during the first portion, i have a wonderful friend who was new to d.c., she's the director of worshipe our guest conductress. so that in itself is an amazing, amazing accomplishment, so my role beyond sunday is that i have the awesome responsibility for making sure that all platforms of worship are met in the highest level of excellence, so that's from posters and signage, to the choir singing, have an amazing staff of musicians that help me, the choirs and the music and liturgy from week to week, so while it is quite a task, it's been my greatest joy to be able to serve metropolitan. >> all right. well, we can't wait to hear more of what your singers are going to do during this broadcast of "viewpoint." we're going to take a break and be right back with more handel's messiah. stay with us. ♪ >>> welcome back to "viewpoint." let's enjoy more sounds of the season now. take a listen as singer joanne clarke performs "no room." ♪ ♪ well well well it was according to the word ♪ ♪ there was a virgin ♪ a virgin girl ♪ you know the mother ♪ the mother of jesus ♪ she was a wandering around ♪ s

and have to watch out for low visibility at airports from new yoyo to d.c. and philly today. no signs of any snow though. >> and it's december 1st, lucky >>> and still ahead, tighter rules on the visa waver program in light of the paris attacks. >>> and cyber monday was one for the record books... when you're searching for that perfect little something. walgreens has great gifts like toys, beauty gift sets and photo gifts, and it's all just a hop, skip and a bark away. walgreens. at the corner of happy and healthy. right now, save 50 percent on the gift of the week. coughing...sniffling... and wishing you could stay in bed all day. when your cold is this bad... ...you need new theraflu expressmax. theraflu expressmax combines... maximum strength medicines available without a prescription... ...to fight your worst cold and flu symptoms... get back to the job at hand. new theraflu expressmax. the power to feel better.tm >>> following the terrorist attacks in paris, the white house has announced big changes to the u.s. visa waver program. more screening, mostly from europe, who

to put some short sleeves on. 70. i'll show you when. >> new tonight, d.c. police are trying to figure out what caused a deadly accident involving a motorcyclist. the biker collided with an suv this morning on franklin street near lincoln road northeast. emt's rushed the motorcyclist to the hospital, but he did not survive. police have not released his identity. >>> new at 11:00, this house in rockville badly damaged after somebody left food on a stove unattended. the fire quickly spread from the kitchen to the rest of the house. the home is on barrington fair off wooten parkway. when firefighters got there, they had to battle some pretty heavy flames. they rescued a dog. luckily nobody was injured. the fire did about $200,000 worth of damage. >> police are interviewing witnesses after an off-duty officer shot and killed somebody who tried to rob him with a toy gun early this morning in linthicum heights. the baltimore officer had just gotten off work when the suspect came up, pointed the toy gun at him, and asked for the officer's wallet. the officer says th

by the time we get to the lunch hour, 1:00 p.m., steady rains from new york city to d.c. all portions of virginia. we'll start to clear out in areas of charlotte and atlanta. the rain from providence to hartford all the way to boston and northern new england will have a cold chilly rain. we're not expecting any problems with ice. most locations a half inch to an inch of rain. the only really cold winter like air, the dakotas will be cold, wyoming too, up into montana and minneapolis. now a closer look at your day ahead. well, you can see all the rain and along with it the warm temperatures. it's amazing to have this warm of a rain without any sunshine. still in the mid-60s in the carolinas and drenching the mideast and north atlantic through the second half of today. and we have to talk about christmas week for the eastern half of the country p. . >> a little turkey outdoors or whatever you cook on christmas. >>> stay tuned for this. last night, jimmy kimmel live had another installment of celebrities reading mean tweets. here are some of the highlights. >> sean penn, you'

i am new to washington, d.c. as a resident. did a lot of walking to and from the department of interior and what do i see? a lot of white guys on horseback. everywhere you look. white guys on horseback. we are telling a story in washington, d c that is one aspect of our history. that look around, we know the history of this country is incredibly blessed. i spent all day yesterday with tribal nations. this was the week of the tribal nations conference. a gathering of indian tribes. i have seen incredible history and culture being preserved by tribes but also some met is at risk of not being preserved if we don't act. that's a story that not only is an opportunity to tell to increase the self-esteem and the recognition that indigenous people in this country were the first people here before any of us -- by the way, thanks to adidas. to pay for anyed high school that wants to change its mass got -- mascot. so that's pretty cool. [applause] we have incredible stories shaped by women. few of those are told by people of color. i was i

to track. one through the middle of the country. also a new storm moving into the rockies. lots of snow expected there. temperature wise, again, incredibly mild from new york city to d.c. temperatures 25 to 30 degrees above average in some spots. records will fall again on this monday. we have showers that'll be in the great lakes, ohio valley, and the big cities of the northeast. significant snow possible in the rockies. watch out for traffic delays in salt lake city. it'll be quiet in the desert southwest. few showers there. otherwise, looking good. cool in los angeles. sunshine and 61 degrees. as we head into tuesday, more of the same out west. pretty quiet along the median coastline. denver, you're seeing snow. into the great plains, significant snow possible. watch out for delays. still mild in the northeast. that's a loo side. 61 in los angeles. 50s in the desert. so the warm weather goes on and on, probably at least until christmas. >> it's crazy. i heard you say 61 and sunny in new york and in los angeles. >> right. >> it's december. >> same climate lately. >> thank you so much. >>> a big day ahead for a baltimore jury in the freddie gray case. >>> plus, it's t

of the half couple times i'd like to have back but for the most part i feel we have great communication amongst the staff. >>> tonight, d.c. united unveiled their newogo tonight, their first change to the logo since 1998. some new d.c. united gear might be pretty good holiday gift. >> thank >>> hey, listen up. a plea tonight from the salvation army. the group needs toys for around 500 needy children dpr around our area and it only has one week left to collect and deliver by christmas. all the gifts are donated by the salvation army's annual angel tree program. >> it is gratifying to be able to make sure that no child that is being served will wake up on christmas morning without anything. >> hey, if you'd like to make a donation, download our nbc washington app and search angel tree. folks, it is easy. we can get this done. let's do it. >> our station played a big role with our community affairs department. so many of our wonderful colleagues already donated. don't be shy. >>> that does it for us. "the tonight show with jimmy fallon" is headed your way next. >> thanks for watching, we'll see you tomorrow. ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller c

notice what i mean by noon the heavier rain starting to creep across new jersey, down to washington, d.c., and then it zips across the area the rest of the afternoon into tomorrow night. friday, we'll watch this system move up along the front. that may hold the clouds in first part of the morning. it could be a little rain over eastern long island. as the day goes along, we should get more in the way of sunshine. temperatures struggles to hold around 50. then the real chilly air will pull in as we get into the weekend. these a lake effect snows. probably going to be some good lake effect snows in western new york state and across the great lakes region. cloudy, cool, showers and drizzle tonight. 46 in the city. upper 30s to lower 40s in the suburbs. tomorrow, periods of rain. heaviest in the afternoon. 58 will be the high in midtown tomorrow. then down to about 50 on friday. clouds giving way to sun. gusty breeze as well. and that's going to really feel like december. about 41 for the high. windchills will be around freezing. we'll have a morning low of 33. a lot of sun. sunday, less win

new england snow is possible. and so, your forecast for today, northwest, we're getting mild in the middle of the country. from oklahoma city to shaug ochicago and minneapolis. and this afternoon should be very nice from d.c. to new york to atlanta. now a closer look at the day ahead. so, you see some of it rain and snow early in places like new england and skranten. giting finally a little bit more like typical december weather with temperatures in the 50s. so, much quieter forecast, travel should be a little easier for the airport. >> we like quiet. >>> coming up, heated language following the mass shooting in >>> deadly ram page in san bernardino, california, sparked out rage. and a british broadcaster said just another day in the united states of america. and house speaker held a moment of silence, asking those in attendance to keep the victims in their prayers. and many politicians tweeted out their thoughts and prayers. and that's the sibubject of a poignant cover in the daily news "god isn't fixing this." and they continue to hide behind meaningless platitudes. tracie, what's the main reaction today? >> reporter: frustration on the part of a laut of people and that moment of silence happened here a

new year's eve. president obama notified of the threats to washington, d.c., los angeles and new york city. the threats coming from a single source overseas. >> this as new york police implement unprecedented security measures in times square utilizing 6,000 police officers to keep 1 million people safe. l lea gabrielle joins us with more. >> good morning, guys. they have unprecedented security which some are calling a ring of steel around times square. the mayor of new york city is saying he is confident and the nypd is confident all of those coming to ring in the new year and count it down will be safe. >> what we can assure you is the preparations are extraordinary and we are benefitting now from a new element that is our critical response command. >> we have a constant threat analysis stream that we are constantly reviewing. but again we are not aware of any threat at this time be deemed credible at this event in times square. >> people should feel safe this new year's eve because they awe there. >> among those security measures there will be a bomb squad a plain clothed officer and terr

d.c., there. >> reporter: tommy wells will lead the district's delegation to paris. he joined mayor muriel bowser on the roof of the district's wilson building today to talk about a newlan to reduce pollution in d.c. and to create clean energy. >> for taxpayers, it means that we are controlling our energy costs and we're using the resources that we have like the roofs of our buildings in ways we never imagined before. >> reporter: the plan is to have a private company install solar panels on the rooftops of dozens of d.c. government buildings. the company would pay for the installation and maintenance and the district government would buy the power from that company. the district recently struck a similar deal to buy wind power. >> in combination with the wind deal, we're looking at upwards of $30 million to $40 million we can save the taxpayers over the next 20 years. >> reporter: by the end of next year, there will be solar panels on at least 50 d.c. government buildings and increase the amount of solar energy produced in the city by 70%. from the roof of the wilson building, mark segraves, news 4. >>> as we begin to think about colder weather here, petco is urging

to have a hearing about this next week. d.c. mayor said the plan did not get her stamp of approval and is unlikely to happen. >>> if you're driving in d.c. on newear's day, you probably won't have to worry about a parking ticket. it is a holiday. rush hour restrictions will not be enforced although they go back into effect on january 2nd. >>> police in manassas looking for this man, 36-year-old ben talby. detectives want to charge him with robbery and grand larceny. this is in connection with the robbery of t.d. bank off sudley avenue. >>> police in northern virginia have arrested two suspects accused of a series of burglaries targeting asian restaurants. they're accused of breaking into businesses in prince william, loudoun, stafford and fairfax counties. police say they took money so far. more charges could be coming. >>> two men face charges after using an app to sell stolen electronics. montgomery police say that they made the arrest by posing as interested buyers. they say a man first reported someone broke into his car and stole $20,000 worth of high end electronics, this was on christmas day. he recognized some of his products on the app

is going to us a good opportunity of showers, especially in the look to the south and it is still in the 50s. new york city down to d.c. this will try to nose here late tomorrow and again on friday. i expect temperatures for many of us by late tomorrow, at least boston south, to reach the 50s and on friday into the low we'll cool it down over the weekend. tomorrow is the highest rain chance, especially in the afternoon. couple of passing showers still out there as a possibility on friday. a lot of clouds on friday and this is how it break down. watch what happens after midnight tonight. some of the greens start showing up, a patch of drizzle certainly a possibility into tomorrow morning. the steadier showers wait into the afternoon into the early evening hours. but midday into the afternoon there may be another couple of showers that come on through. the only thing that i'm watching late tonight is if you get a little bit of patchy drizzle across northern worcester county and up to southwestern new hampshire, temperatures are still freezing. but for the most part we're not dealing with any wintery weather here. mid-50

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to the attacks. both new york senators in d.c. calling for a permanent extension to the law. >> this country has an obligation, it has a debt to those who went towards the danger and stayed in danger. >> 23 new york city police officers died on 9/11. 115 more have become ill related to illnesses. they want periodic reviews to make sure it's operating soundly. >>> now to the campaign trail where donald trump continues to draw fire from all sides with muslims from entering the country. the outrage isn't translating to the polls. >> despite receiving days of global criticism donald trump's call for a ban on muslims entering america doesn't appear to be hurting him. the latest cbs news new york times poll shows trump at 35% his highest level of support yet in our poll. the survey was taken before his proposal to ban muslims from entering the u.s. trump told fox news this morning he's not surprised. >> a lot of people agree with me but i didn't do it for poll numbers. >> trump grabbing high poll numbers have made it hard for the residen

to pursue criminal charges. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. leon: d.c. police are trying to figure out a missing college student died after a night out in adams morgan. a body was found on 18th street northwest this morning, not far from where paul mcguinness was last seen. his friends say they were waiting for it uber when he went back inside to use the restroomride. when they came back, he was gone. we will have more on the investigation tonight at 6:00. alison: we turn to the freddie gray case and what is next after the mistrial in the first case against one of the six police officers charged in his death. brad bell is live in baltimore where the judge met with both sides today. tell us about the day. reporter: we know that meeting took place but not a whole lot more. it's in large part because we've been -- there are gag orders in place that prohibits the state attorney from answering any of our questions. yesterday we were told by a baltimore congressman david b a retrial. we also know that the papers to start the process of a retrial have not yet be

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they gave out 600 new coats in northeast d.c. to children in need. >> a lot of kids don't have the ability to get a new coat and a new coat is important for a bunch of reasons. the ability to go to school when it's bad weather and sometimes going to school means getting their only meal for the day and it's the emergency without 911. >> the firefighters collect done eggs for this program all year long through itsspq operation program. >>> santa claus made an early appearance in maryland today and st. nick ditched his sleigh for a harley. montgomery county police escorted him through the streets of germantown and heokong way an all of this is for a great cause. the proceeds benefit the children's inn, a private non-profit that helps families at the national institutes of health. >>> we are working several developing stories in the newsroom including the investigation into the deadly shooting of a secret service officer. police found arthur ballot win near the d.c. prince george's county line. baldwin was a secret service officer stat

great falls, montana and chicago. 30s in portland and kansas city. 40s in new york and boston. 50s in dallas and washington, d.c. >>> to new york city now and a solemn good-bye for the police detective and soldier killed four days before christmas in a suicide bomb attack in afghanistan. thousands lined the streets of new york city for joseph lemm also known affectionately as superman. in a touching scene, his 4-year-old son gave his dad a final salute as the coffin walked before him. the mayor and police commissioner were among those paying their respects at st. patrick's cathedral. five others were also killed in that attack. >>> in chicago, major changes coming to the city's police department. this follows several controversial and deadly shootings. mayor rahm emanuel says officers must be better trained and less confrontational. the police department will boost the number of tasers available. every patrol car will be equipped with a taser by june 1st. protesters have been demanding the mayor's resignation. >> okay, let's move to presidential politics now and a major shift in strategy for jeb bush campaign. bush has

new evidence of missed opportunities to put him behind bars. >> 21-year-old antoine pitt made his first appearance in court more than two months after police said he attacked a young mother in d.c.'s neighborhood. tonight we know part of what helped police catch him where his distinctive shoe laces. live with the new details you will only here on news 4. >> doreen, tonight i talked to a d.c. councilmember who said it is at least worth taking a look at. removing a gps ankle bracelet to commit a crime. know between yore old antoine was arrested september 30th in a bathroom at the income jr. library with a tempered gps monitoring ankle bracelet. they learned at the court hearing, they asked the judge to keep him behind bars, but he was released to commit no further crime. they told news 4, efforts were made to locate him. two weeks later, according to court documents, he began to sexually assault her saying stop fighting or i will kill you. the charging documents against him noted that the victim's injuries included facial fractures that required surgery and bruising to the neck, body, and limbs. strengthening penalties might be warranted. removeing it in a fashion is much more a

to use history. >> why that comment could actually win him the white house. we'll explain. >>> plus, breaking news, terror targets. the president briefed on new year's threats to new york, washington, d.c., and los angeles. we live in a pick and choose world. choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime? ...why settle for this? enter sleep number, and the lowest prices of the season. sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. you like the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! only at a sleep number store, find the lowest prices of the season. save $600 on the #1 rated i8 bed, plus no interest until january 2018. know better sleep with sleep number. >>> tonight, donald trump speaking to supporters in south carolina. this time, calling out the president for flying an outdated gas-guzzling air force one as he rants about global warming. this is one thing that trump is saying that people are thinking. >> reporter: it may be hard to call it the mania now but buried in the gop pack when he first said something about mexican immigrants that pundits thought would crater his campaign. >> they are bringing drugs, crimes, rap

to give them a call. jonathan: thanks. still ahead at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- is the d.c. streetcar waiting game coming to an end? the next step in the very long process. steve: i'm steve rudin live at the festival of lights. it's a beautiful night. i will give you details. doug hill will have the forecast coming up. erin: looks good. i'm erin hawksworth. coming up in sports, they don't get a lot of playing time but it doesn't mean that monmouth's bench isn't making an impact. details when jonathan: we could finally be close to streetcar service in d.c. the city department of transportation will begin the final phase of streetcar testing tomorrow, which means passenger service could begin in three weeks. could is the operative word there. crews spend the next 21 days simulating service along h street and benning road in northeast. the streetcar program cost $200 million and is several years behind schedule. a week ago, fire broke out at the home in emmitsburg. the blaze started in bottom floor apartment from extension cord used for decorative lights. the fire investigators say one of the smoke alarms in the upsta

to either adjust them or turn them off. >>> red croix helping people find a new place to live tonight after a two alarm fire in d.c.'s u street corridor. they set up a reception center in front of the building on 12th and u streets northwest. we know the fire started on a second floor balcony this morning but unclear what sparked it. the balconies were made of a combustible material and that allowed the fire to spread up through the walls and four fl r floorsbuilding. no one was hurt. >>> it's pretty clear out now but you can feel the chill when you step out. amelia with the word. >> absolutely. it's cold out there. most of us in the 30s. washington, one of the exceptions, currently coming in at 41 degrees. manassas, already down to 28. a cold start for your saturday morning but tracking plenty of sunshine, not just during the morning hours tomorrow but throughout the day. 6:00 a.m., suburbs in the mid-20s to low 30s, temperatures around 36. will warm up pretty quickly by 10:00 a.m., a chilly 43 degrees. testaments tomorrow as well as sunday running a little bit above normal. i'll let you know just how warm it will

to 70 degrees and cool back down. >>> if you drive in d.c., there's a brand-new plan that could dramatically increase the cost of breaking the rules of the road. ddot is planning to add an increase several fines. the d.c. council would not have to approve them. under the new rules, you'll have to pay $1,000 instead of $300 for driving more than 25 miles over the speed limit. if you hit a cyclist, the fine would jump ten times as much as it was before. they will put out a list of the proposals today. >>> and now to a developing story. divers will continue today searching a lake near last week's terrorist attacks in san bernardino. an assistant director in charge of the fbi's los angeles office says divers are looking for a computer hard drive missing from the home of the suspects. it's just 3 miles from the scene of the shootings. >>> a large police union in new england is now endorsing donald trump. trump was on hand to gladly accept the support at an event in new hampshire last night. he told the crowd he would sign an executive order requiring the death penalty for anybody convicted of killing a police officer. but as

to wheels or something. covering many et row, the d.c. council approved a bill to allow a new body to oversee the safety of metro rail. this would replace the try state overstate committee. the secretary of state removed their authority and placed metro safety under federal control. d.c. council with the virginia and maryland would have to sign off before a new oversight authority put in place. jamie sullivan is joining us. that is a lot of brake lights. jamie: it is. we see this on 395 northbound. that stretch closer to the 14th street bridge is always heavy at this time. this a good visual. talk about 3995 heading -- 395 heading southbound. getting closer to seminary road and duke street you average in single digits. on 95 in maryland and virginia slowing. we are seeing mostly in virginia. heading south on 95 toward the quiet harbor. 10 miles per hour getting from tysons corner closer to 270. heading north on 270 will take 40 minutes from the capital beltway to clarksburg. we have a lot of slowing. no crashes on the interstate. minor issues that we are working with the actio

trying to determine how this student was able to bring the gun past all the security measures here at the school. live in northwest d.c., shomari stone, news 4. >> thanks. >>> we have a lot to get to, but first let's get you caught up on the weather. >> yeah, the radar behind us all lit up in green as you can see. chief meteorologist doug kammerer is in the storm center. so green means rain, doug. >> normally green means go, but not in this case. it means slow. we've had the rain, we've had the umbrellas out. we're still dealing with rain in parts of the area. notice most of the region on the drier side now. that's some really good news from d.c. down toward fredericksburg, warrenton, leesburg. the evening rush may get off to a better start though the roads are wet. the rain up toward the north, montgomery county, howard county. it does continue to move to the north but the wider view shows even more rain down to the south. we are in a nice little moisture train here. that moisture coming right off of the pacific ocean and the gulf of mexico. and we'll continue to see that moisture moving in right on through the night tonight and right on

new earths to find relisha rudd. she's been missing for almost two years. d.c.ice announce that they're going to add more searches. "news4's" megan mcgrath live with those details. megan. >> reporter: aaron, that's right. this case is nearly two years old but in that time investigators have continued to follow up on leads and dig for new information and now we're learning it's prompting a new round of searches for relive shah rudd's body. we're expecting to learn more about the location and what is prettying police to go and search there. now, rely shah rudd was 8 years old when she was last seen. she spent time at a shelter with her family and they lead her stay with a janitor who worked there. tatum hung out at a park and bought a shovel and lime around the time rudd disappeared. he committed suicide and could have taken something to his grave. the police still have not found the body of relisha rudd. i'll be at the press conference and we'll be tweeting out. >> all right, megan. we'll be keeping track. >>> somebody stabbed a man to death in a parking lot of a

to see records blown out of the water. look at some of the numbers for daytime highs. 67, boston, 71 in new york and 73 in d.c. scheduled to be the warmest christmas eve in many cities on record. out west, that's where the snows are. at the higher elevations, going to want to bring along the chains, because the snow will be covering the roads in the mountains, tom. >> rob, thank you. >>> and that wild weather causing christmas chaos for the tens of millions traveling. if you're waiting for your loved ones, you may still be waiting. two-hour delays at airports coast to coast, at o'hare in chicago and at dulles airport in washington, d.c. this new image tonight from flight tracker. look at the plane s right now. in san francisco, near gridlock on the ground. look at that traffic. abc's gio benitez at laguardia airport tonight here in new york. >> reporter: by air and by road, it's holiday travel madness on the very day you're trying to get home. tonight, more holiday drivers than ever before, jamming the roads coast to coast. the traffic app waze crunched the numbers and says today is the worst day to be trying t

to d.c. to face charges. stephen tschida, abc7 news. leon: checking the top stories now, investigators are trying to investigate the cause of a building fire in emmitsburg, maryland. one person died and two others were critically hurt. heavy smoke could be seen pouring from the business on west main street. several people escaped from the neighboring apartments in the building. alison: investigators say the shooters in last week terror attack in san bernardino practiced their dadly rampage ahead of -- deadly rampage ahead of time. the f.b.i. says syed farook and tashfeen malik went to multiple shooting ranges in southern california. investigators say both were radicalized for some time. but it's unclear if one radicalized the other. leon: montgomery county public schools promise to retest all school buildings for radon after several tests showed high level of the deadly gas. they record our request to record -- they defied our request to record the testing. they posted a testing schedule on the website. the president of the university o

to the product's manufacturers that the hover boards meet safety standards. they told nbc news last week that it received at least ten reports of hover board fires. >>> today d.cmayor muriel bower will announce a new head. she plans to appoint a local business leader as the chair person of the work-force investment council. >>> virginia congressman robert whitman is preparing to run for governor of virginia in 2017. the dwronch said he'll also seek another term next year. ed gillespie is already raising money for the 2017 campaign. attorney general cuccinelli is considering running for governor. >>> we'll see the five signs that could become the world war i memorial on the national mall. the five finalists are in contention right now. you can see them all on display at the wilson building between 9:00 and 5:30 today. >> all right. 4:51 is our time right now. check that. 44 bucks an hour. i got that straight. let's turn to tom kierein and catch you up to speed. it's almost like you're sweating when you're stepping out there. >> it's a little bizarre to get this kind of weather. >> it is. people playing tennis and golf in december. i saw people shooting hoops. >

it just got less expensive for you to reach your fitness resolution in the new year. d.c. mayor, meriel bowser says it will be cut. she didn't want the cost to persuade anybody from being healthy. >>> four teams are vying for a chance at a football college championship. oklahoma and clemson facing off. the game could end shortly before the new year. a new year's tradition. the annual rose bowl parade. more than 10,000 hours of work went into prep for the float. the parade kicks off at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. you can watch it right here on nbc 4. >>> coming up after the break, the rep money. >>> david culver with you from the live desk. just into our newsroom, u.s. officials say the treasury department is getting ready to impose new sanctions in connection with iran's ballistic missile program. nbc news just confirming what "the wall street journal" has reported. officials would freeze the financial assets belonging to a group of iranians and companies in iran, hong kong and the united ar united arab emirates and bar u.s. companies from doing business with them. iran de

new orleans, that could be a soaking rain this afternoon into this evening. even continuing into tuesday. notice the temperatures, 66 in oklahoma city. >> that warm, d.c. up to 63. new york city 60. be i the time we get to wednesday, looks like another soaking rain up the east coast look how warm ie is. even with the rain, temperatures will be up to 60 degrees. even chicago fits the possibility of a thunderstorm. then for christmas eve, that would be record breaking, as far north as new york city. that's your national weather. that's a coastal look at your day ahead. >>> well, the northern plains the big storms today will be in oregon and areas in the west over the next couple of days. there is some of that rain late today in new orleans and mississippi and alabama. >> it is quite a week. >> thanks very much. >>> an incredibly personal moment shared publicly with jimmy carter. >> china, we search for you. watching "early today." s. . schirelli. he resigned as the ceo after he was arrested last thursday on seven counts of security fraud. he faces blistering criticism when his company bought the ri ts a. drug raised the price 5,000 percent. says he believes he

>>> as we head into new year's, part of s of the country are on higher alert, from new york, to l.a., to washington, d.c. a response to fears of more terrorism after the recent attacks in san bernardino and paris. security will be unprecedented in times square for the celebration just a few blocks from where we are. we get more tonight from nbc's craig melvin. >> happy new year! >> reporter: tonight, the ball is ready for the 1 million revelers who will pack into times square this new year's eve. and joining them on high alert, 6,000 nypd officers and a newly-created anti-terror force. >> we are the best prepared city in the country. the best prepared city to prevent terrorism and to deal with any event should it occur. >> reporter: the iconic new year's eve event will have multiple layers of security. 14 entrances with barricade the perimeter of times square and secure edd by police with long guns to guard against intruders. once inside, you face secondary screening and won't be allowed to leave and return. >> we have more personnel that have been trained on how to deal with the issues. >> reporter: ad