first-degree murder. now, james fields, the self-described neo-nazi, came in august 2017 to take part in the unite the right rally. it was after all the crashes that heve d his car into a crowd, killing one person and injuring dozens of others. th case is about the defendant's conscious decision. what was his intent when he flew his car into the crowd? was about those bodies he left strewnn the ground. it was wren, the car is that the manner in which he drives it intohe crowd. fields' defense attorney will argue he acted in self-defense out of fearful but showed photos and replayed video for jurors to underscore that fields' car was all alone right before he made his deay run

down fourth street. there is no evidence that anyone harasses mr. fields' car at all. jurye deliberations expect to begin tomorrow morning. there are ten charges in all but the most important decision, the killing of heather hayer, was it first-degree murder, second-degree murder or manslaughter? after aun stateal in washington, today a final farewell for our nation's 41st president. and thetate he adopted. in texas at his home church in houston. ♪ amazing grace how sweet the sound ♪ ♪

>> the oak ridge boys keeping their promise to the president, performing classic gospel hit amazing grace. rebacintyre also sang at the funeral today. more than ri1,000ds and relatives filled the church for what the family called a celebration of life. choking back tears, the president's former secretary of state james bakerulized the man he called his best friend for 60 years. >> on behalf of his friends here today, across america, and throughout the rld, we rejoice, mr. president, that you are safely tucked in n and through the ags, with god's loving a armsund you, because our glory, george, was to have had you as our president and as such a friend. a er the service, the president's casket was loaded on to the train called the 4141

train. you're taking a livee look at bush library where the train t rived in the l minutes. the private ceremony is set to begin there shortly. president bush will be buried next to his wife barbara and their daughter. a it wasther day where you didn't want to look at your 401(k). the markets then turned around and ended the day a lot better than it started. the dow down 79 points at the end of trading. it had been down nearly 800 points earlier today. investors continued to be a bit j ttery overde tensions with china and concerns over a slowing global economy. a live look now.

>> all we need are a few snow akes to help? >> take a look out there now. a little breeze. ght now the windchills only in the mid 30s. take a look at the current temperatures. right now, sitting in the low 40s, upper tris in some spots. we're on the cold side everywhere. this is the kind of map wepe ex in mid-january. not in the early portions. stl 50 degrees with you we're nowhere near that. all eyes on this weekend storm. one thing you can tell. here's sunday. a storm or not,ll it is looking way to the south. meaning the d.c. area. not seeing much at all. we'll break it down for you coming up a little later. staying chilly the next several days. yes, our latest thoughts on

this. region by region, coming up in the show. app to get the forecast right in th palmf your hand. and breaking news in the district. a man is fou unconscious after a shooting in the southeast. no word on his condition but homicide detectives are at the seep. this is close to minnesota avenue. d.c. police actively searching for two men. they were wearing all black and ski masks. a former school principal is under arrest accused of raping two students decades ago. he is now 90 years ols heharged with assaulting two female students in the 1960s. one wom said she w 14 when isaac allegedly attacked her at moffe school in queen anne's county. the second victim said she was 15.

maryland state police believe there could be more victims and they are asking them to come forward. after a tragic fnt mo, a new start for the university of maryland's football team. >> coach michaellocksley. >> the school introducing him as the new head football coach. the bureau chief tracee will kips was there a had some tough questions for the new coach. >> reporter: yeah. a lot of questions about how to rebuild this program. and quite frankly, the spirit oy the univershat was impacted when the football program was under attack. locksley shared that he had an intimate relationship with jordan mcnair'fa ly. locksley was the one who helped recruit jordan mcnair, the player who died on the fielditt the unive of maryland. >> this is a dream come true for me. >> he talked about acceptingis

dream job as head coach at the university of maryland. mcnair's son jordan, the umd football player who died after suffering a heat stroke durings er practice. >> marty and my relationship goes back a long way. our kids went to schl together. we have both tragically lost our kids. >> reporter: locksley's own son was shot and killed in semiof lastyear. police are still looking for his killer. >> wave common nd. en you lose a child, the circle of life isn't built forr s to bury kids. >> reporter: allegations of a toxic football culture led to the firing of the head coach dj durkin. dr wallace loh has also announced he will be stepping down soon. today he said locksley's return has given him hope that umd can come back from tragedy. >> im so happy.

he almost brought no tears. his humility, his caring for students. we will begin to heal and will begin to regain the confidence of the whole community. >> locksley said he is clear on how to rebuild the football program. be every decision i make with these kids wil made as if they were my own child. that's not anything i take lightly. >> welcome home, head football head coach michael locksley. this will be his third time here. he has served as assistant coach and interim head coach. i spoke wit jordan mcnair's father today. he said he didn't want to talk on camera but that he is in support of locksley coming in ae coach. the family has a lot with the university of maryland. >> thank you.

in professional efootball, edskins knew that alex smith's return from that broken leg would not be easy but today we are learning that the battle is even more complicated andt could threaten his career. >> smith is dealing with infections caused by surgery on that broken leg. ith has not left the hospital since november 18th when he suffered a broken tibiand fibula in a game against the you see them here. currently, with es, reports there is concern the injuries could be career ending. e redskins traded for smith giving him a 4 million contract with $55 million guaranteed. the team released a statement today saying o a behalfx smith, we appreciate all the concerns and prayers over the injury he incurred on november 18th against the houston texans. alough this is a serious

injury. we would ask that anyone honor the request for privacy at this time. now, he is 34 years old, in his 13th season in the nfl. and as he gets treated and we monitor this situation, we're wishing alex all the best for his ov health. even if that means he't doe return to foball. he fight to raise minimum wage for tim workers isn't over. you may t recall d.c. council overturned an initiative that would have increased that wage but there is a new effort that could put the issueack of months. mark segraves has a story you will only see on news4. >> rst, voters approved initiative 77. requiring employers pay tipped employees the same minimum wage as ty pay every other worker. then the d.c. council voted to

overrn the will of the voters and repeal it before it ever took effect. now supports of the pay increase are back on the streets. gathering signatures again. if they can get 25,000 signatures, they ca repeal the appeal. refereum 8 wouldn' even ever to be voted to change law. if supporters collect the 25,000 signatures and get certified to be on the ballot, stls a catch. they only have six days to collect 25,000 ballot signatures. >> it isup an ll battle but we are hopeful we can get there. >> phil mendelson who led the

effort fears if they're successful, it will creat confusion for employers and voters. >> it is not good for business to have this instability and there is enormous uncertainty. >> in that time, they're going to see that the sky isn't falling. >> one more hurdle supporters will have to overcome. a lawsuit has been filed in d.c. superior court. so the future of the minimum wage increase to tipke w is >ncertain but far from over. news4. now the first phase of that new minimum wage would be $4.5 an hour if they are successful in getting the sign oures. >>y on 4, hundreds of parents unable to get social security numbers for their newborn. what we have learned about the problem when we startedginsk 7-s rents he's been bullied at a school aftercare program. what wre now learning about it

that has resulted in the program being shut down. metro giving us an exclusive tour of the yellow line that has been shut d for major repairs.

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what is the significance of this final chapter? >> for me the biggest piece is that it is celebrating a ec fundamentallyt man who made public service the cornerstone of his life. our current polital climate d what is a culture that is much more focused on self than i can recall, focusing on that part of who he is is what he was about. >> we were watching his houston church all day.

how important is that it this son of new england come back to te & m. texas? >> that's where his library is located. while he is identified being connected to texas, to me, he has always been -- >> and kennebunkport. >> absolutely. there's thisue at thing. i read that he spent every summer of the last 50 years at some point in kennebunkport. i found that an interesting piece that g a bit lost in the references. the train ride today, it wento slowly. it is just resonated with so much since the last century. when people campaigned on the

trails of to see with it the plexiglass. it harkens tack something very americana. >> the memorial service in texas, at the cathedral, it reminds us of a bygone era. we can debate whether that's good or bad but the reality is, this trip was a metaphor taking us back to a kind er gentler period. something heas focused on in his presidency. >> and you have to wonder, will we ever see thisalind of fun again? where we have this national day of mourning. we were just talking abo c presidenter who is in his 90s. >> 95 now. >> i think that depends a lot on the president. it turns out that president

george h.w. bush was very focussed ave inv in the planning of the ceremony. does this president want that? >> and the casket is being removed from the hearse now. it will go to the private burial sthevs are at the presidential library and we just saw a lovelo image this very large andte ed family coming forward. and there's president george w. bush. we've never in our lifetime seen a president buried. >> i can only imagine whate's dealing with it being so public over the course of so many days.

and he's now the patriarch of the family.wi and w see as he evolves in this nexthase ofis life. how this unfurls for him. >> of course they're playing ail to the chief." mike, when you talk about the pasthree days the past week, really, almost. in the public ey how they must be looking forward to that private imoernment ce when it is just family. when they can let go. >> they've been veryreal, i think. very emotional and very real in there. >> that's absolutely correct. i would add that he's beeng declinor a while so they've been able to make peace with this. say their goodbyes and such. and you're right, i think this

will provide that osure. >> there's the flyover, the 21-flighter flyover. >> the missing man formation. even on this cloudy, rainy day. >> so powerful. there you sawit. the 21-strict fighter aircraft. it will execute the missing man maneuver. they were flying from south to north over the library.

e t's listen in re time. >> it has been lovel to see the ceremonial guard, the ceremonial ritual and protocol unfolding with such precision. and i know these men and women do not get a chance to actually perform ,o have it unfold

for the public. and it has been a real honor.>> we're about to have a 21-gun salute following that as well.

♪ >> what does thatay to the world looking on as we bury our leaders withuc ceremony?

s at does it say about us americans? considering we're a big messy country. i look at this and itlmost seems regal. >> i don't know what goes on in other countries when theyury their national leaders. but it is hard not to be impressed by this visually. i think it says we take care of our own. >> i like that. >> and one of our own who youd mentioad his finger prints on this and dedicated his life to thiscountry. a life of service. >> and the last of that generation in many ways. i mean, we're babyboomers. we're burying our fathers. >> and it is the end of an era in that regard.

i wonder if the succeeding generation sort of pales in comparison. we do need to be careful not to out e in it to make people to be more than they are. bush made significant ri cotions. i keep coming back toim being fundamentally decent and that's no small thing in a climate in which we aranting fundamental decency. pl i've been thinking about millennials and p younger than us and this is all they've heard about all week. n theyer lived through campaigns, through his presidency or when he was craft director. they're seeing an image of almost perfection. >> and that's a bitf a concern. i can assure you that things

that happened in the 1990s might have happened, it islways important to present people in their wholeness and let them make a decision on what they see. in thisind of ceremony, i think it helps to show people nowho don'tthat this must have been a really impornt person. >> it's been an education. >> and maybe they'll go back and read about them.le s hope they can back andle go him. be that as i may. these are important for the couny to reflect on who has been wost andt that potentially means for us going forward.

this is where it turns to the private ceremony. the internment there where hisv only sur daughter, doro, from here, will be presented with the flag. the flag that is now covered and protected because of the rain right now. >> and the cameras will no go there. so we are leaving them after they've haduch a public, they shared with us so publicly. now they get to alone with their famili. and what a family. 18 grandchildren. >> and i envy them because they have such a glorious family. again, he will be laid to rest

th his wife barbara and their daughter whom they lost at almost 4 years old, robin. >> and it isov an cast day. >> fitting. >> yes. and also a great deal of beauty there. >> we want to thank you for joining us here. >> thank you very much. >> we are going to take a break and we will bring you the news of the day right after this.

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look at these windchills. 37, d.c., 20s in the north and west. that's a cold front. we are toing see our winds pick up tomorrow and the windchill will be a big factor. i expect to see sndilar ills tomorrow afternoon. even a little colder tomorrow as you make your way out and about on friday. as weo move i the weekend, everything looking at sunday.

saturday is no problem. it is cold but if you want to get out to look at christmas trees, you can do that. down toward richmond, into southern maryland. the b snow into southern virginia and parts of western north carolina, upwards of0 inches of snow for parts of the mountains. a monster of a storm just down to the south and west. and i mean just to the south and west. could this jog to the north? it is possible. staying chilly and right througt the n couple days. tracking the sunday storm and our latest thoughts. e're going to show what you to expect. see you here if about 15. >> only on news4, parents in d.c. tell us they're having issues getting social security

numbers for theirwb ns. >> this afternoon an apology from the d.c. apartment of health >> speaking with parents tonight about the ripple effects of this sue. >> bailey hunter has e nrything aborn needs. a loving mom, a protective big sister and a lot of toys. what the 2-month-old doesn't thing she'll e need for the rest of her life. a social security number. >> nowadays, it is not just a social security card. it is basically an identification for everybody. >> sheaid after she gave birth at the hospital, she filled out the necessary paper work and waited for the social secundty number aard to come in. same thing she did when she had quinn. a week went by and another and another. something was wrong. >> i thought it was lost in the mail. i'm thinking, if it got lost in the mail, did someone steal it? do i need lif lock? >> after more than a month, she called the social security administration and they said. it was their problem. so she called the hospital and

she said the problem was here. in the records offe of the d.c. health department. in a statement tonews4, they were first me aware that they were not receing the bir files in ssa to trouble-shoot the issue. >> whates normally tbout two weeks to get a social security card is about two months. >> alltold, the hospital says more than 750 babies born in the last two months have been affected by the issues. and all it can do is wait for vital records. hunter says of all the things new moms should be worried about, the potential threat shouldn't be one ofthem. d.c. health says it notifies the social security administration as a courtesy to new parents. you can also apply directly to

the social security administration. in a f min arlington will vote a controversial redistricting plan. they're thinking redistricting some 500 elementary school students. parents planned for the ting their, exp children would be moved to the newly constructed fleet elementary. they recently learned that not everyone will be relocated pgether. thosents are now fearing communities are being unfairly split . >>here creating unnatural boundaries. >> that's what they know. that's what they love. >> while the moves are not popular w,h everyo they said that these moves are necessary

to balance out the populations. mike locksley said he wants to create the right cultural vironment and winning will follow. the new football coach has his work cut out for him. sheree bur dlus has more on this. >> they're looking at the ruggles they've gone through. hed was introduce today, a place he's very familiar with watching basketball games there a a kid. the g high schod was also there on two separate occasions. he knows a thing or two about winning working at top ranked alaba you said nick saban, one of the best in the game. but when the chance came to go,

it was a no brainer. >> this place has meant the world to me when i got into coaching. i've spent ten years of my career here and i'v been able to see when this sleeping giant' looks like whem up and runnin the success we had. oeortunity and timing andas iteen a great opportunity for me. >> you're known as a master recruiter. what can you learnrom walking into someone's home and promising their kids will be well taken care of? >> to be a good recruiter, you have to have a great product to sell. we've got so many great players here and we have to find a way to put up a fence around this area to make it cool to say i'll be aterp. >> he said besides recruiting, he has to help the alabama

crimson tide get ready for the playoffs. >> finally, the right shade of maha-up can be aenge for women of color. the local women behind a new store are hoping to change all that. >> and an important alert for parents. children's ibuprofen.ig a b recall of this. we'll tell you w 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.

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>> it is where we live. home. our and the demographics here. wave large population of women of so if we're going to try this,h it is t perfect city to do so. >> the brown beauty co-op wil g celebrate ind opening this saturday from 1:00 to 6:00. >> the holiday cheer can come with some dangers. what you need on keep in mind. and a local business is stepping up after the toys "r" us ♪ [doorbell] ♪ ♪ when you have doctors working as a team for your health, you get the care you need to help you thrive. ♪

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2, 1! >> boom, the capitol christmas tree is lit just minutes ago by house speakerryaul .

this year's tree was cut 3,000 miles away. it is theirst noble fir to selected for the capitol christmas tree and it is lovely and we are off andruing. >> for more than 70 years toys for tots has b smiles to the faces of children making sure they have at least one gift to >> but this year, they're concerned that there m not be enough toys to go around. because toys for tots has lost one of its biggestsponsors. there we go. inside voices. >> when we knewoys "r" us was going brum, we didn't know the impact. and it is amazing how this impacted toys for tots.

they've not only donated millions to the marines toys for tots program each year but also collected thousands of toys for each of the localcampaigns. now that toys "r" us is out of business, toys for tots is counting on the kindness of the community to continue its mission. >> the donations are starting to roll in. >> it's been almost 16 years now. >> and it is no small task. >> we tried. we pushed to get them two to three loads of toys. >> the toys will end up here. this wehouse is ground zero for the toys for tots campaign. they selected nearly 95,000 toys throughout northern virginia lastye . and still ran out. >> with helping the community, hopefully we can fill this warehouse up. >>ut the marines need a little

extra help this year. they're worried about another y shortage. without the collection bins at toys "r" us. a local business called units virginia is delivering toys for toys for tots. >> wow! >> the company is donating at least 20 of the large portable containers for storage at collections sites. the unit owner has been therean for more 25 years and wanted to help. >> they said, you are just what we've been looking for. we lost our partner. we weren't sure how we would operate this year. >> once the unit fills up, the company had pick it up and delivery o thewarehouse. >> it will save them af lot fuel and mileage. >> they're in a position where they can take money that they've allocated for milea and fuel

and buy more toys. they will save the charity thousands of dollars, money that will bent s helping to fill this warehou s with toy they can carry on the 71-year tradition of spreading holiday cheer to those in need. >> it is a join effort. >> the fairfax county firefiters say they,too, are thankful for units. now they're calling on you to help fill these containers up. >> like i the dream work. >> it sure does. toys for tots did receive money " om toys this year because the store had already raised the money before going out of bs so next year could be eve bigger of a challenge. >> i'm sure. thank you. >> today salvation army picked up all angel tree donations.

all we adopted, more than 100 angel treats tmake sure christmas is extra special, lltr,machines, too. that's a lot. e reminder of how dangerous a dry christmas tan be. the tree on the left is well watered. not so on the ritht. is the consumer psaduct ty commission set up this demonstration to remind but the fire danger surrounding the holidays. do you see how quickly it went? on't forget to watch the ,enorahs and candles because they can spark fi too. >> if that dsn't get your attention, i don't know what will. all right. you've got some big changes on the way. do you know what happened to me

today? eat live christmas t fell over. >> did the dogs knock it over? no. it was the elves. my wife said, you won't believe what happened it was terrible but we got it back up and >> you have to even out the ornaments. >> exactly right. this was like my twitter account earlier. i said as the continues areas of snowfall ctinue to fall, so does my christmas te this morning. 43 grees, dropping to the 30s. it's been cold around the moea. ay was beautiful at 62. 40 degrees in manassas. we've got rain and snow around

the area. this is all a loss. any flurry acvity, yeah. i don't think we'll see that. that front making its way to the south. up around the buffalogi . this front will move through as a dry front. it just reinforces our cold air again. a littleind tomorrow too. it will feel a little colder, too. it will feel thcolder. high temperature of 42. then we get tond . a 30% chance of snow to the south. what does that we think all of this is well south of d.c. but not all that far south. take a closer look at what we >> absolutely. with this storm system, it has such a sharp cut-off. we're talking about dry conditions versus snowfall. here's our forecast right now. we continue to think the d.c. metro area in locations to the

nort staying dry. but we're keeping a close eye on our southern zones for the potential of a wintry mix. sunday night into very early monday. here's what we mean. this is future weather. starting o atnoon, notice entire area is completely dry. the closest snow at that point around richmond.bu then look what happens into the evening hours. that snow starts to creep in. the pink here is a bit of a wintry mi we continue into the overnit hours a this is the european computer model.ee it isng the district completely dry. we're talking about accumulating snow so this continues to be a really a chance for a wintry mix south of waington. if they see the wintry mix, it

look to come to an end sunday morning between 4:00 and 7:00 a.m. we're talking about a low impact event. we're forecasting dry conditions. we need on mitor t cheloser to sunday and monday. >> some of russ still hopeful to get snow but it is not looking likely. 42 o tuesday. tuesday, i'll be out at zoo lights. yes, we are still doing holiday lights. i'm looking for one more house to go to. long how cold we are. it comes with anotherretty big storm. that one, a lot of rain. >> a d.c. man in his road to

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georgetown alumnist brian ferguson we o wrongfully imprisoned for murder. now he is helping those coming out of prison get back on their

feet. and he was just awarded the marshall scholarship which means he'll be celebrating at th university of oxford. chris gordon spoke with him today. >> unfortunately, ias wrongfully accused and eventually wrongfully convicted of a h homicide that nothing to do with and had no knowledge of. >> he served 11 years in prison for killing a fellow college student. he was released after aop notch group worked on his case for otee. he g the help of eric holder. he learnedirst hand how hard it is to get your high of back after prison. two yrsago, muriel bowserap inted him for the director of orca. he helps recently released prisoners at th resource center. >> i came home. i lost everything. my condover, my car and my kids. >> recently he was awarded a marshall scholarship allowing him to attend university of

oxford. he will spend a year in oxford. and then he said he hopes to return with new skills to help the people of the district of columbia released from prison find jobs a social services. >> at this office and the mayor's office in general are setting the trend and the f example what reentry can look like across the country. >> some soofn teyhose he is an inspiration. >> he has been a beacon ofht l for returning citizens. i am a returning citizen as well. he's been one of my mentors. >> emhe's dedicating his life to helping people overcome the stigma of serving time behin bars. reporting from anacostia, news4. a week of mourning and celebrating the lifeor ofr president george h.w. bush reaches its final stop.

our goal was to have you as our president. >> and happening now at 6:00 in the charlottesville murder trial, how a self-described neo-nazi tried on sway the jury. in and m maryland forward. the school's new c footballch on repairing a reputation marred by the death of jordan mcnair. every decision will put the health and welfare of the students first. >> today, a private burial cemony at president bush's museum. >> the bush family going through this one more time after an emotiona w