>> announcer: "news 4 today" begins with breaking news. >> that breaking news happening while many of us were asleep. the senate passing the gop tax bill. >> what happens next, and what it means for you. >> welcome you in on this saturday morning, the first saturday in december. i'm david culver. >> i'm megan fitzgerald. can't believe it is december already. >> i know. wasn't even feeling like it outside. >> i know, right? not really. >> not too cold. >> yeah. >> tracking everything from the weather team center thisyn rick. what are you thinking? >> it won't be so bad as we continue through the weekend. we have a small chance of a few sprinkles through the day today and into the overnigh

temperatures going to be around normal for this time of year. let's take a look outside. of course, the sun is down but a beautiful view across our nation's capitol. the sun coming up a little after 7:00, a little over an hour from now. high pressure sitting overtop of. 37 is the temperature now. it is chilly and will continue to be cool throughout the morning. by the mid-morning, we'll start warming up. i do expect a few more clouds out today. a mix of sun and clouds with a few sprinkles. we'll gradually warm up and show you on the ten-day forecast. some of the coldest air of the season, maybe a few flameflakes. we'll talk about it on the ten-day. >> you have my attention. the ten gnsenate passing a sweeping overhaul of the tax code. lawmakers passed it along party lines with one republican voting against it. this

of course. nbc's blaine alexander tells us what still needs to happen before this can head to his desk. >> reporter: vice president mike pence presiding over a vote. >> the tax cuts and jobs act, as amended, is passed. >> reporter: the senate passing the republican tax reform bill, bringing it one step closer to president trump's desk. >> if you're making $50,000 a year, two kids, 36% tax cut. >> reporter: republicans say their plan is good for the middle class. it lowers taxes and simplifies the tax code. but it is costly, adding about $1 trillion to the deficit. >> so the president may be celebrating, but most americans will rue this day. >> reporter: democrats calling it a gift to the rich and a non-partisan analysis, predicting taxes for middle class and poorer

>> can you tell me what that word is? >> reporter: and, they say, it was done in such a rush, nobody knows what's in the bill. >> we've been given this 20 minutes ago, 25 minutes ago. we're supposed to vote on it in a couple hours. >> reporter: even some republicans speck cepticascepti >> reporter: we should take as long as necessary to get this done right. >> reporter: time for that is running short. after going through the senate, it'll have to be merged with the house version. there are big differences between the two. nbc news, washington. 6:03. all new this morning, we're learning about a death investigation. this is underway right now. it is in fairfax county. we know the police there spent hours searching the area near the meadow woods apartments in the alexandria section of the county. police have been on scene since around 11:00 last night. then

right now. as soon as we get more, we'll pass them along. emotions overflowed inside a d.c. courtroom when parents learned how long a local teacher will spend in jail. the former teacher sexually abused students inside a northeast d.c. charter school. jackie benson tells us about his sentence and the apology he gave before he was taken away. >> reporter: eight years in prison. at least 25 years of supervision after his release. and lifetime sex offender registration. d.c. superior court judge sentenced former charter schoolteacher manuel garcia. many of the parents wore green ribbons in support for the young victim. >> it was extremely tense. pretty much the entire time, the prosecution had people giving their statements, it was parents crying. there were so many

>> reporter: garcia fernandez pleaded guilty to sexually abusing at least six elementary aged students, boys and girls, over a period of three years at the school's northeast d.c. campus. prosecutors said he molested the children, sometimes during games of hide and seek that he had staged. his family, some of whom traveled to the u.s. from spain, pleaded for leniency. garcia fernandez apologized to the victims' families and said, i am ashamed of myself and truly sorry. the board of directors said they were dismissing three top administrators, including the school's principal, for not acting more quickly on initial concerns a concerns about this teacher. northeast washington, jackie benson, news 4. >> thank you, jackie. take a look at this video. you can see an officer pursuing an atv rider before he tumbles, right there, into the

laughing matter. the guy who apparently filmed this entire thing, he was arrested. this took place on 14th street in northwest last weekend. the 18-year-old, wallace, turned himself in yesterday morning. they tweeted that he has been charged with resisting arrest and operating an atv in a public space. >> we will find you. got em. this morning, we're hearing from a d.c. family. they're desperate for anyone to help find their loved one. rockingham has not been seen or heard from in nearly ten days. shomari stone spoke with the family and has the latest on the search. >> i'm empty. i'm numb. >> reporter: the family is concerned about their mother. 53-year-old joki rockingham. >> i can't put it in words. it's a feeling i wouldn't wish on anybody. >> reporter: calling her a critical missing person. officers are searching. so far, no leads.

tanisha and her family haven't heard from her since the day before thanksgiving, when she was helping her mother cook on hanes street northeast. did she seem depressedepressed? >> no. >> reporter: she did get a phone call, talked and hung up. she was on this end of the couch. she was in a good mood, no problems. she got up and walked right out of the front door. she didn't tell anyone where she was going. what makes this even more bizarre, her family says she left her purse behind with her identification. >> i talk to my mom almost every day. if she don't reach me, she's leaving a voicemail, saying, why haven't you contacted me? >> reporter: her phone is now off. tanisha says her mother doesn't drive or have a mental illness. if someone watching in knows where your mother is, what do you want them to do? >> call the police. if you want to remain anonymous, that's a perfect place to call. >> reporter: meanwhile, the rockin

worry, hoping police solve this mystery. in northeast d.c., i'm shomari stone, news 4. it's time to replenish those ez passes. tolls are coming to i-66 in two days, folks. we'll break down for you what you need to know. who doesn't like free coffee? >> not me. >> we're on the list. details on dunkin donuts' plan to caffeinate the crowds this holiday season. you're watching"news 4

coffee. >> oh, yes. >> to start your morning, it is almost essential. if you enjoy a glass of bourbon, then okay. but we're talking coffee. >> dunkin donuts, in pa

but that'll be the next story. at least one dunkin donuts in the country will serve up to 500 free medium hot coffees. dunkin will also be donating more than $25,000 to local organizations connected with the joy in childhood foundation. this organization is on a mission to bring happiness to children who have health issues or suffer from hunger. i love that. >> great organization. glad they're doing that. >> yeah. >> we all love coffee. we should point out, your mind wasn't just focused on bourbon. there is a story coming up later. >> we had our holiday party yesterday but no. >> maybe it was focused on bourbon. you tell me. >> it wasn't. coffee is essential at this hour. >> that's coffee. >> i didn't have enough, clearly. >> you know what? you don't have enough of the show either. we have much more to come. 6:11 on this saturday. ready to kick your holiday shopping into high gear. we have lauryn ricketts. speaking of bourbon -- no.

what you need to know before you head out the door. what the former national security adviser's plea means for the trump administration and its possible ties to russia. c

we are starting this morning in the 20s and 30s. a little chilly as you make your way out the door this

out in the low 50s for daytime highs, which is seasonable for this time of year. a big pattern change coming. we'll let you know how cold it is going to get around here, especially toward the end of next week. it's on the ten-day forecast, coming up in four minutes. guys? i'm melissa with a look at your first 4 traffic and a look at what's happening on the rails and the roads. on the red line on metro, no trains running between silver spring and fort todd. they have busses instead. takoma station closed because of construction there on the line. regular schedule on the silver line between wheelie, reston and new carrolton. normal on the yellow, green and blue lines. something fun happening here. the 72nd greater manassas christmas parade on saturday. section of 28 there is closed along with other roads around church street in manassas. here's a reminder for

pass ready if you travel on 66. tolls in effect along the nine-mile stretch of i-66, between the beltway and 29 there in rosalynn. as we zoom in here -- and this is 66, the section we're talking about highlighted -- those tolls and the fact eastbound from 5:30 to 9:30, westbound, 3:00 to 7:00, monday through friday. see you monday morning for "news 4 today." as melissa mentioned, some major changes along i-66 starting monday. that means making sure you have an ez pass inside your car. during rush hour, i-66 inside the beltway will operate as express lanes. in the morning, it will happen eastbound between 5:30 and 9:30. in the evenings, between 3:00 and 7:00 westbound. if you drive alone, you'll pay a toll using your ez pass. if you have at least two people inside your car, the tolls are free with an ez pass flex. anyone can drive in these lanes

weekends. a guilty plea came from former national security adviser michael flynn yesterday. now, some say that that plea is a turning point in the russian meddling probe. "meet the press" moderator chuck todd joined us on set yesterday to talk about where exactly this story goes from here. >> to me, the bigger news isn't mike flynn pleading guilty. it is that flynn is cooperating with bob mueller. flynn was probably the president's most frequent traveling companion not being paid for by the campaign. he was with him through multiple campaign managers. he was there with corey lewandowski, paul manafort. all the guys came and went. mike flynn was there. at this point, the reason why there is a lot of nervousness, i think, in the white house today is there's not many more places above mike flynn to go in this probe. not many more dots to connect. the dots left are kushner, trump junior, trump. the consider mueller has a job is the president was trying to get james comey to drop an

investigation on mike flynn. clearly, the president is nervous. you read the plea deal and realize mike flynn is saying, no, he got direction to talk about sanctions with the russian ambassador. the vice president of the united states and reince priebus went on television shows, one was mine on sunday, and said mike flynn did not discuss sanctions there. either they lied or flynn and somebody else is keeping stuff from pence and priebus, which is entirely possible in this situation. that tells you, oh, wow, there may be people that know stuff and people that were kept out of the loop. if you have been intentionally keeping people out of a loop, you have someone focusing on a conspiracy of some sort. >> you can count on chuck todd and nbc news to keep you in the loop on this investigation. "meet the press" airs tomorrow morning at 10:30 here on news 4. i love this next story. as you can imagine, there was quite the crowd as prince harry and his

nottingham, england. this marks the couple's first official outing since they announced they were engaged. they were there to discuss two causes close to harry's heart, hiv aids and youth crime. the two are touring britain the next six months so meghan can learn about the country before they marry in may. i'm excited about this. i love this. >> wait a minute, did they get engaged? >> oh, my gosh, david. >> wish someone would have said something. it was all quiet. >> meanwhile, i'm trying to make reservations. i want to go to london. >> think you'll be invited? >> look, if i'm there, you know, maybe i can just -- >> maybe you can -- >> if you have an extra seat, i don't mind filling it. you want to make it look full, right? >> i'll go with you. >> we'll come. >> the person i'm more excited that is getting married is lauryn ricketts. >> i know! >> yay. >> we're excited. >> yes. you have seats at my

you know, i hope the weather is going to be this nice. >> i know. >> i am getting married in december. it's not bad out there. you said when you came in, you were saying yesterday, it's not that bad. yesterday we made it to the mid to upper 50s. average tennessmperature is low 50s. we'll be above seasonable today. then we're going to warm up before we cool down. we're cooling down quite a bit toward the end of next week. we may have a few sprinkles out there today. maybe a few rain showers as we get into tuesday night and early on wednesday. otherwise, a big pattern change is coming our way as we head toward the end of this work week. current temperatures out there right now, oh, it's cold. 37 right now in the district. 28 in lorton. 26 in dulles. everybody outside the beltway in the 20s at this point. again, it is a little on the chilly side out there. as you're maybe running errands later this afternoon, a lot of this going on. we have a lot of christmas parades. we have the alexandriaat

it is going to be fine. maybe a few sprinkles as we head through the second part of the day and to the overnight. but temperatures topping out in the low 50s for daytime highs today which, again, is seasonable. you see, nothing is showing up on the radar right now. we have a little energy that scoots through. that's going to bring more cloud cover by this afternoon. again, that chance for a few sprinkles. it is not going to be too bad. 52 here in the district. for tomorrow, we're going to be in the mid to upper 50s. we'll take the temperatures up a few more notches. i do believe we'll have a few clouds in the morning and we'll clear as we continue through the day tomorrow. we'll have some sunshine as we get to tomorrow afternoon. 56 will be the temperature. again, it is going to be just a touch warmer out there, with clearing skies. then as we head to your monday, temperatures remain in the mid 50s. tuesday, a warm front is going to lift through the area. temperatures will move to right around 60 degrees. we will have some rain showers late tuesday night to early wednesday. wednesday,

most of the day spent in the 40s. we stay in the 30s and 40s to end out this work week. oh, yeah, we could have a few snow shower fs. possibly friday and saturday. i didn't put it on sunday, but possibly sunday. welcome to winter, guys. new standard for excellence here in maryland. >> triple-time victory for prince george's county schools this morning. >> we'll fill you in on the major achievement at wise high school. that's hey, are you taking the tissue test? yep, and my teeth are yellow. i mean i knew they weren't perfect, but, ugh. oh well, all hope is lost!

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here's some good news. it is a three-peat for one prince george's county team. >> thank you for explaining that to me, by the way. we can show you some of the celebrating for the state title. >> and the wise pumas setting a new standard for excellence here in maryland. >> last niteght's game played under the nights at navy marine corps stadium. it was a rematch of last year's title game. the pumas were aiming to win. no team has ever won three consecutive maryland 4a football titles. >> i'm just excited. good team win. we came out here to make history. it wasn't justou

>> final score, 38-20. i love the santa claus hat, by the way. after the game, for instance george's county schools tweeted its congratulations to the players for their sportsmanship. warm weekend on tap for you holiday shopping seekers. but there is a cold blast on the way. a team missing for days after running off with her soccer coach. she's back home this morning. we'll show you how police caught up with the pair when "news 4 today" on this saturday

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president trump is praising the senate's passage of a gop-backed tax bill. it passed mostly along party lines early this morning. senator bob corker was the only republican to vote against it. the senate version must now be reconciled with the house version before it can go to the president's desk. manuel fernandez is heading to prison after assaulting students. in court yesterday, he apologized to his victims and their families. 53-year-old rockingham has been missing in d.c. nearly ten days. she was last seen the day before thanksgiving, right before she went to take a phone call outside. her purse and i.d. were left behind. now her phone is off. police don't have any leads. they're asking

>> announcer: "news 4 today" starts now. >> welcome back in on this saturday morning, the 2nd of december, 2017. i'm david culver. >> good morning to you. i'm megan fitzgerald. a chilly start this morning. look at the sunrise. beautiful. looks like it'll be a beautiful day. >> the person tracking it all, lauryn ricketts. we hear the laugh. we need to see the face. >> yes, hello. you know, the sun is coming up just about 7:09. gorgeous condition right now. clear sky, high pressure sitting right overtop of us. it allowed our temperatures to plummet during the overnight. yeah, temperatures were in the 50s yesterday. wasn't too bad yesterday. with clear skies and no clouds to insulate us, the temperature is dropping. it is a little chilly to start your morning. again, it is a gorgeous morning with the sun coming up in about 40 minutes from now. 37 is the temperature right now. outside the beltway,

we have a light wind. that's how it is going to be out there today. temperatures will come on up. we'll be seasonable for this time of year. a big cooldown coming our way. maybe some snowflakes. we'll talk about the ten-day forecast coming up. we don't know why you're gone. it doesn't matter. we don't care. we just want you to call or text or e-mail. >> this morning, the mother you saw right there breathing easy now that her teen daughter has been found safe. 17-year-old kaitlyn forsina had been missing since sunday. she's a high school star athlete. police believe she took off with her 27-year-old soccer coach, rodriguez. yesterday afternoon, her parents got a call from a state trooper in syracuse, new york, who spotted their car and pulled it over. >> he conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle without incident. they gave up. there was no issues. we found

was ookay. no injuries. they are currently being detained. the suspect has been arrested, and she is being detained until the parents can go up and reunite with her. >> clearly, a lot of unknowns in this case. right now, rodriguez is being questioned by police but hasn't been charged with any crime. to kcuba now, where the island nation is reportedly working to fix its medicine shortage which began a year ago. officials are working with chinese providers for cancer and hiv patients. officials also say police are trying to crack down on pharmacists who sell drugs on the black market. shortages started to appear because of the island nation's cash problem. winter coats are creating a craze in south korea this holiday season. they've been designed specifically for the 2018 pyeongchang winter olympics. it sold out online and in stores in two weeks. the long padded coats

become an "it" item because they're light but you can also keep warm. it is not sure when the $135 coat will be back in stock. speaking of pyeongchang, south korea, can you believe we're a little over two months from the winter olympics? crazy. people are making plans to experience korean culture. we have with preview of all the excitement. this morning, we go to a famous house in seoul that specializes in designing traditional clothing. >> reporter: the fabric, the detail exquisite. it is the traditional clothing of korea. the dress is composed of a full skirt and fitted jacket. the men's version has pants. koreans wore them daily, up until about 100 years ago. now they're mostly reserved for special occasions. thi t

seoul. people come from around the world to see the shop's craftsmanship of clothes. there are no visible seams on the finished outfit. every detail is hand sewn. even a simple design can take months to complete. she shows me how to choose one, starting with the selection of the best color combinations to select the best balance and tone for the season. if you explain a vibrant skirt, you have to match it with a softer color jacket. you can add special features such as embroidery or beading. the possibilities are endless. customers benefit from her expert eye. now, i get to play dress-up and try on some of her famous designs. for an exact fit, she takes my measurements. because the skirt is so full, she focuses on the top half, including the length of my shoulder as and arms. the first one i try on as a dark beaded jacket with

pleated skirt. it's something you could wear to an evening affair. the fabric is heavier, so best worn during the fall or winter. she swaps out the midnight top for a bright pink one. the jacket has a bell-shaped design that falls over the skirt. this one is better suited for spring or summer. she says a lot of handiwork went into making this particular top, because of the extra beading and fabric. the next is a special design. she created it for a popular korean drama, where the lead actress wore it for an important scene. it has iridescent fabric and metallic embroidery, plus a unique layered skirt. she modelled it after what korean royalty wore centuries ago. my personal favorite is a style i've never seen before. a pale pink pleaded skirt with a white lace jacket. it is a

the traditional design. even with nowhere to go, visitors are starting to rent from local stores to take pictures wearing the traditional clothing in front of traditional tourist sites. to have a design of your very own and take a piece of korean culture with you, you have to seek the expertise and experience of someone who will take you on a yojourney to find one perfectly fitted to you. news 4. >> wow. that was beautiful. beautiful dresses. of course, you can find more of her adventures in korea on her facebook page. she'll head to pyeongchang in february to head up the coverage of the winter games. the "today" show is next here on nbc 4. >> let's get a preview. we'll head up to new york. sheinelle jones and craig melvin standing by. >> i would argue that

korean chic before the term was coined. >> she gets a chance to go back to her home country. >> the luggage cost was unbelievable. >> we have a lot to talk about. the latest on the breaking news overnight. senate passes its tax plan in the middle of the night. democrats furious. what does it mean for you? we're live with the latest on that. and reaction overnight to former national security adviser michael flynn's guilty plea to lying to the fbi. what it could mean for the white house. also ahead, the dangers of space heaters. if you have one or might be thinking about getting one, you don't want to miss a rossen reports investigation to help keep you and your family safe this morning. how much money would it take to get you to move to a beautiful village in the middle of nowhere? where you can get paid just to move. those stories and more wen we get started on a saturday morning here on "today." >> i'll be watching just for the last story. >> i know, right? >> see you in a bit. >> see you then. your time now, 6:38 on

job? not too late. >> when "news 4 today" continues, we'll take you and show you how macy's plans to extend its holiday hiring

macy's is planning on hiring an extra 7,000 seasonal workers after a strong start to the holidays. earlier this fall, macy's said they were cutting back with seasonal hires, only bringing on about 80,000 nationally. but with more people shopping, there's a need for more workers. macy's decided to keep hiring. most of the new jobs are part-time. maybe you put yours up already, as well, talking about nativity scenes. they're the heart of many christmas celebrations. check this one out here, okay? this is in france. a city in the southern part of the country created one nativity scene with 3,500 figurines. trying to get

book of world records with this. each is painted by hand. the nativity represents characters from daily life in france's small villages. >> officials have to visit to make sure it is a world record but wow. >> it's a lot of counting. >> it's a lot, yeah. >> one, two, three. >> what if someone is like, 5, 10, 11, 85. >> start again. >> always that one person, right? >> that's why we're journalists and we don't do math, you know? >> touche. >> someone else who does math, like lauryn ricketts, is tracking your forecast outside. >> look at the sunrise. beautiful. >> she'll let us know where we're going temperature wise before you step out your door. a warning before you hit up the samples at the makeup counter. what you need to know before you try smething out.o

$1that's like a big yummy hug.? so hug it up! hug more. hug large. hug medium? hug that. live it a hug life with $1.99 medium or larger hot chocolate. america runs on dunkin'. if you're headed maybe to frederick, you're going to meet amelia draper. she's out there with the girls on the run. great organization. love what they do. candy cane dash 5k. if you're headed there right now, you should be. registration starts at 7:00 a.m. temperatures will climb out of the 20s so dress in layers. we're warming up before we have a big cooldown. talk about that on the ten-day forecast in a few minutes. >> lauryn, thank you. a warning before you head out shopping today. a california woman is suing a big

of its samples, well, made her sick. we're talking about the makeup counter. turns out, the samples can be loaded with nasty germs. nbc's jeff rossen investigates. >> reporter: watch this woman putting on lipstick like she's in her own bathroom. but that's not her lipstick. it's a makeup sample in the store. other women use it, too. in fact, we watch woman after woman trying on samples. testing everything from mascara to eye shadow to concealer on their faces. we're blurring them. no need to embarrass them. it may seem harmless, but one woman is suing sephora, claiming she got the herpes virus from sampling lipstick, showing no warning of the risk of getting diseases from trying on makeup samples at the store. >> is that possible? >> it is possible. you can catch the herpes virus

that virus can survive on the surface of a lipstick tube for up to a week. >> reporter: a week? >> a week. >> reporter: she says it is not just herpes either. makeup samples can make you sick any number of ways. but is it really happening? to find out, my producer, lindsey, is undercover in some of the most popular stores, taking samples of those makeup testers. first up, the target of the new lawsuit, sephora. she's using sterile swabs to gather samples. >> looks like this one has been used. >> reporter: from all kinds of makeup. >> let's try this one. >> reporter: sealing them up. >> all right. off to the lab. >> reporter: and sending them to a certified microbiology lab, where these lab techs get to work, testing for different kinds of viruses and bacteria. and the results are in. at sephora, four of eight samples containing harmful bacteria, including e. coli and something

disgusting. >> they're in our intestinal track and come out with our fee cease. you could be literally be smearing someone else's fecal matter directly on to your lips. >> reporter: that is gross. the most shocking result, two of the samples at sephora coming back positive for staph, which could cause serious infections, boils and lesions. especially if you have an open cut on your skin or lips, or it gets in your eyes. is it happening at other stores, too? lindsey hitting up ulta for more samples. >> got it. >> reporter: and macy's, too. >> here's the macy's sample. >> reporter: at ulta, one sample coming back positive for e. coli. another for staph. at macy's, one more sample containing

and another containing staph. that means that all three stores we tested, we got hits for dangerous bacteria. we reached out to the companies. macy's declined to comment. the others did. sephora telling us, the health and safety of our clients is our foremost priority. their testers are regularly sanitize, replaced and replenished. also saying, they follow best practices in their stores and offer many other ways for clients to test products. ulta saying the health and safety of our guests is a top priority. we encourage and support sanitary trial by offering items like cleansers and disposable makeup applicators. what are people supposed to do? how do you avoid this? >> if you're itching to try, at least use the makeup on the top of your hand, opposed to using it close to your eyes or lips. both areas are much more vulnerable to infection. >> oh, my gosh. just whoa. that's gross. you know what? thi

everybody, you know? we're supposed to read here is, by the way, don't -- if you don't want to test samples at all in store, experts say you can buy the product and try it at home. if you don't like it, many stores will let you return it and get a full refund. my goodness gracious. >> everybody is enjoying their breakfast. >> i know. good morning. >> yum. >> keep that main mind and tell your friends. for the lipstick, you're probably like, duh. >> yes. >> for the powder or whatever, maybe you wouldn't think twice about that. >> yeah. >> this is why i don't wear makeup. >> women problems. you're lucky. >> yes. >> see what women have to deal with? >> come on, david. >> don't wear any makeup whatsoever. >> nothing on air. >> lauryn ricketts, i have never wanted to go to weather quick enough. >> quickly. >> let's go. you're itching to get out of that story. >> yeah. let's talk about

it we're looking at very nice conditions as we go through the day today. very seasonable conditions. maybe a few sprinkles. a lot of events going on. let's get to your forecast out there. it is a beautiful morning out there. mostly clear skies. i do believe we'll have an increase in the cloud cover as we go through the afternoon. look at that. we have that sun coming up just about ten minutes after 7:00. again, a few sprinkles possible, especially for the second half of the day and into the overnight. we are warming up through tuesday. then we're cooling down quite a bit. take a look at these temperatures. 20s and t30s across the board. outside of the beltway, a little cooler. low 50s for day time highs today with a few sprinkles possible. a little more cloud cover this afternoon. we're looking good as you get ready for the holidays. yes, it is december 2nd. getting the tree looking good for that. decorating, no problem. we won't have the winds or anything like that. the christmas lighting, take the jacket. i don'tel

a few sprinkles possible and that's it. nothing happening on the storm team 4 radar right now. low 50s, seasonable for this time of year. more clouds by this afternoon. if you could read this, we have a lot going on. christmas in middleburg. the alexandria festival. the tree lighting in ma nonassa. if you're out and about, we could have a few sprinkles tonight. we have a lot of 5ks out there. amelia draper will be out with the girls on the run candy cane 5k dash. a lot of things going on this morning and this afternoon. not bad. tomorrow not bad either. mid 50s with clearing skies through the afternoon. follow me here. you see a few more clouds building in by the afternoon. if you have something to do, we could have, again, a few light sprinkles as we head through your overnight and sunday morning. we clear out and have some sunshine through the day on sunday. pattern change coming our way. we're warming up today, tomorromo

after a frontal system passes through the area tuesday to wednesday. again, here's the pattern change. we warm up through tuesday. afternoon rain showers with a cold front. temperatures falling through the day on wednesday. we're in the 30s and 40s thursday. friday to saturday, could have a few isolated snow showers. flurries friday to the weekend. we're still watching that. also, keep around to watch us.

if you're looking for something cool to check out this weekend, we have you covered. >> both you and i don't like the cold but it is it. city center with a look at a life-sized igloo. >> what goes into building a giant igloo in the middle of downtown d.c.? >> tons and tons of work. 300 man hours for this project in total. about 36,000 pounds of ice. tons of time. tons of work. some cold, dry ice, helping it hold together. >> the igloo is one of the activati activations? >> we have dream closet. we have decor items like our 75-foot tree. 25-foot reindeer in the plaza. there are lots of things for people to come out. it's all free. enjoy the holidays. >> how will this stay up this weekend when doug is calling for almost 60 degree at

ice. we wrap it up at the end of the day, get it cold again. it takes a while for the ice to come back up to temperature. we'll stay on top of maintaining it. >> open to the public all weekend. one of the many holiday attractions at city center d.c. this will be selfie central all weekend. everyone is welcome to come and enjoy a gigantic, 36,000 pound igloo. you're getting your first look here on "news 4 today." i'm tommy mcfly, news 4. >> pretty cool. 6:56, your time on this saturday. let's set you up with four things to know. we'll start with this morning, president trump saying he plans to pass a gop-backed tax reform bill by christmas. the measure passed mostly along party lines this morning in the senate. the senate version still needs to be reconciled with the house version before it can actually get to the president's desk. former national security adviser michael flynn says he lied to the fbi. he pleaded g

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good morning. breaking overnight. tax plan passes. >> the tax cuts and jobs act as amended is passed. >> early this morning on a party line vote, senate republicans approve the most sweeping tax plan in three decades. this after a mass scramble to sweeten the pot to get republicans to vote yes. democrats furious. >> this legislation will go down in history as one of the worst, most unfair pieces of legislation ever passed. >> what now? what does it mean for your bottom line? we're live on capitol hill. flynn fallout. shock waves across washington, d.c. days after michael flynn