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

korea. these were designed specifically for the 2018 peyeongchang winte olympics. in two weeks, they sold out in stores and online. the lopadded coats became the "" item after getting great reviews. it's not clear when the $135 coat will be in stock again. speaking of which, we are a little over two months away from winter olympics in pyeongchang, south korea. people are making plans to see the thrilling games and also experiencing the korean culture. we have you covered. news 4 visited the country a few months ago to give us a preview of all the excitement. this morning, we go to a famous house in seoul that specializes in designing clothing. take a look. >> reporter: the details exquisite. this is the traditional dress of korea. it's a full dress and

jack jacket. men's version have pants. koreans wore them daily before, but now they're for special occasions. this is the designer in seoul. people come from around the world to see the shop's ka craftsmanship up close. 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 she how to choose one, starting with the selection of the best color combinations, to strike the right balance and tone for the season and occasion. she explains if you choose 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,

measurements. because the skirt is so full, she toe kfocuses on the top hal including the length of my shoulders and arms. the first one i try on has a dark beaded jacket with a silver pleaded skirt. it's one you can wear to an evening affair. the fabric is heavier, so it is 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 one is a special design. it was created for a popular korean drama where the lead actress wore it for an important scene. it has iridescent fabric and embroidery, plus a unique layered skirt. it was modelled after what

my personal favorite is a style i've never seen before. a pale pink pleated skirt with a white lace jacket. it is a decidedly modern take on the traditional design. i feel like i should go somewhere. even with nowhere to go, visitors are renting them 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 journey to find the one perfectly fitted for you. news 4. >> so cool. i love that story. great look inside. for more on her adventures in korea, head to her facebook page. she'll head to pyeongchang in february to head up our converae of the winter olympics.

can find a gift and help out a local charity at the same time. gifts from the heart happening today at lake ann plaza. starting at 111:00 and goes untl 4:00 this afternoon. you have vendors with crafts, art, and goodies. santa making his arrival by boat at noon. >> we'll be giving 10% of our proceeds to cornerstones, non-profits that will help members in our community that are in need with food, housing and other needs. >> awesome. you want more info? go to the nbc washington app. search gifts from the heart. you'll get all you need to know. 9:05, your time on this saturday. still looking for a seasonal job? not too late. >> when "news 4 today" continues, we'll tell you how ma

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 is a need for more workers. so macy's decided to hire more posts. most of the jobs are part-time. nativity scenes are at the heart of many of our christmas celebrations. check this one out. this is out of france. a city in the southern part of the country is creating one with 3,500 figurines. it hopes to get into the guinness world record book with this. each figurine is made painted b hand. it represents daily life in france's villages. >> that's cool. the officials would have to go there to make sure it is actually a world record. it looks like it. >> i would just say, yeah, that's about 3,500.

9:09 on this saturday. maybe you have brunch plans. the sun is shining brightly. we'll check in to see how many layers you may need before you step out the door. and our barbara harrison has a sit-down interview with the legendary quincy jones ahead of a big honor here in d.c. this weekend. don't go away. we'll be right bac k. ( ♪ ) as a person who loves the finer things, this holiday season, i've asked for a luxurious new buick suv. ( ♪ ) fingers crossed. ( ♪ ) ring in the holidays with buick. get up to 20% below msrp on most 2017 luxury suv models. that's almost $7,400 on this buick enclave leather. experience the new buick this holiday season for remaining 2017s.

tradition happening later today. right now, you're looking live at the kennedy center, all lit up as preparations are made for its biggest weekend of the year. the kennedy center honors. this year, five performers will be celebrated. >> let's run through the list. dancer and choreographer. singer/songwriter. gloria estefan. l.l. cool j. norman leer. lionel richie. it always draws celebrities right here to washington. >> i want to go. we have to get the hook up. barbara harrison has the hook up. she caught up with one of the big names who will be in the audience. >> to be infused with your attitude is gratitude. >> recognize the preacher? quincy jones on "saturday night live" in 1990. over 25 years ago. if you thought at 57 years old then he was at a peak of his ce

far from fading. what's he up to these days? >> been in ten movies, six albums, four broadway shows. 25 hotels with donatella. >> reporter: it's not easy to catch quincy jones not busy. performing, producing, arranging. busy has been what his life has been about. in town for the kennedy center honors this weekend, he stopped by to appear on stage at the african-american museum of history and culture. that's where i sat down with him as he tried to grab a bite to eat in the green room. he's not ready to slow down as he continues to live out his dream. >> i had only one fear in my life. that fear was not being prepared for a great opportunity. so i made sure i had my stuff together, you know. back then, they call it paying your dues, you know. i paid my dues. >> reporter: he was born in chicago in the depression years. the family moved to washington when his father found work

what gave quincy jones the inspiration to learn music? >> i didn't have a mother, i didn't have a mother. straight jacket when i was 7 years old. it freaks you out. >> reporter: he said mastering music nurtured his spirit. >> if i don't have a mother, i'll let music be my mother. it never let me down. never. >> reporter: 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. >> reporter: he says he just wanted to be the best at whatever he did. even as a shoe shine boy at 11. >> i wanted to be the best shoe shiner dude that ever lived. >> reporter: he started his music career before finishing high school. >> when i was 15, lionel hampton asked me to join his band. >> reporter: he was only 15. >> he said, get off the bus and get an education. i'll get back to you later. oh, i was

i had a scholarship to seattle university. took a music class but i got the berkeley school of music scholarship. >> a few years later, hampton called again. >> when i was in boston, they called me and said they wanted me to join the band in new york. best thing that happened to me. >> reporter: it launched a career, making him a star as a musician, composer, arranger, conductor, even actor. touching the lives of so many others. what is your favorite music? >> good music. >> reporter: any favorite performers? >> oh, yeah. are you kidding? all are so different. ask me who is the best out of ray charles and billy , sarah vaughn, frank sinatra? they're all good. >> reporter: perhaps better because of help from the man

>> wow. that's awesome. >> great story. barbara harrison there. ib cr incredible to hear him say his mom was taken away and music became his mother. >> good story. wasn't that a great story? >> yeah. gives you insight into this amazing. >> legend. lauryn ricketts with us as we prepare to wrap up our newscast. folks heading outside. what do you think? >> a lot of things going on today. it'll be fine. dress in layers. temperatures will be in the low 50s. that's seasonable for this time of year. just around the average temperature for this time of year. we are looking at a mix of sun and

here. there are so many things going on today. we have christmas in middleburg. alexandria has its festival followed by the boat show later at night. the del ray christmas tree lighting. i'll be there for that. come say hi. that's at 6:00. manassas christmas parade, to name a few. we have a whole bunch of things going on. thank goodness the weather is going to be dry. again, just a chance of a spotty sprinkle. more clouds and sunshine. definitely you're going to want to dress like we are going to have these temperatures in the 40s and 50s. it is going to be a little cool, especially when you hang out there for all day long. now, the thing is, we don't have the wind. you won't have to worry about that. winds are light. if you're out and about, having dinner, spotty sprinkles. i do not believe you'll

umbrella. nothing on the storm team 4 radar right now. besides a few sprinkles tonight and into early tomorrow, next chance of rain comes late tuesday into early wednesday. tuesday night into wednesday morning. that's when we'll have our next chance of rain. that will signify the pattern change. 52 will be the daytime high today. then tomorrow, as you head out the door, maybe for church, go ahead and grab the jacket and the sunglasses. we may have a few clouds in the morning. i believe we'll have more sunshine in the afternoon. temperatures tomorrow starting a little warmer than today. the low 40s due to the cloud cover. tomorrow afternoon, we're in the mid 50s. then as we head into tuesday and wednesday, a frontal system will come through and bring the rain tuesday night to wednesday. here comes the pattern change. we'll unleash a lot of the cool air out of canada. boy, will it get chilly toward the end of the work week. we also could have a few isol e isolated showers friday and saturday. way too early to tell just yet.

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as we prepare for the temperatures to drop, the number of people seeking shelter from the street will go up. for the 14th year, a fairfax charity is there to help. >> the church will be different but the warmth will be theme

program shifts to fairfax presbyterian church. 40 churches participate in the effort. united methodist church kicked off the program this week. though the nights are cold, they're not bitter cold yet. when the temperatures drop lower, the program supports two churches each week to accommodate a greater number of guests. the guests are given warm places to sleep, dinner and breakfast in the morning and offered ak activities in the evening. >> we're meeting basic needs and providing the meal, then it is an avenue to connect with fairfax county health department. >> and that connection to services is paying off. >> the last year, we saw 279 people throughout the whole season. 35 of those folks were in permanent housing by the end of the season. >> the number of people taking part in the program is growing. but it may not be who you might think. >> one of the eye of openers for

talking to the folks, and they were saying, you know, i've got to be up early because i go downtown to work in the morning. i've got a job. it's just, you know, needing a place to stay. needing a place to sleep. >> we've got a lot of resources about hypothermia location on our website and in our app. >> all you have to do is search hypothermia prevention. it's a real thing, you know. count your blessings, especially this time of year, when it gets cold, that you have a place to go to, you know. a warm bed. heat. >> not the reality for everyone. >> it's not. moving on. if you needed something to get you in the holiday spirit, check this out. budapest brought back its sparkling streetcar for the ninth year in a row. people can ride the tram until january 7th. the cars are decorated with ornaments and almost 39,000 blue and white lights. the ceo of the budapest transport network

single person who rides it in the holiday spirit. >> that'd do it for me. >> right? >> budapest, i love it. i'll go by parliament. >> you've gone there, right? >> so beautiful. >> love it. was there this summer. very cool. >> i love it. little eggnog, you know. maybe some hot chocolate. mariah carey christmas cd. >> i don't know if they're including all of that. i think you added that. >> not all included. you have to get that yourself. >> byo eggnog and everything else. >> there you go. all right. if you're looking for something cool to check out this weekend, we have you covered. >> we're talking chilly. 94.7 fresh fm's tommy mcfly. he has an exclusive 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. we calculated 300 man hours for this project in total. 36,000 pounds of ice. just tons of time.

cool, dry ice, helping it hold together. >> the igloo is one of the activations? >> we have art installation over palmer alley called dream closet. we have decor items such as our 75-foot tree. 25-foot reindeer in the plaza. there's lots of things for people to come out. it's all free. just enjoy the holidays. >> how is this going to stay up all weekend when doug is calling for almost 60 degree weather? >> thousands of thousands of pounds of dry ice. we baby it. wrap it up at the end of the day, get it cold enough. takes a while for the ice to come back to temperature. we'll maintain it and take care of it. >> open to the public all weekend long. 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." in northwest, i'm tommy mcfly, news 4. >> awesome. looks fun. your time is

saturday. let's set you up with four things to know. this morning, president trump says he plans to pass a gop-backed tax reform bill by christmas. the measure passed mostly along party lines early this morning in the senate. the senate version still needs to be reconciled with the house version before it actually reaches the president's desk to be signed. former national security adviser michael flynn now says he lied to the fbi. yesterday, he pleaded guilty to lying about his contact with russian ambassador to the u.s. following new developments this morning on the "today" show and our nbc washington app. joni rockingham has been missing since the day before thanksgiving. she was last seen talking on her cell phone outside. her phone is now off. there are no leads. police are asking anyone with information to contact them right away. one football team in maryland making history. the wise pumas winning

third straight state title last night. they're the first to win three consecutive maryland football titles. congrats to them. lauryn ricketts, we see the igloo with tommy mcfly. it'll be a challenge to keep it up. >> it is. low 50s today, which is seasonable for this time of year. mid 50s on sunday and monday. again, tonight, a few sprinkles. if you have things to do outside, you'll be fine. then tuesday night to wednesday morning, that's going to be our next chance of rain. tuesday's temperature, lower 60s before a cooldown next week. >> loving that. >> i see a question mark about snow showers in the next week. it's on a friday when i'm working. i'll be outside in the snow. all i can think about right

well, before it was even founded, a french teenager, bienville, scared away a british warship with just a story. and great stories kept coming. like when the military came and built the boats to win the war. [warplane] some are tales told around crowded tables.... [streetcar rumble] and others are performances fit for the stage. stella! cause for three hundred years, great stories have started

the same way. one time, in new orleans. [crowd applause]

. hi, everybody and welcome to "inside the redskins" on the nbc. i'm rick "doc" walker. it was an unfortunate night thursday night. as the redskins fell to the cowboys in prime time. the team is now 5-7 and trailing dallas in the nfc east. let's take a look back at some of the highlights that is brought to you by long and foster. ♪ ♪