>> a live look at the roads as we come on the air. drivers will be dealing with their first rainy evening commute in weeks. >> that's right. and right now the rain starting to come down in frederick, loudoun, fairfax, and prince william. >> amelia starts our coverage. everyone is going to get a little rain tonight. >> exactly, susan. that's the keyword, a little bit of rain. we're not talking about moderate ram on storm team4 radar. as you mentioned it's been a while since we've had to deal with some showers heading home from work. that could certainly make for a slow go. especially i suspect in northern virginia where we're dealing what nightmares from the new tolls there. i'll show you exactly where the rain is falling. if your in reston, bethesda, sprinkle starting in the spur towards gaithersburg. all along 270 up into 70 and 15, you're going to be dealing with that rain right now. this includes bucky's town frederick, meyers town,

middletown, burks ville as well. as i widen the picture this is what we're looking at now. this rain continues to push into our area the next couple hours. we'll keep you updated here on news4 at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 what is happening in your neighborhood. he can see activity, all of this with the cold front that is going to bring big changes to our temperatures by tomorrow. but for this evening, despite the rain, it is mild out there. we're at 59 degrees right now and we'll see our temperatures kind of hanging out in the 50s with showers continue, susan, through the evening hours. coming up i'll let you know when they come to an end. and again when that cold air arrives, and we also have lauren out in the storm team4 by 4:00 this afternoon keeping track of what is happening with the roads, the heavy spots and how heavy the rain is exactly where she is. >> okay, amelia, thank you so much. stay on top of our chances for rain or snow friday night with the nbc washington app. download it now for updates from storm team4 throughout your day. >> now we have somere

news coming in first at 4:00. d.c. mayor muriel bowser has hired an outside independent firm to audit attendance policies and procedures at d.c. public schools. this coming after an investigation last week by npr and wamu radio revealed dozens of students graduated last june from ballou high school in southeast when they shouldn't have. only 57 out of the 164 students have received diplomas were actually on track to graduate. today a new principal began his career at the school willie jackson replaced reeves. she's been removed from the school and placed in another role in the district. now we have some new information coming in on breaking news we first told you about at midday. >> that's right. a police review board says the officer who shot and killed terrence sterling did not follow the rules and should be fired, dc police just reacted to that news. >> news4's mark segraves outside the third district in northwest. mark, what is going to happen to e

>> reporter: well, still some time is going to go before we find out his final determination. for now he's on noncontact administrative leave with pay. he's been like that sinc since september in 2016 when this all began. as you'll recall, it was back in 2016 when two police officers were chasing terrence sterling on his motorcycle. he reached speeds of 100 miles per hour, according to police. at some point during that chase, police pulled in front of him, blocked his path. that's when his motorcycle, according to police, ran into the passenger side door and that's when officer brian trainer fired two shots from inside that police car, striking and killing terrence sterling. now, you'll recall in august the u.s. attorney's office declined to bring any criminal charges against the police officer. the family then launched a civil lawsuit against the police department and the city, but just today d.c. police chief announced an internal review, intern

this matter found as you said, that shooting to be unjustified, that he violated police policy. now, we asked the chief for some specifics today. he declined to give any specifics, specifically what policy officer trainer violated in firing his weapon that night. what we do know now is that it is now in the hands of officer trainer. it's up for him to do what he -- either accept this penalty or reject it and ask for a trial board. we asked the chief about this procedure that's been playing out now for more than a year. here's what he had to say. >> we're going to be transparent. we're going to share information when we can. i've asked people all along the way to be patient. wait for the outcome. if you're upset with the outcome, that's the time to voice your grievance. it's been very difficult. it's been a long time for people to wait for an outcome. we are still waiting but we're getting there. >> reporter: now, the sterling family issued a statement through their attorney saying

latest move, but they want to know now whether the city is ready to settle that lawsuit. that is the very latest live here in northwest washington. mark segraves, news4. >> thanks, mark. breaking news from capitol hill where people are protesting the gop tax bill for a second day in a row. more than 300 people swarmed the offices of virginia woman barbara come stock. they are targeting republicans who voted for the tax bill and telling them not to allow final passage. we have videos of several people being arrested. this is the second straight day of protests. opponents say the bill gives the rich est americans the huge est tax break while leaving the middle class with a burden. breaking news first at 4:00, russia has been banned from competing in the winter olympics in south korea over doping allegations.

of orchestrated state sponsored doping at the 2014 games in sochi. these are some of the russian athletes who are clean and say they should still be able to compete. well, they can, just not for their country. they'll have to compete under the name olympic athlete from russia and wear a uniform with that name on it. and we are just over two months away from the start of those games which you can watch, of course, right here on news4. >> in the meantime, lots of christmas gifts won't be delivered on time after an inferno at a u.p.s. shipping facility. they explain how u.p.s. plans to fix this issue. >> reporter: underneath tarp, a processing trailer burned to its frame. it is used to move packages from a warehouse to a conveyor belt onto trucks. now every package inside fire damaged and waterlogged. it's only some of the damage left after this, a

broke out after 11:30 monday night at this frederick ups building off english muffin way. inside the sprinkler system was triggered helping county fire crews get the fire under control within 45 minutes. >> i got a chance to speak very quickly with the ups worker off camera. he says they are just now trying to square the damage, get back to work and make up for all their lost time. concern now for all of those packages, weeks before the holidays, many likely presents that will never get shipped. ups now working on that, sending news4 a statement reading, we are working to identify and notify shippers of any damaged packages as well as reroute packages that would have gone out on the damaged trucks. under daylight, it's hard to miss those ten damaged ups delivery and packing trucks, or that scorching on the warehouse where luckily no one was injured. >> justin finch reporting there. now, our assignment desk made some calls to ups toea

will work. first they are going to have to contact the shipping company and tell them that your package was destroyed, and then each package is going to have a declared value. anything up to 100 bucks, ups has to pay for, but they say if your item was more than -- worth more than $100, they'll have to work with the retailer to cover the repair or replacement. developing right now, an out of control wildfire chasing hundreds of people in california out of their homes. dozens of structures have already burned in ventura county just northwest of los angeles. as jay gray reports tonight, about 27,000 people have evacuated so far. >> reporter: yeah, leon, a rough go right now, and a lot of tension here. ventura, city on edge as you can imagine. you can see behind me the fire getting to the edge of the downtown area here earlier in the day. there are at least five wildfires burning at this point an

they're nowhere close to controlling the flames right now. as the sun struggles to breakthrough the smoke at sunrise, fire fighters continue their struggle along the front lines. >> we have extremely high winds, very, very low relative humidity and fuel conditions out there are absolutely about as bad as they could be for fire spread. >> reporter: the thomas fire exploded overnight pushed by winds gusting over 50 miles an hour chewing through the california hills, flames swallowing at times an acre every second. more than 45,000 acres have already been seared. 150 structures destroyed. and close to 30,000 families have been forced to leave their homes. >> you can see the flames burning toward us so we're going to grab the kids and i don't know where we're going to go. >> reporter: as evacuees rushed to safety, fire chiefs continue to rush towards the flames. >> we're

fight right now trying to save lives and protect property. >> look at this fire fighter down here in the midst of that brush, battling multiple wildfires across the region now. >> this is definitely devastating. definitely devastating. >> reporter: as concerns and the flames continue to grow across southern california. and you know mother nature has the upper hand in this fight. forecasters warning the dry and very windy conditions will continue through at least thursday here. leon? >> you got it. thank you, jay. we have breaking news we are following as well this evening. a massive explosion rocks a neighborhood in baltimore county. the video we're seeing here now just coming into our newsroom. one home was destroyed here and another one badly damaged. this is ra more road in gwen oak if you know that area. officials say they believe the house that exploded was vacant at the time. investigators now looking into the cause. the explosion comes a day after a house exploded in im

rather. >> first at 4:00, look at all the green. storm team4 radar, you see it right there, leon? that's rain heading our way. >> just what we need. even if we don't like it. all right, folks. we'll tell you when to expect this stuff to hit your neighborhood. we'll also have an update on chances for snow later on this week. >> say it isn't so. we have got the new showcasing, our soon to be royal passion for women's rights. we'll show it to you. >> all right. and looking live at traffic on 270 in clarksburg, first at 4:00, we break down a new proposal that could saveou yso

back now with a live look at storm team4 radar, we're monitoring rain in frederick, loudoun and montgomery countys, but everyone is going to get a little bit before the night is over. amelia is back with a timing and huge cool down heading our way. that's in just two minutes. >> now, plenty of you complained about the new tolls on i-66. that didn't stop you from taking another trip on day two it turns out. things are moving pretty smoothly now. i want to show you live pictures there. so far traffic has stayed moving inside the beltway, but it's taken a pretty steep toll to make that a reality. we told you about a $34 toll yesterday. today the p

dau during the morning rush hour and that has one lawmaker pointing the vifinger at vdot. david culver is along i-66 with his message tonight. david. >> reporter: hi, leon. let's get you the toll amount. $7. that's if you get on i-66 west from washington and you can see if you look at traffic, it's moving smoothly now. as you mentioned, leon, this morning that is what stands out for a lot of folks. as they were on 66 eastbound headed in, $40 for that max toll. $40 for one way. it has that one lawmaker that you mentioned, his name is supervisor ron meyer. he's out of loudoun county. he wants to put a cap, a maximum amount there. and he hopes that that will ultimately allow the northern virginia transportation commission, which is the group that receives the revenue from the tolls, to perhaps send a

commonwealth to make this more reasonable. he says it's got to be more reasonable for those single drivers who are now allowed to drive during rush hour on the inside portion of the beltway. ultimately, he says it could slow down traffic a little bit. >> but this is just way over the top. it's only affordable for people who would be megamillionaires. it's not appropriate. >> in the premise of dynamic tolling is to let the demand for the lane and the congestion dictate the price. it's based on what people are willing to pay. >> reporter: vdot pointing out, though, that what has changed with this new tolling system is that for the first time single okina occupancy drivers are allowed on the stretch. before that wasn't allowed, so those drivers who in their mind are complaining about these high tolls can choose another commuting option. meantime virginia's house caucus

that they want to in some way reconsider the tolling here and figure out a way to make it more affordable as well. so, clearly, leon, this is becoming a highly politicized issue now. >> yes, it is, david. but the question is whether or not they want to make it more affordable. if it's more affordable there will be more people actually using the road. that may not even be what they want. all right, we'll see how it plays out down the road. >> reporter: that's a concern as well. >> there you go, exactly. susan? >> thanks, leon. rain could make for uh tough ryan home tonight. lauryn ricketts is driving around. she's in res tin, a few sprinkles. we're all going to see a little bit of this. >> the thing is we haven't had rain for an evening rush in a while. especially with the sunsetting now in about 30 minutes, i think those factors will come together and certainly make for a slow go in some spots. let's show you where it is raining right now. starting with storm team4 radar, you can see sprinkles falling in manassas. heading toward fairfax and burke as well. 95 heading out of the district ut

as we head north, not on 9 . this is future weather. this isn't the radar. this is the future as to what we're predicting with the time line for rain. you can see 6:00 p.m. over the next few hours. we're tracking rain in montgomery and houward county, sprinkles in the district. what i want to show you here is notice how areas east of 95 still looking mainly dry. southern maryland and down through the northern neck. once we hit 7:00, 8:00 we're tracking rain showers everywhere and then we continue to see rain overnight tonight before it moves out of our area tomorrow morning by about 5:00 a.m. so, unless you're planning for a very early commute tomorrow morning it's looking dry, but plenty of clouds. for more on the road conditions out there right now, though, we want to sinnend it out to storm team4. lauren, i think it's

truck out to show the weather just because it's been so quiet in our area. we definitely need this rain. what are you notice now in reston? >> well, we actually had some rain moving through the region. just some light stuff. but enough to wet the roadway. so, be careful if you're traveling on the roadways. amelia and i were talking about earlier even though we had rain sunday morning, again, some of those roads could be a little oily. plus we're also seeing some of the leaves that have come down over the last several days. so, of course making for some slick conditions. especially secondary roads. let's go ahead and show you some of the maps, what is going on. some of the roads are slightly wet as you continue into the evening commute. not everybody going to see a lot of that wetness on the roadways. but overnight tonight, later on tonight, when that frontal system is actually making its way through, we're certainly going to be on the wet side. and then we start to dry out overnight. there could be showers south and east of d.c. early tomorrow morning, southern maryland. most of us will be dry tomorrow morning for the morning comte

side. so, as far as the other map goes right now, the beltway, we are going to have some rain in some spots. and then again from d.c. to bowie, just some light rain as well. so, we're going to continue to track some of this rain. we're possibly heading to the north to find some rain. but again, just be careful when you marke your way out on the roadways later on tonight. amelia? >> lauren, after the rain moves out it is all about that big change in temperatures. we were talking about you have to find a winter jacket once again. take a look at your storm team4 four day forecast. i'll step out of the way so you can see every single day. notice tomorrow. we're only talking about a high of 49 degrees. and then quickly look at the weekend, highs around 40. i'll have more on snow chances coming up at 4:45. >> no, no, no, no chances. no chances. >> there are some. >> that's what you meant to say, no chances. >> nice try. >> all right. an extraordinary coincidence here, the common link between a local paramedic and a mother that he rushed to help. >> plus, are you overdoing it

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home setting it up not so much. now a d.c. company is stepping in to help you out with that. joining us, mick jagger from 102.3. >> all of our problems are gone away. it is founded by two local entrepreneurs. you can buy a tree, small, medium, large, and they will come deliver it to your home, set it up, and everything, and they also have an option to take the tree away and to clean up any needles. however, i have some bad news. >> what's that? >> i went to the site today. of course, it was a great offer. but there is a huge demand in d.c. so, they are sold out of trees right now, but they are working to bring those trees back so you can order from the site. >> last week, how the supply and demand are not matching up this year. they are harder to get, cost more money. >> those trees are heavy. ll

now, from the inanimate objects, how much do we spend on our pets over the holiday? that is a big issue this year? >> it is. i was very surprised. you probably will be surprised, too. >> 17 to 21 year olds, folks that live in urban areas are the ones who are most likely to spend the most at $71. >> that's because they're not spending their own money. their parents' money. >> if you live in the city you're more likely to spend $71, and that is 9% of your holiday budget compared to 4% of just regular pet owners that just buy whatever. a bone. i'm talking outfits. shoes, raincoats, pants. lip gloss. [ laughter ] >> oh, my god. that's the last thing i think you want to see, a dog with lip o

>> i 'm not going to ask you if women spend more than a guy. i know what the answer to that is. >> you're probably wrong. it's men. >> no. >> yes. >> no. >> yes. >> would never guess that. >> guys. >> really? speaking of shopping, then, spending money, hottest spots for shopping in d.c. so far this year for christmas? >> i love this. so, you have so many options, d.c., maryland, virginia. first up, if you like luxury brands, city center, of course. it's beautiful down there. they have gucci and all that. then you have tysons corner. tysons galleria which have all the luxury brands. you can't leave out pentagon city. it's not only great for shopping in the actual mall, but they have so many different shops around the mall. >> really? >> if you're looking for more handmade or unique one of a kind products, you can always go to eastern market on the weekends and, of course, don't forget about the boutiques, downtown

frederick. you have the boutique in national harbor. they have trinkets and things like that. if you're a bargain shopper like me, don't forget about the outlets. you have clarksburg. leesburg. a lot of different outlets. i could go on and on. we could shop all day. >> you just did. we're way over time. 102.3. susan, back over to you. >> thank you so much. well, right now, a bakery battle unfolding in the nation's highest court. the case is about a wedding cake, but it could change lgbtq rights forever. why the supreme court seems deeply divided. changing the game plan, how steve harvey says he'll cover celebrities like you've never seen before. after the break. plus when you'll see rain in your neighborhood. coldest weather of the

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montgomery county. damascus, late ens ville, gaithersburg. if you're continuing up to the north and west, dealing with more rain there. even some pockets of moderate rain out toward the peters ville and brunswick areas. getting in on some of the light showers as well. everybody will see rain by about 6:00 to 7:00 tonight. that is really going to be the time where we see it moving into parts of prince george's county, again, that's between about 6:00 and 7:00. notice our temperatures on the mild side. 59 degrees at 7:00 p.m., by 9:00, 58. still tracking showers at 11:00 p.m. we're at 57 degrees. this rain does move out of here by tomorrow morning so that morning commute looking fine. but more in the arctic blast that follows, susan, coming up in a little bit. >> amelia, thanks so much. now to the cake and the court.

sex couple against a colorado baker who refused to make their wedding cake. blayne alexander was inside the court today for today's argument and now she is outside the court for the very latest. hey, blayne. >> reporter: well, souusan, an attorney for the baker, the colorado baker said providing a cake is essentially the same as saying, i agree with this union. but the state of colorado says that not providing the cake is discrimination. outside the supreme court, a crowd divided. on one side, demonstrators supporting colorado baker jack phillips who refused to bake a custom wedding cake for a same-sex couple. [cheering and applauding] >> reporter: on the other, supporters of david mullen and charlie craig denied that cake in 2012. the question at the center, is a cake considered free speech? >> this has never been about a cake. this isn't about weddings.

>> reporter: but phillips' attorneys argue his cakes are artistic expressions, speech protected by the first amendment and he should not be forced to create for an event for which he deeply opposes. >> allow me to use my ar tick advertise vision to create works that are beautiful, and mark the beginning of something sacred. >> reporter: the court's critical swing vote asking whether this would open the door for stores to post signs saying, no cakes for gay weddings. but also concerned about protecting phillips' religious rights. justices clearly wrestling with where to draw the line. >> we allow the baker, then how about the hair stylist, how about the invitations, how about the photographer, how about the florist. >> reporter: a case that goes beyond cake, beyond colorado. questioning the line between freedom of speech and discrimination. and this is considered to be one of the most important cases of

leon, we can expect a decision to come down sometime before court adjourns this summer. back to you. >> thank you, blayne. caught on surveillance camera, a couple trying to live in a mansion that they don't even own. the pair say their religious beliefs as moorish nationals give them the right to take over that home. today a judge filed four new charges against this family, including fraud. antonio bay and mia are accused of trying to take over two different homes. prosecutors warned the judge the pair is likely to try this move again. however, neekter has a criminal record so the judge let them go until their trial. >> well, we told you about this story yesterday, and today it is still the most read story on nbcwashington.com. two virginia elementary school gym teachers arrestsed and charged for using marijuana inside taylor elementary school in arlington. one of them charged with actually distributing marijuana to other teachers on school property. someone

smoked marijuana and hashish together in the phys ed office and tried to use air freshener to cover it up they are expected to be in court tomorrow. >> maybe you caught steve harvey's new show earlier this afternoon. he changed things up a bit this season. he said -- as he said to me, he does this every five years. he's focusing now more on celebrities than just on regular folks, but he's doing it in a way that only steve can. iffy got i got a chance to sit down with him one on one asking about the show and his strong love for the people here in d.c. >> you know when your mama say if you keep talking i'm going to knock you into next week. i've been to next week before. i actually woke up in the future. >> steve harvey says seeing the future tells him it's time to switch things up. >> i'm a student of this business. daytime tv has changed. and if you don't change with daytime, if you don't change with the change, you're going to be out of work. >> the old steve harvey show was steve giving his

opinions to regular folks. >> hey, steve. >> that goes out the window with this new show. this one is all about celebs, but with a twist. >> i'm able to show the celebrity in a different light than most people. >> how so? >> i just have a more folksy approach to everything. i'm down home. i don't use big words. i don't have a huge vocabulary. it's worked out just fine. >> i told him his fans in d.c. might need convincing and he set me straight with this. >> i've been big in d.c. i have the record in d.c. for the most sold-out shows at the constitution hall. >> is that right? >> the record holder is steve harvey. 22 sold out shows. nobody living has sold that arena out more than me. why would d.c. leave me now? we go back like cadillac seats. might as well finish the trip with steve, man. stop messing around. i love d.c. and d.c. loves me and all my people are in d.c. >> never heard thate

cadillac seats, going back. all right. you can watch steve every week day at 2:00 p.m. right here on nbc4. and i bet you never heard that. >> no. >> going back like cadillac seats. >> very good, though. it's interesting. keeping it real. >> we'll see what happens. >> nice job. >> all right. the fast food fight over your hard earned cash. mcdonald's bringing back the dollar menu. this time, though, different than what you've seen before. >> and a new alert about local funeral home why mas.ny

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if you were planning on getting back on track with your diet examine exercise program in the new year, here's something you're going to have to try to avoid. the mcdonald's dollar menu. >> that's right. it's back after a five year hiatus. starting january 4th, you can get select menu items for a buck like a cheese burger or a mcchicken sandwich. you can get a

happy meal for 3. >> they moved away from the dollar menu in 2013 when sales began to slump for the company. they say they think this will actually drive sales in the new year. >> well, stumped on what to get your college grad for a gift? chances are the answer is cold hard cash. a recent survey of 1,000 students was not only eye opening, but actually a little sad. the survey by the student loan report pulled student loan borrowers and asked them if they would rather receive a gift or cash that would go to help them payoff their debt. nearly 70% said they would rather receive a payment towards their loan instead of a gift. a result like this really shows you just how serious the student loan debt crisis has become in the united states. of course, the national student loan debt is currently, listen to this, $1.4 trillion, an amount owed by more than 44 million borrowers. the average student loan right now is close to $28,000. >> and it's part of the debe

hill. >> yep, it is. >> first at 4:00, watch out for the speed cameras out there, folks. >> where you could see them soon, and why not everyone thinks they're such a bad idea. >> and on storm team4 radar right now, rain in spots, but

right now rain all over the storm team4 radar. >> that's right. you can't see it yet, but the cold also is coming up next. it is even worse than tonight's showers. amelia starts our team weather coverage. hey, amelia. >> hey, guys. >> we have some nasty stuff. >> oh, my gosh, we're talking about some rain tonight. we're not going to see a lot fall, but there will be some light showers out there. but it's the cold, like you just said, that's going to bring a big change tomorrow, from 60s today to 40s for highs tomorrow. take a look. showing you where some of this light rain is at around the darnestown ar

sprinkles falling in parts of wheaton right now. the beltway getting a break from any light showers out there, but as i widen out the picture, you can see as we look to parts of montgomery county and frederick into washington county, seeing rain out there, and then back along the i-81 corridor, waiting for the showers to move to the east, to bring substantial and widespread rain to parts of fauquier, prince george's and other parts of southern maryland. that should happen in an hour or so. we will have rain out there. then for the overnight hours and coming to an end tomorrow morning. here's future weather at 6:30. notice at this point we are seeing rain in parts of fauquier, prince william, fairfax counties, arlington, parts of the district as well as we move to 8:00 p.m. noticing showers just about everywhere, so, i think that's really the time period where we'll be seeing some rain every where. so, not everyone dealing with rain heading home from work tonight, but maybe you're going home, having some quick dinner, putting the kids to bed and heading out to do

that looks like when everybody will be dealing with the rain. as we move toward midnight, tracking showers in spots. but by tomorrow morning, 7:00 a.m., it's dry. it's just cloudy out there. the other part of this, the temperatures. we're pretty mild right now. 59 degrees in washington, but as this rain moves out, cold air moves in. but we're still tracking rain right now. with more on that, lauren is out tracking it in the storm team4 tracking. hey, lauren. >> amelia, we're tracking rain. we're hitting spotty areas. we're in loudoun county heading to the the frederick area. we are seeing spotty areas of rain. let's show you what we're thinking. some isolated areas of rain just around the beltway. and then from d.c. to bowie, even to annapolis, again, could see some light rain. here in some of the areas, but wet roads really around 270 and i-70 at this point. so, again, some of these roads are going to be wet later on tonight.

holiday, make sure you grab the umbrella because we are going to see more heavy rain tonight. with the wind picking up tomorrow, the roads should dry out by tomorrow morning. some areas may still have rain lingering, but for the most part we are dry through the day tomorrow with a big temperature change on the way, right, amelia? >> absolutely. as we look at the storm team4 ten-day forecast -- before we talk about, i like the holiday lights on the storm team4 truck. look at the temperatures, all 30s and 40s on your ten-day. two things i want to point out. maybe flurries late saturday night, little or no accumulation. next chance for rain and snow will be next tuesday. then, guys, a really big cool down next wednesday and thursday. but for tomorrow we'll keep it dry, mostly cloudy. breezy and high temperature of 49. >> all right, thanks so much, amelia. well, it is a 55 mile per hour road where police are clocking speeds, get this, in excess of 100 miles per hour. triple a calls indian head highway the deadliest road in maryland. it runs through southern

the people who actually live along that road are hoping the addition of speed cameras will save lives. our bureau chief tracee is live with that. >> reporter: not often you hear many in the community saying they want cameras. that is what's happening here. they are tired of the deadly accidents. up to six people per year die on indian head highway and tragic crashes. folks don't know what to do about it. it's a straight road here with a few stop lights, but by and large, very little to keep people from going in excessive speeds. so, there is legislation that has been crafted by a maryland delegate. tonight the prince george's county delegation will vote on whether they are going to pass this new legislation for speed cameras along 210. if they do that, then it's going to move on to annapolis for a larger vote. it is going to mean changing some of maryland's state laws to allow for speed cameras here in prince george's co w

go around schools. when we talk with folks, we got mixed reaction from those who are proposing it and oddly enough from aaa. >> if you can avoid getting a ticket from the speed camera by driving reasonably, and it's cheaper than an officer-issued ticket. and it saves lives. that's the main reason for speed cameras. >> most of the trashes occur on indian head highway occur late at night and on the weekends. with those problems retreated and diminish by the sprens presence of speed cameras? probably not. >> reporter: the delegation will consider this proposed legislation tonight at prince george's county community college. reporting live, i'm tracee wilkins. back to you all in the studio. >> thank you, tracee. shopping for the holidays can make you a target or thieves. police want to make sure it doesn't happen to you. we're working on that story for

evening. wendy rieger joins us with that. wendy, what's the word? >> it's the time of year where, as you're out shopping, you carry all your money, you have credit cards. you have your stuff, your gifts. you're an easy target. pat collins is learning about ways police are trying to make the streets safer for you and your family as you run around this holiday season. also, this is such a sweet story. the redskins are playing santas to some deserving little boys and girls, and we are there for it all. and they are thrilled. i'm talking about the redskins and the kids as well. and all this rain should make an interesting night on i-66. some drivers spent 40 bucks today just to get to work. we're going to check how it's going tonight. remember last night everybody was on route 50 and i-66 looked like you could skateboard down it by yourself. so, we're going to look at all the potential challenges to this new toll system with the rain adding to it now. and i will be joining leon in just a few

thank you, wendy. see you right here in a little bit. in the meantime, police kill a local man. now they say it was not a justified shooting. just ahead here at 5:00, what's next for the officer involved, and where this case goes next. >> and looking live at storm team4 radar, we're timing out when you'll see rain in your neighborhood. plus the cold that follows. and what about those chances for snow? >> don't say it. don't say it. >> when she was just 12 years old, meghan markle changed the way americans buy soap. i'm tommy mcfly with your celebrity 60. first katie perry versus the nuns. a jury awarded katie perry and the arch diocese $10 million yesterday against a developer for trying to interfere in a real estate purchase with malice. this all started in 2015 when the pop star tried to buy an empty convent on eight acres of land and the nuns tried the last minute to sell it to the developer. last night former nfl star derek

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head of homeland security kiersten nelson was confirmed by a vote of 62-37. no republicans voted against her. kneel son has a close relationship with john kelly, president trump's chief of staff and the former homeland security secretary. now, a special bond between a mother and a paramedic for prince george's county. news4's shomari stone has our story. >> it's been an eventful day, exciting day. >> reporter: he sips coffee after an extraordinary day on the job. >> unique circumstances. >> reporter: the 17-year prince george's county fire fighter paramedic worked on his 42nd birthday. he received a call around noon from this apartment complex. >> this is one of those calls, one of those good calls that's burned in your memory. >> reporter: a woman called 911 saying she's going into labor. >> we got there and she was in imminent birth. she was having a baby. it wasn't no stopping. >> reporter: and once the woman climbed into the ambulance,

to prince george's county hospital about two miles away. the baby was already beginning to come out. he took this pregnancy kit right here, cut the umbilical cord and suctioned the baby's airway. >> it makes you feel good. always makes you feel good. >> reporter: the woman gave birth to a healthy baby girl named zoe. i could end the story here but there's more. >> it's destiny some would say. it's been surreal. you know, my mom gave birth to me in the back of an ambulance and here i am all these years later. on my birthday, you know, assisting with the rest of my crew, and delivering this little baby girl. it was a really cool experience. >> i was in the back of the ambulance with him. i was kind of dealing with mom and kind of assisting dan. >> got some gourmet cooks in the firehouse. >> reporter: now he's cooking a birthday dinner to celebrate the special day. the woman thanked him with a smile. >> we're just happy the baby is healthy.

shomari stone, news4. >> now at 5:00, return of the ra rain. >> and this rain continues to move into our area and it's bringing with it a major change. i'll break down the timing, the cold, plus the chance for some snow. >> $40 just to get to work. i'm david culver. it is day two for tolls on i-66 inside the beltway. i'll tell you how some drivers and now some influential lawmakers say something's got to give. >> plus, a police shooting unjustified. an unarmed black man killed more than a year ago. the new finding and angry new reaction. >> and safe and secure for the holidays. our pat collins with the new approach to protect you from being blind sided as you shop this holiday season. but first up at 5:00, storm team4 tracking a wet evening commute for you. something drivers haven't seen in weeks. >> it'se

we need this rain. d.c. and prince george's county, folks, get ready, you're next. the timing of the rain where things get a little tricky. we'll tell you about that. >> of course you know what happens in this town when it rains and the sun goes down before 5:00. it's not pretty. we're work for you in the storm center and out in the storm team4 4 by 4. we have the timing and the wetness. >> you can see lauren in the storm team4 4 by 4. you can see rain in damascus, clarksburg. travel around 270, wet roads, and taking northern virginia, showing you 66 and lehigh way, not picking up any rain in this area. good news there for the evening commute. not the best news for the forecast because we're waiting for this rain to move past i-81 and it's taking its good old time. it looks like we'll see rain moving into prince george's county, anne arundel county and other parts of southern maryland by 8:00 tonight. lauren is tracking where it's