nearby small businesses worried. what's next for silver spring? and if your child was suffering from migraines, what would you do to help them? what about giving them botox? the surprising study that's dividing parents. >> news4 at 4:00 starts now. >> and we begin first at 4:00 with video showing the man who deputies think targeted a middle schooler. >> right now loudoun county deputies are trying to find the suspect. they say he grabbed the girl, touched her inappropriately, and then took off. >> news4's david culver is live in sterling along the very spot where the attack happened. david? >> reporter: leon and pat, it was about this time last wednesday along this quiet neighborhood trail where that young girl, a middle schooler, was walking home from school. what you have to remember now is that we are at the first school day back after the many snow days and days that were canceled. so, you would expect around this time there would be students walking. i wu

who has been patrolling here. he says perhaps because of the ice, perhaps because parents are uneasy, not many children walking this path today. but this was a jogger who apparently was going past this home next to me and was going all the wait down at a mild pace, and then is seen again on camera sprinting back. i want to show you some of that video because this is the biggest clue for deputies. investigators have this and they want this put out there to be seen by as many people as possible throughout this community and across the loudoun county area because you can see in that image it's a rather clear image, the man in jogger gear going past and then according to deputies, assaulting that girl, groping her inappropriately touching her, and then sprinting back. >> we're talking about 4:00, 4:15 in the afternoon. it's still daylight hours, you know, this juvenile is walking home from school on a populated bike path, walk path, and for thiso

>> reporter: i wanted to get a better idea from neighbors what exactly this community is all about, what they are making of this incident. it was interesting as i was going door to door, some neighbors, those mostly with kids, didn't even want to answer the door. they were hesitant. one mom was telling me they don't let their kids in the backyards of some of their homes until police are able to find this individual. so, that's the focus right now. deputies back out in this community tonight, patrolling, making neighbors feel a little bit easier given this tense situation. leon and pat? >> all right, david culver there in loudoun. thank you, david. >> now we turn to some breaking news. first responders are searching for survivors of a series of powerful mudslides out west. you can see the video here, mud still flowing down these hills there. this is video that just came into our newsroom 30 minutes ago. the tragedy is now hitting in a place where wildfires completely stripped the hills there just a

monitoring the response at the live desk. wendy? >> wow, california cannot get a break this last couple of months. we now know that six people are dead in these mudslides near n santa barbara including this 14-year-old girl. this is exclusive video of this rescue that just came into our 0 newsroom a few minutes ago. rescuers say they heard some faint screams coming from a pile of debris. hours later, it took that long for them to get to this young girl and pull her out. we're told that despite being a little traumatized obviously, she's going to do okay. she's doing okay. right now first responders are using helicopters, they're using dogs to help find anyone else that is still stuck. heavy rain from the mountains triggered these slides early this morning. this is the same area that was hit hard by the wildfires last month, and because of that, that charred earth couldn't do much toop

coming from the hills. parts of the area got more than 9 inches overnight. those slides are now making it impossible to access some roads and has knocked out power. we are keeping an eye on this breaking situation for now. back to you. >> california, such extremes out there. thank you, wendy. meantime around here, it was ice that was causing problems during the morning commute. everybody is okay after the school bus crash in potomac. >> you can see the bus slid right off the road and up against that tree. drivers also had to navigate fog and water main breaks. >> the good news is that the temperatures are are on the rise heading in the right direction. doug has more on that coming up in just a second. but first justin finch has a closer look at the problems all around the region. justin? >> reporter: precariously placed, but protected, this montgomery county school bus ready for tow resting against a tree after a close call crash this morning. all aboard luckily unhurt. >> as the bus driver approached

given the ice and the level of the ground, the bus started sliding and ended up in a ditch next to the street. >> reporter: montgomery county firefighters rescued the bus driver, a student and an aide from the bus. the resulting response shut down this portion of tulip lane, a private neighborhood street off glenn mill road. >> we had a plan a, b and c. first plan a worked, you know, stabilize the bus and basically walked in, made sure there were no serious injuries, walked the students off. >> reporter: slick roadways and walks weren't the only morning messes commuters had to keep watch for this morning. patches of fog felt like curtains over the beltway, gw parkway and other areas. and in annandale, another water main break about 5:00 a.m. fairfax water crews responded diverting traffic early and annandale road near state crest drive, later traffic was allowed by as crews worked to repair the 8 inch line. >> for a week-and-a-half we've had historically cold temperatures which means more

so, our crews have been going nonstop that whole time. we're hoping with the warmer weather things will calm down. >> reporter: and that school bus came to a stop roughly about here. as you can see, just a little bit over. and it could have gone down into the woods there. and whether it is driving on the streets that might be slick or a water main break in the road, everyone is just saying as you make your way out in conditions like this that are still very fluid and changing, that you want to be extra careful because things can look safe and actually not be. in potomac, i'm justin finch, news4. back in to you. >> thank you, justin. don't want to see any more scenes like that. we're hoping to get a bit of break from this tricky weather. >> let's go to chief meteorologist doug kammerer. >> some areas did not get above freezing for almost two weeks. that is really -- just does not

you have to go way back, back into the '60s for something like that to happen in the d.c. area. right now, though, plenty of sunshine, really looks nice outside across our region. notice the temperatures, 50 degrees right now. we were at 51 last hour, 53 now in richmond. and you notice, everybody above freezing. and one thing i'm not talking about, wind chill. not a factor today. it's a little bit on the breezy side but it feels all right out there. as a matter of fact, we saw some high clouds. now seeing nothing but sunshine, blue skies to the north, high clouds down to the south. one thing i'm going to be tracking here is the storm system that comes up later this week. let's show you what we're looking at. cool overnight temperatures. cool, but not freezing. we could have a little refreeze in places. warming late week, really warming into the 60s and we need the rain. we're back into a drought-like situation. the rain is coming. i'll show you just how much rain to expect on your friday and your saturday. that's when it's coming. i'm back in just about ten minutes. >> all right. thank you, doug. now to some

dealt a major blow to downtown silver spring. discovery communications is moving out. >> company plans to take its global headquarters up to new york city and they'll be moving their operations center down to tennessee. that means uncertainty for the employees of the company, and also for montgomery county, which is losing one of its biggest employers. news4's chris gordon at discovery headquarters and he has the new reaction tonight. chris, this has to be a real shock to folks there. >> reporter: well, it is. and people don't want to speak on camera, but they say it's a great place to work and they're uncertain about their future. and they shared that much with us off camera. now, discovery communications is a landmark here in silver spring. all day long you see people crossing from discovery into the many bars, restaurants, and businesses in downtown silver spring. and now the future of many of those businesses may be in doubt as they lose some of their best customers.

1300 employees getting the word discovery communications is leaving silver spring. discovery is adapting to the changing conditions of tv. merging with another media company scripps, establishing a new global headquarters in new york. >> we do have a state of the art technical facility in sterling, virginia, so we're not leaving the greater washington area. there will be many jobs that will move out to sterling, virginia. there will be many jobs that will stay in maryland, many will go to new york and many will go to knoxville. >> reporter: the massive modern discovery communications building is considered the center of silver spring's revitalization. now with 1300 jobs moving, there is concern about the economic impact on silver spring. >> i remember how we languished with no development and a lot of boarded up buildings. so, development was brought here by the arrival of discovery and i just wonder will we see some

leaving. >> reporter: for the past year, state and county leaders have tried to convince discovery communications to stay. montgomery county executive ike leggett says generous incentives failed to convince discovery. >> clearly it would be a negative impact. it would be a negative impact on our tax base because you lose that number of employees, you can't replace all of those employees overnight. and certainly give them the salaries that they were making at discovery. it's at the salary level i think was much more competitive and one that i think will significantly impact our tax base. >> reporter: now, discovery will begin moving its employees out of this business later this year. by next year the building could be empty and listed for sale, but at this point nobody can name a company that could possibly take its place here as a life line to silver spring. that's the latest, leon. back to you. >> it's got to be hard in

ready to pickup and move all at once. all right, chris, we'll see how it plays out. chris gordon. >> thank you. >> thanks, chris. talk to you soon. >> if your child suffers from migraine headaches, you know there's only so much you can do to help. >> but there may be a new option available to you. although it's a controversial one, could botox hold the key for kids and their migraines? >> plus, our first look at some of the new gadgets, the gadgets of tomorrow. the cutting edge technology you could one day have in your home. >> and her speech sparked a big question. is oprah thinking about running for president? a short time ago, president trump weighed in on a pottial chalenle

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first at 4:00, he survived a mass shooting at a gop baseball practice in alexandria last year. but months after returning to work, louisiana representative steve scalise says he'll have to undergo more surgery. he says tomorrow's operation is part of his continued recovery. he nearly died in the shooting last june at that baseball practice. scalise returned to capitol hill in september. he has relied on a cane and crutches to get around. he's not said when he'll return to work. >> gadget lovers rejoice, the world's largest showcase of cutting edge techn

underway. nbc's chris palone shows us some of the cool est stuff at some of the annual consumer electronics show in las vegas. >> reporter: the tech industry is running into the future. trying to solve problems like finding a lost dog. >> come on, let's go for a walk. >> reporter: and making motorcycle helmets safer. >> the patented rearview camera right through. >> reporter: batteries and motors getting smaller and more powerful, making electric scooters and single wheel devices good for all-day use over many miles. >> it's really about being a true vehicle, something that can solve a real need in your life. going to school, getting around town. >> reporter: so easy to use a total novice could start riding in a couple minutes. >> no athletic skill or dexterity and the ankles of a small deer. and the fact that i didn't shoot at 20 miles an hour off the sidewalk and into a bmw is really a win here today. and that is the ultimate advance of technology. >> reporter: google is making a

[000:15:58;00] into household products like appliances and tvs. >> so many stranger things. >> many of us are used to alexa and alexa is winning right now if you want to call a winner. google is trying to catch up very quickly. >> reporter: the tech with perhaps the most anticipation won't launch here for a year or more. 5 g wireless internet. it will hasten the arrival of fast-driving cars and open the door for limitless business and entertaining uses. >> oh, my goodness. >> the 5 g, we are on the cusp of a new industrial revolution. >> reporter: the future arriving today at the consumer electronics show. 175,000 people will attend ces this week. in the past, products like hdtv, the vcr and the dvd were all introduced here. what will this year's big product be? we'll know in a few years. in las vegas, chris palone, nbc news. >> always so fascinating.

>> so cool, so much fun. you have to go -- >> i could see you big time. >> i love that show. that is just so much fun to go and see where technology is taking us over the next couple of years. fascinating. >> you'll be able to use it in forecasting days and nights like these. >> you know, and this is great. i came into work today. amelia is with me. she'll join at 4:45. so nice to not have anything going on, not have a weather alert day, talk about nice weather, something we have not been able to do for weeks. take a look outside. we have chopper up and running outside. blue skies, look at that. just a gorgeous-looking shot and, man, we have not seen something like this for quite sometime. temperatures right now, well, they're on the cool side, but well above average. our average high is 44 degrees. right now we're sitting at 50 degrees. winds out of the north at 10 miles per hour. that wind going to be shifting a bit, making things cooler

tomorrow, but still quite nice. 48 martinsburg, 47 in honeytown. this is the first day all of us have been above freezing in about two weeks. it is incredible just how cold we have been. now, no rain to talk about and we really do need to see some rain. i want it show you what's been happening. this is pretty much been the radar picture over the past two weeks. not much going on. you've seen snow towards the great lakes, rain in florida. one thing you have not seen is any rain towards california. most of the center part of the country has not seen anything either. california getting hit extremely hard right now. for us it has all been about the cold in the east. and you talk about how cold it is, well, cold enough that the potomac has been frozen in just about all locations, from way up toward west virginia all the way down in towards portions of the chesapeake bay. look at that, this is a great shot the chopper got last week of the frozen water towards the potomac river. that will be changing the next couple of days. we'll see a little of that ice melt as we get into warmer air. the cold air starts to make its

way back to the north. the jet stream is now changin california. that is why they're seeing the storms today and notice what's happening out in california. we showed you some of this video earlier. they've got the mudslides out there today. those mudslides courtesy of 6 to 10 inches of rain that has fallen in parts of southern california. and they continue to get it. that storm system still right on top of them right now. they could see another 2 to 4 inches as they move in through the overnight hours tonight. so, a dire situation out there towards california. they needed the rain. we need the rain, too, and it's going to follow the jet stream right across our area, and going to help us to warm up. so, let's talk about the rainfall. it's over towards los angeles right now. watch how it moves across the country in towards denver, chicago on thursday. notice how it's already starting to tap into the atlantic bringing some moisture our way. and then on friday, we get into the action. look how much of the east coast actually sees some rain during the day on friday. this would actually be snow back toward the west, but for us it

is all rain. and much ne that. friday into saturday, and yes, it is bringing us some very warm air. look at the high temperatures. 57 on your thursday. 62 on friday. the rain comes in, half inch to an inch generally. but again, 62, but then we get colder back into the 30s, the pattern doesn't last long. once again, we are going to get cold, but the chance of snow next week. we'll talk more about that later. for right now it's all about the warmth. >> all right. >> focusing on the 60s, focusing on the 62. >> we're willing to forget 9 snow. thanks, doug. >> thanks, doug. botox, it's generally thought of as a way to reduce wrinkles. >> but in recent years it's been found to be effective in other medical uses. a new study now says botox may relieve migraines in children and teenagers. about 3% of them suffer migraines. researchers studied children ages 8 to 17 who suffered chronic migraines over the course of five years.

the ones who had botox injections every 12 weeks found reported having migraines anywhere from 8 to 30 days out of a month reported having the headaches from just two to ten days out of the month with that treatment. and those headaches weren't as severe as they were before. >> so, we want to know what you folks at home think about this. would you allow your child to get botox pour medical reasons? if you'd like to offer your opinion visit the nbc washington facebook page. so far the majority of folks weighing in are going with yes. >> well, if you suffer from migraines, you know the pain makes you want to do just about anything. >> uh-huh. >> to get relief. >> yes, i have -- my mother used to suffer with migraines and they were just debilitating. so, yes, it's probably worth giving a shot. >> doug has just told us we'll be out of the ice box for the next couple of days, yeah. >> so it's a good chance to take those new year's fitness routines outdoors. the best places to do that, working outside without the crowds. >> and you know you shop till

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you're watching news4 at 4:00. >> plans have been in the works for years and now it looks like a version of rain is going to be coming to washington's noma neighborhood. joining us to tell us all about it, vic jagger 102.3. >> hello. i am very excited about this art installation. basically it's noma art parks. they have two major installations they are going to put under the underpass, okay. so, l street northeast is going to get light weave. light weave will be located in the l street underpass -- >> there in the street. >> yes. that's rain. rain is coming to m street. that's the second one, and rain will actually twinkle when your car is driving under there and it's going to look like a rainstorm. >> really? >> it's going to be so great. i cannot wait for it. and of course, light weave will have l.e.d. lights that will appear to be floating from the screen.

make sure you look out for that. it will be completed in april. and bump into the guy driving in front of you. >> no, you'll be like, is it raining? >> actually does sound like a pretty cool thing. now we just got finished talking about how the weather is changing. looks like it's going to be in 60s hopefully in a couple of days here. people are now taking their fitness routines and their commitments this year seriously. you've got some ideas for outdoors? >> the gyms are so crowded so why not take it outside in d.c. we have so many beautiful landmarks. how about the exorcist stops. i ran up there because i was scared. it is a good cardioworkout. you can go to the national mall. they have meet ups where you can play soccer, football. you can sign up and reserve your spot. rock creek park, the best thing i like about rock creek park, i didn't know they had horseback riding. >> yeah. >> you have been horseback riding. you know that is a workout. and of course metropolitan branch trail that goes from

silver spring to union stan, the watergate steps, you can get on the top and, like, conquer those steps, 40 steps. that's a lot. >> i know you did not run up those exorcist steps in the heels you come in with in here. >> i would. >> i believe you would. now let's talk about your girl mariah carrey. what's this you in idea she's trying to promote? >> she's trying to start a trend. we love brunch. she's introducing lynner, the late dinner. a friend of hers invited her out to brunch. she's like, brunch? that's during the daytime. you know, offered to go to linner, which is late dinner. i don't know about linner. >> what time? >> i would say probably about 5:00. or when it gets dark, because she doesn't want to come out in the daytime, okay. i will fix a brunch. >> whatever reason. thank you, vic.

>> w pat, over to you. >> all right. new research is opening parents' eyes about shut-eye. the story that will have all parents wondering whether their children are sleeping safely. plus are you up for the challenge? president trump goes on the record about the prospect of a presidential challge from

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bank human™. wendy rieger back at the live desk with some breaking news. former advisor to president trump, steve bannon, is now out at breitbart news. he and the company just made the announcement in a statement released moments ago. breitbart which caters to the trump base called bannon a valued part of our legacy, and the statement says, he stepped down. but it comes less than a week after the release of that explosive book "fire and fury," one that quotes bannon calling a meeting between the president's son and russians as treasonous. bannon has since voiced continued support for the president. the president has taken to calling him sloppy steve on twitter. back to you. >> all right. thank you, wendy. now to immigration reform and an unusual look inside the deal making process today. >> democratic and republican leaders met at the white house to hammer out a new policy, and most of their meeting was captured on camera. blayne alexander now with the details for us. hey, blayne. >> reporter: well, leon, pat, even long-time lawmakers say

they have never seen a now, it does appear that they made at least some progress in these talks, but the question is it enough to bridge the gap in one of washington's most polarizing issues? >> now, i think we're going to get this done, daca. >> reporter: an extraordinary look behind the curtain. intense immigration talks playing out for the nation to see. >> you folks are going to have to come up with a solution and if you do i'm going to sign that solution. >> reporter: for nearly an hour, a roomful of key decision makers in both parties hashing it out in front of cameras. >> but i think we have to do daca first. >> mr. president, you need to be clear, though. i think what senator feinstein is asking here, when we talk about just daca, we don't want to be back here two years later. you have to have security as the secretary would tell you. >> i think that's what you're saying. >> reporter: republicans demanding a hard fix on immigration. the main issue for democrats? fixing daca and protecting so-called dreamers. undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children. >> this should be a bipartisan

bill. this should be a bill of suggesting a two-part solution. first, handle daca. then more sweeping immigration reform, including the border wall. >> you want $18 billion for a wall or else there will be no dak daca. is that still your position? >> i could build if for less. >> reporter: some republicans not in the meeting say a soft immigration stance means breaking a campaign promise. >> if he grants daca amnesty, then that's off the table. >> reporter: but inside the room -- >> you have created a opportunity here, mr. president, and you need to close the deal. >> my positions are going to be what the people in this room come up with. >> reporter: everyone agreeing they will all have to give a little. the question, will it be enough? and it does appear that president trump is shifting his stance somewhat on that border wall. according to one lawmaker inside

the room, today the president described it as more of a system [000:33:59;00] wall he talked about during the campaign. guys, back to you. >> all right. blayne, thank you. >> the sausage making process. >> yes. it's not pretty to watch. >> thanks, blayne. >> people close to oprah winfrey are down playing suggestions that she might run for president. speculation ran wild after oprah's speech during the golden globes. today, a long-time friend gayle king said winfrey is intrigued by the idea, but that she's not actively considering a run at this time. during a bipartisan immigration meeting, president trump was asked if he'd beat oprah. here's what he had to say about that. >> thank you. >> i'll beat -- oprah would be a lot of fun. i like oprah. i don't think she's going to run. i don't think she's going to run. >> meanwhile, ivanka trump is coming under fire because of a

tweet. the president's daughter praised oprah's speech, but some her because the president is accused of sexual assault which oprah addressed in her remarks. >> in news for your health now, crisis in the crib. loving mothers unknowingly putting their newborns at risk every time they put them to bed. nbc's erica edwards explains the findings of a new study. >> reporter: despite this baby girl's protest, she's in the perfect position and safest place to fall asleep. >> have the baby on the back, in a crib or bass net next to the parents' bed. nothing else should be in that crib or bassinet except for the baby. >> reporter: according to a new report from the cdc 22% of parents do not put their baby on the back to sleep. 39% use soft bedding like pillows, stuffed animals and blankets, and 61% have slept in the same bed with their infant.

all dangerous practices. 3500 babies die every year in sleep-related h suffocation from excess bedding or adults who fall asleep with their newborn. >> we do know the vast majority of these babies die in sleep environments that are not safe. >> reporter: resist the temptation to put a blanket on a baby when it's cold outside. pediatricians say a onesy, warm footed pajamas and warm sleep sack should keep newborns comfortable. the middle of the night with a newborn is a vulnerable time for exhausted parents. experts advise setting a timer when you start the overnight feedings. that should rouse you just in case you fall asleep. erica edwards, nbc news. >> meanwhile there is some good news to report when it comes to breast cancer. >> jim and wendy are in the newsroom with a look at what's coming up at 5:00. >> hi, guys. >> this is a large study and it's found that the number of breast cancer deaths have dropped by almost 50% since 2000.

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the company that runs the discovery channel announced it is going to sell its move to new york in 2019. discovery recently announced plans to buy scripps networks. layoff and relocation decisions have not yet been made, we're told. more surgery for congressman who was shot at a baseball practice last year in alexandria. congressman steve scalise is going to have surgery tomorrow. it's part of his continued recovery. he returned to capitol hill last september. it is unclear when he's going to return to work after tomorrow's surgery. >> there is surveillance video of the man deputies in loudoun county are looking for this afternoon. they say he grabbed a middle school girl on her way home from school in sterling last wednesday. they say he touched her inappropriately. she screamed and he took off. new video of the incredible rescues happening after mudslides in california. first responders took six hours and used the jaws of life to save a 14-year-old girl.

there she is. the girl tells nbc news that for a minute she thought she was dea earlier this morning. at least six people have died. >> boy, that's scary stuff. >> unbelievable out there. >> they had the fieres first, take away the vegetation and that's what you get. >> that's a situation that is going to continue for them through the night into tomorrow. that storm system is still moving on shore even as we speak. eventually it's going to come our way and bring us some beneficial rainfall. we need the rain just as they do. we're not going to see the disaster like they're seeing out there, though, in our area. for tonight, for us, much nicer today. we hit a high temperature of 51. look at this, guys. that is gorgeous. >> nice, nice. >> beautiful. >> wow, that is amazing. i could stay on that -- look what i painted you guys. i did this right before i came in, you know. pretty little cloud here. >> i'm not sure i would call that a tangerine lemon sunset? >> very good. that is gorgeous. >> beautiful. >> makes it look like we have some really tall mountains to the west.

what a great shot that is. thank you very much from our cer looking through some of those mid to high-level clouds, you can see them off in the distance here as we look towards the north. not looking towards the sun now. temperature wise 50 degrees at the airport. that was at the top of the hour. temperatures will cool quickly. 44 at 7:00, 38 by 9:00. by 11:00, 34. we will see temperatures below freezing again so we are going to be looking at some refreeze in some spots. you judge ut saw that area out towards bradley boulevard. that could be an issue as the temperatures drop into the upper 20s that way. 47 degrees rockville, 49 belvoir, 46 degrees in camp springs. so, yeah, it's going to be a cool night. but after a mild day like this, we'll take a cool night no problem at all, considering where we've been over the past two weeks. somewhere else we've been, not just the past two weeks, guys, the past couple of months extremely dry. no rain right now and even

snowfall, we've only had two snowfalls. 2.8 inches of snow so far in d.c., more down to the south. down here. not much at all to the north and west. we need something. we need rain is what we really need. we're going to get some. we'll talk more about where that has put us as far as the dry conditions go. amelia is in the tomorrow center. >> doug, i want to start off if there is any time to have a drought, you want it during the winter when things aren't growing. you're not worried about vegetation and crops and having to water them. but we haven't had enough rain and we're now in a moderate drought in most of the area. the entire d.c. metro area down through southern maryland, not a drought yet, but abnormally dry. the i-95 corridor through washington county. what does it mean for you? take a look at these statistics and thanks to capital climate for putting together this awesome information. now, on the record to date, this winter, it's the third driest winter ever in our record keeping history. and the driest winter in 121 years. the good news is rain, some much

needed and beneficial rain, is in the forecast thursday night on into saturday. we'll have rain at times late thursday. after that evening rush. through your saturday morning. in total we'll pickup half an inch to around an inch. but to improve our drought conditions, we need more. we need about 2 to 4 1/2 inches total. but again, think about that. so far it's the driest winter in 121 years to date. so, outlining the time line here, rain arrives thursday night. rain at times on friday, but breaks to enjoy the high temperature on friday, around 60 degrees. we're dry for your saturday afternoon. and then, doug, the cold moves right back in by sunday. our feels like temperatures only in the 20s. then it stays chilly after that on the ten-day forecast. >> yeah, we're going to revert right back to the cool and dry conditions we've seen so far this winter. but we are going to get some beneficial rainfall. as you mention on that friday and saturday time frame. 44 tomorrow, a little cooler with cloud cover, in the way of a breeze, 57 on thursday. thursday is looking pretty good,

mostly cloudy skies. then we get into the 60s. we've got rain, but it's no as amelia said we're going to have a couple periods during the afternoon of dry conditions where you can actually get out and enjoy the weather. but then here comes the colder air again. most of us in the 20s on monday, 37 degrees on tuesday, and tracking the system right now looks like a pretty good bet for some snow on wednesday. how much? well, still a week away. we'll continue to watch that for you over the next couple of days. right now i'm tracking the rain. we need it and we're going to get it friday into saturday. >> thanks, doug. well, you shopped till you dropped. you bought everything you want and now it's time to face the consequence. >> if your mailbox is brimming with credit card bills, don't worry, we've got your back. consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you to help you get out of the red. >> okay. first of all, don't panic. you've got this. you just have to be strategic when you're trying to payoff your debt. so, first things first. from this point going forward,

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on news4 today. >> all right, good stuff. first at 4:00, a local woman says she's on a internet and back so to real life. >> and get this. she's using t-shirts to do it. tommy mcfly joins us with her story and as usual he's bringing props. >> tell us more about this. >> we've got the prop in just a minute. hey, guys, it was really cool. today on h street, i caught up with a yanna smith, the founder and master mind of master ts. starting dialogue by putting burning questions on t shirts. before founding the company she was an online comment addict. >> i read a lot of news and i interact on social media a lot and i found that i was spending more time than i wanted to spend debating different topics on social media. and i thought that, you know, there has to be a way for us to come together and have these conversations. there are a lot of people who seem to have strong opinions about topics they don't really know a whole lot about.

you never really been around black people that much, but you have these very strong views about people you've never really been around gay people a lot but you have very strong views about whether or not gays should be married. so, i think what i see is a lot of people having these strong views about things that they don't know a whole lot about. we need to be having these conversations. that's very important to me. >> the tees are a little less controversial. ask me why i love d.c., and ask me about my super powers. or this one, ask me biggie or tupac. the best sellers are the approachable topics sparking the biggest conversations, the ones that make you do a double take. >> you have an affinity if you picked this one out. >> i got this on h street. i don't really know where i fall on this, but i'd love to have a conversation about it. >> tupac or biggie. >> which one? >> i was a fan of pop daddy and mace. i don't want to show my age but i wasn't around in the beginning of biggie and tupac.

>> tupac evolved. >> one thing i like about him he did evoan political as he grew up. i'll go with him. >> matured more. >> he was prolific. nice to do this in a low-tech way. >> thanks, tommy. >> thanks, tommy. >> the me too movement comes to metro. we're talking about harassment on the rails and buses. find out what women are saying about their experiences and what

metro is doing to make women feel safer. >>his is news4, first at t 4 ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid.

♪ all because of you ♪ ♪ right now at 5:00, natural disaster just weeks after those massive fires tear through the area. parts of california now slammed by heavy rains. the deadly toll after record rain sends rivers of mud into houses. >> moving out, a major employer announcing plans to relocate from maryland to new york.

what's that mean for its hundreds of area employees? >> the me too movement comes to metro. >> it was a time when i was being harassed and, you know, they don't care nothing about you. >> what women are saying about their experiences riding on area buses and trains. and what metro is doing to make them feel safer. >> it was a momentous six weeks for the civil rights movement in washington. on news4, we take you to resurrection city and inside the new exhibit that brings this sometimes forgotten piece of history to the present. >> but we're going to begin tonight with some breaking news. >> that's right. former white house aide steve bannon out at breitbart news. leon harris working the story from the live desk. what are the details ton this? >> you had the breaking news alert from the app. steve bannon stepping down from breitbart news. he has been under fire for his comments in "fire and fury."

he questioned president trump's mental fitness and disparaged the president'son trump, jr. he served at bright barred since 2012. he went on to become a campaign strategist and work in the white house. mr. bannon has been criticized by both trump supporters and main stay republicans over his comments. his departure from breitbart may have been forced by major republican donor rebecca mercer. she is also helping to fund the conservative site. in a statement, the ceo of breitbart called bannon a valued part of our legacy. back to you in the studio. >> leon, thank you. >> tonight a major blow to the montgomery county economy. >> discovery communications announced today that it will move out of silver spring, selling that iconic headquarters that helped revitalize downtown. >> that company made the decision to move after it announced plans to merge with scripps networks. 1300 jobs impacted, and the headquarters in silver spring, it's going to be sold. closure of the sale is expected