now a weather alert. hey rain putting us on track to break a record. the wettesteather ever. >> all that rain impacting a tradition at arlington national

cemetery. but rain or shine, they expect a huge rain of volunteers. and a judge rules the tffordable care act should be ruled out one day before a critical deadline. news4 begins with a weather alert. fora flood watch in effect a big part of our area. >> this could be worse, though. it could be snow. we're f in a very soggy ekend. doug cameron starts us off. >> did you say it could be worse? >> it could be! beautif >> when i say the storm, the main storm is sti well back to the west. we actually have a break in and around thed.c. metro area. kind of all around a nice hole

around d.c. here is some shower activity, heavier by 95 toward frederick and fredericktown. look at all of this rain to the south. normally, we're seeint flow out of southwest, making out of the southeast. actually ht here, creates a wall that does not allow the mbusture. we've got a lot more to come in this storm here. look at all of the rain toward georgia, all ofhat rain still has to come our way and we're still y still under the flood wat. to 2 inches. i'll tell you when it moves out and what to expect nt week. >> we'll see you soon. thank yooug. all of this rain could not come at a worst time forn

arlingational cemetery. >> the holiday tradition put on byhs wre across america will go on. we have a look at that story. some hardynd dedicated souls. >> we definitely have to prepare for wet weather this weekend. housands are expected to come behind me. up the escalator to come toio arlington nl cemetery to play the wreaths to pay tribute. each one of these headstones at arlington nationa cemetery will receive a wreath on saturday. >>gr what t day for us. >> michael is the director of operations. he says people need to prepare for the bad weather. storm team 4 says we can expect refuse rain and we're under a flood watch. >> we encourage everyone to

dress warmly. >> more than 260,000 service members, veterans, and their families. it's the 27th annual wreat across america. >> it's nervous. >> tommy mcfly has volunteered over the past five years. he says people will show up, shine. >> sleet, freezing rain or whatever. >> michael says it's not too late. >> we encourage everybody to take a look at our wsite on how to get here. websitck out the it important to point out that parking and drivi is not allowed tomorrow. you can park at the pentagon in the north end south parking lot. the best way to get here is on the metro. i'm shomari stone. news4. >> thank you. let's turn to breaking news

coming trom texasight where a federal judge ruled the affordable care act is unconstitutional. in his opinion, the judge wrote the legislative achievement has fallen down like a game of jengas. it was classified as a tax, but last year it was removed by people who don't buy health insurance. and the judge saysithout that tax there is no way the aca can be allowed to stand. it comes just one day before the deadline. tonight the white house is celebrating the ruling but says the affordable care act is sti law of the landending the appeals process. new at 11:00, an 87-year-old woman fighting for her life after being hit by a car in montgomery county. she w hit by crossing in

darnestown s the driveryed on the ssene. police c the road. a community outrage after a murder in southeast washington. still noord on who killed 15-year-old gerald watson or why. he was gunned down yesterday w neighbors sds are not enough. they want change. >> every time we walk away from another homici, we have to face the belief that things are going to change. only to see r thingsemain the same. >> his the 13th junile rdered this year. the district is making change, but when something like this happens, it's hard for people to believe. p a d truck driver facing charges that serious injured an arlington mother.

he is charged wh reckless driving. the mother pushed her baby's th stroller out o way. the 4-month-old was not hurt, but doctors had to amputa her leg. a burned out shell on a men hall health and rehab center. the man who burned the building down had been coming for had he been. the 31-year-d admitted to burning the drug and mental health retreatment center. police say it may have been result of an argument of someone he was dating. it was a loss for the entire community. the man who sprayed messages of hate in a church is going to jail. dylan mahoney got 21 months and uld get more if he doesn't change his ways.

he spray painted graffiti. >> this case needed to send a message that hate is not tolerated here. >> the judge lectured mahoney today, saying he has not shown remorse or apologized. his sentence includes decades of suspended jail time if he getsa out of and submits a similar crime. as> a girl died in u.s. order control custody and is raising questions tonight. she and her father were apprehended in new mexico after crossing l week. the father told agents she was umiting but didn't receive medical attentiil later. by then, she stopped breathe. she died in the hospital the

next morning. meanwhile, new tonight, a d. area immigrationctivist is fighting to stay in this country. pablo grew up in th in united states and an arizona judge stripped her of her gen card. ficers arrested her in march when she traveledo check in due to a dui conviction.ay she she believes her activism made her a target. we talked with her tonight by skype. >> iteally hurt having to be on trial again. after i paid all my dues and nt to probation. >> pablo's is appealing. her supporters are repealing for a pardon. today president trump says mick mrvaney will take o as acting white house chief of steps hen john kelly

down after several people publicly turned down the job, mulvaney wanted the activing. it's not clear how long he will serve. he is acting director of the consumer protection bureau. he says it is a tremendous honor. meanwhile, the president's former lawyer, his fixer, michael cohen, says the president is not the same man he knew at trump tower. during a sitdown interview with abc news, cohen says he gave what he didn't deserve. he ss president trump not only knew about hush money but also ordered them with keeping m learning about his extra marital affairs. the president denies that and the white house says cohen is an admitted liar.ti pol director chuck todd talked about cohen' prison

sentence and the claim now backed by prosecutors that the president directed him to bre the law. >> it exposes -- we have five sepa wte timesre the president or somebody on his behalf we know lied about this. we're not one that throwsut o the "o" word whoent from there is no truth to i didn't do it, blawe ther to no big deal. and i think eroding oh -- when you have a provable way when the president is not straight that doesn't mean the supporters will accept what h says. you know what you saw this week, this is the first week you saw republicans of capitol hill just start to do baby step distance. i'm not saying they're running for the hills. but baby steps, distance from the president. and i think that is all of these things are pushing in that

direction. >> morerom chuck todd this sunday and every sunday on "meet the press" at 10:30 on nbc 4. next, a busy weekend. pproaching fas what you need to know if you have gifts to send. video of a stumbling package thief. new today, the owner of that tv says she'sot laughing. he's an idiot. and more rain making its way. i'll show what to expect

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to chrisas right know but the fast-approaching holiday means shipping delines, as wel time is running out to get your packages and cards out to their destinations on time. news4's derrick ward breaks down what you need to need to know now. >> this is as close as a lot of us got to the holiday deadline me sure your packages got there on christmas day. on the other side, they are working into the wee hours of the morning to see it happens. kash cards and letters are filled out, taped up and sealed. th bigger stuff isn boxes. w the system bound for far-off places. >> that's why i'm dressed occupoccupy up. >> this is one of the bestiest time. the push is on to make sure the mail goes through s

if you havent it yet, you have best the chance, getting there by christmas day. the supervisor knows the joy at thethernd. from her days as a letter carrier. >> yes. arents are to save me. really saveoing me. >>e're expecting to deliver this holiday season more than 16 billion mail pieces. >> that's up from previous years, an indication that e-mail hasn't is supplanted the try an true. ty mail. next thursday is thein deadl saturday, december 22 is the deadline for christmas delivery for priority mail express. thesere the real life unsung heroes. >> we're just warmingp for next monday. >> in gaithersburg, derrick ward, news4.

a closer look, fedex has a deadline of december 17 and mond and home delivery. the last day to ship is december 18th. . ight we are talking to the victim of this stumbling l pealid teohat and has laughing of suspected of a clumsy crook stealing a huge flat screen off a porch. the security camera captured the whole thing. the suspect tried unsuccessfully to fit the tv into the trunk. >> look at that. >> him falling over the tv multiple times and trying i to t the trunk. everyone was laughing. wasn't laughing. >> no, she wasn't laughing, because she wanted her tv back. she says she didn't realize it would be left at the door

without atu sig. walmart has replaced her tv. police arengtill loo for that thief. he's hiding in embarrassment. >> he should be. that tv is broken. such a thing as rma. >> going to be a really bad hair weekend. >> what's wrg? are you seeing something i'm not seeing? >> i'm talking about mine. everyone wants their hair to look nice fors. holiday part >> a lot going on tonight. we've goai a lot of over the next couple of days. a break. rlier tonight towards national harbor. at least the temperatures were okay, but the raing com down as people take pictures of the tree and the capital wheel. but definitely in need of the umbrellas, for sure. the windshield wipers.

now a break inside the met region. temperature wise currently, sitting at 48. degre temperatures come up a degree or two. winds out of the north. light rain falling. 43 gaithersburg. warmer east, much cooler to the west. only in the 30s with rain ther. nastier. chilly rain is the worst. and we have that towards i-81. heavy from frederick to baltimore. showers light toward i- 95. we've got a lit bit of a break i minnesota i-95. it won't stop for long and we get in on thisee ygulf of mexic moisture. an inch to two inches. this is thet lat computer

model. we are now second all-time for the all time next to the west, this model gives another 2.5 inches toward martinsburg. we'll take you hour by hour. first the flood watch in effect for everybody through sunday morning. overnight tonight, the break. tomorrow morning, the rain is back. in d.c., fairly steady. , the ea less so. 3:00, still raining. tomorrho night,rs. this is periods of showers. it will not rain consistently, but you need to carry the umbrella, because we seero shows h our area. sunday morning, rain, and mixing with snow as colder air moves in.

and sund a cooler day for sure. cool through the west. but 40s on sday and cooler and a weather alert day. monday, looking pretty good. tuesday, however, much cooled he cold front comes through. rather breezy conditions. windshield in the 30s and another storm next frida into saturday. we may set -- we will set a record for the wettest year and fridays ever. saturdays ever. 10:00 a.m.

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