union address. >> but it comes atim a when america and congress are so on ded and it will display for all of us to see tonight. >> for the first time the president will be addressing the houseut chamber witwo republicans sitting behind him. now democratic house speaker nancy pelosi is there replacing paul ryan. and members of congress and theirlr guests aredy arriving. our news4id team has been i the capitol for a few hours. >> doreen gentzler anchors our te coverage. a lot riding on it. >> that' true. three hours away before president trump walks in the door of this building and the house chamber to deliver his second state of the union address. this is going to be very different from the one a year ago. he's talking to a dided house in congress as you said. he's expected to strike a tone of unity and his theme we're told is choosing greatness. but this comes as there is so a much concernut the

possibility of yet another government shutdown.e and we only -- we're less than two weeks away now from thdl de that the president has laid down for possibly shutting down the government once again. have team coverage for you tonight. scott macfarlane is with us at the capitol. he's been gathering local reaction from our local lawmakers. but we're going to start with b news4'yne alexander. she's just outside the capitol with a look at what we can expect tonight. >> reporter: doreen, good eveningo u. a different audience and a very different atmosphere. president trump isbe going t delivering this state of the union address, remember, it was supposed to ve happenedast week but because of the longest government shutdown in history, it was pushed until owtoday. soe are going to have a lot of critical eyes watching president trump as he delivers o his second stathe union. for president trump tonight, a new political reality a divided congress with democrats

controlling the house. the white house promising an optimistic state of the union address. >> he's calling for bipartisanship and unity. and more cpromise and cooperation and less . divisive >> reporter: but the president expected to focus on immigration and his calls for a border wall, an issue dividing washington. today the white house downplaying an imminent national emergency declaration. >> we need congress to finish its job. >> reporter: but making clear it's not off the table to the dismay of some republicans. >> if he were to do that it would likely end up in litigation >> reporter: it comes as president trump sends more troops to the border and coinues to build his case to the wall. among his guests tonight, the family of a couple authoriti say was killed by an undocumented immigrant. democrats sending their own message, inviting federal employees affected by the government shutdown as congress works to avoid another one next week. >> ihe hope president's

legislative team is telling him, ver ought to accept wha bipartisan compromise congress reaches on border security because at all costs we have to avoid another government shutdown. >> reporter: on twitter a scuffle between chuckanchumer president trump who tweeted i see he's already criticizing my state of the union speech. he's just upset he didn't win the senate. schumer calling the president's push for unity empty. giving the democratic response tonight will be stacey rams. she's the one who lost the clyost race for georgia's governor. n joining me scott macfarlane. you cover capitol hill for us and he been for many years. a lot of people are going to be listening to see if there's any sign of conciliation on the part of the president. >> let's focus on whs listening. first time in a generation, there's no republican in the u.s. house or u.s. senate from r our .

we've been talking to people all day, we've been hearing the same thing. an all democratic delegation, each bringing a guest from home. all saying the president needs to end the shutdown. a misconception that people think memberss of congres get a preview of the speech, they don't. they won't get the speech until 10 minutes beforehand. but they're all saying they want the ppesident to about the shutdown and the federal workers impacted. >> i would like to hear a pledge from the president that he's nog goo use government shutdowns as a tactic to try to get thi he wants. the federal workforce deserves respect. day do important work every for people around the country. ey were locked out of work oror denied pay5 days. and so, i think it's important the president step up. >> members of congress will soon

actually arrive in the chamber, it's first come, first serve on seating. >> they're staking out their seats >>now. they want to be by the aisle where the tv cameras are. >> the president's speechrt s at 9:00 and then at news4 at 11:00 we'll be back with complete coverage and analysis.y ho stay tuned. we'll see new a few minutes jim and wendy. a lot ofpl plooking at the optics of nancy pelosi behind the president, reaction to what he has to say. look forward to that. thank you both. onto virgia's capital a two swirling controversies competing for attention today. >> there is some new support emerging for embattled virginia governor ralph northam and starting to now offer reaction to the troubles that are facing the lieutenant govern with anuncorroborated sexual assault allegation. ur>> bureau chief julie carey

joins us live from richmond with today's developments. julie? >> reporter: jim and wendy, as you know, lawmakers here and tos democrrom across the country have made it clear they tnt governor ralph north resign, convinced he cannot effectively governed stain of that racist photo on his yearbook page but the governor has been asking more time to make the case it was not him in the klan o rob black face. and tonight getting backup. governor northam out of public view since saturday when he said he wasot either m in this photo. looking for time to make his case to virginians even as democrs demand he step down now. >> i can't tell you why he hasn't, but i pray he will. >> reporter: but new support, nine med school classmates signing a letter they are

convinced it was not the governor. we do believe the governor ever engaged in, promoted, or promoted racism. at the capital today, this visitor today who voted for ralph northam, sayinggohe rnor should get a chance to clear his name. >> i understand the picture w horrible. but at the same time, i believe governor northam is a decent individual. what happened to ging a good person a second chance? >>eporter: but the spotlight of controversy also on lieutenant governor justin fairfax thellegations surfaced yesterday from a woman who accuses fairfax of sexually assaulting her at the 2004 democraticational convention when he was an unmarried 25-year-old. he said the one-time encoter wa consensual and calls the evelation now a political smear. today vanessa tyson is stepping forward hiring a the same one that represented

christine blasey ford. most lawmakers refusing comment on the accusation against teu nant governor. others saying they need more information. >> it's a tough allegation but we have to sit back and gather whatever information's out there. >> we don't have all the formation, but we take any allegation of sexual abuse or harassment very. seriou so we're going to wait and see how that information evolves. >> reporter: now you probably remember in our coverageda yest we were not naming the woman accusing the lieutenant governor but in addition to hiring a lawirm to represent her, she's also agreed to be publically identified. vanessa tyson is an associate press forat scrts college in california. next question, when will we be hearing from ckr? o you, jim. >> no onehi knows how ts is going to shake out or end. julie carey live in richmond. thank you. well, this news i taking over social media today. wizards star, jn wall

suffering an injury at his home. and this one will keep him out for, get this, 12 months. sherree burruss joins us from the news room with more on this nic and costly injury. >> as you mentioned, jim, jlln one of the top trending topics on twitter this afternoon because the wizards all-star is out 12 months after rupturing his achilles. he suffering this achilles injury falling in his home. the wds guard was already set to miss the season after eft heelurgery on the but now he'll miss 12 months. the wizards team doctor discovered theur ion monday while looking at an infection wallad developed in the previous surgeries. the surgery has not been scheduled by the team doctor expecting it to happen s etime neweek. >> sherree burruss, thank you. maryland has one of the highest death rates for opioid overdoses in the nation. more than twice the national

average. maryland. tonight news4 mark segraves speaks to maryland narcotics officer who lostte dau to a heroin overdose and is now waging a new war on the rprobl. orter: kevin simmers spent 30 years in law enforcement. >> i was really on the front lines of the drug war. >> reporter: he thought he was making a positive difference in people's lives by locking up drug addicts. >> the more arrestsbe the er. >> reporter: then he got a look at the drug problem from a different gl when his 18-year-old daughter brook told him she was addicted to opioids. >> brook was -- she meant everything to me. >> reporter: over the next year brook and her father struggled with her addiction. >> this is where she asked me to shoot her and put h o of her misery. >> reporter: brook would go in and out of treatment facilities but nothing work simmer became frustrated with a

system that made addicts wait for treatment. >> no other disease do we treat people that inhumanely. >> after she overdosed he asked prosecutors to send h to jail. >> i'm trying to save her life.k >> reporter: bould overdose one more time after she got out of the jail. >> she crawledf in the back the car and died from a heroin v dose. >> reporter: before she died she told her father, she wished there was a place she could go and live and get sober. he spent the next several years ndraising awareness donations to build brook's house.y, to hundreds gathered to see the opening of brook's house. >> brook prayed for that house. god answered a prayer. > that was mark segraves reporting.

if you've like to help we have a lynch on the nbc washington app. just search brook's house. >> heartbreaking. >> when weome back tonight, a mother and father worried about their k safety now sleeping with a hammer and a razor byr thside. >> coming up, news4 pat collins talks to the family about the bullets fired into their home and why they say there's not enough being done to protect them. an> we met her during the shutdown now a wroviding for her great grandchildren will be a guest at the state of the union. >> he should apologize for what he dido the american people. doreen gentzler will be joining us with hry s and more live from the capital. that's next. the sun is down buts i still 67 degrees after a record high of 74 today. i'll show you what thisns m for your day tomorrow. it's time to get out theum ellas a

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i'm doreen gentzler, live from the u.s. capitol lths than e hours from now, president trump will arrive and deliver his state of the union address. he's expected to talk at lot ab unity and bipartisanship but it comes amidst a time when our leaders are very, very divided. there will be aeavy focus on immigration we expect and also a lot of talk about funding for that border wall. the address, of course, was initially postponed. itdas suppo to happen last month but speaker nancy pelosi asked for it to be delayed

because of the government shutdown. the clo is ticking toward the threat of another government shutdown that cothd happen at end of next week. and so many people will be watching what the president says about government shutdowns and border wall funding tonight because of that. especially important for people in our area so many fedal employees in our area. all the members of coress, actually bring guests to the speak here. and these guests many of them come with a message.in incl the guest of senator chris van ohollan, he's bringin with him a custodian, and remember the contractors, unke other furloughed employees, the contractors don't get back pay from the time they missed. cory speak spoke to senator val

hollan's guest earlier gday. >> i wd to see them. >> reporter: lila johnson is a lot happier these days. >> we had fun. even with the supervisor. >> funny how just being able to go back to work with can do they. >> they talk about i see you on tv. >> reporter: weet first johnson, and the twohireat grandcren she's raising in december. it washe early days of what would be the longest government shutdown. s is my water bill. >> reporter: the bills were pilling upnc then. federal contractors don't get back pay. >> i'm behind in my rent and car note. >>ter: monday was her first day back at work. but behind her smile lies a resentment for the president. >> i'm >> reporter: tonight she'll be in the chamber listening to the president.o she wants hear one thing from president trump. >> he ould apologize for what he did to themerican people.

she was invited by chris van hollan, she wants toes look the prent in the eye and show him the pain contractors endured. >> let him see the faces that'si notng to get paid, only because, you know, he chooseto t ign the bills. >> reporter: with the prospecte of anohutdown on the horizon, johnson says she's putting her faith not on the president but a higher power. >> god's in charge of everything, not president trump. >> reporter: i askeder who she wanted to meet tonight,fond i could finish the question she said stacey abrams. cory smith, news4. that's lila johnson representing thousands of federal contract employees who didn't -- will not get back pay for the 35 wohe days missed during the government shutdown. i'll be back with more from the

u.s. capitol in just a few minutes. >> we'll look forwa. to thank you. a localheother and fatr tell us they d't feel safe inside their own home any longer. >> after they heard gun shots they found bullets scattered throughout their northern virginia home. t collins is in montclair to show us how close those rounds came to the couples' sleeping children. >> reporter: this is lanai and sheshan zahheed, this is how they spent last night. >> we found a hammer andox cutter, we took it upstairs, our children slept in our bed. we downloaded the police scanner app. >> reporter: 2:00 a.m. monday morning, 20 a.m., someone stood out here and fired off 11 shots. seveho of the went into the

zaheed, onehere, one there, one way up he i. conto the upstairs bathroom one of the bullets came through the wall through the inside of the tub, o theside of the tub, through the door and then into the wall over here. be still my heart. >> my first thought was to go check on my children. i have a 3-year-old and 6-year-o little boy. so i crawled on my hands ands kn into their rooms and madere suhey were okay. >> reporter: they said they asked the montclair homeowners assoation for extra security patrols but nothing happened. when i went there today they said they had no comment and asked us to leave. >> i'm supposed to be able to protect m family. but, you know, you rely on your neighborhood and your community to provide little peace of . mind what happens when you reach out to them a they give you none?

>> reporter: police say they don't believe the zaheed family was targeted. they think this was some sort of reckless use of a firearm but they say they're increasing patrols in the area just in case. in prince william county, pat collins news4. next at 6:00 tonight, metro is set to roll out test trains for the second phase of the silver line ovnight. chopper 4 flew over the track tonight minutes ago going toward dulles. around 1:00 in the morning two trains will move along the tracy until e in place at innovation station. this is just testing, though the silver line won't actually u openil 2020 at the earliest there. and right now we are just 2.5 hours from president trump's state of the union address. lawmakers are saving seats inside the house chamber. coming up at 6:30, doreen gentzler and scott macfarlane

join us once again live with four things you need to wch for during the speech tonight. >> reporter: you know when you see this many hubcaps something isthot right with roads. and out here we're dealing with a of potholes. i'll tell you the problem spots coming up. we have record settingemps on this tuesday. doug is ♪ -morning. -morning.

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to staving outside so quickly. >> that's a good point. >> doug's grill. >> yeah, doug's ill. >> there we go. >> i was cooking steaks out on my grill because it was warm. today warmer after a high temperature of 74 degrees. unbelievable. >> it was. wow, i thought we might get near 70. but 74, that's incredible. record high temperature today, the old record was 70 set back in 1990.i have not seen the official -- these are not quite official yet but 70 at bwi, record high is 72 but i'm waiting for the official numbers to come in. 67 degrees, winds out of the north at 8 miles perhour. it is beautiful out tonight. it's a little cooler into the suburbs, 50s already, 50s towards annapolis on the war. 48 on the water. the water is so much colder february. is that definitely it keeps things

on the cooler side right along the shore, but that's it. no raino talk about now. but we are going to see a storm move our way. tomorrow back to the west, much tlder air behins but we're seeing the warmer air still come up. tomorrow is a coolerday. i want you to remember to take the umbrella with you, you'll need the jackets too because it will be chilly. lots of cloud cover tomorrow. by 2:00 we're still mostly dry. i think most of your afternoon will be on the dry side, unt about 4:00 or 5:00, that's when the rain moves in and it becomes fairly steady during the evening rush, moves out a 9:00 and more rain moves in early into thursday. that's when we expect to see the best chance of rat. thursday moves out and we see temperatures on the rise. 51 tomorrow. so much cooler than today. 62 degrees on thursday. so we go down, then up, then down, then way down. by friday evening ifou have dinner plans, friday evening

wind chills 20s and 30s. take the coat on friday. saturday 39. a chance for winter next week. i'll see you at 6:45. record warmth esday. th temperature swings are creating havocs. on our ro adam tuss on pothole patrol at 6:30. and governor ralph northam's medical school addressing a history racist images appearing in the yearbook. appearing in the yearbook. the local peoe you wilpll

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>> announcer you're watching news4 at 6:00. we're back now at 6:30 with our top story, the state of the union address just about two anh a halfrs from now. >> this speech will have a different tone and setting from the president's previous speeches to congress. >> doreen gentzler is anchoring our team coverage from the hill. doreen? >> hi, president trump delivers his second state of the union speech tonight. he talked for about an hour and 20 minutes last year. we'll see if he goes over that or stays under it tonight. his theme, choosing greatness. o and white houicials are putting out the word that he is going to be talking about unity very much. but, of course, our politics are ve, very divided so how much unity is possible remains to be seen. here are four things to watch in the speech tonight. president trump will not declare

a national emergency to spend b money on ader wall. we know that without approval from congress. but he still hasn't ruled it out. he's been threatening it for weeks. immigration expected to be a top topic. also infrastructure. the president's plan to spend more money onth at. also lowering the ct of health care and prescription drugs and national security. d stacey abrams will deliver the democratic response. she is the former minority leader to the georgia house of representives sheost a tight gubernatorial race there. buthe is considered to be a rising star in the democratic party. so many people are watching to see what the president is going to say about the government shutdown. we've already ended the longest shutdown in u.s. hiory. will he talk -- offer any con sill ya tour nes? scott macfarlane what do you think? we have ten days until

another shutdown and no one is giving us an indication that anything has changed. it's a democratic speaker of s houseting over his shoulder. >> we'll all be watching nancy pelosi. >> she'll be the one leading the party whether to stand up and applaud. and in the gally, the democratic house females wearing whites tonight. >> we've seen a lot of them already walking by. >> they're coming past us. that's inonor of the 100 anniversary of the passage of women's suffrage. they won't get a sneak evw of the speech, they'll get it maybe 10 minutes before the speech starts but they want to hear what's said about theut wn and our federal workers who have so much riding on another shutdown. >> itus an oppty for the president to tell the country that he agrees that shutdowns are bad things and he's not going to do it again. it's not oy federal employees,

it's contractors because they're not reimbursed, they're not made whole so it was a 35 day loss. >> local u.s. senators are going to sponsor a bill to pay contractors. >> thousands of them who are not getting any pay unlike other furloughed employees. we'll be back with more from the capitol in a few minutes. >> see you then. >> thank you, both. two controversies swirling around the staten capital richmond. vanessa tyson is the woman accusing lieutenant governor justin fairfax of sexual assault 15 years ago during the mocratic national convention. she has hired the same legal firm thathr representedtine blase ford in her accusations against c suprert justice brett kavanaugh and also hired strategist karen finny to bepr r s representative.

fairfax categorical and vehemently denies the claim. the photo on governor northam's page is not the only thing questionable. the president said he moved to after n the yearbook seeing students in confederate garb. it appeared that students may have dianded that year because of cost concerns. the president said it became clear that past yearbooks contained unacceptable photos. >> some are racist, some are repugna repugnant. >> he says that the school takes responsibility for that content and two independent investigations are u way. in the meantime, nine of governor northam's medical school classmates have signed a letter today saying they do not believe that he is in that

racist photo that appears on his yearbook page. they say they knew him well and do not believe he condoned or tolerated racism. well,hile we may be out there enjoying the temperatures that swing down, the roads will not hold up so well. potholes are sure to start dotting the landscape all over in the ds to come. and our transportorion repter adam tuss is out on pothole patrol tonight. >> reporte dodging, swerving, yes, bouncing, and sometimes unsuccessful. >> it's terrible we had toac reple two rims on this verya vehicle as sult of potholes. >> tim banks just went through expensive repairs. >> oneothole my wifeit it and took out both of our tires. four new tires, two new rims on a year old vehicle. >> reporter: and again, this is a problem all across the region. >> you're going toor see of these as we go into the spring season. >> reporter: he ss you should report potholes through their

website. >> we'll try to get to it in one business day, that's our policy, but when it's busy we can't dlways guarantee that. >> reporter: roa crews everywhere filling the craters and with the swing we've had in temperatures and isture, keep your guard up so you and your car don't get bent out of shape. you wanto call this hubcap alley. this is military road inor n arlington, you can see as the cars come through they are dodging pothole after pothole and itay continues all the up the road. why do potholes form? take the a rain snow, it freezes into the ground and the constant f pressurem cars starts to break apart the road surface. once it gets warm, the road has an open invitation to expand more. >> you ot to avoidthem. i got a bent rim on mine. so, you know -- >> reporter: permane fixes can't be made until we have

urnsistent warmer temperates, that way new asphalt can go down. bottom line, be road ready over the next couple of weeks. in arlington, adam tuss, news4. >> it's rough out there. >> yes, it is. lawmakers and invited guests and journalists are crowding the pital for tonight's state odr the union ads. and still to come, why the speech are anything but routine. everybody place your bets. legal sports betting in the district is back on the fast track. and i'm betting that you'll need the a umbrellaleast at some point during the day tomorrow. here's a storm trying to make its way ourway. i'll show you what it means for for top-k-ity floors at rocbottom prices, come to floor & decor. the largest tile and wood place i've ever seen in my life. it's every color. it's every style. it's a one-stoshop. we got exactly what we wanted and we paid the price that we were looking for. why wouldn't you want to save money and make your house look great?

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tonight president trump will be delivering his third speech to asi joint s of congress opinion it's his second state of the union. >> earlyic iion suggests he'll make a pitch for lawmakers to find common ground. here's what he had to say on this subject last year. > i call upon all of us to s aside our differences. to seek out common grod and to summon the unity we need to deliver for the people. this is really the key.e thre the people we were elected to serve. >> one big difference this year, democrats now control the house and speaker nancy pelosi will be sitting behind the president. >> dgentzler is up on the capitol. are you seeing any signs of unity yet?

>> kind of ironic looking back at that particular clip from ths ent's speech last year at this time. and look where that got , a government shutdown, and more animosity than wveeen in a long time. >> a lack of unity is not that diffnent. we've st in past years where both parties don't get along. bu there are going to be sizable differences this year. this is a platform for the members ofs congress it is for the president. each member gets one ticket to bring a guest into the chamber. and each local member bught a local worker to show off, stay on message, saying this is about avoiding another government shutdown and impacting friends and neighbors. and we'll have democrats on the floor that willot necessarily stand and applaud and some cases they will do so. for the first time in this presidency, it's a democratic speaker. >> what are we seeing? we've got a live picture.

we're about two hours and5 minutes until the president arrives to give his speech. what's going on in thi building right now, scott? you've been covering it for a while. >> that's stach chew air hall and it's mayhem. it'll be a posh p there soon. >> we talked earlier tohuck dd about what he's going to be watching for tonight. >> i would say this, i think, you know, there's been part of this entire statewef the union as we prepared for it, there's been part of me that felt likes i amazingly surreal that we're trying to norma lose a pomp and circumstance at a time when washington is anything but normal. we just got through a 35 day shutdown we might do it n.agai thinking ne party about impeachment. they're at each other's throats.

so we're in this unusual situation whewe're show casing the usual, the state of the union a normal event. sohat i'm curious about tonight with the president, they say they're going to make a pitch for bipartis we'll see when he makes his pitch for the border wall. does he pulln back his demands, or is he talking to hil politiase laying down a marker so he knows he's going to lose and he'soi to have the issue for a campaign. same with the ideas of dealing with prescription drug costs or infrastructure. ese are issues that can get real bipartisan support. you'll know if he's serious about it how long he spends on it. if it's a qck one-liner maybe they're not that interested in trying to do things. if it's aong explainer how to do it then maybe you have to ta him seriously. i think it's in the president's hands tonight how seriouswa he s congress and democrats to take his calls for

bipartisanship. >>ou can watch the president's speech live tonight andraw ur own conclusions about what nbc 4 and 9:00 on followed by analysis and scott joins me for news4 at 100 we'll be here live with lots of reaction. the securit net is tightening around the capitol right now. guests are coming in. >> they're entering at this moment. >> we'll see you at 11:00. a lot to watch for. thanks you guys we'll see you then. >> good luck with the mosh pit. >> that's the best time sometimes watching the reaction afterwards. how do they get dinner? >> that's a good question. pou didn't get the memo? you're sd to drop off -- ug since you're grilling, you're opening grill on the hill. >> you're talking about outdoor seatingtonight, got some response to that. a lot of restaurants opened up

to. y. >> aweso >> good to know. now i know. can i get a reservation at 7: s. >> now needs reservations, people. >> call me. i want to show you the temperatures from today, we hit 74 officially at the airport. dulles 71. leesburg, 72. 74, fredericksburg. i mean, wow, wow, wow. jim handly i know you spent some time in florida buddy, today's weather 74 the same high temperatur as daytona beach. >> nice. >> wouldn't that be nice. pretty darn good day down there as well. their average high is 70. that was our record high, 70. so we beat that across our region today, too. out there now we have a few clouds trying to move in. 67 degrees. temperatures dropping but a nice evening. it will get cool by around 11:00. some of you will be in the 40s quickly here. already there in some areas b 62 in gaithersburg, 66

huntingtown. annapolis, right on the water, around 46 degrees. and 55 in college park. it's a nice night. however rain is making its way our way. it's back to west, kind of a discome bob lated storm stm but notice showers down to theso h. this makes its way our way and by tomorrow we're dealing with rain. how about the bus stop forecasty cool is to start 44. dry at noon. i think recess is dry. temperaturesn the 40s. 51 degrees by the time you're picking up the kids. showers likely and i think they come in after about 4:00 or 5:00. heads up for that. you may notd n the umbrellas early but take them with you because you'll need them during the evening rush. 62 on thursday. showers early on thursday, andm of the afternoon dry. not looking bad at all. friday, this isff ent.

turning colder, windy with a high of 59. let's take closer look at this. what to expect on friday. becoming windy. winds gusting over 30 miles per hour. fauring temper. and wind chills in the 20s and 30s by late in the afternoon. so we go from near 60 when you wake up to about 30 by the time we're done working here. make sure you're bundled up for that, make sure you're ready for that as you leave the house on friday. take the coat with you. saturday it's all coat, 39 degrees, with plenty of sunshine. 42 degrees on your nday. 44 on monday. watching monday, could see some shower aivity monday but it's really in here that we're storm watching. again, rignow, right now, i think this is going to be a mix, maybe some snow or sleet over rain, but this is something i'll tracking for you very, very closely and yet another possible winter storm in the middle late part of next week. we go warm this week to a lot cooler next ek.

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wizards fans knew point guard john wall would be out the rest of thisseason, but this afternoon shocking news that the five-time-s ar will now miss most of next season, too. he rupture his achilles a week ago today suffering the injury in a fall at his home. he had surgery on his left heel which was going to have him out months.ight wall now expected to miss at has the months once he surgery to repair his torn lef achilles. the wizards also saying he developed an infection from the original surgery and the team doctor discovered the achilles jury while treating the infection. here's a break down of how

things happened. he last played on december 26th. then had the surgery on his heel january 8th. the team doctor saying he ruptured his achils on janua 29th. once he has that surgery, which is expectedn to hapn the next couple weeks he's looking at at least a 12-month recovery. it's not just that the wizards are losing a star, his contract extension kicks in next season. they'll owe him $37.8 million and he's not alone. the redskinsmi alex s suffering a devastating leg injury most likely to mis all of next season but he's getting paid $20.4 million. that's $58.2 million for the two players combined m whoht not even play next season. that is a lot of money. all right. enough with the bad news. we got some good news. rmer capital defenseman jay beagle is back for the first

time. he signed with a vancouverfter winninghe stanley cup with washington. >> number 83, jay beagle. >> forward jay beagle talking earlier with reporters at capil one arena. he hasn't been back to d.c. since theon capitals w the cup in june. heitas a fan favor for years here in d.c. he signed with theanucks back in july. he had been with the capitals since 2008. it was a tough good-bye, nown emotional return. >> i'm excited. this is, you know, something that like i said i marked on the calendar. i got a little intel there'sin go to be a tribute video and i'm not too excited abo at. i may have to hide my face in the jersey so you d't see tears. >> it'll be emotional for him for sure because he's been for a long time with our group and he's big piece last fewan years most important he's such a

nice guy. >> once the puck drops he'll be beegs, he'll be out there working hard and doing his thing. we got to chirp him, we got to chirp him. >> did you reach out to anyone before this? >> i was texting them. there was some chiing going on. >> chirping is trash talk in case you didn't know. the hockey version. e'll be good to see him back out there,n though he's on the other nice. >> nice. what lovely welcome. a reminder stay withews4 and n news all night for complete coverage of the state of the union address. >> the speech is starting at 9:00, followed by the democratic response from stacey abra and we'll have more live team coverage with doree and scott. thanks for sticking around. nightly news starts in 60 >> hope to see you at 11:00.

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