witha draper. amelia, how cold are we talking tonight? >> jim, we will s the low temperatures dip into the 20s to low 30s across the area. even with a bitezf a b at that point, you have windchill temperatures in the teens and 20s especially very early tomorrow morning. now, right nowea we've a fallen to 36 degrees with winds stained at about 14 miles per hour and gusting up to 30. so when you factor in the wind, it's feeling aboutt 27 ri now in washington, but check it out. in gaithersburg the windchill theref 20 degrees. about 19 in hagerstown. a windchill in fredericksburg around 30. so it's another cold night out there. the winds are going to continue subside a little bit overnight tonight, but it's t still breezy ore tomorrow, especially the first half of your day. this what you can expect thursday morning at:0 a.m. windchill temperatures in the teens and low 20s. feelin 23 degrees i the district tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. i will take you hour by hou y lettin know what you can

expect at 5:25. also the latest on the weekend rain chances. >>hanks, amelia. detectives call him a monster. now nearly 50 years after a murder in prince george's county police say that this is the man responsible, samue little. he is a convicted serial killer. now adding another confession to his tally of nearly00 murders across our country. news4's corey smith live with the breaking new developments. >> reporter: this murder happened 46 years ago, but despite that passage of time samuel little w able to describe in vivid detail what happened all tse years ago. while there is no physical l evidenking him to this case, detectives here say after speaking with him there is no doubt he is their killer. >> i can truly cesay that he is

true monster. he is every woman's ultimate niortmare. >> rr: according to police in the summer of 1972 samuel little picked up a woman at a greyhound station in d.c., drove her to prince george's county, and then strangled her. this afternoon police showed old photos of area where the woman's remains were found. he pointed out the exact location whereane sed her and dumped her body. the 78-year-old is currently serving three life terms for murder. since his conviction he opene up to investigators, confessing to 90 unsolv homicides. despite that, detectives have solve.ortant mystery to that's identifying who is woman is. alltle was able to tell them was that she may have been a young mother from massachusetts. >> we are trying to get some w informatiother it be from massachusetts or this area, from anywhere, if anyone thinks that this may be their loved one who has been missing since2, 1e want to receive a phone call from those people so we can make some dna comparisons.

>> reporter: tonight the only description detectives could give us is that this victim was a white woman in her0s somewhere between 5'2" and 5'6" with dirty blondehair. they are hoping that somebody will come forward so they can give here family s closure and finally solve and close thi case. back to you. >> all right. thank you, rey. s after decades on the loose how wasaml little caught? this investigation began in 2012 when detectives intcos angeles d his dna to two murder victims from the 1990s. th tracked him down, arrested him at ael kentucky hs shelter. at that time little had served fewer than ten years i prison despite the fact that he had a rap sheet of nearl 100 arrests in multiple states covering more than 50 years. and the charges included kidnapping, rape, and armed roche. b.

raped and dumped in aake. tonight prosecutors describe the murder of a young muslimte ager as brutal and horrific. this as the man pleads guilty. news4's david culver takes us to the emotional courtfaearing in fa >> reporter: kind, loving, and devout. that is how loved ones and members of the muslim community are remembering nabra hassanen. >> even though she was here for 17 years, people remember her and know her across the, world across the country. >> reporter: june of 2017, nabra hes walking in early morning hours with a group of friends. they had just left the center for ramadan prayers. in court 25-year-old darwin martinez torres pled guilty to driving up to thege grouping out with a bat and targeting nabra. >> this is such a random attack on a lovely young person practicing her faith. it's just shockingar >> reporter:nez torres admitted to hitting her with the

bat, raping her, a dropping her body in a pond, shocking ev prosecutors. some people just do wicked and evil things sometimes, and i don't know that we'll ever know why in this life. yeah, this crime a stood out just a very horrific and brutal crime. >> reporter: nabra's father sitting through the disturbing details in court, speaking through a translator after the guilty plea. >> translator: and i hope and i consider her to be a martyr in of god. >> reporter: aside from spending life in t prisore is another part of the plea agreement. he agrees to answer any questions that nabra's family s surrounding her murder. for this father, so manyon ques so much pain. >> i remember her every day every single day. and i miss her. i love her with all my heart. i don't know what i can do. nothing i can do. now she don't going to come back

to me. but i never forget her. never, ever. >> reporter: in fairfax, david culver, news4. >> while the prosecution and defense agreed on a life in prison segeence, the j will formally sentence martinez torres in march. the little girl who was hit after she got off a school bus in charles county is expected to survive, but it could be a long road to recovery. she was 7 years old when she was struck yesterday in charles county. the driver stayed on the scene. deputies say thechool bus had the stop sign lextendedhts flashing. it's not clear if the driver is going to be charged. meantime, the sheriff's office is showing support. they are asking people to post hearts forir this little at last check more than 3,600 people responded to that post. montgomery county wants answers after yesterday's false active shooter alert at walter reed medical center. county police responded as if

the threat was real and people were forced to shelter in place. chris gordon talked to county officials today who are stillin wa for an explanation. chris. >> reporter: jim, i got new information within the last hour telling me that the lockdown re at walter reed was not because of a drill or a exercise. i got a call afters4 n at 4:00 from a public affairs specialist with naval aairs bethesda telling me that someone had a good-faith belief that there was an active shooter here and did the right thing by reporting it to security. you are about to hear from jeremy brooks, that public affairs specialis in a telephone conversatiohat i recorded with his permission. >> this activehooter response that took place yesterday was not a dri or an exercise. this was a real-world responseeb

to what somy thought was an actual event based on the information that they received in an alert. they did not -- whatever they received in the alert, the did not see the word exercise. >> reporter: montgomery county police and the fire department sent their ecy response team into action. they received notification of an active shooter at walter reed national military medicalnt . montgomery county executive ike leggett says he has gotten no official explanation from walter reed or the military how this mistake was made. >> they have just given some preliminary indication as to at possiblyhappened. >> reporter: some of the people who sheltered in place hiding from what they believed to be a guan on campus emerged emotionally upset. >> i was scared. i was really scared. like they said that there was someone inside the building. >> we had no information, but just to stay in ouroffices. >> reporter: maryland congressman dutch ruppersberger

was at walter reed for a meeting. is starting his own investigation into how and why this active shooter drill went on for so lon p leaviple in fear. he every 20 minutes someone would come on air, on the speaker, and say there is an active shooter and we have first responders on the scene. that's all we knew. >> reporter: now, the spokesman for naval support activity bethesda tells me they are working to try to make sure they ve all their information correct. back to you. >> aight. thank you, chris. we are going to head back downtown to the big ent today, the lighting of the national christmas tree, running a wee bit behind schedul ashey do. a big crowd is gathered at the ellipse and the president and the first lady will be taking part in the ceremony. there are major street closures around the ellipse and the white house because of this. omlet's get a look at thatte with our transportation reporter adam tuss. you look very festive where you are. does it feel festive? >> reporter:f you consider

these lights, brake lights and headlights, festive, wendy. it's glorious down here. let's give you a live look ate th traffic as it stretches all down 14th street, all across this area. you know, we tell you every year raffic is going to be bad down here when the national treeighting ppens, and every year people don't listen and the traffic becomes bad in this area and it's locked up. ske a look at t map. that gives you a better understanding of where the street closures are around the white house. you can see what's happening here. a lot of these roads shut down at 2:00 this afternoon. they won'teopen until 8:00 tonight. you are looking at a couple more hours of this. lien to somerivers who we caught up with who are stuck in the delays for a long time. how bad is the drive? >> it's awful. >> reporte b how? scale of one to ten? >> right now about a nine. >> reporter: did you know the as christmas tree getting lit today? >> had no idea. we are are trying to geto t

richmond and it added about two hours to our drive. >> reporter: two hours to his drive and the traffic continues to stack up. if you live in this area, if you work in the area, be prepared for the next couple of hours you are dealing whhis. come say hi to me if you come by this area, guys. but the tree is going to be lit. beautiful. back to you. >> and if they just had more green lights with the red brake lights,ou it look christmassy. >> there is a green one on the corner. >> ythere you go. it's already beginning to look a lot like christmas. therha you go. >>s. coming up, we ve a lot more ahead on news4 at 5 tonight. he was overdosi and unarmed, but ended up dead after being subdued by police. ahead at 5:00 tonight, the results of the investigation into the death that officers call a tragic example of the opioid epidemic. and leaving a lasting legacy. ho the family ofhe student who was killed at the university of maryland bus stop is turning that tragedy io something

positive. susan hogan on the new development in a story about a business owner here accused of king money from customers but not delivering the medical goods ey were promised. and the national christmas tree lighting if you are not stuck in traffic is just moments away. we have live coverage coming up we have live coverage coming up next. james: this is jane. she's a buth consultant n active lifestyle. jane is also a kidney donor. after donating her kidney to maurice, jane was back to her normal activities in just a few days. and kidney donation didn't cost jane a penny.

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atfor thenal christmas tree lighting. it is coming up. they are runningtl a lbit behind schedule. first up is run rudolph run, and it is cold down there. a lot of folks as we saw from adam tuss stuck, trying to get down there or get away from it. onxplanati this evening for the man's death while in police custody. and a s fairfax county police officers who were involved in that june incident have been cleared of any wswrongdoing. s mark seagraves has our report. >> reporter: it was last june at this home in alexandria when police and paramedics arrived for aall of possible drug overdose. they found 31-year-old chstopher paul naked and in distress. he died while in police custody. all six police officers involved in that incident have now been cleared of any wrongdoing. today fairfax county police chief ed roeler released the body warn camera video of the tecident. he told rep paul died of

an opioid overdose. >> my prayers and the prayers of all of the dedicated police officers and firefighters continue for the family. >> reporter: the police body-worn camera video shows fairfax police as they arrive at the home and find christopher paul naked and acting e erratically. >> hey, chris, what's going on, bud? >> reporter: officers can be heard trying to calm the man down. >> what's going on? it's tuesda >> reporter: paul falls to the ground i officers rusn to use that duopportunity to se him and place handcuffs and a leg restraint on him. >> they did not come in with an aggressive use of force. when the video depicts is o training, to value life. >> reporter: he said paramedics were not allowed in the house to treat paul until after police secured him. according to a timeline released by police today the 911 call came in at 4:35. at 4:47 police were on the scene, and six minutes later

paramedics were allowed in the house. once paramedicsulot to they administered narcan, the drug used to block the deadly effects we reached out to the paul family but have not heard back. all six officers involved have now been returned to active duty. mark seagraves, news4. >> the chief says three of the officers who responded that day were trained in crisis intervention but his goal is to get the training for all 1,500 officers on his force. it's been more than a year since park police shot and killed an unarmed man in fairfax county. nst where this case goes from here rem unclear. virginia congressman don buyer and the county's police chief tell news4 the shooting of bijan ghaisar is with federal prosecutors. the dodger is not commenting -- the doj is not commenting and the fbi hasn't completed their investigation. dashcamwsideos sho officers firing shots at his car after a

short case. park police have refused to provide any details about the shooting or the officers involved. well, we have a major development this evening in a news4 consumer investigation. >> finally, some closure here. a virginia business own accusey accused of taking thousands of dollars from customers and never delivering medical ent has beenusrrested. >> s wihogan with the details. >> as we told you, last week we told you about dozens and dozens of complaints against a man named jim klor. he ownedccessobility equipment for years and had recently started a new company called 291 mobility. of all the people you see there, theyre customers of his. they say they paid him thousands of dollars for medical equipment like stair lif or walk-in tubs but never received the items. did pay a couple of these people back, but the others are

still out tds of dollars and still waiting for promised refunds, including that woman right there, sue gill. she played chlor for a stair lift for her husband. she never got it and her husband passed away weeks later. today we learned that he is in jail facing a felon chargen her case. jim clore is also facing four felony charges in stafford county as well. he is due in court for that case next month. he plans to file bankruptcy unde a plan that will allow him to pay back the customers. we will see. >> t the thit struck us, not just the number of people you talked to, but the vulnerability. >> yeah, and that poorman, her husband died before they could get the equipment.

>> before they got refund. >> good work, susan. thanks so much. h well, e got some breaking news. >> hi jim. we have breaking news. metro transit police say that they have arrested the two people accused of assaulting a blind man on a metro train. we have got the mugshot now for 18-year-old darien rivers. a juvenile, alrrested. ahis is a story that we covered monday. an and his service dog were on board a red line train. witnesses say the suspects assaulted the blind man when he accidentally bumped into them. the pair then dried to unsuccessfully grab the phone away from a woman calling police. e attack happened on a shady grove bound train and ended when the suspects jumped off at union station. metro transiteolice have m two arrests in that case. back to you guys in the studio. >> erika, thank you. a weather alert day out there, folks, with cold

temperatures and strong wind gusts. >> and amelia is back with a look at the change that the welcome -- the welcome change o headg way. >> the show has begun with run rudolph run. a big hour coming up. we are going to be dipping in and out of this live for you as await the first family to await the first family to come out and

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three, [ cheers and applause ] >> merry christmas. thank you. ♪ >> all right. we made it just in the nick of time. get it? the nick of time? >> that's beautiful. look at that. ere is your green, wendy. >> okay. that goes with the brake lights from all the street around the ellipse. that's a pretty christmas tree. this is the national tree lighting on th ellipse. you just saw presidet trump and fidy melania there. and we have a whole bunch of music coming up as you a know. this i big event. it's always one of the coldest days of the year. >> yeah. >> looking for some reason -- >> i must say, that's brighter than most we have had. >> i know. i like it. and then you have all the little tiny trees around representing all the states and territories. >> yes. ♪

efore we start singing, we had to cut away. that. wants to hear >> no >> all right. amelia, people are standing close outhere, huddling up because it is frigid. >> it is a cold night out there and it's going to be a cd day tomorrow. not as bad as it was today. today we had gusts this morning 50 miles per hour at dulles with windchill temperatures in the teens and 20s. the winds will com little bit. here is your grilled cheese to fto soupecast. this is an eye roll or i love it. whatever you are doing - >> i love it. >> thanks. >> i love the saying. >> here is the forecast to go along with it. tomorrow it's going to bsea grilled ch totmato soup kind of day. maybe iday, but yes to grilled cheese and tomato soup because of rain in the forecast during the second half of the day. era high teure tomorrow of 45 degrees. 5r normal high so we're running five to ten

degrees be iw normal. ans breezy out there. not windy like today. but you are going to be noticing the breeze throught the day, especially during the first half of the day. here are w tdchill on into tomorrow. tonight 7 to 11:00 p.m. wind chills in the 20s. tomorrow morning 7:00 a.m. feeling like 23 in washington and upper teens in the suburbs. by 11:00 a.m. tomorrow on your thursday only feeling about 32 grees and by 3:00 it will be feeling about 38 out there. it's anotheray you definitely want to bundle up. as we look to friday a high of 48. our temperatures start to warm a little bit. still below normal w of clouds out there. friday plenty of sunshine out there. i can't rule out an ilated shower friday especially later in the day. if you have a holiday party friday evening, that will be the best bet for rain. notice the chance at pretty low bout 30%. then as we look to the weekend temperature wise, well, they are going in the right direction, i think. check it out. saturday a high of 52.

sunday high temperatures will range in the 60s from about 62 to 68 degrees across the area. check out that warmup. now, rain is likely on saturdayl espe during the afternoon and evening hours. your saturday morning is looking mainly d. and thee could see some lingering showers out there sunday and again sunday by far and away the wmer of the two weekend days. here is a check of your sto team4 ten-day forecast. dry on monday with a chance for reme rain out there on tuesday. it'sy on wednesday and not this saturday, but next saturday, we have the chance for rain in the forecast, maybe a mix north of a wintry and west of town. but this weekend if you are trying to get the tree or hang up the holiday decorationso outdoors early saturday or sunday afternoon. it's feeling pretty nice outen there th. >> thank you. >> wow, look at sunday. well, it has been a long process asrosecutors and defense attorneys try to pick a jury. this is for the trial of that

white supremacist who was charged with kling a protester charlottesville last year. ahead. >> what we can expect. why we could soon see thousands more bikes on our are streets and a live look. streets and a live look. >> yeah, this is gabby barrett

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stories at 5:00. just moments ago thede pre and first lady flipped the switch lighting up the national christmas tree down on the ellipse. throughout the hour we expect to see a number of performers singing holiday tunes and geing the crowd into the spirit. we also expect to hear from president trump at somekeoint. we'll hat live when he comes back on stage. navy officials n yesterday's false active shooter alert at walter reed had nothing do with a planned exercise or drill. ne news4's chris gordon reporting that someone thought there was a real active shooter. at alert prompted a full response from montgomery county police and county executive ike leggett says he is waiting for an explanation from walter reed. #. in prince george's county a serial killer behind bars in texas now confessing to a decades old cold case in our samuel little told police he murdered a woman back in 1972 in

beltsville. she has never been identified. police are hoping c thefession will help them find out who she is. o nning statements expected tomorrow in the charlottesville murder trial of aan accused of driving his car through a crowd of counter demonstrators and k a woman. >> james fields has attended a united right rally that led to violent clashes. >> our bureau chief is at the charlottesville courthouse with the latest on what has been a very long jury selection process. jules. >> reporter: it has. we are in day three of jury selection. late this afternoon we learned there e still two jurors shosshort of the qualified number of years needed to take the next step.s at toment inside the courthouse the judge is providing another update. there is a goo chanc that by tomorrow morning they will be able to move ahead and seat a jury. that's when jur s will begin hearing from prosecutors and from the defense about a case that gotnternational attention

back in august of 2017. james fields, a self-professed neo-nazi, traveledrom ohio to charlottesville to take part in the unite the right rally. he is accused of driving his car in a crowd of counter demonstrators, killing heather heyer and injuring others. a victim is from northern vichinia. she isuled to take the stand early on in the trial. for now she asked us to keep her face con seemed. you can see is t photo the force of that car threw her ghside down. her feet are str up in the air. prosecutors are going to be aski her to describe that day. here's what she told us. >> when i was hit i had no idea what w going on. i had heard screaming that sounde different from the rest of the day and i was just beginning to think should i run? and then i heard -- that was him hitting bodies. >> reporter: now, both of her legs and her hand were bken.

a year after the incident she was still undergoing physical therapy. an unusual aspect of this case that strikes me and a reason they may be having a hard time finding unbiased jurors the crime scene is inea the of charlottesville. it is just three blocks from this courthouse. that's where heather heyer died. back to you in the stud. >> all right. julie carey. thank you. when virginia's general assembly convenes in january a number of bills will be on the table to ex band gambling to include casinos and sports betting. on wtop's ask the governor program they said they wld consider the idea. the money issue alone makes it rthwhile to investigate. >> i have been opend minded. i woy everything in moderation. we will listen. i think we will probably put a commission togethe i if we dot, we want to do it the right way. the bottom line will be everything in moderation. >> both maryland and the

district are considering legalized sports betting. rginia is one of just 11 states without a casino. starting next year we could see thousands of new electric scootersnd dockless bikes in the district. our news partners at wtop report that a dozen companies have applied for permits.th after some new rules from the city. if all of them are granted,e ther could be 6,600 scooters and 3,000 bikes. scoors are restricted to a maximum of ten miles an hour. dockless bikes would be required to ide locks. d dot is hoping to issue permits by the start n of theew year. meantime, montgomery county's council approved a master plan for bicycles.or that calls some major infrastructure upgrades recommending 1,000 miles of ails, paths, and protected bike lanes. the council's president says work is already underway on a

bike lane network in silndr spring white flint and should be coming to bethesda soon. the plan also includes safer trail crossings and more dedicated bike parking in the commercial areas. well, it is a beaut, folks. national christmas tree lighting. the president and first lady have flipped the switch. >> but all afternoon there has been a lot of congestion. just red lights because of all of the street closures around the white house and the ellipse. >> let's check in with news4's adam tuss at 14th and ing thevania, enterta crowd with his rendition of -- what are you singing now?ji le bells? ♪ it's the most wonderful ♪ >> reporter: you do not want -- i am pretty good at karaoke. you don't want to hear that. it's still locked up down here. of course, this is because we have so many people not only coming to the event, but travelers and commuters trying to get out of this area. this is an intersection that on most dayscksually pa, but they have broken outulple

traffic control officers here. as you can see, people are blocking the boxnd this is what you absolutely don't want cause when people go out in the middle of the intersection like that, then thether traffic can't go in its direction. so the roads have been closed in some cases since 2:00 this afternoon. they are all going to reopen at 8:00ight. so that's the good news if you are down in this area. this will start to ease in a little bit. the tree has been lit. normally, things loosen up a little bit. we have a couple of hours left of all of this congestion, guys. if you areg com through this area, pack your patience. no more singing from me. how about you guys sing some songs in the studio? everybody out there is singing the blues, you kno >> yeah, they are. >> absolutely. yes, very much so, guys. >> thanks. watch out for that truck behin you. >> they get to look at adam for the half hour they are sitting the intersection. >> thanks, adam. up in new york city the tree at rockefeller center will light up tonight. it's 86th year. is holiday tradition has been

going on. the 72 foot tall norway spruce is topped with a brand new star made of 3 million swarovski crystls. >> is t right? >> i don't know. wadon't know if i say that right. h it tonight on nbc four. there is going to be tons of ermss from 8:00 to 10:00, diana cross, tonyne b and john legend. if you want to see it in person, it will be lit through the first week of january.

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a lack of diplomacy inside part of an agency that oversees plomacy, the u.s. state department, this is according to an internal inspection revealed by the news for i-team's scott mcfarland. the agency isin t heat for how it is treating its own >> that's right. bullying, harassing and retaliation inside the psport center which helps process the passports of 7 million americans each year. internal inspectors said they found a, quote, culture of and ropriate condu employees reported a threatening work environment that was condoned by management. the i-team read through the report and found several examples detailed by inspectors in which managers ridiculed employees, including byanding out hurt feeling reports that portrayed employees as whiners. another case by posting a walmart job application on a

bulletin board with a note saying, unhappy emploes can instead apply at walmart. and another which said, workers were harassed when they reported managers were eavesdropping. the state department says it is taking correctiveaction bus o. the national passport center overseen by the u.s. state department in d.c. news4 working for your health. a new study suggesting that women begin annual mammograms at the age of 30 if they have a higher risk of developing breast cancer. now, researchers found that those younger at higher risk had similar detection rates as women in their mid-40s who were at average risk. possible risk factors include women with dense breasts or with a personal or family o history breast cancer. for those without those additional risks the american cancer society recommends getting the option for a mammogram beginning at age 40.

start annual screening at age 45. well, the redskins needed a, so they picked one up who was raentlydorrested for stic violence. new reaction from the team. the murder of a university student at the universndy of maryas a tragic loss, but now it's also presentingn opportunity for

it's an effort to turn a m senselesder into something positive. second army lieutenant richard colleds was sta to death on the university of maryland campus last year at a bus stop. today a scholarship was announced in his name. bureauhief tracee wilkins tells us how it will benefit rotc centers w attend historically black colleges and

sities in maryland. >> i'm sure our son isatching from above and saying, yeah. reporter: today the parents of second army lieutenant richard collins iii reflecked on his short but exceptional life. >> it's difficult to see goodness through the tears of grief and heartache. >> reporter: collins, a bowie state university student was stabbed to death on the campus of the university of maryland. md student sean row bansky is charged with the murder. prosecutors believe the stabbing was racially motivated. after a numr of delays, the trial is expected to begin in january. on >> our as you all heard, was a light, and why we're looking for justice. >> reporter: it was not about his death but his legacy, and a promise made to his mother at his funeral.

>> senator miller, hug me and say i promise it will not be in vain. >> reporter: now rotc students will benefit from a that bears collins' name. >> this is going to make se that students like him that don't have the resources that hay his family had it can go to college. >> reporter: for students who are interested in backiecoming officers in the army.ie at b state university, tracee wilkins, news4. >> and the scholarship wasov ap by the maryland legislature last year and it was signed by governor larry hogan. it is now california's deadliest and most destructive wildfire of all time, but tonight help is on the way forf victims the so-called camp fire in the form of beer. it all began with the sierra

nevada brewing company based in california as part of giving tuesday. the brewery startedelling the resilience ipa with proceeds going to help fire victims. they shared the recipe and now just 24 hours later more than 1,000 breweries across ty oun are serving up the drink. here in our area atlas, right proper and three stars brewing are serving the resilience ipa. 100% of the proceeds will beth donated t camp fire relief fund. reuben foster wasrrted on domestic violence charges on saturday at 9:10 p.m. today just after 10:00 a.m. he arrived at redskins park. he is the newest member of t rgundy and gold. sherree burris joins us with s more on t controversial player's arrival in ashburn. >> reporte well, wendy, there was a buzz atedskins park with our first chance to ask head coach jay gruden questions about the addition of linebackerte reuben f you said it.

he arrived this morning, but we did not see him at practice. he was getting a physical. but head coach jay gruden said his only focus this week is getting the team ready for the gles for monday night football. but the first ten minutes of today's press conference was all about the new addition of reuben foster. groundballe groundballen spoke on his talent but said they want to get to the bottom of what happened with this domestic violence charge. the head coach also acknowledged public outcry. the teamilling to deal with that andt see wha happens once the legal processtsas run i course. the desion on bringing foster made by the front office folks also. it's a team decision, you know. i think we all had our hand in it. we accept, obviously, you know, the questions. processant to let the play outt and see whahappens and get to the bottom of it. there is no guarantee hwill ever play here. he has a lot of work to do. >> reporter: what can you tell us aimut >> he is my guy.

he is my guy. i mean, i don't know the situowion. i don't hat happened. i am not condoning any allegations or anything, but i know fromad what i with him at alabama. >> peopleoo are lng for him to fall. we all make mistes. nobody i perfect. i have high expectations when he walks through the building. he was a good guy inama. funny guy. hard worker. i expect the same thing here when he comes here. >> reporter: there was a request to speak to those guys in the front office, dan snyder bruce allen, doug williams. they were all denied. you heard former alabamaha teammateng a ocmment abocommentt it. guys. live from redskins park, sherree burruss, news4 sports. >> thanks, sherree. boy, nothing catches the wind like a cornfield in autumn.

i was driving out in middlengrg this mornd came bon this beautiful field and captured it withy phone. it was really peaceful. it was really cold. but it was actually really peaceful. you can find more on my instagram at nbc>> wendy. nd you pulled over to get this shot? >> of course. i'm an artist. >> you are supposed to be in at work at 9:00. >> yeah, you know, i felt like i needed to contribute to the show in some way, find something beautiful, okay? so i thought, well, middleburg there.ve around see what i can find. >> it is beautiful. >> it waset so . >> but then out walking in it is -- >>ev right. in your car, it's like you are being head-butted. >> yeaoo the news is the winds are starting to relax out there. we will be a britt breezy tomorrow, but not asindy as today. take a look at your weather

it'sy and chilly tomorrow. readlines. temperatures still running below normal. our average high now 53 degrees. notice the second weather headline. i am tracking hewarmup as we into the weekend, especially on sunday. temperatures in the 60s on sunday but there are chances for rain both saturday and sunday. more on that in a moment. but right now we are at 36 degrees with winds out of the northwest at 1 miles per hour. that's sustained winds. then you get the gusts that o c ki blow your car around. gusts right now at 30 miles per hour. and ts is what we're stepping out to tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. so it's another col start with temperatures in the suburbs in the teens and low 20s. even in washington 23 degrees. a windchill in annapolis of about 27 tomorrow morning. windchill in manassas coming in at 20. make sure the bikids a up at the school bus. sunrise 7:06, the temperature h 31. a high tomorrow of 45 degrees. the sunset time tomorrow at

4:47. there is plenty sunshine in e forecast. it is another completely dry day as we take a look at the rn outlook for friday. small chance for a shower out there, but most, if not all, of your fridayy. is looking on saturday though widespread rain is in the forecast mainly for the the d afternoon and especially the evening hours on sunday. ngme scattered showers out there during the mor hours, but by sunday afternoon a really nice finish to th weekend. on monday we do keep it dry but temperatures start to cool. so the weather having a bit of an impact on your weekend. it's not going to be huge. if you are getting the tree this weekend i recommend saturday morning or sunday afternoon.ng saturday mor less mud. sunday afternoon you are dealing with warmer temperatures. so you can kind of pickse and ch there. we have the walk to end hiv saturday morning with chuck and aun. and winterfest atatpark saturday and sunday, now some outdoor features this year. it's looking like sundayill be the better day to head down and enjoy those festivities. here is your storm team4 ten-day

forecast. check it out. your weekend is2 on saturday. again that rain mainly during the afternoon and evening hours, but it could move in as early as the late morning hours. so et your errands done early saturday morning outdoors. sunday a 30% chance for lingering showers during the mornurg but by lunchtime on sunday we are drying out and clearing out and then we hit a high temperature on sunday of 65 degrees. monday notad looking either with a high of 58. a chance for more rain on tuesday. by tuesday will be clo to the wettest year on record. it was looking like we wouldth t by tuesday. today it's looking like the rain amounts have come dow just a ttle bit. also want to point out, guys, next saturday we have a chance for some rain and maybe even a little bit of a wintry mix in the forecast with temperatures in the 30so low 40s forhighs. . let's focus on sunday irj i agree. after thanksgiving hanley said i'm as big as a cow. i said, you know, in australia, that could be a good thing.

get a look at nickers. >> whoa! >> he stands more than six feet tall and weighs more than 3,0 pounds. he is literally outstanding in his field. >> oh my goodness. >> he is an internet sensation because he is too big for the slaughter house. unlike his buddies, he will not end up on the barbie. instead, he willis spend days just being nickers. holsteins are dairy cows. the males are killed when they are young and sold as veal. nickers could live for 20 years. >> that cow needs a trunk. mong oks like an elephant alon e other cows. >> that's my favorite story, other than the cornfield. >> the cornfield? n u need to get him in a c field. then you have it all in one place. coming up, a live look at the national christmas tree lighting. president trump expected to delir someemarks pretty soon. we will carry those live as they happen. we are coming right back.

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now at 6:00, the face of evil. >> samuel littles a true monster. he is every woman's ultimate nightmare. >> a serial killer confesses to more than 90 murders, including one in our area.th chilling clues as police try

to sol the mystery decades after a mother's murder. capturedic one body mera video. >> what's going on? it's tuesday. >> the dramatic takedown that ended in tragedy. new questions after a security scare at walter reed. >> what was going through my mind was pure terror. >> the fallout after thisas embarrng mistake at the nation's largest military hospital. traffic continues to be rough. i'm adam tuss tracking the traffic troubles because of the tree lighting. >> announcer: news4 at 6 starts now. tonight serial killer's chilling confession from behind bars. >> this man admits to murdering more than 9women in 14 states, including here in maryland. his crime spanning almost half a century. >> now that he has been caught, om prison he is opening up about his past revealing acts of evil in vivid and disturbing

details. a local cold case now tied to this cold-blooded killer. cory. >> reporter: back in 1972 the body of a young woman was found in a wooded area here in prince george's county. her murde was the oldest unsolved case for this department until now. 46 years later her killer has coctessed. but dees still have work to do. prince george's homicide detectives have interrogated killers afore. theysamuel little is a different breed. >> samuel little is a true monster. he is everylt woman'sate nightmare. >> reporter: according to police in the summer of 1972 icmuel littled up the woman at a eyhound station in d.c., drove her it prince george's county, and then strangled her. this afternoon police showed old photos where the woman's remns were found. little pointed out the exact e location wheretrangled her and dumped her body. >> i am not a psychiatrist, but for him i would