companies are getting your information. >> what you need to know that you're thi ting abouting a break or brefaing up with cebook. and that's our top story over the next three hours. >> a massive storm is moving now.our area right for many of you, travel plans may hang in the balance. >> right now is the worst time to hit the road in the dmv. aaa says you'r better off waitingnt tomorrow. >> all the planes in the s right now there. it might make y want to change your travel plans. >> shomari stone is hitting the roads. what's the latest? >> the latest is that rain is already making its wayre in

mostly on the light side but inirly steady. already s the roadways. the heavier rain moves in around and just into the evening ru. take a look. here's the latest radar and you can see rain everywhere across our region. and it is a cold rain, too. 42 degrees in d.c. it is a very cold afternoon with that rain coming down. to the south, we are seeing warmer air making its way our way. it is 60 in virginia beach and the warmer air along with t heavier rain is going to be making its way in. if you're thinkin of traveling, i-95, a mess. people trying on travel to orgia, to florida along the nroadways, yeah, you're for a very slow go of things. possible strong to severe storms are moving o way. now the flood watch in effect right through day tomorrow. that iludes everybody i our rea and a couple of local

coastal flood hewa heavier rain moving in. watching for strong winds and of course, tracking the plans.l i've got it all for you. if you have fratravel plans, yol want to tu on news4. we'll have everything you need to know before you hit the roads. watchs tomorrow morni at 4:00 a.m. a shocking verdict in the case of a young woman from maryland who survived a horrific attack. >> the woman's bfriend found not guilty of setting her on fire while she was pregnant with their child. >> prince george's county bureau chiefracee wilkins was in the court whendi the v came down. >> reporter: there was a lot of emotion in the courtroom today as the jury read tha he was

und not guilty of all charges. now, phillips had been charged with setting his then girlfriend andrea on fire while sheas carrying his child. that little girl was born prematurely. still going through process of recovery after the fact. so he was looking at arson and attempted murder. jtoday ay found him not guilty of all those charges. his attorney telng us, the state did not have eugh proof. >> there was no dna. none of hertories matched up. her medical records didn't even match one the things she was sa ng. so there were all these holes and conflicts in the case that didn't make sense. the inevitable conclusionriole

was that she was responsible. >> they believe they have enough evidence to find him guilty of some of the charges if not all of them. histtorney says he is working client'sng to put his life back together again. he is expected to be released from jail. news4. >> we turn to the other breaking story. the federal govnment pearls to be barreling toward a shutdown. here's a live look. the markets just closed. the dow dropped almost more than 500 points.nt the presi triggered panic opi cal hill when he said he would not sign a short term feel will keep the government funded through february. the president speaking to the media. blayne alexander, what's the itest? >> reporter: the a deep frustration on capitol hill. lawmakers are right back on square one. they have to get the bill

through and b signed president trump and they've got less than 36 hours to do it. christmas time playoffs. a st-minute meeting wit president trump. >> the president said he will not sign this bill. we're going to go back and add border security to this. ee want to see an agreement. >>ng a bill passed last night. >> the motion is agreed to. >> members making clear they will not pass anything with border wall funding. >> it is in a state of disarray. we don't know h what wilpen next. >> it came as president trump tweeted, i was promised the wall and bordend security by of year. it didn't happen. >> i said to congress, i will never sign another bill like the again. i won't do again. >> reporter: now feeling pressure to stand up for

conservatives. >> trump gets nothing and the democrats get everything. >> trump will -- it will just have been a scam presidency. >> reporter: house republicans scrambling to find middl ground. and with democrats taking house control in exactly two week conservatives fear for border wall funding, it is now or and hanging in the balance, more than 400,000 federal employees had wou without pay through the holidays unless congress works thisor out by tw night. >> you may not b able to answer this but what happens if we do get on january 3rd and there's thing passed? >> reporter: well, it looks like there is not quite aplan. we're not even close right now. the president wants to see bordor fundinghe border wall. democrats have made it clear they're not going to support it. as nancy pelosi has said, she doesn't even thi there a enough republican votes to get it passed.

so it seems republicans don quite have a plan b. they're not anywhere close on this butanhey to keep working. as one source that, at least to be seen goingn dghting on this one. >> not the kind of christmas mystery a lot of w folksted to see. here's something else you don't want to see. parents with students atoakton elementary school are warned that a sick know going through school believed to be norovirus. 60 students were out sterday. more out today. in a letter to parents, the school district outles the problem and what measures parents can take to help pvent spreading this illness. the school district said it is working with the health department on limit the spread. > happening now, a search for two persons of interest after a woman is ambushed and attacked near logan circle. take a look. you see the two women following them. when she gets to the door she

puts her bag down. that's when the attack eers hit her and steal her purse. if you know anythingld that c help identify these attackers, call d.c. police as soon as ou now on a tragic accident a few days before christmas -- om >> a and her mother traveled thousands of miles to see the christmas decreations in our city. they were struck and killed by a tour bus. that crash happened along pennsylvania avenue by the archives downtown. >> as mar segraves tells us, one of the victims it was mayor of a small town i alaska. >> it was about 9:30 wedsday evening. 61-year-old monica carlson and her 85-year-old mother were crossing pennsylvania avenue here at senth and tenth inside the crosswalk when a interest bus coming from seventh street, making the left-handturn, struck two women of killing them both. nica carlson it wa mayor of skag way, alaska.

knowas theateway to the klondik klondikes. we spoke to her dother. he sai they came to d.c. a spur of the moment trip just to c se thistmas decorations. >> both of them were avid lovers of washington, d.c. capital it was place they love to sit. >> reporter: police stay driver of the tour bus has been cooperating with investigators. they're trying to determine whether or not the two pedestrians had the green light when they were crossing pennsylvania avenue. in northwest, mark segraves, news4. the criminal case against harvey weinstein is moving forward. today a judge refused to throwt ou sexual assault charges against him. now case is going to trial. as manys 100 women have accused him of misconduct. this centers around two women and is the only criminal charge

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shomsi stone out on the roads. where are you right now? >>well, right now we're on the george washington parkway ading toward 395. then to 95. and it is a traff nightmare in some parts. people are honking their horns. a lot of impatience we're seeing. e are er cases, peo slowing down and taking it easy. we're on 395. you willee a lot of people out here and we' heading, there is a lot of evening commuters. people are hitting the roads for christmas. weekend transportation analysts say stay one of the busiest days in the district and nationwide. aaa says it is expected to be a busy holiday travel season. right now the rain is coming down. we don't see a light rain. we'll let the meteorologist tell ushen it isxpected to pick up and we'll bring updates on

the roadw t asy become available. just south of us, that's where gabes gutierrez located. and it is already been a rainy start. let's hear what he has to say. >> we're starting to seeome congestion and heavy rain. more than 112 million people will b traveling this holiday season. 4% more than last year. the vastajority will hit the road. drivers getting an early gift. gas prices are way down. the national average, 236 a gallon. but more than two dozen states have at o least station with less than $2 a gallon. big impacts a expected today at airports. ones to watch, atlanta, charlotte, orlando. morrow in d.c. and new york. tomorrow is expected to be the busiest day of the season. traffic will be heavy on friday

as well. back here if atlanta again, we're starting to see some of the heavy rain as a massive storm moves to the northeas more problems are expected in new york and d.c. tomorrow. the national weather center service estimates about 71 million people will be at risk for flooding over the next several days. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, atlanta. >> doesn't it feel great to be all together und the same storm? atlanta has the same blob that's hitting us here. >> yeah, there's a tornado warning on the tip of florida. it is a monster of a storm. it is taking up most of the east coast.t tonis not the night to drive. if you're thinking should we leave tomorrow or tonight? it until tomorrow. the rain is out there and it is only picking up in intensity.

this is always an area that is always crowded this time of night. but just wait until 5:00, 6:00 when it gets heavier andore people are heading home from work. right now currently,th you can e rain is just about everywhere. all th way down to fredericksburg. the storm team 4 showing that rain. everywhere, most of it on the flight moderat side. it is steady. we do have some heavier rain starting to move in across our region and yousee, anywhere you see the yellows here, north n neck, maryland, calvert coty, it will move along the chesapeake. and then farther to the south, even more heavy rain. this is toward new york all t way to miami. i want to zoom into the carolinas. why am i zooming win? i'ching this. see this little area of storm many a little lightning. this will come through ourd region aro 11:00, 12:00. it will have the potential on bring some winds down.

40 ones 50 mer hour during that time. so heavy rain picking up over the nextouple hours. but that wind threat is between 11:00 sxam 2:00,3:00. out there now, a nasty, cold rain. i told you, we would be warming up during the evening hours. where's the warm air? how about 60 degrees? 52 in ocean city. this will slide our way as the heavier rain picks up. the highest tempera just before midnight. 6:00, seeing that rain, seae of theest times. notice all the heavier rain. yellows, ornlgs, that's why we have a flood watch in effect. we could see some flooding into the day tomorrow. 11:00 p.m. starting to see the rain moving up. heavier rain here. but watch what happens around 1:30 around parts of south

carolina. it comes our way over d.c. and i really think it is frederick know, leesburg, the best potential for strong winds. that moves up. we get a slight slot. what is that? ght allaround. moisture to the east and we could see some sunshine tomorrow. more showers come through and 00tch this. around 7:30, another area of storminess comes through. that could bring in some strong winds. lot going on. 63 tomorrow. the weather alert day. 47 onour saturday. drying conditions. 50 on sunday. christmas eve? looking okay. theemperature around 47.

five days away. >> if you want to get your packages under the tree, time is up if etu haven't y shipped those packages. shimmers are preparing for a flood of procrastinators. if you do make it to the post office today, you can still take advantage of priority mail and ups. ev every day that passes is more expensive. >> what's going on? procrastinator without being a pro? that's always true. >> i guess you're right. unless you're used to being one year in and year out.us >> we'ret a few days from ristmas now. for those of you who haven't started your holiday shopping, don't worry. we've got some ideas on how to

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wanted in the groping of a 5-year-old girl. a just released photo of a person of interest. the girl was targeted saturday night. police say mann pulled dow her pants and appropriately touched her. call police if you know anything. government shutdown looking more t likelyn did it 24 hours ago. republicans rushing to the white this after trump announced he will not sign a bill doesinot ude funding for his border wall. >> the shutdown deadline,fr midnightay. and rain is covering our region and it will stick around, makingraveling really difficult for millions. plus, strong winds in the forecast. >> we're starting to see some rain on the roadways and will be the case through the

night. in our southern zones, around fredericksburg,er culp this is all moving toward the north. we will see some heavier ra look at the storm itself. you see it here. look at the lite spin right in there. this will come right into our ygion. not o heavier rain but some strong winds. we could see a couple trees come down. not a huge wind event but something i'll be watching for you. 30, 40-mile-per-hour winds. i'll have much more on this, the timing of it a what to expect for christmas. a woman ambushed and attacked as she was walking nome d.c. >> the suspects following her to her apartment and then robbing her as she tried to get inside. >> it happened off rhode island avenue in the popular logan circle neighborhood. >> meagan fitzgald the surveillance police want you to see.

>> reporter: a lot of reasons why people choose t live in the trendy neighborhood. >> it's close teverything. >> reporter: even in the popular town, there is always reminders that crime can happen anywhere. take surveillance video from last thursday, for instance. you can see woman walking to her apartment on the 1400 block of rhode island avenue northwest just before 11:00. she is searching for k hers when d.c. police say two women ambushedmer f behind. punching her in the face before grabbing her purse tnding off. >> i happened to walk in the building and saw the girl crying after it it's terrifying. >> reporter: this resident didn't want us to use hisame but he saw the woman moments after the attack. >> she just looked broken. >> it's kind of concerning. it is literally on your front door. >> it's concerning, to stay least aor lot of folks who

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>> let's check out the storm team 4 radar. it is a little bit messy on this, the busiest travel time of the year. >> and it will be a bit messy as people try travel for christmas. >> here is the storm system moving across the country. >> reporter: the start of a two-day deluge. in florida, the severe weather leaving at least 20 hom damaged north of tampa. >> strong wind. >> thrtening on put a major snarl in holiday plans with more thanne-third of holiday travelers. >> today, december 20th,ill be the worst time to travel

nationally. we do anticipate we'll see some tight congestion all the way december 24th. >> reporter: it is the same weather system that brought a intornado warn >> i saw it spinning. and i thought i would get sucked up. >> reporter: and led to thick fog. causing a fiery pileup in san anton antonio, texas. is expected to march up the east coast in the next 24 hours. causing stalling at some of the busiest airports at the busiest time ofyear. and likely to see massive rain n ing. experts urge safety. >> drivers want to make sure they're slowing down. leave some additional space between and you the drivern ont of you. >> reporter:at winter r, add go to the frustration. >> you know, w could be talking about snow.

>> i wish we wrfere. you threw me on that one. >> we're going to get one or two inches. >> yeah. we talked about this. looking we wouldn't see any snow in the month of december and we could see major rain storm with temperatures in the 60s. we get there tomorrow. so far the winter forecast good.g prett what does it say about snow? if you remember, a lot of snow in january. so wait around for it. it iscoming. my forecast numbers have not changed. still expecting a lot ofsnow. it is all rain and look at this. yeah. this is always aess here but this is right around river road just afteriohe american l bridge. you can see on the left side, that's moving toward virginia. both ways, yeah. not looking good at all because of the rain. look at this shot.is s from our tower cam. it's socked in. the fog.

45 degrees and this is not a typo. 4 we go fro now to about 45 by 7:00, up to possibly 58 by 11:00. that's the warm air racing on in here as a result of the storm system moving up. right now, it is cold. 37 in leesburg, 40 and rain in camp just a nasty, nasty night acros our region. everybody seeing the rain. it will continue to be steady right through next couple hours. up around the hagerstown area as well. seeing some of the heavier rain around the 81 area, too. if you're traveling i-95, probably not a good idea. 'll see showers tomorrow. the heaviest rain will be out of here. we've got a lot of rain to go through. all the way to the south and you'll notice, the thunderstorm activity right in here. a little area of low pressure

that i'll be watchin very closely. tomorrow we get in on this action. the upperevel low. shower activity and then another chance o strong win tomorrow night. maybe even some thunder and line. rainra , go away. an inch to two inches of rai right into the weekend. giving usnc an to an inch and a half. >> now let's talk about the wind look at 11:00 tonight. gusts upwards of 30 to 40 miles per hour by 11:00 tonight. it could be up0rds of miles

an hour. by tomorrow morning, it's out of here. this is11:00 p.m. until 3:00 a.m. i'll be tracking that so don't miss that. weather alert, 47 on saturday. 50, sunday not looking bad. christmas eve and christmas looking okay. sunday night, another one tuesday night. friday. rain system on of course, it is a friday. >> here we go again. >> the times they are achangin'. the numbers are out and men are bigg than they used to be. and women are bigger, too.ra the a adult weighs 24 pounds more than they did in the 1960s. >> so with the holidays, it is hard to stay on the fitness

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do exercise that you like. park farther from the entrance. things like aat. >> timing is important, too. yeah. you cannot underestimate the importance of scheduling your exercise. ye and snacking is important. >> you won't feel well if you don't stay hydrated and snacking, particularly around the da ho, in an environment packed full of sweets and goodies, you need to have some healthy snacks ready to go so when you arrive at the holiday party, you're good to go. >> tommy mcfly, news4. >> if health and fitness will be part of your new year, feel free toy drop the health and fitness expo at the washington

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the stories of the alleged sexual advances and assaults by harvey weinstein shook hollywood. >> now the only raining case is moving forward. >> if the judge had decided with the defense today, harvey eweinstein's criminal c would be over. instead, he has ruled on a motion and has not dismissed the charges. this case is going to trial. as many as 100 women have accused the movie mogul of

sexual misconduct including some of the most famou women in hollywood. angelina jolie, gwyneth pal troe. th n case in york city, the only case he faces, stems from incidents with justwo women. one who said he raped her in 2013. anher who says he forced a sexual act on her in 2006. the 56-year-old pleaded not guilty. his defense team has beenin hittg back hard foron mths aring public pressure led the on charge the client o instead evidence. earlier, the district attorney dropped one of the most serious charges when it was revealed an nypd investigator d not disclose information. now, they are saying they withheld exculpatory evidence from the grand jury.

including e-mails they say establish aua conse relationship between weinstein and one of his alleged accusers. in a filing, prurts respondinge that the dnt has a misguided and antiquated view of howape victim should react after having been assaulted does not change the reality. he has denied all allegations ol nonconsensex but his accusers are watching the case closely. >>weinstein's defense team says they are disappointed by the verdict but their defense is still very strong. news4 at 5:00 starts right now. >> i'll have it all fornd you we'll go hour by hour. >> plus, not guilty. >> i don't knowenhat ha. >> the surprise verdict in the case of a young woman who was

t on fire in a horrific attack. and shutdown showdown. >> any measure must include border security. >> here we are. we don't know what will happen next. >> the late scramble after the president rejects t latest plan. we begin tonight, everybody, with that weather alert. check out this mess. heavy rain falling in parts of our region. it this is the storm team 4 radar. s lit up like a christmas tree and some of cuss seest som ng winds coming in as well. >> shomari stone is out andab t with a look at the impact onour weather.

>> the worst is tonight. not tomorw but tonight. we are seeing some moderate rain right now. all seeing the rain. we'll continue to see that tonight. there is a little spin in the atmosphere. there could be a thunderstorm watch in the carolinas. what do wecare? >> well, it is moving right up toward our are by aroun 11:00 and 3:00 a.m.