. >> and there is obviously a reviewing stand in downtown washington, d.c. >> right. it looks so much different. it almost looks like a village in france. >> it is -- is that pennsylvania avenue, do we know? boy, it's unrecognizable to me what part of town that is. that's interesting. >> and it's important to note that the navy and the marine corps were there. even though it's called the tomb of the unknown soldier, the term "soldier" was meant to represent every member of the military, not just those in the united states army. >> and the parade continues in downtown washington from the u.s. capitol. and there is the casket of the chosen unknown soldier representing fallen in world war i. >> i think one reason so many people came out to this parade and this ceremony is they were really seaboarding a sense of closure from the world war. they were trying to find some meaning in the senseless losses. and especially working through the grief that many of these families suffered from. both those who lost someone and those who suffer adger, whether physical or psychological

he'll tour construction of phase two, which will provide a transfer-free ride between downtown washingtone a briefing from the metropolitan washington airports authority. as governor of virginia, kaine secured 900-million dollars in funding for phase one of the silver line. a blast of cold air getting ready to hit the d-m-v. a big temperature drop on the way tomrrow night. what you need to know to stay warm this week, coming up. and now here's jonathan elias with what's coming up tonight on abc seven. dangerous winter storms this morning. in maine,,, slick roads turned deadly. at least two were killed in separate accidents. and there were nearly 900 car wrecks in one day across minnesota this weekend. thousands of flights were also canceled. many - are now in the path of arctic temperatures- settling in later this week. - roller coaster ride of temperatures - arctic blast thursday & friday - single digit wind chills thursday - warmer weekend - wintry mix saturday am to all rain today: mostly cloudy. slight chance of pm rain, mainly east of i-95. highs: 43-49 tonight: partly cloudy. cold.

and mid 20s in downtown washington. a cold night for sure. be bundled up for evening plans. could have overnight flurries near i-81. looks like mostly rain on monday but even colder air could lead to snow chances in the middle of the week. the evening will be cold. 33 now. temperatures drop back into the upper 20s by 11:00 tonight. and windchills in the teens and 20s all evening. a little chance of snow showers late tonight. and a midweek chance. >> full scloerz i'm not a cold to feel like the holiday season. so if you are wondering what the rest of the winter will look like. check out the winter special right here on nbc 4 at 7:30. we'll break down what you can expect. and the first weekend since the grand opening of the national harbor. darcy spencers joins us live. good evening. little chilly out there? >> reporter: i'm with you imi'm not a cold weather person. i start to bundle up in october. for the average person this is the time you really need to bundle up. it is quite cold down here. you need to have on a warm coat, gloves. of course a hat wouldn't hurt. look behind

zone, low to mid-20's will be the story. 20 in burtonsville. 21 in reston. 23 in lorton. 27 in downtown washington. with light winds. the winds are taking a break. over the next few days the weather is quiet. we will 40 in the afternoon tomorrow. 49 on wednesday with sunshine. minor frontal system will come through thursday with clouds. isolated sprinkle or shower but 55-degree temperatures. when we look ahead to friday, a get away day. it looks good coast to coast. the eastern three-quarters of the nation quiet. look at the temperatures. boston is 45. rapid city, they have been below zero and they are 36 above. so quiet weather and break from intense cold. a little rain to get into the portion of the southwestern section of the arizona, pacific northwest rain. that is about it. the christmas eve and the first day of the hanukkah with calls for clouds and sunshine. passing shower forecast eve night. christmas day, a few clouds and 53 degrees. look at the next ten days. any more icy cold air? not really. the temperatures are warming up to 505 on thursday. cooler on friday. 50 on christmas eve. chri

downtown washington feels like 27. the numbers will drop in the remaining evening hours. the forecast is clear and cold. air temperatures drooping in the city in the 30 -- dropping in the city in the 30's and eventually in the 20's. everybody will wake up tomorrow with wind chill in the teens and the low 20's and a cold weekend. we talk about the next ten days in about 12 minutes. jonathan: thank you. we're following a developing story of prince george's county where the head of the county's liquor control board has been arrested, charged with driving under the influence. police say charles caldwell was leaving the m.g.m. casino when he became part of a three-car crash. he later failed a field sobriety test. we are awaiting comment from caldwell and the liquor board. alison: the cold weather has not stopped people checking out the newest casino. the m.g.m. national harbor was packed inside ad reaching capacity within less than an hour of opening the doors. today it is reaching capacity again. things are so busy there. m.g.m. sent out advice for customers. brad bell is out

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. >> 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 you agree with. what's hard is to tolerate things you don't agree with. >> i think burning the american not against the law, it's free speech. >> reporter: some say trump's twitter storms have a different purpose. >> what mr. trump apparently does is he throws red meat to his supporters to garner attention. and perhaps deflect from other issues. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >>> this week, a student at howard university was named a rhodes scholar. he's only the fourth in the history of the university. kristen wright talked to cameron clark about his big plans for the future. >> reporter: there's big news on the campus of howard university. >> it's great to be around, like to be surrounded by people who have such great goals and who have achieved such greatness in the short four years we've been here

the house at 17th street and constitution avenue in downtown washington has been boarded up for 40 years. it's the oldest structure on the national mall. the building will be moved 33 feet away from the street. and it will be transformed into an education center to welcome visitors to the national mall and constitution gardens. in the month it's been open... there's been one constant at the new outlet mall in clarksburg -- traffic. and it's not just issue. shoppers are parking on nearby streets -- and people who live there, are frustrated. in a statement, the outlet said it's working with police and the county to ease congestion, especially during the holidays. ring in the hol washington is giving away tickets to six flags holiday in the park. watch to win - coming up at 6:41 this morning. again - that call in time is 6:41. it's 5: and time for first of december - dry & cool for national christmas tree lighting tonight - chilly weekend ahead - next best chance for rain comes tuesday today: partly cloudy to mostly sunny. cooler & breezy. highs: 53-56 winds: w 10-15 g 25 mph tonight: mainl

downtown washington, d.c., we have the deck logs prior to 1941. the navy is currently creating deck logs for the foreseeable future. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] 10, 11:00y, december a.m. eastern time, we will be live to take your calls and tweets for the author of "pacific crucible." that is live next saturday here on american history tv. >> sunday on american history tv on c-span3, at 1:00 p.m. eastern, a symposium on world war ii spies and codebreakers, the fbi and the nazis firing in new york city, and american family who aided the french resistance in nazi-occupied paris. >> she had a husband, and she had a 15-year-old son. avenue asg to use 11 a place where the resistance could meet, and where intelligence was dropped, she was risking not only her life, but her husband and sons life. american and out -- the tie in american anarchists -- the china market anarchists americand -- it

the band giving a warm welcome to headcoach ed foley in downtown washington, dc.xcited to see their team try for a record victory of the season. foley said the guys are taking this experience seriously. he screamed it. i like this guy. >> we down in boca, didn't like the way we wanted. every guy is committed to come out tomorrow and play as hard as they can and knocking them off the ball. >> temple football is good for a long team. >> show you guys what we're going to do tomorrow [cheers and applause] >> we can watch temple and lake forest and the military bowl from annapolis kick off at 3:30. penn state hit the road and the air, they arrived in los angeles to begin the rose ball receive. they hit the california venture. penn state takes on usc. fourth straight weeks, the wildcats as best team in the nation. the defending national champs play wedne >>> one game left for the eagles against the cowboys. did you see what andy reid pulled off. the chiefs leading denver by 17 points. 346 defensive tackle. through a touchdown pass. being called the play of the he year.

it's the temple alumni pep rally in downtown washington, d.c. going on as we speak.wls fans and the cheer squad excited to see their team vy for their 11th victory of the season. >> they decided they wanted to come down here. they said coach make eight business trip for us. put together a schedule that's going to be all about winning. >> the leadership, the guys know that, you know, if we don't come for a fight we can't lose this game. >> we just ready to go out there tomorrow, try to get this w cap off the season, get this 11th win i think that's the most important thing right now is trying to get this 11th win. that way we could make history again. >> eagles get back to work tomorrow to get set for their final game sunday against the cowboys. let's talk big picture. what does this team need to be successful next year. >> nfl analyst paolantonio has his take. >> carson wentz is your franchise quarterback. he extends plays. he's got moxie and smarts. he's touch he fights. big picture number two. the defense needs to be fixed. they need to get a play making cornerback

they made their way to downtown washington where they handed out food, clothing, and other essential items to the homeless. each christmas box with 29 items from food to toiletries to other things needed to survive on the streets like hats, gloves, and socks. it was founded in the washington area by a mother and daughter duo. that is beautiful. >>> happy stories today. in the news which i love when that >> 7/11, how would you feel if you got a christmas present from there? pop tarts and motor oil? [ laughter ] >> if something happened and you couldn't get out. get me something. i don't care. >> a rose maybe? let's get you going on the three degree guarantee. >> you are the one who didn't go shopping. you, whoever you are. [ laughter ] >> nice tie. >> three degree guarantee on this christmas eve. forecast, the high today of 51. and we have cloud cover, hanging out a little bit. we got to 48. fog is a big problem, especially south of town. south of 66. south of 50. visibility in many cases a quarter mile or less. warrenton down to zero. fredericks burgupment this goes to leonard town a

patrick: this huge map of downtown washington d.c. is being used as a training tool for donald trump's upcoming presidential inauguration. members of the military and civilians took a look at it today in order to prepare for the ceremony on january 20. the 40-by-60-foot map includes pop-up building models of the u.s. capitol, the white house and trump's hotel. , it also displays the parade route. support of our civilian leaders. so that's why there's a presidential inaugural committee, a pick, and there's other committees at the civilian level that helps organize it. and the military is here to support our local civilian, state and federal partners. ,patrick: the chairman of trump's presidential inaugural committee expects to host about two million people, with up to 400 million watching on television around the world throughout inauguration week. a man accused of hitting a protester at a trump rally in sentenced. the protester was being removed from the rally when it happened in march. today, 79-year-old john franklin mcgraw was sent

downtown washington, d.c., we have the deck logs prior to 1941. the navy is currently creating deck logs for the foreseeable future. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] communicators, the proposed acquisition of yahoo! and a massive buildout. a program being pursued by president-elect trump. we are building the wireless signals to travel shorter distances. i mentioned the internet of things. we need a massive fiber infrastructure. next, on american history tv, the associate director at the national history center discusses her book "from empire to humanity." she talks about the motivations and charity work of mid-18th-century north american and british philanthropists and humanitarian spirit this was cosponsored by the woodrow wilson center and national history center. it is just under 90 minutes. >>

interim head coach ed foley was on hand at the pep rally in downtown washington, d.c. last night.he 23 ranked owls going for a record setting 11th victory of the season. never happened at temple. you can watch the owls take on wake forest on our sister network espn. kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. >> time now for accuweather. nice and warm out there. i'm going to take the kids to the playground today. >> got to love it and you're right to take them in the afternoon. the morning hours you'll be a little showery at times. let's take a look at storm tracker6 live double scan. nothing happening just yet. it would be nice if we could get the showers out of the way super early but that's not the case just yet. they haven't arrived. let's go outside and see what it looks like. sky6 looking live over the ben franklin bridge. we have lots of clouds. no rain just yet but we're tracking it on the way. so the temperature is 56 degrees. the dewpoint is 50. you could see the air nearly saturated. we're getting ready for that rain. the pressure is rising. the winds are out of the southwest and the

downtown washington, d.c., we have the deck logs prior to 1941.he navy is still currently creating deck logs for the foreseeable future. >> i do think you can learn from failure. i think if the next president wants to aspire to be like somebody, they probably went to aspire to be washington or lincoln. you cannot re-create the country, and you cannot have a civil war. so next, james monroe. i don't know. you can aspire not to be james buchanan. >> tonight, historian robert strauss talks about james buchanan's presidency in his latest book, "worst presidency ever, the legacy of the least of the lesser>> and the differentif good presidents and best presidents, washington, lincoln, fdr are always the top of the surveys that historians take. they were decisive men. you can't come to the top of the ladder and not be decisive. james polk hated him for being a waffler. that's how he was as president. effect p.m.t eight eastern on c-span's "q&a." up next, national park service ranger lee white talks about confederate army of tennessee's failed assault at

downtown washington, d.c., we have the deck logs prior to 1941. the navy is still currently creating deck logs for the foreseeable future. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] night, the executive vice president of public policy talks about the company changes over recent years, including the proposed acquisition of yahoo! he also discusses the need for a massive fiber buildout which could be part of the infrastructure program being considered by president-elect trump and congress. he is interviewed by the technology reporter for the "wall street journal." >> we are building fiber deeper into the networks so the wireless signals are traveling a shorter distance. when we talk about wireless networks, 90% is fiber. i mentioned the internet of things and smart cities. you need a massive fiber infrastructure to do all of that. >> watch monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. >> next, on american

the front of the vehicle torn off and the driver was treated and taken to a bartender in downtown fort washington. the fully say that a bartender was attacked by a group of people at the bar on early saturday. the police want you to get a good look of these photos. if you have any information, you are asked to contact the four washington police department. the police say that two of the men distracted the while they took off in a cab pickup. this could be the picture of that vehicle. the police are urging people to use common sense. if you do not feel comfortable, call the police. a round up by a shielded hearts. new toys and hygiene products. neglected kids will receive help through the child advocacy center. >> it is a wonderful innovation to try to reach out and help the children at this time of year. >> the collections will run from january 5. hundreds lined up for a chance to packers quarterback. they have to donate $100 in exchange for the autograph. >> i got home late last night and she said, what time are you going to be there. so, we decided to come up right away. >> this about nation ar

the house in downtown washington has been boarded up for 40 years. it is the oldest structure on the mall. the building will be moved 33 feet away from the street and will be transformed into an education center to welcome visitors to the national mall and construction gardens. larry: good morning washington holiday extravaganza. we have tickets to holiday in the park. here is the phone number on your screen, 703-five to 8-7334, to be among the first to get in to the park at our six flags. julie: we are talking about eight-car pileup headed into northeast washington as you work your way southbound on kenilworth avenue headed toward burrou southbound toward pennsylvania avenue. but right now, about a 51 minute commute as the delays continue to build out of riverdale southbound on 295. i believe d.c. police are tweeting out some video third we will show you what that looks like as well. inbound on 50 as you travel in from the capital beltway, and 18-minute ride for about three or four miles at this point ride in down on the john henson highway, a big m

major labor union has won the right to organize workers at the new trump international hotel in downtown washington. local 25 of the union unite here says trump officials have agreed not to oppose their organizing effort. 130 workers now will be asked if theyment to join the union. unite here represents about half of the hotel workers in the washington area. the union is organizing 1300 workers at mgm national harbor. >>> social media has extended everyone's global reach and that can be a good thing. but even a solid piece of journalism can be distorted by somebody else and published online. within seconds, the misinformation multiplies and spreads not unlik a disease. here's an example from our own newsroom. >> last week our digital jour l journalist contacted local schools. she wanted to find out who was applying for the parade u. >> i was surprised to find out that no schools applied to participate. i found one is applying and that's in fairfax county. >> she dug deeper. i ended up interviewing 16 people about who was applying. >> nbc "washington post"ed the well sourced story at 7:30 in the mor

it's 26 in baltimore and 29 in downtown washington. 27 with an average wakeup.idday. 49 in the afternoon. it's not as cold as recent days. we will be pleased with the temperatures on of the winter sol tis. we are -- control -- solstice. the energy is headed to the southern hemisphere. once we get past the 21st, a slow process, more direct energy and the rays of sun head north of the equator to the latitude. then spring and summer will be back. christmas eve and first day of hanukkah, it's 45. rain showers and 38 for christmas day. partly cloudy. coming up in 14 minutes, steve will take an extra look at the travel weather conditions. alison: the driver from california is contesting more than a simple traffic ticket. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis explains the pungent the day was typical for the officer. monday around 2:00 p.m. a black minivan sped by the cruiser along i-270 in clarksburg. stopped the van. steven behind the wheel. the odor of pot potent. >> it blew my mind. >> he searched the van and found 250 pounds of pot vacuum sealed and bundled. the e

. >>> 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.

downtown ft. washington, roads are looking great. 20 degrees as the temperature northwest at 20. snow has gotten out of here, but windchills are in the sgl di ats and tee de with temperature in the 20s this afternoon. let's head out to brian who has his jacket on this morning inside the toasty car. how are the roads? i couldn't believe how nice the roads are, how are they doing? >> they are doing fantastic. we are off the highway. we're on 167 and traveling west. and one thing you haven't mentioned is the possibility of some blowing and drifting of snow. but really, we have not seen times in the headlights there as we are on the 360 rooftop camera. we're noticing a few more icy patches. there we go. we'll zoom in more. again, after seeuld to 9 inches of snow, we could given a few icy stretches, that wind at 20 miles per hour, you have to keep your speed down a little built this morning. let's swi. we'h over to the storm chaser stats. lab. this is right off the roof of the storm chaser. 21 degrees, the current temperature. windchill at 9 degrees this morning. we have pretty fancy

it's 32 in germantown. 33 in manassas. 37 in daily and la plata. 35 to wake up in largo. 38 in downtown washington. there is the front. there it goes. in its place is colder high pressure builds in flu the overnight and the day tomorrow. plenty of sunshine. highs about 45. as we get through late tomorrow night the high moves out and the clouds move in. then rain will develop thursday morning ahead of the cold front. we have scattered showers in the day. as the front moves through a storm system will develop. head upties to bring measurable snow while we clear out thursday and friday. the friday's weather, it will be windy and colder with the highs around 40. a quick look at the new year's for you. we will be fine on new year's eve. late at night there is a chance of sprinkles saturday night. on sunday, period of rain at times. occasional showers. 48 for new year's day. here we go for the new year's eve specific forecast. we look from 8:00 until the overnight. 43 with the cloudy skies at 8:00 p.m. 41 at 10:00. stray sprinkles. coming one we have a fresh look at the ten day-outlook. michelle: see yo

i mean, it -- it does take a level of gullibility to think that there is a pizza parlor in downtown washington, d.c. that is popular that is operating a child sex trafficking ring that no one else knows about, no one's talking about, other than this weird fringe news site. >> i certainly don't think that we can put the actions of what seems to be maybe a crazed individual on that of general flynn. about trying to take matters into his own hands. one thing i can assure you is that general flynn is a man that follows the letter of the law, and certainly wouldn't encourage anybody to take that law into their own hands and try to go in and self-investigate, as this person has claimed to do. look, again, i think that he is a man of great honor and distinction, and is going to serve the president-elect very well in the white house. >> and as the head of the trump transition team will you talk to him about not tweeting erroneous fake news stories? >> i'll see if i can pass that message along, certainly will. >> i mean, it's important. you know. look. i mean i know that on some level it's absurd and f

interim head coach ed foley was on handled at the temple alumni pep rally in downtown washington, d.cst night. the 23 ranked owls going for a record setting 11th victory of the season and they're favored in the game. you can watch the owls take on wake forest on our sister network espn. kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. >> time for accuweather. the headline is warm temperatures today, right. >> nice and warm. you can enjoy that after the showers. some showers moving through right now and storm tracker6 live double scan showing that not a whole lot of activity. it's just starting to get a little wet in a few spots right now and we can go a little closer right now on double scan with our street level view to show you where it's happening. so, if you're along i-95 in newark and wilmington you're getting wet. coming down pretty good. in chadds ford you've been in and out of the showers. it's along 202 right now and a sprinkle near media and malvern up near lancaster avenue you're getting a little wet right there and that's heading towards norristown. more showers on the way. let's go on outsid

then came this event in november, celebrating donald trump's election victory in downtown washington,. >> america was, until this past generation, a white country. >> reporter: it was a forum for the national policy institute, a kind of white nationalist think tank spencer runs. his keynote address ended with nazi salutes. >> hail trump, hail victory! >> reporter: the holocaust museum, anti-defamation league and others denounced the speech as an anti-semitic attack. spencer says his racist provocations are purposeful. >> the alt-right has come a long way. donald trump as a, you know, as a step toward identity politics has a come a long way. it was a time to be a little outlandish, and so that's why i did that applause line, which was a bit naughty. >> reporter: a bit naughty? i mean, we're talking about-- people are sieg heiling. we're talking about an ideology that hundreds of thousands of americans died to extinguish. and it's a bit of fun? >> right. whenever anyone says that i care about my people, that i care about my identity, that i want to expand and deepen my identity, the fir

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temple owls interim head coach ed foley on hand at the pep rally in downtown washington, d.c.tary bowl in annapolis maryland. the 23 ranked owls are going for a record setting 11th victory of the season. you can watch the game on our sister network espn. kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. >> ♪ the next thing you know, i was on the ground. ♪ the trash truck ran over both my legs. ♪ i had sixteen surgeries. ♪ i don't sleep through the night unless i have my medicine. ♪ my medical bills was piling up. my employer stopped paying me. pond lehocky has put me back together. ♪ >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. and fighting erupting at shopping malls across the country. causing injuries, arrests and emergency evacuations. was it all instigated on social media? ♪ >>> zero sugar diet, the simple steps to kick starting your revolution right, 14 days to a flatter stomach with your favorite meals and the surprising foods to avoid in the new year. >>> health alert. two shocking celebrity heart episode, the death of the pop superstar george michael and carrie fisher's serious medical emergency s

>> downtown in washington about 1.5 million, and then we have probably 4 million in our presidential library. >> and is july 4th the big day? >> we own july 4th. we have a wonderful ceremony on the constitution avenue steps, reading out the declaration of independence, and it's the best place in town to watch the parade. >> and how many visitors does the smithsonian get in the year? >> in aggregate over 20 million visitors a year, but to be fair to my colleagues that's over 19 museums and galleries and as i always mention the zoo, a very beloved place. i love to go to the zoo. it's a little discouraging when bae bae does something there's national headlines and when i do something nobody seems to care. >> maybe we need a camera in your office all the time. >> maybe not. maybe not. >> the purviews of these two institutions are fairly mandated, but the smithsonian is iconic in the sense that so many people say, i want to be preserved in the smithsonian or my stuff is being preserved in the smithsonian. so how does that process work, where you make the decision about what is preserved a

i think it's good real estate in downtown new york city and trump ought to find a way to put his name on it and turn it into condos. >> joining us now from washington former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. john bolton. mr. ambassador, thanks for joining us. we were on last week as well. talk a little bit about that comment. is this a deliberate push by the u.s. to, i guess, sway the sentiment in the middle east? >> i think it is. i think it's clearly intended to box in the new trump administration. you know, these are decisions that fly in the face of half a century of american policy. and obama has brought them forward with a month to go in his presidency. i think it's very i will advised. i think if there are any foreign officials or foreign diplomats listening tonight, i would just say don't operate under any allusions here, no matter what else

in it he goes from harlem to washington square park, downtown up to midtown then down to the lower east side. foreman says he hopes to one day double his luck and hit 500 consecutive greens. how come that never happens to me? >> because you have to be up at 4:00 in the morning. >> there you go. >>> now to a birthday tribute for the only u.s. president to be buried right here in the district. the u.s. armed forces laid a wreath at the tomb of woodrow wilson in honor of what would be his 160th birthday today. the 28th president's grave site is located on main floor of the national cathedral here in northwest. >> president wilson was very important figure in our history, you know, led us into the first world war and then had a real vision for what the world might look like coming out of world war i and how he tried to shape a lasting peace which obviously didn't last, but he really tried hard to shape a lasting peace. >> now wilson's legacy has been recently. this year, princeton university announced it would remove his mural from a dining hall following student protests. wilson, as you ma

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 want to check out walmart. the company just launched a new program. walmart cards are linked to a savings fault. cash prizes will be awarded

washington police are searching for these men... in connection with the assault of a bartender at a downtown establishment.it happened early saturday morning at the schooner pub.if you recognize any of these men... call port p-d at 284- 2611. a phone app helps milwaukee police solve an armed robbery. it happened saturday, near 7th and lapham.police say a man stole a woman's cell phone and jewelry.officers used the "where's my droid" app to show them the location of the phone... and the suspect.by the way the where's my droid app is free to download. the today's tmj4 sports auction for macc is this friday.there will be 25 sports related items up for bid. all proceeds go to the macc fund which supports research for blood disordersone of the items would be great for any milwaukee bucks fan. it includes four premium lower level seats for the january 28th game against the boston celtics. it also includes parking. and, there's a cool bucks wood-grain basketball signed by coach jason kidd. again the auction is this friday from three to five p-m live on today's tmj4. join in the fight against childhood cancers. let's talk about the weather

a downtown rink, this comes after mark put up a temporary ice rink in his backyard to honest are or his late stepdaughter. he had to move the rink to the jewish community center of greater washington after the county said it violated zoning laws. the new downtown rink would be open year-round and skaters would bring their own skates. >>> four american superstars are being honored right here in our area. >> they are some of our favorite olympians and they're all from montgomery county. the county will recognize swimmers katie ledecky and jay conger, ashley knee and also a wrestler. three of them won gold medals this rio this summer. tonight's free event is at 7:00 p.m. at the civic building in downtown silver spring. three of the olympians will be there. congrats to all of them. >>> 300 homeless students will receive winter coats donated from the shops at iverson in support of the giving together campaign. people will stuff the coats in a school bus to be taken to a distribution center. this all gets under way at 10:00 a.m. at iverson mall. >>> you will need the heavy coat if you're going to work or out shopping today. chuck is tracking freezing cold temperatures and how soon rain

downtown d.c. apple is opening one of its flagship stores. city officials approved a plan right across the street from the washington convention center. it dates back to 1903. a beautiful building. it includes renovations, although they have to follow preservation standards. >>> the makeup sales are surging and that's being credited to the selfie. they want to look good for your selfies. according to npd group, perfume usually reigns when it comes to beauty sales but makeup will be taking over. billion on contouring kits and cosmetics. that's a 12% increase. it's supposed to rise. >>> you are figuring out where to put that elf on the shelf. thing i have ever seen. >> this is an extreme idea. take a look at this. a west virginia dad turned himself into a real life u elf on the shelf. he sat on the roof. he went to an elementary school and did this. the whole outfit here the dad says it was pretty cold up there. but the looks on the kids' faces terror, horror, all that stuff made it worthwhile. >> our >>> christmas greetings have a special way of warming our heart this is time of year. >> it's true for a young cancer patient in north ca

downtown phoenix. what is this all about? >> reporter: we are in an alley off of first treat veteran to and washington, by -- street and washington. looks like a typical alley, out these walls. colorful and vibrant works of arts and this just the beginning. >> just looking at this i can see why you are like it is all dirty. the sidewalks all cracked up. >> reporter: the man with the vision. co-founder of the group this could be phoenix. he was inspired by travels around the world. >> madrid and barcelona. these are places you wouldn't realize were an alley. check detroit. nothing dark about these spots. this is in philadelphia. here is seattle. so many ideas. back here in phoenix, this is what it looks like now and this is the vision. pretty cool. who pays for it? >> private business owners or the group putting it together. in most cases it will be >> reporter: no taxpayer dollars involved. many groups already expressed interest and from what i observed today the murals already making people stop and stair. >> caught my eye. >> reporter: did you know this was here? >> no idea. >> no. >> reporter: now this alley has been adopted.

washington state china relations council has helped that relationship grow. >> the beauty of what's happened or the strths of what's happened over the last number of decades is we have interdependent economies. the downtown side of that is there's pain that can be inflicted both ways. >> reporter: washington state is more dependent on china than any other state. so far this year, $26 billion worth of goods has passed through the port of seattle, fueled by boeing, which now exports a quarter of all its commercial planes to china, a market expected to grow by a trillion dollars over the next 20 years. the american plane maker seemed well positioned after hosting china's president last year in seattle. but many analysts expect boeing to be the first victim of china's retaliation if tensions egs clatd. >> the chinese government has a loeng history of using aircraft orders as reward or punishment depending on the political pique that they have at the time. >> reporter: other potential lose losers, apple and cherry growers, and in the midwest, car sales could hit a roadblock. >> it would be absolutely devastating for businesses and workers if we were to continue on a trade war route. >> reporter: but donald tr

downtown and see them. >> the local office is more important than washington, then that member knows you are really from thatd you have a vote there. >> that's right. >> but let's go to the one, the form your own rapid response team of five to ten people, how does that work? >> you, basically, it's very easy, a lot of people stop and can, michael, what can we do, what can we do. don't think in large terms like national, there's no time to form some new national organization. you and ten of your family members need to form the, you know, pick the street you live on. you live on oak street in you're the oak street rapid response team, and your job is going to be whatever happens, you're going to be on a call list, a text list, you're going to be on each other's facebook and immediately, we've got to call our member of congress, we have to write a letter, we have to go down to city hall, we have to have our voices heard on this matter. so whatever's going to come up, we don't know everything, because just like we didn't know anything that was going to happen this year, we really don't know how it's all going to

washington state china relations council has helped that relationship grow. >> the beauty of what's happened or the strths of what's happened over the last number of decades is we have interdependent economies. the downtowne of that is there's pain that can be inflicted both ways. >> reporter: washington state is more dependent on china than any other state. so far this year, $26 billion worth of goods has passed through the port of seattle, fueled by boeing, which now exports a quarter of all its commercial planes to china, a market expected to grow by a trillion dollars over the next 20 years. the american plane maker seemed well positioned after hosting china's president last year in seattle. but many analysts expect boeing to be the first victim of china's retaliation if tensions egs clatd. >> the chinese government has a loeng history of using aircraft orders as reward or punishment depending on the political pique that they have at the time. >> reporter: other potential lose losers, apple and cherry growers, and in the midwest, car sales could hit a roadblock. >> it would be absolutely devastating for businesses and workers if we were to continue on a trade war route. >> reporter: but donald trump'

downtown tree light ceremony. that begins at 4:00 with the tree lighting scheduled for just after 5:00. tonight in washington national christmas tree. the 94th annual tree lighting and the last for president obama. >> and performers to ring in the season, james taylor, kelly clarkson, garth brooks and trisha yearwood. >> three, two, one! >> how about that. >> yeah, it was rainy, but a lot of people turned out. >> very nice. new york city is ready for the holiday. the annual lighting of rockefeller center christmas tree last night. this year's tree will be on display until january 7th. >>> in philadelphia, here's a live look at the blue cross river rink at penn's landing. we're counting down to the tree lighting. we'll all be there. join us for a half hour special. i'll be there. with vai, bill and jessica, we're broadcasting live. we're very excited about that. >> i don't know anybody more excited about christmas tree lighting than you. you're into this stuff. >> i do like christmas tree lighting. i like family fun. i have one tree up so far. >> the first one. >> the first one that the nieces decorated at th

washington. by early morning at all changes. frederickington, 8 in and winchester. low single digits by the afternoon. it should feel about 11 downtown. a lot of ground to cover. we will do that coming up in 13 minutes. jummy: we will see you then. already in many other parts of the country, they are in that deep-freeze. take a look at this video. the frigid weather coding a ship as it makes it's way off lake superior in michigan. in minnesota, quick thinking motorists sprang into action after her suv went off the road into a frozen pond. nearly a third of the country will dip below zero. >> can this be dangerous? >> absolutely it can be dangerous to we are thinking ou both of which can be dangerous to life and limb. jummy: the winter weather led to a tragedy in new york, authorities investigating whether a snow plow caused two boys to be trapped in a snow bank as they were building a fort. one boy died, the other is recovering in a hospital. closer to home, vdot already getting ready for the frigid weather. roads in northern virginia are being treated with the salt and sand mixture before the temperature drastically drops. as we get

washington pop and circumstance will happen on january 20th. we got a look at the platform and other work. stephanie ramirez is live downtown for us. stephanie is everything coming together on schedule? >> reporter: yeah, debra, not an event that you want to be according to the senator heading the project said everything is running on time. they are preparing for 250,000 people and that's just ticketholders alone. that's all nothing in comparison to how important this event is. >> there she is, the platform that's going to hold the 45th president of the united states who is going. >> no, no. i think it would be interesting to be here for the historical moment. it's validation. >> maybe not these there's plenty others wishing they could go. >> i would love to be here oh to see history in action. >> it's been in the work since september. for those following the construction it's the same size since 2005 and will hold 1600 people including members of congress. choirs will sit on the bleachers. for the some 240,000 ticketholders and more there will be jumbo screens on the national mall. >> hopefully people come was a polarizing one. be

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 year. prosecutors painted him as a white supreme cyst who hoped this killing would start a race war. dur

washington. >>> a father's push to keep his daughter's memory alive could mean a new downtown skating rink in poolesville. commissioners are expected to talk about plans to build a new year-round risk it comes after mark cohen put up a temporary rink in his back yard to honor his late step-daughter who died of respiratory disease. >>> tonight, you have a chance to see some of our favorite hometown heroes. montgomery county is honoring its olympians. four athletes from the county competed in rio. swimmers, katie ledecky and canoer ashley mead will be honored in silver spring they'll be at the civic building in downtown silver spring starting at 7:00. ledecky and conger above won gold. >>> remembering zsa zsa her many romances to her run-in with the law. we'll look back at her captivating life. >>> excitement is building for tonight's redskins game. it is a big one for the team and fans. a look at what's at stake. stay withs. we'll b ue in, we just reported that the next governor of north carolina says that they are going to repeal the controversial bathroom law. it forced people to use the bathroom accord