injured several others. >> julie carey was the only reporter in the courthouse today and she joins us live from charlottesville. julie? >> reporter: jim and wendy, even his defense team started by saying this is not a whodunit. this is about why did james field have criminal intent to kill when he plowed into that group of counter demonstrators. those protesting against the unite to right rally. prosecutors presented incriminating new evidence today, weeefore he came from ohio to charlottesville. jamefield posted on his instagram account two pictures f cars plowing into a group of people. prosecutors point to that as intent of a prior plan. we also heard today, terrifying stories from ticms who survived. >> one of the first witnesses marcus martin, you can see him on the hood of james fields' car in this photof the chaos. martin was a friend of heather r hi. he went with her, to join the

protesters after the violent clashes endedment martin was visibly shaking as he testified when asked to describe her. e said she was a good person before he broke down into tears. he says o that fateful day when he realized fields car was coming at them, the only thing i could think about is getting my wife out of the way.d i pushe her. >> what happened next asked the prosecutor? then i got hit, he said. martin would later learn his >>ance was safe but heather was dead. is defense team suggested in opening statements their client gunned his carou downh street because he was scared. they say he told police after his arrest that counter protesters had been hassling them. that he saw a guy with a gun, that he feared for his safety. another witness, michael webster says he initially notsed fie down theng very slowly street. no one around him. the car briefly backed up and webster heard a roaring engine.

my immediate thought was oh, my god, he's said webster.rowd >> reporter: one of the women struck by the car, she is on the witns stand right w. she's from northern virginia. coming up at 6:00, we'll have ckr story. o you, jim and wendy. an julie, you. stay with news 4 and nbc washington for continuing coverage of theurder trial as re of the witnesses and victims testify. wendy? >> now for the surprise appearance in a federal courtroom today by president trp's former personal attorney and his long-time fixer. michael cohen. cohen pled guilty to lying to ngress about an effort to bring a trump tower to moscow. erika gonzalez in thehaewsroom with story. >> wendy, this new guilty plea for the speci unsel's office comes days after they accused the former campaign chair, paul manafort of lying and violati his agreement. michael cohendmitting in court

that he misled the house and committees. efforts to bring a tower to moscow. among the lies, cohen says talks of the towernd e in january, before the iowa caucuses. but efforts actually lasted into 2016.of a month before the conventico. n also said that he agreed to travel to russia and suggested mr. trump d thesame. he now also says he discussed the project with russian officials and briefed mr. trump multiple times. the president today tried to down play the plea, lodging ersonal attacks at one of his former closest allies. >> he's a weak person and what he trying to do is get a reduced sentence. he's lying about a project tha everybody knew about. we were very open with it. we were thinking aboutiluilding a ng. i guess we had an option or a form, i don't know what you call it. i decidedo ultimately not do it. >> the esident's current attorney, rudy giuliani says

thatp' mr. tr written response toss mueller are consistent to what cohen said court. gym and wendy. >> erika, thank you. turning to the forecast now. storm team 4 tracking a change that will impact your s.weekend fo amelia draper is in the storm center with the word for . >> with the winds subsiding, rain chances increase and into your weekend. right now, we're at 40 degrees outside. winds out of the west at 9 miles peehour. we h mainly clear skies right now. skies do become cloudy overnht tonight. we stay dry tonight for the road conditions. but tomorrow morning, check it out. me wet roads are possible with some scattered showers out tmore ow evening is now looking completely dry. if you have any holiday partiesg or friday plans, at least you're not worried about the rain at this point. this is tomorroworning 7:00 a.m. notice future weather is still

dr a.m. we see the chance for showers in northern virginia. notice that pink. that's a small chance fo some freezing rain. a very slight chance that materializes. wendy, i'll have more on that at 5:25. >> thanks, amelia. we have more breaking news thafternoon. a police chase in prince william county that ends withhi several es involved in a crash. chopper 4 flying or t scene on dumfries road and vanburen. about an houago. police were pursuing the blue -- one of the blue vehicles there when it crashed. four civ vehicles were also damaged and one police suv banged u as well. detectives say two suspects were wanted for a shooting in manassas and they're now both in custody. >> lots of us are looking for deals on holiday gifts, right? some inunlucky bar hunters on craigslist and offer up have ended up being robbed of shopping money at gunpoint. there had been at least six

armed robberies on altamont place southeast. news 4's mark seagraves reports that police stations are opening doors to help keep you safe. >> we have people from maryland and virginia who are lured into this area. when you come here, you're being robbed at gunpoint for your money. >> polic here in the district say they've seen a spike in armed robberies where the victims meet e suspects through an online marketplace, like craigslist, offer up or let go. they arrange a meeting place and the seller tells the buyer to bring cash. teually them being sold is a car oa cell phone. when they arrive for the exchange, the buyer becomes thep victim held ut gunpoint. >> in recent days, there have been six of these armed robberies in just one location here off good hope road in southeast. >> thank god no one has been injured as a result. >> the problems not uniqueo the district. but police say these types of crimes get more common ding e christmas shopping season. w

there ares to protect yourself. one way to be safe during these types of transactions is meet the person inside one of your local police stations i or it's something big like a car that you're buying or selling, you can meet the person in front of or in the parking lot of your local police station. police stations in virginia and maryland are offering safe exchange locations, like police stations and government in southeast, mark segraves, news 4. police tell us they have made one arrest in connection to ame of those robberies. the suspect is juvenile. hey're still looking for more suspects. an argument led to a road rage shootingpossibly. police in prince george's county have nowrrested george bell. they say he got into an argument after a car crash. he got into an argument with the victim. the victim was stanley robinson ii. found shot to deain in the yard

orest heights sunday morning. bell is facing murder charges and he's being held without bond tonight. today the ioming county executive for prince george's county announced a massiveni reortion of leadership. angela also brooks transitioned into office is expected to be a smooth one, something her predecessors, baker, did not have. tracee wilkins takes a looke at county's evolution in leadership. >> it makes us all one community. >> prince george's county executive baker walks the riverdale station, his first successful project. many more would follow. be prepared to leave office. the county is undergoing record development and prosperity. he hoped that his legacy is greater than brick and mortar. >> i thi the real legacy is getting people to believe in prince george's county again. >> it's safe to say when you came into t office, is a messy transition. >> it was no transition. >> the fbi investigation and

arrestf forme county executive jack johnson on public corruption charges forever changed the county's reputatio and taint beginning of baker's administration. >> people did not trust thend government they didn't trust me. the fact that my name was rushern baker and i was knew, they didn't care. >> we have to do everything in our power. >> now another transition for a more evolved county. angela also brooks is reflecting on what her legacy wilbe as the first woman county executive. >> i care about all lepe not just economic development but human development. >> she won by a landslide and plans to move the county forward, fresh faces and new leadership in county departments. improve r, working to the county's challenged public education system will be among her top priorities. >> we know that we have put together a plan that i believe is going to be very, very satisfying to the people h who lie and you know what, we're going to work every day

until we get it right. t we're goi wake up every morning and go to bed every night with the same enda. >> sheakes office monday after the inauguration. she has turned over pretty much everyeadership position in th county with the exception of those heading public safety. i'm tracee wilkins. news 4. baker is prepared for his ans ix out of office for the last year directing his depties to make as easy as possible for his replacement. also brooks says his change transparency and help are making the process aess one. she's prepared to work on day one, which again is monday. under arrest. facing charges. two teens in custody. for allegedly setting a fire that destroyed a northern virginia restaurant. that's not all. what are the othe climbrimes fo which they're being investigated? paving thed. road ahea the news about locts bridge projnd the impacts on your

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reporter: the truth of the matter is we drive across these bridges every day. the department of transportation has gotten serious about fixing th and the work is paying off. d.c. bridges are getting stronger just a few years ago, the cit had 69 bridges that were deemed structurally deficient, meaning they need some immediate fixes. now the city says it's down to just six bridges listed as structurally deficient. >> it's important because it's structurally deficient. we want to keep it safe for commerce and driving. >> works under way to get the number of bridges down to two. >> we went ahead and addressed the ones thatst were mo critical. now we're getting the last ones on the list. >> this means upcoming roadwork along therr 295 coor, bridges and interchanths being fixed. will mean delays for drivers around d.c., rgryland

and ia. >> it's an inconvenience. ultimately, it's going to help everybody. >> that's good. i didn't know they were actually doing that. >> this driverappy that the bridges are stronger. but he also wants other ch>>ges. hy does 295 go from five lanes down to two? .hat causes a traffic jam every single day you got to fix that. >> look at the south capital street brie in about thr years. you can see major work is coming. by the way, the last two bridges that will be left as structurally deficient according to d-dot arehe t roosevelt bridge across the potomac and kenilwor ave. bridge. >> the now capitol street bridge is set to open in 2021. >> visitors who drive through our city every day may have problems with connecticut avenue'ser rble lanes. they can be pretty confusing. thosegeanes ch some going into the city and some going out of the city depending on the time of the day rush hour.

rush houre they c in, in the morning. in the evening they go out. d-dot may do away with them s because of thafety concerns, the belief that some cars may be going in the wrong direction, which we've seen that hen't . wmu is reporting that d-dot will complete study whether or not to keep those reversible lanes. if the lanes do stay or get rid them, cycling groups hope that the e srapace will be used to protect as a protected bike lane.ma n's alexa is already in your home maybe. now the company wants to bring the personal assistant into your car. starting20 i, amazon will be bllling auto echo for 50 bucks. drivers will be to use their voice to set the gps, change music, find the nearest gas gation, maybe even the kids to stop fighting i back seat. amazon says their end goal is to have manufacturers embed alexa intohe car's dash screen.

both apple and google have similar products with car play and android auto >> pretty cool. next time you're out for dinner, you might notice statehood sauvignon on the wine list. it's part of a line from city winery called the 51. they're hoping to raise awareness about the statehood effort here in the district. aimee cho takes us inside the process of this project. >> checking sugars on the tank right now. >> if you step inside city winery in northeast. >>nd coming over smelling it. >> you'll find winemakers like adam pouring their passion into a new project. statehood sauvignon blank and statehood chirarizona. >> it's not something i envisioned in my winemaking care. i never expected grapes to come into something like that. >> they're hoping the new bottles impact people's ballots and inspire them to vote for d.c. statehood. >> d.c. to be reprented as a state in the united states.

an initiative that can really help d.c. residents. it's something that we definitely want to part of. >> city winery says it took about a month to design the bottle and they'll be donating 15%f the profits to the group, d.c.- >> it goes against what the country is kind of based on. >> whatew the nine line is based on, creating conversation and getting people to care about politics one bottle at a time. >> it's washington, d.c., right. it comes with the climate and e territory. >> we really do care about investing into the community. >> in northeast, aimee cho, news w he bottles are available for sale in store at thei location in the neighborhood in northeast d.c. the city winery tells us they're hoping to expand it in the future. a popular neighborhood pup who became an internet sensation, lk at him, he went viral because of that pose in the wiow.

justahead, we have a update about one of d.c.'s favorite dogs. >> big paw there. plus, a change in the weather on the way. amelia is back with a look at what we can expect as we head into the workweek. news had isor workingou in the community helping families keep warm this winter. we're helping the salvation army collect gently used coats for those in need. donations being accepted now through december 15th at the lvation army's downtown d.c. office. you can drop off coats at any burke and herbert's bank branch. they're going to launder the coats and hand them out to those ind. ind. shareee

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> it's more peaceful today. >> it wasn't too bad. >> it did feel better.ha now the winds have relaxed, rain chances increased. it's s not one thing, another. >> always. >> tomorrow isn't going to be a washout. we'llat have red showers around. the timing has kind of changed. the best chance for rain now is during the morning and midday hours. your friday and afternoon and evening looking mainly dry. i don't think that's a bad change for mosof us especially if you have plans out there friday night. take a look at your weather headlines. when i say rain is in the forecast tomorrow, we're not talking about a heavyteady

rain by any means much there's the chance that you're dealing with a shower or two durin the day, otherwise, mostly cloudy skies. and then as you look to the ha weekend, w showers in the forecast, mainly for the second half of saturday and the first half of your sunday. also warming up. so sunday afternoon is looking nice.y especially compared to the bitterly cold windchills that we we been dealingh the last few days. currently0s thend low 40s. 40 in washington. 36 back in leesburg. we'll have temperatures tonight falling into the upper 20s to mid-30s across the region. some of us could dip to below freezing. it's a chilly start tomorrow morning. 's a big improvement compared to this morning. have the smallmbrella as you head out the door. take a look at rain outlooks. scattered swers with 30 to 40% chance that you're dealing with some rain onsaturday. widespread showers are in the forecast later in the day. we'll have showeor at times the afternoon and evening.

i'm going to have fcoure weather ng up at 5:50. i'm going to walk you through friday and saturday hour by hour. even sunday morning still scattered showersnk i they're going to be over by 8:00 a.m. there's the chance they linger until about 11:00 a.m. on sunday. so for some planning purposes, there's the latest timing. monday and tuesday, keeping them etely dry. not that bad out there on monday. tomorrow we start off ade 36 ees in washington. again in the suburbs, around 30. some scattered sho the morning and the day hours. 43 at lunchtime. tomorrow.high that's below normal. normal about 53 degrees. looking evening, it's dry with the temperature at 7:00 p.m. around 42. there's a slight w chance th see spotty light freezing rain in parts of western fairfax and fauquier counties and frederick county in maryland. i'm not seeing it being a widespread occurrence or something to be concerned about necessarily. know that chuck will be in a

"news4 today" with the latest radar. download our app and you can check the y radar before head out. if you see -- tre's goingo be ice out there. 49 on saturday, 46 on sunday. again, showers move in later saturday, move out early sundayr and much war on sunday. for the most part, having a low impact on your weekend. e saturdayd dry t morning and sunday afternoon. temperature igh around 58 degrees with a mix of clouds and sun. again, coming up at 5:50, future weather and look at the forecast. wendy and jim. >> thanks amelia. a popular famil is gutted as high winds fan the flames of a fire. rswhy community mem say this is going to be a huge loss for the neighborhood. >> from serial to the courtroom, they take up the case of a yng man whose murder conviction was profiled in that popular

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as an opportunity to thrive your way. we're back now at 5:00 with big news onhe special counsel investigation. the president's former personal attorn, his long time fixeren ring a new guilty plea in federal court today. michael cohen admitting that he did lie to congress about an effort to bring a trump tower to

moscow. >> cohen now saying the talks for that project lasted well into thema priry season, even beyond the pointhat donald trump clinched the nomination for the white house. before leaving for the g20 summit in argentina, the president called cohen, quote, a weak person and claimen c lied to get a reduced sentence. what does this all mean for special counsel's inveheigation and what are t implications for the president? >> could michael cohen have more to say? let's get the latest from pete williams, joining us. cohen already pled guilty to actually more serious charges. >> back in -- >> right. this plea is connected to the mueller investigation. what's he get by doing this well, he getsle ence. what this tells us is how much michael cohen is cooperating. aden he p guilty in august in federal court. in a case not brought by robert

mueller. financial fraud and tryg to arrange payoffs to women claiming sexual encounters with mr. trump.r he didn't entento a plea agreement. h he has agreed to cooperate with the investigors. he tells us how much he has been meeting with them and clearly they'll have his future cooperation. a couple of things to bear mind here. number one, this charge today that he's pleaded guilty to, doesn't say anything about ssian election meddling. what it says is that he lied to congress. that's the sole substance of what he's pleaded guilty to and that's the only illegal conduct that was alleged in the courtdo ments today. the government doesn't claim that the trump organization's efforts to get a trump tower going in moscow were in any way illegal. cohen said he li to congress about three things. he lied about when it started as you noted. he sd it ended in january of 2016.

but it kept goin for at least another six months. secondly, he never tried to travel to russia, talked about it. talked to trump organization people about it and thirdly, hev says he had any contact with russian officials when in fact he e-mailed a top aide and talked to them for 20 minutes. >> as we heard today, the president tried to blow this off, lobbying personal insults and attacks. rudy giuliani said that the president'responses, written responses to mueller's questions are ctsistent to w cohen had said in court. what are the legal i mplication for the president? >> well at this point there aren't any obvious immediate legal implications for the president. but there may be legal implications for other people who testified befor congress. what cohen admitted today is lying to congress in two ways. a letter he sent to theouse senate intelligence committee and then his testimony before el the senate intgence committee last year. now we know the staff is going through that other people have

said and are referring possible lies to prosecutors. so it could mean trouble for other people sf they lied. look for the lates involving the president on "nbc nightly news" and news 4 at 6:00 here. a pair of t northern virginia facing some very serious charges tonight. they're accused of deliberately setting this fir at a vacant

restaurant. the teens just 13 and 14 years oldacing felony charges. chris gordon is outside the marco poloestaurant in vienna, with reaction to the arrests today. chris? >> reporter: people who work in this area say they are relieved. they hope that these arrests bring to an end the vandalism that has gone on here foran mons the arson that leads this building bind me in ruins. hese pictures show the heavy smoke and flames destroying the building. until a couple of years ago, this was the marco polo restaurant in vienna, virginia. the photos were taken by rick louisian working next door when the fire broke out. police ordered everyone tockove rom the growing fire. >> i thought it was going to spread because our tree, see we have trees overhanging our store and the flames were wide. red.were wide, they were i thought that if it got that tree, then our store would go.

>> gary grimsly is one of the owners of a store next to the building set ablaze. his store was shut down and evacuated. >> the flames burned out of control for hours a hours. >> this camera video shows two people riding bike on the top of your screen. they entered the building. when they leave, smoke can be seen coming out of a window folled by flames. police had charged a 14-year-old who lives innd vienna a a 13-year-oldrom reston with arson. and with vandalism. this surveillance video shows teens breaking windows parked behind the same building a month before the fire that was set here. david shriner who works for prestige lawn and landscape tells me they were concerned about the trucks park in the lot wherhe fire and vandalism be occurred. >> we moved our vehicles away from the building because we feared a fire or they would

eventually vandalize our vehicles. >> reporter: police say that the teens arrested for vandalism and arson here are also charged with destroying or daging two historic government buildings in the area. that's the latest live om vienna virginia. back to you. >> chris >> fire investigators are still trying to determine the cause of this fire at a popular d.c. restaurant. the flames were ripping through summa's west african restaurant. the winds were fierce and it was brutally cold last night. quite a challenge for those firefighters. they dide to keep the fire from spreading to the nearby businesses and apartments. but sumah's is a family owned restaurant on 7th. it's beloved and quite popular with the students at howard universind. mary highest court is hearing opening arguments today

whose case of the man's case was profiled in the hit seri serial. syed was found guilty in 2000 for the killing of his high school girlfriend. in 2016, a baltimore judge tossed out tha conviction and ordered a new trial. prosecutors ad that decisionsyed's mother emotional but hopeful speaking to reporters today. >> it's almost 20 years. >> that baltimore judge threw out the conviction after concluding that sy o'sginal lawyer was ineffecve. the state is now trying to disprove that. still ahead, a local football team shaken in a way they couldn't imagine. now using that pain for iniration. >> become overconfident and

complacent, we're doing this for 6. this isn't for us. this is for him. >> up next, the tnem now o win away from a state title and

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money from the in tysons to create true made food. that's the company that makes ketchup and barbecue sauce. he says h businessnspired by items at his own dinner tae. >> in 2015, it was a way to get my kids to eat healthier. i was in a fight with them about how much kevin you have they were using. most ketchupas more sugar than ice cream. we sweetened our ketchup with vegetables. there's carrots, butternut squash and spinach in every bolt recuse duesing the amount of sugar andnt turning it a super food. >> i'm s impressed. i want to put ice cream now on my french fries. the foundation raised more than a mlion dollarso invest in veteran entrepreneurs. there you go. >> good for them. tomorrow night, the kwins orchard football team could be raising a first chaionship trophy. the cougars have had someone

motiting them all ar b. ss us with more on theeens inspiration. >> the cougars are one win away from a state title. the players on the field are shining this season. but it's a teammate no longer with them that's -- the impact being felt everywhere. >> most football fields don't feature a 6 yard line. but here, the number 6 inspires. it's the jery number all the players wear at practice. they will always remember number 6, tyler terry. a >> he wasays laughing, joking about something. you know, just a good hearted person. >> every single time we play a game, i say a prayer. me and you back on the field. i know he's with us. >> terry, then a senior at prince orchard died ifebruary ter going into cardiac arrest.

a beloved and talenteday , he had signed a letter of intent o play football at monmouth university this fall. while tyler's dream won't be realized, his teammates are making sure he's never forgotten. >> not being here physically, but he's with us mentally. our kids remember him aser hing we do, he's a major, major part of it. agreement thatin very day when we found out the news, we're going to win this for him. mission tryina to win it for him. >> it's a season of redemption. after losing in the a championship game two years raight, the cougars one step away from a title after finally defeating them. >> the fact that it was 31-6. getting -- them putting up six points on us. his number and that's -- for me, that kind of says something,

too. >> they faces north point in the maryla 4a final tomorrow at 7:30 at navy marine corps memorial stadi in annapolis. guys, back to you. >> thanks, sherry. a gentle giant who became an internet sensation. why this dog captured the hearts of so many phyple and w he's back in the news again. struggling to get a good night's sleep out there? the answer may be under your head. susan hogan with the expert susan hogan with the expert adce tonight on pickingvi tit asn't always been easy, has it? ♪ there have been days when you doubted yourself. ♪ and days when you were ready to quit. ♪ but you didn't. ♪ because you had the courage to venture into something powerful. education. if i leave you with just three words of advice:

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window and as corey smihows us tonight, romo may be gone but he's never forgotten. >> every morning we come down the stairs, my ds and i. i point to all of the photos and they say who is in the photo. we'll get to this guy. they both say, romo. it's fitting. tiffany remembers her beloved dog romo as soany of us remember him. perched on hisavorite spot watching life pass by. >> i know he had a droopy face and he looked out thend . i swear he was smiling. >> sadly, that droopy face and the engli drool that came with it is gone. last saturday, the cancer and heart failure that romo outlasted for nearly a year became too much to bear. >> his presence is definitely ossed. myest asked where he is. my heart just kind of broke a little bit. also, it was full of joy that they got to experien romo for the time that they did. >> many of you did, too. romo was a bit of a viral sensation.

at 150 ypound, couldn't miss the bull mastiff pit bull mix. he wasn't your dog but there's a good chance he brought you a little bit of joy. happymade a lot of people beyond me and my family. it's scial that he was able to do that. >> store her, the last few days have been difficult. but the influx of condolences brings some comfort and proved that the outside world romopo looked out looked back at him with love. >> heustind of liked to look down on what's happening. i hope he's still doing that up in heaven. >> coreysmith, news 4. what a face. for all to say, heyro , as corey mentioned, he has a facebook page with more than 3,000 followers >> oh, my gosh. >> his memorial video has been viewed more than 6,000 times. >> he's m popular than us. >> i know, right. he's got a lot of folwers out there. how adorable. >> i know. i love that. also, don't you love to see a dog hanging out awi ow.

especially being a neighborhood. >> it's pretty cool. now a pillow has one basic job. it's supposed to keep your head d nneka lined while you sleep. >> it's supposed to. but anti-snore, wedge pillows g and foam filltore shelves, how do you know which one is ght for your nothing begin? >> susan hogan is working for you to help you doo he sidend help you get a good night's sleep. >> it can be a chiropractic thing. >> it sure is. finding that perfectlo p really can be a daunting task. specialty pillows, pricey. we have expert advice whether they actually work, plus shopping tips to help you pick the perfect pillow of your >> boy, this is good. >> some staffers tried out a specialty l-shaped pillow that claims to support your head,

neck shoulders and upper chest. it's among several new specialty thllows consumer reports looked at. e results? you need to almost sleep on it.s many people look for a pillow that feels right in the store. but c squee only tell you so much. you need to layn o it for 10 to 15 minutes before your neck starts to sink into the pillow. >> because everyone's body is different, there isne noize fits all. for, examp sevcervical pillows say they alleviate neck pain. >> they say they can alleviate neck pain but a lot depends fit. if it's too high or low, it can affect the way your neck is laying on it and can cause more pain. another mistake people make, overcorrecting what's wrong with their current pillow. >> they have a pillow too flat or ft, they mayook for a fuller or firmer pillow. or they'll sleep on too many pillows that could upset the naturalve c of their neck.

we recommend they find one that fits titir sleep pn. >> if you're a back sleeper, one of the wedge pillows may be an option. if you have snoring issues, it might relieve some of that pressure. >> side sleepser he more options. but you want to make sure it's supporting ncyou. >> 4s off the mattress is the best way to maintain the natural curve ind your h and neck. >> consider firm or extra firm from memory foam o lat to keep your head at the proper angle. >> so consumer rornts says no matter where or when you buyit, check the return policy to make sure you can return it if it doesn't we were talking about that, too. >> we helped you pick the perfect pillow. there is something else out there that i don't if you've heard of. they're called weighted >> il over the internet. s ankets. >> instagram. eps popping up. >> right. pinterest. >> exactly.

they're becomingore and more popular these days, especially with anxiety, even w childrenh autism. users say that the extra weight helps people to relieve stress and improve their sleep. feel likeou're snug and being hugged. they come in weights between five pounds up to 25 pounds. >> wow. >> there yougo. >> when you go into the dentist office and they cover you with the thing for the x-rays and you kind of feel like, of snugly.d now they have blankets like that as well. pretty neat. >> we need them in the newsroom. >> read the reviews on them. ey all get one star and people are like, i couldn't return it. blah-blah-blah. >> they were not happy. >> they needed a hug after that. >> you're going to hear from somebody outhere who loves them, wendy rieger. how many blankets do we need the next couple of days? heavy or otherwise? >> we definitelyav our down blanket out. it is that time of year. for tomorrow, we o start at 36

degrees with some scattered showers out there during the morning a midday hours. by noon, check it out. a temperature around 43 with a high of 45. tomorrow evening, it is looking mainly dry with a temperature of 42. here's future weather. starting you off at 8:00 a.m. notice this chance for a shower here in northern virginia. that's the chance for some freezing rain. it would be very light and not huge impacts. i want to mention it if you're out tomorrow morning. so you're aware of the chance rain.reezing very light again. i'm seeing in prince william,uq er, western fairfax. through frederick county in maryland. by 9:00 a.m. that threat is really over. 're still tracking scattered showers. otherwise cloudy skies across the region. moving towards lunchtime, still scattered showers out there. but most of a us dry and most of us are cloudy as well. a few peeks of sunshine are check it out. friday at 3:00 p.m., just cloudy skies across the area. it is looking dry as we move

into the evening hours. your friday evening is looking dry. the best chance for showers tomorrow morning and midday hours. the chance is at 30%. here's surday at 10:00 a.m. notice we're still dry. but rain moving in from the west. rain moves in around the lunchtime hours and then we'll have showers at times for your saturday afternoon and evening. nothing too 'ravy. but y going to be dealing with rain. the most rainfalling overnight saturday into very early sunday morning. i'm stopping future weather sunday at 8:00 a.m. noticehe rain already out of here and getting in on sunshine for the second halr of y sunday. here's a look at the temperatures. 45 tomorrow, 49 on saturday and 66. so close to 70 degrees onunday for monday, a high temperature of 58. as we look to tuesday, a high of 49. so we do cooldown monday into tuesday. as we look to wednesday, a temperature around43 with plenty of clouds. our next chance of rain comes

next weekend on saturday. i'm eri gonzalez at the live desk. we're monitoring a situation in bethesda. a pedestrian has been struck. we understand critically injured. this is -- you're lookingth a northbound lane of old georgetown road at lone oak drive. this is causing some major backups becausein this stigation closed off the northbound old georgetown at kingwood road. you've got to seek alternate routes here. you can see the buildup there. again, a pedestrian struck as soon as we have more details, we'll havet for you i

november is national homeless youth awareness month. did youth kno almost half of the district's homeless young people identify as lgbtq? one group trying to help them get off the streets. >> meagan fitzgerald spoke with a man whose life has been turned around now because he foundgh t mentors. >> it's a big night forhis man. >> quick finr food. just to get people a taste of what i actually do. >> he's preparing f an event where hundreds of people can try his food as a way of making a

name for his new catering business. in addition to serving peopleck also gives >> i'm a peer educator. i'm on my way to be an hiv, std tester. >> those who gave him aanecond at life. >> life has been a journey. >> his journey started on the streets of d.c. as a teenager. he was in and out of jail hanging with thecr wrong d. >> i was smoking and fighting. he internalized his depression and anger and caused him to lash out in a way his mother couldn't control. so he went from place to place and had nowhere else to sleep except on the streets. >> he found smyal,t houses lgbt youth struggling to findr thway. some are kicked out because of who they are. >> i didn't have a stable place. i was on the streets.

and smyal noticed that and let me give you a place to stabilize your life. that's exactly what theydid. >> so now this young man with a >> i'm going to put the flour over the top of it. >> has hope for arighter future. >> whatever you're feeling, whether it be sadness, anger or rage, confusion, let that fuel you, let that push you to where you need to be. >> in the distri, meagan fitzgerald, news 4. 00 breaking news at at a pivotal point in the russia investigation. president trump's forme admits he lied to congress. >> very simply, michael cohen is lying. >>e' break down michael cohen's guilty plea and what could happenewnext. vidence in a high-profile murder trial. the suspect's chilling instagram post weeks before the deadly olence in charlottesville.ns >> ie one of the businesses that soon will have to find a new home because of amazon.

we'll tell you how the folks here at syneticre theater taking the move. survivalan after as shot in the heart by his lneighbor. ife is worth living for. at the end of the road, there is a light. you are looking t a live picture of a busy commuter route with breaking news. a person hit b a vehicle off old georgetown road at lone oak drive in v bethesda. thtim was critically injured and has been rushed to the ital. northbound, old georgetown road at kingwood road has been closed off as police investigate. traffic cannot exit the beltway to northboun old georgetown road because of this accident. again, a pedestriann critical condition. you should expect backups you're traveling through this part of bethesda. also breaking tonight. plosive