breaking now at 11:00, an arrest in the shooting of an innocent bystander. that man still fighting for his life. d.c.'s police chief says enough's enough. >> we can't have that. power shift in the fight over government shutdown, with no signs of progss, the impact

is spreading. tonight, several couples waiting for their d.c. marriage licenses. tragedy and mystery surrounds the shooting death of r young marine. tonight, his fat says he loved serving his country. news 4 at 11:00 begins with eaking news. and first to that breaking neer, a man u arrest tonight for firing the shot innocent bystander in the head. d.c. police tell us wilam rice fired at a group of people he was arguing with yooterday afte here near first and kennedyno streets rthwest. >> the man was walkingnto the restaurant when he was shot in the head. news 4 spoke to friends and hamily, who say he's still in the hospital w life-threatening injuries and they're asking for privacy tonight. d.c.'s police chief told us sarlier today, it's an example of what happhen people try to settle disputes with guns. turning to our weather now, and more chances for rain, as we

see the early days of 2019. >> yeah, here we go, folks.ew showers on the radar that could impact us overnight. some of you tomorrow morning. amelia draper starts us off tonight in the storm center. >> well, jim, that rain mainly ll south of washington, and for the most part, rain looks to stay mainly south of washington overnight tonight. but where it is falling, it's only light in nature. check it out. here'storm team 4 radar. a closer look. receiving light showers in st. mary's county. the d.c. metro area is still completely dry. here's a look at the biggerur pi now, some of the moisture may clip washington overnight tonight, but farth north, up around the mason dixon line, i think you stayy. completely here's midnight. a chance of rain in ldorf, leonardtown. as we move to 2:00 a.m., the chance for showers along and east of i-95. any chance for rain, though, pretty much winds down between

about 4:00 and 6:00 a.m., even in southerndoreen, i'min tra widespread rain friday into saturday. i'll have the timing on that coming up right after 11:15. >> all right, amelia. we'll stay tuned. thank tyou. >>orrow marks a power shift in the negotiations to end the governmentshutdown. >> democrats say they're going to show the president howo govern. republicans are backing the white house, fighting for a wall on amerrda's southern . >> leaders from both parties spoke tonight after a meeting at the ite house. >> we're asking the president to open ugovernment. we are giving him a republican path to do that. why would he not do it? >> well, it doesn't have to last ch longer atall. i think we can come to anem agt rather quickly. hopefully friday we'll be able to get there. >> optimism from republican e.vin mccarthy there, but he might be the only >> leon harris starts our team

coverage off tonigiv at the desk. leon? >> well, jim and doreen, for the first time since the began, major players from both sides met today, face-to-face, for over an hour, but they di t't get anywhere it hour. and now, on the eve of a new congress taking over, there are no sig this shutdown is going to end any time soon. no cameras were allow the situation room for what the white house called a border security briefing. sources tell nbc news democrats kept directing the conversation away from the border and back to ending the shutdown. as soon as they regahe control of house tomorrow, democrats are promising to introduce a bill to reopen the government. it's a very similar bill that passed the senate two weeks ago withy broad republican support. but senate republicans have already refused to bring a new bill up for a vote. earlierrrett haake said on news 4, we could be counting theshutdown in day weeks, not d.

>> a couple of weeks from now, and we should thinking that way, a couple of weeks from now, we're going to be talking about eederalloyees who aren't getting their paychecks. not just here in greater d.c., bu but all across the country. >> president trump taking a more ciafl tone. r the meeting, he told reporters that he'll let the shutdown last, quote, as long as it takes. in this tweet thisevening, he said, quote, he's ready and willing to work with democrats. he invitedenouse ande leaders to come back to the white house on friday. doreen?ou >> leon, thank tomorrow will be day 13 of ovthe partialnment shutdown. the longer it lasts, the more it effects all of us, whether we work for the government or not. toy, smithsonian properties closed to the public. the national zoo, too. that means the panda cam has gone dark. and the popular natusnalm of african-american history and culture. news 4's shomari stone is live

with more of the far-reaching impacts from pets to marriage licenses. shomari? >> reporter: well, that's right, doreen. the governmentn shutd effecting everything from trash pickup on the national mall to pelt owners, to people who are waiting for their marriage licenses from the duk superior courtind me. some of them come here to the building, trying to get their marriage licenses, only to find out that the marriage bureau is closed. in fact, one couple said, you know what, we're going to get married regardless, we're going to go ahead with it. let's take aook. this couple gotew married a days ago, and now the newlyweds, who live in d.c., smile in their hon honeyho honeymoon in upstate new york. bud they were turaway from getting a marriage license here at d.c. superior court because of the federal government shutdown. >> we showed up and asked which chai to the mark bureau, and he said, you're not going anywhere, so, then we, you know,ede a

some more questions, turns out, nobody's get egg a marriage license during the >> the court is funded by congress and the marriage bureau is not essential, meaning it has to close. >> it's a disaster, and we want to, you know, get the government open as soon as possible. >> reporter: this recent video shows trash piling up on the national mall. federal trash collectors are also furloughed. tonight, d.c. public works crews pick up the garbage. >> i think it's good that the ty is stepping in. >> reporter: and the humanere scue alliance in northeast is also stepping in. federal employees who live in d.c. and aren't getting paidhe during t shutdown can get some free food for their pets. >> it's meant to help in emergency situatio really hope that people who are in that situation right now due to the shutdown, you're welcome to stop be. >> dan and dzeielle rea they're not in an emergency situation, but it would be nice to have a marriage license. they'll stop by the courthouse when the shutdown ends. >> then we'll, you know, gather oever is in town and go celebrate.

>> reporter: well, c congratulations on your marriage. i hope you get that license. no mayor muriel bowser's office has released a written statement about it, saying, quote, mayor bowser will put forth emergency legislation toh establhe authority to issue marriage licenses during a sshutdown. thtement goes on to say, just like the grinch can't steal christmas, the shutdown can't stop love. isn't that beautiful. live here in northwest d.c., i'm shomari stone, news 4. >> well, it's certainly good news for that t couple and other couples who have been trying to get their marriage licenses thank yo shomari. again, democrats take control of the house tomorrow, and before she officially becomes speaker l sit nancy pelosi w down for an exclusive interview with savannah guthrie on y"the toshow." that's at 7:00, right after news 4 today. he was a hockey player, an avid outdoorsman and an marine

who loved his country. riley was also just 20ld years when she was shot he was shot t yesterday morning at the d.c. marine barracks in southeast washington. his death still surrounded in mystery tonight. news 4's jackie bensen spoke to his father by phone this evening. she joins us live n with his reaction and the latest. jackie? >> reporter: jim, the father of lance corporal riley tells me that his son was always defined by his sense of honor. love of country, love of family, love of the outdoors. adam says his son, riley's short life, just 20 years, was defined by a desire to serve others. >>ove wasg up the ranksy. quic just starting, and i didn't think he was going to be that far up, but iro was very p of him. >> reporter: little is known about the circumstances under which he was shot in the head

around 5:00 a.m. new year's day inside the marine corps washington barracks in southeast washington. ofcials confirm the gunshot was not self-inflicted. "the washington post" citinur soces with knowledge of the investigatn said kuznia appeared to have been struck by an accidental discharge from a fellow marine's weapon. adam says he's anxious for more information. >> i mean, i'm not blaming anybody, but i mean, from just what i've read, i mean, if proper procedures would have been followed, i would have my kid today, yes. that's what i'm feeling. from what i've been seeing. >> reporter: the commanding officer oare bash racks washington released a statement deat says, in part, "we are truly sd by this terrible loss. riley was a highly driven and d goal-orien marine whose positive attitude set the example here at the barracks." the shootingremains under investigation. live in southeast washington, jackie bensen, news 4.

>> jackie, thank you. tonight, a woman sit in an arlington county jail cell, accused in the stabbing death on a w she knew. poce charged this woman, 60-year-old linda snow, with second degree. murd detectives say that snow stabbed 64-year-d alice carter to death after the two got into an argument yesterday inside an apartment complex on 8th road south. friends describe carter as a loving mother and andmother. we don't know the motive for th attack. another accused killer behind bars tonight. is one for the murder of a former high school football player. rondell fletcher is charged with kill killing tyamonne johnson. johnson' death was one of four murders during the last weekend of the year in prince george's county. despite a surge in violence in the end of december, the county was safer last year than the year before. %homicides actually fell

between 2017 and2018. violent crime dropped 11% andge princege's county police say crime overall fell almost 10%. next at 11:00,eneeping chilafe at school. >> when you send your kids to school in the morng, there's an, peckation they're going to co home alive in the afternoon. >> all new toni florida panel recommending arming teachers, after the parkland school hmassacre. paying more fur your health in the new why the cost of hundreds of drugs is spiking in 2019. and a snowman in space. nasa releasing the first pictures of an icy object a

the group tasked with brainstorming ways to make classrooms safer after the dparkland school shootinn in florida says teachers should be allowed to carry guns in school. the group of 15 people unanimously supports changing florida law to arm teachers who volunteer and undergoigous firearms training. the panel also says school systems need to create clear procedures gr locking down classrooms. and police department guidelines

should require officers to confront school shooters. >> the b needs to a sense of urgency. when you send your kids to school in the morning, there's an expectation they're come home alive in the afternoon. >> now, that panel included parents of twohildren killed in the february 2017 attack, as well as law enforcement, education and mental health professionals. new at 11:00, prince george's county police arrested a teenager for makingea t against two county schools. police say the 14-year-d girl confessed to writing a series of e-mailed threats. they targeted a mide and high school. police say the teen did not have the ability to carry out her threats, but she's charged with making threats of mass violence. news 4 is working for your health, with information about price hikes effecting what youd pay for prescription drugs. prices on hundreds of drugs went up whe the calendar turned to 2019. nbc's ann thompson explains whyr

>> repr: bitter pills this new year formericans taking prescription drugs. 60 companies raised prices on almost 300 drugs in the first two dayshe of year, including humira, armour thyroid and avycontin. rxgs solution says the average high is 6.3%, nearly of e times the rate inflation. >> drug companies raise prices simply because they can. >> reporter: for david mitchell, the outrage is personal and professional. mitchell needs almost $300,000 worth of medicine aav year to off blood cancer. and he leads patients for afrdable drugs, fighting high prices. >> the pain of high drug nrices do know a party, it does not know a region. people are hurting, and they want the elected officials in this country to make changes to get this drug pricing situation under control. >> repter: today, president

trump promised action soon. big 've gone through a process, and i think you're going to see a tremendous reduction. >> it worked last season, when pfizer andth manufacturers delayed price increases until this month. thetr ind trade group says spending on medicine is increasing atstts slo rate in years. >> the net price of the medicine is actually muc lower than the initial list price, because of the discounts and rebates negotiated in the marketplace. >> that was ann thompson reporting. bc news spoke to drug manufacturers and the industry trade group. none could give specific reasons for the price hikes. ey 'emphasized consumers will get discounts and rebates, but exactly how much will depend on your insurance coverage.tt some p incredible stuff coming into our news room tonight from 4 billion miles away. a nasa spacecraft has sent back s first closeu pictures from

a frozen object a billion miles beyondpluto. you can see the small icy object here, two feez fused together spheres. it's about 20 miles long and looks like a snowman. th johns hopkins applied physics lab in laurel say day's images a the most detailed of the farthest object ever explored by a spacecraft. that is cool. onol stuff. >> a bil miles from pluto. >> that's what blows my mind, f out tha in outer space. >> crazy. >> so cool. >> incredible. and you'd think we could do something about our weather if we can accomplish that. >> yeah, right, exactly. we're going to be dealing with a ttle bitf rain tonight, but only some of us. as we look to friday evening, more widespread rain will be impacting the area. take look at you weather headlines, based on the latest radar trends and computer models. showers looking to stay mainly south of washington tonight. i think that's tfine. nk we can all use a break. any chance for rain over really

early tomorrow as well by 5:00, 6:00 a.m. that's mainly for those of you in southern maryland. more rain, though, moves in friday night into saturd overall, though, our temperatures continue to run above normal. every day on the ten-day forecast is at orlbove nor for this time of year. here's the latest on storm team 4 radar. the showers now falling even south of leonardtown, some light rain down around tappahannock. this is staying mainly to our south overnitt tonight and pushes off to the east early tomorrow morning. but with the rain that having and all the rain we've had, in addition to the above normal temperatures, maye your allies have been bothering you, or you think you're getting a cold and you can't put your finger o it. it might be allergies. mold spores coming in high.in trees c in low. have to thank jim for giving me this tip. we g our pollen report every day and he said, they're running

so h,high, and, yo, that could be bothering you with the mold coming in high. temperatures in the 40s. low to mid 40s. 46 right now in washington. we start offomorrow at 42 cwith cloudy skies. t some sunshine day wears on with a high around 50. tomorrow night, 7:, p. we're around 44. the weather having a low impact on your thursday mtomorrow. thning commute, some wet roads down around southern maryland, down around richmond, could be dealing with wet roads. but for most of us, dry. recess for the kids tomorrow outdoors, outdoors on friday, as well. outdoor exercise, it's cool, but it's not cold. same thing goes for friday with a high temperature of 51 degrees. now, any sunshine early friday is goingo give way t plenty of clouds, and then rain arrives later in the day on friday, based on the latest information. rain looks to hold off until about 6:00, 7:00 p.m., maybe even a little later. but widespread rain will impact us overnight friday. check outtu your ay. a high of 52, about a 40% chance

for some morning showers out there. going to be hit and miss. not a washout saturday morning, but if you have plans, you want to keep that in mind.ft saturdaynoon and evening are looking dry. sunday is looking nice. a high temperature of 57. we have p of sunshine in the forecast on sunday. for monday,tu tempes in the mid 50s, with a mix of clouds and sun. maybe some more rain showers out there on tuesday, a high of 57, but i mean, looking at the numbers, we're mainly in the 50s. >>r average high now about 44 degrees. see, i thought it was this old suit, moldy, but everybody -- >> i was going to say, your house. thanks, amelia. hay, while you're thinking abouthe new year's resolutions, don't forget that th nbc 4 telemundo 44 health and fitness expo is just ten days ay, and it's free. lots of great ideas about diet and fitness. january 12th and 13th at the washington convention center. we hope we'll see you there. >> as we say, we can't wait. going to be big.

coming up, maryland does something they haven't donen almost four seasons. sports, next.

this is the xfinity sports desk. >> back-to-back wins, we're going to call this a roll, chris, because it's the wizards. >> especially with the season theyyoe having. got to find the silver lining wherever you can. wizards played their first game toniince finding out john wall will be out for the season, while dealing with the loss of your five-time all-star point guard is not the way you want to ar.k off the new getting a starter back in otto porter, that's a source of comfort. wizards were 2-8 in the ten games that pmiter ssed. here's porter. he scored nine points in just 14 minutes tonight against atlanta. scott brooks trying to ease him ck into the rotation. fourth quarter, there's a former terp alert. times two. that's former terp alex lynn coming up with the block for atlanta. and the other former terp playing for t hawks, kevin turner taking flight. the three-point play. he had 12.wk down two. bradley beal taking over late. wizards up 11. beal pulls back and gets the friendly roll.

wizards up 13. tomas satoransky gets the steal and passes it up to biel, that sealshe deal. the all-star guard scored 24 points. wizarding win their second straight game, 114-98, your nal score. maryland hosting 24th ranked nebraska. great ending. late in the second half,d tie at 67. the freshman, jaylon smith -- they call him six. they may want to change it to ice. as in ice cold. final seconds, smith with the t finalwo of his 15. t this, go ahead bucket. ryland takes a two-point lead with 3.8 seconds left. nebraska, hoping for the e, but good terps defense prevails. maryland beats 24th ranked nebraska, 74-72, their first win against a t rankedm since february of 2016. patrick ewing and georgetown opening up big east play on the

road atbutler. second hatch, ho half, hoyas wir fooint lead. welcome to theow sh l e senior averaging just five points, tonight wincrease that stat fast. he cou do no wrong for the yas. butler trying to creep back in this one, but malinowsky says no. of 7 from beyond the arc. career high 26 points for him. georgetown wins it, 84-76. mike brennan and american hosting boston university. final seconds of the first half, the ball gets out, and he balls out. 23 points. au up 11 at the half. second half, nelson taking over. the eagsou union tjunior finds to the basket. american beats boston university 86-74. alex ovechkin haso decided

sit out this year's all-star game. ovi, well, he's played in 251 straight games, including the playoffs, but deciding to rest. he'll now be subject to a one-game suspension either before or after the all-star break. ovi isn't the only capital that got the selection. braden holtby and john carlson earned selections. ixrlson tied f third amongst defensemen with s goals and 32 assists this year. and we started with silver h lining about this? ovi could end up with about ten days off, so, he's notd, inju no need to be concerned, but when you're trying to make a push to win back-to-back stanley cups, would get the rest he needs. >> last year's season went so long, too. >> exactly. >> the longest ever in his career. >> need some time off. >> he's earned anit. >> he's earned anit. thyou, chris.

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