for less. at ross. yes for less. ♪ >> announcer: news 4 today starts now. officers check out a montgomery intersection after a police cruiser hits a pedestrian. the death tolln growing california. this morning, one 1,000 people are unaccounted for as firefighters battle the deadliest blaze that state has ever seen. former first lady michelle obama is set to bring her tour to capital one arena. >> a book tour to capital one areen >> i know. and it probably will be a full house. d> i can imagine it. >> it is s out. >> standing room only. welcome you in at 5:30 on this saturday morning, 17th of

vember, 2018. good morning to you. >> wow, what a weekend or week of weather. >> it's been all or the place. >> it really has. as we go into the weekend, we know that there are a lot of liday events that are already kicking off. >> yeah, absolutely. we're going to b talking about our thanksgiving forecast in detail coming up in a minute. but first, let's talk about what's going on out there and what to expect on your saturday. as you wake up thismorning, it is a beautiful morning. now, we do have some clouds to the north, some clear the south. we have a huge spread in temperatures out there. but most of a us in the 30s and 40s. areas to the south are in the 20s. those are the areas that have some clear skies out there. but for the most part, we are dry. look at that. we are going to be dry through the remainder of the day. now we'll talk abant your giving forecast. we have rain coming up in the ten-day forecast in about 15 minutes.

guys? >> chat with you then. thanks. 5:31 on this saturday, developing the search is on for a gunftn a police standoff ended in temd pl hill. all this started before 1:30 police responding to a shooting near fair lawn street. investigators tell us one man was shot. police believe the suspect barricaded himself in the home. four hours later, police managed to get inside but thema g was gone. victim was taken to the hospital th non-life threatening injuries. a bicyclist fighting for er their life a investigators say a montgomery police officer hit them in chevy chase. chopr 4 was above the scene at 11:00 p.m. last night. this is not clear what led up to this crash, but we're told the bicyclist is in the hospital with lif threatening injuries. and in capital heights a crash. authorities tell ushe district

heights police cruiser and another vehicle were involved in a wreck. this happened last night. we'rehold that bot people survived, but there's no word on their conditions. exactl what caused this wreck is still under investigation. very difficult morning for several people in maryland. they're out of their a fire ripped through their silver spring apartment buolding. we're flames broke out around 10:30 p.m. last night at the northwest park apartments on north hampton drive. fire officials say the firebu ed through the second and third stories of the building. crews had to rescue several folks, but thankfully nobody got hurt. >> also new hampshire aver knewp r 4 caught crews doing some water main repairs here just north of the beltway toward white thoak. 16 inch water main break happened yesterday creating a traffic problem for drivers. we understand it's a 12-foot section of pipe that broke in two places and needs to be replaced. repairs are expected to continue through the day. >> let's take you out west now where the death toll for the campfire in northern calornia is nt 71.

authorities estimate more than 1,000 people are unaccounted for this morning. of the 71 remains, 58 have been identified. officials say it's tricky. to really target how many people are missing at thisr. h that list will change from day to day. >> i want you tond unders though, this is a dynamic list. it willct fte up and down everyday. >> president trump is expected to visit northern california today. while there, he's expected to see firsthand the damage from the deadliest u.s. wild fire in a century. a former high-ranking montgomery counselity employee admits to embezzling nearly $7 million from the unty. according to peter bang's plea agreement, he stole that money ovf the course o six years while serving a a chi operating officer for t development of economics. that position helped him redirect that money. he wt only caughfter the irs noticed he was spending a lot of moneybl gg but hadn't reported all his income. >> a bulk of the vmoney, thet

majority of it, appears to be ne and appears to be gone in gambling casinos across the county. >> they made several rule changes to prevent an embezzlement case like thi in the future. bang faces up to 40 years in prison. new information surrounding the death of the saudili jour in turkey. the cia sayse saudi crown pri ordered the hit of jamal khashoggi. nbc news confirmed the cia assessment first reported by "the washington post." that contradicts saudi claims that the crown prince had nothing to do with the killing. khashoggi w a columnist for the post and often criticized the saudi royal mily. this revelation turned up the pressure on the trump administration to furthunh a close u.s. ally. one of thers aut of the post story appeared on erin burnett outfront last night. take a listen. >> there is a phone call from inside the consulate, we understand from our sources, from one of the individuals that

was part of this hit team, calling back to saudi arabia to confirm to a senior aide to mohammed bin sal that the assassination hadaken place. >> the post said the saudi ambassador to the u.s. urged khashoggi to go to istanbul and assured him he would be safe. the ambassador has now denied those claims. a d.c. judge is easinghe restrictions on john hinckley, thean who shot president reagan in an assassination an attempt more 0 years ago. 2016, hipgly was transferred from a mental health hospital his mother's west virginia home. now a judge agreed to reduce required doctor visits. hinckley is seeking an unconditional release. his attorney says he has not been a danger for decades. president trump says he very easily rather answered written questions in the mueller investigation, but he says he has not submitted them quite yet. the president spoke with

reporters from the oval office yesterday after a bill signing. he did not sayn w he would send in the answers, but he assured people his attorneys did not write out the answers tt he d, in fact. >> i'm sure they're tricked up because they like to catch people. was the weather sunny or rainy? he said it may have been a good day. it was trainy,refore he told a lie. he perjuriedhi elf, okay. you have to be careful when you answer questions withhoeople probably have bad intentions. >> on thursday, president trump lashed out in a series of tweets about the investigation into russian campaign interference, calling it a total mess. capital one arena is sold it tonight buts not for a sporting event or a concert. it's former first lady michelle obama. she's talkingbout her new memoir "becoming." the event start at 8. michelle obama will return to capital one arena november 25th r another discussion. both events are sold out.

tickets are reportedly n going for hundreds of thousands of dollars online. wow. 5:38 on this saturday morning, springtime ak ccent in virginia town made for nice teather. wel explain tha ahe'lad

well, they were some of the best seats in the house, to the town. >> that's right. nity artss long com project has come to an end. in the spring we told you about the love seats that louden county artistsere creating to set up. the seats were sponsored bysi busses that placed them on their properties. but tonight, those love seats are being auctioned off to raise money for future art projects around town, like these holiday decorations made possible from previous art projects.

that is the money from all but eone of those l seats. this one was designed and d grove higtwo w school students and the proceeds from this love seat will benefit the charity alex's lemonade stand. the non-profit alex's lemonade stand started in 2005 by the parents of a little girl who died a year earlier from cancer. during her s battle, alextt opened up a lemonade stand in her front yard. she did it toey raise m for her own treatment as well as for other children's treatment. all these years later, the non-profit is still going and it's funding research to pay for the treatment and ultimately a cure for other children. >> so my design is there's a few different lemons throughout the bench and it's covered in be blue handts pr. this whole organization is built on supporting these children who suffer from pediatric cancer. >> we had both been affected by cancer a lot with our mentors, families and friends and so we wanted to do something about it. >> the lemonade love seat spent

the summer at a floral shop designing flowers. the students have no second thoughts about the timehey invested in this project. >> spending my time doing this ishing that's meaningful to me. >> i love art. ndm doing what i love meaning something and contributing to something i love. so it's a win/win. >> the love seat auction takes tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the purcellvil skating rink. the wood grove's connection to alex'semonade stand will not end when seniors go on college. >> they're setting up a transition to their underclass peers which i think is a great idea to pass on. >> those chairs areom aw >> beautiful and so unique. live look outside, 5:42 it's 42 degrees. lauren is here with more on just how cold i gs going to and if there's going to be another breeze in the

do you have trouble otsleeping? a of us can relate. notact, 1 in 3 americans d get enough sleep. >> guess who tosses and turns the mo? women, women. not just me, women in general. according to the national sleep foundation, 63% of women compared to 54% of men report having a hard time sleeping. a i'mng that 63%. i spent time this week learning

some tips for a better night's rest. >> do y get enough sleep? >>y absolut not. >> define enough, right? >> yeah. >> sleep struggle is real for these mamas. science says they're not fone. year o research reveals women are sleeping worse than men. >> i feel hor monal. i hear something and think it's the baby. >> i think it's a really real phenomenon. >> sleep expert believes one reason goes back to basic gender differences wired in the brain. >> women's arouse are lower and more easily wake up. they had a child rearing responsibilities in different days when we didn't have the wonderful husbands of the day who also get up. >> she says stress is a big

reason many women struggle to stay asleep. >> today women continue to shoulder a lot of the home and child rearing duties on top of careers. sleep is often sacrificed but at a cost. >> 100% affects my productivity. >> i didn't realize how much sleep is tied so many things in my body. i was having some auto immun issues. >> what helps these ladies catch more winks. >> practice yoga. >> understanding that sleep is a ionshipfort in your rel especially as moms. >> i spray with lavender mists. >> tn there's letting go, which like good sleep is easier said than done. >> it's a constant reminder of saying, look, i'll complete all these things today. if i don complete the things, there's always tomorrow. >> yes. i mean,ou mentallyave to be prepared to make those changes. >> right. >> but we also found they shared

some tips, things that worked for them. but we went to an expert and talked about little gadgets and things that are affordable. there's these glasses that you use. they're eight bucks on amazon.s the k wear them at night a couple hours before they go to tesleep. they f out the blue light that keeps us up which the doctor who wasre feain that package says really is a prescription a drug fortn als and wakeup. it's not letting its brain pruce that mel tonen. after doing that, i've been averaging an hour or two more sleep. >> so you're getting about three hours now. >> 5 1/2 to 6. but that's still a lot more. give it two weeks. it's great. we'll have more tips throughout the weekend. i did five stories in total. >> it's a huge issue. i did a sleep study recently. a lot of people can benefit from that. that's great. >> yes. >> a glass of scotch is not the good way. >> i guess not.

>> that's one of ourstories. lauren, alcohol -- >> bottle of wine? >> it might put you to sleep right away but it's a light sleep. >> i've been seping fine. raise your hand if you haven't done a sleep study on this.ve come to dr. rickets house. >> you don't mind losing your job. >> listen, it was sleeping weather pretty much all this week because we have cold. we have the snow. we have thewind. we had the rain. we had a little bit of everything especially on thursday. >> no more snow for a while? >> i hope not. iwas so glad wasn't at work yesterday. it's insane. >> i'm glad you're working for us, too. >> after that snowstorm, you know, i'll tell you what, after that s that came, it was a lot more than we expecte especially north and west d.c. doug touched on that.

i was happy they were here for that. that was one heckf aorecast for thursday. good news is we don't have anything like that in our forecast as wee go over ext several days. now today we have all sunshine out there. it i absolutely going to be a gorgeous day out there. now, sunday, i do believe we'll have a lot more cloud around for tomorrow compared to today, but for the most part, this weekend will y. now, we head into your monday. that's when we have that late chanho of somers moving in. most of your monday will be dry. this will happen monday overnight into early tuesday morning. tuesday, we clear out. temperatures out there right now in the 30s and 40s for areas that have some cloud cover over them. for areas that hav had clear skies, you were able to drop into the 20s. really depending on how cold it will be to start your saturday morning. as far as the radar is concerned, nothing. we are looking good on the radar right now. even if you're traveling all up and down the atlantic, high pressure in charge. it's a beaiful start to your day.

not a lot of rain this week. your saturday and sunday will be dryy the time we get into your monday, that's when we start to see some rain, but that's going toe late on monday. then tuesday and wednesday look great as well. so, as faas your weekend outlook is concerned, if you want to head out for some exercise or grab a cup of coffee afterwards, it will be cold earlyve but we a beautiful afternoon in store. late shower chance monday. yard work, you may want to clean up some of those lehaes. not wind. we'll have sunshine. it will be beautiful. 50 degrees will be our daytime high today. now again, we should be right around 60, so we're still doing a little below norma forhis time of year, but we'll take it. a much lighter wind out there and plenty of sunshine. then we hop into your sunday. again, we have a few more clouds around. chance of showers late on monday into early tuesday. temperatures drop by the tim we get into tuesday. but then we start to see those temperatures t continuing drop by wednesday. thanksgiving not looking bad at

all. thos temperatures for thanksgiving are going to be in the 40s. starting the morning offith plenty of sunshine. it will be b cutiful andar for your thanksgiving, any festities, parades, dinner, early afternoon. then we do have chances of rain then we do have chances of rain as we head into

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well,t was like a scene out of an action movie in california. high speed chase through an l.a.

highway led to traffic woes yesterday afternoon. authorit ts say driver exceeded 120 miles per hour at one point. police say theto suspect that white lexus from a port police officer. you see him being taken away. officers later surrounded the stolen c and were able to arrest the suspect. i used to live out this way. this happened every other day. >> i say they always have that along. following them a major victory for veterans is what some areis calling a federal judge in connecticut ruled that thousands of veterans can b sueng denied health benefits. they were denied thoseeteran benefits. the judge also certified a class action lawsuit. now, this is against the navy's secretary after veterans say that they were given less than honorable discharges for minoro nses linked to untreated mental health problems. the scharge prevented them from getting health benefits.

get out there andiz soci doctors say it might save your life. american cancer society researchers found being a loner can be bad for your health. they studied e580,000 peo over three decades. those who were more sociallyer isolated more likely to die prematurely and those who were lonely were at a higher risk for heart disease. this next story uses big words and numbers. scientists call it a ground breaking overhalt to the international system of measurement. the kilogram will be redefined. yesterday in france, scienvests from all the world approved to retire the gram k kilogram a solid cylinder oprecious metals which had been the world's true sole kilo since 1889. >> what does that mean david? >> the change will not have an impact for most people as've been studying this. the impacts will be felt for

scientific purposes. you don't have toorry about it. aew formalu will be more accurate. >> i put it inhere a convert. >> siri will tell you, too. >> exactly. you sounded really smart just there. >> thank you. my parents are proud a car once owned by lebron james is going back on the auction block. 2003 h2 hummer given to the basketball star as a gift when he turned 18. the auctioneers say they believe they can get at least six figures forit. the auction ends on december 8th if you're interested. >> looks like the one you have. your's is yellow, bright yellow. >> no, it's not. >> people are really going to think i drive ahummer. taking a live look outside. just a few minutesm away fe 6:00 a.m. hour. not only are we tracking our next chance of rain but also your thanksgiving forecast. stay with us. news 4 today back after this.

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