. >> announcer: "news4 midday" begins with breaking news. >> we begin with two news stories. first, it's official. amazon is making its way to crystal city.ta s for what that means for folks across the region. >> and a tractorrail are fire shuts down the inner loom of the beltway. 'll break down what you need to know if you need to hea that way today.

>> amazon is splitting its headquarters. >> crystal city will become part of amazon .hq it will have a major economic impact on our area. >> including creating a lot of rtgh-paying jobs in this area. >> we s with what may have attracted amazon to this area. chris? >> reporter: well, they can move their workers in almost immediately. there is room to expand and maybe most importantl have direct access to the highly educated workers they'll need in the years to come. crystal city has a ton of vacant office space. >> all those charles e. smith buildings were empty for so long after the government left. >> one building has 7 million square feet. amazon could move right in. >> project management, i.c.,

tech hardware. >> amazon is o of our partners. >> arlington is expensive but livable for now >> i'm actually a real estate agent so i know what's going to happ happen. amazon workers would havce to good, public schools. >> only half of hq-2 is 25,000 workers and their falies. >> we' concerned about the schools. they're overcrowded as it is. it would be nice it jeff bezos can build as you new school. >> are youbo excited the possibility here? and n >> it's going to be ridiculous. parking is difficult here as it is. park? are we going to i can't even imagine. >> reporter: it's going to be a change but they'reryg to brand this as a win for the

entire region. murial bowser said amazon is a win for d.c. it will be part of cstal city, pentagon city and even part of potomac yard. for more on how hg will impact our area, here's justin finch. >> reporter: we are a looking a potential huge economic windfall for our area here.ht you m recall the initial call for amazon hg-2 is for 50,000 jobs. reports say we can see about half that coming to crystal city, which means less of a strain on the infrastructure sre in crystal city, but nevertheless, stie growing pains could also be coming with this. for example, traffic.se get to more of this, even more erbumper-to-buraffic in the country tall city area, specifically over at u.s. 1, which is right in the area of where azon is looking to set

up its second headquarters here in our area. and also tro, a lot of new riders coming onoa brd to that service as the service is trying to improve its offering. you might recall over the weekend we saw the crystal city and reagan national sps close for repairs. that resulted in traffic and also o someer major concerns for the airport, getting there on friday. theing, too, already highest premium in our area. we're talk abo moreobs coming with also high incomes, which could push up the cost of housing potentially in some areas, too. then you have schools. these are families coming to the area with their children. they do nee places to go to school. schools already seeing growth year to year in the northern virginia area. this could tack m on evene growth on top of that. the silver lining here, though, issi sses, restaurants,

retail could see sharp spikes and could tack on more jobs, too. sange is coming our way potentially veroon and very quickl with this announcement. in crystal city, i'm justin finch, news4. >> news4 will cover the amazon story every step of the way. we'llerave live ce throughout the day. be sure to tune in tonight at 7:30 for a news4 special. and check o the nbc washington app for breaking information. o the want to turn forecast now. lauryn ricketts is here with a look at things outside. >> hey, idguys. ou we're looking at gray conditions outside and wet conditions, considering all that rain we last night. we're still looking at the mist, at the drizzle andtill looking at a few scattered light showers around the area. 'll continue to see those. you can see this wave here bringing some showers right into the d.c. area. so spotty hours through the

remained oder of the day. 43 in leesbu, 48 at reagan national airport.we chilly temperatures out there today, even colder tomorrow. yd then win mix on the way? oh yeah. we're going to be talking about that coming up in about 15 minutes. >> lauryn we'll see you then. back to the other breaking story we mentioned, the inn loomf rwa marlboro rd are closed due to acrash. >> a brutal night for pedestrians. it shows six people were hit by ca montgomery county in just the span of a few hours

last night. to address this major issue, county leadlersme wil today. last nighte pol say a woman was hit and say weather could have played a part. >> it is getti darker earlier, it is raining, it is cold. >> it's still unclear whether e vehicle was speeding or the person was hit in the crosswalk> reporter: on north cap tam street and new york avenue, firefighters had to pull a woman from beneath abus.sh e was hit just before 9:00 by ad.c. trails bus that operates between d.c. and new york. then'woma injuries were considered critical. we're working to find out how

she'soing this morning. d.c. police think a woman may have died of hypothermia outside of union station. she quickly realized the woman was not sleeping but was unconscious. >> she was barely wearing clothes, maybe a lightt, t-sh light pants, it was 32 degrees outside and called 911 and said need help. >> there is a d.c. resident her that does not look good. >> paramedics weren't able to save the woman. sec. police are investigating the exact c of her death. >> taking a live look at capitol hill right no congress is back to wok today. lawmakers have less than a month, though, to avoid a governwnnt shut and election results are still up in the air in some places. tracee ptss have t has the latem

the hill. >> reporter: congress is back with a hard deadline, december 7th, pass a budget or shut down the government. lawmakers are promising to work together to promote infrastructure but two things could derail the deal, the border wall and protecting the job of robert mueller. democrats areccusing the president of presidential harassment. meanwhile election officials are still counting votes, a week after the votes closed. nearly a dozen house races are too close to call. and florida's senat contest remain undecided. >> bill nelson is clearlye a s loser. he's just here to win in election. >> rick scott isn interested in making sure every vote is

counted. >> we're urging everybody to wait until these counts are over >> president trump claims the ballots are massively intefecte and an honest vote count is no longer possible. >> the governor races i and georgia are still undecided this morning. >> still ahead, remembering the life of marvel comic icon stan lee. >> and in case you haven't heard, it's official. crystal city will soon welcome amazon. details on what else we could learn about the calories.

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really helps us fight the fat before the holidays. >> absolutely. this is designed to burn a lot of calories. so threghout the day y burning calories. we like to get the heart rate up to ant highsitntensity. 24 hours they should still be burning fat. >> and mentaoughness is part of it. >> absolutely. and i try to make it challenging so whenever you come and see me, i'll help you push flew plateaus. during the holidays we pick up some weit -- >> but these are the right weights to pick up, right? >> >> this might be an option for you. let's get wack to you. re working, we're working. hold it higher,igher. sit low, you got to be lower, lower, legs >> keep working, guys.

we're working! >> she's like is the camera done rolling? are we still recording? >> work it, mo! >> we have an opportunity for to you learhon o tholi fdaigys. tht >> january 12th and 13th, the fitness expo is coming. mark your calendars. >> we're going to need to. >>nd today w need to wrap it up. >> it is just miserable outside. we've got the rain, the cold conditions out there and the gray skies aren't going anywhere out there today. if you're looking for sunshine, you'll have to wait until tomorrow. much cooler temperatures for tomorrow as well. let's go ahead and take a look outsu outside. it's not the prettiest of views. we've got the layered clouds oue inback. you can see the fall foliage, pretty, gorgeous. as we get into winter, those

leaves are going to fall. we're looking at winter that p couldsibly be here sooner than you think. oh, yeah, we're tracking sowe s we get into your thursday. dry but much colder on wednesday. weould have that wintry mix as we get into your thursday. no mix out there today. just seeing rain showers scooting into your area. we are seeing drizzle to sprinkles in between b plenty of clouds. widen out this view. we've got a little bit of a lift going on throughout here. we're going to continue to see showers across our area. eventually these showers will go along with it but we're going tn have r for much of the day today. so this is 11:00. can you s spotty light showers will continue, even as we get into the evening commute. weep should see we should see an end of this as we head throughout the evening. plan for a little bit of rain throughout today. right now we're in the mid to

upper 40uns a the d.c. area, low 40s through frederickco ty, maryland and going out to the shenandoa valley. sun goes down at 4:56.ik seems it's midnight. we'll have plenty of clouds as we head into the erght. for today temperatures right around 50 degrees, spotty showers, dam and gray. but for tomorrow, look at this, 43, that is it. some areas in the upper 30smo ow. plenty of sunshine. could be a slight breeze. we're seeing thatll as this is thursday at 1:00 in the morning. we're dry, jus have the clouds in place. oh, look at what's coming o wayifting from the south and west moving to east.north and we have wintry mix represented by the pink and possibly snow mix. i believe we have a mix with sleet. that goes through your thursday morning commute. eventually this will all change to rain. areas to the west could have

sml ice accumulation and wet snow but we will see more rain by t afternoon.he

we are staying on top of the big story of the y, amazon has made it official, its second headquarters is coming to what most ofs know as the crystal city area of arlington county. >> it's part of amazon's new

headquarters. virginia will benefit from more than 25,000 gh-payingjobs. >> chris, do we know any more details about those jobs? >> reporter: amazon has been saying they're going to be full-te position, very high-paying jobs. now we're starting to get some of the specifics. we got these details just a couple hours ago in this tweet that amazon released. basically arlington could receive more than $3 billion in incremental tax revenue over the next 20 years. if the general assembly approves, virginia would give amazon more than a half billion dollar in bincentive, that's only if the company creates 25,000 jobs paying on average more than $150,000 a year. now, arlington would also give amazon a cash grant based on getting a spike in hotel room tax. even if you don't work for amazon, there are some potential benefits for you in here as well. the commonwealth would invest

nearly $200 million to build several new entrances to metro stations near, as well as a connector bridge between crystal city and reagan national airport and also expanding some of th dedicated bus lanes from potomac yards down in alexandria. they arehi branding as a win for the entire region. mayor muriel bowser said azon is a win for the entire d.c. they're trying to tie this with national landing, mostl pentagon city and in the city of al eexandria as well. >>news4 will be coming this story every step of the way. tune in to the nbc washington app at 1:30 this afternoon when amazon makes the announcement live to world, we'll be

streaming that live. it is a grand but necessary task. authorities in california are intensifying their efforts to find and identify victims of the deadliest wildfire in the state's history. all they know for sure is that the death toll islmost certain to climb. >> jay gray has our story. >> reporter: wildfires continue to rage out of control across california. the condition for firefighters increasingly difficult as the santa ana winds intensify. embers and ash tossed by the winds create a wall of fire. strike teams fhting back from the air and along the front lines of the blaze, but to this point unable to contain the flames. some 7,600 structures already destroyed and more than 70,000 homes still in the potential path of the fires.

the namp fireth of sacramento now the most devastating and deadliest fire in the history of the state. more than three dozen have been killed, 100 or more are missing or counted for. search teams bracing for what they may find as they pore through the charred rubble. >> this is an unecedented event, as we know. if you've been up there, you also know the magnitude of the scene that we're dealing with. >> oh, god, it's so hot!or >>ter: joanna garcia andr her daugh rushing through the flames worried they would be among the loss. >> i was really scared because there was fire everywhere. >> i kept praying, lord jesus, keep me safe, keep my car running, keep us going, get us out of here. >> reporter: a prayer saved by so many as the dry conditions andusng winds continue to push the flames. jay gray, nbc news, oakli park,

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they'll respound to 145 differet medications. details on how it works and who it helps tonight on news4. >> turning now to the weather, which is still nasty. how much more rain are we expecting today? >> today a few more scattereds, showust some light stuff. and then we head into thursday. it looks like we have some wet snow as we headnto thursday morning. right now temperatures well above the freezing mark, yet still cold out there. scattered showers and clouds continue. we're expecting light showers scooting through the area. we've got an area of low pressure off the coast of jersey right now. that's continuing to lift to the nort we've got a little bit of

moisture still yet to pass through our area. once it does temperatures will drop and we'll clear out. we are expecting a few more scattered showers as we continue through your tuesday afternoon and evening. >>emratures 48 here in watch, 46 in baltimore, 47 in manassis. the windsre starting to pic up, northwest winds at about 10 to 20 miles an hour throughout the afternoon. not only do we haveow some s out there, damp conditions, we're also going to have a little bit of a breezes we continue throughout the afternoon. not the best of days out there. it's going tbe cold and wet over the next 12 hours. t course, that rain is pushing out of hereoughout the evening. 50 degrees today. again, damp and gray. tomorrow we'll be dry, mix of sun and clouds. look at this. temperatures only in the low 40s with a slight breeze. thursday t,overniednesday overnight and thursday morning,

1:30, we're dry but lookhat's coming our way. we have a little bit of snow, sleet and freezing reiain. have possibly some ice accumulation. the best chance will be west earn loun and montgomery. so 50 today, low 40s tomorrow. we've got that little bit of a wintry mix on thursday. showers friday morning weekend looking a lot

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>> is official. amazon has chosen new york city and the crystalaity a of arlington for its second headquarters. amazon says i plans to create more than 50,000 jobs across the two new split headquarters. the company chose the two areas basedn their strong talent, particularly in software development and related elds. addition, amazon selected nashville for a new consumer customer service centerhe check out nbc washington app at 1:30 today when m amazonakes the announcement to the world. we're going to stream that live. and after "nightly news" stay fth us "amazon's arrival," a special report at 7:30 tonight. next weekrena stage is premiering its latest work called "indecent," inspired by

another 19th century play. walk me through the story. it's connected to "good of vengeance" from the early 1900s. >> at the cor o "indecent" is the story of a controveral theater piece called "the god of ngeance" and the artists who risk their lives to perform it.a it takes at the inception in 19es05 and tt all the way to the 50s in america. it was a very controversial piece because it swed the dichotomy between religious life and the jewish community and some seedier parts of life. and the jewish community really was atdds abouthether that was the way to tell our stories, jewish stories.

and the piece takes i from the very inception to its opening night on broadway in the 20s when the acto and the producer were arrested for obscenities. >> so this production "indecent," is sort of a behind scenes,pl walking p through the moments that led up to that? >> correct, correct. and certainly involving many different topics, integrity of ar anti-semitism, censorship. so, yes. >> reporter: i know arena stage has not shied away from tackling some of these p issues insent day. that is what we're seeing with this production, too, holding a mirror up to today's society. >> denitely. paula vogel is a fiercehter for the arts, integrity and arts. she's lrd yered it with a lot o what's going on today.

she holds u topic for conversation, to open up conversation. >> what is it about this production, this story that drew you in? you've been in this production in other places at other times. what dre you toit? >> i'm always fascinated by art being such an influence part of our lives and it's so very importan from very young age, for express purposes, for story tellingpurposes, for community, theater, art, bringss together ultimately. and i believe in that so strongly. and the thought that parhet of our lives, even if we don't know them and kind of carry us through life. that's always fascinated me. that's why i'm so attracted to this piece. >> what do you hope the audienca s away with? when people leave the theater at the end of the production, what do you hope is happening forem >> well, ultimately it is a love

ory. it's many different layers of love. we see it through the love of artnd the love and passion one has for their art and for each other and the community. i hope that they walk away feeling hopeful. i think it's a very hopeful piece and i hope feel wal away with that for sure. >> we appreciate you coming in today. the i production called "indecent." it's going to be playing at arena stage right after thanksgiving. >> thank you so much. >> a right,aaron. when it comes to exercise, how often do you hit the gym? new guidelines suggest children should get an hour or more of moderate to vigorous exercise every tsday. adhould aim for about two and a half hours of exercise every week. even short bursts of activity like housework or climbing the stairs are very beneficial. >> if you've been feeling down

lately or looking to fin more happiness, one solution may be as close as yourcomputer. new research suggests that scaling back on social media, the study f om university pennsylvania suggests cutting back on facebooknd instagram can lead to a reduction in feelings of loneliness. student who limited their use to social media to about ten minutes a day had a significant decline in depression symptoms. they say everything'sigr in texas, and that apparently includes breakups. a texas woman celebrated her divorce with her husband of 14 years by blowing up her wedding dress. you it out there in the field. there it goes. the 43-year-old threw a party on her ffamily'sm so everybody could watch apparently. that explosion was a felt heard 15 miles away, we're told. she said she chose to blow up the dress because it represented a lie.

no word whether her husband also felt that explosion. probably a goodhing tha that marriage ended. >> she really put a period on that, didn't she? >> no gray wear on that one. >> no chance of a reconciliation, we're betting. >> later today on "ellen," mark wahlberg starts by and what alex rodriguez has to do after losing a bet that the red sox would lose the world series. and tron stickd for news4

now to a group of news who made history. the washington hospital center's class of 1958 just held their 50th reunion. >> their class had the first black gradue in the program. aimee cho caught up with women celebrating years of sfrefriend. >> reporter: if you ever wondered what 350 yea50 years o ship sounded like, this is . susie ballis fulfilled her dream as a nurse. and regina also still a nurse 50 >> it's amazing. none of us can believe we'reol this d. >> reporter: they can share the

history ty made. joanne was the first black student to graduate from the program. suzy was her roommate. >> we went to high school toda w >> didn't give it a thought. i think our biggest thing is what kind of ebedspreads are going to get to match? >> african-americans we've had to keep moving no matter what. >> reporter: and afterrs 50 y their friendship is still going strong. in northwest, aimee cho, news4. >> good morning, i'm berthanb coombs at cc headquarters. >> lyft kicks off a loyalty program for riders. it won't kickff until next month. can you earn points based on the

amount of money spent wh lyft. his is one of the biggest names in hollywood and you'll soon be t able stream denzel washington's latest thriller right from the comfort of ur own home we have this and more in this week's video view. >> reporter: denzel washington takes out the trash in "the equalizer 2." he's back as the special agent doling knuckle justice. washingtonakes it "training day" for the bad guys. >> i didn't know her. i didn't know my daughter. >> "daddy girl" goes "gone girl." his teen-age daughter has

disappeared. when deborah messing comes up empty, he decides to look o social media. >> and "juliet naked." it is on digital, dvd and blue y. that's the video view. ♪ i just got to know, has this been going on ♪ >> funsho strikes agai the local singer has once again wowed the judges o nbc "the voice." last night he robbcked the stag.

he's on team bke right now, one of 24 contestants now competing for your votes. >> but only 13 aists will advance to the next round. we are hoping funsho makes it through. findin tonight at 8:00 to if he does. >> we'll get one final check on ourrnorecast this g. hey, lauryn. >> yes. not the most pleasant forecast. we do have that spotty rain showers out there.er teures this evening in the 40s to near 50s. tomorrow a littl bit of a breeze. we have a breeze around today but we'll have plenty of sunshine around tomorrow with temperatures only in the low 40s. then thursday, wintry m west of d.c., back off towards i-81, sleet, a little wet snow, freezing rain, eventually changing to all plain rain by thursday afrnoon. by the time we get into friday, we're just looking at showers in the momping.

atures around 50, blustery on friday. saturday and sunday, plenty of sunshine for your weekend. keeping monday dry, we could have a temperatures well below normal over the next ten days. >> thank you. that is it for"news4 midday." >> we're back on the air later this afternoon with the latest on's amaz move to crystal city. we lve you with life pictures at the

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