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i think he was disappointed if people didn't. >> only at 4:00, talking to justice antonin scalia's son as his father receives the medal oo fr "new4 at 4" starts now. >> and we start with develop cg news as e on the air. a water main busted and a busyk roadbl off. fears that a freeze could only make theituation there worse tonight. >> a nearly one-mile stretch of new hampshire avenu montgomery county is blocked off. >> that's right. this at the intersection of chalmers road. you can see the scene there. news4's darcy spencer there live and checks in with the latest. darcy, the water is off now? is that right? >> that'sright, pat and leon. yesterday we had the snow and ice, and today we have a water main break. t well can't seeo catch a break. we're right here on the lanes of northbound new hampshire avenue. take a look at all the debris here in the roadway. this is the damage that that water main caus, and we talked to many drivers today who were
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scrambling, trying to get this mess. and we want to show you what it was like when the water was still flowing earlier this happened just after after t pa of the road buckled, and that's why it had to be shut down. wfscas begun work here. they did locate the pipe tha will but heavy equipment need to be brought in. and of course, they're going to have to fixuphe. t r ioad now a wfsc spokeswoman said she's not sure when the road will reopen. >> just asking people to please be patient. if you can find an alternate route, i would advise it. e are conscious of the impact that it has on customers and commut us. to work wi >> the wsse asking people to work with the you're looking at more of the damage here on northbound new hampshire avenue. some of the work-arounds, if you get o on the beltway and take
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new hampshire avenue, you cannot get on to it north. so you need to find an alternate route. you can use 29. you can also use universitbo evard. one piece of good news here, wsse is trying to get one lane of the northbound side reopened. so we'reoping tha will happen some time soon. back to you. >> all right, thanks, darcy. day spencer reporting live we are having a meltdown, all of , and it's a good the wet slush a the black ice brought a nightmare to morning commuters today. news4 megan mcgrath reports from ashburn. >> mashed up cars litter the bridge while two others with lesser damage there. and just a short distance away, two more crunched cars. a chain reaction mess just as rush hour was getting started. >> until folks really hit the bridge. the bridge definitely, you know, was not -- does no salt. >> reporter: the bridge is on the gloucester parkway in
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ashburn and takes traffic across broad run. but this the predawn hours ts morning, it could have doubled as a skating rink. drivers hit to slide.d started >> as soon as we hit the ice, eacht the slow pace that i was going, the carsliding. was porter: johnny durhan able to safely stop. but julio alvarado was not. >> i started braking a little my car started skidding. at that point i braced foreport kn his now disabled car would approaching vehicles, so he jumped over the guardrail that protects the adjacent sidewalk. >> shortly after, yeah, a car hit ming me from the side, another hitting me from bend, and finally one of the last vehicles hitting the white car, hittin my vehicle once again. >> reporter: as you can see, everything has melted at this point, so the bridge is looking good. but very different situation this morning. there were actually eight cars
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that were invin that accident. amazingly, nobody was hurt. back to u. well, let's get our first check of the forecast. now storm tea 4 meteorologist amelia draper is in the storm center this afternoon. but a right, amelia, dry, cold windy day today. what's going to happen tonight? >> the good ws is right now i'm seeing the wind speeds come down. so for the evening and overnight hours, we're not really dealing with the wind. sunset today at 4:54. here is what you can expect for your evening. right now at 51 degrees. as the sun goes down, temperatures are going to fall. by 7:00 we're at 45 degrees. we are going to be complety dry out there this evening. by 9:00 p.m., we're already in the low 40s. so if you're heading out tonight, definitely want to grab the puffy coat. by 11:00 p.m., a temperature around 40 degrees. now in the suburbs, especially north and west of washington,er teures are going to fall around freezing tonight. so anything that's wet could be ice out there tomorrow morning. so you do want to keep that in mind as you start offou saturday. here is a check of storm team 4
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radar, and you can see it is completely dry. im tracking a small rain chance for the weekend. thomupbout o have more on minute,s.at >> okay. you got it. we'll get bacto you in a bit, then. in the meantime, let's go t more breaking news. another arrest announced in the murder of a 10-year-old girl in d.c. erika gonzalez i at the live desk with the details. >> this makes number five, ese fifth a in the murder of makiyah wilson. her mother telling news4 the suspect is just 16 years old. several other suspects appeared in court earli this week. makiyah was o tut group f opene fire outside her apartment complex in northeast. police say text messages between the suspects show thege ram was planned. makiyah not the intended target. our meagan fitzgerald meagan fitzgerald is following late-breaking details, and we're going to be checking in with her a little later. from the live sk, i'm erika gonzalez. >> thank you, erika. now at s take a look other top stories this
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afternoon. in northern virginia facing a sexual assault ch christopher semera is accused of hinappropriate contact w female inmate at the adult detention center last month. he was working as nurse with the community service there at the time. hes no longer employed by them. a former high-ranking montgomery county employee pleat guilty tod embezzling nearly $7 million from the county. now per bang could be spending the next 20 years in federal prison. agreement,o his plea he stole the money over the course of six years while serving as the chief operating officer for the department of economic development.nd direct funds.bution of he was only caught after the irs noticed he was spending a lot of money o gambling, but hadn't reported all of his income. a d.c. judge is easing the strictions on john hinckley, the man who shot president reagan in an aassination attempt. news4's scott macfarlane tweeted out thi new development. the judge agreed toeduce
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required doctors visits and loos some of hinckley's release conditions. back in 2016 hinckley wasan trsferred from a mental health hospital to his mother'sest virginia home. b is seeking an unconditional n as ae, danger for decades. president trump says it's not a big deal, but the white house lost the first round in a legal battle with cnn. today a judge appointed by the president ordered the white house toinstate a press pass for cnn correspondent jim acosta. blayne alexander is tracking developments today. round one? >> a lot of people a wching this closely. jim acosta was banned from white house g a week. and during that time,rohaun m oe outlets, including nbc news came out in support of him and cnn.t they say w happens in this case sets a larger precedent. cnn reporter jim acosta back on white house grounds. a federal judge orderinges his pass returned, at least temporarily, ruling the white
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house cannot revoke it without due process. >> that's my g cue to back to work. >> reporter: the white house snatchinhis pass after this con tentcious exchange last week. >> that's enough. that's enough. >> mr. president -- >> that's enough.da >> s ruling a victory for cnn, claiming in a lawsuit the pass was taken as punishment for critical reporting. but the white house says it's about proper behavior. >> people have to behave. we want total freedom of the press. that's very impornt to me. >> reporter: today president trump promising tighter rules for more orderly press conferences, but with this warning. >> if the don't liste to the rules and regulations, we'll end win.ck in court and we'll >> reporter: the president's frequent fights with the press have been a trademark of his me in office >> we are fighting the fake news. it's fake, phony. >> reporter: dubbing news outlets the enemy of the op, hurling insults on twitter and face the face. >> so you're adishonest gu you. ask a lot of stupid questions. >> reporter: but the court
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e fight to aating new level. whing send? >> you can't be deprived of something andec punished bse you criticize the governmrt o because you criticize the president. outlets agree, speaking out in support of cnn. and today the president alsoha threatened he and his team could simply get up a leave if they feel they're not being treated propler i.>> all right, blayne alexander, thank you, blayne. a miraculous discovery in the ashes of those california wildfires. a glimmer of hope as a man returns to his burned childhood home. and honor todayor the late justice antonin scalia. his son talks only to news4ou ab what the medal of freedom would have meant to his dad.su and cr reporter susan hogan working to save you some money. you're going to wt
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knife to lookec picture-perft. no filter "news4 ne 5ed." brace yourself for a chilly friday night. feels like0s and 50s for most of us right now. amelia will be back in a few minutes with how long the cold snap sticks around, and your travel forecast for tnksgiving week. leon? pat,urvivors of northern rnli ciafofiam'srerep aatnd a desp to find personal items that survived the inferno, if any. nick mays, that's this guy is
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hunting for the engagement ring he bought his girlfriend. he found the safe where he put the ring. he looked inside and saw notng but cinders. and then suddenly, a miracle. a glimer from a diamond. >>ep, we got it. >> oh, my gosh! >> oh, wow. it is melted. don't get me wrong, this thing has better days. >> the heat r melted theing but the stone survived.e mays says h plans to have a fueler clean up the diamonds and place them in att brand-new g. >> wow. well, yesterday's snow may have left your car cov aed in sa grime. so when you head to the car wash this weekend, do youd really n all those extras and add-ones? consumer reporter susans hogan working for you with what you need to know so you don't throw your money dow the drain. >> reporter: how often should you wash your car? s >> i at least once a week,
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once every two weeks i guess would be the norm. at least once a week. >> typically every seven weeks, around about. >> rorter: what do the experts at consumer reports say? >> it's not about doing it on a othedule. instead, if youe your car has mu road salt or grime on it, that's the time to wash it. >> reporter: a good wash protects the paint and finish from other dt and debris that can sometimes leave permanent marks. and what about the dzying array of extras and add-ones? are services like wheel shine and spray-on wax reallyor extras.ra cost? they may make your car looke n but they'll wear off fast. >> reporter: but there is one extra you should buynce in >> the undercarriage wash. get it done once a season to get road salt after winter and mud and grime after a wet string. >> they are a good option if you don't have a lot of built-up grime. so how do you kno h if youe chosen a car wash that will actually get the job done right? >> check out the cars leaving
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the location. do they ln?k cl super cheap car washes may use dirty towels, old harsh brushes process. >> reporter: and trying to find a car wash that sprays down the car before the spray wash cycle ilne. presoakng get you on the road to a clean, shiny car. if you prefer to wash your c yourself, just be careful about the soap that you use. this dergent can actually strip your paint's finish, and using a sponge can leave mittle swirliks your car. back to you. >> i always get the undercarriage wash, every time i wash. save some money there. >> my rule is my i only get car washes when i want it to rain. my car is the drought buster. every single time washit, it rains like two days later. what the heck did i just spend my money on. >> you can help with the forecast then. are you getting your car washed? >> as a matter of fact, after all that junk we drove through .fter the last couple of ndayst
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we had a lot of salton roads yesterday, and that weekend is loing mainl dry. a small shower chance sunday night and during the day omo ay. but for the most part, it's looking really dry overall. >> if i c get t wash tomorrow, it's going to rain. >> don't do that, then. >> what about temperature? w cold is it going to get? >> it's going to be chilly out there. over the weekend, not just tonight, but our average high now in the upper 50s. temperatures this weekendor highs only around 50 degrees. so we're running about 10 degrees below normal on saturday and sunday. now what you're looking at right now, thanks, chuck for putting this togetplr. a lot of psaying with yesterday's snow, does this mean we're going to have a cold and snowy win iter? not necessarily. there iso correlation. just because there is snow in november doesn't mean a cold and snowy winter, although doug's forecast is calling for a cold and snowy winter. the last time weed that much snow in november was 1989-1990. basically what chuck went and upped the numbers saying this
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winter we did have an early snow, the biggestovber snowfall yesterday was the biggest november snowfall since 1989. it was a very cd and very snowy winter, but that doesn't necessarily mean that that's goingo happen this winter. a lot of numbers there, but basically, just because it snowed yesterday doesn't mean it's going to snow the entirent . anyways, take a look at your weather headlines. as we look to the iweeken is looking mainly dry, but on the cool side. an ilated shower late sunday, maybe during the day on monday. for the most part it is looking moseley dry. thanksgiving, i can't believe it'slmost thanksgiving. right now it's looking really pleasant. however, i for rain in saturday and sunday. next weekend, currently our temperatures are in the 40s and low 50s. 51 in washington. 45 degrees in frederick. 48 in manassas. we have clear shees out tonight. we'll be mainly clear overnight, and then plenty of sunshine in ure forecast on saturday. but it's a cold start. that's 38 degrees inside of the beltwa so in the suburbs, we're
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starting off around 30s. so anything thats wet or melting today could be ice out there tomorrow morning. so you want to keep that in mind. it's chilly, but pleasant at lunchtime with the a search of 47. a hightu tempe tomorrow around 57 degrees with plenty of sunshine through the afternoon hours. by 7:00 p.m., i we keep dry with a temperature around 43. so how the weather isti imp your weekend, well, it's a pretty low impact. it's goi to be coldearly. you definitely want the gloves and the ear warmers. but for the afternoon,eally ce to get throughout on saturday, as well as sunday. if you are getting the car washed this weekend, there is that small chanceror a sho late sunday and on monday. but raking up some sleeves this end, it's looking really pleasant during the afternoon. especially tomorrow, because on sunday, we're going to have more clouds around later in the day. so i you're heading down to fedexfield for the redskins game at 1:00 p.m. on sunday, here is what you can anticipate. temperatures for the game will be in the 40s. chilly, cloudy and we'lly keep t or the redskins game this weekend. here is your four-day forecast.
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vial the ten-day forecast around 4:45. highs this weekend around 50. monday, high around 50. and then we're in the 40s on thursday. pat and on. >> thayou, amelia. are you looking for a furry friend to add to your family th holiday season? news4's chuck bell discovered a stop you might wan to put on your black friday shopping agenda. >> the holidays can be a great time to adopt a pet, but o py if yon ahead. becca stern is here to help out with that process. tell a little bit about the promotions going on for thanksgiving and the rest of the holidays. >> absolutely. so our adoption process as always is going to be very easy. >>right. >> first come, first served on same day. black frid, we wanto encourage people taking companions home for the holidays. it's a perfect time of year. it's a really good opportunity if you bought a l of holid gifts or are cooking a lot of food and want to save a little bit. we want to still be able to send you home with that animal, or if you would like to make a greater
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donation, we would appreciate that as well. >> you have you a special program for older ds and older adopters. >> absolutely. an going promotion if y can't make to it the black friday promo is ourie bu any animal that is 5 or older the fee is waived. >> awesome. >> and we have a lot of otherg ongodiscounts. that's the website is humane rescue alliance.org. thank you very much. and good luck finding a new member of the family. >> clearly that squeaky toy was a hit. >> he loved it, obviously. >> yes. a local 5-year-old getss family he ways dreamed of. >> thank you, munchkin. >> he shares his hope for a future career wh us. >> plus, you thought our weather was bad here? a winter wallop to the north big-time. new video of the blizzard blast that some peopl
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i'm scott macfarlane in the newsroom.ow breaking right at 4:00, a judge has ordered a suspected white nationalist from d.c. held in jail. jeffrey clark faces firearms ch ages. late todorneys reveal why the feds think clark is so dangerous. inside his home they say they found firearms, hollow point am ammo, body armor and a noose. on newsunlatforms they threatening messages. including one they calledhe october pipe bomb case out of florida a quote, dry run.ad clark p not guilty in d.c. federal court just this afternoon. his attorneys ask he beedrele into the care of his father. when a federal judge asked if his judge was the one who turned clark in, prosecutors answered no.
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the judge then ordered clark he saying seems like you were planning something. in the wsroom, i'm scott mack car land, leon, back to you. you got it. for many, this is a welcome sart. storm team radawing the winter storm that dumped snow, ice and rain on us yesterday now moving out to sea. and any snow left around here now quickly melting, but cities up north are having a harder time recovering. >> the storm stranded some commuters commuters in new york city for 12 hours. fallen trees and powerin knocked out electricity to hundred thousands of people. >> nbc's chris pollone looks at the different cleanup up and down the east coast. >> reporter: in much of the east, winter came early. it packed a much bigger wal p that many people expected. >> it came much stronger and hit us t hardern anyone or any organization had forecasted. >> i have driven in eight inches of snow, ten inches, a blizzard,
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and i've never seen anything this bad. >> reporter: areas which usually shrug off snow like this had a traffi, meltdo paralyzing areas from pennsylvania. thousands of flights canceled. people spent hours stuck in their cars, not moving anywhere unti wee hours of friday morning. a pilot shut down the nation's busiest bridge and itfr snowbald there. >> oh my god. are you okay? students in some new jersey rode out the storm at school, where teachers played movies and gameso passhe time. >> and they sent them to diner. they gave them food and drinks. so they're taking good care of them. so the chool isincredible. >> reporter: elected leaders say it was perfect storm, heavier than expted snow arriving just as schools and businesses let out for day. plows and sanders couldn' keep up. >> i offer our apologies to all of our new jerseyans who last night experienced a really rough commute home. >> reporter: an early messy arrival for winter, not that
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everyone is complaining. chris pollone, nbc news, new york. well, if thsterday's w left you frustrated or annoy no , here is a reminder winter weather can be a magical experience. check this out. >> i can't believe it! i can't believe it! thank you, thank you god! >> that is pure joy, jokes. armando posted this video of his mother on twitter. she is 96. recently moved to d.c. from miami, and until yesterday, she hasn't seen snow in decades. >> aw. >> clearly thrilled. >> that's the fnee of som who knows that she is not going to have to shoeil it er. that's another reason to celebrate. >> i'll bet your right. all right, folks, make sure you're ready for the next wintew stor get hit with. download the nbc washington app right now. you'll get specialized weather alerts sent right to your smartphone. now late today president trump awarded seven o new medal
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freedom recipients. >> it is the highest civilian statesat the united the president awarded three ruth, elvsly to babe presley and justice antonin scalia. >> on behalf of the honorable antonin scalia, mrs. maureen scalia. >> justice scalia's wife maureen receiving on behalf ofer late husband their nine children also in attendance. >> and only on news4, our david culver sat down with one of justice scalia's what this means for their . fami >> father paul scalia, he arlin catholic diocese. i've known him for about 20 years of my life. his mom, his siblings were therth they were a white house for the special ceremony. >> it's wonde hul to s honored for the years of service that he give to the nation. >> don you think whe people think of your father, they think of babe ruth and elvis presley?
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>> i don't -- i don't this so, no. adon't think that babe ruth, antonin scalia elvis presley are hugely thought november the same group. bu its various dimensi of american public life, right? >> some interesting company there, right?li justice s passed away in february of 2016. whenfany think them hymn that. >> often think of his serious and often polarizing legal demeanor, but heoas a known for his great sense of humor. a lot of people talk about that. >> we have heard that. >> youear inecreasing divisive ntrhetoric and with the re supreme court hearing confirmation hearing, how does his family think justice scalia would have navigated these polarizing times? >> it's interesting, because you see him fromhe exterior. as we pointed out, he was very polarizing himself with his views, but they point to his characte r andlly his relationships, and they point to
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justicek ruth bader begins b of america, ginburg. you attack people's ideas, not people. >> all righty. >> it seems like a tradition that's gone out the window here a long time ago. >> a lot of people would agree guys. hat, >> thank you, david. new at 5:00 tonight, a beauty trend o therise. selfie filter surgery. plastic surgeons tell all. >> this we got to hear. plus, a maryland man charged with embezzling millions from local taxpayers. the bizarre way they caught him. thisyos whall be waking up to tomorrow morning around 7:00 a.m. notice the suburbs. manyeople around or below freezing. soleome black ice is poss what does that mean for friday night lights tonight? i'll have that for ec
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for more than 30 years, nbc4 has helped families in need fill
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their tables for thanksgiving. right now nurses at medstar georgetown university hospital are helping us collectfood. molette green is there to help us see how close they are to eirgoals. >> magnet nurses in the throes of their campaign for food for families. we've got donations coming in. 7200 cans of food donations in 72 hours. that is the goal. and the deadline is 7:00 p.m. tonight. so look at all these ladies and these donations coming in right now. i love it, because this is going to help feed a lot of people for the holidays. thanksgiving is right around the corner. so pull all of those things out and look at what we have coming in. i want to talk to julianna arestgi who is one of the nurse here is tok t about this campaign. you guys have b hnelping food for families for years. tell me about why this is so y important fll to do here. >> so it's important because we
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really want everyone in the community aroun us to have food on thanksgiving. want full stomachs. we want families to be together to celebrate. >> so where are we? 7200 ans in72 hours. the deadline is 7:00 p.m. we want people to come to the main entrance here at the hospital. how are you do? >> we have c457,000s as of last night. rease bring in you cans and donations. >> canned foods and donations of cash. all right. medstar georgetown nurses, magnate nurses are in the fight to makedy sure that everyan have a healthy, happy thanksgiving that is the latest. come on down. you time to help out. i'm molette green. back in to you. >> i'm proud to say this incredible woman sitting next to me has been leading our annual food for families campaign for over 20 years now. and our web department puts together t photo gallery honoring your commitment. >>people's generosity never fails to move me. that's what gives me the energy,
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and it just delights me to see strangers pulling up wit vans and cars filled with food that they collected at their offices and neighborhoods. it always brings tears to my tues. the gallery fs some of my favorite memories. you'll recognize a lot of the faces from years past. and i haveouo say to what i said to brittany johnson when she put it together, jim vance go b on the one year, and the bus driver stopped, and he passed the bket around. and when vance got off the bus, the bucket was full. that's all can say. >> i'm not surprised to say that. >> i've never forgotten>> that. reat stuff. people being genuinely helpful . to other peop i love that. all of those pictures you just saw, they're in the nbc washington app. go there and check it out. open it up a search food for families. >> hope to seeayou on mond. >> okay. right now feels-like s,mperatures in the 40s and 5 and it's going to be a chilly night. the cold stick around for the weekend? amelia will be back soon with that answer and the thanksgiving forecast.
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four things to know. let's get yp caughtis afternoon. a judge ordered a suspected white n.cionalist from held in jail. jeffrey clark faces gun charges. in court today, prosecutors told the judge, quote, jeffrey clark is a bomb, quote and they call him dangerous. the feds say they found a nazi flag, body armor and a noose in his home. ark pleaded not guilty. a former high-rking ntgomery county employee could be going to federal prison for 20 years. peter bang entered a guilty plea for embezzling nearly $7 million from the county. he was only caught after the irs noticed that he was spending a lot of money on gambling, but hadn't reported all his income. a judge has ordered the trump administration tonn restore reporter jim acosta's white house press pass.
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cnn's legal challenge after the white house pulled acosta's hard pass after he clashed with the president at a news conference. the white house says it will restore the pass but says it will develop new rules for orderly conferences in the future. an alert for montgomery county becau a water main break flooding part of new hampshire avenue right now. a mile stretch of the road is closed to powder mill road. back to over to you in the studio. >> you got it. thank you. raising awareness about mental illness. >> today we're look at the stigma of mental ill innocence the black community. a d.c. startup has come up with an app that brings therapy directly to men who may herwise avoid getting help. nbc news4 cory smith has the story. >> i was easily agitated, frustrated. i started to not be around people. >> reporter: kevin's mental health journey is not unique. despite bei a successful
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businessman and father, he fell into depression two years ago. >> and ielaid to m i'm not going to do anything today. and then i realized i had been saying that for months. something was wrong and that i needed help. >> reporter: he says admitting he needed help was easier than finding . he saw three different therapists but felt none understood the stress and emotions unique to black men. >> i felt okay, what just en ha? i just wasted all this time again. >> reporter: it's hy hen health was started. bringing the mentalck help b men need right to their smartphone or computer. on the other sidere dr. candace. she is among the 3% of therapists in the u.s. who a minorities. >> i have patients tell me i finally found something that looks like me. >> reporter: she says patients feel mocomfortable. >> you're able to see andev kno ything about it. we're here for you by you because we understand, you oukn, whate goiman.
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>> reporter: after finding the help he needed, durden was able to pull his lthe to. he got back in the business world and became an executive. he is the ceo of hen health. >> once we become aware of our own suffering and we've suffered, then we can see that so many other are suffering and we're empowered to do something about it. >> reporter: cory smith, news4. >> if youou or someone know is suffering, we have a full listing of helpful resours on the nbc washington app. just go there and search "changing minds." turning to the weather, and changing our clothes. what are we going to need to wear over the next couple of days, amelia? >> it is puffy coat weather this weekend. we're starting off with temperatures in the 30s. and for the afternoon hours, temperates really only this the 40s both saturday and sunday, and a little bitore cloud cover out there for sure on sundays. take a look. here's what you need to know puffy coat, puffy coat tomorrow and sunday. on monday you'll wantufhe coat again. and have the small umbrella
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handy. i can't rule out anla id shower. but chance you're dealing with rain on monday pretty w, onl to about 20%. on tuesday you'll still want the puffy coat. our temperatures are running 10 toow 15 degrees b normal, not just thiscoming week as well. right now our temperatures are in the 40s and0s. 44 in rockville. 51 degrees in washington 44 in college park, and 48 in warrenton. ave clear skies out there right now. we'll have clear to partly cloudy skies overnight tonight, and we haveew a big football games going on across the area, one of them being ch flowers at wise getting under way at 7:00 p.m. temperatures there around 44 degrees. socold but dry. finally, and i know leon nose about this all too much, no rain on a fr ay. >> that'right. >> we always get rain on friday. so we've had rain out of the last fridays, about 10 out of the last 12 fridays now.re 8:00 p.m. w down around 40 degrees. and by 9:00, we're at a
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temperature of 39.s so i cold night. it's a cold start tomorrow morning, and throughout the day tomorrow, we warm to around 50 degrees.ig on sunday, a of 51. so cold mornings, more clouds out there oay su maybe an isolated shower sunday night on into your monday. loing ahead to thanksgiving, right now looking pretty pleasant because it's dry., it's co 48 for a high. we'll have a mix of clouds and sunshine. now saturday and sunday, next weekend aftlack friday has a chance of rain in the ten-day forecast. let's take a look. again, this weekend we're around 50. really no problems weather-wise. there is that isolated shower chance on monday. 52 for a high. only hitting 47 on tuesday. and then cold on wednesday with high temperature of 43 degrees. there is thursday, thanksgiving. 48. black friday looking fine for er all the sho out there with a high around 52. and then we do have the rhance ofn saturday and next sunday with high temperatures again down 50 degrees, pat and leon. >> thanks, amelia. till ahead here for us, the coerning trend as wildfires rage inrn califo, more than
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600 people are missing. and now firs responders are worried about a new disaster. but first, jim and wendy are here with a first look at 5:>>. you ever look for recommendations about where to eat? you've likely read onef his reviews. tonight wendy is talking about with "washinon post" food critic tom.s >> who this guy? he is so shrouded in mystery. m join for my supper as i find out more about his beginnings neand how he became of the top food critics in the world. >> he will definitely be in disguise. >> once again. in an online world, everything looks perfect, right? especially when it comes tore than whiten your teeth orse brighten youryes or lengthen your lashes, there is an app for that. >> but what happens when reality doesn't quite measure up? ahead at 5:00 tonight, doctors share all the stories about how people will go to great
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to look picture-perfect. no filter needed, next on news4 at 5:00. the devastation, it's nearly impossible tocomprehend. nearly 10,000 homes destroyed. more than 600 peoplemissing. >> that's right. the so-called camp fire leveled almo o the entire town paradise, california. nbc's mark barger shows us how the community is bangeng er now to find their missing neighbors. >> reporter: it's a disaster of staggering proportions. a week after a fast-moving wildfire destroyed nearly the entire town of paradise, killing at least 60, the number of missing residents has swelled. 631 people unaccounted for, their fate unknown. >> i want you to understand that there are a lot of people displaced, and we' find that
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'tt of people don know we're looking for them. >> reporter: names a pictures of the missing are posted on bulletin boardss family members await word. >>n i've never see fires travel as they are today, as fast as they're traveling. >> reporter: paradise was home to a large number of retirees. >> gng through the flames, i didn't think we'd make it. >> reporter: jane bidn't think she would survive the ride out. she raced away from her mobil home park, taking a 90-year-old neighbor with her. >> so i ran in the house and i helped her get dressed. we got everything, got her in the car. >> reporter: the pair survived, but brian worries about other elderly neighbors who may have escaped. >> can you use a gift card to walmart? >> reporter: in the midst of heartbreak and tragedy, the community is pulling together. >> i'm just desperate thelp. it's so hard. this community is so impacted. i've been crying myself to sleep every night. >> reporter: neighigr helping or as they cope with the deadliest wildfire in california history. mark barger, nbc news.
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we are following some breaking news tonight at 5:00. what we're learning about the fifth arrest in the murder of that 10-year-old girl. plus the search for answers after a high-level county employee admits to stealing millions of your tax dollars so he could gamble. also tonight, a father's legacy. >> it's wonderful to see him honored for the years of service that he gave to the nation. >> reporter: the presidential medal of freedom awarded to the late antonin scalia. his son talks only to nhos4 about thr. and fascinated by photo filters? >> it just makes your face look so much more beautiful and flawless. >> it's the new social media obsession, and doctors are sharg what people are willi to do in an attempt to look like their edited photos. but first tonight at 5:00, a former high-ranking montgomery s he i employee s guilty of stealing nearly $7 million.
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good evening. i'm wendyreiger. >> i'm jim handly. millions of dollars stolen over the course of six years in the olunty didn't even notice that those taxrs were missing. >> gnews4's chrisordon tells us how that former employee was finally caught. pleaded er: peter bang guilty in federal court and also in c montgomerynty circuit court to stealing $6.7 million from montgomery county. this iseo v when bang was the chief of the county department of epmnomic devet. he was caught by the irs after casinos reported that he cashed large checks, refusing to reveal the source of his money. >> a bulk of the money, a vast majorityf itppears to be gone, and it appears to be gone in gambling casinos across the country. >> reporter: peter bang admits he s up sham companies, making use of a south korean province that had an agreement with montgomery county to set up incuustors to growesses and create jobs. the irs says bang owes more tn
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$2 million in paid taxes. >> the victims of mr. ng's fraudulent activity are montgomery county and every. u.s taxpayer whooluntarily complies with the tax laws every year. >> reporter: people are asking how mr. bang got away with this embezzlement scheme for six years right under the county's nose. in a statement, montgomery county executive sent out a statement saying bangad took ntage of the fact that the economic development funds are exempt from the county's usual procurement over mr. bang was able to exploit his past reputation as a highly effectiv employee and is his knowledge of county procedures. >> it's terrible. i have a family of six, andl we ay taxes. and there is a lot of great things i want to money to go to. d to find out someone stole it from yo p >> reportesecutors say no one other than peter bang was involved in ts

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