we still have a couple hours to lauryn ricketts talking about the cold. not one round of cold, two rounds of cold. not just a little cold, pat. a ton of cold, pat. >> really cold. all right, thank you, doug. i think. >>> well, just a few minutes from now, capitol hill will be a little brighter. things will be merry and bright for the holidays. the annual capitol christmas tree lighting ceremony starts at 6:00. house speaker paul ryan will light the tree. it's an 80-foot engelman spruce of idaho will also adorn the tree. we'll show you the tree lighting when it happens during the next hour. >>> to see more holiday cheer, check out the nbc washington facebook page where we've posted a list of local tree lightings and holiday displays. >>> and in the spirit of the holidays, we're working for you in the community. children in need will find presents under the tree this can county thanks to the sheriff's office. operation blue cruiser is collecting toys, co the cruiser over the weekend. this year the effort is expanding. >> our goal this year is to take 50 sen

. >>> and i'm lauryn ricketts. subzero wind chills are in the forecast. we'll talk about when in just a couple of minutes. >> woe do want to begin with that breaking news. >> the man accused of firing a gun at a d.c. pizzeria is facing new charges, he is being transferred to federal court. mark? >> reporter: this is his third appearance before a d.c. superior court judge since that incident last weekend on connecticut avenue and like the previous hearings this was very quick. this time prosecutors came in, told the judge they were dismissing the charges. three felonies and one misdemeanor and executing an arrest warrant on him. these are pictures taken from his facebook page. he walked into comet pizza and fired an ar-15 multiple times telling police he was there to self-investigate the fake news reports about children being held in captivity at that recent pizza parlor. felonies and one misdemeanor. today prosecutors again told a judge they are dropping those four charges and instead with one felony in federal court. welch is expected to make his first a

. >>> and i'm storm team 4's lauryn ricketts. it's cloudy but a mild note. how does your christmas shape up? we have a few changes to the christmas eve forecast. that's coming up next. >>> good >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. more than two dozen people are wondering when they'll be able to go back home after a fire in a condo complex in greenbelt. justin finch is live at hanover parkway where this happened. >> there were 18 adults, seven kids, four dogs and one snake. all are reported to be okay but for families, a loss like this so close to the holidays is just hard. amidst the sound of saws, quick work to repair damage caused by fire some hours earlier. prince george's county firefighters on scene about 1:00 a.m. after flames were seen jumping from the roof of this three-story greenbrier condo building on hanover building in greenbelt. a father of two is grateful that his daughter was first to smell something burning from her room and she woke up as the alarms began to blare. the fire was above their building. >> i looked up into her room and saw flames coming

. >> i'm storm team 4's lauryn ricketts. a gradual warm-up. how warm can we get for christmas weekend? all coming up in your forecast. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to news 4 midday. i'm barbara >> and i'm melissa mollet. police are urging you to keep an eye on your family. molette green is live for us. >> reporter: divers are now out of the water after a long and grim morning. we received word from police they pulled frances robinson from the frozen pond beyond these trees, between these houses. her tragic story can serve as a lesson to all of us. burke popped, where fairfax county police discovered a wo n woman's body in the partially frozen water at 6:00 a.m. this morning. >> actually in the shallow part of the pond which is one of the reasons it's taken us a while to look at her to determine whether there was foul play or not. >> reporter: police identified the woman as 67-year-old frances robinson. her family told saw her around midnight and woke up this morning and discovered her gone wearing just a shirt and jeans and without a co

see lauryn ricketts is here, we're at home at fedex field. so if you still want to go to the game, tickets are going for $30 not bad online. one of the players to watch, one of the panthers former players, josh norman, said he's ramping up the intensity toward his old team. >> no surrender, noer incy. i think they know that in me. so goi we got. >> no america mercy is right. linebackers stewart cravens and will compton likely won't be playing tonight. you can watch the game at 8:30 tonight. here's advice on getting to the game. >>> i'm melissa mollet with a look at the traffic and a look at the rasks game tonight. they're playing the panthers and han 8:30 kickoff. it will be a little congested getting into fedex field. it's a bit of a later game for "monday night football" and kind of hopefully some of the folks will be traveling after rush hour. last trains as far as metro goes leave largo town center on the silver time at 11:10 and the blue line at 11:23. morgan boulevard, siller line, leaves at 11:30. the blue line to franconia at 11:26 an

." >> let's get a check on the forecast with lauryn ricketts. good morning, lauryn. >> good morning, guys. it's a beautiful day out there today. we made it to 68 degrees yesterday. i don't think we'll quite make it there but at least we have full sunshine out there today. it's a good-looking day. temperatures in the 40s. mid-to upper 40s is where we are. 47 degrees. we have a little wind but all in all it's not too bad. as we continue throughout the day, the temperatures are we're going to stay in the 40s as we continue through the day. say good-bye to 60s. one thing i have on the ten-day forecast is a chance for a little bit of freezing rain, wintry mix. that could come pretty soon. maybe tomorrow. we're going to be talking about that coming up and let you know where we can see that. it's coming up in ten minutes. >> thanks, lauryn. >>> a man accused of murder, adrian duane johnson had a long criminal history before he was accused of killing a d.c. yoga teacher. news4's justin sanchez has the latest on the investigation. justin? >> reporter: goo

." >> let's get a check on the forecast with lauryn ricketts. autiful day out there today. we made it to 68 degrees yesterday. i don't think we'll quite make it there but at least we have full sunshine out there today. it's a good-looking day. temperatures in the 40s. mid-to upper 40s is where we are. 47 degrees. we have a little wind but all in all it's not too bad. as we continue throughout the day, the temperatures are

not just for the temperatures, lauryn ricketts and i are checking this out. we're working on that forecast. she's coming up to talk more about what you can expect friday and saturday. the next weather alert day she has on the weather alert red. she'll be back at 4:45. >> lauren is working hard. >>> what are the most anticipated movies of behind the scenes of the new star wars. >>> what its stars say you can can want. plus it's better to give than receive. we know that. but buying a gift with a group of people isn't always easy. how you can simplify the press the holidays don't officialy begin, until it's time to make: flaky, delicious, piping hot things. new things, old things. and blink and they're gone, those went fast things. make the oven one of the things they're most excited to open. it's baking season. are holding kennedy center awards to american culture through the performing arts. gospel singer and song writer james taylor and the rock band the eagles. images from the event are in the nbc washington app. search kennedy center. >>> can you feel it? t

. >> i'm storm team 4's lauryn ricketts. a gradual warm-up.to news 4 midday. i'm barbara

lauryn ricketts will be in to talk about our next weather alert day. she's working now and has her weather alert red on right now. just so you know. she's ready for it. >> looking good. this could be the future. a major company is already testing it. >> we're taking a look at amazon's new concept store and how it's challenging traditional supermarkets. >>> front line metro employees who operate trains, buss not happy with one another. that could be leading to quite the divide. i'm adam tuss. i'll explain it all, coming up. >>> it's a look at the views at mgm's been bragging t. >>> a mother of four was hit ask killed at a crosswalk. >>> it is a big week for prince georges county. the grand opening of the national harbor casino resort. we have been following this story since the concept first came about and look how far it has come. 2013 after a year of political fights, proposals, millions of dollars, mgm got the license to build. 2014 and the early days a detailed site plan. by the second half of that year, construction begins. there was no ceremonial

. >>> and i'm storm team 4's lauryn ricketts. it's cloudy but a mild note.

. >>> and i'm lauryn ricketts. subzero wind chills are in the forecast.

want to check in with storm team 4 meteorologist lauryn ricketts on this beautiful friday afternoon. >> awe fridays are beautiful, huh? >> yes, barbara, 1,000% right on that one. we finally made it it is friday and it is a gorgeous one as you guys were saying. look at it out there, just absolutely beautiful. clear skies, and we do have some portions of our area that have a few more clouds. but all in all, not a lot to complain about. maybe you're complaining about the wind. that's about it. i went ahead with a mix of sun and clouds only because we do have some folks that are seeing a little bit of cloud cover. but that's the wind, cutting right through you, making it feel like we're in the 40s. as we continue through the day, the temperatures are going to rise, we'll be in the mid 50s in some spots throughout the afternoon. once the sun goes down we start to drop. the winds will stay with us overnight it looks like it will be a brisk and blustery day for your saturday. could we have any rain for the let you know what to expect. coming up. >>> i'm kristen wright at the live desk, we'r

right after the break, i join lauryn ricketts in the storm >>> storm team 4 is in weather alert mode this friday. yes, the sun is shining. if you have been out there, you know it's bitter. a bitter start to the season and that's even before you take the windchill into account. in some places, it feels like it's in the teens and 20s. >> teens and 20s? that's big cold weather. i traded in my sport jacket. i got my big coat on. i'm ready to go. >> you're going to need it. i thought you were going to walk out the door after this. then i realized why you brought it. >> you're going to be outside. >> i'm going out in a little bit. stay tuned for that. i brought one jacket and it's you're going to need it. you're going to need it all weekend, in fact. even though we have the winds right now, they're going to be settling down as we get into really the overnight and through early tomorrow morning. otherwise, current temperatures, 38 in washington. 35 in dulles. 32 in gaithersburg. 34 in leesburg at this point. those temperatures not quite how it feels. you have to factor in the wind. the wind

amelia draper and lauryn ricketts are in the storm center. so how do you think this is going to affect the holiday weekend? >> well, we're going to be dealing with showers around tomorrow morning. but you know, we're not just doing the weather here. gop as well, and they're talking about heavy traffic tonight. but weather wise. >> weather, quiet. especially around the mid-atlantic, but we may hit a few bumps in the road by tomorrow morning, unfortunately, when everybody is making their way out for christmas and the holidays. >> the good news, it's not like last saturday when we think back to the freezing rain event. it's dry across the area, but we're keeping a close eye on this system back to the west. now, we could see a few sprinkles around for the evening hours. if you're getting last-minute holiday shopping done or traveling, you can't rule out a few light showers. for the most part, the main event is tomorrow morning when we're tracking rain. i want to show you the evening planner. we're at 44 degrees, and we'll overnight, but that's a

so we want to start our coverage with storm team 4 meteorologist lauryn ricketts. >> wintry mix definitely right. you know erika, temperatures, 24 right now. that is it. we've got plenty of clouds, so we may have to bump off, shave a few degrees off the daytime high. still below freezing as we continue into the afternoon. due to the cloud cover. but boy, is it chilly this morning with a lot of places reporting temperatures in the single digits. in fact dulles airport, broke a record from 1989. they made it to 9 degrees today. the old record in '89? 10 degrees. you can see the radar right now, nothing going on. it may look like a little bit of snow in the shenandoah valley. it'so evaporating before it hits the ground. a little bit of lake-effect snow, that's not what we're going to see overnight tonight. we're going to sleet and freezing rain, but it's not going to be from the lakes, from a whole separate system. we have a winter weather advisory outlined in purple. a storm watch in the blue. both of those go until early tomorrow morning. mainly because of the icy conditions that we're goin

lauryn ricketts at 5:45 will talk more about the cold moving our way. >>> just moments ago a crowd gathered in the cold, wet weather to watch paul ryan light the capitol christmas tree. >> this year's tree comes from idaho, specifically the national f hand-decorated with orangements from across the state. a 6-year-old from idaho was to help the speaker light the tree. it will be lit each night from the time it gets tashg to 11:00 at night until christmas. >>> there are some new worries after this latest crime escalated to a carjacking. >>> it's a big deal for people why they'll now have a greater say in police misconduct case. >>> an apparent case of road rage ends with a former nfl ?? ?? ?? >>> police in montgomery county are looking for a man who robbed a gas station three different times. in the fourth time, he went across the street and involved a pat collins has the story of the search for that suspect live in silver spring. >> reporter: wendy, they want this guy bad. he robbed this gas station, then he came outside and carjacked a woman to make his getaway. a string of robberies that

lauryn ricketts has it for you at 5:45. >> thanks, doug. >>> next at 5:00, more than 1,000 athletes across several dozen sports implicated in a massive doping scandal in russia. and some of those athletes are olympic medalists. >> and it's life in prison a man from louden county who killed his wife, the mother of his five children, and tried to make it look like a suicide. >> so many people talking about what made astronaut and senator john glenn so great, after the news of his death yesterday and whe re >>> right now at 5:30, a stiff sentence for the speeding driver who killed three members of the same family in bethesda. the judge calling the man selfish and reckless. a teenage girl was the sole survivor of the crash along river road last february. the speeding driver will serve a 30-year sentence with all but 12 years suspended. >> the government is calling attention to new safety concerns about metro. a new report by the federal transit administration uncovered more than 20 issues with metro's tpe system, which powers the train. problems with the system can lead to smoke and fire on th