remember are -- remembtring presid george h.w. bush. >> the redskins season is in major trouble. fans.h reaction from >> and we have breezy conditions out thereto on this tuesday morning.y it is chionsideringweeye wst err we'll talk about snow chances soon are than you think coming

your way in just a few minutes. >> mnews4day starts now. >> good morning. welcome to news4 midday. >> people from all over the country making their way to the capitolrotunda. >> you really get a sense of how many the appreation for president bush and his stature has grown in the more than 25 years as soon as he leftoffice. i want you to take a look behind me here, just a line of pop standing outside on a relativel chilly,eezy morning, all for

the chance to walk by his casket and pay rspects. >> we feel a connectio

our daughter and our son-in-law live in college station. so we felt that this is the right thing to do, to honor an absolutely wonderful man and a great president. >> you can see the flag there flying at half staff. 7 if you are coming down here, just a heads up. it's difficult to impossible at fi place to park down here. i recommend you coming down on metro, union station probably reporting live outside theol capi rotunda. back to you. >> formerge president ge w.

bush will deliver his eulogy. and john meacham will also speak. president trump and trst lady will attend, along with president.er living an estimated 3,000 people have been invited to attend the service, including the heir to the british thrown. the bush family chose all of t hymns scriptures and reading. president trump has declared wednesday a national day o mourning. our coverage of the life of former president george h.w. bush today. we will carry the funeral live and stream iton our nbc watch app. >> all right. now we go to the big chan in our weather from sunny and 60 to gray and cold.

>> a frontal system cameu th the area yesterday. look at this. i think we'll get a little more sunshine this afternoon. we may have to wait to get that sunshine out in our area. we are talkingabout potential for some winds and some very chillyonditions and possibly even snow. 44 degree is our hemperature. e breezy northwest winds, anywhere from 10 t 20 miles an hour. it is going to be a little on the brisk side. gusting up to about 20 to 25 miles an hour. you factor in the chilly temperatures, you factor in the wind and this is what it feels like outside. now we'll talk about that graphic i was just showing you.a s the one i'm working on about potential snow. that's coming up in just a few minutes. a woman walking home from a metro stop abducted, held at

gunpoint and sual assaulted in car. the victim left the nailer road station in temple hill on monday when two stranges a forced her into car. both men sexual assaulted the woman and drove around for aut 45 minutes before forcing her out of the car. they terrorized her for an hour. we don't wnt her to hurt anyone else. >> one of the men was caught on camera usi camera. a easier to take weapons frompe le. they're commonly referred to as red flag laws. the version would allow family members, health professionals or police to ask a judge for permission to have a person's gun seized if they are a threat to themselves oothers.

the council will also vote on a bump stock ban and the new measures could go into effect early ne. year of two today the first major votes over the future of legalized sports betting in d.c. one council member plans to add an amendment. at-large council member robert white wants to give minorities nd women a better chance to profit from the new gambling businet. his amendm would allow a limited number operators and allow a percentage to go to minority-owned or women-owned bñ:zdkuáqáip r(t&háhp &hc% >> new leadership for d.c. public schools.st day mayor muriel bowserce annound a new chancellor of d.c.'s public school system.nc 2013 he has served as superintendent of indianapolis public schools.

if confirmed, he' take over full time in january. >> for the second time in just two weeks, our starting quarterback is out for the season. colt mccoy slides hee, breaks his leagg when he collides with or player. then adrian petern rips off the longest run of his career. the re gskins couldn'tet anything going against thei defend champs. now the team has to figure out how to move forward. losing alex is one thin he's a great leader, great quarterback. and colt finally gets his golden opportunity and he gets kicked in the leg and break it. so heart broken for both those guys really. >> mark sanchez is certainly a

familiame for nfl fans. he is oneof the top college prospects when the jets drafted him in 2009. there was early success in new york but he was eventually released. this issanchez'sfifth team in the last four years. at least one fan we talked t isn't holding out too much hopea for him to the season. >> i just can't take it no more. i don't know what to do. seriously. >> can it get any wors? >> it can get no worse than this. i was praying all night. >> you have to throw your hand up and s what else. one more football note, this one from the college rank, ohio state says urban meyer will retire. he was suspended for the first

three games of the season after being accusedf mowiknowing an assiustant coach was a of domestic violence. >> congressional leaders introduce a two-week spending why a government shutdown is l still possible just before christmas. and more on the funeral of george h.w. bush as people continue to pay their respects capitol. and all of the details are being final piized finalized. his good friend there in the capitol rotunda. these are live peacekeepictures in. there's sulmo.

today we may learn new details about robert mueller'si ruinvestigation. he is expected to file a memo today about michaelflynn. flynn pleaded guilty of lying to the fbiwe during thes before president trump took office. since then he's been cooperating

with mueller team. today's memo is expected to detail what information flynn emay h offered. >> president trump lashing out at his former attorney, who is now cooperating with special counsel robert mueller's investigation. >> but some peop are questioning if those tweets amount to witnesspe tamring. yesterday trumpil taed a tweet taking aim a wants no prison time. he'sed sch to be sentenced next week. some democrats say those tweetse raise flag. >> the president of the united states using his public twitter account to try to influence witnesses for people who have pled guilty within the mueller probe to me smells pretty fishy. >> in the same twitter post, the

paisident ped roger stone. the president t tweeted "ni know some people have guts." house leaders are drafting a billto postpone a potential shou shutdown. t it's fight over president trump's border wall with mexico ac the issue. >> we remember to the campaign saying mexico was going to pay for this wall. v fighting over how much fu ding, $5 billion the president wants for his wall if mexico was going to pay for it. >> because excomexico's not goio

pay for this wall. mexico has repeatedly said mexico is not ponying up the money for thisal border wl. >> if the ushtdown happens this month, itd wo a partial shutdown. >> the owner of a fairfax county home health care company is behind bars this morning accused of billing the state millions in fraudulent claims. northern virginia chief takes a look at the >> reporter: he's the president of mercy services of health, headquarred in this office building, the company provides home health care. but he is behind bars, indicted on 12 charges, accused of ripping off virginia's medicaid program. the mercy services office anager says they are dedicated

by thews but are standing behind the man they fondly call dr. john. >> it's heart breaking because dr. john all looked after everyone. i feel the wrong person w charged. >> reporter: last week the offices were raided last week by investigators for the attorney general's office. this shows ten computers were se ed, along with 33 boxes of documents they allege he made false medicare claims on behalf of 59w patients we not eligible for long-time care and fraudule fraudulentlyi~ied more than $5 million. for ca for now the office manager says they hope to continue to provide clients and ome 90 they hope to continue toso empl

e 100 home health care aides. >>i'm going tont cue my job to the best of my ability. >> later this month the arlington county school board could decide to rename a high school to recognize richard and mildred loving, who led the supreme court to strike down the state law banning interracial marriages. the school board earlier decided to removejq?@ confederate rober lee'name from the school. it is not only a gift getting attention this morning but the way it was given.

ethan's hometown of haymarket, virginia came out to cheer him on as he was sworn in honorary police chief. the police chief used social media to spread the message and the town came through. ethan was given a basket of treats, a new qut and a week's very case for the family. >> thrilled for them. >> so some of you likely to see sow flurries tomorrow. lauryn's coming back with her updated forecast. >> and one airline offerin big >> and one airline offerin big whawhat does it feel like?ke? does fearless age? or does it simply grow... stronger?

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routes will begin in may. >> a nearly centuries old law banning snowball fights is overturned. in this case a snowball isid consered a projectile. at least until he spoke at the town board meeting. >> today kids need rsons to play outside. kids want to have snowbalfi ts without breaking the law. >> right on, dane! the board voted unanimously that a snowball is not a missile. the law was never really enforced but dane wanted s make sure next snowball fight wasl.

street le when the board asked him who he wanted to hit with a snowball first, he pointed right at hisb littlther. >> that's a newice l-good story. >> i love that. maybe a snowball fight in our future. y >> do think enough to accumulate? >> not tomorrow. do you like my tease, ough? >> erika made me give it away. >> blame yourself, don't blame me! >> if this storm switches  into monday. usght now let's talk about the temperatures be yesterday we were 62 degrees. say good-bye to that. temperatures staying well below normal as we go t over next several days. we drop into the upper 30s tomorrowth w a few snow

showers. t there temperatures right now pretty much where they've been all morning, mid 30s to mid 40s across the board. feels like a little cooler because of those winds. northwest , bree to 0 miles an hour -- to 20 miles an hoifr. perhapyou're headed to the capitol to pay your respects t h, no ent george h.w. b rain, no snow. pretty much the entire united states dry. here's our next system. it's going to come wn here, roll all the way through texas, steam through the gulf of mexico and then hug the east coast. let's talk aboutinter storm forecasting. we get six to eight days out, we

recognize the potential. we saw over the weekend we could area.a storm here in our now we're watching the trends. the latest trend over the last day and a half has this sinking a little further south. now we're tryin tolay out different scenarios. could it come up re, willt stay to the south? two to three days out, we start doing the timing, the impact, how to plan here, we have a better idea of who is going to be impacted and where it will have the biggest impact. one to two days out we fine tun theso details. practice patience and we'll get youhainformation. we have the latest on the major dog food recall. >> anday you have heard that president bush's service dog will have a new job after the

funeral services. coming up, a look at how thedog ndtrained

hi. i'm moay. i know, people don't like me. that's fine, i'm not really wild about people. oh hey, monday! ugh. but lately, they've been dragging me to places that are way too much fun. look at this place, like people are winning and laughing. and doing that. i... no.

it's five in the afternoon, for pete's sake. monday! up top! no! what's wrong with you? welcome back. at this time tomorrow the casket of formresident george h.w. bush will be at the national cathedral along with thousands

of mourners. right now he lies inat at the u.s. capitol rotunda. the public viewing will c until 7 a.m. tomorrow morning. ♪ ♪ his casket was ceremoniously brought into the capitol yesterday as his family, lawmakers and members of the military watched. you canee president george w. bush and the rest of the family was there. vice president pence addressed the family, staffers and former officials. >> his legacy is grace . perfect his memory will belong to glory. god bless the 41st presint of the united states. >> president trump and first

lady melania trump were among tho mourners pay their respects yesterday. the pair wl spend tim with the bush family today. >> the cuntry will observe a national day of mourning today.i pnt bush was well known for decades of service and his love of colorful socks.e he willid to rest wearing these his aviator ring as well.to >> so this p of the president's service dog, sully, has now gone viral.

>> reporter: this pho mayvery well have just made sully the most famous canine in america, keeping watch over president george h.w. bush until end. here at the american vet dog's training dog. this dog will be with a person who has ptsd > reporter: they train dogs free ofcharge. >> sully in front of the casket really is powerful stuff. it just shows the bond the president and sully had with each other. >> reporter: the 2-year-old labrador was matched with theor r president this summer, soon after the death of his life, barbara. sly will get a refresher

course before going on to help ther soldiers. >> reporter: a legacy of service left by the president, carried on by his companion. >> andwe tomorrow will carry the funeral live and stream it in our nbc washington app. >> this morning we're hearing from a maryland mwoman.r8z she was asking for help to feed her baby. a man rolled down his window and

someone tried to take her wallet. >> baltimore police warn people not to engage with panhandlers. >> the administration says several popular brands of dog food have unsafe lels of variety lynitami to 70 times safe levels and could kill dogs. excessi amounts could be deadly. we posted this on our web site. search recall. two weeks ago i opened a letter and there was a check from an anonymous donor for

$200,000. [ cheers and applause ] >> that money is more than enough to keep holy family catholic school inll h crest heights open next year. the generous donation brought teachers, parents and students to tears, thanks to what is called an angelth donor. have more than a quarter million in the last six weeks alone. >> and we'll showou the wild way

today is the third day of hukkah, an eight-day celebration of the jewish faith. it's also a holidayof praise and giving thanks. now, there are many different ways it is celebrated and this year two hockey fans decided

that they wanted to include this spt in their celebertion. just iin finch reports, they we given a pretty incredible assist before the capitals. >> all of a sudden, it struck me, the hockey menorah. >> reporter: they teamed up reaching out to the caps to see if they had a few old sticks and pucks to spare to bring dan's vision to life. turns out the chpions were happy to help. >> reporter: come close and you'll see the personal touches. >> actually saw the sticks and the pucks and to seeid the me one here, lars eller scored the game-winning goal and to have it in your hand is incredible. >> reporter: the caps' kiness

is overwhelming, allowing a special hockey twist on this year's hanukkah celebration at see center, while still including t holiday standbys. >> we have the dreidels and the gifts to go along with it as gwell. it's at time for families to come together andcelebrate. >> former capital peter bondra was on hand as well. >> all right. around here we are talking frigid temperatures, a huge, huge change. and woor eve're even talking oue possibility for some snow. >> some snow showers possible tomorrow, snow showers sunday into monday. a big difference. we're 15 to about 20 degreeser

cothan we were yesterday afternoon. the temperature dropped. and it's not going back up any time soon. we're going to be stuck in the 30stoday. it's breezy out there, northwes5 winds, to 15 miles an hour. tomorrow we have flurries, maybe a light snow shower but for the most part flurries. it's not going to stick but you may seee a flakes flying around on your wednesday. thursday we go dry and attle on the cold side. friday we're sunny and cold. temperatures are going to say well below normal this week. 44 degrees our temperature right now. 'll take it up 45 to 46 for aytime highs today. good news is we'll be dry out there today. as far as the current temperatures arconcerned, you can see those temperatures are stuck inthe low t mid 40s. you factor in the wind and it feels like belowee ng in the shenandoah valley. it is going to be a chilly

afternoon. as we continue through the next everal hours, we are looking at cloudsving back in. i think we'll have sunshine later on this afternoon. you can see a few liof b psn si. we'll be dry as we head into your thursday and dry as we head into your friday. nothing happening on the radar right now. pretty much across the united states. this is our next system.o it's going swing all the way down through the southwest, through the gulf and that could bring us snow. it y just too recall to te what it's going to do. temperatures tomorrow in the mid to upper 30s. that is it. we will have that chancefor flurries and we're dry thursday, ay astidfrc coming up. >> with the best of 2018 lists are starting to appear. after the break, the most downloaded music of the year. >> only on news4, some of the most popular medical alert

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for thanksgiving, the turkey is the star of the family meal.

traditions can vary and ch istmas. a meal you may not have considered. >> reporter: this time of year, people are thinking about entertaining for the holiday. in some tradition, duck is the meal of choice. joining us is chef russell smith. you've worked on perfecting yo peking duck for years. how did you create your version? tell me about your duck. >> it's a long process.gh even thowe've been doing it for so long, you never really feel like you've perfected it. it'svolved. it's a process of love. we start by first lacquering the duck on the first day and then we let it dry for twodays. and then the day that we serve it, we come and roast it in the

off i don't kno oven. >> all the steps have to et right tohe crispy skin. >> absolutely. >> you have a method of carving up your duck. >> start by one cut hereo separate the thigh from the breast. come straight down following the breast line right there. >> i imagine you need a special knife? sharp knife. >> i like thisi . once you get it here, you can actually just by hand pull it the rest of the way off. >> the great thing is once you carve it, you can serve it right away. >> absolutely. i always like to clean it up ttle bit. >> and this is different from when you're carving other types of meat for you or is it similar? >> it's similar to a chicken or

aif turkey, people are comfortable doing that, they'll definitelyomfortable carving this duck. >> while you're caing, keep talking and a lot of people eat peking duck with pancakes but you serve the bow. it's delicious about halfway through i get bored. you have the chiles to add a little heat, we have a seasonal fruitgarnish. >> yum. so carve the duck.ng i'm goito make my own little --

>> let me give you a bao bun. >> are they ready? you steamed them up. >> a little hot. let me open it up for you. >> super. i'm not used to the pear. nd try ng to go ahead the pear. that's not something i traditionally put in my duck. >> we love the balance that the fruit gives it. >> the scallion is definitely. you have to add the scallion. that is a must. d 't usually deal with the daicon but you're recommending >> the cue kcumber and the hoia the base. >> you are starting this special dinner on december 18th for five days, right? >> right. >> what else goes with .e du >> we start you off with some dumplings and we're going

serve a few seasonal sides and we ed with aie for dessert. >> sounds delicious. this is delicious. chef, thank you so much. happy holidays. >> u, too. >> i wouldn't mind dining on that. >> apple music released its list of best music of the year and rapper drak dominated. "scorpion" stas the m popular album. ape named drake their most popular artist ofhe year. the top song of the year according to apple is cardi b's "i like it." >> i wish i knew who half those people were. >> come on!

>> i need to stopto listening that traffic, that's what i need to do. > finding the perfect gift for every on yolist. it's a struggle. we all have a list this year. we havere you coved and i know what erika istt geing me for christmas.

we all know this can be a stressful time of year, picking the perfect gift for everybody on your list.he here t suus is steve greenberg, author of "gadget nation." what e you wearing? >> it's a faux shirt. it looks like a sweater. >> this is not only an instant screen meraan led on the back, it will print out pictures from your phone. really fun. about $119bl avai on amazon. nexte know the nintendo switch. what do you get the kid whoas

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that was fun. let's send things over to lauryn. you don't have a e bag bigugh for all of your stuff. >> i know, i know. it's certainl going to feel more like christmas as we head through this week. breezy out there today, yesterday wer yesterday we were in the low 60s. we do have a slight chan of a few flurries tomorrow, maybe a light snow shower. then we're dry thursday, friday, saturday, plenty of sunshine for those wetes. e still watching sunday into monday. could potentially see snow. we'll have more coming u 6at 4, 5 afor you. >> thank you, ma'am. that's it for news4midday. we're back on the air first at 4 >> you can get news andeather >> you can get news andeather updates any time with the nbc ita.k.a. hump day.. because getting past me used to take hard work. sweat. sacrifice. but lately, it's all about fun and games

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our first loo at the bride and groom in all their wedding glory. just stunning. breath taking. i have run out of objectives. welcome to "otcess live." evans is in new york today for us. this looks like a wedding thatn would be movie. right? a fairytale from top to bottom. priyankair says every dreams of being a princess on her wedding day. e aum is available on friday with all the details. y'all, i'm telling you, i have glamorous or elaborate. >> don't worry. we have all the details for you ahead. "people" did release to us. e have a huge show today, thoughone of our favorite