album for life. >> i kapccan't pi >> i broughto casey his family like we said we were going to do. >> he's up and talking. he's already asked to watch netflix. so he's good. >> a happy friday miracle tar st your day as a 3-year-old is found alive after he went missing in some woods for two days and two nights. >> but will the joy continue asg we day 35 of the vernment shutdown? will president trump really agree to my deal hammered out by our top two senators? >> a situation in vezuela is getting worse by the minute as the u.s. orders any nonemergency staff to get out of the country. a documentary has security on edgeor the premiere. >> guess which popular boy band

jimmy fallon talked into wearing these chicken suits. >> a happy birthday to fiona as we kick off your friday. "early today" starts right now. >> good to be with you. i'm frances rivera. breaking news out of cifornia. 3-year-old casey hathaway has been found alive after he was playing in his grandmother's yard and did not come back home. they shared the new late last night. >> we brought casey to his family like we said we were going to we did not give up. we were very persistent. the little fella is happy and his parents are very happy as well. when he saw us, his little sister had a big smile on his face. >> rescue crews found casey about 40 or 5 yards into a wooded area, not too far from where he went missing. the man heard the toddler asking for his mother and found him tangled in some thorny vines.

you can imagine his parentsat ec about his return. >> he's good. he's up and talking. he's already asked to watch netflix. so he's good. he is good. >> that is a good sign. authorities say there was never any sign of an abduction. casey stayed overnight at a hospital forer ozatiationobserv >> we have now reached the 35th day of the government shutdown and nearly a million federal workers missed their second paycheck. they have gone a month without income and we're seeing them lining up at food banks because they can't afford to feed the families. yesterday a pair of measures to end the shutdown were presented. one from president trump with the border wall and the other for the democrats without it. both failed. but senate leaders have been discussing a way to end their border wall impasse and reopen the government. it looks like president trump could be open to some st of temporary solution. we go now to tracie potts in washington d.c. we're now mor a than month into the shutdown. so are the democratsearing trump down? >> it's possible.

consider the fact that the e'esident now says leaving this up to the senate and will approve any reasonable compromise that comes out of a meeting from sate leader, majority leader mitch mcconnell and minority leader chuck schumer. now what the president will consid reasonable, weon't know. democrats on the other side still say they're not approvingw anything witl money but they seem to be working on a temporary compromise that would open government for three weeks while they work on a big border security package. millions of dollars but no wall that could be the sticking point, but there is now a lot more optimism and hope on capitol hill after two plans failed. democrats plan, republicans plan and thewo leaders sat down to try to work something out. the white house, though, still has a back up plan that national emergency declaration apparently still in play g to the

pentagon to pay for the wall. today is the day that 800,000 government workers are not getting their second paycheck but more optim m on capit hill as they try to figure out the way forward. >> we'll see if he caves even more. thank you. >> no industry is feeling impact of the government shutdown quite like the airline industry and the strain is evidence. we have seen massive lines form because of tsa call outs. air traffic contrlernions called the safety risks unprecedented. m costello has the latest. >> at any given moment, 5 planes are in u.s. air space. keeping them all safel separated. but after a month without paychecks, some staffers,ud ing controllers, are turning to food banks and responding to wilbur ross who suggested they should just take out loans. >> i wasn't behind onil my until the shutdown. why should i have to take out a

loan for something that was not even my fault. let me get back to work. >> now the air traffic controllers unionnis w that additional stress is creating a safety risk. with many controllers waiting dtables orriving for uber after their normal ten hour, six day a week job. already some have re-signed signing failure to provide wages, failure torovide compensation for travel, undue stress to me and my family. >> they're not trainedo deal with the stress of not being able to pay your bills orut food on the table for your family. >> she came to the oklahoma city food bank and now she is volunteering >> i was onl eating once a day to stretch out what i had. >> the nation's airlines a weighing in. >> the reality is, that's no way to be running theun cotry. and the longer it goes on, certainly you start to worry about people not being able to come to work. >> american airlines, southwest, and jet blue warning the

shutdown is hurting business and the economy. the faa insists the nation's air aspace is safe they say this morning that they have not seen an increase in absenteem among controllers. however the pilot's union and contro ters all warny knlt predict when the system might break. ck to you. >> frightening to hear, thank you.it >> now ae help for federal workers. pot website bud trader.com is donating free medical cannabis to employees impacted by theut wn. they're looking to ease the suffering of those that may be unable to pay for necessary treatment. the message on the website said it goes u to the legal allowable limit and is completely confidential. >> inh u a $100,000 donate was made to n keep threeional parks over. the gift will pay for custodial and visitor services.

they're praising it asruly unique. disturbing new details are being revealed about the mass shooting at ak in florida. we're learning more about the five women that lost their lives as the suspected gunman made his first court appearance yesterday. kerryanders has more from florida. >> faces a florida judge. >> the charges are five counts of homicide, murder in the first degree, pre-med kameditated as capital offense. >> he could face the death penalty. one officer tellingnbews the killings at the bank were more like executions.hi theing details described in the arrest report. the five victims were lying face down on the floor with apparent gunshot wounds to the back of their heads and upper torsos. >> our community suffered a >> did he go in there attempting to rob this bank or just simpl to kill? >> we have no idea right now that there was any bank arobbe. ng the five victims,

55-year-old marisol lopez. 38-year-oldnna williams, a mother of a blended family with seven children hired at the bank just two weeks ago. >> her lif was truly a light in this world. >> also killed, a banker, 31-year-old jessica raising three children in a blended family. her younge years old. and 65-year-old cindy watson, a retired paramedic that stopped in to check on an account. her husband, emotionally telling nbc news, if i live lon enoug to see him die i'll digim up to feed to the dogs. >> police say they have not figured out a motive. >> this morning,u.s. relations with venezuela is in shambles. washingtonrdering all non-essential personnel to pull out of the embassy and leave the country. this amid growing turmoil. mass protests against the leader many say is illegitimate.

vowing to oppose any effort to remove maduro whose election i widely regarded as a sham. how far will this military supportor maduro go? and witu. the divided with russia and cuba over support for venezuelan democracy, it's an international standoff that could further inflame the crisis. >> elon musk and spacex is one step closer t blasting into space. the company performed a hot fire test of the falcon 9 rocket at kennedy space center in florida. 's targeting a february launch. meanwhile, the company is also dealing with clean up effort in texas after 50 miles per hour winds toppled one of its rockets. on musk tweeted about the incident saying it will take weeks to repair the damage the rocket was a prototype of what they're buildingo transport cargo to mars. >> how are we doing now? >> snow, ice,or rain

>> everything. >> now a quite, typical, midwinter. that's going to the story. very cold and with that you get the lake effect snow. so a few areas under winter storm warnings including western new york, the plateau between syracuse and teown and the snow fall totals, the highest off of lake eerie. some could get a foot of snow. 2 to 4 inches down to grand rapids. so for today's tforecast, wind chills are very cold with wind chill warnings in a few spots. the high temperature is only going to be 5 i minutapolis and 5 in chicago. notice the southeast and the reas of th compared to the north, this really, this latest cold blast is northern plains, great lakes,nd a little bit to the northeast this weekend. that's a look at the big weather story of the day. now here's a closer look at the day ahead.an >> you cee some of the temperatures and just how cold this air is. slowly draining into areas in the northeast and mid-atlantic but the really

brutal stuff is up there from fargo to bismark to diluth internathenal falls you won't break zero today. it's really just tracking the cold outbreaks. >> thank you. everyone's favorite hippo is celebrating her second birthday. fiona, the famous hippo of thet cincinoo munched on a cake made of her favorite fruits. she rose the fame she was born premature, weighing only 29 ounds. that's one fifth what a normal newborn should. now she's up to a healthy weight for a hippo her age. over 1,000 pounds. pretty goodpr for aie avppo. >> wee breaking news for you outf georg involving a series of deadly shootings and the controversial leaving never land debuts but not without some problems. stayed clearer through 48 weeks. tremfya® may lower your ability to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections.

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police say four adults were killed. two victims were found at an apartment and two were found at a home a few blocks away.ie authorit are following leads the track down a suspect and determine a motive. >> this morning, police in utah are preparing for possible protests at the sundance film festival where a knew documentary about michael jackson is set to premiere toda it's already creating a storm of controversy. at the sundance film festiva under increase police security and concern, the premiere of leaving neverland. the new michael jackson documentary featuring two accusers that revisit claims of thed molestation against legendary singer. he spoke to tmz. >> i can't change what happened to me, but what i can do now is try to make a small . impact >> they are at the center of the

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bills reopen the govnment to reopen the government fail in the senate leading to a war of word between republicans behind closed door >> now t president signals he >>y be ready for a compromised. chuck. ll right. after kind of a crazy weather day yesterday, quieter weather the next f days. a little breezin but sunsh thise

>> annncer: news4 today starts now. just about 4:00 a.m. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and eun yang. friday morning has arrived and you're no doubt making plans for the weend. >> wilhe weather cooperate?

that's always the question. wtop jack taylor in for melissa. we begin with chuck bell and what we need to to know about the weather. >> what you need to know is it looks like the weather won't mess up the weekens p the third weekend in a row. have a chance for flurries around today as the colder air alost drifts overhead. but most of the flurries stay north of the mason dixon line or up into the mountains of west virginia. but i couldn't rule out a stray flurry or two during the course the afternoon in the d.c. area. a little breezy as well. temperatures this morning, noticeably colder than yesterday. that's for sure. mid-20sts for p of northern virginia. low to mid-nirts in suburban maryland this morning. your friday planner, yes indeed, friday -- a little cold and breezy today a few breaks of sun, cloudy maybe a flurry or two.un thenine. one ever those days. temperatures stuck mostly in the 30s throughou the course of the afternoon. another chilly day c