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 assume he is

reliving it and he grat feis wh heretells his story. >> reporter: he is currently serving three life terms for murder. since his conviction he has opened up to confess to go more than 90 unsolved homicides. but despite his confession detectives have one very important mystery to solve and that's identifying who this woman is. all little was able to tell them was she may have been a young mother from >> if anyone thinks that this may be their loved one who has been missing since 1972 we want to receive a phone call from those people so we can make some dna comparisons. >> reporter: jim and doreen, there is nosical evidence linking samuel little with this case, but you couple his confession with the fact that police know hen was the d.c. area around that time and they are highly confident that he is their guy. as for the victim, all we know is she was a white woman in her early 20s, 5'2" to 5'6" with

dirty blonde hair. police hope someone will come forward after all these years so they can finally close this case. back to you. >> so much time has passed. cory smith. thank you so much. after decades on the loase, how samuel little finally caught? the investigation began in 2012 when detectives in los angeles matched his dna to two murder victims from the '90s. they tracked him down and arrested him a at kentucky homeless shelter. at the time little had servedha fewer ten years in prison despite a rap sheet of nearly 100 arrests in multiple statesh over more 50 years.e th charges included kidnapping, rape, and armed roche. >> c tonight newes after a man's death in fairfax county police custody. this dramatic body camera footage was just released. it shows officers entering the man's home last june. today the police chief told news4's mark seagraves the victim died of an opioid

overdose. >> it was last june at this home alexandria when police and paramedics arrived for a call of a possible drug overdose. they found christopher paul naked and in distress. he died while in pol cetody. all six police officers involved in that incident have been clearedf any wrongdoing. today fairfax county police chief ed roessler re-wased the bon camera video of the incident. he told reporters paul died of an opioid overdose. >> it's unfortunate that he died from an opioi overdose, but these are the perils we are facingnts law enforcemend fire and rescue >>personnel. reporter: the police body-worn camera video shows atrfax police as they arriv the home and find christopher paul naked and acting erratically. >> hey, chris, what's going on, bud? >> reporter: officers can be o heard trying calm the man down. >> what's going on? it's tuesday. what are you doing? >> reporter: when paul falls to the ground, officers rush in to

use that opportunity to subdue him and place handcuffs and a leg restraint on hi >> they followed our training and did everything they could to save this man's life. >> reporter: once paramedics got to paultehey adminisred narcan, the drug ud to blo the deadly effects of opioids. roessler said his officers were not equipped t with life-saving drug. roessler the six officers on the scene that day are certified in crisis intervention. of the 1,500 sworn police officers in fairfax county, 443 have crisi intervention training. 387 are now equped with narcan. we reached out to the paul family but have not heard back. all six officers have been returned to active duty. in fairfax, mark seagrave news4. no answers after park police shot and killed an unarmed man in fairfax county. the shooting of bijan ghaisar is

no with federal prosecutors, but the doj is not commenting and the fbi says it hasn't completed its investigation. dashcam video shows officers rnring multiple shots at the young atey's car after a shor chase. park police have refused toov e details about the shooting or those officers involved. more confusion after lesterday's false alarm at walter reed natio military medical center in bethesda. the navy offering a different explanation about why an active shooter alert went out fear and panic across that campus. chris gordon has the new information tonight. >> reporter: a spokesman with naval support activity bethesda says one at walter reed thought there was a real active shooter on campus and did the right thing by notifying security. this new information comes from public affairs officer jeremy brooks who i spoke with by phone. >> the active shooter response

that took place yesterday was rnot a drill an exercise. this was a real-world responseeb to what somy thought was an actual event based on the informatio that they received in an alert. they did not -- whatever they received in the alert, they did not see drill or exercise. >> reporter: montgomery county police and theme fire depa sent their emergency response team into action. they received notification of an active shooter at walter reed y medicalmilit center. montgomery county executive ike leggett says he has gotten no official explanation from walter reed or the military how this mistak was made. >> they have just given some preliminary indication as to what possibly happened. that is failure for someone indicate in their system trit it was a and for whatever reason they didn't do that. >> reporter: people were told eere was an act shooter.

kenyatta rin a she was in a crowded room. the door didn't lock so hernd husbandnother man held it yhut protecting those inside. >> we were absoluterrified at that point and then, you know, knowing that one of the doors was an easys point was just unbelievably frightening. >> reporter: maryland congressman dutch ruppersberger was also on lockdown for an hour and a half. he is launchingn investigation to determine why this active ashooterrt lasted so long leaving so many in fear. that's the latest. chris gordon, news4. breaking news.c. olice just released the name and a picture of the man they say is wante for shooting two people on benning road in northeast killing one of them. 20-year-old malik morris is wanted by police. anyone with infmation on his

whereabouts should call police. monday afternoon witnesses reported hearing more than a dozen gunshots in the area. -year-old randall francis, a valedictorian of eastern high school, died in the g fair. family members say the shooting may have been a disputever a girl. a and c commissioner kathy henderson says outside drug dealers are bringing trouble into the neighborhood. two weeks ago another man was killed in that area. >> thank you. >> it will be a long road t recovery, but a little girl who was hit by a truck after getting off her school bus is expected to survive. that 7-year-old girl was hit yesterday in charles county. the sheriff's office says the truckid not stop. a crowd funding page was created for the girl's parents who will have to miss a lot of work while they go back and forth to the hospital as she recovers. the money also will help her parents buy some christmas presents. the charles county sheriff

posted a personal message facebook today saying how heartbroken he was asarent to hear that call go out. now to a holiday tradition. thousands braving the cold gathering on the grounds of the ellipse to see the national christmas tree lightsg. >> hereideo just a few minutes ago of the president flippinghe switch about a half [ cheers and applaus >> wow does it light up. >> beautiful. one of the prettiest. but as things wind down traffic, you know it is picking up right here at rush hour. >> we have team coverage. adam tuss tracking the bright lights of brake lights. amelia is in the storm center. the wind is starting to die down a little bit, amelia? >> yeah, a littl bit. one of the strongest wind gusts occurred this morning at dulles and that was 48 miles per hour. right now winds gusting anywhere from00 to 3 miles per hour, but it's still bitterly cold out therut check it o.

this was earlier in roselyn. people bundled up. the hats, the gloves, the scarves, youll needed it a today. you might want to grab that again tomorrow. the winds aren'toing to be that strong but it will be a bit breezy. another just cold dayoveral right now our feels-like 24,eratures are in the teens but already feeling about 19 degrees ur gaithersb and a cold 15 back in winchester. look at oakland, maryland, feeling about 1 degree out there right nowrhen you fac in the winds. the temperature coming in at 35 degr now, it's not going to be windy overnight tonight but it is going to be breezy out t with temperatures still generally in the mid-to-upper 30s by aboen 11:00 p.m. ou factor in the winds at 11:00 it's going to feel like 20 degrees. at 6:25 i will walk you throughout the day tomorrow hour by hour letting you know how cold it's going to feel when you add in the wind. >> thank you, amelia. on the ellipse, the lights re shining brightly on the national christmas tree. for the past hour singers have been getting the crowd into the

holiday spirit. >> but with all the street closhaeses in area, the folks who could probably use a pick-me-up are just a few blocks over sitting in a sea of red lights right now. >> our transportation reporter adam tuss is right in the middle of a very slow eveni commute downtown. fine way to spend your birthday, adam. >> reporter: yeah. you know, well, yes. and thank you for that, doreen.o you i never get into the events. i always get on the perimeter so i can show you what's going on out here. and look, this is what's going on. you have traffic stacked up on own, and et up and it's been like this, guys, for hours and every year we tell you that it's going to be rough around this area because of the national christmas tree lighting,heecause of course t start closing down roads around the white house, and everyear this same traffic starts to develop. i am going to start a new campaign where irge everyone to just stay away from this area

on this particular day. nevertheless, it's always a concern in this area and it is slow going. take a listen to this driver who is trying to make it quite a distance and is stuck. how bad is the traffic dow here? >> it's awful. >> reporter: how about? a scale of one to ten? >> i would say right now it's about a nine. >> reporter: did you know that the christmas tree was getting lit? >> i had no idea. we are trying to get to richmond and it added about two hours to our drive. o reporter: two hours te drive. so if you are coming through this area, you live or work around here, just wait it out at this point. the roadsre supposed to reopen around 8:00. so once that happens we will start to see everything kind of even back out here. but we have a cou e more hours of this, guys. reporting live from 1h and pennsylvania, adam tuss. back to you in the studio. >> those poor people will beck if they are in richmond by 10:00. >> you know it. >> go get yourself a birthday beverage now, adam. >> reporter: maybe i will.

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it feels even better when you find it for less-at ross. ♪ is anybody excited? ♪ >> a big old time down at the ellipse. who is that again? matthew west. >> matthew west. come on christmas. a lot of people saying, come on warmer weather who are standing out there watching. the national tree has been l up. we are waiting for president trump to deliver some holiday repas. as soon a he speaks, you will see it live right here on news4. jim. actually, the russia investigation is starting to look like a battle of wits betweent special counsel rob mueller and president trump. nbc news has confirmed paul manafort's lawyer stad in touc with the president's legal team even after manafort supposedly flipped. adding to speculation about the motive, the president just told the "new york post" that a

manafort pardon is still on the table. blayne alexander joinss with details. >> reporter: yeah, this comes after the president made it wear several timesn he was asked that he didn't want to talk about it, but now making clear that it istill a possibility. now, the russia investigation was also the focus of several senators hereay t on capitol hill trying again to introduce a bill to protect the special counsel, saying that today it's en mornine urgent. tonight a new glimpse into president trump's answers to questions from special counsel robert mueller. o sources tell nbc news the president told mueller in writing he was notnformed beforehand about a 2016 trump tower meetingal between dond trump jr. and a russian attorney promising dirt on hillary clinton. >> senate from delaware. us reporter: it comes as a group of senators a bipartisan bill to protect mueller's russia investigatiock that bill q swatted down by republicans.

leader mitche leader mitch mcconnell says there is no need. something echoed by president trump, telling "the washington post" he has no intention ofng endifi the proeg or ring mueller. new scrutiny of paul manafort who made a plea deal to cooperate with mueller. "the new york times" reporting manafort's attorney has been sharing information with the president's legal team about manafort's conversations with the special counsel. those talks themselves notea ng any laws, but experts say it could be a step towards dangerous territory for manafort and president trump. >> if heas trying tonfluence what manafort was saying, if manafort was feedi information to trump to influence his answers, there are so many ways that this could quickly gont illegal territory. >> reporter: the president's g attorney, ruliani, telling the times those who talked with manafort's team brought valuable insight into the special counsel's inquiry and where it was headed. as for manafort, we could get more details about his alleged

behavior later this week. he h hearing scheduled for friday. back to you. >> all right. thank you. ivanka trump says her personal email controversy cannot t be comparedthe one that dominated the 2016 presidential election. "the washington post" reported this month that the president's daughter and advisor sent hundreds of emails about government business from a personal email account last year in violation of pubc records rules. her father and his campaign suogates hammered hillary clinton for her decision to use a private email server when she was secretary o tstate. ivankamp told absentee ballots thabv her case is different. she said the mail she sent from her private account were stored and preserved and there were no deletions. a lot of warm weather looking shots. this cold windy weather. >> ills that bone cg cold

out there. i went for a run today and i was thking, yeah -- well had to get my car from the auto shop. i was likeay i am notg for an uber. i did the run. the whole way back, i'm shivering. >> preheat that week. >> i know, right? it was very cold today. it's going to stay cold tonight and tomorrow. the winds won't be astrong as they were today for your thursday, but you are going to notice them especially rg during thmorning and mid kday hours. tonight feeling about 20 degrees out there. at's pretty much how we will feel tomorrow morning in the suburbs, even some teens in t most rural locations. want to make sure the kids are bundled up at the buthstop for sday. at recess feeling about 30 degrees outside. by 3:00 p.m. it's feeling about 38. our average high now about 53 deees. so today running well below normal and feeling well below normal normal. as we look to tomorrow, because today is a perfect grilled

cheese tomato soup day, tomorrow yes with the winds and the chill out there. and then again on saturday because of the chill and then the damp conditions developing throughout the day. your saturday morning is looking dry, but by the afternoon and evening hours it's looking like we are going to be dealingith rain across the entire area. friday though a high temperature of 48 degrees. so not all that bad. a little bit belownormal. we are trying to warm up out there. mostly cloudy skies. and a slight chance a for shower out there on friday. especially during the late afternoon and evening hours. but most, if not all, of your friday is looking dry. rain chances though really increase on saturday. the morning is looking dry on owseattle, but as we moveds the lunchtime hours we see rain moving in and it's raining fory your saturfternoon and evening with a high temperature around 52. on sunday 30% chance for lingering showers during the morning hours until about 9:00 a.m. then after that the system pulls out of the area and we start to see some sunshine developing and

oren really nice your sunday afternoon and evening. so if you are getting the tree anging thend or holiday lights, i would either recommend saturday morning ornd su afternoon. sunday afternoon is going to feel really comfortable with that high temperature out there of 65 doorees. as we to monday, we will keep it dry with a high rnd 58 an a mix of clouds and sunshine. doreen and jim. >> all right. looking forward to that sunday weather. let's go back out live to the ellipse. we understand thabpresident is t to make his remarks. right now we are seeing the interior secretary, is that right? >>heyan zinke is preceding president. we are expecting the president to take to the podium at any moment. a beautiful backdrop. at tree is really gorgeous. >> it really is. and all the smaller trees around the representative states. here come the frumtrumps right . the president will be making someth holiday remarks a have been billed. ♪

the man who brought christmas back to america. >> thank you very ryan, i want to thank you for doing such a beautiful job all throughout the season. and welcome, everyone. special time of the year. melania and i are tilled to be here today as we celebrate one of thetnation's m cherished traditions. the lighting of the national christmas ee. tonight's ceremony is only possible because of the hard work of the manyalented individuals. they were working late at night. they were working early in the morning. they were working all the time. and my sincere thanks toev

yone at the national parks service and the national park foundation. thank you very much.t. appreciate and let me also extend my deep appreciation to all of tonight's wonderl entertainers. great talent. they are going on to big things, many of them. iave seen them. they are something very special. thank you very much. that was great job tonight. and this includes one very special group that hasd top billboard charts multiple times. the dominican sisters, who i met bae from ann arbor, michigan. a very special recognition to the students who designed stunning ornaments to decorate 56 different christmas trees here in president's park. thank you, students. i hear you out there. thank you very much. and when they were doing the 56 trees, there were one for each

state and the territories in our country.nt we have truly a great, great country. we're v love it deeply.nd we for christians all across our nationaround the world, this is a sacred season that begins 2,000 years ago when jesus christ w born. an angel declared to the shepherds tending their flocks, behold, i bring y good tidings, great joy which shall be to all people for unto you is born this day in the city of davi a savior which is christ the lord. there in bethlehem, mary and joseph held in their hands the son of god, the light of the world, and through him the promise of eternal salvation. no matter one's faith or

beliefs, the chrisas seaso reflects all that is best in the americanri spit. this is a time of the year for rejoicing with our family and friends, for spreading charity and good will in our commitment all over this country, in all of our communities, a for givin thanks for all of the blessings in our lives. we are especially thankful foro theless americans who have given their time and passion to help those in need. here in the audience today are a number of extraordinary foster families and guardians joined by the beautiful children they havd welc into their homes and beautiful children they are. your devotion inspires us allevo y child in foster care, you are the precious loved ogo and gift o thank you. thank you.ci very, very s.

at this time of the year we renew the bonds of affection between our fellow citizens and we awaken the faith in our hearts that calls each of us to action. as we gather loved ones, our thoughts turn to those who are rebuilding their lives after devastating wildfires, destructive hurricanes, andy terrible tra we are one american family. we hurt we heal together. and we will always pull through together. this is the united states of america. are the best in the world and there is nobody close. tonight we honor the first responders who risk their lives to save the lives of others and all of america sends our profound g ttitude to incredible men and women of the

united states military i'm proud to say our military right now is stronger than ever before. their families are all our families and wehehank so much for their greatness and for the incredible job they do. thank you to the united states military. thank you very much. >> president trump on the nationalllipse speaking to a very cd and hardy crowd. you can see the christmas tree behind him. that was live. >> and a lot o people he was thanking there tonig t. a yoman's murder sparked outrage within the muslim community. tonight her family seeks justice for nabra after facin her killer in court. major economic boost to the region. now new cluesbout what virginia hopes to gain from

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a guilty plea in a brutal crime targeting a young muslim teenager. tonight the man responsible is locked fp as theily of nabra hassanen shows mercy. >> they agreed to spare the killer's life in exchange forer

an news4's david culver explains this unique plea graeagreement fairfax. >> reporter: a father agony pours out over the murder of his 17-year-old daughter. >> i remember her every day. every single day. i miss her with all my heart. >> reporter: remembering his daughter nabra. the muslim teen aacked in june of last year, returning with friends from overnightan prayers. her body beaten, raped, and left in this pond. >> this is just such a random attack on such a lovely young person practic her faith. it's just shocking. >> reporter: in court wednesday 25-year-old darwin martinez torres pled guilty to the crime. >> some people just do wicked and evil things sometimes and i don't know that we'll ever know why in this life. but, yeah, this crime stood out as just a very horrific and brutal crime. >> reporter: nabra's murder got international attentionnd

sparked protests. other young muslims calling for justice. justice f nabra. >> he will be in prison for the remainder of his days, and that's justice for nabra. >> reporter: aside from spending life in prison, there is another part of this plea agreement. martinez torres agrees to answer an questions that nabra's family has surrounding her murder prosecutors and nabra's family sparing the suspect's life in pes of answersnd ultimately healing. >> i don't know what i can do. nothing i cano. nabra, she don't come back again tobu me. i never forget. never, ever. >> reporter: a horrific cme revealing a young teen's legacy of kindness, lo, and faith. in fairfax, david culver, news4. >> nabra's closest friends were in that courtroom today to support the family. >> marnezorres remained emotionless through much of the hearing. the judge will formally sentence

him in march. a day after a car crash killed a prison inmate, maryland correctional officials a considering changes. this crash happened along i-70 yesterday morning. atott mcfarland in the newsroom with an upde for us. scott. >> they canceled today's work detail and they promised afe review for future projects. at's the first step. a truck hit and killed a state priz inmate pickingp u trash yesterday morning. they are part of a work detail from the maryland correctional center in hagerstown. the state has u longd and long promoted its program for using prison inmates for roadwork saying it saves taxpayer money and allows the inmates to earn money and a reduced prinn sentencehe process. prison officials tell news4 they will review howws the road c operate in light of the crash. they will meet with state highway leaders t do so. the prison leaders say all safetyrecautions were in

place, including a highway dump truck wshh fg lights near the workers. they will check if additional safety measures are needed in the future. frederick unty's prosecutors say they are investigating also. late developarnts from ttesville at the murder trial of a white supremacist. james fields is accused driving into a crowd of demonstrators, killing one, injuring several bureau chief julie carey is at the trial. >> reporte after three full days of jury selection we learned within the past hour they have identified enough quified jurors to move aheadow tomorrorning and seat a jury. after that opening statements will begin. it's a case that got international attention and ksompted controversial rem from the president back in august of 2017. james fields, a self-professed neo-nazi, traveled from ohio to charlottes lle to take part in the ute the rig rally. he drove his car through a crowd

of counter demonstrators, killg heather heyer injuring others. one of the injured, this woman from northern virginia, hee was flipped upside down by the impact o car, breaking both of her legs. she is expected to be one of the early witnesses. the trial scheduled to last 18 days, maybe longer now with the protracted jury selection. julie carey, news4. >> lk for live reports starting tomorrow on news4. the virginia governor is opening up about landinghe deal for amazon's second 's askarters or wtop rad the governor program. he said he only learned about the tech giant's decision they efore the announcement. governor northam defended thee incentiv package which wasn't the most lucrative. he says it focuses on workforce development, infrastructure and housing. and he says the money amazon gets will be based on what they bring to the table. >> this is what i call a

performance-based package. virginia will not spend any moneyntil we haveeen that these jobs are coming and are here. so it's a verye innovat approach. >> north upper marlboro saam sa critical in diversifying virginia's economy. he believes more tech jobs will come because of amazon. leaving a legacy. up xt, how one family is turning their son's tragic death into something positive for students. another genetically edited baby may be on the way. the surprise revelation from a chinese scientist who made headlines this week. plus, it was a cold and windy day today and another cold day tomorrow. uteck it this is 7:00 a.m. we will have windchill temperatures in the teens and 20s, but as the winds subside on friday our rain chances increase.

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afmess called it's likened to polio in part because it can causeys par. nearly 300 cases are now under investigation and federal healtl offi say they have confirmed 116 of them. threen cases have b confirmed in maryland. one in virginia. health officials say afms not linked to vaccines and it is not caused by polio. investigators suspect the cause is some kind of virus. another gene edited baby may be on the way. the chinese researcher who claims to have helpede creatthe world's first genetically edited twins says there is another pregnancy. he defended his controversial work at a conference in hong kong. he say it's an attempt to protect children from aids. some american scientists have condemned the experiment. a soldier's life cut short.

la year second army lieutenant richard collins iii was stabbed to death on t university of maryland campus. today bowie state university annonced a new scholarship his honor. as news4's tracy wilkins explains, it benefits rotc students who attend historically black colleges and universities in maryland. i'm sure our son is watching from above and saying, ya t >> reporte collins family learned to find life 'silver lining since the murder of their son second army lieutenant richard today is another example of that. >> it's difficult to see goodness through the tears of grief and heartache. >> reporter: 18 months ago collins, a university student days from graduation, w stabbed to death on the campus of the university of maryland.

umd student sean urbanski is facing possibleate crime charges and murder as well. a number of delays, urbanski's trial is expected to begin in january. >> our son, as you allheard, was the light. that's whatki we're l for justice. >> reporter: today was not about his tragic deaut legacy and a promise made to his mother at his funera me andtor miller, hug say i promise it will not be in vain. >> reporter: maryland state senate preildent miker sceated the $1 million state-funded rotlarship that bears collins' name. >> this is going to make certain that students like himonhat maybe d have the resources that his family had are going to be able to go to lle. >> reporter: this scholarship is going to be offered at all four of the hccun maryland who are

interested in becoming officers in the army. tracee wilkins, news4. >> what a. tribu up next, the winds are dyint down outre but rain is in our forecast. amelia is tracking the timing. while shoppers were looking for deals on black friday, a bad santa was hitting the streets of georgetown stealing tibiet items. pat collins has the cautionary tale you won't wanto miss.t

whenhe holiday shopping season kicked off on black friday police in the district had to deal with a series of break-ins. news4's pat collins has the storya od santa whose ill gotten goods totaledore than

11,000 bucks. >> reporter: that's better. it was the work of a bad santa. a twisted black friday shopping spree here inn. georget stolen, a backpack350. an ipad pro $1,200. stolen, aelfast jacket $800. boots $1,200. a canada goose coat $1,000.s the list goe on and on. but you could fill two sleighs th this stuff. >> that's awful, pat. >> reporter: don't get too excited. there is a happy ending here. sort of. black friday whe many people are out hitting the big stores looking for the big bargains, as bad santa w hitting the streets of georgetown, sparking outar windows, stealing luxury items. 33 and n,hat's one of the crime scenes. nothing left but the broken glass.

a couple blocks away the bad santa strikes again. she goes to her down dog yoga class. while she is in inside, smash into the window of her car. gone h cada goose jacket. gone her purse on the floor. >> iaw my window, it just like got smashed. and when i look into my car, my stuff disappear from my car. >> reporter: using a find my ipad app from one of the victims, the cops tracked down a car near the mal and inside aatin car they f that canada goose coat and number of the stolen items. but not all the stolen items. what about your purse? >> no. >> reporr: what about your iphone? >> r:no. >> repor what about your checkbook? >> reporter: so you betteratch out. i'm telling you why. keep ann eye your stuff for some bad santa might make you cry.

in georgetown, pat collins, news4. >> and for what it's worth, that hat was not stolen. pat actually paid money for that thing. he can rock it like nobody else. >> something tells me thains on an expense report. just sayin'. >> he is worng it. nd those people did exactly what we tell them to do. put yourself in therunk. you've got to be careful. put your stuff inun the nicer weather to look forward to? >> we are going to be warming up a little but it's cold enough out at whisk ski resort forhem to be blowing some snow. check it out, guys. this is live pictures out at whisk. yeah, covered in snow. would you believe it? it's a balmy 18 degrees there right now. here, ou think it's cold out there in western maryland it is chilly. a great sign for the snd snowboard lovers out there. checking as to when they will open, their latest remarks, we hope to open soon.

and with the temperatures out there ryht now v conducive to blowing snow here are the windchill temperatures in the teens and 20s. and we are falling quickly with clear skies in place. the winds are goi to keep the mperatures up a little bit whereas if we had calm winds we wouldra see temres overnight much colder. right now it's feeling aboutto in washi 19 in gaithersburg. oakland feeling about one degree there right now when you factor in the winds. tomorrow it's still n breezy. it as bad as today. you still want the warm thjacke gloves, but the sunglasses as well. sunshine inhe forecast for thursday. friday grab the small umbrella if you are heading out for dinner friday evening. i can't rule out a shower. most if not all of friday is dry. a little bitarmer on saturday. you want the umbrella. you still want the warm jacket. ouand by sunday want the umbrella during the morning hours and maybe just a light jacket or a sweatshirt because we are going to see a nice warmup out there on our sunday. temperatures sunday in the

so the warm air is moving in, but it's not happening tonight.s 35 degight now with sustained winds at 18 miles per hour, gusts around 30 miles per hour. it's breezy tomorrow, especially during the first half of the day. so at the bus stop 31 degrees is going to feel more like 19 to 20 degrees. by recess a temperature around 40. a high tomorrow of 45. soe're runninglmost 10 degrees below normal for our thursday. friday is kind of ourransition day where we trade off the winds for rain chances because on saturday rain is in the forecast, especially during the afternoon and evening rdhours. sa morning potentially dry, and then on sunday maybe some lingering swers out there during the morning hours, but by lunchtime on sunday it'sy lookg d then in the afternoon actually looking really nice with a mix of clouds and sun and 6mperatures sunday ranging from about to 68 degrees across the area. so much warmer with a high temperature forecast on saturday of 52. so if you arehe getting tree this weekend, i would recommend

saturday morning when you are not m worried about, but it's a little bit cooler. sunday afternoon when it is a little bit muddy at the christmas tree farm but temperatures are much more comfortable. the walk to end hiv with chu and eun saturday morning. it's looking nice and der. wintfest at nats park saturday and sunday, i think the better day to head down there is going to b on your sunday. here is a ten-day forecast. a high ooking nice with of 58 degrees. a chance for rain on tuesday. that will put us cse to the wettest year on record, but i think we height have to get we might have to get a few more drops to hit that record. next saturday a chance for rain and maybe a bit of atr wmix. >> oh, my. we have our weekend wardrobend our strategies all planned out. you're ready to go. >> thanks,ia am the redskins respond to criticism over their decision to bring in a player charged with domestic violexte. domestic violexte. .ports up ne

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this is the xfinity sports desk. >> after a day and night of controvers a response from the redskinsin stillof -- >> oh, the controversy continues. there is plenty more backlash. the controversy continues over the redskins' decision to claim linebacker reuben foster off waivers three ds after he was arrested for domestic violence for the second time. now, while t team issue a ming decision, including speaking to current redskins players and former alabama teammates of foster's, today several players say that's not entirely true. >> reporter: head coach jay gruden fielded so many questions about thef addition linebacker reuben foster. a spokesman had to cut off the numb of questions. about ten of the 13-minute presser foced on the former

san francisco ht49er before ago waived after an arrest on a domest violence charge. the redskins like his talents on the field but waiting for due process as scrutiny floods in. >> we don't know if he will g a secon chance. there has to be a lot of recovery. he has to go through the process th the league, with the police, individually he is going to have to get some help and, counseli obviously. we understand it's going to be a long processor him. but he is a young player. he made a mistake or two. at the end of the day we decided to take the chance and dealit wh >> people are looking for him in t for -- for him to fall. eing a human, we all make mistakes. perfect. i have high expectations when he walks in the building. i except for him to carry hisself in the correct way. >> i don't know the situation. i don't know away ha. i am not condoning any allegations or anything, but i how from what had whit mistakes. i don't know what happened so i can't pespeak about that. >> reporter: the request to talk to front office members all

denied. as for head coach jay gruden, his only focus right now is to get the redskins readymo for ay night football against the eagles. from redskins park, sherree burruss, news4 sports. >> washington was the only team to put in a waiver claim for foster who might n be eligible to play. here is clinton portis and santana moss, their take or burgundy breakdown. >> i think is a good locker room a good team full of guys that no one really gets in trouble. so i think it's goo to hav him in this environment if he gets to stick around, you know. the allegations and the charges, we don'tondone at all. and hopefully this can work out. you know, give him a second chance, another opportunity. how do you see reuben foster fitting in this team if he gets an opportunity? >> well, if it's a big if, you know, and the severity of the situation that he is in, you know, it's so sensitive that you

don'tant to sit here and not pay attention to what could cause him not to even have that chance. you know, i don't fault the redskins for taking tha risk. someone else was going to do the same thing. why not us? we are t ting to builds thing. he has to go through a process with the league and everything gse to see if the charges are something he isng to be indicted for. it wasn't too big of a risk to at least claim the guy. >> despite the criticism, they have to focus in on monday night against the eagles. jordan reed back at practice. he sat m outday with soreness. trent williams is a full go. he should be ready to and chris thompson suiting upon for his s straight practice. he hasn't played since october 28th. also want to mention big night of college top 25 matchup between undefeated maryland andirnia and georgetown and richmond going at it. highlights at 11. >> smaryland/virginiauld be a good one. >> we will have highlights at 11. >> you will.

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