tonight at 6:00. new clues about the man who wdr ing a dump truck that hit a mother who was pushing her baby in a stroller. she was seriously injured. the president's former attorney and fixer is heading to prison but he is not going quietly. and a porch pirate caught in the act.up >> i was vert. >> watch the kold of errors as the thief swims aig screen tv. and what you can do to keep this om happening at your house. take a look at e radar behind us. >> we're on track to bre a long time record tomorrow.

i think it is going to rain for a long time. we're talkingbout rain through the week, saturday night and sunday. you can see that rain is just about everywhere. we're seeing it toward the north. the heaviest and the steadiest is along the beltway. even some yellows and oranges along saint mary's county. if you're heading out, just know that youeed big umbrella. look at all the moisture. from d.c. dallas. we have the wait for this upper area of low pressure to movero h. that won't happen until summed. that's why we have a flood watch

through sunday morning. a flood watch in effect that creates some streams. much more on much more on the timing of this and how long youl need timing of the umbrella. i'll have that in 20 minutes. we'll see you soon. to stay ahead of any changes, make sure you dow led topp to get updates any time of day. i> now to a local mother who put herselfn harm's way to save her baby's life. she wasit by a truck while pushing the stroller.e tonightow that her leg was amputated. amazingly, her baby girl escaped without a scratch. now, all thanks to amother's instinct. >> terrifying moments thursday morning. a woman pushing her baby girl in stroller. moments later, the driver of the dump truck strikes a woman who

manages to pushle the strol out of the way. seconds before impact likely saving her child's life. >> i think it shows the power of maternal instinct. >> reporter: police spent hours investigating and determined mother was in the crosswalk whe she was struck. good smart ans, strangers she may never meet, rushed to her aid to stop the bleeding while others held the child. >> people stopped whatever could to make sure she was okay. >> reporter: the driver was -year-old john washington. he stayed on the scene. police had charged him with reckless driving and failure to yield to a pedestrian. reporting inli ton. here in the district a family will be spending the next coupleeeks not planning for the holidays but for a funeral. a 15-year-old boy gunned down inside an apartment complex.

as news4 cory smith reports, his death is par of a troubling trend when it comes to violence in you are o city. >> at a home, there is grief. are the family struggles on understand why two masked men chased the boy into the stair well and shot him. his community can't understand it eeither. ry time we walk away from another homicide, we're having the faith and the belie that things will change. only for to us see they will still remain the same. >> it sfraems the tragic statistics. watson is the 13th juvenile to be murdere in 2018. his death is among 13 homicide this is year. >> why does it take tragic to happen before they decide to do this? >> but theyhould have been bringing the them out and give us something will resolve the

issue. >> progrs is being made. we feel like we're moving backwards. we want to keep goin >> words are no longer when you see the violence day after day, night after night. >> he is working with metro poli to bring meaningful change. after another death in what has been a very viole year, he wondt s how longll take and whether it is even possible. the messages for schools and businesses t evacuate in 2 states and here in d.c., too. investigators say it appears to have been a crdinated hoax.

scammers demanding $20,000 in bitcoin money to keep the bombs from detonating. it comes just ashe t crypto currency had a recent crash. >> someone called in a bomb threat today for h sandyk elementary school after the massacre six years to the day in newtown, connecticut. police do not believe the threat was credible. out of an abundance of caution, they canceled classt and ext children home for the day. a gunman killed 20 sixth graders and the teach herri ted to protect them. since that day, more than 2,000 americans have been killed in mass shootings. president trump has just

named nick mulvany as the agenting chief. now, mulvany is the director of the office of management and budget and he will replace general john kellytaing in the new year. he thanks general kelly for his service, calling him a great patriot. once again, he has tapped nick mull eventy as his acting chief. three others all with drew their names from consideration. whener v went to the polls in november of 2016, they did not know that w twoen had been paid hush money to stay quiet about alleged affairs with president trump. the president's fixer attorney pleaded guilty. he is going to spend timeany prison for it but he says

president trump should also pay a princess. that's right. michael cohen is telling his side. story. >> reporter: handed prison time and fines, michael cohen speaks out in an interview with abc news. >> you lied for him for a long time. why? >> out of loyalty. >> he sounded contrite. >> nothing at the tmp organization was ever done unless it was run through mr. trump. he directed me. >> cohensi said prent trump not only knew of hush money payments made to two womenre behe election but ordered them. with the clear intention of keepingro voters learning of his extra-marital affairs.o >> t help him and the campaign. >> i never directed him to dog. anything wr >> the president denies ordering

the payments and the white house questis his credibility. >> for him to say, i'm going to stop lying now, starting now is somewhat silly. >> i should not be the oy one taking responsibility for his actions. >> so he is still lying. >> yes. >> meanwhile, they're watching for more developments. >> if anyone cut have scandal if a seeing, hol on tight. >> i wilnot be the villain of his story. next up, the sentencing of michael flynn, the president's security adviser. that's next week. tonight we are getting our first loo at the 7-year-old guatemalan girl who died in

custody. she died two years after she and her father were taken into custody along a remote stretch of the u.s. border. the department of homeland security said she had gone days dthout f and water.io immin officials say she did not appearo be ill when she was detained. a small planeed cra in fredericksburg today. take a look at this video from chopper the plane coming down on federal land next to shannon pairport. thot was the only one on the plane. investigators with the fast and the ntsb are now piecing together what went wrong. facebook's privacy is being called into quen.ion once ag a software flaw that inadvertently exposed the ed

uplo but unshared photos to third developers. the problem wented undeteor 12 days in september. the social media giants says it is fixed and they are deleted any exposed pictures and alerting users who may be impacted. a athlete caught on camera. up next, a cautionary tale. police warn that holiday porch pirates. an argument leads to arson. the damage goes far beyond this building. y it is hitting one local communityll espechard. and we're staying on top the and we're staying on top the breang news out of kith

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there's rain on the raar. flood watch means there's more on t way. doug will have t updated forecast. first, buckle up for another busy week of political news. >> we'll take five minutes and look at some of the biggest stories. michael cohen has plenty to say

about his old boss and a campaign cover-up. >>g and breaknews, the position at the white house was temporarild but the president has named an acting chief. >> and nancy losi's power moves.hu todd, moderator of "meet the press" and nbc .olitical dididiorct federal prosecutors and michael cohen s nowing that candidate trump directed cohen to pay off those women. what's the threat level for the president? know, if this were the only thing, and they could spin this as how they're trying to spin it. i would buy the idea, hey, you lied about sex. what's the difference? the problem for the president is

this isn't the only thing. in the same way what eventually hurt bill clinton in the long run. he said it exposes, we have five times where the president or someone on his behalf we now know lied about this. and we're not ones that throws out the l word. but you know there is. inte it went from there's nothing here. there's no truth to the allegation, i didn't do it, blame the lawyer torsion no big deal. and eroding, when you have a haprofable way the president is not straight, that doesn't mean some of his supporters won't accept what he says but over me, it is erosion. and what you saw this week, this is the first time you saw repuicans on capitol hill, in their own way, start to do baby step distance.ot i'm saying they're running for thehills. i think all o these are pushing

in that direction. t we knot nick mull availably was named agenting chief. andhis aft chris christie said i don't want the job. does anyone want it? >> hey, let miky eat it. he'll do anything, right? he was the acting consumer financial protection board. he has been the back-up chief in waiting for months. because he is sort of a team player. he is not somebody that, he is not somebody that yells at supporters. yells at reporters. people like nickmu any. everybody else had somebody against them inside this white house of i thought chris christie, i put jared kushner's dad in jail. that wouldn't work out very well. vid bossy, somebody part of the campaign, somebody from the old clinton war years, if you will. he had people inside that west wing that weren't happy.

so nick mulvany is the guy that does make anyone mad. why is he acting? i think there were people who backed out. they see it over the next six months and it's not pretty. he's already been through two chiefs of staff who both publicly talked about how horrible the job was and how hard of a boss he is. i wonder if this is as much about nick mull eventy a it is about the president. and the fact that we'll 73 this is a tal run. >> are you looking at the two-year run? >> i thought he made the most sense. you want someone who has been in

wars with conscience, check. yo want someone who won't worry about the washiton establishment class thinks of you. check. e fit ually, i thought more the criteriads in this uni moment that he's in and what about nancy pelosi? she was fighting for survival. w she's a hero. >> there may be no one better. oh, she would be a great political asset for president trump. that co-turn her into clinton. is it the reverse? is nancy pelosi's greatest s strength aebody who is more of a back room person, but has

also dealt with men of that age her whole life. the baby boomer mind set gender roles. so i've dealt with menou like my whole life. that was the way it felt. and maybe she's i it, maybe she is uniquely suited to deal with him. >> to see herhalk out w her coat and sunglasses. that said it all. >> ire nded me, my mother, speaker pelosi,imilar age, i know men like that. that type of thing. that's what it struck me as. she might be more uniquely lqualified to d with him than anne else. >>okay. we'll catch up with him right

here on nbc 4. you'll meet the man who is tapped to take the night life to the nextve lel. messages of hat. we learn what he told police after he got caught. >> and we're tracking rain

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we're bracing for the rain and more rain and flooding, too. >> you had it right, or half right. rain and rain and rain and more rain. >> a team effort tonight. >> n jt this week. i'll looking at next week's forecast. and we have had a rainy year. we might as well keep it going. maybe it turns into some snowy mes, too. i'm ping. any of this changing to snow? no.

sitting at 47degrees. temperatures, area wide, are mostly in the 40s to the east. ok back to the west. 36 in winchester. it is a sty, cold rain tonight. and that's all it will be. just rain. even back toward the mountains, enough warm air that gives us just plain rain here. notice what's happening. some heavy rrain, o toward fredericksburg. toward the. d.c. metro ar you see the darker green here. some moderate rainfall. to the south. that's whe it is coming from. all the way toward florida.se re weather. tampa, a severe thunderstorm watch. and look at it spinning to the. we we have to wait for it before it finally moves out. a lot of rain for us and that' why we have a flood watch in

effect. it does include everyone. en they go to to say three to four inches. three to four would definitely cause some flooding. a high of 52 grs. 46 on sunday. cooler, a little chilly we ar that rain. 52 onmonday. 44 on tuesday. wichills in the 30s all day. the next chance for rain comes next ekd. i want to end this with a littl sun. we need to be talking about

snow. >> and a young man leaves messages of hate. why he says he has no regret. a treatment facility with mental health burned down. the suspect is in custody. the stor next.

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a facility was burned out. the police have him. > >> reporter: the individual involved, he is disruptive. >> reporter: john kin '68 moving out of his office in this burned park.trip mall in college he says 31-year-old paul willis became a problem for all thess busi here and it reached its peak yesterday. >> they took him out of here yesterday afternoon to washingt ad ventist spital. when he got out of the hospital, he came back and didth . >> reporter: willis admitted to burning down the on our own drug and rehab center. swhat's left a hollow shell. people who know him say he would come here for assistance.

and this alleged arson may have been the result of an argument he had with someone he was dating here. >> our mission has to continue. these are individuals who need a place to go and there are sadly, too few places for people to go he says this is a loss for an entire community. >> to take away a resource that so many. i don't have words. it is just devastating. they say tre are about in damage. the suspect could be looking a many years in prison if convicted.

nova leaders are asking the mayor to vetoio compl would decriminalize jumping the turnstile that would make it a $50 fine instead of a $300 fine. leaders warm her to think aut the expense would it cost taxpayers and riders more. supporters sni one shod get a criminal record for a fare evasion.ou nazi spam -- a young nazi sympathizer is heading to jail for 21 months. only news4 was there when dylan learned his sentence. when given the chance to speak, he made no apology. >> they are messages of mat that badly rattled they will. >> we have some folks that took

breaks for six or seven months out of fear for their children's safety. >> he considered himself a member of the arian underground. his anti-semitic flighters were put up in march of 2017 then on the first day of passover, he hit the jewish communit center and the church next door. swastika flags and the message hitl was right. they said he would commit crimes again andt said would be so much easier if hitler wasn't righ when police said what would you say to the victims? heil hitler, no regrets. today he told the judge he's turning his life around. leaving h behind te group. the judge gave him a stern lecture saying i sll don't hear an apology from you to the people you have harmed. he was sentenced to 21 months behind bars. >> ts is a high profile case

that needed to send a message to the entire community that hate is not tolerated here. >> reporte but the pastor said he and his congregation have struggled over whether she ser time or be treated with mercy. >> it is sad to see a 22-year-old to go jail, to adison. it is to see a family that has invested so much still have this situation cur. but to be honest, my heart breaks f the 22 people attacked. nearly two decades ofde susp jail time hangingver hisead that could be imposed if he ever doesthomething like again. restaurant and bar owners were initially excitedhe when mayor said they were hiring a director for night life. he is excited to start h new job.

he is defending his back ground but critics feel his hire is a slap in the face. >> an insult.oo >> i'mng for a night life thats culturally diverse. plenty of fall college graduations across our area today. but one local grad is getting a headtart in life after receiving a j degree att 19 years of age. after only two years of college, she graduated today from bowie university with a bachelor in communications. she first enrolled at 16 after earning both her high school and degree.

>> the fact that i'm finishing my bachelors, it is the best ever. my birthday is coming up soon.d >> she she is heading right into grad school. she won't take any time off. she had a focus on broadcast rnalism butill move toward screen writing in grad school. >> remember that face. johnson and johnson is blasting a report byer roit that led to the company shares taking a .nosedive they said that it has nobody for decades about trace amounts of asbestos in its baby powder. the report cited comments released saying that the same product can be linked toan ova cancer. johnson and johnson has denied that claim and called the repor one-sided, false and inflammatory. the company stock fell 10% today. its worst sell-off in more than a decade.

aotf christmas spirit today. the toys were collected by the marine toys for tots program. several agencies also participating here and collaborating. a thief tri to swipe a tv t it didn't work out as planned. the deadline is approaching to me sure your holiday gifts get to their destinations on time. first, doug. we're talking a lot of wet roadhays. watcs been happening. the rain moving in. some of the rain on the heavy side. i'll show you when it

december 20th is the deadline for holiday cards to get there by christmas. december 2asnd the day for priority mail express. the last day for sending packages by fedex ground and home delivery, december 17th. december 21st is the last day to ship next day. time is awasting. it's always a goo t idea track your deliveries. >> a woman is learning it the hard way. a porch pirate spotted her flat screen t outside her home and said, wait, back up, give it

another he gets it up in his car and takes off with it. ventyou can do to he from it from happening to you. >> here's what she saw on her home screen video. when the large screen tv didn't arrive, she track and it found out it was delivered by fedex days she watched this thief stealing it from the front of her house.l stg and bumbling, struggling, trying unsuccessfully to fit it in hiscar. finally, jamming it into the rear door. and the driving off with the trump open and the tv hanging out. >> he is an idiot. he is an idiot. that's all i can say. >> for years, a tv cameras

have been used. it is a valuable too to make arrests. >> we put them out on various social media platforms and hope that somebody will be able to recognize those individuals. htee your sent to a family or friend. have them go to a post office, ups office, a fedex office she got a free replacement tv from walmart. e you happy now? >> i am. i got my tv. but this guy is still out there and who knows who else he is doing it. >> reporting from prince george's county, news4. students from around the world come together for a common cause. and we are in weather alert and we are in weather alert mode as rainmpacts the eningve

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we're tracking rain tonight and into the weekend. a flood watch is on and we could break some records. in these challenging times, how develop a$240 million student exchange program? apparently congrhiss it is very relevant. >> even in difficultudget times, the government has gotten

bipartisan agreement over 70 years. this may not be exactly what y woul picture as a prestigious state department effort supporting global peace. but it is. community service afternoon on the national mall. and these are fullbright scholars. as are these at a culture ir. just a few of the foreign american students and researchers participating in an exchan ogram. pe u.s. state department, among long timece priorities in its department of education is that cultural affairs. >> it's been going on for 70 years. >> reporter: she talks about whi senator w fulbright made it happen. >> he went to th uk to study. it was a really transformative experience for him.

he said how can we me people more connected and getting to know each other? >> reporter: the current and alumni wil tell you how it works. he's studying at george washington university. >> i'm very active on campus. i learn if other students. i engage in events. i share with him my culture. >> and this is a fulbrighter. she said it is often based on movies and television. >> the ehelanation about u.s., and i think coming here has shown meis that this so much more than the sitcoms on tv. >> and the program is not only for inbound foreign students. >> i think it is really important for not only here outbound but i want to show americans the value of all these americans for >> americans like this, as a child had some experience living

abroad with her family, became a teacr, then applied for a fulbright award to turkey. >> i think it is important to understanding what an impact being abroad can have on anybody's life. >> i am an alittle of the program. nnow i've lived washington the last two years. >> and sean w a fulbright. >> along withooperating programs in countries around the world, provides a ful ride for students. >> we've had the last three years, over 1 million students coming into the united states to study. >> so if yo should happen to see a scene like this along the national mall, it could be the u.s. state department has worken fossthe peace around the world.it some unives are reporting a significant drop in regular applications from full payg

students and there is the thought that some may be turned off by the unwelcoming tone of visa restrictions and call for a border wall. i asked about she said their research shows the drop is more likely caused si the ring cost u.s. tuition and that more unives abroad are competing for the full pay students. ey want that money. she said the fulbright study is at an all time hh right now. >> terrific. she said it best. it is important to have an international perspective. doug is back. what more can we say? rain and more rain.

>> did you hear it was goingo rain? >> really? >> it's coming. it is out there now. h us ain will stay w through the day tomorrow, into the day sunday, too. it is raining everywhere right now. the current temperatures at 47 next hour. down to. 46. and bac to 47. notice most areas in e low 40s and 30s back to the west. a chilly night and a very chilly rain. not a good night out there at all on ourfriday. and it doesn't look much better for saturday. here's the radar. heavier rain toward culpeper, calvert county, charles county,

even around the district seeing some moderate rain and that will be t case. may see a couple of breaks tomorrow. then it moves in. this is moving across the regio and it won't happen until sunday. how much rain will we see? by the time it is said and done, here's one computer model. twes in upwards of two and a half inches in frederick. and the national weather service takes it a step farther, maybe three to four inches in some isolated areas. so watch out out there over the

next couple days. we don't want t see anyone have to be rescued. tomorrow, we'll be wating this. watch what happens tomorrow morning. some heavier rain onsaturday. you'll need the umbrella just about all day tomorrow. off and on. right back into the tomorrow night. 52 tomorrow. 52 again. by tuesday, we see another system move through. that's cold air coming. in 44, windchills the 30 and guess what, guys. another rainy period and it happens to -inside wit thursday and friday. next, sports. i hear there's a do or die redskins game this weekend?

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tonight, big weekend storms from coast to coast. a powerful system slamming the west and flooding rain rolling across the south. in the northeast, the rain could turn to sn r. er is here. the new investigation tonight after a 7-year-old girl died in border patrol custody and questions now bo intensifying a what happened. new twist in the mysterious disappearance of mom last seen athe grocery store with her baby on thanksgiving. authorities now ch seg her fiance's home. what did they know about asbestos in baby powder? johnson & johnson losing $40 billion in market value in a day, after an explosive, new report. a dangerous collision in the sky. thnose of a 737 passenger plane smashed in. investigators trying to figure out if it was hit by a drone while coming in for a