ight now, some southern cities are at a near standstill after a major winter storm. we'll have theatest on conditions from north carolina all the way to maryland. and around here, the snow never made it as far north as the washington area. now the sunshine is coming back. what about our threat for a re-freeze tonight? thatinforecast, comup. and new court filings arevi reewing the discussion of president trump and impeachment. the latest reaction from the president and democrats. good morning.o welcome news 4 midday.

i'm eun yang. >> a big digout is underway this morning after that major winter storm. >> many people are still without power. >> and a lot of you learned this morning, a lot of our school systems are closed down, ass crre trying to get out there and clear the roads. news 4's nicole jacobs is in fredericksburg. what's it looking like there, nicole? >> reporter: well, chris and eun, the temperatures are a lot more bearable. that's one thing. so you're able to really enjoy the fluffiness of this snow. but on the roadwa, it's been ale litt icy this morning and the temperatures are helping that out just as well. i can tell you, this early snowfall definitely caught a few people off guard. but we've found some who are enjoying it. ti 'tis the season for snow. and while it may be a little early for some., >> yeah yeah, we expect it a little bit later, like january, february, or something like that. >> there's no turning back now. >> it's finally seasonal, right?

and t sn thenow makes everybody much more in thee festmood. >> in fredericksbu, a winter blanket, oneacking 3 plus inches. >> much more than we all thought. >> and temperatu asre just as chilling. and so it's time to shovel it, salt it,e scrap it, especially ifitou're hng the road. alternative.fer than the below freezing slick dangers and a snow day from school. trench hill in fredericksburg, a hill perfect for a day off, and a quick study break. >> for our finals at ten o'clock a.m. yeah. >> reporter: aelease of energy leavingra gon wessel a kid of few words. >> uh, fast. >> reporter: just letting the sledding the do the talking. but een it's all said and d and the temperatures drop again. >> yeah, yeah, it's slippery. indful of to be where it's going. >> let's just call it an early dose of winter, where there's

surely much more to come. >> and a live look now at route 3 in fredericksburg. the big concern right now is what will happen with all of that slush, all of that water, when the temperatures drop tonight. of course, it will freeze and that is more reason to be more carefulomrow morning. chris, eun, back to you. >> reporter: all right, nicole, thank you. for more on the snow or lack of it, depending on where youve we are joined now by storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> yeah, chuck, how quickly is all of that snow going to melt >> well, it will in relatively short order, especially on paved surfaces. the solar radiation will really melt away the snow very, very effect effectively. but the problem ebecomes, o the sun goes down this evening, all of that water that's been in ing off the yards particular can have an opportunity to re-freeze on the paved surfaces. and quite a bit of snow, indeedi ergreen, virginia, picked up the most in the commonwealth at

21 inches. igbut a jump of southern maryland, calvert county and st. mary's county in particular, as well as stafford and spotsylvaniavi counties in inia all had a solid 3 to 6-inch snowfall. meanwhile, we did not see a h single flakee in the washington area. there you can see, a live picture with a little bit of filtered sunshhee out now. that cloud cover will gradually move farther and farther away from us. so it will stay chiy today. temperature, 35 now. but windchills are in the mid- to upper 20s. you can see that north biwind, though, pushing all the precipitationanurther south. there's the clearing line right there, pushing its way southward through washington. so more sunshinec for thed half of the day today. and that will be welcome news. it's going to stay cold, though. we're only in the low to mid-30s now. today's high temperature, right around 43. we'll talk about how low those temperatures are going and how many freezes are likely in this coming week, coming up. >> thank you. we're working to learn a lot more about what caused an overnight deadly accident on the sutland parkway. you're looking after smo the

video police say two men were in a car when it went off the road just before mannight in ton road and southeast d.c. one of the men died. the other was rushed to the hospital. right now, police in arlington are dealing with a problem on 395. there is a multi-vehicle accident in thelaov s. there are four people with minor injuries and a gas leak. police are asking people driving in that area ton slow d and move over. some good news for a lot of u. metro's yellow line trains are running again. the line reopened this morning after a two-week shutdown from repairs on the bridgr the potomac. news 4 was able to get an exclusive look at some ofrk the wohey're doing. crews replaced cracked, crumbling concrete during that shutdown. that setch of trackas been called one of the worst in metro system. sentencing begins today for the manct con of driving his car into a group of st counterpros at a unite the right rally last year. james alex fields jr. wasth onef e white nationalistsot

esting the removal of a s confederatetue in august of 2017. on friday, fields was found guilty of ramming his car the crowd and killing heather heyer. he faces 20 yearse to l in prison for the murder charge. after t c keyrt filings were released on friday, all eyes are on the white house today. >> yes, nbc's susan mcginnis reports, the documents from federal prosecutors in new york and special counsel robert mueller show some potential legal troubles ahead for the president. >> reporter: the word is being heard more and more around capitol hill. >> well, they would be impeachable offenses. >> reporter: house democrats are roising theect of impeachment, following new court filings oncerning president trump's former personal attorney, michael cohen, which someelieve implicate the president. >> the president was at the center of a massive fraud, several massive frauds against the american people. o reporter: according t prosecutors, cohen claims president ump directed him to pay off two women to keep silent

about affairs with the presint before the election. a campaign finance violation the president denies. cohen also detailed contacts with russian officialsegarding a trump hotel in moscow. t> sir, did you direct michael cohen to comminy violations of the law? >> no. no. no. >> reporter: some in congress predict the president could eventually face prosecution. >> h may be the first president in quite some time to face the real prospect of jail time. as for impeachment, lawmakers on both sides say it's too so. >> what we want for this country is all the facts and truth.he >> i think it's a last resort and only when the evidence is clear ofll a reay substantial legal violation. >> reporter: most want to wait for mueller's full report. and cohen is expected to be seesenced on day. in washington, susan mcginnis, nbc news. ,we the man widely expected to take over as the white house chief of staff says he will not accept the job. nick ayers is currently serving asst chief of for vice president mike pence, but after a weekend coersation, ayers

and the president could not come to an agreement. noon worther candidates under consideration. this weekend, mr. trump announced that white house chiel john will be leaving by the end of the year. so who will it be? "time" magazine released the short list of their annual person of the year. >> so t decision is based on which person or group of people ha had the biggest impact on the world for better or worse. so here are the names in no particular order. president trump, the separated families at the border, russien pres vladimir putin, special counsel robert mueller, ryan comingler, the director of "black panther." christine blasey ford, she accused brett kavanaugh of se al assault when they we teenagers. >> jamal khashoggi is "the washington post" journalist who was killed in the consulate in istanbul. march for our lives activists. outh korea's president, moon jae-in and duchess of sussex, meghan markle. the winner will be revealed tomorrow morning, exclusively on

"today". >> inter tinglist. >> an interesting mix ofpeechop, to be sure. another honor announced soday. sports p of the year. the local person who just missed out. >> and former d.c. police chief cathy lanier talks about the nfl handling of the recent domestic violence cases.

well, we're following developments surrounding two devastating overnigfires. >> got to start wh the one closest to home. this five-alarm apartment fire philadelphia. nearly 200 firefighters spent hours battling both fire andas e dozens of people were sent out into sub-freezing temperatures around 2:00 this at least 50 people are now without a place to call home this holiday season. the two firefighters h to be treated for minor injuries. thankfully, nonetheless has been reported to be hurt in this fire. and we're still waiting to get word on how it started. > also this morning, the youngstown, ohio, community is in shock and searching for answers after five children were killed by this overnight house fire.bc our affiliate, wsmj is reporting that those children were between the ages of 1 and 2 years old. their mother reportedly out of a window and told first responders that her children were trapped inside. refighters say this wan emotional scene that they will

never forget. >> and even they don't see t things likt every day. the nfl is taking a big hit over domestic abuse allegations by its players. a couple of years ago, the league hired former d.c. police chief cathy lanier to address that issue. news 4's jacki cbensenered lanier over two decades and watched her bring transparency and passion to her job as police chief in the nation's capitol. and as jackie reports this morning, lanier remains candid in this exclusive sit-down interview. >> reporter: tmzel obtained h security video of then baltimore ravens star running back, ray g rice, punch his now-wife in a hotel elevator in t 2014 and obtained cell phone video of kansas city chiefs running back, kareem hunt, kicking a woman in a hotel hallway last february are shocking and similar. in between the rice case, subject of an investigative report by now special counsel robert mueller and the kareem r d.c.ase, comes for police chief, cathy lanier. in 2016, she was hired as vice

president of nfl security. >> there were extensive reforms that we put in place post robert aymueller's report fromrice. and that is detailed we stigative protocol th follow. >> it is a perception that seeing this, that the nfl learned nothing from the ray rice incident. that they are, again, finding out about a domestic case from tm >> whate don't do good enough is talk about it openly. and tell people what we're doing. so i think to some extent, that perception is correct. and that's why i wanted today to get on to the record and talk the t all the things tha nfl does because it's not getting out there the way it should. >> reporter: kareem hunt was released by the chiefs after tmz sports published that cell phone video. no charges have been against him. hunt has still not been questioned by leagueve igators in what lanier describes as an investigation that has bwan und since february. the victim has refused to talk to inostigators. >>ou want to speak to the

victim, you want to speak to all your witnesses, you want to garth agather all the physical ndidence before you go speak to the alleged perpetrator in that case. the reason you do that is so that you go in with the best opportunity to gain truth. we knew that there was video that we haur to get hands on to get the real story. >> lanierot with frustration that despite its efforts, the nfl was not able to oain the hunt video until it was published by tmz. the 2015 mueller report on the rae video noted the league would likely continue to face such nssituat because of its lack of subpoena powers. othersorts writers a believe the nfl should adopt tmz's controversial tactics for ndme gntinobin the protections, so they can protect the anonymity of that person. we can't do that. nor do we w to get into the business of paying people to steal from their employer. >> a lot more to unpack there. and tonight, starting at 4:00, we'll talk to chief lanier about

s.some succes she says the nfl is on par to have anedistoriction in the number of players arrested this year, including arrests for domestic violence we're also going to talk about the controversial case of reuben foster, is he ever going to suit nd for the bur and gold? happening today at howard university, antoach with p of experience is taking over the bison program. the school is introducing ron th ainw e s neba from michigan, where he was an offensive analys but before that, he held several coaching positions with the detroit lions, indianapolis colts and jacksonville jaguars. he takes m over fore london who left howard to coach at the college william and mary. welcom towashington. right now to the skins. football fie the team is waking up with yet another new quarterback. >> i can't google these dudes fast enough. >> i can't even -- the whole way that the season went down is

just -- it's sindescribable. >> ath this guy took over i middle of one of the worst home losses in franchise history. news 4's sherry burruss has more. >> reporter: one of the worse defeats of the season could not come at a worst time for thens reds a 40-16 loss for the giants pushes them further out of the playoff picture and gives fans a new n to learn at quarterback. ench quart first quarter, the mourk sanchez pass tipped and then completed.s thekinsin gave up 34 po in the first half alone. the lghe brit spot, josh johnson, the te's new starting quarterback, he threw for one touchdown and ran for another, but an overall performance to forget. >> we got took behind the barn, like grandma wld do. one of thoese big, thick paddle and got put to the backside pretty good. [ bleep ], that's what happened. >> reporter: what happens next, the redskins taking their fourth estarting quarterback of ear to jacksonville to try to snap

their four-game losi streak. from fedex field, hsherree burruss, news 4 sports. >> there's a>>image for you. love listening to josh. "sports illustrated" named the golden states warriors as their sports person of the year. >> the three-time nba championship team is only the fourth team to receive this honor. the warriors' president says this is an incredible honor and credits the organization's success to the contributions of each player, coach, and staff member. the warriors will receive the award during a ceremony in los angeles tomorrow. and by the way, the washington capitals captain, alex ovechkin, received consideration for this award. that's good to be recognized. >> i haven't seen a team dominate a league like them in, i don't know when. >> very exciting. holiday shopping time is quickly running out. coming up, w today is a good day to doin a little onle shopping. and more on how this weekend's winter storm is impacting life to our south, from air travel to power

ltages, we're

over the weekend, a dumped more than a foot of snow and ice across parts of the country that arsed to dealing with this kind of extreme winter. >> no, they don't have plows down there. this is down in boone, north w carolinare apparently even the grinch wastt spoed helping clear away some of that snowfall. >> nbc's jay gray joins us live

in arlotte, now. jay, we know it's probably still a little rough out there for the millionsn the southeast. what are you seeing? >> well, chris, eun, we've seen today rain, snow, and sleet, a wint that's causing a mess, not only here in charlotte, but across much of the stheast right now. >> battered, and in some cases, buried by snow and ic right now, millions across the southeast are dealing with the effects of a monster winter storm. >> you know, everything has really comeo a standstill. >> reporter: from texas through virginia, communities have been shut down by the severe, at times whiteout conditions. >> you know, around here, we get some snow every year, but this is a big one. this is a really big one in anybody's mind. >> and a bad one. trees and power lines snapping under the weight of the snow and ice, hundreds of thousands are without electricity. and it's also a tough f go those trying to get around.

>> i stopped at an intersection for the light qu, which you've to, and i got stuck immediately. >> drivers stuck or stranded across theregion, so are those trying to take a plane. more than 10,000lits have been canceled or delayed by the storm. and it continues to be a mean one. >> it's gng to be hard for anybody to get in and out.le >> , of course, you have skis or a sled. yeah, now, most of the precipitation expected to end across the region at some point today. temperatures, though, in many areas, they're goi to stay below freezing, which means the effect of this storm, eun and chris, is going to linge for quite some time. >> oh, yeah, it's going to be a major mess to clean up. jay gray, there'll be lots of grinch. >> i hope you don't linger outside too much longer, jay. you look miserable out there. >> get warm. thanks, jay. >> and you said your s off from work today because of this mess?

>> you know, the insurance i business charlotte has ground to a complete halt today. >> that's like usn d.c., though. you know when we get a little bit of snow, it makes it tough yoing around here. >> that's absolutright. and they don't even have the benefit of snowplows and salting trucks, either. certainly tough sledding -- well, actually easy sledding for them down there today. but tough sledding for a lot. you just saw the video of the grinch there in boone, north carolina. of ocially 16 inche snow there in boone. linville, north carolina, just a little bit higher, 18 inches of snow, onston-salem, this is on to the piedmont and the foothills there of north carolina, over 14 inches my in-laws in christianburg, 18 inches of snow there., blacksbuot too far away, over 9 inches, and even north georgia, clayton, that's northeast georgia. 3 inches on snow d there. meanwhile, here in washington, it is a snow-fe picture from our tower camera this morning. these clouds, a veil ofloud cover, it's dimming the sunshine a bit, especially from washington and areash. so but north of town, the skies are

already clearing out a little bit more 35 degrees now with a north wind, averaging 10 miles per hour. going tonorth wind is keep the cold air draining right down through the state of virginia and into north carolina. there you can see what jay gray was talking about. the rain, sleet, snow combation is gradually running out of steam down here. orbut they have one ugly travel day today. things will start to impetve after weast tomorrow morning. but tonight, it's going to be a serious refreeze. here's the satellite, there you can see, cloud cover thickest from wasngton southbound. that's prevent, much of a warm-up. so fredericksburg in souther maryland, where they did get the snow yesterday, we're above freezing, but jus barely. every degree above freezing, lot. but wet pavement during the daylight hours will quickly freeze back over tonight into your tuesday i do suspect there will be more delays or closures for schools tomorr tomorrow. a fair amount of soushine coming way later in the day, but

temperatures dropping below freezing quickly once the sun goes down. tomorrow morning, 25.dericksburg, culpepper, only about 20 degrees tomorrow morning. that will be cold enough for a re-freeze, big-time. so you can always use ourin nbc waon app for a complete list of school delays and clossoes. you can find and follow me on social media. i'll do the best i can to help keep you ahead of any winter weather problems tomorrow. nothing wi sky, but there sure will be a lot of ice and slipperiness to deal with tomorrow. a couple more daysf thawing out each afternoon and re-freezing each night. and tom next stormg our way looks like it's going to be a rainmaker, you guys. >> all rit. snow expected at this point. all right. >> thanks, chuck. >> thanks, chuck. some comnies are making paternity leaves longer. re'll look at why some men hesitant to take advantage of the benefit. and trult theesults of a ne study just released this morning. a factor that could make your g ild at greater risk of hav adhd or autism.

> you're watching news 4 midda midday. >> boy, oh, boy, that is the crunch of ice you're hearing from dumpfriesdumfries,virginia. >> our team coverage continues in prince william county, where the schools are closedtoday. hey, justin. >> reporter: hey, there, chris. that's right, classes are out here in prince william count

for students as a result of that snowstorm last night. so we decided we would go out to a few parks, wait them out and their families so they can enjoy what little snow, as you can see, they have left out here. well, they were eitherunde underwhelmed. we are finally above freezing out here in woodbridge area, so the roads, the main roads like open boulevard here are looking a lot better, but i can tell you, overnight, it was a different stor >> not quite picture-perfect, but a glimpse of some of that sunday snowfall remaining now parts of prince william county. deandre mccoy could have used re >> i like the snow, so, it's pretty. >> reporter: you like this? >> yeah. i do. growing up in this area, i'm pretty much used to it. >> reporter: that's part of why his car issp less, garage kept. others were outside scraping. a careful driver doing the right thing, clearing off that iceefnd snowe driving off for work. and while he's working, the

deunty's public school ss get a day off. an announcement came sunday night o twitter from superintendent steve waltz. days like this are why. this pickup is having a rough go getting up this incline here. slicad roads also me it hard for others to get down. earlier risers in the dumfries area told us, sidewalks didn't lookbe mucer. >> i slipped and fell already down here, walking down the sidewalk. >> how many times? >> just once. >> i love the it's fun for the kids, all of us. 's christmas. orter: so he considers this a sort of white christmas warm-up, while also hoping drivers stay alert in these and all other wintry weather conditions. >> you've just got to do your part. you've got to be careful. >> reporter: so drivers, on walkers, eve be careful out here. the sun is out, it's warmer outside, you might be thinking we're in the clear. well, not yet, because the concern right now is going to be re-freezing arews are out here and working hour after

hour, trying to prevent that for tomorrow.into we're live here in woodbridge, i'm justin finch, news 4. >>,just thank you. tacoma park police are investigating a dog attack. thisngne invol one of their k-9 dogs. this happened early tuesday morning near the intersection of carroll and maple. anna brooks was walking her dog when she saw a lot of police cars. brooks says moments later, a dog latched on to her l and she was unable to free herself. >> i mean, i was terrified, honestly. i just -- i never have had a bad encounter with a dog ever. >> reporter: brooks suffered serious cuts to her hands as she tried to pry open the dog's jaws. eventually, it let go. she was taken to the hospital, where she had to receive 21 stitches. tacoma park police tell us thee dog has taken out of active service as a precaution while they investigate. >> that's pretty concerning.al politbacklash at one school in virginia.

the superintendent, peter bancy, refused to use a an trender student's preferred identity pronoun. this happened in west point in october. that's in king william county in the etern part of the state. the principle put him onti administ leave, and when he returned, the principal says he was in bordinate and continued using the incorrect pronoun for the transgender student. so they fired him. the superintendenthief called it discrimination. he says it was a slip of the tongue. >> totally happy to use the n name, the name. i'm happy to avoid female otonouns, so as to offend. because i'm not here to provoke. >> that was, in fact, discriminato discriminatory. because all the other students were being used pronouns, but this student b was notng used pronouns. >> now, the tcher says says that his options on how to proceed, including a possible appeal with the circuit court.

a new study adds to a growing body of evidence that ge ptics mayy a role in autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. researchers studied medical records of more than 15,000 children with older brothers or sisters. the kids who hadbl an older ing diagnosed with autism or adhd were at a higher risk of developing the s disorder. the finding could allow for earlier intervention in the younger siblings. the study wases led byrchers at the university of californ their findings are published in the journal of american diatrics. well, a new baby, with hourly feedings, diaper changesn we've this. >> beef been through that. >> both of us. it can really turn a family upside thdown. e's nothing like that kind of sleep deprivation. it's not just home, but thenif your work changes, too. >> maternity leave is pretty ow common, but some businesses

are giving fathers time off too. one business in north carolina is leading the charge. >> reporter: mark is a new dad for the second time. it's definitelyasier this go around than the first. or reporter: just like when his daughter was three years g full rk is tak advantage of his company's paternity leave policy. >> i think it's very important to be that support system for your wife. and for the whole family, for that matter. there.o be >> reporter: mark works for the software company red hat, which last year started offering fathers six weeks paid time off for the birth or adoption of a child. his firm is among a growing number of american companies introducing or expanding paid leave options for new dads. why's that? research shows tha leave is good for business. >> it helps our botm line, because it helps us to retain associates. it also helps the associates to be more engaged. >> reporter: top companies on average now offer 11 weeks paid time off. some men are reluctant. fearing it could derail their

careers. concerns familiar to many working moms. a workplace survey founding more than a third of men believe taking leave would jeopardize their position. companie are trying to change that. at american press, a company-wide poster campaign promotes the message, don't miss a moment. twitter, fathers gather for ad lunches to trade paternity leave hits. at red hat. >> did you ever worry about the potential hit to your career? >> my manager did that twice, and it makes me feel more loyal to them, because there willing work with me. >> reporter: andrew is a software developer at red hat expecting his first child in february. andrew, like mark, plans to take paternity leave. >> so it not only makes youtt a employee, it makes you a better dad? >> i would absolutely say that, 100%. that's correct. >> reporter: for now dads and their employers, paid time off pa off. jeff bennett, nbc news, mclean,

virginia. >> see, we need more companies to buy into the belief and t value that giving employees, tds and moms time off makes them better whey come back. not everyone is onboard, though. >> and more dads need tohaet over stigma. >> right. and moms, too. well, your help is needed to make a holiday tradition at arlington national cemeterit a re this year. how you can get involved. >> and with the snow threatsow in our rearview mirror, chuck is looking ahead to the next weekend's rain worries. fos updated recast, after the fos updated recast, after the

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this is normally the time the hov lanes reverse direction.n no word o how long that will be delayed. >> yeah, that looks pretty awful. be a million wreaths wil placed on the graves of our llen heros at arlington national cemetery. wreaths across america captured this video of a ceremony yesterday in columbia falls, maine. volunteers have nowoaded the wreaths on to tractor-trailers and that convoy of trucks is making the 700-plus-mile journey to arlington. they'll arrive right here on saturday. it's such a beautiful scene e. it's hallowed ground. and to see the wreaths there over the holiday season really makes it that much more lyunning. >> and hone it's a beautiful place to visit, even in the wintettime. it's j different kind of quiet and respectfulness there in the winter. it's very if you've never been out, you're missing out. >> you have to bundle up, though >> oh, yeah! you will need your coat, no doubt about that. and your hat a your mittens, all that stuff. the cold weather is here to stay for the remainder othe week. not crazy cold.

we're not talking about records, but we are talking about temperatures running about 5 to 10 degrees colder than average. right now, still trying to get rid of those clouds from the midlevels that are overhead. they're not low clouds and they're not rainmakers, but they are dimming out the sunshine just a bit. temperatures have inches their way into the mid-30s. that north wind, though, is going to keep the air very cold around here for the rest of the day. satellite and radar here, still a very large amount of sleet, snow, and freezing rain. mostly changing to rain now, but still an awful lot of very unsettled weather down to our south. meanwhile f trying to get those clouds shoved farther down and bring in some sunshine around here. this is the way future weather looks. if you're traveling down into the carolinas, this is going to be aw long, s cleanup for them. here's 7:00 tonight. skies should en clear by of course, the sun goes down before 5:00. but clear skies tonight into early tomorrow morning, and then plenty of sunshine tomorrow around here. that is welcome news for the meltdown totrrow. e are going to have a

couple of mornings below freezing. right now, we're in the low to mid-30s across the area. aroundoday, upper 30s to 40 degrees today. but by tomorrow morning, way down below freezing again. j mid-20t about everywhere, even low 20s out across parts of northern virginia. so there's your ten-day forecast. sunny and chilly tomorrow and wednesday, clouds returning back to the area on thursday. thet norm will be a rainmaker, not a snowmaker, as temperatures will be up near 50 degrees. that should be enough rain to push us all the way t first place for wettest year on record in washington. >> wow, it feels like it's been the wettest year in shington. chuck, thanks. >> a d.c. chef is showing offal his tents on the new season of "top chef." he is in thdistrict. he runs a creatatering and pera ch coy. ef>> it's not the holidays until...

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get started with xfinity internet, tv and voice for $79.99 a month for 2 full years. click, call or visit a store today. a local chef is one of the stars of thisseason's "top chef" on bravo. eric is competing in the intense cooking showdown. we're rooting for you! he is a private chef based in d.c. and cofounder of pinch and plate, a dinnerty e plning company. chef eric joins us now along th his wife, janelle, who is a cofounder of that company. thanks so much for being here. >> thank you for having us. >> i know you can't give anything away. give us a general view how this

top chef experience is going so far. w you know what,ve had like pins and needles. we've been kind of keptlouiet for so, so it's cool to kind of be out and expresswskan be excited with everybody. i'm watching episodes, just ass excitedverybody else. even though i know what's going to happen. >> great show. we're going tooot for you. >> you're a husband and wife duo, who bring both sides of entertainment to your client. janee, what are some keys to making a holiday event work out well? ecause i find it to be stressful. but you say it's pretty easy. >> honestly, it can be really i say, just use what you have. that's like the main thing with operate.we we use what we have, essentially. so if as you can see, i havme hina here that i got from my mom, passed down from mya. gran and this china right here, i paired it, honestly, this is a cor. you can see the back. >> a little trick of the kade. >>d of just added in with some napkins. these, honestly, after you're

done with them, you can put them on the table afterwards, use them aroundour house. i say, honestly, just use what you have. even though this is old china, we have some modern decor, a little bit of gold to make it a little bit more modern and there you have it. >> it looks really pretty and really fancy. and you're saying like, wow, i don't think i could do that. all local shops. >> okay, great. chef, same with the food. these hors d'oeuvres look fancy, plan u're saying if y ahead, you can do easy dishes that impress youres . what's the key to that? >> if you have a good amount of people coming over for a dinner party, the besthing to do is to plan ahead. these are parmesan crisps, some oat cheese, chives, salmon roll, and garlic salt right on top. really easy. these are endive little lettuces d i have a nice little shrimp cesar salad kind of thing going on r there. really cool to make, easy to make, and these hold in the fridge for a few hours.

>> how much planning ahead are u going to do for these guys? >> oh, man, you can get this done in like 30, 40 minute in anout, for sure. >> that's really good. >> thank you. >> now, what else do you have to do in terms of hosting a party at your home to make things gol smoo i know timing is a big issue. >> timing is the most important thing. oud that's why anythingan do that you can make ahead of time, honestly, is the best. even u to the after-dinner. we have an after-dinner drink of eggnog. >> ahh! and this would be on a bar. you can have the different types of spiced rum, brandy, whiskey, bourbon, and you can have the cups pre-made with the star a annise and you're ready to go. >> hoe long can something like eggnog can you make ahead of time? > probably no longer than 48 hours. you can make it two days ahead, for whatever event you and have it chilled in the refrigerate, and when you're ready to go for that nightcap after dinner, pour it in, your

tvorite liquor, brown liquor, and you're goodgo. >> when you talk about, plat what is your specialty? >> i in ultimately, convenience. we are -- we bring everything. >> we bring all of this. >> we bring all of this stuff. we set up, we cook a four-course, three-course menu, depe on whatever the clientele wants. we break it down, clean up, and we so we really are just your perfect service. we're just the ultimate convenience, butn a really nice dinner party that you can serve with your friends and guests. >> tnk you so much for the advice. i'm still not sure i can make it look this good, but appreciate the tips. janell and eric, "top chef," we're rooting for you, chef. >> thank you so much. >> thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you! >> looks delicious. thank you so much. today is green monday. the term coined by ebay more than a dece ago to mark its biggest sales day of the year. today's the dayhat shoppers try to get their holiday orders in so they arrive by christmas. and you can expect to s

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>> reporter: how does he smile and shake their hands like that? >> because it takes courage to change people's hets. >> the new movie "green book" is now nominated for five geden glawards, including best comedy or musical. >> yeah, it is based on a true story about an african-american pianist who hires a white driver to chauffeur him from city to city on recital tour through the deep south. and news 4's barbara harrison shows us, the book was a guide to keep two men safe on the road. >> 1938 america, you could own a car, a doto like this one, maybe, with white walled tires to take you tywhere. f you were black, you'd better not travel too far without this. the green book. shown here on an interactive wall at the smithsonian's museum h african-americatory and culture. >> it was such a challenge, hbecause it was hard eno just to get from "a" to "b." but the reali is that race got in the way. >> reporter: the museum's director, historian lonnie buhe says traveling by car, as

many americans were doing beginning in the late' 30s, could be dangerous, even deadly if you were black. >> we have examples p ofple in the '40s who were killed because they went to the wrong gas station. if you pulled into the motor t court, really rest for the night, suddenly you were told you couldn't come here. en>> the g book became something of a bible for avoiding the pain and humiliation ofdiscrimination. >> basically, the green book said, i will identify cities around the country, within those cities, i will tel yo here are restaurants where you know you can be treated fairly. here are hotels, and here are gas stations. >> and to experience why it was such a valuable tool for barr k families, the museum is offering a ride for anyone interested througthe jim crow south. >> so what happens is -- so it gives people -- so you're in chicago, the summer of 1949. >> i know your grandma will be just thrilled to see you. but you need to be careful on the road.

>> the car has an interactive dashboard, of sorts, to help y see what it was like to travel when you knew you mightot be le to stop for gas because you weren't welcome. >> what y'all want? r: you have to be prepared when hotels and motels were not willing to rent rooms to you and your family. t we don't have any rooms for you. green book was the victorild of a man named green who lived in new york city. >> and he had seen how he went to a place to have dinner, they told him, they didn't serve colored people. >> he wanted tooo create a that people could travel with and know where they could avoid aye embarrassment of being turned victor green got his information from the book for people who traveled ofte >> so he talked to pullman porters, he talked to traveling salesman. >>eporter: the last printing of the green book was in 1958. things have changed a lot since then, but -- >> but there's no doubt in my mind that it's disappoting when you see renewed racial violence, when you see the kinds of sism that we thought we put behind us.

and so, what i hop this museum always does is that it helps you understand the challenges that we faced, but also that no matter what the issuetoday, you can overcome it. >> well, the things we take for granted. o the authothe little book, victor hugo green was optimistic about the future when he wrote, there will be a day some time in e near future when this guide will not have to be published. six years after the final publishing of the green book, the civil rights act of 1964 made it illegal to discriminate in all public accommodations in >> amazing history. and that movie looks really good. >> i haven't got a chance see it yet, mut now it is on list. >> there you go. one last check of your forecast wit storm tea 4 meteorologist chuck bell. chuck, good morning. >> good morning. we are doing the best we can to get these clouds moved out and get the sunshine in. it's been a little bit more of a struggle than anticipated, though. and so 43 is about w asm as we could possibly hope to get today. and down to the south, where there was ysnow, ifr looking

out the window and see snow on the ground, you're probably going to stay about 38 or 9 today. everyone gets a refreeze tomorrow morning. so be very careful, not just tomorrow morning, but bel freezing, anything that looks wet will be frozen. so black ice will be serious concern, likely to have school alays or closurein tomorrow. so stay with us, right here on nbc washington. and on our nbc washington app. the next storm will be a rainmaker on friday and saturday, with temperatures up around 50 degrees, and there should be enough rain in that event t put washington up in the first place. we're less than an inch out of the wettest year on record, as tand now. >> all right. thank you, chuck. that's going to do it for news 4 midday. thank you for joining us. and,rememb we're back on the air this afternoon, first at 4:00. >> and you can get the weather updates anytime with the nbc washington app. have a great day. we'll see you tomorrow morning.

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kevin hart had to step down as host of the upcoming academy awards because of homophobic tweets of 2007. didn't they nominate mel gibso last week. only black comic i know that's cleaner than kevin hart is booked for theext three t ten years. >> well played, tackling the kevin har fiasco and still no word who would be the oscar host replacement yet. welcome to "access live" on this monday morning. scott evans is wff today. t do we think? who wants to step in these shoes? whoever does, they'll look in the past. who wants the headache? >> nobody's been clean. as a