>> thanks for joining us on this friday. a recordetting rain in just a few hours. >> melissa has an eye on your fridayte but we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell tracking thi record breaking finish in 2018. we had a whole lot of rain this year,chuck. we get throughidour , saturday, and sunday. most of your area would have picked up 1 to 2 inches of rain. we're more than half an inch away. i storm team 4 weather alert because not only it going to be raining and that will slow things down a little bit ground is saturated and partially frozen. the flood threat is increasing . as we a flood watch goes into effect

this evening and stays in place throughtomorrow. right now it's just cold and dry.ou through the morning, rain moving in later on in the day today. we'll time-out the heaviest rain for the weekend coming up. >> at least the pavement is dry for now. >> that's helping i'm sure. northboundndian head highway, you can seehe slow downs. the right lane is getting by. arlington, still have the water main break hanging around. two-way traffic in the southbound lanes. eastbound 66 before fairfax county parkway, that crash is off to the shoulder. still seeing a little bit of a delay here this morning and inner loophrough lanes near 210, that's now clear and the rest of the beltway looks good. >> thank you. it's 6:02.

developi this morning ad.c. neighborhood is shocked and saddened after a 15-year-old was shot and killed. >> d.c. police are now searching for the gunman. justin finchh is live w more on this tragic shooting. >> right now d.c. police trying to get more tips in this case. this happened i broad daylight. this 15-year-old boy was cwnsed nd shot and killed. the response lead to this, a hu police presence off the 2900 block here this is just a few blocks north of garfield elementary school. this teen boy was targeted and running for his life from gunfire in at least one of two mening that gun at him. he was cornered in a stairwell

and he was shot there several times. he was rushed to the hospital where he died. now there is a chance that a nearby camera might have caught some of this on camera and peaps the suspects as well. >> this is absolutely heart broken for their family. some liveearby and they're crushed now just days before christmas. >> the most important thing, you have a family that's in there andhey're devastated by losing their son, their grandson during the holid season. if somebody saw it, please give us a call. >> they do believe those two men that were chasing the two boys were wearing masks. that could be a iig clue this case as well. the teen was a student but his name has not yet been released. >> justin, thank you.

>> one of those threats was to the university ofd maryl yesterd yesterday. most locations received an e-mail claiming an bomb was planted in the building. the only w to prevent an explosion was to pay a ransom in bitcoin. they were evacuated. we spokeo workers directly effected by this. >> we heard a fire alarm go off in building. we heard it was an emergency, everybody in the building started walkingoutside. after about 10 minutes the cop came and after that we heard it was a bomb threat. >> the response to theti threat up first responders and snarled traffic. the fbi says it's working with local police to fin the sender. >> it's now 6:04. a mother put her oafy on the line to save her baby in northern virginia.

she was pushing the stroller across a intersection when a dump truck hit her during the morning rush. this happened yesterday morning as she crossed lee highway. she was able to move they stroller a from the crash when it appeared she was going to be hit. witnesses rushed to the scene to help the victim. >> she was taing. she was conscious. she was in a huge amount of pain, but she was able to talk and the baby seemso be fine. >> the mother was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. she is expected to be okay. the baby isunharmed. the driver of the truck remained on the scene. itot clear whether any charges will be filed. >> providence hospital will close several deptments day. any department that doesn't support the emergency care center will be closed. the emergency departmen and services that do support it will stay open through the end of april. they'll continue to provide services at its nursing and rehab center.

you can look for more on this story on the nbc washington app. >> six minutes after the hour today and today i free shipping day. >> on this shopping holiday, many retailers offer freeit shipping no minimum order andnt guad dlif ri elivery by christmas day. that's important because christmas is just t days away and shopping deadlines could be a problem. today's the last day to get your packages deliver on time. >> the push to reinstate and metro's late nd night operating hours continues. metro shortened it's hours to fit in more trackin matenance. at yesterday's d.c. board meeting, they pushed for trains to run untilda 3:00 a.m. fy and saturday night butsa leader devoting extra time to maintenance is leading to fewer issues. >> the position of the district right now is to restore the hours as they were two years ago, but we're noto going to

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people were hurt in the tack. isis claimed that the suspect was one of its own but there's no indication that the group directed m. ristmas market is expected to reopen today. >> a serial killer pleaded guilty to another murder. he entered a guilty plea in texas for strangling a woman in 94. he received an additional life sentence. he was already serving out his previous life sentences for strangling three women igethe los ans area in the late 80s. he admitted to 90 murdersve a 40 year span. that includes maryland in 1972. a hunter found the woman's remains. authorities have been able to tltie l to 36 cases. >> it's 6:08. now to a story we have been following on news 4. a 30-year-old woman accused of being a russian agent fled guilty to conspiracy. she remains in jail without bond. sh expected in court in

bruary for sen tetencing. she faces up to five years in prison and portation. the former american university grad student pd guilty in federal court here in d.c. as part of the plea deal, she agreed to cooperate with investigators. she admitted to trying to infiltrate the nra. >> more trouble for president trump. nbc news confirmed he knew much more about the hush mon payments to women than he originally said. in august of c2015,didate trump was in the room when his lawyer michael cohen and the national enquirer publisher discussed wayso quash reports from women. cohen was published thi week for campaign finance violations inn relat to the payments. the president maintains he did nothing >> i made a mistake. what he did was all unrelated to

me exceptor the two campaign finance charges that are not criminal and shouldn't have been on ther they phose on to embarrass me. >> the report places president in the middle of a conspiracy to commitpa cn finance fraud. >> next year could be the last time we hear the sound of thousands of motorcycle engines roar through the district. we're talking about rolling thunder, when bikers come to the nation's capitol to honor militaryeterans and those missing in action. costs for the popul demonstration has skyrocketed reaching $200,000 last year. he expects 2019 to be the last big demonstration. >> it's our support and sponsorships have been able to sustain us but as theosts grew, our sponsorships didn't.

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elementary where all the students say -- >> i care. >> we're going to tellneou xt, what the pta did to focus on inclusion and the goa that no one is left out. coming up next on news 4 today ow

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>> molette green is life now with detai on west briar elementary's campaign focus on inclusion. good morning. >> i lov thi whole idea. i mean, and the students spent a whole week focussing on this. part of national inclusion week. one day, they had to do crazy

hair. so where is my crazyhair? oh, yeah. oh, yeah. then they had to do funny socks. then they wore red to sw they care. all kinds of activits and the pta lead the way. i want to thank the school principal for letting us be here. e pta president for leadi the cause and the pta president is the one that came up with all of these wonderful activities to focu on caring, inclusion, because why? >> i care. >> i care. okay. jenny, so why is this so portant to do. >> i think it's imptant just for every kid to learn about inclusion early and often cause we want to teach them that everyones unique but we all make u one community and we want to give them td lessons antivities that allow them to practice it every day. >> no one is left out, right? >> yeah. >> all right.

that was woderful. an i just say, the most inclusive thing we did wasave the pta president and the falcon, they're married. see, see how inclusive they are? we'll talk a little bit more later on in the hour about some of theiv aies they participated in for national inclusive week. back in to youguys. >> all right. awesome effort there. thank you. >> take a look at video from fort washington maryland. it's a reminder to keep close watch on your holiday delivery. >> no matter how big or small a package is it be stolen.

you can see himh fumbling w it a little bit. he was able to ride off with it. >> het dropped a few times. it would serve him right for that tv to be broken. >> sure would. >> i feel bad for the homeowr. it a lot of money to buy those tvs. >> it's just a jerk thing to do. >> stealing in general. >> let's talk about the weather, chuck. 39 degrees and rain coming. a lot of rain coming. >> chilly and dry, but the iyword is at leasts dry now. >> now. >> let's focus on the positive. how nice was yesterday? >> it was so nice, chuck. >> yeah. i hope youp bottled a little bit of the sunshine yesterday because we're not going to have ahole l of that between now and the time you go back to work on monday. national airport, just shy of 61 inches of rain this year. that's almost 23 inche above average and just over a half inch away fromhe all time record for rainfall and i think that record falls, if not todaom thenrow for sure.

39 now. so it's a chilly start here this morning. 30 in front royal, 36 in frederick, maryland. 31 at joint base andrews this morning. hit the r hd ad off to work and school on a friday, chgly but everyth is dry. if you needed to do a nice job today, do it this morning. it's likely to be wet any time after 2:00 or 3:00. temperatures in the upper 40s to around 50 today. you'll need the wipersat on but at least it's not frigid. don't need it today. seat heaters o low. the rain is making steady progress into south western and southside virginia. it will be cg up the i-81 corridor over the next 12 hours or so. no heavy rain expected until the time the sun goes down this evening. here's 7:00 on future weather. there's the first wave of steadv raing in. heavier and steadier rain late tonight. real late tonight. after 10:00 or 11:00.

tomorrow lorning, cudy and wet to start. more showers developing saturday afternoon. more steady rain moves in for saturday evening and then again another chance for heavy rain late saturday nightar into sunday morning. this is one of our cputer models. estimate on how much rain between now and 48 hou from now. 1 to 2 inches of rain coming. flood watches are posted. nbc storm team 4 weather alert day today. use yournbc washington app to track the rain drops as they move into youren weekd. >> good idea. if you want to keep tabs for sure. eastbound 66 at fairfax county parkway, looking a lot better than it wasse earlier bec of a crash there that was blocking a ne. at's an impressive there this morning. travel tim for y now, looking pretty good there. 46 miles per hour. 95 north, quantico to the beltway going 45 miles per hour right now. in maryland, 270outh at 57

miles per hour, and the top of the beltway, outerloop, 95 to 270, no other major issues but we still have this hanging around. northbnnd ind head highway, right lane is getting by the crash there.ov beltway all looks good. >> thank you, melissa. when it comeso skin care, sticking to your old rou might be causing more than helping. find out wetting the right habits can be like a woout. rk

a local skin care expert offers important advice on whatnot to do. >> in e quest to achieve glowing youthful skin, many womenoill go extreme measures to get results. but sometimes their efforts can backfire. it explains four don'ts when comes to skin care. number one, don't overtreat your skin. sh says too many products could potentially strip your skin of its natural oils causing it to produce more oil and potential breakouts. also your product shouldn't bury or maker face really red. she says listen to your skin. >> in general,he best way to know if a skin care product is good forou or not is to look at your skin and to see your skin happier. next, don't use the same products for too many years. as you get older, your skin care needs change.

for women wsay, but this is the routine that always worked for me my response is are you wearing the same clothes? are you eating the same food? e you taking the same supplements or vitamins or s? medication you're skin has evolved and your skin care routine needs to revolve with it. >> third be wary of homemade . produc while doing a home spa sounds funnd budgetks friendly, mas and potions could contain ingredients and other materials thatrritate your skin. just because blueberries contain an antouxidant shouldn't just mash them up and put them on your face. >> it's about the concentration and the other ingredient it's about the sourcing. it's about the formation. fory a formulation i art and a science. >> don't negligent your skin. pange your philosophy to treat it ast of your health care routine. she says proper skinare is like going to the doctor or the

dentist for check ups. >> you don't f waitor your teeth to be rotting to do that. there's the prevention aspect. >> that was eye opening. when you have wrinkles, you saye oh, woing to put the serums on it. start earlier andan maybe you ward them off. >> makes sense. >> still ahead on news 4, investigators looking into the romaine lettuce-e.coli outbreak may haveound is source. >> plus the senate issues against saudi arabia breaking with president trump. >> it's chilly a dry this morning. but there's a whole lot of rain coming for your friy night a your weekend. i'll show you that coming up in a second. waking up and getting out the door this morning,utour c poa

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we are in weather alert mode and we want to get you right to the forecast. b begin with storm team 4 meteorologist cell and how much rain we're talking about here today, chuck. >> it's crazy tha we'realking about more rain and what kills me is that it comes on fridays andweekends, most of all it seems like this year. it's one thing to have rn monday through thursday but to get it on friday night and saturday, t ft's troub the forecasters. rainfall totals, already the record at bwi marshall. right now it's still dry. temperatures in the 20s and 30s. so it's chilly out thloe. at this, this big area of sto storminess. that's snow west ollas. it will be severe weather down in florida. a very active weath pattern. if you're flying today, there

could be big time airline delays. school day forecast for kids on your way out the door, put you coat on. it a little chilly this morning. it's likely to be raining before this day is done. melissa, dry pavement at least on a fridaymorning. >> at least for the morning.i do like that. northbound georgia avenue had th lef lat lane getting by the crash. we're totally open there. northbound indian head highway, still slow here. so right lane the only thing getting by theng crash g about 10 miles per hour through that slow and sticky spot. arlington, northbound glebe near 5th. two way traffic still running in southbound lanes. eastbound66. fairfax county parkway a little bit of a delay dinboun because of an earlier problem. 270 southbound looking good. >> thank you. it's 6:. breaking news right now, a local woman is recovering after shehe saysas robbed and shot

while working at an exxon across the road from the prospect plaza shopping center in the city of frederick maryland, police are looking for two suspects in this case. the woman was able to call form help f a nearby cvs and she is expected to be okay. >> an overnight fire swept through a building leaving extensive damage. >> megan is live with what we know right now. megan? >> just awhile ago crews showed up and are starting to work of boarding up the building here. no injuries but a tremendous amount of damage. damage to an organization that rves the community. you can see right there if we push in how these offices in the middle have been completely . gutt this is the on our own of prince george's county it's a organization that according to their mission statement offers hope, information, resources, and opportunities to those with mental health and substance abuse concerns. so an organization working with the community here.

they took the brunt of the damage here this morning. the office is basicallyed gu there is some other damage to the two businesses on either side as well. but not as extensive. but an early morning fire, it is out now, but still a lot of questions about what started it. back to you. >> live for us in college park, thank you. >> is now 6:33. here are your other top stories we're following this morning. as local mother i recovering from serious injuries after being hit by a car in arlington as she crossed lee highway. she was pushing her baby i a stroller and was able to push it out of the way before impact. poce say it was because of the mother the baby was unharmed. >> apple has dided against building a new campus in northern virginia. it a selectedtin texas as well. the tech company looked at our area as a potential site for a new $1 billionus ca 5,000 people will be hired when construction is complete in texas. >> today providence hospital in northeast d.c. willlose

several of its departments. any part of the hospital that doesn't supporthe emergency care center close. the emergency department will t stay openough april. >> time is running out t get christmas presents in the mail. today is the last day to useun regular g shipping to get your packages delivered by the holidare today is ae shipping day. it's exactly what it sounds like. about a thousand businesses will allow you to do it for free after purchases. some stores will not ship all items for free. >> baking news the military is investigating the death of a u.s. service mber in after. they were assigned to a nato-lead mission. the service member died in a non-combat related inc yesterday. we expect to know more after the family is notified. >> federal agencies named the california farm implicated in the e. coli link found in texas.

>> investigators at the fda and cdc say although there's been no new illnesses reported since november, it's too soon to say the outbreak is over. that's because the farm doesn't appear to be connected to all of the e.coli cases. 59 people in 15 states have become sick. >> still ahead this morning, president trump already on defense following the cohen ci sent. now he's facing new legal trouble. n why his inaugurat committee is the subject of acr inal investigation. plus, free money, bills flew out of theack of a brinks truck leading to a wild scene on the highway. also ahead. molett green, where are you? >> i'm at wt briar. this elementary school and here, no one is left out because -- >> i care. >> coming up next, what the students have to say about national inclusive week. coming up on news 4 today.

>> last week the truck got stuck outside of a home in minnesota. these two horses came to the rescue though. the tractor later pushed it fro behind and finished the job. >> look at the size of the semi. >> it's big, but those are strong horses. >> chaos on the road after an armored truck accidentally spilled cash all over a new

jersey highway. this happened yesterday morning. officials say a ksbrin truck rear door fall function leading to money flying out of the back of the vehicle. talk about a christmas gift. this created a major mess for er commuts. drivers jumped out of their cars to gra the money which then lead to more accidents. i hope no one was seriously hurt in ithis. was really worth it. it's not dollar bills we're talking about here. >> we're getting our first look at the royals christmas card ph o. >> how about that. >> look at them. >> they just released two pictures being featured in the christmas cards this year. the first one shows the duke and duchess of cambridge with all of their kidshe photo was taken at their vacation home. jeans.casual in their >> looking like regular people. >> right. but they're not. >> no.e the dnd duchess of sussex

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a weather alerthi on friday morning. rain and a lot of it. a flood watch h been issued as well for the region beginning tonight. t stormm 4's chuck bell will be here in a few minut toime this out for us. >> i never directed him to do anything wrong. whatever he did, he did on his own, he was a lawyer. >> president trump ends the week

the same way he began it, playindefense. on twitter and in an interview with fox news, the president slammed cohen and reports he ordered him to make hush money payments. those payments made to two women. both of whomad claim they affairs with donald trump. now nbc news confirmed that the president was in the room when michael cohen and the publisher at the national enquirer discussed makinghose payments. >> good morning toyou. >> he's breaking hisor silence the first time. cohen says that the president did direct hime to m the hush money payments during the 2016 campaign to silence the two women that you t talked abouty claim they had sexual coenunters

with mr. trump. allegations the president and his aids denied. the president lashed out at cohen saying he never directed him to do anything wrong claiming that cohen acted on his own and that his only mistake was hiring cohen in the first place. that denial from the president does come as nbc news confirmed that trump was in the room during an august 2015 meeting between cohen and national enquirer publisher as they discussed waysou they have very negative stories about mr. trump's relationship with women. >> live for us at the whi house thimorning, thank you. more from kristen coming up on today. 6:47. in a break from president trump the u.s. senate took a stand against saudi arabia. one resolutio recommended the u.s. stop helping the saudis fight in yemen. a second resolution blamed the crowned prince for jamal khashoggi's death. president trump avoided blaming him for the killing.

>> 7-year-old girl from guatemala died after crossing into the united states from mexico illegally with her father. the reports say the girl began having seizures after more than 8 hours in border patrol custody. she had a high fever and apparently went days without eating or drinking. the child was flown to a spital but doctors believe she died from septic shock, fever, and dehydration. the border patrol is instigating to make sure that the appropriate policies were followed. >> developing thismorning, a d.c. family was devastated after their 15-year- wd son shot and killed just days before christmas. >> police are now searching for th gunman that targeted the high school student. justin finch is live at police headquaters now with more on this tragic shooting. justin? >> police say at least two suspects are still at large wanted for shooting, chasing, and killing a 15-year-old boy and this morning that teen's

family and d.c. police want to know why. the investigation across the 2,900 block in southeast. this is a few blocks north of garfield elementary school here. this all played out close to 3:30 thursday afternoon during daylight with children and outside. police say this teen was chased by at least two men who reporteg wearin masks, at least one opening fire along the way. one neighbor saying they heard at least 16 shots. shots heard across t area that night. also he was cornered at the apartments in astairwell, we are told, where more shots were fired. he wasushed to the hospital and shot several times where he died. there is a thought that perhaps he w caught on a nearby crime camera, perhaps given a glimpses afterpects in this case and they say those neighbors were not the only ones that heard that gunfire.

>> my district commander heard the gunshots. he was one of the first people on the scene with ourofficers. we couldn't do anything to save his life. >> the investigation continues. back in to you. >> all right, justin, thank you. close to a dozen bomea t in our area are believed to be part e hoax.tionw one of the threats was sent to the university of maryland yesterday along with schools, government buildings and businesses that have also beene ta coast-to-coast. most locations received an e-mail claiming a bomb was planted in the building. wthe notened the only way to prevent an explosion was to pay a ransom in bitcoin. locations in d.c., montgomery county, frederick, and northern virginia were evacuated. it tied up first responders and snarled traffic. the fbi says it is working with local police to find the sender. >> developing in georgia, young police officer has been shot and killed. this happened last night in the parking lot aftof a grocery sto

just outside atlanta. the officer was shot during the traffic stop. killeds tracked down and the suspect. this morning a k-9 officer that they say was shot by the suspect is in critical condition. >> it's time for a check on your forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. it's going to rain again chuck. >> it is. storm team 4 weather alert for you, flood watch are posted for this evening and well into your saturday. so getui ready for a bit of rain. i think at least an inch, some plhes maybe as ms two inches of rain between this afternoon and the time it all comes to e an late on sunday. right now, it's a chilly start for foou susure. down to a freezing mark here. all 32 this morning. dulles 32. national airport reporting 39 degrees. your plannerthen, for your friday, cloudy. may get a littleeak athe sun first thing this morning. sun is up at 7:19. full cud cover by noon and rain chances go to 100% for this

afrnoon and thisevening. the main area of storminess is still way down here across parts of east texas. it has enough dynamics that it's causing the rainix to m with snow on the southst side of dallas and it's going to bring heavy rain and potentially severe weather today dowacross parts of florida. if you'reg flyday, changing planes in charlotte or atlanta and dallas ft. worth, be on the look out. the first chances for rain in here during the middle parts of the afternoon. likely to a raining you get your friday night started. the heaviest of the rain will be late tonight into very, very early tomorrow morning. another round of light rain showers moved in tomorrow afternoon. and then another wave of potentially heavier rain late saturday night into early sunday morning a c thenudy skies and chances for drizzle and showers continue throughout the urse of your sunday. how much rain might we get? well at least another inch on

whole is wt we should be expeblthie expecting here. the ground is not only saturated but also partially frozen. be on the lookout for high standing water over the weekend. there you go. the sun will be back onay mo >> all right. as long as we have the sun coming back at some point, i'm happy to see that. southbound bw parkwa near 197. crash with one left lane blocked here this almorning. delays northbound right now because of that accident. taking a look here in oxon hill, rthbound indian head highway. northbound georgia avenue, left lane is getting by the crash there right now and a reminder in arlington, northbound glebe near 5th, water main break. no word on when that' going to be done. alexandria, crash along the right side. beltway looks good. 270 at middlebrook road.

northbound, southbound, no worries. it looks a little bit foggy there. 270 looks good. top of the beltway, a delay, going 26 miles per hour. 95 northbound, going about 35 miles per hour. rember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm whe you hop in your car today. >> spirit week is a little different at one northern virginia school. >> kids at west briar elementary are usinghis week to promote kindness and caring. molette is hanging out and has details on their i care campaign. very sweet, molette. >> it really is and the whole goal is that no one is left out hereecause why? >> i care. >> they did af whole bunch o activities all week. one of the most obvious ones is the crazy hair as you can see. the crazy hair. we're celebrating everybody's differences. that's the whole goal of this.

pta mom spear headed this whole week of activities, right? >> >> let's run down a couple of those. on monday we did i am uniqueer d yone came with crazy hair to i celebrate anddentify what makes us unique. on thursday we did something special calle i standp for others and we wanted to teach them about how to identifyll ying and what to do when they see ito we have our high stocks, standing up our socks and on friday we did the jigsaw puzzles. every class got a jigsaw puzzle to identify and celebrate that we are one schl and one community. >> i love that. so i samanth one of the students of course in the mix here with the balloons in the hair. what did you lea o about all this, samantha? >> i learned that being different doesn't matter but it'suthat's special abo you and you can be different in many ways. >> that's it. that's the whole point of all o

this here in west briar. kicking off a whole year of dialogue on this. we're not just stopping because the week is over. i want to thank the principal. there he is. thanks to the principal, the pta president and jennifer sellers and theac parents b there that brought in the kids super early because we what ? >> we care. >> back in to you guys. >> molette thank you. >> it's now 6:56. heres four things to know. d.c. police are searching for two men that shot and killed a 16-year-old high school student. police say last night two masked me chased the teen into a stairwell at the artments on knox place southeast. thul shot him mtiple times. >> the fbi is working to find out who sent nearly a dozen bomb threats in our area yesterday. the responses tiedp u first responders and snarled trafc. >> today providence hospital in

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