>> i'm aaron gilchrist. the whole news 4 team is back together again, melissa, chuck, some level of better from what they were a couple of days ago. >>ss mes voice isn't all the way back, i can >> she'll be sanitizing everything today. >> please do. >> keeping an eye on the roads for us. >> let's start with chuck bell. chilly weather has turned. no doubt about it. temperatures now below freezing across most of the area. 33 in washington's national airport, but as soon as you're aw from the city and t water, it is noticeably colder. mid 20s now in fairfax. low 20s inmanassas. gorges county. i prince these numbers are 10 to 15 degrees cder than yesterday morning. so a big change for sure. it will be a beautiful dbe t outside today much like yesterday, we'll have plenty of

sunshine. but this is it. more moderate weather moving in. how long those rain drops will linger into the friday and the weekend in a few minutes. i'm not sure i know how to talk anymore, dlissa. >> w't have to talk for a few days. manassas, eastbound 66 a crash blocking two left lanes there. we do have that on camera right now. you can see that left side blocked from the crash. taki a look at the beltway, inner loop from route 1 and bw parkway. outer loop after little river turnpike, two right lanes getting by that work zone. white's sferry,vice suspended today. high water on the potomac. >> 4:01. libraries are supposed torbe a splafsearning. >> this morning montgomery county police are trying to track down a man who inappropriately touched a girl at the rockville memorial library. the little girl sd the man

walked up to her in the children's section. he pulled down hernd pants touched her inappropriately. dhe screamed and ran to her parents who cal police. the parents we spoke to said they can't believe someone would prey on a child at the library. >> unfortun we becaun you do come into a place like a library you expect to have solace, concentrate and be this is the last place that you should actually have to worry about anything like that. >> police tell newsy 4 t have video of the man lingering near the children's that video is not being released because police are not sure whether it is the suspect in question. breaking news in dc, a deadly shooting ovnight. >>ron, i want to get you to video from the scene. you can see what t appearsbe blood stained clothing there on the street right in front of people's home. police say all of this happened around midnight. a man was shot in north east

d.c. this is a few blocks fromau gat university. unfortunately that man died at the hospital. now police are searching for his killer. hocide rate in d.c. up more than 43% from last year. aaron? >> chris, thank you. it's 4:03. greenbelt police identified a victim in late night shooting. abdul karim thomas was shot inside an apartment. they were called reports of gunshots. no word yet on a possible cttive. today the sus accused of killing a d.c. teen will be in court. 16-year-old malik who will stop was arrested yesterday. police say holston and a secon person chased and shot him last week. officers spent part ofesterday searching holston's apartment for evidence.

it was a block or two from where watson was shot and whereamily members held a vigil. a surprise twist at the sentencing hearing for michael flynn. a federal judge delayedng sentenor 90 days but not before lighting into the retired marine corps general. the judge told flynn, quote, you sold your country out. at oneoint the judge asked prosecutors if flynn could have been charged with treason. flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. the special counsel and defense agreed flynn should have leniency because h cooperated with the russia investigatio however, the judge said he could not guarantee flynn no prisonme the clock is ticking. two days away from a partial government shutdown. the drama is growing from the capital to the white house. the fight is o funding for a wall along the u.s./mexico border. the president wants more than $5 million. the white house is signaling it nts to avoid a government shutdown saying the

administration wants to shet down border from illegal immigration. democrats have rejected the latest offer. federal employees are concerned about the uncertainty thousands of workers would have to report for duty without getting paid days before christmas. >> others would be sent home without sy. ch gordon has more on what's at stake. >> almost 400,000 federal employees face furloughs if the government shuts ecdown. >> a my whole family. i'm the only one that works in my family so i'm a sole supporter. definitely, it will make things even more harder tn they are already. >> would it affect your holiday? would., it wouldn't be so happy or merry. >> federal workers now hope that an agreement can be worked out before the a deadline that the government may not have to shut down after all. >> if they avoid it, i'll be happy. i'll be happy. >> how big a difference would it make in your life, in your holiday? >> it would make an impactful difference in a good way.

>> one federal employee told me he is not only concerned about hi family i there are furloughs but as a federal employee he says he wants to keep working and keep the u.s. government open for business. repo sing fromouthwest washington, chris gordon, news 4. and stay with news 4 for continuing coverage on air, online and in the nbc washington app as the deadline to a partial government shutdown looms. the u.s. house could soon take up a sweeping criminal justice bill called the first step act. in a rare moment of bipartisanship it givesudges more discretion and it boosts prisoner rehab efforts. it reduces life sentences for some drug offenders with three convictions to 2 years. president trump claimed victory or twitter saying it provides a second chance to those who earn it. house speak s paul ryans the house looks forwardss to g

this bill and sending it to the senate to sign. yesterday the d.c. council approved the law to increase fines forck food t that are squatting. they were parking personal cars in the spots overnightnd apping in their trucks the next morning. food truck operators say they have to do this because the't ar enough designated zones for them in the city. the higher fines will take effect nsot year time. that wasn't the only law passed by the d.c. council. it gave the gre light for sports betting in the district. the legislation would make d.c. the first jurisdiction to allow betting at sportsnu . d.c. mayor muriel bowser is expected to sign the legislation and then it needs to pass a congressionalreview. tonight the capitals arch rivals are comin to town.

we won the last match-up here on home ice in november. the penguins won the first face-off back in october. the caps are coming in strong off ainive game streak. alex ovechkin has been playing some of the best hockey of his career. he is just o fire. you can watch it on our sister station nbc 6. >> i feel like he's always on fire. >> he is just so exciting to watch, too. still into it. >> he's still a young guy though. >> it's been a while since he's been playing. he started when he was a en er. nbc's "the voice" has crowned a new winner. >> and the season's champion is once again a teenager. >> chevel shepherd, you are the winning. >> i'm guessing she's on team kelly. >> i think so. >> 16-yea told takinghe crown. she's from newmexico. she beat out all the oer competition as you can see laste

night. r win makes this the second victory in a row for coach kelly clarson. >> she' the newer coach, too. >> she won't be here for the next season. second place ended up going to chs jose. >> country singer and 14-year-old kennedy holmes finishe. in fourth plac she is the youngest finalist ever on the show. you know what, kennedy -- don't count her out. she's only 13. five more years before she'sn a adult. imagine that voice. >> her name i already out there. >> there you go. i >>s nine minutes after the hour now. new this morning, a glimpse into the future of travel. a first look atun the tnel elon musk claims will revolutionize the waye w handle traffic. and good morning, everybody. if you're getting ready to go out to the gym this morning, jog in place before you leave the door. it's cold temperatures in the low to mid 20s here for now. next couple of hours, good news

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you're watching "news 4 today." elcome back. 4:13. take a look at this cl phone video from fort orchard, washington. a strong and giant tornado can be seenin cir over a walmart there. the tornado touched down yesterday. no injuries have been reported. take a look at this nexvideo. the tornado ripped off rooftops and toreown trees. >> the national weather service will conduct a tornado survey there today and if it's confirmed to be an -2 tornado it will be the strongest tornado to rip throughhi wton state in 40 years. the nation needs an all hands on deck approach to stop kids from smoking ecigarettes. vaping has yrketed. a report this week said among

high schoolers ecigarette use went up 75% in just one year. ecigarettes contain highly addictive nicotine. it's clear they're getting a new generation hooked on nicotine. >> nicotine is uniquely, uniquely harmed to e adolescent and developing brain. we know that it can affect learning, attentio and memory and it can prime the brain towards future addiction. >> adams says the only -- 3% of adults use ecigarettes compared to 20% of high fans and friends areg rememberin peby manny marshall. she died yesterday fromon complicati from diabetes. she is well known for playing lavern in laverne and shirley. as the trail blazing director, she's known for directing some huge films including "the

preacher's wife." and "a league of their own." good-bye, penny. man, did we laugh a lot. wish we could. love u. marshall directed hangs in "big" and "a league of their own." rosie o'donnell tweeted a picture and a video clip of marshall from a 1996 episode of asaturday night live." penny marshall 75 years old. we're getting our first look at what could be a way to beat traffic in our region. >> tech guru elon musk veiled his first underground transportation tunnel in los angeles. new this morning we have the big reveal of the 1.4 mile tunnel that runs beneath the streets of l.a. it is under the space exheadquarters. it ran 40 miles per hour. the futur syste will run at speeds up to 150 miles an hour. elon musk owns tesla and spacex. he created the boring company.

hisompany plans to build a 35 mile line of twin tunnels from theic dis to maryland. i guess baltimore probably. it would take passengers between the two stops in about 15 minutes. >> i don't know. looks a little claustrophobic for me. 4:16. a great wolf resort and water park is coming to maryland. washington business journth says company plans to build a 44 acre lodge and water park next to the hollywood casino. theos project will as much as $200 million and create as many as ew600 jobs. the resort will open by the summer of 2022. the other great wolf lodge resort in our area is in williamsburg, virginia. i haven't been. >> i haven't been either. >> it's now 4:16. we're going to turn back to storm team 4 meteorologisthuck bell and the forecast and the holiday weekend ahead. >>thery cold w this

morning. you're going to need t seat heathers all the way up to maximum. we'll have plenty of sunshine for your wednesday. temperature at national airport is at 33 deees. as soon as you get away from the city and away from the water, it's much, much colder this morning. 22 montgomery county. 27 in prince gorges 367891 by the bay in annapolis and 23 in winchester. layer up kids on your way out th door this rning. temperatures for your wednesday, we'll have a nice rise today sunshineof plenty of there are no weather worries at all for your wednesday. that's not going to be the case for tomorrow. another pacific storm is coming in. that means it's going to be filled with moisture and very mild a so it will be all rain and not snow. sorry about that, kids.ay school forecast for today, mid 20s this morning. it will be cold at those bus stops. outdoor recess with the sunshine. kids, you'll needour winter

coat and hat and gloves early this morning and sunglass for today. this area of storminess is here across ntheasttexas. that is the next storm which not only has moisture alreadolbut it will i the gulf of mexico and the atlantic. as a result, our rain chances go up very quickly once the sun comes up tomorrow. might be dry this time tomorrow but it won't be dry for long after the sun comes up. today though, sunshine for sure. this is 6:00 a.m.tomorrow. skies becoming mostly cloudy. rain possible during the later parts of the morning tomorrow but not likely but by tomorro afternoon rain moving in. this could be quite a bit of rain as well. rainfall amounts easily over an inch of rain. if only it we snow, it would be more than a foot. not snow, it's rain. very mild as well. temporary turz on friday, even with full cloud cover and off and on showers throughout the

day,s temperatun the mid 60s on friday. that wl feel nice but you won't be able to get outside and enjoy it. we will turnnd cooler dryer for the week end. that's a win right there. no rain on weekend. >> no rain on the weekend. i will take it. eastbound 66, that crash has cleared out of the way. don't have to worry about that anymore. it was block lg thet side of the road. northeast washington, west virginia avenue, all lanes blocked. 2370 southbound here's 70 to the spur, 69 miles per hour goi to get you there in 26 minutes. no big worries there we did have a little bit of construction near 370. that's ge out too. outer limit two right lanes get by and inner loop. b.w. parkway, right lane gets by the work zon there. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. 4:20. coming up. you've heard of speed camerasd aned light cameras. now there's a new way to get

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you know, theck stoing stuffers. good thing here not as much pressure to impress so try going for useful, like a phone charging cable maybe even with a car adapter.ey th're easy to find in a pinch, won't break your bank and will get used. maybe you're shopping for a coffee connoisseur. go for a coffee subscription. blue bottle cfee sends them a select bag of beans starting around $8 a month. shopping for a wine fan, there are similar services but the bottles cost more. maybe passut kids, on candy and anymore screens and instead go into low tech. crayons, markers, colored pencils. cost effective and let your kids be creative. if you're still finding yourself in a down to the wire stocking impossible, ion there is still kohl's. they're keeping round the clock hours starting friday u until christmas eve. i'm justin finch, news 4.

good luck. >> all right. thanks, justin. you know what, it's the last thing i do is the stuffers. >> you hit the 7-eleven. >> mostly socks, gum in a pinch. put gum and candy in there, they're happy about it. >> i'm telling you. >> tomorrow justin will take on the anchor challenge. shopping for four anchors on a $100 budget >> you? >> i had no idea this was happening. >> you, you have expensive taste. >> i'll take a pack of gum. whatever. tune in tomorrow morning. we'll see what he comes up with. >> good newsl as w for last-minute shoppers, amazon is extending the free shippin with no minimum purchase offer. today is the deadline now. also prime members can shop until december 2rdr even christmas eve with p me free and same day and one day delivery. members must place their orders by 30 a.m. local time. >> i want to know how amazon does it. they're going to get all of these packages before christmas?

>> yes. people hear that andli they're -- amazon pulls in another billion dollars. why not, right? >> all the people who have to work though. my goodness. coming up, a christmas surprise from total strangers. the facebook post that has a local young woman receiving her rite gift from all over the country. i've got good news, that rolex i bough aaron for christmas, i'm going to keep that and he's getting a pack of gum. score! the next four days,e sunsh for today but rain and pottially a lot of it tomorrow. complete check on the forecast coming up. plus, a redskins player arrested. ight etails about a outside a local bar that landed this football player in jail.

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"news 4 today" starts you no. and we start with aive look outside as we approach 4:30 on wednesday morning. still a ways away from sunris ce it's up, enjoy it. wet weather is coming back to wrap up the week.

>> we've heard that before. always on a friday. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here before we check in with melissa mollet. not so bad right now. >> not so bad because we're inside. it's cold outside this morning. national airport in annapolis,0 still above degrees. most of the suburbs in the mid 20s this morning. a very coldo start your wednesday. skies have been clear overnight. temperaturesoave fallen 21 in winchester and manassas thisn mo lorton, virginia, 25. 2 lows this morning and mid to upper 20s in prince gorges county bow low freezing into st. mary's county this morning. these numbers are 10 to 15 degrees colde than yesterday morning so yesterday i was okay yesterday morning. it's a lot colder this morning. layer up, kids, on your way out to the bus stop. sub is not