mark seagraves is talking to people in a story you will see only on news 4. >> reporter: in the months and years after the sandusky and bill cosby ca. is a statute of limitations including right here in washington, d.c. last year in 2015, council members proposed legislation that would either extend or eliminate statute of limitations here. the chairman never held a hearing and until today never met with advocates for the legislation. we talked to one woman who is one of the accusers of bill cosby and lives in the area who said she's disappointed that >> it's not about me. it's about victims that have rights and they should be heard. the bill should come out of committee. it should become law. >> reporter: council member kenyan mcduffie said they were too busy to hold a hearing. >> i don't think the fact that you're not able to get to something during a two-year council period demonstrates whether you care or not care about a bill. >> reporter: coming up, hear more from the cosby accuser, council members and also disappointed there was never a hearing. mark seagraves, news 4. >> develo

. >> downtown d.c., news 4 mark seagrave shows us what the building will look like as a new and hasn't been used as a library since the '70s and is now used for private parties and is home to the historical society of washington. there has been a propose in had approved to lease the building to apple. the chair says it's a win for the building and district because apple will be making a big investment. >> updating it, renovating, and we're going to create jobs. >> reporter: this won't be the first time apple has transformed a historic building into a modern store. apple has hired the same store that designed its stores in san francisco and london. one concern for some in the neighborhood is a retail store wanting to put parking spaces on what is now a park. >> the green space will remain >> reporter: while colby stewart uses apple products the building has a special place in her memories. it was home to her promise. >> it shouldn't be an apple store. it's a land mark. they can get another store anywhere else around here. >> reporter: details still have to be worked out so we're about t

you can find him at seagraves@nbc4. >>> trump will hold a campaign-style rally in tonight. james matusz is expected to join the president-elect. he'll also hold rallies in grand rapids this week. >>> people are looking i had to the next election, if you can believe it. in fact, vice president joe biden may be leaving his options open for 2020. >> he told reporters yesterday he's running for president. he said it with a smile. he backed off on the comment bipartisan moment on the senate floor when there was a rereading of the cures bill after joe biden's son died of cancer last year. >> i think it's fitting to have this in honor of somebody today and that's his son beau. >> it includes $1.8 this week. >>> comet ping pong is set to open two days after man opened fire inside the popular d.c. pizza restaurant. now we're learning more about the man accused of firing those shots. these are photos from edgar welch's facebook account. yesterday he went before a judge for technically charges. that includes possession of an assault rifle and discharging a firearm.

mark seagraves is talking to people on both sides of the issue. >> reporter: charlotte fox said she was the victim of sexual assault at the hands of comedian bill cosby. she and her attorney have been trying to get the d.c. council to pass legislation eliminating the statute of limitations on civil and criminal sex assault cases for well over a year. >> it's bad justice is closed in the face of victims right now on gender violence. but it is also bad that there is not even a hearing where we can make our arguments. >> reporter: the d.c. council hasn't had a hearing on the bills because the chairman of the judiciary committee said his committee has been too busy over the past two years. mcduffie is sympathetic to victims but has concerns about the legislation. >> we need to make sure we are focused on protecting the rights party who is involved in a criminal proceeding. >> reporter: for supporters of the legislation mcduffie's position is frustrating. >> why have a bill that sits there for a rear? people are raped in d.c. >> i hope we can move it and get a rearing and get more. >> report

mark seagraves has a few tips. >> reporter: for lots of people, it looks like santa dropped off cool. the problem is police warn crooks could be looking for stuff to steal. fairfax county police put out this warning as part of the 12 days of safety tips. >> dispose of item packaging properly. don't let thieves know what goodies are inside your home for them. >> reporter: bess tight the annual warnings asking people not to put empty boxes outside alerting crooks to expensive gifts inside, we found plenty of example dogs the wrong thing. it's not just those empty boxes infront of your house that could give crooks the wrong idea that you have a new tv, this dinosaur is a dead giveaway. >> reporter: this family was not taking chances. if you want a snapshot of what people got on christmas this is the nice come. printers, coffee machines, tv sets, it's all right here at the montgomery county recycling center. >> reporter: that residents disposing of holiday boxes. we had so many boxes, we figured if we put them out, the poor recycling people would cry and drive by and not want to deal wit

mark seagraves spoke with john waters about his brain filed, its future and why he didn't watch the live version last night. we will hear from him coming up a little bit later in our newscast. >>> sometimes you can't watch your own work, it's too much. >> do you remember rickie lake was in the first '80s. >> of course. >> it's changed a little bit since john waters did his original piece. >> it's like we can't watch our onus cast. >> i watch it everyq >> lovingly, look how good i am. >> no. >> amelia, how about our forecast. >> right now, guys, we're coming in in the 30s across the area, still holding at 39 in washington, the suburbs obviously a little bit school cooler. you can always download our nbc washington app to get the latest forecast on your phone. mostly cloudy skies right now, the winds for the most part calm. as we head into the afternoon hours you can see with the wind forecast it will become a little bit breezy and tomorrow blustery throughout the day. when you factor in the winds it will feel like we are in the teens and 20s for the majority of the day because of that. it