lives. saying i do without breaking the bank. >> when you -- when you looked t prices, did you get a bit of sticker shock? >> we talked about eloping, so i think that probably answers your question. >> local vendors pulling together to make a military's couple dream day come true. > and firstut of the gates this afternoon, a big weather day here at news 4. storm team 4 chi meteorologist reveals his highly anticipated winter forecast live. >> we're also tracking rain tonight. doug, when does it start to fall? >> already falling in parts of our area, already in the southernzones, down around warrenton. look at this, a mix, at least that's what the radar is picking up along the blue ridge and back well. most of ts is falling as rain. a lot more to come. rain making its way in.

me snow towardsarts of the mountains here and even the highest peaks will switch over to rain overnighttonight, but more rain down to the south. that's going to be the trend overnight tonight and then tracking yet another storm later this, eek so how about guys. ight.rain overnight tonight. we'll get a lot of it over the next few hours and a wintry mixa on thursday, that could even be for the d.c. metro area. we're really watching this forecast closely. yes, my winter forecast, part one, is i this hour. we'll talk about it and see you back here in a minute. >> okay. we can't wait, doug,hanks. well, you know the names snomageddon and carmageddon. doug will drop the winter forecast and he'll look at factors that will determine how much snow we'll get. a look at how cold the winter is likely to be and then at 6:00 the moment everyone is waiting for hope snow. stay with us all afternoon, aig you m want to dig out that

heavy winter coat while you're at it. >> mm-hmm. >> snow would reall hope the folks out west battling the wildfires right now. 31 people m dead ande than 200 unaccounted for.ng record-setildfires tearing through parts of northern california. >> the city of paradise has been hit hardest in southern california. more than 250,000 people have been evacuated. >> nbc's jennifer bjorkland is live in west lake village about an hour due west of los angeles. jennifer, the devastation there justunimaginable. these pictures are really hard to look at.y >> reporter: tare, and it's even harder when these are yous friend these are your homes. people are coming home to nothing, but, still, there are hers that aren't coming home o rll when we hear that dea tllto u 31 and 200 people still unaccounted for. that death toll is expectedo rise. the battle rages around the clock as dry winds thrash the west coast driving fires through

neighborho lahoftoder indiscriminate. thousands of homes are gone. 72,000 more remain threatened across the state. where fire has swept through heartache for those who escaped with their lives but little else. >> and when he saw the flames coming down the hill, it was like got to get out because t. heli- in order to ve r te>> city of paradise is gone, bned to the ground. this fire already is the most destructive in state history and still burning out of control. >> we're still inreignificant weather, and the existing fire is not our only concern. >>eporter: conditions for firefighters still difficult as new fires continue to pop up around the state. >> obviously conditions are changing rapidly. >> reporter: some had to drive through flames to get to safety on the other side. >> the lights in fnnt of me the vehicle in front of me, they were melting.

two firemen came out of this truck, picked me up and put me into the truck, and -- and put a fire blanket over me and said you're okay, you're okay.>> eporter: the fear as the smoke clears, finding more people who tried to g b out didn't make it. and there are more than 8,000 firefighters working onire nes across the state, but with the fires still burning, 400 square miles wide, their work is cut out for them. it's very, very long from over. i'm jennifer bjorklund live in west lake village. leon, back for you. >> thanks, jennifer. as jennifer mentioned, hundreds of thousands evacuated at this hour, including many hollywood celebrities. otf hiblomeom bos p t ti surrounded by these flames. while miley cyrus is tweeting that her hom is gone. the singer writing this, quote. i am one of the lucky ones. my animals and love of my life

made it out safely, and that's all that matters right now. actor gerard he posted this video as he walkedt of his scorched property. also taking toun twitter to tha the firefighters who. respond singer jessica simpson evacuated now for 48 hours and counting becaus of thicene here. smoke and flames closing in on her neighborhood. and soap opera star tracy bregman sharing this o picture her burning home. the actress writing last picture of my house. i have no words.o hard imagine what that must be like to go through. stay with news 4 forin conti coverage coming out of california. we'll bring you the latest right here andn the nbc washington app. rest such wildfires there. pat? >>ing news right now from the entertainment iooustry. comic legend stan lee has passed away. wendy riegger

wendy riege is at the live desk. >> stan lee revolutionized the comic book industry and his stories, including "spider an" "exman" "black panther." worked forarvelomics first as a writer and then as a producer. insisted on sophisticated plots and if you've ever watched "big bang theory" you'll know how popular he is among that group of guys and wom who love comic books, and i'm wondering what comic-con is going to be like this year. he was 95 years old, is a he was fabulous for most of that time, so good for him. >> you're preaching to the choir right here, wendy. >> yeah, yeah. >> i can tell you that for sure. >> yeah. >> thanks. more breaking news now coming in from wall street. han dow closes down more

600 points. nasdaq down more than 200 points. apple, amazon, goldman sachs all taking heavy losses today. apple felln fears that it was cutting orders. big banks took a big hit on t speculatiot deregulation would slow down with democrats coming in charge of the house. rig n u.s. church leaders are gathered in baltimore for the catholic bishop's conference. they were supposed to be gathered to vote on a new set of guidelines to prevent sexual abuse, but that vote was dela4'd. news corey smith explains why and talked to some why some are notappybout the delay. >> cardinal daniel dinardo called this delay a bump in the road but for those protesters who came to baltimore to see change they sayh it's mre than that. speaking to the media this herning the cardinal said he was disappointed by delay. >> whatever good has been done ll continue with these actions reaching their completion. it justti takes . >> reporter: outside the

conference protesters like peter ivey were outraged clergy would not be voting on how bishops handle s allegations ofual abuse within their diocese, an issue that required donald wuerl to retire cely. >> they need to be held accountable for the crimes that they covered up, and not going to do it this week. >> the bishops have been working on the new pposal since september including a commission to review complaints about bishops and a n code of conduct. despite the protests, cardinal dinardo called for patience. >> i think the people in thech chave a right to be skeptica a i think theo have a right to be hopeful. >> reporter: the vatican called for thisdelay until after it convenes a global meeting ofex clergy onl abuse. that meeting will not be held until february. we're imo bal, corey smith, news 4. the bishops did take time this meening to with abuse victimsch the conference will continue through wednesday.

sheriff's investigators in fauquier count i areo working solve a double murder mystery. a man and his young dult son were found shot to death in morning.e on friday bureau chief julie carey is learning more about the victims and investigation. >> reporter: friends tell me the man found dead here along with his son is an immigrant success story. he was so proud to be in this country he named his children america and virginia. now those friends are struggling to figure out whyomeone would kill him and his son. the bodies off 61-year-old man and his son america were found friday morning after a family member traveling abroad asked the sherifs office to check on their welfare. >> the autopsy indicated that both had suffered gunshot wound. >> reporter: two women, his wife and daughter, also live here, but they were away visiting a sick relative in vietnam. son america was last heard from wednesday evening when he communicated with someone by

social media. this man has known mr. nguyen who went by the name young. e two are cabinet-makers. he said nguyen fled nth vietnam as a young man and was later held captive before h was sponsored and then later became a u.s. citizen. >> he has a hard working man. he wanted to provide for his family and children, make them have a good future here in the united states >> reporter: his neighbor now trying to figure out why anyone could kill his end. >> for this to happen him, it's just baffling to me. i mean, it baffles me, you know. i can't understand it. >> reporter: a the house at salisbury lane, there was no sign of forced entry. the sheriff's office believes the nguyen home was targeted and thnd don't know why don't have a word on a suspect. julie carey, news 4. still thahead, rain i forecast for the next festival hours. >> and we've got cold.

storm team 4in isg it all. we'll tell you how to plan for your night and your tomorrow >morning. >> coming up next, we're working for you with ways to save on your thanksgiving dinner. a hit here.he now is t time to buy the cheapest things -- find the cheapest prices, i should say. and we're honoring our veterans today o the next three hours. >> that's right. stick around and see how a fallen veteran from prince fallen veteran from prince george's county is being

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storm team 4 is tracking nin for texnd thehe t tomorrow morning's commute. stay with us for that. plus, doug is rling out his winter weather forecast. don't want to miss that. >> how about that. it's raining and it's not friday. >> maybe he can explain that. >> we'll see. >> it will rain friday. >> explain that. >> still early in the week. believe thanksgiving less than two weeks away now? it?ime flames, doesn't >> fleetly. >> if you're hosting dinner at your house, experts say nowth i time to find the cheapest prices on your turkey and all the>> figurings. consumerr repor susan hogan with all the ordeals. >> rr: you will avoid all the crowd and long lines if you shop this week and other are ur strategies for shopping right now. buy your turkey now and store it

in thesereezer bec grocery stores stock up early and offer big savings leading up to the holiday shopping rush. avoid buying non-thanksgiving food. experts say some retailers actually may charge moreot for r groceries this time of year to make up for the thing day markdowns. clean out your freezer and pantry allowing youo take stock of what you already have and make room for what you buy and it's a chae to donate any unexpired pantry items to local food banks. check circulars and use coupons. keep an eye out for ads in the mailbox and use discount app flip and oughta. >> if we're not buying turkey we're paying more. >> reporter: exactly. take advantage of the coupons

now. >> thanks, susan. >> reporter: sure, you guys. >> after all that thanksging food, you'll need exercise, okay. new guidelines this afternoon can help you decide if you're getting enough physical activity. officials say children should getrn hour more of moderate to vigorous activity every day. adults should get 150 to 300 minutes of moderate activity or 75 toin150es of vigorous activity every week, and adults should do muscle strengthening exercises at lea twice a week. these new guidelines suggest even brief ausivities like climbing the stairs will help you. >> mm-hmm. newsng4's woror you in the community. helping you fight the fat before the holidays. >> okay. all right. all week long we're going to be helping you count the calories that you'll be taking in at the thanksgiving table. this morning millette green went to bad ax throwing in northeast washington. ax throwing as a way to relieve stress, working your upper body

and get in cardio as well. a typical session burns 300 to 400 calories an hour. prices there start at $20. t> now tomorrow, millette green is going toe us to a boot camp class in prince george's county. see how t instructor there helps his class trim down before chowing down on thanksgiving that comes up tomorrow on "news 4 today." >> i don't know, axg throw or boot camp, what a choice. and this note. we're just ay week awa from our annualood for families food dry. i'll be down there at the capital one arena this year helping to collect food donations and monetary donations. others will be staffing a phone bank, and you'll be ablete to doonline. we hope you l.our fund-raising goal is $80,000. it will buy turkeys and veggies and all the ses, and you can get a head start on giving in the nbc washington app. he search food for families this. yore we're trying to stock 4,000 turkey baskets that our community partners will help to pass out toeople in need in

our area. > now, our viewers are so generous every year they step up big time. expect the same thing to happen this time around. >> need a lot of happymi es. >> we need to hear what have you to say about the weather today and the weather in the months to come. going, asust keeps far as the rain is concerned. keep seeing storm after storm after storm and now we're starting t get the storms where it's colder. thursday is going to be an rteresting day. >> out thereht now it's rain. nothing about that. ning again and that's exactly what we've got.ur right now in southern zone, all of northernni vir louden county and fairfax county, here it is moving i overhe last couple of hours. it's moving in very quickly. hours very steady.to overght

the take a look at how big this system is. snow from aron st. louis to severe weather down to the south and just plain rain in here for us. this is a very big system taking up half of the hundred try right now. moves through tonight. still a chance of a shower tomorrow. today, right now, just cloudy in c. with a temperature of 50 degrees and winds out of the southwest at 5 miles per hour. other areas cooler. 45 in martinsburg and 43 and rain in leroy and stanton,vi inia, 38 and that's just nasty weather. rain at 6:00.in everybody s that rain and more rain at 10:00. when it's steady and between 10:00 and midnight. 2:00 a.m. still seeing that. by tomorrow morning, it's prettf much out here. the watch what happens tomorrow afternoon. may see a couple of showers. mo of us on the dry side and notice we still have snow on the back. i mentioned ow. is is thursday morning at 1:00 a.m.ou nothing us and here comes the next storm system. rain, a mix, possibly sleet and

snow back along the i-81 or corr this is going to be something v-e interesting to see how fair the rain-snow line gets. yeah, we're talking snow in parts of our area on thursday. a little bit more on that. here's amelia. >> well, doug, w have to say we'll continue to monitor those because this is going too continue evolve over the next few days. here's what we're thinking, the d.c. met area. prince george's, the district, arlington and virginia and fairfax through anne arundel and the lower half of montgomery county. showers move in during tou morning and metro area down to southern maryland this is likely a rain-only even. temperatures we think are going tobove freezing in the metro area and southern maryland and back to the west, loudon and prince william and fauquier counties montgomery county back throughouappahannocky and back through the panhandle of west virginia. rain moving in thursday morning, ld enough in our western and mountain zones that we could see

a wintry mix, snow sleet, make even some freezing rain in some locations, so this could lead to some delays and cancellationspo ntially on thursday. again, that's mainly going to be north and west of washington. something we'll continue to monitor. right now 100% chance that it will rainn thursday. exactly when the system moves in will have a big impact on how muf a wintry mix we see or don't see in parts of the area. the b tt chance fort wintry mix is going to be north and west of the district. yeah, doug, might be seeing some snow out the, and that could lead to some delays and cancellations, mainly north and west of the district. >> even before thanksgiving we'l talk about tha a chance of showers tomorrow and most of the day dry on your tuesday. wednesday y, but blustery. 43 and rather breezy condition % of that rain and wintry mix on thursday and then some showers on friday. mayctually end well to the north and west as some sleet and freezing rain, too. yeah, winter weather coming in, and our winter weather forecast just happens to be today.

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even. >> one more. >> all right. >> he looks like a droll doll with a tape worm. >> that was actually pretty good. ot him good a couple of tim there. >> after the jokes, crenshaw had a very important message for aln americans this veterans day. he said instead of saying thank you for your service tell a set van -- tell a veteran never to forget. >> never forget the sacrifices made by veterans past and presen and never forgot those we lost on nis, heroes like pete's father. so i'll just say never forget. >> never forget.et >> davidson's father was a new york city firefighter who diedhile responding to the september 11th terror a>acks. tonight, local contestant will sing his heart on on nbc's "the voice."

♪ >> he's from lana, maryland, and will perform in the live playoff. he's on team blake after being stolen from team adam this. season hasn't been easy. he says the secret to his success is not showing all of your cards at the very beginning. catch "the voice" at 8:00 tonight right here on nbc 4. >> he's clearly got the game figured out. >> doing well so far. hanging in there. >> good luck, man. nea ay a weeker election day some major races in the country still up in the air. >> many races facing recounts a democrats push back against the president who is making unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud. on this long veterans day weekend, details on a new documentary honor hag local fallen hero killed in afghanistan. and how the prince george's county man made hiory as a stna

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let's get bk to the big story of the day, those wildfires intensifying in california this hour. >> yeah. 31, andth toll is now at the number of building damaged is rising rapidly as well. > hundreds of people are still missing. nbc's miguel almaguer is live in california. s >> reporter: t the scene so many are coming home to in both northern and southern california today. block after block incinerated. the death toll is now the highest the state has ever seen

in northercalifornia, and they have also seen the deadliest most destructive w dfire in that part of the state. here in southern california what they are worried about today is the santa ana winds gusting at upwards of 60 miles it's going to fan flames all across this area. tonight on "nightly news" we' take you to the front lines where more than 8,000 firefighters are working around the clock to save homes and lives. >> miguel almaguer reporting. those wntdfires roaring neighborhoods and into the record books as well. record a ana winds and dry conditions are fueling these fires. storm team 4's amelia draper here to explain what's going on with this mix. >> just aeabreaking situation continuing out of california. what we're tracking, take a look here. thajor wildfires. you can see them on the screen with the red dots. one up in nthern california and two down by los angeles and malibu in southern k.so, first i'm taking you to the one that's about 150 miles north of san

francisco. this is the destructive camp fire. it's already burned over 100,000 acres of land, and this fire is only 25% contained. it's destroyed thousands o structures. we then head down to the hill re. this firankfully is 80% omntained and likely to be under complete controlime this week, likely by thursday, but then we have the woolsey fire. this has burned almost 100,000 acres of land as well. this fire is only about 20% contained, and it's burned 370 structures in total. what's causing these wildfires and why are they so out of control, at least both of them, the woolseynd the cam fire? this is the drought monitor, and can you see we have a huge drough issue going on in the southeastern part of the country. now, all ofor californially dry to some degree with drought conditions in the most northern parts of the state and then the southern part of the state as well. or addition to that, little rain

in cala over the last three months. july was the hottest ever, and that's going to dryut the vegetation and then you have the santa ana winds that helps to spread the wildfires and the problems with the santa ana winds, guys, likely to beel extr strong tomorrow. not helping firefighters try to contain the wildfires out there. >> wow, it's just an le unbelievet of circumstances, amelia. >> yeah. praying for rain for them. >> yeah. nearly a week after electioa major races in florida have yet to be called. they are still counting some ballots, recounting other ballots, and battling it out in court. none of that stopped president trump from weighing in. blayne alexander is tracking it all. blayne >> reporter: yeah, pat, right now florida is right in the middle of a recount, a it's one that has to be done by thursday, but a flurryf lawsuits from both sides could make that more dficult. nearly a week after election day, in florida, it is stillfi t to the finish with razor thin margins forcing a recount in both theenate and

governor's races. in the senate battle, democrat bill nelson demanding every mail-in ballot be counted if postmarked by election day ando callingnor rick scott to recuse himself. >> scott cannot oversee this process in a fair and impartial way. >> repter: this as scott demands law enforcement take control of voting machines and ballots and try to declare victory planning a trip toon washinhis week for orientation. >> we need to go forward and start thinking about ourge daze. bill nelson is clearly a sore lose sneer and in thegovernor's race andrew gillum who originally conceded on election nice. >> what we're here to do is count every vote. >> reporter: a process marked by protests and legal challenges electg memories of the in 2000. hanging over all of it, unsubstantiated allegations of

voter fraud from president trumw ting today without evidence saying an honest vote count is no longer possible, a florida judge issuing this rning. >> w need to be careful what we say. these words mean things these days. >> reporter: urging both sides to tamp down the rhetoric. >> also up in the air is georgia's 'sgovern race where democrat stacey abrams is fighting for a count and the senate race in arizona where ballots are still being counted. pat. >> so much up in the air. thanks so much. next on news 4, honoring our veterans. >> and doing it with a chance to sa i do f local vendors pulling together to make a military's dream day come true. >> and ready for winter. >> no. >> ready or not, storm team ief 4 meteorologist doug kammerer has been working hard on the weaterer forecast and finally reveals it tonight.

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his veterans day vendors in loudoun county are looking to provide a dream wedding for a military couple. >> as news 4's chris lawrence shows, a special contest is going to make one special day completely free f a couple. >> reporter: the shenandoah stretches as far as the eye can see with an old barn set back from the vineyard,ve and more beautiful in full bloom, grapes flowering on the vine. can you imagine getting married here? >> it would be absolutely amazing. >> reporter: kristine is an air force officer and peter an army vet r.met at the embassyn baghdad, and it was love hat first sight. >> it was first like his leagues and then his friends and then st now soul mates. >> reporter: they are ready to

get hitched but the average cost a wedding in our area is $30,000 with $40,000 with sommi in at twice that. when you looked at prices, did you get a bitck of s shock? >> we talked about eloping. so i think that probably answers your question. >> reporter: enter robert holly, fresh off being voted best photographer in loudon he had an idea to give away a free wedding to one military couple. >> myif said to me, this is a huge challenge. are youure that you can do this? >> reporter: robert got the vineyard's owner to donate her venue. >> to have people come he and just appreciate it on one of the best days of their life is real, really rewarding. >> reporter: and other vendors followed. they are inviting mcoitary les to write an essay and tell the judges why theyesve the free wedding. is it something that resonates with everyone who is going to be deciding who the winner is? >> reporter: for peter and

kristine, it's ahance t include their army an air force family. >> and not justs celebrate u but celebrate, you know, all of our friendship as one big family. >> reporter: this time next year wonky luc couple will be saying i do without spending a dime n.loudoun county, chris lawrence, news 4. >> ah, now sweet. again. this contest is open to any couple as long as one of them is tive dutyilitary or a student in a military school. essays can be u submittedil march when they decide the winner. the free wedding will a year from this weekend at the vineyard. >> and we've posted a link to ti more infor and the nbc washington app. just search we hadding if you're inrested and learning more. as i understand it. some of the details will include up t 100 people, including through bridesmaids, three groomsman and a flower girl. production. >> one thing is for sure if you

live in the dmv and that is you know affic, but now about adding another hour to your trip before you even get out the door? that's something families know all too well. coming up,wi we're s you the commute before the commute. and here comes the rain again, yeah. across ing its way in our area. this is a rainstorm today.r believe itt though, we've got some winter weather coming, i'm talking this week and the i'm talking this week and the firs part oft

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more than 250,000 people that have been evacuated. high winds may make the fight difficult the comin days. >> church leaders are delaying votes on new sexual assault guidelines. the vatican asked for a delay until after a global conference in italy in february. comic book legend stan lee has passed away. he was a writer and publisher at marvel comics. leer helped create "spi man," x-men" and "the incredible lk" and so many other characters. he was 95 years old. >> tracking rain tonight through tomorrow morning. stay with us as storm team 4 times it out for us. >> plus, we're getting closer and closer revealing doug's winter weather forecast. he's back in three minutes. >> all rig . but in thantime now, we all know what it's like to have a streful commute, right? >> do we, and many can relate th sog we call the commute before the commute. >> you know, racing around to

get the kids together and get nhem to school and day care before you e start your own commute to work. ws 4's transportation reporter adam tuss takes us along for a trve-racking ride. >> reporter: tim get up and time for the commute before the commute. >> you made a poopie. >> yeah, you made a poopie. >> reporter: meet the johnssons. >> that's what i was waiting for. gesundheit. >> reporter: don't worry, oscar will warm up once he wakes up a bit. buddy, you ready to get up? i know they are rup. >> f kids total and dad eric is in charge. >> reporter: you want to check this. >> while mom is away on business. >> make sure i did it right. >> reporter: cloth to put on and lunches to pack, a bus to catch, all the while time passes and traffic grows. how are we doing on time? >> we're way ahead of schedule. we're really goo usually -- usually dad is waking up about now. come on, we're >> reporter: so far so good. out the door around 7:20.

and tdest is on the bus other three need a drop-off. buckled and away we go, to school now, two kids dropped off. >> have a good day. >> reporter: back on the road to the babysitter for little >> have a good day, bye, buddy. >> and after half an hour of just driving around his neighborhood. >> whee! t beginning.s j >> reporter: eric has the pleasure of driving from vina to union statght at >> my wife asked me why are you so angry? like i'm stressed out from allt the fic. >> reporter: eric is certainly not alone this. graphic put togher by greater washington shows commuters who travel between 20 and 100in mil to the district. eric knows some back roads here, butn this day the traffic is mighty. >> it's not good. >> 9:20, and we left, what, 7:20. >> reporter: eric is still in good spirits ethough, and h has a message for all other commuters who may not know what families like his are going

through. >> just be kind, if you can. it can be hard. >> reporter: here's hoping for a more pleasant and positive commute. adam tuss, news 4. >>well, be sure to tune in for part two of this story today at 5: adam is work for you giving you tips for how to control stress duri a long and frustrating commute. >> you know what would reduce lot of stress? is knowing how much snow we're going to get this winter. we have been waiting for this for days now. >> feel like there should be a drum roll here. >> there should be, but you can't start the drum roll yet because snowfall at 6:45t. toni got wait a little bit for that. >> just a little. >> we'll talk aittle bit about what we are expecting coming up this winter, but one thing interesting, we're expecting winter wet they are week. thursday there could beelays and cancellations. >> before we even get to thanksgiving. >> let's talk about it and show ng up.w things are sha look at this radar map. the rain is coming phyllis therx the d.c. metro area and

down to the south. notice pinks and towards the west. that's snow and sleet trying to work its way in. back towards frostburg and some of the higher peaks. this is all going to beno rain. worried about winter weather across the area. rain making its way up from the south. another half an inch and possibly another inch in some locations. pce again snow on the back side and severe weatht south of atlanta and a tornado watch even around the new orleans areaot s r big storm is making its way in here. storm yet another big coming up on thursday. that's the one that could produce winter weather. first tonight 50 degrees right now. temperatures dropping to 48 degrees by 7:00 and not dropping much in the city. a lot of rain though right on through the rest of the evening. if you have plans this evening, make sure you take your umbrella, you'll need it and take your coat, too, a chilly mentioned a stormy week. here we are at 6:00. we've got thell rain up and down the i-95 corridor.

watch what happens ernight. snow in towards parts of pennsylvania and back towards the great lakesor that. system moves on out. tomorrow afternoon we could see some showers in our southern zones tomorrow, but most of your tuesday is looking dry. that's some good news there. wednesday, no problem. lake-effect snows though, so, yes, we're moving int more of a wintry pattern. watch what happens for us on thursday. another storm system to the south makes its way up i-95, and even around the i-95do cor there could be a mix of precipitation meaning snow, sleet and fezing rain inarts of the area. snow back towards the west and maybe even the i-81 corridor there, could be areas o delays and possibly early on thursday morning i don't think it would be for d.c. or areas south, mostly a rain event andol temperatures enough and maybe even into upper montgomery county that we could see some slays. army week for sure. 53 degrees and 50% chance of

showers to the south. 83% of a rain and wintry mix on thursday. muchomore about thisg up next hour. a hive 39 in the city and 50 degrees on friday. look, saturday and sunday cooler again. guys, l's talk about that winter weather forecast coming up a little bit later. what are we talking about? wh am i look at? the phase of el nino in the pacific ocean. it looks like it could be a moderate el nino meaning a snowier winter and snow cover over siberia, that's above averagb, the warm b we'll talk about that and solar activity at a ni adds up to that. that's all i'm going to say. >> uh-oh. >> that's all i'm going>> to sa see you at 6:45. 5:45 we're talking about activity. >> solar activity at a minimum. >> >> thank you. >> okay. a touching tribute to a history-making navy s.e.a.l. from our area. >> years after his death, his i

fami still dealing with the private pain, but on this veterans day they areci emb a very public show of support. >> but first a look at what'sea at 5:00 with jim and wendy. >> hey, guys. had just ead, she given birth to a newborn baby and was found murdered iner hotel room. >> tonight her husband is under arrest. what happened to her and why that husband says he doe remember. also a police officer accused of a breach of trust. officials say he pulled people over for traffic violations and then demanded money to look the other way. >> ahead at 5:30, what the prince george owes county police chief is saying about all of this and now that that officer has been suspended. >> making difference in the life of a veteran. how his communi stepped up to make sure he wouldn't lose his home. >> a lot coming up in just six minutes.

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. this veran's day nday, we honor a local fallen hero killed in afghanistan. >> brendan looney made history as a navy s.e.a.l. and a new dock tumultry about his life premiered over the weekend. >> and a conversation with what them. ans to >> reporter: one of the first things you notice in the family's housing. >> all kinds of memorie >> reporter: the man in this photo was the picture of patriotism. >> he volunteer for everything did. >> reporter: we to the naval academy and became the first colorblind navy s.e.a.l. and served in iraq and afgwanistan. >> i something that he wanted to do, wanted to make a difference, he nddid, he changed a lot of lives. >> he was my hero from the time i can remember, an a i'veays been very proud of him. >> reporter: on september 21st, 20 so, boyfrie

2010, brendan's helicopter crashed ande was killed. i cry a lot and got to keep on keeping on. >> i miss him every day. driving in the car and a song comes on the radio or a memory pops in your head. >> i remember him driving me toi birthday p when my parents couldn't and making sure i got extra candy and stuff, sure always looking out. >> he's always been our hero. >> reporter: now the famy is looking out to honor brean's story. before his mom died of cancer she asked that the movie be made. >> i think she would be proud of us of how we're carrying on. [ applause ] >> reporter: and over at t premiere today, dozens from the area and beyond letting the looneynow they are not alone. >> thank you guys for coming, good tou. see >> reporter: andre jones worked movienths to make the >> brendan is a very special young man, awesome young man so this is easy to do. special veteran's day so we're

honoring veterans. >> honoring veterans and a fallen hero. >> that's big picture. that's what you've got to do, right? >>f we all pull together, we'll make itie e in silver springs, amy cho, news 4. at 5:00 tracking rain and know for this week, but are you ready for winter? my winter forecast coming up with what to expect winter-wise is. >> a murder mystery, a father and son found dead in their home. >> for this to happen to him is just baffling. tonightwe're learning about the victims in a crime that has shaken the neighborhood. a crisis of faith? here's our catholic leaders. they covered up for thosecr es. they need to be held countable. >> catholic leaders delaying a vote on a plan to address the church's sexual abuse scandal. >> and paradise lost. the town completely burned to the ground a as fierce wildfires lead a path of destruction in a

race across california. >> well, first at 5:00 ton well, we're all waiting to hear doug's winter weather forecast, but we're also tracking rain and how that's all going to affect you tonight. >> if you think that is bad, take a look at the rai and rolling into our area right only going to get worse and doug joins us now from the storm ce er. >> yeah, guys, another storm that's making its way through the area and pushing the rainfall totals for the year, fifth all time as far as the wettest year goes. got the rain moving across the area a moving in towards the district and parts of the beltway and west. ev snow back to the mountains and heavier rain down to the south. this the will connue to move overnight and i'll let you know what this means for your tuesday. wintry mix this week. we're talking on thursday as another maj storm system moves our way, and they are my winter forecast, what to expect. we're talking temperatures coming up at