. >> here we go again. if congress doesn't reach a spending deal by the end of next week, the government shuts down. negotiations did not get off to a very promising start today either. president trump slammed democratic leaders on twitter so they canceled their meeting at the white house. meanwhile, the republican tax bill cleared the budget committee today. 36 protesters were arrested. >> announcer: you're watching news4 at 6:00. >> a call to action after a young man is stabbed to death. the victim of a racially motivated hate crime. >> it was

profile crimes that rocked the university of maryland this year. today the school launched a new campaign to fight racism on campus. >> news4's chris gordon is in college park with reaction from students there. chris? >> reporter: well, doreen and jim, the university of maryland is pledging to be a national leader for diversity and inclusion. but it recognizes that recent racial incidents are raising fears for some minority students. >> we are, you know, in this context of increase of hate and bias across the country and our campus is in the midst of that. >> reporter: dr. roger worthing ton is the chief diversity officer at the university of maryland. he says the new plan streamlines communications. the university also plans to hire a hate bias response coordinator. >> to make sure that we have the proper preventive, educational

any time an incident takes place on our campus. >> reporter: in may during final exams, visiting bowie state student richard collins was stabbed to death while waiting on the bus stop on the campus. urbanski faces trial for murder and hate crime. these maryland students believe the university didn't take strong enough action after that stabbing. they are making a documentary about the aftermath of richard collins' death. >> it is being made just to bring to light being a minority on this campus. richard lui tenant collins was stabbed on campus just for being black. >> reporter: the university hopes the new initiatives it's launching to combat hate and bias will send a clear message to the entire campus community. >> i think students need to understand that the university is working very hard to make sure that this is the safest and most welcoming place that we can make it. >> so, it's

university isn't doing what they, you know, can, but there's more that can be done for sure. >> reporter: the university will be hosting a nationwide summit here in january, bringing together experts from across the country to discuss everything that can possibly be done to combat hate crimes. that's the latest live at the university of maryland. jim and doreen, back to you. >> chris, thank you. >> a libyan militant has just been cleared of the most serious charges in the benghazi attack. a federal jury found ahmed abu khatallah not guilty of murder but they did convict him on terror related charges. he was accused of killing personnel at the u.s. compound in benghazi. defense attorneys argued there was president enough evidence. u.s. ambassador chris stevens was killed in that attack in 2012 along with three other americans. >> there is a fear that the changes coming to the maryland

their homes. community leaders are trying to calm growing pains -- growing pains with promises. the purple line light rail will connect bethesda, new carrollton and transform everything in between. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins explains the vows being made today to help ease anxiety. >> every citizen should be upset about the purple line. >> reporter: he is watching tree after tree fall behind his chevy chase home for the purple line. he fought for ten years as friends of the capital crescent trail. >> this is not going to provide the boon that people are talking about. >> reporter: some homes and businesses have already been purchased through imminent domain to make way for the purple line. >> it's a disaster. you're losing business. we have the prime location. >> the question is, who is going to be along the corridor in five years, ten years, 15 years when it's built? >> reporter: it's a question cou

of the university of the maryland are trying to answer by signing a community agreement promising fair and affordable housing and support small businesses after the multi billion dollar purple line is built. >> even if you were against the purple line, you should be for this agreement. >> reporter: montgomery executive ike leggett says he's learned from mistakes made redevelopment in downtown silver spring and will avoid them with the purple line. >> i am sorry for how we did not protect many of the small businesses in silver spring because of revitalization. and we are not making that mistake today. >> the difference will be the folks who actually live in those areas have the opportunity to live there now along the purple line, will have the opportunity to live in the new development. that they won't be priced out of there. >> reporter: he is not optimistic. >> when you have garbage in, you're going to get garbage out. >> reporter: one of the five stops planned for college park will go right here in front of the hotel. now, this agreement signed by the county executives today is not lly

in college park, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> it's a move that could impact thousands of people in our area. when we come back on news4 at 6:00, the renewed effort to allow more workers to call in sick without fear of losing pay. >> plus new details emerging about the royal wedding from the day to the bride's plans in the weeks leading up to the "i do." amelia? >> doreen, we are looking at a chilly start tomorrow. upper 30s to mid 40s. do you want the jacket but the sunglasses as well? what does that mean for the afternoon? and when does colder air finally return?

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new video in of a prince george's county or prince william county police chopper using infrared cameras to snag a teenage robber this morning. police tell us the suspect escaped after trying to hold up two convenience stores here in woodbridge. at

chopper was brought into the hunt and found him hiding beneath the deck of a house. police and the chopper directed officers on the ground and that teen was arrested. >> we are learning more tonight about who is overdosing on opioids. people who suffer from chronic pain and with psychiatric disorders were most at risk. the study out today examined more than 13,000 overdose deaths of adults in the medicaid program. just over 60% of those who died from an overdose had been diagnosed with a chronic pain condition, and many had been diagnosed with mental health problems. researchers point to the importance of offering substance treatment in pain clinics and also mental health facilities. that kind of early intervention can make a difference when it comes to preventing overdose deaths. >> when you're sick, you can either stay home and heal or go to work so you can pay the bills. well, there is a renewed effort now to keep you from choosing between your health and your obligations.

says his revamped paid sick leave bill pulls from the democrats' bill he vetoed this year. companies with 25 or more employees to provide paid sick leave by 2020. it also includes $100 million in tax incentives to help businesses offset the cost. and it allows businesses to apply to opt out if they prove they can't afford it. governor hogan will submit his bill when the general assembly meets in january. >> new concerns about your safety in the sky. up next, a potential danger from drones on commercial airplanes. >> i'm darcy spencer in bethesda. police cracking down on drivers and pedestrians who break the rules and one officer was ne

we have all seen it and probably most of us have done it ourselves. you are supposed to stop when a person is in the crosswalk, but many people don't. now there is a new effort in montgomery county to make sure people follow the rules of the road. darcy spencer is in bethesda. darcy, this isn't just for the drivers either. it's about the pedestrians, too, isn't it? >> reporter: that's right, doreen. plenty of jay walkers found themselves being cited by police today. this under cover operation taking place right here at this intersection in this crosswalk. now, we caught up with one driver who was pulled over and she really didn't understand why. why did they say they were pulling you over? >> apparently i didn't stop. >> reporter: she was in an under cover campaign to catch drivers who break the rules.

officer. >> oh, walking across like that? >> reporter: yes. >> oh. >> reporter: that offer certificate walked back and forth in the crosswalk on wisconsin avenue and when a driver didn't stop, other officers were close by ready to give them a ticket. there was a close call involving a driver who honked his horn at the hoff certificate as officer crosswalk. police pulled him over. when you looked at the video of the officer trying to cross, what do you think? >> it's scary. >> reporter: that's what pedestrians experience when they cross the street, even in a crosswalk where it's supposed to be safe. a lot of times even with when you're in the crosswalk, the cars they won't stop. >> correct. they just go really fast. >> reporter: in just a couple of hours at this one intersection, montgomery county police gave drivers 49 tickets and 26 warnings. and it's not just the drivers who are breaking the rules. police also gave warnings to pedestrians for jay walking. mike kres says he was warned. do you think it's a good

to be safer. people get hit. >> reporter: and this driver is relieved, too, she didn't get a ticket. she got a warning. will this change anything for you? >> yes, it will change -- yeah. whether i see passenger or not, i'm going to stop around there. >> reporter: so, no ticket, just a warning. that means no fine. now, police are conducting this safety campaign all across the region. it is scheduled to end december 5th. reporting live from bethesda, darcy spencer, news4. doreen? >> all right, thank you, darcy. new details on the royal wedding. the world will be watching next year. prince harry and american actress meghan markle will be married in may. the wedding will not be at westminster abby where harry's older brother married kate middleton in 2011. instead this service will take place at saint george's chapel at windsor castle an hour's drive from london. >> it's really ha

we wish them all the best. hope they enjoy this happy moment. >> meghan markle intends to become a citizen of the united kingdom. officials at kendsing ton palace say she also plans to convert to the church of england before the wedding. markle has spent quite a bit of time with prince william and kate, the duke and dutches of cambridge as well as their children prince george and princess caroline. william and kate are expecting their third child in april. that may be why prince harry and meghan markle shows a wedding date for may. >> i just got a text invite. that was pretty quick. you know? [laughter] >> i get a plus one. if you play your cards right, i'll take one of you. >> okay, thanks, amelia. >> if you get a chance, check out the holiday light displays that have popped up at state parks all over our region. here's a bird's eye view courtesy of chopper4. if your house is all decked out, we want to hear from you. our chief meteorologist doug kammerer is in search of the best displays. send us a photo of your home on

with the #dougsholidaylights for a chance to have him do the weather live from your home in december. doug kicks things off with his photo this thursday at the 95th annual national christmas tree lighting. that's at the -- i think this is like his 6th or seventh year doing it. >> yes. every year since i've been here. >> so, that brings up the question what's the weather going to be like for tall the people heading down will? >> the minor chance of rain is on thursday night. but it looks like the rain should hold off until the festivities are finished, wrapped up and temperatures are going to be in the 40s. if you're heading down is there, pack the poncho just in case. you probably don't need it, but i'd also bring the warm jacket. it will certainly be cooler than it is right now. take a look. not all that bad. getting home from work, taking the dog out. for late november we're pretty lucky right now to have temperatures like this. 55 in frederick, 53 in washington. 48 degrees in

clear skies means a chilly start tomorrow morning but not a frigid start. you want the jacket, the sunglasses as well. plenty of sunshine out there on your wednesday. 6:00 a.m., we're at 44 degrees. by 8:00 a.m., plenty of sunshine, but still in the mid 40s. 46 at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. but we continue to warm all the way to 64. so, mild november afternoon, even a few degrees warmer than today. our official high temperature at reagan came in at 61. as we look to the ten-day forecast, notice a change from wednesday to thursday. not only are we seeing more clouds, but also cooler temperatures. 55 for a high temperature on thursday with partly then mostly cloudy skies. on your friday there is a slight chance of a morning shower before 7:00, 8:00 a.m., but most of the day it's dry, it's breezy and we'll have temperatures in the low 50s. so, bit of a cooler finish to the workweek. on saturday a high temperature of 52 and saturday morning we have the girls in the run 5k taking place in frederick. i'll be there alongi

wonderful girls. the race getting underway at 9:00 a.m. it's looking dry. 38, i'll definitely have my running gloves. i recommend that as well and a few layers out there. by 10:00 a.m. as the race is wrang wrapping up, it's chilly, dry, 42 degrees. sunday it looks breezy with a high of 54. guys, it's looking like a great weekend to hang the holiday decorations or get the tree, doreen and jim. >> we like it. thanks, amelia. >> we sure do. now back to the skies, there are new concerns tonight about drones and your safety. >> nbc miguel almaguer has a close look at new research from the federal aviation administration and the potential danger for airplanes. >> reporter: hey, jim and doreen, good evening. coming up tonight on nightly news we'll have a story about drones and passenger planesment. as you guys know, over the last several years there have been so many close calls. as a matter of fact, the faa says there's been 200 close calls every month. that's

almost hitting passenger planes. coming up on nightly news we'll look at a study what it would look like if a drone collided with a passenger plane. there are regulations in place, but the bottom line, many people aren't following the rules. i hope you guys can join us on nightly news. we'll have incredible new images. we'll see you then. >> looks like a swarm of bees. >> sure does. noisy. the study and impact on your safety again at nightly news at 7:00 right after news4 at 6:00. >> coming up next in sports, a shocking move for the giants. is this the end

>> announcer: this is the xfinity sports desk. >> cowboys on the way. we're on the way down there. >> bracing for battle in big d. 2, 5 and 16. scratching and clawing their way into the playoff. >> rivals, who wants it more? >> arch rival, no matter what happens the rest of the way, beating the cowboys can make everybody feel better. they get another crack at it thursday night. this time in dallas, but as the case is this season, they're going to be shorthanded. smiles seen at practice today. offensive lineman trent williams in uniform. the big man limited in practice, he's a game time decision. but looks good that he worked out today. at least he was out thereafter missing the game last thursday. jordan reed and a few others didn't get on the field as this team continues to rehab a long injury list.

playoff hopes and the notion that every game still has meaning. >> there's no reason for us to walk into a game or walk into a season or -- and feel like it's a wasted year, you know. i think we still have a great opportunity now. we have to take advantage of it. and that's not what we expected personnel wise some of the injuries, but, you know, that's pro football. you have to adjust to them. you have to show your depth and the players that are playing have to play at a higher level. >> i think you heard him say it's not the destination, it's the journey. >> it's always the journey. >> i think i heard him say. stunning sports news today, guys. eli manning is done for who knows how long. the giants are 2 and 9. they're going to evaluate their back up qb for the final five games. interesting note, this is the first time in giants history a black quarterback has started for them. something beginning and then something ending. this will be the first game eli

november 2004. his longevity has been a wonder, especially this season thanks to an awful offensive line manning has been getting crushed. his start streak for the giants ending at 210 straight games. 210. it's good enough for second all time in nfl history. only brett favre had more, 297. giants coach ben mcado offered symbolic starts for eli so he could keep his streak alive. he said, no thanks. >> give geno a start. i'll back him up. i'll be a good teammate. i don't like it, but for football, you handle it and do my job. >> i think that's -- hey, you start knowing you're coming outs of the game. keep the streak alive maybe. that's not what it's about. it's not fair to me, not fair to geno, that's not how you play.

quarterback, it's your job to go in the football game. you know you're going to play a little bit. i didn't want to -- i didn't feel that was the right way to play. >> good for him, right? he was composed there, but we did hear from some reporters who said he had some tears and everything knowing this could be the end. is it the end? the 36-year-old has had an impressive career in new york. but is he a hall of famer? manning ranks seventh in nfl history in both passing yards and touchdowns. he's a two time super bowl champion both against the patriots and maybe most impressive manning is one of five players ever to win multiple super bowl mvps. now, could eli add to his resume somewhere else like his brother payton did? we're going to have to wait and see. the baltimore ravens keeping their playoff hopes alive on monday night football against the texans. the ravens beat houston 23-16 to improve a 6 and 5 on the season. now they're holding onto the final playoff spot in the afc. baltimore did it like they usually do with their defense, r

texans quarterback tom savage. savage, number 3, he had such a long night on the field. you can see his coach wasn't happy. he kept his post game short, though. >> good? good, great. >> and that is it. that's how i feel about sports sometimes. and we're good. [ laughter ] >> yeah, so, he had to go to the podium. >> he was required to do that. >> check and check. we do have a big night in basketball. wizards in minnesota. they have a two-game losing streak. of course they're without john wall we know for two weeks. and george to in -- georgetogeorgetow georgetown hoyas are trying to stay undefeated. patrick ewing's guys. >> heights lights at 11:00. thank you, carol. >> thank you, carol. >>t'

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a busy night of news. your taxes could be about to change as the gop plan clears a major hurdle. president trump and protesters at the capital, tonight we take a closer look at how the plan could be a tough break for a lot of homeowners and home buyers. >> we're looking at tax increase. this is not a tax deduction in any way, sha or form for us. >> adding to the drama, presidential insults flying and democrats no-show at white house. are we headed for a government shutdown? breaking news, north korea fires intercontinental ballistic missile higher than before. one that could be capable of hitting d.c. and new york. save the date, new details on the royal wedding and what's next for the bride to be. startling new look at growing danger of drones