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teen arrested for allegedly and tonight iend police reveal what the boys were doing before the gun went off.>> local federal workers sound off to a member of congress about the shutdown. details coming up on news 4. and a touching story between general colin powell and a local veteran. how the man renewed powell's fourth in people doing the ri-- faith in people being theight thing. remember that brief interludehis afternoon, mild 60 degree weather, even a little sunshine? didn't last. >> that's kind of how we started. no how it feels right now. right now, it fls about 30 degrees colder than it did earlier today. >> doug kammere joins us with the situation as we look ahead to tomorrow morning. it's about to get a lot colder, isn't it, doug? >> yeah, tomorrow is going to be a much colder day than it was out there today. take a look at these numbers, 60 degrees in d.c.

edericksburg coming in at 62. frederick, maryland, coming in at 67. incredible warmth today with that rain. over an inch of rain in many locationth temperatures have come down and the wind still a factor. not blowing too hard right now, 10 to 20 miles per hour. look at the windchills. yes, feeling like 32 degrees colder tn it was earlier this afternoon. gonna be a cold start to your friday forayure. frs going to be a chilly afternoon, as well. highs only in the 30s. not a bad weekend. bout that.g to talk here is the key, the polar vortex coming to visit next week. much colder, guys in store. >> doug, thank you. tomorrow shod be pay day for some 800,000 federal workers. d their pay stubs will read all zeros again, but there areigns of compromise on the horizon. dueling bills t end the partial government shutdown failed in

the senate today, but both proposals received at least some crossover support. that led to a closed-door meeting tonight between the senate majority and minority leaders in which they reportedly discussed a bipartisan proposal to fund theor government three weeks. president trump said tonight he'd sign a short-term deal as long as it includes a down payment on a border wall. but house speaker nancy pelosi isn't convinced it's a serious offer. >> that is not a reasonable agreement between the senators. >> tomorrow, watch for house democrats toei u a new bill that includes funding for border serity but not the border wall the president is pushing. meantime, those feeling the brunt of this shutdown are a powerless to thing about it. tonight we're hearing from some of the affected workers here in the district as they just try tb get without getting paid for more than a mon derrick ward's story new at 11:00. >> reporter: there's a crisisn the country, that's what d.c.

sdelegate eleanor hol norton says. >> it has developed much more rapidly here in the nation's capital. >> reporter: not a surprise with 62,000 federal government workers liverg norton came to 1 judiciary square on a mission, get the stories behind the numbers, stories like deborah daniels', p mortgament away from owning her home, two years away from retirement, n too far away from the security she once knew. >> nobodyes lo go through your coin box and start rolling up coins just to take it t the store. >> reporter: others found it district taking those temporary jobs the administratio suggested. eric muller investigated transportationaccidents. >> there are certain positions, certain jobs, let's say working for uber that i am unable to do or i can lose my job. >> reporter: a job, indeed a public service he says he lovesg not bble to do it is taking a toll. >> it hasn't changed my commitme but it has lowered my morale. >> reporter: the stories went.

one after one, they vented. >> my message to president trump is to open up the federal government. [ applause ] >> so i calhe on people of the city to band together, and i tiink we should shut down the trump interal hotel so he can feel some of our suffering. because h else is he going to listen? he doesn't care about us. >>os i haven't hope. >> reporter: but it's hard to hold on to given the uncertnty. >> all can say is to my fellow americans who all have been impacted by this particular situation, remember this come election day. >> reporter: now, theveelegate did raise for the city government and the nonprofit sector for stepping up to help se some of the pain. now, how long will this quickly woven safety net stay in place? no one quite knows. in northwest, derrick ward, news 4. >> even through the screen,ca y feel the tensions risings. thanks,en derrick. do president trump is trying to defend comments made by his commerce sretary, saying

wilbur ross could have said things differently during an interview on cnbc. ross, a self-proclaimed billionaire, suggested workers take out loans to pay the bills. critics have called the remarks tone deaf and out of touch. >> there are some federal workers who are going to homeless shelters to get food. >> well, i know they are i don't really quite underand why. 800,000 workers, if they never got their pay, you're talking about 1/3 of a percent on our gdp. it's not like it's a gigantic number overall. >> government contractors are not guaranteed back pay. >> and tonight there is an effort under wayo help feet furloughed federal contractors, mainly with disabilities. news 4's david culver spoke to one man who has worked in the epa mailroom for ths.past 27 ye >> what do you miss most about not being at work?

>> i miss -- i miss serving the public. i miss my daily routine. i miss my, you know, co-workers and also, of course, i miss my paycheck. >> reporter: servicesource, which placed fred in this job, just launched a cans for contractors campaign. the food drive is for the more than 100 of its employees with isabilities who are now out of work. search "cans for contractors" in the nbc washington app if you want to learn more. it's been the toughest days of my whole entire life. and i think at night what happened that day. what could we have done differently? but weid everything right. ha's been so rd to grieve. so hard. the guy who did thisha to us wi -- even if he's behind bars, they will have somewhere to go visit him. we will never have that with our kids.

>> last month juanita and alexis ' amily of five unexpectedly became a family ofctwo. >> a sus drunk driver slammed into the couple's car, killing all three of their children. tonight, that driver has been charged with >> they tell darcy spencer nothing will ever relieve the pain inhe hearts. >> like i said, this is an unimaginable pain. >> reporter: the parentsf the three children who died in that horrific csh on indian head highway say they're trusting in god that justice will be served. >> what ts personas done to us is something that in hundreds of ways could have been avoided. even if it's not time in jail,t j his lifetime here on earth, you know, he -- god wil give him what he deserves. >> reporter: the state's nn attorneynced thomas hawks has been indicted on vehicular

manslaughter and alcohol-relat charges. she says hawks had a blood alcohol content of 0.17. that's more than twice the legal mit in maryland. >> mr. hawks was driving southbound on route 210 in a chevy silverado while heavily impairedted and >> reporter: juanita and alexis mejia don't remember the crash. the driver of a picku truck allegedly hit the rear of their care. the 5-month-old twins and 1-year-old son died. >> i have five broken ribs that doven allow me to cry. when i cry, i cry with pain been, notnly from my heart, not only my heart hurtshen i cry, but also my body physically. >> reporter: the family had been to church and an all you can see restaurant, never knowing it would be their last meal together. t they say god a outpouring from friends, family, even strangers is helping them get through. >> me and my husband and my

whole family are overwhelmed with the amountndf love support from everyone around the world. >> their lives were cutbu short for the time that they were here, they knew nothing but love and joy. >> reporter: there is a warrant out for that driver's arrest. if he's convicted on all of the charges, he'llace up to 36 years behind bars. in upper marlboro, darcy spencer, news 4. >> the community is pulling t together help this heartbroken family. we've posted a link to their gofundme page on the nbc washington app. search "oxon hill crash". new tonight, bliss say a teen was driing alcohol and playing with guns and for some reason pointed one at his friend and pulled the trigger. 16-year-old edwin hernandez is charged as an adult with assault. authorities say he shot his friend in the head of the basement of edwin's landover home wednesday morning. the 15-year-old victim is in critical condition tonight.

investigators say both teens were drinking and that the suspect admitted shooting his buddy. d.c. police hope rveillance video willelp them track down two men who car jacked a taxi driver in the dupont circle area. in the videoe see theen walking down the street, eventually walking up to a cab, out 2:00 in the morning. this is near 17th and n street just a block from scott circle. the driver told police the mene pullut guns, one of them pointing the weapon at his head. he got out and handed over his wallet and the two men with the taxi. heavy flames engulfed a rooftop of a restaurant in the popular h street coordinator. red rocks near 13 and h hortheast. some that fire did not actually extend into t structure below. nobody was hurt and tonight investigators are still looking into what may have started this fire. >> florida's new secretary of state abruptly resigne today after some shocking photos of him surfaced showing him in

blackface. these pictures obtained by the local paper of "the tallahassee democrat show him at a pri te halloween party in 2005 posing as a black female hurricane katrina victim. this is just two months after the storm, by the way. at the time, he was a county supervisor of elections. he resigned hours after the photos wereosted online. when asked about them. he told the paper, "there is nothing i can say." nbc news could not reach him for comment. next on news 4, a chance meeting on the beltway betweet twoans. >> yeah, one a hehero, t other, one of the most decorated military men in recent u.s. history. a ot of things are about just giving of yourself. trying to help other folks out. >> why former secretary of state colin powell says this man touched his soul. what's love got to do with it? a whole lot if you're stressed. the cold hard truth that may warm your heart.

i'm sherree burress. coming

. a touching story that unfolded on the side of 495 is going viral tonight. a veteran saw a driver struggling of the sidee road and pulled over to help out. >> uh-huh. ne 4 shomari stone explains tonight that good samaritan had dea the stranded person was

one of his heros. >> i've always just been a pretty happy go lucky kind of guy. >> reporter: anthony maggert has a good heart. we sat down with him in his living room in stafford, virginia. >> i think a lot of things in life are just about help people. >> reporter: on wednesday he hopped in his car. >> i was heading on the beltway on 495 -- >> reporter: when h saw a man stranded on the side of the road with a flat tire. >> i didn't know who it was. >> reporter: he pulled over to help. >> i thought, well, nobody ee is stopping. >> reporter: he was stunned to assee it retired general colin powell, the former secretary of state.n >> thehen i approached him, i said, you're general colin powell. he said, yes, i am. >> and what was going through your mind? >> i wasd. shoc >> reporter: reality set in and anthony changed the tire. >> you know, i've had some near-death experiences. >> reporter: he told powell he is a marine corps veteran whose leg was amputated after getting an infectionn. in afghanis

>> he led the fight during desert storm and desert shield. he had a huge impact. >> reporter: now it's anthony who left a huge impact. >> i'm just an average guy doing my part. >> reporter: powell shared what happened onoo this fac page. "thanks, anthony. you touched my soul and reminded me about what this country is all about and why it is so great. let's stop screaming at each other. let's just take care of each other. you made my day." >> how does it make you feel to hear that? >> ian you feel great, but it sort of made my day, too. >> reporter: the special day has a coincidencealth moment. y and powell were heading to doctors appointments at the same place. walter reed national military medical center. >> in fact, he wasar two behind me as we went through the gate. >> reporter: anthony says he others. inue to serve >> a lot of things are about just giving of yourself, trying ks out. other f i mean, life is short. >> reporter: he is such a great guy. now, anthony maggert says retired general colin powell offered h money after he changed the tire but anthony

would not accept it. he says heust enjoys helping people. shomari stone, news 4. >> is that incredible or what? >> what a great story. but geral powell, if you get another flat tire on 495, call aaa, would you? that's dangerous. >> yes, it is. that's we what did was so much more special. those tw bet that's not the end of that story. we have to keep an eye on that. >> we do. coconut shrimp, lasagna and all -- the dinner served at the spring hills mt. vnon senior assistant living facility. the residents wanted do something nice for their neighbors struggling through the shutdown. love apparently conquers al including stress. researchers at the university of arizona recruited couples for a series of experiments. participants had to dunk their feet inre fing cold water for several this made everyone's blood

pressure spike a little. those who were able toave their partner in theoomith them had lower spikes than couple who were separated. the same is true for couples who simply imagined their partner's face. >> okay. >> how they got people to participate in that experiment, i don't know. >> i don't know.ne >> imaour partner's face. all right. >> for med it wo -- oh -- just make me feel. >> probably helps that your partner is mos likely asleep right now. you can get away with that. >> it will be cold enough for you to try this tomorrow, just sticking your feet outdoors. > what a difference a day makes. today it felt like mid-march. tomorrow, mid-january out there. temperatures today hit 60 degrees. really was azing. right now we're well below that, back into the 30s. at the airport. winds out of the northwest at 1. miles per h with that wind, we still do have

a windchill, look at the windchills, 24 in leesburg, 28 in d.c. garrett , counryland, always the ice box in maryland, 7 the es right now with current windchill there. what do we have across the nation? there is the storm. this thing justp rocketed i-95. it brought 64-mile-an-hour winds to ocean city,arand. brought 61-mile-an-hour winds to dullesr 80-mile-an-hinds close to the boston area. now it's moving out. the cold air across the lakes. la if you're thinking about skiing this weekend, seven springs looks great, even down towards snowshoe. natural snow there the next couple of days. windchill, though, is going to be an issue the next couple ofd . 15 in fitchburg, 16 in el kins. in our area, the 20s. this is about where we're going to be all day tomorrow. utside right p now, yeah, you can take the dog for a walk. got to have the hats and the gloves on, but it's not frigid cold. 42 degrees. breezy andd. c

windchills in the 20s. a little bit different to the north and west. you folks around frederick and maybe back towardsch wester. windchills will drop into the teens by the afternoon because temperatures will fall tomorrow as the colder air continues to come in. saturday, 39 degrees. rather chilly there. sunday, a high of 49. here.bad weekend 39 here but a little bit less wind, so with some sunshine,ot o bad. chance of a shower, snow or rain, well west of 95. i'm thinking back towards the blue ridge here. 49 degrees. 46 on your tuesday -- rather, on your monday. i'm thinking about tuesday because that's the d a that this stuff goes way down south. 50 degrees, though, ahead of our storm system. i want to show you this storm coming through. mild temperature tuesday. maybe some sunshine early. here comes the front. this is an arctic front making its way on in here. instead of this one being a little rai over to snow, this one this time on tuesday is rain quickly over to snow. maybe some accumulating snow on

tuesday night. here. one facet the other is just going to be the plain cold air. this is all courtesy of the polar vortex tt is making its way across our area. look at these highs. 24 on wednesday. 28 on thursday. 27 on friday. overnight lows in the teens. windchills below zero, both thursday and friday morning for somewe areas. e talking some really cold air. that looks like it's going to last all the way int next week. definitely the coldest stretch that we've seen all season ltg in t one. colder than the one we just had. just to put it in perspective, though, they're expecting 40 t 60 below zero from chicago up to places like milwaukee. >> c't even imagin all right. >> yeah, no thanks. keep that there. >> we'll take 5 below. >> and be happy. all right. still ahead, the nba's best put on a show and the wizards say, hey, we'll be show

this is the xfinity sports desk. all right. wizards had the best team in the world come to down tonight.

>> it was exciting. >> it was. >> they showed up. >> for teams lik this, they do, don't they? the fun part, seeing the wizards kind of match a team like golden state. they've had past success against some of the top teams in the nba. looking to ao- twme defending champs golden state to the list. the warriors were just tt much better. kedurant returning to the dmv. wizards trying to spoil the homecoming. skip ahead, second kwaurner. trevor ariza training the lee. ariza had a team-high 27. wiz within four. the stars start taking over for goldentate. steph curry just working otto porter. showing off the handles. curry giving fans a show. warriors up by ten. in the final seconds of the quarr, still a ten-point game. draymond green to kevin durant just absolutely throwing it down. durant with 21 in the gam warriors start to pull away. but wizards battling back. shot clock winding down.

tomas satoransky's floater is good. 20 points and ten f assists sato. wizards down by three. just a few plays later, satoransky to chacin randall. artwo-point game. curry and the wors just too much. quick dribble. hits the jumper. game-high 38 for curry. warriors beat the wizards 126-118. despite the loss, a strong performance from the wizards. >> i thi we're turning a corner. we're not there yet. we got to dig ourselves out of a hole. if we play like this, this is an elite team with five all-stars on the floor at one time, we competed our tails off, you know, we and continue to do that every game. >> saying on the court, the 11tl ranked marand women on the road visiting ohio state. second quarter tied at 18-18. the ball kicked out for three. absolutely drains it.

14 pnts for her. terps are up three. just a fla pys later off the inbound, worked inside to stephanie jones. somehow she gets this one to go. terps starting to pull away. later on, more from jones. finishesith the revirs layup she led with 20. maryland beats ohio state, 70-57. noo golf, farmers insurance open at torrey pines. firstournament of 2018 for tiger woods. tiger had to work off a little rust, b when he did, he was good. his tee shot on 11, not too shabby. this one lands just a few feet from the cup. woodsor tapped in a birdie there. then he got his putter going on 13. a long birdie try for tiger. this one onal line and right in. that troops woods to 2 under. so we head to 18 looking to finish strong. that's exactly what he does.ti r drops in another birdie. finishes at 2 under. he's eight strokes off the

leader, jon rahm, who is at 10 under. round two coverage tomorrow on the golfma channel. when tiger's good, he's so fun to watch out there. >> uh-huh. the tour isht loving the s of that, don't you think? >> apparently. we didn'tw any of the leaders. >> it's tiger. >> that's who we want to see? >> that's

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