right now, at 11:00, a family of nine forced from their home on christmas day justfter opening their presents. plus the shutdown showdown

continues. what the president is saying about when the government will re-open. a chilly christmas night. when we will expect to see mor rain in the forecast. >> good evening, i am chris gordon. for a family of nine in capital heights maryland. their house went up in flames and now they have to find somewhere else to stay christmas night. they have neighbors to thankor averting a tragedy tonight. >> we noticed flames and smoke comi from the house. >> reporter: christmas interrupted in the worst kind of away. 4:30, neighbors were startled by a frightening scene. >> we ran out the houseo see if we wouldof b any assistance. >> it was a bang.en my p and kids went outside

evacuating thehouse. >> reporter: the family spread to both floors. one of the people in the burng use in the second floor window. all nine people made it out safely along with the family dog. a man handing out gifts. w a red cross volunteer. next year, this time, this fami will indeed have a story to tell about christmas of 2018t and ately, it will have a happy ending >> a lot of things lost but the main t is everybody is okay. >> reporter: busy 24 hour for red cross in the national eving. four fires here in the county. four families displaced. 22 people all thankful that they were there and no one seriously

injured. in capital heights. derek ward. we are about to enter the fifth day of the government shutdown. after speakin with troops this afternoon he said the partial shutdown won't end until money is provided for the wall. he wants $5 billion and the democrats say they won't give any more than already allocated for border security. >> i can tell you it is not going to be open until we have a wall, a fence whatever they wod like to call it. i will call it whatever they want. but it is all the samething. >> president trump added that he wants to have the wall in place by election time. since democrats have said they will not provide him with additional fundin the shutdown will continue well into the week or longer. ay tuned for continuing

coverage of the partial. shutdo developing tonight an eight-year-oldrooy guatemala has died while in u.s. immigration ku immigration custody. the young boy was detained along with his father when the border agent noticed the child appead to be sick. the boy was given medicine and released only to return hours later after heta sed vomiting. the eight-year-old died this morning. the official cause of death is under investigation. in our area, a chilly christmas. folks bundled out there tonight and they might even need an amongst amelia draper is in

tonight. >> it was a chilly christmas today. official high 44 degrees. not tracking anything on team 4 radar. day tomorrow going be completely dry. currently our temperatures in the 20s and 30s. manassas down to 23. the district at 36 degrees.he in suburbs going to have low temperatures in the low to mid-20s. temperatures in leeds burg about 23. a cold start starting off in the district. plenty of sunshine. i am tracking rain movin in for thursday on into friday. to celebrate christmas an today, people attended mass at churches throughout our area.

the services at the basilica shrine of the immaculate conception. cardinal wuerl a talkedut the coming together of family and friends on christmas and renewing commitment t kindness and compassion. it was that compassion that was shown to people alone for christmas or people in need. 400 volunteers rving christmas dinner in the dining room. while many were still asleep early this morning, volunteers across our area were as busy as anta's elves cooking and prepping to feed people of need. north west square today where kindness was served in

abundance. >> we have socks, gift cards for evs. if peopl have a place to get something that they can help them out. one david walton knows will help someone.on of many lessons he and fell low volunteers have learned reaching into their own pocket to continue their tradition. >> we started at midnight and started cooking eggs and bar:n. >> repor lives began to stretch. wide smiles a many a merry christmas which meant to much to those >>receiving. t feels great. giving out and tak tgir time on christmas and helping the community to those who need it. it jus feels good. >> there is a lot of love out re. santa clause is here today a are thankful.

>> reporter: hundreds wrapped in warm clothes. many carrying withhe them all have. men and women who aren't with theirs famil but have found families here today. >> i feel i have been out of jail 15 years and i thank god i have made it this >> reporter: all together, all glad and all grateful. >> that is what christmas is about, giving back and being able to share and bei blessed. >> reporter: i am justin west news 4. pope francis delivering a christmas message. urging people of all faithnd races to come together. the pope added our differences is a source of richness. up next, working for you o u

anate on a news 4 investigation justuc how d.c. residents are paying for water. millions of dollars of relief for skyrocketing

on this christmas day, a reminder of the sacrifice of and women overseas celebrating the holidays. a visit to the christmasfr mark om hot spots around the world

from the ukraine andta afghanis america's military is stationed in more than 150 countries around the world. british royal family celebrated christmas by attending church services together. megan is expecting the couple's first child in the spring. also her first christmas as a part of the royal family. absent was king phill who is 97-years old and largely retired from public life. here in d.c., a new program to help pay skyrocketing teams. the news 4i-team exposedobhe m last fall. who is eligible for the money

and who you toet it. >> reporter: can start applying online or on paper next week. coming after a news 4 i-tame investigation showed how some were struggling to pay for that fee. >> we haven't had a chance to do anything about the fees. >> reporter: he showed up at one of the distrfot recent ation sessions to hear how much money nonprofits can get toward their bills andow to apply. >> reporter: you have been hurt about these fees? >> yes, 72% of our monthly bill. >> reporter: how it was impacting nonprofits last fall. year. top $200,000 a district leaders held hearings an budgeted $7 million to help

payhe bills. to qualify, nonprofits must be a religious entity, cemety or >> we are so appreciative that they have this relief project. >> reporter: velma wieman showed up. theain garden they installed amounted to very little cret their bill. >> if we get a heavy rain, it looks lik a little river coming through. >> reporter: it will qualify them to get 90% ofheir clean rivers paid. nonprofits can still get % of theirees paid and payments will be retroactive to october 2018. >> we have been struggling with our bud ft the last several years and having this fee come

down will make a big difference in the programs that we can do in the future. >> reporter: the money is budgeted f only one year and the fees will still be there when the money is gone. based on square footagef run off.with water >> it needs to be in the budget every>>year. eporter: stacy water also kicked in $60 million to help low income residents. you can findore details in our 4c washington app. news i-team. >> the money will only be available on a first come first serve basis. officials tell the i-team that they are confident there will be enough money. amelia has joined us.

you warned us we have rain. >> most of thursday is going to be dry. friday lking like a rainy day. and all the rain we have had, there could be potential flooding issues. tomorrow it is only wannesday plenty of sunshine. in fact a pleasant day out there tomorrow. high temperatures 50 degrees and barely a cloud in the sky.ve if you have t plans, you want to get out doors, the weather is cooperating. a few degrees above normal tomorrow.oo as we at thursday, overnight rain moves into the area. and rain looks likely on friday. we start to dry out on fridaygh and then we have another chance of rain on sunday and news years day which isoi to be your

tuesday. temperatures an e 20s and 30s. from 26 icollege park. and 36 degrees in the district, the district one of the warmer spots out there.hi and wton tomorrow expected temperature around 33. outside the beltway temperatures going to start off in the low to mid-20s. you want the jackets as well as the sunglasses. right aund 7:25. still tracking e thoselier sunsets but now that we are past the solstice our day length is slowly getting longer. sunset time tomorrow at 4:52. maybe returns taken care of.d 39 degrees at that point and keeping it nice and dry. check out friday, wide spread rain is in the forecast and again, potentially over an inch. so friday, steam 4er wea

alert. you are going to be dealing with wet roads especially during the first 1/2 of the day as it looks right now. we are by far and a way the o wettes record with 65 inches of rain. we are only going to tac on to that friday. and check out future weather. this is thursday at 10:00 p.m. an then moving to friday. it is raining, and still raining around the lunchtime hours onfr ay. and drying out during the second lf of the day. with the rain comes warmer temperatures. so near 50. friday, high temperatures near 60 as we look to state, keeping it dry highs in the mid-50. maybe showersn sunday.

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>> former skin safety swearinger. he is going back to arizona. claiming the former washington running back. played for the cardinals in late 2015nd 2016. released two days after he ripped the play calling in a loss to tennessee. cardinals a loss away from securing theumber one overall pick. >> now if you are like me and think the nba season start on christmas day. the league has a great sense of humor gndes us the marquee match up lebron james again

the warriors. first meetingth of e season. the golden state warriors. l.a. up double digits. lebron goes up for a loose ball. what is being called a strained left groin. the warriors r make a after lebron'sg exit. finish it with a slam to make it a three point game. r the lakers, they do not fold. lancens ste knocks down the triple. in the fourth, this went to avita for the slam. the lakers snap an 11 game losing streak.

over inboston, big time matchup. kyrie irvin embiid throwing down the slam.ng irvi even better on this night. boston down to 20 seconds to pay. ough fadeway jumping for irving bounce to tie the game at 180. jj redick shot is off the mark. fans rejoice and heading to ertime. overtime plenty more from rvrie ig. knocks down the go ahead three.s next posseion in transition. he turns a two point celtic deficit into a four point lead. celtics win. still waing on official word from the lakers, but reports that lebron is feeling better

after the game. >> we hope he is better. good for basket ball. and we wish him well. and we wish him well. we will beal

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>> there was cocoa in the >> sweets on the set. >> and storm team 4 was wide awake and full of cheer. we were tracking a white haired man and eight tiny rain deers. >> and just one tap. and we were working for you tracking santa and his squad too. >> we can pinpoint st. nick's every move. >> #looking for you. >> everyone wasn't so cheering. in fact two familiar faces were down right dreary. >> the grinchat hed christmas. now please don't ask why. in one quite knows the reason. >> it could beis head wasn't

screwed on right or perhaps his shoes were too tight. but i think the most ikely reason of all. >> may have been his heart was two sizes too small. >> helping our neighbors who are hungry. giving children in need new ys. >> traditions we share together and hold so dear. >> w w spend holidays together year after year. >> before you shut your eyes. >> and again at sunrise and the whole season th tugh. >> knot nbc 4 is right here and we are working for you. great sharing the holiday with you. amelia has anat u on our weather. >> dry today and mostly thursday. raining out there for your friday. another storm system bringing us a chance for showers on friday.

maybe some flake but nothing sticking. dry.year's eve looking >> thank you for being with us. that is it for us. that is it for us. the ♪ that is it for us. the not long ago, ronda started here. and then, more jobs began to appear. these techs in a lab. this builder in a hardhat... ...the welders and electricians who do all of that. the diner staffed up 'cause they all needed lunch. teachers... doctors... jobs grew a bunch. what started with one job spread all around. because each job in energy creates many more in this town. energy lives here.

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