new at midday, a move on capitol hill that could help aevent a shutdown at least for now. several serious accidents. we'll have an update on conditions right now. >> and while it has been a nice start to the week, we are talking rain on the way. we'll take a look at the temperatures as well. news4 midday starts now. >> welcome to "news4 midday." i'm erika gonzalez >> and i'm chris lawrence.

this morning it was a mix on the road. black ice now being blamedor the accident in the bookville area. fortunately we're told no one was injured that crash. >> and then over in alexandria this morning, telegraph road had to be closed down due toas you can kind of see the sheen of the ice there. and anovuv turned near an overpass. we're told the driver is okay. this i near eisenhower avenue. it et's check in to see is going to warm up enough to melt and not be an issue? >> absolutewe. re already warming. we should head to the 40s, mid to upper 40s. that's theew good in all of this. when we had the a ponding puddling rain events, we could be facing some icdicey

situations. a will the of our outerubbs where the temperatures were an issue, temperatures are already climbing into the upp 30s. today it is going to be a little built milder yesterday and not as breezy. the good news ishe sunshine follows us all the way through the afternoon and evening. but there a few things we've got to talk about so stick around. we are going to b talking about the rain returning tomorrow. one to te mor inches possible. back to you. >> somara,nk tha you. >> we a m we are learnie about this scene after a deadly overnight shooting. police say they found donald lewis and had been shot multiple times and died at the hospital.

and there is a reward that leads to the arrest of his killer. hoidyesterday detectives arrested 16-year-old malik holston. police say he and a second person chased15 ear-old gerald watson and shot him several times last week. officers spent part of yesterday arching holton's apartment for evidence. it is just a block or two from where watson was shot and where family members held a vigil for him. libraries are supposed to be a safe place for learning. justin finch has the latest details. >> reporter: what a fright for th family and others who frequent the library here. a 5-ar-old girl telling her parent and police a man pulled

down her pant as and touched he inappropriately. e said i happened last saturday evening close to closing time. shean says this approached her, pulled down her pants very quickly and touched inappropriately. she ran over to her parents for help. ale screamed, theyd 911 but the man in this case was able to get away so right now montgomery county police has a special victims investigation team trying to sort this out, hopefully trying to catch the mante at the c of all of this, police saying they do have surveillance video showing a man lingering near the kids area before this attack was reported b they are still trying to hear from patrons and others who were here at the library last saturday in hopes of connecting the dots and finding the man that this girl says touched her last weekend. in rockville, i'm justin finch, news4. >> fort any parent there, a

scary, scary story. greenbelt police identified the victim of a late-night shooting. abdu abdul karim thomas was killed. we're learning more of an arrest where two men were arrested and involved inn assault and battery. they were involved in a fight outside a bar. they determined that nicholson and majuri hit the woman with the bottle. right now nicholson's status for satuay'same against the titans is unknown. oth chambers of congress

back in session today as lawmakers race to avoid a partial government shutdown. >> there may be some hope to keep things running, at least in the short term. >> mitch mcconnell said he'll introduce the bill to fund the government through february 8th. it will be a temporary stopgap as they try to resolvehe issue of funng of a border wall. >> we're inside pete's diner. this a tradition on capitol hill. a lot of people come in here in the morning an e afternoon for breakfast for lunch. it not ju t it's not just the federal governmentnd workers a theirha families are watching and hoping the shuown doesn't

happen. >> that are open for business, many grabbing breakfast and coffee. with a shutdown looming, there's uncertainty. >> whatever decision they make, i hope it going to 's going to t for the country and gets resolved soon for all of us. reporter: if they don't reach an agreement, essentialce ser won't be affected but places like the library of congress will close, affecting people like roger, who is in town to do ret'arch. >> a terrible waste. it's so expensive to shut it down, start it up again, just over political posturing, ik thint's ridiculous. >> reporter: pete's has been in business for 50 years. it survived shutdowns before and

they'll survive this one, too, if it happens. >> that's why they're concerned here but not exactly scared. ey've been through this sort of thing before. i also checked in with the smithsonian. would the shutdown impact the zoo, would ithe close museums? some are saying this could hurt tourism. they say they'll have a decision at some point later today.ll >> we've been through this before, darcy, but what a way to end the year. not tay we want to do it. >> no. the u.s. house could take a eeping criminal justicebill. in a rare moment of bipartisanship, the senate pa ed the bill lastnight. discretion ges more when sentencing some offende offenders. president trump claimed victory on twitter saying it provides a second chance eo those whon it.

speaker paul ryan said they look forward to passing the bill and nding it to t president to sign. a hearing is under way objecting to a name change of the arlington washington-lee high school. they are considering renaming it to washington-loving high school. an early christmas gift for federal workers and it hasg notho do with a possible government shutdown. >> let's look at these crash test results. we'll run down some of the pretty impressive performances. >>and remembering penny marsll. what family, friends and fello

here's a look at the white house's official 2018 christmas photo. the first family is in the holiday spirit hosting a christmas reception tonight. just last night president trump mpgned an executive order that gives federalyees the day off on christmas eve,ea sng

that christmas cheer. michael flynn is expected to be a free man but his fate is still in limbo after a wrench was thro >> reporter: the russian special counsel recommended no jai time for former national security adviser michael flyhe because cooperating with their investigation but judgemmett sullivan disagreed. >> you could see the judge e course ofduring the hearing. >>eporter: "you sewold your country out," the judge told flynn, asking why he wanted charged with treason. russians and the to tell them to go easy on us after we imposedanctions and then to say that you didn't say that, that's >> mike just made a very, very serious mistake.

he realizes he's paying for it dearly. >> reporter: the judge almost sentenced to prison. inead they've reset his hearing to march 13th while hei cos to work with the fbi. >> the fbi broke standar protocol in the way they came in and ambushed general ynn. >> reporter: and more trouble for president trump.e under press from prosecutors, his foundation has agreed to dissolve. the foundation is s to close in 30 days but the new york lawsuit against it will move forward. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> the trump administration has the use of bump stocks. the devices allow semiautomatic guns to fire faster. the gunman in the las vegasti sh massacre used bump stocks. owners have 90 days to or turn in the devices.

the nra said it's disappointed that people who already own bump stocks won't be grandfathered in. they will seek a court order to ock the ban from going into effect. >> here in d.c., police are allowed to ask a judge permission to seize legal guns if a person poses an immediaten er to themselves orod somy else.yo ma muriel bowser is expected to sign it. it could take effect early next year. >> we're getting a look at what could be a way to beat traffic in our region. tech giant elon transportation tunnel in los angeles. the 1.4 mile tunnel runs beneath the spacex headquarters in l.a. right now it goes at 40 miles an hour. the future system would run at spds of up to 150 miles an

hour. they intend to buildew tunnels that would get people back a forth within 15 to 20 minutes. this year list has 57 models earning the top safety pick or the top safety pick plus award. subaru leadsith seven top safety pick plus winners. thehrysler pacifica and honda odyssey earned picks. they all have automatic braking systems that ranked advand or superior and they scored well ia tests tt evaluated passenger fety and headlight performance as well. susan hogane will tak you behind the scenes at the lab and hey'll find out what

researchers are looking for in the aftermath. the answers we think may surprise you. talk about a lifeell lived, this morning family, iends and fans across the world are remembering pen marshal. >> according to her publicist, she died at home due to a complication of diabetes. she starred in the hit show "laverne & shirley" before becoming a director. >> reporter: penny marshall was born in the bronx and into show business. her brother gary and sister ronnie were producers. penny's earliest success was in front of the camera, including a few commercials and small roles in tv comedies, like "the bob newhart show." she became a star in 1976 as laverne on "laverne & shirley."

the show, co-starring cindy willians, showcased the high jinx of two working class women in 1950 milwaukee. >> it was a blue collar show. we we working class girls, m working e the rent. >> reporter: when the show ended in 1983, marshall switched to thing about screen behind the camera. >> there's no crying in baseball! >> reporter: she directed the baseball movie "a league of their own" and "big," both starring tom hanks and both big hits. she also directed the critically acclaimed film "awakenings" with robert de niro. >> these are all stereotypes that women don't know how to create a movie for mass audiences, don't know how to create a movie for men and penny showed none of that happened.

>> her ex-husband tweeted "so sad about penny." an dannshe'll be remembered forr work and her heart. >> she had such a gift for physical comedy. it's so interesting to then see r become very serious and become a brilliant and impressive director. >>nt an excel director. you're right. >> jimmy fallon and michelle obama team up for a late night moment you got to see. the video you don't want to miss. >> and a morning show surprise >> and a morning show surprise l r these loca

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it was a bus morning on news4 today as a local dance surprisequite a >> we told you about their fund-raising effort for new uniforms. they came up a little short on their goal. that's when the cherry blossom festival stepped in to lp. molette green stepped in to help. >> surprise, new costumes thank to the generosity of so many people. we spoke with the coach back in october. inside their practice community center where they talked about the need and their fund-raising drive, it just came up a little

bit short. thanks to the national cherry blossom festal, folks, diana mahew to the rescue, you paid for the balance. >> yes. we're very happy. a lot of people put the effort aprward but we were to close the gap and make sureha ty the beautiful uniforms. >> and the performance? >> they'll be performing in the 2019 cherry blossom festival right around the corner. how >> how do you feel about hearing about all this goodness foran y your girls? >> i'm really thankful because we really want to thank you because you really was a part i this. miss diane, thank you so much. thank you. >> reporter: youant the girls to have an opportunity to keep themselves busy. we talked aut this. >> it keeps them out of trouble and it helps them work on their

self-esteem and be the better person. they might want to be a professional dancer and these ar the steps they take to get ere. and we thank everybody f getting here this morning. we're going to following your dance and your new costumes. thank you for coming in. costumes. back in to you. >> congratulations, girls! very cool. >> a lot of us looking forward to seeing them perform. >> yeah. >> it's pretty cool. >> somara is here to talk to us about the weather. >> we're break-breaking the record. that goes to my instagram. i hope you're enjoying today's sunshine because it is going to change very quickly, right before your eyes temperatures right now 41

degrees. i know it was a cold start out there. we had i some patches on the road. that's going to change as well this afternoon. we're head to the upper 40s near 50 with that flow coming out of the south so that's really going to work in favor and plenty of sunshine. what a bonus that's been. radar completely dry. completely different p.ture tomorr the national weather service has already issued your flood watch. it goes into effect for the entire region beginning thursday afternoon to friday night. i'm pushing this to 11 a.m. tomorrow morning. as soon as the clouds roll in, that's your sign rain is right toow fo 7 p.m. i think about 5o 7 is when the showers are going tt sto move up. we're talking light-to-moderate rain to start. then we move into the overnight hours. we're talking wind gusts 40 to

50 miles an hour tomorrow nht an the heavy rain associated with that moving in as well. aat rain sticksund as we head to friday morning and into friday afternoon. it won't taper off until late fray night into saturday. your rain outlook, you can see we are dry today. definitely going to be a soaker thursday and friday. sunshineand sunday the returns just in time for the traveling, right? today highs around 50 degrees. like i said, plenty of sunshine, no rain to worry about unt tomorrow. your storm team4 ten-day outlook looks like this. notice the temperature on friday, around 64 degrees. saturday and sunday plenty of su whine. as head into next week, the christmas holiday,hings are looking pretty quiet. we're going to check our next chance forrain. >> thank you, somaro. >> the entire east coast could

be impacted by the rain. une problem that holiday travelers couldinto. >> i'm hitting the road friday and i'm sweating it now. >> a scary

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midday." >> we're keeping a close eye on the forecast as folks prepare for the big holiday getaway. we're showing you a live look at what's goingo be a very busy reagan national airport over the next few days. we know already that's not a fun place to be. >> not with all the construction going on. we're about to get soaked over the next few days and that could slow down travel plans. what stello has more on you can expect at our local airports. >> reporter: hello from washington, d.c. and reagan airport and dulles, as well as baltimore/washington rnational airport will likely see a lot of heavy rain over the next two days. today will likely be the last day of good clear travel, though it is kind of chilly here. we're going to beatching all the airports up and down the east coast, specifically miami, orlando, tampa, atlanta, then all the way through the carolinas, in to shart lot, theu the rain into the d.c. area,

baltimore, philly, new york all of this expected on thursday. on friday we're going to be also watching boston logan airport. now, the highways are to be inundated with rain, so the major highways eashe of mississippi and specifically the i-95 corridor, that could be a really soggy mess. ngthat could slow t down. but then pick your highway, north, south, east, west fro the florida line all the way up to michigan and those are likely to be affected by heavy rain on thursday and friday. the good i news is moves out of here by saturday. but it's going to be two days, thuray, friday of heavy rain that could really slow things down onhe roads as well as on the airpts. back to you. we are learning more about a murde murder/suici in northern virginia. police say a mother is dead after being run down by a car and shot by the father of her

child. police say the woman was in the parking lot when a white nissan suv rammed into her. police say christopher brooks was driving thatsuv. is also accused of shooting martel. he then turned the gun on himself. their child was not in the parking lot when this happened and is now safe with family members. >> and the children place issued a recall on infant snow suits. they say metal snaps can detach from the snow suits and the snaps are small enough for a child to choke. anyone who bought one should take it back for a refund. we posted more specifics on it ocall in nbc washington app. >> now, someoneacked the o int

west's wei wye -- west's wifi c and threatened to kidnap their child.r: >> repor they were terrified to hear a voicero coming their baby's nest cam. >> we heard a sexual expletive from that room. he turned that camera on and told us we're going to kidnap your baby. om in your baby's >> reporter: they had been hacked. they're not the only one. this family in texas sad a stranger spoke to their nanny through bheaby cam. security experts warn wifi baby monitors are susceptible to

hackers. they are warning users to reset their pass worried and s up two-party authentication. >>, another reason forparents' restless nights. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >> former first lady michelle obama stopped by to see jimmy fallon. >> something always happens when glose two get together. ♪ j bells, jingle bells >> the two surprised people who were taking a tour of "30 rock." mrs. obama was on a tour promoting her book.

>> now we'll get to the cnbc bu or not.port. >> i like the popping out of the box part. >> somara is back after the break with the timing of the wet weather we've been talking about. >> and why

well, they may not create the sameuzz as giant pandas but there's been a momentous event among some other mammals at the national zoo. visitors have lots to see and learn about. >> reporter: queen got her title by giving birth to four naked mo mole-rat pups. they are free of their natural

predators, snakes, so workers and soldiers alike help raise the little ones. she's the boss. >> there's no kings, no princes, no prcesses, only a queen. >> it's been 40 years since there was a successful birth here. this were first documented in eastern africa in the 1800s and then mostly forgotten. it happens when you live underground. there's more to the uniqueness the neighborhood mole rat. that tiny mammal may hold the answer to man's most vexing problem. >> we kn that are really resistant to cancer. >> reporte strictly vegetarian and almost blind stlins's litin little light in their network of little dens. >> she will always have to defend hle t of queen. the other females will come up

to her and try to kill her. but she being so much bigger than the rest will make sure she continues to be queen and have babies. >> they look like aliens. >> reporter: they're not all ma mole and all rats either. ts could have implications for other mammal species like ourselves. >> all right. listen up you binge watchers. now you can see the neighborhood mo mole rats live. you can pull it um on your phone. >> where was my mind? okay, take a look at this incredible video. the strong tornadoin tou down causing widespread damage west of seattle.

witness essay th-- witnesses sa they could see the storm shaking buildings. the good news here is that there are no reports of injuries. >>oe don't have worry about the wind but we got some severe weather of our own on the >> actually, we will have to worry about the wind. tomorrow night it will be pretty windy up here. gusts upwards of 40 miles per hour. t >>s story is played out. this rain. we need to move this along, get into some snow or something. >> well, not the case. kiwe are t more rain as we head through the next couple of days. ry similar setup to what we saw earlie sunshine for today. rain returns tomorrow. it going to be mi it's going to be mild, pretty

warm actually on saturday.he 's a look at the flood watch. it's already been put out by the national weather service. it doesn't begin until tomorrow afternoon when the rain is t expect move in but it's for the entire area and it's going to stay in effect until friday night mor thanlikely. notice how we're not only dry but we're clear through nit. as soon as we cross midnight, everything switches over, those clouds move in tomorrow morning for your thursday, you're starting off with cudy start, maybe a few light showers west of i-81. but for most part a dry warning. not until we hit the afternoon where thi is a whole widespread system pulling up moisture from the south. those showers will be pretty moderaters ty evening and night.friday around midnight on friday heavy showers at times. we could be looking at flooding. how much we're talking, one to two additional inches of rain as we head through the next couples of here's friday, 11 a.m., still

some showers, a little bit lighter it and will taper off as we head into saturday. we are wet thursday and friday but dry saturday and sunday when a lot of us might be hitting the road. here's a look coming up.we are talking temperatures on friday around 64 degrees so it is going to be warm out there. as far as christmas goes, it's y looking pre quiet. like that erika? >> um, not so much. >> what about me? you didn't ask me. after thebreak, see a 16-year-old's dream come true on national tv. national tv. >> and what's better than a hot

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we're not using ter, we're using good milk. >> yes! >> it depends what kind of milk. >> maple hill is the gold standard when it comes to dairy. it's 100 grass fed organic. our traditial al dairyin feed g and cows eat grass. it betteror you, better for the cows, they live two to three times longer when they eat grass and it better for and planet. higher levels of c.l.u.s, omega >> whatre we adding? >> we added chocolate. now we're doing cocoa powder and ginger. this is all the amazing spices

of the season. cinnamon. >> i like this. this is fun. to get the eningstarted, the kids would love to be able to help out or a nict dessert the end of your holiday meal. >> we're doing some molasses and natural sweeteners.ne f these have added sugar. >> and i like that you don't have to keep a watch over it while you have it in the crock pot. people can serve thselves. we did nutella. i think every family has that. and then we did thebrgingd. we have vanilla hot chocolate for people who like whiot chocolate with peppmint. >> the nutella one, we're not going to talk about the caloric intake ut this isso, so good.

>> i'm going to make my way around and try the peanutbutter. >> please do. i used dark chocolate chips on that one. i love dark chocolate and peanutbutter. i just used a little honey for sweetener. >> i love ts idea. >> christmas eve with your kids, start a new tradition with your family and let them go crazy with the toppings. you can add whatever you want. jen put out a nice little dilay here, whether to garnish it with cookies or marshmal tws, ink you've got peppermint over there and we chopped up some reese's peanutbutter cups. >> and why not. >> thank you for having me. >> merryhristmas to you.

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agreement with the government barring it from sharingfo ination without your permission. nearly one in five gas stations are charging less than $2 a gallon thanks to falli oil prices. gas buddy says as many as eight states can have an average of less than $2 by end of the week. gas is 26 cents a gallon cheaper than just a month ago. a new w greatolf resort and water park is on its way to maryland. the company plans to build a 44-acre lodge nex to the hollywood casino in perriville. the projuld cost about $200 million, create as many as 600 new jobs. it is expected to open by the summer of 2022. the other great wolf resort in our area is inll msburg.

we turn to a story about independence and love >> two let's say friends stuck with each other every step of theay during their college adventure. as casey beck reports, both have diplomas to show for it. >> at clarkson university wearing a cap and gown he didn't like so much, griffin the golden triever walked with his diploma. >> he attended every class ande helped get through school. >> reporte britney suffers with a chronic pain disorder and says griffin got her to the finish line. >> she's really shy. really a very shy dog. >> he was someone i could talk about pain and not be judged. >> reporter: in addition tond ing a floppy ear, the trained service dog can traingh lits off and on, get things out of the fridge, assist with the wheelchair and follows a

laser point are to retrieve things like a cell phone in an emergency. >> if i need help, he's got me because he loves meunconditi unconditionally. >> speaking of love, britney is engaged. her fiancee works at the service agency where s got him. >> he gave me the ability to live my life alone. >> reporr: but in life's small moments and big ones, too, we're all better with apittle h from our friends. >> your heart is just right now. >> i know! it doesn't get much better than and she's engaged. >> that dog is just so smart. it's amazing all the things he's able to do. as we take a look outside, clear right now but things are due for a big change, hey, somara. >> we are on a broken record with this another round rain. it's going to stick around for a few days. so enjoy the sunshine while it

last the rain returns tomorrow. we could be getting another one to two inches out of this one. but it is dry by the weekend when you're going to be doingth travel plans. i'll take you through your wednesday. temperaturesill climb through the upper 40s. i know it was a cold start to the morning. even t gugh itng to rain, check out that number on friday. 64 degrees. we are going to be prettyild ward the end of the week. christmas eve, plenty of sunshine. so of us wanted a white christmas, that's not the case and dry on kwanza as well. >> thank you. we're back on the air first at 4 this afternoon. >> you can get your news andup weathertes any time with the nbc washington app. go out andnjoy that sunshine while we got it. we'll see you back here in the morning.

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the winner o"the voice" is -- chevel shepherd! you are the wner! >> yes! how great is that? a big night on "the voic " the 16-year-old crowned the winner of "the voice." >> look at that surprise on her face. >> right? >> a great surprise. she was team kelly all the way. kelly back to back wins. >> hey now. >> the queen. >> chevel is hereh wit us today. she's getting the glam treatment. e will be joining us shortly. >> get it, girl. >> we have a ses