to defeat your toughest cold and flu symptoms fast. new theraflu powerpods. press. sip. relief. >> announcer: "news 4 today" starts now. striking a deal. there will be no sixth week for the government shutdown, as politicians come to an agreement friday. rning, how long could it take to get all of the fel employees back to work? a pre-dawn raid. one of president trump's long-time allies in handcuffs. rider stone is out of jail and getting ready to come to washington. police are looking to track down a crook who found a favorite target in northwest d.c. a lot to bring you up to speed on this saturday morning, of january, 2019. good morning. i'm david culver. weant to start off with lauryn

ricketts, joining me from the storm team 4 weather. cent for folks headed out, it is cold out there. there's also icy patcs? >> definitely icy patches, david. we've learned from our partners at wtop. be careful as you make your way out this morning. yesterda the temperatures, with the rainfall rather warm, the temteratures m some of the snow out there. then again, we saw a re-freezing on the roadways. let's take a look at r thear right now. not much going on, thank goodness. looking good across the area. current temperatures, in the teens,specially throughout t shenandoah valley. 27 degrees in the d.c. ar. outside the beltway, it is on the cold side. everybody below the freezing. ma be careful making your way out the door. as david was saying, icy spots out there this morning. listen, we have a quiet weekend ahead. this will the first weekend out of three weekends we've had dry conditions. changes come we have some rain changing to

snow. talk about that and the impt here in the 'sc. area. thatoming up in 15 minutes. >> a lot to catch up on. good to be next to you again, lauryn. been a few 6:02 is your time on this saturday. speaking of days, 35 days, the longest government shutdown in american history, coming to a end. >> i will sign a bill to opener our gent for three weeks, until february5th. >> this morning, that bill has been signed. at least on paper, the government is back open. both sidesre going to work towardea al on border security. as of rht now, there is no money for the president's border wall. after shuttering for more than a month, it'll take timeytefore evng is back to normal, so to speak. the white house promising within a week, federal workers are going to get their checks for the backpay. fo those of you getting back to work, the office of personal management sending out notices with details there. we're told larger agencies wit

re regional offices could take longer to get back up an running. opm sending the memo, telling employees to come back to work. the dealame after a rough morning for air travel in our country. the faa say air traffic controllers had sick calls in d.c. and florida, and that led to a brief ground stop at lagardaguardia airport. that created a ripple of delays. ursday, union officials voiced safety concerns, saying thees financial s could pose a dangerous distraction in what are already a high-pressure job. the forr head of the tsa telling sus, there a bigger problem to worry about. >> because of e uncertainty of the way forward, the fact they're two payc cks behind now, a number of people may have already decided to resign, they just haven't informed tsa. tsa officers and air traffic controllers have been dealing with that added stress and a lot of low morale. more thaneople spent a month trying to figure out how to put food on the table.

once the checks arrive, relief for some of you who are awaiting the backpay. >> ladies and gentlemen, quick announceme. announceme the government has reopened today. make some noise for the government. that means everybody has to go back to work. >> that was in georgetown last night. a celebration for the reopening of the government. folks gathering at prop 21 in northwest d.c.ev forbes, the manager at proper, says it is about time. y. great for everyb amazing for the country. just people knowing their paychecks should be coming next week, it'll bring people out of their house. >> forbes says businesses suffered during the shutdown, so for him, it is going to be a positive thing, everything reopening, so he can get his customers back in the door again. thing is, celebrations could be short-lived if lawmakers een't get a lasting deal. they have three w to reach a compromise, or else, we're back to where they were 35 days ago. our city, in the meantime, will

get back to normal. smithsonian tweeting the national zoo and museums will reopen on tuesday. mayor bower is going to ask the cityer to c the taxpayer dollars spent that usually the feds handle. c we havetinuing coverage on this. still a lot of questions remaining unanswered about what's next and what's going to ppen in the three weeks to come. for upda od information,pen up the app, and search shutdown deal. you'll want to tune in tomorrow morning for "meet the press" with chuck todd. he'll take a look at the political fallout ofyesterday's shutdown truce, and what it means in three weeks when the government d could shutn again. that's tomorrow after "news 4 to y." president trump's long-time political adadviser, roger ston is out of jail. he wasay arrested yeste in his

florida home in the early morning hours. he pleaded n guilty in court. he was released on a $250,000 bond. stone vowed not to testify against president trump. he is accused of lying to the white house intel committee about his interactions with wikileaks during the 2016 campaign. an indictment alleges stone told trump campaigne officials had information about the site's plans to release damaging information about hillary clinton. stone's hearing in washington is ott for tuesday. that was the only former trump staffer in court. paulmanafort,he former campaign manager, made a brief the specialco sel's office argued they shouldn't consider manafort's cooperation with the special counsel when handing down aentence for his crimes. the special counsel said manafort lied. the jud had some doubts about the claims on both sides. she scheduled a heari february 4th for both sides to

y,ke their case. happening ton 90 minutes from now, volunteers will be cleaning up the park around fletcher'soat house. this map shows the area. with the government shutdown, the national park couldn't keep the park. maintain it's been dealing with run-off from the potomac, from the rain and snow. hundreds are expected to help in the cleanup we're following a developing story. this is in the district right now. police found a body in the street in northeast overnight. we're told officers wer out there patrolling, then they hear gunfire. it was around midnight. they fouhe victim on queen's chapel road. investigators are not releasing much on thecase. we want to know about a possible suspect and what might have led up to that shooting. all new this morning, d.c. police searching for a suspect they believe robbed the same restaurant twice in a week, even

though that place has security cameras and now we have the footage. last sunday, officers say a person threatened an employee from behind at a restaurant on conneccut avenue. this is just blocks from the metro station. he steals some cash and takes off. on thursday, it appea the same individual returned to that very same restaurant to ao it again. police want to catch him. they're offering a $10,000 reward this morning for anyone who has information that could lead to an arrest.il a going through the virginia legislature could mean you'll be seeing something new at church. guns. i'm going to take you to both sides of this issue before lawmakers come down on their decision. that is straight ahead on this saturday morning, when "news 4 january 21st is squirrel apsqeciatiay. burrels aren't the only ones saving for the future. that's why ay -r-p dedicates todato you. yeah, you! from planning and budgeting. to getting a deal on your next trip. a-a-r-p is here to help you take on today.

locked, loaded, and ready to pray. right now, a bill that would allow you to carry a gun into a worship service is making its

wayo virginia's house, and it could become law in the commonwealth. this week, i took a look at both sides of this debate. >> reporter: you might sayty secut park valley church in hay market is a form of worship. >> nehemiah 4:9, it ys, we prayed to our god, and we posted a guard, day and night, to meet the threat. that's the stance we take here. >> reporte troy corwins a former police officer. he helped c the safety ministry at park valley, which includes some armed church members. >> i'll do what i can tosu make not only my family is safe, but my church family is safe. >> reporter: this week,vi inia's senate supporting the effort, passing a bill that would repeal a lo-standing ban on carrying weapons during worship services. >> people go to church forla , for comfort, to get away from trauma. reporter: churchgoer mary wright doesn't believe guns will

make her safe she called for common sense gun reform in virginia. >> this shouldn't be a party line issue. it is public safety. i see a public health crisis exploding in front of our faces. >> reporter: given their training and experience, mary approves of former law enfoement carrying, but she fears repealing the ban wilh open the chu doors to a greater danger. >> the thought of anybody but people who are extremely well-trained,disciplined, experienced, terrifies me. >> reporter: those who support the bill stress, this doesn't mean everyone who shows up for worship services will be carrying a gun. >> i think there's probably some fear tt it would turn it into the old west, and everybody has a holster slung on their side. >> reporter: the security team, selective in who they allow to join the ranks, expressin prayer through secured service. >> that bil has to pass the house of delegates in virginia. if that happened, it'd likely be vetoed by governor ralph

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from things like math and science, but when it comes to the arts,e often overlook the influence it can have on the life you ad. aaron gilchrist is a former theater kid. this week, he gotnc the c to take to the stage again with the kids in heritage high school in leesburg. he's shone a light on the power of the performing arts. >> come on. we're getti married. >> when is this taking place? >> reporter: it is the last rehearsal before heritage high school opens its classic, "guys and dolls." >> we have pairs of people who fall in and out of love with each other. along the way, they bump into interesting things. >> angie runs the department. she had the wil ide to invite me to take a walk on role. >> reporter: i want to try to do it all. talk about memory lane. i acted and directed all through high school and some of college.

"guys and dolls"st was my performance as a teen. >> let me hear from big joey. >> reporter: you will give me cash. >> i heard it. >> reporter: this is more about pretending. it is chadecter lopment, comprehension, memorization, tem bui team ilding. >> the skills can serve them in any field they want to do. reporter: you can't measure the value of arts courses. when school budgets are tight, the arts often s the first or biggest cuts. the thespians at this school will tell you, the proof is in the perforn'nce. >> wou it be wonderful if we could get married tomorro night? >> reporter: grace is the female lead. she'll graduate this spring af r four years on stage a behind the scenes. >> i love taking on a new character, a about the character, but also about yourself. you learn so much about yourself through pursug these different characters. >> i practice all the time. i try to make sure s i don'tp practicing until it is perfect.

even then, keep going. >> reporter: at ge, the program is supported by the school and parent boosters. they added a second drama teacher this sch next year, there will be 12 theater courses. >> students you might notul thi be interested in theater find their niche here, and we're proud of that. >> reporter: opening night, t sion was infectious, created by a troupe always bonded by their time on this stage. >> i won't leaver. thea i'll always be involved somehow. >> reporter: i knowha you mean. >> aaron gilchrist reporting. hestage one of the smallest schools in loudoun county. it has one the largest and nn award-g theater programs. "guys and dolls" runs this weekend. they'll aroo put on action of "mama mia " in april. can you imagine aaron in that, too? think he'll show back up for

every one. he was in the moment. >> he looked like he fit right in, like a glove. so good to see you. >> we haven't been together in a while. >> couple weeks. >> goodyo to see >> good to see you. >> i saw your pictures from france and switzerland. >> it was awesome. beautiful. >> welcome back to d.c. no, i'm kidding.fun. i was ready to come back, actually. it was snowing over isthere. >> iold here this morning. >> very chilly. >> icy patches. >> you got a foot o snow on saturday/sunday when i wasn't here. i was getting snow, too. now, we don't have any snow this weekend to talk about. we are dry. this is the first weekend in dry. weekends we're >> that's nice. >> i know. very nice. >> i wasin staout in the snow. that's why it is nice. >> that's what i heard. you were standing out in the listen, no reporters in the snow today because we don't have any. hard-pressed to find any across the eastern seaboard. we have high pressure in wechar. ave a clear night. the sun is coming up a little over an hour from now. it is going to be a beautiful --

that does say reston. that is clearly d.c. we have a nice and quiet day out there. we have more clouds tomorrow, but tomorrow is stillquiet. by the time we get into monday, it is seasonable. >> we have sunshine on monday, and the temperatures are going to be shooting through the 40s. by tuesday, that's when we have some snow chances. doesn't look like a lot of snow headed our way. what we do hav are snow chances as temperatures drop. current temperatures out there right now, we're in the teens and 20s across the board. your morning planner will dip a little bit as we go through the 7:00 a.m. hour, then start to move back up. temperaturestoday, only right in the upper 30s to lower 40s. noing happening on theadar right now. for your weekend, again, 43 degrees would b our daytime high. upper 40s tomorrow. it'll be warmer on sunday. sunday afternoon/sunday night, we could see snow showers west of 91. noaccumulation. this is the first dry weekend in three weeks we've had here in the area.ay mooing to be nice, then we

get into tuesday, and that's when we start to see changes. we'll have tempes in the 50s during the morning on tuesday, especially around d.c., but we'll wch this system come in. could start as nolittle rainmix, eventually changing to all snow by tuesday afternoon and tuesday night. some models hold it to wednesday morning before it gets out of re. some of the models are pushing out about 1 to 2 inches. that is it. of course, something that bears watching. temperatures crash on tuesday. wednesday/thursday, quite blustery with wind chills in the 20s and teens. we're pretty quiet but a little illy as we go through the next week. we have more news on the other side ofhi break. when i kept finding myself smoking in my attic.

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same place anyway. they both were on their way to walter reed hospil for doctor's appointments. >> so cool. while tom brady and the patriots get ready for the super bowl, a kid in kentucky is going cheater. calling him a you love this story. >> i want to do this. his science fair project proves atom brady ischeater. >> wow. 10-year-old aceavis unpacked the deflategate controversy, saying brady ordered patriot assistanceo deflate footballs to g a anantage in the playoffs. >> ace's dad, who i'll say is not a patriots fan, was the topic for his son's project. according to ace's crack resear, tom brady is a cheater. >> i wonder if brady will respond to that. >> we'll >>see. e has the poster and everything, very official. >> i would have made him number one for the science fair. >> that's why you're not a

teacher, lauryn ricketts. >> exactly why. >> preferential treatment. d.c. is a hot spot for a specific kd of valentine's day. the city is ranked among the toe inountry for last-minute hotel rooms on the special day. >> , hotel tonight. what cities see the largest spike in the same-day bookings on february 14th? santa barbara, california, was a op spot, followed by new orleans and napalley. >> d.c. is fourth, ahead of new york, la, and vegas. interesting. >> hot spot. >> yeah. not here though. it's cold here. >> for me, it's singlewaness day. that's how i celebrate it. hotel room by myself andrder room service. >> i like that. >> i like it, too. you can't come. just me, all right? 6:26. you're tracking cold weath this morning. >> it is chilly. we have icy spots out there. please, please, please be carefulaking your way out the door. do we have a warmup in the ten-day forecast? 'll talk about that. maybe we'll talk snow chances.

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investigators do not know if this man even has a gun, but he's been able to rob this same d.c. restaurant in the last wee. tw now, police need your help tracking him down. >> announcer: "news 4 today" starts now. >> welcome back to "news 4 today" on this saturday morning at go6:30. morning to you. i'm david culver. it is a cold start to your saturday if youe headedut there. lauryn ricketts in the storm team 4 weather center. heading outo are and about, got to be careful, too, on the roads, some icy patches. >> we learned that from our news partrs at wtop, david. they were talking about icy patches from the snow that melted yesterday, eereng on the roadways, and that is creating issues out there, eain on the roads. of course, turn it to 103.5 as soon as you get in ourcar, just to see where the problem spots are. they may be outside of your neighborhood. again, everybody below the

freezing mark right nnow. here d.c., reagan national airport, 27 degrees. winds are calm finally. we have oloud coverr there. elsewhere, clear skies withn igh pressurearge. no snow, no rain, looking good early on this saturday morning. looking good and quiet, thank goodness, on this saturday morning. looking ahead for the weekend, it is really not going to be that bad out there. our fir dry weekend in three weekends for this weekend. now, monday, no tuesday is what we're focusing on. looks like we could have some rain changing over to snow. that could leado delays on wednesday. very chilly air coming our way. we'llha talk about t on the ten-day forecastg comup. >> lauryn, we'll check in with you then. 356:31. days, the longest government shutdown in american history, coming to an end. >> i will sign ao bill open our government for three weeks, until february 15 . >> this morning, the bill has

been signed, and o at least paper, the government is back open. both sides will work toward a deal on border security. as of right now, there is no es money for the ident's border wall. afhutting more than a month, it'll be some time before everything is back to normal. roe white housesing within a week, federal workers will get checks for backpay. for those of you getting back to work, the officf personnel management sending out notices with some of the details. we're told larger agencie with more regional offices could take a little longer to get back up and running. opm sending the memo, tellingemployees, come back to work. yesterday's deal comes after a rough morning, for those of you hitting the air and skies, traveling a little bit, especially when it comes to the airport delay we sa faa says air traffic controllers had sick calls in d.c. and t florida, and led to a brief ground stop at laguardia airport. it created a ripple of delays. officials cited safety ncerns,

saying the financial stress could pose a dangerous distraction in what is already a high-pressur job. the tsa saying there is a bigger problem to worry about here. >> because of the o uncertainty the way forward, the fact they're two paycck bes his behi now, a number of people may have resigned b not told officials yet. >> tsa officers are dealing with the added stress and low morale. celebrations f some folks looking to go back to work, could be short-lived if lawmakers don't get a lasting deal to keep the government funded. they have three weeks to reach a compromise, orel , we're back to where we were 35 days ago. our city beginning the pofcess returning back to normalcy. the smithsonian tweeting last night that the museums and the national zoo going to reopen on lose. d.c. mayor says she going to ask the federal government to reimburse the city for the taxpayer dollars spent covering services that usually the feds

handle. stay with news 4 and our nbc washington app. we have contiing coverage. a lot of questions remaining unanswered about what is next and what is goin to hap the next three weeks. for updated information, open the app and search, shutdown deal. you'll want to tune in tomorrow morn fing for "meethe ess" with chuck todd. he'll look at the fallhet betweenshutdown truce, and in three week when the government could shut down again. that's tomorrow morning after "news 4 today." local headlines now. montgomery county, one person killedre overnight when they hit by a car on lay hill road. the drivertayed on scene. right now, it is not clear if any charges are going to be filed. northbound lanes of lay hill at georgia avenue are still shuts down thi morning, as police continue to investigate. all new this morning, a man is facing charges for the murder of a swim coach in the district. christopher green was arrted

on sever charges, including the murder of zaan scott. he shot scott during a robbery ng 2017. after the sh, scott was paralyzed and later dieds a result of his injuries. a tragic update this morning for a grieving familyai in a 2-year-old boy who had fallen into a 300-foot deep well has been found dead. two years ago, the child fell into a hole while his family was walking through ava p estate. miners had been drilling day and night into the ll, hoping to find the boy alive. crewsie recovered his body ea today, where he was later pronounced dead. a community is mourning in charles county after an offic was found dead. corporal patrick,p.j. mann was ea 13r veteran. he died by suicide before the

car he was found in ran off the road. >> just t know that that presence will be gonem fro our school and is, you know -- he won't be ther >> prince george's county officer t respondingthe crash was hurt when a car rammed his cruisers. at officer is expected to be okay. a man shot up a carust as school was letting out. now, he is convicted of charges that could land him in jail more than 5 years. jackie benson this morning showing us the police body camera ftage that helped montgomery county jury decide that man's fate. >> reporter: prosecutors outlined a druole thaeal that e in a shootout, and a suspect who almost got away. that hert, t had on video. >> out of the car for a minute, man. montgomery: as a county police officer is about to put the huffs on edward jones, the suspect takes off. >> hands up! >> reporter: video from april 2017 shows offic as and police canine in hot pursuit.

[ ba ing ] >> reporter: an officer's by ca shows him jumping a 6-foot fence. >> where is he >> an officer jumps a fence and lands on top of him and says where is he, when he is sitting on t of the defendan before peeling you have af piece o plywood and realizing he caught the person they've been chasing. >> reporter: three vehicles gathered on the residential street, in a deal for a large amount of marijuana, several pounds. a dispute led to anng exc of gunfire, and the cars scattered. a bullet side headrest of a dodge challenger. chopper 4 chap chap captured th scwae. after jone taken into custody, officers searched the area and found a gucci backpack a witness had seen him carrying. it heldot and a .45 caliber handgun. jones, with a previous felony,

waro prohibited carrying a gun. jones still faces a sentencing hearing. jackie benson, news 4. 6:38. in an hour from now, volunteers will be cleaning up the park around fletcher's boathouse. that's in northwest d.c. the map shows the areae're talking about here. with the government shut down, the national park service could not keep the park maintained. park has been dealing with storm run-off from theau potomac b of high waters from the rain and all the snow. hundreds of volunteers are expected to come out and help in the cleanup effort. we're working for your health this morning. there is a back surgery bre breakt virginia.orthern just after the break, doreen gentzler going to introduce you to a doctor using robots to help ease back pain. that's straight ahead, right here on

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gameer for millions of americans dealing with back pain and considering surgery. news 4's doreen gentzler working for your health this morning, to tell us about the new technology that can hel patients get back on their feet faster and safer than ever before. >> i'll tell the robot i want to operate from here. ra >> reporter: ong on someone's spine takes tremendous skill and precision. >> each time we place a screw into a bone, we have to hit a bull's eye. then the tap. >> reporter: robotic technology can guide a surgeon in thein oper room. >> verifying our final location on the screw visualry. system takes new it a step further, combining the precision of a robot with cutting-edge, 3- computer technology, allowing the surgeon to map out the procedure weeks before it takes place. >> the robotics is an arm that guides us, to make sure we go precisely where we planned. the navigation is the ability to

actually watch ourtr ients on a screen while we're working. >> reporter: this week,r. christopher goode from the virginia spine institute in r reston became the first person in the world to use this during a surgery. >> by using tools, like robotics, like-and-a-ha navigate able to make a more precise plan. >> reporter: the combination improves the safety and accuracy of the incisions. there's less radiation involved. this technique reduces the risk of complications. dr. good compares it to building a house. >> you desn the perfect house, then you have a robotic system building that house. as it is building the house, yot canlly see what's happening on the blueprint as it unfolds in front of you. >> ready for this? >> yup. >> reporter: diagnosed with scoliosis as a teenager, 23-year-old rachel hoffman says the condition started to take a toll on her ibody.

used to run half marathons. the last one i ran was two years ago, and i was having a lotpf pain and back pain. >> you're standing up orhere. >> rr: over time, it could lead to lung or heart damage. she decided to go und knife to prevent her condition from getng worse. >> i'm being very preventivereor the fu i thought i'd be a lot more nervous, but i don't know, i feel like i'm -- i feel confident with this. technolo >> reporter: patients are encouraged to start walking soon after this surgery, and recovery should take three to six months. >> the old days of body casts and bedrest are long gone. >> reporter: for rachel, this is the first step towardhe aling, and it is something that could bring relief to many other considering minimally invasive back surgery. >> by utizing this technology through many other surgeons and patients, i can help lots ofle pe've never met through this system. >> doreen genler with that report. that surgery took place on thursday. we're hearing that rachel is doing well. her recovery is expected to taks

three t months. dr. good was the first person to operate witht t technogy, and more sur ogeons around the country could use it this year. the spine surgery is covered by insurance. live look outside on this a cold start to the saturday. lauryn ricketts tracking temperatures for the rest of the ekend.we

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next on nbc 4. let's get you a preview now. take you up to new york, where sheinelle jones and peter alexander are standing by. >> good to see you. today, as you can figure, on saturday rning, we are going to focus on the government being back open today. th president signing t short-term spending bill overnight, ending the shutdown, at least for anotherhree weeks. of course, there's a lot of work to be done. we will take you live to the white house for the latest. oualso, i'll take inside a bronx high school, where these police officers aren't just roaminls the h to keep o kids danger they're acting as beat cops, and students say they'rehanging lives. how patten oswald turned the tables on a man trolling him on twitter. he turned it so his fans helped this man, who needed >> that's all coming up on "today." >> see y in 15 minutes from now. >> see you in a bit. > with the holiday bes hind s b

and a new year underway, this is the season w swear we'll get in shape. you hear it over and over. sadly, a lot of folks won't make it to the end of the month with their resolutions. >> our barbara harrison met some folks celebrating notiving up they've defied the odds, se celebrating over three decades of dedication to their gym. >> that is dedication. >> and each other. >> jumping jack, knee up. >> reporter: she is the drill sergeant. lawyer turned leader of a troupe that's weathered over 5,000 hours of stomping, twists and turns, three t a week. >> walk, two, three, four. >> reporter: testing ou stagna and commitment. >> 35 years on march 17th where a are. >> eporter: she was a stude and stepped in to lead it when their leader was leaving. >> isa , how is this quiet person going to lead the eclass? ot up there, and a booming

voice came out. >> reporter: that wa 1984. by '87, it was still moving. she followed the class as itm moved fro one gym to another. >> all over. >> reporter: they're at falls church now. >> i come every saturday, to come to maryland. >> reporter: to make sure their leader makes it, even with a brokenfoot. >> we've been driving her back and forth because she can't drive. >> reporter: eryone says theyol turn down anything get here. >> are you kidding me? oucan't wait to go to the class. >> in't know what to do if i didn't come to this class. i've been coming for 35ar >> reporter: they've shared their lives with each other. >> i was just out of college, so this class had really watched over me through breakups to a marriage, where they threw me a bridal shower. >> ie just love class. i cannot miss it. r: if anyone doesn't show up, they worry. >> i have to say, i'll be gone a week. ev yone islike, where are you? >> i met this awesome group, and i never looked back. y ever wonderdo t

where all the years have gone? >> my daughter was 2 years old when i first starte and now she's 30. >> i think we've all cbinged quite in 35 years. some more than others. >> i've gotten five grandkids and five tattoos. >> reporter: it's definitely a diverse group, with one among them they call the rose.ou are married? >> yes, i am.he >> reporter: has the best viewth >> i stand i middle. half of them get a view of me, . to >> reporter: he claims he's the oldest in the class. the youngest? a dentist and mothe of two. >> i remember the very first day, when i kind of came in. i was like, oh, this is a geriatric class. i can beat this class, n problem. l lo andbehold, i could not keep up. >> reporter: some work. some are retired. each bring something unique to the class. >> we all have such different

personalities. we enjoy each oth so much. >> reporter: in a time when political ideology often gets in the way of personal friendships, politics is something this group leaves out of the conversation. >> we don't really talcsabout politit the gym. >> reporter: so far, w full of them, they've had no politicians join them. they'd be welcomed. >> maybe we could teach themow to get along. >> reporter: how much longer do you w to take this class. >> forever. >> reporter: barbara harrison, news 4. 's>> the so many different fitness opportunities. too, butn instructor, there is something about the class environment. other people motivate you to go along. >> feels good. love it. the accountability. i love it. good for those women. day like day, you can workout. >> we won't have any snow or rain for the first time in three weekends, but it is a ltle cold out there. bitterly cold. we don't have the winds, thank

goodness. temperatures in the teens a 20s right now. we are on our way into the upper 30s to mid 40s. that'll be our range. the sun coming up just about 7:20, showing 30 minutes from now. temperatures will be climbing through the 20s. we have cloud cover, but it'll be quiet. more sunshine later this afternoon. nothing happening on adar right now. we are dry out there. as far as your weekend outlook is concerned, if you want to hit exercise, as david and i were talking about, nice winr day. it'll be cold but at least it will be dry. you're running errand especially this morning, watch out for icy patches. we have someid causing ats out on the roadways, according to our friends at wtop.th you can turn o103.5 as caon as you get in the if you're skiing, great conditions. no wind like last weekend. 43 will be thedaytime high with a mix of sun and clouds. a much lighter wind. tomorrow, the tempes are going to be in the upper 40s.

of course, a little warmer on your sunday. very small chance of a light snow shower, but nomoccumulation ow, west of i-81. as i said, the first dry weekend in three weekends. what to expect, a quiet weekend. next chance of some snow, a big change will come tuesday, where we could see rain to snow.ne cold by way and thursday. wind chills are going to be in the teens and single digits. as far as your future weather, this is tuesday morning. looks to start offs rain. eventually changing over to some snow tuesd night into wednesday, as temperatures fall through the day on tuesday and fall through the day on wednesday. as w get into you tuesday and wednesday, going to be pretty cold. tuday will be our transition day. wednesday and thursday, wind chills in the single digits and teens. pretty quiet as we ti fini out the shne

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good morning. breaking overnight, back in business. the federal government openedo thisrning after president trump signed a short-term spending bill last night to the 35-day government shutdown. 800,000 federal workers finally set to get paid, but no money for the border wall. the president insisting he'll get his wall one wayor the other. >> we're going to work with the democrats. we're going to see. if we can't do that, then we'll , obviously, we're going to do the emergency. >> president trump caves. will his base revolt? are we head for another shutdown next month? we're live in waington. i am not a crook. one of the seresident's clost advisers, roger stone, who wasn't worked for richardnixon, defiant after he was indicted in the