tonight we're going to start with a forecast that husband a bit of a triple threat. we're talking tumbling temperatures, overnight refreezing and more snow on the way. >> and that is just the beginning. check out these numbers. t they are about take a snows dive on us. we could see the end of the workweek nothing like this. it's going to feel colder than it has,lk in about a year. amilia joins us now from the storm center to break it to us gently. >> we, right n we're still above freezing. but as the sun goes down those mperatures especially u in the beltway are going to quickly drop to freezing and below. so anothrefreeze is in the forecast tonight. clear skies out there rightst n. l at 42 degrees but icy conditions out there in the suburbs at 7:00 p.m 39 degrees in the district. it'll be around 32 in the suburbs. by 11:00 p.m. we're down to 20sinate suburbs and 34 in washington. so a cold start tomorrow. this is what you started your day off at 9 in manassas, 21 in

frederick, 20 in washington. tomorrow i think schools are going to be just fine, though, because we've had enough time to cleanup. however, tomorrow afternoonev a ing we have rain and snow showers moving in so we could see a few delays out there tomorrow night and especially on friday. i'm going to have much more on o is storm system tomorrow i friday impacts schools coming up at about 5:20. make sure you've got the nbc washington app.yo can download it and then set the home page to weather to get your hour by hour forecast and any weather alerts from storm team 4. he said he had a bomb. a bank robbery suspect with a gunshot and killed in silver spring today. a chaotic scene here unfolding on wain avenue when police tell us the man said he had a bomb inside his backpack. live nearhis scene with the the er who confront gunman and witnesses describing what they saw. what a harrowing rning.

>> reporter: yeah, jim, that's right. now, officers, this entire incident unfold justehind us here in broad daylight. we're told that that officer shot and killed that suspect in an alley which is right near the silver spring metro, then they taped off the entire area near wain avenue because they were trying to o figure if this guy had a bomb. scary momenunfolding in downtown silver spring just before 11:00 this morning. >> i looked up and iee so many police officers coming down. >> scary. >> reporter: dozens of montgomery count police officers surrounding wain avenu and blocking off parts ofe coldvioad after a gunman tried robbing the bb&t bank. >> walked into the bankma ger's office, stated he had a bah bomb in his backpack. he also lifted up his coat and displayed an. hand >> reporter: the assistant police chief said the suspect

demanded $20,000 in cash. but the manager managed to hit the panic button to alert police and the suspect took off.pe ch 4 was flying above the scene moments after the suspect was spotted an officer. >> he was confronted by a montgomeol countye officer who observed the suspect with the backpack on. there was a confrontation. the suspect was then shot. >> reporter: she was nearby when it happened. surrounding office buildings were evacuated and roads blocked off while the bomb squad investigated the suspect's backpack. >> i'm trying to go to the train station to get a bus to go to work. >> reporter: it was a disruption for a lot o folks but in the end everyone aside but the suspect was safe. >> soundsike something from a movie. >> reporter: now police say they recovered an item inside that backpack that was designed to look like a bomb but

weren't recovered. back to you. >> thank you, >>meagan. so where we are with this government shutdown? today a bipartisan group of lawmakers had lunch at the white house. at this point no signs of any real movement. but it is the 26th day. house speaker nancy pelosi is placing some new focus on another major washington tradition. we have team coverage tonight a includinew effort to help the furloughed workers. but let's start with stt mcfarland to see where talks between the white house and congress nowstand. >> yeah, wepdy, good evening. that bipartisan group of lawmakers you mentionedre called the problem solvers cottess and include abigail spanberger. in a series of tweets she said she went in as a former cia officer to impress upon the white house the importance of reopening the government. she said she'd join any t conversati make that possible. and white house press secretary

sarah sanders called the meeting constructive and said they'd look forward to more conversations. but that's essentially where it stops. house speaker nancy pelosi sent a different messageth twhite house this morning. the speaker sent a letter to president saying he might he delay his address citing security concerns in part, saying secret service and department of homeland security are not at this point being fully funded. or suggested he submit his "state of the union" address in writing. the stain has be"state of the u been scheduled for january 29th. they are not getting paid and the white house says president has signed a bill to guarantee back pay once the shutdown >> scott, thank you. chef jose dr new kitchen was packed today.

its goal is to make sure federak s don't go unfed just because they aren't getting id. news 4's cory smith checked out the response and joins us from pennsylvania avenue. quite a turn out today, cory. >> reporter: yes, indeed, jim. i'll tell you what, grilled cheese, tomato soup and even never tasted so good. the line wrapped around the corner here on 7th and pennsylvania. oming of federal workers in to be fed. and they are very, very grateful that chef andres and his organization stepped in to help. they may not be able to work but everybody's got to eat. on day 26 of the partial government shutdown thousands of furloughed federal employees waited in line for a free meal. for smithsonian employee, this does more than quiet the stomach

rumbling, it lifts her spirits. >> i've been okay, but we'reng tadvantage of the little deals and it's a good excuse to see colleagues and try to keep morale up versus stayingt home. >> reporter: in a time of need the group wanted to stir up a little coort. >> folksre struggling. they've got to feed their families and pay their rent. so we hope by activating this kitchen we can provide a little bit of support. >> reporter: for air f veteran and furloughed sabrina woods this i god send. she's grateful for the freshly made food but embarrassedne she s a hand out. >> it's uncomfortable and you feel ridous because you're a grown up professional that can't make ends meet and nothing you've done wrong. >> reporter: they'll be here for as long as they can as the shutdown lasts. offeringea a hot that's bringing a little wdemth to feral workers who feel left out in the cold. >> i've worked for the federal government over 30 years and ve seen a lot of shutdowns and

this one takes the cake. we shouldn't have to have this in america. >> reporter: guy, the kitchen will stay open until 6:00 toniet. if you a federal employee or contractor all you need to do is i.d. and government just to show you the breadth of the response out here, i just talked tn folkse kitchen. they said they served about t000 meals in just about five hours. response has been great and these furloughed employees are very grateful. ndy, back to you. >> that shows you the need. you know, we have tal lot about the 800,000 federal workers who aren't getting paid, but w do want to focus as well on the government contractors hewho are also feeling pinch of this. today maryland senators chris van hollen and van carden hosted a round table with those affected workers. one woman who works at both thet smithsonian a state department says this has been quite har s >> i'm agle mother. i lost my husband last year.

i've bought me a house in the process. now i'm worried about how i'm going to pay my mortgage. i'm not asking nobody for nothing. that's why i workedvery day. i work two jobs every day and i'm doing what i'm supposed to do, but our president is holding usge hos van hollen and carden joined other democratic senators on a bill that would guarantee back pay to low wage contractors such as the custodial, securitynd cafeteria staffers. >> congressional leaders have just asked metro to report just how much the government stdown is costing the transit system. the agency says it'll hand over an analysis in the coming days. a report produced for congress after the 2013 shutdown shows metro lost out on nearly 2io mi passengers and $5 million. that shutdown lasted for 16 days. stay with news 4 forll the latest developments during this shutdown. you can get up to the minute informatio on our nbc

washington app. the democratic field for the 20 presidential race has expanded a little adding new york senator kirsten gillibrand. she joins what is expected to be a crowded primary. gillibrand talked earlier in up astate new yorkut the urgency of this election. onif we have to take president trump and what he's doing, i believe he is literally ripping apart the fabric of thi country, the moral fabric. and you've got to restore that decency and urleadership in the world. >> gillibrand plans to travel to iowa later this week, the state that holds the first primary of 2020. a triumphant governor gary hogan, as the republican made some history. >> governor larry hogan says he's just as awed t was at the start of his fir

term. maryland national guard jets flew over the statehouse as a salute. >> that i will support the constitution of the united states. >> reporter: hogan is only the second republican re-elected governor i maryland in its 243-year history. >> the voters throughout the state are positively reaffirming their trust in your leadership. >> reporter: the appearance here of former florida jeff bush raisespeculation that hogan might appeal to parts of the republican party as a possible gop candidate to challenge president trump. >> it'so surprise hat larry is one of the most popular governors in the country. i guess, governor, he's the most popular. >> reporter: in his second inauguralddress hogan stressed bipartisanship, reputing the washington politics that led tov

the federalnment shutdown. he says there's plenty of blame to go around. >> that's not governing, that's just political theater. and most of us are sick and tired of that drama. >> governor hogan wasn't my choice to run our state for the next four years, o but he is governor and i look forward to working across party lines. >> i'm inspired by the le ership i've seen by governor hogan. >> reporter: the festivities contue tonight with a gala to be held at the mgm national harbor in prince george's 4.unty. chris gordon, news we're just getting started on news 4 at 5:00. tonight allegations of abuse. a woman sued saying she was shackled and beaten while pregnant and that caused her to miscarriage. what her attorney and the jail

are saying about this >case. an attempted kidnapping in georgetown, the victim a 6-year-old girl. the story coming up. >> and it a cure for blindness that cost 00$850,0. the most eensive drug in america restores atle boy's vision. nbc's d kristenahlgren joins us with more on this

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16 y339by it cured blindness in one dose, but that dose cost $850,000. the most expensive drug in america. >> well, i knew it was going to change my life so i knew i had to suck it up and time to be a man. >> kristen dahlgren joins us now. that was a 14-year-old boy in

new jersey, the first patient t receive this gene therapy drug. how does it work? > reporter: riit's really just incredible. it's a gene therapy. so he was born missing some genes on his retina, the back of his eye. ando with one shot this new drug is delivered into the eye, replaces the genes that he's missing and i was able to play video games withit that ltle boy who doctors sldd wou probably be blind by about 20, completely blind. his mom said he usedo fall down stairs occasionally, bump inton things w he was unfamiliar with an area. he now plays on a basketball team. really just an incredible thing it's the first fda approved gene therapy in the trco he was the first patient to get the surgery back in march and he's doing great. >> well, that is remarkable. t the price tag, $850,000 for both eyes is -- how does the

company defend th? >> yeah, that's the sticker shock a lot of people have. and i sat downith the ceo and asked him some of those tough questions, how do they come up with that price. and they said they looked at what vision is worth. and that's sort of how they came up with this price of $850,000. the company hasn't been profitable yet. they're developing me gene therapies for the future. it's wha people would pay for it, but thathe begs question, then, and this was covered by insurance and it's a one time treatment. but how much of a bden does that put on the insurance companies which then they pass along to the rest of us? it's a question we're going to be looking at because this is just the first gener y. there are dozens now in the works including some where they're saying the price will probably be $5 million or so. and so it's a question that we're looking at very closely

tonights companies, as insurance companies and a the public sort of grapple with how much are these incredible cures worth and how do we pay for them a >> all righ i guess if you're blind and you can get your sight restored, it's priceless. ut, again, we need to look at this and you are. thank you very much nbc's kristen dahlgren. we will look for more on gene therapy treatments and its expense tonight on nightlyews at 7:00. police are hoping surveillance images will help them track down the woman accused of trying to duct a 6-year-old girl off an affluent reet in the district. this all unfolded after the little girl got dropp off at her family's home in georgetown. news 4 pat collins joins us with the details onhijim,s t f for o reasons we're not going to show you exactly where this happened.

the crime, an attempted adnapping, the victim, 6-year-old girl. the scene, the front of the little girl's house. pplice out tonight in georgetown looking for a kidg suspect. she's described as a woman with anique haircut, a fashionable jacket and some oehior. there's video of her walking down aow georg street and then dancing inside a corner store. this happened before an attempted kidnapping on dumbarton street. the victim, g a 6-year-oldirl. a case that has people in georgetown g.talk >> i have four kids, so i can't even imagine something like that happening. >> and it's a scary situation because i teach 6-year-olds, so seeing something like that is really sad. t> reporter: this is how the victim's dad said happened.

he said yesterday afternoon a nanny was driving a carpool and dropped his daughter off inf front their house. as the girl was walking to the ont door a woman came up from behind and yanked the little girl and tried to drag her away. the woman said she had cotton candy and that the girl should stop resisting and come to her house. the girl espes, the nanny lreams, the suspect runs away. thetle 6-year-old goes inside into her mother's arms and says never, never. i will never go. councilman jack evan represents georgetown. >> i had a conversation with the police chief earlier today, and he's optimistic because of her kind of oddities that they'll be able to find >> reporter: now, they want to get t ts suspect off

streets. if you know her or if you've seen hean police wt to hear fromou. ndy? >> pat collins. thank you, pat. , wehe district takes a gamble on sports, but it's going to be some time before you can actually bet on some games hereu so comin we goo charles town to see how that would work. tracking colder weather and some snow. some snow. amelia is backo c the

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here's future weather tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. so the evening commute could be a little bit tricky out there tomorrow night. we the continu to track snow overnight, maybe some rain mixingndn especially along south and east of i-95. by 4:00 a.m. still seein some ow in spots, and by 6:00 a.m. this storm is moving out of the area. as far as snowfall totals go for the d.c.etro area down through southern maryland, stafford, king georges county, around an inch or less anded rain m in. now, north and west of washington, upper montgomery, louden, and maerld, 1 to 2, maybe even 3 inches in sloe tions there. so if you're in the 1 to 3 inch area, i would expect some delays out there on friday morning. so looking at the school pacts, tomorrow school really think it's going a pea fine. some slick spots out the refreeze overnight tonight, so you do want to be coshing of

that. activitiefter school could be canceled tomorrow night with rain and snow in the forecast. and on friday i d think we'll see some delays again in areas ndst lely in louden, montgomery, marynd in virginia. then we head to the weekend, and here's what you can expect right now. this storm system is looking at a mainly rain event. but as ifnd begins ends we could see a bit of a wintery mix, especially snow, little or now.accumulation right but we could see a lot of rain. around an inch or less. andhat could lead to some flooding because we still have a andof snow pack out there, then you add on an inch of rain, that water has nowhere t go. arctic blast moves in sunday night int monday. your martin luther king, jr. day is dangerously cold. tomorrow at this time we're going to be in storm team 4 weather alert mode. i've been tracking rain and snow, updating the forecast if i need to.

the snow i sticks roads aren't treated. friday is looking dry. and much more on the weekend storm system and just how cold it will feel for monday comg up at about 5:45. and a reminder of the dangers o this cold season. coming up, the effort to rescue a 100 pound doberman after it fell through the ice at a local pond. from educati furloughed federal workers to helping them keep food on theirtable, just ahead we're going to show you some ofnd the major efforts way in our area to help folks out. and a local kid. he's a grownp now. seizing the moment and picking up the biggest win of his young ca at the hey! havertys is having a big sale. ewliv you know, people don't actually use hashtags when they talk. #thisgirldoes

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now at 5:30, a police officer shot and killed at a bank robbery in downtown silver spring. today officersay a man demanded $2,000 in cash. the gunman ran off without taking any money. a montgomery police officer confronted him outside, shot police checked for explosives in the man's backpack and didn't find anything.

a new surveillance video of a woman accused of trying to kid nap a little girl in georgetowng the littll had just been dropped offy ananny, the nanny screamed, the little girl ran to her parents and the woman ran off. >> and we are in day 26 of the government shutdown. a group of bipartisan lawmakers attending a meeting at the white house today calling it consuctive. but at this point no deal to reopen things. and meantime house speaker nancy pelosi and suggesting the presiden postpone his "state of the union" address until after the goverent reopens. we have been telling you about the manyfforts to help the furloughed federal workers contractor >> tonight northern virginia bureau reporter david colber introduces us to one family impacted by this shutdown but also helping to ease the burden by others in their shoes. >> reporter: tonight for the first time the regional food

bank is going from a sorting hub to a direct site. >> this is unique we are distributing food directly from the food bank a to those whore in need.ci >> reporter: scally furloughed workers, many of whom have never needed a foo bank's services. >> don't let your pride get in the way of taking care of yoself and your family because that's what we're hefor. >> reporter: letoya brown helping roun the program says she's also one of the thousands impacted by the >> my husband is a federal ployee, and so it really hit home with me. >> reporter: her husband is deemed essential,ommutes on 95 every day burning gas with nothing to fuel his bank account. >> i always joke with him and say your income is t cake. we pay all of his bills with his income. my income is the icing. so i said we need to spread the icingeally thin right now. >> it is also impacting hir son. >> we letim know, hey, dad may

not get a paycheck for a while depending on how long the situation lasts, so we need to buckle down. you need to make sure you use of that dining hall. as you know collegtstudents doike to make use of the dining hall. > reporter: while at wor focusing on feeding others. >> and the frederickberg regional food bank is hosting a major drive this weekend asking those who can spare food orash to help their neighbors. and arlington county schools is holding its job fair this friday. off route 50 and south leshington brd. and we're seeing other school districts in our area doing similar thingsmism ou can read more about those on our nbc washington app. just seah shutdown resources. well, as we get closer to the super bowlome of you may be thinking about placing a bet.

and while sports betting won't be available in or virginia intume for super bowl sunday you can still make a lega bet. but as news 4 mark seagrtve's re tonight you're going to have a long drive to do it. >> reporter: sports betting is finitely coming to d.c. possibly in time for baseball season.ry nd and virginia still have to pass legislation allowing it, so it could be a year orfo more those states. but about 90 minutes from the nation's capitol in west virginia sports betting is in full swing. hollood casino in charlestown is one of several sports books here in west virginia. eric with hollywood casino says people are betti on everything from fooall and basketball to less popular sports like darts and cricket. >> having started on september 1st, football's carried the day about 70% of our bets have been on football. about two thirds of that on

o-football. >> reporter: and since opening back in september t by'ven doing a brisk business. >> through the end of 2018 we took aboutn $40 million sports bets. >> reporter: wednesday veterans like mat who drives an hour from his home in virginia were lining up tolace their bets. maryland says jurisdictions like d.c. maryland and virginia are missing out on the action. >> there would be so much tax money and revenue they wouldn't know what to do with it. >> reporter: for nowou actually have to go to a casino in virginia to mace a bet. but like d.c. they hope to have theption of placing a bet from a mobile app some time this year. >> so if you do make the trek to west virginia to place your bets tyou don't to come pac cash in your winnings. you can simply mail in your winning ticket and they'll mail you a check. ns> four amerire dead after a suicide bombing by isis

in syria. it comes as vice president mike pence today echoed the president saying, quote, we have defted that terrorist group. today's attack came in the northern part cf thentry at a restaurant in a city normally patrolled by the u.s. led coalition. isis claimed responsibility shortly after. that blast killed more than a dozen civilians, injured several american troops as well. allegatio of abuse and excessive force inside a local jail. ahead at 5:00 tonight, the local woman who says she suffered a miscarriage after guards beat her. and hundreds of tiresum dd in a local park. the break after we first told you about this last week. and i'm tracking two winter storm systems. one tomorrow night, another one for your weekend, and then at your monday. 8:00 a.m., it's feeling about 9 below zero in frederick and about 1 below zero here in

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there's an awful lot of barking in prince william county tonight over efforts to rruit volunteers for animal shelter. the shelter is running a new program that get dogs out of the kennels and helps them stay healthy. that makesm easier to adopt. th pets a people seem to get something out of it. >> we are looking for individuals that really would

love to become heroe and help aid deservingets to get the opportunity to find a forever home, a second chance on life. >> i get so much out of it. i'm giving my time but i love being with animals, i love working with dogs. >> like many animal shelters this time of year prince william county is at capacity if you want to adopt aest friend anywhere else in our area just search clear the shelters nin our nbc washing app. good for them. well, this is buddy and tonight he is wa afome with his own,er after nd qu site ae a day. the 100 pound doberman pincher was pulled fromn ice covered pond this morning aftere fell through. he was about 15 feet from shore. the county fire and rescue made that save telling us that buddy was cold but he's going to be

okay. there he is in their arms going what was i the tennis world. he started out on the courts here in prince george's county, and he just wonhe biggest match of his you career. check him out. franes gioppo is moving on. he flying high tonight. >> yeah, and it was a b w. the 20-year-old taking out five at the aussie open. he turns 21 on monday, but it's definitely an impressive win considering anderson is a two time grand slam finalister considing the finish at wimbledon last year. he's been a player on the rise, now ranked 39th in the world. but this his biggest win to

date. you see there fired up, and why wouldn't you be when you are celebratg one of your biggest wins. and he turns 21 on monday, so what kindnt of pre would that be if he's still playing in this tournament? >> that's a present for him and upporters and coaches here at the junior tennis champion center. can't wait to watch him tomorrow. well, it's a smart way to save for college, but there can be penalties when taking money out of a 529 plan if you're not careful. just ahead susan logan explains how to avoid those fees. a woman held in prince george's county jail

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arrested a jo mgeorgia man who say was plotting to attack the wh e housetomorrow. he was potentially plotting to tack the washington monument and the lincoln memorial. they gave him a weapon inactive this morning. >> had his alleged intent was to attack the white house and other targets of opportunity in the washington, d.c. area by using explosive devices. >> under arrest and likely to fa charges in the u.s. district court for the northern district of virginia -- in the northern district of georgia, i'm sorry. and developing tonight the

prince georgia's county government, claims of prisoner abuse. under fire in a lawsuitin all prisoner abuse. the suit filed last week in federal court says during ms. he er's detention at pgcc was targeted, attacked punished and subjected to mane and dangerous conditions by the defendants. the suit goes onto name officers and the jail sing ms. carter was unjustifiably placed in four int restraints by correctional officers, physically attacked by another and forced trite on herself while shackled to the bench herself. it happened in august 2017. the suit goes to say carter was punched in the face while shackled. according to the suit the punch to ms. carter's face was required medical attention, aee

two after her release ms. carter suffered a miscarriage caused by stress associated with the assault. carter cld not be reached by comment. in a statement her attorney said the county's mistreatment of ms. carter is not an aberration. it is part of a systemic pattern and practice of using excessive force againstne det and subjecting them to inhumane conditions. e county must be held accountable for its actions and those of its employees. a spokesperson with the prince george's county jail tells me they cannot comment because of the pending litigation. >> and according to court records carter was held in jail for one night. she was charged with second degree assault and pleaded not guilty. d.c. police arrested a man today who they say dumped 1,000

tires last november. sources told news mcdonald stole a rental truck and used it to collect tires from local tire shops. police tell us those shops paid him to hau the tires away. authorities say mcdonald is also reonsible for dumping tires in other parts of the city. well, parents who have been saving for years know the advangages of put money into a 5.9 college savings account. >> you get a big tax break on that money, but what happens when it's finally time to take it out? >> r oureporter susan hogan is vorking tonight on tips to help you unnecessary penalties and fe s. >> reporte began putting money into a 529 college savings plan. isabelle is now a college freshman and it's time to start taking that money out, but it's a little morecomplicated than kim ever hpected.

>> wome money we've been saving and most recently we're starng to learn there are some strings attached and rules. >> reporter: rules that are important to follow if you want to avo >> if you don't spend the money on legitimate 5 expenses you'll spend taxes and earnings. >> it includes obvious things like tawition and supplies like books and computers, but you can also use the r money towardsm and board if you're enrolled in school at least halftime. as you spend be sure to keep all of your receipts. the irs may have q later. and be aware that where you spen the money also matters. >> you need to spend the money in the same year you make the withdratal. eans the calendar year, not the school year. >> reporter: if you're luc enough to have leftover 529 funds avoid taxes andpenalties saving it for graduate school

or transferring the money to another chsid, a c or even to further your own education. now, you can also even use the 529 money towards education costs for students in kindergarten through 12th grade but only up to $10,000 per udent per year just to be sure, though, you want to check with your administrator to find out is exactly covered in that before you go ahead and do that. well, let's check back in with amelia on the latest forecast. tomo could be a little dicy out there. im>> i'merrow t goihing tso be n and storm showers. just like every other day this sek as the goes down, a lot of us especially outside of the belt way quickly drop to below freezing. if roads aren' treated tomorrow at this time could be quite slick out there, so you wa to keep that i mind. so your thursday evening commute and your friday morning commute could be impacted by some snow.

this is pretty minor event, but the timinghy that's we're going to be in storm team 4 weather alert mode tomorrow at this time. bigger impact closer to 7:00. that's when the evening commute is winding down. it's going to make all the difference in the world. mixing in otentially at first. as we get closer to 7:00 p.m. i think most of us will be seeing mainly snow. as far as amounts, i posted myf sn total map, 3 inches or less d.c. metro area,nd south an inch or less. with this i do think we'll see some delays friday morning especially north of washington. now, the next upcoming event i'v tracking in later on your saturday, and it's going to stick around throughout the day on sunday. things will start off with a bit of wintery mix changing to all n rain saturdaht. and we see rain changing back over to wintery m including a

chance of somenow at times. this storm system, though, is still evolving. bottom line we are in for a messy weekend. if you need to get something done this weekend get it done early s yurday. and i're going out on monday, martin luther king, jr.i day, check out. weather alert mode continues into monday as we track wind chill temperatures anywhere from 10 below 0 to 10 above. dangerously cold air moves in later in the day on sunday and with us throughout it day on monday. morrow a high of8. rain and snow showers move in between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. and by 7:00 p.m. we'll be down to around 32 degrees. we start off the day tomorrow in washington at 25 but look at the suburbs. you're in the teens early morning sun tomorrow gives way to clouds and again we have our qu hitting storm system tomorrow night into early friday morning. here's future weather. 7:00 p.m. tomorrow there the snow. maybe some rain mixes in at 6:in a.m. as everything down. by 7:00 a.m. therea is dry.

dry most of the day on saturday, but again similarg tim between 4:00 and 7:00 on saturday. we be rain moving back ih w some snow potentially mixing back in at first. temperatures warm, though. we're tracking just rain saturday night into your first half of your sunday. as this event winds down that's whenhat bitterly cold air mixes in with that storm system, d that's we could see it ending with some snow or ice out there. and a flash freeze sundayt. ni that means anything that is water quickly becomes ice out there sundawe night. e going to be watching that. your martin luther king, jr. day dangerously cold mat that high of 25 feels like 5 degrees when you factor in blustery winds. still a bit breezy out there on tuesday. and ouriv a weather pattern continues with more rain in the forecast next thursday. >> this is just one big grilled cheese tomato soup weekend. >> i couldn't have to agree with you. a strange discovery by two

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made friday got lots of nttention after the sisters shared it social media. the smaller rocks were near the crater. >> and also has a burnt smell to it. >> reporter: just two days earlier this fireball in the sky waseen by people all along the east coast. >> i don't think -- it's hard to say but i'm pretty sure it's not a meteorite. >> reporter: i showed these images to the stockton university professor, and he ys the big roc appears to be missing some characteristics meteorites typically has including thumb likeon impres he also believes a meteorite this size would m also beh heavier. >> the fact the person is holding it so easily makes me thin it's just not dense enough to be a meteorite. >> reporter: a geologist feels the rock is actually a chunk of coal smoothed out by the ocean. >> i don't know what created the

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that may have saved lives. plus day 26 of the shutdown showdown. >> we shouldn't have to have this in america. >> the new help forlo fhed federal workers. let's get to that breaking news. the fbi says it foiled a plot to setoff an explosion at the white house and other targets around the district. >> the fbi field office in georgia just announced this in the last half-hour. they arrested a 21-year-old man who lives north of atlanta. he intended to attack his targets with ieds, agents lieve he was acting onis own and there's no continuing threat. now your weather forecast. consider this the calm beore ext storm. storm team 4 fine tuning our chances fornow as soon as tomorrow. good evening. >> here we go again. we may have to work around school delays and canceonations