tsunami slams into parts of indonesia. now t frantic rescue efforts are underway. >> today is your last chance. the deadline is here. if you missed out on black and the d cyber monday free shipping, now you have to make sure that you do not sho up a holiday celebration empty handed. we'll have last minute shopping tips for you. >> good morning, thank you for joining us. we are bot color coordinated on this christmas eve. we're looking at an unseasonwaly weather tomorrow. >> i still have a couple of people to cross off the list i didn't make it out. >> i can thi of at least two people that you may missed. >> i can't leave you out of the

picture but you have expensive taste. >> i know. i hope you have been saving. absolutely. dry weather coming back into thr pi i had a couple of sprinkles during the late night ur. those are all drying up a now. stilttle bit of cloud cover hanging over head. this is quickly coming to an end. today is the day you hop on plane and fly somewhere. quite weather east of the rockies other than a few snow showers east of new york and new england. nice around here today. seasonably chilly but the sun will be coming back. what a fine first half of the day yesterday was. right now under a partly to mostly cloudy sky. upper 30s to aund 40degrees. highs today, mid to upper 40s. not too bad there. the only knock on the day will be on the breezy side. a little bit more cloud coffer f -- cover for christmas day. more about that and the rest of

the week coming up. >> we're staying on topf a developing story this morning out of prince william county. one person is dead, several others hurt in a single vehiccr h. this happened before 11:00 last night at the intersection you're looking at right now. authorities there tell us five people were in the car. scene.son died on t three others were thrown from the vehicle and had to be flown to the hpital witherious injuries. the fifth person was taken by ambulance. no word on wha caused this crash. the government shutdown continues. >> tourists hoping to get a close look at the national christmas tree can't get any further than the perimeter fence. the informatikiosks are unstaffed. most of the open air monuments

are open but the restrooms at some sites are closed. >> how can it happen in washington in the usa. it's difficult to understand that. >> it's not good for tourists. you're hereor a few days and you expect a good view of the country. >> the national park service also limited emergency rescue services on the hiking trails due to the shutdown. over the weekend on twitter jose andres said each of his d.c. restaurants will be giving out free sandwiches until workers get paid again. we have list of all the restaurants participating. >> todz- rger is also

helping government workers giving out free bgers at t location on wisconsin avenue between 11:00 am. 7:00 p.m.. drop by and get a free burger. just bringour government i.d. in 2013 they gave out 15,000 burgers during the shutdown. while most of the national mall is shutdown, lady liberty in new york is still welcomingsi rs. andrew cuomo says the state is chipping in about6500 a day to keep the statue of liberty and ellis island open. it generes about a million dollars a day for the local economy. >> this is a story that will continue well into the week and the new year. all you have to do is search sh down. >> d.c. police are trying to figure out who shot a man in the le it happened before 7:30t las night on rhode island avenue and 4th street noicheast.

thtim walked to a fire station and he was taken to a hospital. if you hmae any infon call d.c. police. this morning, there's new efforts to improve pedestrian safety across the district. by the end of the mont vdot will complete installin hardened left turns at these locations. they are designed to prevent cars from cutting across traffic. ng in february, they'll also r install noht turn on red signs at 100 intersections across d.c. all signs should be up by next summer w >> two people rescued at this home when it caught fireom few astern market yesterday. the fire started as a result of what's being done. take a look re, a home decked out in holiday decorations went up in smoke. the fire started at the home around 5:45 lastt. ni one person ended up in the hospital but is expected to be okay. no word yet how the fire started.

>> we want to update you on the deadlysunami in indonesia. 280 people died. more thane 1,000 peo are hurt. those numbers are expected to rise. right now crews are still searching the rubble for survivors. on saturday night, a volcano erupted triggering the tsunami. huge waves destroyed several homes, businesses, cars, trucks, boats and ships. first responders in c montgomeounty had to get creative to free a 2,000 pound horsera ted neck deep in a hole. the animal fell in at a farm yesterday. you could see the horse was cind foldedle they used a bulldozer toar away massive amounts of dirt and mud. scuers coaxed the horse out of the newly dug trench. her than the muddy coat you see there, the animal appeared to be fine. a crash in d.c. killed one

person and left three others in the hospital. it happened early yesterday morning around 12:30. two v siclesmmed into each other and then hit a free on constitution avenue and 19th street in northwest.d one person dt the hospital. a second person had critical injuries. two other people were also injured but they are expected to be okay. it's not clear how tt crash happened. >> a long time winning high school football coach in montgomery county has been let go. he was informed heill no longer be head coach at seneca valley high school. they looked into accusations of hazing back in september. some plaesrsibed it as unwanted sexual touching from other players. he reportedhe incident as soon it.he heard about he also said his job as a physical education teacher has not been impacted. kim had 14 winning seasons with the school and brought two state championships. for the first time we're hearing from the family of the university of maryland student that diehe from adenovirus.

month.eshman died last the symptoms of the virus are similar to the common cold. part, s say for the most it is treatable but can become deadly for those people with a weakened immune system his daughter suffered from crohn's disease that likely put her at greatest risk. >> she's just a free spirited kind girl. we watched her get weaker and weaker, and that's the worst experience that you can possibly have as a parent. >>t least 40 university of maryland students tested positive for the virus. one student is current in the hospital. mchool officials say they will disinfect the d room and other areas during winter break. >> there's no judgment here, but if you have not gotten the chs,stmas gi you're pushing it. >> i feel like you're judging me. >> i'mot judging. but molette is one of them. it continues into today. thedalls were pac thisened with including here at the mall

at prince george's in hyattsville. now many of you were out looking for last minute gifts and deals. acrding to the national retail federation, you weren't alone. 130 million people were out shopping. that's almost as many sppers as all of black friday weekend. >> go ahead and mak that list, that last minute shopping is definitely just trying to beata the c, get in, pick up, you know what you're doing. but last minute shopping can be stressful but as long a you got your tickets and receipts, last minute shopping can be great for you. >> some stores are staying open until the late evening for last minute shoppers. at 5:00 this morning, susan hogan will be live with what you need to know before you head out to the stores. >>he's going to bring us good advice. >> stay tuned for that. it's not the shopping ghates you stress, it's the people in crowd.rking lot and the >> watch where you're stepping. >> absolutely. now some fun forou you and kids on this christmas eve.

>> we like it. today you can watch the water skiing santa. 's going to be o on the potomac river. he's going to catch the waves at 1:00 this afternoon. this is of course video from ride.year's the best place to ch with a it from the waterfront is king street. also and the grinch may make an appearance. >> we have never done it. list. my >> skiing or watching? >> just watching. >> absolutely. >> it's a milder day today. >> holiday air traffic turned into road traffic in alabama. find out why this pilot says he put his oice but to plane down on the freeway. >> and the holiday season could last forever if your lucky numbers cmoe up toow. we'll tell you about the record jackpot up for grabs when news 4 today continues. >> f linglucky? >> good morning, everybody. it's a clearing sky. it's going to turo out a very nice christmas eve around here. a little on the breez side

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british police releasedma a and woman connected with thees dron flying around the gatwick airport. flights werus snded for more than 36 hours when a drone was first spotted near the nwruay on wednesday night offer officers arrested the couple friday before they were released. no other arrests have been made here. a small plane joining travellers on an interstate in this happened over the weekend in talladega. the pilot of a small plane with engine failure brought the plane

down on the busy roadway. the pilot was outf options. no one got hurt. >> nobody got hurt. i tell you. new jersey state leaders opens a civil rights investigation after a referee told a wrestler to cut his dreadlocks or forfeit the match. this comes after a high school wrestling match in new jersey last wednesday. the referee told andw johnson that his dread locks and headar broke the rules. the ref told him to trim his hair or he koencouldn't compete. it's causing national attention. estling champion and olympic gold medallist jordan burrough shares his response. in high school, when you're creating an identity, i know as a young blackow manuch my hair meant to me. >> administrators say the referee will no longer be

permitte to officiate any school sporting events for his as for the match, johnson won. >> it's a holiday robbery making rounds on social media this morning. a woman dressed as rudolph broke into ao store steal several items. this woman broke into the store, stole several items and then proceeds to stuff it all into her book bag. police are n asking the public to help identify her. how do you identify that? that's tough. >> and then the pr campaign to fix rudolph's image. >> that'soing to be mess. >> it must be launched. >> the north poll israoing right now. >> i know. >> a group of carollers brought holiday cheer to unsuspecting shoppers at a whole foodsn pennsylvania. ♪

>> now that's a musical surprise. it happened in lancaster county. the flash mob performst at differ places in that area every year and this was their 8th yearoninging of the season. >> the produce section will never be the same. that's nice. first responders in prince george'sounty suiting up in red playing santa this weekend. take a look at this. this is police headquaters in palmer park filled with piles and piles of toys for the annual toys for tots give.aw it's all thanks to donations from volunteers and the community. they got high praiserom a familiar face. >> he makes it happen, so personnel and people who volunteer, the officers, a lot of officers come inn their days off. and he made sure that everybody is pn the rightce at the right time so all these kids can

get rewarded. >> in all the department gave about 45,000 toys away ye aerday. hut this for a stocking stuffer, a few hundred milliondollars. would that do it for you? >> yeah. >> me too. >> you need a big stocking. >> we'll make it work. >> a good holiday for somebody, right? be this is the largest mega millions jackpot ever offered on christmas day. itor on tap tomorrow. the prize, an estimated $321 million. since thegaame ben, drawings have only been held on christmas four times. so farhe christmas drawings ave not yet produced a jackpot winner. e have already worked out a deal. ah. you said that was going to be an off record deal. but now that y mentioned it. >> chuck is going to want to get in on this. >> i don'think you'll be able to keep a $300 million win to yourself for long. >> not in virginia. you can't be anonymous there.

>> especially when you buy that somehow. >> bentley. wow. >> i have to be modest about it. >> hire a >> in the meantime, we hit theh jackpot withe weather today. nicer, warmer temperatures. >> about average, you know. average? it is what it is. it is wintertime. the first halfay of yeste was spectacular. then the clouds rolled in and even a couple of sprinkles during the ernight hours. that's all drying out now. dry weather for the rest of the day. northwest winds only about 6 miles per hour. that's not going to be the case all aon though. they'll increase to 15 to 20 miles per hour. a breez day today but at least with the sunshine coming back, it will be a nice afternoon to spend time-outside. if you're traveling today, up toward new york city, a lot more clouds there but by the time you get there, most of t out of the way.

white christmas? not for too many folks. not too many places are likely to see snow late tonig or into christmas day. if you're flying today, good weather forflying. all the major hubs, chicago, st. louis, atlant dallas ft. worth, all the way down to florida, clear skies evywhere. perfect weather for holiday travellers today. you can see they had a couple o drops still lingering near edge water maryland. that's about it. those won't be lasting too much longer. future weather for your christmas eve. watch the clouds get scoured right on out of here. our average high temperature is 45. i'm forecasting 48 today. so maybe a tick t or above average. skies will be clear this evening. here's midnight. shouldn't have t much trouble.

no chance of rain or snow. for under the circumstances it's going to be dimming out the sunshine a little bit. the clouds hold temperatures tomorrow i think into the upper 30s and low 40s. right now 37 in fairfax. 35 in warrenton. 43 in arlington.re high temperan the mid to upper 40s. sun is down just before 5:00 today. and in your christmas day forecast, mostly cloudy, 43. sunshine on wednesday. clouds will be increasing during the day on thursday. any rain holds off until well after the sun goes down thursday evening and then friday,ostly cloudy and sorry kids, this is going to be another rainstorm. another one coming from the pacific and not from canada. that spells rain and notsnow. i'll share the ten-day outlook coming up the next half hour. >> we'll check in with you then. the most wonderful time of the year can be the busiest time of the year at the national cathedral. thousands are expected to fill

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different locations that will be decorated, each a little differentl throughout the many chapels and passage ways of this massive sgothictyle structure. work is still underway in many areas and the woman in charge, director of the cathedral's flower guild. >> i have been here over 53 years. > and her guild is always busy decorating for one event or another. at christmas, she says they try to do something ecial. a little different each year. >> who makes the decisions of at you're going to do here. >> i do for the most part. she gives each group aip r as she calls it waiting for them when they arrive andhen they get to use their own talents to put it all together. >> what's going on i here? >> in here is children's chapel. we're going right by the

children's tree. >> the children's tree sets the scene for the alterinside the children's chapel. covered in a wooded wonder land. it gets a special touch frome di cunningham who shared her secrets for the light touches of snow on the pine cones. some are simple, some ornate. each meant to invite you to pause and reflect on the majesty of the d season. s she have a favorite among all of them? it's this, a small sgle golden dove that you'll see as you leave the cathedral. it says simply, peace. >> beautiful. >> that is beautiful. barbara harrison reporting there. the children's service at the cathedral starts ats 11:00 t morning. the christmas eve services for this evening are already b full there's no passes required to attend tomorrow morning's christmas day service at 11:15. 4:26 is your time. still ahead, america in the

middle of a shutdown show down. >> that's right. it continues this morning. how thousands of workers are now impacted and the changes that you can expect to see in our region. plus we're taking you to indonesia where the situation following a deadly weekend tsunami has gon fro bad to worse. we'll give you a look at the damage and the search for survivors. good morning, everybody. skies are clearing on out. you won't need that umbrella for today, but it will be a little on the breezy and the chilly side. comik after the break, i'll give you the hour by hour forecast for your christmas eve. st know that you'll probably need the warm

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