cooling down with possible snow showers friday to saturday. david? >> ricketts, don't go too far. you, me and megan back at 8:30 with a full hour of news and weather. see you then. good morning. breaking overnight. tax plan passes. in an early morning vote, the republicans passed the most steeping tax plan in decades. this after a down to the wire scramble to get reluctant republicans to vote yes. democrats furious. president trump rejoicing. but it's not a done deal yet. we're live with the latest. flynn fallout. reaction to the guilty plea by general michael flynn after admitting he lied to the fbi about his contacts with russians. new questions this morning. could jared kushner be in legal jeopardy? what does it all mean for president trump? ♪ and the royal engagement. prince harry

markle making their first public appearance since announcing they're getting married. fans delighted. what we're learning about the future princess as she gets ready for life in the public eye. today, saturday, december 2nd, 2017. ♪ a familiar face on the plaza. how many times have you been here? >> this is my fourth time. >> why are you so excited this morning? >> it is my first trip to new york city. >> you actually brought your bucket to the "today" show. what is number one? >> being on the "today" show and saying, hello! >> i'm turning 40. >> whew! >> it's my 43rd. >> it's my 54th. >> it's my 24th. >> it's our 13th! >> it is my 12th birthday. >> happy birthday! >> and a good morning. good saturday morning. wel

on the plaza on this first saturday of december. this is a holiday crowd. >> you know what i appreciate? a lot of signs they made in advance. you planned out these. they knew they were coming. >> we love a quality sign. >> the glitter is going to be following you around for weeks. >> that's a beautiful sign. >> thanks for that. stunning. >> what do you think of the tree, by the way? >> what are they going to say? it is pretty great. we have a lot to get to this in final half hour. let's begin with today's news. >>haake on capitol hill. senators cast their votes at 2:00 this morning on the biggest rewrite of the tax bill in years. days of frantic deal making and fiery debate ending overnight with a celebration by victorious republicans. >> the tax cuts an

amended is passed. >> reporter: in the lead-up to the vote, democrats complained they were given just hours to read the 400 plus page bill, packed with late editions. sometimes skrcribbled in the margins. >> this is the tax bill. see how thick it is? take a look at this, folks. this is your government at work. >> reporter: on the floor, a furious debate. >> this legislation will go down in history as one of the worst, most unfair pieces of legislation ever passed. >> this bill is about helping americans for the long term. it's about restoring the american dream. >> reporter: but the result, 51-49, republican victory was largely a forgone conclusion. after previously undecided senators jeff flake and susan collins declared their support for the bill on friday. >> i do believe that this bill will help to promote economic growth and the creation of

>> bob co >> reporter: bob corker, the only republican to vote against the bill, said phone calls from president trump and party leadership couldn't change his thoughts on the $1.5 trillion addition to debt price tag. >> i hope this is good for the country. >> reporter: next, the senate and house have to hammer out details. including how many brackets there should be, how generous to make the childcare tax credit. one last round of negotiations on a bill republicans believe the american economy demands and democrats say it can't possibly afford. this bill has been a major priority for the president. he tweeted about it again this morning with a bit of hyperbole. writing, biggest tax bill and tax cuts in history just passed in the senate. now these great republicans will be going for final

your hard work and commitment. the president would like to see this bill on his desk by christmas. it is ambitious. republican leaders are committed to trying to get it done. sheinelle and craig? >> it'd be his first legislative vi victory. thank you. fallout after former national security adviser flynn pleaded guilty on friday for lying to the fbi when asked whether he communicated with the russians. the president isn't commenting on the plea deal. jeff bennett is at the white house with more. >> reporter: president trump isn't talking about, isn't tweeting about, the bombshell plea deal involving his former national security adviser michael flynn. a development, by the way, that marks a major milestone. special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation. retired general michael flynn, once president trump's national security adviser and key confidant, now a convicted te e felon. flynn,

over her e-mails. >> damn right. >> reporter: pleaded guilty friday to willfully and knowingly making false, fictitious and fraudulent statements to the fbi about his contacts with russia's former ambassador to the u.s., sergey kislyak. contacts he had previously denied. court documents state on december 22nd, a, quote, very senior member of the trump transition team directed flynn to contact the russian government and others about a u.n. resolution on israeli settlement. sources familiar with the matter tell nbc news that very senior member was jared kushner. president trump's son-in-law and senior adviser. a second contact came a week later. documents show a senior official asked flynn to reach out to kislyak again, about the obama administration's sanctions meant to punish moscow over its election meddling. nbc news has learned that senior official was

would be sworn in as deputy security adviser. flynn's plea is a game changer, marking the first time since mueller's russia investigation penetrated trump's inner circle. >> general flynn, how great is he? >> reporter: the president praising flynn just days after firing him. >> general flynn is a wonderful maen. -- man. i think he's been treated very, very unfairly by media. >> reporter: flynn, the fourth trump campaign official implicated in criminal activity. in statement, flynn says he accepts full responsibility for his actions. adding, quote, my guilty plea and agreement to cooperate with the special counsel's office reflects a decision i made in the best interests of my family and of our country. so the president this morning, sheinelle, is heading to new york city to attend a few fundraisers. the white house says president trump is not focused so much on flynn, more so on the gop tax plan. the president's lawyer, ty cobb,

down play the impact of flynn's plea deal, saying nothing about it implicates anyone other than michael flynn. >> jeff, thank you. to more of this morning's headlines. the justice department issued an arrest warrant for the illegal immigrant acquitted of murder this week in the shooting death of a steinle. it started a conversation about why the mexican immigrant wasn't deported earlier. the justice department is considering federal charges. the mcdonald's manager responsible for tipping off police about an alleged serial killer in tampa, florida, will receive a $110,000 reward. the woman reached out to police when the 24-year-old suspect who also worked at the restaurant handed her a mcdonald's bag containing a gun. it matched the murder weapon used in all four shootings over the last two months. howell donaldson iii was charged with murder. the manager said she wanted to do the right thing. a team of doctors in texas

delivering the first baby to be born in the united states to a mother with a transplanted uterus. the mother gave birth to the baby at baylor medical university center in dallas. the hospital has had a study underway for several years now. the break through has already been achieved in sweden. it was done several years ago. the experimental surgery is hoped to dramatically change the lives of woman born without a uterus and other fertility issues. dylan is on the plaza with another check of the weather. >> good morning, guys. i've been getting tweeted several times the last couple weeks by this lovely woman here. this is your fourth visit to the "today" show, right? >> yes. my sign says it is the third but i came yesterday, so recycling. it is my fourth visit. yes, minnesota. we love "today"! >> we love having you here. thanks for coming back again and again and again. we love it. let's take a look at what's going on across the country for the weekend. we are going to see widespread snow start to fill in across the pacific northwest. it is going to be a snow that will affect

several days. in the meantime, above average high temperatures through the plains, the midwest. highs in the 60s, even 80s near texas. some fog along the gulf coast this morning and in the northeast, temperatures should be in the 40s. it warms up into the 50s in the northeast. tomorrow, continued warmth back through the middle of the country. some showers working into southeastern texas. heavy snow is likely, especially toward the rockies and the areas moving into montana, where we will see the possibility of blowing snow, as well, with gusty wind. that's a look at the weather across the country. now a peek out your window. >> we have temperatures in the upper 30s right now. little more cloud cover. that's the way it'll be today. we'll have a lot of clouds sticking around. current temperatures across the board. we're moving out of the 20s at this point. it is a chilly start. it is still going to be a season l e able end with temperatures in the 50s. there is a chance for sprinkles as we go through the evening, even to the overnight. not impacting too much.

any tree lighting festivals. looking good. dress in layers. >> that's your latest forecast. craig? >> dylan, thank you. now to the "it" couple of the week. it's n if not the year. prince harry and meghan markle back at kensington palace after a busy day friday. wowing the crowds as they made their first public appearance since announcing their engagement. nbc's lucy kcavanaugh is outsid of kensington palace, the couple's new home. >> reporter: prince heart ray a -- harry and meghan markle dazzled the crowds. this morning, much-deserved r&r for the soon-to-be royal couple. this morning, a quiet saturday behind closed palace doors for prince harry and his prid bride-to-be. a day after the happy couple embarked on their first official joint

the well-wishers giving this american a warm welcome. >> she handled it with applause. >> reporter: their engagement breaks all the rules of the british monarch. markle is a divorced american who had a catholic education, is biracial and a commoner, a change the british public seems to welcome. >> a change for the better, really. becoming more modern. >> reporter: in nottingham, the pair visited a world aids day charity center, a nod to princess diana who championed awareness. >> we are a fantastic team. >> i'm excited about that. >> reporter: meghan markle is no stranger to humanitarian work around the globe. she's been outspoken at women's rights. >> at the age of 11, i created my small level of impact by standing up for equality. >> reporter: campaigning against a sexist dishwashing commercial when she was 11. appearing on nickelodeon i

"inside edition." >> mom does this and mom does that. >> reporter: writing letters to then-first-lady hillary clinton and the soap maker. >> i was wondering if you could change your commercial to people all over america. >> reporter: the company responding by changing its ad. meghan will be giving up her causes to focus on royal work, but a lot of folks see them as a modern couple and are looking forward to meghan making her mark on the royal family. sheinelle? craig? back to you. >> lucy, thank you. how excited are you? >> i think it is exciting. i mean, you know, we like to get into stuff. i feel like it is a nice distractid distraction. >> looking forward to the wedding in may. think back to some of the gifts you've gotten over the years. who has given you the worst gift? think about that. ponder that. we'll tell you what a new study says about the worst gift givers ever. plus, why chris pratt put out a major warning on social media to his millions of

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we are back on a saturday morning and it's time to trend. >> take us we are back. ready to trend. >> like the music? >> before trending, we came off no shave november. craig shaved his face and missed a spot. it is right under your nose. can we zoom in? >> i didn't see it. >> can we share? >> this is what we're going to do? i shave at 3:45. 4:00 a.m., you know. often times, i'm having to get a 3-year-old off. yes, you're right. >> i didn't notice. dylan walks in. ai

she goes, oh! >> feel better now? >> your wife was awake when you left, she wouldn't have let you leave. >> that's right. >> dylan will send you a shaver for the holidays. >> right. >> speaking of gifts, it is the holiday season. makes sense we're talking about gifts. specifically, the worst ones and who gives them to you. a new study by vista print via one poll.com says in-laws are the worst gift givers. they're followed by co-workers, aunts and then sisters. all who apparently tend to give terrible presents. how do you handle an unwanted gift? 1/3 of the people admitted they politely say thank you anyway. 13% say they'll act excited about the gift, even when they're not. in the spirit of the holiday season, eight in ten adults admit when it comes to gifting, it is the thought that counts. >> it is. >> i agree. i'm a fake excitement person. i do appreciate the thought that went into the gift. >> my in-laws give -- and i'm not just saying this because they're rapid viewers of the broadcast -- but

really good gifts. yours? >> like what? >> shirts and sweaters. >> my mother-in-law is good at buying my dresses which i wear on the show. i get compliments. oh, it is a gift from my mother-in-law. >> a chance to say something nice. >> my mother-in-law gives me gifts i wouldn't purchase for myself and i end up liking it. i wouldn't have gotten it for myself. >> underrated gifts are socks. we all need socks. >> we need pop start. that's what we need. apparently, i need a razor. >> let's start this morning with pop start. a warning from actor chris pratt to fans. he took to instagram saying, in part, somebody is trying to pretend to be me on facebook. maybe other social media platforms. apparently hitting on a lot of different female fans, trying to get their numbers and who else knows what. i'm not joking. please know i find this behavior

reprehensible. if i find out who it is, i'll have their account shut down. look for the blue verified check mark. he is concerned for kids falling for the scam. the account seems to have been deleted since his post. "stranger things" has been renewed for a third season. the second season of the netflix hit premiered to huge ratings. this news should come as no surprise. fans on the internet are freaking out. creators are giving some plot details, too, saying another jump in time is inevitable, since the actors are growing up quickly. season three, if you finished two, you know trouble is lurking for the residents of hawkins, indiana. i went to the rangers game last night. the actor who plays justin, he was there at the game. they put him on the jumbotron. >> were people excited? >> i was probably the most excited. >> talented kid. >> yes. finally, can you believe it's been 20 years

ship the "titanic"? "titanic" is sailing back to theaters for one week. it was re-released at select amc theaters nationwide in 2d and 3d friday. it made leonardo dicaprio and kate winslow household names. but could jack have fit on the door? while paying a visit to the late show's stevphen colbert, winsle reenacted the scene. it was a resounding yes. she said matthew mcconaughey originally auditioned with her. we'll be right back here on nbc.

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>> announcer: "news 4 today" starts now. >> while many of us were asleep, a busy night on capitol hill. the senate passing the gop tax bill. >> what happens next and what it means for you. >> welcome on this saturday morning. i'm david cullivver. >> i'm megan fitzgerald, in for angie goff.

coming up. the details in the sky right now, we have a few clouds in place. that's the way it is going to be as we go through the remainder of the day. clouds are only going to increase. thank you so much for somebody adjusting my camera. looks good. 39 in the district right now. outside the beltway, we are looking at temperatures in the 20s. as we go through the day, temperatures are going to be warming to the low 50s. maybe a few sprinkles later tonight. we'll talk about that. with the area events, we'll dive into those coming up. guys? >> lauryn, we'll check in then. we are learning more about a death investigation. this is happening now in fairfax county. >> police have been searching near meadow woods apartments since last night. >> derrick ward is live in the alexandria section of the

>> derrick, what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning. the scene has cleared. we know fairfax county police were concentrated on the wooded area around the apartment complex. as you can see now, it is pretty clear here. most of the residents we've spoken to here don't seem to have any i thinkling as to what happened. someone called news 4 and reported police were investigating a possible shooting or stabbing. we haven't confirmed that with fairfax county police. we have no information about a victim or possible suspect. some tense moments last night and early this morning, around 1:00 a.m. this morning, when the investigation was taking place. we hope to have more information from fairfax county later today. to the suspect or information about a victim. we're live in alexandria. derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >> a lot of questions still out there. all right. we'll check in later. 8:30. developing this morning, the senate passing a sweeping

code. the vote went into the early morning hours as lawmakers passed it along party lines with just one republican voting against it. this morning, president trump praising the vote on twitter. nbc's blayne alexander tells us what needs to happen before it can head to the president's desk. >> reporter: vice president mike pence presiding over an early morning vote. >> 51-49. 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 a family making 5 -- $50,000 a year, two kids, you'll see a 36% tax cut. >> reporter: they say it lowers tax cuts and simplifies the code. it is costly, adding $1 trillion to the definition. >> the president may be celebrating, but most

will rue this day. >> reporter: democrats calling it a gift for the rich and a non-partisan analysis predicting taxes for middle class and poorer americans will go up. >> can you tell me what the word is? >> reporter: they say it was done in such a rush, nobody knows what is 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 spectacle. >> we should take as long as necessary to get this done right. >> reporter: president trump says he wants it on his desk to sign by christmas. blayne alexander, nbc news, washington. emotions overflows inside a d.c. courtroom when parents learned how long a local teacher will spend in jail. >> fernandez in court, heading to prison for eight years. the former teacher sexually

assaulted multiple students inside the charter school in d.c. prosecutors say he broke the trust of so many. >> it was extremely tense. pretty much the entire time the prosecution had people giving their statements, it was parents crying. i mean, there were so many tears. >> fernandez will spend at least 25 years on supervised probation once he gets released. he will also have to register as a sex offender. take a look at this video here. you can see an officer pursue an atv rider before he tumbled off his bike into the street. d.c. police say it is not a laughing matter. the guy who apparently filmed the entire thing was arrested. this took place on 14th street last weekend in northwest. d.c. police say 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. >> hashtag there, we will find you. they sure did. this morni

from a d.c. family desperate for anyone to help them find their loved one. rockingham hasn't been seen or heard from in nearly ten days. news 4's shomari stone spoke with her family and has the latest on the search. >> i'm empty. i'm numb. >> reporter: tanisha and her family are concerned about her mother, 53-year-old joni rockingham. >> i can't put into words how i'm feeling. it's a feeling i wouldn't put on anyone. >> reporter: there is a flier put out, calling her a critical missing person. tanisha and her family haven't seen or heard from joni since the day before thanksgiving, when she was helping her mother cook in northeast. did she seem upset or depressed? >> no. >> reporter: she rezsooceived a phone call, talked and hung up. she was sitting on this end of the couch. she was in a good mood, no problems. she suddenly got up and walked out of the front door.

bizarre, her family says she left her purse behind with her identification. >> i talk to my mom almost every single day. if she doenn't reach me, she leaves a voice mail, why haven' you contacted me? >> reporter: her phone is now off. tanisha says her mother doesn't drive and doesn't have a mental illness. if anyone knows where your mother is, what should they do? >> call the police. if you want to be anonymous, that's a perfect place to call. >> reporter: the rockingham family will wait and worry, hoping police solve this mystery. in northeast d.c., i'm shomari stone, news 4. big news from one of our busiest bridges. virginia lawmakers announcing a huge $227 million contract to fully repair the arlington memorial bridge. news 4's transportation reporter has been doing extensive reporting on the bridge problems for years. see hihe

the national park service approving the plan. it is working to make sure as many drivers as possible can continue to use the bridge during the rehab. >> during the construction work, we anticipate that three lanes of traffic at a minimum will be open at all times. >> when did this start? it is expected to begin next fall with most of the work done by 2021. the project is expected to give the bridge an extra, well, 85 to 100 year life span. it is time to replenish the ez passes. tolls are coming to i-66 in days. what you need to know now. who doesn't like free coffee? especially this early in the morning. we'll have details on dunkin donuts' plan to caffeinate the crowds. inu're watch

megan insists it is not too early to talk about bourbon. >> really? >> listen, if you love these glasses, 229,000 of these bourbon glasses are being recalled. they've received two dozen reports of over a dozen glasses breaking and potentially cutting people. these glasses can have one of three logo on the bottom. kentucky bourbon trail. kentucky bourbon trail craft tours. or sieve. if you've gotten the glasses, you can turn them in and get your money back. all right. from bourbon to a little bit of coffee. dunkin donuts is brewing up holiday joy this month. on weekdays leading up to december 20th, at least one dunkin location in the country will serve up to 500 free medium hot coffees. not small. medium. dunkin donuts will also be donating more than $25,000 to local organizations connected with the joy in childhood fo

mission to bring happiness to children who have health issues or suffer from hunger. that's awesome. >> great thing. >> yeah. always nice when you can buy something and you know it is going to a greater cause. >> that's our version of bourbon. that's our go-to, especially at this hour. >> true. 8:40 on this saturday. ready to kick holiday shopping into high gear? lauryn ricketts is tracking the forecast to see what you need before you head out the door. and flynn flips. what the fosrmer national ♪ ♪ think of your fellow man, ♪ lend him a helping hand, ♪ put a little love in your heart.♪ ♪ you'll see it's getting late, oh please don't hesitate...♪ ♪ put a little love in your heart.♪ ♪ in your heart... ♪ in your heart... ♪ in your heart...

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we got a lot of things going on in alexandria. we have the scottish festival, which is looking good. a little cloudy. we've bot the krgot the christmg at del ray at 6:00. i'll be there for that. i'm going off to the boat show. that's where this forecast lies. temperatures falling out of the low 50s and into the 40s. a cloud of cover will be around. also, a few sprinkles. otherwise, not going to be that bad of a night. how is the rest of your weekend shaping up? we have a cooldown coming your way. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. i have a look at your first 4 traffic and what's happening on the rails and the roads this weekend. so remember, on the red line, on metro, no trains running between silver spring and fort totten. they have busses instea

construction there on the line. regular schedule on the silver line between wheeliehle-reston new carrolton. normal on the red, orange, yellow and green lines. something fun happening this weekend in manassas, the 72nd greatest manassas christmas parade. closures from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. section of 28 closed along with other roads along church street in manassas. a reminder for you, starting monday, get the ez 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. and we zoom in on 66, the section we're talking about highlighted. the tolls in effect eastbound from 5:30 to 9:30 in the morning. westbound, 3:00 to 7:00. i'll see you monday morning for "news 4 today." 8:44. guilty plea came from former

michael flynn yesterday. now some see the plea as a turning point into the russian meddling probe. "meet the press" moderator chuck todd joined us on set yesterday to talk about what's next. >> the big news is mike flynn is cooperating with bob mueller. mike flynn was probably the president's most frequent traveling companion not being paid for by the campaign. he was with them through multiple campaign managers, corey lewandowski, paul manafort. mike flynn was there. the reason there is nervousness in the white house today, i think, is there aren't many more places above flynn to go in the probe. there's not many more dots to left. it's kushner, trump jr., trump. the reason bob mooueller has a b is the president was trying to get james comey drop an investigation on mike flynn. clearly, the president is worri

saying, no, he got direction to talk to the russian ambassador. the incoming chief of staff at the time and the vice president went on television shows, one was mine on sunday, and said unequivocally, mike flynn did not discuss sanctions in there. either they lied or flynn and somebody else is keeping stuff from pence and priebus, which is entirely possible. that tells you, oh, wow. there may be people that know stuff and people kept out of the loop. if you have been intentionally keeping people out of the loop, you have somebody focusing on a conspiracy of some sort. >> chuck todd there. you can count on chuck and nbc news to keep you in the loop on this investigation. "meet the press" airs tomorrow morning at 10:30 right here on nbc 4. on to one of my favorite couples. it was quite the crowd as prince harry and his fiance, meghan markle, made their way through nottingham,

this was the couple's first official outing as an engaged couple. the two were there to discuss a cause that's really close to harry's heart. hiv aids and youth crime. the pair are touring britain the next six months to give meghan a chance to learn about the country before the big wedding in may. it's awesome. i love it. we were discussing earlier how i was going to try to get there. wouldn't it be cool to be part of that energy? >> they amaze me. the middle of wedding planning and they find the time to breakaway. you know they're doing it on their own. >> oh, yeah. >> you know what it's like. >> they're budgeting. i'm sure they have a list of things and they can't overspend. >> admirable, right? >> royal weddings are nice. >> if i can't get there, we'll stream it on the app. >> sit at home and watch it on my couch. that's what i'm going to do. >> if you're doing it today, you're missing out. it is a nice day. not bad out there. we'll have a mix of sun and clouds.

holiday season right now. we have a lot of parades out there. tree lighting ceremonies. a lot to get there. let's show you what's going on. maybe a few sprinkles we could encounter later on this afternoon and into the overnight. otherwise, next chance of rain comes tuesday night. that'll signify the pattern change coming our way. temperatures in the 30s, climbing out of the 20s and into the 30s. we're going to top out into the low 50s today. clouds are going to be on the increase. again, it's not going to be too bad. we're not beginnigoing to have winds. a few sprinkles. i don't think you need the umbrella out there. a little more cloud cover than probably you'd like to on this weeke weekend, as there is a lot of events. if you're getting the tree, looking good. we have no wind. you're on the ladder decorating the house, no problem whatsoever. then you want to take the coat, that hat, if you're going to any tree lighting ceremonies tonight. the sun is going town 4:45. nothing happening on the radar right now. again, we could have sprinkles. temperatures will be in the low 50s, about age

tomorrow, mid 50s. just a touch warmer. again, the sun going down about 4:45. clear skies as we go into tomorrow night. that'll be good because tomorrow night is when we'll see the super moon. yes. we'll have a super moon here. the closest it'll get to earth will be about 20 minutes after 3:00 a.m. as we head to monday morning. the moon is going to be pretty big. it is pretty close to earth this time of year. let look at the future cast. 8:30, you see the clouds rolling in. again, we'll have a cloudy afternoon. can't rule out spotty sprinkles, even into the overnight and early tomorrow morning. then we clear out. we'll have sunshine by tomorrow afternoon. it'll be responsible for having our temperatures a few degrees warmer. 50s tomorrow. mid 50s sunday. 60s on tuesday. we'll have rain showers late on tuesday night and into wednesday. wednesday, temperatures fall throughout the day. we'll be in the 40s through much of the day. then we're in the 40s thursday.

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teams. >> the wise pumas took the state title. check out the celebration. >> the wise pumas setting a new standard for excellence here in maryland. >> last night's game was played under the lights at navy marine corps stadium. it was a rematch of last year's title game. the pumas went in aiming to win. before yesterday, no team had ever won three consecutive maryland 4a football titles. >> i'm just excited. good team win. we came out here with on our mind to make history. wasn't just about stats. it was about making history. >> oh, yeah. final score, 38-20. after the game, prince george's county schools tweeted its congratulations to the players for their hard work and sportsmanship. >> awesome. good for them. i don't know if you caught it. >> three-peat? >> i was excited for them and i did a shimmy. >> i didn't see it. >> you

as i read it. it is a big deal. as an athlete, or anybody, you want to win. it is the greatest feeling ever. congrats to them. >> i googled three-peat, by the way. it means three consecutive wins. i know you understood that. i was just trying to figure it out myself. >> that's okay. we all learn something new every day. >> learning together. a warm weekend on tap for all of your holiday shopping and sightseeing. lauryn says there is a cold blast coming through. how soon? she'll let us know. plus, a teen is missing for days after running off with her soccer coach. she's back home this morning. there's still a lot of questions in this case. we'll show you how police caught up with the pair when "news

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president trump is praising the senate's passage of a gop-backed tax reform bill. it was passed mostly along party lines early this morning. senator bob corker was the only republican to vote against it. senate version must now be reconciled with the house version before it can go to the president's desk. manuel fernandez headed to prison after the former teacher sexually assaulted students. the abuse happened at the latin american mont soesorie school. he apologizeot

rockingham has been missing for ten days. her purse and i.d. were left behind. her phone is off and police say they don't have leads. they're asking anyone with information to contact them right away. welcome back in on this saturday. i'm david culver alongside my friend megan fitzgerald. >> i'm filling in were angie goff and will be joining you the next couple months. >> good to have you. >> thank you. good to be here. >> the joy and smile on your face when we're off and you're working -- >> it'll go away? >> yeah. we also have lauryn ricketts for us, holding things down at the storm team 4 weather center. what you got, ricketts? >> some clouds out there right now, david. we are going to continue to have clouds throughout the day today. temperatures on the chilly side. we are in the 20s and 30s right now. you can see the cloud cover in place. again, we're going to have more clouds and sunshine out there today. it won't be the prettiest of days but there are a lot of events going on, especially into the holiday season. you know how busy it

lighting ceremonies, a lot of things going on today. doesn't look to be too bad of a day. we'll have increasing clouds through the morning. temperatures will be in the upper 40s by 1:00. some sprinkles on the way. we'll talk about that and the cooldown 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. >> you can bet this morning that mother you saw right there is breathing easy now, but her teen daughter has been found safe. it was under bizarre circumstances. 17-year-old kaitlyn tcaitlyn fr hadn't been seen since last sunday. she's a high school star athlete. police believe she left town with her 27-year-old soccer coach, rian rodriguez. yesterday, her parents got a call from a state trooper in upstate new york. he spotted the car and pulled

over. >> he conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle without incident. they gave up. there was no issues. we found -- they found caitlyn was okay. no injuries or anything. they are currently being detained. suspect has been arrested. she's being detained until the parents can go up and reunite with her. >> from florida to new york. we can tell you rodriguez is being questioned by police but hasn't yet been charged with any crime. to cuba now, where they're reportedly working to fix a shortage in medicine that began a year back. health officials say in a public report, they're working with chinese providers for cancer and hiv patients. officials also say police there are trying to crack down on pharmacists selling drugs on the black market. shortages appeared because of the island nation's cash problem. this holiday season, winter coats are creating a craze in