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 some agencies will stay open anyway and some

will be closed. >> they have quarters of the federal government has been funded through next september but a stdown could leave several agencies in limbo. in all, more than 800,000 would be affected. agencies like homeland security, doj. about half ofho would be sent home. the others would be forced to stay and work without pay. we hav seen this pay out before and there's usually back pay when the shutdown ends. but that's not guaranteed. and itan take a while to get it back up and running and everything to get sorted out. furloughed workers would not be allowed to useea their and essential employees would have theirs canceled if they ha to work through the shutdown. meanwhile, medicare and medicaid should be able to pay out but

customer service could be affected by furloughed employee >> if the government does shut down, the impact will be felt across the count but heren our area, it is especially tough because we have tens off thousands federal workers. a look at what the shutdown does mean for the dmv. >> reporter: tonight a lot of federal workers are taking metro home not knowing if or when the will beble to return to work. that could make christmas with their families a lot less merry. storm clouds hang over the capitol. an ominous sign as possible shutdown looms. >> it is really concerning, especially at christmas when people want to. trav >> federal workers are usually reimbursed after a government shutdown.

but tonight they're left wondering. >> i think the big thing is will back pay be paid out? >> reporter: the greater washington board of trade says the local economy could take a serious financial hit if there is a government shutdo. >> the last time there was a shutdown, the greater region lost about $400 million per week. because at the time our gdp, about 1/5 of our gdp was generated by government activity. >> reporter: the 20se c shutdowns on the mall and national parks. t we'rd the staged production of a christmas carol will still be prese to audiences. the lincoln memorial visitor's central will be closed.

this family visiting from chapel hill, north carolina, is pleased they got to th we could still to go mt. vernon. that's not a national park. >> if there is government shutdown, there is no telling how long it could last. that's the latest from southwest washington. back to you. >> all right. thank you. let's take a look at the countdown. and we're working for you to get you ready if a shutdown does happen. we've got everything y need to know. just search shutdown. okay. we'rein obviously h some

audio issues. doug is talking about a thunderstorm warning in frederick. we're going to get back to h in a bit. meanwhile, back to the shutdown. >> we apologize. the dow plunging more than 400 points. they had clod down close to 7% this week alone. the worst wee since the financial crisis of 2008. newly ignited concerns about the trade war with china this week and even the depart you of james mattis may have also played a part in theolatility this week. ruth dpader ginsburg is said to be resting comfortably afterrg unng surgery this morning. she had two cancerous growthsro

removed her lung. the supreme court press office made the announcement today. they said there is no other cancer in her dody. ors at george washington university discovered the growths last month after she fell a fractured her ribs. the 85-year-oldill remain at sloan ketering in new york for the next few days. he said his ex-girlfriend dealt him a low blow. she calls him the dev in person. raw emotion coming out in dueling news conferences today. after the stunningacquittal. our bureau chief has new reaction fro both sides. >> it feels great to have my freedom back. >> reporter: today after more than a year in jail, he is a free man. he was charged with setting her

on fire while she was carrying their child. their daughter was born prematurely but healthy. a judge found him not guilty of attempteds including murder and arson. >> i felt like the weight of the world was lifted off my shoulders. i kind of have my cdibility back. there may be people who feel like there may be somethingth t story they don't ow. >> even though he was found not guilty, his recordbe wil and pungd forever. >> i think he is the devil in person that he can sit and talk about god knowing what he did to me. >> on the other hand, she maintains that he tried to kill her their daughter. she said she's worried about her safety and the safy of their child. he's notermitted nowhere near my daughter. they'll never have a

relationship. >> news4. >> she said she has started the process ofetting a protective order against phillips and having sole custody of their ughter. it has been nearly 30 years since a confessed serial killer said he murdered a woman in laurel. but police have never been able to identify the victim. today they release ad sketchic them drawn by the killer ms f. take a look. samuel little provided this. heaid he picked her up at a d.c. gray hound station in 1972. drove her to laurel and killed her. recently little showed police where he carried out the crime. police tell us he talke to them lying he had done nothing unusual. >> it was chilling to sit down across from him. and he would talk to you as if it was nothing. he was sitting down having beer with friends and describing what did he for the day. >> now police believe the

victims from massachusetts. he confessed to at least 90 unsolved homicides. a mother and dghter visiting d.c. during the holidays hit and killed by a tour nobus. questions are being raised about the safety of that intersection where they were hit. why some are calling seventh and ten a disaster. >> sources familiar with the details of this most recent crash tell news4 the victims were in the crosswalk andead threen height to cross. after the double fatal crash in 2007, the district made safety improvements here including ate dedi left hand turn hayne from seventh street, audible crosswalk signals, and theyd change the timing of the lights to give pedestrians a head start. but john townsend with aaa says that'sot enough. especially since cars only get

ten seconds to turn onve pennsylvaniae and depending on the time of day, pedestrians are only given 26 on 29 secons. to cros >> you have a perfect storm. not enough time for pedestrians to krot.av and you h these conflicts and they're potentially dangerous. for some like this man, 26 seconds isn't enough. >> the timing of all of these lights at the interseion do meet federal requirements. in an unrelated move, they announced 100 swekss across the city are getting rid of right turn on red. news4. every major crash in the district does trigger a review. police and d-dot engineers will be checking the timing ofth all

signals. from a dangerouso intersecti a potential hazard on area highways. we've got an update on a news4 consumer investigation safety concerns surrounding a why the parents of two teens involved in crashes s more needs to be done. stolen by nazis during world war ii was found r here in the district. how the fbi was able to recover this missingsu tr. and tracking some strong storms out there. and we'll be able to hear doug this time. we want to help you get in the holiday spiritith onehe best choirs in our area. the first bapst churchf glen arden. >> and the choir was joined by a couple of familiar faces and voices. contestants from nbc's "the voice".

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an oil painting stolen frome eastern eur when it was occupied by the nazis is recovered here in d.c. the fbi found it. juste days befhe painting was set to be auctioned. scott macfarlane broke this story earlier today and he joins us to explain how all this went down. >> a treasure that has been missing for generations. the premier piece of art displayed at a state art museum in what is now central ukraine. it went missing during world war ii when the region was occupied by the nazis. it landed in 1946n at a home connecticut. it changed hands several times and the paging always remind behind until november 2017 when the feds say two peoe brought to it d.c. to sell it at auction at an auction house in

alexandria. perhaps realizing the enormous value of what they had. they worked with the ukrainian embassy shown here on m street northwest to authentiche ate paining. no arrests have been announced. a fascinating story. five pple were injured in a crash including played stran. around noon, a car ran a red light near wood field road the car h aernoth vicehle to it. all five victims were ten to the hospital but are expected to be ay. we're told charges are pending.

a man has been arrested for sexually assaulting a little girl in the children's section of the public library. police tell us he pulled down the5-year-old girl's pants and touched her inappropriately. it took place saturday at the rock ville library. an officer noticedhe suspect at a nearby coffee shop yesterday. hours arrested him a few later at a homeless shelter in derwood. h e warnings toward frederick county, carroll county, the rest of the area dry for a little while. 42, 41 at this time last night. 66 earlier today.

now severe thunderstorms. it is amazing the kind of weather we're dealing with. winter officially begins in five minutes. st amazing what we're dealing with. more of a spring time storm. look where it is. ust to the east of gaithersburg. coming around the only area. in through carroll county, frederick county under a severe rstorm warning until 5:45. we've seen trees down. heads up in thosens reg and more trees down in loudoun county. another severe thunderstorm warning right here for baltimore. ke a look.

behind there, not much going on. we're dry for couple of hours. look at the snow showers. the mountains of west virginia into virginia. i'm also tracking this next area. once again, we saw our stove through. that was it right there. more storms to the south and farther to thesouth. we've got a ways to go. we'll see more nestor. however, we will not see them quite as strong as we've just seen but we could see a couple rumbles of thunder. it was a beautiful day. you can clearly see the cut-off. 59, d.c., 63 in richmond. but 41 in elkins. we've gotold air coming in

tomorrow. it will be a much cooler air but i think we get up to 50.th e's not a lot of cold air behind it. if we did, we could see some snow. tomorrow, 50, sunday, 50 greflts christmas eve and christmas both looking average at 44, 44 for each day. a chance of rain or snow nextsu ay after another storm on friday. a lot of storminess going on but not for christmas. christmas is looking okay. >> okay. we'll take and for some of us, loud booms and then seven cars set on fire. and a dad goes above and beyond when histl l girl gets

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a manhunt who torched several cars overnight. at least nine cars were set onf in the mount vernon area of the city. some were so damaged that they melted into the ground. there were no injuries.

a huge honor f l aal nurse. jasmine wood was recently named school nurse of the aar for of virginia. she goes above and beyond for ents.t often going to events after school to take pictures. it comes as they areonighting of the toughest of battles. >> jasmine wood. i always planned to be nurse. i enjoy helping people. >> medicine canake your tummy feel a little funny. y. i'm so >> she helps kids with inhalers and fixes friendships. >> it sounds like you're frustrated. it is easy tohy see w they named her school nurse of the year. >> it is my most favorite job. theoids are happy to see

you. >> with all she's seen over the years -- i'm happy to do that. >> here she has a choice. at home she doesn't. her husband ken, the love of her life, is current battling brain cancer. >> dealing with themotion of being diagnosed with cancer and fighting it. it takes its toll. >> we're just getting through rough days. >> they try remember the good . on over 20 years to be exact. they've been sweet hearts since high school. him in band. her on the dance line. >> we talked every night for at least anhour. >> and then we talked on the phone. >> they've built a life together. two sons, tyler and cameron, and their d scout. >> this is what it is normally like at our house. their that's what they're striving through. >> she is constantly making sure that i can rest as much as

>> this christmas eve marshall day.ars to the >> pajama day at our house, christmas. >> they know they've always got each other. >> the latest in a push topl ree the controversial guardrails. why some say it is still not enough. 95ti and going. her co-workers say she is the epitome of the christmas ory. and nbc 4 is your home fs all thi redskins. the team taking on the titan in haddition game w playoff implications. it starts at 3:00. if you're away fromhome,ou if you're away fromhome,ou can y

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we've been watching severe storms making their way through and nowy're all moving out to pennsylvania. still someiv shower ay to the west. and i am tracking more to the south. itould become strong again. we've got a little respite here. nie rest e looking okay through the next couple hours before the next round moves in. and then much more what to expect otr the nex4 hours.

a little bumpy ride here. before a partial shutdown, the the senate.me chuck schumer have both drawn lines in the sand. what's next? >> the people. hundreds of thousands of people waiting. the senate has a procedural vote that has been open for several hours. it would approve a u.s. house pass plan for a. spending bi one that would never get final approval because it had border patrol. they are negotiating with house and senate leaders but it has not borne fru just yet. we'll wait for theenate to

announce its vote our consumerve investiga reporter susan hogan has been on top of this story for more than a year now. they joins us wit an update. >> we just told you about safety concerns of this guardrail. several lawsuits claim they are defective and in some cases, making accidents even worse. >> theyt are giving up their fight. >> reporter: sandra johnson carter visits her son's every sunday. private first class michael carter jun was killed last february after crashing in a guardrail in maryland.

>> the twon share unimaginable bond. her 17-year-old daughter has not a also died after hitting an x-lite. >> being killed by a defective guardrail. >> reporter: at least eight people have been killed in accidents involving x-tes. in most cases,he its the vehicle. they insist it is not defective. but some states are not willing to takst crash at l 15 states are actively removing them. in july, nearly 1,000re being removed. we were told work would start immediately. five months later, we' learned the project is still in theco

ract stage. the state said it is working through process as quickly as possible. virginia started replacing x-lites m ye than twors ago as part of a bigger project to update all guardrails that don't meet the new standards. they say they've removed about 0 x-lites so far and have fewer than 500 remaining. they expmt to have the replaced by the end of 2018. >> sense his daughter's death two years ago, he's met with state and federal officials all over the country pushing to have the guardrails removed. he said he won't give up until every state commits to replacing th on their roads. i don't want somebody to be here. unfortunately, there will be.

>> i agree. i'll stand with steve, whatever you need to do to make that happen. >> so the maker of the x-lites sent us a statement saying in part, numerous state confirmed that it has saved lives and reduced the number and severity of the injuries. lindseyontinues to work with all stake holders. they said the federal highway administration reconfirmed that the x-liteas passed allpl able crash test standards. but boy, you see those parent. it is pretty powerful to make change. yo>> thank >> well, the barn doors will be closing for good. this agreement between national

park service and the service ve run out. they've run events thereince 1981. now the twoides can't come to terms on a new agreement. the park service is planning to solicit public inputn the future of the farm sometime early next year. the school distrt where she works call they are christmas gift that keeps giving.n she was b on christmas day and she's been there since the school opened. but asulie carriey found, the remarkable thing is that she is still hard at work in her 90s. >> from the time she step tlus cafeteria door, she is on the move. on goes the apron, in goes the time card, out comes the spray bottle to clean off the tables. and when the kids arrive, there is even more to do.

here's the amazing part. on christmas da flo turned 96. >> why is everybody making such a big oeal outf this? i don't really think about it. i just come to work, go home. >> she first went to work in the 1940s leaving herob at the pentagon. once married, she stayed home to raise where to kids. then a jolt to her life plan. in 1995, her husband passed away. >> i said i'v got to get a job. i was e.brok and i didn't know where or what at 73 years old, wt do you do? >> a friend suggested a job at loudoun county schools as a cafeteria hostess. the kids, she is a grandmotherly figure that they see in the cafeteria and sunday school. >> she isike my grandy a little bit. that makes me very happy about

her. >> to the staff, flo is an inspiration. >> s a is such motivation to everybody. >> flo is here every day. when she gets home, there is more to do. >> i'm always moving around. a paint a little bit, i read a little bit. >> the pating, some of it is here on these christm ornaments. and she insistsohere is n secret to her longevity. >> i don't sit still very much. >> when school started last fall, she didn't give thought. >> i just came back. nobody asked me. > she has a lifetim appointment here. she can keep coming back. l >> hg will that be? >> i tell everybody, nls until i

drop. om the looks of it, it won't be any timesoon. >> and sheoesn't do too much complaining. >> a christmas baby. >> keep ving. that's her secret. >> absolutely. i love that. >> i think the ks keep her young, too. she looks amazing. >> she said she loves those ki. >> happy birthday, flo. how will flowers usher in the christmas story? plus a dad goes beyond the call of it's not t holidays until...

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the relationship between ae fand daughter is a special one. >> and this week's harris's hero went beyond the call of duty. his little girl got a life threatening diagnosis. as you aow, being dad is a big job and it is one that most of us who have theob take very seriously. joe alexander is no different. then ain, maybe he is. when he found out his daughter had brain cancer, he made sure he was there bye her s and empowering her every step of the way. this week's harris's hero.

right away, you can tell julia alexander and her dad joe have speciarelationship. they love hanging out together. and today they're braving the obstacle courses at this adventure park in louun unty. >> keep going. job. >> reporter: but to see their joy now, you would have no idea what they've already been through. >> a tumor and rushed to emergency surgery. reporter: four years ago, julia was diagnosed with brain cancer. this army veteran who usedo disarm bombs on a battlefield w found himseh his biggest battle yet. ot when she came out of the surgery, she wasoving or talking a lot. >> reporr: dad was the only one working. surgery.missed a >> in philadelphia for seven weeks? i would take a train or fly on

friday be there for treatment and then fly back sunday night and go to work monday morning. >> as a dad, he is as good as it gets. >> r forter:her and mother are not titles. they're verbs. >> reporter: julia's tumor is now stabilized. but she still struggles. >> fine motor skills, with all the brain surgeries. >> reporter: that i know what some autism led to bullying in school. once again, joeallied f his little girl. >> he would always sneak a note in. he would put her lunch in h bookbag. >> knowledge is power. i do that every day. sometimes it is try hard. i love you. >> really sweet. he always says something encouraging because school is really tough for me. >> reporter: for jo you can tell it means so much more than a trip to a adventure park.

a day spent making memories and a little girl he came so close to losing. >> her teaching me stuff and me teaching h stuff. >> joe is a good looking guy as it is. ere's a reason why he was bald. because joe this year won the best bald dad award. his wife melissa wrote into the fwoungs what a great dad he is to jia and joe won a national competition for that and he is still sporting his do. we wish them the best. if yy know of a fam like that or someone doing so many extra things. you want to nominate a harris's hero. just get in touch with us and let us >> we'll remember that story. and she's doing better. >> i hope they have a happy holiday. what a great story. thank you. all right.

do you have a miss the story for us, doug? >> yes. no. i think the weekend will be pretty good. if you're traveling tomorrow or sunday, no problem. travel issues, no more. right now, all eyes have been on th lin of thunderstorms. it is now sentencing from westminister toward howard coty. route 32 toward the patuxent river. out of montgomery county,dhat's the gnews. here's the cold air on the back side. and you see all this. changing to snow here. that shows you we've got the

colder air making its way in across the region. and i want to point your attention to this. look what's happening now. seeing more showers and thunderstorms developing again. so yes, we will see more of that coming our way. here comes more showers. possible thunderstorms. i'm not ruling anything out but look. frederick, leesburg, more developing along the potomac river. it is stilloi to be a mess. look at the snow here. andhis alloves to the east. even some snow showers possible aernight a winchester, hagerstown, it wonunt to anything but it is something to watchful tomorrow, it is just

breezy. i wish i was going skiing. they're seeing a lot of rain out towa the west. it was spectacular 28 temperature in the 60s.ea you cany see the colder air. if you're shopping tomorrow, what are they calling it? desperate saturday. i'm so desperate. i can't find anything for my wife. 44, chilly conditions. 47, breezy at noon. a it will little cooler but not a cold, cold day.nd

monday tuesday looking good. the next chance of raines c next friday. and then the last sunday of the year, a little mix inra ? snow? we'll keep watching that for you. >> thanks. a local comennity cter is making kids have a good christmas to remember. m sante a stop at mary's center in the district. more than 1,000 kids got a chance to take a picture. they are providing crucial help for the less fortunate. tonight the staff at th pediatric center, turning the medical rooms into a christmas wonderland. more than 450 patients lin up get a gift today.

>> and this saturda could be the busiest shopping today of the season. it is projected that could it top $26 billion. $2 million more than the day after thanksgiving. and do expect a crowd. the national retailat federn predts 130 people will be out there shopping with you. they call it panic saturday. about a fourth of all shop letters finish this weekend at target, kohl's, old navy. >> i have a panic monday waiting for me. >> and we have some breaking news. >> we are barreling toward a partial government shutdown, relks. and the uncertainty over the future of james ttis. future of james ttis. chuck todd will join us in a

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the national cathedral has many important events through the year but none more important than christmas when it colonels to the decor. >> yeah. every year we t look forward it. it takes a whole team of folks. >> while the green may be gone now from the natnal cathedral,

you will find it in abundance behind the doors. the garlands of eucalyptus and red silk ribbon. there are more than 64 different locations that will be decorated. each a little differently t througho many chapels and assage ways of this massive gothic structure. work is still underway in many areas. d the woman in charge -- >> i've been o herer 53 years. >> reporter: and her guild is always busy decorating for one event or another. at christmas they try to do something special. a littledifferent. who makes the decisions on what you'll do here? >> for the most part, in terms of flowers. >> reporter: she said she gives each group a recipe, as she calls it. with a group of flowers and

decorations. and then they get to use their n talents to put it all together. >> in here is children's chapel. we're going right by the children's tree. >> with its tiny animals sets the theme. covered in a wooded wonderland. even the baptismal font gets a light touch of snow on the pine cones. some are simple, some ornate. each noenlt invit to you reflect on the majesty of the season. does she have a fmoorite all of them? it is this. a small single golden dove that you will see as you leave the cathedral. it says simply, peace. >> beautiful. linda has been there for over 53 years and starting a a volunteer, she is now the head of the flower guild department

there at the cathedral. they have lots of secretsar the willing to share. and one i'll quickly tell but the snow, believe it or not, it is epsom yolt. put a little white glue and then you sprinkle the epsom salt. >>t looksretty good. a lot of work goes into that. >> her grand sons also helped her. stay right there. news4 at 6:00 starts now. >> president trump is they go to a temper tantrum and creating the trump shutdown. >> it's up to the democrats. it is the democrats shutdown. moveame and banter as we toward a shutdown. >> the lawmakers are not doing their job.

what won change if the chock runs out. plus, ruth bared ginsburg. a doctor weighs in on her prognosis. >> right on cue, it is friday so we have some weather to start off with. >> so you declared a weather alert because of strongstorms? >> ye. we've got a little bit of a