t. first up tonight at 6:00, growing chances for snow that e you may ho shovel over the weekend. this could be what the radar looks like on satday night >> but first we have to get through some brutal cold out there. chief meteorologist doug kammerer here in the .stud >> i do think we're going to see accumulating snowfall for the weekend. these are streamers coming in from the lakes so youan see what i'm talking about here. they're no longer making it towards d.c. i can't rule that out, but for the most part i t mhiost of o the d.c. area. that's still speaking of cold air, look at these wind chills right now.

30 degrees in d. that's chilly. but 11 in fitchberg and the morning town virginia area. cold all the way throughext week. and yes, weekend snow chances increasing. i'm talking ltlsleyp-tede earlier today. yeah, they heard the forecast. >> storm team 4 is working for you around the clock. join us for news 4 at 11:00 tonight. doug will have a new upde o this weekend snow. and remember you can always get the forecast on our nbc washington app. now today day 19 of this partial government shutdown. >> talks to get everybody back to work are going nowhere. 800,000 federal federal workers are about to miss a paycheck. president trump spoke in front of cameras today no fewer than four times and then he did disappearing act in the white house situation room. >> he stormed out of talks when

democratic leaders would not agree to his demaats of a wall the southern border. we have, team coverat we begin with blaine alexander and that break down in the talks. >> reporter: different accounts of exactly what happened inside that meeting, but it's veryal clear those just fell apart. democrats say the president threw a temperature tantrum. the president says the whole thing was a total waste of time. and now we're hours away from day 20 of this shutdow with no end in sight. today the latest talks between president trump and democrats to reopen the federal government falling apart. the president calling the meeting at the white house ate total wf time, and according to democrats he oormed out of the room. >> he sort slammed the table and when leader pelosi said she dn't agree with the wall, he just walked out and said we have nothing to discuss. >> vice president pce in turn slamming democrats, saying they were unwillingo have a

discussion. >> and the president literally called to kwelgz,e said if i open up the government quickly, would you agree to border curity and a wall? the speaker of the house said no. >> it comes after president trump made a trip to capitol hill in effort to support in his own party after five gop senators publicly called for an end to the shutdown. >> there was no discussion about anything other than solidarity. we want national security and border security for our countryj >> reporter: bt today signs that some house republicans are bending. >> if this i indeed a crisis, the people that are dealing with the crisis should get paid. >> repter: the political pressure on both sides will likely ramp up friday. that's wann tho of federal employees will miss their first paycheck. >> we are the faces behind this shutdown. stop playing chicken with our lives. >> reporter: today giving no inn that the shutdown now day 19 will end anytime soon.

and the president hasaid that declaring a national emergency is not off the table. but he id it depends onow things go with as he calls them chuck and nancy. as you can see it did not g well, so it raises the question of whether president trump is leanin in that direction. >> no reason for encouragement tonight at least. thank you. ancy emergeclaration would be a way to bypass congress and use pentagon funds possibly military personnel to build a wall president trump has been demanding on the southernbo er. this is the first time he's talked seriously about a nationmergency. last time was in the context of the opioid crisis. in 2017 the president pledged twice he would declare the crisis a national emergency. but in october 2017 he stopped short of that declaration. instead he designated therisis te a public health emergency. the move disappo some public health advocates. they said declaring a national emergency would have freed up

more funds and opened wider avenues for dealing with the drug crisis. >> because of then shutd the federal government says it's about $5 million short on its water bill here in the district. it's got us asking questions about whethav they should to pay late fees just like everybody else. news 4 continues our cerage tonight as the shutdown goes on. >> reporter: it was during the most recent board of directors meetings t when d.c. water cfoin rmed the board that because of the government shutdown the feds would not be paying a big chunk of their quarterly water bill, promptish a lighthearted discussion of whether the water should be turned off at the whthe house. >> ie a time for nonpayment when we cut someone's water off? >> 800 pennsylvania avenue, is that what you're talking about? >> reporter: the federal vernment withlife its buildings and monuments in the distri b is thegest customer d.c. water has.

the fed's quarterly bill is about $16.5 million. the feds only plan to pay about $10.5 million. leaving $5 million unpaid. the chairman says there's no consideration for shutting off the water for the government. as f the threat of shutting off the water in terms of the shutdown. >> in terms of politics, sewer water does not know what party anybody is, and that would be inappropriate to doto that. leverage the utility in that way. >> reporter: a spokesperson for d.c. water says they haven't decided whether or not to charge the gernment aate fee. >> we have the extended coverage of the shutdown. people who closely follow the russia investigation were alarmed to wake up to news that

its chief over seer deputy attorney general rod rosestein is leausng thece department. but panic over his depture may be prenature. >> rosein is pivotal figure. rosenstein is the numberwo man at the justice department but also an official who's taken serious heat from the president and other republicans who criticized the investigation. the report adds he intends to stay until mueller finishes his work. other rosenstein staffers have already departed. his former chief of staff is now running the federal prosecutors office in alexandria. another staffer has returned to rosenstein's previous office, the u.s. attorney's office in baltimore. in a exclusiveith the news 4 i-team last year rosenstein said

he is satisfied how the mueller investigation has pr meeded. tyland general assembly getting back to work today with a lot on the plate. but unli here in washington, state lawmakers say they can rk together to get things done. news 4 chris gordon reports from annapolis. the prince george's delegation in annapolis says education funding is its top priority t >> thisks about not only building schools but iesting in teachers, at risk students, and we have a large number of those students in our school system. >> like prince george's county, montgomery county also needs education funding and both counties say they need transportation >> i think you've got to prioritize the american regio bridge because everything stops there. >> reporter: maryland democrats want t raise the minimum wage, but republicans want to encourage businesses to grow. >> trying t come up with bays to make, you know, the work force or companies in this ste more profitable so they can hire morend employees a put more people to work.

>> reporter: republican governor larry hogan is asking state lawmakers to put political differences aside. >> i can promise you that our wministration is going tk together with you in a bipartisan way to try to come up with common sense bipartisan solutions. >> reporter: u.s. senator ben carden, anit i guest, says the federal government shutdown is hurting marylanders. >> our top prioritys to reopen the federal government and to reopen in partnership. >> reporter: t bipartisan cooperation may not last the entire session, but there's a feeling that the representatives here would like wauks washington to watch to see how it's done, how to wor acro the aisle, to solve the federal government shutdown and fund borderrtecurity. reg from annapolis, chris gordon, news 4. >> newsso 4 is working for you in the commonwealth. tonight our northerner virgini

bur bureau chief is in richmond. and now to a serious sentence for two men in a botched armed robbery. each of them sentenced to spend the nect fourades inn. pri we're also hearing from t o mothf one of the convied men. >> reporter: marlow johnson, sentenced to 40 years today for an armed robbery where a man was shot in the leg. his mom says she's proud of her son, that he took responsibility for what he did, that he said he was sorry for whate did. >> 40 years is a long time, but as a mother seeing her son grow up, seeing her son take responsibility of his actions, that makes you proud. reporter: tony hewitt, anplace in than accomplice in that robbery sentenced to 30 years in jail. w

this casehere the prosecution had a pile of evidence. a 911 call for help. police body camera video of an evidence search. >> sarge, i've got a shell casing. >> you got one? >> yeah. >> reporter: chase. and then a takedown. aner igation of a suspect. they thought they had it planned out, folw the family from their store in d.c. and when they got to their home in silr springs, take the day's receipts and make off with all the cash. buy the fam resisted, and their plan went sideways. both men have a history of

violence. in 2008 to hewitt used a sawed-off shut gone to rob three police officers. he got five years. in 2009 marlow johnson shot a petco worker in the back of the head. he got eight years for that. marlow johnson's mom believes that this jail time could -- could make a difference in her son's life. jim and doreen, back to you. >> pat, thank you. when we comegh back to our chances for snow this weekend, they're getting better or worse, whichesr. >> doug s this storm could affect some sools on monday. ill ahead he's timing out with storms and take a look who could get the most next. plus a new local law passed to keep our students sm predators in the classroom. and it's all thanks to problems uncovered by our news 4 i-team.

with each passing day of the government shutdown a budget the federal employees are starting to get

back now and tracking some winter weather fordeou. this is of some snow that well earlier today right outside our studios he in northwest washington. doug says we're going to see pretty more where this this weekend, and snow that is going to stick out there. he's with us in just a few minutes with more on what to expect. now we go back to one of our top stories. the impact ofti the p government shutdown here. two local sisters face the same chelenge. they w furloughed mothers work.husbands who couldn't

news 4's cory smith joins us from the national mall with their plansak to some cash. cory? >> reporter: yeah, that's rightn doreen, f a pile of bills some of which were already overdue, these two sters turned to food to stay afloat. >>o need add more butter. >> repter: when life handed nicky howard and jackie lemonsak they didn't lemonade. they're struggling with pastue bills and other expenses. >> so how do i look at my child send you back to school? >> reporter: that all but forced them to turn a hobby -- >> cheesecake has been my in weakness i can remember. >> reporter: into a business plan. and thuz the furloughed cheesecake was born. >> our mother said, you know what, girl, you could sell these

cheesecakes. and ding, ding, ding, went off in miep snd. and it'ike we can sell these cheesecakes. mama is right. >> reporter: the rest is a short but busy history. >> we prepared for rain butot a monsoon. >> reporter: in a little more than a week the sister have received more than 100 orders. >> atlanta, texas. >> reporter: quality family time is just too much to simply give up. >> we need to make sure we're securing a future for ourselves and our families and hopefully for others as well. o we're going t keep going. >> reporter: while the furloughed sisters are busy cooking up a storm. >> here's a nice opportunity to meet some of your neighborhoodn. i knew if i reached out to restaurants andneighbors,

they'd probably really appreciate that and feelvalued. >> reporter: he says about 15 restaurants have already jumped onboard to help withhis potluck. t all goes down tomorrow night 6:30 at blare high school in silver springs. cory smith, news >> all right, cory, what a great idea. a furlough potluck. >>kp ktexactly, i like that. that cheesecake looks even better. >> thank you, cory. >> we'll all be wanting some cheesecake along about saturday night and sunday. >> that goes with snow. well, eating goes -- >> >> you're going to need whatever you got out there. calling this a ahead a get a loaf of bread type of forecast here for the snow meter. we've got some snow coming in this weekend but also snow out there right now. take a look at the rstar.

m team 4 radar tracking those snow showers. and you notice not a lotre hing the d.c. metro area anymore. however, can't rule out a few more flurries there. but the snow shower activity back towards the leesburg area coming right down in towards the uden county region. these are streamers actually coming through the great lakes. look one here, one there and down towards warrenton. this one could put a bit of a dusting, but we're not seeing any accumulation. the colder air wrapping around his system moving across t lakes here giving us that lake effect snow. big timenow up here and also to parts of western virginia. if you're go weekend, it is looking great. our wind chill right now in the 20s, and that's t way it's going to stay over the next couple of hours.

and look at these winds ntill gusting up to 30 miles an hour spots. 32 in martinsberg. it'll be right back during the day tomorrow. winds tomorrow gusting to 30 to 40 miles per hour. again in the teens by1:00, but tomorrow morning waking up to for chills in the teens, sure around 15 degrees tomorrow morning. and even around noon, not a great day to eat lunch outdoors. 23 degrees forin the chill around noon tomorrow. yeah, it's going to be quite cold. the cold air sets the stage for the snow. anything that falls out of this storm system especiahen it starts to fall at a steady pace, it will stick out there on thosd ys, so that's something to be concerned about especially saturday so snow moves in the afternoon around 2:00, 3:00 and starts picking up.in everybody's s the snow, and i do think this will be a snow everybody sees. the heaviest snow around d.c. down to the south and area of

low pressure passes wo our south l. and right now thinking at least 2 to 3 inches, maybe bit more here during the weekend that will be shovable and sledable, my friends. over by sunday night. much more on the rest of the ten dayfore kwas a day forecast and what tt has in store, 6:45. next, the news 4 i-team has been investigating cases of teacher misconduct. now a new law is requiring tougher background checks. working for you tonight to keep predators out of the classroom. plus the cutting edge technology helping a virginia teenager compete in sports again after a rare cancer diagnosis. >> you can be strong through

a new law aims to help keep predators out of.c. classrooms. >> investigates by the i. team are credited with revealinf thety loopholes. ones that needed to be closed with the new legisation. >> doe the florida school know about your history in eac.? >> for y he worked as a history teacher in a pair of d.c. charter schools despite having a history himself. capital city public charter school fired him in 2016 after hearing of allegations he fsexually abused amer student a decade earlier. a florida public schoolired m four months after he was let go in d.c.

they told the news 4 i-team capital city gave them a positive reference about him. >> we were told this was an excellent teacher. >> it wt a yr later d.c. says they were told about the allegations not by the school but by the victim himself. capital city last year tol the i-team they were confident they properly handled the matter. the d.c. office of attorney general investigates told us it declined to file criminal charges against any employee for not reporting the alleged abuse. >> we'll be paying close attention to this. >> reporter: a new law stiffens the requirements how charter and public schools in d.c. handle sex misconduct cases. a new law reqres schools tell any perspective employees about misconduct by former teachers withen refces. checking with all prior employers over the past two decades. >> we want them to call

references and check and ask specific questions. was this person asked to leave from your employment and why?or >> rr: the law also orders more training for school employees to better spot warninf signshild abuse. >> we want to make sure that adults also know if somethingpp s they're going to be caught and that we're going to know about it, and we're going to repor them to the authorities. >> reporter: as forllen coleman, he's serving a a three ar sentence for the sex abuse of his former student in 2004. council member says the i-team's reporting raised awareness of weaknesses in d.c. slaw. >>etimes parents and students have to go get their voice heard, and i think the press plays a really important role there. >> reporter: the news 4 i-team has been ichestigating t misconduct cases for almost three years now. slipping through the ccks here as also led to three new laws in virginia. to watchur entire series visit the nbc washington app and look for investigatns. >> makin a tremendous deference

out there. >> and glad to see you're not letting up either. all right, thank you, scott. the government shutdown and your safety in the skies. still ahead for us at 6:00 how the gridlock in washington is affecting security at localai orts. and a look at what's at stake for voters. and a live loo outside for our studios right now. our studios right now. thwind is going to make e fo

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the weekend. now is the time to make sure you know where the snois shovel and not just the snow shovel but find the sleds and all the other stuff you need. that sprinkly stuff to melt the ice. >> good call. ng about rybody's tal the possibility of snow, but that wind and that wind chill outhere, what a sho compared to yesterday. >>esterday we're talking temperatures around 60 degrees. really quite amazing what we've t going on here. temperatures today back down into the 20s for wind chills. en you steputside for dinner, get ready. make sure you have the coat and make sure you have the ready to go snow shovel for the weekend. that's what we're going to be talking about here.mo thet of snow right now, not a lot. we have a couple of snow showers, in through 66 back towards park royal, but winds gusting up to 40 miles per hour right now, 30 to 40. look at all the lake effect snow coming in through pennsylvania, and s, we may see a few more

snow showers in our area. but here's the bigineal. we're t a look at the snow for the weekend. snow moves in saturday. steady overnight into sunda accumulation is now likely across the entire region. we're going tok t much more on the chances for snow and how much you want in your area. doreenou're wearing right y today. you want snow hence the rain jacket. >> i'm not sure howo i'm going get to the health expo sunday >> i got your back. >> okay. well, we hope you will download our nbc washington app if you ven't already done it. it's free and it will help you seep up with the very latest updates on wha happening with our weather this weekend. jim? back toth our top story now. the impact of the partial government shutdown. we are in day 19, folks. at the day's meeting at the white house getting us no closer to a deal. democrats accusing the president of walking out of talks. republicans saying democrats are

totally unwilling to negotiate. our reporter is working for you tonight with a look at the shutdown's impact on security y when fly. >> reporter: so far most people we talk to say there's no noticeable impact here at the airport. certainly you can see that insecurity checkpoint lines are still moving pretty well. barely anybody back there right no t bu concern is the longer this goes on, if tsa employees start missing paychecks, then they might stop showing up for work. at the airport all the talk about the shutdown. but yet most here say there's no noticeable difference yet with tsa employees. >> no, i've not seen a break in service. >> reporter: airport leaders telling uson they'renually monitoring the shutdown's impact here. right now it kind of seems like it's a gre unknown, like we don't know whapps going to next week. >> that's correct. we don't know what's going to happen. we don't know how long it's going to last. >> reporter: tsa is disputing

there's been any impact nationwide so far. saying 99.9%f travelers waited less than 30 minutes in line, 94.8% waited less than 15 minutes. but even outside of airport government workers there are other government workers affected. jason harding wouldn't say which agency he works for but he's directly affected by the shutdown like so many. >> it does seem like they've dug in a lot deeper than typical shutdownsnd they don't seem to be meeting as much. >> reporter: so for now at the airport waiting to see if there is a true impact. and as always you're being told a familiaref rrain. >> yes, where you definitely want to give yourself extra time to make sure you can make it through the security lines. >> reporter: adam ,tu news 4. back today the white house is clarifying what president trump was talking about last night whe heeferred to ms-13

violence in marylandmism while f making his cas the border wall the president talked about gang members who were charged last year after, quote, viciously stabbing and beatingoa 15-yea girl. now the white house says he was talking about a stabbing on school property in prince george's county in february. that incident actually involved a 16-year-old boy at parkdale high school in riverdale. eight tuparkdalents were arrested in that >case. quick programming note, tonight. lester holt will anchor nbc nightly news from washington this evening to cover all angles shutdown andment its impact. nightly news starts at 7:00 right hereafter news 4 at> 6:00. lawmakers returned to richmond today for their so-called short session. now themo cealth has more money than expected. the question is how to spendhe . as bureau chief reports now, female lawmakersre again

making their mar:. >> reporte in the nation's oldest continuous legislative body history is being made foro the , for the first time a woman is heading the house democratic caucus. >> it's exciting to see many, and i think it does show that the commonwealth has definitely moved fomeard. i ,o t me it's been 400 years, that it took this long. >> reporter: he'll be leading the democratic pushk for a p of gun measures. added this year the so-called red flag laws, to take guns from those considered potentiallyer das. >> it's about literally saving lives. >> reporter: for both parties tax reliehe is highest priority. lawmakers jusfyhether to change virginia's rules in respse to trump administration's federal tax cuts. they want to make sure any wind fall goes back into virginians pockets. >> we want to make sure if

there's a bonus or extra money that comes because of federal tax cuts that it goes back to virginia taxpayers. >> reporter: the governor asking r teacher pay raises, and there is renewed momentum for an effort first-hand nearly 40 years ago. virginia is poised to become the 30th state to ratify the era. even though it's failed in years past. >> there's absolutely no reason why whould not have the same protection in the u.s.ns tution. so for virginia we'll get it done this ye a. >> reporte sport betting, now another issue before the general assembly. but some leadingawkers tell me it's likely that will be referred for study instead of acted on this year. when we come right back a tonigh young man from northern virginia who is defying all the odds. >> this after a rare cancer diagnosis. i'll take you inside the local

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maybe you heard about this today. we're sorting concerns tha the government shutdown is affecting the weather forecast. >> the latest possiblnow totals coming our way. all right, emilia? >> ll the government shutdown is having impact on the national weather servicend noa, but not really your weather forecast. the impact is more so on longer term projects. this includes training emergency magers for hurricanes as well as research and development for a new version of the maine erican computer model which we call the gfs that wl come out

a little later this year. however, day to day oarrations still ongoing including forecasting the snow and forecast this weekend. the national weather service mission is to protect lives and property and thes shutdown not impacting this mission. here at storm team 4 we use data from many different from many different sources to make our forecast, and the shutdown is in no way impacting our ability to forecast the weekend snowsrm. right now we are very confident there will be some snow likely saturday into sunday and a high lihood of at least an inch. i'm starting you off with a european model. generally it's forecasting about 2 to 4 inches across the area, right around 3 inches ingt wash. now we go to the gfs model, that one i was just talking about that's going to be updated later this year. forhe most part, very similar. and that's good nuchz check out some of the differences. up around the mason l dixone

just over an inch. then you heard further south, fredericksburg gting almost 6 inches. tomorrow at this time we'll have our first official snowfall map. make sure to tune i and doug is going to have his latest thoughts on the storm coming up in less than ten minutes. se> coming up tonight's showdown at the white h both sides accusing the other of holding federal workers hostage in this government shutdown. and the cutting edge technology helping a teenager from northern virginiaet h life back after a rare cancer

a quick check now on the day's top stories of a partial shutdown.t it is day 19, folks. and talks to reopen the government are going nowhere fast. president trump walked out on democrats during a negotiating session at the white house this afternoon. in the meantime 800,000 federal workers will miss a paycheck on friday. now to the story ofoc a student athlete who's defying the odds. his name is sebastian. he's a long snapper and a high schoolt edison in alexandria. he's used to tackling players on the football field but a year and a half ago his life too an unexpected turn forcing him to tackle something much more serious,cancer. this is new one i wear for sports. >> there's something that sets him apart from all of his

teammates. he can smile now, but it took a lot of hard work to get here. in 2016 sebastian was diagnosed with osteosarcom a rare bone cancer before doctors told they would have to amputate his left foot. >> i was pretty scared, b i was just wondering if i would get back to playing spor, get back to being able to walk. >> amputation was probably a big shock and a jolt for anybody to hear. >> reporte at 16 sebastian has faced more adversity than most adults. he wated his mother die from breast cancer just a few years ago. and thou he wasg fight too. not just for his leg but for his life. >> you know, he's seeing things and grown up faster than most pe.le, you know, ever have >>behat also showed you can strong through all of it and you

don't have to let the cancer ta over repter: that's where jo comes in. he owns the prosthetic care facility of virgin in leesburg. he helped sebastian get his life back thanks to science and t cutting edhnology. >> i treated him right from the start, but i think the thing that makes him so special is he does not give up. >> reporter: john and his son darren designed and builthe prosthetic for sebastian, one he could use on and off the football field. >> this is a 50-50 partnthship. i buildevice, i make sure it works but he's the one that takes that to the next level. >> reporter: sebastian made strides for his team. >> i think i surprised a lot of people how well i was able to do. >> as a parent i have a bit of hesitation about how was that hit or, you know -- but it's also a great amount of pride. >> reporter:ebastian was tearing it up on the turf, but that wasn't enough for him. he wanted to compete on the school's swim team, too.

that led to a new challenge forh the prics team and once again they delivered. >> we had to design something that would get him to walk to water's edge and then still function in the water's edge. the first swim he did was a butterfly and it was crazy how high he raised his chest out of the water with the power of this fin. r orter: throughout his journey sebastian has been a role model for his teammates any learned a dult lesson. it's not how many times you fall down, it's how fast you get up. how do you think your mother would beeeling if she could see you now? >> i think she'd be pretty happy with how far i've come. >> i think she would, too. sebastian is cancer-free now. he'll continue to get scans every year to make sure he's healthy. and he tells us he's looking

forward to playing a third sport in the spring, lucross this time. a quick invitation to you to check out our annl nbc 4 telemundo health and fitness expo this weekend at the washington convention center. there will be healthan screenin experts on hand to answer all of your questions. there's a metro stop right by the convention center so don't let that stop you from coming. >> particularly on sunday you're going to need it more than saturday, you say? >> absolutely. i think saturday's no problem. get out there for sure on sunday. i really don't think the weather isoing to impact. if you can take metro is metro is the waydo t it. the peacock will be right there the metro entrance. >> and it might be you in that peacock costume. >> it wouldn't be the first time. right now we'reeang some

snow showers and cold air making its way in our across our region. snow showers rht on through 7:00, 8:00, really 9:00 in parts of the area. not everywhere, but we are still seeing some of those. and look at this, the wind chill, 23. 23 right now in leesburg. 33 and it's a cold night and it's just going to continue to get even colder tonight. as the temperatures drop, the windontinue too right on through the next couple of days. very light snow, some flurry activity really around fair fax county. this is where it'syeen fai consistent here. we've had a band of snow making its way through, maybe even a dusting here. but we are seeinghe wind as well. so that's going to blow that snow, not allowing it to accumulate on any roadways, so i'm nut worried a that. take a look what's happening now, this snow coming right across the great lakes, that's a cold flow across the lakes meaning tomorrow at the b

stop, it is going to be a cold one. make sure the kids are wearing e hats, the coats, the gloves. they will need them. do not take a no for answer. 42 degrees by the time you're picking up the kids. theind chills they'll be in the 20s all day. how about the snow? it.s take a bit about beginning on saturday afternoon, so here's saturday around 2:00 if you're down there for the nbd health fitness expo, looking pretty good. thiss when we start to pick up the accumulating snow even on roadways because it will be cold enough for all snow here, and it will be cold enoug for that snow to stick. then by sunday night still seeing some light snow possible. but still in parts of our area maybe still seeing oom 1 inch, k 70%, maybe even higher than a chance of 4 inch, 40%. and we could reiss that as hill,

i. chance of 8 inches, this is not an 8 inch or mor snowstorm. we have less than 10 inches there. i will have those snow maps for you tomorrow alernoon. wealk much more about that to,rrow. tomorry the way, will be a cold day. iday still quite chilly and we're staying cold all the way through next week. after the storm we're still in this is not a bed.

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wizards hosting 76ers. dam deja vu. these teams played lt night. >> let's hope there's a different outcome. >> now it isime forizards taking on the 76ers, and as you said it, theare lookingor a much different outcome. considering that 17 point loss

last night and the team looking to rely on bradley beal, because they're going to be watt wall throughout the rest of the season. taking this picture from his hospital bed aft undergoing surgery on his left heel.ti the capon says smiling is good for thell soul. wa is expected to miss 6 to 8 months recovering from surgery. and before tonight's game scott brooks gave us an update after chatting with his point guard. >> everything went well, and i've been texting him back and forth and he's in great spirits and he's home. now he said he's going to watch the game, looking forward to watching the game. it went well, and now a lot of work has to be taking place from herentil next season. >> so a long recovery for john wall. and his team sasuggled without him including last night. but a former assistant of wall but a familiar lastis name got chance to stand in the sun last night. it was a heartwarming scene

where a timberwoplayers mobbed sasaunders just took over the tehe after t team fired tom. in fact, you can see the young saunders -- that was his dad in the video from a wizards practice. in his first nba call last night, saunders even ran his father's favorite play. he even remembers being coached by ryan and the wizards guard id thrill for his success. >> it's amazing. i'm happy for ryan. i've had him as one of our assistants early in my career, and i'm happy to be see he's kind of taking over his dad's legacy in thk way. i thine's definitely well prepar and well acclimated for that job and i wish him nothing

but the best for sure. >>ome red skins coaching staff changes. ben is leaving the team to become tat special coordin for the falcons. he'seen the special coordinator since he got heren 2014, but now he heads to atlanta. according to analytic website football outsiders the redskins ranked 8 in total special teams last season. a team official confirms that he was not fired but now gruden has one coaching position to fill this. off-season and brenda winning her 500th career game with a road victory in nebraska. and after a silly string celebration. her parents and hcoh school ach also in attendance for the bi momen and today back in college park, we caught up with the coach on the major milestone. >> arr really l night, a really special night to be able

to have just allhose people b there to share that moment with you. you know, i never got into coaching for thed wins. or me what it says is that i've just been incredibly blessed. the video messages, the text messages, the e-mails, it justa ly kind of again gives you a pamoment to e, that, gosh, over your time, you know, you'vn just b able to be a part of a lot of people's lives. >> the team will honor her before saturday's home game against michigan. and they have theseery cool celebratory shirts that says 500 on there. so you have one. jim and doug, don't take it personal. we'll get you one maybe. a pretty cool memento yoere.

>> thank sherry. ande thank you for w

breaking news tonight from washington. a dramatic escalation in t s governmetdown.de mocrats say president trump slammed the table and stormed out of a meeting with congressional leaders. >> again, we saw a temper tantrum. >> tonight, paychecks 48 hours from being cut off for hundredsa of thousands olies. is the president's gop support showinsigns of cracking? i'll ask a top republican senator. plus new concerns about the shutdown's impact on yr food.a spectors no longer protecting the nation's food supply. also tonight, the surprise e from tan overseeing mueller. d rosenstein planning to leave the justice department and there's late word, exclusive reporting from pete williams, about rosenstein's future and the russia investigation.