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right now at disturbing new details in a c deadhurch stabbing. vaef investigators tell us a young man killed his mother. donald trump's tweet about tragedy raising eyebrows. and breaking news, john wall may needg season-end foot surgery. a deadly stabbing in front of a rockville church, suspect is victim's own son. i'm erika gonzalez, police arrested kevin mcgligen.
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live outside the church with new details of theisturbing homicide investigation. darcy what have we learned? >> reporter: i was able to speak to a family member by phone. she shared with me a photo of thewa victim. to provide that to you right now. show our viewers who the victim was. her name was jacqueline mcgligen, jackie. mother of three children, recent breast cancer survivor, having just finished radiationver the summer months. described as rock of their family. this is going to be a huge loss not only t tom but community and neighborhood, they're in a state of shock trying to understand how and why this would happen, she be allegedly killed by her own son. mug shot released by policer ea of her son. 21ol years police say he
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stabbed his mom right in front of saint rafael catholic church in rockville. police say he took off in her car, abandoned later, and he was arrested around 7:00 at gas station in rockvie, currently held without bond in jail on first degree murder charge. taking place here at catholic church, something happening every saturday at 5:00, but pray forowing up to the families. archdiocese put out statement, no known connection between the incident and church. everyone trying to figure out why this happened and how they ended up in frontf the church. back to you.
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>> what could have happened between the two for story to end like that.nk darcy, t you. also breaking, policeay suspicious death now a homicide. before noon responded in beltsville to innd a man dead side a car. working to learn how the victim died, working on little information. if you have something, give the a call. also breaking tonight, wizards star point guard john wall is planning on having season-ending foot surgery. george wallace from the live desk. what is for certain tonight? >> just when you think the season can't get any worse for the wizards, it does. w consulith specialist, all-star john wall is electing to have surry on left heel tond effectively e his season. issue that's plagued wall a number o years, missed sgaond me last night.
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averaging nearly 20, po 9 assists a game. tumultuous yea for the wizards, estimated recovery te for the surgery, appoximately six eight months. head coach scott brooks addressed the media. >> john met with a specialist today in grubaueeen bay. t likely have surgery. season ending. as we see doctors and multiple specialists, along with our ct s, are conferring, we'll have more details later. that's the news. >> head coachoesn't sound happy. wizards take on the horns tonight at 7:00, much more as the topic develops.
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>> thank you george. meanwhile president trump -- >> now your forecast. >> good evening, the weather has changed. 24 hours go from drenching rain to dense fog. now we had sunshine across the area but more changes over the xt few days as we close out 2018. talking about 2019. tomorr t we knowt's the last day, last game for the redskins. not a baday weather-wise, temperatures from mi30s to upper 40s. clouds move in. talk about moving into the next couple of days, again dry tonight and sunday. in, i know i know. rain returns just in time for the closeout of 2018, new year's eve. new year's day, mild temperatures. how mild? may be closing in on 60egrees.
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talking about 2019. acomplete forecas details in just a few. >> thank you sir, see youth . meanwhile president trump says the deaths of two migrant children detained by the u.s. are strictly the fault of democrats. in a series ofs twe he blamed democrats quote patheticn immigrat policies and quote saying they allowed people to enter the u.s. illegally from mexico and claimedhe children who died were sick before border patrol took them int custody at behest of his administration. continue to fight on border security. says they need to make a deal on he border wall in order t reopen the government. latest on the impact. >> reporte o electedfficials clash in the nation's capital, thousands of workers and aymilies leftg the price. husbandd in the coast gund
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won't get paid. >> what do we do after that and pay doesn come through. most families are feeling that uncertainty, wha do we do. >> reporter:ow in second week and presidentd donaltrump is left tweeting about democrats, absent any real movement between the two sides. turday blaming them for not giving him votesat in s to build the wall when his pty controlled all branches of government. demanded $5 billion. >> w came down off $5 billion offer. >> reporter: sources say would accept $2.5 billion but democrats insisted building new wall at border won't hapncn. na pelosi says the white house hasn't reached out since the 11th. >> hurt our economy, makes no sense whatsoever.
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>> reporter: democrats and republicans calculating voters will blame the other side for the third shutdown this year. solution may not come until after the new year when democrats take control of the house. nbc news. following even more breaking news tonight. american may have been exposed to ebola working i africa. man arrested for shooting and killing aspiring social worker in d.c. appears in court.
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breaking right now, americab who may haned expo ebo ebola in africa is being monitored. providing aid in republic of the congo. should they develop symptoms will be admitted to hospital. doctors say the person is not sick or contagious. back at home, suspect d.c. police say it responsible for shooting that killed a m 22-year-ol sitting inside his car is being held without bond. appeared in court first time today and was charged with first degree murder.er in oct a stray bullet struck
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and killed aspiring social worker. in court his attorney said he was trying to defend himself while he fired the weapon. the judge was not buying it. back in court next month. warehouse goes up in flames in prince george's county, firefighters needed help to get it under control. it under control. mother nature divering oelne
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tonight we are showing you the scene across parts of the midwest, whiteouton condi wreaking havoc tonight. in the south torrential flooding has killed one woman. >>ustrations for holiday travelers. millions of people back on the roads this holiday weekend after powerful winter storm wreaked havoc across most of the country. in midwestlizzard conditions turned deadly, claiming at least six lives. inarts of minnesota almost a foot of snow fell in just 36 hours. ice snarling traffic in kansas.n d strong wind gusts making ofe drivers lose control their big rigs. in the south heavy rains caused widespread flooding. in tennessee a 30-year-old woman' w body recovered after
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she was reportedly swept away by rushing water. more fortunate newsn georgia where a woman and baby were rescued from theod f swollen ters of clay cree in louisiana high winds and thunderstorms led to fghten power surges. on the east coast snow and freezing rain made for dangerous driving conditions in new hampshire. i-90 was closed for several hours after several trucks jackknifed. end of the year storm sure to impact holiday travel this weekend. >> maria la rosa reporting. weather isgh affecting f as well. more than 300 u.s. flights have been cceled and more than 800 additional flights have been delayed. back here at home, several fire compani coming together to attack a two alarm fire at warehouse in upper marlboro. flames seen shooting through
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roof of the rental. fortunately no one was hurt but portions c estimating around $1.5 million. assisted by other counties and d.c. fire. no word on the cause. crews at this hour still on the scene. nearly 15% of households in the district struggle to put od on the table. government shutdown makes things worseot for of families. people receiving government assistance for food can still receive them despite shutout, wick and s.n.a.p. federal workers who do not - ll not receive back pay could and should apply for unemployment until the >> this might be the push
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because they absolutely can't afford to feed their families. want people to understand this is an option for you. people need to be fed. >> and nonprofits and private companies are worngo provide financial assistance for many federal workers. search shutdown in the nbc washington app. in the spirit of giving, what better way to surprise aup local g than a check after playf "a christm carol." homeless ildren's play time project received more than $100,000 check group passes out check every year and always a surprise to th charity selected. huge surprise for them. theater done this ten years, raised more than $835,000 for local charities. job well done. that's fantastic.
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anks erika. last night, about 24 hours ago, had a den fog advisory across the area. our cams couldn't see anything. outside it's nice to see the buildings. emperatures across the area normally high is 44 degrees with low of 30. for us, really not that bad across the ar. 47 degrees. 37 in winchester, annapolis at 48 degreesr, rao rain showers yet. as we take a look, start to talk about that. weekend activities, travel, many folksraling up and down interstate i-95 and 66, but fror weat standpoint, no problem there's. taking down the decorations, looking nice. redskins game in the afternoon, not bad. temperatures in 40s and key word
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is dry. talk about the rain outlook and forecasts. unfortunately there it is new year's eve, umbrella doesn't go with party t clothes butnk about it. chhece of showers mainly in morning. monday, comes from westo southeast. 11:00 a.m., showers come into the stick around in the afternoon. will be light. moderate portions but rain showers hang around as we close out 2018. start to s it but not until new year's day in the morning. speaking of, coming attractions. lot of fireworks for those in town. hope you do enjoy it. and forecast as we go into the mening, rain, rain, more rain. close tonight will start toff taper
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temperatures mild. normally in the 50s. 51 degrees, not that bad. forecast for the next several ys. new year's eve, looks to be wet day across the area. high temperature is 51. pper 50s to lower 60s for tuesda wednesday not bad, start the new year. temperaturesremain mostly above average. not too bad erika. saturday and sunday, still above average. not bad but umbrella for the new year. >> thank you sir. jt ahead in sports, virginia football took on i south carolinan
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wizards, got to feel for them. can't catch a break. this is not the news they needed. >> never want to see this happen, especially to all-star and leader. and there already struggling and got problems. john wall to dergo season-ending surgery on left heel. issue he's beenit dealing several years. sat out the loss to chicago and
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issed four games due to the pain. 2-2 in his absences thi year. season gettingor worse wirds. 13-23 a losing third straight last night. wall despite heel problem, 20 poin 8 and assists a game this timebut estimated recovery is six to eight months. earlier this afternoon head coach scott brooks addressed the situatn. >> as you know, john met with the specialist today in green bay. and he is likely to have ery. and that will be season ending. but as we speak,octorsnd multiple specialists, along with ou doctors, are conferring. we'll have more details lat. that's the news. >>eason gets tougher and tougher for scott brooks. last night wizards dropped third
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straight, 102-91 loss to the bulls. bradley beal with 34 but bulls by 24, 19 in second half. pulled away late to hand washington ninth loss in last 11 games. >> doesn't matter how many guys up, got to win. got to do a better job leading n and mak sure to lead it. ge out of the hole. nobody's going t feel sorry or bad for us. we just got to man up and do it. >> bradley beal's team now for sure. colle gridiron, bowl season continuing. despite ending season with heartbreaking loss to virginia tech, virgia is playing back-to-back bowl games first time since 2000 looking for first bowl wce s 2005. charlotte, virginia takin
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on south carolina, oall cavs, n score, bryce perkins finds zekious for the score, virginia. same score. jordan eis up the gut forni ne-yard touchdown run cavaliers take a 14-0 lead into intermission. fourth quarter, 21-0 virginia. perkins buying time. scrambles out of the pocket, third score of the aftenoon. defe pitches shrgout. inia wins first bowl win sinc 2005, snapping three bowl game losing streak. georgetown, how about the start for howard, r.j. cole fouled on the jumper. bison up to start. 15-0 run, jump hook.
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23 and 10 for him. more of the same, easy jam off nice feed. yentered conference pla cruising to 102-67 victory over city rivals. local college hoops, george washington topped american in overtime. at 11:00, highlights from caps, zards and taerrapin hoops. >> we'll
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tonight, the stand-off over the government shutdown intensifies, with a provocative new attack from the president opening him up to accusations he crossed the line. as a number of democrats get ready to take him on in 2020. the growing pain with the trade war with china. s >>chools on lockdown, millions of kids go through it each year, now a investigation reveals the long term danger you might not expect. actor kevin spacey accused of sexual assault is preparing his defense. how his team may be planning to take on the charges. a new law comes to the rescue of rescue animals, with new restrictions on pet stores. and living her dream of becoming a doctor.

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