pled guilty to kidnapping and killing pamela butler has reportedly told investigators, where he disposed of her body now as part of a plea deal, jose rodriguez-cruz reportedly told police he burried her along i59 in virginia. a source close to the investigation tells fox5, police are now planning a search for butler's remains. now, butler and jose rodriguez-cruz were in a relationship before he reportedly admitting to killing her during a argument. investigators determined the fatal attack happened in the basement of her home. in october, rodriguez-cruz pleaded to second agree murder, ten tensed to 12 years behind bars, butler family language wanted to lay their loved ones to rest to give her proper burial n court the judge reminded rodriguez-cruz if he did not make good fate effort to help investigators finds butler's body he could be charged with first degree murder. we'll continue to follow ts

>> other big story tonight more than two dozen members of congress calling for senator al franken to resign. >> seventh woman accuse him of sexual misconduct, and the senator says he will make some sort of announcement tomorrow. live on capitol hill with the very latest tonight. >> reporter: jim, sarah, there are now 25 senators here on capitol hill who are calling for senator al frank he end's resignation after yet another woman came forward today alleging sexual misconduct by him back in 2006. many are speaking out publicly. i want to read you some statements and tweets that came out today in response. the first one from democrat kisser continue jillbrant, released this statement, quote, while senator franken is end tight told have the ethics committee conclude its review i believe it would be better for our country if he sent clear message any kind of mistreatment of woman in our society is not acceptable b

else serve. there was also a tweet today by senator maisy herowni of hawaii. calling al frank tone step aside, struggled with this decision because he has been good senator and i consider him a friends but cannot excuse his behavior and his mistreatment of women. and then dnc chairman tom perez also tweeting: quote senator al franken should step down. everyone must share responsibility of building culture of trust and respect for women in every industry and workplace and that includes our party. >> now, many of franken's colleagues speaking out saying these allegations show a clear pattern of abuse, just today a seventh woman did come forward telling political co-when she was former democratic congressional aid back in 2006, fran end tried to forceably kiss her after a taping of his radio show. the same woman who is not being identified alleges franken toll her when she tried to avoid that

he said, quote, it is my right as an entertainer. now, frank end did say in a statement regarding this most recent claim, he called it preposterous, for his past allegations, he has apologized for his behavior but also disputed sexual misconduct allegations against them. well now many female and also male colleagues here on capitol hill are saying that franken should resign in light of these allegations again, seven women now coming forward, and i can't tell you that al franken does have an announcement of some sort scheduled for tomorrow. not told yet what time or on what topic. but, some have speculated that it may possibly have something to do with him resigning. that's the latest here on capitol hill. fox5 local news. very quickly, just heads up, minnesota public radio reporting senator franken will resign tomorrow. that's coming from minnesota public radio just coming down within the last few moments, but thank you for the report we'll stay on top of the story for sure. >> things changing quickly, as

we see. >> democrats threatening to shutdown over immigration reform, calls came at massive rally by pro demonstrators. president trump says the shutdown could happen saturday, and is blaming the democrats' position on immigration for it. marchers say they want congress to pass doca protections for people brought here as christians, critics say what they really want is immigration not amnestiment fox5's tom fitzgerald was in the middle of it all today. >> he's live on the hill tonight with more, fits? >> reporter: sarah, good evening, on their own government shutdown or immigration individually are hot button issues up here. you put them together and as you saw there emotions ran high. now, here is a situation. take a look at this rally today. as you might expect, there were very harsh words for president trump, but understanded, congress

spared up here either. and here is why. yes, it was the president who ended those doca protections in october, but, many members of congress democrats in particular, promise dreamers not to worry, because congress would eventually step in with a replacement. well, here we, are the end of the year, and that still has not happened. today some democrats are tending this rally threaten to shut down the federal government over this. >> we will not rest until not only the dreamers are put in the safe place, but their moms, their dads, their uncles, their brothers, their sisters are put in the same place. (cheers). >> when our classmates and our co-workers and our neighbors and people we have grown up near and dear and around, when these families believe that they could lose their jobs, and their healthcare, this is an emergency. >> so this is what happened

after the rally, protesters left the area they were permitted to be in to an area they were not. that being the united states capitol itself. a group of protesters marched over to the east front of the us capitol they were warned several times by the united states capitol police to disperse, they did not. eventually, capitol police began taking people into custody. now, the stand-off is this. democrats tonight are demanding that doca reforms be included in any spending bill that would keep the government open, in return, the white house has said it wants more money for border protection and enforcement. both sides are at odds. but, hardliners on immigration policy like dan stein over at the federation for americanmerin the democrats are combining two issues that have nothing to do with each other. >> going to shut down for who? it is not only not fair,

call them out on it, their priorities are all screwed up. >> more than 182 people were arrested at the capitol. dreamers and protester ers say they'll continue because as of today only 92 days left until that d.a. ca expires completely. live on the hill tonight, fox5 local news. the justice department making some moves to seize rare antiques being traffic dollars by isis. the one in question here is a gold ring, that's believed to have been confiscated by authorities in turkey. there are seven items, the us alleges the terror group markets and sells to finance its operations in addition to the gold ring, there are two gold coins, and gold necklace with a matching broch. >> up next, ferocious wild fires raging across southern california. as some residents there make desperate attempts to save their homes. >> let's go. drop that

before you get burned, let's go. >> plus, major highways are shutdown, thousands being forced to flea as gigantic balls of orange fire are swallowing up several communities there. we have the latest on the state of emergency. and time magazine names the me too movement as 2017 person of the year. but tonight many are questioning why the original creator of the movement isn't featured on the magazine's cover. sue? >> hey there, sarah, jim. well december has shown up. but it is a little easier to take when you have a gorgeous sunset like the one we have tonight. wow, what a beautiful color over the city. it helps to make those temperatures feel a little bit better. we're in the 40's, and yet december has showed up and it does not want to go anywhere any time soon. so does that include a chance for few flakes? we will talk about that, and give you first look at your forecast, we will be right back. back. >> as we head to break, talking on the hill, as always, but for good reason. it is christmas time. the tree lighting ceremony now underway, just a bit ago. speaker of

in honor of lighting are the is mass tree chosen by the national forest located out in the midwestment back after this. fox5. >> it is time to bring the sweaters out of the closet. winter tellments are on the way. could we see some flurries in our area, wake up with us for the latest wet for cast tomorrow on fox5 news morning. '. lica misses you. i'm over it though. (laughter) that's fine. i miss her more than you anyway. ♪ ♪ ♪ hey, my window is closing. yeah that's okay. alright miles. i love you. (phone hangs up) ♪ ♪ ♪ yeah i love you too. ♪ ♪ ♪

massive and dangerous wild fires continuing to burn across southern california. tonight fire fight remembers battling at least four fires. >> state of emergency is now in effect in southern california. the latest fire

early this morning, in the bellaire area of los angeles. this is video from the morning commute near la today. the huge flames surrounding a busy highway. this is what people had to drive through to get to work. hundreds of fire fight remembers battling the flames, both on the grounds and by air, dropping water and fire retardant. in some areas planes had to be grounded because it was just too dangerous to fly. hundreds of homes have been destroyed even more are threatened, and evacuation orders now in place for tens of thousands of people. been here all my life. tune see this happen right now, it is crazy. >> high winds in the area are making the fires difficult to fight, and there doesn't seem to be relief in site because winds are expected to continue through tomorrow. among the homes threatened by the wild fires, is that of rupert murdoch, executive chairman of fox news, owns vinyards and 7500 square foot home in bellaire. the winery issued a statement on twitter saying we are watching the situation unfold, very carefully, along with everyone else. our main concern at the moment is for the

neighbors and first responders. >> as those wild fires continue to move through southern california, an iconic cross on a foot hill is still standing. it is the sarah cross planted years ago atop grant park. it overlooks the mission sand ventura church and serves as road sign for travelers. ryan and aronimink he will were married at the cross in april. they stopped by to see if the place where they exchanged vows survived. >> i just wanted to see what it looked like, if it was still here, because last night from our house, the whole hill was on fire. so i just wanted to see it for myself. >> just been here forever, and a lot of people get married. a lot of people up here have picnics, it used to be lit up at one time. and when you come into ventura, that's what you used to see, that cross. >> and, many regards the cross as symbol of culture, protection and hope. for ventura county residents and visitors. >> time magazine revealing its person of the year today. >> yes, the silence breakers action the people who came forward to speak about sexual

hashtag me too movement. the cover, many people questioned why the magazine actually filled the feature the me too movements creator, had he name terona burke, coined it back in 2006 when working with victims every sexual violence it, gained momentum back in october after actress mill is an encouraged to share stories, and burke wasn't featured on time magazine cover but her story is found inside the issue. this morning, burke thanked supporters saying thank you everyone specially those who rang the alarm when you thought i wasn't being acknowledged. i couldn't say anything. i'm sorry but i felt the love. now the work really begins. >> burke said the next fades of the me too movement will be helping women navigate what happens after they disclose an experience, and also how to talk to children about it. >> all right, looking outside right now, much colder today. starting to feel more like holiday weather. there is the white house. we took a look at the capitol few moments ago, getting ready to light that tree, as well. >> i know. and we're all

cozy? our dark colors, sue. just to feel like we're fighting off the winter cold. >> you know you have got to turn around and look at the sunset and put your hands up and feel the love. isn't that gorgeous, there you go, do you feel better. >> yes, much better. sunshine, love it. >> make sure to stay inside while looking at the sunset. chilly out there. although we don't have the wind right now. sarah, jim, reality check, more typical of december, which was not typical what we had yesterday, 60 degrees. so, we are quite a bit cooler although winds still trying to come in out of the south-southwest gives us bit of windchill at 42. all things considered it could be worse. when you look at the pictures from southern california, you realize how bad things could get. so, maybe we can just deal with our cold, and not have too many problems with it. hey, gaithersburg, down to 426789 winchester, 41. cumberland, 39 degrees, obviously this is quite a bit colder than it was yesterday at 5:00. we're 12 degrees colder here in d.c. here, 20 degrees cold nerve leonardtown, and 18 degrees colder in culpeper. no wonder everybody's

throat thing going, right? well, we are back to the drier air, temperatures are going to continue to stay on the chilly side. because we have pretty good re-supply still showing up on the weather map when places like minneapolis are still 16, fair go, two; the flow will continue, generally, out of the northwest. now, want to show you the evening forecast, because while it is not windy, it will be getting chillier, although not going to be brutally cold as we work our way through 7:00 to 11:00. 43 degrees at 7:00. by 9:00, 42, by 11:00, 40. of course i'm not even going to show you the high temperatures today. those were hit at 1:00 in the morning when we were still in the mid 50's in many areas. but, here is something i do want to show you. the frontal boundery that came by last night with the showers has now kind of stalled, down along the north carolina and virginia coast here. what happens when these fronts stall, they attract waves of low pressure, and you can see that there is one moving along the front. bringing some rain to places like the raleigh area, eventually that's going to work its way into norfolk. we have to watch this area.

breeding ground, for few flurries late in the week. depending on how close any of those systems can get to us. but the front will remain stalled down here. and it could be that late friday, or early saturday it, could be close enough to throw back some flurries, maybe even coating on grass and some spots. depending on how close it is. but, what you really want to be remembering is that the chills not going anywhere. we will continue to feel like december as we work our way through tomorrow, but we're back to sunshine, may start with a few clouds, especially south and east where you're closer to the stalled out front that has those waves of low pressure on it, but the farther west you get, more sun you will run into on your thus, and we will be right back in the 40's again tomorrow, but light winds. so keep the warm jacket handy, and, hey, be glad we're not in southern california when see the pictures so shocking to see what's going on out there. jim, czar i, more with the seven day a little later. >> thank you, sue. on the way more on deadly police involved shooting. >> just after the bean bag impact, mr. pigeon's left hip, sergeantwe

five times with his 9-millimeter handgun. mr. pigeon died at the scene. >> the circumstances behind this incident, that has led to the officer now facing murder charges. >> and it has been controversial issue for decades, is it okay to spanning your kids? now there is a new study revealing the long-term effect for kids and their future relationships, that's coming up next. now, a message from the troops. >> ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ >> hi, i'm deployed to afghanistan. and i just want to wish my parents, my husband, and my children, a happy holidays. >> see more greetings from our troops on our fox5 facebook page. >> fox5 holiday greetings brought to you by navy federal credit union. serving for over zero eight years, federally insured by ncua.

>> florida police officer one of the first to reply at pulled night club being dismiss from the his job. >> doctor was unfit to return to full duty because of post-traumatic stress disorders he suffered after the shooting, dismissal six months before woe have been eligible to receive pension benefits. in baltimore police officer there recovering after being doused with bleach while breaking up a fight. >> school officials say a 18 year old student through the bleach in the officer's eyes. it also splattered on hall monitor and another student. female student responsible is now charged with assault. and more bad news for those of how spanning your child. >> new study that says you may be setting up your kids to become violent in future relationships. >> nearly 706 kids between the ages of 19 and 20 were surveyed on how often they had been spanked, slapped or hit with a object, as a form of punishment. researchers found kids who said they had experienced corporal punishment were more likely to have recently committed some sort of dating violence. >> all right, so, they pulled it out there. this was from 2016 pol i

said 27.7% of people strongly agree, 47% agree, 19.4% disagree, and under 10% strongly disagree with the idea whether it is sometimes necessary to discipline kids by spanking. are you stumped, perhaps on what to get, you know, anyone this christmas, let's go specifically a millennial? >> avacado toes. >> there you go, the best idea. >> how about picking up one of their student loan payments. >> finds nearly 70% of borrowers want to loan payment this holiday season, instead of the sweater or iphone. >> sometimes it cost just about as much as that. >> i know n case you're wondering the average student loan payment isn't quite that much. it is about $350, survey also found more than half of millennials surveyed say they plan to use any christmas cash to chip away at the student loans. >> not bad idea. >> great idea. >> starbucks embracing the spirit of giving. >> coffee giant handing out $1 million in free gift cards, each one is worth 20 bucks. worth of coffee. and according to the company, you can increase your chances

barista's at community celebrations like tree lighting ceremonies, and carolling events. you can follow the give away under the hashtag give good. what do you do, shout out is there a barista here? >> spot me 20 bucks? by the way, i'm assuming it doesn't count when go into starbucks, and go up to the barista, hey, got anything on, got 20 bucks? >> montgomery county public school second greater just scored big time on specialized achievement test, not in the classroom but in the kitchen. >> she enters her stuffed peppers recipe and won. fox5's bob barnard was at her school today for the big announce: >> this is seven year old second greater, savannah mark wood, in the gym at stone gate elementary school in silver spring. the young entheusiastic cook has no idea she is about to win huge cash prizes, for her family, and her school. >> you are the grand prize winner of our beginning

>> savannah and her family are getting $15,000 check from the company that makes uncle ben's rice. part of its nationwide beginner cooking contest to promote family meal time and healthy eating. >> it is great to spends a few minutes after all of the chaos during the day, and relax, and hang out in the kitchen. >> so it kind of bridges you together in a sense? >> certainly brings us together each evening. >> and it is really about getting kids in there, in the kitchen, at an early age, because the benefit of learning to cook, when you're young, are so many. so, you know, not the least of which is developing the healthier habits as an adult, but also higher academic achievement. really just building, you know, meaningful memories together as a family in the kitchen. >> savannah and her family call their winning dish pumpkin patch stuffed peppers with rice of course. the peppers grown in their backyard garden. >> there is a italian sweet italian sausage, ground beef. >> it is

is delicious. >> colleen says even if you have a busy life with jobs and kids activities, you can still work together as a family preparing meals. >> you know like even this recipe is a great one to freeze, so you can take the weekends, you know, cook with your kids on the weekends, big batches, freeze it, then you have stuff all week. >> uncle ben's presented stone gate elementary with a $30,000 check. principal linda jones says, that mondayly go toward modernizing the school's cafeteria. >> oh, my gosh. $30,000 is unbelievable. i don't know if you had an opportunity to see our cafeteria. but we certainly could use a make-over. >> pretty good day for a family and a school, all in the name of healthy eating. in silver spring, bob barnard, fox5 local news. and i'll go on the records saying stuffed peppers one of my favorites. perfect comfort food. >> real i and that's heck a lot of money. that's great. >> all for a good cause, congratulations. feel free to bring a batch by any time.

you. >> caught on camera tonight without consent. >> air b and b's becoming bit of nightmare for people after travelers found hidden cameras inside of rental homes, how you can prevent it from happening to you. but first, ronica? >> reporter: hey, jim. well the president called it the ultimate deal. one between israel and palestine. now, some are saying that today's announcement could make it impossible. we'll take a closer look coming up. >> and we are taking to you capitol hill now where the ceremony for the capitol christmas tree lighting is underway, and just a few minute ago they lit the tree in the big ceremony speaker ryan of course being the one to do the honors. and just beautiful and winter-like as well for this big ceremony today. >> believe it or not there is actually another half of the tree. you can't see from there. >> yes. >> just a whole trial. >> there is, all right, we will be right back. what do you think?

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charged the man on weapons charges. >> i have determined that it is time to officially recognize jerusalem as the capitol every israel, significant announcement today, and fulfilling campaign promise other have made before him. >> it is cents decision to move from tel-aviv to jerusalem, as you heard the president say, fox5 ronica live at the white house with more. >> the president made what he called the ultimate deal, between israel, and palestine. well, today, he made the move, the official mover for the us embassy in israel from tel-aviv in jerusalem, some saying the ultimate deal now all but impossible. now, some are concerned that a peace process between

this move is now not going to happen. and other have even said this could spark violence in the region, other presidents have called for this move, other law makers have supported it openly, president trump the first to make it happen. but in light of all of the criticism that is it has received i spoke with kellyanne conway, counselor to the president, about the possibility of outbreak of violence, take a listen. >> i'm very discouraged that i saw on a different network earlier, ronica, a call for three days of rage. not three days of protest, three days of disagreement, three days of conversation, three days of how do we move forwards. but three days of rage. >> okay, so let's talk about, that some people have said that people will die because of this move, that palestinians will die because of this, do you that i will happen and does it put blood on the president's hands? >> , no i am actually offen

this president, went right to saudi arabia. the seat of the muslim fate, then to israel, then to the vatican. this is someone who has been at the peace process, discussion table from day one, he has welcomed some of those leaders here. he's been welcomed by them else where. and that conversation is ongoing. but i find that to be a very aggregious and offensive remark. >> now, in the president's remarks today, he said that he would still be open to supporting a two-state solution, if both sides support it. well, i spoke with the us campaigning for palestinian rights to see if they believe two state solution is even still possible in light of today's announcement. >> the president promised to work for two state resolution of the israeli-palestinian issue, but trump's declaration today recognizing is jerusalem as the

really nullifies the whole intent behind two state resolution, which is to have jerusalem as a shared capitol between the two countries. >> it has been reported us officials believe it could take several years to build the new embasy jerusalem. reporting live at the white house, ronica cleary, fox5 local news. pope francis had words for the president after the announce. , expressed alarm recognizing jerusalem could provoke new tensions, pope called the jerusalem sake city, he asked for the stat us quo to be respected, the vatican backs the united nations calling for jerusalem to become the future capitol of both israel and the palestinian states. >> to brit and, two men plot today assassination british prime minister today on terrorism charge. pakistani british man planned to detonate explosive device at the gates in front of may's official residence at ten downing streets. th

the prime minister during the ensuing chaos, second suspect is accused of planning to carry out an attack on may with a suicide vest, pepper spray, and a knife. >> russian president pout send making another run at the presidency in 2018. he made the announcement today in front of large crowd of workers after car factory. the blue collar workers make up large corp. of the support base. he served two terms as president from 2,000 to 2008, four year run as prime minister, returned as president in 20126789 his current term expires next may. house lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a bill today to ensure that secret service agent are paid for over time work, while protecting the first family. the size of president trump's family and its frequent travel has strained the agency's budget this year. as a result, many agents had been working over time without pay. the new legislation will temporarily increase the maximum salary and over time cap for agent from about

first lady melania trump visiting texas with second lady karen pens to continue the hurricane harvey relief efforts. met with first responders who participated in the hurricane recovery, then traveled to rockport, texas to meet family whose home was destroyed if the storm. mrs. trump and mrs. pens also traveled to local elementary school, at a food bank to help sort donations. on the way, new concerns for the district's homeless. >> now new bill could make it harder for some homeless to get into a shelter. we're breaking it all down coming up. but first, brody? >> jim, sarah, you might not know this, but i always wanted to be in the nutcracker. thanks to the magic of augmented reality, now me and all of you k we'll show this unique look at the 200 year old tail, coming up. caitlin? >> brody, i can tell from how often you tell me go to see the nutcracker. so excited you get to be a part of t looking forward to it, nutcracker always bridges out the winner time spirit. so does the weather. back on track, feels like december with a

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>> brand new attraction set to open. it will get you in the holiday spirit. >> called the imaginary world of the nutcracker, the interactive tech house in southwest. fox5 brody logan has a preview for us tonight. >> this guy who for years, and everybody knows in the news room, broads is he always wanted to be the nut cracker. >> i know. >> and tonight take it away. >> i can't wait to see your

>> i've wanted for the longest time, and another thing control snowflakes. no snowflakes outside. but as you see here the snowflakes are following me, here at the art tech house, all the way into this magical room as you see here, better take on the light shows people put on the outside of their house, instead of putting up actual lights. the real deal, using augmented reality, ton of cool motion detected easter eggs, and i'm here with the founder here, now, let me ask you real quick, okay, for one, if you just pull it up on your app, you have christmas tree. >> yes, so we have reality activation cents. >> i'm trying to get presents earl. >> i i know, he is trying to get his presents here. so we have augmented reality activation cents, throughout the space. we also have augmented reality bar, whereas an art gallery, want our visitors to not only have visual experience, but also kind of spark the taste buds, but that we want them to ge

soap, with our free application they can download on their foam, they can explore things inside the space, as well as activate things in the back room with a table and at the bar. >> yes, multiple rooms here. they all have cool different features. like if you see here right now, these people are becoming a giant rat of sorts, i believe? or a mouse? >> king mouse, king mouse is one of the main characters of the nut crank err. so as the night falls, they're becoming the king mouse, they can really order the little mouse to run around, as they point in different directions. they can order them to run from one wall to the other. and make them appear in different locations throughout the space. >> so all kinds of things you can activate watch was the thinking behind this? >> we wanted to create holiday experience, that people are familiar, with but that they can experience in a different way. way. as the ballet. we go, we see the performance, holiday tradition for many families

an experience where families can come and discover something new, where kids can do that little treasure hunt throughout the space. where parents can activate things with their phones, maybe have a drink and mistletoe with fireworks coming out of it. >> so for the adults you can get drinks here, there is a bar, on each drink does have little augmented reality, easter egg, that you can open up with your phone? >> yes. it is really the whole space is a little bit after easter egg hunt of what can you find in it. you know, do you find a little soldier that is going to surrender with his hand out. where is it? how can you activate this big chest to come one lights, do you knock somewhere and it comes alive? >> so are you trying to put the ballet out of business? with this augmented reality version of the nut cracker? >> , no we're not. actually we have a music box ballerina, ballet activation cents, we want new spin on holi

>> it is definitely a new spin. jim and sarah, it is really cool in here. there are multiple rooms. coming up at 6:00 we'll show you some of the others including a way to have your entire christmas feast 0 calories. >> oh, 0 calories. >> beautiful. looks like a lot of fun, brody. i can't wait to see you as the nutcracker, though. >> or as the king mouse. >> yes. >> all right, see you in a bit, brody. >> hey, feeling like christmas. >> yes, really is. >> i know, cold out. >> yes, we had mild few days, this is actually normal. it feels so cold, but, yes. little bit. we've had nice few days to start off december. so back to reality we go. and it will continue into the weekends, as well. live look outside at the white house, beautifully decorated for the holidays, maybe you are, too, and you took advantage of the nice wet their we've had the past few days, because it might and little tough to do so this weekend. oh, i don't know, what, with temperatures in the 30's, bracing windchills, passing flurries. that doesn't sounds as fun. but, it is what we have o

as we are about to feel very wintery, getting into the seven day forecast, we start off with your weather headlines, we get into tonight, and tomorrow, the chilly weather their stay. back to normal for december. turning even colder, as a cold front comes by on friday, that might elicit some snow far south and east of us friday night into saturday morning. but it doesn't look like it will impact the district. passing flurries though do look like they could possibly impact us this weekend. nothing that should have be too big after deal, but still coal enough for snow flurries out there. that tells you something. forty-six in d.c. right now. forty-two gaithersburg, 42 in baltimore, low 40's north and west. so we are seeing those chilly temperatures return to our regional map. forty-two, new york city, 31 binghampton. you have 30's north and west, where it is colder. thirty-four in chicago, 36 in detroit. pretty much clear skies, a lot of cloud cover today. showers, rain showers, that; have stayed toward the south, actually lake effect snow been ongoing all day off both lake erie and ontario.

of buffalo. all the way out toward rochester, syracuse, then up toward watertown, new york, they get it every year no matter what, those lakes are relatively warmer, allowing for that snow to pile up. all right, as we get into friday night, saturday, here comes our first chance in the winter season to see some flakes in some parts of the area. it is a close call. we have front moving off shore, low pressure trying to form along it, but it might just be little too far off shore for us to see anything, if there is a chance to see a flake or two, it will likely be far south and east of 95. and that would probably be during the overnight hours. future cast not impressed as we look at about 9:00 a.m. friday. and there has been a lot of back and forth with this, so take it for what it is. you can see this wants to keep the front well toward our south and east, so that by the time you get any snowflakes, that would be grazing southeast virginia, interior part of north carolina and virtually giving us nothing but cloud cover. however, i say the beach, eastern shore, maybe even extreme s

still in that zone for the possibility to get some wet snowflakes late friday into saturday. regardless, we all get the cold, reinforcing shot on friday. high temperatures will struggle to get out of the low 40's, or i should say, rise into the low four's. and then, by sunday it, looks even colder than that. with high temperatures struggling to hit the 40 degrees mark. so, here we go. forty-nine, and still seasonable for tomorrow. first cold front comes through friday. 42 degrees. remember, it stalls friday night, into saturday, that's why areas south and east every cows see snow showers. independent of that, we might have very light wave come through saturday and sunday, that could bring us some flurries. colder sunday. another rounds of flurries is possible on tuesday. so, count it up, jim, sarah, that's four chances for snowflakes in the seven day forecast. things change pretty quickly around here this time of year. >> big change. thank you, caitlin. up next: ride sharing app lift revealing its most popular pick, pick up and drop off spots in the dc

>> and air bnb guesses finding hidden cameras inside their rent at. three things to avoid being caught on a hidden camera that's coming up after the break.

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♪ ♪ ♪ >> facing first and second degree murder charges in connection with the unjust shooting of suicide at man. now, we do want to warn you, the body camera footage you're about to see contains graphic video and/or audio, may be offensive. >> put it down. put, put it down. >> put it down. drop it. drop it right now. >> put it down. >> (shots heard). >> sergeant keith sweeney accused of faithly shooting 29 year old dustin pigeon last month after the victim called 911 threatening suicide. police say when officers got there, they found pigeon

fluid and a lighter, threatening to set himself on fire. two officers tried to talk him down. one of them fired a bean bag round at the victim, but second later, sergeant sweeney opened fire, hitting pigeon multiple times. investigators say he was unarmed, and did not pose a threat to the officer when he was shot. >> air b and b tackling privacy concerns after several guests say they discovered hidden cameras inside of their rental properties. air b and b requires host toss disclose to their guests prior to their stay if they have surveillance cameras in the home. the company says cameras are never allowed in bathrooms or bedrooms, but that still doesn't stop some hoses from hiding them. so, expert say, couple every things you can do to make sure ' not being watched. check for tiny holes put in place that is provide good views of rooms. use apps to scan for internet connected cameras by connecting to the local wifi and seeing what other local devices are connected. and you can also disconnect the router to any devices that could be live streaming activity to a

meanwhile, ride sharing apps are popular way for people to get around town. >> tonight lyft is sharing its most popular pick up and drop off spots in the dc area, most popular restaurant is bus boys and poets. most popular bar, nelly sports bar, and the most visited university is georgetown. other popular places include nats park and mgm national harbor. >> on the way, a gay man denied marriage license by that kentucky county clerk is now running for her job. >> and how dc shelters could be harder to get into under a new bill. back after this.

♪ ♪ ♪ it feels good to be back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> dc city council making it difficult to shelter on freezing nights, families are required to prove, they're from dc. a newly passed bill clarifies what documents they need to have. more than 10% of people that were seeking shelter last winter were from outside the city. officials say

should only address emergency needs, not serve as a stand-in for lack of affordable housing across the region. >> in kentucky, county clerk kim davis being challenged by a man she refused to issue a marriage license for. davis made headlines last year when she wouldn't issue same sex marriage license, despite the supreme court's ruling. she went to jail for five days, and among those denied was david emerald, and today he said, he is running for county clerk on the platform of fairness and integrity. that will probably be the highest profile kentucky county clerk waste in american history. >> want wait to see what comes of that. >> calls for senator al franken to resign. . >> reporter: the big questionton resign. growing pressure from his colleagues, yet another woman has come forward alleging sexual misconduct. we'll have the very latest coming up. fits? >> hey, massive protest on immigration tonight as stand-off of immigration could lead to a government

sue? >> break out the heavy coats. i see you already have. because december temperatures have shown up. we'll let you know what's a led for thursday and the weekends. fox5 local news at 6:00 begins right now. >> we begin with breaking news, learning new details about a woman who vanished from her home in northwest dc in 2009. >> and october, pamela butler's boyfriends admitted to killing the 47 year old, fox5's tisha lewis live with the latest on the search for butler remains, tisha? remains. tisha fox 5 learned staffer ford county sheriff's office has been notify of the search to take place in stafford county along i95. pamela's butler's brother tells us dc will a take him to the search location friday. the man who plead guilty to kidnapping and killing pamela has reportedly told investigators where he disposed of her body. as part of a plea

rodriguez cruise said he buried her along i95 in virginia. tells fox 5 police are now planning a search for butler's remains. butler and rodriguez cruise were in a relationship before he reportedly admitted to killing her during an argument. investigators determined the fatal attack happened in the base ment of her home. she pleaded guilty to second degree murder, and was sentenced to 12 years behind bars. butler's family has long wanted to lay their loved one to rest and give her a proper burial. in court, the judge reminded rodriguez cruz if he didn't make a good faith effort to help investigators find butler's body, he could be charged with first-degree murder. we'll continue to follow this developing story. shawn, marina? an 11-year-old boy remains in critical condition after an accidental shooting last night at an apartment complex in prince george's county a 33-year-old man was putting away one of his guns at an apartment in