>> first at 4:00,america's final farewell to president george h.w. bush. the president's casket departing washington one last time, families flanking the runway at joint base andrews as special air mission 41 tookff just a few hours ago. president bush is now headed home to texas. good afternoon. pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim he national cathedral where washington paid its last respects with moving tributes. >> president trump and all of the nation's living presidents together along with government ies past and present from the u.s. and around the world. >> during the eulogy today, president bush wasemembered as a genuine leader who cared deeply for his country and his family. >> the most decent and honorable person i ever met was my friend,

george bush. one of nature's noble men. >> i believe itd will be s that no occupant of the oval office was more courageous, more principled, and more honorable th george herbert walker bush. >> so through our tears, let us kn the blessings of knowing and loving you, a gre and noble man, the best father a son or daughter could have. and in our grief, knowing that dad is hugging robin and holding mom's hand again. applause ] or this is the first of two services planned the former president. >> mr. bush's casket is now on the way back home to texas. and tonight, he will lie in repose at his church in houston. funeral services wl be hel tomorrow. >> the former president will then be buried at hisen

presal library at texas a&m university. he'll be laid to res next to former first lady barbara bush. >> so many people paused today president.ur 41st our team coverage continues now with chris gordon, who talked to people tside the national ka torpe -- cathedral after the service today. >> the 41st president of the united states, george herbert walker bush is being remembered for his humility, for his sense ofhumor, and for being an honorable man. today the nation's capit farewell to a respected leader and a life dedicated to public service. people crowded the sidewalk on wisconsin avenue to get a glimpse t of history, presidential procession passing close by on its way to the memorial service at the national cathedral. >> we were at the rotunda, the capitol building this morning,

and decided to come over here today to watch everybody come in anday ourrespects. >> i'm here to honor president bush. i walked in from thesda. >> reporter: 3,000 invited guests attended the mem aial service, virtual who's who in washington. >> everything that was said out him here today had b meaning to mause i'd been through all those experiences with him. a wonderful man. the nation will pray for him and miss him at the same time. >> larry hogan, marylandas governor,oved by the service. >> it was an incredible ceremony for a wonderful man, a true patriot, and i couldn't have been more moved by the service. i thought it was just incredible, a great w toend him off, a true american patriot. >> reporter: the national cathedral has hosted fou state funerals. presidents eisenhower, reagan, ford, and today president george herbert walker bush. that's the latest liven northwest washington. jim and pat, back to you.

>> chris, thangs so muks it's who is who and a who was back in those other eras of politics. >> thank you, chris. >> there were some lighthearted moments during the cerony today. former president george w. bush keeping the tration alive handing michelle obama a mint or a cough drop as he greeted president trump and all of the former presideseated in the first row there of the cathedral. >> he also handed mrs. obama cough drop during senator john mccain's funeral. there's speculation that's exactly what happened again today. >> our coverage is just beginning. we'll take you live to texas when president bush arrives and throughout the hour,ore of the most poignant moments today's events. turning now to our forecast, depending on where you live, you may have seen some flurries today. meteorologistoug hammer and emilia draper are in the studio.

>>ot we're done just yet. parts of the area coming even into the metro area. this moves out, a couple nice days then the weekend. >> the track, is it going to impact us or might it just pass by? still a lot of questions but we'll be breaking it down. >> here is the shower activity, fair fox county, 66, the beltway, trying to move downtown in the next few hours. notice toward the north around frederick, northern loudoun county, sandy hook, rdtowards frederick, some pretty good snow coming down at a light to moderate clip. this will move into northern montgomery county. it fizzles off towards the east. temperatures on the col side 39 right now, 34 in hagerstown. it's been a chilly day today for we'll stay on the cold side for the next few days. staying chilly through not just this week but most of next week,

tracking a weekend storm. aslia says, our latest thoughts coming up in about ten minutes. see you then. >> doug, thank you. a woman who spent decfes her life living at the same northwest home was killed cesterday in a fire. news4's darcy spjoins us live from her block on north capitol. this was a real loss to this whole neighborhood. >> reporter: itertainly was. this 96-year-old woman was right here in the same house for many, many years. they say she was a fixture in the neighborhood, and residents are telling me this is a major loss to this community. workers board up the home on northee capitol s in northwest, the home where a 96-year-old woman lived for decades. neighbors are now mourning her loss. she died aft flames ripped through here tuesday evening.

the neighbor remembers talking to her on her front porch. >> very lucid, very together, totally with it. maybe around two month spoke with her. just the sweetest lady you could find. >> reporter: firefighters say they got here quickly and found her on the first floor, b the fast response wasn't enough. the house was full of smoke and flames. this neighbor saw the fire trucks but had no idea his elderly neighbor had died. it's the fourth fire death in d.c. this year. >> they knocked out all these window that are covered up and there werearge plumes of smoke coming uou especially in the top r:oor. >> report's a rapidly changing neighborhood, but annie stood the test of time. terry quinn heads the bloomingdale's civic association. >> the folks who live on that block, they'll feel it. you've been in the neighborhood 40 year, you've built relationship w i suspect il be a significant loss to ourmm

ity. >> reporter: i got an update from the fire marshal. he says the fire appearingos accidental. there were no smoke detectors io this . check on your elderly neighbors and make sure they have working smoke a inside their homes. >> thank you, darcy spencer. a new era f the university of maryland football program. coach,ps have a new head and it's a familiar face to area. news4's corey smith is live on the university of maryland campus in college bark the excitement for the hiring of michae loxley. what are they saying about him today? >> reporter: when it comes to his on-the-field resume, students and players are excited t thi about this pick. locksley is the mastermind behind the country's top offense

at the university of alabama. more portantly, locksley is a homegrown talent from the d.c. area, h playedh school ball at duluth and coached at maryland on two separate occasio he'll be tasked with rebuilding a team struggling to produce wins on the a field and program that's been mired in controversy following the death ofn mcnair. we spoke with the students who led protests following dj dur n durkin's rein said the maryland terrapins made the right pick. >> oru thing that isal is to have someone who understands what happens so we can properly move forward. given h ties to the university of maryland, i think he does have a good understanding of wh what is here. >> reporter: coming up, we'll take a closer look at advertise coaching resume, including some off-the-field issues he had several years ago. cory smith, news4.

we have breaking news at the live desk. i'm scott mcfarlane. usa gymnastics has declared bankruptcy. the troubled organization is facing a mountain of lawsuits in connection with the scandal involving that man, former trainer, larry nassar, who is serving dozens of yea in prison for a child abuse scandal involving the mnasts. also other leadership issues at usa gymnastics have put hem in the crosshairs of legal challenges. now the organization which oversees gymnastics and the olympic games is declaring bankruptcy. s ago. an update soon on your washington app. i'm scott mcfarlane. back t >> scott, thank you. we're helping you tonight get the most bang for your buck this holiday season. >> consumer reporter susan hogan with an easy way to get rewards for what you buy. >> and many of us do it all the time, roll down the window to help seone in need the kindness cost a maryland woman her life. no oprah is weighing in on the tragedy. and more coverageto of y's

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winds out of the north west at 10 miles per hour, putting the windchill around degrees. it's a cold day. you want to see a snow shower in our there it is, right there. this is tyson's corner. you can see whehe snow is coming down in little pieces. this is very light snow through parts of fairfax county. most of us won't see much, but we are picking that up on radar right in here. right around tyson's corner. light snow possible, some flurries. nothing heavy at all. it won't t stick to roadways or cause any problems. this is trying to move toward e district in t next half hour to hour or so if it stays together. to the north,ome heftier snow showers around sandy hook, close toer frk, much of this not hitting the ground just yet. these areas should be seeing some snow right now aroun the jefferson area,en bar creek.th

look a numbers. 37 frederick, 32 in winchester, 37 in fredericksburg. a cold afternoon. we'll stay on the chilly side for the next couple wedays. ave the snow showers rotating around the storm system. look at this. little storm, n'ght? do look like much. 3 to 6 inches today around atlantic city in new jersey. amazing what happened up there, not predicted as much as, maybe 2 inches predicted up there, but 3 to 6 inches. they're seeing a winter srm warning. that storm system moves out to sea. that's moving away from us. that will helpur take snow showers out. the one we're watching is back towards california. eat news for california. they are seeing rain and mountain snows. they need this. thises this the same system we'll watch come across the country in the next couple days, dive down to the south towards the dpoem, winter stormch w in effect for texas with snow and potential sleet, ice around that area. then it moves into the southeast and gives us a chance for some

snow coming up on sunday and into monday. we'r t going to be watchingt extremely closely to see exactly where this goes. amelia and i will go over that for you at around4:45. tomorrow, coats. 45 by the timeic you'reng up the kids. slightly warmer tomorrow but still on the chilly side.h average h is around 50. i still don't have a 50-degree mperature until late next week. saturday, cold with cloud cover ahead of this storm system, and on sunday, the storm chance moves in, a high of only 36. monday, a temperature there of only 41 degrees and staying chilly. we may get he a storm system next friday and saturday but mostly just rain for us. we'll talk much more about this. join us at 4:45. >> thanks, doug. next, the growing dilemma over what to namegi a va school. >> david culver has our report. >> reporter: by this time next

year, this new middle school in arlington will open up. trouble is, they don't know what to call it. the debate behind the name. and we continue our coverage of today's funeral for george h.w. bush. from the rare gathering of m washingtont powerful to the lesson we can take from the cathedral service. you know when you're at ross and you find a deal on cookware that makes you say. yes! ...oh, yeah! bring on the holidays! that's yes for less. everything you need to prep, cook and serve up the season. it feels even better when you find it for less-at ross. yes for less. hey, batter, batter, [ crowd cheers ] like everyone, i lead a busy life. but i know the importance of having time to do what you love. at comcast we know our customers' time is valuable. that's why we have 2-hour appointment windows, including nights and weekends. so you can do more of what you love. my name is tito, and i'm a tech ops manager at comcast.

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>> this was the firstuilding in the commonwealth of virginia to desegratestudents. >> at the time it was stratford junior high. it comes from the plantation owned by the family of confederate general robert e. lee, but it is also the nam and location that many associate with racial integrat ellen says the naming committee has narrowed down the options from 100 potential names. >> we're at two. >> reporter: what are they? >> stratford middle school and the george b. hahn middle school. >> dorothy hamm pushed for integration in arlington. next february marks 60 years stratford made virginia estory, a daten wants her students to appreciate. >> i see it as part of my mission as pncipal to help kids understand the work of the community and the work of the individuals who w actuallyked really hard to desegregate this particular building and continue that work. >> reporter: tomorrow the school board is expected to hear more about what wt into the process to finding these two options for

the name andhihen later month, they'll cast their vote for which one they want to see on the building behindme. reporting in arlington, david culver, news4. >> when we come back, the local tragedy that's catching rah's attention. her message to a family from maryland. >> it will be a chillyght. a live look outside. some of us saw flurries today. next, doug is back to tra a snowstorm possibly on the way for the weekend. beautiful sunset. and the moments you may have missed at today's washiton funeral for president george h.w. bush. our live coverage continues next. ♪ you're still out there chasing what matters.

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now at 4:30, we continue our special coverage of washington's farewell to former president george h.w. bush. >> right now, speci air mission 41 is in the air on its way to texas. th plane took o just after 2:00 this afternoon and should and within the next couple of hours. the former president will lie in repose tonight and there will be aer f and burial tomorrow in

texas. f washingtonal farewell to the late president unfolded with majest dignity, praise, and a little humor. the funeral at washington national cathedral today was a celebr lion of hise and his service to our country. blayne alender is outside the cathedral hi, there. >> reporter: dignity, praise, humor, all of thosembying characteristics that the former president himself embodied. you know, tay was the first time in more than a decade that america has said farewell to a president. today's service was marked with nd tears and a number of tributes to a lifetime of service. after one final ride through washingtt, with a l look at 1500 pennsylvania avenue,rg president gh.w. bush honored for his service that began longedefore he reahe white house. >> was america's last gat soldie statesman.

>> reporter: inside the washington national cathedral, a rare gathering, president trump and all four living past presidents. the crowdf thousands dotted with foreign dignitaries, past and present, and friends recalling the president's trademark sense of humor. > he loved a good joke, but he never, ever could remember a punch line.r: >> reporut the most touching tribute from his own son, former president george w. bush, sharing lessons passed from one commander in anief to her. >> he showed me what it means to be a psident who served with integrity, leads with koumpcour and asks with love in his heart for the citizens of the country. his was the brightest of a thousand points of light. >> reporter: and offering comfort. >> the best father a son or daughter could have. and in our bgriethis smile knowing that dad is hugging

robin and holding mom's hand again. reporter: from a family and a grateful nation, a final farewell to the 41st president. blayne alexander, nbc news, washington. and we are of course monitoring the lat president's arrival in houston and we'll take you there live when itha ens. some of the more touching moments today and really the past few days have been these pictures. we have posted them on the nbc washington for you. you can pull them up and search bush photos. the ones that show mourners both here in d.c. and in texas. and we will have live reports n roughout the evening today's funeral. you'll hear personal stories from those who knew the t president ase who just wanted to pay their respects. we have all sorts of video, pictures, and articles on theer foresident for you to read. just pull up our nbc washington app. pat? now to the good deed that cost a wife andhe m her life.

jaclyn smith did what many of us do every day. she rolled down the window to give money toom a she thought was in need. a man approached her car, stabbed her and snatched her purse. baltimore police are calling it a deadly ploy and are sending t awarning. >> we also want to caution the public about engaging with panhandlers and recognizing the fact that not all of them have honest intent. not all of them are in real need. >> today's "talk around town." taylor, this tragic story is a big topic among your listeners and it's attracted attention from far and near. >> pat, it is a heartbreaking story, even catching the eye of oprah winfrey. oprah aually tweeted out about this case saying, "this story truck my heart. i've dones a thousand times but will think twice before ever doing it ag

to the j.s. family, i hope her death gets people woke to change." just horrific. a we'v done this a million times. to think that she was trying to helphtomeone she tho was in need and to lose her life over that, it has been the talk all this week. and people are concerned. our listeners still care and want to give, but they said they'll look aarious options now to give. >> yeah, because it's the holidays and you a lot of people who are in need and they're asking for help, and many people want to give from their hearts. you have some suggestions? >> well, you know, we have some suggestions. there are three basic ways. volunteer. the basic, we all know how to do it, get our hands and feet wet, serve food, prepare meals. you can give to organizations you know service families and individuals that arehomeless. for example, there's central union mission. there's martha's table. in fact, tonight on the daily drum at 7:00, we'll talk about ways to giveafely this holiday season. >> we should have said too,

wee mentioned oprah winfrey, she tweeted about this, very concerned about it. she's one of the people we were speaking of from outside our area who just found this heartbreaking. >> absolutely. and it's really changed people's thoughts about how, when, and where to give. >> taylor thomas, thank you so much. >> thanks. >> jim? thank you both. we have a warning for pet owners out there. still to come on news4, the dholiday treat that coul make your pooch sick. we have the two main things to look for when you're in the store. plus, a crackdown on drive using their cell phones behind the wheel, where police are torm eam 4 radar tracking a few light a snow shower flurries moving through the area, mainly in parts of frederick andorthern montgomery county. this is not going to have any sundayon the area, but into monday, we're keeping a close eye on a winrrm sto sy

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scott mcfarlanet the live desk, breaking news from seat pleasant, maryland, where police are on the s mne of ader at a market. shots fired at a discount market on eastern avenue aut an hou ago. police found a man with gunshot wounds. he was take on the hospital where h died. seat pleasant police and prince george police this.stigating we'll continue to follow developments. jackie bensen is en route there as we speak. back to you. mor nown this weekend's storm that we could get. >> yeah. let's check in wit amelia with how the different models are sizing this one up. hey, amelia. >> good afternoon, pat and jim. when we talk about the winter storm, we're looking at our computer models and right now we're looking at two main models. the top one is the european model. model.tom is an american this is a snapshot at 8:00 p.m.

on sunday. so this is your sundayno night. ce that the european model keeps the snow just to our so it's having a bit of an impact on the mid-atlantic, parts of the mid-atlantic, and the storm system having a big impact onhe southeast, whereas the american model has it closer on your doorstep. monday morning at 8:0a.m., and tice the models here for the most part keeping the storm system sth of shington, maybe a little bit of a wintry mix down in southern maryland. we're still aays out from this storm system. again, the time line sunday into monday. but we're using our computer models to help us make our forecast, we rely on them so much. how do we do this? gather weather information around the world, it's put into supercomputers and douand i analyze it.'l we do that at 4:50. a special surprise for the brother of the 10-year-old girl killed in the district. >> how d.c.'s polic district i trying to end his year on a

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washington. president trump with all of the living former presidents in the first row of the caedral, dignitaries from both sides of the aisle and from abroad including german chancellor angela merkel. the former president remembered as a truen states who never made enemies. and we're just getting these numbers in from yesterday's viewing at the capital. roughly 57,0 people turned out to pay their respects as president bush lay ine.st the president first arrived at the capitol on tuesday night. some people waited more than three hours to pay their final respects. well, christmas came early today for some kids t in district. it's all courtesy of some local police of. they spent this day bonding with children in the community and helping tpread some holiday cheer. news4's mark segraves went along. >> reporter: it's been a holiday tradition for years, police officers across thent c bonding with young kids in their community, right around the holiday season, taking them

shopping for presents they might not otherwise be able to afford. for d.c.'s top cop today, it took on special meaning because of theoung man he took fopping. kidsrom across the district showed up for someay hol cheer. each one was paired with a d.c. police officer or a metro transit police office hief peter newsome was paired with 13-year-old michael, the brother of michaelawilson, killed after a shooting outside their home. i can't begin to imagine what that family is going through. he lost his 10-year-old sister. i met with him one time before today. he's concerned about his mom anr tht of his family and taking care of him. soat seems to be a theme with him. f we can do anything humanly possible to make his holay a little happier, i'm happy to do it. >> reporter: about 100 kids took part today and santa claus. from target in northwest, mark segraves, news

great program. theou were just telling us piece of the storm are still forming. >> yeah. talking about this storm in on sunday into monday, and the pieces, they're not on the ard yet. we have the chess pieces that are out there, but they're not all there yet. what i mn is you have aig storm in california, that's coming on the coast, another storm system t ot's south alaska. that one moves up into canada, comes down through the middle f theof the country, and two kind of meet together that gives us a big storm. if they don't meet andind of pass in the wind, you know, than less. >> a lot has to come together. >> it does. that's why the computer models are having a tough time. we have some models for sunday giving us zer inches. we have some giving us 30 inches. >> whoa. >> wow. >> that' a big difference. and that's why it makes our job so hytough. that'se'll be all over it for you in the next couple days. the clouds ce in with some

snow showers even around the d.c. area, some snow flurries, let's say. 39 dropping through the 30s, down to about 33 degrees by 11:00. it wilbe cold tonight. 34 in gaithersburg, 36 in reston, 38 in manassas.re that area of snow showers. again, it is in through the district, right on through parts of montgomery county, right up 270. this is all very, very light. once again, moving on through here. it should not pose any problems tonight. e.'s all about that storm coming into sh i'm just going to move on through this one and go right out to california.fo caia, even winter weather advisories to the west of los angeles. this storm is moving our way. a long way to go before we know what's happening with it. >> you can track it moving across the country with future weather. here's the storm. notice as we make our way through thursday and friday, oiday evening at 6:00 p.m. it's impacting parts ahoma and texas. this storm system then continues to head east.

how far nor does it go? that's the million-dollar combined with that other system, we'll see it in our area. this computer model keeps the storm system mainly t our south later sunday into monday. a wintry mix for parts of the mid-atlantic with mainly rain in the southeast. it then moves offshore mondayen g. what we're looking at right now with this winter storm system is the track. it's mainly to our south. you talk about the timing for ui does impact our area, it would be later sunday and on into the day o monday but the impact, well, we have a wide range of scenarios. we could have nothing here at all, just a cloudy, cold day on sunday. we could see a mixture of rain and snow. we could see like doug was saying a pretty snowstorm.nt so we still have a lot of questions, more questions un unfoely than answers the with how the storm will impact our areain sunda monday. we'll have a much better idea tomorrow. on friday, because we're getting closer to the event, we continue toee our forecast improve

because we're getting more information into our computer models. how the storm is looking right now, we're saying d.c. metro area and areireas to theorth staying dry but cloudy. the timing for rain and snow late sunday into monday, we know it will be cold. are we goio get 20 inches of snow or nothing at all? >> the key two systems that we' talking about coming from canada and the south, do they phase -- talkinut that the last couple days, and that's what we're going to be watching. that means do they come together to give us a snowstorm. very cold couple of days friday, saturday, definitelyhe chilly side, only 41 on monday. the storm sunday night intomo early ay. then cold behind it. another storm, a big storm, next week. this one however looks like it could bring some warm air. we could be in the mid-50s in some areas next friday. most of the ten-day ouloook

ing chilly. holiday time means presents and can mean treats for your dog, but some of those treats made outside the u.s. may beto c to your pooch. veterinarians tell us some of those treats may contain harmful ingredients that you'dormally find in glue, even weed killer, even thoreats like raw hides cannot only chip your teeth but can contain the chemical formaldehyde. when buying treats for your dog, look for two things. make sure ty were made in the u.s.ingredients are included colluded. a minder thisoliday season, vets say be sureot to give your dogs grapes, raisins, macadamia nuts. anything around my house that t falls o floor, it's gone in a second. you have to be careful about those things. avoid giving them sweets ike chocolate. big no-no.

been a big day for military families in prince george's county. operation home front handed o prepackaged meals for the holiday season. it gave away meals to military families at the holiday south hotel in clintonnd gave out toys to military children. organizers say this event helps to ease the stress of the holidays for the people and families who serve our country. >> the mission is to build strong, stable, and secure military families so they can thrive, not simply struggle to get by in theommunities they work so hard to protect. >> this program started back in 2009. around 200 military families re given meals and toys today. >> santa claus got around ear today, didn't he? >> he gets around, doesn't he? great program. coming up on news4, a new campaign to get you to put your phone downhile you're behind the wheel. >> and how much it could cost you if you get caught with that you if you get caught with that cell pne in your hanho

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let's be honest. your phone u check while driving? virginia leaders say it's happening too often and it'sch lag an awareness campaign to get drivers to focus. adam tuss is live in maryfield where drivers say they see distracted driving all the time. adam? >> reporter: all the time, pat. you know, for a lot of peep, it's jt habit. you stop, you check your phone to see if you've missed a text, maybe a s.ial media po what virginia is really saying here is stop and pay attention. distracted driving. we sr it ove and over again, off rs taking their eyes the road and rolling along without looking. >> terrible. horrible. >> reporter: driver allison crane says she sees people on the phone all the time. as for her, her cell phone says in her bag. a it's like toy. i mean, i have one, but it's in here until i get home.

>> reporter:irginiaities are up state has had enough of >>it. ur mission, reducing highway deaths to zero. >> reporter: an announcement on facebook that the state's launching a new initiative to improve safety on the roads. here's a big reason why. last year, the number of fatalities on virginia'swa road 843. 208 of tse were directly atributed to distracted driving. the state says the number of distract driving deaths is >>kely higher just never repo reported. pull to the side and talk or be on the >>headset. eporter: texting and driving is illegal in virginia and carries a fine of $125 for a first offense. still, there are those that admit to doing it all the time. >> i feel like there's always a needro check y phone. it lights up. and i feel like y even stopp stopped, it doesn't stop because you're like does the person

respond or did i get a notifiationotif notificati notification. >> that's why the state wants to make a big change. >> reporter: right now, the state is collecting new start a on on how to new enforcement campaign, but you can be sure that a crackdown right around the corner. wendyat 5:00 with jim and starts right now. ♪ >> now on news4 at 5:00 -- >> the best father a son or daughter could have. >> a day ofn reflect and remembrance. >> no occupant of the oval office was more courageous, more principled, and more norable. >> as thousands gather to honor the life and the legacy of former president george h.w. bush. >> a 2h century founding

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