this morning he is walking free while the kids parents remain in critical condition. >> we start off the new year with the still shutdown.ment but democrats say they're ready to pass a spending plan when they take over the house this week. gettg the president to sign still seems like high hopes. good morning. happy new year. i'm chris laurence. >> i'm molette green. happy new year. we're gl you're starting 2019 with us today. a calm start. a little windy out there.l we're thank to be done with the wettest year the d.c. area has ever seen. >> yeah. i have to tell you, when you walk out the door this morning, you might not believe it's the 1st o day january. >> the temperatures today are 61. >> i know, i w lovehen we have these mild mornis i winter,

especially heading into work, you're not dealing with bitterly cold air. so it's not only mild out there, but it's kind ofs breezy well. winds subsiding a bit now compared to the last hour. out of the southwest at about 7 miles per hour. i'm tracking plenty of crowds across the area. that temperature, 61 degrees, that's where temperatures will stay throhout the day today. it's a mild start to january. f stormthe latest check team 4 radar. yesterday's rain pushed off to the east. we'll be dry not only today but .omorrow as we a high temperature today around 60es deg near steady temperatures throughout the day. clouds will give way to increasing sunshine. tyou'll notice the windsime today as they come out of the northwest between 10 and 25 miles per hour we lose the winds tomorrow. we're not dealing with them at all it will be noticeably colder.

i'll have more on what you can expect tomorrow and when rain returns to the forecast around 6:18. police are responding to a situation on i street in the last few minutes. >> derrick ward is there live now. what can you tell us? >> we are at 8th and i, the marine barracks on capitol hill. this is the oldest post in the corps. police haveesponded here. we understand something happened here at about 5:00. someone nearby say they saw police running on to the post then an ambulance come and go metropolitan police confirm they are investigating aho soting that happened here onhe post. it is contained to the post. some metropolin vehicles a in and out of there as well as detectives. investigatorsith the forensics unit are here. we don't know the condition of e person or persons who were

shot or the circumstances. we do know there is no spect lookouts, so no threat to the hineral neighborhood. about 5:00 morning, a shooting on the post here at the u.s. marine barracks. an ambulance came and left. don't know a lot more at this point. we're life outside the marine barracks, derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >> all right. keep us updated on that. commuters are starting the new year with increased tolls. starting today, if you plan on using the dulles toll ad. aimeecho has more. >> good morning. yeah. starting today, if ygi plan on ch dulles toll road your wallet will feel lighter. the main toll plaza is going up by 75 cents. the ramps are going up by 50 cents, so you're looking at ea extra $1.2 way or 2.50 round trip. that money will go

towards maintenance on dulles tolload and building the silver line extension of metro and this has been a controversial toll hike. a lot of drivers say they don't think it's fair they have to fund the silver line. some people held a protest sa ng they think airlines should have to pay some of the burden. but the toll hikes are here to stay. the last time the rolls were raised is in 2014, and highway ofcials hope not to raise the tolls again until 2023. back to you. >> thank you so much. today kicks off inauguration events for muriel bowser. this morning at 9:00, there will be a 5k run. look at this map here. the race will begin on new je ey avenue between "m" street and tingey street.e thll be several road closures and parking restrictions. tomorrow morning bowser will be sworn in for a second term at 9:30 at the washington convention center. for those of yt who need to t this morning.

metro service will start at 8:00 and run through 11:00 tonight. trains and schedule.ar a sunday off-peak are in effect. parking is free. you don't have to worry about scheduled track work trday. all stations are set to be open today after a hazmat scare at eastern market. metro police suspended service yesterday after a man sprinkled a mysterious white powder on some of the benches. three stations were shut down until tests showed the substance fis harmless. the man was iden as thomas greene. police picked him up a few hours later. starting today jefferson davis highy will be named richmond highway in alexandria. the city council voted 6-0 to rename that portion of road.f the city oalexandria created an advisory group in 2015 to look into confederate memorials

and street names. in the past hour, police ened the fairfax county parkway after a deadly accident. this crash happened last night between roberts road in burke. one peon died on the scene of that two-car crash. three other people had to be rushed to the hospital. no word on what caused the crash or the extent of the other we have an update on a crash that killed three children sunday night. children were siblings. 5-year-old twins and their 1-year-old baby brother. >> we're also learning the crasy ave been caused by a drunk driver. alexis and juanita mejia are in critical condition. their twins, rosalie and alexander and baby isaac all om killed wheneone plowed into their car o21 and the wilson bridge. police are waiting on toxicology results to come back to determine if the driver will be charged. friends started a gofundme page to help themejia's recovery. in japan, at least eight people were hurt when a minivan crashed into a new yeas party

it tokyo. it happened a few nutes after the clock struck mid night on a street closed to traffic. a man in his 20s wacearrested. poelieve that man intentional drove into the crowd. no word on a possible terror connection. ye a maed during a stabbing attack in england. a proder for the bbc shot this cell phone video it happened at a train platform in manchester, england. three people were hurt including a police officer. at this point, investigators are not calling this a terror-related incident. new this morning, police need some help finding this armed robber. this is video from friday in a store in the 3100 block of rhode island avenue in the northeast. you can see the man covered with a hoodie point a gun at the cashier and take the entire cash drawer. he points the gun again before running away. if you have any information

about the case, please call d.c. police. here's a look at the crime stats in the district. d.c. police say overall violent crime is down, however there were 160 homicides and that's up 38% from 2017. today is the 11th day of the partial government shutdown. we are hearing lawmakers say they want to work on ending the shutdown. >> i'm here. i'm ready to go any time they wantin we're not g up. we have to have border security. the wall is a big part of bordeu ty. >> president trump called into fox news saying he's ready to make a deal with the democrats as long as it incdes money to build a wall. the democrats do plan to vote on six appropriation bills to fund most of the government tough september. they'll take up a separate un resolution to the department of homeland security, but that does not include funding the wall.

locals and touristsnt will ue to feel the impact of this shutdown the longer it lasts. the smithsonian says it is running out of mall so it will close tomorrowth along wit zoo if a deal is not reached. one of the senate's most prominent democrats looks to be on her way to announcing a run for president. senator elizabeth warren announced she's forminy an exploratmmittee. this is the first major step towards launching a presidential campaign. in the video, warren promised to fight for the middle class and retake on corruption and g. she's been a vocal critic and common target of president trump. she is joining what is expected to be a crowded decratic field in 2020. among some others who have started the process of running, john delaney, richard ojeda and julian castro.

the local man who says former cardinal theodore mccarrick sexlly abused him is telling his story before a vatican representative. this is the first time james grein is going on the record with his name and showing his face. >> ive that he could do anything as a child for me. i believed as an adult he would do anything to me to make sure d his lisn't change. >> mccarrick's attorney says his client looks forward to his right to due process. a major shakeup in the d communicationsartment at the vatican. former fox news reporter greg burke resigned as vatican spokesman. his deputy also resigned. the resignations are effective today. burke tweeted out that at this time the transition is happening and we think it's best the holy

father is completely free to assemble a new team. the vatican in the middle of a fallout of a sex abuse scandal that is rocking the catholic church. >> look at the new years celebration, it was just as big in north korea as it was in the rest of the world. the repressive country's leader ended 2018 saying north korea should not be the only country giving up nuclear weapons. and amazon shook up the grocery world lasteyear, now th're looking on expanding. more on those plans next. >> hers a look at your weather headlines. breezy and mild out there today. 2 temperatures in the mid 50s to 60. it will be cold every tomorro but we'll keep it dry. thursday, grab theth umbrella, thursday, grab theth umbrella, e's rain in the

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♪ in north korea thousands of people packed a square in central pyongyang to celebrate the new year. >> it was one of the more impressive displays we saw. it happened near a river that cuts through the center of the city.re north s leader, kim jong-un offered to meet with president trump during his annual n but he warned about making demands about denuclearization. >> in his address kim says his resolve for complete denuclearization remains unchanged. he says he may have to seek a new path if the u.s. continues to demand unateral action from north korea. >> kim is warning the u.s.

against miscalculating north korea's patience in pursuing sanctions. he didn't say what norea would do if north korea does not stop. wall street capped the miserable year on a positive ay note on mobut stocks still closed out 2018 with their worst showing in a decade. you've probably been feeling it in your 401(k). for the year, the dow was down about 5%. the s&p was down 6%. nasdaq down about 4%. the stock market reopens tomorrow. louie c.k. is back in the limelight and back in hot water after some audio surfaced from some controversial material from his act. the audio showed up on youtube this week but was quickltaken down. it has not been verified by nbc news. in the clip the comedian makes fun of the younger generation for being too politically correct. he appeared to mock survivors of

the parkland school shooting and those who identify as nonbinary. the comedian has started to appear at small comedy clubs after going dark for months because of sexual misconduct allegations. actor kevin spac is in baltimore before next week's arraignment on sexual assault charges. a photographer spotted him and tracked him to a mansion outside the city. he reportedlpabought the razzi pizza and wished them a happy new year. he's been out of the spotlight after being accused of sexual assault byultiple men. last week he posted a video where he appeared to be in his "house of cards" chara telling viewers "you want me back." i president trump signo law a new nationwide alert system for missing adults. this l is named for asanti billy. she disappeared from virginia in 2017. her body was found two weeks later in north carolina. she was 19 years old making her too old for an amber alert, too

young for a silver alert. mark warner was a principal sponsor of the act it will empower police tnotify radio and tv stations and put information on highway electronic signs. less than a week after burglars ransacked the anacostia playhouse, the gofundme page has reached $22,000, 2,000 more than needed for repairs. in a note the organizers thanked donor force their support saying the money is enougho fix the damage and then some. on christmas day someone broke pt and vandalized the playhouse getting away with s, credit cards and a few hundred bucks in cash. police have not caught anyone yet. more grocery options in 2019. amazon is planning to open more whole foods locations across the country. according to the "wall street journal," the goal is to make sure customers can have groceries delired within two hours.

amazon prime services can also be used at whole foods stores so you n order groceries online and pick them up within 30 minutes. >> still can only afford one bag of groceries, though. alexa helped people with their holiday shopping lists. company executives say the number of voice activated orders via alexa tripled during the christmas season compared to the year before. alexa was also used to help people find cocktail recipes for eggnog and moscow mules being at the top of the list. >> very mild start to the first day of the new year. >> 60 degrees is pretty incredib h. our averaigh is 44. it's not like we're warming up to 70 today. temperatures will hang out where they are throughout the entire day today. colder air moves in tonight or more seasonable r. we're kind of hanging out near 50 degrees for mos t of your day. right now it's 61 degrees here

in washington 59 in manassas. 62 in leesburg. 55 in gaithersburg. frederick at 48. fredericksburg one of the warmer ots at 64. as we move towards 8:00 a.m., we won't see much movement with our temperatures. temperatures at 8:00 a.m., arnd 60 degrees. plenty of clouds out there. as we head into the afternoon hours, sunshine will be in increasing. it will be breezy out there today. winds at about 10 to 25 miles per hour throughout the day. arounder noon, still in the u 50s to around 60s. we fall into the mid 50s by 4:00 p.m. completely dry for your january 1st. in the evening, we see thatir cooler moving in. 49 degrees. all in all the weather having low impact on your day. if you're traveling today you might notic the winds. won't be a huge issue.

if you're taking the kidso out an ice rink, pretty good for that. mild for this time of year. same thing goes if you're getting a run or a bicycle ride in. it will be breezyut nice and mild. tomorrow is closer to normal for this time of year. high of 47. plenty of clouds out there on your wednesday. it is dry. check outsd th. scatte showers around washington and the areas south. wide spread showers on saturday. here is your ten-day forecast. 50 degrees for thursday, fanday saturday. look at sunday. looking nice out there. breezy with temperatures in the mid 50s for highs. >> looki good. 2019 looks to be a safer year for your children thanks to a news 4 ite some new laws that are going into effect. a look at the changesoming

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fines for noncompliance stalying in other cities have already banned straws in a movement to curb plastic waste. whenever the calendar flips over to a new year that means plenty of new laws go into effect. >> state and d.c. leaders passed several bills because of investigations and problems that were uncovered by our news 4 itea >> the changes impacted a wide range of issues. >> better protections for your children, for your wallet, even protections for valuable parking spaces when you drive through d.c. it didn't take long, ju weeks after a news 4 iteam investigation showed virginia agencies failing to take proper steps to revoke teaching acenses of teachers accused of sexual misconducowing educators to return to the classroom in other communities. the virginia legislator took actionassing two bills. one requires child protective service agencies to notify

sehool districts if they find a former teacher achildren. >> for families and the students this is important. we need to make sure we're learni >> the other law requires agencies to notify state licensing officials. >> we would not have learned that if nbc 4 had not done the investigative rerting that the annel is so used to doing and good at. >> the measure passes. >> d.c. council closed a loophole in a housing law after the iteam exposed how some renters were using it to extort money from their landlords and hold up home sales. >> it felt like she had me hostage. >> this buyer lost her sale the henight before closing, an told us her sale went through when the renter moved back and said she wanted to buy the house. an attorney called this practice a $100 million a year industry in the district. but no more. >> happy. very happy. it goes to show when you share your story, there sometimes arew othe are experiencing the

same thing. >> reporter: the council held hearings following our series of stories. home owners and realtors showed up pleading for relief. saying renters were demanding tens of thousands of dollars to leave. >> it's a tool for extortion. and it is awful. >> now the tenant opportunity to purchase act no longer applies to single family homes. >> when you shine a light on something, that's what happens. >> later in the hour, the iteam will break dowa new law that changes how and where you could park in d.c. and a law that could change how much money ispent on water bills. you can look for all ofhe eam investigations from the past year in our nbc washington app, search investigations. still ahead on news 4 today, ending the government shutdown. >> incoming house democrats say they have a plan to do just th y. we'll show how this would work. and the redskins 2018 season is over. as of today head coach jay gruden still has a job. what he says he plans on doingth to helteam in the coming weeks.

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♪ with the fireworks and the drop of the ball, 2019 arrived in times square along with a fair bit of rain. plenty of celebrations up and down the east coast. in our area families took to the streets in alexandria to welcome in the new year. no matter where you celebrated, thank you for waking up with us on the first day of 2019. i'm chris lawrence. >> i'm molette green. happy new year.

it's ali y. we're still covering the news for you this morning. ew this first day of the year, you have such high hopes an ekxpectations for the new year. i love seeing the celebrations. >> time f newal. >> we wanted to begin with a check of the forecast. let's start things off the right way.ia am draper joins us now with a look a the forecast. nice r and mildht now. >> absolutely. we're not tracking any rain in the forecast today. it's a dry start to 2019. look at your current temperatures right now balmy out there, 69egrees in washington. 57 in hagerstown.66 n annapolis. 62 in culpeper. throughout the day today we'll have slowly falling temperatures. it's mild today pretty much from star to finish. it is breezy out there. i'm tracking winds at 10 to 25 miles per hour throughout the day today. increasing sunshine. we're dry today, but rain isnt

polly impacting the area on thursday. i'll have more on the timing and where rain is most likely coming up in my full forecast rightou 6:50. we're following breaking news. police are on the scene o a shooting on barracks road at i 'tstreet. we dave a lot of information. police were called to the scene around 5:00 this morning. derrick ward is on the scene and gathering information. he'll have a live report at about >> new year, new tolls. >> aimee, how much more are paying?ing to be >> good morning. your wallet will be feeling lighter if you take dull also toll road. the main toll plaza is going up

by 75 cents. the ramps are going up by 50 cents. you're looking at an extra 12.5 each way o round trip. that money will go towards maintenance on dulles toll road and also on building the silver line extension of metro. this has been a controversial toll hike. a lot of drivers saying they it don't think fair they have to fund the silver line. someeople held a protest a couple weeks ago saying they think airlines should have to pay some of the burden. the toll hikes are here to stay. this is the first time the tolls have been raised since 2014. highway officials say they hope not to raise the tolls again until at lea 2023. live along dulles toll road, aimee cho, news 4. it is 6:33. here's the top stories we're following. news 4 has learned three children killed sunday night in a crash were all siblings. two 5-year-old twins, their 1- aar-old baby brother werell killed. police think a drunk driver th plowed intcar. the parents were with them in

the car at the time. both are in critical but stable condition. all metro stations will be open today after a hazmat scare at the eastern market station. metro police suspended service yesterday after a main sprinkled a mysterious white powder on three stations were shut down until tests showed the substance was safe.e n, thomas green, was ed in connection to the scare a few hours later. >> police need help finding this armed robber in northeast d.c. this is video from friday from a store on rhode island avenue. you can see the man covered with a hoodie point a gun at the cashier and take the entire cash draw. p nts the gun one more time before running away. if you have information about this case, call the d.c. police. someone cou be held responsible for the most destructive i wildfires california's history. the state attorney general says a utility company, pg&e could face murder charges if found liable.

multiple lawsuits blame the company for not maintaining its equipment but investigators still have not determined the cause of the camp fire. in a stateme pg&e says it is committed to public safety and protecting customers from the threat of wildfires. if found responsible the company could face massive fines. for you redskinss f out there, that season you just suffered through, you would be forgiven for maybe hoping for a change in leadership. black monday has come and and jay gruden is still the head coach. the name refers to the day after the regular season fwhen coaches are usually handed pink slips. gruden and his staff remain in place but changes may be coming over the next few days. at redskins park, signs of the season ending too soon are everywhere. e ry guy in this locker room felt like this would be that year where we got over that first round of the playoff hump. we had a good enough team to be

able to do some good things this year. but it just didn't happen that way. >> coach gruden says he does expect talks about next season to take place in the coming days. he says he is excited about new players joining the team. >> we did have a good enough team, but those injuries -- >>th alex s going out was a killer. colt mccoy as well. if you're looking for a great way to start the new year, we may have an answer for 5 u. >> today $llion up for grabs in a new year's day ga millions drawing. if you take the cash option, that's what i would take, you'll end up with a quarter of a million bucks. that's enough to buyore than 2800 cartier diamond bracelets. 80or purchase a porsche foof your closest friends. amelia and chris, you're on the list. maybe a new home is on your wish list. if you win, you could afford .

this mansi the most expensive u.s. home on the market listed for $245 million. >> we could spare a couple bucks for that. >> student loans. >> pay off my current house, probably buy some more. >> the mega millions jackpot has been growingt since the las winning ticketas sold in october. the odds of winning are 1 in 302 million. >> if i win, i have $1,000 for all my orcors. >> just 1,000. >> you'll have to split that, but -- you know. there you go ea >> i tell you. starting the new year off wrong. still ahead, a lost wedding ring. it turns up in the oddest of places. and flu cases seem to be on the rise in our area. the numbers and the new warning from the cdc. as we head to break, a look at the new year's eve celebrations in dubai. ♪

in news 4 yourhealth, it's not only t o dawnf a new year but the middle of flu season. the centers for disease control just rel numbers. flu activity is high in nine setes including maryland and stctnee w jersthey. s say you still have time to get those flu shots if you have not done so. talk about aas chris miracle, in washington state a woman has been reunited wit her missing wedding ring. it was all caught on video. joy johnson lost her wedding ring when she was out shopping in october. a total stranger found it in het brand-new inant pot. me posted it on facebook, and the women actual up on christmas. for johnson this christmas was already a miracle. four years ago she w diagnosed with stage foulung cancer.

doctors said she only had eight months to live. she obviously beat those odds. >> a similar story out of indiana. a family was able to recover a lost heirloom thanks to a fisherman and social media. josh king lost a medallion while on a rafting trip three years ago. the trinket honored his dead son who died of s.i.d.s. ten years ago. years later dustin found it while fishing and kept it, certain he would never find the owner. his wife told him post it on facebook and it went viral. in a matter of hours josh and dustin found each other. >> it has a lot of sent mtdal v sentimental value. >> the most amazing part of the story was josh found the gold ring to replace that medallion and said he would hand that down

to him as ann an aheirloom and lost that when this was posted. we head to break with another check of the forecast. >> mild and dry today and tomorrow. on thursday, scattered showers in the forecast. a chance for some rainn friday. widespread showers looking likely for saturday. i'll hav more on the timing plus thoseat tempures. what you can expect hour by hour throughout the day today up.ng also ahead, new lawsaking effect in the district what it means forour parking, pocketbook and where you eat. as we headk,o br a look at the new year celebration in paris.

staying on top of breaking news out of southeast d.c.li on the scene of a shooting investigation. >> this is happening right now around the area of barraros derrick ward is live there with an update. what are you >> we are here outside t marine post, the oldest marine post in the corps. founded by thomas jeffersoow

rightt's something of a crime oene. onethe city's first crime sces of 2019. around 5:00 thisic morninge responded here. we don't know the nature of exactly what happened. we do know it was contained to the post. metropolitan police are on the scene. we are told by someone who works across teet that an ambulance came and went. there is a firehse about a block away. so you can imagine that part of the emergencyld response w be very quick and prompt. we don't know the nature of the cesponse. poliould only say there was a shooting being investigated. we don't have information about a victim or condition of that victim. they are saying, however, the is no lookout, no suspect lookout and no threat tohe community around here. as you can see, an ongoing investigation on the post her t at marine barracks after a shooting earlier this morning. live in southeast, derrick ward, news 4. >> all right. we'll keep an eye on that

situation all morning. looking live now at capitol the u.s. capitol remains closed this morning buterhaps not for long. the u.s. government shutdown is entering its 11th >> there is talk about ending the gridlock on capitol hill, n butther side seems to be willing to e.conced >> the house and senate will go back to work this week and there will be newaces in the house as the democratic majority takes over. nancy pelosi is rumored a be discussihursday vote to end the shutdown which may force senate majority leader mitch mcconnell to do the same. house democrats would vote on a bill that fully funts the governhrough next year except the department of homeland security. dhs would be funded through february with a little over a billion dollars. none of that slated for a wall. doesident trump said he would like to see the sh end but maintains a border wall is essential to his border security

plan. this morning news 4 continues to work on new information about severalhe crin our area. >> one of them claimed a life last night in fairfax county. it happened on fairfax county parkway in burke. two vehicles collided there sending three people to the hospital. we're still working to learn th extent othe injuries. no word on what caused that crash. at least one person was killed after a car crash in charles county, maryland. two other people who were also in the car involved are recovering from critic injuries. police say this was the only car involved in a crash on st. charles parkway. it is believed these are young adults. the crash remains under investigation. in maryland new safety inspections under way following a jet bridge collapse atbwi marshall. chopper 4 flew over what's left

of the scene saturday night. you can see part of it dangling. the collapse left some travelers thinking twice. >> when you're standing there, you can't really do anything, right? a >> my thought bout our friend we just put on a plane here to travel. .hope he's going to be sa >> a defective metal bracket is said to be the cause of that collapse. the maryland deparorent of trantion says metal brackets are being replaced on five other jet bridges made by the same manufacturer. reagan national and dulles are reaching out tleaders of bwi to see if they have similar equipment on site. bwi leaders say they regularly maintain and inspect those jet bridges. >> now that the new year is here, a series of new laws taking the effect in the ri di. >> some of them as a result of the news 4 i team. scott and jodie show us how these laws will impact parking and your pocketbook. >> restaurant owner becky woo says a new d.c. law passed at the end of the year may save her busichss. >> for lour, more than 50% down. >> a news4 i-team investigation

revealed a parking scheme in her neighborhood, executed by food trucks. outside nasa headquarters, a group of trucks have been ua ing on public parking rsaces for nearly two years, swapping personal t night to held to spot until the next day when they swap back in the food trucks. the truck operators said they rued to do this because of a shortage of food zones in d.c., but woo says it crippled her business by eliminating parking for her business. after eing our investigation, d.c. council members approved new law to boost the fines for the truck operators involved. >> local media was fantastic. nbc 4 in particular helped highlight what the problem was. helped us work toward solutions so i'm gteful for that. >> the need was great when cemeteries told the i-team they could have to cut programs or shut down because th couldn't

pay a skyrocketing water fee. >> it's hard. it's really hard on us. >> we investigated how that fee was calculated and questioned the fairness of using a property's square footage that could create runoffs while government-owned roads, allkys and sidewere exempt. >> that is unfair that has to be fixed. >> after months of hearing the district and d.c. water budgeted $13 million for bill relief. religious institutions and other onprofits can get up to 9 their fees paid for. low and moderate income residents will also get help. >> i think your reporting made a big difference. >> we're working on stories that will impact you in 2019. >> if you have a story for the i-team, visit our app and send us a tip. >> that skims the surface. for a look at all of our investigations from the past year, just go to our nbc washington app and search investigations. we're learning new details about concerns with the new amazon headquarters. last year amazon announced its

splitting i second head quarters between new york and virginia. the combined locations will generate 50,000 new jobs. alshville, tennessee will so create 5,000 jobs for its center of excellence. all business owners in queens, new york are concerned that rent will go up. >> i know that many of my customers and my employees are concerned about their own rents going up. i know what rent is already like in this neighborhood for a es retail bus i have some concerns about what the long-term looks like. >> amazon says it hopes to have at least part ofquhe new headarters locations operational by the end of the year. change coming to arlington and queens. >> big change in theweather, too. >> balmy out there. >> it's so mild right now. mperatures around 60 degree we'll have near steady temperaturesthroughout the day today. it's a mild start to the new year. it's going to be breezy out there at times as well. i'm tracking plenty of clouds. we'll have increasingunshine as the day wears on.

check out these current temperatures. 57 o in dulles. 62 down in ft. belvoir. the district coming in at 61. and62 degrees in annapolis. here are your future teeratures at 8:00 a.m. you can see where we're at right now. we won't see the move too much one way or another. still around 60 degrees in the district. this goes for the lunch time hours as well. temperatures in the ms to upper 50 across the area. down in fredericksburg, still mild at 62. 58 in washington at lunch time. tonight at 5:00 p.m., still comfortae outside. temperatures in the low to mid 50s. 55 degrees in the district. 46 in hagerstown. cold air does move in overnight tonight. this i tomorrow morning, at 7:00 a.m., future temperatures.a we'reing off with temperatures ranging generally from the mid 30s to low0s. 40 degrees in washington. so much cooler out there tomorrow morning by 20 degrees. no rain showing up on storm team

4 radar. it's a completely dry day. that rain pushed off to the east. we'll see a colront moving through today. that front not bringing any rain with it.at is why we're cooler from today to tomorrow. check it out. a high on your wednesday of 47 degrees. mostly cloudy skies in the to forecast rrow. it is another dry day. on thursday, this is a bit of a change from yesterday. w seeing the chance for showers in the forecast during the morning hours at about 40%. a system will move into the area, briting rain m likely to the district and areas to the south. if you're north of washingtonn thursday, just a chance for some showers out there. again, about 40% area-wide. 50 degrees for a high on thursday. friday is looking dry. friday night if you have dinner plans out, rain is moving in to the ar we have rain overnight friday. it's looking like showers at times on saturday. highs friday and satday around 50. on sunday, 55. so nice out there on sunday.

a bit breezy with sunshine. after that, nexk w right now it's looking mild. temperatures running good10, 15 degrees for the most part above 'snormal. >> keep it going. >> i agree. >> no snow in that forecast. it's now6:55. here are four things to know. d.c. police are on the sce of a shooting investigation in southeast. ey responded to a call around 8th and i street around barracks row. stay with news 4 t get updates. today jefferson davis highway will be renamed to richmond highway. the alexandria roadway came uninr scruty as local areas looked int confederate memorials and smeeet the public was asked for its input and then in june the city council approved the meare 6-0. rate hikes are taking effect road.on the dulles toll there's a 75 cent increase at main toll plaza bringing the

total to $3.75. there's a 50 cent increase at all rams. house democra looking forward to thursday as a chance to vote on their bill to end the envernment shutdown it would fund the depar of homeland security but only through february. check out "the today show" next for how the president is responding. that's going to do it for us. thanks for joining news 4 today. "the today show" is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes with your weather, traffic and local news. >> we leave you t smorning, we want to share some music from the firstti b church choir. happy new year, everybody. make it a great 19. ♪ ♪ ♪

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year. after a night of music, fireworks, and celebrating with family and friends. >> the world is welcoming a new year. today tuesday, january 1, 2019. hey, everybody, welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning. welcome to 2019. >> woo! >> get your checkbooks out, get ready. >> i knowri >> you still checks? >> every now and en. >> i not to write 2019 on my venmo. we h lot planned, including a look ahead to big stories this year inpolitics, health, and your money that we expect to be talking a lot about over the next 12 months. >> then we are all going