rain is on t way and plenty of it. >> what's happening? me fork is laughing at some reason. >> you were looking at the reen thinking you could see rain potentially. >> it's 4:30 in the morning. >> i'm aar gilcrest. >> we do want to get you to the forecast. r thl forecast, from the expert. melissa is staing by with a check on the iroad. just waiting my turn. >> all right. >> we're a talkiut a lot of rain for tonight on into the weekend. so be umbrella ready. no doubt about it. a big time storm. the big swirl down here is still northwt of houston, but it's got so much dynamic energy. look at this. 's changing the rain over to

snow here on the southwest sides of the dallas ft. worth metro area. that's crazy. meanwhile, big time rains and a severe weather threat today across florida. so if you're flying somewhere today, dallas ft. worth, atlanta, down to florida, changing planes in chicago or cincinnati, be on the look out. there could be significant travel delays for flyers. locally it's seasonably chilly this morning. 20s and 30s around thearea. be ready to use the windshield wipers later on todayaiecause the is coming. it will be dry for the ride in. it likely to be raining by the time you get home. i'll detail the t ting of heaviest rain coming up. >> taking a look now at the road still having this crash investigation outer loop so two right lanes are getting bynd we're not seeing any delay here inner loop or out loop. that's good. probably out of the way because it's been there for sometime. had a work zone with one right

labl ked. that's just cleared out of the way. 66 95 in virginia. everything inow to t and out of town. from frederick down to the spur, nothing in your way there. 66 miles per hour. >>eveloping this morning d.c. family is devastated after their d15-year-on was shot and killed days before christmas. >> police are now searching for the gunman that targeted this high school student. last night two masked men chased the teen into a stairwell in the apartments on knoxlace southeast. they shot him multiple times. some residents told news 4, they heard up to 16 shots fired. investigators are trying to figure out why the men targeted the victim. the police chief wondered why someone would want to kill a teenager. >> it's supposed to be a celebratory time and we're out here with a young kid and a family that's devastated by

losing their son, their nephew, and their his grandmother and his mominive the area. >> police are reviewing surveillance video from the area. >> new this morning, a maryland man will be sentenced in march after being accused of trying to frame his wife for being a terrorist. wtop reports that the 51-year-old pleaded guilty to stalking her. police say he plotted to get a gun and extremely jihad writing in her possession without her knowledge. >> the main suspect in the france christmas market attack is dead. he was killed in a shoot out with police. three people were killed and four people were hurt in a rampage on tuesday. there's no indication that the group directed him. christmas market is expected to reopen today. >> close to a dozen bomb threats in our area are believed to be part of a nationwide hoax. one of the threatst was s to university of maryland yesterday along with schools, governmenti

ngs, and businesses, they have been targeted coast-to-coast. most received an e-mail claiming a bomb was planted in the building. the note warned the only wayo an prevent xplosion was to pay a ransom in bitcoin. the response has tied up first responders and snarled traffic. the fbi says it is working with senderolice to find the >> your time is 4:34. here are your other top stories wee llowing. this morning, a local mother is recovering from serious injuries after being hit by a car in lington as she crossed lee highway. she was pushing heraby in a stroller and was able to push it out of the way before the impact. police say it was because of the motherhat the baby was unharmed. >> apple has decided against building a new campus in northern virginia. it's sinected au texas as the new location. the tech company looks at our

area as the potential site for a new campus. 000 people will be hired when construction is complete. >> today providence high school will officially close several of itsrt dents. any part of the hospital that does not support the emergency re center will close. the emergency department will stay open through april. >> today is the final day to get your packages in the mail so that they arrive in time for christmas day. in an effort to help you, many retailers a taking part in free shipping day. the offer is exactly what it sounds like. about a thousand businesses will allow you to send packages for free. but shop cautiously. some stores won't ship all itemr free. >> breaking news now, military officials say it's investigating- they are investigating after a service member died in a quote, non-comb related incident. the service member died yesterday. the person was assigned to the e resi resolute support mission. the service members name will be

released after the family is notified. 4:35.'s developing this morning in georgia, the law enforcement community is asking for prayers after a rookie polse officer hot and killed. the shooting happened last night in the parking lot of a piggly wiggly grocery store. take a look at this video just e outsf atlanta. police say the officer was shot after conducting a traffic stop. the suspect was later trackwn nd shot and killed by police. this morning a k-9 officer that police say was shot by the suspect as well is in critical condition. >> 4:36 is our time no president trump already on defense following the cohen sen tessing now facing a new legal trouble. >> why his inauguration committee is the subject of a criminal investigation. plus, freemoney. bills flew out of the back of ar ks truck.

a wild scene on the highway. details as we come back.

>> nothing to see here. it really takes a lot of horsepower to pull a truck. >> yeah it does. >> they're pullingmi a se up an icy drive y. it came stuck outside of a home in minnesota but these two strong horses came to the rescue. the truck started moving again. the tractor later pushed it from behind. >> that can't be good. that's a semitruck they're pulling. >> no idea. >> well, chaos on the roads

after an ackored tru accidentally spilled cash all over a busy new jersey highway.a lookt that man, right in the trddle of affic. this happened yesterday morning. officials say a brinks truck doorne malfunctio oney starts flying out of the vehicle and created a major mess. people are stopping the cars to pick up the money. several dridrs jum out of their cars to grab the money which lead to more accidents. some people later returned the money to the iver. >> for a few bucks. >> it's -- is the money somarke? f you take this money and you don't return it, are they going to someh track you down? >> probably not? they have insurance for that. >> are there a benjamins out there. that's how i decide whether i'm going to stop my o car not. we're hearing from one of three people rescued from an abandoned

coal mine in west virginia. >> the governor is calling i a christmas miracle. four people disappeared in a coal mine on saturday. they were trapped for four days in a cold, dty mine and found alive. rescue teams travelled some 4,000 feet into that mine and that's where they found cody beverly. >> we dropped to ournees and started thanking >> three people had to be rescued from thatmine. a 4th person found his way out on monday and was able toell searchers where to find his friends. family members say the group entered the mine looking for copper wire that they could later sell. the sheriff's office saysf regardlessntent it is illegal and dangerous to enter a closed mine. >> lesson learned the hard way.h let'd to the break with another check on your forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> dog walkingorecast time, now i don't come up with the

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a weather alert on this friday morning, rain and a lot of it is ihithe forecast afternoon. a flood watch has already been issued for the region that begins tonight. storm team 4's chuck bell will be here in a few minutes t time-out this storm for us. >> i never directed him to do anything wrong.

whatever he did, he did on his own. he's a lawyer. >> president trump is playing defense in an interview with fox news. he slammed michael cohen and reports that he orderedo him make hush money payments. those payments allegedly made to two women, both of whom claim they had affairs with donald p. tr nbc news confirmed that president trump was in the room when cohen and theli per of the national inquirer discussed making those payments. hi>> making week more difficult for the president, the wall street journal reports his inauon committee is under criminal investigation. tracy potts jns usive from capitol hill now. a lot of ground to cover here. let's start with michael cohen and what nbc news is reporanng for the president. >> well it could complicate things. it raises q thestion if he was in the room. the national inquirer now says they did it to influence the election. it raises the question of

ntwhether or not the presi should face some liability here. he's obviously been pushing back saying that he does not but the two people in the room with him, worked out a deal. >> how does this complicate things for this administrati? >> so it complicates things because the wall street journal report says the u.s. attorney is looking into whether $107 million, some of those district attorney nations may have been i sed. whether they were used to gain access to the new administration which would be illegal and a concern for the inside back then. ncohen is not jail yet. he has that tee year sentence, but he doesn't have to report until ma >> thank you. it's 4:48 now. in a break with president trump, the u.s. senate took a stand against saudi arabia.

a resolution recommended they stop helping them fight in yemen. a secondne blamed the saudi crowned prince for his ath. meanwhile, two u.s. senators that achieved nationwide notorietying their time in office said their good-byes on the floor. jeff flake is retiring. both used their final moments in office. >> as i stand here today i'm optimistic about the future. my optimism is due more to the country that my parents gave to dition ofhe current c our senate life. >> united states senate is no longer the world's greatest body and everybodyeeds to quit saying it until we recover from this period of polarization and the fear of the political consequences of tough votes.

>> the washington post reports a year-old girl from guatemala died last week after crossing m frico illegally with her father. she began having a seizureser more than 8 hours in border patrol custody. she had a high fever and apparently went without eating or drinking. the child was flown to a hospital but doctors believe she died from septic shock, fever and hydration. border patrol is investigating to make sure that the appropriate policies were followed. >> an undocumented mother of three is seeking sanctuary f inside o a church. she fled el salvador 13 years ago and came to the u.s. she recently checked in with immigration officials.

fearing for her safety, lopez decided to move in the church in bethesda. theon cgregation says she is welcome to stay as long as she needs. >> we believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every. pers so we are a welcoming congregation and everyone is welcomere. >> i feel protected but i miss oing to ren, but i'm stay here so i can fight my case from here. >> immigration and customs enforcement don't enter churches because they'rere consi sensitive locations. she will remain at the church until the judge reviews her case. >> federal agencies named a california farm implicated in the e.coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. >> the strain was found at the adams brothers farm. investigators say although there's been no new illnesses report since mid november, it's too soon to say the outbreak is over.

that's because the farm does not appear to be connected to all the e.coli cases. >> it's now 4:52. ending the work week on a rainy day. >> 2018 the year of the rain. no doubt about it. we willlearly break the all time rainfall record this weekend. it may or may not happen todayh but i by the time the sun goes down on saturday, the record at national airport will broken. all right. so we currently have had 60.78 inches of rain this year. that is a 22 inch rainfall surplus for the year. bwi marshall is 25 inches ahead. and this storm, a power house of a storm located over texas now. it had pacific moisture when it came on shore. and that cbination spells rain and a lot of it for us. so grab theas umbre for your to.

there's future weather. rain moving in toward the tail end of the evening commute. pockets of moderate rain this evening and overnight tonight. tomorrow steady rain tapers back for a couple of hours and another area of heavy rain likely to comeda in early s morning. so this is going to be probably a solid inch to two inches or re in spots. here's our computer model forecast. 1.2 ahe national airport and two inches in leesburg. 2.5 inchesbl possi in easton. be ready for a lot of rain and zero sunshine for yourdaturday our sunday. sun comes back with a blustery wind on monday and tuesday of next week. >> good morning, an update here on the situation on the inbeltw. fort washington, we had the outerloop with the crash

investigation and two right lanes, the only thing getting by. that's not cleared outf the way. no problems on the outer op. inner loop, new issue. a crash there is on the left shoulder right now. taking a look at 95 inia virgin northbound, quantico to the ltway. 66 miles per hour means you'll get there in 17 minutes. that's nice and clear. same situation southbound on 95 right now and 95 in maryland, northbound, southbnd, aaron. >> melissa, thank you. it's 4:54 and wkire w for your health this morning. good news if you live in virginia. more of you willfy qua for medicaid in 2019. the virginia latinois aory board held a meeting on this expansion yesterday. lawmakers voted to expand earlier this year. people can still sign up if they meet the age and income requirements. >> if your holiday plans are taking you long distances, ang health war for you this morning. >> too much time cramped in cars or planes can lead to a dangerous conditions. health experts say they could

lead to blood clots. see a doctor immediately. >> here are a few ways tha you can help prevent blood clots. take breaks. wear compression ockings. st hydrated and avoid alcohol during long trips. >> the hunt is on for masked gunmen that chased down and killed d.c. teenager. this morng, police are focussing on a critical clue that could help them track down the killer. the latest on that investigation. >> will 2019 be the last time we hear the thund roll into d.c.? find out what could be putting an end to a patriotic tradition. that's ahe

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police in the district are on the hunt for the shooter that killed a teenager. >> the clock is ticking to p your holiday gifts in the mail for them to show up before christmas, bal a speci deal today could save youome time and some money.

>> more layers of scandal fold for the president. major doubts about claims that michael cohen was acting on h own. >> good morning, everybody. just about 5:00 a.m. now. i'm aar gilchrist. >> record setting rain could be hitt fg us in a hours. >> it might not feel like record breaking weather right now but that is what is expected to push our yearly rain total in d.c. to a new record. >> melissarias your fy commute. >> let's go over to chuck bell. >> we might as well get all the rain we can. it's the end of the year. >> you sound so re-signed to it. storm team 4 weather alert for you today. rain could be heavy at times beheeen the time sun goes down tonight and the time the sun goes down on sunday. rainll totals for this entire

event are going to be between 1 and 2 inches across most of the area. we're only about half an inch behind the all f time record year to date rainfall. so that record will likely fall if not todom thenrow for sure. there's the leading edge of the rain now movingar into south western virginia. it won't be a wet ride into wor and school but it's likely to be wet on the way home. so what to wear for ts k today. a warm coat. we're in the 20s and 30s this morning and your hat and don't leave home without your umbrella today. your umbrella has beeour best friend. that's not going to change any time soon but it is a chilly start this morning. at least it's dry but high temperatures today up close to 50 degrees with the rain moving in. we'll show you that weekend outlook coming up in a good morning. >> it's now blocking a here. way r loop after bw pa here. now it sounds like it's