accountabl >> the new allegation of sexuale assault and t rough road for esince georg police over the last several months. auspected drunk driver kills a woman in front of her own church. >> and week three of the partial governmeshutdown. why this weekend could be critical at putting it to an end. breaking news tonight, another prince georges county police officer accused of wrongdoing. >> in the latest case, a woman said an officer sexual assaulted her outside of a metro station this morning. that officer is suspended. >> shomari stone oins us with details. >> reporter: this is a disturbing allegation. the police chief held a news conference, being transparent to let the community know what is going on. he said the officer drove the

woman here to the police station. she claims that he inappropriately touched her. again, he is suspended pending the outcome of this investigation. the chief said this all:0tarted at 4this morning. the officer responded to a dispute between man and a woman at a home in bowie. the officer mediated. the woman asked for a ride to be separated from the man. the officer drove the woman in his mked cruiser, dressed in a uniform and under an area under video surveillance. she got out of the c and said that the prince georges county officer inappropriately touched her. the police chief wanted to alert the community. >> by virtue of being transparent, it's my hope to organization in an more than 2,000 people, there may be e sconduct. thy be crimes committed. those people will be held accountable.

>> reporter: now, this officer is a 26-yearte n. he has never been accused of inappropriately touching or any type of miw,onduct. again, he is suspended. and there are two investigations. you have one with the metro transit police department. and you have another investigation thats simultaneously going on with the prince george's county police department internal affairs division. bring you updates as this story becomes available. it's worth mentioning that police are reviewing v surveillaneo out here and within the officers' prol car, there are cameras that record. we'll bring you the updates as they become availabl live in new carrlton, i'm shomari stone, news 4. you heard the chief ackn hledge department has dealt with disciplinary issues recently. here'sba a new of the assing incidents. ryan macklin alleged to attack a

woman in the country illegally. last month, pole suspended 11 officers after an accidental shooting at a s.w.a.t. team holiday party in brandy wine. the officers were off-dutye wh ficer shot himself in the hand and grazed another officer at the party. and in november, a police officer was suspended after two people said hede deman cash to overlook their driving citations. the two people saidhey gave theev officeral hundred dollars. a little rain outsidegh to another wet start to our weekend. we're getting used to this by now. >> here we go again. >> we're not doneyet. >> meteorologist samarra theockre is tg this in the storm system. hopefully not a washout. >> no. not by any means. we are expecting more rain to continue through the bulk of saturday. we're seeing showers out there.

they're on the lighter end of the spectrum. i did look at it. roads are slick. the wind is out of the northeast, 9 miles per hour. let's look at the radar. in the beltway, we're under a lull. a littleac dry but west, some of the heavier rain in winchester falling. and scatter showers north. we're lot of dry, just clouds. we are expecting the periods of lain to continue. sometimes they w be heavy. temperatures will fall into the low 40s. stick around y i'll wal through the weekend. we'll talk timing and when this rain is heading out. doreen? >> somara, thank you. police believe that robbery was the motive for a double-homicide in clinton. it was breaking news at this timeast night. sean davis jr. was arrested today. officers say he gunned down two 19-year-olds, robert glasgow and

chambers. the homeowner says one of the victims was in a car in front of his house. you can hear the screaming. we talked to another person who knew one of the teenagers. she didn't want to appear on camera. >> it was this female yeing. sh sounded like a wounded cat. i'll never forget those cries, that pain. >> detectives believe the nn suspect p to rob the victims during a drug deal. small, rural church community is heartbroken by the death of a parishioner who police say was killed by a drun. driv >> that driver, a teenager. the woman was hit this morning on morrisonville road outside of lovettsville, georgia. she was steps from the church where she worshiped for years. >> we're looking at how the

church is honoring their friend. >> reporter: the lights inside the church in lovettsville, virginia, will be little in after her funeasl. she killed during a morning walk on morrinville road whe she had worshiped for 15 years. she was less than a mile from home. the terrible news drew people to the scene, including the church president and his wife. >> oh, my gor: >> reporhe coopers unexpectedly found themselves trying to comfort her husband, who pulled up to the scene while they werethere. lauren mcdarby had just retired from the school system in june. >> she just loved everybody. >> she would do anything for wyou. >> sheked so hard here at church. >> she did. >> she was a volunteer at church? >> she helped wit. anythi >> anything we needed. >> reporter: the loudon county sheriff's office said 19-year-old zachary frey of p s persville that was driving the rav 4 was believed to be driving

while intoxicated. he has been charged with dwi and involuntary malaughter. was taken to a detepntion center to await a hearin> ght 14 of the partial government shutdown. both sides have retreated their respective corners. negotiations resume in the rning at the white use. but it's almost guaranteed the stalemate is going to stretch into next week and maybe even much, much longer. >> he said he would keep the government closed for a very long period of time, months or evenrs y >> absolutely i said that. >> congressional leaders spent nearly two hoursn the white house situation room today. democrats want a stop-gap deal to open t government immediately. president trump remains firm, demanding $5.6 billion for a rder wall with mexico. if the democrats don't give it to him, the president claims he could go another route. >> we could call a national emergency and build it very

quickly. that's another way of doing it. we can do it through a negotiated process, we are giving that a shot. >> we recognize, on the democratic side, that we cannoto relve this until we open up government. >> congressional staffs and white house representatives will be back at the negotiating table at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. could the shutdown really last for months? nbc news political director chuck todd told us he believes the next hours are critical in these negotiations. >> i'll be honest with you. in body language, i sen a president desperate for an exit ramp that doesn't look like he folded. he just hasn't figured out how to do that. >> doesn't seem like anybody the offering to help him figure that out. >> i think he is discovering, this is a box of his own making. mitch mcconnell and senate republicans said, w gave you an opportunity to get out ofhis

mess. you chose not to take it. we're not going to get involved until you and the democrats figure it out. he's on a bit of an island here. d congressional republicans are running out of patience. you see a couple have broken. the real, hard deadline here, is next friday, payday. the next time paychecks are due. that's when it would, i hit home a little bit. that's why i think a week from today, is the real sort of- to me, the tipping point between this lasting weeks more and potentially months, versus -- thought i saw a president desperately afraid of january 11th, missing that paycheck for people. i really believe that the whole goal of this weekend is for him to fin exit ramp. >> we could find out this weekend if the president will find that exit rack. join cor all of the latest developments on "meet the press" sunday morning at 10:30, on nbc

4. ai video of the tractor-trler crash that brought traffic to a standstill for hours on the beltway. take a listen to this. this is what was happening on the interloop in new carrollton, around 7:00 a.m. just before that crash, witness devon saunders called 9 1 to report a tractor-trailer driving errat erratically. af ar the crash, saunders another person tried to help the driver. >> firemen came, bust out theow front wi and actually, he walked out. he walked out of the window or through the front window, windshield, with the car. >> crews spent most of the day removing that jackknifed tractor-trailer off of the road and cleaning up the debris. it turns out thes truck driver expected to be okay. neighbors call it the highway of death because of its dangerous track record. more tha people died in crashes along indian head

highwa in the last decade. the most recent tragedy happened sunday when three children were killed, hit by a suspected drunk driver. today, the county reiterated its commitment to targeting eckless, aggre and distracted drivers. but leadeay drivers need to also police themselves. >> no amount ofenforcement will matter, unless the community accepts its responsibility as ll. we have to change the behavior of motorists who travel on this road. >> last year, lawmakers i annapolis changed state law to allow one speed camera on indian head highway. this year, the prince george's county delegation plans to push for more. news 4 working for your health, as flu season begins to up. the centers for disease control says the virus is now widespread in 24 states, including maryland. nbc's dr. john torres explains

why doctors expect kahoses and spitalizations from the flu to continue to rise. >> reporter: dr. dickman is on the front line of the flu season. >> nationwide, the flu is kicking in right now. is that the same thing you're seeing here? >> we're seeing an uptick of cases in the flu the last few we ts. >> reportehis year, the h1n1 strain,lso known as swine flu, is responsible for the majority of cases, particularly in those under 40. last month, 26-year-old conservative journalist brie yton, died from it. >> we've seen thousands of ns this year. we'll expect a whole lot more because that' what influenza does. >> reporter: with last year's flu season one of the deadliest, the cdc rommends everyone 6 months and older get the flu vaccine. >> if someoneasn't gotten the flu shot, we are recommending they get the flu vaccine. >> roorter: if you d get ,sick

there's a new drug called xofluza, unlike tamiflu, it only takes one >> dr. john torres will be one of our guests at the nbc 4th he & fitness expo. we'll have all kinsd of expert there's. veat's january 12th and 13th at the washington cion center. and the best part, it's all free. we hope you will see you rere. >> y friends will be there. you might as well show up, too. kevin hart is back in the discussion about hosting the oscars. coming up, why ellen is facing some backlash on today's interview with hart on her talk show. why shelobbied for him to get the big. o one hollywood's big awards shows two days away. a preview of this weekend's golden globe awards. and tom change to metro parking lots starting tomorrow. that's next.

good news for metro riders. starting tomorrow, you won't

have toay to par at metro stations on saturdays anymore. metro has been charging $2 to use its parking lots and garages on saturdays as part ofrohe pilotam. that program is coming to an end. metro won't rule out charges you were parking when there's a big event a saturday like the fourth of july. regular parking fees apply during the week. kevin hart says he's reconsidering his decision to histep down as year's oscars host, thanks to encouragement from ellen degeneres. tonight, ellen is taking heat for supporting her friend and comedian. hart backed of the oscars' ig two days after he was named host. homophobic tweets and standup h joke made about a decade ago, ellen aired an interview on her talk show today. sh a calleddemy and they want hart back. >> i don't want to step on that stage and make that night about me and my past,hen you have

people that have worked hard to step on that stage for the first ti and receive an award. >> some critics say ellen took it too easy on hart. he says he has apolorazed se times for his past during his career, even before they resurfaced last month. the oscars still needs a host. the show is 51 days away. just two days away from another one of hollywood's biggest nights. the golden globe awards, honoring the best in tv and movies. you'll catch it here on nbc 4. as mark ports, aouple of trst-timers are taking ov hosting duties. the way that andy sandberg figures it, getting to host the golden globes with sdra oh was only a matter of time. >> we presented together at the emmys. ha>> to do together again, i was excited to do that. >> the streets demanded it >> reporter: seasoned pros can be anxious about presiding over one of hollywood's biggest

events. >> i am so terried. >> reporter: not only is oh co-hosting, she is ao nominated for best actress in a tv drama for "killingev" >> i won't be thinking about being a nominee. ft not for one second, because i'm terrified of hosting. >> terrifi despite the globe's free-wheeling tradition. this time around, nerves might spark the laughs. >> reporter: "vic comes into sunday night's event, with the most nominations overall, six. while "a star is born" has five. including best actress in a drama,y for lga. if she wins, she will get one of the brand-new glo statuettes. >> it's bigger, it's heavier, it's. golden >> reporter: for the nominees who don't hewin, t hosts have a plan to be festive. >> we're going to put on the

goi goggles and spray champagne everywhere. >> at the golden globes, that might work. the golden globes are going to be sunday night at 8:00 p.m., here on nbc 4, followed by news 4 at 11:00, as usual. and a livet from beverly hills with all of the highlights from the big show. you don't want to miss that. >> we'll be in a fine mood on sunday evening after the beautiful day you'r forecasting, right? >> absolutely. first, we have to get through the rain. >> there's there. >> the usual. >> we havehowers in the area already, and a few rounds as we're expecting through the overnight hours. it could be more wint l-like. let'k at this video from whis time last year at the potomac. a difference a year makes. back in january, temperatures were down in the 20s. we were in the 20s.ni ovt lows in the teens. by the 7th of january, 8

degrees. not the case today. look at the cuent temperatures ght now.h our average h should be around 43 degrees and we're at 46 in the district. gaithersburg, 43. manassma ssas, how are you doing? 43 down there. a mildnuight by y standards. and a mild couple of days ahead. look at this temperature trend. wewe head through tomorrow, could reach around 51 degrees. sunday, 56. monday, might be the day that breaks this trend and we'll drop below the norm for this average is time of year, which is 43. tuesday, we're right back up to near 60 so, yeah. it's a mild kickoff to the year. w, tonight,temperatures, as i said, falling into the low 40s. allet's change gears and about the rain. right now, it's light. we could see a few moments of heavy rain at times. looking at the radar, you can see then system i all its glory. showers right now, coming down in the district. let's zm in and get closer. washington, d.c. dry.

lots of clouds. to the north, up 95 in howard county. we head south of the district, winchestwi hester. you're seeing moderate pockets of rain. you may see breaks. through the overnight hour, we are expecting rain tont move fairfax and the district. here's a look at future cast. 2:00 a.m., we get a nice lull. and we move towards lunchtime. that could pick up a bi more moderate than light. heavy at times. by 5:00, it's out of here. we are drying out, just in time lor the saturday night turnup. i will say, it we breezy. once the rain moves out, the winds are going to kick up. rain outlook over the last couple of days, we're dry on sunday. monday and tuesday, we are expecting showers. but the thing is, the will be brief and it will be monday night into tuesday. so, very quick.

your weekend forecast in a nutshell, 51 tomorrow, 56 on sunday with plenty of sunshine, hemaking it optimal day to go ahead and take the decorations down. we're not doing thatn 2019. we're not leaving the decorations up until next year. we're dry here. a passing shower monday night. now, we're starting to get into theove of things. this is where we should be this time of year. if you wonder where the snow is, so am i. >> we want to talk about getting in the groove of in, the caps in the wrong kind of groove. they've lost two in a row. tonight, 60 o minutesf hockey wasn't enough. gey had too to overtime. >> george sports, next.l of the

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peoples but not the caps. >> the caps lost two-straight, that doesn't sound right. after last night, a chance to get back on t ice tonight in dallas, a placehey haven't won a regulation hockey game since 1995. >> get out of here. >> i can't make eis up. caps hon the last seven games. first period, stars on the power play. the puck trickles out to tyler seguin. the stars up 0. second period, lars eller, with a quick backhander. his sixth of the year, tying at 1-1. they need overtime in dallas. in o., eller has a wide-open slap shot. khudobin makes a great glove save.ar great wrapnd pass by seguin. copley never hadan ce. caps earn a point but lose in overtime, 1, thefinal. bradley beal and the wizards trying to win their

third-straight, visiting the miami heat. second quarter, wizards down three. beal nails the corner three satoransk satoransky, for jeff green. wizards cut it to two. fourth quarter, a minute left. beal, st top of the key. cuts the game-high to 1. under four seconds, wizards down three. jeff green, wide-open look. a look for the tie. doesn't get the bounce. wizards drop their eighth-straightoad game. now, 4-17, away from home. 115-109, the final. big high school football news. dematha hires bill mcgregor to the same position. mcgregor was at dematha for 39 years. spent as the football head coach until he stepped down in 2011. he won 278 games and 17

conference titles. he is ready to get back on t sidelines in hyattsville. >> it's theou camaraderie y have with the kids as a head coach. it's something special. exists is think really hard to put into they will be part of your family forever. >> on wednesday night, the terps beat nebraska by two. maryland's first win over a ranked team in three years. jalen smith had a floater with t 3.8 lefo give maryland the win. tomorrow, terps visit 7-1, rutgers. markurgeon not worried. >> we know there's not going to be any easy games in this leagueye we p rutgers twice and one went down to the wire. nai they're a much-improvele ed basketball team. ouruy know. they know we got to go there and

play well to win. j.p. finley of washington sports have told jay gruden he will heturn for 2019 season. >> that's a shocker. i t don'tnk i'm speaking by myself on this one. a lot of redskins fans will be surprised by this. >> really? after 7-9, you wouldn't be shocked? >> not for -- not for $10 million. i don't think th're going to do anything.

that's going do it for us. "the tonight show" starring jimmy fallon, coming up next. >> thanks for joining us.re have a weekend. >> stay dry out there.

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- benedict cumberbatch, minka kelly,