first, making his prime time pitch, president trump to address the nation tonight on the government shutd and the issue of security at the border. and that address from the oval office about four hours now. >> this all coming as the government shutdown inches closer to theer longest >> we're on day 18 and the president will bet speaking 9:00, expected to address what the administration is deeming a humanitariri and securitys at our southern boarder. >>iately after the s speech, nancy pelosi and chuck schumer will give the democratic response. >> we have covere of the shutdown, including the ongoing response. scott mcfar lane starts with us with a closer look what to ekt. tonight. >> this will be the president's first time addressing the natn from the oval office. we expect him to discuss a a crisis need for border wall

funding now. the big question that remains ll he try to declare an official national emergency. the white house council haseen looking into the legalities of a move. doing so could give him broad powers to already appropriated money, but he could face a potential check from congress doing this. late this afternoon, the top republican on the house armed services committee said those funds for a wall would be damagigi da. democrats in the house are planning to present measures that open agencies one by one that are affected by the shutdown. majority leader in e senate mitch mcconnell all but assured they'd be dead on arrival. >>no we what's necessary to move past the funding impasse. aut negotiated sn that can pass the house, earn 60 votes here in the senate, and get the presidential signature. the senate will not waste floor time on shell votes, messaging votes or any other proposals

which fail to check those boxes. >> look for complete coverage of the president's speech and the democratic response starting four hou fm now. at the live desk i'm scott mcfarlane. back to you. in annapolis, maryland's legislative session starts tomorrow. democrats rallied blaming for the shutdow and republican governor larry hogan expressed his frustration. chris gordon reporting both parties are concerned about the impact this is having on local federal workers. >> reporter: this legislative luncheon is a pep rally for maryland democrats. ben delivering a fiery speech saying president trump is holding the american people government a shutdown. >> we're going to stand up and say the first order of business muste a bill to open government. we're going

tonight under democratic leadership. vo reporter:wa inte prey sideo tr tump'sha address to the nati tonight he's expected to argue there's a national security emergency that justifies spending moneyo build the wall. democrats here disagree. >> there's clely not federal emergency. the only emergency is in donald trump's he i. >> don't want to hear any more untruths, because the untruth now is having a phenomenal andt ental impact on the american people. >> reporter: in baltimore, maryland's repubcan governor, larry hogan, calls on washington to end the shutdown andlet fede employees their paychecks. >> i think we're at the point right now where no one in congress, in the house or the senate, should receive a paycheck and no one in the white house administration staff should receive paycheck. >> republican state delegate says tens of thousands of nemployees who live maryland

are hurting financially and need to return to work. >> governor hogan has been a great role model how to get things done and work across the aisle. i hope nancy pelosi and chuck schumer can takees an and open the government. >> reporter: republicans and democrats seem to agree tt the government shutdown has to end. but they disagree on how to do it chris gordon, news4. > while the d.c. council passed emergency legislation that will allow the city to issue marriage licenses for a 90-day period. it had btn deemed essential and was closed as a result of the partial shutdown, the mayor who proposed the measure said she will signnt it law. keep it here all evening lookor the latest on nightly news at 7:00. c will have a special report

at 9:00 and tune in here at 11:00 for complete analysis and reaction. now it's beginning to look like winter. with some bighanges in our forecast starting tonight. you're going to want to get out the warm coa and clothes starting tomorrow. doug is here to explain what's coming our way. >> amazing what we were today.er yey a high temperature of 41 degrees. today we made our way close to 50 and 60 degrees. 61 in richmond right now. 56 in d.c. 57 last hour. for sure.warmer side and 47 right now towards hagerstown. colder air tonight. we will see shower activity. even winds associated with that. that brings in the cold air, just in time for our nex storm system which right now looks like it'll bring snow for saturday and sunday. i'll break down the timing for you, and show you how much of an impact t storm will have. cold returns tomorrow.

wind chills in the 20s bto rrow afternoon, into thursday, friday. the longest stretch of cold weather we' seen so far this winter and tracking the weekendl snow potential let you know how big of a potential that is coming up in 10 to 15 minutes. >> doug could be very happy by this weekend. >> filly. >> good to have you back, buddy. >> thanks. breaking news, fairfax county police just released this composite sketch of a man they say assaulted two little girls in anandale, they were walking around thida past satury when them.n walked up to police tell us he inoupropriately ted one girl and then tried to touch a second girl but she fought him off. the man ran away and hasn't been found. ahead a 5:30 tonight, shomari stone will be live with what police are doing with that sketch in hopes of catching him. police in aington investigating a deadly

pedestrian crash, a man crashed at southes manr street this morning. the driver did remain on the scene and the victim's name has not been released. a green belt police officer visiting hher this morning looked out her window and saw a body in her back yard. the discovery on lundy drive now considered a murder. tracee wilkins has talked to the homeowner about this disturbing discovery. >> you can see behind me her son's cruiser is still parked here. we spoke with this woman a me le while ago who tells she's shocked by this. prince george's arunty police trying to fige out why this man was in his backyar h ad how got there. >> nobody is more sorry than i am for the person. >> reporter: she said she was shocked by her son waking her sayi there was someone in the back yard. >> when i got up the man was in

the yard i didn'tnow if he was dead or alive. how he got anything. e or >> reporter: keys' son is a green belt police officer. he was working the night shift last night. he came to check on his mother thisning and that's when the discovery was made. the police are investigating it as a homicide. >> there was a loud boom noise we heard. >> reporter: several neighbors tell me they heard one or t gun shots between midnight or 1:00 a.00 .m. but did not call police because they weren't sure what it meant until the discovery this morning. >> we were looking for some answers because for that to happen here -- >> reporter: keys said she doesn't know the victim and refused to look at the deceased man for her own peace of mind. >> i wasn't trying to look out there. i didn't want to the see that. i didn't know what i was b goin seeing. and i didn't want that in my head as i get up every morning. > >> reporter: she's also the head

of tre neighborhood watch she said she has to go to the meeting tonight and talk to ighbors about what happened here and she's looking for answers still herself. prince george's county police went to homes here looking forn cameras video of anything that could help lead them to a suspect. reporting live i'm tracee lkins. d.c. could be the first in the region to offer online sports betting. the district was hoping it would be up and running for major league baseball's opening day or at least by early summer. but the d.c. council put a big delay on that. as mark segraves reports tonight,ou it c cost d.c. tens of millions of dollars in revenue. >> sportsti b is big business. hundreds of millions of dollars on the cline. thncil was set to vote on emergency legislation today that would have paved the way for online sportsetting to become a reality by early hismorning. but that hit a snag when several council members had a question

why it wasn't beingut out for bid like most government contracts and inste given to the same company that manages the.c.ttery. >> this is a question about how to get the most revenue for the district. >> theyis pulled the leglation today and instead the d.c. uncil will hold a public hearing on the contract. which means a delay of at least one to threeons according to mendleson. council members on bothid acknowledge if the contract is put out to bid, it will delay it for more than just a few months. >> if we g that route, it'll be probably two or three years. >> reporter: since the u.s. supreme court ruled last year to allow states to legalize online sports betting, states have been moving to get their share of that r view. d.c. is still ahead of marylana virginia. they're hoping to be the first to capture residents that live in maryland and virginia.

>> we're ting to create a habit for people that work in the district but live elsewhere to gamble here. >> reporter: the council will hold the hearing later on this month and vote how to award the contract and how soon sports betting becomes a reality in our district. while itay be early fall or late summer before you can place a b in d.c. sports arenas could have online betting available inside their venues a whole lot sooner. a local retail exetive is stabbed nearly 50 times. as 2019 gets off to a deadly start in the district, wt we are learning about this victim and the navy medic who has been arreed for the killing. i'm not leaving the game entirely, i'm just not goingo be running for office for the next several years. >> oneth o most controversial political figures in our region not running for reelection.

not running for reelection. a reprieve for sears, the not running for reelection. >show of hands, who's a future comcast business customer here? i think we all are. , yefinitely. sign us up. yes. two hands. two hands. yay. double hands. for a limited time, get fast reliable internet for $49.95 per month just one more way we go beyond for your business. fochan to win $10,000 yeaoff to a fast start. there's venew $10,000 winner day in january. go online now and enter for a chance to win.

comcast business. beyond fast. z339bz z16fz y339by y16fy

all eyes on capitol hill and the white house right now as president trump gets ready to make his case for aouthern bord wall. the fight with democrats have sparked a weeks' long government shutdown with neither side backg down wae r y idpr bthuild the wall he could do that by declaring a national eemergency. president has the ability to activate so-called emergency icwers. they bly enhance the typical powers of the presidency. the goal is to allow the government to act quickly in the casef a real emergency. but can they be used to build a border wall? the answerbe thprent ulikel poi to walay t mt allow the military to build infrastructure our national defense.

the project would be paid using funds already approved for military cstruction projects. but the president's legal authority is far from clear here if he invokes emergency powers, the move would likely i end up the courts, opponents arguing there is no money approved for the border wallwond thed argue the wall is not a realor the emergency the president is declaring. in the first week of019 we have seen seven homicides spread across our city. th evening we're learning some disturbing details about one of the cases where a man wasbe st dozens of times. pat collins is live in chedral heights in northwest d.c. pat? >> reporter: wendy, smood red on the walls, splat erred on theil gs. pooled of blood on therfloor.

the mut garfield house graphically detailed in these court papers. in the dark hours of the morning, someone in this building heard a voice continuously yelling, please, no. please, no. please, no. then came a 911 call forhelp. and when the cops arrived and went into second-floor apartment, they found two naked men. one dead one alive. it was a case of murder. the victim, 36-year-old vongell lugo, found lying in the hallway of his second-floor apartment. he was naked. stabbed 40 times to the next and chest, seven times to th and abdomen.

standing nearby the murdersu ect 26-year-old collin potter, a navy corpsman assigned to equantico, too was naked. he had blood on him that was not his own. friends say that vongell lugo was openly gay. police have dcribed this as a domestic homicide. vongell lugo was an accomplished retail executive. at one time he ran the men'srt dent at bloomingdale's in chevy chase. back at the garfield house, this reaction. he lives above the floor of the murder scene. >> terrible. terrible it happens in your own neighborhood. it happens here. hopefully his sexuality didn't play a role in it. hopefully that wouldn't be a fasooring thing. eah, it's terrible, though.

>> reporter: now on the murder scene suspect collin potter begangi b his head repeatedly against the wall. he told the cs thathe, too, wanted to die. they cuffed him and then booked him on murder charges. wendy, back to you. >> pat collins, what a story. thank you, pat. well, your dreaded drive along i-81 in vginia it could soon come with a hefty price. you may be ping a pretty big toll. interstatethat e volving semis and buses h resulted in long ys. that's why today governor ralph northam said funding is nded to make improvements. they're backing a $2 billion plan that wod widen the highway in some areas and lengthen the lanes you use to merge.

the toll would be $50 for trucks and $25 for cars that make the entire 325 mile trip one way. one of the most controversial figures in p virginitics is calling it quits. corey stewart i stepping away announcing he will not run for reelection for prince county board chair. it comes two months after he was defeated in his bid for the u.s. senate. but stewart isn't entirely leavin politics behind >> i want to thank the people. >> reporter: corey stewart made it official in his final state of the countyaddress, he is not seeking a fourth term as chairman. tweeting the news out a few years earlier. >> 16 years on the board,as 1 chairman, it's enough. i'm ready to move on to a new chapter in my life. reporter: he's often been a lightning rod for controversy,a ng in 2007 when he pushed for a crack down on illegal

immigration. he later became one of president supporters.nt and just weeks after losing a gop gubernatorial primary. he lost his senate campaign with this promise. >> i'm going to run the most vicious, ruthless campaign. >> reporter: but it did not amwork. at thetime democrats have gained strength in prince william. they're t cheering news. tweeting, glad corey stuart finally realized peddling hate is not the path to victory in ince william. did stewart step away because he knew he couldn't win? >> it ispo ible. it has become a lot more difficult to win in prince williamy c as a republican. the democrats have done a tremendous job of registering a lot of new voters. >> reporter: his greates accomplishments in his view, new road building and his illegal immigrant crackdown.

and no regts about his style that alienated even many republichos. >> it's am. i have no regrets. i love to fight. >> reporter: while he's not mentioning it in his final state of the county address, stewa tells me he might not finish out his term if the right j comes along. as an international trade attorney he's hoping there might be something in the trump administration. in the meantime, stewart is scheduled to complete his term in december. if you are waging the battle of the bulge, t latest weight loss weapon comes in a teacup. susan hogan explaining what you need to know. doug is trackin ag

-these people, they speak a language we cannot understand. ♪ [ teleone ringing ] -whoa. [ indistinct talking ] -deductible? -definitely speaking insurance. -additional interest on umbrella policy? -can you translate? -damage minimization of civil commotion. -when insurance needs translating, get answers in plain english at progressiveanswers.com. ♪ -he wants you to sign karen's birthday card. it's a high honor.

-he wants you to sign karen's birthday card. without risking her bones.ting. it's training her good cells... to fight the bad guys. stronger is less pain... new hope... more fht. it's doing everything in your power... and everything in ours. stronger, is changing even faster than they do. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger.

things are about to get really busy for our chiefme orologist. we have some rain to get through tonight. yay! we were waiting for winter now, of course, the winter we say wait until january. 27 days in a row with a temperaturve average, it has been really warm. yesterday was the coldest day in thet l month at 41 degrees. that's amazing. next couple of days we do get a lot colder. let's show you what's happening outside right now. cloud cover ahead ofur storm system coming across the region.

56 degrees winds at 6:00 miles an hour. so way above yestday. temperatures 15, 20 degrees warmer today than yesterday. tomorrow they'll be 20 to 30 degreecolder, at least that's the way it's going to feel. 56 right now in d.c., 62 in ch lottesville. a nice evening for temperatures but notice the shower activity e coming througharea. this is the first round of showers i think we'll see through leesburg, loudon countyd icks county, montgomery county, arouyou're seeing that coming through. this rain moving through ahe d.c.a over the next one to two areas, but then we see another round right in look what's happening here, as we widen out, look at this line developed, this is thunderstorm ittivity, even severe thunderstorm act up toward the north. what does that mean for us? the next couple hours, this

moves through at 8:00, 9:00, 10:00. could see some strong winds. if you head out to dinner you might have the umbrella the next hour or two, but by the time you're coming in around 9:00 or 10:00, you could see heavier downpours and the wind could get you. itets cold. take you hour by hour, watch happens around 9:00 here's the a shower activit embedded thunderstorms, really downpours i'm not expecting much thunder but downpours and winds, 30 mile an hour winds. we're not going to see anything here, but look back towards thee mountains, w storm warnings in effect. we're talking about some of the ski resorts, n theyd the snow. they're going to get it, even 6 10 inches in the ski resorts back to the st tomorrow, temperatures or rather

wind chills in the 30s, but faing wind chills tomorrow, only in the 20s and 30s, colder during the dayn thursday. 45 tomorrow, mostly sunny, colder, and breezy with thoses wind chi all day. 42 on thursday, 38 on friday. a very cold day, only in the 20 and then we get to the snow, saturday and sunday tha storm moves in, into the ornight hours into sunday. how much i'm going to take a closerthook at . amelia joins me at 5:45 if you want to talk more about this, i know everybody es, and the cold that lingers next week. see you back here at 5:45. >> thank you, doug. losing a few pounds is a common new year's resolution, sometimes it can be a costly one. the government shutdown continues. continues. we'll tl yel

denise? oh hey, sandy. hey. on this is a trick my taught me to make sure my produce is fresh. but aldi produce is delivered fresh every single day. ev yeah. so you don't need to... do that. you're not even going to hold that cantaloupe against your face?

the only trick you need to save time and money iso shop at aldi. save on your choice of little salad bar chopped salad kits, now just $1.99. aldi. shop differeli. now just $1.99. it gives you super fast speeds for all your devices, powerful way to stay connected. and lets you control your network with the xfi app. it's the ultimate wifi experience. xfinity xfi.

simple. easy. awesome. get started with xfinity for $79.99 a month for 2 years, plus ask about 4k ultra hd. switch today. you're watching news4 at 5:00. we're back now at 5:30 with a closer look at our top story, the gernment shutdownow day 18. >> and fairfax county schools tell us thiy fri they will host a hiring event for furloughed federal workers interest in substitute teaching. in a few hours the president ovaldeliver his first eve office address. he'll make his argument why he

thinks taxpayers should pay $5 billion o a southern border barrier. we expect to hear the word crisis quite a bit tonight. meanwhile, the president is facing mounting pressure to end theovernment shutdown and potential cracks are forming in his own party. the national governor's associion is calling on the white house and democrats to strike a deal. it calls this a failure and calls for them to open things while they work it out. the aerospace agency says every day it lasts it's an expensive problem to fix. >> the shutdown affecting us at surprising places, including the beer taps. >> breweries can't release beers until the shutdown goes bottoms

up. >> i didn't know that. corey smith is live to explain. beer a big draw down there. >> reporter: guys, breweries in d.c. are starting to feel the t hit t includes atlas brew works behind me. it's not just that fewer people are coming in to joy an adult beverage, that's happening. but the wholesale side of the operation here is not open. justin cox ishe founder of atlas brew works. he traded federal work for theb world and thought government shutdowns were behind him, but he was wrong. he has a new beer that can't be sold until the label is approved. the agency to do that is shutdown. the process usually t takes to three weeks. and a strong delay can disrupt theed se a are you master has to follow. he'soping a solution is on the horizon. >> they need to get together and

talk and solve the problem. the shutdown is proliferating larger than fed alemployees, hitting parts of the economy. we're trying to make beer, sell beer, provide for our families and we're not able to d so until the government reopens. >> reporter: cox tellse me o the fermeanting process is done, the beer has a shelf life of four months. if he gets approval tomorrow it takes six eight weeks for the labels to be printed and put o the can. that affects the beer he's brewing now a other beers he's got down the pipeline. i'll explain more at 6:00. somee of tion's biggest financial institutions are trying to help furloughed workers, you should check with your own bank. re's some of whatwe're seeing so far. wells fargo said w itl reserve monthly service, overdraftnd

insufficient fund fees. chase is also waiving fees for workers who have direct deposits set up. capital one is also extending some loan payment due dates and waiving some credit card fees. nk of america is also reportedly working with customers on refunds and repayment plans. wendy. there is one more chance to save sears. a bankruptcy judge is giving the storchs rman until 4:00 no tomorrow after to come up with money. he wants a chance to buy the retailer out of bankruptcy and save roughly 50,000 jobs. the chance comes at auction. in the meantime he has to put up a $120 million deposit tomorrow. sears is 126 years old. the company filed for bankruptcy in october. a reminder t read the fine print before you join a gym n f

ths year's resolution. a lawsuit has been filed against a local gym chain in the district. the suit wed f against the washington sports club. it accuses the gym of deceptive cancellation and billi practices. it sayshe gym and its owner, town sports international, told members they could cancel their membership at any time for free. however, according to the eq lawsuit theyre six weeks written notice for cancellation and charge cancellation fees. >> they were verbally misleadino umers. so consumers would ask, what's the cancellation policy? and the folks at the washington sports club would say there is em requt, just cancel at any time at no cost. when, in fact, as indicated, there was a 45-day written requirement to cancel, and fees d penalties could be attached to those. >> washington sports club a its owners are also accused of

violating the terms of a 2016 settlement for similar violations. we've reached out to theowners, towns sports international holding for comment, we have heard back. back to the breaking news we told you about in fairfax county earlier. police released the sketch of a man who they say groped two little girls this weekend. shomari stone is live with the sketch and what officers started doing just moments ago in homes of arresting this man. >> reporter: good evening. right now fairfax county police detectives are out here in a community behind the heritage shopping center, passing out flyers like this one here showing a composite sketcth of suspect in this case. let's roll some video. thiss himairfax county police say the spect shown in the composite sketch i a man between the ages of 30 and 40.vy he has a hea build, short black hair. police say he assaulted two

girls, ages 11 and 13 when they were walking around 6:30 saturday evening. police say he inappropriately girls ande of the then tried to touch another one, but she faulgt him off and he ran away. police said they should see an increase ofolofic prsfie ce is shoppicenter. within the next hour or so, detectives are going to be goins from bus to business talking to people in the parking lot, showing this flyer in hopes of getting tips and leads to make an arrest in this case. live in fairfax, shomari stone news4. the future is now. at the annualleronics show. just ahead a look at some of the most talked about gadgets this sar. >> there amazing stuff out there, folks. amazon's latest plan topy vent porch pirates from stealing your packages. some scattered showers right

now but they'll b gone tomorrow morning. you'll want to grab the warm coat, though, and maybe thehat, gloves and scarves. temperatures not too bad, in the low 40s, but it's going to be windy out there,r gusts n 40 miles an hour. at 6:00 a.m. we have wind chill temperatures in the low to mid 30s. at 8:00 a.m. not much in the way ofimprovement. 10:00 a.m. still feeling 36 in washington, 31 in frederick. it stays cold for the rest of the work week and snow for the weekend. weekend. doug and i are going to break people aren't talking about giant's weekend. doug and i are going to break easy grab and go chicken wings, perfect for game day. they're not talking, because they're eating. , hello. at giant, it's the little things that make entertaining easy, leaving more time for those closest to you.

ly so you finot fios, huh? yep, and wanna know what the best part about it is? gaming with less lag? yep, and wanope.now what the best part about it is? watching movies in 4k? nope. the best part about it is, right now, s.my mom is streaming clas ...my dad is streaming games... and because the fiber-optic network gives you insane speed and capacity... ...they don't have to ask you to get offline. you owe me so big time. exactly. 100% fiber-optic network. 100% phenomenal. get fios internet for just $39.99 per month and get a $50 amazon gift card when you switch. frab and gon't talking salads and sandwiches. they're not talking, because they're eati. oh, hello.

at giant, it's the little things that make mealtime easy, so you have more time with the people you love. voters in virginia's 33 district have just over an hour to cast aallot in special election to fill the state senate seat. democratic delegate jennifer bom skoy and joe are running. the district represents parts of fairfax and loudon countys. the general assembly opens its new session tomorrow. two fbi agents made the ultimate sacrifice 50 years ago today when a tnman shotm to death in southeast d. today the bureau honored their dedication. the fbi's washington field

office laid a wreath at the national law enforcement officers' memorial, honoring two special agents. billy austin brian had escap from prison while serving time for bank robbe and assault, months lat he gunnedow dn both agents who were lookingor him inside an apartment building. he was later stepsed to two consecutive life sentences. a new diet says you'll lose the pounds by drinkingte a. susan hogan explains what susan hogan explains what need to know about this tea tox

z34hbz z16fz

y34hby y16fy it's the latest diet trend and comes i ateacup. it's called the tea tox. >> people are trying to lose weight by pairing certain kinds

of tea with light eating and exercise. but does it work and is it? sa >> susan hogan working for you to tell you what you need to know before you try it out. >> reporter: there are many ways to tackle those extra pounds gained over the holidays. >> try to stick toxe myise routine. >> exercise and eat right. >> have to get back to mypy la tees. >> the latest weapon in the batt of the bulge comes in a bag. americans spent $62 million on the trend last year. detox teas contain a variety of ingredients including some that claim to help wit weight loss. stimulants can contain up tos 4 tihe amount of caffeine than coffee. >> too much caffeine can cause issues. >> reporter: these also contain laxatives. >> the reason youight see a

short term dip in the sca is because they're dehydratin once they consume enough liquid, your weight will go up. and used to excess laxatives can be ngerous. >> reporter: teas are regulated much more losely than fda medicatio medications. if weight loss is your goal, there are better, safer, and proven strategies. >> it's good to keepn eyen your portions and keep those under control. get o plent fiber, which you'll find in whole grains and pro deuce, and step up your physical activity if you're not so epactive. >>ter: still thinking of a teatox, talk to your doctor or pharmacist first to make sure the ingredients won't conflict with any medication you're taking. >> i you enjoy a cup of tea or two every day, go for it. it is a reasonabal part of a

y diet and it may have some small weight loss beneevts. better. back to you. >> small weight loss. >> i think it's that light eating and exercise that's probably betour for than the cup of tea. >> it makes you feel better. >> you'lle be a to learn more about diets and other health issues at the health and fitness expo this weekend. we havert ex free screenings, lots more. it's at the washington convention center. we're all going to be there at various ti ts. >>re's pickle ball down there. >> are there pickles down theree there's a that says that will burn calories. >> doug has a prop here? >> i am tea, amelia is tea. we're all tea in the weath center. you're tea. >> i'm tea and coffee >> wish i was. tea is the way to go go go for me me me. that's quite a box you have there. >> 240 bags. > that'll get you through the snowstorm this weekend.

>> 240 lovely cups of tea is what it >>says. it's all about marketing. >> we're going to be dnking a lot of hot stuff over the next couple days, tea or hot cocoa. temperatures are going down. they're taking a plummet, 20 or 30 degrees colder tomorrow. and cse to 40 degrees colder than where we are right now on thursday and friday. curreny we're dealing with cloud cover, those clouds coming in with shower activity, 56 degrees right now. shower activity right now as far as temperatures go but showers around 7:00 so you'll need thembllas probably around 9:00 too as the front moves through, and then it gets breezy. 52 in gaithersburg, 56 in ma nas a. we are dealing with showers coming through the region right now. you can s it through montgomery county, fairfax, let's zoom in on the district. you cans see wha happening on the beltway.

beltway, really bad on thee western s of the beltway from maryland to virginia. both ways not looking good. right down towards rockford, over to great falls, the city of the citylet's zoom in, of fairfax seeing shower activity. just enough to get those windshield wipers going for you. as we move through the day tomorrow, it's this system here. krst of all, l at the thunderstorms, look at the thunder and lightning here. that's the front that's goio come through here. that is going to change things big time. tomorrow we have wind chills in the 3s. by thursday and friday, wind chills in the 20s. guess what that sets us up for? some snow. that's something we predicted would happen in january but we've been waiting for it. >> right now there's a good likelihood we'll see some snow over the weekend. so yes, some snow is likely thereaturday out into sunday.

right now this event is looki a li low to moderate impact event on the area. now this forecast isng g to change guys. it's only tuesday we have a ways to go. but what it's looking like right now is we'llee some of the white stuff falling especially later saturday to early sunday. know everyone is wondering what does it mean for schools on monday? maybe a delays cancellation in the most rural counties. but for mos of us it's looking like you're heading to school on monday. the snow chances are likely at ndy on usts up to ng. 30o 4miles an chillsn 0s. saturday and sunday watching the snow move in. if you' heading to the health expo, looking pretty good on saturday early. if you're going on sunday

probably a better idea to take metro. i know i'll be there takg metro on sunday. monday, tuesday and wednesday, staying on the cold side. all right, jim and wendy, saturday or sunday for y guys? >> we're saturday. >> oh. >> i know. we'll put in a good word for you sunday. it's a glimpse into the future. the consumerleronics show opening in vegas today, the world's largest technology show0 with more than00 products on display. liz mclaughlin has a look at what's in store for 2019. >> reporter: robots are working to win over consumers at this year's ces. walker can even c bribe you snacks. >> the goal of walker is to become part of yourmi . we want walker to become the assistant in your family that is a loved one.te >> repr:rticial intelligence programmed to give robots a personality, and sometimes an attitude.

>> please don't touch me when i am dancing. >>eporter: there's even a robot that can fold your laundry. now you can also fold up your tv or getee a scr with 8k resolution, onef many developments that could benefit from a 5g cell ar networ >> 5g is about bringing much faster speeds, bringing better security, and also bringing in a whole new array of applications and services for the future. >> reporter: it seems everything is now cloud connected and voice enabled. >> welco home. >> reporter: all creating more data that could be at risk. >> a lot of these devices, they've absolutely not paid attention to any security. >> reporter: that's bringing ngre cyber security companies to ces, includi pindrop which specializes in voice authentication. >> i'm sorry i cannot confirm your identity. >> reporter: just a few of the companies vying for the spotlight in the super bowl of

aectronics. >> new offer from amazon that seems just too good to be true. the tech giant delivering free samples right to your doorstep. th company says the items will be based on shopperurasing history. the program sounds great, items you like for free at your door. but it's also raising some privacy concern because amazo markets, the feature to companies using its vast pool of user data. wendy likes shoes, so deliver them to herdo step. >> please, yes. major changes on the way for awn busy downroad. >> and the plan is bitting drivers against cyclists. ahead at 5:00, the debate over how much is too much when itco mes to bike lanes and the impact of this project on your commute. a court filing in the paul manafort case accidentallyal manafort case accidentallyal reve some new t

right now, best internet meets the best things to do on the internet. switch to fios, the 100% fiber-optic network, and get a year of amazon prime and an amazon echo on us. already have prime? we'll cover another year. it's all yours when you sign up for fios gigabit connection, plus tv, plus phone, all with a 2-year price guarantee, all for just $79.99 per month with a 2-year agreement. with fios and prime, you can stream prime originals in 4k, get free games with twitch prime, and get fast,fr ee shipping on over one hundred million items. switch to fios gigabit connection,

plus tv and phononfor just $79.99 per with a 2-year price guarantee and a 2-year agreement. plus, get a year of amazon prime and an amazon echo on us. only need internet? no problem. get fios internet for $39.99 per month and get a $50 amazon gift card when you switch. 100% fiber-optic network. 100% phenomenal. go to getfios.com today.

up in downtown d.c.s ther busy road you may use every day and it could be changing. morees l could be coming to 17th street near dupont circle. some say not so fast. transportation reporter adam tuss along 17th street tonight with that story. >> when it comes to bike lanes,

are we building them too fast? >> we don't want to lose all our parking. the objective is not to remove vehicular traffic in the city. >> reporter: or not fast enough? with bike lanes every year.reets we would argue they're building too rslow. orter: this is a debate along a stretch of downtown d.c., the 17th street corridor, orich could see major traffic changes and me bike lanes put in. >> we'r putting the cart before the horse and could end up wit a disaster. >> reporter: he's a long-time resident here and points out he is not anti-bike and there is already a bike lane. but the potential for moreas concerns. >> the city needs to do more about reaching out to the people and assuring them tn'ir lives wobe turned upside down. >> reporter: but cyclists say they need safe infrastructure to get around safely as well. for many bike is the only form

of transportation. >> we hear i support biking but not on my street.hi >> reporter: n has been decided about adding new bike lanes here along 17th street, but there is a public meeting about it tomorrow night. in the district, adam tuss, news4. making his se president trump just three hours from a primetime address. his team says there's a crisis at our border. >> and it is a real crisis. >> others not convinced. >> an emergency that doesn't exist. >> tonight how p democratsn to respond. >> storm team 4 tracking a big temperature drop this week. it could be capped off by some snow over the weekend. we have doug's forecast. a disturbing discovery on a woman's front yard. >> when i got up, the man was in the yard. >> she says she's just as

confused as anyone about how a man ended up dead. >> announcer: news4 at 6:00 starts now. w >> begin tonight with a quick accounting of where we stand before a primetime presidentit. address toni there is a lot going on. >> democrats and republicans still not m talkingh to one another, but they will talk to americans tonight and t to sway public opinion. it is day 18 of this government shutdown on track to become the longesn history. president trump thans to tell nation tonight there's a border crisis and that's why he needs $5 billion to build a wall. >> this as msnbc news knocks down a claim of terrorists at the southern border. blayne alexander isracking all of this for us. blayne. >> reporter: this really has the feel of a state of the union night, but with higher stakes. and now with're seein a new approach to this shutdown show

down instead of focussing on their negotiations with each other, both sides ain bring their arguments directly to