break tonight at 11:00, an impasse between lawmakers and the white house means the government will soon shut down. we'll tell you when senators will regroup and try to reach a

deal. >> less than 30 minutes agoru president tweeting he hopes thesh down is short but pushing for his border wall. the man who climbed the national christmas tree. >> i'mh here the national park police and they teamed up wi santa claus f a special occasion. you'll find out more at. 11: >> news4 11 breaking news. >> both sides of pennsylvania avenue reaches a surprising end. >> the federal government is poised to shut down throwing the work status of hundreds of thousands of federal employees into limbo. >> look at our clock. we are less than an hour away. blayne alexander shows you how we got this point.gr >> reporter: cs heading home for the night without reaching a deal. the senate stands aourned

until noon tomorrow. >> reporter: meaning a government shutdown at tst ke of midnight. what's next? >> i hope senate democrats will work with the white house on an agreement. they can pass both houses of congress. that can pass. >> reporter: to keep working on a deal that satisfies both parties and president trump demanding money for a border wall and putting blame on the democrats. >> we are going to have a shutdown. there's nothing we can do about that because we need the democrats to give us their votes. >> reporter: despite saying this just last week. >> i will take the mantle. i will be the one to shut it down. i'm not going to blame you for it. >> reporter: vice president pence with other officials on the hill trying to bridge the tigap, m with other lawmakers to bridge the gap through the weekend. >> to suggest thel d is imminent would not be appropriate. i can tell you everybody is trying to look for a breakthrough. >> reporter: who really feels the effects of a partial

shutdown? some 0 federal employees will see their paychecks delayed or work for free. no disruption to u.s. mail rvice and tsa agents will still work through the holidaye trush but without pay until the shutdown ends. the sate is bac in session at 12:00 p.m. saturday. senators cano expect get 24 hours notice before a vote and told they willle only bed back if they're ready to vote on a deal. blayne alexander, nbc ws, washington. jim and wendy spoke with political news director, chuck todd. here's his take. chuck says the president's inflexibility on the border wall leaves the white house struggling on a tough situation. >> the white house knows theo have cave here. can they do it saving a little bit of face? >> our team coverage continues now with a look at how ts

shutdown impacts government employees in the av why future shutdowns may be less financially painful. news4's jackie bensen is live on the national mall to explain w potentiakers effects. >> reporter: many many federal workers spent the day worried about what tonight would bring. the session light at the very top of the u.s.apol is dark tonight, an indication that senators and a representatives no longer deliberating. it was a tens day for the hundreds of thousands of federal employees who live in the d.c. area. my kids are a little older. i can tell them the truth. listen, this is what's going on, there's a ndshutdown. deg how long it is, we may e certain e to h things during the holidays. my kids are a little oldernd understand but still tough to hear. it's christmas and people wanting to travel will add to their worries.

>> reporter: democrat congressman, dan buyer andre blican congressman, rob whitman, both of virginia are -s nsors of a federal employee retroactive pay fairness act. would guarantee back pay to furloughed workers in the event of government shutdown.pl many p have questions. you can find answers by downloading our nbc washington app and searching "shutdown," jackie bensen, news4. >> after a day a a week like eeis, like all of washington could use a drink right now. the capitol lomnge has up with cocktails circulating on social media. nothing really mattis. mexico will pay for this and hair affair and the wall banger. they are five bucks with your government id starting at 12:01. stay with news4 and our nbc

washington app for continuing coverage on this shutdown showdown. we have an article on our app what you can and cannot do during partial government shutdown. just search "shutdown." a person haseen hitnd killed in fairfax. police are trying to piece together what happened in centreville right off lehigh way if you know that area. you can see clothing and shoes scattered in the street in the aftermath. police are trying to see if the man was in the crosswalk at the time of the accident. the drive did stay on the scene and the area has re-opened. turning now to our weath. for a spell out there today it felt down right balmy. we have rain in the forecast. of course, it's friday. we also have a change in temperature, right, doug? >> a huge change. today, we saw a high temperature of 67 degrees.

it was incredible. we're seeing snow in part of the area right now, believe it or not. storm team radar showing falling as rain. that's what most of us will see you c heavier showers snight. around the manassas area and woodbridge and southern portions of fntrfax c but all starting to increase in coverage. noing too strong tonight. not anticipating severe weather like we had earlier today. i am watching the change fromw rain to s west of the blue ridge and we'll see that during the tonight as well. this whole system moving through overnight, colder air moving in time for tomorrow. we'll talk about how muc cooler we get and what to expect for christmas eve and christmas day in a few minutes. public schools lewis farahby faces criticism for how he handle a school sex scandal.

a 2016 case where a parent told them a student had an hiinappropriate relatio with a guide lance counselor and they didn't act fast enough and the guidance counselor pleaded guilty and therapy was implemented but the student in the situation is suing him. he told the "washington post" he can't comment on pending litigation. mayor bowser nominated him earlier this month and the city council is expected to nominate him in the new year. the man charged with setting his pregnant girlfriend on fire is set free. a stunning acquittal in prince george's co a jury finding laquinn phillips not guilty on all charges. today, we heard from both parties. >> it felt like the weight of the world was lifted off myou ers, you know what i mean? i kind of have some of my credibilitck. >> i think he's the devil in

person that he can sit and talk about god knowing what he did to me. >> andrea grinage stands by her account phillips tried to kill her and their daughter. her daughter w born prematurely but she's healthy. she says she fears for their safety with phillips' release. we have an update with that breaking news4 at 6:00 tonight. the man who climbed the christmas tree at the white house is undergoing evaluation. the ambulance carried the man away there. he climbed the national christmas tree this evening, then did come home on his own. a crowd of people waiting for the annual pageant of peace watched and worried. >> reallyisappointed that i couldn't get in. all the p aiceivity down here. >> yeah. we're disappointed we couldn't walk closer and see the tree.mas

>> by the way, the man wasn't hurt. park police tell us some ofgh t on the tree are damaged. the national christmas tree site closed and tomorrow's holiday performance in president's park is now canceled. >> typically, when you see all kinds of police lights like that last scene and police and fire rushing to get somewhere, you think the worst, don't you? in this case not so much. folks trying to get to one family in time for christmas. shomari stone met a family who got a much neededro surprise a whole lot of cops.r: >> reporte we usually see santa on a sleigh. right now, firefighters and police escorting to dave&busters at capital heights, maryland, to deliver joy and christmas gifts. to michelle and her two younger brothers and younger sister. >> i was not expecting all of this at all. none ofth.

>> reporter: the maryland national park police teamed up with santa. >> we contributed outf o our own pockets to make sure the family had a great holiday. >> the santa for family are out here to help them and make sure theyave a wonderful holiday season. >> i want to bless you this season. this is for you. i'm happy to share some hor.day chee >> reporter: that's because the kids' father died after a long battle with an illness a months o. now, monchelle raises her siblings on her own. >> does this help?in >> it defely does. i say thank you to everybody. thank you. >> reporter: isn't that beautiful? santa has a lot of work to do on saturday and sunday, he will rest and monday is christmas eve and he has to deliver millions of presents, isn't that right, santa? >> yes. ho, ho, ho, merry christmas!

>> shomari stone. >> good for those officers. from a dangerous intersection to a potential hazard onur area highways. and an investigation in a it's not the holidays until...

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we have new detailsou tonig an effort to remove hundreds of controversial guard rails fur roadways. >> consumer invesve reporter susan hogan has been

working on it for aear now. >> we first told you about safety concerns surrounding this particular type ofai guard r known as the x-lite last year. in some cases makin accidents worse. two parents tonight calling for the removal ofua these rails aren't giving up their fight. >> this is the last place you think you will come to see your kids. >> sonya johnsonsarter vis her son's grave at arlington national cemetery every sunday. privat first class michael carter jr. was killed last february after crashinnto anx- te guard rail last february. steve joins her and the two share an unimaginable bond. his 17-year-old daughter, hannah, also died after hitting an x-lite. >> it shouldn't happen, being

cuddle by a defective guard rail. >> reporter: in these accidents the r gual steered the vehicle. x-lite says it is not defective and playing into the outcome of the crash. somen' aret willing to stake the techance. 15 ss are actively roving x-lites from their roads. in july, maryland announced it would replace nearly 1,000 x-lite is in the state. news4 was told work would start immediately. fives later we've learned the project is still in the contract phase. the state says it's working through the process as quickly as possible and expects the removals to begin after the new year. virginia started replacing x-lites more than two years ago as part of a bigger project to

replace all guard rails tt n't meet crash standards and told us they removed0 x-litesos far and have fewer than 500 remaining and expect to have them replaced by the end of 2019. >> my goal is a national recall. >> reporter: since his daughter's death two years ago, he hasho met with all around the country pushing to have the guard rails removed. he says he won't give up until replacinge commits to the x-lites. >> i don't wodt som on my right arm next year. i don't want somebody to be here. unfortunately, there will be until we get them off the road.b >> and grief, i stand with steve and whatever he needs or whatever he needs to do make that happen, make that possible. >> the maker of the x-lite, lindsey transportation solutions sents a statement saying in part numerous states have

confirmed the x-lite has saved lives and reduced the number and severity of injuries sustained from automobile accidents lindsey continues to work with all stake holders to improve road safety. the manufacturer also says the federal highway administration reconfirmed last year the-lite s passed all applicable crash tests sndards and criteria. >> time to check the weather now on this solstice night. >> yeah. >> i just read that. theongest day of the year. >> and from now on, all our day get a little bit longer. we don't like the short days. you mentioned the solstice. check out is, full moon earlier coming into the. d tomorrow, this is a beautiful shot. >> that is a -- >> it would be a -- 99.1% full.

>> full. >> full tomorrow, exactly, thanks to chester, our photographer, for getting that shot. isn't it beautiful? definitely much brighter because it is that much closer. see what's going on across our region. rain ming its way. notice what we also have. snow back to the west. would not be surprised if winchester and hagerstown to see wet snow. you folks towards the mountains, snow and wind. heads up. snow is not something to think about but it is there. and going towards quantico and waldorf, stafford seeing heavy rain right now and that willin co. just north of quantico, watching this area, towards woodbridge,ai that's heavy making its way off to the east and will continue to do so, all part of an upper area of low pressure spinning toward the region.

we sawt t earlier today and temperatures way up. now, they're coming down. todaywere the highs incredible. 66 in clinton, maryland, 67 in d.c. this can't b right. 77! i think that should be a 67 there. 68 degrees towards frederick and 69 the warmest w saw in warrington. 69. look where we are rightno and 51 in d.c. and out to the hywest the rain is changing to snow. temperatures will not get above where they are now. heading to the malls or outdoor shoppinger ce make sure you dress warm. it won't be frigid butllt will be c 47 tomorrow at noon, 48 by the afternoon. wind chills by the upper 30s all day in the city. low to mid-30s in the all in all, not a bad day.ea

sunshine, 50, not bad. in between the buildings and h shadows, m colder for you. less win on sunday with more cloud cover. christmas eve and inristmas lookgreat. no travel problems weather-wise heading to grandma's house on tuesday. nothing wrong with the weather. quiet weather until next friday, a storm that takes us to0s and 60s, and then sunday -- a mix of sin andw. >> keeping it interesting all th way to the end. >> the cap trying to get back in the win column after that tough loss to the penguins. tough loss to the penguins. the mtake by

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d.bre said he never expected to be tra >> it was unexpected to have my name in it but it was and i accept that. i'm past it. i'm glad the guys in the locker room were man enough to tellwh was going on when it involved me. that was a blessing. >> college basketball tonight, george mason defeated, 88-84, redskins-titans tomorrow, as close as must win if they want a ot at the playoffs. 3:00. we start our pregame, it wil be right here or maybe over there. somewhere. >> in nashville, double-teaming it. >> it's not the holidays until...

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