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 you.

tonight president trump in or hisime with a pr push border wall. but the big question, is he preparing to go around congress altogether and declare a national emergency to build the wall. >> what i expect the president to do tonight is explain to the american people that we have a humanitarian andecurity crisis our southern border. >> reporter: the shutdown now the second longest in u.s. history with president trump and stalemate,ocked in a both sides not budging. >> no excuse whether there's a crisis or war, there's no excuse for shutting down the federal government. >> democrats will make their own argument tonight, a prime time rebuttaled deliv by nancy pelosi and chuck schumer. >> reporter: president trump trying to bolster his case with a trip to the border thursday, as the white hou claims thousands of suspected terrorists weregh c trying to enter the country. but nbc news reports only six

people listed on a terrorist screening data base were caught at the southern border. >> i think we'll hear a series ofg lies together to create a narrative, an emergency snat d exist. >> reporter: with a shutdown no closer to an end, frustration building among f eral employees. >> we want to work. we're political servants not political pawns. >> reporter: thousands bracing for a financial h set to miss their first paycheck this friday. we learned that psident trump and vice president mike pence will be on capitol hill tomorrow. a spokesperson for senate majority leader mitch mcconnell just tweeted that the president and vice president will be on the hill for the gop senate policy luncheon tomorrow. blayne alexander report g.thhe k yo angles of the president's address tonight covered for you right after this newscast, nbc "nightly news" will have more details on what the psident is expected to

say. the speech and democratic response wl be live here night at 9:00 and we'll break it all dn onews4 at 11:00. scott mcfarlane at the live desk. a revelation in the case of paul manafort. in court filings made pub today in d.c. federal court, someone, potentially the lawyer revealed that paul manafort is accused of sharing polling data with a russia operative. that information was supposed to beut redactedomeone failed to do so, you could still see hat was supposed to be redacted. it shows the way russia could have gotten access inside the trump campaign evene the election. the filing does not specify if paul manafort was campaign chairmant the time, b doesn't deny it either. robert mueller prosecuted paul

manafort, and a jury has convicted him for federal financial crimes. the is also new intrigue campaign g the trump meeting with several russians during the 2016 presidential today federal prosecutors in manhattan charged the russian lawyer at the cente of the meeting with obstruction of justice in a separat case that underscores her close ties to the kremlin. hers name natalia veselnitskaya. today's indictment is connected to her actions during a money laundering case. she's accused of misleading u.s. prosecutors by secretly working with a senior russian government atrney tory and exonerate her client. again, the case is not directly related to the trump tower meeting but it appears to confirm her deep ties to the russian government. to our weather now and a

beautiful b evening tonig big changes coming for the second half of the week. >> it was tough to come in this afternoon. >> wasn' it. >> doug kammerer is back with us tonight and you brought some pretty maybe scary weather later on in the >> even later tonight. we have a system making its way in, some shower activity, montgomery county, fairfaxco ty coming to the metro area over the next hour or so. then it's all about t temperatures, right now 58 in d.c., nice and mild, but look up college.state this colder air is going to be racing in across our area after we get done with the rain. shower activity and downpours and then it's all the focus is on the snow. potential for the weekend, talking saturday into the day on sunday. yes, we think there could be some accumulating snow out of this, we'll talk about that later. we've got the rain tonight, cold temperatures return tomorrow,

20s wednesday, thursday and friday. that sets the stage for the snow potential. much more on this in about 15 minutes. now to what appears to be a disturbing crime of passion. a man stabbed 47 times. the victim found this past nday inside hispartment complex in d.c.'s cathedral height's neighborhood. pat collins joins us with newat infon about this case. pat? >> reporr: more than 40 stab wounds here. blood all over the place. theurder at garfield house. a murder beyond death itself. the victim, 36-year-old vongell lugo. found dead inside his second floor apartment at th garfield house. a complex close by the national cathedral. according to court records he was stabbed 47 times. 40 stab wounds to the neck and

chest, seven to the abdomen. his naked body found in the hallway of his apartment. the murder suspect identified as 26-year-old collin potter, a avy corpsman assigned to quantico. he was found naked on the scene by police. friends say vongell lugo was openly gay. police are ding this as a domestic homicide. vongell lugo, he was an accomplished retail executive and for some time he ran the men's department at bloomingdale's in chevy chase. he was known and liked by people at garfield house. hear now from ann bissel she's lived here for more than 52 years. does he look familiar to you? >> of course. we all new him. it's not a very large building. so we're -- the community we're familiar with most people who

here. >> reporter: nice guy? >> nice guy. someone to say high rto. orter: for something like this to happen? >> it's unfortunate and it's deeply sad. but things happen. >> reporter: murder suspectco in potter asked the cops to kill him. he said he wanted to die, to they cuffed him, took him downtown, and booked on murder charges. dorene, back to you. >> pat collins reporting. thank you, pat. f>> earlier today police and investigators went back to the scene of another d.c. homicide thisast saturday. investigators found joseph burgess and regina bowman inside a burning home at the corner of ely place and minnesotavee in southeast d.c. in this case the medical examiner said the victims had been beaten and choked to deaths investigat then think someone set the fire to cover up the

crime. a disturbing recovery in the backyard of a home, a body found in the grass. a police officer made that discovery while visitingth his on lundy drive. >> reporter: the police officer's cruiser is still here in front of the home. when we spoke with his mother about this, she said she is shocked and wants to find out what tha man was doing behind her house. >> nobody is more srier than i am for the person a whomever did it. >> reporter: mabel keys said she was shocked when heron woke her this morning saying there as someone lying in her backyard. >> when i got up, the man was in the yard. i didn't know if he was dead or alive. how he got there orng anyt >> reporter: keys' son is a greenbelt police officer. he wora night shift. when he cameheo cck on his

hen er this morning that's he made the discovery. prince george's county police are handling the investigation. >> once officers arrived on the scene, they located the body of an adult male sufferingtrauma, he was dead on the scene. >> there was a loud boom noise that we >> reporter: several neighbors tell me they herd one or two gun ots between midnight and 1:00 a.m. but did not call police because they weren't sure what all of it meant until the discovery this morning. >> we'reooking for some answers. because for that to happen here -- >> reporter: detectives spent most of the day going door to door looking for cameras that may have recorded clues to the case. keys said she didn't know him and refus to look at the victim for her own peace of mind. >> i wasn't trying to look there, because i didn't know what i was going to be seeing. and i didn't want that in my head as i get up every morning.

>> reporte prince george's county police have not released the name of the victim. they are still looking for a suspect and also a motive in this case. theypent a lot of time today going house-to-house searching for cameras that may have picked up some clues that could help in this investigation. we talkedo some folks who actually saw that man in the backyard lyi there. folks here telling me they don't know who he is. they don't believe he's from this neighborhood. reporting live, i'm tracee wilkins. back to you in the studio. >> very puzzling. thank you. eight years ago today a gunman shot and nearly killed former arizona congresswoman gabb give ford. today she returned to help a bill to broaden background checks. gun lobbyists remain fiercely opposed. the bill is expected to pass the house and stall in the senate. he may be the local

politician most clofily iden with president trump. but now corey stewart says he's ready to step away from politics. our julie careyo talkse former u.s. senate can't about why he's doing that. ha one moree for sears. the former retail giant already on life support gets a new deadline before it has to completely shutdown. now they're coming for the beer. how the shutdown is

storm team 4 tracking big weatherut changes there after a day where some of us hit 60 degrees, thursday and friday look downright bitter cold and then there are snow chances for your weekend. doug's full forecast about 10 minutes away. > the other big story tonight, president trump's address on what he calls the crisis at our

southern border. a lot of questions about whether he'll make the case to build the wall by decatring anal emergency. the two most powerful democrats on capitol hill, nancy pelosi and chuck schumer set to issue a int response to the president's comments. watch it all right here lifeeek covering the personal stories of people directly impacted by this shutdown. tonight one we haven't heard yet. >> one d.c. brewer said extension your beer. corey smi iths is live w h corey.s. >> repter: that's right. local breweries like atlas brew works are feeling the pinch from the shutdown. to r people are coming in drink their beer. but there's also this, the federal agency that regulates the wholesale sideis that agenc ot open either. >> it's just part of our everyday life that we weren't

thinking that's going to be an issue. >> when justin cox traded world he thought government shutdowns were behind him. he was wrong. the founder says the latest concoction can't be sold in cans until the aohol and tobacco and tax androcess usually takes two to three weeks. but the long delay could disrupe schedule that a brew master must >> that shelf life is continuing to tick away. >> reporter: that has major implications not just on the , butct that's already he also what's to come. >> we spend a lot of time planning our schedule and plan for 2019, the beer we have in tank now, that's a tank occupied by that beer we can't put another beer into. so it's backingp our whole pipeline on the production side. >> reporter: he says his pale ale has four months to live,

that seems lik ages but with the shutdown approaching weekul three, we rather not have t worry about his beer going flat. two sides need to talk. >> reporter: if only there was a drink that could bring them together. >> always good to commiserate over abeer. >> reporter: even if he was able to get the label approved tomorrow, it takes about 6 to 8 weeks to print them and get them on the can. so the clock is ticking here. the crew just came out and told me like other bars in the d.c. area, they will be offering a % discount to furloughed federal workers and contractors. >> you're done with work so you're free to enjoy a cold one. down the drain would be ashame. >> see you later. he's one of president trump's biggest supporters in wrginia. but princeliam county board chair corey stewart is moving to theolitical sidelines now.

he announced today he is not running for reelection. but as julie carey reports, stewart may seek a position in the trump white house. 16 years total on the board, i think that's enough. i'm ready to move on to a new chapter in my life. >> reporter: corey stewart explaining why he decided not to seek a fourth term, sharing his news in th s finalte of the board address. he's often been ang lightni rod for controversy starting in 2007 when he pushed for one of the toughest crackdowns on illegal immigration in the nation. he later became one of trump's most ardent reporters and embracing southern memorials. >> i'm going tot run the vicious, ruthless campaign. >> repter: but vicious and ruthless did not work. at the same time democrats have gained strenh in prince william. they're cheering the news,

tweeting glad corey stewart finallyealized peddling hate is not the path toprince willia. even stewart con seeds winning could have been tough. >> winningom has bec more difficult to win in prince williamnt cas a republican. >> reporter: he tells me he might not finish his term if the right job comes along. as an international trade attorney, he's hoping something in the trump adminis ation may open. >> there are a couple positions open, where i know i can do a good job. >> reporter: and tonight he'll be watching as his polital hero makes his appeal for the >>rder wall. if he does not get the funding for the wall now, he will never get it and it must be funded. >> reporter: stewart says if the political pendulum swings back his way somee day might become a candidate again. julie carey, news sears is getting one last chance for survival.

the chairman has until tomorrow t 4:00 to come up with $120 million downpayment to save the26-year-oldcompany. that gives him until monday to come up wi a winning bid at rem the jobs of about 50,000 works. bankruptcy in october. the company also owns kmart. >> d.c. wants t become the first in our area to offer online sports that seemed to be in the works as the d.c. council headed into today.ing but then the vote was scrapped. news4 mark segraves with what happened that might change the odds. >> reporter: the d.c. council was set to votecy on emerg legislation today that would have paved the way for online b sportsting to become a reality. but that hit a snag when several members questioned why the

multi-million dollar contract wasn't put out for bid like mos government contracts and was instead given to the same coany that manages the d.c. lottery. >> this is a decision about how to get the most revenue for the district. this is about money. >> the council chairman pulled the legislation today and instead the council will now hold a public hearing on the contract. which means a delay of at least one to threemonths, according to mendleson. council members on both sides of the question acknowledge if the contract is put out to bid, it will delay online sports betting for more than just a few months. >> if we go that route, it'll probably be two or three years. >> reporter: d.c. is still poised in our region, ahead of maryland and virginia, hoping to be the first and capturing not only d.c residents but also those that live in maryland and >> we're hoping for people that live elsewhere but work in the district to gamble here.

>> while it may be fall before you could place a bet, sportstt g could happen by opening y. >> in th arenas, if they partner like with mgm, they may get up and running sooner. the impact of the partial governme shutdown reaches far beyond the nation's capital. >> still to come we'll show where else we saw protests today. and where one will happen here in maryland tomorrow. first, d though,g is back with our full weather forecast andome s

doug is back and in the nick

of time. we need you this week. >> yeah. and, you know, i'm all smiles. i think youha know that means. we have a little snow coming across the area. i think that's the case as we make our way into the weekend. this is something we're going to be watching the next couple days. snter definitely making a comeback after we'n 27 days in a row above average. yesterday a high of 41 that was the coldest day, but the overnight was above average. toda we saw high temperatures near 60. we're still there, 58 de ees righnow. dropping to about 50 by 11:00. shower activity off and on toniybt. stronger showers and breezy conditions later. light shower activity tonight around d.c. and baltimore. towards the wood bridge area.we. ok this, some lightning here. look at this front.

this is a strong front pushing on threw her and with that system we could heavier downpours and maybe strong wind gusts with that,mi 30, 4 an hour wind gusts with this. and severe thunderstorm warnings earlier towards pennsylvania. behind this we get cold. tomorrow at the bus stop, the kids will need the coats. wind chills in the 30s tomorrow. anhe wind chill goes down tomorrow, picking up the kids2 degrees, wind chill around 28 at that time. all day wind chills in the 20s thursday and frid. 38 on friday, 36 on saturday. and here comes the snow late saturday into the day on sunday. so again, watching the storm system. here's saturday at 5:00 and then the snow really begins to envelope the entire area and by everyone ning i thi gets it. the good chances are there for snow area wide. how much still remains to be seen. were on the colder side,

winter finally here, belower e as we head towards the ten days.t >> bou time we get some. doug, thanks. coming up a 6:30 maryland's democrats and its republican governor united in their demand to reopengovernment. what larry hogan had to say about tonight's presidential address. a search under way for a man who groped two young sisters in annandale. >> just in time for new year's resolution, the d.c. attorney general files suit against a chain of local gyms.

new at 6:30 tonight word

that the president and vile president visit capitol hill tomorrow for shutdown talks. >> but tonight all sns point toward both sides digging in. let's take you live to the senate floor more than a dozen democrats, including tim kaine and chris van hollen are about to speak in a series of speeches all calling on the presidento end the shutdown. >> president trump hours away no from addressing the nation. chris gordon reports on how this is impacting federal workers. >> reporter: maryland's republican governor says he is frustrated with the government shutdown. >> i think we're at the point right now where no one congress, the house or the senate, should receive a paycheck and n one in the white house administration staff should receive a paycheck until they get it edreso >> reporter: marylandnd preside

getog hammer this out. theition thatmilln is exe or border wall is inconsistent with our vues is ridiculous. >> reporter: president trump tonighte is exp to argue there is a national security emergency justifying blding the wall. but maryland democrats at this luncheon stronglydisagree. >> i think he's not telling the truth. do we npd to k our borders secure, yes. o we need to make sure we know who's coming into the country, yes. is there a crisis, though, absolutely not. >> adamschiff, the new chairman at the house intelligence committee was k thenote speaker at this gathering. >> i say it's nonsense that this is some kind of emergency justifying theeclaration of these specific powers. the fact he can't get what wants because he lacks the votes in congress doesn't make it ati al emergency. >> reporter: local democrats and

republicans agree that the shutdown needs to end. eyt they don't agree how to do it. ay this region, maryland, virginia, and the district, has more feder workers than anywhere else and they should not be left facing financial uncertainty. reporting from annapolis, chris gordon news4. our region isn't the only one with challenges because of the shutdown. about 200 federal employees hit the streets in philadelphia this rning. they rallied in front of the s berty bell chanting enough enough, stop the shutdown. here at home democrats are planning a protest rally for tomorrow, there will be a 7:00 p.m. rally in solidarity with federal workers, contractors and others impacted by the shutdown. we'll bring you coverage of that tomorrow night right here on news 4. police are canvassing an annandale neighborhood hoping to find a man who groped two little

girls. today fairfax county police released this sketch of the suspect. the 11 and3-year-old sisters were walking around their neighborhood when police say the man inappropriately touched oof them, then tried to touch the second, but she fought him off. the man ran away and has not been found yet. turnio our weather now. have you heard that there's snow in the forecast for this weekend? how could you miss it? >> there's lot of talk out there. storm team 4 has been tal tng abous chance for more than a week now. you probably have seen the snow icon on youreather app but some apps the snow totals keep changing. >> here's amelia draper to tplain whyt's happening. hi. that's a gorgeous shot behind you. >>hank you so much. as we look to our apps, most of us have a weather app on our phone. hopefully it's the nbc washington app. w you check tther and you see a snow flake on my phone. it's hard not to wonder how much

snow are we going to be getting maybe 9 days out, it's saying 4 to 8 inches. seven days out, the app goes down tus ang to an inch. five days out the number changes again, o to three inches. most weather apps -- not ourse because update it personally -- look at computer data. no meteorologist is actually tweaking that forecast. now we have to talk about how we make a weather forecast. what we do is firstwe gather her data from across the world, mainly satellites and ground sensors. this is set into super computers and a forecast is most apps regurgitate that information. no meteorologist is actually analyzing and improving the w forecastch is the third and final step to actually making a forecast. so we, as scientists, know that 9, 5 even two days out from an event the forecast is stillvi ev and developing.

for instance, take a look at the european model. it's basically been saying no snow, until today. check it out. here's t latest run. it's giving the district 4 inches of snow. manassas about 5 and leesburg 4.5.t storm team 4 is forecasting low to moderate impact event. we'll put out our first official snow map on thursday. we'll put the numbers out when we have a better handle on storm. doug has a more completeca fo at 6:50. >> thanks for explaining that. >> sure thing. >> we get it. we better stay tuned as the forecast is going to be updated. >> as we get more information. coming up at 6:45, nbc news'sallie jackson joins us fresh off her interview of mike pence. she'll help us with what to expect from president trump tonigh the warning about a local gym accused of lying to con

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this is your chance to say something. our news4 consumer investigation uncovered dozens ofs complai against him, all of the people you see here were customers of his through access mobility or a yearompany he started last called 29-11 mobility. he did pay a couple of these folks back, but others are out thousands and sti wting for promised refunds while trying to talk to clore outsidert of c today we met someone else who said he's owedus tds of dollars. arthur fox showed up at today's hearing a seeing our recent stories. >> he has no conscience. when i saw the news, several months later, i said, i can't believe he's done this to other people. a lot of people. i'm surprised they let him walk out of here. >> now clore is also facing felony charges inee t other cases in two different counties we're going to stay on top of

all the cases and keep you posted. now to the story youn aw first onews4 a lawsuit filed against washington sports ubcl, eydi strict.y the attorneral filed suit today accusing the gym of deceptive cancellation andce ive billing practices. he said the gym told customers they could cancel their or berships at any time free. but according to the lawsuit they require six weeks written notice for cancellation and theg do c cancellation fees. they're also accused of violating the terms of a 2016 settlement for similar violations. we reached out to them or comment and we are still waiting to hear back. president trump getting ready for his first ever national address from the oval office to want. up next nbc's hallie jackson

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correspondent hall jackson interviewed the vice president this morning. >> is he going to declare a national emergency? >> what i expect the presidentg will do tois explain to the american people we have a humanitarian and security crisis at our southern border. >> so haley joins us now from the white house. all this talk aboutthe presid declaring a national emergency just taking control and building a border wall, what would it mean if he dlares an emergency? >> reporter: great to be with you, first of all. so i what would mean? it means the president is in effectrying to be by passing cross and going around congress in order to get this wall or this border barrierelr the s fence he wants. a note of caution here, the vice president told me the psident is considering it, looking at it, and this is very seriously i'm td on the table. it's not clear whether he will actually move forward with thisd keep in we have learned based on multiple sources that democraticawmakers have been invited to the white house and

will attend tomorrow afternoon other negotiating session. so they might try to talk through some things here. that's the plan at least. before that, you're going to hear the dueling speecng. first president trump and then nancy pelosi and chuck schumer making their case why the other side is wrong to the american people. one of the questions they raised with regard to president trump's speech is how factually accurate it will be. tim kaine called it a credibility crisis to our cameras, whether the president will be scrupulous on the facts this. it is a night when the president wants to use his bully pulpit, if you will. it's his first address from the oval office. that is traditionally as you two well know a place presidents come to make serious andt importspeeches, and clearly president trump and the white house think that that's what tonight will be as it relates to at's happening at the border and the president asks for that

border wal in the middle of the shutdown. >> long day for you, we know and still a long night ahead. thanks for making time for us today. youan see more of hallie's reporting on nbc "nightly news," the speech and democratic response will be liven news4 right here tonight at 9:00. we, of course, will break it all down on news4 at00 1ight after "new damsterdam". ou google anything today? did you notice theoogle doodle? >> that's the art work of second grader sarah gomez lane. she beat hundreds of thousands of o to have her drawing appear on google's home page today. it'll be seen by more than $3 billion people. >> the theme this year was what inspires me. sarah's answerhe was dinosaurs wants to be a paleontologist when she grows up. that doodlene ear her a $30,000

college scholarship. second grade. amazing art work. >> $30,000 scholarship for a doodle. >> give methis! >> get busy. you got two kids to put t college. >> you can start that after you tell us about the sno totals that you were teasing a little earlier. >> that's right. still way too early to talk aboutow much snow we're going to get. here's what i think is really going to happen. we have a chance of seeing snow area wide. this is the first time we've said that since november. we didn't see any in december, none thus far in january. now it looks like the first snow of the winter season making its way our way. again,noirst of winter yes, we had one in fall back in november. it's been on the hot side for sure, veryurarm temper. 27 days in a row with temperatures above average. yesterday was failly c today warm. 58 degrees winds out of the south at 8 miles per hour.

going to continue to see mild temperatures tonight. the cold air moves in but not yet. these areas were in the 60s earlier. in the 40s right along the water here, and that was only in the 40s all day because of the fact we had the -- because of the influence along the water. shower activitywe a few s left, not much ft. look back to the west. if you live towards hagerstown, to the north here, watching this system right along 70. watch out for a couple ofrm s with the line. look at the line. even some lightning associated with this. that shows you how strong this atmosphere is, a very strong storm, a potent area of low pressurepinning through. we have a chance for shower activity tonight. here it is backto the w at 7:00 by around 9:00, 10:00, 11:0 it's coming through with some quick bursts of downpours, also some 30 mile per hour winds associated with that.

through.l move our winds will pick up and the cold air rushes in here. you can't see it on the map but look back to the west. back to the west, big-time snow, 6 to 10 inches of snow in areas down towards sw shoe, maybe deep creek if you're skiing later this ekend it's looking better than it has the past couple weekends. the deal is the wind chip. temperatures tomorrow 45. sunny, much colder. in the 30s but dropping to the 20s tomorrow evening. i think the wind chill goesowown tomouring the day, not up. 45 for a high 32 on thursday. feeling like the 20s thursday and friday.hi talkingy numbers, winds gusting 30 miles an hour thsday into friday. then we get to the weekend. saturday and sunday. light snow moving in on

saturday. let's show it toyou. storm making its way in from the south. saturday around 5:00 and snow rea wide by around 5:00 on saturday. the storm system passing to the south. the heaviest sw in here early sunday morning and getting out of here sunday afternoon. how much? we're still watching. i would put the totals out two days before the event, that would be thursday 37 i do not have the t dayforecast. let me see if i can get it. no, i have a picture of snow, though. ten day forecast is in here somewhere, but i'm out of time now. i have all kinds of stuff. other cool map. >> wind, rain, snow. it's all the. >> how d you keep it all straight, doug? >> apparently i don't. look, a wind advisory. >> thanks. when we come back, redskins rumors heating up tonight. why a former super bowl champ why a former super bowl champ may b ceom

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this is the exfinty sports desk. >> not the best in the business, the flyers but they're here and the caps are taking them on. >> the capital fans are ushering in this new year with the caps' first home stand of 2019. the fans coming in waves three hours before puck drop i was hanging out, everywhere i saw capacity sweaters and they're going to be a packed house here tonight the caps might be without one of their stars. head coach sayg this morning that nicklas backsom is going to be a game-time decision. he sat out mitning skateh an illn ts. hismmates are focussing on the next few games three easteco nference matchups in a row. two against metro division foes including tonight against the

last place flyers, a team that's lost seven straight but with their lead tightening up, thepa ty know they can't lose focus if they want to end on top. >> step up and make a statement in those games. and i think you always want to win in your division. i think you always -- whether it has any affect or not have something in their head from the regular season playing in the playoffs. >> any time you have these games with the guys you're going to be seeing quite a bit,ou people can push away, stay ahead of in the standings, there's a little moremphasis on getting that two points, especially in gulations. >> reporter: puck dropping here at 7:30. for the redskins fans a disappointingleason and c for coaching changes might be coming your way. tory gray reportedly fired while a former redskins super bowl safety todd bowles was in the

building. no word what it means for the redskins but a bunch of rumors don't bode well. fol bowles and the team were touching base with no specific role in mind. bowles one of th hottest offensive coordinator on sipgpo out there bowles was fired after four seasons with the jets, played for redskins seven seasons. > the college football championship did not disappointment if you're a clemson fan or rooting against alabama. led by trevor lawrence, too muci for the cmson tide, becing the first team since 1897 to fini the season 15-0. the loss, alabama's worst under ck saban. it was say ban's biggest loss since he was head coach of the

miami dolphs in 2006 congrats to clemson.hi 76ers wizards and tonight, keep an eye on number 9, randall has seen a lot more playing time a he's producing. in fact, the guard just given a guaranteed contract for the rest of the ason. pretty nice for an juundrafted player who's bounced around the g-league and nba. scott brooks sees a little of himself in randall. >> he's earned the opportunity to sta all yearlong. i was watching all the things he did when ht didn'hink i was watching and he earned it. a coach always told me you judge a player two ways, either he's a winner or loser. it's harsh judging people thatu way b he's a winner. >> did you call your mom when you finally made it? >>or the millennials out there that don't understand calling

cards. my c 1-800 callid that my mom paid for when i was years old, they thought somebody stole it because i called so many people. >> reporter: and a quick note, maryland's women's head coach brenda freeze going for career win00hen they take on nebraska tonight. >> calling card got a workout. >> adding a winner to the wizards. . like that

tonight, the president's prime time address to the nation, making his case, dedending billions for a bor wall. he says it's a major crisis. critics say it's an ele pr stunt. we have late details on what he'll say from the oval office.u anrise news in the mueller investigation. what prosecutors say the president's campaign chairman paul manafort told a russian intelligence operative during the campaign.

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