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starts now. >> we start with breaking news in prince georges county where several officers are color are suing the police department. >> the o 13icers are alleging discrimination and retaliation from thedepartment's leadership. tracee wilkins sat down forn exclusive interview with some of those officers signed on to the remplaint and one of the attorneys rnting the group. their lawsuit alleges that some women and minority officers who reported bad behavior against white officers became victims of retaliation through demotions or transfers. there are also allegations of coverups from some officer who they say used excessive force in the community. >> we're seeing a widespread disparity in treatment a a peop tired of it. if the community believes that we're operating as a police

force at 100% protecting the community while all of thesete al issues are going on, you know, they're mistaken. >> the aclu, a private law firm of the prie gege's county naacp are holding a new conference now with more details. we'll have new detailsda later toy on news4. >> right nows president trum ex-lawyer michael coh is being sentenced in manhattan. this a look at cohen and hismi faly making his way to the courthouse. he pleaded guilty to an array of tax evasion and financial crimes. prosecutors are pushing f at least four years in prison. we areeeping an e on today's developments.

we're going to update you as so as we learn more. congress has nine days left to avoid a partial government shutdown a shutdown. in disp e,$5 billion in money that president trump wants for a border wall. we'll have moren the attack in france next but first, tracie potts has the latest on a possible ptial government shutdown. >> you do not have the votes in the house. nancy, i do. >> reporter: divided government on fulle display in oval office. president trump and democrats at odds on howth or w to keep the government open. >> the last time, chuck, you shut it down. >> no, no, no. >> and then you opened it very quick quickly. want to do what you did >> 20 times you have called for i will shut down the governmeni don't get my wall. >> reporter: presiderump

demanded $5 billion to build a border wall he promised mexicoa would for. >> if we don't get what we want one way or the other, it's through you, through military, through anything you want to call, i will shut d n the government. >> we disagree. we disagree. >> i am pro to shut down the government for border security. >> democrats called out the president on bad facts claiming much o the wall has already been built. it >> he was putting forth fig hes the no reality to them. >> reporter: the public view brought mixed reaction. >> if i was the president, i would dig in and not give in. >> i'd still like to see a ooth ending here. >> if president trump wants to throw a temper tantrum ahead of the holidays and cause a trump shutdown, it will be solely on his back. for n stalemate. >> president trump called that a friendlyting saying they did get some things done. the white hou says it was

constructive on criminal justice reform agreement there in progress o the farm bill, but none of that likely to moveud theset negotiations. from washington, tracie potts, nbc news. >> now to that deadly attack on a crowded christmas market in strasbourg, france. there is a massive manhunt for a terror suspect p whoice are only identifying as cher c. he is a suspected islamic extremist and on a terror watch list. >> new this morning a scare for c.'s first responders. >> firefighters were called to a home in northwest to find dangerous levels of carbon monoxide. >> there was no detector in the home but it's somethinghe

firefighters were wearing may have savedem >> darcy spencer is live in the bloomingdale neighborhood with a life-saving tool. darcy? >> reporter: good morning. n are here o adams street in the bloomingdale neighborhood. this i the house that was a c.o. emergency. when firefighters were called for a man unconscious, they had no idea why he was sit. as soon as they went in the house, thec. detectors they wear went off. one of theseevices potentially saved the lives of the resident andirefighters last night. it's a portabl carbon monoxide detectors carried by firefighters. it sounded as soon as he walked into this house, alerting them there were dangerous levels of

the odorless gas in the home. the original call was for a man down for unknown reasons. >> we carry a carbon monoxide on all our units in the city. so just in case, like for instance lt night, when we walked in, it started an alarm that notified them that this person may be unconsci because of carbon monoxide. >> in this case there were potentially fatal levels of c.o. in the home because of the faulty furnace. >> in the short term it usually causes headaches, nausea, vomiting, long term can cause death. >> this house hado be

investigated i because had elevated levels, too. >> i'm going to get two dete detectors at home depot this morning. >> reporter: the man transported here last night is expected to be okay. firefighters say thiss a reminder, youave a c.o. detector nee in h t your oe >> note taken, darcy spencer. thanks so very much. >> today started out a lot like yesterday, a little warmer, though. >> but will end the same wa amelia draper joins us from the weather center. hi. >> today this morning not as bad as there for sure as it wasst day morning. yesterday morning our coldest early in the area since february. to give you an idea right now we're already in the l to mid 40s. . 45 degrees right now in washington, 43 iner frk. areas like manassis and fredericksburg still hanging out

in the mid to upper 30s. we're going to be warming in the low to mid 40s but some of us .arming a little bit mo washington, for example, warming to 47 degrees for a high temperate today. 41 in frederick, and hazy sunshine out there right now. clouds will increase as we head into t afternoon hours. temperatures still running a little bit below normal. if you thi it's been cold around here lately, it has. 27 of the last 33 days have been below average, december as a month is just over two degrees below normal. we do have rain moving no the forecast on friday. i'll have more on that timing at >> new this morning, we're learning about new allegations of sexual abusegainst a d.c. catholic priest. father vazquez was rearrested yesterday, two additional victims accused him of inappropriately touching them at the shrine of sacred heart

church. three other girls accused vazquez of the same thing. the archdiocese removed him from service when the allegations first surfaced. m a was stabbed outside the dsw store yesterday af srnoon. thepect is still on the run. the victim is expected to survive. last mth somebody crashed into the front of the dick's sporting goods after ahe shooting in parking lot. police say yesterday stabbing was not rawiom. th so many people out holiday shopping, police urge everybody to think safety first. >> next month it will cost y t more moneyo take the dulles toll road. lawmakers are proposing a plan that would halt that increase. they want to eliminate the united airlines yet fuel tax

rate. right now much of that pject is funded by commuters who pay tolls along the toll road. >> the there is no question the washington nsredsave seen better days butow theuture of the new stadium hangs in the ball. the football team is currently committed to playing at fedex field through 2027. governor hogan says the state is working to acquire oxygen cove park, a pe0-acre py that he calls the gate way to maryland and the district. >> can you imagine the redskin monday night football looking at all the rinuments reflecting in the potomac r. it would be the nicest facility in america with 300 acres to develop around there for entertainmen restaurants or whatever we decide. >> the governor points out it's

still rly, nothing has been nalized. >> stuck in a mine and running low onoxygen. we're going to have the latest on a rescue mission taking place right nown west virginia. >>he prime minister and the government have already been found to be in contempt of parliament. >> plus chaos ahead of a no confidence vote for the british prime minister. >> and caught on camera, another package thief. what this suspecdid stand t

absolutely unacceptable! >> it has been loud and at timeo ug the floor of the british parliament today. the debat on brexit comes ahead of a confidence vote on prime minister theresa may. may has been unable to shore up the fort for the brexit deal. o.e addressed the issue just a little while >> a change of leadership in the co nervative party will put our country's future at create unsrni iuncertainty when least afford it. n new leader wouldn't be place by the legal deadline so it risks handing control of the

brexit negotiations to opposition mps in rliament. >> if she wins, she cannot be challenged again for one year. rescuers are in a rac to find three people trapped in a mine in west virginia. they've been down there for three days. police say four people went into the meanr n clear creek this weekend to look for copper wire. one man safely emerged and told the rescuers where to find the others. however, the oxygen levels are too low. a man accused of driving his car into a natsnalist rally i likely to spend his life behin bars. last year the self-described

neonazi ran his car into a crash during a unite the right rally. the added years are for severely injuring other people. yesterday victims and their families said the sentence sent a strong message. >> these maximum sentences sent a message. >> you can't bring hate here and get away with it. >> these arerr ists.al aeda use planes as a weapon, he used a car as aap . >> last month maryland votes are overwhelmingly approved a measure of acquiring casino cash be added for education. the mayor introduced a plan saying where tha money will be used. they will call owe kaal owlocato

improve schools. >> you don't want to send your child to school and they're cold and they wind up getting sick. >> the president of the prince george educator association said she's not entirely sold on the new plan and they are having a hard time keeping teachers because of low pay. >> the virginia governor wants to giver tea a 5% pay raise next year. and they also wants to grow the state's rainy day fund. he said it is harder to recruit retain quality teachers. it has to pass t through republican general sassembly nex

week. >> we take a look at the very first wegmans grocery store. >> at the center of it all, d.c.'s first wegmans grocery store. this historic building will stay right where it is. the wegmans isoing to go right underneath. eight new buildings will go up around the original building. it will boast 7 residence units, 162,000 square feeof of ce space, 153,000 square feet of retail space and more than 1,300 underground parking crneirsead how ill all the delivery trucks get to wegmans? well, they're going to build ann underground tl right off the wisconn avenue.

>> and on top of that tunnel will be a sloping hill, which has a cafe which soverlo public park. wegmans is expected to open in 2022. >> well, if you recognize this next man's unique dance moves, you might be able to help police catch a thief. surveillance video shows a man walking up to a home thisast sunday on t street ines nort surveyed the front doors and starts, well, breaking itow right there. after showing off a couple steps, he grabs the packages and leaves the yard. if you recognize him, please call d.c. police. >> man, the au ncity. >> praise for lady gaga and bradley cooper in their movie "a star isborn." >> and more on when rain returns to our ar.

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magnitudearthquake. >> the 109-year-old who famously danced withhe obamas at the white house has not lost her fun spirit. virginia met the basketball team at the d.c. school yesterday. ♪ child is going to shine >> she sarng for the players a ng she wrote herself. the 109-year-old has volunteered for many years. shee spoke to kids about their school program on bullying prevention. >> look at her, i love it! >> she's so sweet. i love checking in with her every now and then seeing how she's ing. >> she doing amazing. she's thriving. >> so amea is joini us to

talk about the weather today. >> it's not bad.ki my dog out this morning and i kind of judged t chill based on how quickly she starts to shiver. so it wasn't as bad out there this morning and we're already at yesterday's high temperature of about 45, 46eges and not only that but we keep it dry today. so not all thatad of a wednesday. we'll stay dry tomorrow as well. check out yourecond weather headline as we look to friday and the weekend while our rain chance increasing. especially later friday and youa rday morning. if you have plans friday night, right now it's looking pretty soggy and unfortunately most of the day on saturday has the potential to be rainy. and with all the rain in the forecaat, friday,day and even sunday, this will likely become the wettest year on record. we need just over a half an inch. d i'm seein the potential for an inch, maybe an inch and a half falling overek the d. i don't know if that's a record we want to set but we're so

close i think we're going toit it this weekend. here's future weather at noon on friday. notice the d.c. metro are is still dry, rain just starting to push into the area from northern virginia and i-81 as we move toward your friday evening commute, everybody feeling the showery acvity. ra continues overnight friday into saturday morning. there's a potenal for some heavy rain out there friday night and early saturday as well. andhen check it t, this is lunchtime on your saturday. still tracking rain across the rea as we move on into the afternoon and evening hours, well, there's still the chance for rain out there. s so saturday dve the potential to be a washout, sunday not so muchn but e here at 9 a.m. on sunday, thiser comp model with the best chance for rain on your sunday will be during the morning hours. it's wednesday, i figured i'd treat us a give us the weekend forecast a little earlier in the

show today. 8 a. onsaturday, 100% chance of rain, 47 degrees. by 4 p.m. an80% chance of rain. on sane the rain diminishes. i'm going to have more on what you can expect hour by hour this afternoon and tomorrow before we get our rainy weekend coming up at 11:45,. ladi >> all right, amelia, thank you. >> coming up, lying to doctors is not unusual. we're going to explain why it happens and how it can be be --

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saul," "the handmaid's tale," ozark and "this is us." >> the board of gernors met last night to talk about who would host the oscars after the exit of kevin hart. >> reporter: lights, camera m a oneajor distraction. this morning the ap clidemy scrambng to find a n host after kevin hart basically backed out. >> i got a call and they said apologize for your tweets of old or we're going to have to move on. >> critics condemned several of

hist comic routines as tomophobic. >> i'm alm0 years old. if you don't believe people change, grow, evolve as they get older, i don't know what to tell you. 's>> ha exit leaving the golden opportunity wide open for someone else. >> one insider told me all bets are off. they're considering anything and everything. >> while late night hosts might seem like an obvious choice, there's growing speculation they may decide to have no host at all. one possible scenario, a group of celebrities, similar to what they did at this year's emmy awards. >> the strongest consensus they're leaning toward no host. who would wanob the j at this point? >> two-time oscar host jimmy kimmel had almost ten months to prepare for last year's show.

>> some would consider -- other hosts came late in the game it's very revealing of what their planning wasndaybe how troubled they were in finding a host to begin with. >> the oscars will be given out february 24th. >> when your doctor asks you how often you exercise or how much alcohol you drink, do you give an honest answer? if you're like many people, you lie. t lyingyour doctor is more common than you mightthink. hear to talk about why we lie to our doctor and what t implications are is psychologist dr. joshua weiner. >> they did a survey and they found that 80% of people will lie to their doctor. >> and then they admit to lying in the survey.

>> they're telling the truth in the survey probably. so, you know, the reasons are lt .e?ipmule yo u lieli because you fear what the truth mightbring, right? you want to look better, the doctor might be angry at you, the doctor might think negatively of you, you don't want to look stupid. they found a third of people won't speak up when they don't understand what the doctor is hey aining for them and about at totally disagree with what the doctor isre mmending. so obviously if you're walking out, you've not been telling the truth, you're n feeling good about what the doctor said or how the interaction went, theke hood of you following through when the recommendations obviously goes way down. >> the thing i was looking at t andnking about is the thing i think that people would probably not lie i about how much sleep do you get, which is a very important component of oh, th because they think this maybe i'll get a little

sympathy or something, i only get fiv hours, doc. >> i don't know. i'll bet you guys lie about -- >> i'm willing to tell people i don't get any. help me! >> but i think people are justb lying a lot of things. i see it in my practice often. i'll have patients who come in and they'll tell me they' ving really bad gastrointestinal problems. o i'd likeink at least people a little more honest with me. they'll tell me, lo, i've been drinking six beers a night or a bottle of wine a night. i said when you wt and saw your primary care doctor for did gastrointestinal pain, you let them know? no, i didn't let them know. well, you probably should tell them the reon. you might not need the medication, what you need is to cut down on the drinking. >> how much arrole do you think doctors have in getting

the patients to be honestnd having that good, open relationship? >> i think almost all of it really falls on the shoulders of some doctors are very directive, they're sort of like i need to give the tough love, i need to tell what you it's all about. the other thi is unfortunately it gets back to these time constraints. having an open, honest discussion takes time. doctors don't antwant to have . you need to exercise, you need to lose weight, you need to stop smoking, ratherhan talking to people about, well, let's talk about why you're doing some of these things. patients if they don't feel comfortabl with their doctor, you really ought to look elsewhere. it's not doing you or anybody any favors if you're going into that doctor and really giving them half the story. >> feeling judged in any way. >> not a goodar scenio. >> doctor, thank you as always.

back to you. >> a dangerous stunt caught on camera. re looking at a 15-year-old hanging off the bac ofhis metro bus. the driver recording the video said that traffic w moving about 40 miles an hour over the idge. the teen's mother said she's not mad at her son and did the same kind of thing as a kid. metro calls the stunt reckless red says they investigating. >> don't get me started. >> t most googled term of 2018, they range from royal to disruptive. >> and what makes this must-have coat of the winter season so awesome?

when you want to search a topic -- i was making a face at amelia and i didn't realize we

were back. >> don't distract her. >> focus! >> when you want to search a topic, many of you turn to google. what came in as numbe one search? world cup. supe hero blockbuster black panther a stan lee also dominated the searches. mac miller and kate spade when it came to losses wer top trending terms. >> all right. time now to pass amelia on camera. >> i was making a face about aft christmas careful what i was saying. >> wsre l than two weeks out from christmas. >> can you believe it? >> it's crazy. >> and the good news is we're going to be dry today and tomorrow. if you're out running the holiday errands,et trying to things done, the weather is cooperating. the unfortunate news i you have

holiday parties friday night, or those.e rain if you have plans on saturday to get the tree, maybe hanging the lights on sunday, there'sore rain in the forecast. let's focus on the near term becausett's not all t bad out there right now. temperatures overall about 5 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. with nice hazy sunshine, it's feelingretty comfortable. of gh today in the district 47, outside of the belt way, low to mid 40s, which isrey normal for this time of year. by 5 p.m., no worries of rain. we're down t around 44 degrees and 7:00 ts evening, we're tracking clouds out there. those clouds are helping to act as a blanket tonight. 48 degre for a high temperature on your thursday. we'll have partly to mostlcl dy skies tomorrow. while it's a little bit cool, it's reay not going to be cold. we're almost officially in winter right now.

da what to wear as we look to tomorrow, on f you'll want to add the umbrella as well. saturday you'll probably need the rain coat as well ashe umbrella and just back to the jacket and umbrella on sunday. in in the forecast friday, saturday, sunday, which learned the hand perftly toome grilled cheese and tomato soup. saturday might have to be aor double r. it's the weekend and we're tracking rain. i'll have your ten-day forecast comingp at

there are over 3,000 ofva eties of pears worldwide. the majority come from oregon and washington state.'s ational pear month. >> reporter: december is national pear month. that might inspire you to add the fruit to your holiday menu. we joinedhis morning for some ideas. thanks for being here. tell us a little bit about carmel carmelo's. >> it is upscale dining in manassis. we've been there for 32 years. >> wow, an institution over there. pears a pretty versatile. tell us about the idea of using them for different types of dishes. >> we use pears like more common people use apples, we use pears. pears are high in nutrition,

high in calories, so we do salads, desserts, you can dos, stuffinything that you really want to substitute apples for pears. you can do. pears have a natural sweetness to it. so it's reall good. >> so tell us about the salad you're making for us today. >> today we'reaking a salad. we have justom greens -- fall greens. adds a little bit more red. you know, we're just going to use some pears that we sliced for you. with that we have a homemade dressing. it's reallysimple. you just kind of mix it all up d really the dressing makes

salad. and the sweetness ofpe the . then we're going to top it with a little bit of the pumpkin seed. adds a nice little crunch there. >> right. so you get that cross of the pumpkin seeds and it's surprisingly good. >> pretty. >> and very simple to make. >> make it at home? >> you can make it in a big bowl and serve it like family style. so it's something really easy to do. >> and what other uses do you have prepared, especiallun a holiday entertaining and holiday cuisine? >> we can do like if you're stuffing a turkey, you can use it on stuffing you can make pancakes with it. lots of different things. we're in the restaurant we use it on salads, we also use it on desserts. we have a pear cobbler. >> tell us abouthe desserts

you brought with you. >> the cobbler is made out of fresh pears again. i use bosc pears because they hold together better. so it's basically sugar, carmel and then we do pecans with it. >> and that's t with brown sugar and -- so it's like a p y praline crust? >> yes. >> the brown sugar is to pope the pear. i don't like it too sweet so i don't use a lot. use any type of red wine that you like. i like to mix aittle bit of port wine because i am portuguese. >> and that's thed finis product? >> that's the finished product. so it will be on all our men use for the holidays. new year's eve and like this

evening we have one dinner that we have and feature the >> thank you for joining us today. happy holidays. >> happy holidays. >> there's plenty of holiday fun happening all aoss our area. molette green spent some time at the garden oflight. >> it's a really cool event at brookside gardens where a prettv mae train display is also front andnt er. >> check out. emi she is the lead train here for the holiday display. it is a magnificent display started with just a garden of dirt and now look at this featurg a bunch o historical sites from maryland. this is part what you see the holidays. before we get more into the trains, i want to mention chopper 4 flew over brookside guard i don't know to show the holiday lights display.

oh my goodness. it's going to be up through januaryst and it is fantastic. back to the train and the show chairmans here to tal about this, jeff matula. this is a educational opportunity and it's also a passion for so many people. >> yes. most of our members have been involved with trains all their life and a lot of them started on some of the smaller scales and have graduated to the garden gate. >> what went into this? f about 41 of our members joined us about 1,150 hours f work to put this all together. >> let's bring in shell, who can talk more about just how this is an opportunity to really educate the public and enjoy. this is what you guys want to do. >> absolutely. w t continue to variety people to start to get interested in a hobby but there's also when we do a hasplay like this, there is also the ce to teach cldren

history.ing, boto >> on friday and saturday, it will be a delight. that is the latest. back to you. >> we have a couple of items y can ma off your holiday shopping

> a new collaboration has crocks flying off the shelves. post malone isng endor the brand. it sold out in less than a da reportedly crocs' popularity has skyrocketed recently. >> interesting. >> when you have aoliday shopping craze -- rember the ha

haes? we'll show you something that is creating a social media sensation. >> reporter: it's outerwear that's everywhere. >> i'm wearing the coat. >> a frenzy on amazon because of this jacket. it may look ordina. but fans say the appeal is in the features. >> the hood is nice. >> under $100, good storage space. i got the coat for myself to mee just hh stuff we could fit in all the pockets. as you can see, for this coat you don't have to have deep pockets to have deep pockets. >>veryone loves that we all have the coat. >> reporter: the obsession spreading across the u.s. when katrina posted h abouts in charlotte, north carolina,

she got hundreds of responses. >> it's become a fu socimllle-t. >> reporter: and utshoufrom strangers. >> i was picking my kid up from school and someone rolled out the window and yelled "is that the coat?" > reporter: which gave her an idea -- a charity drive. >> wear a coat and donate one. >> i feel very left out. i never heard of those before. i better get on it. hi, amelia. >> you're in search of a coat >> iam. i'm going to have to look at that one after the show. as we look to this afternoon, we're going to have increasing cloud cover, high temperares in the 40s.

really nice out there actually right now. tomorrow temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. rain moves in after noon on friday. rain for your fday night and saturday for the morning and midday hours. a high temperature nea degredegre -- 60 degrees. next week it's looking mainly dry but lo and behold, frida rolls around and another chance of rain in the forecast. if all rhisn materializes, we will become theea wettest on record. >> thank you for joining us we are on the air this afternoon we are on the air this afternoon for "first at st

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