it's official. 20s a rain record breakera live team co on the storm team 4 weather alert. another big shakeup fortr t ump administration. who's coming and who's going. and what you need to know about the status of the affordable care act after federal judge trikes down the polarizing health care law. news4 begins with a storm aam 4 weather alert. take look at storm team 4 radar. d.c. has broken a nearly 130-year record for rainfall. the ra really starting toall fast this evening, leading to some high water rescues.

>> we got another warning that st came in from montgomery county. we're starting to see this move north of the beltway as far as flooding potential. i know the green is very very slightly here but this light ler green is an area under a flood warning until 10:30 p.m. we are expecting an additional 1-2 inches of rai on top of the rain that we already saw that broke that record. here's a laook at the showers. yocan see why we've got montgomery county under that flood warning. take a hook look at the heaviers just to the west of 95 we're going to talk about this record breaking rain as well as plan out your sunday. driving has been pretty

dh difficult this evening because of all the rain. we're seeing a number of flooded out roads. darcy spencer is live in fairfax county with more on the conditions there. >> reporter: we've been driving around here in northern virginia for the last couple of hours checking out those roadnd ions. i can tell you from personal experience the roads are very wet. they're omsty. there's pooling and hydroplaning. alsooahere are several here in fairfax county that are closed due to flooding. this is one of them. we're on burke lake road at kill kenny lane. we saw a number of drivers taking the chance and driviug th standing water. this is an overflow of berk lake so there's a potential for this water to be quite deep and to be moving quite quickly. we also checked out flooding on hunter mill road at lawyers over in the oakton area here in the

county. weaw cars driving through theoo fld roadway. fairfax county has a listf road closures. righre now t about a half a dozen roads that areed cl there have also been a few water rescu rescues. fortunately everyone who did get stuc was able to be rescued and everyone is safe now. again, fairfax county police and other jurisdictions are warning people sf there arens up saying the road is closed, make sureou abide by that because you could end up getting stuck. as a matter of fact, police are out here right now making sure people don't drive through here. the affordable care act is unconstitutional, a federal judge making that ruling yesterday on the eve of theo deadline sign up for co

rage. the white house says the law will remain in place for now. >> a visit to arlington national cemetery saturdum, president paused to praise the u.s. district court judge in texas who declared the affordable care act unconstitutional. >> highly respected judge, highly, highly respected in otexas and the assumption that the supreme court upholds, we will get great, great health ca o for people. >> reporter: the decision came friday night from texas judge conner appointed by george w. bush. he agreed with a group of 20 republican-led states that it's illegal to force people to buy health insurance and tax those who don't. >> a great ruling for ourun y. we'll be able to get great health care. we'll sit down with the democrats and we will get creat healthe for our people.

let's say repeal and replace. >> reporter: nancy pelosi said the ruling exposes the monstrous end game of republican's all out assault on people with preexisting conditions and american'sccess to health care. the decision threatens health care coverage for some 20n millio americans. states which support obamacare will likely appeal to the supreme court. but if the ruling is upheld, it could roll backbamacare protections for people with preexisting medical conditions. as the saturday deadline for people to enroll in the affoable care act arrive, those who rely on it feel like they're in mbo. but the white house says obamacare will remain the law of ue landil the supreme court finally settles the issue. maryland a virginia's attorneys general issued statements that the gp victory will be shortlived.

maryland attorney general added that the ruling could have a devastating impact on maryland families. the number of people who have been fired or resigned in the trump administration is growing. president trum saysnterior secretary ryan zinke will leave at the end of the siar. the pnt tweeting the announcement today. zinke played a leading part in the president's efforts to roll back environmental regulations. he's also facing federalat investns into his travel, political activity and potential conflicts of interest. mr. trump says zinke's replacement will be announced next week. that news after the president announced that mick mulvaney will be the acting white house i chief of staff. right now he's budget director. it's unclear why the president referred tos mulvaney s"acting" in hn to be new job. virginia state police say a shannonok off from airport in fredericksburg

yesterday morning. investigators say he banked left when the wind caught the single engine plane and forced the plane to crash. the pilot died at the hospital. he was the only person on board. a small creature found in rock creek, environmentalists reveal what the discovery means for the body of water. here in aura and across the country, around the world, volunteers placing waths t honor veterans who made the ultimate sacrife. at arlington nationalriemetery, a su guest.

the rain didn't keep thousands of volunteers from honoring the sacrifice of our veterans today. ey fanne out across arlington national cemetery, laying wreaths at each of the head stones. volunteers put down more than 0 200,000 wreaths here. this wreaths aenoss america taking place at cemeteries across the country and around the world. the goal is to place a wreath on eevery sin american veteran's grave. and president trump making an unannounced trip to arlington national cemetery today. he walkedmong the rows of tombstones with a guide and some service members. mr. trump telling reporters he supports a plan to expand the cemetery so it can continue to hold burials for decades.

today's trip toon arlin comes after president trump received harsh criticism for not visiting a cemetery on veteran's day and for skipping a trip to a world war i cemetery. thea alexandriity council voted to remain fitzgerald square to waterfront park. it was named after colonel john fitzgerald, one of the city's largest slave owners. new construction is underway at the park andt will be big part of the revitalization of the potomac river front in alexandria. dominion's proposed rate hike and why the utility says it has no choice. take a look at the rain coming down near the kennedy center. center. an update on the

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questionsbout theealth of the creek. >> reporter: those who lived here before us, this was a resource, a means of inhabitant. an american eel was found in the creek this summ this little creature whose life began in the sargasso sea made its way to rock creek peek -- speaks of the connection. a lot of runoff to the creek kills off nutrien and fragile forms of life. that's just asarmful as sewer outflow. >> it all comes out here at a s great brm drain. they all come out into our creeks, which is why they're running as high as they are righw. >> reporter: that leads to erosion a precariously perched

trees. it's an infrastructure issue. the creek and life it does manage to support is resilient. >> we're still finding new different creatures even in this stream. we always kind of feel like a celebrity has shown up at ourrt he if we find something new. >> reporter: and t degradation hasn't gone unchecked. the city's efforts to divert stormwater, bio retentions area are helping. >> it's kind of fair to poor quality and it's been that line for quite some time. >> for a city, it's surprisgly good. we're finding a lot ofnd salas here. dominion energy customers may see a rise in our utility bill the richmond times dispatch says dominion filed an application friday to recover costs. customers would end up paying

roughly $2.15 more per month. > a hot meal and a warm gesture from a marylandchurch. volunteers helped to make christmas brunch today for those less fortunate. the event e madeugh to serve 200 needy folks. the church has only beenr aroun wo years but they say they've already made giving back a big part of their mission. >> i had nothing else better to do than to get on the trolly today and say hi to all my little boys and girls in exandria, virginia. >> the volunteers say they hope to make this an annual event. so let's take a look at this

gloo gro gloomy pictureehd us. it's just a cold and nasty day. >> it really is.it going to continue through the second half of the weekend, believe it or not. it has been a wetyear x in, in . we broke a record today. this is the wettest year ever 6corded. the old record w1.33 inches back in 1889. right now 're at about 62.8.'r actually just going to tack onto this as we head through tonight and here is what i have on the board. your total rainfall over the

last 24 hours. this is what we have received y sincterday when the system arrived. at dulles 1.74 inches. nearly 2 inches in gaithersburg. this is still accumulating. radar right now, we're looking at the variation inr. co so this deeper, darker green denoting h the yellow that heavier rainfall coming down along i-95 right now and areas west. little bit lighter up in frederick and southern maryland. this area is kind of the epicenter of the flooding that's taking place right now.t' go ahead and check that out. as you can see, the lighter areas in green are under the flood a little farther north we've got a flood watch in place. now the warnings expire around 10:30 p.m. unless you live in montgomery county. that warningoi is to stay

until about 1:30 a.m. we're looking at a watch for the entire region totil 6:00 a.m. rrow. we can pick up 1-2 inches of rain as we head through tomorrow afternoon. 5:00 a.m. we'll get a little bit a lull tomorrow morning but not before another round moves in. 5:00 p.m. we're drying things out. monday m wningare going to be ushering in some sunshine for the week ahead. w for yourkend outlook, holiday parties, parades, decorating, a in the redzone. we are talking a soggy weekend. your storm team ten-day outlook shows that rain continuing through tomorrow. temperatur will be in theid 40s. and monday and tuesday the sun returns, but the wind comesg al with it.

it is going to be a breezy start to the ek. we could get more rain at the end of the week. we were bound to break this record. >> all right. still more to come. thank you. is been a wild 24 hours for the wizards. one of their bright young players is reportedly on the uve. we're goingpdate you on the latest news.

the wizards making some changes, some people leaving, some people coming back, cefamiliar >> yes. you have to follow the bouncing basketball on this one. kelly oubre jr. played lnt night brooklyn for the wizards. before they left the arena, there were tweet about a ade. by the time they reached the airport, the deal wasf. now less than 24 hours waiter, kelly oubre is going to x.phoeni a 2015 r firstound pick, oubre had recomeeally a fan

favorite. austin rivers, we hardly got to know you. w riveas still trying to get used to his n team. now he's off to the suns with oubre who send back trevor reeves. crazy 24 hours in the nba. the wizards' head coach scott brooks knows all too well. >> i look at things differenth e's a lot of tough things in the world right now. i mean, i was traded at halftime. that was tough on me. i was still making a l of money. and the next team dallas still paid me in cash. >> prrities. >> that's right, get paid in ca . >> you thihockey, you think beer unless it's alex ovechkin. wine.t's fin could it be ovechkin is getting better with time, like fine wine. nowea 33 of age we're enjong vintage ovechkin in what has been a good year.

goals on three tuesday, ovechkin friday against the hurricanes netted his second goal of the game and then followed it up with number three in the third period. it was the second straight contest with a hat trick for he ovechkin, second hat trick streak of his career. caps 6-5 in the shootout win. >> he came back after winning the stanley cup and he was ready to go from day one. and he hasn't spped since. so much credit and praise for him for what he's done. >> my line mates did a very good job giving me space. i just have to put it in. >> playing some of his best

regular season hockey certainly in recent times. very impressive. he's been outstanding. >> college hoops this afternoon, patrick ewing georgetown up against southern methodis blair, this is going to count for three. it countries the smu lead to 2. second half, mcclung, govan gets thefoul. the mustangs answer back. this is goodall movement here. jamal mcmurray hits a corner three. part of higame high 19 points. georgewn lose 81-73. to the redskins, make that the reeling redskins. in jacksonville tomorrow they try to stop a four-game losing

streak. the skins keep giving up over 400ards of offen like they did against the giants. moving forward, jay grun knows his team needs to have forward thinking. >> i think you have to learn from losses like that. and you haveo to everything you cannot to let that happen again. but you also have to forget about it as fast as you can and forward. we're in december. we're a half a game out of the ayoffs. at's t

tonight, the fight over health care is back on, after a federal judge declares obamacare unconstitutional. president trump claims victory. democrats promise actional l of this as the enrollment deadline is just hours away. what happens now? state of emergency out west, a triple threat along the pacific coast as lifeguards on high alert, and surfers waiting for more massive waves. a tight knit community once controlled by warren jeffs now divided as it seeks a way forward. the battle of the sexes on campus, are the odds being stacked against male students? those annoying pings and dingsour car makes