you're down to the wire. news4 at 4:00 starts now. >> here we go. the great holiday escape is on. chopper4 live over i-95 and the beltway in prince george's county. we're right at the height of what experts say the most people are going to be leaving town. >> and whether you plan to leave or stay put, we've got one question for you. how will the weather impact your holiday plans? good afternoon. we're working for you, ramping up our coverage as you get ready for the big holiday weekend. >> that's right, first things first. storm team4 coverage, doug kammerer kicks things off for us, out on his night lights tour. he's going to have a look for us at what's happening weather wise for us. hey, doug! >> hey, guys, taking a look right now as far as the temperatures are concerned, take a look at these numbers. it's on the cool side today. temperature now sitting at 44 degrees, 37 up at state college, 48 down towards richmond. we're cooler today.

coming. first off tomorrow a look at friday, but we're going to be tracking your travel plans for the weekend. we're still tracking that big storm during the day on saturday, and what that's going to mean to your travel on saturday. of course, christmas eve coming up on sunday as well. looking at christmas and into next week, we're going to talk much more about the christmas holiday, what to expect on christmas, and we've got some update snow chances as well. not just one or two. we've got a few snow chances the next couple days. including more on the holiday lights we have going on here in prince george's county today. i'm live right now and we'll be back in just a couple minutes with the latest on all that. >> can't wait to see the show you have. if you're heading out of town, you may want to wait awhile. >> between now and 6:00 they say there will be three times more traffic. some spots will be extra slow, think i-66,

maryland and virginia. chopper4 is live for us for any particularly bad back ups. >> things look like they're moving along well there. you can expect crowds at the airports as well. airlines adding 91,000 seats a day to accommodate the demand this holiday season so you'll want to plan time for longer than normal security lines and for the traffic getting to the airport. >> we are working for you whether you decide to go, wherever you decide to go. get travel alerts sent right to the palm of your hand in our nbc washington app. you can also see how the weather will impact your trip. search holiday travel. >> we are following some breaking news now. two people banged up and bruised after a car crashes into a church. the car smashed against a brick wall at the freedom way missionary baptist church on benning road in capitol heights. prince george's county police say two people in the car suffered minor injuries. no one inside the church was injured and it is not clear at this point what caused that crash. >> so many of you have connected with the story of a prna

woman allegedly attacked by her boyfriend. >> police say that he set her on fire inside her apartment because of her injuries, andrea greenwich was forced to deliver her baby early. for the first time now, andrea is sharing her story with news4's shomari stone. >> shomari is at med star washington hospital where she is being treated. shomari, how is she doing? >> reporter: greenwich tells me it's a christmas miracle. she is thankful to be alive. she has burns on more than 50% of her body. her doctors, i sat down with them as well, and they tell me that she's fortunate. well, right now you're going to hear from her family there offering her support and she shares her story only on 4. >> i'm blessed. i'm grateful. >> reporter: andrea greenwich praises god for being alive. >> how did the silly coin work? >> reporter: we talked to her at med star washington hospital center. >> with aches and pains i'm happy to be home. i'm happy to be able to walk.

>> reporter: prince george's county police arrested her boyfriend, 34-year-old la quin phillips and charged him with setting her on fire inside her capitol heights apartment three months ago. did you ever think he would allegedly do something like that? >> no. >> okay, your foot looks so much less swollen. >> reporter: andrea tells me she has severe burns on 70% of her body. tell me, what's going through your mind? >> with the severity of things, nobody expected me to be home so soon or be able to do the things that i'm doing. >> and the skin behind her knee has been very sensitive. >> reporter: she goes to physical therapy to retrain her muscles. >> and all of her skin wants to contract. >> i have pain in my legs. everything. >> reporter: but with the pain comes a sense of joy. >> hi, journey. >> reporter: andrea was forced to deliver her baby 33 weeks into her pregnay.

she named her journey. she's healthy. >> i'm happy, you know, that -- and blessed that she was able to survive. >> reporter: police say la quin, journey's father, was abusive in the relationship. she had filed for at least one protective order against him this past april. what advice can you give other men and women who are experiencing domestic violence? >> to seek help, counseling, or you know, be able to leave the situation before it gets as bad as mine. you know, i almost lost my life. >> reporter: that's exleacellen advice. police arrested 27-year-old jonathan miller. detectives say he allegedly helped la quin phillips light andrea greenwich on fire. well, coming up at 5:00, you're going to hear from andrea greenwich's doctor and he gives insight about her recovery and she is also going to tell you how she feels about what exactly happened to her. live here at med star washington

news4. >> all right, shomari, we are so happy to see her doing well and to see the baby doing okay as well. thank you. news4 is committed to helping families find help if they are experiencing domestic violence. we call it safe at home. open the nbc washington app. search safe at home. and find stories and resources that can help and can even save lives. >> six demonstrators arrested in connection with the inauguration day riots. they have been found not guilty. >> let them go. >> some of the defendants came out of court chanting and dancing after their acquittal. the defense successfully argued none of them were seen starting fires, throwing rocks or breaking windows. they arrested 200 demonstrators during the inauguration of donald trump. a second group is scheduled to go on trial next year. >> we are following breaking news on capitol hill at this hour. lawmakers scrambling to

the government open through christmas. it is a critical issue for federal workers facing holiday bills. here's a live look for you at the house floor. any moment now, the debating will end and the voting will begin. the gop plan on the table funds the government through january 19th. it also extends the children's health insurance program, also known as chip. through march, republicans are split on military funding. democrats are demanding the bill include protections for dreamers. once the house acts, the senate needs to move. you can see that time is running out here. the government could shut down in just over 30 hours. >> right now election officials are recounting ballots in local elections. stafford county race between bob tom sass and josh coal, it's razor thin. the gop leads now by 82 votes. democrats challenge the initial results saying more than 100 voters were given ballots for the wrong legislative district. also a coin toss could decide

who controls the virginia house of delegates. we told you about this yesterday, the democrat is one vote ahead of the republican incumbent in the 94th district in newport news. republican davidian si successfully argued one single uncounted ballot should have been included in his total. now yancy and shelley simons are tied again. it has to be resolved by the equivalent of a coin toss. we are working to learn when that's going to happen. we want to know what you think about all this. do you think it's fair to determine the balance of power in the virginia house by pulling a name out of a bowl? so far most of you say you don't like that ideas. find the poll on our facebook page and tell us what you think. >> here in the district the family of an elected official have become victims of a holiday grinch. neighbors and relatives staying with the councilmember for the holiday weekend got hit hard overnight by thieves. news4's mark segraves has this story in northwest. >> reporter: the thieves came under the cover of

this shepherd park neighborhood just off of 16th street, hitting car after car. this one belonging to a family visiting for the christmas holidays. and a few feet away in the same block, they hit this car. and the thieves weren't done. they broke into a third car, and then a fourth car which they stole. three of those cars belonged to the family of d.c. councilmember robert white. >> it's frustrating to know that you are in a vulnerable situation that someone is taking advantage of people during the holidays. and for a lot of people this can hurt them a lot more than it can hurt me. >> reporter: police are investigating these latest break-ins. they tell us crime overall throughout the city is down, particularly theft from auto and stolen cars. but they say there are ways for you to protect yourself. for one, don't leave valuables in plain sight. in the district, mark segraves, news4. >> f

psychic entices victims with visions of the future and promises of big winnings. manassas park police are looking for pay man they say is out there scamming people out of thousands. our northern virginia reporter david culver is working for you and he explains how this man finds his victims. >> reporter: here in the city of manassas park, police looking for a man claiming to be a psychic, claiming to be able to see the future, they say he's a scam artist. they say back in october he was able to trap one woman into his scheme. they say that he convinced her that he could see the future, including the lottery numbers. she fell for it, it seemed. perhaps out of desperation. she decided to go forward with this and followed him here to this 7-eleven. she goes inside with him. we have images from inside. you can see the man who has a facebook profile under the name angel cruz olivier

contact with his victims. she ended up giving the man several thousand dollars. after they walked into that 7-eleven, he later told her the lotto won with her numbers, and that she had to pay her end of the bargain. what makes this all the more crazy is where this happened. this is a 7-eleven here that they went into. this is the safe exchange zone, which is part of a parking lot of police headquarters here in the city of manassas park. that's their building. it may sound obvious, it may seem like common sense, but police say during this time there's a lot of desperation and people doing what they can to make money. and oftentimes ended up falling victim, like the woman in this case. if you know anything about this one, police want to hear from you. in the city of manassas park, i'm david culver, news4. >> if he was psychic, wouldn't he win the lotto for himself? >> you might think. who knew. well, just a few days left to finish

ended, you're not done? you're not out of options. we did a little digging and have a list telling where you can finish your shopping even at the last minute. >> plus traveling stressful during the holidays, but not so bad at one local airport thanks to some four-legged travel buddies. >> and storm team4 is tracking an up and down holiday forecast. >> keep it close here. we have a closer look at what to expect whether you're going to bhere in town or out e th

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could it be a taylor swift and katie perry peace agreement? i'm tommy mcfly with your celebrity 60. some fans put together taylor swift's video being shot in miami. katie perry is there for her world tour and a long angle lens paparazzi shot think they see katie perry as a back up dan certificate. if this is true, katie started the fight when katie stole taylor's back up camera. they get holiday cards, too. the ap says tom cruise is notorious for giving great cards. steven spielberg is notorious for being a very, very generous card and gift giver. this is a story all about how will smith does not like his early work. he told a show in the u.k. he will not be doing a reboot of fresh prince

first seasons because he sees himself as so nervous and wanted to succeed so badly it's kind of hard to watch. i'm tommy mcfly with your celebrity 60 on nbc4. >> chopper4 keeping an eye on the roads this afternoon. you're seeing here a live look at route 50 in prince george's county. so far no signs of any trouble. we'll keep our eye on it and bring you updates here on news4. >> if you're a last-minute shopper, you know you're running out of time to get through that christmas list. >> and we are working for you, helping you squeeze every minute out of the shopping schedule. now, most national chains will be open christmas eve until 6:00 p.m. kohl's macy's, wal-mart, they're on that list. keep this in mind. even the 24-hour wal-marts are going to be closing at 6:00 on sunday. >> but not to worry. two big-name stores are catering to the most serious procrastinators. we're talking target and michael's stores. locations open until 11:00 on christmas eve. >> area malls are going to close at different times

between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. remember, anchor stores may have different hours than the actual mall has so keep that in mind. >> if you wait until 11:00 on christmas eve you should just catch the after christmas sales. >> smart move there. >> really late. >> right now we want to catch this light show doug is getting ready for us tonight. >> hey, doug, tell us where you are. >> oh, we are live in prince george's county right around clinton, actually, the intersection of clinton. i just went down there and stopped at mcdonald's. i had to get something before i came down. we are now in clinton, maryland on what has become a nice night. it is a little on the chilly side. temperatures only in the 40s, but we're down here for holiday lights. we have a great display here. this is one ever those once again when the sun goes down you'll see a big difference here. this is dave dillard. dave has been doing this in this neighborhood, you've been doing this for 20 years. 28? >> 28 years. >> what made you decide you wanted to put up a lot of christmas lights? >> grand kids, my kids. when they were growing up, i turned around and started putting them up and slowly added

>> they're going to be coming up a little bit later. we have some surprises later this afternoon as well. >> hopefully they're going to come. >> they're going to be here later, we'll be here through the 6:00, 7:00 hour. we have that camera shot from on top of our camera -- on top of our live truck looking down at what we've got going on because, guys, later on tonight, this really does light the entire neighborhood up. at least from the side that you see here. a as we move on through the rest of the night tonight, what are we going to be seeing temperature wise? it's on the cool side, you know that. 44 degrees right now. look at that sunset. going to be a nice sunset. not much in the way of clouds. 44 degrees now, winds out of the south at about 6 miles per hour. as we move on through the rest of the evening it's going to cool very quickly tonight with these clear skies. 42 degrees in gaithersburg, 45 down towards the manassas area, and 47 down towards fredericksburg. as we move through the night we're going to get into the 30s very quickly by around the 6:00, 7:00 hour tonight. so just know that. no rain to talk about.

side right on through the rest of the night tonight. and into the day tomorrow. saturday is the day we're watching. we're tracking a couple of storms. you can take a look. there is not a lot going on here. we have a lot of cloud cover to the south. the storm we're actually watching really not on the map here as we move through the next couple of days, though, it is going to come in. and i want to show you what it's going to mean to us on our saturday. so, no travel problems tomorrow. tomorrow, not bad at all. really pretty nice day out here. 37 degrees at 7:00 a.m., 45 degrees at noon, 54 degrees by 4:00. a little on the cool side but not all that bad. temperatures above average for this time of year, 47 degrees by 7:00. saturday is the day to watch. if you're driving tomorrow, you're not going to have any problems around the mid-atlantic area. if you're driving on saturday, notice what's happening here. we have some rain early in the day up towards boston right around frederick, maryland, to the west and pittsburgh. if you're driving to the west or north you're going to run into some rain. as we move on through the day here,

noontime hour. we dry out in the d.c. metro area. we'll be in the dry side much of the afternoon. to the west up towards new york city, you have a lot of rain coming down and it is going to be steady rain for areas around martinsburg and frederick right on back to the north and west. watch what happens in the afternoon. it starts to make its way into the d.c. area. temperatures for us getting into the 50s, low 60s. i-95, d.c. all the way to new york, boston, and eventually down towards richmond, a good chance for some rain. look at the rain changing to snow late in the afternoon, around the pittsburgh area. that's something to winchester out for -- watch out for if you're driving. the road temperature should be okay. not a lot of problems on the roads. any time those roads are wet they could get slick. temperatures the next couple days, 64 is where we're going on saturday. that is a warm afternoon. 48 degrees on sunday. 37 on your monday. we're talking christmas. a high of 37 degrees, and, yeah, we could even see a chance for rain or snow early,

morning before the sunrise. 43 degrees on tuesday. right now we have flurries possible on wednesday. that's a storm system we're going to be watching just again for some flurries. much colder air, 30 degrees on thursday, a much better chance of some snow -- of some actual snow next week. we're talking next friday, possibly into saturday, into sunday. could be a pretty good looking storm system if you like wintry weather. may not all be snow, but it's something we're going to be watching, guys. we're going to have much more coming up. we have a big surprise. we think at 4:45 this big surprise is coming. we'll talk to you then. >> okay. >> alrighty. >> can't wait to see that. thank you, doug. >> thanks, doug. >> you know, flying can be stressful any time of the year. >> but you add in the holiday crowds on top of what you see out there normally, the anxiety can be unbearable. united airlines, though, has a solution. >> members of the you nights paws therapy dog program are hanging out at the airport. the team of

are comforting fliers and helping passengers dee stress. the program also helps animals in need. >> when customers take photos with our therapy dogs and use the hash dag united paws donation, it goes to an organization that cares for dogs. we donated over $80,000 for organizations that care for dogs. >> it's cool. it's a win/win. win/win/win. therapy dogs come in all shapes and sizes. the united paws program is in denver, newark and houston. >> helping travelers get through their rough time. >> very nice. >> nothing can be more infuriating than when your phone just won't work right. >> and turns out that's happening to a lot of people. why apple is slowing down some iphones on purpose. >> plus, a young man in the fight of his young life accidently shot by his neighbor. the encouraging signs in his long road to recovery just in time for christmas.

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local firefighters are giving area children the gift of warmth. washington, d.c.

out in brand-new winter coats to hundreds of children today. it's the sixth year they've partnered with operation warmth. >> christmas is coming early for a family in prince george's county and it is courtesy of the police department. >> officers delivered gifts to an 11-year-old boy who is recovering after a family friend accidentally shot him. >> our county bureau chief tracee wilkins was there as officers played santa today. tracee? >> reporter: what could be better than this? >> holiday service. >> reporter: gift after gift for a boy who nearly lost his life to an accidental gunshot. >> you feeling okay? >> yeah. >> on the road to recovery, i understand. >> yeah. >> well, we were worried about you. >> reporter: on december 5th, caleb was accidentally shot just above his heart by a neighbor who was watching him at the time. caleb's father said that friend, a decorated veteran did all he could to save his son's life. caleb has forgiven him. >> he's a good

didn't mean to do it. >> reporter: after multiple surgeries he's thinking about getting back to playing basketball. >> just want to heal so i can get back on the court. >> reporter: surprises like this one from the prince george's county police department and the chief are a big help. >> i just wanted to bring all of my friends and maybe provide you with a couple of christmas gifts. how is that? >> cool. >> reporter: while caleb is home, he has a long road to recovery. if you're interested in helping, you can go to nbc washington and search help caleb. i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> glad to see he's doing so well. he's a lucky little guy. >> you know that's right. >> first at 4:00, count down to a shut down. >> developing right now, the house is debating a plan that can keep the government open and a joyed a shut down days before christmas. we'll bring you up to speed on everything that's happening this afternoon. >> and another big story, your christmas forecast is jampacked.

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now at 4:30, the mad dash is on. a live look here from chopper4 at university boulevard and the beltway. folks are leaving town heading home from work or heading out to finish up their shopping. don't worry, we've got you covered. >> our team coverage rolls on at 4:30. i'm pat lawson muse. >> and i'm leon harris in the

amelia. by the way, happy winter solstice. see, supposed to know that. >> in the morning. >> this great get away starting on the shortest day of the year. >> tomorrow we'll have the second longer day length which is what we want. we'll see the day lengths getting longer but everyone is wondering about the travel. >> travel traffic ask travel weather. >> if you're getting out of town right now it's not looking bad at all. here's tomorrow. it will be quiet in the mid-atlantic. temperatures in the mid 50s to 60, partly cloudy skies. this is what you can expect nationally, through the ohio valley to texas, this is with the front that brings us our rain on saturday. traveling locally here, i'm starting you off on saturday with road conditions. you can see, leon, they're wet for your saturday. sunday during the day, christmas eve day, dry conditions and then christmas eve night, maybe a little bit of rain moves back in. doug and i will have more on that coming up in a little built, leon. >> so folks understand, t

make sure you stay up to date. that's why you need the nbc washington app to keep you up to date on what 's happening weathr wise. see live radar any time anywhere. pat, over to you. >> breaking news now about that count down to prevent a shutdown, government funding runs out tomorrow at midnight and we're watching the house floor right now. a vote on a short-term measure to fund the government for four weeks has just gotten underway. blayne alexander is on the capitol hill tracking this minute by minute. blayne, we have another nail-biter. >> reporter: absolutely, pat. as you mentioned, that vote on the house floor just started moments ago. the it would then go on to the senate. but today all day here on capitol hill, the focus priority number one, keep the government open. this especially from republicans because after a big win yesterday they don't want to see it all wiped away today with a shutdown. for republicans,

lawmakers officially sending the tax reform bill to trump. [ applause ] >> reporter: the plan not even law, but republicans are saying it is already working encouraging at least five companies to increase u.s. spending and bonuses by billions. >> these middle class tax cuts are resonating already. >> reporter: republicans still riding the wave of their first major legislative win, even as the tide turns to avoiding a government shutdown. the president urging the party to keep the momentum going, pass a resolution to keep the government open. democrats keenly aware the republican cannot afford to mess this up. >> the one thing they're supposed to do is keep the government running, keep the lights on. yet we lurch from one crisis to another crisis to another crisis. >> reporter: today congress taking action on $811 billion in disaster relief. that lawmakers in hurricane-ravaged florida and texas want now. and children's health insuran

but delaying action on daca. republicans told today, don't rock the boat, get it done. >> the continuing resolution to get us through this moment to get us into next year. it's as clean and simple as possible. >> reporter: the bill not a final fix. rather another delay. this one taking them to january 19th. and when members of congress return in the new year, they will have less than three weeks before that next shut down deadline. pat, we could be watching this whole thing play out all over again in the new year. >> all right. blayne alexander. thank you, blayne. leon? >> it is one of the most savage gangs in the country, in the area for that matter. we have long reported on the influence and dangers surrounding ms13. a new report in the washington post highlights the gang's activity in langley park and the blood shed they left behind. erika gonzalez spoke with one of the

erika? >> leon, when you read this piece you get a really clear picture of what life is like for a lot of these families that live in langley park and have to have these daily encounters with a lot of these gang members. and, frankly, whose families have been high-jacked by them. michael miller of the post interviewed a woman whose life was turned upside down during a simple trip to the grocery store and within a few short years of that initial encounter with ms13, that same woman would lose her teenage son, murdered by the gang forly speaking out against its members. sadly, this is not a new thing, but still some things have changed. has anything changed for langley park, for the people of langley park with an increased police presence? have you seen a difference between then and now? >> yeah, i think it is not at the level it was probably in the mid 2000s when you had some of those really horrific

executed by ms13 in the neighborhood against, you know, walls covered in ms13 graffiti. now a lot of it is conducted indoors, a lot of the kind of illegal businesses have moved indoors and so the gang is able to extort and prey upon people more in the privacy of these buildings. and, so, it may not be as visible as it was 10 or 15 years ago, but certainly it's still going on. >> i spoke with michael miller earlier today at great length about this. you can read his and dan morris's full story in the washington post. definitely something that sadly is affecting our area and a lot of the people that live in these communities. >> a very real problem right here in our midst. >> yes, it is. >> thank you, erika. >> absolutely. >> pat? >> is your smartphone not so smart lately? if so, you're not alone. why your gadget may be dragging and why it may be on purpose. >> and doug is staying on top of

forecast. he's out live with his holiday lights towur. doug? >> the suns going down, the lights starting shine a little bit here. as we move on through the rest of the evening, these will be shining bright for sure. what about the next couple of days? a forecast for your saturday if you're traveling and christmas next week. wait until you see next week's

if you think your iphone isn't working as fast as it used to, apple says there is a reason. apple admits it is intentionally slowing down older iphones to prevent them from unexpectedly shutting down. this comes amid questions about reduced performance. the company says as iphone batteries age or whether exposed to cold weather phones demand more power. apple said it tweaked

slow down so it doesn't shut down altogether. >> we are getting a look at prince harry's and meghan markle's engagement photos. the custom engagement ring is on full display. it includes two diamonds from princess diana's personal collection. the couple took these pictures this week in windsor. they are going to spend christmas with the royal family at the queen's home in the country. the wedding is set for may 19th at windsor castle's saint george's chapel. beautiful pictures. >> we are working for you with some simple ways to turn your christmas into a crafts mass. >> and it will keep the kiddos pretty busy during the holiday break. plus it's holiday crunch time for getting those gifts in the mail. >> you're not out of time just yet, but it's getting close. we'll walk you through your options. >> and i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. the vice-president has made an unannounced visit to afghanistan. we've got this video that is just coming into the newsroom where moments ago vice-president penceiv

earlier today. he addressed about 500 troops in a hangar decorated with christmas decorations and massive armored vehicles. the trip comes after a previously scheduled middle east trip was postponed ahead of the tax vote. we'll track his movement in afghanistan and bring you updates on news4. stay with us. news4 at 4:00 continues right after this .

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four things to know this afternoon. i'm erika gonzalez. let's get you caught up on this thursday. we are watching the house floor right now. lawmakers are voting on a bill to keep the government open through christmas. if they cannot agree on a plan, the government will shutdown at midnight friday. six demonstrators arrested in connection with the inauguration day riots have been found not guilty. today in d.c. superior court, the defense successfully argued that none of them were seen starting fires, throwing rocks or breaking windows.

after a car crashes into a church. the car smarshed against a bric wall on benning road in capitol heights. prince george's county police say nobody inside the church was injured, but it isn't clear at this point what caused that crash. and you are running out of time, folks, to send those gifts off to friends and family if you want them to arrive by christmas, that is. today is your last chance to ship via fedex overnight, and ups next day air, and oh, baby t as p going to cost you. tomorrow is the last day for u.s. p.s. delivery. so take out the wallets, folks. back to you. >> thanks, erika. turning to storm team4 now, we are working for you this afternoon as the great escape gets underway. >> chopper4 is keeping an eye on the roads and amelia and doug are watching your forecast. >> doug is doing his holiday lights tonight from clinton. first the word is we have to bundle up tonight on the longest night of the year. >> oh, yeah. >> hey, guys, i tell you what.

we have a special surprise right now. we have everybody coming here, but take a look. come on through. come on through. come on through. you have to turn the cam around. we have a special surprise. santa claus is coming to town. coming to town. [ applause ] >> how are you doing, santa? how are you doing, santa? he's looking good up there. he's looking good up there. oh, this is great. santa claus coming to town. second time santa has made an appearance at doug's holiday lights. i don't even know the guy personally and he's come here twice. this has been great. this is the dillard house. we met dave a little earlier. this is his daughter who actually put in for the house today. you were telling me growing up here, you guys have been doing this for so long. this has become a tradition for you. >> absolutely, we've been doing this since i was, what, 13, 14 years old. and just over the years it's slowly but surely built up. my niece who is 20, you know, she saw it when she was 3. my nephew who is 15, he started

so, it's been a continuing cycle. this is my son. >> he's 3. >> he's almost 3. he'll grow up by the christmas house. >> that's what it's known in the neighborhood. we're going to say hi to santa. we're going to do weather here in a second. take a look from the higher vantage point. you can see the lights starting to shine. the sun going down in a couple minutes will make all the difference in the world. look at the numbers temperature wise as we move on through the rest of the evening. temperatures are going to be falling pretty quickly here. we're looking at those numbers down into the 30s pretty fast, close to freezing in the city. and that means for you folks in the suburbs you're going to be in the 20s. notice we're going to start to see more clouds at that time. the clouds are going to start to come in here. na means tomorrow we'll have partly to mostly cloudy skies. we'll see some sun. temperature wise we're at 43 degrees rate now in the camp springs area right to our north just around our area right now. 43 college park, 44 back towards montgomery county and the gaithersburg area. as you move through the night tonight and the next couple of days, chanceof

over the next 24 hours or so. storm team4 radar is all clear. we're not talking about a chance of rain today. the chance of rain comes on saturday, and that's going to have big implications if you're traveling by car on saturday. it is just saturday we're looking looking at. let's throw it to amelia. you saw santa claus. >> i'm sure he's busy. i'm glad he could take some time out to head out and join you guys in clinton. any ways, here's future weather. 7:00 a.m. on saturday, this is the rain doug and i have been tracking. the cold front, it's in western maryland, panhandle, making it into parts of d.c. area. if you're driving up into pennsylvania, you're driving into rain or back into ohio. kentucky as well. you can see as we move toward the midday hours, most of our area actually stays mainly dry, cloudy, breezy, not too bad temperature wise. noon we're around 53 degrees. pittsburgh continues to see rain. new york is getting rain. boston is

wintry mix. as we move to the late afternoon and evening hours, that's when rain definitely moves into the d.c. metro area. we'll have high temperatures on saturday around 60 degrees. when it's not raintion, it's not going to be too bad out there. notice pittsburgh, if you're heading to pittsburgh or erie, pennsylvania. parts of new york, if you're heading to buffalo, you're going to be driving into some rain. changing over to snow and a wintry mix as well. by 9:00 p.m. in our area the rain really starts to wind down on saturday. so, the weather certainly having a moderate to maybe high impact on your saturday dealing with wet roads, especially later in the day. the ski resorts especially liberty and white tail, it's fabulous they're open. you'll be dealing with rain if you're trying to ski on saturday. download the washington app and check it before your walk or run. here's your ten-day forecast. all clear tomorrow. no rain in the forecast. on saturday, 64, breezy degrees with some showers. mainly early and especially later in the day. on sunday, rain and snow

overnight, doug. some of us may see a coating heading up to the frederick area. i hope we maybe see a little coating. most of us on christmas will be waking up to all clear conditions out there. temperatures in the 30s on christmas. >> yeah, it's going to be a cold one for christmas. but that's the way this guy likes it. that's the way santa claus likes it. he wants it cold and that's what we have here. santa, a different sleigh than you normally have. >> yes, on wheels. >> the reindeer take a bit of a break this afternoon. they have a long trip coming up in a couple days. we're going send it back inside to you guys. much more on the holiday lights. more people showing up. i love it. >> santa showing up on a tow truck, maybe the sleigh got repoed. just want to make sure he's okay. >> we're good. >> thanks, doug. >> thanks, doug. >> more on the demonstrators dancing out of court after a jury cleared them of inauguration day rioting. >> jim and wendy

the newsroom have more. hi, guys. >> hi, leon, pat. they were six of the nearly 200 people charged with rioting and say it is a clear victory for them against the government. they say they went to far in charging them. >> just ahead at 5:00, what one of the jurors is telling news4 about why they decided to acquit and why the prosecutors say they are going ahead with cases against dozens of others. >> plus, we've got a consumer alert for you from the fbi tonight. they say those high-tech gifts you're giving this holiday season could leave you vulnerable to hacking. >> this is why you just want to give cookies for christmas. news4 working for you. we found some ways you can protect yourself from becoming a victim. >> those stories plus a good deal more starting in just about 8 minutes on news4 at 5:00. >> we'll see you then. >> you got it. we'll see you folks in just a bit. >> alrighty. first at 4:00, this hasn't happened in 42 years. the lobby at the her shall horn museum is getting a make

and includes a coffee and gellato shop. the japanese artist behind the design says he wants the feature piece to be a sculpture, a piece of furniture, and conceptual art all at the same time. pretty sleek. >> nice. very nice. >> very nice. so, your children will be out of school for the next two weeks, and you're probably wondering how on earth to keep them busy during the holiday break. >> news4's angie goff appeared on megyn kelly today. she showed some craft projects that can be gifts. >> a way to make an apron, a t-shirt. it's super cheap. we all have boxes we got for presents, decorations and they're stacking up outside in front of the garage. make use of it. let the kids play with the boxes. i wrachd -- >> it's

you know they constantly like the box better than the present. >> we have rachel. this is not a gingerbread. it's a few dollars. you can still decorate it but you can also use stickers if you have allergies or you don't want to have all that sugar in the house. this is for christmas eve. this is magic reindeer food. so, get some dry oatmeal, mix it with some sprinkles, add a ribbon. save it for christmas eve. they can sprinkle it outside the door. >> that's cute. >> angie looks great. we haven't seen her in a while. that's for a reason. angie has been off on maternity leave after giving birth to her daughter in early november, her third child by the way. >> clearly keeping busy. dried oatmeal and sprinkles. >> very smart, clever stuff. not expensive, either. >> it's a bitter sweet day here at news4. we are bidding farewell to two of our long-time friends. >> we're talking about tom sherwood and carol maloney. we're going to be sending them

must-see storm team4 forecast traveling for christmas could be a little tricky and those of us staying put could see a little bit of everything. team coverage ly on news4.on

right now at 5:00, tracking the travel crunch, and a tricky holiday forecast. >> i'm doug kammerer live in prince george's county tonight tracking the chance for rain. warm temperatures, cold temperatures and snow for the holiday weekend. >> plus, a survivor story. >> i'm not going to say i was counted out. >> a mother to be set on fire in an apparent case of domestic violence. tonight she is sharing her story only with news4. >> nobody expected me to be home so soon or able to do the things that i'm doing. >> her message to others as she recovers from a horrific attack. >> and a victory verdict. >> this isn't about the six of us. it's about the 188 people left to

trials for inauguration day rioting end in acquittals? >> but we start at 5:00 with some breaking news on capitol hill where the lawmakers in the house just passed a bill that is going to keep the government running. >> that's right. it appears a shutdown has been avert, folks. news4's erika gonzalez is tracking news for us from the live desk. >> after the big win on taxes yesterday, lawmakers are using what little time they have to keep the government running before heading home for the holidays. we want to show you a live look at the house floor where lawmakers have just passed the spending bill. what they are working on is a stripped down version of the spending bill, one without the more controversial issues, and one that just punts most of the unfinished business really into next year. house republicans unveiled the continuing resolution just this morning. it's going to delay things like funding for the federal budget, funding for the chip program for low income children and immigration refor

the year, including passing the dream act. when congress returns in january, they're going to have a lot to tackle. after the house vote, the senate is expected to pass the bill later tonight, to keep the government funded through january 19th. of course we'll be watching all of this for you. for now, back to you in the studio. >> thank you, erika. >> a live look now at traffic as we come on the air tonight. chopper4 above 95 north in laurel, maryland area. and this -- >> looks like a parking lot. >> -- a time when experts say most people are leaving town, you think? >> or they're trying to leave town looks like they're not going very far. most of you are concerned about the forecast. >> doug kammerer joins us from clinton, maryland. beautiful. >> it really is. now that the sun is going down, starting to really see these lights pop. the neighborhood kids all starting to come in. we have santa claus here as well. coming up, you guys mentioned the traffic. driving here wasn't too much traffic on