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6:00 on this sunday mornings hehat we're following for you on news 4 today. plans have been set for washington to say good-bye to the 41st president. we have a rundown for president obama's hemorial. thought she was helping out a mother in need but an act of kindnes turned into a murder scene. a lot going on on this morning. thanks for being here with us. i'm adam tuss. >> i'm angie goff. were going to get back to the schedule of events as we honorb and rem 41, but we want to begin with the weather because once again a little rain out there. >> a little rain.
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it's ominous this morning. >> it's gross outside rht no yucky, however you want to explain it. i described it as yucky a second ago.ti we'll ce to have cloud cover, fog, drizzle.s but we head into this afternoon, maybe peaks of sunshine b l taking k right now, i believe this is reagan national airport. i think it is. maybe adam tuss can comment on yet is. this. listen, there we go, my producer said it's reagan national airport. we have drizzle a mist out there. that will continue as we head throh at least the morning. but you can see the clouds trying to clear the area. we are going to have a little bit o sunshine out there today. temperatures throughout right now, 30 4 ands, even 50s all through southern maryland. so some areas are starting warm this morning but we'll have a big spread in temperatures.
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we'll talk about why and with who will warm up in just a few minutes. >> take that. >> yeah. >> thank you, lauren. preparations are under way to o honor nation's 41st president, former president george h.w. bush will be returning to washingtonmo ow. >> he's been praised by leaders from both political parties as not only a great politician but a good man. tate at will lie in the capitol rotunda around 5:00 tomorrow night. ere will be an arrival ceremony involving the house and senate and the public can pay their respects starting at 7:30 tomorrow night through wednesday morning. the capitol will stay open clock. the on wednesday, the government will close for a day of mourning and his fun pal will takece at the national cathedral. >> he will be buried in college station, texas, where community members for a candlelight some in the crowd wore sweatshirts that read "bush" ans had presidential seal.
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chris pollone takes a look back at theme fr president's life and legacy. >> reporter: at texas a&m university and a school named in his honor,tudents remembered president george herbert walker bush. >> president bush is reunited with his daughter rinnd wife of 73 years, mrs. bush a buarba >> reporter: in kennebunkport, maine, the loss is eecially painful. the 41st president spent much of his life here growing up and returned tohe family compound every summer. >> they were the mostto dow earth amazing people you could imagine. >> reporter: the former president impact misdemeanorli s in his 94 years and political foes became fast friends, like former president bill clinton who tweeted "i will ways hold our friendship as one of my life's greatest gifts.
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in a statement, forme president barack obama wrote "america has lost a patriot and humble servant in george herbert walker bush. while our hearts are heavy today, they are also filled with gratitude." aveling in argentina, the president said he called members of the bush family. >> he was a very fine man who truly loved his family. tone thing t came through loud and clear. >> reporter:hile the nation has lost a dedicated public servant, four members of the bush family lost their dad. >> i feel like i hit the jackpot when it came to picking parents. >> reporter: the bushes, a political dynasty, mourning the loss of their patriarch, comforted by those aund the world who share their grief. chris pollone, nbc news. ifyo there's one spo would find the bush family dining in the d.c. area it was king gourmet, the nin falls church. the restaurant filled with old
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pictures on the walls. gege h.w. bush and his wif barbara ate there for decades. it's a great spot a lot of us know. darcy spencer talk odd the restaurant's owner about the death of his friend. >> he's not only a great president but he a warm person. a lot of personal things. you can feel he's such a gentlema he'd talk to you when you need him. whenporter: the owner says his father died president bush called them to offer condolences and talk to him for 15 minutes. >> one thing peoplek about is how fun w president bus and you always saw the serious side of him but this is a blast from the past. this is him at the army base io korea. it was 1992, i skipped school -- >> w is this in that picture. >> that's me. he was viiting. rought my camera, that's how
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we brought cameras back in the day. we d have phones. my friend melanie right, there her parents live in maryland. i said "can i get a picte, mr. president?" and this might be the first presidential selfie. you did the selfie before the selfie. >> and look how serve laughing and smiling. i just remember this as -- this is framed in my parents' house as one o the greatest memories. it was worth skipping school for. >> a tells y about him as well. on to a dramatic crash in the district involving four vehicles. d.c. fire says four people were taken to the a hospitaler several vehicles smashed yesterday on 11th street in columbia heights. one of the persons had serious injuries. the impact of the cra was so loud it sent people running out of their homes to findt out w happened. and when neighbors arrived they found the cops with their guns drawn. >> we saw some police officers arresting somebody and it looked like somebody else had been
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handcuffed already and a lot mo law enforcement showed up. a couple fire trucks, an ambulance, all very quickly. >> so far, no word on what led up to that crash ornyone being taken into custody. k> meantime, new details about the young manled on the clara barton parkway. the victim is identified as in sa.dewa he was killed near lock 5. two other people had life threatening injuries. no word on what happened in that accident. this is a look at a neighborhood in baltimore where police sayas a woman stabbed inside of a car. they say jaclyn smith died at the hospital. he was riding in the passenger's seat and rolled down a window to give money to a woman carrying a cardboard sign. that's when man reached into the car and tried to grab her
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wallet and stabbed police are now looking for a man who may be in his 30s with a goatee and they're lookingor the woman. this time of year, the mperatures drop, the cold can be brutal. that's why oneup local g is offering to help those who need it the most. there will be a winter warmth drive at the washington hebrew congregati on macomb street in partnership with the group iendship place. from there, people can shop for warm winter clothing and enjo a meal. this starts at 2:30. what a good cause. 6:08. when will the rain stop and a warmup on the way as we take a warmup on the way as we take a live look at the
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sunday forecast because we've been hearing about the warmerer teures coming today but it's really damp. >> december and 60 in your forecast? thatak doesn't sense. >> listen, i've had to take that temperature down just a little bit. >> come on! >> within two minutes. >> everybody was going to do their holiday decorations today, yard work, everything. >> you can still do that later on this afternoon. temperatures will still be above normal. ou normal temperature for this time of year will be 52 degrees but there will be a big spread d i'll explain. one rule that we have in meteorology, never trust a warm front. even yesterdayhen i was on air i was saying hey, listen, it will beow interesting to see temperatures play out tomorrow, which is today. so let's head to our maps and show you the fog. we have the fog, the drizzle, the cmist, that willtinue through the morning. so, again, foggy and misty ain pa shower possible. heading into your monday, quiet, partly sunny, temperatures will be in the 50s.
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temperatures drop on tuesday, back in the 40s, but we' have sunshine. maybe flurries through the area wednesy, it won't amount to much. so, again, we are looking at a fewng showers. most of this is out of here but we are watching for the drizzle, to continuee clouds at least through the morning. i'll keep a chance of a passing shower as w continue through the afternoon but i believe we'll get sunshine out here. especially across our region. i believe there will be pops of sunaf later this rnoon. now, visibility down quite a bit. if you're headed throughout morning, especially in shenandoah valley you can see the vibility in winchester down to a half a mile. but it's bad.s annapoown to a quarter of a mile so be careful headed out on the roadways. it's chilly. temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. we'll top out by 11:00 into the low 50s. the current temperature out there right now t across board, 30s in the shenandoah
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valley. 50 in annapolis. 55 at the patuxentriver. we have a warm front. you can see columbus, it comes down through morgantown, drops down right here and look at raleigh and virginia beach, down in the s, so areas south of this warm front a little ourmer. northan see in the 40s. this will lift to the north. buthen we have cold front coming through later this afternoon and that is going to ke those temperatures down a tick. so i believe here in d.c. we can ma it into the upper 50s. areas south, fredericksburg, maryland, you will make it into the 60s, and if you are in carroll county tough baltimore, those temperatures remain in the mid-50s. we have a chance of a passing shower through the afternoon.
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th sun goes down about 4:45 so we don't have much daylight to get sunshine in re. will see sunshine tomorrow, and pretty quiet through this week. tuesday, wednesda, thursd friday, sunny skies, temperatures in the 40s and then we do have a good snow chance as we get to sunday, the end of next weekend. guys? >> never trust a warm front. that's what we learned here. >> there you go. 6:15. we have "reporters notebook" coming up next. we're backn 15 minutes with more of the day's top story. i'm aaron gilchrist, welcome to "reporters' notebook." with us today are david culver an adam tuss. we'll dig into a number of topics with you today. we'll start in northern virginia with you, david, and this murder trial that ended with a plea deal this week for darwin martinez torrez. an interesting case, one where
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we saw him enter a guilty plea to killing a 17-year-old girl in northern virginia. >> it's a horrificiscase. dates back to june of last year. it got international attention, mostly because the victim is a rl.ng muslim it happened during ramadan, she was walking home with friends after overnigh prayers, and now we can say darwin mar nez torrez pleaded guilty to this, he went after them and her in particular, took a bat to her, put her in his car, took her to a nearby lake, raped her and left her body there. it's a horrific crime. prosecutors were in shock with some of the details in this case. but what stands out now that hi life w spared and this is in part because of the victim's family. they saidathey'dr have answers. so a unique part of this pleaem agt -- something i had never seen before and prosecutors say it's very rare -- is that in exchange for sparing h life they'll give him life in prison but he has to
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answer any questions that the victim's family has regarding their loved one. >> any insight as to what -- obviously they want to know why. but any insight as tohat they want to ask him? >> interestingly enough, when this firstcebroke, the c from the family and from the muslim community was that this t was a crime. the family still believes this. prosecutors have pushed back from that a little bit and it seems the focus was also on his mental state. he has an iq of 68 as was pointed out in court. they're not sure if thereere disturbances as a child that led to this. either way, though, they're punishing him with life in prison. >> one of the other things that came up as a result of thi case is the status of the death penalty in virginia and the idea that it's not being pursued as s much as it a few years back. >> it's not because as you talk to psecutors in northern virginia in particular, an area that separates itsf from the rest of the commonwealth in many ways, certainly politically, it's becoming increasingly
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difficult for prosecutors to pursue the death penalty. part of that has to do with convincing a jury to eentially kill one of their peers. that said, the prosecutor said as long as it is the law, in his words ifnybody rapes and kills and he deems it appropriate he will seek the death penalty. >> the questions the family wants to ask of this murderer now, do we expect to hear any ot these questions may be or is this a done case? >> we asked the family father showed u at this case. he was incredibly emotional and has been throughout. this is a case where at one point the mother of the victim threw ae across the courtroom so that's how emotionallyhi charged is. we don't know. we know what he wantit's why. >> adam tuss, i want to ask you about what's beeoing on around reagan national airport. we looked at the holiday last week, the week before the thanksgiving holiday and just the -- >> traffic chaos.
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n>> obviously construct is going on. how does it get to be such a though?r there, >> we've had a perfect storm of events. the first is when metro decided to shut down the blue and yellow line at the same time you had the holiday rush around the veterans day weekend. on onhat friday night you had a rainstorm. that combined to produce this ungodly disaster that was over there for that friday and then it trickled into the next couple days. over the thanksgiving break, we saw it get busy and e and flow at different times but it pointed to the fact that there's ongoing construction at the airport which is constraining lanesous go around specifically the airport loop. the problem is, a lot of people use the airport itself as a cut-through to places like route 1. >> guilty. >> to get to crystal city. to go down to delray, wherever areaight be doing in that so if you're taking away the
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capacity, you're reducing capacity for cmuters and this's played into delays for people getting dropped off and picked up. it's become a mess at specific time sunday evenings are really bad there. you'll have a tough time picking up or dropping off anybody at thhairport, even w metro operating.is don't forget, s because brand new security checkpoints are being built at reagan national airpor they're building a brand new concourse on the north side of the airport so it wil whole new terminal. there's a lot of major work happening there right now andt will be in place for years. so that's what we're dealingth >> so expect more of the same. christmas and new year's rolling around very soon. we'll see the same. >> airport officials have tried to scale thisack so lanes will open up at certain times, specifically whenit's heavier period. >> did they do tgit at thanng? >> they tried. there was some work being done on the upper level that theyll
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back but even with that you still saw the crush and the impact. and don't forget, we're dealing with uber and lyft which 100% are putting more vehicles on the road and so man people in addition to taxis that used to just take taxis to t airport metro or however you got there, now you're dealing with so manydehare vehicles making their way through so it becomes a critical mass andhe road network isn't big you have no handle all of this. >> i find myself wondering, not to say that you can answer it, but you have to think, they knew the going to do this project, they knew before it started what a headache it can be in that area, how is it that there wasn't some other plan for a cut-through road. did they maybe cut open a parking lot and figure out some way to give more access to gw parkway? >> there is not much else you can do in tt area. you can't construct a new bridge just for construction. you can't do that. it takes a long time to build that. what they have tried to do is manage the traffic flow the best
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they could. so for instance they found out the cell phone lot there, which is now closed, if you know that, the people going in and coming out were creating a faffic jam traffic going around the circumstance sol they've tried to do things like that. now they're telling people you can park for an hour for free the main garages so they're encouraging people to park and pick up you loved one in the airport itself. so there are things like that that they're encouraging. and i will say, we d a story on thanksgiving where so many people were reuniting with their love ones inside the airport because they had parked and gone in. it's kind of heartwarming. >> yes, it wa a very nice story. i don't like commenting adam. >> we'll take areak on that note. stop on a high note and talk aboutff other s in report
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so we are looking at amazon moving into northern virginia. >> i hope so. >> well, that's the idea. and igemember ask tim kaine during a senate debate back in september about what some people see a the down side to amazon coming. that's the idea that soany people would be squeezed into crystal city and part of alexandria the traffic impact, route 1, i ave nothink is wide you handle a glut of 25,000 people. all the other infrastructure issues that could come from adding something so big to this area. are these concerns valid, adam? is there a real concern? do we anticipate the impact people are talkingabout? >> yes and no. yeah, there's going to be an influx ofhaorkers in area but here's the thing about crystal city that people already know. whe realignment happened, thousands of jobs got pulled out of crystal city anyway. there were thousands of jobs there previously and the
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infrastructure could handle it. so bringing25,000 jobs back into crystal city to fill what is eentially vacant office space that's there shouldn't have a tremendous impact. now, look will there be more concentration going there? of course. roads like 395, route 1, the gw parkway, they'll see more traffic. but as these surveys have pointed out, people who want to wo for amazon don't necessarily want to be in a car. they want to walk, bike, be on a scooter, take metro. so the main focal point will on how metro handles its capacity. they're talking about building a new entrance to crystal city, the crystal city station, the potomac yard isn't built yet. so metro has to get its own act together wheon trains break down and the tracks don't catch on fire. >> there's alwayshat issue. >> the short answer is it can handle it. though, isconcern,
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housing overall. one of the stories i covered initially following this was speaking to local real estate experts wh are sayinthere's going to be an influx. not initially, they think because of these jobs will be millennials, they think millennials have to rent for a good period of time, save up the money to makey purchases, t think that's longer term. the concern will be, though, some of theor able housing situations or lack thereof and that's what groups have beeng pushack against and the governor, i asked the governor this past week at wtop, he said that's a focus and he'll make it a. priori >> what is the new name for the area? >> national landing. >> because it's going to -- what? >> rebranding. >> crystal city, pentagon city, potoma yard. but your concerns, the initial investment is ty crystal c area and the idea that you have
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more people moving into this area, at the beginning is the infrastructure there for some people to move in? youusly won't get 25,000 people immediately, they's the hope, that some jobs will -- people will be here so they're living here so the antication it won't be 25,000 as a whole. atbut ulty they are looking at this to be taking up a big part of the area, places like delray already seeing a huge bump because of it. >> you mentioned this library in northern virginia, and the fact that there's been -- they had a grand oping. r a library in 2018, which is a little bit odd, you wonder who's not buying the books on the kindle or the ipad now. >> i love libraries. >> that's where you go to read. >> , that's what you do at the library? >> some go to take naps there.
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but this new o is we want a place that will be an alternative to starbucks. that's what they'reki l at. if you look at this space, it's almost what you see the jobet mark trending towards. you think of silicon valley, the big windows, natural light, the open seating spaces. it's high tech looking. they have these g stairs that up and they're collaboration stairs so you can sit there and have conversatio and it serves as an amphitheater so it's changing the space to beore modern, 40,000 square feet, high tech. they'veven got this thing for the books that they have that sorts the books automatically so you drop the book off, like the "harry potter" sorting hahat. >>s harry potter? >> that's a book you should read. >> opportunity librarian with the glasses and -- >> do you? >> yeah. that's part-f none of that with the machines sorting books. >> there will still be books. full disclosure, i sit on the library board at the college of william & mary and people say
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buat do you do, that sounds boring. they're trying to figure out how to keep books on the shelves there but they're pushing more towards digital subscriptions. that's where the reality is for the youngergeneration. still, people want to open up a book and page throughshings. >> sou like a smart plan to make themselves -- to continue to be relevant we move into the future. i want to close with metro because why not talk about metro while we have adam here. place to to be a quiet take a nap anymore. if you're on a metro bus now, they have a couple buses that you hear ads playing. there's one particular ad playing on the 31, 32 and 36 line. this is an ad for megabus and they have the loud speakers there where they have "stop requested" or whatever. but now these ads will play at certain points along your routee it's c geotargeting which is crible. so for instance the bus knows where it is, you can track any bus with gps. but ads are targeting to play at
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certain points along the route so you could be hearing an ad for a store that's across the street. and in some ways that's brilliant. you're almngt wonde why it wasn't like that before. here's the thing. it's kind of -- you're used to the bus, not used to hearing ads ar and u would in your if it's successful enough it could expand to the train and metro looking for every nickel and dime they can find. these contracts aren't cheap. this is $250,000 per year for one contract. >> for riders the worst is that it might be annoying for a few seconds. >> and maybe they give y good information. maybe it's something you do want. >> if you fly ryan r, i remember ten years ago being on a ryan air flight and my nap was interrupted by a perfume ad. >> really? >> gah. if you to other countries you see advertising all over the place on certa trans systems. metro catching up. >> we'll leave the conversationr adam tuss and david culver. >> surprisingly civil. >> we were well behaved.
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>> i tol you th, we won't have shenanigans on my watch. >> you can keep>> it. ome back next week and do whatever you want. thank you for joining us o reporters notebook. news 4 today continues in a moment. we were wellbe ved. >> i can't believe that theyll approvedhree of you on the same set. >> that was a fun show to do. it was. look at this behind us. we are off to gloomy start. >> and the fog, the drive in. if you were r hitting td early, low visibility in parts of virginia. our director said she cou rely see anything on the gw parkway so be careful. let's check in with a look at the forecast. a lot of fog out there, lauryn. >> it will be interesting to see
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if the national weather service issues a dense fog advisory. and listen, it's going to continue to get worse before it ge better so watch out for that fog there this morning, maybe leave yourself t extrae if you're headed out early on this sunday morning. we also hav little bit of drizzle, a little mist out there as wwell. thatill continue through the morning. i think by this could have a passing shower so we'll keep the chance of unsettled weather throu the day. again, clouds are starting to clear the area. we wilonnue to see peeks of sun later on this afternoon.es temperatut there, 46 degrees. we'll take it up to 47 by 7:00 a.m. and into the low 50s at 11:0 a.m. for anything you need to do today, let's run it down, tting the christmas tree. it will be misty and almuddy, espe if you're cutting your own one down. keep that in mind. decorating after 3:00 is ideal
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pcause we could haveks of sunshine but sun goes down 4:45 brunch and church damp and cool and foggy. we have a big chae in temperatures out there today. we'll show you will warm up and coolown coming up in a few minutes. nk you, lauryn. the 41st president will lie in state at the capitol rotunda this coming week. president george h.w. bush's body will be flown to d.c. tomorrow following a ceremony with house and senate members. the public will be able to pay eirrespects. the capitol will remain open from 7:30 p.m. through wednesday morning. on wednesday, the government will close for the funeral at the washington national cathedral. on thursday, mr. bush will be laid to rest on the grounds of hisresidential library at texas a&m university. he will be buried at the family not next t his wife barbara who died in april and their three-year-old daughter robin who died i 1953 from leukemia. open our nbc washingtonapp. there will be more details about
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thschedule of services and tributes happening in washington. courageous, gracious, those are just some of the words being used to remember former president bush. derrick ward spoke with his former press officer to talk about the special relationship mr. bush had with the media. >> for kristin clark taylor, the former president's passing leaves an empty space. >> even though i've steeled myself and built a wall of resolve, it still hurts. friend.my >> reporter: she was a press officer during the latter days of george h.w. bush'ses vice ential term and his director of media relations through his erpresidency. was something of a theme that ran through both periods. >> he remained unfla able in times of crisis, calm, analytical. >> reporter: and the more personal remembrances. his meeting her parents and comforting her on the loss of her mother in an environment of an executive office that doesn't lend itself to much emotio >> he allowed me that and he gave me that room.
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he'dall eve now and then or send cards, called to check on my father. >> reporter: and the lighter moments, like the time her then very young son got to meet the then vice president. >> leaned down, said hello, who have we here, picked him up and put him on hiser shou gave him a horsey >>. >> reporter: an exciting moment for sure. but things took an expected rn. >> his little cheeks were inflating and i thought, don't blow, pleaseon't blowike a guiser? of course, he did. so he threw upll ove the vice president's head. >> reporter: she said theen vic preshandled it like a true statesman. the vice presidtook him off his shoulders and said "that's the last time i'll hold your child, kristin."y he is m friend still, i don't want to use past tense. oo rwaorter: derrick, news 4. >> stop reis aries and remembras
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there. police are trying to find whoever is responsible for killing a19-year-old bomb from alexandria. detectives say nia howard reynolds was found with a gunshot wound inside a home friday night. she later died at the hospital. police are offering a $25,000 reward for information that helps solve the case. a dramatic crash in the district sent several people to the hospital. d.c. fire says four people were hurt after several vehicles smashed together in columbia heights. this happened yesterday night on 11th street. the impact of the crash so loud it sent people o running out their homes to find out what happened and some neighbors said it looked likeer off were arresting someone. they had someone in handcuffs as well. no word on what led up to that crash or anyone being taken into stody. could a trump tower be built in russia? nbc news has learned exclusivei rmation about possible plans just as president trump heads home from the g20 summit in argereina. ain spokesperson is saying mr. trump's former personal
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lawyer michael cohenontacted russia in january of 2016. keir simmons personally saw two e-mails from cohen requesting meeting with those officials to talk about construction. meanwhile, at the g20, mr. trump scrapped a planned meeting with president putin citing russia's recent attack and seizure of ukrainian ships. >> we can't allow certain things to happen and, you know, it happened and i just -- i can't be a part of it. >> president trump insists hes no financial interest or ties to russia and has broken publicly with cohen. we will have the latest onhis coming up on "meet the press" and we'll talk with "meethe press" moderator chuck todd more about this as well. >> he'll be in here in just a minute. tonight is the first night of chanukah and to celebrate the national menorah will be lit near theational mall. thousands of people are expected to attend the 40thli annual ting of the menorah. the ceremony will happen on the elliouth of the white
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house. it's free to attend but you need ticket. you can get one online. potato pancakes and doughnuts will be given out to all of the guests. >> very nice. if you are headed out, we're looking at 46 degrees if you're headed out really early. and we have i fog the air. some drizzle. next andll join us tell us about the timing of the rain, when everything will stop and clear out and when things will warm up. will warm up.
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that was wild week of new developments in the russia probe and the things took a somber turn when the world found out about former president bush's passing. >> moderator of "meet the press" chuck todd is with us. do you have a personal remembrances of president bush? >> he's really the last president before i start mid-professional life. had, his first campaign, i just begun to cover so i had one
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great brief moment personally when former president bush and mrs. bush came to the press room to visit one time when they were paying respects to president obama but my wif has a terrific memory. her father was getting cancer treatment in houston and her father had been aointed by governor, jeb bush in florida was there and former president bush came to check in on him, didn't know him but was apologizing his son couldn't be there to pay. it was just -- the bush family's grace and this isn't just him. his sons are this way, jenna bush is a colleague. >> you heard it about barbara, the same thing. >> the concernnd empathy they had for people that they didn't even know, that they would concern oh, this is somebody that is important to jeb, so i'll do this, 's something
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else. >> he had a remarkable record of service and you look at m, we're looking at a one-term president and is there a littl bit of looking back at the time that he wa a president how lucky we were considering all of his international experiences, all of the offices that he held. will we ever see another like ? >> he's the most prepared president at least in the last 100 years. we can have debates about the founding fhers and other ones early on but when you think about the modern era, there was nobody more prepared for the presidency than him, having headed the cia before he got there, being a member of congress, being at the united nations. it's interesting is the numbee ord we're hearing about president bush is restraint.s he alwhowed restraint. whether it was restraint in how to manage the end of the coldwa restraint in how to deal with members of congress,
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restraint in how to connect a campaign. there was just a sense of some political opponents said he was risk-averse or weak but we look back and realize how much miss restraint. >> it's always interesting to look back at former presidents and see how their leg sacy play out over the >> and how it changes. >> there is a sense with george h.w. bush that you're getting -i ory has already been good to him. better.it will only get let's talk about the current president and what happened in his world this week. we have michael cohen now pleading guilty to some russia s deal what do you see here? >> the biggest problem for thee ent on this is that number one it establishes the president is more in the center of the mueller probe. but i think it opens the door onfor more investiga in the
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president's business dealings and it will open the door. you have adam schiff, theco inng head of the house intel committee talking about he believes the trump organization was a money laundering operation for the russians in various ways and it's the headcratching of why was candidate trump being so praise-worthy of putin and now you find out he was in the mid of negotiating a pottial deal in moscow at the time. it's going to open the door of how much american foreign policy is being influenced by the s presideninancial interest. saudi arabia and russia right no both are opening those linesn of investiga for democrats. >> tell us who you have coming up on the show. remembering president bush, perhaps his closest different, jim baker, the s formerretary of state will be on and former vice president dick cheney will be in the studio. so you ought to s come hi on that. then we'll deal with news of the week with jerrold nadler on the democratic side of the aisle.
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>>jam-packed show as always, thanks so much for stopping by.n and you see "meet the press" every sunday at 10:30er here a news 4 today. 46 it was a father-and-son story like no other. both bush presidents serving during the most significant ents of our time. >> nbc's kristen welker reports on their unique bond in modern american hi sory. >> thered a name and membership to the most exclusive club in american politics. george h.w. bush and his eldest son george w. >> first and foremost he was a great father. >> reporter: a passionndor politicsublic service passed down from one generation to t next. >> reach for the stars, accomplished stuff and sure enough, they have. >> reporter: their bond punctuated by a lifetime of parallels. both yale graduates who served in uniform before enteringse public ice.
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george w. following in his father's food meps. >> i want to tha dad, the most decent man i have ever ] cheers and applause >> reporter: family always came first, fiercely protective of each other. >> when you would turn on the television to hear ctics talk out him? >> it made me angry. >> it helped thicken my hide. crit dism of my was harder to handle than criticism of me. >> same thing, i do not like it. >> through it all, their unbreakable bond enduring. >> the kind of question people ask all the time, whos the most influential president? and well, thers n contest. george h.w. bush. >> would you say the same thing about him? unconditionally. >> reporter: the younger george told his father by phone ahe'd be wonderful dad and he loved him.
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george sr.'s final words l "ie you, too." kristen welker, nbc news, washington. >> we've been hearing that story about the finalet momenten the father and son there. >> that story piggybacked off what chuck was talking about, how they worked together it will be a tough week in washington but as president trump said, b we' mourning that. you can see the fog at national harbor, you can barely make out traffic. that's what you're dealing with ifou're going out. >> visibility is down to a quarter mile in some spots. we have the drizzle and the mist and passing showers. >> but there's a but, right? >> no. >> isn't itng g to warm up? >>listen, one other thing.
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it looks interesting. >> allight, sir, okay. >> it will cnge but that's a week away. let's talk about visibility becaus they are low in some spots. winchester improving but i anne arundel county through southern maryland be careful driving out there this sunday morning. passing showerfot out the question. i'll keep in the all day because i don't trust this warm front. so we'll have possibly peeks of sunshine later on. a better chance this afternoon than this morning. all the way through lunchtime we'll be w dealih this drizzle, with this mist, but you can see clouds are clearing a little t. may have some peeks of sun earlier than expected out here in thele shenandoah v but for the most part we'll wait to see any of those. passing showers possible throughout the day.
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we're in the 30s and 40s but some areas are in the 50s.t patuxent river 60 degrees. the reason why we have a warm ont, this is how the warm front looks. this is why the temperatures are -- the forecast is ul diff look at areas south of this warm front. you can see they're into the s. 60s down in raleigh and virginia beach. 58. ocean city at so this will slowly lift to the north and areas on the south side of this warm front will be the north areas on side will be in the 50s. there will be a spread in temperatures. i think in d.c. we'll make it up to 59 degrees. but southern maryland, fredericksburg, the shenandoah vallld make it into the mid-60s. but drizzle, mist t and fogs morning, peeks of p.m. sun. we have a lot of things going on. del rey holiday kickoff, that's
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postponed until tonight. a little parade, some clearing, it will be damp. we have the nationalhe -- menorah lighting. it will be mild. holiday markets may have a passing shower but that's about it. it won't be raining the whole time. you can see a few passing showers this morning. we'll get clearing later on. this is 3:30 but the sun goes down at 4:45 so we don't have time to get this sunshine here. tomorrow we will havene sunshi. temperatures will be in the mid to upper 50s,ild and quiet. it will be quiet all this work week. tuesday, wednesy, thursday, friday. we could have a flurry on wednesday. temperatures in the low 40s so temperatures take a big dip monday to tuesday as a dryon l system comes through. then we have sunday. it looks like we could have a good snow chance -- >> what? i know i know. next sunday. did you see how i went here.
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next time you go out for dinner you might notice statehd savignon is on the wine list. >> they're hoping to raiseaw eness about the statehood effort in the district. aimee cho takes us inside the process of this project. >> i'm checking sugars on the tank right no >> if y step inside city winery northeast -- >> keep coming over and smelling it. >> reporter: -- you'll find wine ntkers like adam pouring their profession a new passion. statehood sauvignon blanc and
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statehood shiraz. they're hoping these new btles will inspire people to vote for d.c. statehood. >> we feel like this is the ght time for d.c. to be represented as a state in the united states. to partn with an initiative that can help d.c. residents is something we want tbe a part of. >> reporter: city winery says it took a month to design the bottle andll the donate 15% of the profits to the group d.c. vote. ho >> taxation w representation doesn't make sense. it goes against what the country's based on. >> reporter: and what the new wine line is based on, creating conversation and getting people too care about flix opolitics o bottle at a time. >> it's washington, d.c. it comes with the climate and the >> we care about investing into the community. >> reporter: in northeast, aimee cho, news 4. >> wow. the bottles are available for sale in the store at their
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heading into the 7:00 hour whatws 4 today, here's we're following for you. plans have been set for good-bye too say the 41st president. we he a rundown of the events planned for president bush's memorial. a woman thought she was helping out a mother in need but an act of kindness quickly turned into a m scene. >> good morning and welcome in on this sunday morning. thank you for being here. i'm adam tuss. >> i'm angie goff. we have ausy sunday morning ahead of us. we want to begin for all of you whetherare heading out for church activities or holiday activities or maybe you want to put up le christmashts and decorations, weather is important. >> it will change throughout the da download the nbc washingtonet a toore on that for injury? good plug. good plug. >> lauryn, howch will ige today? >> changes are on the way.
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we'll warm u b maybe not as warm as you may have thought because -- never trust a warm fron we have a warm front lifting through the area. some areas will be in the 50s, some in the 60s but one thing we have out there right now, fog. fog is bad out there. winchester keeps going back and forth under a mile. it's bad everywhere. baltimore in annapolis about a quarter of a mile. so watch out, hefty fog out there right now. that will continue to be with us through the morng. ion't see it going anywhere. i have drizzle, fog, mi w, all th up to the middle part of the morning, maybe lunchtime. 46 degrees i our temperature right now. we'll make it into the 47 mark today -- through the 7:00 a.m. hour. misty at 9:00 a.m. with temperatures in the upper 40s and then low w 50sh peeks of sunshine around 11:00. i can't rule out a passing shower through the day. it won't be a pretty d but not like yesterday where we had rain
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and drizzle all throughout the day. we could get clearing this afternoon. so let's t expect for this work week because we cool down quite a bit and we have snow in the forecast. guys? >> thank you, lauryn. preparations are under way toor our nation's 41st president, former george h.w. bush will be returning to washington tomorrow. >>he political statesman has been praised by leaders from both political parties as not only great politician but a good man. his body will lie intate at the capitol rotunda. there will be an arrival ceremony involvinghe house and nate and the public will pay their respects starting at 7:30 tomorrow night through wednesday morning. the capital will stay open and then the government will close funeral.day for the >> mr. bush will be buried in college station, texas, which is where community members gathered
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for a candlelight vigil. some ofhe crowd wore sweatshirts that had his presidential seal on it. >> reporter: at texas a&m iversity, site of his presidential library and a school named in his honor,ud ts remembered former president george herbert walker bush at a candlelight vigil. >> president bush is reunited with his daughter robin and wife of3 ars, mrs. barbara bush. >> reporter: flags are flying at half-staff in honor of the former president. in kennebunkport, mase, the loss painful. the 41st president spent much of his life growing up and returned to the family compound eve summer. >> they were really the most down to earth amazing people yu coulimagine. that's why there's such a sense of loss. >> reporter: the former president impacted many lives in his 94 years and political foes became fastnd fr like former president bill clinton who tweeted upon hearing the news o bush's death"i am grateful for
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every minute i spent with him and will always hold our friendship as one of my life's greatest gifts." in a statement, former president obama wrote "america has lost a pa and humble servant in george herbert walker bush. while our hearts e filled with gratitude." traveling in argentina, president donald trump said he called members of the bush family to offer his condolences. >> he was a very fine ma i met him on numerous occasion. he was a high quality man who truly loved his family. one thing came through very loud and clear, he was very proud of his family. >> reporter: while the nation has lost a dedicated public servant, four members of the bush family lost their dad. >> i feel like i hit the jackpot when it came to picking parents. >> the bushes, a political m dynastyrning the loss of their patriarch comforted by those around the world who share their grief. chris pollone, nbcnews. there's one spot around here that you'd find the bush family
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dining, it was at peking gourmet, the inn in falls church. the restaurant is filled witu old ps on the walls of the family. george h.w. bush and his wife barbara ate tre for decades. our darcy spencer talked to the restaurant's owner about the death o his friend. >> he's not only great president, he's a warm president. a lot of personal things, you can tell, you can feel it he's such a gentleman. >> the owner says when his father died president bush called them to offerle cones and talked to him for 15 minutes. >> a very special bond. one member of our news 4 family had been especially close with the bush family for years. our own barbara harrison by last night to share some of her feelingsn the former president. >> when i woke up to this morning i felt really sad. those of us with parents who reach their 90s live with the
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realization that their days with us, no matter how healthy they are, might be numbered. ing mygeorge h.w. bush d first job as a reporter in dallas, texas, in the summer of 1980. i was sent to the republican national convention in detroit. knowing george bush was on ronald reagan's short list for vice president, although the choice was top secret, i was invited tohe suite where the bush family was gathering, i knew he was about to accept the number position and i wondered if he felt a sense of that he wasn't at the top of the tickets. but he accepted his role with the sambe determination t the best at whatever he did -- baseball, world war ii pilot, ambassador, whatever. when i came to washington in 1981 i w often with the bushes during one assignment or another. all the things i came to know about them both over theirears was t devotion and duty to family. and with both of them, it was hard toe appreci the depth of the loss that they felt when,
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many years later, they were still grieving over theirer daug robin who had died of ukemia when she was three years old. with all the years they passed and the highs and lows they faced during their lives, nothing semed to m the indelible grief they were left with when their daughter atdied. why when i saw this cartoon that jenna bush hager posted on instagr it made me smile. it shows the president and his wife barba bush with their daughter robin at three years old still in a heaven with quote saying "we waited for you." >> that illustration was an ddition to the one the cartoonist did when barbara bush died and she was reunitedith robin. d.c. fire says four people were take on to the hospital afteeh severalles smashed
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in columbia heights. this happened on 11stth et. one person did have serious injuries. the impact of the crash so lou it sent others running out of their homes to find out what happene happened. >> we saw police officers arresting somebody and it looked like someb by else hn handcuffed and more law forcement showed up. a couple fire truck, ambulance. >> no wd of what led up to the crash or anyone being taken into custody. new details about another crash o the clara barton parkway. u.s. park police identified the victim as 21-year-old sachin dewage. he was killed in the crash when two vehicles colded head o yesterday morning near lock five. two others suffered life threatening injuries and there's no word what led up to that cident. a manhunt is under way to find out whoever stabbed a good
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samaritan i baltimore. police say a woman was stabbed inside of a car yeste jay. police squeline smith died at the hospital. they say smith wasin ridin the passenger seat and rolled down her window to give money to a woman carrying a cardboard sign. the sign read "please help feed my baby." that'shen a man reached into the car, tried to grab her wallet and stabbed her. police are looking for a man in his 30sith the goatee and for the wom carrying the sign. a u.s. navy admiral is found dead inside his home in thest middle the navy confirms vice admiral scott sterny died insi his home in bahrain. he oversaw the american naval id forces in thee east and was commander of the bahrain base fifth fleet. e navy says foul play is not suspected and didn't explain thf cause his death. he was a chicago native. this time of ar, the temperatures drop and the cold can be brutal. that's why one local group is offering to help those who need it the tst. todare will be a winter
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warmth drive at the washington onbrew congrega this is on macomb street in northeast d.c. in partnership with the groupriendship place. they will be donating to those in need and then from there those in nee can shop for warm thnter clothing and enjoy a hot meal. start this is afternoon at 2:30. some kids ael hs purely for being themselves. the of homeless youths district identify as lgbtq. now an organization is working to help them get off the strt and back on track. see how there helng next on
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welcome back. the coming winter months can be deadly for the most vulnerable people in ourar . we're talking about the homeless. >> more than half of the detective's homeless youth identify as lgbtq and one group is working to help them get off
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the street. meagan fitzgerald met a young hman whose lifeas been turned nd the because he f right mentors. >> reporter: it's a big night for treyvelle. >> i want to give some finger food to give them a taste of what i do >> reporter: he's preparing an event where hundreds of people can try his food as o a wayf making a name for his catering business. in addition to serving people, he also gives back. >> i'm a peer educator. i'm on my way to be to be an hiv tester. life had been a journey. >> reporter: his journey start on the streets of d.c. as a teenager, he was in and out of jail, hanging with the wrong crowd. >> i was smoking and drinking, standi out, fighting. >> reporter: he internalized his depression and anger. caused him to lash out in a way his mother couldn't control so he bounced from place to place before he had nowhere else
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to sleep but on the streets. >> i have to get myself together. >> reporter: that's when he found smyal, an organization that houses, mentors, and helps lgbt youth struggling to find their way. some are kicked out of homes because of who they are. >> i didn't have a stable i was on the street. and smyal aoticed that was like let me give you a place to stabilize your life, and that's what they>> did. reporter: so now this young man with a troubled past -- >> i'm going to fly these and put the flour over top of it. >> reporte f -- has hope a brighter future. >> whatever you feel, sadness, anger, rage, confusion, let that push you to where you need to be. >> reporter: in the district,fi meagangerald, news 4. >> hello? >> we are here. ood message in that story for
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sure. sorry, we had an audio issue. but we also have an issue with the weather. if you are looking outside, of re dealing with a lot fog. it will get warmer. we'll check in (toni vo) 'twas the night before christmas, and all thro' the house. not a creature was stirring, but everywhere else... there are chefs, bakers and food order takers. doctors and surgeons and all the life savers. the world , alive as you can see this time of the year is so much more
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interfaithrs lea came together address whathey can do to help with the problem. >> reporter: swastikas spray pated on the jewish community center i fairf county. kkkecruitment flyers left ins. drivew a deadly rampage after the unite the right rally in charlottesville. hate crime on the rise inia virgnd fairfax county. the number of cases up by 50% last year. >> this hate is turning violent too frequently. >> reporter: that's why virginia's attorney general is huddling with community in a series of round tables to get feedback on how to strengthen state law to go after those committing bias more aggressively. >> hate crimes are designed to put fear in an entirecommunity. >> reporter: a different location, same topic as the police chief updated thof board supervisors on how his department is attacking hate crimes alongside him, someone who knows
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well how these incidents can impact the community. this is the head of the jcc that was hit twice. the most recent incident justys efore a gunman opened fire at a pittsburgh synagogue. >> the fact that pittsburgh happened a week lat makes us feel like spray paint is the tip of the icerg and tha anything is possible now. >> reporter: he says it's the cumutive effect of one case after another that can change how we live. a real example for him -- ym bagng an on attended in front of the jcc sets off >> what seems like an innocent thing can be terrifying. >> reporter: still, he takes heart in the way the community is pushing back against ne neo-nazis, white supremacist groups and others interfaith groups are standing together. >> we have to work through this. we have to live our lives and continue to do what we think is right and reach out to our fellow citizens. >> reporter: inth nn virginia, julie carey, news 4.
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>> lauryn, explain this. explain what is happening. allrdeek we h 70 degrees, it's going to be beautiful on sunday. i want an explanation. a lot of people were waiting to do the chr decorations today and everything. it's a foggy mess out ere. >> you can still do it. >> i want an explanation. i want an exeanation. >> needve to on. >> yesterday i was in the district wharf lighting thing, the boat light. >> i'm glad you're invested in this. >> i was up late last night and i said the crowd of several thousand people it will be in the 60s tomorrow and as soons said that i was like shut your mouth, lauryn.ng things can c with warm fronts so we have a warm front. don't ever trust a warm front so i'll show you what is going on. some areas will be in the 50s. some will be in the 60s and there will be a big spread in temperatures.
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>> wow, that's the capitol? >> that's the capitol camera right there. you can't see anything. but everybodye safe as they make their way out the door because of this. we have a l of fog out there. fog, drizzle will continue through the morning.nt maybe even the lunch hour. stray shower possible out there today and, again, here we go, big spread in temperares out there today and i'll explain why. let's talk about visibility. it keeps going down and up and down and up. right now it's bad out thereo be careful drivinground everywhere. it's bad. so, again, lots of heavy fog out ere. as we continue through the morning -- look at 1that,00 a.m. we'll be 79 degrees? >>uite a jump. >> that might be a record there. we'll be at 49 by0:00 a.m. and heading into the 50s for daytime highs today but you can see a spread in temperatures.pa xent river behind this bug you can see temperatures in the mid-50s. out on t eastern shore mid to upper 50s, some areas in the
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30s, some areas in the 40s. passing shower possible throughout the day today. a little drizzle through the mornin now the clouds are clearing but we have the fog out there. we could get a few pops of sunshine this afternoon but d.c., i think we'll make it into the upper 50s. this ks of p.m. sun afternoon. let me explain why these temperatures are going to be all over the place. we have a warm front right here. on the south side of the warm front, temperatures in the 50s and 60s. it will lift tohe north but we have a cold front coming through that will help wm us up a touch. but those areas will be in the 50s and 60s. so you may be in the 60s but a lot of us will stay in the 350s. so for y sunday outlook, if you're getting the tree, it will be misty. if you're cutting down your own tree, it will be muddy.
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decorating after 2:00, 3:00 ideal. if you're headed to brunch or church know it will be on the foggy side out there this morning. so, again, a passing possible. heading through the day tomorrow, maybe a breeze but we'll haveor sunshine tw and be in the 50s for daytime highs tomorrow. heading into tuesday, temperatures in the 40s so we drop as a dry frontal system t comesough monday night. we say in the 40s through this work week, a f flurries on wednesday. wednesday. possible snowstorm next youand the holiday spiritoss just hits you... wednesday. possible snowstorm next yes! or when you get the best deal... on a treat for your best friend? or when you score a magical gift... at an unbelievable price? yes!
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that's probably pretty expensi but how spectacular? >> that is beautil. lothat. let's bring it back closer to home. open up the winw and look outside where it's foggy, misty, damp. a yucky morning on this sunday morning but tngs could be improving and we're also talking about that's right. that's right. me back to here laurcoyn
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the nation continues to mourn for former president george h.w. bush. now plans are set for washington's final good-bye to the 41st president. >> it's not all tears for the former president. "snl" takes time to remember sh's fun sense o humor he brought to the white house. president trump is back to n the u.s. as nbc news learns new details about a trump company project that's now a part of it will special couns-- the specia russia probe. we have a l goingon. thank you for being here. i'm adam tuss. >> i'm angiegoff. we get the last day of the weekend started, we're loong at mor rain. >> it's damp and dreary, lauryn, but you say it may warm up this afternoon? >> temperatures will definitely go up this afternoon. 50s and 6s the average for this
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time of year. i believe we could have a stray shower out there. it's a messy morning. if you're headed out there to go to church services, maybe run errands early on this sunday morning, it's the start of the jewish holiday for chanukah. we are looking at fog and drizzle. we'll contie to have a passing shower throughout the day today and fog a and drizzleleast through the morning. sunshine later on this afternoon. o expect? wet and foggy this morning. that could last to the lunch hour. stray showers possible throughout the day. late peeksf sunshine. the sun goes down about 4:45 so we don't have much time to get sunshine. 47 is the temperature right now. a light wind.we l talk about how warm your neighborhood will get and we have snow on the ten-day recast so we'll show you that in a few minutes. lauryn. you, the 41st president will lie
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in ste at the capitol rotunda this week. president george h.w. bush's body will be flown to d.c. tomorrow. following a ceremony with house and senate members, the public can pay their respects. the capitol will remain open from 7:30 p.m to wednesday morning. on wednesday, the government will close for his funeral at the washingto national cathedral. n thursday he will be laid to rest on the grounds of his presidential library at texas a&m university. he will beex buried to his wife barbara who died in april and their three-year-old daughter robin who died in 1953 from leukemia. open our nbc washington app. we've posted detailed formation about the tributes happening in washington. courageous and gracious are some of the words being used to remember former president bush. derrick ward tked t his former press officer about the specialha relationship heed
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the immedia -- he had with the media. >> i've steeled myself and built a wall of resolve but it hurts. i miss my orfriend. >> rr: she was a press officer during the latter days of george h.w. bush's have tvic presidential term and director of media relations through his presidency. >> he remainedab unfla in times of crisis. calm,analytical. >> and he met her parents and comforted her on the last of her mother in an environment, the executive office, that doesn't lend itself touch emotion. >> he allowed me that. he gave me that room. he would call to send epcards. >> rter: and there were the lighter moments like the time her then very young son got to meet the then vice president. >> leaned down said hello, who have we here? picked him up, put him on his shoulders. gave him a horsey ride.
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>> reporter: exciting moment for sures whether it at excitement or the lunch the child had before the meeting, things took an unexpected turn. >> his littleheeks were inflating and i thought, don't blow, please don't blow like a geyser. of course, he did. he threw up all over the vice esident's head. >> reporter: she says the vice president handled it like true statesman. >> the vp took him off his shoulders andaid "that's the last time i hold your child, kristen." >> reporter: she saysnthe c him among her friend to this day. >> he is my friend still and i don't want to use past tense. >> derrick ward, news 4. >> special memorif. some the tributes to former president bush have not been so emotional. like this moment from just a few hours ago on "saturday night live." >> on a serious note, friday night fmer president george h.w. bush passed away. he was 94 years old. our thoughts and condolences go out to his family and friends.
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>> president bush was famously a very warm and gracious man who always understood the power in being able to laughtyourself. >> thousand points of light still operating, coming in from all those areas. [ laughter ] not gonna do it. not gon do it. >> dana, george bush here. i'm watching you do your impression of me and i've got to say, it's nhing likeme. bears no resemblance. it's bad. 's bad. >> well, i'm sorry mr. president, i think it's a fair impression. >> that's it. it's totally exaggerated. it's not me, those crazy hand gestures. the pointing thing. i don't do them. also, "na ga da never said that. in all my years of service, i never once said "na ga da."
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>> goostuff. a lot of people who covered him tell you that's what they missed is hows.enuine he people saw the serious side but he had a sense of humor and an element of fun. we are going to have more on the president's passing and the tributes all morning long on news 4 today. >> love seeing that stuff. times 7:36. new this morning, d.c. police are trying to find whoever is responsible for killing a 19-year-old f womanm alexandria. detectives say nia howard reynolds was found with aou gunshot inside a home on 57th place and southeast friday night. she died at the hospital and police are offering a reward for information that helps solve the case. >>ra also, atic crash in the district that sent several people to the hospital. d.c. fire says four people were hurt after several vehicles smashed together in columbia s. heig this happened on 11th street. the impact of the crash was so
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loud it p sent someple running out of their homes to find out what happened. some neighbors say it looked like officers were trying to rest someone and someo was in handcuffs. no word on what led up to the crash or anyone being taken into custody. could a trump tower be built in nbc news has learned exclusive information about possible plans dest as prent trump heads home from the g20 summit in argentina. a kremlin spokesperson is saying mr. trump's former personal lawyer michael coh contacted russia in january of 2016. keir simmons personally saw two e-mails from cohen requestingin meetwith those officials to talk about construction. meanwhile, at the g20, mr. trump scrapped a plannedee mting with president vladimir putin citing russia's recent attack and seizureian ships. >> we can't allowertain things to happen and i can't be a part of it. >> president trump iists he
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has no financial interests or ties to russia and has broken publicly with cohen. w wel have more on this with chuck ntodd at the 10:00 hour. emmanuel macron says he questioned saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman abof the death saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. macron confronted bin salman at the summit in in argentina and the cia says the crown prince gaveo ordershave khashoggi murdered in early october at the saudi consulate in turkey. khashoggi contribut article for the "washington post," often critical of the saudi rn gont. despite the rain, hundreds took part in yesterday's walk to end hiv. the annual fund-raiser provides high-quality cprehensive and accessible health care to those affected by hiv. the walk started and ended at freedom plaza.
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eun yang and cck bell emceed the event. they come out every year. >> good to seehat for sure. tonight is the first night of chanukah. to celebrate, the national menorah will be lit near the national thousands of people expected to attend the 40th annual lighting ofnohe h. that ceremony will happen at 4:00 an the ellipse just south of the white house. it's free to attend but you need to get a ticket online poech it's not an uncommon problem, but in prince william county a they could have very unique tiso. the school is looking in a very unexpected place for more bus drivros -- the c. more on the plan for teacherso get t
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reporter david culver went to prince william county for a look at how this unique pilot program that has some educators on double duty. >> i'm going tem dstrate a whole pre-trip for you. >> reporter: instructor beth allison is explaining school bus basics. >> you have your panel to the left of you. you can see there's a lot of switches ovethere. >> reporter: her student is also a teacher, angela latham works schoolkside middle she teachesi sixth grade histo math support. next year she'll be driving students. >> it's not that much more time out of my day. >> reporr: the county school system has a shortage of bus drivers. t trickling ed t down to her students everyday. >> there's kids sitting outside waiting for a bus to come and i know how frustrating that is when you kid and how long aay it is. >> reporter: which is why when the principal announced thepi t program angela and other
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teachers seemed intrigued. >> did i thi 75 applications would leave my hands? not really. i thought maybe 20 but 75 were taken'snd the teachers waiting to see how this first group goes before they sign u for the next round. >> it is voluntary and it's not without pay so that helps, right? >> your emergency equipment is up here. >> reporter: nine staff members are in the training. it last several weeks and requires understanding of bus's ics. >> i didn't realize how much bus drivers do. it's given me respect for what they do because they're not just driving. there's more work, epyes. >>ter: the added work worth it for angela who thinks it will comfort her students. >> they know they here in a safe space, they can go to theirol scith somebody they already know or trust or care for. >> creating an educational experience from door to door. >> reporte davidculver, news 4. >> teachers will be paid during training and when they sta
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driving next year they'll receiver a bus driver's pay of $18.21 an hour. interesting idea. >> it is. 7:43. taking a live look, it looks like some fog is burning off but visibility low in some places. stay with us. 47 degrees. we have lauryn ricketts in thee hoho will break down hoho will break down today's wea here's to the stair takers, hoho will break down today's wea breakfast makers, step counters, outdoor explorers, faith restorers,
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this week, the president threatened to permanently close the border wit mexico. one crossing near san diego was closed for hour after migrants rushed a fence and border agents fired tear gas at them. thousands of those border agents train in the region, about a a hour aalf outside d.c. they've been preparing for the border walnd actunex incidents at the border for years. >> and the news 4 i-team takes you inside that highly secured facility to see what the training is all about. >> reporter: along the winding highwa in the maryland/west virginia line far from the u.s. border sits a gated government complex that usedlao be a park in the mountains. inside, you'll find an army of agents training on a shooting range, training to makeescues and check for illegal man-made tunnels. >> area is clear. send in the second entrance. r
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orter: it's a sprawling campus that more resembles a college but this is where u.s. customs andorder protection built a training academy for the men and women who work the fnt line, teaching 8,000 employees each year. clark messer, a 29-year border patrol agent runs it. he says there's n politics here, they prefer to talk about the training itself. >> it's what we do. we like to talk about it. >> they canreate hundreds of scenarios that can be customized from a mass shooting in a movie theater -- >> please help me, please. go back and sit down on the hood. >> reporter: to a difficult roadside stop preparing for airports toat local the southwest border. and there's a training border nce here. some fencing already exists along the u.s./mexico border if a new wall is built they'll change how this loys. but train for assaults against officers in this spot because so many assaults happen near the fence. that's what they were doing the day the i-team was there.
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training for a rescue mission to save an injured agent. we followeds the agents approached the veteran ant nearhe fence. defending him as a would be attacker fired rocks. >> you have to act accordingly. >> reporter: they focus on non-lethal force forc trying to subdue the attacker with pepper spray balls to subdue the attack. then practice how to s remove the injured agent. >> you never know what you'll encounnor. you never what the people you encounter are thinking. >> especially for the border patrol which sends agents and teams into remote locations where help and backup can be slow to arrive. >> help may literally be a couple days away if we run into trouble so you have to deal with situations like that. >> being a border pat ol agent of the most dangerous jobs in all of law enforcement. reporter: chris line helps oversee the training.
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>> you're on the border by yourself many times in areas where you're facing offenders you can't reach. >> reporter: so much is uncertain for the border patrol right now as the white house and congress debate a new wall and cons oered a ago fleet officers. >> the use of force mission is old as policing itself. >> they say they'll be rdy meaning this camp could be more crowded with agents swoing from the mountains to the front lines. >> our report a few weeks ago from the sate appropriations committee said they may be a need to expand that center because of emerging challenges at and beyond the border.ch you can w all of the i-team's special recent reports and send them tips by visiting our own nn washing app. >> lauryn is here. >> looks like the f is burning off a little or just a better shot. >> looks like it might be
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getting thicker. >> some we couldn't see anything. >> you can see a bit now.'s th different camera than earlier but we have fog. we'll stick with some areas of foggy condi through at least noon. >> you okay there? >> i just droppedeverything. >> if you wouldn't do your hair on the set and maybe do it before the show. that's yours, right? >> no, i don't know who thatis. it's gross. we were talking about a brush right here. we are going to have foggy conditions, drizzle and m we continue through the first part of the day maybe some sunshine but visibility is pllo. se be careful travelingou early. through montgomery county and down to a quarter of a mile, same with baltimore, annapolis thhugh the shenand valley,
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it's bad everywhere so be careful. we have the fog and mist out there.s pef sunshine possible but it will be mild today. mild tomorrow with partly sunny skies. tuesda cooler with sunshine and wednesday some flurries but still aix of sun and clouds wednesday. temperatures aren't too bad right now. we have 40s and 50s. warmer temperatures to the south and east. i think d.c. will stay in the mid to upper 50s but some areas may make it into the 60s. a few passing showers possible as we continue through the day but we have that drizzle and fog out there. clouds are trying to clear. we'll be dealing with the fog through the first part of the day. so stray showers possible. most of the time we will be on
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the dryer side but mist through noon. peeks of sunshine latern this afternoon. the sun goes down at 4:45 but maybe a stray shower. 59 in d.c. with peeks of sunshine but we'll be warmer through southernan mar and fredericksburg. this warm front will lift through the area and a cold front will sweep through. sunday events we have the delray holiday kickoff. they postponed it through today from yesterday. it will be dry and mild. little washington parade in rap hannah county. the national menorah lighting will be wetnd damp but peeks of sunshin by 4:00 and holiday markets, maybe a passing shower but not that bad. it won't be like it was yesterday.ue mondayay, a big drop in
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temperatures. flurries on wednesday and we stay in the 40s this week but we have a chae of snow. ncmo
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we'll hold on to the fog through noon. maybe pks of sunshine this afternoon. but 60s to the south. 50s in maryland. a spread inay temperatures t will bisect the area. we'll have sunshine and it will be breezy tomorrow afternoon.da tu wednesday, thursday, friday in the 40s. we're watching a snowstorm. >> what is that about? >> still too early to talk about but it's the second day i've. seen >> you're going to cut your tree down today? >> maybe? >> muddy. >> muddy. muddy. the best internet meets the best things to do on the internet. switch to fios, the 100% fiber-optic network,
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he brought people together. >> he is a weak person. >> things were just flying off the shelves. >> touchdown confirmed! >> one! ahhhh. good morning and welcome to "sunday today" on this december 2nd. i'm willie geist. a great americanndife just after 10:00 friday night in houston when preside george herbert walker bush died at the age of 94, less than eight months aft the death of his beloved wife barbara. president trump has declared this wednesday aio nl day of mourning in america for president bush. the 45th president announcing he

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