past two days. >> check out this video here. all the rair we saw o the weekend caused this mess at the metro station. that is a lot of water pouring. yesterday's weather wasn't a whole lotbetter. >> a check on your commute with melissa in just a second. let's go to storm team 4 chuck bells >> like the song says after the ain comes the wind comes right behind the rain. how do i mess out the lyrics to oklahoma for cryg out loud. of all the songs i need to know. tower camera still dark this morning sun is not up until just af.r 7: still another hour until sunrise. skies clearing out overnight but the wind increasing as well. averaging 10 to 20 miles per hour. so temperatures in the 30s to around 40, but wind chills in the 20s to around 30. sobet wil a wind chilled old ing and blustery and

afternoon. 38 in prince george's county 'rryland. if y getting the kids ready for school, warm coat and hats with the tie downs on itoday and even sunglasses for the commuters. not a bigjump. gusty northwest wind. even windier tomorrow but milder weather is in the foreseeable ture. more about all of that coming up. >> good morning, taking a look right now,bo this is nord 95. the service road here near 198 inlaurel. you can see police response here right now. hard to see, but we have, it looks like an suv or large truc. overturned th we think this may have happened overnight and they just came across it. inner loop and outerloop of the beltway, georgetown pike, a crash reported with a potential vehicle fire a well. manas manassas pothole causing some problems and in fort washington,

indian head highway before fort washington road, left lane blocked by a crash there. >> thank you. it6:01 this morning. d.c. police have their hands full investigating aay violent in the district. several crimes happened in the city yesterday. >> two people were killed and another person was in critical condition this morning. this is a smmap showing the cations of each of the incidents. they all happened within hours of each other. one of them happened in one of the trendiest neighborhoods. a man was stabbed to death inside his apartment in the shaw htighborhood. someone heard a f coming from the apartment around 7:00 p.m.. police found one man dead inside. d.c. police have not yet released the victim's name. >> hours earlier, a man was shot. he was in critical condition. this morning d.c. police are searching for a black hummer seen leaving the area just after the shooting. >> the fight over a girl have lead to the death of a young man.

randall francis was shot after getting into an argument with a woman inside of a store yesterday afternoon. he was a recentf graduate d.c. eastern high school. another man was also shot but is expected to recover. >> yesterday violence was the latest in what has been aery violent year for the district. >> these numbers represent lives lost. their killings have many living in fea of their own communities and that's why, today he's running a sety walk down to talk with neighbors about ways toecure the street and from d.c. police we do have these crime statisticsere showing that this year so far, 2018 1 homicides reported. 2017, we saw of0. ourse the optic there and we

have a month to go in this year. take note of that. in 2012 it has been rising eve year since then. drugs have played a big role she believes in the crimes there and she says that drastic action is needed. >> now w need around the clock police presence. so i'll be cling on council member allen and deputy mayor donahue to come together to draft emergency legislation to clear this block24/7. >> and police chief says that they're also amplifieds well. and the uptick in homicid comes as crime is down. it takes place this afternoon at 16th stree and good hope road in southeast. back to you in studio.

>> a blind man and service dog were attacked on a metro train because he bumped into two other men. the men attacked him on the red line yesterday morning.m the vic told police he accidentally bumped them while getting on to the train atho island avenue. a woman nearby caught the incident on camera and snapped ese pictures. we're told the man and his dog are okay. >> we continue to track the crisis at the u.s.-mexico border. they're camped out near the border and unable to cross. offials arrested nearly 70 people. all of whom were allegedly trying to get into the coury illegally. over the weekend, troops fired tear gas into the crowd of peopo attempting cross the border. some of those people were women and children. it appears none of them was

armed. yesterday at the white house, president trump was asked abo these tactics. >> are you comfortable tear gassing children like what we saw at the border? >> as you know, they had to use because they we being rushed by very tough people and they used tear gas. here's theli bottom , nobody is coming into our country unless they come in legally. >> the president is trying to use the border crisis to get $5 billion to build a border wall. he has threatened a government hutdown if he doesn't get the funding. >> the border crisis was one of the main themes at a rally last night in mississippi. the president told the cwd no president has showed as much strength at the u.-mexico border as he has. >> frankly, if we didn't show ng them st, and a strong border, and nobody has shown ade stronger b -- if we didn't do that, you would have hundreds of p thousands ofple pouring into our country. >> mr. trumpas in mississippi campaigning for senator cindy

hyde-smith ahead of today'sec spial runoff election. hyde-smith has been involved in a controversy for making a comment about sitting in the front row of a public hanging. her campaign says she's joking but many said it was inappropriate given the state's history of lynching. her opponent hop to become the first african american senator from that state in more than a century. >> president tru didn't mince words about a major announcement from general motors. they would ax about 15,000 jobs fr north americ there's also plans to shutdown five plants. possibly one near baltimore. company execuves say the cuts are part of restructuring that focussing on electric and -d seving vehicles. president trump said gm should start buildingeo cars pple want to buy. >> the special counsels office now accuses the president'

former campaign chair of lying to federal investigators in th russia probe last night in a new filing, federal prosecutors asked the judge to sentence him on charges of financial fraud. he was convicted in august. his attorney says his client believes he provided truthfu information. >> now to an update on the dev nation in northern california. >> the sheriff is updating the death toll number after the campfire. angie is live with more on this situation. g> we have the numbers and we're also learnbout arrests that were made. we want to get to this first. the eriff's office says the death toll is 88 and 54 of those people have been identified. we have a list with some of the names as well as their ages. we noticed that most of them werede y. one of them, 95 yrs old. at the same time, 203leople are missing this morning.

tructive thatso d it is quite possible that they may not find all of the remainsg accordo our nbc station in sacramento, there's been 2 arrests including one arrest for making terror threats against e local gas and electric company there that's been accused of negligence to the l.a. times. some residents are suing the company blaming it for this fire. now back to you. >> thank you. >> now we turn to a histoc landing. >> after six months and $300 million miles, nasa has the celebration of a lifetime. >> touchdown confirmed. >> look at that the touchdown of the spacecraft inside brought pure joy to nasa workers at cape canaveral it reached the surface of mars.

this was an $814 million international project that launched back in may. it is the first mission to study the interior of mars. i mean how cool is that? >> see if there's little people living there. green n. >> it is one of the country's most popular grocery stores and now a wegmens is coming to d.c. >> what else will be built along with it? plus the results of a major medical investigation. we have the details on a link between some breast implants and rare form of cancer. e if you'd rather a little bit milder, well, there's good news in your weekendr. plan sunday afternoon being nice and mild with temperatures in the 60s, but i'm worried some of your saturday night plans might get rained out. check of the five-day forecast coming up. >> washington based hockey team is ready to recruit new players. we're going to tell you the incredible story of the ducks

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rare form of cancer. nearly half a million american women havereast implants that have been approved by the fda but nbc news uncovered evidence that some eimplants could linked to a certain type of lipoma. one woman learned this after she had heran im removed. disease. full of full of tumors. >> did you think to yourself, this could be cancer? >> never. never. didn't bring geon it up to me. my obgyn never spoke to me. nobody. >> there's no organizedol effor toct data from patients that have implants and those that have developed alcl. the iestigation foundimilar cases in other countries. >> well, they are one of the only minority hockey teams in our area. we're talking about the tucker road ducks i based prince george's county. >> after a devastating firema

d their home rink and equipment last year, the team is finally getting back on the ic this morning, molette is live in college park where the ducks have beenct ping as they set out to look for new members. are you thinking about joining up? >> i wish i could, but i'm probably a tad bit too old, but they're looking to sign upright now, for young people to sign up. the tucker road ducks, they are behind me in the pink jerseys. we have two players here. they only have five and they need to bui up their team. they have been sharing this rink here in college park with the wells warriors. that's the team that is behind us here with all of the players. so theyo really want build up the team andt they w to get back on the ice. this is a championship team but that devastating fire really took a bite out of the teamnd what they were trying to do in prince george's county. but ty are rebuilding and the

toech the coach is here toyalk about it's so important to put this team back together and build it up and g this team on the ice. >> hockey taught me everything i ever learned in tlife. ho win, how to lose. how to work with people i might not get along with every day. a sense of being on a a sense of team pride. helps out with development. want how many kids do yo on the team and all levels can come? >> all levels can come andwo 15 d be perfect. obviously, we'll never turn anyone away. if it hits 20 or 25, fantastic. >>wonderful. i want to bring in real quicklf one ohe players here on the team. drew, of course, has been playing for a bit and you were on the team when the fire happened. tell me how thatade you feel losing so much. >> it made us feel -- >> speak up louder. >> it made us feel devastating because we lost home that we got to come to every weekend. >> you want to get this back up, right. >> yes, ma'am. drew robinson and emory over

there is the other player. soll basi all you have to do is go into any parks and planning site i athe county sign upright there i person to register to be a tucker road duck. girls or eboys. all ay up to age 19. back into you guys. >> i love what the coach said about it. it's not just about skating on the ice and hitting that stick and puck. >> hopefully it will help them get new members there. >> it's now time to turn our attention to a windy forecast. >> yes, indeed. the rain is overt for the n couple of days. yesterday about half an inc of rain across much of the ea. move 2018 up to third place. 3rdainiest year on record and number 1 all time wettest november. more than 7.5 inches of rain so s month. that's the bad news. here's good news though. temperatures trending upwar as

we finish out the week ahead into the weekend. sunday looks you'll enjoy a sunday afternoon but between now and then, it's about the cd and the wind. 41 degrees in washington now with a west wind at 12. so the feels like factor is in the mid 30s and temperatures themselves are in the mid 30s now once you factor in the wind, wind chills are back in the 20s. so 20s for wind chills from fairfax and falls church all the way up to leesburg. temperatures below and the feels like factor down below this morning. as yr're planning out y day, a mix of clouds and sunshine but at least it's not going to rain. winds will averaget northwest 15 to 20 miles per hour. daytime highs only in the low to mid 40s at the st. so you can get the car washed but i suggest getting it done at e car wash. at least it will be dry for tod today, tomorrow, thursday and at least the first little bit on

friday. more rainga possible saturday afternoon and saturday evening. the 10 day fecast has a lot more dry weather coming up in a few. >> right now chopper 4 over the american legion bridge. no big problems. on or about 95 atty dale report of a new crash. not seeing too much of a slow down jt yet but that could kick in here pretty soon. centreville, left lane blocked by a disabled vehicle. beltway, as i mentioned, no major issues. inbound here, 295 a you're headed in from the south. we do have a new crash on the right side aswell. the lef lane is blocked there. travel times in maryland. not terrible. 30 miles per hour onhe outerloop. inbound 66 and inbound 95. remember to listen to wtop when you hopn your car. >> thank you. still ahead this morning, it's

giving tuesday. the day everyone is encouraged to donate to local charities. >> but new laws are changing how your donations give you a break on taxes. we'reng to one organization about the impact it may have on them. check outll today on at 3:00 on news 4 and then stick around fo news 4 at 4:00. r

>> if you're not looking forward to shoveling snow, there's an app that you canuse. for $55, you can get someone to come shovel your drive way. it's offered in 2 markets. not this one though. >> maybe it will come here. depending on what happens this

winter. >> wishful thinng. >> not wishful thinking. > we have been through black friday, small business saturday and cyber monday. today it is giving tuesday. >> everyone isoe encouraged to donate their time or money to help worth whin causes their community. but new laws make it tougher for you to gax a break on your gift. >> amy visited d.c. central kitchen to learn more about what they do and see how a drop in donations will effect them. >> for decades, d.c. central kitchen has been cooking fresh food for those in need. they also serve up second chances offering a job program for fks that hadrouble finding work like dewayne arrington. >> the only thing i was able t finish up into that moment, i know they saved a life. i could have been getting hurt or hurting others. so i ls definitele changing. >> working with individuals to get to a place where they're not looking for a handout, not looking for a freemaleal, but te next job and the next step in

that career pathway to independence, is what we look fo and what we do every day. >> but with the new laws this year, the tax breaks will be harder to get. >> it used o be you could deduct any donations above the standard donation that was above 6,000. but this year, the staard has been raised to 12,000 muning yoave to donate a lot more to get a tax break. >> and back at the kitchen, the workers say every dollaat d makes a difference. >> we really hope people think of it not as a donation or as a gift but as an investment in our shared community and a better future for all of us. >> it's 6:25. coming up, an update on the romaine recall. what to know if you want to start adding lettuce back into your lunch, chuck. >> all right. dog walkingt forec for today, looks like some sort of a basket hound and beagle cross available for adoption.

high profile don, hold tight today. it's going to be blustery and chilly out there. >> so you want to cut down on the time you're stuck in traffic but just how much are you willing to pay for that? the proposal to tax commuters

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we take a live look outside. old glory there before union station. the rain has moved out. we will see sunshine again today. >> more good news but we're going to need every bit o sunlight that we can take because the cold and the win are making a come backck today. >> is here to fill us in on s thetorm team 4forecast. >> absolutely right. you can get your scarf and tie it around there pretty tight. still clearing out a bit. there will be more sunshine today than yesterday for sure. but the cd wind has returned.

get ready to bundle up before you go outside. dry weather for t next couple of days, but of course by the the they get to friday and weekend, rain chances are back up. right now it's dry and breezy outside. so a blustery a cold day today. only up into the mid 40s and then turning very cold once again for this evening. windier tomorrow. >> happy tuesday, brand new problem here inn ger town, chuck. southbound on 270 starting because of this. left lane, left side, only thint getting by t crash. we'll have live pictures for you coming up. that is nhoer 4. something is going on crazy with my cameras here this morning,o but we have an issue in dale city here this morning. this is the samecamera. the right side has a slow down

because of that. eastbound 66 after 28. left lane blocked by a disabled vehicle there. inner loop and outer loop of the lt way, n bad. outer loop as you're approaching georgia is having an issue as far as the slowdown. 295 northbound there. also a little slow if you're coming from the inner loop. >> melissa,hank you. it's 6:31. we're following several developing stories out of d.c. this morning. a man w t stabbed death inside his apartment last night. >> a man said he heard a fight coming from that apartment around 7:00 p.m.. d.c. police have not yet released the victim's name or said anything about suspects. hours earlier a man was shot on taylor street in northeast d.c.i she's critical condition now. d.c.olice are searching for a black hummer seen leaving the area just after the shooting. >> the fight over a girlveay ead to the death of a young man. 20-year-old randall francis was shot after getting into an argument with a woman inside a store yesterday afternoon.

francis was a valedictorian and recent graduate of high school. another man was also shot and expected to recover. coming up, justin finch will have a live report of what mayor bowser is doing today to reassure people that the streets are safe. >> there's three new cases of a dangerous virus confirmed on the university of maryl.d camp the adenovirus is partly student's for a death this month. none of the new cases is as serious and none of the affected students have had to go to the hospital. they said in a letter toye students erday, there's no obvious link between enovirus and mold found in some on campus do ds. sheied from complications from the virus a couple of weeks ago. she's in her freshman year. >> we're hearing from the wife of a virginia police officer killed in the line of duty over the weekend. hunter edwards was respondg to a call when he lost control of his patrol car and slammed into

a tree. >> hould always be there and help go above and beyond. he was a good man, a good dad. fficers edward's funeralle schedud for friday morning. you can find dheails on nbc washington app. >> 6:33 is your time now. here's our other top stori this morning. a montgomery county teacher is facing dwi charges aft a deadly crash over the holiday weekend. he teaches english and theater in montgomery county. police say car was disabled on i-95 early friday morng. the car had to swerve to avoid him. that car crashed and the manhe behind wheel died. he was arrested and charged with having an open a container

dwi. >> the four damascus high school students charged with raping theireammate have been released onbond. the four suspects assaulted four fres men with a broomstick inside theschool's locker room on halloween. prosecutors try to plan the defendants as adults. >> president trump took his defense of the tactic used at the u.s.-mexico border on t road. the president said he's showing great strength at keeping migrants from coming into the u.s.fa in , he said no president had shown as much strength as he has. we'll have the latest on what's happening there in a few minutes. you'll be able to party longer on new year's eve and still catch the metrohome. it's closing at 2:00 a.m. this year. there will be no track work on new year's eve and metro will change off peak fair. as for new year's day,ro m will run on a sunday schedule

with trains only running from. 8:00 a to 11:00 p.m.. it's now 6:35. how much would you be willing tr pay an easier commute. >> more toll lanes and increased train service could cost a pretty penny. today leaders are meeting to see how feasible these extra costs are. chris is live at union station breang it downor us. hey, chris. >> yeah. from slapping a traffic tax on drivnts in dn d.c. to building affordable housing near metro stations, thi report has a lot of ideas. it all starts right here at union the greater washington partnership looked at our traffic problems over about a 16 month period and found that we e not using commuter rail to the fullest potential. you'reo coming i or going out of d.c., you have to switch trains from verge virginia's vre to maryland'smarc train system. they would like to change that ls a one seat system. the report says virginia has the right idea with it's toll system that charge you based on the traffic at any

given moment in time. they say that needs to be expanded into taryland and beltway, 270 and the parkway as well. officials are also considering a congestion pricing zone in downtown d.c. they cut traffic 20 t30% in cities like london and singapore. you pay ao tax drive in certain parts of the district. but we talked to someen residts that say that's something they can't get bend. >> to tax a resident to drive downtown, i don't think is a good idea. >> everybody gets rritorial. it's hard to get consensus on these big ideas. but it als cos a pretty penny. $7 billion a year on tio of the bi we're already spending. that works out to $700 a person. so you and me, a extra $700 a year to implemented this system. reporting outside of union

station, chris lawrence, news 4. chris, thank oney, you. the caps are coming off a big night. they added another one at the expense of a coast that lead them to a win. it was the first tim they played the islanders. two of the caps goals, washington won 4-1. this was their 6th win in a row that a better streak than they er had all of last season when you know what theydi they thnt all the way and won the cup. e caps are back home on friday sting theew jersey devils. now 6:37, we're staying on the ice this rning. >> molette green is joining a local hockey team that needshe some . >> absolutely. i'm here with the wells warriors. they're cheering on for the tucker road ducks as they build

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a recd $7.9 billion as of 7:00 p.m. yesterday. here will be an increase of nearly 20% from just last year making it the largest online shopping d ever in the u.s. >> sales of items that people bought with their smartones hit $12 billion. >> good morning, everybody. start.a cold wind chills in the 20s to around 30 deg wes now. so tm coat and sunglasses and tie downs for that breeze today. 10-day forecast. >> 270 southbound.

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race. he was rallies crowds to vote orepublican. of the candidates is in nts she rsy after com made about attending a public hanging. >> kristen is live at the white house with what's at stake for this special election, >> we as you saw there, president trump was back in campaign mode monday in mississippi stomping for republican senate candidate cindy hyde-smith. mississi ai does hold run off election today. he isor ar congressman, a cabinet member. the battle between them has been a fierce one. if he wins theormer congresswoman would be the first african american senator. it's been defied by racial controversy and echos of the violent past.

they're investigating two nooses hung outside of the capal on monday. she drew con ttroversy and fire for saying she welcome sitting front row for a public hanging. president trump saying he heard her apology loud and clear and that her heart is good. he plsoised her work as a senator. in another controversy, ough, the jackson free press reports that hyde-smith attended an all white segregatednd high school then sent her daughter to a similar school. he believes he's the to take mississippi forward while acknowledging that he will need a broad basef support to win in what is a very deep red state. wel have a lot more coming up today. back to you. >> live from the white house this rning, thank you. again you can check out her full report coming up i a few minutes on today. >> 6:47. right now hundreds of migrants are camped out nea the border

and unable to cross into the u.s. customstefficials arr 70 people. all of whom were trying to get into the country illegally. troops fired tear gas into the crowd of people attempting to cross the border. the president is trying to get $5illion to build a border wall between the u.s. and mexico. hehreatened a government hutdown if he doesn't get t funding. more on the story coming up on the "today" show. >> now amajor development in the robert mueller investigation. the special counsel's office now accuses the former campaign chair of lyingo federal investigators in the russia probe. that would be a breach of paul manafort's plea agreement. filing,ght in a new federal prosecutors asked the judge to sentence him on charges of financial fraud. he was convicted of 8 counts of financial fraud in august. his client believes he provided truthful information. >> developing this morning, d.c. police have their hands full investigating several violent crimes. they all happened yesterday.

two people were killed. another person remains in critical condition. >> justin finch joins us live from police headquate more on what the mayor plans to do about this up tick in violence, justin? >> well, joining a safety work this afternoon speaking with those who are directly impacted by this crime wave. these are neighbors who often live in fear inside their own homes withhese playing out just outside of their doors. d.c. police also k of these statistics. we're talking about 147 homicides so f this year. we do still have a month to go in 2018's thp from last year. you might recall in 2012, the rate fell to 88 butt's been ticking back up ever since. the chief of police pointing to il weapons on the streets. neighborhoods complaining about drugs, and after a murder just last night, the commissioner is

saying she is vowing to take someerus action. >> it's going to stop. we're going to maket sure t all the resources that we have, thisl resources to stop crime spree be applied to this community today and going forward. >> and she points out too that area already h aroundhe clock patrols when that murder happened yestday. that's again at 3:15 this afternoon at good hope road and southeast will take place there. a blind man and his service dog were attacked because they bumped io two men. the victim tells police he accidentally bumped them while getting on to the train at rhode island avenue. the woman nearby caught the

incident on camera and snapped these pictures. the man and his dog are okay. >> it's 6:51 now. let's check back in with chuck for onother look at forecast on this chilly morning. >> the operative word for today will be blustery and teorrow will windy. subtitle both days, cold as well. 41 with west wind. so a feelsike a factor averaging 34. temperatures are lower. even the wind chills are in the 20s this morning. that's you should be bracing for on your way out the door. 20s and 30s f wind chills all day. the storminess is now leaving us alone. but back in the mid-atlantic it's going to be a nice day from a weather perspective. a nice d to be outside. 34 in winchester. 37 manassas. 38 in upper marlboro. so your planner then, for today.

a mix of clouds and sun. northwest winds today up in the 20 miles per hour range. so with afternoon temperatures only in the low 40s, it's going to be a chilly day. e overall daily grade for atday b plus. car wash r, you can get the car cleaned off today and drive a nice clean car for the neouple of days. our next chance for rain rolls in here late on friday today breezy and 47. tomorrow, windy. winds could gust over 40 miles per hour. on the chilly side for thursday. rainhances are back for friday afternoon and night. should be dry when we host the walk to end hiv but rain likel again saturday afternoon and evening and then drier but chilly weather into next week. good morning, melissa. >> good morning. delays here on 270 soutound. chopper 4 over this situation in german town. so had three crhes. now it looks like two. everything is out of the roadway

but take a look at these ysde as chopper zooms up here. it's a 3.5ile back up. so allow some extra time. you can see those delays on the map as well. near woodbrimg, ledge. those delays inbound. northbound gw parkway after dangerfi sd island,y right to get around that accident. fort washington, northbound indian head f highway beforet washington road. left side still blocked by the crash. the tow truck is on the scene to get that a out of the way. as far as your travel times in maryland, 270 down to the spur going at 43 miles per hour. top of the beltway, 95 over to 270. 21 miles per hour on the outerloop. nothing in your way. just normal volumedelays. 66 inbound, 95 norbound in virginia just a tiny bit close.

>> this morning, the tucker road ducks hockey team is still ineling from a fire that destroyed their more than a year ago. >> they need a little help to il re more on the team's journey and how we can all help. hey, molette. >> hey guys, sign up time is right now. we're off the ice, practice is over. i want to thank the wells warriors. >> yeah. >> they have been gracious to allow the tucker road ducks out of fort washington to use their practice rink here in college park. we're working on rebuilding the new ice rink after the devaating fire that destroyed the equipment and gutted the whole rink. i want to bring on the department of parks and rec to talk about the effort to recruit new team members. >> good morning. thanyou so much for helping us promote our tucker road ducks team and thankslso the w warriors for hosting us.

>> so sign up. they can sign up r itl easy. >> sign up your kids at any parks and recreation community center throughout the county to be a you ctucker road duck this season. >> we showed the two members nere. you have five all that have been practicing. we have drew and we have emory.t we have coach right here. drew talk about the devastating fire and what it would mean to t build up team to get back on the ice, your own rink, with ur own team again. >> it would mean a lot because in order for us to have fun, we always to practice at our own rink. but we do thank wells for letting us come practice every weekend. >> that's wonderful. so you're going to sign up because you can do this. any age, any level up to19. sign up at any parks and rec location. go in and sign upe and a tucker road duck. thank you for letting them guys.ice with you

okay? give it up for the wells warriors and the tucker road ducks. that's thelatest. back in to you guys. >> nice to see these young people coming togher to try to help each other out. ank you. >> all to build up that duck team. >> 6:56 right now. here's four things to ow. it's giving tuesday. a day dedicated to making donations after days of holiday period s shopping. new laws make it tougher to get tax breaks on the donations. search giving tuesday in the nbc washington app. >> new cases of a dange us irus were confirmed on the university of maryland campus. the adenovirus is pary responsible for a students death earlier this month. tne ofas new c is as serious and none of students had to go to the hospital. >> today regional leaders will meet to discuss the future of n transportationhe d.c. area. aew report says they should consider congestion taxes for downto d.c. drivers. details from that meeting on

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