chris gordon available inside and outsidecl e sroom as well. >> reporter: this is the second job fair for furloughed workers. >> i think we can help probably everyone we see. we have substitute positions available. e also do hire security assistance, building service workers, we have our technology fields. it'sll not a just about substitute teachers. >> reporter: jonathan has worken fora 31 years. >> i have a daughter in college, tuition bills are due, that's on source of stress. >> reporter: stacy is a single ther with a young daughter. >> she knows i'm not getting a paycheck and we havere to be

chris gordon,4.e >>> the cold weather has a lot but heading indoors, hidden allergens inside your home could be making you sick while you're there. doreen gentzler working for y r health with an important warning on how to solve the problem. >> reporter: it's the season for sneezing and coughing. doctors are seeingur a in patients this time of year, and realizethem don't they're allergic to dust mites. the symptoms might seem a lot like a common >> i have some sneezing, stuffy nose, ihy nose, itchy, watery eyes. >> reporter: did you know those symptoms could be allergies too? >> we don't sleep well, we snore at night, wake up exhausted. >> reporter: the doctor is the director at watergate and burke allergy and asthma centers. he says dust mites can hide all over your home. air vents, curtains, those fluffy feathered pillows on your bed and your couch, even the down comfortersha twe like to use to keep warm during the cold winter months. a specific skin test can reveal the thing you're allergic to. >>

chris gordon explains what it meant to some of the workers who attended an appreciation brunch. >> the city of praise in landover started with a service to raise the spirits of these furloughed federal workers. ♪ >> the church asked who needs help paying for utilities or housing. more than 30 people got up. sme received check for $500, including march kit a payne who fears eviction if shes mis her next rent. >> february rent is due and they're not being understanding. >> the church served a buffet filling their bodies andhe souls. >> i don't know if i'm going to get a check. bill collectors calling my phone. >> reporter: some of the these federal workers leave uplifted with a renewed hope and faith that thi federalshutdown will end soon. reporting from prince george's county, chris gordon, news 4. >>> now, the help for federal workers does not end there.ia a virgeen who recently received a lifetime supply of peanut butter is sharing his weckth. >> eric is on the autism spectrum and loves lidl peanut butter. the store promised him a lifetime supply if he got re72,0 eets. he did that. he

. >> chris gordon is live with the latest from police. hi, chris. >> reporter: good morning. we're on route 27 between damascus and mt. ai. th reconstruction unit is on the scene investigating this fatal crash. 00ey tell me it happened just before the car that is horizontal on the adway, the driver of that car was killed on the scene. his female passengeras medevacked to shock trauma. she has life-threatening injuries. the driver of the other caras transported by ambulance to suburban hospital. he's in critical condition, but his injuries are not life-threatening. now, in order to understand how this happened, we ske with the lieutenant of the montgomery police. >> the preliminary investigation looks like the vehicle went over the double yellow line and had a head-on collision with the southbound vehicle. >> do you have any cause for that? >> not at this time. >> was there any ice? . there was no ice on the roadway. >> reporter: they have no cause, but there' a slight downhill bend in the right. it appears that the car that is sideways on the road traveling south crossed the

chris gordon there for us, thank you. >>> it's friday and ywh know that means. as usual, it means rain. stormtracker 4 showing showers moving from the south and the west. our meteorologist is standing by with what'soming our way tonight and over the weekend. >> we've got rain moving in. will it be a washout? i'll answer that. a live look now. you can see the evening commute for a lot ofl us w a dry one. clouds have moved in and we are expecting thatain to follow pretty quickly behind. here's a look at the radar. owing you where the showers are situated. still to our south. a little drizzle showing up in southern maryland. as we head through the evening, i would say around 5:00, le6:00 s look for those showers starting to creep into the area. they should be a littl more widespread. if you are stepping out tonight, what we're looking at, a p of heavy rain at times. again, it won't be a complete washout overnight. you will see some dry lulls and then the showers will pick up. temperatures in the low 40s overnight. relatively mild. i want to you stick around. we'll

chris gordon continues coverage, looking at resourcesai made ble to federal workers. chris? >> rorter: well, wendy, we are here tonight at the baptist church of deanwood where they are just getting ready to start serving dinner to some furloughed federal workerf a lot o people in our area are asking what can i do to help during the shutdown, that's why we're here because this dinner came about as more and more church members volunteered to part of it. >> it started out to just be a dinner. but so many people started volunteering. now a people giving gift cards, bags of groceries, paper goods. >> reporter: there are my ways you can help. the montgomery county counc health and human services committee heard what these nonprofit organizations are doing. >> there are incredible providers on the front line providing services for the many families impacted by this crisis directly and indirectly. >> the group women who care ministriesdistributes food. >> the average person can come to our fility to help pack the food and they can also give and cially on our website, they can also p

chris gordon is live where it happened tonight. chris?ll, jim and do en, the crash occurred right here on route 27, the road from damascus to mount airy. the police have not yet relsed the names of the victims, because they have been unable to notify all of their families. family and friends are praying for the victims of this fatal cr h. the 32-year-old driver of the white car that ended upsideways died on the scene, his 24-year-old female passenger was rushed by hospital to shock trma, she's in critical condition but expected to survive. theriver of the other car, a 46-year-old man from hagerstown was hit hd onn the southbound lane of route 27, he has nonlife threatening injuries the montgomery county collision reconstruction unit is investigating to determine the cause of this crash. >> preliminary investigation looks like that the northbound traveling vehicle wen over the double yellow line and had a head on collision with the southbound vehicle. >> do you have any cause for that? >> not at this time. >> is there aro ice on the way? >

chris gordon continues our coverage. he's taking a look at some of the resources that are available. chris? >> reporter: wendy, we are back live here at the antioch baptist church where they are serving several dozen furloughed workers dinner tonight. people have been asking what can do to help during the shutdown. that's why we came here because this dinner tonight is a joint effort of the church and the community, which pitched in and came together to help. this meal for furloughed federal workers grew as more andore urch members volunteered to help. ,> just thinking what we as a community can i think the way we all connect is food. >> they're sending the federal workers home with groceries, toiletes and gift cards. in montgomery county council members heard from these t nonprofirganizations who say they need your time and money to assist themn helping federal workers who have to do without a second paycheck because of the shutdown. >> we need more resources to provide for our community. >> reporter: the food center nee

. >> chris gordon continues our team coverage. he's live along old ox road in fairfax. there, t looking out chris? >> reporter: it's been snowing here for about the past four hours. accumulation e behind me here along west ox road. but the road itself is just wet. it had been a slushy mes abo an hour wago. it is just wet here. people in this area got an early jump on preparing for this storm. drivers here at costco in fairfax gassing up ahead of the snow and cold. they're prering even though many will heed the warnings >> stay off the roads. >> that's yourplan? >>es, stayff the roads. >> reporter: the parking lots at food stores are packed with people shopping for snowstorm necessities. >> trying to get some salt for thnd driveway just get ready th milk and bread essentials. >> reporter: schools l out early, students, teachers and staff sent ho school buses trying to get off the roads before the snow causes problems. vdot treated the roads with brine. >> it's going to give us an hour or two at the beginning of the stormto prevce from bonding to the pavement so e with can

chris gordon, news 4. >>> a mother from virgini tepping up for furloughed families. >> it really hitthe discreet approach that's seing her apart fromther support efforts we've seen. >>> plus the dangerous online trend that has youtube changing what it's going to let you see. >>> and as you look to big storm system moving in for the weekend, the first half ay your satus looking dry with the rain and wintery mix moving in between about 3:00 and 8:00 p.m. on sunday aeaer alert as well as monday. rain changes over to snow as rain changes over to snow as wind pick up and z34hcz z16fz y34hcy y16fy >>> a teenager is now charged in a crash that killed a young father in prince william county. police say 19-year-old nholas holbrook was behind had wheel when his car veered off the road last month. he hit two trees. that crash killed edgar who was a passenger in the car. police believe he was speeding. he's charged with reckless driving and underage possession of alcohol. it's unclear if he'd been drinking at the time of the crash. >>> all right, let's get to this netflix movie that so many peop

chris gordon repdrts from alex. >> reporter: this is as close as we can get to the house, which has been gutted by fire. it's been condemned and it's dangerous. now a next door neighbor says his wife sawhe fire as she was returning from work. she called 911, an he came here trying to save the elderly man, alone inside. >> i was tryg to see him. getting in, jumping in, pull him out. >> reporter: he says he came running when he saw smoke coming from his neighbor's home, he called him mr. bob. he tried to save doors were already hot and smoke poured from the windows. >> i had a nightmares all night long. and if i only saw the f before, maybe 10 minutes later, maybe 5 minutes later, he could be alive. >> reporter: this video of the fire was taken by another neighbor who lives across the st et. in the 7700 block of shellhorn roadd. >> it was lie dead in a fire by himself, a winter night. it was very >>sad. eporter: flowers have been placed in front of the house. a neighbor who doesn't want to appear on camera, identifies the victim as 87-year-old robert barnes who was retired from the u.s. ar

chris gordon i live with crews already salting theoads there. >>> we start in the weather center.

chris gordon, news 4. >>> 6:26 now. coming up fitting room recordings. new details about the man police say watched dozens of women while they undressed inside ama local . >>> and those temperatures are a little on the cool side as you walk out the door this morning but as you walk out the door, grab the umbrella. we have rain for the second half of your friday. we'll talk about the timing on that and talk about a big warm upcoming our way, c next. >>> plus we have been stuck waiting in doctors offices be hre butave you ever been forgotn? hear from a woman that says she was and how she escap after beedin >>> a u-haul truck slammed into a store ernight in what appears to be an attempted robbery. this is in the same shopping sente center as costco. that u-haul truck was abandoned before police arrived. we're still working to find out how much was stolen out of the store. chris lawrence is there and we'll check in with him coming up in a few minutes. >> first a look at our friday let's check in with lauren for theorecast and we'll talk to melissa about the

chris gordon, news4. >>> still to come at 6:00, not everybody is excited for amazon's hq 2 coming to arlington. tonight hear from small business owners worried about getting priced out of their own neighborhood s >>> the bry of this weekend won't be winter storm but it ♪ ♪ ♪ rhythm is a dancer ♪ it's a soul companion ♪ you can feel it everywhere ♪ lift your hands and voices ♪ free your mind and join us ♪ you can feel it in the air ♪ oh sorry, we were running late. no problem, come on in. ♪ stronger is caring for at cha baby's heartnal, in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. and a future when prenatal pediatrics leads to healthier children. it's being the number one newborn intensive care unit in the country. and giving parents peace of mind. it's less recovering in our bed, and more jumping on yours. stronger is standing out and standing proud. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. >>> d.c. fire crews rushed here to the river today after repor of a car in the water earlier. d.c. fire and s posted this video as they worked to pull the car out

reg from annapolis, chris gordon, news 4. >> newsso 4 is working for you in the commonwealth. tonight our northerner virgini bur bureau chief is in richmond. >>> and now to a serious sentence for two men in a botched armed robbery. each of them sentenced to spend the nect fourades inn. pri we're also hearing from t o mothf one of the convied men. >> reporter: marlow johnson, sentenced to 40 years today for an armed robbery where a man was shot in the leg. his mom says she's proud of her son, that he took responsibility for what he did, that he said he was sorry for whate did. >> 40 years is a long time, but as a mother seeing her son grow up, seeing her son take responsibility of his actions, that makes you proud. reporter: tony hewitt, anplace in than accomplice in that robbery sentenced to 30 years in jail. w this casehere the prosecution had a pile of evidence. a 911 call for help. police body camera video of an evidence search. >> sarge, i've got a shell casing. >> you got one? >> yeah. >> reporter: chase. and then a takedown. aner igation of a suspect. they thought they h

but they disagree on how to do it chris gordon, news4. > while the d.c. council passed emergency legislation that will allow the city to issue marriage licenses for a 90-day period. it had btn deemed essential and was closed as a result of the partial shutdown, the mayor who proposed the measure said she will signnt it law. >>> keep it here all evening lookor the latest on nightly news at 7:00. c will have a special report at 9:00 and tune in here at 11:00 for complete analysis and reaction. >>> now it's beginning to look like winter. with some bighanges in our forecast starting tonight. you're going to want to get out the warm coa and clothes starting tomorrow. doug is here to explain what's coming our way. >> amazing what we were today.er yey a high temperature of 41 degrees. today we made our way close to 50 and 60 degrees. 61 in richmond right now. 56 in d.c. 57 last hour. for sure.warmer side and 47 right now towards hagerstown. colder air tonight. we will see shower activity. even winds associated with that. that brings in the cold air, just in time

chris gordon available inside and outsidecl e sroom as well. >> reporter: this is the second job fair furloughed workers. >> i think we can help probably everyone we see. we have substitute positions available. e also do hire security assistance, building service workers, we have our technology fields. it'sll not a just about substitute teachers. >> reporter: jonathan has worken fora 31 years. >> i have a daughter in college, tuition bills are due, that's on source of stress. >> reporter: stacy is a single ther with a young daughter. >> she knows i'm not getting a paycheck and we havere to be l ability about how he support money. >> reporter: she supports herre two chi and mother. >> i call the companies and they're not helping people like they say they are. my land lord had been semipatient but she wants me to pay the rent. >>eporter: she said she's ready to leave the federal workforce if she can get a full time job. >> i want something more accident occusecure. something i know we're not going to have a shutdown. >> reporter: these job applicants will be fingerprinted and undergo ba

as chris gordon reports, even president trump is weighing >> reporter: virginia republicans expressing outrage over a failed democratic abortion bill l tosen restrictions on third trimester abortions. >> i will keepighting to protect the unborn. i don't think there's a more important issue that we face up here. >> reporter: the battle began with this video of a when thetee heari house speaker asked kathy tran from an abort could be done even when a woman is dilating ready to give birth. >> i'm asking ifour bill allows that. >> yes. >> reporter: it's creatin national fire storm on social media. president trump tweeting mocrats are becoming the party of late term abortion. wtop radio on wednesday, virginia governor ralph northam'sil comments on the inflamed abortion rights opponents. l> if a mother is in labor, i can t you what would happen. the infant would be delivered, kept mfortable, the infant would be resuscitated if that's what the mother and fily desired. and then a discussion would ensue between the physician and the mothers. >> reporter: delegate tran released this video. >> ri

back to you. >> chris gordon, thank you, gchris. >>> dou told us to layer up, i think i counted 5 headtoe on me today. >> you needed every one of them. now you know what it's like for those guys to be out ere. >> it's something. >> it's going to be that cold again ottonight, quite as cold as last night. there's no wind chill advisory in effector the me troe area and most of the region, that's good news. not dealing with wind but still a cold night. we have clear skies and that allows temperatures to cool 24 degrees but notice i have us going down a d fewrees between now and 11:00. maybe 20 degrees, it'll be frigid but we have cloud coverage coming and that helps temperatures stay warmer than last night. last night one below zero. 16 the current wind chill in d.c. 10 in gaiterhersburg. there's no wind to talk about, so that's good news. here is somethingo talk about. this system here. here we are in d.c. chicago they' been hit the hardest with this cold air, 52 below yesterday. now they're at a balmy 6 below zero. so they've warmed. but this is a slclippe t moving do our area tomorrow.

chris gordon talked to some of those workersni and the commu groups helping them make ends meet. >>ter: this state department employee with 20 years of service in the federal government brought her 5-year-old daughter lunch at the world central kip. >> it's a god send. >> reporte chefs for feds is opening a resource center next door toloelp fhed workers cope with their financial challenges. >> thisoc includes the l utility companies offering defederals and things like th. >> reporter: in prince george's county members of the first c baptistrch giving away 3,000gs f groceries to federal workers. it their martin luther king day of service project. >> as a long-time government employee i never thought as head bemy household i would facing a situation where i have to depend on strangers to look foror food my family. it's not right. >> reporter: the church has a program that feeds the ndy on an almost daily basis. but they tell me since the federal government shutdown began one out of every four phone calls they receive for help now coming from a federal worker. >> no one wants to be

chris gordon ctinues the live team coverage. deck for ands on highway crews. >> reporter: absolutely. jim. i saw one one maryland snowplow driver carrying a pillow and blanket into his truck. that's t because onces storm starts crews arebe going to spending a lot of time clearing the roadways. >> people throughout our area are getting ready for snow. >> trying to conserve theack. i'll be shoveling a little bit. >> reporter: for the last dayde trucks l with anti-ice salt brine have been pretreing roads in the discussion trik-- district, maryland and virginia. trucks will park along major roadways tomorrowng and begin to plow once an inchr so of snow accumulates. maryland has a new app to see where the plows are a located. >> viewers can use to track where the resources are, go to roads.maryland.gov/storm. >> reporter: in virginia plows are ready andvdot warns the trucks are big and slow. they i prefer you stay inside while it's snowing. >> if you have to go out, don't crowd them. give them as much room as you can, reduce your spe

reporting from annapolis, chris gordon news4. >>> our region isn't the only one with challenges because of the shutdown. about 200 federal employees hit the streets in philadelphia this rning. they rallied in front of the s berty bell chanting enough enough, stop the shutdown. >>> here at home democrats are planning a protest rally for tomorrow, there will be a 7:00 p.m. rally in solidarity with federal workers, contractors and others impacted by the shutdown. we'll bring you coverage of that tomorrow night right here on news 4. >>> police are canvassing an annandale neighborhood hoping to find a man who groped two little girls. today fairfax county police released this sketch of the suspect. the 11 and3-year-old sisters were walking around their neighborhood when police say the man inappropriately touched oof them, then tried to touch the second, but she fought him off. the man ran away and has not been found yet. >>> turnio our weather now. have you heard that there's snow in the forecast for this weekend? how could you miss it? >> there's lot of talk out there. storm team 4 has been

chris gordon in annapolis and ourgi va bureau chief julie ond today. after last night's presidential address, congressional leaders have been invited back to the white house today for negotiations to reopen the government. tomorrow, president trump saysh ill visit the southern border. stay with news 4 and the "today show" for the the latest on the government shutdown. >>> and five-day forecast is all about the wind moving in today. it stays with us tonight and through tomorrow, way colder weather for thursday and friday. and increasing likelihood of accumulating snow around here over the course of the weekend. >> okay, chuck, thank you. >>> chopper 4 is over the beltway right now looking at me backups. here is a live picture the outer lookt richie road. follow twitter for updates as you head out the door this morning. >> that looksbad. >> you know, you hate to see that so early in the morning knowing it will be a rough go even with the feder government closed traffic like that is hard to imagine it would be possible. >> that's why people g up so early.

chris gordon will cover today's inauguration ceremony. onsure to follow him twitter. >>> 5:13 today. house democrats plan to unveil the raise the wageact. >> this act could more than double the federal minimum wage. right now, it is h$7.25 anr and has not gone up in ten years. house democrats are propo ng a $15 per hour federal minimum wage. many small businessvewners ho fear they can't afford to pay employees that much and stay in business. >>> lawmakers are also getting heady for another day of questioning forhe president's nominee for attorney general. on tuesday, w nomineeliam barr made it clear he will protect the mueller investigation. bar said he would not be vellied, not by the president. he also said he would quit if president trump ordered him to fire mueller. barr previously served as attorney general under predent george h.w. bush. if approved barr would be sworn in some time next month. >>> iowa congressman steve king says he is sticking a despite growing calls for him to resign from within his own republican party.n amid upr

chris gordon is live this afternoon with more. the neighbors say this ntersection is particularly dangerous, right? >> reporter: absolutely. leon and pat, the crash happened right here along route 27, the road from damascus to mount airy. now police tell us that it happened, the car was traveling in t t direction but failed t make that right-hand curve you see below me and went into the left lane, hitting an oncoming car head on. friends are praying forhe victims of this fatal car crash, the drivef the car that's sideways died on the scene. his femaleassenger was rushed by medevac helicopter to shock trauma in baltimore. after surgery she remains in critical conditi but police tell me she is expected to survive. the driver of the other, c which was traveling in the southbound lane of route 27 is in critical condition. the reconstruction team is hivestigating to determine the cause of terrible crash. >> preliminary investigation looks like the n thbound traveling vehicle went over the double yellow line and had a head on collision

chris gordon has a closer look at the truckers against trafficking .effo >> reporter: young women whore the victims of human srafficking liret lives in in the shadows. often forced to sew lis sit io sectn. this tractor trailer on display is a one of a kind sponsored by truckers against trafficking. it's a nonprofit organization that has trained more than 600,000 truck drivers to recognize auman trafficki report it. >> basically we're raising a mobile army ofransportation professionals to discover and disrkit human traff networks across the nation. >> there are more than 5 million truckers on the roadways. since truckers against trafficking was established in 2009, truckers have reported some 1,100 victims of human trafficking. >> 1,100 people have been res be rescueause of the driver making the phone call. >> reporter: they run this national hot line. the d.c. attorney general estimates there are thousands of human trafficking cases across the country, and it's a problem in maryland, virginia and the district. >> what we know is there are hundreds of cases that we suspect involve you

. >> that was chris gordon. i think he left his wife debby back up on the hill. >> making mimosas. he was doing sledding in be thes that dhi bethesda morning. >> they were freezing out there. >> this is -- today we're doing the pat collins snow stick challenge. this is your best s sundaw suit, and we love your pictures and we love yourcompetition. so remember to tweet us #snowstickchallenge. >> ah. >> that's going to get harder and harder to say as the day goes on. the challenge today, your best sunday snow suit and we're coming rig back. ht >>>ck tg the latest on the radar. most of it is in d.c. anywhere you see the purple, that's the heaest snow. waldorf and fredericksburg. 'll see the snow off and on throughout the day. the steadiest and heaugest thut the night. we'll see some from dc south ward. additional accumulation is hopected. i'll you what i'm thinking. a winter storm warning in effect until midnight tonight. i'll be back here in a couple of minutes. >> purple not go there's still a lot of it. >> what is good is that the health and fitness expo is going on. we're not goin

chris gordon will cover today's inauguration ceremony. follow him on enitter. >>>fter the hour now, still ahead on news 4 today. >> dramatic video shows a child's car seat falling out of a car with a child still buckled inside. look at that. what happened? after the break. >>> wow. that is some scary video right it is another frigid start to the day today. we're tracking several chances for some wintry weather. you can always get the latest on ngr nbc wasn app and i'll tweet out some of the details as well on twitter. see you in a flash with the five-day forecast. fact: some of your favorite foods stain teeth. unlike ordinary whitening toothpaste, colgate optic white has hydrogen peroxide that goes below the tooth's surface for a smile that's 4 shades visibly whiter! colgate optic white. whitening that works. no matter how much you clean, does your house still smell stuffy? that's because your home is filled with soft surfaces that trap odors and release them back into the room. so, try febreze fabric refresher. febreze finds odors trapped in fabrics and cleans

. >> reporter: this is chris gordon in frfax. v dot trucks are now plowing, they're spreading salt. the rd is wet and come morning that could prove to be a dangerous for driver t >> anythint lands on the ground and is wet overnight is going to freeze into ice, so ice issing to have an tomorrow morning. >> reporter: the extreme cold could also create a danger of hypothermia or frostbite. if you don't dress appropriately wearing layers. that's the latest from fairfax. back to you. >> chrisordon reporting. thank you. today's winter weather is already responsible for a deadly crash in fauquier county. a 22-year-old man from woodbridge died when he lost control on sowego road right near the prince william william stafford county line. some crashes in the first 90 minutes of the snowstorm in fauquier county. >>> new tonight, the office of personnel managemen says that most federal workers furloughed during the shutdown will receive paychecks byhursday. now, some of you began gmuting those -needed checks today. the national zoo re-opened day, as did smithsonian museums, including the natio

chris gordon will cover today's inauguration ceremony. be sure to follow him on twitter. >>> undocumented drivers, there are thousands on our local roads. coming up, the new push to get driver's licenses and improved public safety. >>> plus tre truly isn app for everything. still ahead, we'll show you the shoes you can tie using your smartphone. stay w >> announcer: you're watching news 4 today. >>> tremendous play. the biggest win of young ance's reer. >> this is so awesome. new overnight a huge win for prince gege's county native in the australian open. 39th ranked francis tiafo beat fifth seat kevin anderson in four sets. the biggest upsetf the tournament so far. tiafo moves on to the third und where he will face another tennisvetera italian sep pi. we will root for him ahead of the another celebtion for tiafoe. >> pace yourself,y. bu >> kevin anderson is 6'5". >> a big win. >>> the washington wizards are already working on their game on the biggest road trip of the year. team is in londonor a game against the new york knicks. they had

chris gordon will cover the maryland legislature for us. in virginiaho there's a session, democrats will again push several gun violence bills that includes universal background checks and so-called red flag law. that law would allow police to temporarily tak guns away from people who are considered dang julie kerry will be in richmond. look for her coverage again on news 4 at4. >>> meanwhile, northern virginia democrats have hung on to a sear in thenia state senate. this after a special election yesterday. voters in parts of louden and fair fax counties elected jennifer boysko. she has been in the house of delegates. she defeated gop candidate jill may by a margin of 70 to 30%. boysko replaceson jennifer we who is now in congress. her victory creates t need for another special election. >>> nine minutes after four:00 now. there's something on the roads now that's unusual, even for c. >> the oldest synagogue in the city will be rolling down third street to new site later this morning. the building that was the original home will itng the ro

news 4 chris gordon will be there. it starts at noon in annapolis. >>> we are working to learn more about a homicide investigation in hyattsville. this is video from that scene on hamilton street near 37th avenue. the city of hyattsville police tell us a man was found dead inside of this home. no word yet onhe suspect or how exactly that man died. >>> actor and singer usesy smollett is recovering after a brutal attackn chicago. investigators are looking for rveillance video. the star of the show empire was walking early tuesday morning when two men attacked and beat him. they reportedly tied a noose around his neck and poured what's believed to be bleachn m. police say the attackers yelled racist andho homc slurs at smollett who is said to be gay. >>> 4:37 and the caps will be back on the ice at the end of all-star as the nhl break comes to an end. >> no one seems to be enjoying the time offx as much as a ovechkin. take a look, he's riding a dolphin in this video. >> wait, wait, wait. >> tyes. ught he was resting up ge

chris gordon will be covering the aaryland legislature julie carry will be down in richmond for us.coverage start tomorrow afternoon at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >> if you googled somet today, you saw the artwork of a second grader from virginia. sarah gomez lane won the national google doodle contest. her drawing of dinosaurs turned into animati on the search giant'se. homep google says sarah's school in falls church will receive $50,000 to spend on and sarah will receive $30,000 towards a college scholarship. >> why did you decide to draw dinosaurs? >> because that is what inspires me. >> she made a drawing to enter the 2018 doodle for google coutest, and of 182,000 kids, she won. >> prettyool. sarah's drawing will be on the google homepage for 24 hours. if you haven't guessed, she has dreams of becoming a paleontologist. >> that's a lot of second grade i saw it on my phone. looks just as good there and your desktop, too. it's everywhere today. >> give those children of yours some colored pencilled right away. >> exactly. 3 billion people could see that. that's pretty awesome. >> very

chris gordon has the play by play inlideo that you only see on news4. >> the driver who shot this rid first called >> by time he swerved from the far left to the far right. he did it two time then on the second time, i just pulled out my phone to start recording. >> he says he drives t beltway daily delivering bread but has never seen anything like this. >> my gosh! >> he hit the wall and sparks start flying. >> he was eashaging bad. >> he said state troopers and ems arrived quickly. >>he fireman came and busted out the front window. he walked o of thewindow. or through the front window. the wind shield. >> chopper 4 flying overhead shows the traffic. it lasted for hours. the tractor-trailer on its side. the fst responders on the scene. >> we've checked and we're told the truck driver involved in this crash was taken by ambulance to the hospital. he is being treat for injuries and he is expected to make a recovery. back to you. >> boy, everybody has a story to tell. ? new video fromer cho 4. crews battled flames as they arrived on malta lane this afternoon, the flames were shooting fr

chris gordon live in new carrollton with the man who shot the video. you will only see thi on news4. >> reporter: one day the inner loop of the beltway came to a virtual stand still for hours. a large truck flipping over on its side.o you are aboutee the video and hear from the driver who was right behind the crash and recorded it on his cell phone. the driver who s vt thiseo first called 911 to alert police, hoping to stop the tractor-trailer truck that was driving y.erratica he srved two times. and then on the second time, i just pulle out my phone. started recording. he said he drives the beltway daily delivering bread but he's never seen anything like this. >> saunders says he and another peon were tryingo help the truck driver. >> when we walked up, he was shaking real bad. he said state troopers arrived quickly. the fireman came and busted out the window. he walked out. he walked out of the window. >> the truck driver was taken by ambulance to a local hospithe. s expected to be okay. that is the latest live. >> thank you. >>> the 116st congress h

chris gordon will be attending that event and he'll also be streaming the event live -- we'll be streaming the event live through our app. >>> after ten weeks, the trial of mexican drug lord ofl apo is about to wrap up. >> plus the latest on the attack of the actor jussie smollett. >>> investigators in chicago are looking for surveillance video the possible hate crime against "empire" star jussie smollett. it's a story that's dominating social media this morning. miguel almaguer has the latest development. >>eporter: jussie smollett, a long time actor and star on the hit tv show "empire" tells police he's the victim of a b brutalting that took place on the chicago street. investigators say they're treating the reported attack as a possible hate crime. >> can you head overck to c a barrier report. >> reporter: he says he was pproached by two men yelling out racial and homophobic slurs. he was attacked. an unkno was poured on him. at some point one of them wrapped a rope around his neck. the men yelled, this is maga, make america great again country. the actor took himself to a hospital. >>

i'm going to toss it to chris gordon, o's down in fairfax. hey, chris. >> reporter: hi,eetr we had snow about the past three hours hereu ee it's accumulating on sidewalks and the grassy areas and we have an icy chop on the streets. a couple of vdot trucks went by, they are not plowing yet, they are spreading salt. the r were pretreated and people i this area are getting ready for whatever comes their way. here at costco in fairfax, cars line up t or more in reach row to get gas ahead of the storm. are you word about traffic tonight? >> sure. that's whyal the fed government gave us two hours off, early release, too.ep >>ter: schools throughout the area let out early. students, teachers, and staff sent home. school buses trying to get off the roads before the snow causes problems. >> i teach at navy elementary. i'm auming there's good chance we're not going to be in school tomorrow and a lot of people tnk we'll have a delay on thursday, we'll see. >> reporter: vdot preparing its equipment, loading salt on trucks and sending them out to park on r

. >> chris gordon reporting. thank you, chris. >>> the parks are open, but nonemergency services are not available. that means the trash is piling up. restrooms are closed, forcingsi rs to get closer to nature than joshua tree national park in california, volunteers are picking up the slack. governors are trying toeep them open on the state's dime but that's a short solution at best. >>> democratic leader, nancy pelosi will make history for a second time tomorrow when she takes thes aker's gavel. first, she sat down with nbc's savannah guthrie. >>> now to the weather. another round of rain rolling in. >> amelia draper is here to tell us who, among us, has the best chance of seeing showers and low it's going to last. this year is starting the way last year ended. wet. right? >> absolutely. the best chance of rain is south of washington, southern maryland, staffordi and georges county. you can see on the radar, seeing a few sprinkles in thosears. first, we are dealing with rain tonight. more rain is in the forecast

chris gordon,news4. >> prosecutors have dropped the domestic violence charges against redskins linebacker reuben foster. this was back in november following an incidenith an ex-girl friend. he was playing for the san frcisco 49ers and they released foster after the arrest. a few daysater the redskins signed foster, which upset a lot of fans. they say there is not enough evidence to movear fo however, he is still on the commissioner's exempt st. >> a new study suggests it may be a good idea for baby to undergo genetic testing. they say a number of newborn who seemed healthy had hidden health risks in their genes only discovered under genetic testing. >> reporter: she's a happy on 2-year-old andeer, one of the first babies in the u.s. to have come hence of dna testing right after birth. while cora seemed normal, doctors found she had a -- geneticor risk a vitamin deficien that could caused seizures. >> reporter: cora is part o 5,000 newborns that were screened for disease. researchers found nearly 10% of babies tested were a risk for a condition that could be treated early. >> you'reif iden

reporting from annapolis, chris gordon, news 4. >>> families east of the river now have a new option for early childhood mducation. thor cut the ribbon today on a new child hood development center. the newenter will provide services 3 f0 infants and tolers. mayor bowser told parents she's committed to opening more child care >> the better we help parents afford to stay in d.c. and the better we help our children be more prepared when theyk w through our doors at pre-k-3. >> the mayor also announced the district isetting a $10 million grant to improve early childhood programs. >>> monthsfter aews 4 i-team investigation revealed a thousand d.c. public schoolteachers working without a license, there is some progress to report. scott mcfarland joins us now with an update. >> halfwa through the school year d.c. tells the i-team they're still wetking to more teachers licensed. this year we found oy 70% of d.c. teachers had licenses, but as ok this w the numbers are better. nearly 90% have a license or at least applied for a license. that leaves about 400 without certification as of tonight

chris gordon joins us to tell us how people are reacting to that. >> reporter: visitors are telling me they planned their trip to theti n's capitol months ago to spend the holidays and go sightseeing. the top spots you mentioned today, here on the mall closed. it's not just here on capitol hill, but enough oforthwest where the nationa zoo is closed due to the federal government shutdown. the gates are closed at the national zoo, taking visitors by surprise. >> i came here with my sister. f she is out of town. she was really e'scited. government shut down and everything. >> the national zoo's panda cam is turned off. for years, the giant panda bears have been streamed continuouy by tens of thousands of fans. il , the cameras are off u the government shutdown ends. stores located on connecticu a avenuoss from the zoo are losing money with fewer customers. >> we don't have money for paying the rent. we don't have money for paying employees every month. >> visitors on the mall try to figure out where to go now that the smithsonian museums are closed due to the government ut wn. >> i didn't

chris gordon has a look community is stepping up and trying to help out. chris? >> reporter: the world central kitchen here in northwest washington is on today until 6:00 p.m., even though it's a federal holiday honoring dr. martin luther king jr., the chef's for feds project was begun last week, it offers a fr fo coffee to federal workers and their fam ies during the shutdown. this state department employee with 20 years of service in the federal government brought her 5-year-old daughter for lunchldt the wentral kitchen. >> this is really just a god send, it's a life safer. >> reporter: in prince george's county members of the first baptist church giving away 3,000 bags of groceries to federal workers. it's their martin luther king day of service project. >> as a long-time federal government employee i never thought as head of my household i would be facing a situation where i have to depend on strangers to look for food for my family. it's not right. an reporter: for these federal workers, the final pressure could get worse by the end of e week, with a possibi

news4's chris gordon has been out talking to furloughed workers and he atended two more job fares held today. there have beenew held in the region for workers who want to work but are not getting a paycheck. >> reporter: this is the montgomery county public school second job fair this week for furloughed government employees. more than 400 people are applying to be substitute teachers and for other school jobs because of the financial stress caused by the federal do government sh. >> i'm divorced, taking care of my elderly mother and two young children. >> rorter: and your stress level right now? >> i'd say on a scale of one to ten, it's a 15, pushing 17. >> i'm comfortable with the latest technology. >> reporter: hry says he has a newborn to think about. >> she was born november 28th, andy missing very first paycheck this week got me a little scared weh child c for her coming up in a couple weeks. >> reporter: across the river, arlington county public schools held thi job fare for substitute teachers today. jennifer greeerood and husband are both in the coast guard. paid. her are gett

chris gordon got involved and explains why there is a glimmer of hope for this tenant. >> reporte >> i hen't had a good night's sleep since this happened. my home and my possessions that i worked so hard epfor. >>ter: andrea franklin said she's been trying to get her possessions, family heirlooms and things she needs for her business since the fire in september. the fire department said it was arson,e 40 units wer destroyed, but not hers. she said everything inside her apartmen was backed in plastic boxes because she was getting ready to move before the re. she said crews go in and out all the time. >> you asked them tofoetrieve it you? >> yes. >> they say? >> no. >> why? >> they keep saying it's too dangerous. >> today i went with her to the property manager's office, they put her in touch with theco orate office of quest management group. she was told they will put her in touchce with the insur carrier to see if they can get her belongings out. e you hope?s g >> i think it could happen. >> reporter: as far as the cause of the fire, prince george's county tells us that 32-year-old n

. >> chris gordon talked to the victim's long-time neighbor. what have you learned about this? >> reporter: pat, as you can see, thisis as close we can get. the house is gutted out. it's a shell.ee it's condemned. it's dangerous to go any clos. the neighbor one house down tells me his wife saw the fire when she was returning from work last night, she called 911. he came over here trying to the elderly man who lives alone and was inside. >> i was trying to see him, getting in, jumping in, and pull him out. >> reporter: he says he came running when he saw smoke coming from his neighbor's home. he called him mr. b. he tried to save him, but the doors were already hot and smroed pouredthe windows. >> i had nightmare all night long. i'm still feel lik sorry about myself because i was -- if i -- if i saw the fire before maybe ten minutes later, maybe five minutes later, he could be alive. >>eporter: this video w of the fireas taken by another neighbor who lives across the street. in the 7700 block of shellhorn road. his dogs parked when the fire trucks arrived. he saw the smoke and k

neil 4 chris gordon w cover today's inauguration ceremony. on twitter. >>> on this 26th day of the government shutdown, president trump is inviting lawmakers to the white house for a meeting. if you're a furloughed worker who needs help, chef hoe day andres, his energy kitchen opens for the first time today. details about that in the nbc washington app. >>> even days after the snowstorm, some roads are still treacherous this moing. they've not been cleared completely and the frigid temperatures means ice on the road could be a problem almost anywhere. be sure to take extra time and be careful and follow traffic for any updates all morning long. melissa will be back with another look at the problems on the beltway now. >>> fst 4 traffic alert, again chopper 4 showing you the delay. right now getting by one right la outer loop at old georgetown road. here is the thing, if this is your normal route, don't do it. take the icc, come down 95 get inside the beltway, do east west hiway instead. this is not a good idea for anybody this morning. >> wha

reporting from prince george's county, chris gordon, news 4. >> every bit of hp is helpful. >> yes. it makes a difference. it really does. >>> there may be no such thing as a free lunch but there was free desert for the first surloughed workers who showed up at mom p apple pies this morning. >> this giveeb away in celtion of national pie day at the bakery. >> you get a lot of federal works so, you know, everyonehr goough their struggles so a little thing wcando. >> the pie shop normally offers about 25 different flavors so a sweet choice for those early bird furloughed workers. >>> and tomorrow on news 4 today we are working for you in the it comm news 4's green will be at the firs t stop at drive helping furloughed feder workers. join us for more on the details. >> friday you celebrate, wednesday will getou through week.st of the >> i'm with you, but you're going to need to get through tomorrow morning. that's the big deal. it's really tomorrow mthning we be to watch out for, guys, because this storm really means business. take a look out there right nowd some c but not a lot. temp

. >>> news4 has you covered in both capitals today, chris gordon will be in annapolis and julie carrey will be in richmond so look out for their updates on the app beginning this afternoon on news4 at >>4:00. all right. today is the 19th day of the government . shutdo president trump and lawmakers trying to reach an agreement on border sy and reopen the government. this is coming after last night's primetime t address by president and, of course, the democratic response. take a look. here's news4 tracie tts. >> this situation b cou solved in a 45 minute meeting. >> reporter: that meeti happen today. democrats and republicans head back to the white house s cking promise on border security e get the government running andure 800,000 workers get paid friday. >> this is a choice between right and wrong. >> he promised to keep the government shutdown for months years, no matter who it hurts. that's just plain wrong. >> this is a humanitarian crisis, a crisis of the heart and as cri of the soul. >> reporter: with protests just outside his window -- >> no shutdown, no wall! >> reporter: presi

. >>> chris gordon continues ourv ge in fairfax county. >> how do things look as the temperatures continue to fall throughout the evening hours re? >> reporter: doreen and leon, it has been snowing for five hours now here fairfax. you see the accumulation on the sidewalk and crass, not so much here on west ox road, but people in this area areeady tfoinr whakatever comes next. here at costco in fairfax, cars line up get gas for the snow that's here and the frigid cold that's coming. >> are you worried about any traffic tonight? >> sure. that's probably why the federal early.ment gave us two hours off early release, too. so yeah. >> reporter: schoolsghout the area let out early. students, teachers and staff sent home. school buses trying to get off the roads before the snow causes problems. >> i teach at navy elementary. i'm assuming there's a good chance we're probably not going to be in school tomorrow and a lot of people think we'll have delay on thursday. so we'll have to see. >> reporter: highway trucks along west ox road n are yet plowing. they're spreading salt. >> anything that lands