we're not letting them in, but they're trying to flood our country. new at trump making it tougher for immigrants to request asylum. the proclamation he just signed thor -- this morning. >> we are learning more about the 12 people shot and killed at ther borderline grill and if it could have been prevented. >> and i'll have the forecast and how rain will impact the weekend coming up.

good morning. welcome to "news4 midday i'm erika gonzalez. >> a i'm chris lawrence megan hardman is accused of muering her mother and cyst ter last year in mclean. originally the police thought the c of a murder/suicide. officials plan to hold aews conference this afternoon. now we turn to this week's deadly shooting rampage inside a california country music dance bar. >> there is so much groief and sorrow across the nation. we take you to the emotional vigil that was held overnight. >> the healing takes time. >> reporter: unimaginable grief

for a small southern california community ripped to its core. ♪ amazing grace how swe the sound ♪ >> reporter: the latest victims of another mass shooting. 28-year-old marine corps veteran ian daviditlong, armed a legally purchased glock 21 like this one walked into college night at the borderline bar & grill and without a word unleashed a hail of bullets into the crowd. >> we have multiple people down. we need a lot of ambulances. >> reporter: when the gunfire ended, 12 were dead, including sergeant ron helus, a 29-year veteran, months from retirement. >> he had every intention of going in there and saving lives. you can't describe it as anything other than totally

heroic. >> jason macos 22-year-old son, cody, was among those killed. >> , son, iove you so much. >> reporter: lives changed forever and 12 innocent souls taken too soo as investigators try to piece together the life of what led him to this that night. the president is making the policy to claim asylum harder. right now any immigrant can claim asylum no matter how they come into the country. >> people can come in but they have to come in through t port entry. again, i reiterate, we need

democrs' votes. they have to pass new immigration laws. is lookiministration to tighten the boreds a ee e ene migrant caravan nears. w want to get you caught up on the latest round of rain. it's been a fairly wet morning but the heaviest rain is still a >> meteorologist amelia draper is tracking the system and joins us with the timing of all this and what we can expect. by the loo t of radar, it's not good, my friend. >> we're only going to be dealing with more rain. through prince george's county fairfax,reotice this aa of steady rain back around 91. some of us still dealing with showers. it was sort of a damp morning out there. it's going to stay a damp afternoon and it's going to be rainy fors the communityll of this moisture pushes into the

area. i'm really starting to see widespread rain move into the area. after that we're dealing with rain until 8, 9 p.m., even a little bit later. plenty of clouds today and on the cool side with highs o my in theid 50s. >> thank you, amelia. keep those unumbrellas htndy. r now the woman who confessed to the brutal killing. they allegedly took iraheta blamed her for her boyfriend's death and stabbed her. she face as maximum ofife in prison plus 20 years.

lawyers for the d.c. man accused of randomly stabbing a jogger to death will be back in court today. we learned several new douails in theroom on thursday. anthony crawford was seen in a giant food store in an aisle where the same knife used in that murder was sold. this is just moments before he tagged martinez. the knife was later found in ckcrawford's . >> right now with the national mall one of the busiest roads heading downtown is closed for the day. >> megan mcgrath is downtown as workersre getti ready for a flooding test. what are you seeing right now? >> reporter: a lot of activity. 17th street is still closed but quick working prett of this. a lot of people doesn't realize there's a levy along 17th street. it was built back in 2014. the event of a flood, they can snap the metal panels into

place a cordon off the entire area. today pheycticed putting it up. a detour greeted commuters as they tried to use 17thtreet on the national mall this morning. the road closed to both cars and pedestrians, as work crews practiced snapping the flood levy wpll into e. the area is vulnerable to flooding. this was the scene backn 2006 when several government buildings took on water after heavy rain. to keep that sort of thing from happening again, the levy was built. the stone walls on either side of 17th street are permanent. when needed, aluminu panels can be snapped into place. >> 27 aluminum panels go . they are that water barrier. they're raising up 19 feet abole seal. as the water rises, this wall will block that from anything north of constitution.r >> rr: a specially trained team assembles the wall but

people retire and leave so once practice.y >> as that turnover happens and new people come on board, we want t make sure they know exactly what they're doing. those folks that have done it before g quicker and more efficient with it. this improves our ability to deploy the wall in that real life situation. >> reporter: now 17th street ig g to be closed until they can remove the wall and get all the equipment out here. initially they thought that could be as late as 4:00 this afternoon. i have to tell you, thekire pretty fast work of this. i've got a feeling it's going to be earlier than 4:00 when 17th street reopens. also another interesting thing, it was built in 2014 but they've never actually had to press it into service for a flyd. they've o practiced putting it up and dow t athis point. back to you guys. >> megan, thank you so very much. >> starting today and lasting rough the holidayweekend, the roads around reagan national airport are going to be more trouble than usual. blue and yellow lines will shut down for repairs between

braddock and panama city. the search is on for a brazen serial thief. video show him reaching into the car and taking the parking permits. apparently they can sell for a lot of cash on the black market. weaw a pretty crazy scene this morning in melbourne. a fire, stabbing and a shooting. why police are now calling it a rror attack. >> and former first lady michelle obama getting very personal in her new book from her struggles sta

scary moments in australia when a man went on a stabb rage on a busy strt in melbourne. you can m see a swinging a knife at police ofencers. just m earlier police say the man emerged from a burning pickup truck, stabbed three bystanders. one of them was killed. >> eventually the police shot and killed the suspect.

they're treating it as an act of terrorism. er prote across the country are speaking out about president trump's choice to lead the justice department. >> they think he's biased about the russia investigation and robert mueller. tracee potts has more fromca pitol hill. >> reporter: day one on the job and acting attorney general matt whitaker is already sparking protests. >> absolutely no one i the united states of america is above the la trump is not above the law! >> reporter: rallies popped up all over the country from seattle to florida. to chicago. >> where they must stop and follow the law and let melrober r continue his work. >> reporter: his new boss has been openly critical of the russia investigation, even suggesting how t sut hut it dow. >> he reduces the budget so low th investigation grinds to

almost a halt. >> reporter: that's why critics insist whitaker should not ovinsee the stigation. >> because he has prejudged the issue and because he obviously is prepared to do what the president wants. >> reporter: but the white house says there's no reaso for whitaker to hand off oversight, like jeff sesons did. >> why would lee be recused? because cnn keeps playing a clip what he said as a private citizen? >> reporter: democrats are asking the white house and law enforcement to make sure records r mueller's investigation are not destro they warn destroying any of that information could constitute a federal crime. tracee potts, nbc news, washington. two of the most closely watched races in the country appear to be headed for a recount. razor thin margins separate for candidates for u.s. senat in florida. the race as tightened between

andrew gillum and ron desantis. and bill nelson has begun preparing for a potenti recount. only 15,000 votes separate him and republican rick scott. scott is currently florida's governor. he filed a lawsuit yesterday accusing democrats of trying to steal the election byg engagin in voter fraud. of course, he didn't pvide any tual evidence of those claims. >> reporter: the youngest woman ever elected to c she can't move to d.c. just yet. alexandria ocasio-cortez says she can't afford to live there until her new salary starts.

new this morning, former first lady michelle obam taking on t presimp in her memoi memoirs. >> reporter: former fchst lady le obama opens up about her years in the white house.co ing to excerpts in the book obtained by "the washington post" and associated press, she writes candidly about growing uo in chica to her amazement of the country of her becoming the rst black first lady. she denounces donald trump's birther campaign, she blasts mr. trump writing the whole thing was crazy and mean spirited of course. its underlying bigotry and xenophobiaardlyconcealed. what if someone with an unstable

mind loaded a gun and drove to washington? what if that person went looking for our girls? donald trump with his loud and recklessas innue putting my f rily atk and for this i never forgive him. mrs. obama said she assumed mr. trump was just grandstanding. she criticize mr. trump for his debate behavior toward 2016 presidential candidate hillary clinton. she refers to trump as trying to stalk clinton by following her around the stage and derail her presence and rails against him for the "access hollywood" tape. "my body buzzed with fury hearing that tape." she says she has no interest in running for office. alcently addressing the topic of a poten 2020 run here on "today." > you've been asked 1 billion times, i think a few by me,

would you ever run for elected office and you say --bs >>utely no way. >> have you ever been asked why not? >>e i hver wanted to be a politician. it's one of those things that nothing has changed in me to make me want to run for elected office. i want to serve, i want to do work. i want to be out there. but there are so many ways to make an impact. politics is just not my thing. >> and she certainly has made an impact since leaving the office. that waseter alexander reporting. mrs. obama'semoir is political but also very personal awell. she reveals for the first time that she had trouble gettingha pregnant and she suffered a miscarriage and that both daughters were conceived through ivf. >> we've got news for you this if you happen to drive a subaru, we've got important recall information to pass along this morning. >> this affects about 400,000 cars and suvs.

the 2018 outback and legacy are affected. there's a software problem that can keep the low fuel warning lights from coming on and make miles till empty inaccurate. another issue involves the engine valve springs that could fracture, potentially causing the vehicle to stall out. that would affect the 2012 to 2014 models of the impreza and certain model of the toyota scion as well. >> and for those who suffer from asthma, a new over-the-counter medication will soon be available to you. the fda has approved a new version of primatine mist.

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and say yesss! linzess. i'm up here in chopper4 checking out the fal foliage. the color in our area is considered high to peak. back in maryland, it's past peak in some locations. we're seeing a lot of beautiful

reds and oranges but we're also noticing a lot of leafaldroppin. the rain has led to lesscohan-spectacular r. but any time you have any autumg fo it's always beautiful. back to you. >> amelia here is to rub it in our faces on how cool a day she had while we were stuck here. you looked amazing up there. >> i was glad to show the trees across the area. ey're not spectacular. we're not going to get a postcard of the fall foliage from 2018. >> after that, my little ride from the shenandoahoesn't seem that special anymore. wow! >> you were clearly wearing your joy all over you. >> you go up in chopper, it's such a great resource we have. to see the area, to see rush hour around this region, which

is anightmare, to see it from that vantage point, it was absolutely crazy and awesome. >> very cool. just look at the skies behind us, gray, nasty, rainy friday. a gooday to stay in tonight. >> i think this is kind of the day we canofficially declare a grille cheese/tomato soup day out there. we have top only in the low to mid 50s. we're going to pick up half an incho close t an inch of rain today. it will still be the sixth wettest year on reco. anothe rainy friday. i'm going to have more on this coming up in aboutmi5 tes, but nine out of the last 11 fridays in our area havsohad sort of rain across the area. so today no ffent. the cold news and tomorrow, tomorrow with temperatures in the 40s and strong winds, it's going to feel like we're in the 30s throughout the day and even

er next week. maybe you need to replace the car battery, firing it up on some cold mornings so far. this weekend you might act plly want tl the trigger and get a new battery in your car because next weekng it is g to be frigid out there. even sunday morning. right now it'sot chilly but frigid by any means. 51 in washington, 43 i frederick, 48 in quantico. cloudy skies across there and already showers out there in spots. it was a damp, misty morning. here's future weather at noon. continuing to track light showers in the d.c.-metro area. this is whenta everybodys to deal with a steady rain, light to moderate in intensity. that evening commute is going to be a soggy one tonight. here we are at 4 p.m., notice pockets of rain just about everywhere and yellowic iing moderate rain impacts the region. 6:00, raintill in the area.

9:00, still some showers out there. as we head toward midnight we dry out and clear out. it's a sunny start tomorrow morning at 6 a.m., but it's gog to be aold start. we start off with feels-like temperatures in the 30s and at noon still with feels like temperatures i the0s. 20s and 30s to start off our sunday and i'm going to more on the cold air, the super cold air, the foldest air so of the season that moves in next week coming up in 15 minutes, guys. >> thanks, amelia >> we have to warn you as we head towards thanksgiving. a salmonell outbreak has left dozens ill and one person >> in california, a raging wildfire has triggered an wildfire has triggered an evacuation f theor denise?

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we're have breaking news from southern california. just take a look at this video behind me. wildfires burning out of control outside l.a., burning tens of thousands of homes while forcing

emergency evacuations. both of these fires broke out yesterday in ventura county but really exploded overnight. we're about to show you a video postedo twitter. don't just look at the video. listen to the wind that's fueling som of these flames. >> we're just getting reports that there are 70,000 homes and buildings in the los angeles, ventura area. right now we're in thousand oaks and the fire is making a r towards the 101. >> the 101 is shut down near thousand oaks. sadly officials say there hav been deaths, but at this pointoo it's simply dangerous for firefighters to go in and actually see how many fatalities there are. we now know the d.c.

catholic priest charged wh child sexual abuse was accused by two other girls of e inappropri behavior. vazquez was arrted wednesday. a girl said she fondled him when she was 13 years old. the same year, a 16-year-old girl claimed father vazquez kissed her. > now we go to a viral video of a baltimore high school student punching a teacher in the face. thisel is phone video shot wednesday at frederick douglas high school. it shows words being exchangor here b a female student assaults the teacher. the student apparently shouts "don't get smart with me" before leaving the classroom. it's reported the teacher was

t seriously injured after this but was not in class the nexty. no word on when she will return to the. scho there are reports the government is about to stop convenienc stores and gas stations from selling e-cigarettes. "the washington post" reports the fda wil crack down on flavored e-cigarette sales as early as next weov. the gnment also reportedly considering making people verify their age when buying these cirettes online. >> we're just 13 days away from thanksgiving and this morning there's a warning for families planning ahead for their dinner. the centers for disease control and prevention says turkey is a causin salmonella scare. just within theast year, one person has died, hundreds have been mad sick in an outbreak linked to law turkey. the cdc recommends you thaw your turkey in the fridge, not on the counter. when it's left out on the

counter for more than two hours, it becomes unsafe. >> this morning david culver introduces us to an likely donor, a man whose generosity is rooted in sacrifice. >> reporter: for 45 years, this doctor has taught at northern community college. >> people have helped me. i thought it was necessary for me to help others. >> reporter: on a professor's salary and working extra job, richard began donating money to fund scholarships to his students. $100,000. then $400,000. there's only so muchroing to go around. this year he marked $1 million in donations. hi generosity has not come without sacrifice. this is a man who has lived m h much -- >> we lost da d'spackage.

i'm sorry about that because that's a great storno i you can find it online. is he was about to complete thought saying how frugally he has lived in order to help. >> he doesn't even have a cell phone. >> he's given up a lot to put that money towards the kids. a heart warming story. as you look at this nastiness behind us, we want to g up ready for a sunday morning aceeze. amelia will come with a look at how low temperatures will fall. >> and up close and personal with o of the national zoo's most famous residen and thets

when your favorite animal is a panda, it'sot every day you get to see one up close. >>he zoo gave exclusive

behind-the-scenes access for a special procedure for one of d.c.'s most famous residence., >> handsome. >> reporr: for a 275-pound giant panda, tian tian, he's bearidered an older >> you might equate him to a human enters their retirement time of life. >> reporter: the zoo invited us to observe himetting his cardiac ultrasound. this was t first time he had visitors for this procedures so was instructed not to speak so

as to not startle him. >> it's a more natur sonaltiormn w that way. >> reporter: his keepers put him in a training chute an fed him honey wat to get him to sit still. lori has worked with him since he arrived at the zoo in 2000 and they have ford a special bond. >> it's a matter of working with them everyday, training and creating that trust. it paysoff. >> reporter: usually people focus on bei bei a his mom but tian tian is a sweetheart. >> he is t best. he's a very laid back panda. he's willing to participate and do whatever you a himto. he doesn't get spooked too much

so he's ideal for training. >> and there'she end of e eun yang's bucket list. >> i got to tellyou, amelia, i feel like it's been a while since we've had a day this dreary. it's depressing around here. >> we've been so wet around here, when we get a sunny day ouremory is erased of all the rainy days. love this graphic that chuck bell put together earlier today. talking about rain on fridays in 2018. january throughaye had 16 dry fridays, five withra . then the tables turned. we had 15 fitdays rain since june and five of them dry.

here's a look at the latest satellite and radar. rain and mist in the metro area but the heaviest rain is still back to the west. this is going to be moving in over the next couple of hours. the commute tonight is going to be slow go. we do wake up t dry conditions tomorrow and a mix of cloud and sunshine throughout the day. 8 a.m. on your saturday, around 40 degrees, 5 p.m. we're around 42, but the winds tomorrow will be breezy to windy throughout the day. that will bring down l of the foliage and it also means those 40s feel like 30s fm start t finish. 8 a.m. is a bitterly cold start for this time of year, temperatures in the 20s and low 30scross the region. so a widespread freeze is in the forecast if you still have tender plants outdoors, you want to bring them inside, cover them up. if you bring them inside, you want to go ahead and start keeping tm inside fromere on

out because next week is looking cold overall. 5 p.m. on your sunday, sunday skies and a temperature around 45 degrees. our normal high now around 60. so we're running below normal both saturday and sunday. here's your ten-day forecast. check out monday. any morning sunshine gives wayt loudy skies. highs around 50 on monday, day on tuesday, highs in the low 50s. it's breezy and cold on wednesday. that 43 feels more like 33 throughout the day. s then wey cold thursday and friday, even on into next weekend, temperatures only staying in the 40s, >> i just had a light bulk mome -- bulb moment. amelia needs her own grilled cheese and tomato forecast, we need araphic for that. >> i'm hungry already. >> is your pet bored, especially on rainy days like these? ideas to keep your dog or cat

engaged and well behaved. >> now it's your turn, sister. >> the rain and cold may have you looking for a good movie this weekend. find

work andil f keep us all pretty busy. and all the rain h that we keeps a lot of us inside. >> you put age that er, you could have a bored pet on

your hands. chuck's her to help yick out the signs of boredom and how to solve the problem. >> most of us have jobs that keep use away from house at last part of the day. do you ever wonder if your pets get lonely or bored while you're gone? good morning, alexandra, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> before we talk about cure the issue of boredom, let's talk about our buddy here. tell us about quasi moto. >> he's 2-year-old chihuahua. he was found as a stray. he's really swee he's a little timid but very, very sweet. >> i've hardly heard a peep out of him.s you said he not a very high -- a lot of times theal r dogs have a tendency to be high strung. does he respond well to advanta

strangers? >> he's very calm and sweet. >> he's rocking the fall sweater. >> he loves it. >> keepshort-haired dogs layered up and outdoor dogs, make sure they have someplace warm and dry and out of the winter andme es as well. a lot of time the smaller dogs have a little more success. >> exactly. they go quick>>. let's talk about dog boredom. i knows have separation aiety t is boredom a separate thing? >> it's a very separate thing. they have a lot of boredom. they used to be scavenging for food eight hours a day. even 30 years ago they used to be runninge around outs a lot more. so it's very important, it's really a welfare isshat we give them things to keep them occupied and having a fulfilling

life. >> so what would be some examples of keeping them occupied? especially if you're not >> yeah. if you're not around, there's wonderful toys you can give em. we like food toys because it gets them interested in things right away. >> y brought this little guy here. >> i brought a peanutbutter stuffed kong. that you can eat as a treat or you can fill it with their food. >> smells good. would he like a littl taste of it? >> no. denied says quasi moto. it takes the dog a long time to get the peanutbutter out of it. >> and they have big ones too. this is a kong wobbler. they can bat it around a get the food out of it. oe kibble goes in the front. >> kibble in the bottom and you can screw it on. >> i'm the owner of two dogs. would this be notly necessa the best idea for two dogs?

>> it depends on how they do with getting along with food. my dogs eat out of ng tilts, which don't have the food on the floor but they he to bat it around in the middle of the bowl. this is a chuck-it. you should really play with your dog every day,ake the for two walks a day and a chuck-it is great if you have an off-leash area or a back yard to play fetch in. >> i see a lot of these at e beach. >> exactly. >> and then fo kitty cats, you have the turbo scratcher. >> yeah. t cats lov scratch. that helps them stretch their cks. and als they love to chase things. so a ball, can y chase the ball around as well. so that's fun. and then this is a lure toy. we really d recommend getting a lure toy so your cat doesn'tpl with your hands. but you want to play ten minutes

a day witour cat with some kind of lure toy if they like that. >> thank you, alexandra, for joining us from the humane rescue alliance. you can go to their web site and find a new family member of your own. >> what am i looking for? >> i realized i created an abomination. please, help me. >> spies, cyber crime, corrupt government official, sounds like another day in washington but it's actually the backdrop of "the girl in the spider's web" which hits the big screens today. >> a lot of l fans ine with this character. what did you think of this thriller? >> hey, guys. happy frid. i actually wasn't too hot on this one. i really love the other dragon tattoos,shhe 2009 swe original and the remake. it's the first one not based on

a novel by steve larson, who wrote the trilogy. larson died in 2004. this is based on a new author's book. it's the fourth in the series. i'm not sure why they leap frogged the other two sequels. i think they wanted to do a completely fresh makeover. almost too much so in this case. there were a lot of element miing from the ones we loved. we have claire foy. of course she looks and acts the part as elizabeth here but it's a little weird seeing a third actress in the last nine years in the same role. rooney mara did anar o reprise -- reprisal.

it feels more of sort of like a "bourne" movie. in this franchise it feels a little off. iay would maybe wait for cable on this one. there's a lot of better options. >> thanks. i really wanted to go see it. let's talk about the stage. howin about "any goes" at arena stage. >> yes. t's cole porter's 1934 iconic musical set on a cruise it stars corbin blue and sora-joy ross, i think is the engizer bunny after we chatted with them. >> i love the show. it's one of my favorites.nd re us of the premise. >> you havepl all these peoe stuck on one ship, a celebrity singige

singing televst and a stock broker and everything that could possibly enensue. >> and many, many numbers. ♪ i get a kick out of you ♪ >> she's got some pipes on her. beautifuus >> worth it for that one song right there. >> absolutely. >> jason, i'm only going to say this once, "beetle juice" themu cal is on stage at the national theater. >> say it three timesf you want. oh, wait, there it is. i went and saw it earlier this weeknd i really, really liked it. it's based on tim burton's 1988 cult classic musical with michael keaton. here it stars michael brightman. but the standout is sophia ann

caru caruso. go see it for her alone. they expand the lydia character. it's raunchy in all the best ways. the first song along has about ten different musical genres. maybe not young kids but if you're of the right age, date

they're adding some new names to the record books. thursday marked guinness world records day. >> here are the record events from around the globe. a woman in australia set the record for most front split spins in a wind tunnel in a minute. she finishe with 55 of those. >> wow. a chinese teen-ager dominated the ruk's cube. he cracked the puzzle upside down in 16 seconds. and he solved three rubik's cube simultaneously, completely that in 37 seconds. >> and a group making the largest lego brick ring sun dial? what? i guess, if you've got the time for it. >> as you head outside, grab that umbrella. amelia i saying we haven't seen nothing yet. >> that's right. >> i made you a grilled cheese

tomato soup graphic. defitely go for it today. i don't think you need the ouble order today but with the cold over theweekend, saturday, sunday, even on into monday, it's still going to be okay if you're craving that grilled cheese and tomato soup. showershtut there r now, steadier rain moves in over the next couple of hours. it's raining through the evening hours. we're dry but cold over the weekend. wind chills in the 30s. we start off monday in the 30s. >> i think the thing to perfect the graphic adding "is it goa, isud

this is our enemy. you will want to unwrap it. and play wit it. ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ >> but you must not! >> oh, this is going to be goods we've been celebrating the grinch all week. the big day is here. th movie is finally open. welcome to "access live." we've created our very own whoville here. >> love it. >> i love me some cindy lou-hoo. natalie is with the "today" show today. >> cheers. >> no grinch fan like me. when max waved like this,