right now. n rig bundling up we're bracing for wind chills in e ens tonight with a looming snowstorm in the distance. leon harris here. >> i'm erika gonzalez. storm team 4 is keeping a close eye on storm team chances for the weekend. depending on where you live you could be dealing with a good snowstorm. >> we're kickinghis off with three straight hours of coverage today. everyone is talking snow but we have frigid days in the wind to get through. >> we till seeing winds 30, 35 miles an ur. againn setting the stage for th snow this weekend. >> thankfully this isn't forecast we're worried about is it going to rain,ow, sleet, now it's the timing we're trying to iron out. >> the timing. this is not a major storm. but i do want you to keep this in your thoughts the next couple of days, because i think everybody will see some

snow and iry think edy will see an inch or more. take a look at these wind chills, 26 in d.c., 10 in pooitpooit pittsburgh, it is a cold day across our regionolder tonight getting outdoors. and then we turn our attention to the storm system. coming into the coast now. back towards the west on friday. here it is tomorrow. look by saturday starteding to moven and by saturday night, everyone seeing the snow and steady snow coming down during the day on saturday. t we'lk about what this means n, the next couple days but right now once ag i have a new snow total map coming up fot you in a 10 minutes. a reminder that chuck bell is going to have your up to the minute forecast every weekday morningtarting at 00. and you check the weather for your neighborhood on our app.

president trump making visit to the border in his latest push for a wall. the presidentn arriving mcal len hoping the trip wil bolster his argument. this comes on day 20 of a government shutdown. thousands of federal workers who live paycheck to paycheck wondering what they're going to do tomorrow when the money esn't come in. >> let's begin in texas. jay gray with the latest on the hepresident's border visitre. jay? >> reporter: president trump on the ground in south texas. the outer edge of the country at the grong center of a controversial in the govshnment down. >> a wall, barrier, they can call it whatever name they nt, h but ave to have it. >> as he sits down for a round table. federal employees protest across the country. >> get something done some way.

make it happen. put everybody back to work and get the country moving agr:n. >> reporemocratic leaders in washington continue to question his motives. >> i don't think he reall wan a solution. i think he loves the distraction that this is from his oth problems. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi insisting, bipartisan solutions to bordercu ty, including high-tech options have been put on the table. >> there's a better way, a more effective way to protect, to secure our borders and what the debate should be about. >> reporter: right now, though, there is no debate. negotiations have collapsed. >> we're going to getdone, too. >> reporter: as he briefed by officials along the rio grand, president trump appears to be onsidering the controversial option of declaring a national emergency for funding a border wall. now in some areas like this one you can see there's already a rrier in place, but it does

give way quickly to what's an ordinary chain linked fen there. if the president decides to use thrg national ecy option, funds would come from money likely already allocated to the military. back here in washington we've seen demonstrations throughouthe city including federal workers calling for an end to this shutdown. >> we want to work! we want to work! >> a large crowd outside the afl-ci headquarter taking their message down 16th street. later demonstrating outside the white house. corey smith talked with some of the protesters and joins us live from downtown. >> it is cold today, but the folks gathered outside of headquarters were heated. they took that angnd frustration straight to the white house and in no uncertain determines demanded that their political leaders dhat they were elected to do.

frustration er and that grows each day they can't work, hundreds of employees and contractors rallied outside the afl-cio headquarters demanding an end to the partial shutdown. >> it has to end now! >> reporter: these are the machinists, treasury employees, contractors who will be going without pay tomorrow. tonya has ten years of government service under her belt, the pride she feels orking for her country is waning >> to be honest with you, i feel like a bum. today marks two weeks since i worked. >> reporter: to some this has become muchigger than a shutdown. >> it's a shakedown brothers and sisters. it's a shakedown. >> reporter: after the rally the group made the short journey the white ho

use. lifting th teir voo ices so the president could hear them while he vits the u.s./m ico border. furloughed usda employee brianp made the tri from maryland he eelt it was important for his son to the democracy in action, even as they protest the action of their politic leaders. >> it's been good to have him around but terrible to have no money. >> reporter: now joining all of these employees andto contr were a number of democratic eaders they're united in their message, but obviously they are just one side of this equation. it will take both sideso reach a solution. back to you. >> thank you so much. rloughed workers in prince george's are getting much needed help. news 4 derek ward is in greenville with the s.detail >> here in prince george's unty, where an estimated

70,000 federal workers live, this shutdown is reaching the critical point, the m firstsed paycheck. >> as this wickedness goes on downtown, i believe this is a time of great peril, this is the time to let them know e have their back. >> reporter: today, they came together and announced a joint effort, a coming together to ease the shutdown pain. at the county's financial center like on prince george's community college, it's about making the most of your earnis but when it's interrupted, there's a greater ne a. >> we talkut food assistance, rental assistance, those are critical. >> reporter: across the country, an arm of the first baptist church usually they see 30 families tops on ay.iven that was before the shutdown. >> now that's gradually going up

to possibly 10 to 15 more day.lies a >> reporter: they keep a well stocked pantry and workers are busy there as a need grows. meanwhile utilities say they'll ease up on service shut offs and some will wave late payment penalties for the duration of the shutdown. bottom line is groups aremo lizing for a crisis, because as they'll telln you we're one. >> we know that many families are st struggling to know how it's going to pay out, when it's going to end and struggling to deal with the here and now. >> reporter: behind me is the national space flight center where they control a lot of the missions up. they are p keepingple on to make sure the missions stay in orbit and on the ground they're making to make sure people don't fa out of their financial orbits as well. > a rae minder for you that

fairfax county will continue to provide school lunches for all students during e shutdown they're also holding a hiring event for furloughe federal employees tomorrow at 2:00 at the school administration center in falls church. we'll have coverage here on news4. our cerage is just getting started this afternoon. you can also go to the nbc washington app. search shutdown there y and'll find resources for those in need. plus information on where furloughed workers canet some freebies right ew. som breaking news. the p firstotential bombshell hearing of the new congress scheduled for february. president trump's former lawyerh miael cohen will testify publically before the house overte committee. cohen says he, quote, wil provide the american people with answers. he pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and other

financial crimes not the 2016 campaign. the hearing is set for february 7th, which is shortly before cohen reports to .pris >> now to breaking news in prince george's county. the m convicted of killing a police detective is learning how long he'll spe in prison. he was killed in 2016. let's go to wendy rieger at the live desk. >> reporter: the sentencing hearing started at 1:30 this afternoon. we're still waiting to hear from the judge. michael ford facing decades behind bars because in 2016 he opened fire on the police station in landover. the detective colson was one of the officers sponding, but he was in off duty and in plain cot clothes at the timen he was mistor the attackers and accidentally shot by a fellow

officer. ford was convicted of second degree murder although he did notl technically klson. back toyo in september, if you'll remember, a wom watched as fire engulfed her prince orge's county apartment building and she prayed her unit would be spared, and it was. a month later she said she's being blockm retrieving her belongings. chris gordon is live in new karlton. there maybe a glimmer of hope for this tenant now, is that right? >> reporter: yeah that's because we found somebody today who may be willing to listen a help her. andrea franklin was in tears today as she talked about standing her in september watching flames go across her apartment. her unit was spared but she said trying to get her possessions out has been a real nightmare.

>> iaven't had a good night's sleep since this happened. i have robbed of my home and possessions. >> reporter: she said she's trying to get her personal possessions, family heirlooms and the things she needs for her business since the fire last septembear the fire dent said it was arson, 40 units were destroyed by the blaze, but not hearrs. she said everything inside her apartment is packedla inic boxes because she was getting ove before the fire. she said crews wearing protective gear go in and out >> you asked them to go and retrieve it for you? >> yes. >> they say? >> no >> why? >> they keep saying it's too dangerous. >> reporter: today i went with he to the propertmanager's office, they put her in touch with thepo cte office of

quest management oup. she was told they would check with their insurance carrier to f they can get her belongings out. you hope?is give >> i think it can . happen >> as far as the arson, an youn has been arrested. prince george's county fire says she was allegedly wupseth her ex-boyfriend. >> that's got to be so frustrati frustrating, so close yet soar from your own stuff. thinking about them in weather like today, with the ld weather and of meteorologists working to track snow. >> it's a fast moving forecast. up ahead they reveal their predicted snow map for the first time. i'm adam tuss, road crews tell us they are taking no chances with this weekend's storm and they have plenty of supplies. we'll tell you how they're getting ready coming up.

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back now with a live look outside on this blustery thursdayafternoon. hold onto the car doors. the wind whipping around the flag on the patio of our studios

here. >> making prime conditions for weekend snoworm. doug and amelia is going to tag team the forecast and reveal their predicted snow totals map. >>let's first go to adam tuss. adam, road crews alrrydy working very hard out there. >> reporter: basically, thika, ey're not going to take any chances. look at lee highway here, you can see all the white stuff on the groundight there. that is salt ban solution that's been put down on the roads in northern virginia, it's pretty much everywhere. take a look. we were out as we saw these road crews all over the place making sure they don't take any chances and get this stuff intoou the , even if if it's a couple days elier. we'll be monitoring that over the next couple days. maryland and d.c. are getting ready as well. listen to v-dot, we don't know how much is going to fall obviously but vdot saying that they are going to be prepared. >> right now we have a very high

congidence level that somet is going to materialize. these other storms maybe we get something, maybe we don't. but we have a high confidence it's going to happen so we're going to go ahead and e.br >> there is also a question aboutds federal recause of the shutdown, will they be taken care of the same way they always were. the national pk service tells us absolutely they will be taken care of. coming up in the next hour you'll hear from the shoppers. there are people going to the store looking for bread, milk and eggs. not too much craness out here, but there is a little bit -- we haven't had a snowstorm in a couple of weeks. >> don't worry we'll be ccking amelia's bread meter. you get some gloves on, i know it's frigidut there. >> doug and amelia have not started toerfy people, give us time. let's go to our weather experts.

and this is s not arm that we're like, get ready guys, you better hit the stos quick. this is not going to be a big storm, and it's comingee during thend when most of us are able to sit back and watch it from inside. >> as far as the bread meter goes, we're toning it back, if the pantry is entry, get some food. >> i would do some ravioli's.ar we have ckies across the area, a really nice day looking om the insideut because it is cold, guys. you know that. 37 winds out of the northwest at 22 miles an hour. the wind gus 30 miles per hour. 18 in gaithersburg 21 in manassas. once the sun goes down in about an hour,t's going to feel so much colder. oakland,yl md 1 degree below zero. lake effect snow still coming down here.

you have the enhancement around the mountains. snow shoe, west virginia picking up 8 inches of snow the last two days. here comes the snow for us, making its way in during the day on saturday, most likely afternoon and picking up saturday night. we expect the heaviest to be saturday night into early sunday. notice by sunday morning we g a little bit of a lull and then we may see the storm itself to the south move our way. ife d it will be additional impact and that's what we're for this right now forecast. here's the snow forecast. 1 to 3 inches areas on 270 around the beltway. to theouth 3 to 5, places like fredericksburg. with a little bit more on what to expect in your area, here's amelia region by region. >> the beltway and to the north you'll see 1 to 3 inches. but a high likelihood everyone sees at least an inch of snow. we don't put out our map until

today because we don't want change it. we want to get as much w information ascan and keep it with our itialthoughts. taking you zone by zone. around the beltway, 1 to 3 inchesthere. no as we head further south, doug was talking about the second wave sunday into sunday night. that's going to give you a little bit more, 3 to 5. if that doesn't come up you can anticipate 1 to 3 in this area as we. stafford, king george counties andrince william. back around the mountains 4 to 6 inches in the highe elevations. so the roads deterioration throughout the day onrd sa. saturday morning it is fine. folks asking on twitter, senng the kids back to college, that

sort of thing, get them on the ad saturday morning, get them there by the midday hours and they'll be fine. saturday night, this is probably going to be the most treacherous time during the entire event because that's when snow is most likely and that is when we see e most accumulation. >> it will be a saturday night event we think. sunday may to our south that's when we could see the next ar, that would produce some moderate snow too. again, feeling like the 20s again tomorrow, high in the upper 30s. temperatures around freezing saturday and sund. maybe just but sticking on area roadways, especially if it comes down good saturday night. mondaynto next week. cooler conditions moving in. we'll see tho t throu middle of next week and another storm, maybe a chance of a mixt late n saturday. guys, i got to tell you, this is what we talked about in our winter forecast. the latter portion of january looking cold and fairly stormy.

we'll tal much more about that in the next couple wee h right now e to get through this weekend storm. new technology can be cool but local police say in a lot of cases it's helping crooks get to your carrs where officere seeing a break-ins. getting amped for the health getting amped for the health and fitness

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yesterday we put tally mcfly through the paces a he was at the climbing gym at pulse house in our preparation for our house and fitness expo this weekend. we're making him work. >> he's in rockville today, trying out the soldier fit rkout. it's a program created by a local veteran who started a fitness movement when he came home for serving our country. >>ea with theh and fitness expo coming up ts weekend we set out to find the most fierce fitness around the beltway. ai'm heret soldier fit with kevin. what makes it so fierce. >> every workout you get a completely different exertse,

differworkouts we're going to put you through some workouts day with tire flips,ropes, pullups, get you going in a couple minutehe >> what's first thing we're going to do? >> tire flips. >> this is like one of those tires. >> yes, sir. news4 we're going to put you to work. >> okay. >> 250 pounds on the tire. >> in the squat, as low as possible. one, two, three, ! one, two, three, go! one, two, three, go! beautiful. ready, one, two, three,go! >> i'm so glad we' not doing this for telemundo 44. >> next upo we d batter ups. we do speed and slams. keep going. keep going. >> keep going, sorry. what's next? >> next is pullups. go.ere we

i know that soldier fit is a local veteran, but how many ons do you have? >> in the area we have frederick, columbia, we have -- what's the other one, gaithersrg -- >> are you going slow on purpose? >> i would never do that. >> is it only for membersf the military? >> soldier fit is for everyone and allitness levels. >> do you always ride the sleds? >> this is only special people and special occasions. >> this weekend we have you covered with the health and fitness expo. in rockville i'm tommy mcfly, ws4. >> i think this was made so tommy could show off his skills. he was wicked on those! >> still can't catch his breath. you might want to keep the trkouts indoors. snowms already out there this afternoon, an update on the

timing just ahead. >> it is day 20 of the government shutdown and protesters are making their frustrations known. we are live from capitol hill with surprising newio rean with surprising newio rean from rctep

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now at 4:30 tracking winter weather and the forecast just got aittrickier. today and tomorrow we're going to be brutally cold. >> tonight talking wind chills r the teens.

let's getht to doug kammerer with an update on the big chill that's ahead of the snow we're talking about this weekend. >>se looking at t numbers right now 26 the current wind chill in d.c. still see gusts of wind over 30 miles per hour at this time. they'll subside tonight but come up tomorrow. 18 degrees in gaithersburg right now. that does set the stage for what's happening this weekend, it's the snowstorm that's moving our way. it's all snow. not a chance of anyle or anything mixing in. it's off the coast here can you see, sll snow. picking up and becoming steadier and heavier on saturday night. we think saturday night is when we pick up the snow.ou we'll talk ab the impacts of this for saturday and sunday in about 15 minutes. >> let's get back to the day' other top story, day 20 of the government shutdown and workers will be missing their paycheck tomorrow. many took to thetreets today

to urge lawmakers to stop the drama. blayne alexander has been out there talking to workers caught inhe middle there. >> reporter: for so many people around the country it's tomorrow when the shutdown reaches a whole new level. that's because thousands of people will not get paid and they have no way of knowing when they will t paid again. for almostil aon americans it's been nearly three weeks of uncertainty. >> i have nodea when this is going to end. and it's killing rus. orter: of anger. >> it's very frustrating and it's a hard wayo live. >> reporter: and with each passing day, growing fear. ithurts. we can't pay our bills, the doctors, mortgages. realityter: this is the of the more than 800,000 federal workers caugh in the middle of the government shutdown. across the country thousands of employees and supporters taking to the streetsith a message to washington. >> some way, make it happen.

put everybody back to work and get the country moving again. this is ridiculous. >> reporter: they nd relief. but lawmakers apparently not even close. >> we've gone around and around and around with the white house and made little ogress. >> for the 20th straight day, president trump and democrats locked in the same stalemate with no sign of movement. >> the people that will be paid but maybe a little bit later, those people many of theare on my s se. they want border security. >> we support border security, he's right about that, but we do not s need totdown the government to get that. >> reporter: now thousands left waiting for washington to get that message. two federal employee unions have sued the trump administration over this shutdown saying it's illegal to make employees work and not get paid. back to you. >> our shuagown cov continues all afternoon, and you can go to the nbc washington app

fand search shutdown the resources for those in need and we have information where freebies. an easy way toee a thief out of your house is to keep him out of the car. nationwide vehicle thefts climbed more than 12% in the past 12 years to nearly0000 vehicles in 2017 alone. jackie benson reports on a rash of thefts in chevy chase and betheseda where thievest are pa bashing in doors. >> look, that guy just tried t op door of a car that is not his own in the middle of thh >> reporter: the growing popularity of electric cars present an opportunity to an unlocked vehicle. >> reporter: some of our victims have left key to bes in the car.

of eporter: this is a video a stolen car being driven away from a home in chevy chase, maryland. home security systems have captured multiple images of offenders in the area. >> if they woul lock their cars every time they park, we have video tt shows these guy pull on door handles and move on. >> once they get into that car, they are looking beyond what are the valuables that might be inside that. they're looking for the garage door opener, do see if they can enter the garage and get access to the house. >> reporter: police say the crime classified as theft from auto actually declined in montgomery county last year, it remainsos the criminal offense there. >> lock your car regardless of what neighborhood you're in. news 4 is working with you with four otherng t to do to avoid car thefts.

keep track of your keys, park in well lit areas and don't keep valu valuables in the vehicle and don't leave your car running. the show will go on and ght now it seems the oscars will air without a host. variety reports several different actors are going to present awards inio varus categories and multiple a listers are going to be tappedi to d the monologue. as you know kevin hart was supposed to hope until he came under fire until some eets had he. our coverage of the impact of thehutdown show down continues next. >> susan hogan is working for you. whathe says you want to do right now to protect your money. new researc shows a startling spike in middle aged women overdosing on drugs from their doctors.

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offering free hair cuts. >> they were calling in saying wasn't going to work. there's too much uncertainty about their paycheck. so we decided to have a day -- we're all in this together. >> thatown cut down starts .t noon on nday ace neighborhood falls shop in false chch. >> 800,000 federal employees will go without paychecks starting tomorrow and many are nervous about their finances and theomino affect that will create. susan hogan is working for you with what you need t know right now tolessen the blow. >> reporter: a majority of workerson't have enough savings. a recent survey found 78% o americans live paycheck to paycheck. for those ofou with a mortgage, some lenders are

offering assistances to federal employees, but you needo ntact your lender immediately o let them know of yo situation. for those of you who rent contact property managers or landlords to see if you can work out a payment program or at the very least ask if t'll waveive a late fee. same with your credit card companies, a if they'll waive your late fee. consider taking out a short term loans. some banks are offering furlougd loans toal employees who have their checks deposited into a checking or savings account. theseoans don't require a credit check and some have zero ent interest as well. bottom line, cut all unnecessary spending and be proactive and talk with yourreditorsnow. a prominent republican offers aisg response to the shutdown stalemate. capitol o back live to

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it's a win-win. if you're just joining u at 4:45 we're tracking winter weather. chopper 4 found snowplow crews getting ready today. doug a amelia say all u ofs should expect snow butow much depends on where you live. our other big story, the shutdown show down. >> the president taking his border wall pitch to the southern border today. he visited texas getting a briefing on border security. the president and democrats are locked in a battle over wall funding, which has kept the

government partially shutdn for 20 days. some of the workers who could miss their firstec paychk rallied back here in washington. on the other end of pennsylvania avenue, air traffic controllers and other air trave workers rallied outside the capital, all callin for an end to the shutdown. furloughed workers getting mu appreciated help. prince george's county's leaders are working withlity companies and the united way to burdens. democrats in the house are pushing to reopen the government but so far gop leadership in the senate is refusing to budge. the question is, will there be n moment whe tide actually starts to turn. here to talk about the lates on the shutdown, nbc's garrett. we know how tan democrats to resolve this, but some lawmakersay signaling t they

don't see a way out of the mess. let me mention some of the words from lindsey graham today. i have never been more depressed about moving forward than right w, i juston't see a path forward. at do you say to that? >> well, it's -- that's kind of the feeling here on capitol hill right now.as adipping d ya lotto of lawmakers, lindsey graham, part of a working group trying to see df they could go around the president, arouneadership to come up with their own solution to end their shutdown. he'd been talkinto other republicans to see if there's a bigger deal, you could see them trading money for the border wall, protections for the dreamers or trying to basically expand tng pla field here. thoseda collapsed toy. fr t's why we saw the pessimismm lindsey graham today. it if can get out of

mitch mcconnell, the senate majority leader brings the vote to the floor, but so far he's casting his lot with president trump. do you see any scenario that would play out where he says fine let's reopen the government i'm going to bring the bill to the floor? >> reporter: mitch mcconnell i tough spot. he likes to protect his vulnerable republican members. but he's also trying to not get crosswise with the president of the united stes who, remember, remains very popular with republicans, including in the state ofnt ky, where mitch mcconnell has to return for reelection this year. everybody is in a bit of a spot here. you're right, there are bills that have passed the house, passed the senate. the working theory here is if the pain gets bad enough, the through ld be passed both chambers maybe with enough support to override a vet from president trump but for now mitch mcconnell has been holding firm i talked to him about this time

yesterday he told me we are with the president. so no sign of mut >> until the phones ring in his office. >> maybe. t of course, entire nbc news team is going to have coverage of the shutdown on nbc "nightly news." >> now, let's talk about the snow down. we have the shutdown, the show down, a now the snow down. the wind, i almost slammed the car next to me. i opened the door and the wind took it. >> the sun was shining earlier. wasn't all wind it that bad. then the wind comes in and it blows right through. absolutely. that's why the windhito haeen major factor right now, it looks like a january day, doesn't it. we have the blue skies butwi th is going, temperatures a falling. dropping throu the 30s into the upper 20s in most locations by here are the current wind chills

21 in manassas. 22 in baltimor a very cold afternoon. once again, this really does set the stage forhat we're going to be seeing on saturday and sunday. there's two questions we normally always haveith storms, will it be all snow, that's a yes. and will ith be cold enoug to stick on the aadways. tho is going to be a yes because of the cold air we have here.hi that's why we this is going to be a low to moderate impact event. seeing the light snow in and around the area if u're headed to the convention center for the nbc hlth and fitness expo. should be fine on saturday. it's really saturday night t by the most of us are home, that's when we see the steadiest snow and on sunday morning, going down to the expo like i am on nday, good idea to take metro. we get a break here, and most o the snow sunday may stay south of d.c., down around the fredericksburg area. that's why this map shows more snow in our southern and western

zones. an inch to three around d.c. and back into the mountains 4 to 6 inches. with a little bit more on the impact of this snow, let's go to the storm center, amelia looking at the impact. we're starting with the bread meter? >>bread-o-meter? hat works. we thought the forecast was up to grab a loy. to with the latest information coming in, we're nowhere near the stock up for a week nge. the d.c metro area, if the pantry is empty go to the store north of 66. south of 66, you may want to grab a loaf. that's where we're forecasting three to five inche snow chances across the area, the d.c. metro area just about everybody here is going to see an inch.

that chance you're seeing an inch or more is really high still at 80%. the chance for 4 inches or more, lower, maybe 40%. and this isn't going to be a storm system weet 8 inches. that chance is less than 10%. one to three inches in the d.c. 66 o area, south of especially down through southern maryland, fredericksburg, stafford and king george area. if you have dinner plans out saturday night, this is the time period we're going to see thet biggimpact snow is looking to be widespreadll g. church on sunday, should you go? should you stay home? snow is possible. we could be in the lull doug was showing through. the morning commute, we're back to business as usual by at least 9:00 a.m. if not a little bit earlier. so maybe som school delays, doug, especially well south of washington if we get the second wave later on sunday.

>> especially the southern counties, that could through sunday evening. that's why monday co could have le delays there. the snow is out of here by monday. next week sying on the cold side. i think this sets the trend here for colder and stormier pattern. next saturday a chance of a mix. after that period i think we have aoupletorms to look out for as we head into the latter portion o nuary. >> your streak of weekends with precipitations still. >> yeah, y have to keep that intact. but of course. happening toght, we may finally learn the new name for washington lee high school in lington. the school board is expected to vote to remove lee from the name because it honored confederate general lee. if approved, the school would be named washington loving high

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on falling temperatures as our area gets ready for what's to come this weekend. a shutdown stalemate,um president takes his message to the border while hundreds of federal worilrs w be missing their first paychecks tomorrow rally acrs our area. the president's former fixer preparing to testify in what could be ari bombshell h before congress. >> announcer: news4 at 5:00 starts now. and we begin with the forecast. wind chills in the teens tonight. >> it has been whipping outth e all day today. and we've got very tricky forecast ahead when it comes to the weekend and snow. doug and amelia in the storm center for us with the latest weather word. >> we are talking about that snow i making way in for the weekend. we have to get through some cold air first. that cold air does set the stage and answers those questions, is it goi to be snow yes, and will it be sticking, yes.e' >> start to see some

accumulation saturday, we think mo of it falls saturday night. >> if you have plans saturday night, that's the t we frame really think you need to be thinking about for the most part. looking outside right now. it's about the cold and wind, wind gusting over0 les an hour. 18 in hagerstown and d.c. 9 in pittsburgh right now. very cold air around the mid atlantic and across the east. as i mentioned that does set the stage for the storm s'ltem. see it coming in as all snow during the day on saturday, becoming steady on saturday night. that's when weec etxp accumulat saturday night. and there's a possibility on sunday to see theystem from the south move close enough to our area to give additional accumulation to areas south of washington. not a lot of snow expected on sunday. this isda mostly sat into saturday night event. cold and y blustery today, and