former campaign manager paul manafort and campaign aide rick gates face several charges connected to their work before the campaign. >> former campaign aide george papadopoulos is cooperating with investigators. >> but today's guilty plea brings mueller's team right into the white house. and there are questions about the story michael flynn may have to tell. >> we have team coverage for you this evening. nbc's lester holt and chuck todd will join us in just moments. >> but we begin at the white house where blayne alexander is tracking this day's story for us. blayne? >> reporter: well, pat, jim, this latest development now brings this investigation closer to home for president trump. you'll remember that flynn was very much part of his inner circle during the campaign and came with him to the white house, working here as a national security advisor until he was forced to resign back in february. today, a major development in the russia investigation. michael flynn pleading guilty to lying to the fbi about his

communications with russia. the former national security advisor now the first person who worked inside the trump white house to face charges. >> this admission of guilt by the former national security advisor is a shattering moment for the trump presidency. >> reporter: flynn today saying his decision to cooperate was made, quote, in the best interests of my family and of our country, adding, i accept full responsibility for my actions. >> that tells you he has already provided information that robert mueller believes to be of significant value. >> reporter: the charges stemming from two meetings flynn held with the russian ambassador in the months before president-elect trump took office. nbc news has confirmed that one of those meetings came at the direction of jared kushner, president trump's son-in-law and senior advisor. special counsel robert mueller has already charged three other people in this investigation. president trump has repeatedly dismissed the investigation as a witch hunt. >> i think most of u

and that the fbi director and all others believe this is a legitimate concern. >> reporter: the president today ignoring shouted questions. >> could you comment on michael flynn being indicted? >> reporter: and he abruptly canceled the photo op with the prime minister of libya. today the president's personal attorney said nothing about the guilty plea or the charge implicates anyone other than mr. flynn. and typically this charge could bring up to five years in prison, but legal experts say because of this plea agreement, it's unlikely that flynn would serve any prison time. guys, back to you. >> all right, blayne alexander. blayne, thank you. robert mueller was appointed at special counsel for the russia investigation back in may about a week after president trump fired fbi director james comey. >> that same week, president trump told nbc's lester holt that the russia investigation was on his mind when he decided to fire comey. lester joins usow

white house. lester, what are your take aways from today? >> well, the take aways are these are pieces that appear to connect, but we have to be careful. we don't know if the instructions to call the russian ambassador in and of themselves were a crime or any kind of a violation. but they certainly begin this process now where flynn apparently talking, naming some names, perhaps a lot of doors start to open, more questions, and where it will lead no one knows, but i mean this is a president who is unfiltered at times. many people applaud him for that. but some of the things he has said in tweets and other sorts of things could come back to haunt him now as they begin to connect these pieces. >> lester, the russia investigation is noise to some people. do you see anything that signals this might be a turning point inside or outside the beltway? >> well, to the extent that we're talking about conversations with russian officials that play somewhat loosely to the

idea of collusion, so, it does -- certainly doesn't make the case in and of itself, but it centers people. there is a lot to unpack here. you've got to look at what mr. comey said about the president urging him to back off of flynn, those sorts of things. it's going to be slow going here, and there will be a tendency for folks to want to jump to conclusion here on some of this. but we really have to wait and see exactly what they get, how it fits together, and where, more importantly, where there may be violations of the law. >> all right, lester holt. lester, thanks so much. and lester will be reporting this developing story from the white house on nbc nightly news right after this newscast. >> we are keeping an eye on the senate where majority leader mitch mcconnell says he has the votes to pass the republican tax plan. at this time last night, the bill a peerds to be headed for passage, then a bipartisan study showed the tax cuts would tear a $1 trillion hole in the deficit over ten

the bill writers went back to work. a new vote is expected soon. "meet the press" moderator chuck todd will join us in just a few minutes with the latest on where things stand right now. >> a couple accused of breaking into a mansion here in the district and claiming it as their own, they're back in custody now. accused of doing the same thing again, we first told you about the pair last month. surveillance video showed them breaking into a house in upper northwest and telling the homeowner to get out. as news4's mark segraves tells us tonight, in the more recent case, police actually had to break into the house to get them out. >> reporter: home security cameras captured the confrontation during the first incident three weeks ago at a home near rock creek park. >> this is our land. >> reporter: after they were arrested at this house in rock creek park, they were charged with unlawful entry, a misdemeanor. the judge had no choice to release them for their next court date. they never showed up for that court date. instead they went to

the same thing, claiming they had a right to own that house. the couple actually moved furniture into the home and according to court documents, changed the locks on the front door and on the back gate. this time they posted signs falsely claiming the house now belongs to them. antonio caldwell and amelia wadell are charged with unlawful entry. this time the judge dent release them. while they claim to be moorish nationalists, the actual moorish temple of america disavows the couple and others they call fringe radicals making these false claims across the country. we spoke by phone with brother azim hopkins bay, a spokesperson for the temple. >> it has nothing to do with taking people's houses or driving without driver's licenses and claiming that the government has no jurisdiction over you. that has no, no ties or connection with the

the moorish temple of america and the founder. >> reporter: as for caldwell and waddell, they are once again in jail for trying to steal someone's home. now this time the judge ordered the couple held without bond. they'll stay in jail at least until next week when they have their next court appearance. and while they are only facing charges of unlawful entry at the two locations, they will also have to face charges of failure to appear in court and prosecutors told the victims in the first case that they plan on adding a felony charge next week as well. reporting in adams morgan, mark segraves, news4. >> she's been out of school for weeks now struggling to recover from a concussion. and it all started with a fight inside a gaithersburg high school bathroom. 16-year-old deanna melendez sysz she wanted to tell her story after seeing this video of other fights at the school. as news4's chris gordon reports, her mother is not happy with the response from administrators. >>

report on students fighting at gaithersburg high school, erika melendez e-mailed news4 saying her 16-year-old daughter deanna was attacked by a student in a school rest room in mid october. deanna suffered a serious concussion that is keeping her out of school for at least two months. >> it affected my balance. so sometimes i can get really dizzy which will cause me to get really tired. >> we didn't send her to school to be damaged. and the school has never offered an apology, never called to see how she was doing. >> reporter: the montgomery county school system tells me it is willing to work with the melendez family to place deanna once doctors clear her to return to school. >> we will take all necessary steps to make sure that she feels safe in our school system because that's what every student deserves. >> reporter: deanna is now being given the choice of attending one of two different high schools. her fa

with her schoolwork so she doesn't have to repeat her sophomore year in high school. that is the latest from gaithersburg. back to you. >> countless fights, a car used to kill someone, and claims police let it happen. a former u.s. attorney spent months analyzing the response to this summer's white nationalist rally down in charlottesville. here are the four things you need to know about what he says went wrong. before the rally, he says there was a lack of communication between the city and police. on the day of the march, police removed the officer who was supposed to be where a car eventually plowed into a crowd killing a woman. the violence escalated, but he says officers didn't intervene to maintain order or protect civilians. it led to a, quote, deep distrust of government within the charlottesville community. >> time to get a check on the forecast heading into the weekend. it may not feel like what you think the first day of december

>> yeah, doug is in the storm center tracking your saturday and sunday forecast. how are we looking? >> both of weekend days looking good, guys. i think we're going to stay on the mild side through the early portion of next week before we see that big change. the ten-day forecast, don't look at that just yet. i'll show you what's going on now. temperature wise 52 degrees in d.c. notice the cooler temperatures to the south, 39 now in warrenton, 38 -- rather 38 in warrenton, 39 in manassas, 40 in dulles. we have cooled quickly in the suburbs. a very chilly friday evening. that is to be expected on december 1st. as we move on through the next couple of days, well, tracking your weekend. much more on what to expect this weekend. warm early next week. we even get to 62 degrees on tuesday, but then, well, it gets just plain cold. i'll show you how cold in the ten-day forecast that you kind of saw but didn't see that you want to see in a minute. >> you blocked it. all right, doug, thank you. >> thank you, doug. it's a story with twists and turns that have rocked

advisor and a trump campaign insider admits he lied to the fbi and promises to cooperate with the russia investigation. "meet the press" moderator chuck todd will join us live in just moments. >> also, a follow-up to a stunning news4 i-team investigation, a teacher sentenced for doing the unthinkable with students. why his sentencing was so emotionally charged. >> and the roads are ready. the question is are you? one major interstate is going to cost some of you. what you may need to do this ekend before the mondawey

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

back now for a deeper look into the week's top political story. >> and we begin with today's bombshell. michael flynn has flipped, bringing the russia investigation into the president's inner circle. >> senate republicans have made changes to the tax bill. there is a $10,000 property tax deduction and fatter breaks for many businesses. >> nbc news political director and "meet the press" moderator chuck todd joins us now. chuck, there's been a statement from the white house today. there's been no tweeting. are alarm bells going out -- going on? >> yes, as one official told my colleague hallie jackson, four words to describe everything, very, very, very bad. that's sort of how this is playing it. look,

bigger news today isn't mike flynn pled guilty, it's that mike flynn is cooperating with bob mueller. mike flynn was probably the president's most frequent travel come pain i don't know th companion that wasn't paid for by the campaign. he was there when cory lewandowski was there. all those guys came and went, mike flynn was there. so, this is somebody who has, i think, a lot of interactions to share with bob mueller, with jared kushner, the president's son-in-law, a lot of interactions with donald trump, jr. i think at this point the reason why there is a lot of nervous us nervousness in the white house, there's not many more places to go than mike flynn. the dots left are kushner, trump junior, trump. >> as we know, president trump has been protecting from the get-go mike flynn. what are we to read into that? >> you know, that's the part of this to me that makes this the 5-a

going off. i think it's the 5-alarm in that sense because the reason why bob mueller has a job is because the president was trying to get james comey to drop an investigation onto mike flynn. clearly the president is nervous about what mike flynn knows. to me, the most -- and there's more evidence here -- there may be really -- there really might have been a conspiracy that was being kept from others because you read this plea deal, and you realize that mike flynn is saying, no, he got direction to talk about sanctions with the russian ambassador. the vice-president of the united states and the incoming chief of staff at the time reince priebus both went on television shows, one of them was mine on sunday, and said unequivocally that mike flynn did not discuss sanctions in there. so either they lied, or flynn and somebody else is keeping stuff from pence and priebus, which is entirely possible. and that just tells you, oh, wow, there may be people that know stuff and people that were keo

keeping people out of the loop, then all of a sudden you have somebody focusing on a conspiracy of some sort. >> all right. let's talk about the tax reform plan. a reuters poll this week suggests nearly half of americans oppose this. so, what's the calculus here on the part of the republicans? >> well, i think it's more about the process than the substance, meaning they just feel as if it's worse for them politically if they do nothing, right. this is a year they haven't had a major legislative accomplishment. so -- and their donors have been screaming about this for such a long time, and donors -- i think lindsey graham said it publicly. if we don't do this, the donors won't be there for the 2018 midterm. so, that's the motivation here. this is a purely political survival motivation. i have to he witell you, their to get this done has i think really hampered their ability to sell this bill to the public. and the democrats and frankly the media analysis of all of this, we've all dug

look at it they just sit there, they don't get it. i'm sorry, it is hard to sell something politically that says permanent tax cuts for corporate america, temporary tax cuts for some of you in the middle class. that is very easy to turn into an attack ad. >> they don't seem to care about the fact that the majority of americans oppose it. >> they still believe that over time they can win this argument. but i remember barack obama and the democrats believing oh, don't worry, as soon as we pass health care then we can sell it. good luck with that. we learned that strategy didn't work for obama. i don't know if it's going to work for trump. >> very busy week, very busy friday. who do you have on the show? >> democratic committee, susan collins, and then we've got a former trump campaign -- two former trump campaign officials who have written a book together. cory lie cory lewandowski. >> good timing. >> let trump be trump is the nam

curious to see what they can tell us about mike flynn's interactions. >> chuck, thanks so much. appreciate it. "meet the press" sunday morning right here on nbc4. >> well, the weekend is here, and will the weather cooperate with your plans? doug has a look at that and some chilly changes on the way. >> also, a christmas tree crisis, why christmas tree lots might be charging you more than they did last year. >> and a rare one on one interview with quincey jones. what brings him to washington? and why this music legend is g ill goinstrong at the age of what if we could keep more amof what we earn?d. trillions of dollars going back to taxpayers. who could possibly be against that?

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well, doug is here with his crystal ball. >> yeah. >> peering into the weekend. >> i just want you to write, this is not an 8 ball. this is not will it get cold and i pick which ones i want. this is an actual crystal ball. >> we'll get a real answer here. >> no glow from what i've heard. >> winter is definitely coming and it's coming next week. now, this weekend not just yet. it will feel a little cooler tomorrow, more cloud cover tomorrow.

now a nice night, temperatures cooling quickly. 52 at the airport, but notice we've got temperatures already in the 30s in many of the suburbs. 37 culpepper. gaithersburg at 43. so, it is a chilly night. going to be that way right on through the rest of your friday night, into saturday, sat afternoon looking good. rain on the radar? not any time soon. we've been on the dry side for months. we need to see some rain. there is nothing on the map here. this nation has not seen much at all as far as rain, except for parts of the northwest. now, that pattern is going to shift in a very big way i think during the middle of next week. we'll talk about that in a second. 53 on your saturday, clouds, some sun, i think we'll see more clouds than sun, some sunshine. cooler but still mild or still nice. it's going to be nice as long as you dress for it. if you're thinking about getting a tree this weekend luking good for that. decorating outside, no problem there, either.

if you're heading to some of those events, gaithersburg got its tree lighting. if you want to hit some of the town centers, rockville town ten certificate, reston town center, sterling town center, all looking good. sunday a beautiful day. monday looking pretty nice. temperatures around 57 degrees. tuesday we get up to 62 on tuesday. so, a chance of showers on tuesday, and that rain could come in the afternoon. not worried too much about the rain on tuesday. it is overnight tuesday into wednesday. wednesday i expect rain. some of that rain could be heavy at times and the temperatures, well, they will be a falling. 50 degrees is what i'm going for. that's not the high for the day. the jaime occhigh may occur, 54. 59 with rain and the rain moves through the cold air moves, we're down to 43 wind chill to 45 by afternoon. that's the change. wednesday is the transition day. we go from very mild air to very cold air and by thursday look at this. 62

most areas into the mid 30s. wind chills in the 20s as we make our way into the weekend. a very cold weekend, nice this weekend, very cold next weekend. and, yes, i do have a chance for snow. there is a chance for that. yes, i'm getting toefr that sickness. much better to the. much better today. i want to show you what i'm talking about that chance for snow. that pattern has been well to the north and west. that's why we haven't seen anything, that's why we have been warm. coming out of canada the jet stream moves down across the southeast and into our region. that means we are much more prone to storms for much colder more frequent storms. we are of course tracking all of those and, yes, that is a better situation for snow. no big storms in the offing right now, but something i'm going to continue to watch for you right here from the storm center the next couple days. >> we know you will. doug, thank you. matt lauer may be gone from nbc news, but there are concerns about more victims. >> what's next as the network tries to figure out what was going on behind the scenes of the today show.

sharing shocking stories about a local teacher. how he's being punished for abusing children. >> it's rush hour and it's friday. we are already thinking about your monday commute. especially if you take 66 inside the beltway. we are working for you with how to prepare for the chang and whates h

>> announcer: you're watching news4 at 6:00. >> and welcome back. it's 6:30, everybody. i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. your top stories on this friday. michael flynn is now the fourth person charged in connection with the russia investigation. the former national security advisor pleaded guilty today to lying to the fbi. flynn's sentence will depend on how well he cooperates with the special counsel. >> we are monitoring capitol hill for you this evening, waiting for the senate to vote on tax reform. majority leader mitch mcconnell says republicans have the 50 votes they need. lawmakers spent all day reworking the bill to satisfy hold-outs and sure up votes. >> and monday is the day that tolls begin on a busy local interstate. rush hour is about to look a lot different for virginia drivers. beginning on monday, express lanes begin on i-66 inside the beltway. news4's david culver explains why this impacts everyon

hour. >> reporter: this is how we like to see traffic, right? moving smoothly along 66 inside the beltway. especially during rush hour. vdot says their new tolls will help keep it that way, but they come with some new rules for you drivers. if you're driving 66 inside the beltway between the morning hours of 5:30 and 9:30 headed eastbound, and in the evening between 3:00 and 7:00 westbound, you're going to need an ez-pass in you're driving alone. got a car pool, then you'll need an ez-pass flex. as of nouf to ride 66 inside the beltway on those hov lanes during rush hour, you've got to have a plus one. can we turn the heat up in here? this is nowhere near -- starting monday with the flip of a switch, you can ride solo. peace and quiet. but it's going to cost you. >> you won't be paying to be on a bus

a person in a car because we're going to be managing the traffic on the lane. >> reporter: but if you'd rather save the money and maybe keep the company during your commute, you just flip the switch back. oh, and starting in 2022, you're going to need a third person to qualify for the hov on 66. you think that's something you would do, you would pay to use it? >> yes, absolutely. now, probably the reason i say that is i'm an older fella and i don't let life slow me do you think. i just keep moving. if i was young like you, you'd probably say something. >> reporter: i would say you're experienced, not older. >> yeah, right. >> reporter: age doesn't matter for vdot. if you're driving here during rush hour, better have an ez-pass or prepare for an invoice in the mail with a fee. the flashes will get you. in arlington, david culver, news4. >> a former d.c. public charter school teacher is head ed to prison. >> eight years behind bars for

that teacher was part of a recent report by the news4 i-team scott macfarlane. and, scott, the teacher's bosses are also being disciplined today, is that right? >> this is a tragic case of child abuse. it was difficult to sit in the courtroom and hear the dee taltz this afternoon. it was about manuel fernandez, a teacher at the lamb public charter school in northeast d.c. he pleaded guilty months ago to sexually abusing at least six elementary age students, boys and girls. prosecutors told the judge today the abuse happened over three years including in the school basement itself. they said he molested the children during games of hide and seek he staged. dozens of parents filled the courtroom to listen, some to speak, many says through tears, it was horrific and traumatic to the young boys and girls. the fernandez asked the judge for leniency. he gave the longest possible sentence under the plea deal he cut, which means eight years in prison, pat and jim. >> this is just unthinkable for anybody. whags e

>> the school had a lot to say. they sent a letter to the parents and entire community this week. they said the crimes were deeply troubling and trauma advertising and they apologized formally to the students and their families and they said they are dismissing three top administrators at the school. including the principal and the executive director because they said the administrators didn't properly handle initial reports of suspected misconduct by fernandez years ago. after today's sentencing, community members spoke with news4. >> parents crying, there were so many tears. everybody was crying. there was a couple times where there was more audible noises. it was very uncomfortable. >> reporter: a recent news4 i-team investigation revealed dozens of d.c., maryland and virginia teachers have been arrested or stripped of their teaching licenses for misconduct with students. pat and jim, fernandez is just the latest. >> good to see tough consequence in action. >> a max sentence. >> good work. thank you, scott. >> thank you, scott.

lauer's alleged sexual misconduct was able to happen. nbc is vowing to find the answer. nbc news chairman andrew says the company's legal and human relations teams will conduct an internal review. they say nbc will act on the findings no matter how painful they are. it isn't clear if that report will be made public, though. lauer was fired this week after a colleague complained of inappropriate sexual behavior. since then more accusations have surfaced. lauer says he's ashamed and sorry. >> well, it was a good day for medical marijuana patients in maryland. dozens camped out for the grand opening of a new clinic here in rockville. medical marijuana has been legal in maryland for years, but there were barely any businesses selling it. the store is called potomac holistics. the owner got the idea to start the business after his son needed medical marijuana to cure a chronic illness. however, some of potomac holistics newig

than thrilled. >> what we're trying to do is create a whole new genre of pain reduction and improve people's lives. >> we don't need an increase in crime here. we don't need increased people selling the marijuana to get legally to somebody in the parking lot to acquire it illegally. >> recreational marijuana is still illegal. to qualify for a prescription, they need a doctor's referral and they have to prove they tried other medicines first. >> it's going to be a busy weekend at the christmas tree lots. why trees could be in short supply this year and why you might be paying more than you did last christmas. >> but how will the weather be as you're trying to pick out the tree? i have your weekend forecast and when the cold air moves in. high today of 57. not bad. ot cold for next week.n

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earthquake. some people are still talking, talking about it and they are talking to home contractors about it as well. check out these pictures taken by a man in delaware. he says five or six cracks like these showed up in his walls or like the cracks you just saw. his home near dover is close to the epicenter of the 4.1 magnitude quake. he says he's also found drywall dust on the floor. >> yes, it shook, shook really bad. it was a bad shake. not like your lights were giving out like you weren't sure what was going on. and then, boom, it was gone that quick. >> more than 24 hours after the quake struck, there are no reports of serious damage or injuries. good news for one of our area's big bridges. virginia lawmakers announced a big $227 million contract to fully repair the arlington memorial bridge. national park service approved the plan, transportation re

reporting on the bridge problems for years. construction is expected to begin next fall with most of the work being completed by 2021. the project is expected to give the bridge an extra 85 to 100-year life-span. >> expect to have a lot of company if you plan to buy a live christmas tree this weekend. it is traditionally one of the biggest times for tree shopping. while there are concerns nationwide about a shortage of trees in some parts of the u.s., one maryland farmer told us he has plenty. still, prices could be a bit higher than you're used to. up 5 to 10% due to the shortage. >> at some point there will be a lot of trees again and the price will come back down. >> the christmas tree shortage stems from the recession back in 2008 during that economic downturn. there was less demand for trees and tree farmers cutback crops to save money. christmas trees will be in high demand this weekend. our flash

tonight, are you getting a christmas tree tomorrow or sunday? head to our nbc washington facebook page and weigh in. >> well, you may have big plans for the weekend, and if you do, you want to know if the weather is going to cooperate. doug will be here with the forecast and it includes a pretty big change. >> plus, a rare one on one interview with music legend quincey jones. why at age 84 he'sas relevant

[000:40:26;00] a time honored washington tradition this weekend, you're looking live at the kennedy center. it's all lit up as preparations are made for its biggest weekend

of the year. theen place this weekend. >> that's a cool look there. this year they'll celebrate the life and work of five performers. dancer and choreographer carmen de lavalad, singer gloria estefan, l.l. cool jay, and singer lionel richie. >> it brings scores of celebrities here to washington. barbara harrison caught up with one of them, a celebrity who will be in the audience tomorrow. >> that's right. he will be in the audience for sure. we're talking about the one and only q as he's known to his friends and i suspect quincey jones will not only be a spectator sunday night. i think he'll probably be on stage, too, celebrating one of his close friends who is one of this year's honorees. i'm not going to mention the name of that person because it's usually a surprise who walks out on the stage to pay tribute to each of the honorees. and it could be one of several of this year's honorees who have had the privilege of working with the great quincey jones

over his he's an icon in the music world, but he's also proven himself in other genres, like comedy. >> the dude with the attitude of gratitude. >> recognize the preacher? that's quincey jones on saturday night live back in 1990. over 25 years ago. and if you thought at 57 years old then he was at the peak of his career, at 84 now his star is far from fading. what's he up to these days? >> ten move -- movies, six albums, hotel with donna tell owe. >> it's not easy to catch quincey jones not performing. busy is what his life is all about. in kennedy honors this weekend, estopped he stopped by the museum of african-american consolidate tour.

that's where i sat down with him room. he's not slowing down as he continues to live out his dream. >> i had only one fear in my life and that fear was not being prepared for a great opportunity. so i made sure i had my stuff together, you know. back then they called it paying your dues, you know. i paid my dues. >> he was born in chicago in the depression years. the family moved to washington where his father found work during the war. and what gave quincey jones the inspiration to learn music? >> because i didn't have a mother. i didn't have a mother. they took her away in a straight jacket when i was 7 years old, my brother and i. >> he said mastering music became the thing that nurtured his spirit. >> i said, if i don't have a mother, i'm going to let music be my mother and that never let me down, never. >> did he ever feel there were limits to where he could go as a black kid in the '30s and '40s? >> i never thought about that.

i just kept going. >> he ys even as a shoe shine boy at 11. >> i wanted to be the best shoe shine dude that ever lived. >> he started his music career before finishing high school. >> when i was 15, lionel hampton asked me to join his band. he saw my arrangements and asked me to join his band. >> learning he was only 15 -- >> he said get off this bus, go get your education, i'll get back to you later. oh, i was so hurt. i had a scholarship to seattle university. the music class was very presbyterian, show. i didn't like it so i got a scholarship through the berkeley school of music now. >> the few years later renowned band leader lionel hampton did come calling again. >> a few years later when i was in boston, they called me and said, do you want to come join the band in new york. the best thing that happened to me. >> it launched a career making him a star.

as a musician, composer, arranger, others. what is your favorite kind of music? >> good music. >> any favorite performer? >> are you kidding? honey all of them are so different they ask ask me who is the best out of ray charles, billy eckstein, they're all good. >> perhaps better because of help from the man they all call "q." quince si jones. -- quincey jones. he was an honoree back in 2001. that was one of the many awards he's claimed in his 70-year career. he has 28 grammys, a record 79 nominations. the grammy legend award, the b.e.t. humanitarian award, and ha honora honorary doctorate from the academy in london. the school he graduated from in 1948 has named the performing arts center after him. he is an icon and legend.

>> e earth talking with him. >> that's the word he uses, real. i said, don't you want to finish your lunch first? no, no, no, honey, i can do this just the way i'm doing it. >> he doesn't have time. he's go, go, go. >> he's on the move all the time and he is real. he is absolutely the real thing. >> what a profile. thank you, barbara. >> thank you. >> well, there is a new place to christmas this year. the wharf kicked off its first holiday season in d.c. tonight by lighting a beautiful christmas tree. stop by this weekend to see the 40-foot tree. it's covered in more than 45,000 lights. the waterfront hot spot opened this fall and it should be a pretty nice weekend for that. i was down there last weekend and it was spectacular. >> it really is a great spot. obviously the holidays and all lit up the way it's going to be. >> what's the weather going to be like? is it going to feel like christmas? >> not yet, not yet.

but it's going to get the to know it because, boy, do we have some cold air coming in. again, still a couple days out. out there right now as we look to the kennedy center, really nice this evening, all lit up. downtown in the upper 40s low 50s. 62 degrees at the airport. temperature as we move on through the rest of the night going to be on the cold side. 43 degrees by 11:00 in the city. so, if you're going to be out downtown, make sure you wear the jacket. bull the coat definitely a necessity in the suburbs. 40 already in college park. 49 manassas warrenton at 34. it is a chilly night of the going to continue to be, clear skies, fairly light wind that will allow temperatures to cool. no rain right now. storm team4 radar going to continue to stay that way the next couple days. out and about tomorrow, as we look at one of the area trees, national christmas tree at the white house, 48 degrees at 11:00 a.m. 53 by 3:00. expect more clouds than across the region today. more clouds than sun.

temperature 46 degrees at 7:0 lit up? maybe your house lit up as well? i want to see your holiday lights. #dougsholidaylights. send that, too, if you want me to come to your house. send pictures of those holiday lights to facebook or twitter, instagram at nbc washington. you can use that one, use my facebook page, facebook.com/doug and i'll be at your house next week. next week, amelia draper, if you want to see her running, 33 degrees at 8:00 a.m., this is for the girls on the run 5k. she does great work with the girls on the run. frederick close to her hometown. should be pretty nice, nice morning for a run. it will be on the cold side. maybe some hot chocolate before or after. i'm not a runner so i don't know how that goes before or maybe after. anyway, 53 on your saturday. 57 on sunday. sunday a beautiful day. i really think sunday is going to be a very nice day to get out and about. 57 degrees on your monday. 62 on tuesday. 62 out ahead of our front.

and this is going to be a strong o so, a chance of showers out ahead of it. rain likely early on wednesday and falling temperatures. we go from 62 to 50 in the afternoon down to 33 by thursday morning. so, a big temperature drop here over that 24-hour period. and next week, yeah, the cold is here. if you've been wanting it to feel more like winter, more like christmas, there you go. and, yeah, even a chance for snow next weekend. not a lot as it looks reich note, but something we'll continue to watch for you. >> you've been w57b9ing to sant that word for a while, doug. >> thanks, doug. >> you saw it last night, we'll revisit the game and hear from the coach and quarterback today coming up in sports. >> first here's lester holt with a look at what's ahead on nbc nightly news. >> hi, jim and pat. from the white house tonight where we'll have full coverage of the breaking developments in the russia investigation as michael flynn cuts a deal pleading guilty to lying to the fbi and apparently naming names. also, not heard since the

cold >> announcer: this is the xfinity sports desk. >> oh, it's all too painfully familiar, george. here we go again. >> deja vu, groundhog day. >> all rolled into one. >> exactly. the redskins last night, such a disappointment. biggest game of the season, elimination game against arch rivals, dallas cowboys on national television. a team that beat you last month, a team that struggled mightily the last few months, 22 points, all that sounds like a good combo for a win. right? things didn't go according to plan last night in dallas. kirk cousins and the redskins looking to keep the slim playoff hopes alive against the cowboys. didn't get off to a good start. plenty of dropped balls, one hand off jameson crowder, led to an interception. crowder also losing a fumble on

the punt. cousins was stripped of the part of a four-turnover day for the burg -- burgundy and gold. untouched. the redskins were never in this one. falling 5-7, jay gruden now 2 and 6 against dallas. >> we just got beat today. we gave them too many opportunities, punt return for touchdown, we dropped, pass was intercepted, fumble another ball. credit them for making the plays. we just didn't make any, you know. we have to make plays in this game. we tried to fight back. cut it to 10. they scored, got it back to 10, then couldn't stop them. a we're 5 and 7, not where we want to be. we understand all the injuries and challenges we faced this year. you know, we're professionals and we all are being evaluated every single game, every single practice. so, while people on the outside may not view it like we have a

lot to play for, we on the inside do. >> barry trotz and the capitals taking on the kings last night at home. great start for the nets. eight goals. washington jumped out to a 2-1 lead. the kings respond, however. halfway through the second, johnny deflected pass, evened the score, and just nine seconds later the kings take the lead for good. the first goal of the year. l.a. then adds two empty netters. they take down the caps 5-2. wizards back home tonight. bradley beale will play but he'll look a little different. hit in the face in the loss to the sixers. he was elbowed in the eye going up for a law up. spent most of the time in the locker room. had his eye examined. he was cleared to play. big test for the wizards tonight. pistons in town right now, second in the eastern conference. at 14 and 6.

day two of tiger woods return the bahamas, started the day 3 under. shot here on the first. he birdies that one. and now to the 9th hole. sitting at 6 under, his second shot at the long par 5 finds the putting surface. watch this. tiger woods would knock this in right here for his first eagle of the tournament. struggled around the greens on thursday, but his pitch today at the 11th nearly holes out. tiger is back. he birdies there, finishes 18 with a bogey, however, ends up shooting a 4 under 68, five shots back of leader charley hoffman. fun to watch tiger playing good golf. >> it is. >> good to see. thank you, george. we appreciate it. and we thank you for having us in for news on this busy friday and all week long. nightly news starts in just 60 seconds. >> and we'll be back at 11:00. hope you have a fantastic weekend. enjoy it because doug says you should. see you tonight.

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♪ tonight, the bombshell guilty plea in the russia investigation and the reverberations deep inside the white house behind me. former national security adviser mike flynn admits he lied to the fbi and says he was directed by a very senior member of the trump transition team to contact the russian ambassador. sources tell nbc news it was jared kushner. and tonight the trump insider who went from this -- >> lock her up. that's right. yep, that's right. lock her up. >> -- to this, pleading before a federal judge, as a source close to the president tells nbc news the developments are very, very, very bad. also breaking senate republicans secure enough votes to