wall fwungd other things to end the shutdown showdown. the president said the standoff with democrats is all about his boer wall. but one of his top advisers says mr. trump backed off on the idea of a wall a long time ago. we're live at fedex field as the redskins take the field for the last time this season. fans tell us what they really think about the state of the team. >> announcer: news 4 at 6:00 starts now. > good evening, i'm erika gonzalez. the bitter budget battleetween president trump and congressional democrats rages on. and we can see an even bigger fight when democrats take control of the house.

nbc news's jennifer johnson tells us that some are optimistic about a deal getting done. >> reporter: president trump spending his holiday at the white house as the government shutdown hs day nine. after lurchlds with the president, republican senator lindsegraham optimistic about a possible deal that protection the so-called dreamers, immigrants broug here a children in exchange for money for a border wall. >> to my democratic friends, therare some things that you can have if you agree to border wall security. >> what donald trump and the republicans want to do is waste $5 billion in taxpayer money on an ineffective medieval border wall that isth a century solution to a 21st century problem. p >> reporter: tsident is now escalating the blame gameor over bder wall funding after two migrant children died in u.s. custody thi month. the president tweeting, any deaths of children or others at the border are strictly the fault of the democrats and their

pa thet tick immigration policies. the head of bder protection is calling far ceasefire. >> reporter: we need a sober minded look at ur immigration laws to grapple with the fantastic that children and families are coming into this cycle. >> reporter: for now, everyone even republicaosing patience with the border wall fight. >> we've got to move away from the blame game, blaming the president, blaming the de crats, and get back to doing what we're sent there to do, to fund the government. >> reporter: senator graham said the president didn't commit to anything in their meeting m buts opended to making a deal. jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. in an exit interview, outgoing white house chief of staff john kelly says the president will not get his wall. kelly spoke with the "l.a. times." he says mr. trump abandoned the notion of a solid concrete wall early on in the administra end quote. trump started calling for a wall

as early as 2015, but democrats have remained committed to blocking the president's priority. kelly told the paper, quote, to be honest, it's not a wall. the presiden still says wall, old testaments frankly he'll say barrier or fencing. now he's tended towards steel slats. kelly's last day is wednesday. the shutdown is impacting hundreds of thousands of federal workers, and many tourists hot spots across the district if t smithsonian shuts down, and it likely l you won't be able to go to any of the museums or zoo. workers will t show upo make sure the animals are cared for. people are saying it's a disappointment. >> it's very unfortunate for everyone not having the pportunity to visit basically u.s. history. >> tuesday will be your last day to visit smithsoniannd museum the zoo before funding runs out and they're forced to close.

the redskins are trying to finish the season on a high ne as they host thede phihia eagles. nicole, what are they saying. >> reporter: it's about what yu woulexpect, erika. this is the last go for the washington redskins and certainly the season hasn't up anand down -- panned up as hoped.'s it the matters of theeam that have been called into question this season. a glimpse of seats anr h and a half before kickoff showed fewer numbers of fans. our crew, though, inside telling us the seats have filled in a little bit, but that's been the case for the better part of the season. some say even in seasons past. "the washingtto post," regular season attendance is down 24%, and game-day revenue by $18million. the redskins missing the

playoffs for yet another season, d that is weighing heavy on the commitment level of some fans but uttons reading tha you, fans, could be seen throughout the stadium today as it has been a tough season for those on the field and those in the stan. there's also the continuing story line of front office drama. so at some point you have to ask the question, what changes need to be made? "the new york times," of course, reporting on somenc dyson with regards to dismissals and trades. we talked to fans entering the stadium today for the final time, and they do want change, they should have been want to root for a winning team and they want to see more burgundy and gold in the stands over the kposing team fans. >> i'md of indifferent. i'm still here to support the team and still here to have fun. but other than that it's kind of normal. >> we need new ownership,

completely. complete overhaul. >> i've been to seven games this season, and it's a lot less people than i've seen other seasons. yeah, it's hard. i'm sure it's hard for the players too. but, you know, you got to get to n the playoffs every once while to bring people in. >>hieporter: season is the 15th season under owner daniel schneider wherehe redskins have not made the playoffs. but the silver lining in the eyes of some is that perhaps that makes for slightly better standings when it comes to draft picks. >> i'm sure a lot of fans and players areeady to se 2018 go bye and ready to get a fresh start in2019. we'll see what the year holds for them. nicole, thank you. the good news for us for at least saturday a sunday, weather wise, we have pretty nice weather as we close out 2018. plenty of sunshine yesterday. sunshine today.

right now temperatures are in the mid-40s. here right now, the temperatures will be dropping gradually throughout the evening, dropping down to about 42 degrees.re 37 d as you go out tonight. just that jacket. you won't need umbrellas for tonight, but we' going to give you the updates. clouds on the increase for tonight. new year's evee' give you the forecast. new year's day, milder temperatures. all the detailsju i a few moments. >> thank you. switching gears a killer on the loose in prince george's county tonight. police discovered a man gunned down outside a home. the crime scene roped off late last night here on taylor avenue and fort washington. detectives say they don't have any information about the gunman or a motive. made. ests have been a lot of questions tonight after a fire damages part of this d.c. church. what neighbors h

a big mess at a local church caught fire just before sunday service with people inside when it started. derrick ward has the story of how everybodgot out safely. >> reporter: not what rishioners expected or want to poe as they arrived to the

church. ce are investigating how this fire started outside the rear of the church's education center at 16th and monroe streets northwest. were owens jr. says people in the building when the fire started. >> we evacuated quickly and the first responders came and did a marvelous job. >> reporter: neighbors heard as ma as four explosions before they saw flames. while damage was minor, a nearby church offered sanctuary to canaan members. >> it's shaken us up, but we have resolve and we'll get through it. >> reporter: in icrthwest, deward, news 4. serious charges after a deadly and fiery crash in manhattan. what investigators say he didbe re and after the wreck.>> > breaking tonight, a horrifying story out of north carolina, anscaped lion kills an intern at a zero. whose idea was this?!

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two... one... two... three... three... four... four... five... five... six... six... breaking news, an escaped lion kills an intern at a north carolina zoo. the 22-year-old recent clege grad from indiana was cleaning the animal enclose this afternoon. the conserve tore center says one somehow escaped. one of the lions somehow escaped a locked space in urlington about an hour outside of

raleigh. apparently the lion enteredar t where the intern was and it quicy killed her. the zoo is now closed as police investigate how this happened. a deadlyit-and-run in new york city. police arresting this man, sherman harrison, from upper marlboro.th fiery crash that killed a woman. >> reporter: we're getting our irst look at the m blamed for this deadlypilot. this is 37-year-old sherman harrison of maryland. seen here with scratches on his face in police custody was speeding and swerving through traffic on west street 7:30 turday morning when he collided with several cars. >> there was debris scattered up and down the streety and t were multiple cars.

>> debris by the window and the door. and i turned around and then i went to look and saw the car in flames. it was likeea sng wild. there was not much that peopou -- you do something to put the fire away. >> this is craziness, yo. i hope whoever crashed isok . >> reporter: firefighters eventually put out the flames and once the smoke cleared they found ad oman dinside. >> i've never seen a car that rangled before. they had to beling extremely fast. it was caught on fire. the video i saw of it being caught on fire, there's no way anybody could survive, it was terrible. >> reporter: harrison to leave the scene with his dog. >> tiffs one guye with black dog and and i was like, that might haha been the guy t caused the whole accident. >> reporter: police caught up with him, placed him in a handcuffnd then took him to get checked out. >> it was a horrible accident, absolutely horrible. my family and i came out and saw the accident. we immediately stopped and

prayed for the person who definitely died in the accident and all those involved. my heart breaks for the family that lost their loved one. >> that was wnbc rtreg. harrison is charged with manslaughter and lea the scene of an accident. tonight the continues into how a jet bridge failed injuring six people at bwi. equipment faile on the jet bridge which attached the airport terminal to the plane. this was saturday night. at the time paramedics were responding to a sick passenger. the flight had just arrived from punta canna. the six people who were hurt had minor injuries but were taken to the hospital. they are expected to be all okay. as we look outside, 45 degrees currently.in

southwesterly at 5 miles per hour. the southwesterly winds will issuer warmer than average temperatures. temperatures around the area include 4degrees annapolis. win chester at 37. for late in december, that's not a cold spot at all. huntington at 39. no rain showers across the area yet, even well to the south. for the overnight hours we will still enjoy a very nice evening for those of you that are visiting across the washington area. as i said, we stretch down into the carolinas, the rain, the storm as well to our south andeand weil. when we start to see rain showers? overcast conditions for your monday throughout the day. notice at 1:00 p.m. rain showers

move in from the west. interstate 81 closer to the y.wa it will not rain every hour of the day for morrow, butf you're going out in the evening, notice 11:00 p.m., the second hi wave, the wave of rain showers will be racing across the area. we deally't start to dry out until new year's day. we'll have clouds and then we'll talk about partial clearing. so that's why we have our graphr then day will be new year's eve, which will be monday. with that, the forecast for new year's eve, again, throughout the daye' wll pick up periods of rain but temperatus will be rather stagnant and constant because of that warm front bringing us warmer temperatures across t area. one more great aphic. enjoy it, everyone. temperatures remain constant, t the umbrella should be constant as well.ve temperatures the next several days, it's going to be a mild day for new year's day, 63

s. wednesday and thursday, temperatures more seasonal for january. in other words, hh temperatures in the 40s, about 50 degrees for the weekend. upcoming weekend will be dry. temperatures will start to drop down again for highs in the 40s. lows at 30. we've been talking about rain, it does look like new year's eve will be the wet day of the week. >> thank you. still ah a touching goodbye to one of buffalo's best. thdave's coming up next wi thdave's coming up next wi sports.

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>>e johnson here to talk a little redskins redskins really ready to turn the page on the calendar. >> we were singing country music lyrics. >> that's how bad it is. >> it's been a little bit like a untry music song this season, wow. the ball drop is not until tomorrow, but the redskins already dropped .e ball in 20 with happy new year, there will not be a playoff game to get ready for. injuries and inconsistencies reduced the burgundy and gold to a role p on the final day of their dra ktic serieswn

as the nfl regular season. the last time the redskins won a playoff game was when is guy was in charge in 2005.e theasons working for schneider. today, though, goes by ibbs wat. what's going on? right now the eagles are doing their part. the redskins and eagles late in the third quart at fedex field, the eagles right now shutting out the redskins 10. we'll have highlights or low ghts later. cowboys clinch the nfc east last week, big day for quarterback dak prescott. this 19-yard score in the second quarter gives them the lead.

on the other side ssday, ly eli manning's last go for the giants. saqu saqu saqu saquon barkley, that's a touchdown. 1:00 to go. dallas down 7. he's on the move. he findsim in the end zone. amazing catch by beaslell initiay called incomplete, but it's reverse ruled, touchdown. they decided to go for two and the win. dak rolls out. two-point conversion, that's good too. the cowys 36-35 and will host the playoff game next weekend. opponent to be determined. >> it's a great momentum.t this game, the ups and downs, the game shows the character of this team. some call this a meaningful game, but you just saw the

intensity on our last drive.se important d on that. i love this team.i' m excited for what we got next. tom brady, patriots hosting the jets. they might not want a win because tom brady is 41 years old looking like he's 25. 17-yard touchdown and the patriots out to a 7-0 lead. second etarter, js do get on the board. but brady answers back. watch this pass to rex burke.d 18-yar touchdown for him. 14-3 lead. brady keeps getting better. during this one later in the quarter, brady knos a a mobile quarterback buys time with his legs and that's a touchdown. great play by brady and a heck of a catch. four touchdowns on the day for tom brady. 38-3 win. ng if your team isn't g to

the playoffs and you want something to look forward ,en josh all giving that to buffalo fans against the dolphins. cuts away from a defender. wait a minute, he's going to all the way.d 30-y rushing touchdown for allen. one of five iotal touchdownn n.e game for al against line and kyle william announcing hist retiremen this week, catches his first career pass. beloved by bills q fans,te the sendoff, a nine-yard catch for a big defensive lineman. he gets some joy and gets a curtain call from fans. beat the lphins, 42-17, but he finally got to catch the ball instead of doing all this work for other folks. dan engelstad, mount st. mary's coach. morris is going to get bucket and the foul.ff

18he bench for him. second quarter, minnesota up by 10. coffey goes behind the back. that wl jar your preserves.mi nnesota beats them 71-53. it was injuries and inconsistency that causedhe redskins -- i had to put my teeth back in. >> thank you for joining us. see you after suay night ndfo

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