the best odd to win a medal for the united states, in the pyeongchang games, if he will defend his national title. a huge weekend of sports. starting here tonight, including, tomorrow on nbc sn. speed skating trials later in the day. and nfl playoffs on the way to super bowl 52. busy weekend. busy month here on nbc. so two nmore national champions crowned. and the championships continue at 4:00 eastern with the pairs preskating. that will be here on nbc. then, at 8:00 eastern. it is the men's free. and nathan chen, on nbc sn. a reminder, you can relive all the action for the u.s. figure skating championships at ice network.com. coming up next, your local news. later tonight "the to night show starring jimmy fallon." for terry gannon, tara lipinski, johnny weir, the nbc sports

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and she got a totally fab replacement wardrobe at bloomingdale's. mary was inspired to start her own fashion line, exclusively for little lambs. visit geico.com and see how affordable renters insurance can be. news 4 begins now with storm team 4. this new year is just beginning and for the third night in a row, we're in weather alert mode. up and down the eastern seaboard. the conditions have been treacherous with blinding snow and 50 mile an hour winds. here in our region, we're dealing with that bitter blast of cold air. >> it is dangerously cold out there tonight. we have team coverage for you. let's kick it off with doug kammerer, meteorologist. >> we'll get a little bit of relief on sunday with less winds. temperatures on sundayll

the 20s. early next week we see some relief coming out of this. definitely not tonight. the coldest we have seen so far tonight. the winds, still gusting up near 30 miles an hour over toward the baltimore area. 25 in gaithersburg. that only adds to the wind chill. the current wind chills across the area, feels like 3 degrees in d.c. 1 below in fredericsburg. because of these wind chills below zero, once again we have a wind chill advisory because we could get between 5 and 15 below. extremely tonight. continues on through the day tomorrow. this is the best thing we've got here. much warmer next week. as a matter of fact, we'll be about four-times, five-times warmer than we are outside right now. >> that sounds like an improve.

storm being felt by people traveling all over the country. some airports are still snowed under. in maine, boston, new york, even the deep south. ground crews are working around the clock through cold, heavy wind to clear inches of snow from airport runways and ramps. >> lot of snow out there. we have really no place to put it. we're really piling it into big mountains of snow and we melt it. >> nearly 2,000 flights were cancelled today after nearly twice as many were cancelled yesterday. here in d.c., it's not the typical friday night scene, 14th street usually bustling with people heading to bars and restaurants, tonight, the bitter cold air keeping a lot of customers away. shomari spoke with some business owners. >> business is hurting definitely tonight. i'm here at national

on friday nights there are usually people sitting all around here. drinking hot chocolate. but tonight, there's no one here because it's brutally cold as you guys said. now, in d.c., we also talked to some business owners and they tell us that sales are down all because of the weather. >> this is crazy. >> reporter: mark barnes owns the park at 14. the popular restaurant and night club in d.c. >> i feel like i'm in north dakota, that's what i feel like. >> reporter: people usually line up on the sidewalk to get inside on friday nights. but -- not tonight. business's down 50% because of one reason -- >> the cold. that's it. they still trek out to get the chicken. but it's really killing us. >> reporter: storm team 4 tells us temperatures will range from negative 15 to zero

overnight. >> i got multiple layers on and i'm still freezing. >> reporter: she won't be out long. >> i'll quickly get home and stay inside for the entire weekend. >> reporter: the entire weekend? >> yes. >> reporter: this manager says business is slow. >> the wind chill factor is off the charts. >> reporter: and right now, i'm on the capitol wheel at national harbor where business is down compared to other friday nights. although the view is spectacular you can see the mgm lights reflect off the ice below. back in d.c., he mark barnes hopes the entire region heats up soon. >> better for business all around in d.c. >> reporter: back out live here at the fire pit, my fingers are still numb. i have been out here for about ten minutes. if you go out this weekend you

have on proper clothes. otherwise, like myself, i will be staying indoors, under the covers because it's absolutely freezing. live here in national harbor, shomari stone. >> thank you. check this out, it looks like a water park here but this is actually a grocery store in d.c. on 14th street on northwest, water was gushing everywhere today after the cold weather caused a sprinkler pipe to freeze and bust. >> brutal cold is not over yet. make sure you have the nbc washington app on your phone. breaking news -- a limit girl says this man sexually assaulted her while she was at gymnastics with her friends. tonight, he's

the sheriff deputy say that's where he was when he touched the girl inappropriately. he was charged with aggravated sexual battery. breaking tonight, another blow for virginia democrats who were hoping for shared power in the house of delegates. federal judge denied a motion for a preliminary injunction that would have blocked a republican from being seated when the general assembly opens up next week. the lawsuit was brought in district 28. when at least 147 people were given ballots for the wrong district. the federal judge said the ballot error was negligence not enough to overturn the results. we talked with one of the voters who sued. >> i'm really disappointed. when it happened there was a drop in the pit of my

i was handed a ballot for the 38th ballot rather than the 28th district. >> so after having their injunction denied the voters haven't decided whether they're going to appeal. we'll see what happens. first on 4 tonight, a catholic all-girls high school in maryland fired a substitute teacher today after finding he's member of the so-called alt-right movement. greg conte can be seen in this youtube video from the dead li charlottesville protests. the school said the termination about was extremism and hate not politics. >> i think they fired me because they were afraid of potential violence from leftists. my political views haveve

turned on a dime and out you go. >> the school said there were no problems about his work and nor complaints from students or parents. new video shows what led up to this chaotic scene on interstate 95. last month, a stafford county sheriff deputy gets on i-59. they're chasing that black suv ahead. investigators believe the driver gregory lee had just shot and killed his wife. the suv suddenly stopped and the driver opened fire on the deputy. the deputy is okay but bullets frayed the fabric on his headset. even so he keeps going. investigators believe the driver turned the gun on himself. he died at the hospital. tonight the president is at camp david, he's there with top republicans to talk about his agenda for

today's early release after that explosive book, fire and fury. >> today the president ignored reporters' questions about the release. he wasn't silent on twitter. he called the book phony and full of lies and misrepresentations and sources don't exist. they had to call in an emergency second delivery of the book this afternoon. >> let you know that it's back on hand. >> reporter: inside the northwest d.c. bookstore once described as a national magazine as liberal washington's most sacred space. the release of michael wolff's fire and fury was an event with a capital e. >> we're leaving for africa tomorrow we have to have a copy.

>> reporter: today began with people lined up at the outside door at opening time. they brought up the store's 80 copies. graham compares it to the excitement of a new harry potter release with a significant difference -- >> nobody expected this. you expect when a new harry potter book is going to come out they're going to be in great demand. this one caught everybody by surprise. >> got a call saying it's in. >> reporter: many called ahead to reserve their copy. >> this is the second delivery. at least, i guess. >> reporter: i spoke with one man who got three copies he told me he was purchasing it for people who didn't want to be seen buying the book. >> if you missed the book's author

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chopper 4 over the scene of some breaking news in maryland. take a look, montgomery fire investigators say multiple decks caught on fire in a row of townhouses in olney. 20 people are out of a place to stay tonight. investigators said it started in the fireplace in one of the units. there's more than $1 million in damages we're working to find out if anybody's been hurt. across the country tonight, hospitals are being overwhelmed by a flu emergency that's sweeping the country. last year at this time the outbreak was widespread in 12 states. this year, 46 states are struggling, tens of thousands have been sickened in nearly every state. including some who got the flu shot and more worrisome the peak of the flu season is still weeks away, so far this year, close to 42,000 cases are been reported according to centers for disease

control. some hospitals are inundated asking people who aren't severely ill to stay home. >> we expect it to continue to rise. children are together in schools again. >> the flu shot isn't always the effective and this year that's also true, it can lessen your chances of complications from the flu like pneumonia. along with rest and fluids, your doctor could prescribe an antiviral to help you get better sooner. espn sacks donovan mcnabb after month-long investigation into sexual harassment allegations. mcnabb appeared on espn and co-hosted an nfl show on espn radio. the alleged misconduct happened before he joined espn.

stylist at nfl network. she said mcnabb sent her inappropriate text messages. mcnabb spent one season with the redskins after starring for the philadelphia eagles for years even taking them to the super bowl once. so far no comment from either man. one of the most lavish and fun events hollywood puts on all year is expected to have a more serious tone this year because of the sexual misconduct scandals that have rocked tinseltown. >> seth meyers is hosting sunday's golden globes awards. he plans to address the scandals but also to remind viewers 2017 was a great year for the movies as well. live coverage begins 7:00 sunday right here on nbc 4. we were supposed to have

from joe fryer, we'll have that tomorrow morning. >> we'll be inside watching tv. here's what i want to know, doug, we heard people saying, i'm going to hibernate, i'm going to stay indoors all weekend. i think at will of us that in mind. what is it going to be like on monday. >> inside, 72 degrees. perfect. i really the weather inside is going to be great. little humid from time to time. monday's a little bit better. monday that's the today between the real cold weather and the warmer weather, any time you have that fight, that battle, we could see some mixed precipitation, maybe some ice. a look outside right now, dealing with frigid numbers. i was out and about last night for dinner. i was out tonight. it's so much colder, 15 degrees winds out of the northwest at 9 miles per hour. down to 11 in martinsville. i think we'll drop into the single digits in most

normally the wind helps you stay above where you would be normally. wind chills, 15 to 0, 15 below to 0. some relief on sunday at least from the wind. current wind chills below 0 to the north and west. south, around 0. some really cold numbers, we get even colder as we move on through the overnight hours. 11:00, pretty good on this computer model. we'll get colder tomorrow morning, 10 below in annapolis. at 1:00, we're still below zero, about where we are right now. we'll have some sunshine. i'm going to go for a high temperature tomorrow in the teens for most locations. look at tomorrow night, we're back into the negative numbers again. if you're heading out on your saturday night it's going to be a cold one.

the cold air has been locked in. the good news, it moves up to the north and west, here comes the warmer air, most of it stays down the south. frigid air moves back into canada. much warmer. i'm tracking a storm late week. one on monday, one later in the week. a high of only 21 in d.c. 27 on sunday. a chance for some ice on monday. this is the storm i'll watch closely most likely in afternoon. this looks great. watching this closely, right now, i have rain, something tells me this could be ice. that's it for now. at least it does get warmer. we'll be right ba

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