right now we're down to 36 degrees and as the sun continues to set, we're really going to cool off quickly by 9:00, we're around 30 degrees with clouds moving in. and then after midnight, some light snow is possible. and i'm tracking it right now on storm team4 radar. it doesn't look impressive and it's really not. we look back to parts of ohio and indiana to see the snow pulling out of illinois. it could bring snow showers to our area between about 2:00 and 9:00 a.m., take a look, here's tomorrow morning, 2:00 a.m. snow down around fredericksburg, but it could be around the d.c. metro area. we'll track the chance for snow around 9:00, 10:00, after that the chance drops off. what i'm concerned about, pat, is how cold it is. anything that falls, even if it's light would stick and lead to some slick spots. snow chances, pat, coming up in a little bit. >> all right, thanks, amelia. remember this is the time of year when the weather can really impact your plans. so, get the power of storm team4 any time anywhere. just open the nbc washington app.

quiet neighborhood. it was likely caught on some home surveillance. neighbors woke in the middle of the night to see a bullet hole through a window, and now they have a lot of questions. but police are sharing very few answers. news4's darcy spencer live in hyattsville along sligo parkway to explain the footage the detectives are now pouring over. >> reporter: well, wendy, this is the side of the house where the shooting happened. if you take a look up here on the second floor, this is the window that you were just showing, showing that bullet hole. if you take a look at the house, there are a lot of security cameras. police are now reviewing that footage trying to figure out exactly what happened here. detectives returned to the scene on sligo parkway where a homeowner shot and killed a man early this morning. someone with a key let the officers in. sources tell news4 the homeowner fired from a second story window. you can see the top part is broken and there is a bullet hole through the bottom glass.

determined so far that this shooting appears to be justified, but the case is still being investigated. police also confirmed there may have been a second suspect who ran from the scene. this neighbor didn't want to show his face. >> i hear two noises, i hear two noises. officer asked me about it and i tell him it was -- tell him two gunshots. >> reporter: police say it appears so far that the homeowner did not know the man he shot. police are trying to figure out why the suspect was at the home. was this an attempted burglary, home invasion, or something else? there are several security cameras positioned on the house, including near the shooting sooe scene. police are reviewing footage to see if it was caught ton camera. sources say there were ten people in the house, adults and children. this man as lived on sligo parkway 10 years. >> of are you shaken up by this? >> yes, it's strange. it's hard to see something like this happen in the area so it's something to be more cautious with. >> reporter: some ngh

me there have been break-ins and thefts of cars in the area. others say it's quiet with very little crime. >> it's typically safe and quiet? >> yes, yes. i don't see nothing for a long time. >> reporter: even though neighbors say they feel safe living here, some told me they're looking into getting cameras, too. extra protection for their family and their home. so far, police have not identified the person who was shot and killed here. at this point, no charges have been filed. reporting live in prince george's county, darcy spencer, news4. wendy? >> thank you, darcy. we are learning more about the death of a young prince george's county girl shot and killed just days before christmas. police say a young family member accidentally shot the 11-year-old on saint phillips road in aquasco friday night. there were adults in the home at the time. no word on when or if any charges will be filed. >> a father and a son see flames and they run towards them, and they find a burning

car early this morning in la plata on rose hill road. this is just south of hawthorne road. but despite their efforts, the driver did not survive and as news4's mark segraves explains, neither did two others who were trapped inside that car. >> reporter: the car burst into flames after leaving the road and crashing into a tree along rose hill road in la plata, maryland. as the sun came up, the scorched wooded area remained as a reminder of the deadly crash just hours earlier. debris hanging in the trees just above a makeshift memorial to those who died. what remains of the mercedes the three victims were driving in, now at a local car lot. police say just moments after the crash, carl benjamin and his son were driving past the scene and were the first to get to the burning car. >> they saw that the driver was partially outside of the vehicle. they were able to drag him to the side of the road and away from the car. and

and was just fully engulfed in flames. >> reporter: once firefighters put out the flames they discovered two more victims dead inside the car. the driver died at a local hospital. police say he's 28-year-old eric lamont moss who lived just a few hundred yards away from where the crash happened. we spoke by phone to the father and son who pulled the driver from the burning car. >> we stopped and we heard him. he was screaming, help me. >> reporter: they tell news4 the fire was so intense the flames were falling from the trees. >> the car was there, flames, it was like popping, throwing stuff at us. >> reporter: while benjamin and his son know they did all they could given the intensity of the flames, benjamin says he and his son cried as if they had lost one of their own family. as for what the man said as they pulled him from the fire? >> that's all he said, was help me. >> reporter: police are still investigating the cause of the crash and trying to identify the other two victims. in la plata, mark se

news4. >> it's been a working holiday for california firefighters battling the state's largest wildfire on record. the thomas fire. crews spent christmas on the front lines away from their families. one family in the fire zone provided warm meals to fire crews. and therapy dogs helped spread a little holiday cheer. the thomas fire burning since earlier this month has killed two and destroyed more than a thousand homes and businesses. the fire is now about 80% contained, but crews still have a long way to go. full containment not expected now for at least another two weeks. >> president trump is celebrating the holidays at his mar-a-lago resort in florida where he is not taking a break from twitter. this morning he posted about health care, saying he believes democrats will work with republicans on a new plan. mr. trump referring to the individual mandate that the republican tax cuts -- the billie eliminated, calling the mandate very unfair and unpopular, b

republicans tried more than once to fully repeal obamacare and they failed. some local lawmakers are trying to help you avoid that federal cap on deductions for state, local and real estate taxes. it will go into effect january 1st. part of the republican's tax reform law. today another county in our region decided to let residents prepay those property taxes. news4's chris gordon is working for you with the details. >> reporter: montgomery county council comes back from its holiday recess. they vote on a plan allowing county residents to prepay property taxes before the end of the year. it's an effort to help residents avoid the $10,000 federal tax cap on deductions for state, local and real estate taxes. >> and the measure passes by a vote of 7-1 with one absence. >> reporter: to take advantage of montgomery county's property tax advance payment, take last year's property tax bill and pay the amount in full

31st. the county will refund any overpayment or bill you for under payment. the county says there is no guarantee that advance payment will be deductible. >> there is a divided opinion in the tax legal profession as to whether the irs will ultimately allow it. >> the fullers say they are happy to prepay their taxes despite the uncertainty, whether the deduction will be recognized. >> reporter: they made that quite clear today. the irs has not made that decision. >> reporter: and in the face of that you're ready to -- >> to pay it anyway. i'd like the opportunity to find out later it wasn't allowed. at least i was given the opportunity to make the deduction. >> reporter: homeowners whose mortgage lenders hold property taxes in escrow will have to make arrangements with their lender for a refund. we are working for you to make sure you have et very latest information on prepaying montgomery county property taxes. you can go to nbcwashington.com and search property tax.

reporting from rockville, chris gordon, news4. >> the district, fairfax county, howard county are also allowing residents to prepay their 2018 taxes. but just like montgomery county, your payment has to be processed by december 31st. so, you need to pay in person or online. don't mail in that check. neil augustine from our news partners wtop radio tweeted this photo earlier today, reporting hundreds of people lining up at the government center to pay their taxes in advance. fairfax county has allowed prepayments for ten years but say they see an increase in interest because of the federal tax reform. >> the rush to buy for christmas day has passed now and right now a lot of folks are out packing the malls and the stores. they are returning all those unwanted gifts and they're looking to snag a few post-holiday deals. news4's david culver joins us live now from fair oaks mall with a warning from retailers before you head out to the mall. what are they saying, david?

>> reporter: pat, we talked about this extensively leading up to christmas day, the safety concerns. you have retailers and fairfax county police echoing that, saying even though we're past christmas day, don't let your guard down. seems like a lot of folks here and what is a steady crowd all day have been shopping with a buddy, taking the advice from law enforcement and really enjoying some of those big sales. maybe using some of those new gift cards you got for the holiday. all of this happening in what is an ever-changing and ever-evolving shopping landscape. it's this little one is in line to see the big man, she'll be waiting a few months. santa's seat sits empty. they disassembled his sleigh at fair oaks mall. many shoppers on your feet like frances. why today after christmas? >> that's when the good sales and you get different bargains and you get things cheaper. >> reporter: you're here to buy? >> yes, sales, a good time to buy. >> reporter: she prefers it over black friday or any day before

christmas. >> they be pushing and shoving. i'm comfortable even though it's the mall. >> reporter: you're not bruised or beat up? >> exactly. >> reporter: the crowds may surprise some given the surge in online shopping. >> nowadays a lot of people are buying online. it's a lot easier to come and return or exchange products at the store rather than it is to do that trouble on line. >> reporter: mall general manager says we're in the midst of a shopping evolution. >> we have an amazon store here in the mall. so, you know, even if you're online only, there is still a retail presence, brick and mortar presence almost imperative to have those two things together. >> reporter: businesses wasting no time putting up the sale signs. customers ready to pounce. >> we just got here, but i did find a pair of shoes my first stop, i need my shoes for new year's eve and i found them in the first store so now it's just on. >> reporter: others multi tasking. >> it's returns, but also we're going to try to do some shopping. >> reporter: the extent of the crowds at several areas ll

who because thoer they're in plain clothes. they are saying be mindful. thieves are hoping you let your guard down. >> they have so many things and they can be distracted. that's when you need to pay attention. >> reporter: also as you come here to the malls, retailers asking, bring your patience. a lot of these sales you have to think have been on the floor working up until christmas eve. they get christmas day off, some of them, and they're back here now dealing with returns and some of those deep sales. so, they've got a lot going on. they're busy and still ton thei feet, wendy and pat. >> looks like madness, david. >> my dad used to say if i can't eat it or drink it, don't give it to me. >> reporter: it's a lot to eat and drink here. >> that's true. >> i'm sure you figured that out. thanks, david. skyrocketing water bills that have nothing to do with the water being used but it

fair share. what's the news4 i-team just uncovered? >> and the search for answers. why did a local teen allegedly kill his girlfriend's parents? tonight the disturbing radio calls from that night and the concerns he may have been a neo-nazi. >> brace yourself, we're in for even more frigid weather and some snow. storm team4 breaks down the timing as this front comes moving in and we'll let you know how cold it's going to get and how much snow w e

we have new details tonight on that awful family tragedy that occurred in reston just before christmas. we now have police dispatch calls that reveal the couple's daughter called 911 on friday to report that her parents were shot. >> caller advising her mother and father were shot. >> radio conversations between police also reveal shots were fired after officers arrived on the scene. police found three people shot on the second floor of the home on black fir court in reston. scott fricker and his wife buckley kuhn-fricker were dead. the accused gunman is a 17-year-old. he's in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. he is expected to be charged, but his name has not been released. one of the victim's mothers told news4 that the couple recently became concerned about their daughter's boyfriend, that he was a neo-nazi. >> while some

water fees, the news4 i-team found the d.c. government would be paying ten times more if d.c. water calculated the government rates the same way it does for the rest of us. >> investigative reporter jody fleischer has been working to unravel this break the government has been getting and here to tell us what you learned. >> reporter: absolutely. those fees are part of a program to limit stormwater runoff and all d.c. residents are supposed to pay their fair share based on their property. now, d.c. water has to raise billions of dollars for the project. so, everyone time someone pays less the rest of us are forced to pay more. what almost no one realized was d.c. water agreed to cut the district and federal governments a break on their fees without bothering to figure out how much that would cost the rest of us. so, the i-team did the math. d.c. government only paid about $8 million toward this fee last year. and our calculations show if all of its roads and sidewalks counted toward the fee, d.c. would have to pay another $80

the district and federal governments have only been paying the fee based on the square footage of their buildings and walkways on their government-owned properties. but thousands of miles of public roads and sidewalks in the right of way haven't been counted. that is upsetting to the thousands of residents who are being forced to pay those fees for private roads and sidewalks ton their property. some homeowners associations are telling us it is costing them tens of thousands of dollars a year. with fees growing exponentially it could bankrupt them. >> the city is all of us. in one way or another we're going to pay for it, but there should be some mechanism to have the city pay its fair share. everyone should pay their fair share who is using the roads and causing the runoff. >> reporter: so far we know of at least three advisory neighborhood commissions who have passed resolutions about this and sent letters to councilmembers. at least one councilmember is already trying to figure out whether the district can somehow pay more of its fair share, but until now

how big that dollar amount was. >> wow. >> very interesting. >> a lot of math. it's stunning nobody thought to check this before they decided to give that exemption. >> yeah. jody fleischer, thank you. >> thanks, jody. >> this is the first day of kwanzaa, a week long celebration of african culture founded in the '60s. each day honors a different principle. today it's a celebration of unity. kwanzaa goes from now until new year's day and includes dancing and music and gift giving and a large feast. president trump today released a statement wishing everyone a joyful holiday season and a prosperous year to come. >> we are starting with some really cold weather in our holiday season. i mean, it is rare for us to get this cold this soon, right? >> for this long a time i would say. i would say how cold we're getting, but the fact it is going to be sticking around for like two weeks. temperatures only in the 20s and low 30s. i think that's what's so rare about it. take a look, temperatures right now coming in

washington. 36 right now, a lot of the suburbs in the low 30s. 32 in leesburg and gaithersburg. we have mainly clear skies out there right now. i'm going to be keeping a close eye on storm team4 radar throughout the evening hours and of course i'll have the latest here on news4 at 11:00 later tonight. but there is a chance for some snow tomorrow morning. you can barely see it here on the radar, though. it doesn't look impressive. you can see a little bit of a line, broken line in ohio back into ohio and parts of indiana. i'm going to be watching for that disturbance to bring us snow showers between about 2:00 and 9:00 a.m., and it's the timing that has me worried. it's not the amount, it's under an inch. it's going to be cold enough. if you're heading into work tomorrow morning you could be dealing with slick spots. 7:00 a.m. there is a chance for snow across the area. that includes just about everybody. 24 degrees at that point. it's cold around lunch time. we're at 31 degrees, but cloudy skies tomorrow morning with increasing sunshine throughout the day. so, coming home from work 4:00, it's a bit breezy tomorrow but we have beautiful sunshine. 26 degrees at that point. t

night, 22 degrees at 7:00 p.m., even with a little bit of of a wind, our wind chills tomorrow evening are going to be in the single digits. so, let's talk about them. here's your future feels like temperatures. i'm starting you off tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. at this point we could see snow showers around and everybody is dealing with the cold, feeling about 14 up in frederick, 5 in hagerstown and 18 here in washington. as you move into the afternoon hours, we continue to track feels like temperatures at 2:00 p.m., only in the teens. and then that extreme cold moves in tomorrow evening. 9:00 you're taking the dog out, running an errand, make sure you're bundled up. feels like temperatures in the single digits for the most part area wide. feeling about 9 degrees in washington at that point. because of the cold and the minor chance for snow, the weather having a low to moderate impact on your women's singles. that morning commute a 30% chance for snow showers. making those holiday returns no problem, no chance for snow by 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. if you're tavging down the holiday lights remember you're going to be dealing with feels like tempe

you can see on the four day forecast we hover around 30 degrees through saturday. plenty of sunshine on thursday. maybe a few flurries on friday. but a better chance for snow on saturday. we could see minor accumulation, maybe up to 3 inches. but that's a low confidence forecast. stay tuned as we continue to update it. otherwise breezy as we bring in the new year. 27 for a high on new year's eve day. if you're going to be out at nighttime, feels like temperatures, ladies, will be in the teens. as we start january 1st, we're watching a system right now that looks to miss it, but we are frigid with a temperature of only 24 degrees for a high. >> all right. >> yikes, frigid indeed. >> we hear something that is kind of warm. two teens and a holiday rivalry. and one big reason to forget about it for one afternoon. >> our cameras along for the ride as the teens experience and explore one of d.c.'s most moving museums. >> i'm adam tuss. our submetrorail cars are loud and making so much

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>> i'm joe reeves. >> we're excited to take a look at the african-american history museum. we're here for a military bowl, but this is special. let's take a look. >> we're in the football room right now. >> so, what are your thoughts about this? >> this is a monumental place for the african-american history. a big step. this is a needed place for us to celebrate our accomplishments. >> daniel, how does it feel to be here? >> it feels great to be here. learn a little about history of america, the history of african americans. they made this country is what it is with sports. being in this room, specifically football, it is >> have importavery important to see what it is and shaped what i do today. >> it's good for us to come together and witness something like this museum. i think it will bring us together. we know exactly like what everybody has been -- >> my parents, my grandparents, some of the coaches, their

museum and they say, oh, i know someone who went through that. i know someone who was part of that. >> it's an added experience to be in the bowl game and experience something like that? >> definitely. this is my 5th time here. i'm happy to come here over and over again. >> to be able to celebrate our country, everything about it. this is great. i mean, we go to the banquets and play the game, that's all fun. but this is way more important than that. >> the gifts are unwrapped, the presents exchanged, but the holiday shopping is far from over. >> we are working for you. what you need to know before you take back those gifts you don't want or go spend those brand-new gift cards. >> and be careful what you wish for. thousands of people got the white christmas they were hoping for, but it crushed all the record. what's behind this weather phenomenon. >> and some snow of our own may be on the way. storm team4 is tra ck

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>> you're watching news4 at 5:00. >> now at 5:30, a new standard set for a white christmas in one part of pennsylvania. >> yeah, record busting blast of winter, 53 inches of snow fell on erie over a 30-hour span making it the greatest two-day total in the entire state. >> amelia draper knows a thing or two about that. she used forecast the weather in erie and a closer look at how all of this works. >> absolutely, wendy. buffalo at time, frederick, i do not miss driv

dealing with that. 53 inches, snow, guys, can you imagine that, in three hours? my grandmother said, you wish for a white christmas and then you get 53 inches of snow. and you say, no, thank you, i'll do a green christmas next year. take a look. she actually sent me pictures from her home. this is a snow blower there. my uncle cleaning out her driveway for her. 36 inches of snow had fallen at this point. this is what it looked like in her front yard just a winter wonder land. and this snow not melting any time soon. and, in fact, more is in the forecast through tomorrow. so, how does lake effect snow happen? a lot of it has to do with temperature. take a look at this explainer graphic. we have warm water. this would be lake erie, here would be erie, pennsylvania. cold wind, what happens is you get a cold mass coming over the warm water. what happens is the air rises and it condenses and it forms snow. then it just dumps inches and inches of snow on the land. and you can have bands of snow where maybe one area gets in

there is barely any snow at all. there is a little bit of lake effect snow. thankfully, wendy, we rarely have to deal with that here in washington. >> thankfully, yes, indeedy. we have a tough time with 2 inches. >> exactly. >> thanks, amelia. it wasn't snow but it was a police chase and it shut down i-95 in virginia for part of christmas night. police say richardson topped 120 miles an hour on i-95 after officers approached him at a gas station in the richmond area. his vehicle had been reported stolen. we are told he rammed the trooper's vehicle twice, shot at the officers, and then bailed out of the car. police shut the highway down as they searched for him in a wooded area of spotsylvania, county. richardson eventually turned himself in. police did find a gun and some marijuana in his car. >> flames tore through a warehouse overnight in fairfax county, destroying one of a kind antiques. for more than two dozen dealers. daylight revealed the extent of the damage inside the

we are told some antiques dealers may have lost their livelihoods as a result of this fire. investigators say all of the wooden side helped the fire to spread very quickly. they're not sure what stafrted it. if the holidays have left your home feeling a little bit cluttered, one way to help clear it all out a bit is to donate. >> yeah, the folks at good will say they are looking for anything and everything. particularly items you'd give to a friend or relative. >> they tell us the money they get selling those goods help them provide job training and employment for people with disabilities and disadvantages. >> we know the jobs created, the people we're supporting, all of that money gets to help people with careers, open savings accounts, put presents under the trees. >> new year's eve is the busiest day for good will so they suggest dropping off goods earlier in the day or late in the afternoon. >> your great aunt meant well

for christmas, but you know you're never going to wear it. >> and that's why we all love those gift receipts. nbc's jo ling kent working for you to help you get the most out of your returns. >> reporter: with the retail rush behind us and gifts exchanged -- >> this is the best christmas ever! >> reporter: retailers are also giving thanks for strong consumer spending this year. retail sales jump more than 4% over last year, according to estimates. online shopping spiking 24% over the holiday season. >> people have gone out in droves and spent a lot of money this holiday season. >> reporter: now tis the seas phone for returns. if santa depidn't check everythg off your list, you're not alone. before you take back your unwanted gifts, retail experts recommend for electronics, especially, don't open the box, and keep the original packaging. leave tags intact and't

hang onto receipts. many retailers won't allow exchanges or returns without them. check store return policies before taking an item back. some have limited return windows or only offer store credit. and make sure to bring your i.d. for an extra hand, free apps like slice detect your online purchases using e-receipt in your e-mail box. shop ify will keep track. this takes a step further, watching for any reduction in price after you buy. if it detects a price drop, it will file a claim with the retailer to get your money back. parabis automatically requests money back if your shipment arrives late. >> the growth in e-commerce has been so rapid that for many people don't know the protections that they have when they buy things only. given that 2 billion packages are estimated to be shipped this year, we estimate 60 million will be late. and stores in responding to the fact that so many more people

these guarantees and do have policies and practices to protect you. >> reporter: still have items on your wish list? do not fear. some of the best deals are yet to come. this week and next are the best time to buy clothing or cash in your gift cards. and wait until january or the weekend before the super bowl for the best price on a tv. more chances to find that perfect gift long after santa's gone. jo ling kent, nbc news, washington. >> so, asking you about this on the nbc washington facebook page, and an overwhelming of you do plan to return one or two gifts. just a little tiny percentage say you love everything and you're not taking anything back. well, your home should be peaceful and quiet. >> yes, imagine hearing and feeling this every day. homeowners want to know why this is happening so often. so, our adam tuss went sear ch ♪ ♪

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metro trains are rumbling through some neighborhoods so loudly that residents say their homes are actually shaking. >> which is not supposed to happen. many say metro's newer heavier 7,000 series railcars are to blame. residents close to the georgia avenue station in northwest have been complaining to the transit agency about this. >> transportation reporter adam tuss is there t

this issue. adam? >> reporter: that's right. a lot of rumbling and bumbling here in the pet worth neighborhood. is it the new railcars? is it the older railcars? well, get this, guys. metro says 40% of the homes here in this neighborhood are showing increased vibrational levels. when one of those newer metro trains pulls into a station, there can be a noticeable difference with the sound. you can almost feel the weight of the vehicle. the shiny new railcars are built with heavy steel and weigh about 2000 pounds more than their older counterpart. and this is why some say these newer trains are rumbling their way. what does it sound like, what does it feel like? >> just boom, boom, boom. >> reporter: louise smith has lived in this home in d.c.'s pet worth neighborhood over 50 years. she says whether metro says it or not, these newer trains are having

that's all? >> all this. when the train hits through here and it shakes, it's just like when we had that big earthquake here. >> reporter: she says pictures have fallen from her wall, the glass frames busted. is it every day? >> every day, every day. if you're here in this house or any of these on this block, you hear it. >> reporter: other residents we talked to who didn't want to go ton camera described similar conditions. metro still putting together a final report on this with a recent letter from gm. newer model trains are increasing vibration levels above metro standards. however, the gm office said higher vibration levels are coming in with older model trains as well. metro says none of those vibrations are enough to cause any structural damage. so, at this point this is all still a bit of a mystery. in the meantime, though, residents like mrs. smith say they just like hear from metro directly about the issue. >> nobody from metro have been

nobody have called me. >> reporter: guys, metro says it hopes to have a final report on all of this by early next year. stay tuned. >> all right. >> that's got to be disturbing. >> very disturbing to those residents. thank you. thanks a lot, adam. >> do you have a lot of your new stuff cluttering up your house? well, this may be just the best time of year to do something about all of that. >> from fbi bombshells to claims of fake news, this year has been a busy year for those who try to sort out fact from fiction. we'll show you the moments that defined 2017 for fact checkers. >> it was cold today, but it's only going to get colder. if you've got new year's plans, i'm going to help you plan out your week. we have snow chances coming in o

well, a lot of people are heading back from their holiday travels could be in for a winter reality check. in new england, snow and ice likely the reason for this jetblue flight skidding off the runway in logan airport. in chicago it's not the snow. it is the wind chill there. right now this evening, it's going to make it feel like it's 25 degrees below zero. so >> so, we're getting cold. when are we going to start talking about wind chill? >> we're going to talk about wind chill tomorrow. the wind chill temperatures are going to feel like the teens during the day and single digits during the evening hours. as weclose out 2017 and start 2018 for the most part, we're talking about highs only around 30 degrees at best, even some colder days in the forecast. so's,hat your first weather headline. cold the next ten days. i am watching for snow chances. a few days ago it was looking like we could be dealing with

impressive snow chances. those are quickly fading away. we could see some snow around tomorrow morning and a better chance of snow on saturday. more on that in a moment. and if you're heading out for new year's, you definitely want to bundle up with temperatures feeling like they're in the teens when you factor in the wind. here's our snow chances for tomorrow morning. you can see them on storm team4 radar. mainly back around ohio and indiana. it's going to be this disturbance that could bring snow to our area between about 3:00 and 9:00 a.m. it wouldn't be a lot, an inch or less, but the timing during rush if you're heading to work tomorrow morning. the fact the temperatures are going to be in the teens and 20s means that anything that falls, especially if the roads have not been treated is going to stick. it's not going to be a lot. at this point it's only a chance. i would recommend download the nbc washington app, check the radar tomorrow morning or tune in to news4 today. we'll have the latest with chuck and somara. it feelsz like we're in the teens and 20s. as we look at tomorrow, the forecast doesn't

it continues to stay on the cold side. >> actually it just gets worse. let's look at those headlines. like amelia was saying, our greatest snow chance as we head into new year's is really going to be on saturday. all throughout the weekend i want you dressing in layers, multiple layers, in fact. and as we head towards sunday night, if you're headed out for any fireworks, any outdoor festivities looking good as far as the weather is concerned, but again very cold. let's spend some time with the temperature trend here. take a look at the actual numbers. we should be around 44 degrees for this time of year. by tomorrow, low 30s. thursday upper 20s. you don't need a wind chill to make it feel bad. even the slightest wind as amelia said, take a look at what the feel like temperature trend is. wednesday it's going to feel like 17 degrees at sometimes. tomorrow maybe a tad bit warmer dare i say as we head towards friday and saturday. then by new year's eve it's feeling like 16 degrees out there. speaking of which, let's go ahead and plan out your new year's. saturday we have that snow chance. temperatures around 30 degrees

as we head through sunday, those wind chills are really going to be an issue. temperatures will be in the upper 20s and then by monday and amelia is going to talk about this on the ten-day, but we are tracking a system. as for now it looks mostly sunny. frigid conditions for your monday. let's go straight to the -- i can't believe i said it. can you believe we're embarking on next year already? the count down if you're heading out at midnight, temperatures will be 22 degrees, of course feeling much colder so you have to dress warmly out there. and then as we head through the overnight hours, it doesn't look like much really there. amelia? >> yeah, somara. as we take a look at the storm team4 four day forecast, we hover around 30 degrees. there is the chance of snow tomorrow morning. 60% chance of snow showers on a breezy saturday. then on sunday we only have highs in the upper 20s. it's a frigid start to 2018. that system right now looks to stay to our south and east on january 1st. something we are going to keep a very close eye on, windy aendy pat.

[000:48:59;00] from the border wall to obamacare, the russia investigation, there's no shortage of material for our partners at fact check.org. >> nbc aaron coleman takes a look back at 2017, a year of separating facts from fictions. >> it's been a busy year for fact checkers, no doubt about that. >> january 2017, donald trump takes credit for putting people back to work a week before he took office. he said ford motor company scrapped plans to build in mexico and instead invest billions to ramp up electric car production in the u.s. because of him. fact check.org says not the case. the decision was market driven according to ford. >> the ceo mark fields said that they would have made this decision regardless of whether trump won the election or not. >> reporter: february 2017, white house senior policy advisor stephen miller says president trump lost new hampshire because of voter fraud. fact check.org spoke to former

new hampshire attorney former head of the republican party in the state. >> both of them told us that this is a baseless and false claim and preposterous in the words of one of them. >> reporter: april 2017, border wall promises. >> the wall can get built, folks. in case anybody has any question, the wall is going to get built. >> reporter: the president tells the associated press it will be built for $10 billion or less. >> the estimate of $10 million or less, though, is contrary to what estimates are out there right now. from his own department of homeland security and some independent studies that we looked at. >> reporter: the homeland security department's estimated cost is $21.6 billion. may 2017, president trump fires fbi director james comey on the 9th and defends his decision during an interview with lester holt days later. >> he's a showboat. he's a grandstander. the fbi has been in turmoil. you know that, i know that,

everybody knows dinner at the white house in january and met privately again on february 14th. shortly after that, comey wrote a memo claiming the president asked him to drop the fbi investigation of michael flynn, who resigned as national security advisor the day before. the president denied it while talking to holt. june 2017, comey testifies before a senate intelligence committee. he told lawmakers he leaked the memo after a trump tweet that insinuated the valentine's day meeting was taped. >> my judgment was i needed to get that out into the public square and so i asked a friend of mine to share the content of the memo with a reporter. >> reporter: trump's attorney fires back saying "the new york times" was quoting the comey memo the day before the tweet. >> we know that "the new york times" had written other stories about these memos. but there's no evidence that comey was responsible for those

leaks. only thin about was one memo, the flynn memo, and that story appeared four days after the trump tweet. >> reporter: july 2017, president trump down plays russia's meddling in the november election. will you once and for all definitively say russia interfered in the 2016 election? >> i think it could very well have been russia, but i think it could well have been other countries, and i won't be specific. but i think a lot of people interfere. >> there's no evidence for that. the u.s. intelligence community has pointed a finger at russia and only russia as the culprit for the cyber attacks into the democratic e-mails. >> i tell you we're spending money on the inner cities. >> reporter: fact check.org, trump would limit input into inner cities including block grants. >> that's money they can use for

affordable housing, for >> reporter: september 2017, back to the border wall. >> the wall will stop much of the drugs from pouring into this country and poisoning our youth. >> and he says this a lot. we've heard this before. but -- we don't predict a future here. but we can look at the facts. >> reporter: fact check.org says mexican drug cartels smuggle most of their drugs through legal ports of entry. more talk about obamacare in october. president trump said he's ending critical cost sharing subsidies to insurance companies for low income people saying the companies are making a fortune. fact check.org said insurance companies are making money in spite of obamacare, not because of it. november 2017, president trump talking taxes, calling the sweeping overhaul of the tax code introduced by the house the biggest tax cut ever. in inflation adjusted dollars according to fact check.org,

it's the fourth largest tax cut in largest one-time reduction in the corporate tax rate in u.s. history. december 2017, president trump goes after the fbi saying the agency treated michael flynn unfairly. >> i will say this. hillary clinton lied many times to the fbi. nothing happened to her. flynn lied and they destroyed his life. i think it's a shame. >> reporter: the president is referring to the investigation into hillary clinton's e-mail use while secretary of state. fact check.org points to former fbi director james comey's testimony about the investigation before congress. >> and he said there was no basis to conclude she lied to the fbi. so, as we put it, there is no evidence of it. >> hard to keep up. >> indeed we're busy. >> chances are there is a lot of enough stuff in your house today. >> after the holidays is a good time to clear space in your

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now with the people first warranty. so, the big day has come and gone. and you no doubt got one or two gifts that you don't need, gifts you didn't ask for, gifts that will likely end up in a drawer, in a corner or garage to be forever forgotten. nbc's chris clackem has more on how to clear your christmas clutter. >> reporter: as joyful as opening christmas presents can be, there is also the reality

so o like the other stuff, cluttering your already cluttered household. >> i stress out. i mean, you look around your house and you see all this stuff and you're like, what am i going to do with it? >> i'm not handling it very well. right now i think i'm adding to the clutter. >> reporter: adding to the clutter, especially around christmas, has become a real concern. >> we're really drowning in stuff. it's getting to be more than a problem. >> reporter: that's where people like tracy mccubben come in. she's founder and ceo of de-clutter fy. it's a time to get rid of household clutter beginning with old christmas decorations. >> there's been a couple christmases stuff hasn't been put out to decorate. purge it. if those string of lights don't work but you say you're going to fix them but you haven't, you're not going to. let it go.

>> reporter: she says for the stuff that's still useful, keep >> it is so much easier for them to give that stuff away knowing it is going to a great home. >> reporter: however you do it, make this the year you de-clutter your home to de-clutter your life. chris clackem, nbc news. >> now at 6:00, a father and son follow the flames, desperately try to save the people trapped inside. what we know about the man behind the wheel of this fiery crash that occurred just 100 yards from his home. >> broken glass and a shattered sense of security. the crucial evidence that could reveal what happened moments before a homeowner pulled the trigger. >> and first class feud, a local woman shares her side of the story claiming an airline gave her seat away to a politician. >> news4 at 6:00 starts now. >> we're going to start with the weather. brace yourself for the big chill. tracking some cold air that's

going to close out 2017 frigid start to ring in 2018. >> yes, it's already here. even a chance for snow this week as well. amelia draper here to tell us what's happening now and what's coming in next. amelia? >> yeah, leon, as we close out 2017 and look to move into 2018, it could be a good time to hunker down. it's a hot coco kind of night, fire in the fireplace and watch your favorite tv show, of course, watch news4 as well. take a look at your evening planner. ca clouds move in tonight. after midnight closer to about 2:00, 3:00 p.m., we could see snow showers moving into parts of the area. we're going to pull that snow chance from this disturbance here, mainly in ohio and indiana. it could bring some snow during the morning rush. so, if you're out early tomorrow morning, a heads up. take a look here at future weather. the chances area wide, this is 2:00 a.m., notice the snow, not impacting everybody. but where it does fall, it will