arrest e following the of a washington redskins player ter an apparent fight. early this mornin what we are now learning about that incident. >> and the 15-year-old boy chased into a building. then shoto death in a stairwell. the new developments tonight and the latest teen murder. w>> wet to begin the big break of a killing of a teenager in soueast d.c. good evening. >> five days after gerald watson got gunned down inside his family's apartment complex, another teenager is in custody. >> the top cop is warning today's arrest does not mean closure for this case. pat collins is in th neighborhood. >> reporter: an arrest has been de. this case, far from over. cops out still investigating,

still working the case. you see the multicolored buildings there. that near the murder scene. come over here and look at the building across the street. this is where they believe the murder suspect was living before the a block away. close. real close.po ce searching a oblg harford street southeast. a building where they believe the murder suspect lived. lookin for a weapon. looking for more evidence in this troubling ce of murder. that suspect, 16-year-old malik. charged in the murder of 15-year-old gerald wson. chased down, gunned down. you can see some of the bullet holes in th wall at the murder scene.

this is how a witne said he was chased the masked gunman and how he tried to escape. he r all the way to the third floor. hoping the two masks men wouldn't follow him. he crouched down in the corner. ot real quiet hoping they wouldn't hear but they did make their way up one shot, two shots, three e. shots. then a pause, then about six sh more s. he ended up here on the floor crying out. help, help, help. stay the mayor had this to say. >> we know too many young people in our community, particularly are boys, they're getting caught in a a scary dangerous cycle of violence fueled by illegal

firearms. >> the chief says they're looking for at least oneore suspect. so what was the motive here? he said somf sort neighborhood dispute. this young man shot six times over some sort of neighborhood dispute. more involving a redskinspl footballer. deputies arrested the second year safety montaeicholson and charged him with assault after an early morning fight. >> reporter: that's right. i'm standing on the corner of exchange street.

this is where it allegedly occurred early this morning according to loudoun countti sheriff's de. here is the 23-year-old. a redskins player crged with assault and battery. the woman he was with, sydney imagi maggiond. nicholson maggiore started thenng with the couple and it escalated into a fight at the shopping central around 2:00 this morning. deputies s nicholson assaulted the man and maggiore allegedly hit the woman with a bottle and assaulted the man. the alleged swrims taken to the hospital forut serious nonlife threatening injuries. the redskins say they are aware of the arrest.ey thre right now ghering

more informati and they will not comment until they receive further details. as for nicholson, he was held at the county jailit 25,000 bond. the woman is being held without bond. and he is a second year player. a and has a contract worth more than $3 million. this deving story. the d.c. council giving final approval for online sports betting here in the ste legislation would make d.c. thect first.urisdiction in our region to allow betting at sports venue and through online it then it needs comi congressional review. there is hope it will be signed before baseball begins.

it will fund violence prevention programs this d.c. it will be a few months at least before michael flynn learns his fate. in an unexpected move datoy, the judge postponed his sentencing. this came after the judge told flynn, quote, you sold your country out. he was referencing flynn's admitted lobbying for the turkish government in the 2016 campaign and transition. the judge also questioned why flynn had not been charged with treason and told flynn, he could not guarantee that he would be would have get a prison-free . sentence the judge took issue with a memo filed by flynn's attorneys that suggested the fbi hadn't tracked ynfl wnho director of the defen intelligence agency. trappe him into lying. the white house had this reaction this afternoon. >> the activities that he's. we'll let the court make that determination.

it doesn't have anything to do with thepresident. >> the prosecutors say it is possible flynn may be able to provide additional cooperation. his next hearing is set for mid-march. >> we're learning the names of the two people, a man and a womaer who w shot in front of the wood lake towers condominiums in falls church. >> reporter: police say this was a murder-s bcide. itan with that white suv over there and ended with gunfire. we're now learning the identity of the woman killed. she is a young mother, 30-year-old katherine martel. her alleged killer, the father of herch d. christopher brooks. what we don't yet know, what caused him to after h in such a violent way. this shoe in the driveway marks the spot where a terrifying incident played out.

the secity guard said he was alerted around 11:30 this morning that something bad had happened. >> i saw lady running toward me. she's hu , she'shurt. somebody do something. >> reporter: police stay deadly incident began when a man drove suv into the driveway and drove right at the woman. it does appear that he strek female. >> reporter: two ups workers were making a delivery and witnessed tao chs. they made the first 911 call. this reveals what the first police on the scene found. there was nothing they could do. police fairly quickly said it was a murder-suicide.

there was no danger to other residents at the high rise. police have confirmed that the victim lived in the building. she s killed outside. but her child is safe tonight. her child was with a family member and not at the scene. those of houston came of age during the era of laverne & shirl are sad to hear that penny mahall passed away.co the s exploded in our living room like a can of milwaukeeeer dropped on the floor. but marshall was just beginning to let her creativity flow. nbc's nick barger looks back at her big life. >> penny marshall was born in

the bronx and into show business. her brother and sister were producers. penny's earliest success w in front of the camera including a few commercials -- >> selling shampoo of any kind. >> small roles on tv shows like the bob newhart show. she became a star in 1976 as laverne on "laverne & shirley." it show cased two wking class women in 1950s milwaukee. >> i think it was a blue collar show. we were workingrllass gi we needed to make the rental. >> when the show ended in 1983, marshall switched to the big screen behind the camera. >> there is no crying in baseball! >> she directed a baseball movie, a league of their own. and "big," both starring tom

hanks and both big hits. she also directed awakenings with robert de niro. her efforts won over movie fans and changed minds in the movie industry. >> all stereo times, that women don't know howo create movie for a massen audice, they don't know how to do comedy for men. and penny was able t show that didn't matter. >> her ex-husband rob reiner tweeted, so sad about penny. and danny devito, she had a heart of gold. tough as nails. penny marshall remembered for her work and her heart. nbc news. >> what a legacy. >> oh, my gosh! and who else could make pepsi and milk together sound delicious? >> so funny. we can see "lavee & shirley" on all these shows on, netflix and stuff. i want to go back and binge that. >> those were the days. well, just 24 hours ago we

were telling you about 11 members of a local s.w.a.t. team being suspended after an accidental shooting wounded two of them. the ht new details abo fight outside the bar. how close are we to a governmentshutdown? the concerns of local businesses and workers. and the burgundy is thld taking on the titans on saturday and a game with playof implications >> reporter: we're going to talk to the family and listen to the muck goes along with the muck goes along with the lights.

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compromise in the shutdown showdown with just four days left to reach a deal. the white house is now signaling, it wants to avoid a government shutdown. a deal would save hundreds of thousands of federal workers from ace f furlough just days before christmas. >> reporter: almost 400,000 federalemployees face furloughs if the government shuts down. >> iton't fact me. little cautih t spending. >> foodruck owners are concerned abou losing customers at the worst possible time. >> every day we depend on people to come out for lunch. the government shutdown means we'll shut down for a few days until they start bringing it back. >>ssential federalemployees will keep working. security, military, the mail will continue. social security checks will be delivered. but the director of the center for business in theapital at

american university's school of business says, don't underestimate the impact of shutting down 25% of the federal government. >> i think there will be a psychological hit that keeps people there spe during the holiday. they're not sure if this president will fund them afterwards. it's not a great time it should be avoed. they worked out. >> why on earth would anyone think of shutting down the government? i would like to think that atho least people on the hill are not scrooge. >> reporter: one federal employee told me, he is not only concerned about his family if there are furloughs but asfe a ral employee, he says, he wants to keep working. and keep the u.s. government

open for business. >> the deadline to avoid a government shutdown is friday at midnight. let's get to your forecast. doug is out thereut checking holiday lights in springfield. >> and you've got some pretty good wther out there, huh? >> reporter: say that again? >> you've g some pretty good weather out there, right? hello? >>eporter: yes, jim, absolutely. he said you have some pretty good weather out there, right? i had to say, say it again. it has not been very good weather the last few days. but tonight we have a really good ght. say hello to everybody. i love the fact that they get so much support from their community. this is megan and the daughter claire. you said you love this because it brings the community together.

>> right. it does bring everyone togethera >> i was teacher here right around the corner for a long time and a lotoo of my s friends are here. shout out if you're here. we'll talk about this. a beautifulevening. we've got chopper 4 right up there. take a look. right by themoon, too. isn't that just perfect? let's show you what's happeni out here weatherwise. you can see from the chopper, 4 degrees. not bad. the winds out of the northwest at about 12 miles per hour. look at the current windch her to degrees. was that santa claus? santa, wait! oh, man! he knows what i want. i've been a good boy. all right.

38. look atwinchester. nothing on the radar. we'll stay on the dry sidet for the nouple days. no problem here tomorrow either. it's thursday when we start to e the rain pick up. this is all down to the southwest. this is another storm system.f courtesy 1nino. combined with another system to the north and bring a lot of rain right up our way. that means both thursday and friday. we'll have some travel complications on the roadway. i think ibe wil some big timems prob even means some delays as far as the airports go.

the rain really moves in on thursday. but look a friday. 67 degrees for friday. a very warm system making its y our way. so 67 on freeway. as we make our way into the rest of the weekend, it is lookingy. saturday and sunday. right now i've got both days dry. it is not a big system but it is one i'll continue to watch. may be some showers to the noth. if it is going south, we may have some snow we've got one heck l of aht display. we'll put up the music for youom as wellg up. we'll do it all for you. in about 20,5 minutes. can you wait around for that? you can. you live here. exactly.

that i'll be here. i'm sticking around. look what else we have. a pat collins snow stick. i don't even have one of those. you won it how many years ago? >> two, i think. >> he won it two years ago and he won't give it to me. >> and he is rocking the pat collins hat. >> yeah, right. >> all right. love those chopper views. >> i don't right doug because he's not eating out there. speaking oti , how about some wine? you can't send someone to napa. why don't you send them to something lovely? ifsome g ideas with vino.>> nd a scheme with food trucks and saved parking spes. and saved parking spes. theac

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district's official food truck anes. two years ag group of t taking public parking meter spaces at the headquarters of nasa. and then in front of the immigration offices saying there weren't enough food totrucks. hold the spaces, they moved personal kars into the spaces. the next morning, they would bring in the food trucks and ap out the cars. sometimes swallowing the cost of a $30 ticket >> local media was fantastic on this. the nbc 4 in particular highlighted what the problem was and helped us work toward solutions. so i'm grateful for that. >> the d.c. councilmembeds cat a scheme that a fraudulent enterprise. the bill passed today unanimously. it will take effect next year. this started with a tip. if you have something for to us check out, visit our nbc

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another investigation involving the s.w.a.t. team force. >>ve this inv a fight that stated a bar and ended up with police calledo thescene. >> reporter: these officers were off duty whenll this happened. it happened late last month. the annapolis policdepartment investigating is. any time you have officers armed in a fight. he we have information was a fight but we don't have people involved. this may have involved threc

offduty pofficers. police say there was a misunderstanding after one of the officers lost or had his credit card stole inside the bar. the officers were asked to leave soon after. hey were there. they left. whatever happen, happen. that's what we're trying to derrell. >> what happened next is still under investigation. police are trying to figure it out but at least a dozen people and three officers were gatoured ide the bar when someone saw orgun and stopped annapolis police help. >> they drew down on the person, disarmed him. and after that he was able to identify the person legally carrying the firearm a a offduty police officer. >> it turns out two of the officers involved are members of the s.w.a.t. team. the same unit that suspended 11 of its officers after an offduty

shooting. a gun discharged at a party over the weekend. police aren't commenting at the annapolis incident until police are done with the investigation. d we't expect any criminal charges against the three offduty police officers butt is still an ongoing investigation. we're still gathering would beon and we interested in anyonereown t in that group that witness anything. now, all the officers involved are still worki with the prince george's police department. the police are saying they have noomment this investigation until after it is wrapped up and they have the opportunity to begin their own investigation. reporting live, i'm tracee wilkins. >> all right. thank you. this will make you thi twice about rolling through the stop sign instead of coming to a complete stop. th distric has nine stop sign cameras spanned out across the city. and they're bringing in some

serious cash. according to aaa, more than 53,000 drivers were ticketed in 2018. that brought in more than 2.5 million. the cameras are meant for safety toede crashes and fatalities. right now, d.c. is the only place wit stop sign cameras. maryland law only allows a few cameras. the town is concerned that paying for the program even if it is proved. over virginia, the state allows local jurisdictions to useed light cameras only. tis the season to grab a bottle of wine for the person on your list. >> how do you know what you're getting makes sense for them and

your wallet. >> why not? 5:00 is right here. we're here with brettmafr who runs great intentions, a local wine subscription service, with some interesting information. we've known about corks and twist tops but now there a glass corks in your wine. >> yeah. this has been about 15 years. it allowed you to store on it its side, straight up. it is not widely used because of the price. it is a bit more expensive. i've seen people send bottles. >> any reputable company, an online retailer or a traditional brick and mortar, they should replace it for you no hassle.

>> you want to impress your. bo you go into the wine store and there are big name champagnes. are they really the best? any massive brands that you see, that cost will be 100%. we have a freh sparkling wine out of the valley. itsuper delicious. >> why are there so many wine glasses? so>> tely. so traditional sort of still wine. i use this. we call this the bordeaux stem. it helps to get rid of the volatile aspect. and when we get to sparkling

wine, the bubbles, the bubbles, the bubbles. you want to make sure your stem, and you don't have to spend a lot, that it has some sort of etching on the bottom. that's what the bubbles hold to. >> hey, hey! >> this is a handly situation. >> hey, i have aquestion. for those of us, we want to open ofottle and you want a glass wine and then cork it up. and you may not be visiting tint bottle a for a couple days. i have read that you can put it in the freezer and that that -- i read that in wineto spec do you have any tricks of the trade? >> i can't rare instantishhe bo just put the cork in a put it in the frig. freezer? don't do that.

that will ruin it. >> talking about chilling reds. >> 55 degre is the ideal cellar temperature. so sticking it into a frig, if it is not in a wine frig about, 15 minutes before you drink it will givet just enough of a chill to make it that much more of a nicer experience. >> some great tips. >> tol restaurants quit storing their red wines rightth there o counter at 72 degrees, room temperature. the worst, the wot. cellar temperature. just saying. >> we should make this a nightly segment. >> we can do that. >> i'm just a sash you'll user. >> thank you, brad. coming up, aift from amazon to shopping procrastinators. thein dea you'll meet to get

gifts on time. and acouple's warning about a wireless baby monitor after a really creepy incident. >> reporter: and we've got community out here in springfield for a great holiday lights display. we'll come back in a couple nutes. nutes. this one

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news4 is working for you after reports of a baby monitor that was hacked. this happened recently to a texas family. the couple uses the network of wi-fi cameras to watch their little 4-month-old son topper. usually the only voice they hear is his. gurgling and making sounds and then they heard this. >> we heard sexual expletives being said in his room. so we throw the light in our room. he turned that camera on and oiid turn off the light and then said, i'm to kidnap your baby. i'm in your baby's room. >> that's pretty freaky. they did rpshirs and find their baby safe and sound but they shut down t c nesteras and called police. officers are investigating. the rule veis, if you something precious and personal, don't put on it a camera that is fed out over the internet.

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naked mrae . it may not have you saying, honey, let's get in the car and check them out. t they're at the zoo and there's a new queen. what is creating this big ascension. >> reporter: a queen in all her mammalia title. she got her title just for giving birth to four naked pups.

it means h colony now a purpose. her size and fertility make her the sole breeder and they're free of naturalpredators, snakes. and she's the boss. >> no kings, no princes or princesses. only a queen. >> reporter: it is noteworthy for the zoo. it has been 32 years since a b successfth here. we're still looking about the naked mole rats. they were first documented i the 1,800s and then almost forgotten. in the 1970s, you could say they were rediscovered. >> ahot of reseaoing on now. >> reporter: there's more to the uniqueness of e naked mole rat than its appearance or even its social struure. it may hold the answer to one of man's mt vexing problems. >> we know they're really resist daniel to cancer. if they get cancer, it is at the end of their life. >> reporter: in their little life of subterranean dens,

they're very inactive. fact, the queen won't be without royal intrigue. >> they will always have to defend that title ofueen and the others will come up to her to try to kill her. but she being so much bigger than the rest, she will make queenhe'll continue to be and have babies. >> they look like aliens. >> reporter: they have evolved into their own little niche with a cancer resistant gene. >> it could help others like ourselves. >> reporter: news4. >> i'm glad i had some wine before i contemplate that. now you can see the naked mole rats live on the zoo's mole rat camera. they have a mera. in all seriousness, this whole

cancer thing has my interest. the way the whole colony works and the order or hierarchy or whatever. >> it's never easy being a woman anywhere. >>to the washi business journal reports, the company plans to build a 44 acre lod and water park right next to the hollywood casino in ilperr, maryland. itould creates much as 600 new jobs. it is expected to order by the summer of 2022. it is in williamsburg, virginia. alex ovechkin is skating right past father time. the 33-year-old is off to the best start of his career. sheree is there with the captain. they're in the top spot.

>> the washington capitals alex ovechkin is setting caps necords. still of the most veteran players in the league, showing the young guys how to get i done. coming off back to back hat tricks. leads in goals so no championship hangover. he is picking up right where he left off. >> you don't have to think about it. go u there and play. of course, it is nice to be out there. i just enjoy my time. >> are you playing your bckt ey at these years old? >> this year, we try to do it. of course, it is a regular year. you try to s inhape and put

youre mine in thight direction. >> you've been dealing with injuries and suspensions. what does it say that you're able to be in first position? >> yeah. i think they're in different positions all the time. if you take last iyear, think the experiences we have. you know, we get it done. also, he doing this balancing being a new dad. his son is 4 months old. live from the newsroom. sheree burrus. we'd head outside because doug is out in springfield at a home where there are some

spectacular lifots. a good reason. >> reporter: they started as a tribute to a fallen neighbor, ai 6-year-old . that's the kelly tree the. that's up there. we have the family here. the ramirez family. >> i think theyll soaked up the electricity. we went to black there. >> wait, wait. there lights back on and so is doug. >> go doug! >> reporter: am i back? >> so it's a tribu to my best friend's family. their little sister passed away five day after christmas in 2007. so we wantedo do something with light this year. it is a hard time for a lot ofl pend let the kids know who didn't get to know her, how much

joy sheug b to us. >> reporter: and it's brim,ing joy to ttoo. >> yeah. and we've got everybody out here. this is an important tim to have friends and family around. >> reporter: when you say everybody, is that buddy theel buddy, buddy, come on down. the amazing tbong this light displa it is tuned to music. listen to this. g♪ you will a sentimental feeling when you hear ♪ >> reporter: that's awesome, buddy. do you have any maple super out? you know the four foo groups, right? maple syrup, candy. everybody wave to chopper 4. there. we're taking a look and showing you we've got anotherhour. hey, temperatures, we're sitting around the 40-degree.ma

44 in the city. dropping to about 4 degrees. it is going to be a chilly night tonight but not quite as cold as yesterday morning, or this morning. take a look. 38 now in gaithersburg. 39 in leesburg. radar is clear. it is the next storm system way down into texas. it will envelop the entire eastern that will produce an inch to an inch and a half of rain as i moves through. he just said merry christmas,

wendy. up to 50 degrees. a nice dayut theren wednesday a little less wind. after the storm moves out thursday and friday, if you're traveling saturday and sunday, no problem. monday a tuesday, christmas eve and christmas, dry conditions. we'lybe watching that v closely for the possibility of a small storm making its way into early nex week. we'll talk much more about that. >> wdy said you were hungry. >> reporter: wendy said i was hungry? well, yeah, yeah. she always says that. it's chilly, buddy. >> reporter: you knew i had to eat. >> of course. >> hey, we've got wean in studio, just so you know,

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today the d.c. council approved new laws that make it sier to take guns away from people who haven't committed a crime. >> that's right. g lawse so-called red f are aimed at getting guns out of the hands of someone before they hurt themselves or anoth person.

>> reporter: it was high capacity magazines that killed the little girl. today council voted to increase in penalty from one year jail to three years. the council voted to ban bump stocks which allowed semi-automatic guns to fire like an automatic weapon. the most important part is known as the flag law. it gives a judge the permission if someonearns police they pose a threat to themselves or others, even if they haven't committed any crime. >> we want to be able to act and get the gun out o their hands.d. is the first jurisdiction in the country to include an immunity clause in the red flag law.

prohibiting charging them with a crime if it is not legal. they amended the law to clarify, people prohibited from possessing guns like convicted felons or still on parole could face consequences for violating materials of release. >> this will make people safer. >> reporter: mayor bowser is expected to sign the new law c whichld take effect at the beginning of the new year. we've got seral stories breaking including the arrest of a washington redskin. news4 at 6:00 starts right

now. >> michael flynn wal without a sentence. the reason behind today's delay, and the fiery exchange in court. >> the judge tearing into flynn. scolding him. >> we are looking into existing fundin >> we'll examine what is at stake if the deal doesn't come through. >> i'm hoping it doesn't occur. >> and what we know about the teenager just arrested in the murder of a 15-year-old boy. >> i forgive whosid t to my baby. what is done in the dark come to ligh>> and the gun docked, planning to kill. >> that's the charge tonight. t collins has more on this story. what have you learned? >> reporter: they say the motive was someort of neighborhood dispute.