a. look atey whether or not th are closer to ending the partial government shutdown. and we will check in on those struggling with little or no income. this is the system thatng wl be bg us snow over the weekend. i have an update on timing plus how much snow you can i expect your area coming up in my forecast. gh an suv crashes thr the front of a dc building. hear from a couple nearly hit by the hicle. >> announcer: starts now. y >> good morning. welcome to news4midday.

we begin with the weather and our chance for snow. >> it is cool,dry, and no snow is expected today. that changes as we move into thn we >> amelia draper has been tracking the system for much of joins with us d the latest update. that includes fun snow totals for us as well. hi. >> bring it on. >> good morning. off i want to start you with the latest weather alerts. we have a winter form watch beginning saturday afternoon. it goes through sunday morning. this is for parts of st. mary's county through the northern neck. including stanford county,ge ornd culpepper counties,ee now you can the metro air not under any alert right now. w i thinwill see at least a winter weather advisory issued for the d. met area later today. the area here in blue, this could become a more serious

winter storm warning. stay tuned as we continue to get new infor.tion here's the storm system. you can see it very clearly now on storm team radar. yesterday it was only forming at this time. ohere's a little bit when the storm moves in. 11:00 a.m. here's the snow pushing in between noon and 2:00 p.m.,ci esly in northern virginia. at 11:20 i will walk you through the forecast hour by hr out from the weekend. and i will have how much snow we are thinkingyight now cou by county. thank you. the government shutdown hassb d its 21st day. 800,000 fedrsal worre not receiving paychecks today. meanwhile, president trump insists thshutdown will continue until he gets funding for a border wall. you may recall during the campaign then account trump said over and over again mexico would pay for the in a tweet this morning, he insists that is still true, sort of the president said the new nafta

deal will bring in millions of dollars in new revenue and says that difference will end up payi for thewall. let's go to tracie potts for more. >> reporter: federal rkers. >> we can't pay our bills. >> mayking pa with protests. >> this shutdown has to end and it has to endnow. >> reporter: now feeling the effects of a federal budget stale made at ho. >> are you going to pay for medication or are you going pay for laundry detergent. >> reporter: with democrats and president rump deadlocked o a border wall he is hypotheting at declaring a national emergency bypassing ngss, having the pentagon pay for it. >> nothing like a wall. >> reporter: suggesting compromises in washington. >> compromises ain for everybody. >> reporter: but unyielding last night on e fox. >>e not changing our mind. the wall works. >> reporter: supporting the

presidenre some blicans. >> now is the time to exercise that option. >> reporter: and even some unpaid federal workers. >> i stand behind my president.w i believet he is doing is right. >> reporter: those emergency funds are set aside for hurricane cleanup in puert, flood prevention in florida and more. we are lold white houseyers are working on the legal justification now to shift that money to the border. the president says that may not take long a matter ofdays. meanwhurns tto the longest shutdown thiilo co tuntrywshi has ever seen. the fairfax county school system is planning a second job fair for furloughed federal employees. today's job fair is full butr anotiring event is now for tuesday it will be in falls church. it is for substitute teacher positions. there are some forms you need to fill out before you show up and information you need to take with you. the information is on the

website washington app. caught in the middle of the shutwn are 800,000 furloughed workers. many of them live in our area and they may need help with everything, including feeting their wmilies. we aking with you during this shutdown to make sure you know where to get some help. justin finch is in northwest onwashington with informa about pop up food markets. >> reporter: as the shutdown wears on, just so much uncertainty for the burr lowed workers and contractors unsure when they willet back to back or paid again. the food bank i stepping in to make food available for the furloued workers and contractors in a event that rolls out tomorrow. look at the map. you can see where these spots are. they are giant grocery stores across our region, in northwest dc off broptdwood, campus south in kettering. allentown road in camp spring. and the rockville pike in

rockville. the preparations are coming together right now as we speak. five pop up markets beginning to open up at 9:00 a.m. on saturday. they will go until noon. each will have free fresh produce as well as non-perishable items. each will have enough for 250 people. the food bank president telling us they are now in this for the long haul. markeplan to hold these right until the end of the shutdown and until federal workers get theirext paychecks. ill we will start with these five locations this weekend. anden dng on the need, we will be able to better target where we host these pop-up food markets during the duration of shutdown. >> reporter: those five pop-ups ownership up tomorrow morning a.m.ing a at 9:00 they will go until noon. to take part you need your valid federal worker id or a contractori.d. there are five locations. you can see them on the map. they will be happening at giant

grocery stores in northeast d.c., kettering, alexander rhea, camp spring, and rockville. we have more information on this and other resources during the shutwn on our wrc website. if you are planning to get married in the district, right now the marriage bureau at the d.c. superior court i shut dow because it was not deemed essential. she will sign the bill at bancroft elementary school in northwest d.c. businesses organizations in our area are adding new services for struggurngughed workers every day. as we get the information we are adding it to a gtwing list t we have of resources in our nbc washington app. just search shutdown. >> a lot of good information there. alose call for some pedestrians in georgetown after an out of control carwa careens them. >> that car just missed the people but it wound up slamming

into a building on 28th and m street. >> we have meghan mcgrath live on the scene there talking to a he have lky couple. megh>>, hi? eporter: good morning. it was an incredibly close call. if you look behind me here you can see we now have a tow truck on the scene actually pulling this suv out of the building. but an absolutely frightening situation for a man and his pregnant wife. they were standing right over there on the w sidewalk,te are the suv went into the building. they had to literally jump outo he way. james person says it was like something out of a movie. >> if we were just a half a second slower, then she wouve ha been hit. >> reporter: an incredibly close call for james person and hiswi pregnant . they were on the sidewalk on 28th street, right near the corner of m in georgetown when an suv came barrelling out of a parking gra across the street and headed straight for them.

>> the first thing we saw is the door of the garage is flying and hitting these pillars and coming right across the street toward us. >> reporter: you can she garage door. it's laying in the middle of the street. the suv literally went inside this tailor shop. >> we both just barely jumped out of the way. of she wasit my wife just inches away. she fell down. 8 1/2 months pregnant. >> reporter: a skied knee but her husband says she's otherwise all right. >> protected her bello. thank d. >> reporter: so she's okay. >> she's okay. >> reporter: amazingly, everybody is going to be okay. no major injuries in ll of this. but police still trying to figure out why the driver of that suv lostcontrol. back to you. >> my goodness. so glad that they are okay. indeed. what a close call. >> man, 8 1/2 months ,pregnant? my. this morning, we are learning more about a shocking and incredible development out of wisconsin.

a teenager who went missing in october after her parents were murdered is found alive. >> 13-year-old jamie class was found yesterday about an hour ray from her home. she into a woman who was out walking her dog and begged her for help. this morning, we are hearing from the dog walker's neighbor, who called911. >> our neighbor came up to our do with a big dog and she kund of flung the door open. she said"call 911. this is jamie closs" and right t nexto her was a slender looking girl who l ked exact like jamie in the photographs we have all seen. >>an a incredible tstory. riow the sheriff's department is holding a press conference. they just identified the suspect as 21-year-old jake patterson.

he was ten into custody shortly after jamie was found. and he is charged with the murder of jamie's parts and her kidnapping. officials say jamie somehow escaped from the residence that she was being held at for 88 days. this is just incredible. be sure to download our nbc washington app for more developments on this story. as we get this information, we are going to put it right in there. the archdioceseinf waon confirms cardinal donald whirl new of sexualct miscon allegations against theodore mccarrick more than a decade ago. umat is despite his insistence just this pastr that he had no knowledge of the alleged abuse. he archdiocese news says whirl reported an allegation about mccarrick to the vatican in 2004. that allegation came from a rmer priest who reached a s setment with the church in2005

for alleged abuse by mccarrick n. a statement to nbc news, the ar archdiocese that's whirl's statements were about sexual abuse of a minor not abuse of another priest. we going toon switch atten back to the furloughed federal workers. major cellular carriers helping. major cellular carriers helping. a school inrlington has a a

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the school board picked the name last night. last summer the board voted to remove general robert e. name from the school following the deadly attackn charlotte. several students opposed to the name change filed a lawsuit. the jud tossed that out. but the students are considering new legal action. we now know that president trump as former lawyer and fixer rochael cohen will publicly testify in of the house oversight and reformecan. it's scheduled for february 7th. last month cohen was sentenced in three years in prison. s crimes include making payments to two women who claim they had affairs with president trump and lie being the tmp organization's business dealings with russia. cohen says his blind loyalty compelled him to cover up his dirty deed three brothers will spend decades in prison for their roles in a police department ambush that left a police officer dead.

this is video of theambush. the brothers recorded each othen g fire. michael called it attempt at suicide by cop. yesterday he received a 195 year sentence. his brothers received 20 and 12 years. thective was shot and killed by a fellow center, taylor courthouse. authorities say courthouse took colson f the suspect. colson's parents are suing the lice department. in court they allege that the police chief and the former state's attorney protected courthouse from criminal charges. brooks is now county executive. shd relea a statement in part ultimately a grand jevywed the evidence and declined to indict officer courthouse. i can never begin to understand what they feel as grieving parents. courthouse is still employed by the police department, which

would not comment on the colson's accusations. a wisconsin bus driver is being credited witha savin baby she found balking around outside alone and barefoot. this clip was released by the bus company. she saw t baby walking on a freeway overpass wearing only as onny in freezing temperatures last month. didn't have shoes. she stopped the bus, ran over and carried the baby safelyin de her bus. a passenger wrapped a coat around the boy. police say the mother had left the baby outside. so glad she was able to find t baby. that was a highway. incredible. all right. if you are looking for some free family fhis weekend, i think we have got an event that's just for you. >> oh, yeah. have it for you. we are just one day away from our annual nbc 4 and telemundo 4 health and fitness expo. i was jumping, doing double dutch. you are probably not going to

see it. >> bringing back the old school. >> it was there. i was out this morning. and here's a little bit of what you can expect this year. it's all about the fun, the fitness, the games hat are all part of health and fitness. over 250 hibitors, 150 non-profits from let's play america, toalix, to spartan, which is an obstacle cour popping up all over now. what is spartan? >> the w0r8d's largest obstacle race and endurance sprint. >> i love that you have different fitness levels that can g a through of the courses? >> correct. we have everything from endurance to body weight. everything right here for any style of athlete. >> reporter: i love it. and volley x on the stage on sunday. what is bali x? >> it is a bollywood inspired dance workout. we have a lot of wefun. ill be here at 10:00 on

sunday. >> reporter: the law enforcement museum they have a setup at the expo giving out vouchers so you can come for half price. david, tell me, what is it, inspiring people to want to learn about the t hnology that goes into law enforcement? >> everybody sees law enforcement every day of the week on tv and news and movies. learn about dna, tool mark impressions, canines, how dogs actually sniff out bombs and explosives, fingerprinting. outhis gives y sense, from our museum of what technology is all about, helping laws. enforcement solve crime >> reporter: there is something for everyone. all ofhis starts tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. down here at the convention center. all of the news4 folks will be here. we want to see you. me and learn. come and experience, come and enjoy. it's fun. i am going to getn backhis jump rope. ♪

>> you never know, i might do the double dutch stufftomorrow. i will do it. >> i was waiting to see it. i enmoo, i was waiting. >> i am going to post it on my social media. check it out. here's more information on the expo. it starts tomorrow, 9:00 a.m. at washington convention center. members of the news4 team are all going to be there. dozens of local businesses as well, with tons of activities. workou classes, cooking demos. even the health screenings thatt are very imt. and all of it is free. >>hat's the best part. t> beer labels are changing. the informationt will now be hard to ignored. and a look at what people and road crewsre doing to get a

with snow on the way, roa crews tell us they aren't taking any chances each on federal roads. >> we ve look at the

preparations. >> reporter: will we get something measurable. >> i am feeling confident that a couple of inch is probably coming our way. it find kind of feels like it tn >> reporter: oot so much. >> i will be surprisedf it is a big one. >> repter: well, road crews certainly believe something's coming. >> they are back and forthright up the tankers, going out withhe crash cushions and sprayg down the roads. >> reporter: chopper 4 getti a bird's eye view of it all. of course how much snow you get depends where you are. if that doesn't stop a run to the store. >> peanut butter. it is on sale. >> reporter: you have got to get the peanut butter. paper towels, coffee, a necessities. the shovels are come out as well don is out shopping and continues to doubt what's coming. >> i don't know. i am not feeling it. i may end up being surprised but i am not feeling r it. orter: what are the trick, cross fingers, flush the ice d cubesn the toilet.

>> my daughter wears her pajamas inside out, takes a penny to the door. >> reporter: because of the government shutdown, the park seice tells us even so, those roads will be taken care of. v dot doesn't know how many inches could fall but they chances. ing any >> maybe we get something, maybe we don't in other storms. but we have a high confidence it is going to happen >> reporter: now we wait and see what develops. >> all right. we just need to know when it is come. >> it is going to be moving in in the midday and early afternoonours in northern virginia the snow showers tomorrow. i think in the dc metro area through maryland it is going to hold off to the mid to late afternoon hours. you will see what i amou talkin in just a second. here are weather questions that paint the picture of the storm system. over one inch, is it likely? yes. everybody is likely to s over an inch of snowfall. so, will you have to clean y r

driveway and your sidewalk? yeah,ng you are go have to get out there and shovel at least once. and we will see slick roads especially south othe dc metro area. and the side roads that haven't been treated are goingbe the biggest concern saturday evening into early sunday morning. maybe some delay out there on monday especially in st. mary's king george, fredericks and stafford. dc metro area back to business as usual by monday morning. here's our snowfall totals from satu into month. boast onothe will fall saturday into the evening hours, there may be another fall on sunday. most of it is going to accumulate the second half of saturday.mo ntgomery, louden,dr f's county in maryland, washington

county, howard seeing one to threees in it is not a dusting to three inches. it is a good inch to three inches. almost two to three inches in thos counties prince williams, southern maryland, the northern neck, three to six ihes there. and around the corridor up seven inch is pop in the higher elevations. you can see 4 by0 p.m. notice all of northern virginia is seeing snow. parts of maryland seeing snow. flurries in the district. 00 to 8:00 p.m. we are traik tracking widespread snow showers making it look like a winter wonderland out there. much more on the impacts and when the snow chance starts to wind down coming up at 11:40. >> thank you. it is a critical time for furloughed federal workers. coming up money talk. steps to takeo right now protect your nest egg. and service dogs in training. are joined by two such pickups. you gll hear how their train isoing and g

>> announcer: you are watching news4 midday. on this day 21 of the partial government shutdown, virginia's democratic senators tim kaine and mark warner are spending time in alexander rhea. they are meeting with furloughed workers and families who didn' get paid for the first time today. the two senators have been part of at diplo force on capitol hill working to make sure that those w tkers receiir back pay, especially the contract worker i had a chance to speak with one of those furloughed workers yesterday saying in these cases there is no guarantee they will get that back pay. it is goodw to k there is help on capitol hill about that. there is a lot of anxiety surrounding these workers. >> many of those work remembers ied about their finances and the domino effect that could have.

susan hogan has information what you can do now to lessen the blow. >> reporter: that's right. the majority of furloughed workers likely e don't haveugh savings. a survey found 78% of americans live paycheck to paycheck. for those of you with a mortgagr some helpembers offering assistance programs to federal employees impacted byhe shutdown such as waving late fees but you need to contact them immediately to let them situation. for those of you who rent contact property managers or landlords and see if you can work out a payment plan with them or at the least ask if they will wave a late fee for you as well. same thing goes with credit card companies. contact them now and ask if they will wave your lateee or pay only the minimum amount. and consider taking out a ort-term loan. some banks are offering furlough loans to those federal employe who have their checks deposited.

those loans don't require a credit check. and some have 0% interest as well. bottom line, cut all unnecessary spending. and we cannot stress this enough, be proactive and talk with your creditors >now. n the nbc washington app, we have got a series s ofries and different organizations that are stepping up to help unpaid government workers. we have storiesf the side jobs some work remembers taking on while the government shutdown is still going. search furloughed workers. you are about to get to know your beer much better. bud light is adding big t nutrition lal boxes and cans starting next month. back in 2016,ajor beer makers agreed to voluntarily dilose nutrition facts on products by 2020. bud light is the first to make the move. researers found that listing calorie counts for foods can sway consumers to lower calorie foods but when it comes tthe

drinks it doesn't appear to make a difference. opioid overdoses are a growing problem. a new a report found rapid rise in women overdose egg. very often these drugs are coming straight from doctors. nbc news erica edwards has a closer look. >> reporter: a staggering growing number of american women are dying of drug overdoses. >> the overall number of women who die of overdose is fewer th men, b still just incredibly high. >> reporter: t cdc reporting the overdoth dea rate among middle aged women has risen more than 260% since 1999. drug-relatedit fats often involve a mixture of medication. when researchers looked closer, they found overdoses that included point killers rose 485%. heroin, up 915%. antidepressants, 176%. and overdoses involving drugs like xanax andm v up 830%.

opioids in particular are known to hook patnts easily. >> nobody intends to become addicted when they sta using. doctors alsobut stress the importance of treating anxiety, depression, and chronicain and talking openly with doctors about treatment options. >> continuously reassess where you are with yourat medn treatment. is it working? do the risks outweigh the benefits? and is there another avenue that we should be taking?or >> rr: overdose drug deaths hit aec rd high in 2017, killing more than 70,000 men and women. erica edwards, nbc news. this week, the "today" show celebrated sonny's birthday with a visit of the four nbcpp s. nbc is in partnership with the guide dog foundation america's vet dogs. and here with more on the mission ahead for tse special animals is olivia po with

sonny, and elizabeth herrington with his sister. good morning, thank you for being here with us. brother and sreter these dogs, they are out with a mission. but i have to f askst about sonny. is it hard? ist difficult the do the training with him while being in such a busy newsroom studio with so many lights and cameras and all the activity going on? is that difficult? >> you know the old quote that goes if you can make it there,c yo make it anywhere. it plays to sonny. everything he experiencesn the studio, at the "today" show, and new york city in general helps him prepare to be a confint adaptable guide dog for somebody who is vually impaired. >> who is sonny being trained for? >> he is on track to graduate as a guide dog. >> he has just taken a seat. good dog. june.und >> okay. >> all of his training is

leading up to that point. three months away from his placement date is when we start to consider who he might be matched to. we do so through a mching process where we match his temperament andty personaith the person's needs and life-style. >> you have camden. she has been at an nbc station in baltimore. talk to me about what camden up to these days and what she is being preparedfor? >> camde issing go to be a service dog for airst responder. she gets to go to the baltimore station ernry wednesday g. she is getting the same sort of studio experience. she has a busy social calendar. she has been to the naval academy graduation. >> excuse me. all right. they are socialitis. >> and the two of these dogs went to the hill a few months back and went to a congressional breakfast. th do all of the high advisability things because of the role that they are playing. she is going to --he already

started her training. and she will be learning ifferent tasks that will support aveteran. >> excellent. so can you show us a little bit of what they have been up to, what they are working on? >> yes, sonny. good. all right n a close small studio it is hard to show some of the guide dog stuff but he does do a few additional tasks. leash. good boy. bring. thank you. heel. very good. and this is helpful because if the person is both visually impaired and has a back injury he can pick up thevieash without to bend over and get it. he also can -- back, back, good boy. hard with the studio being so small but he can back up which can save hisn' compan life if a quiet car is approaching

quickly. >> and how about camden? >> she's learning some of her favorite tasks. one of them is the ability to have a good hard push. to be able to do that she can then open handicap doors, turn on and off lights and she can do something that i c stan straight here. camden, stand. if i am standing here and a group of people are comingp to me. let's say i have ptsd. i don't want a crowd of people near me. so i can t uset same skill and say camden, uch. bring her here. now i have a little bit of a uffer zone as people approach me >> amazing. you have an opportunity to see them this weekend at o nbc 4 telemundo 44 health and fitness expo. both dogs will be thererdn sa. you can come by and check them out.e they will on stage at 10:30

and you are learn more about the dogs ande how they serving veterans and people with a true need in their life right now. thank you so much. appreciate your time. >> thankyou. >> thank you. >> back over to you. th doing great work in the community e. here's more information on the expo. it starts at 9:00 tomorrow at the washington convention center. members of the news4 team and inesses wilocal b be there with tons of activities, workout classes, cookin demonstrations, even health screenings, and of course those fantastic dogs. and all of is free. coming up a closer look at not one, but two rounds of sinw he forecast this weekend. and when the first snowf

we will eventually get to the snow. and the kids are so excited. but today we also have to contend with again day two of itese blustery conditions outside. s so windy. it isn't -- i mean it isat cold

not old but the wind makes it feel so much colder. >>ht it cuts r through. i am tracking wind chill temperatures right now in the teens and 20sh w the temperature out there around 35 degrees. woulder going to stay cold azy brtoday. the winds are not as strong as yesterday. as erica said you are definitely still noticing them. what this means is the cold air is in place as the storm system in.es this is an all snow event. i wrote down some things you might be doing and how the weather is going to impact those plan if you have dinner plans saturday night, you might want to cancel them unless you can walk to dinner. snow is likely at that time everywhe everywhere, widespread snow. church on sunday, there is a chance and there is a good lukelihood he will be in a lul at that point. some snow the possible but i think we will be getting a from the snow out there on sunday. then the commute month dcrning. metro and up around baltimore, back to business i think by 8:00 a.m. arou the id 1 corridor and

fredericksbu frinericksburg, stafford, george, st. mary's county, you might see delays on the roads. saturday morning, just fine. satuay afternoon we will see slick spots out there. by saturday night widespread slick spots are likely, especially on the side roads. 10:00 p.m. on saturday, notice everybody is dealing with snow.e te snow may be falling. 5:00 a.m. on sunday, this is the lull i am talking notice how washington and areas north of 66 are mainly dry. only flurries. this model keeps us dry for the rest of the day o nday. however we may see light snow around throughout the day on y sunday especiaouth of 66. here's your ten-day forecast. i will have another look at the snowfall totals map at 11:55. 34 for a high on saturday and sunday. his is looking like a low to moderate impact event with the moderate impact event with the most impactsater saturday int lo

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ctreer. but theg is what it is all about. steve cougan earns a bathdy john c. riley is the show stealer as oliver hardy. he looks exact like him. mastered delivery of the famous line you fquoted, anotherine mess you have gotten us into. he earned a golden goalie goldberg nomination. they are a delicious but it is about recreating all the hilarious slapstiits they have done. laying in a hospital bed and rm haing him. going in and out of a house without being able to see each all of those bits. it is another fine mess. go see it. >> after people visit our expo this weekend they may want to go hear good music, s some shows. what is out there for folks this heekend? >> see expo first, but then go see the concerts. b

terrancenchard down at blues alley. he has been spike lee's cposer on great movies. most recently -- there valist. i wish i knew you when i was young. that great ng so. they are at the anthem jay farrow a comedy show at 9:30 club. ricky skaggs. and one other over at the barn. >> hbo's true detective returns for season there. what can we expect there? >> yes, it's back on hbo sunday night for season three. it is one of those anthology series. they recast it each season with a whole new plan. season one was the greatest in american tv history. season two was disappointing with vince vaughn, colin ferrell, and rachel mcadams. i am curious how they bounce

back. we have ali as the detective this year. he won an oscar. this time he is investigating a case of two missing kids in the oza ozarks. i don't know if he is going to run into jason bateman there. nicholas pizzo lato wrote the series is directing. he will be behind the camera. i hope i can bounce back and capture the magic that season one had. >> y jason, tha so much. have a great weekend. >> thanks, jason. all riat. promising new treatment is giving some hope to cance tients in our area. >> a maryland woman battled lymphoma for years. after a new procedure that uses a patient's own cells to fight cancer she is now in complete remission. asamy choer story. >> i love seeing your smile. when i see your smile i know everything is okay. >> reporr: it is tough not to smile when you meet daisy diggs.

>> i don'tave that pain anymore. it is great. >> this grandma from laurel seeing the best in every situationg even getedical records. >> i like to look them over. >> reporter: but a few years ago r life looked different. she was willinged with lymphoma, tried chemotherapy for two years, but it they are worked. >> oh, the chemo was itrd. as hard to go through. because i was always sick. >> reporter: that's when she decided to tryomething new, the cell treatment had never been done in georgetown but daisy had faith. today six months >>later. a remarkable recovere radio. >> reporter: her cancer shows no signs of returning. >> things are looking go. i am very, very pleased with th>>e results. so am i. >> reporter: daisy is now looking forward to spending more time with her grandkids, and doing itit all her signature smile. >> i am just so happy. >> reporter: in georgetown, amy cho. >> you deserve it, you have a long way. >> reporter: news4. >> wonderful. weekend snow update.

amelia is coming back with our out the door forecast. and keeping you house cat from getting

welcome back. ll chuck. some of you no doubt will be saying inside this weekend because of the cold and the snow giving you a chance to do something extra for your cat. lauryn lipsky with the humane rescue alliance is here to tell

ous what you can to provide for your cat's mental we-being. >> indoor enrichment is something a lot of people neglt. really your cat just like your dog needs mental enrichment and exercise. bust to have constructive way for them to do it, not a destructive y. >> exactly. cats can start to act out. become aggressi, fightith other animals in the home, start dog house soilings. youde want to pro this in structured segments each cat, ay. bonding moment as well. >> you got a cat for the company in theory. >> we are animals. let's nurture their instincts. some of the things we recommend re toy nas kind of have a reaction to theaction. if you think of a ping-pong ball. that is a cheapndoy way to entertain your cat. another thing with ping-pongll is we recommend removing

the food from t ball and putting it in a puzzle orenr enrichment toy. you can have a toy box and put the puzzle toy with the food in it at thebo om. they are spending time smelling d using their senses to find their food. it makes it an activity rher thanre, you are lazy, let's put a bowel of food down. td you don't hav work for it at all. if you think of other toys that make movement, that capture thei >> birds.n. anything with a feather on it. >> you think about the wand toys ware great because it mim mimics that abilityre to have and unt had. we will see if -- we will see if he really likes it. no? he is like i haven't learned that yet. >> he hasn't learned that. >> what is great with a wand toy is to make sure that they havety the opportu to catch it sometimes. >> okay, sure. >> bus that fulfills the hunt. >> not just a fmestrating

it is not a rubic's cube for cats that they can't fige out. >> exactly. you can get battery operatedto sometimes that have ten minute spurts until they can catch em. their lazy ways to enrich them but we are encouraging the one on one time with your cat to bond with them. sometimes they can play with a cork. they can pop it around the room and entertain themselves. you neverolknow,d up pieces of paper can be a great option for play for your cat. >> who is this? >> this is snowflake. ilight is more appropriate. this kitten came in from a litter found on the street. his siblings were all adopted. this kitty is waiting for his forever home. >> he is all>> black. ll black.

he is beautiful. i picked him up and hetarted purring in my arms. while he is timid right off the bat he will warm up quickly and i think bond quick with one person. >> do you microchip cats. >> we do. all of our dogs and cats are spayed andte nd and microchipped. that helps you out if cts ever ut and they are picked up. the person or the picks them up can scan them and get them back >> learn about all the animals up for adoption by going to their website. final look at the weather now. amelia? se of coe are all tracking the snow that moves into the area between noon and 4:00 tomorrow. check it out. this is our latest snowfall map. the area here in light blue, this includes the beltway, montgomery, northern and central prince georges county, louden ik and fre county, picking up two to three inches. south of 66, out through southern maryland around fret inches.g, three to six

and the higher elevations seeing four to seven inches. asads will be okay tomorrow morning. he snow moves in, we will start to see slick spots accumulating with the most snow saturday afternoon into theg even hours. little is a chance for light snow sunday. right now itooks like the event will be winding down at that pointed. tuned. much more coming up on news4 at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00 >> we will see you then. that's it for news4 midday. thank you for joining us. >> get news and weather updates at any time with the nbc washington app. have a great day and great weekend. we will see you at the expo. >> that's right. see you there.

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