public service. and now at6:00, the tributes for our former president, the people who came to honor his life. >> a loving man with a big, vibra vibrant, all-envfall-enveloping. >> our 41st president will be laid to rest right now, he has returned to his home state of texas. this is a liv picture of air force one, which has been renamed special air mission 41, carrying the casket of our foerside. he will be brought to his home church the his presidential library and museum. here in washington, thousands of friends and fellow statesmen and women packed the washington national cathedral today.mi ions more were watching on tv. >> america said good-bye to george george herbert walker bush, and at a time when our

country seems as divided as ever, for a fewrs h today he united us, people lining the streets ind.c., waving to the motorcade that took mr. bush from the capitol to the cathedral. more people were there gathering for a glimpse of the bush tfamiy and invited guests. inside the cathedral, a mix of laughter and tears and admiration and a celebration of nd.rge h.w. bush, t,idpr enfrie blayne alexander, quite a day. >> reporter: absolutely, doreen. during this cerony today, we got a number of touching tributes to the former president, punctuated with laughs, tears, and tributes to a life dediced to public service. after one final ride through washington, with a last look at 1600 pennsylvania avue, president george h.w. bush honored for his service that

began long before he reached the white house. >>e georbert walker bush was america's last great soldier statesman. >> reporter: inside the washington national ca rare gathering, president trump and all four living past presidents. the crowd of thousands dotted with foreign dignitaries, past and present, and friends calling the president's trademark sense of hue nor. >> he loved a good joke, but he never, ever could rema punch line. >> reporter: the most touching tribute from his own son, former esident george w. bush, sharing lessons passed from one commander in chief to another. d he shoe what it means to be a president who served with inte ity, leads withcourage, and acts with love in his heart country.itizens of our >> reporter: invoking his dad's own trademark phrase. >> his was the brightest thousand points of light. >> reporter: and offering comfor

the best father a son or daughter could have. and in our grief, by the smile knowing that dad is hugging robin and holing mom's hand again.>> eporter: from a family and a grateful nation, a final farewell to the 41st president. so muching moments here in inside the washington national cathedral earlier today. wendy, this is the first time in more than a decade that america has laid a presiden rest. we know that according to souf ource inside the capitol, some 57,000 people came out to pay their tributes. >> thank you, blayne oalexande. nor yet. >> and this has been a moment that has kind of slowed down the usually frenetic pace of our city. >> outside the national cathedral, many people paused as the motorcade came rough.

chris gordon continues our coverage. >> reporter: the 41st president was honored here for his humility, his sense of humor, and for being an honorab man. today, the nation's capital said so long a to respected leader and a life of public service. people crowded the sidewalk on wisconsin avenue to get a glimpse of history. the presidential procession passed close by, on its way to the memorial service at the national cathedral. >> it's part of history. you wanto be a partf thing. i love histthy. and this igreatest city to be in to be part of any historical thing. >> iro walked in bes this da. >> reporter: 3,000 invited guests service, a virtual who's who in washington. >> serve for him six years, two years as national security adviser with president reagan, th four years as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. everything that was said at him today had meaning to me because

i was with all those experiences with him. a wonderful man. the nation will praise him and miss him at the same time. >> reporter: maryland governor larry hogan was moved by the service. >> it was an incredible ceremony for a wonderful man, a true i couldn't have been more moved by the service. it was incredible, a great way send him off. a true american patriot. >> reporter: in its history, the national cathedral has hosted four state funerals, presidents eisenhower, reagan, ford, and today predent george herbert walker bush. that's the latest live at the national cathedral. ck to you. >> thank you, chris. and again, that rare sight that blayne alexander mentioned of having all of the living presidents and first ladies together in one pla d propt what some are considering an awkward moment. president trump and first lady melania trump when they arrived, the first lady exchanged greetingsheith allther couples, but mr. trump only

shook hands with the amas. and his former political rival, hillary clinton, d not speak or make any eye contact. he has as you knowepeatedly called for her incarceration. the moment was a strong contrast to the themes that emerged during this service. >> lincoln and bush both called on us to choose the right over the convenient, t hope rather than to fear, and to heed not our worst impulses but our best instincts. >> nbc news reports that president trump has not spoke on the clintons or to the obamas since he has taken office. >> the wffection also on display in a subtle exchange caught on camera as george w. th bush approachefront row to greet the presidents and first ladies. he handed something small to

michelle obama and it de her smile. we ooshg wo we're working to find out what it was. it was aba thr to a similar gift for the memorial service for john mccain just three nths ago. >> we expect the arrival ceremony to begin in just a few minutes before president george h.w. bush's casketki will be its way to his home church. mr. bush will lie in repose for about ten hours overnight starting tonight. we'll keep following these live ictures for you right up until "nbc nightly news" at 7:00. our forecast now. it is getting pretty bitter cold out there. we'reeeng an eye on a storm a few days out. >> in the meantime, cold few flurries. >> a few flurries falling out thererom from time to time. video out of vienna and front royal, frederick. pretty good snow, even accumulating in pts of the area. we told you the best chance of

accumulated snow would be west of the blue ridge. dno eastward, prince george's tunty, areas around laurel. again,re's not much falling. if you see a flake out of this, that's going t to be abos. won't cause problems on the roadways. but it's cold. some areas already in the 20s. we are looking at not just a cold night but staying chilly, rall below average through next week,ing the weekend storm and i've got our latest thoughts on what to expect with the weekend storm. we have the weekend forecast coming up in about 15 nutes. we have an update to some breaking news out ot sea pleasant. police say the man who was shot to death inside a market on eastern avenue was a suspected shoplifter. it was around 2:30 this afternoon when he go a scuffle with an armed store employee and was shot. paramecs found him on the

floor and took him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. prince george's county are taking over the special counsel robert mueller saysna formeonal security adviser adviser michael flynn has fprovided substantial assistance in the russia investigation. nbc news justice correspondent pete williams is scrutinizing every line. >> these new court documents say retired army general michael flynn, who served briefly as the first trump national security adviser, actually helped robert ueller with at least three investigations, one on the main subject, russian election meddling, but theew court filings reveal that flynn helped with at least two more, s aond criminal investigation, its description blacked out, and even the nature of the third investigation, what it was is totally blacked out. the documents say flynn met with prosecutors a surprising 19 separate times, which indicates

that he had lotsnffmation to share that mueller's team found valuable. the courtocuments say flynn's extensive cooperation likely encouraged oth witnesses to come forward too. general flynn pleaded guilty a year ago to lying by denying he has interactith russia's ambassador to the u.s. during the transition in hopes of improving relations. flynn also admitted he failed to disclose that the work he was doing on behalf of turkey was b backy the turkish government and the court documents suggest he provided information about that as well. hel be sentenced on december 18th. mueller is recommending a sentence of w probationh no prison time. another sign of how extensive his cooperation was. back to you. >> pete williams. till to come, tonight at 6:00, the new head coach at the university of maryland is set to be intmoduced ow, and we are getting reaction on campus. is this the right move for this program so marre i controversy? and the latest on d.c.'s

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we take you back to houston now. this is ellington field where the planearrying the casket of former president george h.w. bush has landed, and here you see the family members whohaere on flight from washington to houston along wit the former president's remains. deplaning.em that looks like john meacham just came out there. >> secretary of state baker and his wife got off the plane just moments ago. that blue box truck you see is part of the hydraulic lift thing that took the casket out of the plane. you know, it's interesting, what i love about this, that's air force one, but it has been renamed special air mission 41

as it came into the skiesf houston, and it did sort of a victory lap for the president. flew low and slow over his library bore landing. just sort of a final tribute. >> looking at the plane, it makes you think about one othe most memorable, one of the biggest take-aways for me from that funeral service today is cavu, ceiling and visibility unlimited. a pilot flight expression that apparently something that the late president referred to often. it's a wonderful expression and really sounds like something that he lived by and shared with those yeound him. >> talk about unlimited visibility, he jumped out of an airplane for his 93rd birthday. i might have the yearsoff, but 92 or 93 years old, he jumped outndf an airplane a parachuted to celebrate. ng example forma

all of us. >> for all of us as we learn how to age gracefully. >> and adventurously. >> joyfully. what will be heaping is just the arriva ceremony at ellington field, then will will be a processiono thefamily's church, st. martin's episcopal church, where there will be -- he will lie in repose there and there will be aon brief cer there. then i understand the family is ing back to their hotel tonight. you can only imagine how exhaus ng this has been fo them, a very emotional day for this -- president george w. bush and his wife, laura bushy >> probabl signaling we are getting close to the ceremonial part of this. we expect a ceremony on this airfield similar to whate saw at joint base andrews a couple of days ago as there's a military escort, there's a band and family members will stand

and watch as the late president's casket ised mov into the hearse. and from there the whole procession will head to st. martin's episcopal church. >> the casket is also i think a true texas fashion also being greeted by the houston texans,t the ho astros, the rocket, the players, the owners, and management wl be there as well as also -- the anderson center is one of the leading cancer centers in the country, located in houston, and many of t staff from m.d. anderson center will be there, george bush high cschool, houstonistian high school. so they have a lot of texans waiting for them. >> so much history for the entire bush family i houston and in texas, although they started out in new england,

houston, the adopted home of the late president and it's fitting that the people of texas and of houston have an opportunity to pay their respects to george h.w. bush. >> the mor or the cat motorcadeg to st. martin's episcopal church. there will be an arrival ceremony for the casket at the urch. he will lie in repose at the church. >> the president, the late president bush will be, after a funeral service tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. at the churchhat he and his family attended for so many years, at 11:00 tomorrow morning, then the casket will be transported by train to college

station,texas, texas a&m university. w that'sre george h.w. bush's presidential library is located. andhat is where he will be laid to rest next to his wifend barbara bushhe daughter that they lost so many years ago, robin. >> and here's the casket coming off the plane. let's just lten. ♪ ♪

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>> heading home for theas time. former president george h.w. bush. family and people closest to him looking on. ready to head to the church that he and his family have attended for decades. he will lie in repose for the people of houstonnd a anybody else who would like to go and pay their respects. his funeral tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. >> we'll be back. right after this james: this is jane. she's a busy consultant

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temperatures 38. it's cold, going down to the thirty by around 11:00, around freezing around :00, but most of you already in the twenty at th -- 20s at this point. 32 manassas, 35 college park, camp springs at 35 degrees. not much le. we have a couple of flurries but a lot n reaching the ground. if you see some snow, people seeing flurries some locations. as we said essterday of the blue ridge picking up a dusting of sno searlier today,e of he higher elevations, areas towards snowshoe, west virginia, school. up in california, they're seeing a storm system as they do in el nino years. we typically see these come onshore down to the gulf,

providing rain i texas and snow and moving our way during the day on sunday. this commuter model have this storm to the south of ourforea roanoke, boone, north carolina, ski resorts down there, but we'll have to watch it closely. right now, i still think this stays to our south. 42 on friday, 39 on saturday. chilly tomorrow, 45 degrees. cold on saturday. a chance of a storm on sunday. sunday into monday, this storm looks like most stays south. we'll have much better idea tomorrow night into early on friday. at's when the pieces come together. i'll see you bac here about 6:45. a d.c. native and assistant coach for the number-one team in the count chosen to coach maryland's football team. coming up at 6:30, why it might not be a choice free of controversy. and two armed robberies at two cvs stores and police think

one man is a creature of habit is behind both. pat collins will tell us about

former president grge h.w. bush arriving at ellington field a short time ago on special air mission 41 as the plane has been

inamed. >> tonight he'll l repose at his church in houston and funeral services tomorrow. >> he'll be buried at texas a&m nextrsity and laid to res to former first lady barbara bush. a look back at some of memorable moments from today's funeral in washington up at 6:45. and a live look at the hearse carrying president bush's casket. they're leaving the airport now and heading for the church. in the meantime, there's a buzz on the campus of the university of maryland tonight. they have a new football ach. >> it's not just any coach. it's michael locksley, who has deep roots in the d.c. area. >> as cory smith explains, he's coming from the leading football program in collegeootball. >> reporter: the action to the hiring of mike locksley has been largely positive on campus. studen students aren't so much worried about wins andlo es. they want integrity brought back to the university of

football program. moses ware's connection to mike locksley goes backoheir time in high school. he says he's a force to be reckoned with on the recruiting. tr >> it's not going to be that easy. >> reporter: most important for ware and those parents locksley will soon be trying to convince that maryland is the best place for their student-athlete, he's a localgu >> he afforded a lot of guys oportunities and their lives are better becau that. >> reporter: he coached in marywind before. at new mexico university, he was accused of age discrimination and sexual harassment by an administrative assistant. that claim was withdrawn. he was suspended tenpu days for hing an assistant coach. ware says those issues shouldn't follow him to maryland. >> we've got toome back t this area. >> reporter: when he hits campus, no doubt he'll have to

win ove his players but he'll also have to gain the trust of a student body, the w ones fill the stands every saturday, kids who have seen their team'sre tation mired in scandal. >> ready for a fresh start. >> reporter: student body president john annanle allen wh students in rally after the deathf jordan mcnair says he's the right man for the job. >> he'll hopefully be the right person moving forward. >> reporter: he'll be introduced as the new head coach tomorrow, but he has to coach alabama in nal.college football semi cory smith, news4. a bill to decriminalize cheating the fares oet is poised to become law. >> and muriel bowser's office oves not expect she'll be vetoing this consy plan. >> the news4's i-team scott

mcfa ane as anupdate. >> the mayor says decriminalizing fare evasion does not make the district safer or stronger. her office adds that no veto iss expected in ase, though, which paves the way for this to come new law. police will sll be able to stop people who jump the fare gates or sneakgh without pay bug they can't make a criminal arrest any longer o bring criminal charges. they'd face a fine and citation if they dohe so in district. the bill goes to the mayor's office. she has ten di days to decen it. there is rampant fare evasion. more than 50,000 fares che day according to internal metro records. council members disagree over whether decriminalizing helps or hurts. >> in a 20-minute period, ten

people jumped over the turnstile. it's on tv. not making it up. >> channel 4 has been running a series of reports on fare evasion. i saw younger people, not juveniles, but younger people who wereju quite brazenling the turnstile. >> when we look at other jurisdictions,e have not seen that everyone just starts jumping the turnstile. i realize it's perhaps a convenient argument to try to make and scare folks around how it's going to work, but it hasn't played out and i don't believe it will here. >> far evasion and decriminalization law would take effect starting next year. scott mcfarlane, news4. on the cold side out there right now, windchillings across the area, not a lot of wind. we're 32 in d.c., only in the 20s back to the west, 20 for most of us after what's been a very cold day. more on the cold air and the more on the cold air and the chance for the weeke storm.

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>> a thief targeting pharmacies in montgomery county. >> asho pat collins us, it's his unusual tacticsolice want you to know about tonight. >> reporter: this guy is a creature ofha t. he wears the same clothes. he strikes on the same day. at the same time. now, this iso snatch and grab kind of thing. this is an armed robbery and the target each time a safe in a cvs store. he hits on sunday nights right fore closing. each time he comes up with an excuse to get into the office. at this s watinon, he said ce he left hi phone behind. at the cvs in four corners, he said he wanted to apply for a

job. with the gunrawn, he forces employees to the floor, then he puts the gun away, takes his ng time rifhrough a purse, and then into the safe he goes. that eelope full of money, serious money, four-figure money. it appears this guy has done some homework. >> it appears that he comes in with a plan, he knows what he wants to do and knows what he wants to get, and he executes that plan and he's in d out. >> reporter: if you turn this guy in, you could get a $10,000 reward. in wheaton, pat collins, news4. we just watched the casket of former president george h.w. bush arrive at ellington field in houston. coming up next, some of the memorable moments from here in washingt today and the eulogies that painted a picture

of our 41st president. we'll also be going back to doug kammerer for the latest on the winter storm chances for. this weekend

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day that was filled with powerful moments. >> he's a son today more than he's a president. >> absolutely. >> we've been bringing you livei ures. right now here's a look back at some of the memorable moments today in washington. >> was america's last great soldier statesman. a 20th century founding father. he governed with t virtut most closely resemble those of washington and of adams, t.r., fdr, of truman and of eisenhower, of men who believed in causes larger than themselves. >> there's a word for this.

it'salled leadership.et and me tell you that when eorge bush was president of the united states oamerica, every single head of government in the world knew that they were dealing with a gentleman, a genuinead , one who was distinguished, resolute, and brave. >> he loved a good joke. the richer the better. and he threw his head back and gave a great laugh, but he d never, ever comember a punch line. and i mean never. so the punch line foreoe herbert walker bush is this --y would have wanted him on your side. >> at age 85 ae favor pastime of george h.w. bush was firing up his boat the fidelity and opening u the three 300-horsepower engines to fly,

joyfully fly, across the nglantic with the secret service boats strai to keep up. last olfriday, when i washe had minutes to live, i called him. the guy answered the phone, said i think he can hear you but he hasn't said anytng for most of the day. i said, "dad, i love you. you've been a wonderful father." and the last words he would ever say on earth were, "i love you too." ♪ >> our appreciation to the editor of those comments and thu s. we'll continue to monitor what's happening in houston right up until "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. he's reporting fro d.c. coming up at 7:00.

at least we had some sunny skies today. it was cold,o but at least rain. we have a storm that we don't know where it's going to be landing. >>t's so funny. a tweet said so they're saying it cerld be or 40 inches. >> no in >> won $7 or a billion dollars in the lottery. it's amazing becauwo systems coming together. if they come together, if they -- >> phase.he >> if phase, we get a big snowstorm. if they don't, we get thing. it's really that simple watching these systems coming together. 40 degrees -- that hs theh today. 40 degrees. the high in d.c. 34 in winchester. this is january-type weather. our average high temperature in january, the coldest week in, the average 41. even below the coldest average we get across our region. 38 degrees, winds out of the north west at 8 miles per hour.

mostly clear skies. 25 winchester, so it's a chill i night tonight. we're not seeing much in the way ofwind, but we are seeing a couple of flurries. most of us won't see anything. abou 50/50 percentage-wise. some saw some, others dt. i didn't get to see anybody. someone in leesburg said i s two flakes. two more than i saw. i was looking quite a bit. places that did see it, this is a surprise, expect maybe 2 inches around atlantic city, they got to 7 inches ow s today in atlantic city from this little system. it's part of our bigger system spinning around in parts of the mid-atlantic and parents northeast today. all eyes on this guy bringing rain and snow to the sierra nevada but rain down to the southern portionsf california. most of california needed rainfall after the forestires 've seen. we have some rainoc ated

with that storm system moving in. way storm will move all the across the country. snowfall and into westexas ound dallas, some storms down towards houston. severe weather comes across towards the southeast. if this phases withnother syst coming from the north, that would suck this storm up to the north. that would allow the snow to make its way into the d.c. area. if it doese not p look at the cutoff. richmond, south, we have a pretty big storm. to the north, not much at all. that's why we're talking about this being a low-impact or no impact at all across the area. younell need the coats tomorrow morning. next couple of, days 42 on friday, a cold one, cold all the way through. 39 on saturday. storm chance on sunday and monday. i'm really thinking this will be more of a nonevent, but we still have to watch it. 42 next tuesdayne and way.

definitely on the chilly side. next big storm next friday. ksthat one like rain. >> okay. >> thank you, doug. coming up, quarterback mark sanchez ready for his first start in three years. y are people still bringing up one of his more forgettable moments? here's lester holt with a look at what's ahead on "nbc nightly news." we'll have the special moments from today's state funeral for george bush 41. also, what is the mystery investigation revealing in new documents from theueller team?

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he's recruited thev well including bringing d vernonis to college park. >> i think 's grea he's the right man for the job. he's alws been great with players, recruiting. the guys have to feel that you'rehonest, you're loyal, and you mean what you say. as you go in, you recruit a guy, tell him he's going to start, you have to be right on your word and he's always been that kind of a guy, straight shooter, very authentic, transparent, and i think that's the reason he's been having so much success when comes to recruiting and building up a team. >> ever see a commercial for a reboot, some good ones, some ba ones, yeah, you know they remake them. will the xfl be a good orad one? the dmv will find out as

washington has been selected as one o the eight cities to host a franchise. the xfl was started by vince mcmahd, laste one season in 2001. and it's coming back in february of 2020 to audi field. d.c. wasto selected host a team from among 30 interested cities. the league'seo c says team names and coaches will be named in the first quarterf 2019. other cities are dallas, l.a., and new york, just to name a few. final note here. longtime local p.a. announcer shelly bowers jr. died yesterday. he voiced sports f nearly three decades including wilson high school, where he graduated from, as well as georgetown, wa , and american universities. >> sad. >> wizards in action tonight. they take on the hawks at 7:30 on nbc sports washington. johwall. he'll miss the game for personal reasons. >> thank you. >> d.c. community for a long

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