. >>> i'm tom sherwood in the metro system. after a test, metro says by the end of next throughout the system. the story, come iing up. >>> a month after fairfax police responded to this home for a deadly stabbing, they showed backup. this time to bring much-needed holiday cheer. that story ahead on news 4. >>> now at 5:30, metro ready to install free wifi at its underground stations. tom sherwood brings us the timetable for when it could be in place. >>> but first a surprise for a grieving family as police return to the scene of a deadly stabbing. it was one month after they witnessed a fight between their parents turned deadly. three children got a much-needed holiday surprise. as david culver shows us, it came from the officer who is first responded to that family's tragedy. >> reporter: police officers out of the mount vernon district doing their job responding to a shots fired off route 1. we planned to interview three of the officers on an unrelated story. we waited until the scene winded down before we could ask them abo

but as news 4's tom sherwood found out, it's an emotional and complicated issue for many americans. >> reporter: the american flag in the nation's capital. flags here, there, everywhere. and here. a flag-burning protest at american university the day after donald trump's election. quite special about the flag, and for many, many people. that's why it provokes such a reaction. >> reporter: trump has created another of his twitter storms now, tweeting flag burners should be jailed or lose citizenship. more than 200,000 responses, many supporting him. but the supreme court has seen it differently. since 1969, twice ruling it's protected speech. nbc justice correspondent pete williams. >> it's just something that strikes a lot nonetheless, the supreme court said it's expression and that's what the first amendment is intended to protect. >> reporter: people in downtown washington near the white house didn't like flag-burning. but stopped there. >> it's freedom of speech. not a very nice way, but it is freedom of speech. >> tolerance is the true test of freedom. it's easy to tolerate things

. >>> i'm tom sherwood in the district. saturday night, new year's eve. a deadly time for drunk >>> one of the most prominent global leaders will have the honor of starting the ball drop in times square this year. u.n. secretary general will be pressing the water ford crystal button to begin the 62nd countdown. he was ending his leadership after ten years. >>> as you know, new year's eve falls on saturday. that means more revelers and more police on the street. one area nonprofit is planning to help you get home safely. tom sherwood has the story. >> the fight against drunk driving about 17,000 people in our area arrested each year. many around new year's. >> one-third oth drivers. >> part of the reason i wanted to stay home. >> we have all seen the public service announcements. in the washington region, the nonprofit sober ride since 1993 has offered free cab rides home worth $30. >> if you have a drunk driving hol darks they know that it they will be out in full force. >> while police are redoubling their efforts, it's offering an alternative to risky b

as tom sherwood explains, it's how that time off will be funded that's causing controversy. >> i'm tom sherwood in the district. this d.c. building decorated for the holidays. but behind the scene, a bitter battle about paying for expensive family leave program. it's scheduled in council later today. it would impose a tax of 1% on all private employers to pay for up to eight weeks of benefits. a new city agency would run the program. in the last few days an alternative bill surfaced. it would require companies to offer eight weeks of leave but not impose the tax or new beaurocracy. both sides say the vote later today is expected to be close. >>> federal government workers would not benefit from the bill since they can't impose taxes on the federal government. but for those who can benefit, they argue two-thirds actually commute into the district and don't pay d.c. income taxes. >> 4:32 right now. a pretty calm start on the road. >> i'm waiting. >> no curve balls. >> see me bracing myself. >> am i >> no. >> unstable. >> your microphone stopped working, go to traffic. >> usually you go t

tom sherwood is taking us to the annual senior citizen party at the d.c. armory and says volunteers helped 3,000 seniors enjoy a hot lunch, entertainment and escape the loneliness many of them too often feel. ?? >> reporter: that's right. 3,000 seniors getting into the holiday spirit. >> reporter: mayor bouzer was there greeting people and posing. there was old style dancing. a nod to psychedelics, and sing alongs. ? uptown funk you up ? >> reporter: we joined three friends for the complimentary photo shoot. next year i promise to smile. i promise. you've got stories to tell. >> i do. >> reporter: you're not going to tell? >> i won't. >> reporter: this party includes medical guidance for seniors and addresses a serious problem -- loneliness. >> getting together is just so refreshing to meet people and to be around people. >> some of them don't have families. >> reporter: people weren't lonely today. ? hurry down the chimney tonight ? tom sherwood, news 4. >> okay. that's officially the happiest place in the world. we have to go next year. >>> okay. major c

in the middle of nowhere. >>> i'm tom sherwood at the d.c. armory.takes a big map, 60 feet x 40 feet, to plan inaugural activities. the story coming up. >>> and arctic air moving closer by the minute. storm team 4 tracking what's going to be the season's first real bout with wintery weather. >>> news 4 at 5:00 starts now. >> and we begin tonight, folks, with that blast of frigid air that is on the way here. good evening, everybody, i'm jim hanley. >> i'm pat lawson muse. wendy rieger is off tonight. the temperatures you feel when you wake up tomorrow are going to be dramatically different from what you're feeling out there right now. >> we have team coverage for you on how the area is getting set. we begin in the storm center with doug. hey, buddy. >> they're not talking to me. >> we are. >> hi, doug. >> hey, guys, how are you doing out there? getting ready for the cold. that's what we're talking about. you know that. temperatures right now in the 40s. but the windchill is going to be the big factor and take a look right now at what we're dealing wit

. >>> i'm tom sherwood. the physical face of the nation's capital is changing and so are the faces of the people who live here. new federal census figures chart the change. the story coming up. >>> and a warming trend as we get into the holiday weekend. chance of some rain as well. we'll look at that and all the way towa did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 150 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. >>> nbc 4 responds to a sister's request for help. her older brother is deaf. she says he was taken advantage of at a local car dealership and when she couldn't get him out of a very expensive hogan for help. >> well, buying a car is hard enough, but imagine trying to do this if you are deaf and can't

tom sherwood has more on why metro is change. >>. >> they failed to approve a photo after media reports had asked for a do over. >> i asked metro to bend over backwards to make this it situation right. >> just like pope francis in 2015, the inaugural card will get a sleeve with trump's picture. a metro chairman a strong democrat who supported hillary clinton says there's more to the revision than just being polite to trump. >> we're going to be approaching the administration for funding for metro. we'd like to have president-elect trump's support in the capital and operating budget, money that metro sorely needs. >> 50,000 cards already have been printed. it's unclear when the new sleeves or cards will be ready. but after news 4 broke accommodation on twitter, social media reaction wasn't kind to the idea of a do over. >> buy for $10 and get $14 worth of rides. >> i don't want it. >> i hope he does a good job. we all should support him whether you voted for him or not. >> reporter: it's certain thousands of people will be glad to have the souvenirs. tom sherwood, news 4. >>> new at 6:00

tom sherwood was there at the time and outside the wilson building with more. >> it was a key sponsor of the bill u. >> it's good for our workers and it's good for our economy. it's good for >> reporter: we were having a problem with you hearing us. the vote was 9-4 and provides eight weeks of leave for childbirth. a business supported. 500,000 employees one more resident who supported it today was overjoyed at the vote. >> how are you feeling? >> i'm feeling so great. i'm feeling so great. i'm feeling just absolutely great. 9-4, and this is what i've been hoping pr. this is just helps my family and my loved ones. it will help a lot. >> reporter: now this is a a big, big victory for the people that have been supporting paid family leave for more than year. the question is what next for the mayor. she doesn't like it. she doesn't like to tax. the council will have to come back in january if she vetoes it. if that happens, no one knows what will happen next with paid family leave in the city. i'm tom sherwood, news 4. >>> still ahead, it's one of the biggest drug busts in montgomery cou

tom sherwood reports now that it the probe cub a political risk for mayor bowser. >> reporter: land clearing for the $300 million soccer stadium. and the new $65 million wizards basketball practice arena in southeast. d.c. council member toni formally began a hearing into whether there was interference in either contract. >> make sure that our contracting process is completely what we expect it to be. >> i hope the hearings can help clarify what occurred to better understand whether there was any kind of wrong doing. >> what happened whether procedures were followed to ensure there was no issue of pay to play. >> it contains an executive session to begin three days of hearings on contract and personnel issues. former general services contracting director abruptly quit in august complaining mayor bowser's administration tried to interview in an award that didn't go to a favored contract. no wrong doing occurred. >> the city acted properly in all respects here. >> reporter: both the city insist their officers sit in. >> there's enough here to broaden the inquiry to how other contracts are hand

tom sherwood shows us how local police are gearing up to help keep you safe while ringing in 2017. >>we have all seen the public service ads warning us. but one-third of drunk driving arrests occur around new year's eve. >> this is as a celebratory time of year, but also dangerous. it's one out of three u.s. traffic deaths involve drunk drivers. >> kirk has run the soberride program. it offers free cab rides for those who call in. >> 1-800-200-taxi. >> after christmas shoppers in georgetown were well aware of the dangers of new year's eve, even this person wearing a where's my champagne shirt. >> we rented a house. no one is going to be driving or anything like that. >> i'm actually going to church. 3:00 a.m. sunday morning. but you can be sure city and area police will be out all night. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >> there's new details about the driver of the tanker truck that exploded in baltimore. according to our news partner, clinton world junior had the required certification to drive a fuel truck. >> the crash happened a week ago saturday during icy conditions. >>>

in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >>> a chilly day across our region. a beautiful sunset right now. you can't see, but this is the numbers. 34 right now in d.c. it's going to be tod tonight. it's definitely going to be on the cold side. it's locked in place for the next day or so. a cold night tonight. and then i'm looking at the travel forecast all week no matter where you're headed. it's tracking showers for christmas. that's something we're talking about too. we'll talk much more about that. >> the devastation in syria may have motivated a man to assassinate russia's ambassador to turkey. the man shouted don't forget aleppo after shooting the ambassador at an event in ankara. richard engel is in turkey with more on that shooter. >> russia's ambassador has been assassinated. he was speaking at an art exhibit moments into his prepared remarks a gunman who was stand clean shaven man in a suit and tie pulled out his pistol and fired numerous shots into the ambassador. e he dropped quickly to the ground. the gunman has been identified as an off-duty polic

council will consider two paid family leave oio up to eight weeks of paid leave but as news 4's tom sherwood explains there's a difference in it how they would be funded and that is causing a bit of controversy. >> i'm tom sherwood in the district. this d.c. government building is all decorated for the holidays but behind the scenes a bitter battle over paying for an expensive family leave program, a key vote is skcheduled in the council later today. right now the bill would impose a tax of less than 1% on all private employers to pay for up to eight weeks of benefits. the new city agency would run the program. in the last few days an alternative bill has surfaced. it would require private companies to offer the eight weeks of leave but not impose the tax or create the new bureaucracy. both sides say the vote later today is expected to be close. >> now federal government workers would not benefit from the bill since the district cannot impose taxes on the federal government. but for those who can benefit opponents argue that two-thirds of them actuall income taxes. >>> a holiday present for

let's go to tom sherwood at the wilson building. >> dst been a long legislative day here. >> yes, mr. chairman, there are 9 yeses and 4 noes. >> reporter: the reaction just divided council voted to create a paid family leave program. it will tax employers to pay for it and set up a new city agency to run it. the program is expected to be in place by 2020 and would provide eight weeks of paid child care for option leave, and all paid leave. it would be eligible for the program. the council barely turned back a program referred by the businesses that would not tax anyone or require businesses to provide the family leave. the big question now is mayor bowser. she does not like what passed here today. she can either veto it or let it go into effect without her signature. if she vetoes it, it's unclear there are nine votes on the council to override the veto. while this is a big victory for people fighting tr more battle is not quite over. >> tom sherwood, thank you. >>> some drivers say their vehicles are rolling away after they are parked. the u.s. safety regulators are looking into it n

however, as tom sherwood reported first on twitter, that's not the end of this. >> trump's team never did submit a picture for the smart cards and they asked for a do over. metro tries to be a good. citizen issuing souvenir fair cards for a variety of purposes. in 2008 and 2012 it issued smart cards for president obama's inaugurations. but this january card, no donald trump. it's thot political. trump aes campaign just didn't submit a picture when asked weeks ago u. >> you can understand that would happen with the chaos of campaigns. >> reporter: the trump organization contacted metro today afterme missing picture. it asked if anything could be done. now similar to a sleeve used for pope francis in 2015 a smart card sleeve is being printed for trump. >> we're going to put the picture on the sleeve and so every sleeve that has a card can will have the picture. >> metro may try to print with trump's picture, but there's not much time to do that. he had won the national election. >> representing the white house the significance of the occasion is important. >> you think it's going to be

tom sherwood, thank you, tom. >>> our website learned no marching bands from d.c. will be participating in trump's inaugural parade by choice. for the last 20 years at least one d.c. public school marching band has participated in the big inauguration parade here in washington but school officials tell news 4 none of the bands filed for applications for consideration this time. belew, dunbar, eastern high schools as well as the howard university marching band all opted out. the deadline to apply was last week. the schools gave a variety o to read more on that, open the complete story in our nbc washington app. >>> pop music act, fifth harmony, had to perform at a festival in brazil without one of its members. one of the singers, lauren jauregui, got cited at dulles airport last night for possession of marijuana. a law enforcement official tells news 4 the singer was stopped at the security checkpoint and agents found the weed during a search of her bag. an attorney for fifth harmony says jauregui was released from custody on her own recognizance. >>> another step t

tom sherwood takes us there. >> reporter: thousands of commuters and other vehicles from maryland and the district pass by the north capitol street towers of the 28 acre mcmillan reservoir sand filtration plant. in opened in 1905 but its maze of underground sam muriel bowser. >> i have literally driven or walked or been driven by this site just about every day of my life. >> reporter: the mayor today led new efforts to save the iconic towers from falling apart while day waiting a court suit by local citizens. they say contracting laws weren't followed and planned redevelopment is flawed. >> it's going to be destroyed. member mcduffie lives nearby. he contends most residents support this redevelopment. >> they desired to activate this site, to take the fence down, to have a world-class park, to have amenities to take their kids across the street to a community center. this is what we're working toward. >> reporter: located near howard university, everyone says redevelopment is long overdue. exactly what that will be, still to be decided. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >>> c but

tom sherwood from nbc 4 in washington. what is the advice the various officers are enlisted people will be given in terms of terrorism and anti-terrorism attacks. knowing that police take first control? this is a secret service national special security event. what is the advice to the

think we're ready. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. airport workers are on strike. they say they need better pay. some of them are making about $6 an hour working as wheelchair attendants and baggage handlers at national and dulles airports. the contracted employees want $15 an hour. virginia's attorney general and some state politicians support workers at a rally this morning at national airport. we're told those strikes are not affecting travel. >>> a top civil rights leader is taking the world's biggest airline to court. he says americanairlines booted him from a flight because of his race. chris gordon is live at reagan national airport with details of the discrimination lawsuit. chris? >> reporter: well, doreen, reverend william barber is nationally known. in mid-april, he flew into washington, d.c., to deliver a speech intending to return home that night to raleigh, north carolina, but he tells me what happed airport when he boarded his americanairlines flight was embarrassing and humiliating. reverend dr. william barber is a min

in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >> buy one gift, get dozens more in exchange. sounds too good to be true, right? because it is. it's called the secret sister exchange and it's all over social media. the better business bureau says it's the newest form of gift scam and it works because it takes advantage of your friends. consumer reporter omar jimenez tells what you to look out for. >> reporter: it's that time of the year again. for many, da the top of the to do list. but on the other side of the aisle, so is holiday scamming. >> it is perpetuated over and over by social media. you think it's from your friends, relatives, people you like and trust. >> reporter: according to the better business bureau that, trust is being played through two scams in particular, wine exchanges, give one, get six back, for example. or so-called secret sister exchanges, buy one gift and in return, get up to 36. >> you have to have your friends engage with what you is fraud. we don't take the time to investigate. we trust the information. that's one of the most odd things about today

our tom sherwood broke the news on twitter that d.c. police issued a permit for the women's march on washington. organizers plan to start at the intersection of third and independence downtown. that demonstration is supposed to be a show of solidarity for women and their families. >>> a nightclub decision to cancel an inauguration event is forth. >> the group citizens for trump wanted to host the so-called deplora-ball. they canceled after finding out tickets had been sold without a ticket being signed. the group, however, says the ballroom canceled the event booking because they caved to political pressure. >> the minute they did that regarding our event they got a slew of comments and negativity regarding us and regarding our event, and after that, almost immediately, they called and canceled our arrangement. >> the ballroom said it's received threatening phone calls and negative reviews online. citizens for trump say they are still moving forward the event at another venue. if you're looking for an incentive to save money, you might

tom sherwood here in georgetown. be prepared on new year's eve. it's saturday night. >> law enforcement officials across the for new year's eve. tom will report on those plans at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> has been in business for 50 years has died. he's operated a shop in the little mall. he had many famous customers. but it mooigt be what he did outside of work that endeared him to so many. he would donate time and talents to help homeless men with their grooming. today she's overwhelmed by the impact her dad had on the community. he was 89 years old. >>> i'm adam tuss. metro's safetrack program about half way done, but are riders going to come back to the system when it like real delicious honey... and real oats. ok, that's still honey. ahhh, there we go. we're back to honey again. who's directing this? that guy! figures. >>> here's something we don't always get a chance to say. there's relief on the way u for metro riders. >> what's the reason for the break until february. >> we'll come back and reschedu

tom sherwood has been talking to the mayor's office and counsel about what the two may discuss. he's working on that for you later on news 4. >>> right now at 4:30, more news on the transition team. president-elect donald trump has made another pick for his cabinet. >> he's chosen ben carson to be secretary of housing and urban development. when he quit the race, he on the story. he'll get 7,000 employees and a budget of $48 billion. donald trump broke the news on twitter. vp elect mike pence. >> we're excited to have ben carson as our intended nominee for housing urban development. . fighting racial discrimination and carson has never run a big organization. now he tackles trump's promise to reach out to african-americans. the president-elect's phone call with taiwan's president still has washington reeling. 40 years of shutting china's arch enemy ended. team obama is upset but powerless. >> our policy toward this region 20th. >> former ambassador jon huntsman said trump strengthed the u.s. for negotiating with china. >> you have a businessman who has become president of the un

. >>> i'm tom sherwood in the district. a closed door hearing at the >>> installing hard drives, things many of us would rely on high-tech experts to do for us. a a group of high school students is learning how to do all that and more. it's part of a new project called virginia star. it's designed to help others. amy cho has our report. >> who has the ram? >> reporter: these secondary people can turn them on. >> the mother board is huge. >> reporter: make no mistake. the star program isn't just about fixing computers. it's about lifting up those who may have is never used one. >> he can hold that for you. >> we're going to have a giveaway night where we give these computers away to the people who don't have them. >> the biggest point they are learning is service to those in need. >> you guys are doing good work. >> the students got a donated computers. the rest is up to them. >> they are crazy smart kids. they pick it up fast. in a a second, they know 900 times more than i do. >> for some students, it's personal. they have

in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >>> spinning out, swirveing, sliding, enough to put any driver in harm's way let teen. >> a new kind of driving class lets teens try it all to figure out how to respond when things go terribly wrong on the rod. >>> after witnessing a devastating tragedy involving their own mother, the children who live in this home got a much-needed surprise from fairfax county police. ahead on news 4 at 6:00 can, we'll show you what officers who first respond ed ed to a deadly stabbing ended up doing a month later that brought a lot of smiles. >>> extremely warm across the region today. but the cold air moving back in. when the coldest day of the week moves in and what to expect for >>> a new video of a heist at a high end retail er. the burglars burst through on madison avenue. the thieves headed straight for the priciest fur coats, dashed back out. they are still on the loose. the cost of at more than a million. >>> planning to make a goodwill donation to get credit on your taxes? now you can skip the line. goodwill of greater washington launched a pack and sh

may sound like something out of the future but as news 4 tom sherwood tells us, it's an old on k street where everyone is in a hurry. a new vegetarian automat, all digital. no long lines or interaction with servers needed. >> it was amazing, new age. >> the process is weird. i'm used to interacting with people. it's kind of strange to have it appear. it's cool, interesting. >> of course today, everyone must take cell photos. >> that is brilliant. it almost seems like a japanese or european concept. >> customers use an ordering kiosk, no cash accepted, to order $7 vegetarian bowls that appear within minutes. is it good? most said yes. >> it's pretty good. you need to add a lot of salt. >> busy as it was out here, the company won't let the media behind the wall to see the food prep or delivery saying that it is a proprietary secret. but people in a rush at lunch >> we'll have to ask tom what he got. first come the clouds and then the rain. tom tracking how fast showers are moving our way and how long they will stick around. >> reporter: a century of service. a local community says thank y

she is the one who asked for the >> tom sherwood is here with more on the trip and the meaning behind it. what can you tell us? >> she is a democrat. she called trump's immigration policy several times idiotic. and she's boycotting the hotel in october. so here's the problem for her. she told us she's the mayor of the nation's capital. she has to be a gracious host for whoever is president. she also wants to talk about country. >> the fact of the matter is among some city leaders, what they are concerned about is as much as donald trump is the republican house and a republican senate interfering in city business. >> there are a couple issues. gun control. there's a great worry that city has a gun control law that's tougher than the federal law. if they pass it, there's no president obama to veto it. a bill or whatever it was call ed to let the city spend its own money without congressional review. the republicans hate that. they are not going to let that happen. the grand dad duh of them all, statehood. the plan was for hillary clinton to be elected president to take it up to capitol

. >> tom sherwood isworking on the story u. do the protesters have a point. >> there's space, but all the space is reserved for the president's private inaugural committee. if they want to kooep the space, there's none to give away. that's the policy. >> you have dealt with these agencies. how does this get resolved? >> you mentioned the court case. there's a case saying this is a national event every four years. people want to come and both celebrate trump's election and those who don't. they want to be able to have space near the inauguration, near the pennsylvania avenue, ea be pushed off somewhere far away. so they are asking the park service to change this policy and provide some space that can be properly watched over by police, but still be close to the inauguration ceremony. so the court says we don't know if the court will rule or not. >> if they did, could then the committee come back and file a countersuit and say this has always been the case. a lot of this and until we release it. >> the trump people are saying the

tom sherwood is reporting that bowser asked for this. donald trump got 4% of the vote in the district, but the mayor has to work with any president. two years ago then council member bowser welcomed donald trump to d.c. for his hotel project. >> so thank you and good luck. but as mayor in the midst of the election ed the trump hotel brand opening. she was supporting hillary clinton. trump only got 4% in this it democratic city. but nw bowser head to trump tower in new york tomorrow for a meeting she asked for with trump. bouzer's office declined an the city's growing economy but didn't mention other issues like statehood or trump already suing the city to lower its hotel tax bill. d.c. council members told news 4 they welcome the mayor's outreach to trump. >> looking at it from a local basis and purely local and not national, the district relationship with the president of the united states. it's our best interest to do that. >> it it would be useful for us to have a friendly ally in the white house preponderance remember that the presid

tom sherwood reports it's mot just planned demonstrations that are on law enforcement radar. >> the inaugural stage set nor january 20th. there are still questions over planned protests may occur, they now have to worry about spontaneous events sparky >> we're going to be scouring social media as well as our federal partners for potential threats that could occur for the inauguration. >> police cite the recent incident at comet ping-pong here in northwest washington a vigilante fired a shotgun is because of a fake news story. >> it can be serious consequences. >> reporter: on the mall, organized protest groups say they want the park service to release public lands for their legal protest. the park service says all space is routinely reserved for trump's inaugural committee until it decides what it will use. >> that goes to the heart of the problem. the constitution cannot tolerate what the park service is doing. >> reporter: the partnership for civil justice is suing the park service to release land so organizers can plan their protests. >> it is a violation of the first amendment. people hav

tom sherwood is here with the story. >> it's all in the hands of the u.s. one group is suing to get those permits. the inauguration stand on the west front of the capital. the land out front to be filled with those watching the january 20th inaugural. but 20 different groups say their park service applications for a protest that week near the inaugural and parade route are effectively being denied. none has been issued and there's no deadline to do so. the groups say it's hard to organize unless they can tell people where to show up. >> that really goes to the heart of the problem. the constitution cannot tolerate what the park service is doing. >> reporter: the partnership is suing in federal court saying the public lands should be available tr protests, not just celebrations. >> it is about the first amendment. people have the right to speak out. this is the nation's capital. >> the park service won't comment on the suit. it tells news 4 it reserves a year in advance all nearby land for the committee. anything not used is given over to protest groups. >>

. >>> i'm tom sherwood at metro headquarters in downtown washington. there's a special smart card for the trump inauguration. his picture is not on it. that's a controversy and the controversy may now be solved. >>> we begin with a deadly shooting involving two police officers in prince jojs county. good evening, i'm pat lawson muse. >> and i'm jim handly. that shooting happened after investigators tell us a teen pointed a a gun. this happened earlier today alock buyers street. >> reporter: police are investigating that incident now. you can see it all happened right back here. they were called here because there was a report of a suspicious car. happened that ended up with the driver of that car was shot. this happened early this morning. a key piece of evidence is taken from the scene. police came upon this car this morning in the 4700 block of byers street in capital heights. they parked there where two men were inside. the driver died. it was a call for a decision to be able to get police through the street. what happened next is quick and violent.

tom sherwood and scott macfar land are here with us this morning. did i leave anything out?e anything out? >> it's the latest casino in what is already a saturated casino market. it's the sixth in maryland, pennsylvania has had casinos for ten years, west virginia has one that may be the closest. >> there's 50 of them in the northeast corner of the united states, 50 of them and more >> i guess your point would be maryland didn't necessarily the washington region didn't necessarily need another. >> i would think the other five casinos in maryland, i've talked to them, i know the other five casinos in maryland are worried this is going to can bl eyes whatever casino market is there in the washington region. you put another player in there you risk thinning out the pool of perspective customers. maryland live has been aggressively counting punching, trying to expand, new hotels, new attractions, but you have other casinos, too. charlestown, rocky gap, eastern shore. >> baltimore. >> baltimore, horseshoe, all of them waiting for the impact. >> horseshoe and maryland live get a b

in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >>> now at 6:00, a miserable night to be outside. if the steady rain wasn't enough, it's also really cold out there. >> storm team 4 has declared a weather alert today. the rain making for a tricky ride home. you can see from the map, how slow things are on taj doug and lauryn tracking it for us. >> let's begin with team coverage with doug in the storm center. what's happening right now? >> the rain is starting to move out of here. the heaviest rain is about done along the i-95 corridor. still, take a look. storm team 4 radar tracking that rain. right now around the i-95 area. the heaviest area in yellow, the yellows in orange, just off to the north and east. as you see, this is exactly what i'm talking about. back to the west, you notice clearing around winchester, back around heavy rain through d.c. and i-95. points off to the east and behind it. we are finally starting to see some clearing. i think we'll see shower activity through 10:00 or 11:00 tonight because the storm system itself, the upper level low has to move through. onc

possible government contracting violations, looking into potential wrongdoing in a separate probe, tom sherwood is here with the latest. >> susan, here is the issue. did the mayor's office try to steer contracts to a favorite developer. may mayor bowser is paying thousands for the new soccer stadium. and a similar but separate land clearing project at st. elizabeth's southeast for a future $60 million wizard's practice arena. a d.c. council committee held three closed door hearings on allegations that the top contracting official, chris weaver, abruptly quit in august, in two senior officials were relieved of duties after they tried to steer the the contracts one of the officials, alao is suing the city for $10 million, contending the administration embarked on a crew side to defame him. the council probe is extending into next year. >> i expect to get everything wrapped up, i'm hoping by january and we can release what we can release, have our reports with recommendations. >> now informed, sources tell news 4 that d.c. inspector general, dan lucas, has expanded the probe to do his own investig

tom sherwood broke the news on have issued a permit for the women's march on washington. they plan to start at the intersection of 3rd and independence downtown and that demonstration aims to send a message to all levels of government that they are showing solidarity for rights of women, their families and their communities. that's according to the group. >>> facebook is partnering with fact checkers now to crack down on an issue we've heard an awful lot about in months. fake news. the social media giant is making it easier for people to report madeup stories. if enough people report a story as fake, it goes to the fact checkers. while it will remain even if it fails the fact check, the story will have a visual flag that says disputed. facebook says those stories will also show up in lower news feeds. >>> there is breaking news now from south carolina where a jury now has convicted the man who is at the center of the charleston church shootings. 33 counts ranging from murder to hate crimes. roof confessed to killing nine black worshippers at the emmanuel ame church last y

tom sherwood from nbc here in washington. in addition to the hundreds of thousands of people expected to come to celebrate the transfer of power, there are also going to be an x number of protesters. to what extent are the military, i know the national guard or likely is involved but what to o the military officers or do in case of civil unrest or protest getting out of hand? who is in charge of all of that? >> the national guard is in support of local authorities. one of the things that we will do with our national guard members is to deputize them within the district of columbia, which means the metropolitan police department will swear them in. we will support law enforcement activities. if something goes bad, it's up to the law enforcement agency to make the first move, if you will. and only if needed with a call on the national guard to support them. but we are here to support all law enforcement initiatives within the district of columbia spirit a follow-up? >> thank you. there is no need for anyone to activate the card

tom sherwood from nbc 4 here in washington.what extent are the military -- i know the national guard more likely is involved, but what do the military officers do in case of civil unrest? >> who is in charge of all that? >> the national guard is in support of local authorities. one of the things that we will do with our national guard members is to deputize them within the district of columbia which means we will support law enforcement activities. if something goes bad, it's up to the law enforcement agency to make the first move, if you will. and only if needed would they call on the national guard to support them. we are here to support all law enforcement initiatives within the district of colombia. >> once you're deputized, the guard has the full authority to support law enforcement. so it's not a question of activating. they're already active and they're already on the streets. there will be housed within the area that they are supporting so they are supporting the secret service, park police, mpd, all law enforcement age

tom sherwood from nbc 4 here in washington. more likely is involved, but what do the military officers do in case of civil unrest? >> who is in charge of all that? >> the national guard is in support of local authorities. one of the things that we will do with our national guard members is to deputize them within the district of columbia which means we will support law enforcement activities. if something goes bad, it's up to the law enforcement agency to make the first move, if you will. and only if needed would they call on the national guard to support them. we are here to support all law enforcement initiatives within the district of colombia. >> once you're deputized, the guard has the full authority to support law enforcement. so it's not a question of activating. they're already active and they're already on the streets. there will be housed within the area that they are supporting so they are supporting the secret service, park police, mpd, all law enforcement agencies that asked for our support. >> great, thank you. we

tom sherwood from nbc 4 in washington. what is the advice the various officers are enlisted people will be given in terms of terrorism and anti-terrorism attacks. knowing that police take first control? this is a secret service national special security event. what is the advice to the officers who are coming in from out of town to be alert and aware obviously. >> of course during our in processing, before we deputized them, they will be getting a security briefing and intel briefing on what to expect. as i mentioned earlier, we have spoken to the chief of the metropolitan police department, chief of the park police, the chief of the capitol and we are following their lead. we are there in support of them. so if there is a threat or an outburst, they will be the first to respond. but we will be right there with them in case they need our support. >> thank you. >> as far as ceremonial participants go, they're all going to be handed a quick reaction card of steps to follow and those types of things. but any time there is an