over the border wall with mexico. >> not only would it shut down government operations but it would leave thousands of government workers furloughs or work without pay just days bere christma >> we'll get to that in a bit. we'll begin now with a weather alert. the watching storms f next few hours. you can see we're preparing for stormsovernight. >> these are very big changes. now we've got severe thunderstorms. now inon effect foromery county is that howard county. another very strong storm moving from fauquier into prince willia county. if you live around eathere, up. this is the one that has the warning. right aroundbu gaithe, i've teen tweeting about this. over the l hour or so about this line that has developed.

easily could see0o 60-mile-an-hour winds and we do have a new severe thunderstorm warning. this is the same system i just talked about. one from montgomery in howard county. this warning going until about 4:30, i believe. we'll get confirmation on ceat. again, a severe thunderstorm warning now in effect as we move through the rest of th the warnndg. severe tstorm warning until 4:45. treesng winds could cause and large branches to fall so watch out. all of this rotating around a huge area of low pressure. behind this, it gets a lot colder.

i'll be back in about 10 or 15 minutes. stay with us the next three hours. >> back now to the showdown on capitol hill. the clock is winding down. >> and the shutdown now appears more inevitable than just hours ago. let's get a look. >> reporter: it is not looking good right now. we are in the middle of a eiting game in senate. remember, they passed their version of the bill earlier this week so members had mostly gone home. so now they're waiting for members to come back and vote on the bill that is almost certain to fail. today, saddled with an ultramateum from president trump. pass a bill to fund the border wall or face a midnight

shutdown. >> i would stay chances areery good. >> reporter: in a flurry of tweets, the president punting the blame to senate democrats warning a veryong shutdown unless they include a budget mal with $5 billion for the wall. sure that passed the house last night. >> it is really, the democrats' shutdown. but that's not what he said just last week. i am proud to shut down the government for border security. i'll be the one to shut down. i won blame you for it. >> coming after days of pressure from leading conservative voices. after ahite house meeting, declaring he is on board the bill. >> i'm proud to voteor it. >> president trump, you will not get your wall. abandon your shutdown strategy. >> if wet s down this

government, all of us pay. >> with time runningut a no compromise in sight. if there is no agreement, presidt trump will cancelis planned holiday vacation at mar-a-lago. he will stay here at the white house. the two sides are not close this at all. three quarters of the federal government has beengh funded thrext september. but a shutdown could leave employees of several key agencies in limbo. in all, more than 800,000 would be affected. like agencies like homeland security, transportation and d.o.j. before the half of those would be senthome. the others would be forced to stay and work without pay. we've seen this play out before. there's usually back pay but that's not guaranteed and it can take ahile t get the system up and running. with holidays on the horizon, it would take a toll on scheduled

wod lenoau b beavseec allowed t theirs. and essential plees would have theirs cancelled if they have on work through the shutdown. meantime, social security would keep issuing their checks. dicaid and medicare should be able to continue as well. >> if the government shuts down tonight. here it is especially tough. news4 continues our covage with what a shutdown means for the dmv. >> reporter: well, we spent day here in southwest washington speaking with federal employees who work in the many agencies that surround l'enfant plaza. many areed conce about this. and we got a sense of theim loc ct if there's a shutdown

because the federal work force makes up 1/5 of our local economy. >> they are in a state of muncertainty. kids are a little older so i can tell them the trut the shutdown and depending on how long it is, we may not be t abhave certain things during the holidays. my kids are a little older. they do understand it but it is still tough to hear. >> reporter: local businesses could los hundreds of millions of dollars if there is a government shutdown. >> the last time government had a prolonged shutdown in 2013, it lost about $400 million per week. reporter: the 2013 shutdown closed attractions on the mall and national parks across the country. >> the lincoln memorial will likely have the restrooms shutwn, as well as the visitor's center. so some hose sites.

and the park rangers will not be available to protectur resources, our visitors, as well as provide education to our people. tourists are trying to do as much as they can. this family is visiting from germany. >> it is sad if you can't look at those things. it would be disappointing. >> reporter: the most recent government shutdown was this past january. this time, federal workers are concerned because they have no idea if there is a government shutdown, h long itould last. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >> the celebrity step is already stepping in to help.

here's everything you need to know what it means to you and your paycheck if you're a federal employee. you can find that on thegt wash app. >> new today, ruth bader ginsburg is said to be reffing comfortably. she had two cancerouswt g removed from her left lung. the press office said there's no evidence there's cancer anywhere else in her body. doctors discovered i last month after she fell in her office and fractured her we spoke to a cancer specialist about her prognosis. >> there will be a recovery period. recovery can occur because the rest lungs can competent. part of the work-u prior to the surgery is to make sure she

could tolerate it. >> she is 85 now. she will remain at sloan kettering in new york for the next few days. a new ruling against the trump administration. the supreme court denied the on administra request to deny asylum for immigrants illegally crossing the u.s./micorder. he wanted this enforced immediately for anyone who dn't go through official crossings. he cited the caravans movingrd through the . braeng a brent kavanaugh and three others sided with the president. police say around noon, a car ran a red light at the intersection of mid county highwayd near w field road. the car hit another vehicle, causing that vehicle to lose control. the second car went t off road

and then hit a traffic control employee who had been doing repair work in the area. all five victims were taken to the hospital but they're all expected to be okay. we're told charges are pending. >> a mother and daughter.c visiting during the holidays are hit by a tour bus and killed.ng now yeses b raised about the safety of that intersection where they were hit. why some called it a perfect recipe for disaster. >> sources familiar with tst ination into the most recent fatal crash tell news4, the victims were in the crosswalk and they did have tn gright to cross. after that double fatal crash in 2007, t district made safety improvements here, including adding a dedicated left-turn ne at seventh street. audible crosswalk signals, and they changed the timing of the lights to give pedestrians a head start on traffic.

but john said that's not enough since cs only get ten seconds to turn. >> you have a perfect storm. this is o of the widest streets in the district. it has ten lanesdi inc two bike lanes. the issue is most pedestrians, especially elderly pedestrians, will not have enough time to cross the street. >> depending on the time oda pedestrians are given 26 to 29 seconds to cross pennsylvania avenue. for some like this woman, it is not enough time. >> maybe a little longer. >> reporter: they tell that all the timing do meet with federal requirements. therne will be big change coming to this intersection. not because of the recent accident. they just announced they will longer have right turn on red. mark segraves, news4. a day after his stunning

acquittal in prince george's county, a man accused ofti s his girlfriend on fire said he fels vindicated. a jurynd laquinn phillips not guilty yesterday. andrea grinage accused him of dousing her with a flammable liquid and setting her on fire in her capitol heights apartment. e was pregnant with their child at the time. in dooling press coverage, they both accused the other of lying. >> i felt like it ows a blow. like a person's feelings andot ns got tied up a bit much and you would go that far to have my fedom taken away from me. i was hurt. >> i think he is the devil in person that he can sit and talk about god knowing what heid to me. he said he loved h me befor set me on fire. >> a look at what comes next,

ahead at5:00. moving , time w tiging away. >> tomorrow, so-called panic saturday? if you waited until now to shop, it's not too late to get great last-minute gifts for everyone on your list. >> plus, this young lady who jumped into the work force at 73. she won't to becom a school lunch hostess. >> i guess i'ves alw been ti . i have trouble getting up. >> we'll look at how this lady is still going strong in her 90s. and i'm tracking two severe thunderstorm warnings. heads up er a history of hail. this could have extremely strong winds. t 60-mile-an-hour winds.

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road and falls chapel way. fortunately, there were no kids on b brd the but two kids and two adults were in the suv. they were all injured and they've been taken to local hospitals. the school busriver suffered minor injuries. no word yet on how this happened but fallss road blocked while police vestigate. the stock market has just posted its worst week in a decade. the dow jones industrial lost 400 plus pointstoday. the dow is on track for its worst december since 1931 during depression. investors fear a recession is coming and technology stocks dragged the nasdaq into their market territory. we'll continue to work this s developiry from wall street. speaking of money, let's talkbout spending some here. it's holiday crunch time. >> millions of americansct are ex to hit the mall tomorrow. also known as panic saturday.

now could be the best time to save big on you last-minute gifts. christmas falls on a tuesday, xtving you time to shop. 154 million peopl will be out on what is called panic saturday. almost as many shoppers a asll of last friday weekend. >> some hoping waiting this long they'll score better deals. >> we have a 50% off the entire store. online savings website says now is the perfect time to get a great deal on some of the season's hottest toys or clothing. like these cute holiday hats for my great-month-olce and nephew. if i want to ship them from here in south florida to the christmas tree near san francisco, it will cost me.

$34.90 with the u.s. postal service. more than $75 with ups and more than 0 with fedex. but they're worth it. t even if seven times the cost of a hat. relying on santa and showing up in person may be your best bet. >> if you're t amongse procrastinators, you will not be alone. it is eed $134 million americans will hit the mall this weekend. nbc news, miami. turning to the weather. some biger time thuorms right now. this is something we talked about. most of the day will be dry. we see the temperatures in the 60s. and then we see another round of showers and possible strong haunderstorms. and boy, do w that out there now. these storms are moving. they're movingt about 60 miles

per hour. at least 45 miles per hour with wind upwards of 60 miles per hour. here's the storm right here. you see the first line and then this is the one that i really watching. it has been allowed to expire. have the warning in loudoun county, prince william county. other showers back toward the west. i want to zoom in to this area and show what you i'm talking about. we do w seere the storms are located. around the henden and reston let's zoom in a little closer. there is loudoun. this is ashburn. this is a big time stm. -mile-an-hour winds and we have seen hail out of these storms, too. wher is it going? as it moves to the north and ast, it is in sterling right now. fargs around 4:26.rm

town at 4:40. and then 4:42 in clarksburg. gaithersburg just had nickel l size h with this storm. no longer severe. butnto howard county, right into the lleytonville area. we've got some storms. and how about this? i've alsowot s on the radar. that's the system we're dealing with. severe weather and cold air coming in on the bsik . and snow toward the mountainsiaf virg we will see showers and a couple more thunderstorms throughout the evening hours. temperatures ahead of that, wow. winds out of the south at 60 miles an hour. we were at 66 today. look, 41 inmorgantown, west virginiaol we have the air and the

very warm air. there goes the storms. we get a little and then we start to see more developing. we could see a couple more storms around 10:00 with this around i-95. and then from snow to rain. that won't amount to anything but kind of intereaning. yes, it is winter officially at 5:23 this afternoon. how about tomorrow? bad. mostly sunny. breezy and cooler. we will see a little windchill.

50 on sunday. both looking good. cool and looking good. the kids can get out tuesday and play with the toys that souta t them. more on the severe storms. >> all right. thanks. if you're like doug and bad weather makes you hungry, this is just for you. move over scrambled eggs and make room for breakfast tacos. >> tommy mcfly has the tips and trends for everyone's favorite meal in 2019. and be sure to stay with us u the federal government races ve a lot of deadlines in your business, right? we miss deadlines, we don't get paid. what if you lost your network connection? you gotta be kidding me. chaotic.

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why are we such a brunch town? >> brunch is the go-to occasion for city dwelling millennials. it is the way to kick off the ekend with a bang, go shopping, continue the y.pa millennials love brunch and we're seeing a lot of people turng to brunch to through the holidays. we have dishes from three of my favorestaurants. we have a gingerread baked french toast, a cozy little spot on h street that's very family r ndly. we have a tortilla, it is great forng over after you visit the capitol christmas tree and then lastly, these doughnut waffle sandwiches. >> i'm going to have asa convon with those in the commercial break. you can see on the screen, a bunk of brunch picks v inginia and maryland. can you tell us how you started

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warning issued. this storm is moving at 4 miles per hour. it is just booking it. then ming up into the gaithersburg reason. this storm didri just 50-mile-an-hour winds to dulles airport. i would expect to seeome trees down out of this storminess area. once again, a severe thunderstorm warning for fairfax county, loudoun county. anyime you see lightning like that, they have enough vertical strength to bring down the strong winds. at's why we can see 50 to 60-mile-an-hour winds. the other thing is a bow.

it is shaped like a bow. that meanstr you haveg winds punching through middle, so heads up. if you're in montgomery county, seek shelter. stay in your house. don't go out a time soon until this passes you by. behind that, calm conditions. >> the situation we have on capitol hill,ho thatown still plays out. >> we're now just hours away from a partial government shutdown. >> right now, lawmaker areng rao find a solution before me runs out tonight. >> reporter: a polital storm. less than eight hours to go to avoid this government shutdown. senate democrats have vowed president trump will not get his $5 billion plus for border wall money. and it is that issue that threatens toutdown the

government. >> president trump, you canno erase months of video, of you saying that you wanted a shutdown, and that you wanted the responsibility and blame for a shutdown. president trump, you own the shutdown. >> theres n sharp distinction between the proposal my friends across the aisle have decided to oppose today and pro bsals they'vn happy to endorse in the past. the only thing that has changed is titical will on the left.>> resident trump has canceled show it is thep to mar-a-lago. vice president meeting with the house speak order capitol hill.

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i> news4 working to keep you and your pets safe. chuck talks about theossible hazards. >> the holiday season is in full swing and it is important to ta care of your pets. >> i would say they get into things they shouldn't.

ods too rich for them, chocolate. >> so dogs not eating chocolate. that's a real thing. >> that's a real ething. darker the chocolate, the higher the risk for the dog but we don't want toy offer them chocolate at all. >> i never thought about drinking the christmas tree water. >> yeah. for some reason they want to do that. >> we put a little chemical in there to help the tree keep drinking the water. >> we've seen them teeth garlands and the stringy ornaments t andt can be risky. >> thank you. you can always get more information about how to protect your pets in the home o our website. tracking the latest on the vere thunderstorm. if you live along 270 or south of 270, look at ifthis.

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to strike a deal that includes money for a border wall. ruth bader ginsburgs recovering from cancer surgery. doctors released two malignant growths. and the redskins enter another crucial weekend of football. the burgundy and gold face the titans on saturday. they need to win the next two games. they have to win this toet to the second. pre gamee startseragov c right re. you know, doctors' offices are filled these days with sick patients and sad faces. >> not the case today. bureau reporter david is live there with a communi event that's all about spreading the

joy. you can feel the joy here. the number went up more than 400. you can see the line is still growing of the it is getting into arlington pediatric center. their awaits a big holiday party. >> all of this with the arlington pediatricte am. they're dressing up and playing music and introducing the kids to santa m and. klaus. these families who admit, without this generosity, christmas would not be quite as bright for their kids. >> they're not going to celebratechristmas. not because they don't want to but they can't. this is all fun. music, food, santa. we're so fortunate near

arlington county we can provide. >> i'm glad they can do this. >> first i hugged him. he gave me a high five.r: >> reporhey're very happy with that. all of this collecte and the arlington department is hwiping all of these gifts so they have something to go home with. >> happening now, a search for the harbb hat . take a look at your .scre police say around 10:00 yesterday morning, this man hit the bank. the robber implied he had a gun

and demanded money from the teller. it was o t ofee bank robberies yesterday but police don't believe this guy is connected to the othertwo. if you recognize him, call fairfax county detectives. s tonight santa claus coming to town and so is rapper little wayne. he is coming to town for what is supposed to be a pop-up concert. news though slowly leaking out. he was saying the concert is happening at the fillmoreer in sipring and the doors are owing at 7:30. they stay demand for tickets has beenverwhelming so they'll hand them out on a first come first serve bis at the door. we now have word treown in parts of loudoun county. i would eyect in it montgom county, too. this storm really does mean businessn you see what's happening across our. ar currently the storm is making it around 270.

some lightning associated with it. it enables t storm to bring down much stronger winds and that's what we haveight here. >> this line is moving into frederic county right now. i want to i zoom toward the gaithersburg area? you seeow just strong this is over 270. you already see it in your area. it is moving to the north at 4 miles an hour. mt. airy at 4:57. brook ville at 4:58.

so this storm means visit and it is moving off to the north and east a m 44es an hour. you can see this storm is making its way toward frederick. some lightning associated with it, too. no ligning but i would not be d. surpri gaithersburg, that warning continues until 5:15 before this is all moving out of the area. once it moves out, look what we have. righe. nothing over the next hours until we get into this area of storminess. much colder airo leadingow. we're now at 60ut onlyn the 40s to the st.

let's say you're going to tysons. chilly and breezy. we will see windchills in the upper 30s and low 40s but nothing thaten we h already seen so far thi year. it is now winter in a-h har. it begins at 5:23. winter officially begins. tomorrow, breezy. 50 degrees on sunday. christmas eve coming in with a temperature of 44 degrees and no bad here on christmas eve or christmas. a little chilly. the temperatures at or above average. temperatures christmas day, around 44 degrees. wednesday. and then we see another rain storm friday andow look we end the year. ble storm y, a pos with a mix of possibly rain or snow. and then new years eve i looking okay. that's the change from milder air to much colder air.

i'll continue to keep you sted. >> two of the contestants on "the voice" are helping get us into the holiday t'spirit. >> t right. they're collaborating with a local church and bringing some holiday cheer. >> they should look familiar to you. they're singing i kw what the first baptist church in enarden. there haseen a desperate search in colorado for a missing mother. >> o month after her disappearance, her fiance is under arrest. police are one step closer togu ng out what happened to her. first let's hear from jim d wendy about what's coming up

at 5:00. a little over seven hours until a government shutdown. we're following the latest for you. the developments from capitol hill and this big stalemate. >> there's a news4 consumer investigation for months. we've been telling but the concerns that surround a particular time of guardrail o area roads. ahead at 5:00, how efforts a still not enough according to some.

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in a few minutes. >> now to a mother who has been missing. >> four weeks after this colorado mothe was last seen >> today we arrested patrick phrasee. he is being hd in the count jail. >> it includes the solicitation of murder of his 29-year-old fiance. the arrest comes after days of searching both the suspect's ranch p tperty and victim's townhouse. as well as multiple intervie trying to locate the mother of a young daughter. seen here toenther. ring a grocery store on thanksgiving day. the investigators have recovered a number of items that make it >> he told police the last time he saw her was the afternoon of thanksgiving when he picked up

their daughter. a judge hasle s his arrest affidavit and investigators will not speculate on the location of her body. >> nothing is more importa to all of us than derrell go the circumstances surrounding kelsey's murder and bringing justic >> they will confirm her phone was found in idaho. >> no longer work o a missing person investigation but one of murder. we have some severe storms now in our area. >> the radar is acting up. storm tracking this one and i've been watching this toward e.charlottesvi right now. i would not be surprised to see it extendnto frederick county

as. we if you live south of 270, you're fine.n if you live mt. airy, don't go outdoors. we're seeing 50-mile-an-hour winds with this.ou of crse extremely heavy rainfall. right around damascus and we'll continue to see it to the north and east. once again, thearning until 5:15. and the next round will be in a couple of hours. we are now about seven hours away from the deadline. >> we're prepared for a very long shutdown. it is up to the de>>crats. o democrat has called for shutting the government down. we are all working to avoid t. eam coverage as the deadline

nears and thousands of government and contract workers wonder what happens if a deal can't be reached. >> the democrats and the president showing no signs. the senate is in the midst of a procedural vote that would move this funding bill forward. >> the vote counting started more than four hours ago. right now, the tally is 44 in favor of proceing the a final vote. 46 against. scott is following developments. >> the senate procedural vote still in the works. it haso pass before senators can proceed to a final vote if it passes. anyone's guess if it fails. the veep has arrived in the capital in case a tie vote needs to be taken. it is all transpiring as it

articulars toward a midnight deadline. the president says we're totally prepared for sunshine and both sides are blaming the other. >> unfortunately, t y've to making sure it doe't happen. and that wasn't for, what should happen was for political reasons. we are going to be working very hard to get something passed in the senate. it's really a democrat shutdown. we've done our thing. >> president trum you will not get your wall. abandon your shutdown strategy. you're not gting it today, next week or on january 3rd when democrats take o controlthe house. >> we will keep you updated on what happens in thte college mi in the senate and beyond. in the meantime, if there is a partial shut