history on thell >> an historic day indeed. new members coming in, already have their hands fulfill that's because the partialouovernment is soon to order the third week and apparently, no resolution in sight. on capitol hill, the changing of the guard. >> i extend to you this gavel. >> reporter: for the first anaheim eight years, democrats taking house control and with it, restoring the gavel to nancy pelosi. the first female speaker of the. ho >> so help you god. >> i >> congratulations, madam speaker. >> reporter: attack the oath surrounded by children and grandchildren o house members, including her own. it is themost dferenters congre, it is the most diverse congress in muslim and native-american join in congress for the very first

me. >> our democracy will be strengthened by their optimism, idealism and triotism. in the senate, republicans increasing their majority bywo seats. this new congress means new headaches for president trump who today made a surprise appearance in the white house briefing room. his ver first time behind the podium. >> i have never had so ch pport as i have in the last we over my stance for border security, for border control, and for frankly the wall or the barrier. >> reporter: that wall facing even tougher on that swigs the government shutdown in day 13. the president again blaming democrats for t shutdown he once promised to own. and right at this moment, we are no closer to the end of the

shutdown. they talked about their pla to reopen the government. but president trump has made it clear, that's going nowhere. starting to see the effects outside of the federal workers who don't know when to expect their next paycheck. corey smith looks at the shutdownei trickle down felt across the region. >> they're not federal workers but t by've bothn impacted. we'll start with this attorney in stafford. when he saw this tweet fromhe fice of personnel management telling federal employees toul co with their personal attorneys, he knew towed help. >> i wanted to use the skills that i have to provide alleviation to my fellow americans. >> so he took to twitter offering his legal services pro bono.

>> how do i protect my credit history? >> hisadvice, stay on top of your finances. ? you will want to ask to suspend fees for a month andt ask t they can get what is owed to them and you will be put in a better financial position. >>ut it's not legal advice she needs. it is renters. a >> a single mom and i have an adult son on the autism spectrum. >> she doesn't get paid between mesters. many attractions have been shut down. due to the shutdown, a us intern that was going to know now ling a room is considering canceling. that will impact her bottom line. >> very anxiety producing. at the same time, feel like i'm better off than a lot of

people we hom you'll stay with news4 on air and online as the shutdown continues. an innocen bystander shot after another one was sho in the head in a gun fight. >> now hive on the sce with w information about this latest victim. >> detectives are on eit r side of me and over there, there is an apartment building where detectives are coming down. an 18-year-old inning bystander, a woman was walking a was shot. we had tom marmet who was shot while indriv and that was in october.

we just had another man who was shot and police have made rests i both those cases. let me move out of the way so my photographer can set the scene. this entire area is roped off. they're taking a detour up galen street. the detectives are o here. we put in a call to the public information office to see if the chief w coming out. we do not know the name of the 18-year-old who was dshot. not know if police have arrested any suspects. ey did put out that there was no lookout. i

liven southeast d.c., show mari stone. back to you. tonight, mothers and teense se recorded in local malls. this man is accused of recording up to 60 women as they tried on clothing. the footage recorded in the past few weeks. investigators are sifting through more than 100 videos trying to identify victims. >> this massive case started with a teeny camera. police are hoping that those otherhinkhey may be victims will come forward. this as they are reassessing video security. the rush of going store t store, mumtaz rauf allegedly watched and recorded.

>> today we have over 60 victimvictims at we have inventoried a our fear is there are more. >> reporter: investigators say rauf planted this ty camera transmitting wirelessly. they only stopped because of one observe yandle young teen. >> this youngady saw something that didn't seem right. >> reporter: suspicious it might be a camera, she notified a store employee. h police saywas found in a nearby h & m in another fitting room. >> reporter: the maner says retailers are now keeping an eye out for this recording devices. >> a thousand employees, making sure they're connected.

>> reporter: and taking morehu laptops and drives, it is shocking for those other know rauf as a bar tender. he was wortang in a rant serving up cocktails. >> this is a massive case. >> reporter: meantime, police are searching through a much larger spac the cloud, working to see if the videos went elsewhere. at's one of the big concerns. did the videos just s y on the cell phone? or were they uploaded and thence went to many other that's what police are still looking into. i can say, if you're lookingceor those p that were believed to be the spots of the recordings the digital teams are searching. during all of this, it comes done to that teen who was incredibly observe yandle. we would all see a cel phone if it was put in front of us but this shows you how small it is.

>> good for her for paying attention in the rush of christmas eve shopping. >> the search for relisha rudd, the 8-year-old girlin was livg at the d.c. homeless shelt en she disappeare >> reporter: we've learned there are a series of tennelsth the homeless shelter. tunnels that the suspect had accesso and it is now those tunnel that's are now the focust searms have spent days at the old d.c. general homeless shelter looking for the body of relisha rudd.

according to the policeie police searched the area beneath the building which is slated to demolished. khalil tatum other police believe is responsiblerd for th of his wife and the disappearance of rudd, he had access to the tunnels. areashat inclu an old system of underground service tunnel that's extend throughout the rawling campus near rfk stadium. rudd has been missing since 20 when she was scene a surveillance video with tatum about month before tatum's wife was found murdered. tatum was found dead a few days late in a park of an apparently suicide. seches have been done including behind the there.

a community activist has led several of the vigils. >> first ofall, i'm proud of the police department. to continue to searc for relisha rudd. it gives me more hope. it gives me mor incentive to continue my efforts, and continue our efforts to look for her and searchnd for herever give up. says they didn't find any choose related to the disappearance. that this just illustrat the commitment never to give up the search. >> all right. thanyou, mark. turning on our weather. the new year starting the same way 2018 ended. as we track more rain heading into youweekend. >> what a shocker. amelia is here to tell ushen

the rain moves in. >> we'll be dry out there tonight. and after highs around 50 degrees, we drop to 45 out there. oure move to 9:00 p.m. temperatures will fall into the lowit0s. cold out there around 11:00 p.m. temperates around 40degrees. tomorrow, plenty of clouds in the forecast. very similar today but the rain does move in later in the day. i'm going to let you know what time rain moves in. coming up next, a bizarre slow speed chase and stand-off involving a tractor-trailer driver on a busy intersection. three days ago, a 15-year-old died in a crash.

>> i knew this would happen eventually. it is just one of those situations. coming up, i'm talking on neighbors and business leaders about what they've experienced. plus, a local community crying fow after a reason invasion. how they're leaing torn w

two arrests in the death of a promising young teacher's assistant. 24-year-old streak samson was shot and killed in may o2016 in the parking lotn fairfax

county. he worked at ft. hunt elementary school. today,uthorities charged 19-year-old tresur hawkins. harles benson also faces charges. police arrested him if september the idn't release investigation until just now. detectives belie the victim was killed after randomly seeing the suscts break into cars. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. o >>icials will closely investigate a stretch of road in charles county after a 15-year-old high school student was t killedre this week. the deadly crash is the latest in a series o wrecks along the st. charles parkway. >> if you ask the folks who live and work around st. charles he parkway,ll tell you it is a dangerous road to them.

>> just ask shawn. his shoe repair shop faces the road. h s seen a lot. >> i saw a guy on a motorcycle one time. he gets hit and winds up in the parking lot. >> he says he's seen dozens of cidents. t in the last years they've investigated 26 crashes. that incdes thear crash on new years eve. the department says the traffic safety committee will be invest ating the road conditions more closely and will likely make changes to make it safer. five months ago he was in a bad crash and almost died after his skull was fractured.

>> i was driving along. i noticed the light was red. i hit the brake to slow down and my car slid into all the traffic. he said he hopes to be alive but hopes changes will happen soon. >> other lives had to be cana canada -- taken and that's sad. military officials nowco irming that another marine fired a gun and that bullet struck and killed lance corporal riley kuznia. he is of minnesota. d.c. police arenvestigating and they're treating it as a death investigation. not a the marine who firedn his wea was relieved of his guard duties administrative duty during the investigation.

today russian authorities formally filed charges against the american citizen detained in moscow. his name is paul whelan. his attorney is a high profile criminal defense lawyer in russia. the lawyer told the "new york times," he is surpris that his client is so upbeat. there's widespread speck place russian authorities seized him to and challenge him for maria butina. the russian w agent admitted that she go abtd as a foreign agent. five of the 11 people arrest in the saudi arabiate arr for killing jamal khashoggi could face the death penalty. he wrote for the "washington post" and was anoutspoken critic of the saudi crown prince.n he was last s walking into the consulate inoctober.

investigators believe -- for thehird year in a row, metro says crime is down at the stations and on the trains. but they're concerned that chans to a d.c. law could reverse the trend. >> reporter: metro says there'si less because police are more visible. >> i generally do fee safe on metro. i'm usually riding at peak times. metro says crime is down 14%, theft down 19%, aggravated assaults down3%. the police chief ds sivitiets and providing tips toelp chose cases. >> it is employees being

engaged,ng riders b engaged, technology and a lot of hard work. >> reporter:it metro says concerned that the d.c. government seems readyo decriminalize fare evasion. they're avoiding using the tu turnstil turnstiles. >> almost every crime starts with fare evasion. >> some say fare evasion is not fair to them. >> it's not fair. everyone else i e payingry sent day. >> metro says it is down 3% and they plan to continue. back home, we're tracking . re rain in the forecast.

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last week. >> doesn't that look so good? gooey grilled cheese and tomato soup. >> did you make? >> no, to behonest. it looks like they did it right. more on thatn a moment. first your weather headlines. tracking the rain out there. we'll have rain out there tomorrow night.in soring showers on your saturday but all in time of year, i'm mild ur temper. this is the coldest time of year. through the weekend and even beyond the entire ten-day forecast is running above normal. this is the grilled cheese and tomato soup forecast. it is the perfect weather to ma some of that gooey goodness and dip it into the tomato so. sure, you can break your

resolutions for just one day. sunday, back to eating the salads. currently our temperatures are coming in the upper 30s and 4s. 37 degrees over in to the west. the suburbs, a little cooler. right around 30. with mostly cloudy skies. a temperature of 48. you probably want the jacketheut not raincoat tomorrow. a high of 51. so tomorrow, looking, feeling almost exa like today. it is still dry tomorrow at pick-up with the tperature of 51. that was the official high today at reagan national.

coming up at 6:50, i'll have the future weather hour by hour. walking you through saturday when the scattered showers come to an end. >> you p mustard on a grilled cheese? >> that's how you get it crunchy. >> some pickle, too. >> tomato, that's good too. now we areeally hungry. thank you. coming up, the most powerful woma w inhington invites children to stand beside her as she takes oh of office. >> what you may not have seen on tv. plus -- >> new local members being sworn in. we'll talk to them. this curve was the end of the road for a man who led the

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and get a $50 amazon gift card when you switch. an iocent bystander shot at the intersection of galen and green streets. the victim, an 18-year-old girl this time. police say she suffered a gunshot wound to her upper body. she was rushed to the hospital. this shooting comes two days after another bystander was shot in the head in a gun ght.>>

a semi truck driver is under arrest after a low speed chase. >> the biggest surprise came when deputies stopped the truck and discovered whyhe driver may have been fleeing. the sights and sounds surrounding the tractor-trailer. he driver holed up inside the cab, refusing to come out. nearby residents ordered into their homes but still watching the drama taking cell phone videos. >> we had about 15, 20 police officers sitting out, about 10, 12 cars and then s.w.a.t. pullep it was just crazy. >> the incident started when eople saw a tractor-trailer parked. when deputies came to check it out, the driver took off.

a showours long chase followed. state police assisting. the deputies tried on stop bid a mile down theroad, putting down a spoik strip tha bw out some of the tires. when he reached the turn, the semin't make it. deputies ordered him out but he refused. they negotiated for hours. then had to turn to tougher tactics. >> it started with about three smoke bom and then to the flash bang. and then they had officers with guns pointed you thi tthe front of truck and he still wouldn't come out.wo >> s.w.a.t. team members finally went in to pull him out. and then they discovered why he didthis. there was meth and he was high, driving under the influenc>> hat's terrifying.

how many people were out with their kids whilee was high on this and driving around like a maniac.'s insane. >> tonight, he's not driving anywhere. he's locked up without bond. to the latest on the partial government shutdown. it is now in the 13th day with no end sight. the house is expected to vote later tonight two bills to reopen the government. they were written in theic repu led senate last year bust mitch mcconnell says does not man to bring up a bill that the president will not sign. for his part, president trump made a surprise appearance in the white houseriefing room this afternoon but offered no new plan to reopen the ve ment. congressional leaders will meet tomorrowth a white house. a news congress facing that problem, thee shutdown. thcal members took office today.

>> reporter: inside, they're still setting up phones and e-mails. and now on the first day, face a crisis. a government shutdown. two worlds t lesshan one mile apart. it was long lines to get the capitol. meanwhile, closed doors and empty steps at the air and space museum. new maryland sixth congressman says his new constituents areus ated. >> tired, dispointed, that the government doesn't show more compassion, more civility and plain old common sense to get stuff done. >> reporter: down the hall, representing the virginia seventh, greeted hundreds of friends and supporters before taking oath.

her first focus on the plans to reopen the government. >> i want to be a rt that a of hamaking sure we move past this and reopen the government. >> these newly elected members of chronic still setting up their offices. but jennifer wexton, now representing the aytenth, everyone needs to get working and reopen the government. >> i would likeo see everyone calm down, get some funning passed and have a chance for full and frank discussion with the government reopen. >> reporter: the crowd will subside with this first day of the 116th congress. aig problem remains. a partially shuttered u.s. government and they're now partially in charge of fixing it. news4. house democrats have the power to launch investigationsv

or meext proceedings. but house speaker nancy pelosi seems to be taking a cautious approach. n an interview with savannah guthrie, she was circumspect about impeachment. she said the guidance may not be a settl matter. >> do you believe the special counsel shoul honor and observe the guidance thatays a sitting president cannot be indicted? >> i do not think that's conclusive. >> you said it would be sad and divisive for the country to pursue impeachment. are you willing to rule it out? >> we have to wait and see what happens with the mueller report. we shouldn't be meeimpeaching fa political reason. >> governmenfficials and others have said the special counsel's report could be submitted to the justice department as ear as early

february. a big change in government as w an unprecedented number of women taking seats in congress. >> and nancy pelosi is the first woman ever elected twice to the speaker of thehouse. she had a request. >> i wld like to call my grandchildren up to be here as i take oath and any other children who want to join them. >> congratulations, madam speaker. >> i now call t house to order on behalf of all of america's children. >> did we hear a little voice say me, me? there are now 102 women in the house and 23 women in the senate.

a hollywood actress arreste at dulles. our first look at the evidence stacked against her and why she maintains she was framed. should your baby's d be tested? studies that sayt could save lives.t >> a chilly beginning tomorrow in the suburbs. most of the sburks are staing ly around 30.

cke are tg a developing story. six people dead, eight injured on i-75 in florida near gainesville after a deadly collision.

a diesel fuel spill. authixities telling us people are dead and eight others injured. a developing story. should your baby'sna be tested? genetic sequencing has long been a reason for debate but now some say it might be a good idea.s researcher sequentialed genes of 100 babies. they were able to detect gentle mutations in 9% of the children and suggested they were at risk for certain diseases. they did not show up in the family or clinical history. w researchers are wondering if general testing should be standard protocol. and in aews4 consumer

investigation -- >> two more felony charged have been f against a virginia business owner accused of taking thousands of dollars fm customers and never delivering their medical uipment. >> well, this now brings t mber to three. that's when we told but dozens of complaints agast man named jim. he owned a comny call access mobility equipment. company arted a new called 2911 mobility. all the people you see here were customers. they said they paid him thousands of dollars for medical equipment like stair lifts. but never received the did he pay a couple of these folks back. the others are out thousands. they're still waiting for refunds. including this woman who paid

thousands for a walk-in tub. now we've learned that the police have now arrested jim clor. the other arrest in hanover county. he is facing four felony charges in stafford county. he was released from jail two days after christmas and of course we'll be following this closely for and you keep you update. >> if you've ever been t tos market, you may he noticed the birds. birds. i'm tracee

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>> why the as a res rurvultures and why they probably won't be leavin t >> reporter:se cats are like her.ly to >> come on! >> reporter: the cats aren't the only ones waiting for food. >> it is like the mov of "the birds." >> reporter: there are litera y ly hundreds of birds hanging around. >> the kfc probably has 200 or 300 birds on top of it. the trees behind you probably carry another 300 birds. the roof of e grocery store there, probably00 another birds there. >> reporter: the multiplying bird population is bringing attention. >> people are scared to

>> my colleagues here at the fordhi dealers no longer eat at kfc. >> their nutrition come from dead carcasses on the side the road the highways, also when you have cat colonies out here, you have a food source that means you're putting food out for a lot of cats and the birds will come in too. >> they will sneak up behind me when my back is turned and teeth cat food. >> rorter: it isn odd specking at ale that some are flocking to >>see. reporter: this isn't a quarter of what is normally here during the day. m told on some mornings, they cover the kentucky fried chicken. and the authorities were told the same thing i was told. unless they go into that building or someone's home, ll there is r nothing that they can do about these protected vultures. >> okay then.

ugh! >> iotope you're eating dinner right now. >> she's back with more on the weather. >> they're going to g wet. >> we're going to be dry during the day but we'll have rain during the night.ca still someered showers through the midday hours. it is dry during the d tomorrow but scattered showers move in as early as 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. then rain friday night. that continues into the first half of saturday. it is hit and miss out there saturday morning. re's the future weather.i ink we're mainly still dry.no ce the scattered showers including the chance for rain inside the beltway.

11:00 p.m., just about everybody dealing with ra. some moderate, even heavier rain. 6:00 p.m., still some scattered showers out there. those contihee into mid morning hours west start to see the rain chances diminish b about 3:00 p.m. the future weather wants to keep the showers. i do see us being mainly dry at that point. we're going to start out the day degrees.37 any hint of sunshine early is quickly going to give way toer st skies throughout the day. it is going to be dry until about 4:0 p.m. a high tomorrow of 51. so tomorrow, a carbon copy of what we see out there today. for the weekend,

temperaturewise, both days abovi normal whi 43 now. especially sunday, looking really nice out there. the rain is in the forecast on saturday. and plenty of sunshine is in the forecast on sunday stoff weather is having a bit of an impact. especially for the skiers and snow boarders. these conditions are killing our ski resorts. if you're going, i would recommend sunday based on the lack of rai in the forecast. with the temperatures, you'll be dealing with some ski io cond. taking the decorations down, it will be better on sunday when we areer wa outdoor exercise for the new years resolution. t pretty nics time of year with those above normal temperatures. you might want the rain gear throughout here's your ten-day ferk.

the chance for showers monday night into tuesday. and then the health andne f expo, there's a chance of rain on saturday.

i think theest team in 2018, what did you say? the capitals? >> no doubt about it.

>> we're all hoping they can keep it goin quality repeats. why not? the capitals begin a three-game road trim against blues despite winning 17. the lead iisthe dion is only 1 poin matt niskanen is returning to the lineup. good to have him. back tom has to watch his back. his first game against the blues, leading to a 20-game suspension. wilson had to take care of a businessinst the penguins who are still upset about a hit in the ploffs. tom prepared for anything tonight. >> i would be surprised it is a whole game and nothing happened. there's a bunch of ways that can happen. they can play hard on you.

i'll give you the same spiel. they hav to win games. it can go a bunch ofdi rections. for the wizards, the injury bug strikes once ain, the teamun cing that mark ef-morris will t miss signifiime because of a back injury. mark iff will benjured to noncontact iactivities. s expected to return after at. he was averaging 11.5 points a . ga of course this comes just after the news that john wall's season is over due to injury. and more news off the field, prosecutors have decid not to pursue charges against linebacker reuben foster. th concluded there was not enough evidence. he was arrested lastem nber

following an incident with his girlfriend. a lot of fans are not happy wit the decision to releasehim. while prosecutors have dropped charges, they are continuing to review the matter. he could still face suspension to start the 2019 season. terrelle suggs and the baltimore ravens hosting the wild card round of e playoffs. bsurging lateehind lamar jackson who took over for an injured joe flacco and then took startingob from him. the 21-year-old jackson will be the youngest quarterback to start thefl n playoff game bust he says there's not much different. >> clothes. that'sbout it. everything else is e same. >> he's very mature.

i think you guys see it. players see it when he wks around. he is very comfortable with who heis. >> ink philly, nic foles and the eagles getting ready to face bears in that scary, scary defense. foles is recovering from an gerry last sunday. he said they're drastically ov img every day. he is expected to start sunday in chicago. you can watch the defending champs right here on nbc 4. coverage begins at 4:00 p.m.fo owed by the kickoff at 4:40. good luck to foles. he will have to face khalil mack. >> exactly. some good football. thank you so much. >> thank you for joining us. nbc "nightly news" starts in 60 seconds.

tonight, the major power shift in washington. nancy pelo grabs the speaker's gavel again as the democrats seiro of the house, the most diverse in history including a record-breaking number of women. president trump making a surprise appearance in the white house briefing room amid h first taste of divided government. apple leading a massive plunge on wa street and ceo tim cook pointing the finger of at the president's trade war but is the soaring price of iphones part of the problem? espionage charges for an american being held in moscow. what the russians claim he was caught doing as speculation p swirls it's a setu for a prisoner exchange.